AGO beat eXtatus to qualify for Pro League Season 7

The European battle for a place in the next ESL Pro League season kicked off on Mirage, eXtatus' map pick. Despite securing the T-side pistol, the Czech-Slovakian mix could not follow that up, allowing AGO to take control of proceedings.

Down 7-2, eXtatus managed to get back in the game thanks to a 1v2 clutch from Jindřich "⁠ZEDKO⁠" Chyba, and, thanks to that, began racking up rounds, eventually bringing the deficit to a minimum by half-time.

The beginning of the second half saw the Poles pick up the pistol, but, just like in the first half, the first round winner could struggled in anti-eco situations. AGO would not let their guard down, however, and kept pressing on eXtatus to prevail in a game that went to all 30-rounds.

TOAO and co. are through to the ESL Pro League

Next up was Train, AGO's map pick. AGO won their second pistol of the series while playing as CTs, and even though eXtatus secured three rounds in a row after winning the first gun round, Mateusz "⁠TOAO⁠" Zawistowski's men would easily bag an 11-4 half-time lead.

In the second half, eXtatus picked up their CT pistol win, but a third-round buy from Damian "⁠Furlan⁠" Kislowski and his teammates set themselves up for a 14-6 lead. eXtatus then found a lifeline in the series by winning five of the next six rounds, but that would be too little, too late, as AGO went on to finish off the game, 16-11, and book their place in the ESL Pro League Season 7.

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eXtatus	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Jindřich 'ZEDKO' ChybaZEDKO	47 - 40	+7	88.5	70.2%	1.22
David 'frozen' Čerňanskýfrozen	39 - 40	-1	67.5	71.9%	1.03
Richard 'queztone' Strnátkoqueztone	34 - 45	-11	74.8	70.2%	0.94
Patrik 'DEV7L' StuchlíkDEV7L	34 - 38	-4	66.8	71.9%	0.94
Martin 'MonttY' MelišekMonttY	37 - 45	-8	74.1	64.9%	0.91

AGO	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Damian 'Furlan' KislowskiFurlan	46 - 35	+11	82.0	80.7%	1.25
Tomasz 'phr' Wójcikphr	43 - 40	+3	80.0	78.9%	1.14
Michał 'snatchie' Rudzkisnatchie	43 - 40	+3	77.7	63.2%	1.06
Mateusz 'TOAO' ZawistowskiTOAO	39 - 36	+3	72.4	64.9%	1.05
Dominik 'GruBy' SwiderskiGruBy	37 - 40	-3	82.0	73.7%	1.04

eXtatus still have a chance to qualify for the Pro League as they will join Natus Vincere, GODSENT and Space Soldiers in the Season 6 Europe Relegation, running from January 7-8 in New York. Two Pro League spots will be up for grabs in the relegation stage, which will feature a double-elimination format.

The following teams are confirmed for the next edition of the Pro League:

Astralis	FaZe
fnatic	Envy
G2	HEROIC
LDLC	HellRaisers
MOUZ	Ninjas in Pyjamas
North	AGO