Winterfox make it to the MLG Americas Minor playoffs after defeating Obey.Alliance 2-1 in a closely fought series in the Group A decider match (16-9 on de_mirage, 12-16 on de_inferno, and 16-14 on de_dust2).

The Group A decider match of the MLG Americas Minor had the interesting distinction of being only the second match to take place in the group as a three-team group due to extenuating circumstances was made even more bizarre following Obey.Alliance's opening match forfeit due to Terry "⁠dsr⁠" Rioux having a cancelled flight.

Winterfox, who failed to take down OpTic in the group's winners match, came into the series by winning de_mirage 16-9. The map saw perhaps one of the most bizarre turnarounds occur where, following a weak defense that saw them go down 6-9 in the first half, Winterfox strung together ten rounds in a row to win the map.

anger assisted in Winterfox making the MLG Minor playoffs

Obey.Alliance wanted to show that they too could play the T-side offensive game as the Canadian-American team picked up multiple rounds during their Terrorist executes on de_inferno to win that map 16-12, with dsr and Cory "⁠APE⁠" Bate putting in strong performances.

With both teams losing their map picks, the decider match was the notoriously fickle de_dust2, and this quality showed as multiple clutch rounds and turnarounds ensured a third map thriller.

In the end however, Winterfox had slightly stronger teamwork on their CT-side and took the map 16-14, thereby sending Obey.Alliance out of the event and guaranteeing themselves a place in the playoffs against Enemy tomorrow at 16:00 .

MLG Americas Minor ChampionshipBest of 3 Obey.AllianceMatchpage 1 2 16th January 2016 Winterfox 9Mirage 16 16Inferno 12 14Dust2 16

Winterfox	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Todd 'anger' Williamsanger	64 - 59	+5	-	1.13
Alexander 'LeX' DeilyLeX	61 - 56	+5	-	1.11
David 'Xp3' GarridoXp3	61 - 55	+6	-	1.06
Derek 'desi' Branchendesi	53 - 53	0	-	1.04
Kyle 'flowsicK' MendezflowsicK	62 - 58	+4	-	1.03

Obey.Alliance	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Terry 'dsr' Riouxdsr	71 - 54	+17	-	1.36
Cory 'APE' BateAPE	61 - 56	+5	-	1.01
Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze	62 - 67	-5	-	0.90
Matthew 'no_one' Congdonno_one	45 - 58	-13	-	0.80
Alec 'Slemmy' WhiteSlemmy	42 - 67	-25	-	0.67

The final day of the MLG Americas Minor will see two playoff matches and a grand final take place to determine which team will receive an invite to the official Major qualifier.

The games will also produce a notification in the Watch tab when CS:GO is launched in order to raise awareness of the scene (as will playoff games at the other Minors). This notification will only appear for players 'in the region.'

stich writes for HLTV.org and can be found on Twitter

Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Cory 'APE' Bate Age: 24 Team: Obey.Alliance Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 44 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.68 Terry 'dsr' Rioux Age: 20 Team: Obey.Alliance Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 22 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.71