BetBoom advance to IEM Sydney playoffs

Vladislav "⁠nafany⁠" Gorshkov and company beat Vitality and GamerLegion to qualify for the IEM Sydney top six.

BetBoom became the second playoff team at IEM Sydney after they defeated GamerLegion in a two-map series. They edged out a win on their pick of Mirage (13-11) before getting the job done with a dominant showing on Nuke (13-6).

BetBoom will now play for a semi-final spot against MOUZ, while GamerLegion drop down to the lower bracket where Apeks lies in wait.

Date	Matches
IEM Sydney 2023
17/10/2023	Apeks 10:30 GamerLegion	Match
18/10/2023	MOUZ 07:30 BetBoom	Match

nafany joined the desk for a quick post-match interview and couldn't hide his happiness about their achievement. "It was a good game and I'm happy we managed to go to the playoffs, it was our minimum goal. We were kinda nervous, it's some of the players' first LAN tournament, but it's normal because we are a new team."

He was then asked about his thoughts on CS2, and the Russian IGL expressed his reservations. "It's impossible to take a lot of duels, it's random. Even ZywOo lost duels against me, and that shouldn't happen," he said with a smirk.

The match started on Mirage, where we were treated to a high-octane battle during which Janusz "⁠Snax⁠" Pogorzelski and Aleksandr "⁠KaiR0N-⁠" Anashkin traded blows round after round. The Russian youngster came out on top in the end, as his 30-bomb secured a 13-11 victory for BetBoom. Snax still made some vintage plays during the map, though, as he found two crucial rounds after sneaking around smokes.

Nuke was a much more one-sided affair, as BetBoom racked up eight rounds on the defense before they won the second-round forcebuy on their offense, which gave them the momentum to close out the game. Captain nafany provided the final nail in GamerLegion's coffin with an ace in the penultimate round, which enabled his team to secure a comfortable 13-6 victory alongside an IEM Sydney playoff spot.