The Russian in-game leader Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov's contract with NAVI has expired leaving him free to explore his options in 2023.

Back in May 2022, Boombl4 was removed from the active NAVI roster after controversies outside of the server.

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In a Twitlonger post the Russian wishes his old team good luck in the future and also opens up about his ambitions for the future.

- My contract with Natus Vincere has come to an end. I want to thank you for all the ups and downs that we experienced together, it was an unforgettable part of my life that I will always remember. I wish Natus Vincere good results and always be in the top of the Olympus. A new stage of life is beginning for me and I am happy to announce that I am a free agent now. There are a huge number of peaks that I have not reached. I am ready!

Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov is rumored to be creating a new team together with Igor "⁠Forester⁠" Bezotecheskiy and Aleksandr "⁠KaiR0N-⁠" Anashkin under the banner BetBoom.

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Forester

Natus Vincere

With the IEM Rio Major 2022 being done it dusted, lots of CS:GO teams are in the process of deciding what their team card of players should look like in the upcoming year.

At NAVI, Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev got acquired back in June as a temporary stand-in for Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov, and has been a part of their roster ever since. The IEM Rio Major 2022 was a rather disappointment for NAVI who had to settle for a 5th-8th place finish after they got eliminated by the home-town favorites from FURIA in the quarter-finals of the event. Here at the IEM Rio Major, sdy finished off the tournament with a 1.01 Rating across a total of 10 maps. The question is now, will sdy stay on the NAVI roster? Or will the organization search for another 5th man?

Well, if you ask the 24-year-old former Astralis player, Lucas “Bubzkji” Andersen, he thinks NAVI should take a look at the Entropiq camp, where 22-year-old Igor “Forester” Bezotecheskiy is currently to be found. Bubzkji thinks Forester would be a perfect match for NAVI and deserves the chance as he’s playing a lot of the same positions sdy is.

The Russian talent is currently signed to the Entropiq organization, who last month decided to put all their players up for sale on the transfer list.

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Entropiq

It's the last chance for Entropiq, BIG, MOUZ and Copenhagen Flames if they wish to secure a spot at the prominent IEM Dallas later this month. On the last day of the closed qualifier, the four teams are set to battle each other for the two remaining tickets for the $250.000 event, which will be determined through the upper final and consolidation final this Wednesday. Find the schedule down below. 

14.30: MOUZ – Copenhagen Flames (Lower final)

MOUZ

Copenhagen Flames

There are eight spots left for the Antwerp Major next month. All of them are on the line in the European RMR Group B.

Here we give you a run-through of the teams, that we have placed in different brackets; Favorites, Contenders, and Outsiders. This article will feature our picks for the contender's category.

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 seems to have found a decent level with the addition of Asger "farlig" Jensen on the team. The Danish team has lost to all higher-ranked opponents lately but always in three maps, and never without a fighting chance. The form is on an upwards trend and it will be exciting to see if Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander can set the team up for success. The four-time Major winners should be able to make it through.

Player to watch: {cflag:DK} Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth will soon need to raise his level to stop all the talks about a possible replacement coming in. The legendary Dane is on a 12-event streak with an HLTV rating below 1.00.

were everybody's favorites at IEM Fall last year, where the Danes made upset after upset happen. The Danes seem to thrive in the bo1 format, which obviously is a huge factor coming into the event, where their seven-deep map pool also comes in handy. Their first match will be against Sprout, who is forced to play with their coach as a stand-in, which just increases the odds of a good start to the tournament for the Danes. 

Player to watch: {cflag:DK} Fredrik "roeJ" Jørgensen is still performing excellently for the Danes, and he will again be the player to keep an eye on.

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 is the only pure French team left at the top of competitive CS:GO. The former DBL Poney-roster finally found themselves a home in HEET and will be desperate to qualify for the Major in the homeland of their new Organization. The Frenchmen have shown, that they are capable of beating higher ranked teams before taking down both OG and ENCE in 2022. Their first-round match against SINNERS is a must-win and could be the key to making a good run at the tournament.

Player to watch: {cflag:FR} Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro (in the picture above) is not only the highest-rated HEET player in 2022, but he is also by far the most experienced. The 25-year-old Frenchman has participated in six Majors, and knows all about what it takes to make the cut.

 is a new team in the CS:GO landscape, but the roster has loads of experience playing together on the BLINK team last year. The team from Kosovo could be one of the dark horses of the event, where the firepower of the roster could be a surprise to many. BNE has not only qualified for the RMR tournament but will also be present at the BLAST Premier Showdown tournament later this month.

Player to watch: Much is depending on the AWP of Genc "gxx-" Kolgeci, who is often the key to success for the Balkan roster.

 needs to be on the list. The players have more than deserved to be named among the contenders for qualification. But their recent form has left doubts about whether the CIS team is able to find their form. The situation in the world is probably not a helping factor for the Russian core, who is currently on a four-match losing streak. 

Player to watch: {cflag:RU} It was an Igor 'Forester' Bezotecheskiy vs Benjamin "blameF" Bremer show at the playoffs at ESL Pro League, where Entropiq and Astralis went head to head. Here Forester showed, that he is more than capable of standing up to the Danish fragger.

The first round of Group B will start Thursday.

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Bad News Eagles

Astralis

HEET

Shooting through smokes or a wall is often used to kill and take down your opponent. But if you play them right, you can refine and further advance their functions. Is it all luck, or is it intelligence when it comes to the perfect timing?

dycha

rain

It was hard work for Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander and his men, as Entropiq and especially Igor "Forester" Bezotecheskiy were in fine form this afternoon in the opening round of the playoffs at ESL Pro League Season 15.

The match kicked off on Nuke, where Astralis rolled on a strong CT-side to sway the match in their favor. Igor 'Forester' Bezotecheskiy was a constant nuisance dropping 30 kills during the map, but in the end, it was not enough. The Danes had to rely on an excellent clutch from Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander to seal the deal.

Vertigo was next up. This time it was Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer’s turn to fight in vain. The Dane went 36-21 in K-D on the map and was the only Astralis player with a positive K-D score. It was enough to push the map into overtime, but here Entropiq found momentum again and equalized the score.

After two tightly contested maps, everything pointed towards a spectacular ending on Overpass. In the first half Astralis once again won their CT-side continuing the trend in the match with CT dominance. The question was if the 10-5 lead was enough?

The second half quickly developed to be another thriller ending. Entropiq hauled in the lead and set themselves up for victory with a stellar defense. But just as the Russian roster took the lead 14-13 Astralis answered back. The Danes finally found the right solutions in multiple rounds and won the match with a 16-14 win on Overpass.

Astralis advance to the Quarter-Finals with the win, where they will face their old nemesis FURIA. The match will be played on Friday, while Entropiq is out of the competition.

Astralis – Entropiq 2-1 | ESL Pro League Season 15 (Playoffs)

16-14 (Nuke) | {cflag:RU} Forester – 1.49 Rating / 30-18 K-D / 105.0 ADR

15-19 (Vertigo) | {cflag:RU} Forester – 1.53 Rating / 33-20 K-D / 108.4 ADR

16-9 (Overpass) | {cflag:DK} blameF – 1.65 Rating / 30-16 K-D / 104.9 ADR

MVP: {cflag:DK} Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer – 1.30 Rating / 81-59 K-D / 87.3 ADR

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There's still one day left before the start of Group C at ESL Pro League Season 15. In the meantime,  you can watch some matches from Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 and Pinnacle Cup III.

The second match of the day had the CIS team of Entropiq taking on the international lineup of MOUZ. Less than a month ago when the two contenders last faced each other it was MOUZ that came out on top with a 2-0 win.

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Entropiq kicked off the Bo3 with a pistol-round win on the T-side of their map pick, Dust2. The fortune didn’t last long for the CIS squad as they ran into a small stack in the following round. After going down a couple of rounds, Entropiq, led by a crisp-looking “Forester”, came right back into it and snagged their second lead of the map. On the other side, “Bymas” was being a major nuisance for the CIS squad as his efforts brought with them a pretty even 9-6 half in favor of Entropiq.

MOUZ got off to a great start in the second half, getting themselves to double digits as the first team. “NickelBack” and co. got themselves back into the lead towards the end of the map, but couldn’t seem to shake off their pesky opponents, maybe due to a very lackluster performance from their AWP’er “El1an”. After fighting hard for 29 rounds, Entropiq were finally able to end the map at 16-13.

The next stage of the series took place on the battleground of Mirage and had the leading team of Entropiq starting on the CT-side where they picked up the first round of the map. They weren’t able to turn this into a big lead, as the two contenders were neck and neck throughout the entirety of the first half. The teams went to a break with MOUZ being slightly behind at 6-9.

MOUZ almost equalized after the break, but it was evident that they had a hard time stopping the CIS squad as soon as they got their hands on the rifles. This led to a rather comfortable 16-10 win for Entropiq.

Entropiq – MOUZ 2-0 | ESL Pro League Season 15 (Group A)

16-13 (Dust2) | {cflag:RU} Forester – 1.80 Rating / 34-18 K-D / 119.3 ADR

16-10 (Mirage) | {cflag:RU} Forester – 1.38 Rating / 22-12 K-D / 82.2 ADR

MVP: {cflag:RU} Igor "Forester" Bezotecheskiy | 1.59 Rating / 56-30 K-D / 101.7 ADR

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An impressive comeback on the decider on Nuke led Entropiq to a stunning 2-1 win over Berlin International Gaming (BIG) in today’s consolidation final at the $250.000 event. The result means Entropiq will go up against Gambit in the Grand Final at 17.30 (CET).

We could see the Bo3 series kick off on Dust2 being BIG’s map pick. The iconic map has for a long time been dubbed “AWPers paradise” due to the powerful sniper rifle and its favourable condition with a lot of long and open spaces all over the map.

And it was exactly these AWPers from both teams who ended up being the highlight players in the first map. The duel between Florian “syrsoN” Rische from BIG and Entropiq’s Aleksei “El1an” Gusev proved to be an extremely fierce duel, as the two star players went head-to-head time after time.

El1an might have won the individual duel against syrsoN, however, it was the German who ended on top of the general scoreboard, but most importantly also on the winning side as BIG grabbed the win on Dust2 after a close 16-13 battle.

The close battle continued on Mirage as BIG and Entropiq followed each other in the first half. After the Russians won the pistol round, it was BIG’s turn to take the lead through some nice calls by IGL Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz - A lead which shifted hands several times upon Entropic’s 8-7 half time lead.

Despite the close fight before the switch, Entropiq began to run away as they won the second pistol round and the following four rounds. The only thing that could stop Aleksei 'NickelBack' Trofimov and his troops were a technical pause – which was exactly what happened.

Due to two Entropiq players disconnecting from the server at the 15-12 scoreline, the game was paused for no more than 45 minutes. After the long break, the two sides kick-started the match again starting at 15-13. It only lasted one minute because of a great B hold by Entropiq, which saw the Russians even the map score at 1-1.

Three hours after the initial round, the deciding map could start. Here the experienced Germans, led by tabseN, displayed their big routine and showed why they have been a consistent top-tier team for several years. Through a stellar CT side followed by a great offense in the second half, BIG could see themselves go up 13-4. Despite having the victory right around the corner, BIG didn’t manage to close out the series as their lead began to crumble round after round. BIG’s collapse was cemented in the end the very last round of regulation after a dramatic round which ended with a vital 1v2 clutch to seal the 16-14 victory.

Entropiq - BIG 2-1| Funspark ULTI Finals 2021

13-16 (Dust2) | {cflag:DE} syrsoN – 1.62 Rating / 28-15 K-D / 109.1 ADR

16-13 (Mirage) | {cflag:RU} Forester – 1.37 Rating / 26-14 K-D / 82.0 ADR

16-14 (Nuke) | {cflag:DE} syrsoN – 1.39 Rating / 27-16 K-D / 88.7 ADR

MVP: {cflag:RU} Igor ”Forester” Bezotecheskiy – 1.18 Rating / 66-50 K-D / 77.6 ADR

The series began with Entropiq’s map pick of Ancient, but it was Astralis who started in the lead, as they established a strong CT side where Entropiq struggled to find holes in the Astralis defense. Entropiq stopped a series from the offense late in the first half and went on a five-round winning streak, but couldn't stop the Danish squad from taking the advantage in the first half. Entropiq kept their momentum in the second half, winning the pistol and converting. But Astralis began to find their right footing, picking up three rounds in a row and snowballed to a 16-13 victory.

Onto the second map of Nuke, Astralis being completely wiped off the first half by a dominant Entropiq side. An outstanding defense on the CT side could see Entropiq go up 11-4 in a half where Astralis struggled hard to find any solutions on the offense. In the end, Entropiq closed out the Danish squad by winning Nuke 16-8, sending the match to a third deciding map.

In a dramatic last map, Entropiq managed to win the match. Several rounds of the match could have gone both ways, but in the end, it was El1an and company to seal the deal and win the series.

The victory for Entropiq sets them up with a match against ECSTATIC

in the Lower final, while Astralis is out of the tournament. 

Astralis - Entropiq (1-2) | Funspark ULTI Finals

16-13 (Ancient) | {cflag:DK} gla1ve - 1.46 Rating / 28-17 K-D / 108.6 ADR

8-16 (Nuke) | {cflag:RU} NickelBack - 1.64 Rating / 26-12 K-D / 105.0 ADR

13-16 (Overpass) | {cflag:RU} El1an - 1.94 Rating / 37-14 K-D / 106.6 ADR

MVP: {cflag:RU} Igor "Forester" Bezotecheskiy - 1.31 Rating / 69-50 K-D / 89.2 ADR

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Yesterday, we saw the beginning of Funspark ULTI Finals 2021, this year's first big tournament on the calendar. The $250.000 event features one of CS:GO's biggest names in Astralis, Gambit, and Fnatic. However, on the opening day, it wasn't the household tier-1 competitor who made the headlines. 

In the second match on Tuesday, the huge underdogs from K23 managed to upset the CS:GO titans from Astralis after a thriller series, which offered no more than two overtimes. We have gathered all the best moments, plays and clips from the first day of competition in one compilation, which also featured the matchup between Entropiq and ECSTATIC. 

Watch the highlights in the video below. 

ECSTATIC

Tier 1 Counter-Strike is back! As an appetizer for the upcoming season, Funspark Ulti 2021 Finals kicked off Tuesday with Entropiq vs ECSTATIC (former Lyngby Vikings).

Entropiq entered the opening match as favorites and on Mirage they showed why. In a very one-sided map, Viktor 'Lack1' Boldyrev and his teammates won 16-5 without breaking a sweat.

On to Vertigo which gave way for a much more competitive battle. A 4-0 lead for ECSTATIC forced Entropiq to find an additional gear to keep up. The CIS team did exactly that and went 8-7 ahead at halftime with Igor 'Forester' Bezotecheskiy leading the way on the scoreboard.

On their CT-side ECSTATIC made it clear, that despite being one of the unknown quantities of the tournament, the Danes at least have a very solid Vertigo in their map pool. At 15-10, everything was lined up for a decider map on Dust2, but then ECSTATIC fumbled. Aleksei 'El1an' Gusev had been pretty quiet in the game, but the Russian AWP’er decided to make some impact at the very end of Vertigo to help his team to overtime.

Here Entropiq managed to edge out the Danes after double overtime and won the match 22-18. The CIS team is now set up for a match against their countrymen from Gambit if sh1ro and company win their opening match against Extra Salt tomorrow. ECSTATIC will play against the loser in the lower bracket to try and stay alive in the $250.000 tournament.

Entropiq – ECSTATIC 2-0 | Funspark Ulti 2021 Finals

Mirage (16-5) | {cflag:KZ} Lack1 – 1.85 rating / 23-13 K-D / 113.6 ADR

Nuke (22-18) | {cflag:RU} Forester – 1.31 rating / 36-29 K-D / 95.7 ADR

MVP: Igor 'Forester' Bezotecheskiy - 1.29 rating / 55-45 K-D / 91.0 ADR

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The Grand Final started on Vertigo, which was picked by Gambit despite this being the battleground upon which they last fell against Entropiq at the PGL Major Stockholm.

It looked great for Entropiq early on as they took the first four rounds of the map, but as soon as the rifles came out for Gambit it was clear why they picked this map. The Nafany-led squad was very map-dominant especially towards the ramp, denying a lot of space and information for Entropiq, and taking the half 9-6.

The second half was very similar to the first. Entropiq secured the pistol and converted the following two, but when sh1ro and his soldiers got their favorite firearms, it was game over for Entropiq. Gambit secured the map at 16-10.

To try to even the score at 1-1 Entropiq had picked Ancient, a map that they have embraced from the start and are undefeated on at the V4 Future Sports Festival.

Unfortunately for Entropiq, Gambit are also very well versed on this map, which was apparent right from the get-go. Gambit dictated the pace of the first half completely and looked very prepared for exactly the style of Ancient that Entropiq wanted to play. Entropiq was down 11-4 at the break.

The second half started poorly for Entropiq as they soon found themselves down 14-5. Through great effort from “Forester” and “El1an”, the Entropiq-side was able to make a comeback look doable as they clawed their way back to 15-12. It was just barely not enough as “Ax1Le” put the final nail in the Entropiq coffin after a 1v2 clutch, which concluded the map at 16-12 in favor of Gambit.

The third map of Overpass was do-or-die for Entropiq if they wanted to keep hopes of a Grand Final win alive. And they really went out and did. “NickelBack” and his squad made Gambit look like a tier 3 team in the first half as they did whatever they wanted, with Gambit having no answers. Especially “Krad” looked like a man with a mission, and that mission was to humiliate Gambit. He ended the half with 24 frags, which fueled Entropiq to a 13-2 half.

But the second half showed us that Gambit had been playing possum in the first 15 rounds. It was now their turn to make Entropiq look stumped. The comeback was on, and Gambit crept closer and closer to their opponents, and for a moment it looked like we might have overtime on the cards. But at the scoreline 15-13 Entropiq executed a classic B-rush and removed the Gambit defense swiftly. The map concluded at 16-13 in favor of Entropiq who were now looking for the reverse sweep.

The next map up was Mirage. The last time the two sides faced each other on this map Gambit steamrolled Entropiq in flawless 16-0 fashion. This was not happening again as Entropiq secured the first round of the game and could breathe a sigh of relief. They took advantage of the pistol win, and the momentum from winning Overpass and got ahead 5-1. Gambit pushed back, and it looked like the luck might have run out for the Entropiq side. But they kept their chin up and went to break with a commanding 10-5 lead.

Gambit had to strap on their hard hats and really go to work to make this comeback a reality. Taking the pistol win and converting it was a step in the right direction for them, but as soon as the rifles came out Entropiq had their number. “NickelBack” and co. took the map 16-7 and are going into the decider map Dust2 with extreme momentum.

The decider was the most iconic map in Counter-Strike history: Dust2. After a knife round win Gambit chose to start on the CT-side where they showed us why they are the world's #3. They picked up the first seven rounds giving up only half a dozen frags in the process. The rest of the half wasn’t much better for Entropiq as they only managed to pick up three rounds before the break. 

Entropiq only managed one round on their CT-side before Gambit was able to close the map at 16-4.

Gambit is therefore the winners of the V4 Future Sports Festival!

Gambit – Entropiq 3-2 | V4 Future Sports Festival

16-10 (Vertigo) | {cflag:RU} sh1ro – 1.43 Rating / 22-13 K-D / 90.4 ADR

16-12 (Ancient) | {cflag:RU} Ax1Le – 1.56 Rating / 29-15 K-D / 96.5 ADR

13-16 (Overpass) | {cflag:RU} Krad – 1.57 Rating / 33-20 K-D / 112.3 ADR

7-16 (Mirage) | {cflag:RU} NickelBack – 1.76 Rating / 26-12 K-D / 113.8 ADR

16-4 (Dust2) | {cflag:KZ} Hobbit – 2.05 Rating / 26-10 K-D / 139.9 ADR

{cflag:KZ} Abay "Hobbit" Khasenov | 1.27 Rating / 102-86 K-D / 96.9 ADR

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The Frenchmen from Vitality has secured themselves a spot in the prestigious Champions Stage at PGL Stockholm Major, following their impressive 2-1 victory over Entropiq this Tuesday. The two teams came into the game with everything on the line, with the loser looking into elimination – a fate which Entropiq ended up in, despite a great showing against Vitality.

Entropiq began the series phenomenally as they managed to set up a solid 14-10 lead on Mirage through a stellar display by Igor “Forester” Bezotecheskiy who posted a 1.76 Rating / 18-7 K-D on the T-side. The Russians couldn’t maintain momentum, where an instrumental ace by Dan “apEX” Madesclaire kick-started a great comeback for Vitality to take first blood in the match.

After losing on their own map pick on Overpass, apEX and company stepped up once again. The Russian underdogs from Entropiq got caught in the well-oiled machine of Vitality, as they got dismantled 16-5 in the decider on Dust2.

The result means that Vitality joins the likes of Gambit, NAVI, G2, Heroic, and FURIA in the playoff stage, while Entropiq is set to go home empty-handed.

Vitality – Entropiq 2-1 | PGL Stockholm Major Legends Stage

16-14 (Mirage) | {cflag:RU} Forester – 1.53 Rating / 32-16 K-D / 94.9 ADR

13-16 (Overpass) | {cflag:RU} NickelBack – 1.33 Rating / 20-17 K-D / 84.0 ADR

16-5 (Dust2) | {cflag:FR} ZywOo – 1.77 Rating / 24-12 K-D / 107.3 ADR

MVP: {cflag:FR} Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut – 1.49 Rating / 74-44 K-D / 95.8 ADR

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Team Vitality

The third qualifier for the Legends Stage has been found at the PGL Stockholm Major, with Entropiq’s 2-1 win over the Danes from Heroic. The result means that the Russian side will join the likes of Copenhagen Flames and FaZe, who booked their spot yesterday.

In today’s bo3 matchup between Heroic and Entropiq, it was the Danes who took control and started the match on top, despite being on Entropiq’s map pick of Ancient. The great start was followed up by a stellar T-side from cadiaN’s troops, where we saw the captain himself post a 12-5 K-D / 1.76 Rating scoreline, which resulted in a 16-10 win.

The fact that Heroic took first blood and went up 1-0, seemed to mean nothing for Entropiq. Because in the next two maps, the #19 team in the world showed impeccable character and managed to set up a stellar resweep on Nuke (16-14) and Mirage (16-4). Entropiq now enters the Legends Stage, while Heroic must try again tomorrow to secure a ticket for the next stage.

Entropiq - Heroic 2-1 | PGL Stockholm Major Challengers Stage

10-16 (Ancient) | {cflag:DK} refrezh – 1.27 Rating / 19-14 K-D / 76.7 ADR

16-14 (Nuke) | {cflag:DK} cadiaN – 1.32 Rating / 22-15 K-D / 75.9 ADR

16-4 (Mirage) | {cflag:RU} NickelBack – 1.88 Rating / 21-9 K-D / 112.2 ADR

MVP: {cflag:RU} Aleksey “NickelBack” Trofimov – 1.19 Rating / 54-44 K-D / 78.2 ADR

Heroic

One of the first matches in the IEM Fall event was the battle between s1mple’s NAVI and AVE with the bo1 matchup set to be played on Ancient.

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Here it was the favorites from NAVI who came out on top after closing out the map 16-12. The first half ended 11-4 in favor of NAVI and it seemed like the Russian-Ukrainian side were going to quickly wrap up the match, but AVE wanted it differently as they managed to lower their deficit to only two rounds, making NAVI sweat. Unfortunately for them, Boombl4’s troops kept their composure and closed out the map, with B1T topping the scoreboard.

16-12 (Ancient) | B1T – 1.42 Rating / 24-17 / 83.3 ADR

On the second stream we saw Entropiq’s squad kick off their IEM Fall campaign with a 16-13 victory over Akuma. 

This matchup was set to be played on Nuke, where El1an and company kicked off things with a decent T-side, grabbing 6 rounds before halftime. Even though Akuma took the pistol in the second half to hit double digits, Entropiq still managed to pick themselves up, answering back by taking a force buy round. From there on, El1an and company took control on the defense and went on to close out the map on the back of a wonderful performance from Forester, who dropped 28 frags to help his team take the victory.

16-13 (Nuke) | Forester – 1.39 Rating / 28-17 / 86.8 ADR

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Akuma

Entropiq have clinched their first victory in Group D at ESL Pro League Season 14, fending off the Brazilians from FURIA in the opening round 2-0 (Overpass 16-14, Ancient 16-13). Forester stood out from the pack with a 1.27 Rating in the series and helped his team deny FURIA a comeback on Ancient by dropping a 30-bomb.

Overpass: 16-14 | guerri – 1.25 Rating – 81.9 ADR – 23-16 K/D 

Ancient: 16-13 | Forester – 1.59 Rating – 111.9 ADR – 31-19 K/D

El1an and company looked to kick off the series on a strong foot with their Overpass pick, but what seemed like an easy going turned into a tricky map that took all 30 rounds to find the winner. FURIA won their CT pistol and converted to go 3-0 up before Entropiq grabbed themselves two rounds with full buys. From a 3-2 scoreline, the Brazilians powered to a 9-6 CT-side half, with their coach Nicholas “guerri” Nogueira having an exceptional game. Entropiq climbed back into contention early on in the second half and continued to shut down FURIA’s offense until they reached match point at 15-11. From there, FURIA managed to grab themselves three rounds in a row and needed just one more to force overtime. But unfortunately for FURIA, Entropiq kept their composure and denied them a comeback, closing out the map 16-14.

Entropiq wrapped up the series on FURIA’s map pick of Ancient, where the Brazilians couldn’t find space on the offense, resulting in a horrible first half for them. El1an and company remained in control from the beginning of the half to the end, completely shutting down FURIA’s T-side to end the half 12-3. FURIA grabbed four rounds early on in the second half, but when Entropiq got their 14th round on the scoreboard, all hope appeared to be lost for the Brazilians. However, FURIA tightened things up and immediately clawed their way back into the game, with KSCERATO doing everything in his power to inspire a comeback. The Brazilians lowered their deficit to just one round at 13-14, but got their comeback attempt denied in the very end as Entropiq closed out the map 13-16.

 {cflag:RU} Igor “Forester” Bezotecheskiy – 1.27 Rating – 96.7 ADR – 71.2% KAST – 52-43 K/D  

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The first map was to be played on The Flames map choice on Vertigo, where the Danish team surprised the Russians.

A very even map, where The Flames got the best start as the T side, where they won 8-7 in the first half.

The second half was even as well, it seemed to be a match between El1an and Zyphon, who were the two best players on the map, and the two players who carried their team on the map.

But the Flames ended up pulling the longest straw in the end, as they won 8-7 as the CT side as well which was enough for them to win the map 16-14.

The interesting thing about the map was that Zyphon, was the only player from the Flames who ended the map with a plus in K/D!

The second map was played on Mirage, where El1an dominated to the fullest for the Russian side!

The first half was very even, where Entropiq was the T side, and they won the first half 8-7.

In the second half it looked like Entropiq turned another gear on and especially El1an was unstoppable for the Russian side, their defensive line on Mirage was fantastic with El1an controlling the whole map!

They won 9-1 in the second half, which was enough for them to win the map 16-8.

Therefore, a third and decisive map was needed! And the map that was chosen was in the tunnels of Overpass!

And again, a very even first half, where the Flames got a one-round lead after their CT half with an 8-7 win, but again Entropiq delivered a fantastic defense as the CT side in the second half.

They completely dominated in the second half, where they managed to win the half 9-1, which was enough for them to win the map 16-9.

Therefore, we have Entropiq moving on to the semi-final of the Spring Sweet Spring 3, with yet another fantastic performance by El1an!

Entropiq – Copenhagen Flames (2-1) | Spring Sweet Spring 3

14-16 (Vertigo) | {cflag:RU} El1an – 1.69 Rating / 29-12 K-D / 98.1 ADR

16-8 (Mirage) | {cflag:RU} El1an – 1.64 Rating / 24-11 – K-D / 83.8 ADR

16-9 (Overpass) | {cflag:RU} Forester – 1.55 Rating / 26-14 – K-D / 90.4 ADR

{cflag:RU} Aleksey “El1an” Gusev – 1.46 Rating / 67-35 K-D / 81.6 ADR

The first map was on Mirage where the Estonian supra delivered a fantastic map and helped his team get the victory.

Nordavind got a fantastic start at the map, where they were leading 6-0 after the first couple of rounds, but Entropiq ended up coming back in the first half, making the map competitive, with 8-7 to Nordavind after the first half as the T side.

After the switch from T to CT for the European roster, they managed to deliver a great defense at the CT side, and won the second half 8-5, resulting in a 16-12 victory on the first map on Mirage, after a fantastic team performance, and great individual performances, especially by supra and TENZKI.

Nordavind got themselves a fantastic start to the second map at Overpass, where they won the first half 10-5, after an outrageously good performance by HS.

But Entropiq chose to shift gear in the second half as the CT side, where their defensive position was flawless, and they managed to close down a strong Nordavind offense with an 11-3 win as the CT side, which secured them the map win 16-13.

The third and decisive map was on Dust2, the most T-side dominated map there is to play on.

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