Eternal Fire and ECSTATIC prevail in Round 2

The first pair of Round 2 games saw drastically different levels of competitiveness.

The debut matches of the 1-0 and 0-1 pools have drawn to a close, seeing Eternal Fire stamp out paiN without breaking a sweat to land a place in the 2-0 pool, while ECSTATIC overcame The MongolZ in a tightly-contested map to put the Asian side on elimination point at PGL Major Copenhagen.

Eternal Fire's 1-0 matchup versus paiN provided a very one-sided affair. The Turkish side outclassed paiN on Anubis, with every player on Eternal Fire putting up numbers to propel them to a near-flawless T-side. Facing an 11-0 deficit as half-time approached, paiN at least managed to deny the 13-0 thanks to a ninja defuse from Vinicius "⁠n1ssim⁠" Pereira, but it would not be much longer before they were bounced 13-2.

ECSTATIC's match against The MongolZ told a far different tale, as the Danish side was obliged to fight tooth and nail in order to lay claim to a 1-1 record. Although The MongolZ got off to an early start thanks to a pistol round win and a 2v5 recovery on the offense, ECSTATIC soon marched ahead on the defense, allowing only one more round to slip from their clutches as the Danes took a 7-5 lead at halftime.

The MongolZ rebounded on the defense, procuring the first five rounds to reclaim the lead and reach a double-digit scoreline. A force-buy victory for ECSTATIC quickly turned the tides of the match, as Patrick "⁠Patti⁠" Larsen's troops emerged victorious in a number of chaotic rounds to edge out The MongolZ 13-10.