Space Soldiers defeat AVANGAR to get first win in Atlanta

AVANGAR and Space Soldiers—two teams with a 0-1 record—faced off on Mirage in the second round at the ELEAGUE Major Main Qualifier. The T-sided Space Soldiers won the pistol round with Ismailcan "⁠XANTARES⁠" Dörtkardeş' 1vs3 clutch and quad-kill.

After the Turkish side won the two anti-eco rounds, Ahmet "⁠paz⁠" Karahoca clutched a 1vs2 and got a quad kill in the first weapon round to make it 4-0. Two rounds later, AVANGAR won their first round but their streak only lasted for two rounds (5-2).

Space Soldiers won their first game

XANTARES' 1vs2 clutch made it 6-2 but the Kazakhstani side recovered to trail only by one round at halftime (8-7). Space Soldiers started the second half with a pistol round victory and won the anti-ecos to make it 11-7.

AVANGAR won the first weapon round but couldn't follow it up with another round win as Space Soldiers went 12-8 ahead. The Turks shut down the game with their defense, winning it 16-9 to get their first win in Atlanta.

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Space Soldiers	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Ismailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşXANTARES	20 - 16	+4	98.6	76.0%	1.47
Ahmet 'paz' Karahocapaz	23 - 11	+12	85.3	76.0%	1.34
Engin 'ngiN' KorngiN	17 - 16	+1	90.6	80.0%	1.32
Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliMAJ3R	16 - 15	+1	66.0	60.0%	1.02
Buğra 'Calyx' ArkınCalyx	17 - 15	+2	57.6	72.0%	0.91

AVANGAR	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Timur 'buster' Tulepovbuster	19 - 16	+3	80.5	72.0%	1.18
Dmitry 'dimasick' Matvienkodimasick	15 - 21	-6	84.4	76.0%	1.03
Dzhami 'Jame' AliJame	13 - 17	-4	51.2	60.0%	0.80
Aleksei 'Qikert' GolubevQikert	15 - 21	-6	58.2	64.0%	0.79
Aidyn 'KrizzeN' TurlybekovKrizzeN	11 - 18	-7	39.6	64.0%	0.65

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Cloud9	Quantum Bellator Fire
Sprout	Envy
G2	Flash
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Vega Squadron
1-1	0-2
Liquid	FlipSid3
Natus Vincere	AVANGAR
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