Team Spirit secures playoff spot at PGL Antwerp Major

Team Spirit smashed Copenhagen Flames in yesterday’s match to secure a spot in the Champion Stage of the PGL Antwerp Major. Despite losing the opening game at Vertigo, Spirit rallied to close the series 2-1. The underdog Copenhagen Flames still has two more chances to advance to the Challenger stage.

Copenhagen Flames picked Vertigo to begin the clash for the playoff spot. They went for an offensive approach and won five consecutive rounds to take a 5-0 lead early on. Spirit, on the other hand, took the next round in retaliation and continued to smash through Flames’ defence. With each round, Spirit’s counterattacks became more intense until the score was tied at 7-7. Flame won one more round before entering the second half with a score of 8-7.

Spirit came even in the second half, winning the first two rounds. They only managed to win one more round in the second half before Copenhagen Flames’ Nico “nicoodoz” Tamjid and Rasmus “Zyphon” Nordfoss closed the map with a 16-10 score.

Spirit Comeback

Team Spirit then chose Mirage to kick off their comeback and won the first two rounds. Flames took three rounds before Spirit fully turned the game around. With impressive individual plays and combined team efforts, they finished the first half on a 9-6 scoreline. Flames attempted a comeback but were only able to secure two rounds before Spirit completed the map with a 16-8 score.

The thrilling three-match series came down to the third and final map, Ancient. During the first half, Spirit hammered the Danish representatives back and forth, securing nine consecutive rounds. Although Flames have a solid track record on Ancient, they were unable to make an impact and closed the first half with a 4-11 scoreline.

Flames made a comeback and won two more rounds in the second half on Ancient. Despite their valiant efforts, they kept losing control of the match as Spirit continued their domination and closed the map with a 16-6 scoreline. The impressive individual plays from Abdulkhalik “degster” Gasanov, Robert “Patsi” Isyanov, and Boris “magixx” Vorobyev led the team to an outstanding 2-1 victory. As a result of this win, they are the first team to qualify for the 2022 PGL Antwerp Major Champions Stage.

Copenhagen Flames, on the other hand, still have two more matches to qualify for the Champions Stage. Although they are considered underdogs, they have already taken the world by storm. They managed to advance to the Legends stage when top-tier teams like Astralis and MIBR failed to do so.

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