MIBR beat TYLOO to qualify for EPL Stage 2

The Brazilians became the third team to qualify.

MIBR are the next team to qualify for ESL Pro League S21 Stage 2 after a 2-0 win against TYLOO (Inferno 13-10, Anubis 13-7).

The Brazilians, who are playing their first tournament since swapping André "⁠drop⁠" Abreu for Breno "⁠brnz4n⁠" Poletto, have thus capped off an impressive campaign, which includes wins over FURIA and Nemiga.

On the other side of the server, TYLOO are down to their last tournament life. After starting the event with wins over Eternal Fire and 3DMAX, the Chinese side has dropped down to the 2-2 pool and needs to win their next match to qualify for Stage 2.

exit's return to IGLing is going well

MIBR have had a terrible start to 2025 and won just two matches against international competition across three events ahead of EPL, with Rafael "⁠saffee⁠" Costa admitting the team hasn't solved their struggles during an interview at PGL Cluj-Napoca.

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That forced the organization into swapping drop for brnz4n and return IGLing duties to Raphael "⁠exit⁠" Lacerda, which seemed to have revitalized the Brazilian squad.

"He [brnz4n] knew a lot of things we do and the way that I like to call," exit said in a broadcast interview after qualifying for Stage 2. "It was easy to put him back on the team."

Have TYLOO run out of steam?

After a hot start to their EPL S21 campaign, TYLOO have now suffered two losses against GamerLegion and MIBR. The latter was especially damaging, as lackluster CT sides on both maps (four rounds on Inferno, one round on Anubis) gave MIBR a comfortable road to victory.

While the individuals still had some standout moments, with Yi "⁠JamYoung⁠" Yang's Deagle 4k chief among them, their executes and decision-making was far from their best, as pointed out by Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović during the cast.

With just one more chance for qualification, TYLOO risk squandering their impressive start, especially given the high caliber of names expected to contest the 2-2 pool of matches.