Without a Roof and SportsBetExpert triumph in ESEA Season 58 NA Finals semis to set up grand final
After a quarterfinals round full of stomps, the ESEA Season 58 North American Finals semifinals set up the four favorites to duke it out for spots in the finals. Though both matches were 2-0s, they were far more competitive, with multiple overtimes in each.
Dust2.us27 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
In the end, Without a Roof beat Marsborne and SportsBetExpert bested LAG to set up the grand final of the $33,500 event.
Also read: Marsborne, Without a Roof, SportsBetExpert, and LAG breeze to ESEA Season 58 NA Finals semis Marsborne 0-2 Without a Roof The first semifinal started on Without a Roof's pick of Mirage with WaR taking a 3-1 start.
Marsborne controlled the rest of the half, but only managed to put WaR down to 5-7. After losing the second pistol and conversion, Marsborne got four in a row to nearly reach map point. WaR got five to hit twelve first, but Marsborne forced overtime.
Overtime continued the back-and-forth nature of the match as the teams traded 2-1 T-sides to reach a second OT. Though Marsborne got the first two rounds, WaR got the next four to close their pick 19-17.
Marsborne picked Nuke, but WaR took them apart in the early game with four defuses in the first six rounds. Marsborne got two, but WaR ended the first half with a 10-2 lead despite only winning five opening duels.
Marsborne made a strong attempt at a comeback, but the lead was too much to overcome as WaR eventually took the map 13-9 with only six opening duels won.
