Lynn Vision qualify for ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference

The Chinese roster won ESL Challenger League Season 42 Asia-Pacific to advance to the upcoming Maltese LAN.

Lynn Vision edged out IHC in the grand final of ESL Challenger League Season 42 Asia-Pacific to take home the first-place prize of $8,000 and a spot at ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference.

The Chinese roster didn't skip a beat on their way to securing a place at ESL Pro League Season 17's prelude event, riding the upper bracket of the playoffs flawlessly with three one-sided victories to reach the grand final. There, Lynn Vision narrowly got the better of their Mongolian opponents, winning the hard-fought series 3-1 after entering the best-of-five with a one-map advantage.

Westmelon was unstoppable in the grand finals, averaging a 1.37 rating over the three maps

With this result, Lynn Vision have finished this season of the league undefeated. The Chinese side went 7-0 in the group stage, with Rare Atom being Zhe "⁠Westmelon⁠" Niu and company's only real competition as they put up their own near-unblemished 6-1 record.

Lynn Vision now advance to ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference, where the squad will look to secure one of the six spots up for grabs for the main event, with teams such as the Major-bound Outsiders and the newly-revamped Movistar Riders also set to be in attendance.

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The remaining slots up for grabs for ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference will be filled by the victors of the two other regional tournaments: ESL Challenger League Season 42 Europe and North America, alongside the winners of other national championships, as seen in France, Spain, the United Kingdom & Ireland, Australia & New Zealand, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Switzerland, Brazil, Portugal, and the Balkans.

The current team list for ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference is as follows:

Outsiders
Imperial
paiN
Lynn Vision Movistar Riders
Falcons
Rare Atom
Genk ESL Challenger League Season 42 Asia-PacificBest of 5 Lynn VisionMatchpage 3 1 23rd October 2022 IHC 1Default 0 19Ancient 15 12Inferno 16 16Dust2 12

Lynn Vision	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Zhe 'Westmelon' NiuWestmelon	86 - 64	+22	95.8	1.37
Sike 'z4kr' Zhangz4kr	72 - 59	+13	84.4	1.23
Heng 'expro' Yangexpro	58 - 62	-4	77.7	1.05
Lizhi 'Starry' YeStarry	61 - 62	-1	69.6	0.98
Niu 'Nelly' ZheNelly	40 - 70	-30	56.1	0.75

IHC	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Garidmagnai 'bLitz' ByambasurenbLitz	74 - 65	+9	97.2	1.29
Tengis 'sk0R' Batjargalsk0R	69 - 62	+7	78.3	1.10
Sodbayar 'Techno' MunkhboldTechno	63 - 70	-7	72.6	1.02
Tuvshintugs 'Annihilation' NyamdorjAnnihilation	54 - 56	-2	66.1	1.00
Bat-Enkh 'kabal' Batbayarkabal	57 - 67	-10	66.7	0.89

Movistar Riders #23 Alejandro 'alex' MasanetAlejandro 'mopoz' Fernández-Quejo CanoPere 'sausol' Solsona SaumellDavid 'dav1g' Granado BermudoAntonio 'MartinezSa' Martinez Imperial #20 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaRicardo 'boltz' PrassMarcelo 'chelo' CespedesVinicius 'VINI' Figueiredo Outsiders #7 Evgenii 'FL1T' LebedevAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevDzhami 'Jame' AliDavid 'n0rb3r7' DanielyanPetr 'fame' Bolyshev Genk #198 Kyle 'Xaka' GattNils 'ReFuZR' GrootMilan 'CrePoW' LibbrechtJacob 'Rezst' HemmingGytis 'ryu' Glušauskas Zhe 'Westmelon' Niu Age: 21 Team: Lynn Vision Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 327 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.69 Rare Atom #67 Zhuo 'advent' LiangAndrew 'kaze' KhongYi 'JamYoung' YangJingxiang 'Mercury' WangQianhao 'Moseyuh' Chen IHC #42 Garidmagnai 'bLitz' ByambasurenBat-Enkh 'kabal' BatbayarSodbayar 'Techno' MunkhboldTengis 'sk0R' BatjargalTuvshintugs 'Annihilation' Nyamdorj Rare Atom #67 Zhuo 'advent' LiangAndrew 'kaze' KhongYi 'JamYoung' YangJingxiang 'Mercury' WangZhiHong 'aumaN' Liu paiN #21 Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoWesley 'hardzao' LopesRodrigo 'biguzera' BittencourtFelipe 'skullz' MedeirosRomeu 'zevy' Rocco Lynn Vision #102 Lizhi 'Starry' YeHeng 'expro' YangZhe 'Westmelon' NiuSike 'z4kr' ZhangNiu 'Nelly' Zhe Falcons #38 Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittAli 'hAdji' HaïnoussBryan 'Maka' CandaKévin 'misutaaa' RabierJordan 'Python' Munck-Foehrle Lynn Vision #102 Lizhi 'Starry' YeHeng 'expro' YangZhe 'Westmelon' NiuSike 'z4kr' ZhangNiu 'Nelly' Zhe