In the ultimate, the unshakeable Robson went undefeated in 5 rounds vs. his closest competitor, Ladopoulos. Again, his excessive rating was 56 whereas even his lowest rating was a formidable 52.  He had unbelieveable accuracy, reaching a 137-puzzle streak earlier than getting his first strike. 

Here is among the puzzles that set Robson aside.

Yoo resurged again into rivalry with victories within the Losers Bracket quarterfinals and semifinals, defeating Svane and  Mardov alongside the best way. 

With renewed vigor, Ladopoulos additionally bounced again. He outsolved Yoo once more in 4 shut battles: a tie, two wins by only one level, and only one victory by a two-point margin. 

In their closing battle, Ladopoulos solved this crucial puzzle to achieve the higher hand in opposition to his opponent:

Robson kicked off the grand closing with an ideal 53 rating and yet one more win, persevering with his undefeated run. In spherical two, Ladopoulos reached a 54―his highest rating within the knockout to this point. In the final seconds, relentless Robson prevailed regardless.

As commentator Naroditsky acknowledged: “This is insane. Jimis’ finest run of the day, and it is nonetheless not sufficient. Ray Robson is unbeatable.”

Robson gained the subsequent two battles, giving him a 4-0 rating―only one extra victory away from the championship. 

In the must-win fifth spherical, Ladopoulos tied the best rating of the day (56) and gave Robson his solely loss. As Naroditsky put it: “Only one individual may give Ray this type of competitors. Jimis is the one one on this planet who could make Ray work for his cash.” 

Only one individual may give Ray this type of competitors.

-Naroditsky

In this wonderful battle, Ladopoulos even outscored Robson in accuracy. Can you comply with the Greek grasp’s footsteps and remedy the puzzle that Robson missed?

Perhaps shocked by his astonishing win, Ladopoulos struggled within the final spherical. He gained three strikes unexpectedly early, reaching a rating of 42. Here is the puzzle that ended his run:

With his opponent’s rating frozen, Robson coasted to victory, incomes yet one more 54 rating. This gained the match and clinched his fourth title. 

What’s the important thing to Robson’s success over the opposite top-notch rivals? Accuracy over velocity. Though Robson was typically behind in rating within the first couple minutes of every battle, he would preserve increased accuracy. In the grand closing, there have been 12 puzzles that Robson solved precisely that Ladopoulos missed. Conversely, there was just one puzzle the place Ladopoulos discovered the reply and Robson did not. 

Robson’s increased accuracy within the early levels of a battle gave him extra leeway to guess later with probably the most troublesome puzzles. His rivals, however, typically needed to make investments loads of the time in the direction of the tip to keep away from a 3rd strike. Robson even achieved excellent scores in 11 of his knockout battles, typically reaching streaks of 100+ puzzles earlier than lacking one. Commentator Kazarian summed up his efficiency: “Robson is the Mittens of Puzzle Rush.”

Robson is the Mittens of Puzzle Rush.

-Kazarian

Challenge your self and check out your hand at just a few of the puzzles that stumped each rivals.

#1 Grand Final: Robson vs. Ladopoulos, Round 4, Puzzle 54

The gamers every missed this puzzle in the same means. Can you keep away from their misstep?

#2 Grand Final: Robson vs. Ladopoulos, Round 3, Puzzle 41

Endgame understanding was paramount in various puzzles, together with this one:

#3 Losers Final:  Ladopoulos vs. Yoo, Round 4, Puzzle 51