True Rippers Wins Red Bull M.E.O. Season 5 - Pokemon UNITE

The grand finals delivered a super exciting finish.

Aditya Singh Rawat
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True Rippers Wins Red Bull M.E.O. Season 5 Pokemon UNITE

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True Rippers defeated Revenant Esports to win the Red Bull M.E.O Season 5 - Pokemon UNITE.
The best-of-three series went down to a decider where True Rippers was able to hold its ground and win the third match by a '487-375' scoreline.
This is the second consecutive Pokemon UNITE tournament that True Rippers has won within a span of just one week.

The grand final of the Red Bull M.E.O. Season 5 was held yesterday on 20th November at the beautiful Sunder Nursery in Delhi featuring three mobile esports titles - Pokemon UNITE, World Cricket Championship, and Clash of Clans.

An intense best-of-three grand finale took place between True Rippers and Revenant Esports with the Pokemon UNITE trophy at stake in front of a large live audience. Both teams stepped up to deliver an edge-of-the-seat experience through their gameplay as they took the match all the way down to a third-game decider.

After two excruciating games, where both teams exchanged multiple punches to even out the scores, it all came down to the last ten seconds of the third game where True Rippers managed a huge clutch to close out the series and walk away as the champion of the Red Bull M.E.O. Season 5 - Pokemon UNITE.

True Rippers defeats Revenant Esports to win Red Bull M.E.O. Season 5 - Pokemon UNITE

The open for all tournament witnessed an influx of audience visiting the venue to witness the grand finals of all three mobile titles, along with a desire to meet their favorite esports athlete or content creator from the long list of guests announced by Red Bull for its scheduled 'Meet & Greet'.

This live audience was enthralled by the competitive action that all teams delivered, especially True Rippers and Revenant Esports as both teams fought tooth and nail to win the Pokemon UNITE tournament and lift the trophy at the LAN event.

Audience at Red Bull M.E.O. Season 5

Here is a quick summary of how the grand finals of the Red Bull M.E.O. Season 5 unfolded:

  • Match 1: True Rippers 270 - Revenant Esports 241

  • Match 2: Revenant Esports 320 - True Rippers 268

  • Match 3: True Rippers 487 - Revenant Esports - 375

True Rippers started off by winning the first match with a difference of just 29 points, but Revenant Esports was confident as ever and bounced back in the second match to push the game down to a final-game decider.

The final game was going tight till the halftime mark but True Rippers changed the flow soon after, running away with a lead of 112 points to secure the Pokemon UNITE trophy.

This is the second consecutive Pokemon UNITE tournament that True Rippers has won in a span of just one week. The first one was the Pokemon UNITE Championship Season 1 by Indian Gaming League and this was followed by the Red Bull M.E.O. Season 5 Pokemon UNITE.

Due to the outstanding performance that has been delivered by the team consistently, True Rippers has also received a direct invite for the Pokemon UNITE Indian Open 2022 by Skyesports.


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Aditya is the in-house CS:GO writer at AFK Gaming. While his understanding of the esports space is not restricted by geographical borders, his current focus lies in the Asian region. Understands and follows almost all major esport titles.