Luke Griesser is heading to Vegas after beating Dylan Miller 3-2 in sets at PSL Seattle 2. He finished the match with a 4.233, then celebrated with a fist bump and an excited “Vegas baby!”
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Griesser had already beaten Miller 2-0 in the winners final, winning the sets 3-0 and 3-1. Miller earned his way back with a straight-sets win over Greyson James, but still needed to beat Griesser in two matches to take the title.
Miller took the opening set 3-2 before Griesser answered with 3-2 and 3-0 wins. With the fourth set tied 2-2, Miller needed to win the next solve to stay alive.
He delivered a 3.615, the fastest single of the PSL season, to force a fifth set. If that time holds through the end of the season, it will earn him a $250 bonus.
Griesser took the first two points of the deciding set. Facing match point again, Miller put down a 5.454, but a +2 penalty pushed it to 7.454. Griesser answered with his 4.233 to win the deciding set 3-0 and secure the title without a bracket reset.
Afterward, Griesser credited Miller’s lookahead video as a major part of his improvement.
Earlier in the event, Sameer Aggarwal missed the Pro Division despite entering with the third-fastest WCA 3x3 average in the field. He had reached the grand final at his previous PSL appearance, losing to Miller.
Griesser joins Miller, Morgan Yeh, Kyle Santucci, and Valerio Locatelli at the PSL Championship in Las Vegas on October 24. The sixth and final spot will be decided by a qualifier held that day.