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March 24, 2025 | Thomas Bejder

Eternal Fire secure semifinal spot in Lisbon

Ali “Wicadia” Haydar Yalçın posted a stellar 1.97 rating on Dust2.

Eternal Fire have booked their place in the semifinals of BLAST Open Lisbon 2025 after a confident 2-0 victory against NAVI in the Group B upper final.

The Turkish squad looked in control from start to finish, kicking off the series with a 13-9 win on Inferno before closing it out on Dust2 with a dominant 13-5 scoreline. With the result, Eternal Fire top Group B and move directly into the playoff semifinals.

Wicadia stepped up

Ali “Wicadia” Haydar Yalçın delivered a standout performance, finishing the series with a 42-20 K-D and 1.61 rating.

He was backed up by Ismailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş and Samet “jottAAA” Köklü, both of whom also put up impressive numbers to help shut down the Ukrainian side.

NAVI, meanwhile, drop to the quarterfinals, where they’ll face Spirit in a high-stakes elimination match.

Match statistics

Eternal Fire vs NAVI 2-0 | BLAST Open Lisbon 2025

16-9 (Inferno) – XANTARES | 1.50 rating

13-5 (Dust2) – Wicadia | 1.97 rating