GamerLegion send FORZE home; secure Legends Stage spot

Kamil "⁠siuhy⁠" Szkaradek dropped a 30-bomb on Inferno to push his team into the Legends Stage.

GamerLegion moved past FORZE with a dominant 2-0 performance to secure their advancement to the Legends Stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. The team successfully recovered from a disastrous 0-2 start to their run and will get a chance to tackle the competition's second stage for the first time in their history.

It's a heartbreaking loss for the Russian squad who are eliminated from the Challengers Stage with a 2-3 record for the third consecutive time. Andrey "⁠Jerry⁠" Mekhryakov has yet to earn an appearance in the top-16 of a Valve-sponsored event in his six-year career.

Keoz was again the most energetic GamerLegion player

siuhy's men secured their qualification with victories on Overpass (16-12) and Inferno (16-13), completing a run that included wins against MOUZ and OG. GamerLegion seemed to improve after every series, with Mihai "⁠iM⁠" Ivan and Frederik "⁠acoR⁠" Gyldstrand topping the team's charts for the stage.

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Nicolas "⁠Keoz⁠" Dgus was the surprising star today as he stepped up to the occasion, haunting FORZE on Overpass while screaming his lungs out to hype up his teammates. The Belgian rifler then handed the baton to siuhy on Inferno, who proceeded to drop a 30-bomb and record a 1.57 rating to secure the win.

FORZE's run in the Challenger Stage started off with a disappointing loss to Grayhound which put them on the back foot from the start. Their subsequent recovery wins over Liquid and Monte put them within a step of qualification, but FaZe and GamerLegion proved tough matchups for the Russian squad.

Despite their elimination, Aleksandr "⁠zorte⁠" Zagodyrenko proved to be one of the competition's most exciting players as his performances over the five matches averaged to a 1.33 rating.

BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers StageBest of 3

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FORZE	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Aleksandr 'zorte' Zagodyrenkozorte	40 - 34	+6	65.7	61.4%	1.09
Vladislav 'Krad' KravchenkoKrad	33 - 38	-5	71.7	66.7%	0.95
Aleksandr 'shalfey' Marenovshalfey	30 - 37	-7	69.6	63.2%	0.87
Evgeny 'r3salt' Frolovr3salt	33 - 40	-7	64.8	63.2%	0.84
Andrey 'Jerry' MekhryakovJerry	28 - 42	-14	54.9	64.9%	0.76

GamerLegion	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Nicolas 'Keoz' DgusKeoz	45 - 35	+10	82.7	75.4%	1.27
Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradeksiuhy	44 - 32	+12	74.3	75.4%	1.20
Frederik 'acoR' GyldstrandacoR	36 - 28	+8	65.8	78.9%	1.19
Isak 'isak' Fahlénisak	35 - 32	+3	72.2	75.4%	1.12
Mihai 'iM' IvaniM	31 - 37	-6	63.7	64.9%	0.92