PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers Stage

Astralis send GODSENT packing and avoid early elimination from PGL Major

27-10-2021 17:34

The reigning Major champions are still in the running to defend the title.

Astralis took down GODSENT 2-0 in the first elimination match at the PGL Major Stockholm Challengers Stage, winning Nuke 16-3 and Vertigo 16-11. With the star duo Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif and Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen performing much better than on the first day, the Danes didn't look in danger throughout the series.

Thanks to defeats to Entropiq and Copenhagen Flames on day 1, Astralis are now in the 1-2 bracket and will have to win two BO3s back-to-back in order to join the likes of Natus Vincere and Liquid in the Legends Stage. Meanwhile, GODSENT are the first team eliminated from the event, having lost to three respectable European squads in ENCE, Spirit, and Astralis.

Astralis avoided the 0-3 exit

The series between Astralis and GODSENT kicked off on Nuke, where Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander's team went on to chain 10 rounds on the Terrorist side to put Epitacio "⁠TACO⁠" de Melo and co. on the back foot. The Danes had everything going their way, picking up clutches as well to finish the half 13-2 up. Having countered GODSENT's pistol win with a force buy after the switch, they tied up the map 16-3.

Aside from a 3-round streak early on, GODSENT never got going on the offensive side of Vertigo either, finishing it down 10-5. Finally, João "⁠felps⁠" Vasconcellos and Bruno "⁠latto⁠" Rebelatto woke up on the defense and started bringing the scoreline back, but Astralis used their large buffer to close out before things got too scary, 16-11.

PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers StageBest of 3

Astralis

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27th October 2021

GODSENT

Nuke

Vertigo

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Emil 'Magisk' Reif Magisk	43 - 30	+13	112.1	80.4%	1.61
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen dupreeh	40 - 29	+11	83.4	73.9%	1.26
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander gla1ve	35 - 29	+6	81.6	76.1%	1.24
Philip 'Lucky' Ewald Lucky	27 - 23	+4	61.7	71.7%	1.06
Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth Xyp9x	29 - 28	+1	66.7	73.9%	1.04

GODSENT	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Bruno 'latto' Rebelatto latto	29 - 34	-5	79.3	67.4%	0.94
Eduardo 'dumau' Wolkmer dumau	29 - 30	-1	62.5	60.9%	0.88
Bruno 'b4rtiN' Câmara b4rtiN	29 - 35	-6	70.1	76.1%	0.87
Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo TACO	29 - 37	-8	75.1	65.2%	0.86
João 'felps' Vasconcellos felps	23 - 39	-16	64.2	63.0%	0.80

Astralis have now joined the 1-2 group in the Challengers Stage and will continue their path to the top 16 tomorrow.

Group Challengers Stage

3W - 0L

Copenhagen Flames

FaZe

2W - 1L

BIG

1W - 2L

0W - 2L

0W - 3L

2021-10-27 17:35

1 reply

BR CS LUL

2021-10-27 20:18

Sad

6 replies

Imagine winning 3 majors in a row and getting out of major 0-3

2021-10-27 17:44

5 replies

Wtf u talking about

2021-10-27 17:50

4 replies

he's talking about astralis

2021-10-27 17:55

3 replies

But that didn’t happen???

2021-10-27 18:10

2 replies

he used imagine as actually to actually imagine it, i thought he was making fun of them to

2021-10-27 18:26

Could have heppened, but astralis won against godsent and now they are 1-2

2021-10-27 18:45

homesent

2021-10-27 17:40

2021-10-27 17:59

+1 I was about to write this comment LUL

2021-10-27 19:34

2021-10-27 19:47

Lol

2021-10-27 21:50

expected

2021-10-27 17:36

Astralis might be the dark horse, what a story would be if this young and unknown roster gets to the next stage after being almost eliminated

KEKW

sent directly to airport

2021-10-27 17:37

Dont worry Astralis, you're next

We all have to die one day, you too. write something we know nothing about. ...uhmmm low iq.

2021-10-27 17:48

That double nade should have dennied the plant =[

2021-10-27 17:38

Next time don’t waste your time with silly fights a day before the Major on Twitter, TACO.

What did he say on Twitter?

2021-10-27 18:00

twitter.com/Boltz/status/145242343478539..

2021-10-27 19:01

3 young players. First LAN event of dumau, one month ago the team has not any rmr points. The team is promising, that being said is not embarrassing to lost for Ence, Spirit and Astralis

2021-10-27 17:39

2021-10-27 20:49

Send GODSENT HOME (HOMESENT)

Astralis set to pull a C9 on Boston?

2021-10-27 17:42

Clapped)))

2021-10-27 17:43

deserved for Baldo overrated scum

2021-10-27 17:49

its hard to be brazilian

Just to show that Astralis' slump is a Zip Code problem. If they go to America, they'll be kings

2021-10-27 17:52

Maybe next Major... ....

2021-10-27 17:56

Unlucky to get astralis

2021-10-27 17:58

feel bad for TACO

2021-10-27 18:05

feelds bad for godsent, they took stronger opponents. if it was against tyloo, renegades, sharks or pain, they would score for sure

2021-10-27 18:24

Tougher opponents because they had weaker seeding (Astralis 0-2 was a surprise but in an universe where it was Copenhagen Flames instead I don't imagine a different outcome). They managed to get into the Major only with the points of a single RMR event (and a NA one at that). So in a way sure, unlucky harder opponents, but considering how they got here having to prove themselves to reach the Legend stage doesn't sound that unfair. That said it was much more predictible for them to go 1-3 or even 2-3, if that's what you meant I completely agree

2021-10-28 02:30