HEROIC clear B8 to set up ENCE rematch in Elisa Masters Espoo final

The international side made light work of their Ukrainian opposition in their semi-final matchup.

The second semi-final of Elisa Masters Espoo has drawn to a close, with HEROIC moving past B8 2-0 to lay claim to a place in the BO5 grand final.

HEROIC are now poised for a rematch against the recently-revamped ENCE lineup, with HEROIC emerging victorious in their first meeting in the Group B winners' match.

Date	Matches
Elisa Masters Espoo 2024
20/10/2024	ENCE 16:45 HEROIC	Match
17/10/2024	HEROIC Finished 13:10 Rebels	Match
17/10/2024	HEROIC Finished 2:0 ENCE	Match
19/10/2024	B8 Finished 0:2 HEROIC	Match

HEROIC are looking to be in a prime position to carry over their momentum from IEM Rio, where Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski and company secured a semi-final berth and played a close series against eventual champions Natus Vincere.

The semi-final matchup between HEROIC and B8 kicked off on the latter side's pick of Anubis, where HEROIC put together a dominant run on the T-side despite a lengthy interruption from a tech pause. B8 carved out a few rounds after the side swap, but not enough to prevent their pick from being stolen 13-5.

B8 put up more of a fight on HEROIC's selection of Dust2, carving out an early 4-1 lead that was soon whittled down to a tied 6-6 scoreline at the half. Once on the defense, HEROIC wrested control of the map, letting just two more rounds slip away before securing the map 13-8, and the series 2-0.