Intense Defeat In The Grand Final

Intense Defeat In The Grand Final

The Grand Final in BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 took place today against Heroic, who we, sadly, were defeated by 0-2.

With victories against Eternal Fire (#19) and Vitality (#1), we found ourselves in the Grand Final versus the ninth-best team in the world, Heroic.

In September, we faced Heroic in ESL Pro League Season 16, which came down to the wire in a devastating 1-2 loss with tight scores of 19-17, 12-16, and 13-16.

We were looking for revenge this time, and the path started on our map pick, Ancient. It took a while to get comfortable, but after a tough T-side on Ancient, we slowly but surely crawled back into the game.

With aggressive and essential plays, MistR was a defining factor in securing the comeback to overtime. We went back and forth in the first overtime, tying it at 18-18 to start the second OT.

MistR sneaking up behind enemy lines in round 38 was a nerve-wracking moment but crucial to even the score, 19-19. Following that, Farlig won a vital 1v1 clutch, earning us one round lead.

Despite a great fight from the team, we were defeated 20-22 on Ancient.

As if MistR hadn't done enough, he starts the map with the first blood being a knife kill on jabbi, helping the team to get the two rounds.

Heroic bounced back, gaining five rounds in a row, but an excellent pistol round with only one saved M4A1-S on blameF ended their winning streak.

6-9 was the score at half-time, meaning we had to make another comeback like on Ancient. Unfortunately, Heroic defeated us on their map pick 10-16, regardless of a tremendous effort from the team.

We leave the BLAST Fall Showdown with a silver medal and a prize of 12.660 Euros. Our next tournament is Elisa Masters Espoo 2022, which takes place from November 16th to November 20th.

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