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After a tough 2-0 loss to Natus Vincere, the top-ranked team on the ESL World Rankings, our Main team was sent down to the lower bracket—into the lion's den, where the stakes are unmistakably higher. Yet another powerful opponent awaits in what promises to be a nerve-wracking lower semi-final on Monday, August 12.
dev1ce and Co. were understandably disappointed after the tough defeat to Justinas "jL" Lekavicius and Mihai "iM" Ivan's nearly unstoppable firepower. The Danes had hoped for more in the Upper Semi-finals, but now they must step up individually and improve to keep their dreams of reaching the grand stage at the Lanxess Arena alive.
We're ready to face off against G2 in a decisive lower semi-final BO3 clash in Cologne.
Here's how our map win rate has shaped up over the past three months:
Our lineup faced off against 9z in the Group A Upper Bracket Opening round on Saturday, August 10, and dominated the match with a convincing 2-0 win.
We secured a 13-10 victory on Dust2 before closing the series with a decisive 13-5 win on Inferno.
In this match, Victor "Staehr" Staehr was our standout performer:
However, in the Upper Semi-finals against Natus Vincere, our players faced a tough 2-0 defeat, falling 13-4 on Ancient and 13-7 on Mirage.
Against NAVI, our in-game leader dev1ce stood out as the top performer on our roster: