After a long night, Melee Creeps returns to winning ways and takes the Night Shift title 45

During a record breaking long Night Shift session, Melee Creeps returned to winning ways, scraping hard-fought victories against Birds With Clocks (1–0) and FPS Lounge (2–1)

The evening hadn't gotten off to the best start for Melee Creeps, the trial for Venial was cancelled at the last minute and replaced by a trial for LordNM, as the team continued its search for a sixth player following Scout's departure

Europe and North America agree, Doorman and Pocket are the new priority bans regardless of the opponent. The first map is a tight contest from start to finish, during a mid-boss fight initiated by FPS Lounge, a recurring scenario plays out for the first time as Melee Creeps and Eido steal rejuvs right under the noses of a helpless FPS Lounge, though FPS Lounge manages to maintain their lead, before falling victim to a fake mid-boss play by Melee Creeps that results in the total annihilation of FPSL, handing the first map to MLC

The second map followed the same pattern, but momentum quickly shifted to FPS Lounge, they steadily extended their lead until the situation became simply unmanageable for Melee Creeps. Nevertheless, MLC put up a heroic fight, managing to stall FPSL’s advance by repeatedly stealing Rejuvs, thanks largely to an inspired performance by Eido but the deficit was ultimately too great, and after 40 minutes, Melee Creeps were defeated

Everything suggested the final match would live up to the previous ones, but the outcome seemed all but certain right from the draft, leaving Pocket to Eido was hardly the smartest move, and FPSL paid a heavy price for it throughout the game. Ultimately, a double parry by LordNM securing a clean wipe of FPSL dashed the team's hopes after about twenty minutes of play

Reflecting FPS Lounge's desperation, the entire team converged in an attempt to pick off LordNM's Silver, they finally succeeded, but at the cost of the mid boss, which was taken without any resistance by Melee Creeps

Also worth noting is Fishcake’s Vyper, which was completely unstoppable and omnipresent across the map, it played a part in capturing every single objective in the match without exception, and dealt three times as much objective damage as the top player from FPS Lounge

This one-sided final map paved the way for a victory for Melee Creeps in Night Shift 45, automatically qualifying them for the Night Shift 46 Grand Final, while FPS Lounge will have to go through the Challenger stage next week