Spirit secure last Major spot over NIP

donk lifted his team to victory on Vertigo with a crucial quad-kill to close out the series 2-0.

Spirit punched their ticket to the Perfect World Shanghai Major after beating Ninjas in Pyjamas in the seventh-place decider and knocking them out at the final hurdle. "We're last, but not least," Boris "⁠magixx⁠" Vorobiev told Pala "⁠Pala⁠" Gilroy Sen after the match.

The first map of the series, Mirage, was one-sided affair from start to finish. The squad led by Leonid "⁠chopper⁠" Vishnyakov dominated on the attack giving a up a single round on the way to 11-1 at the switch.

Ninjas in Pyjamas won a handful of rounds to powder up the final score, but it was always going to be Spirit leading 1-0 going into Vertigo.

The match was very different on Ninjas in Pyjamas's pick, where the squad led by Gareth "⁠MisteM⁠" Ries looked much brighter and unafraid of making plays and taking duels. A 5-0 helped with that confidence, although Spirit woke up and brought it to 6-6 at the half.

Both teams remained with horns locked in the 20th round, a crucial one as both economies were at a minimum. Ninjas in Pyjamas won it, but Spirit's wonderkid got four kills on the ensuing forcebuy to change the outcome of the match.

After denying Ninjas in Pyjamas map point and breaking their economy, Spirit went on to win the map out, 13-11, to secure the series and the Major berth.