ESL Challenger Atlanta 2024FlyQuest, BIG qualify for ESLC Atlanta playoffs
Two more playoff spots remain up for grabs on Saturday.
The first day of ESL Challenger Atlanta came to an end with FlyQuest and BIG qualifying for the playoffs as group winners, while ODDIK were eliminated after their loss to Wildcard.
FlyQuest became the first team to make it through the group after beating two European squads. Christopher "dexter" Nong and company first demolished BetBoom in the Dust2 opener, where Joshua "INS" Potter put up 185 ADR and a 2.64 rating, before they met SAW in the winner's match.
The Portuguese side, ranked 16 places above the Aussies in the world rankings, was favored to take the win, with Jay "Liazz" Tregillgas humorously stating that his team was looking for revenge ahead of the game. A solid Inferno CT side meant FlyQuest secured the first playoff spot up for grabs, however, with M80 or Wildcard set to be their semi-final opponents.
| Date | Matches | |
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| ESL Challenger Atlanta 2024 | ||
| 04/10/2024 |
Finished
3:13 |
Match |
| 04/10/2024 |
Finished
13:4 |
Match |
| 04/10/2024 |
Finished
13:9 |
Match |
In Group B, BIG sailed towards the playoffs after two comfortable victories. The German squad beat ODDIK 13-2 in their opener on Ancient before facing M80, who had just won the NA matchup against Wildcard.
Elias "s1n" Stein and company were no match against BIG, though, as Florian "syrsoN" Rische racked up 21 kills to win the game 13-7, secure a playoff spot, and earn his team a day off before the playoffs get underway on Sunday.
Group B also saw the ODDIK suffer a last-place elimination after faltering to Wildcard, who are using Sebastian "fr3nd" Kuśmierz in place of Love "phzy" Smidebrant due to visa issues, in a two-map series (Nuke 5-13, Ancient 10-13).
| Date | Matches | |
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| ESL Challenger Atlanta 2024 | ||
| 04/10/2024 |
Finished
13:2 |
Match |
| 04/10/2024 |
Finished
8:13 |
Match |
| 04/10/2024 |
Finished
13:7 |
Match |
| 05/10/2024 |
Finished
0:2 |
Match |
The day two schedule is as follows:
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| 05/10/2024 |
16:30
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| 05/10/2024 |
19:05
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| 05/10/2024 |
22:30
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Rory 'dephh' Jackson
Erdenetsogt 'erkaSt' Gantulga
Danny 'BERRY' Krüger
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz
Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek
Love 'phzy' Smidebrant
Vincent 'vinS' Jozefiak
Rigon 'rigoN' Gashi
Alexander 'kakafu' Szymanczyk
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