HEROIC and Apeks pick up OT wins in Copenhagen

The European duo had to work hard to win their Round 2 matches at the Major.

HEROIC are one victory away from the Elimination Stage of PGL Major Copenhagen after edging past Imperial in overtime. Meanwhile, Apeks have picked up their first victory in the tournament, leaving AMKAL on the brink of elimination.

HEROIC came out strongly on Mirage and quickly began to build a solid lead on the CT side. They kept the Brazilians from stringing rounds together for an 8-4 half, and the scoreline could have been even more lopsided if not for Lucas "⁠decenty⁠" Bacelar, who had some great individual rounds, including a 4K in the first gun round. The Brazilian youngster ended the half with 15 kills, just as many as his teammates combined.

The landscape of the game changed completely after the side swap. HEROIC were pinned against the ropes for a large spell as Imperial went on an 8-1 run to begin their CT side. A quad kill from Guy "⁠NertZ⁠" Iluz put his team back in the game, with the score still tied after 24 rounds as Imperial couldn't capitalize on their match point.

The Brazilian team bounced back in overtime, but a wasted 5v2 situation in the 27th round proved their undoing as HEROIC then turned in a flawless CT display.

On the secondary stream, Apeks also required overtime to fend off AMKAL. Ådne "⁠sense⁠" Fredriksen's troops came out with guns blazing and picked up a 10-4 lead, but then the Russian side went on a dominant run and hit match point with some great individual rounds before Apeks took it to overtime.

Apeks turned in a great performance in overtime, snatching all but one of the post-regulation rounds to secure a hard-fought win that sends them through to the 1-1 pool in Copenhagen.