Showdown: Kicking off the playoffs against Apeks

May 1, 2023

The quarter-final match between Astralis and the European team Apeks is scheduled for May 1st in the Brazy Party 2023.

Our team emerged victorious in an intense battle against ENCE, with a stunning 2-0 win in the Group C decider match. They are now fully prepared to maintain their momentum in the online tournament, which boasts a prize pool of $333,000.

What's at stake?

When is it?

  • Astralis will go head-to-head with Apeks in a best-of-three match at 20:00 CEST today, May 1st.

Who's the opponent?

  • Currently, Apeks occupies the 33rd spot in the worldwide ranking.
  • They secured their spot in the playoffs by winning against Eternal Fire (2-1) and OG (2-0) during the group stage.

Ones to watch?

  • Benjamin "BlameF" Bremer has undoubtedly been one of our most valuable players.
  • BlameF has consistently proven himself by securing the highest amount of first kills (9) against GamerLegion in the opening match, achieving the highest total kills (58) against SAW, and impressively topping the charts once again with the first kills (10) against ENCE.
  • Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz and Alexander "Altekz" Givskov stepped up their game in the Group C decider match against ENCE.
  • Dev1ce had an exceptional performance, recording 40 kills across two maps and earning a rating of 1.34.
  • Justinas "jL" Lekavicius, a 23-year-old Lithuanian, is an essential player on the Apeks team, boasting an impressive 1.16 rating and an average damage per round of 84 in the past three months.
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