Round 2 matchups set as Heroic beat Preasy

The next BO1 round will feature a handful of mouth-watering clashes.

HEROIC’s victory over Preasy brought the curtain down on the first round of Europe RMR B. The match-ups for the second round have now been set, with Spirit vs Astralis and Vitality vs HEROIC headlining the 1-0 pool.

The opening round came to an end with a ‘fake’ Danish derby between two teams separated by 13 ranking positions. Despite only barely featuring in the top 30, Preasy gave a solid account of themselves in this Ancient game and forced their opponents to work hard for the win.

Thomas "⁠TMB⁠" Bundsbæk’s secured first blood in the game, but there was no follow-up as HEROIC instantly responded on a force-buy. The international team took the reins of the game after that — not letting a lengthy break due to technical problems halt their momentum — and raced to an 8-4 halftime lead.

Preasy came out of the break looking sharp and began to chip away at the deficit. With Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen getting several multi-kills throughout the half, the Danish team managed to equalize the score at 9-9, but HEROIC refused to let things get out of hand and won four in a row to end the map.

The second round of matches will see IEM Katowice champions Spirit take on Astralis. Vitality and HEROIC will face off in a rematch of the recent Katowice group stage series, which Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski's side won by a 2-1 scoreline.

Below you can find the match-ups for the second round:

1-0 pool:

Date	Matches
PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR B
19/02/2024	MOUZ 19:40 ECSTATIC	Match
19/02/2024	Cloud9 19:40 Apeks	Match
19/02/2024	Vitality 20:40 HEROIC	Match
19/02/2024	Spirit 20:50 Astralis	Match

0-1 pool:

Date	Matches
PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR B
19/02/2024	Guild Eagles 17:30 ENCE	Match
19/02/2024	GamerLegion 17:30 PERA	Match
19/02/2024	Preasy 18:30 OG	Match
19/02/2024	Monte 18:30 Nexus	Match