They have done it!
Farlig and company from FunPlus Phoenix have qualified themselves for the IEM Summer 2021 event following a 2-1 victory over the French-Balkan mixture from G2. NiKo and company will have to go through the lower bracket to get another shot at making it to the prominent event. On Wednesday at 13:30 (CET), they face off against FaZe Clan in the lower semi-finals for a spot in the lower final where the winners will book their ticket to the event.
Train: 16-6 | 
zehN – 1.71 Rating – 104.3 ADR – 21-10 K/D
Mirage: 3-16 | 
AmaNEk – 1.73 Rating – 111.1 ADR – 19-13 K/D
Inferno: 16-11| zehN – 1.72 Rating – 132.3 ADR – 31-19 K/D
The series started on FPX’s map pick of Train, where they earned a strong T-side score, 10-5, despite the map being one of the hardest to play as offense. Farlig and company came back after the switch with a stronger defense to claim the map and take a 1-0 series lead. Following a dominant 16-6 on Train, the game moved to G2’s map pick of Mirage, where NiKo and company bounced back and completely dominated FPX out of the server with an impressive 16-3 win.
In the final map on Inferno, we finally saw a competitive game compared to Train and Mirage. It was FPX who came out on top and closed it 16-11 to wrap up the series 2-1. FPX’s zehN played a massive role in the victory and delivered 31 frags to push his team across the finish line.
MVP: Jesse “zehN” Linjala – 1.47 Rating – 106.2 ADR – 65-43 K/D
