HAVU surprise MAD Lions in Flashpoint opener

HAVU have taken MAD Lions by surprise at Flashpoint 1, grabbing a 2-1 victory in the Danes' debut with Asger "⁠AcilioN⁠" Larsen.

The Finnish side kick off their campaign in the Los Angeles tournament successfully with an important series victory against the group's biggest favorite and the highest-ranked side of the tournament.

MAD Lions' opening loss to the team currently ranked 30th comes as a hard blow after they've had to face much criticism from the community and pundits following the puzzling dismissal of their former in-game leader, Nicolai "⁠HUNDEN⁠" Petersen, who had widely been credited with the team's rise over the course of 2019.

HAVU won the series largely thanks to a spectacular comeback on Nuke. They were at a point trailing 2-11 on the Terrorist side but claimed the last two rounds and put together an impressive and convincing defense spearheaded by Olli "⁠sLowi⁠" Pitkänen to clinch the opening map.

A close loss on Mirage followed despite another late comeback attempt from a 7-13 deficit before the Finnish squad closed out the series with a 16-10 victory on Train, where Eetu "⁠sAw⁠" Saha and company were in the driving seat for the majority of the map.