SHOCK EXIT? Astralis suffer another defeat at PGL Major
The three-time reigning Major champions are now only loss away from elimination.
Going into this Major, not many would have thought that the victors from Starladder Major Berlin, IEM Katowice 2019, FACEIT Major London, ELEAGUE Major Atlanta are on the verge of an exit only two matches into the tournament. However, that’s now a fact, owing to Astralis’ consecutive losses in the Challengers Stage.
First, it was Astralis’ countrymen from Copenhagen Flames who handed them a devastating 16-6 defeat – Something Entropiq matched by dismantling Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander and company with the exact same score.
The two defeats mean that Astralis has to win the next three games if they wish to advance to the next stage. Entropiq is, on the other hand, safer as they boost their score to a 1-1 in the overall standing.
Entropiq - Astralis 1-0 | PGL Stockholm Major Challengers Stage
16-6 (Dust2) | 
El1an - 1.64 Rating / 20-10 K-D / 102.5 ADR
On the other stream, Spirit took on Epitacio “TACO” de Melo and the rest of GODSENT in a likewise matchup between two 0-1 teams. A position, Spirit and GODSENT are situated in due to their respective opening-round losses to FaZe and ENCE.
The location for the fierce Bo1 battle ended up being on Nuke, which quickly proved out to be a favorite pick for the Russian dragons from Spirit. Through a strong CT defence and a likewise dominant T-side, Spirit managed to seal the map win.
Spirit – GODSENT 1-0 | PGL Stockholm Major Challengers Stage
16-12 (Nuke) | mir – 1.30 Rating / 22-17 K-D / 80.9 ADR
