Nemiga, UNPAID to clash in RES Champions final

19-10-2024 20:33

fnatic and Sangal fell short in the semi-finals after topping their respective groups.

The ex-BLEED lineup have secured a grand final appearance despite the tough circumstances

The semi-finals of RES Regional Champions 2024 have concluded, with UNPAID and Nemiga set to face off in the grand final of the Serbian event after taking down their respective opponents of Sangal and fnatic.

UNPAID, Nemiga make RES Champions playoffs

Nemiga and UNPAID each suffered losses in the group stage, to Sangal and fnatic, respectively, before moving through their groups in the second-place spots.

While UNPAID prepared for the grand final matchup, Nemiga had to juggle their ESL Challenger League match versus 3DMAX, where a spot for ESL Pro League Season 21 was on the line. After coming out on top against 3DMAX, Nemiga now have to immediately shift gears to the RES Regional Champions final, their third BO3 of the day.

Nemiga made quick work of their semi-final opponent in Belgrade, stamping out fnatic on the Russian side's pick of Ancient 13-5 before scraping past their opponents 13-10 on Dust2.

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UNPAID's matchup against Sangal was not quite as straightforward, as Sangal recovered from an opening 5-13 loss on UNPAID's pick of Ancient to snag Vertigo 13-4.

Despite enduring a tough loss in the second map of the series, UNPAID bagged a dominant 10-2 half in the Anubis decider, laying the runway for Aleksandar "⁠kassad⁠" Trifunović's troops to lock down the map 13-7, and the series 2-1.

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