Bounty Hunters Esports survived a three-map thriller against Keyd in the CCT South America Series #1 Round of 16, eventually closing the Bo3 2-1 after the first two maps each went into nail-biting late-round territory. The opener went Keyd 16-14 in overtime, BHE responded with their own 16-14 OT win, and Nuke decided it 13-6 in BHE’s favour.
Two consecutive overtime maps
Both teams entered with overlapping form profiles — BHE 7W-3L recently, Keyd 6W-4L — and the early maps reflected that parity. The opening map’s 16-14 Keyd overtime win swung a Bo3 BHE were favoured to control. Map two’s response matched the rhythm in reverse: 16-14 in BHE’s favour, also in overtime. Two maps, four overtime halves, the kind of Bo3 only regional Tier-2 produces.
Nuke broke the pattern
Map three was the cleanest of the series. BHE controlled Nuke from the opening pistol, took a structural lead through the half, and closed it 13-6 — the only map of the series where one side could play in rhythm. KAISER (1.08 rating), pepe (1.07) and zock (1.06) — BHE’s balanced three-man fragging core — produced the structural rounds the marathon first two maps had been missing.
The H2H continues
BHE move their head-to-head series record over Keyd to 6-3 with this win, extending what’s already one of the most decisive Brazilian regional rivalries on file. Keyd exit; BHE advance into the next round of the CCT bracket.
