forZe secure Major qualification, Unique knocked out

forZe's 2-1 reverse sweep over SAW ensure them a slot at the upcoming Major.

After a well-earned victory over SAW, the Andrey "⁠Jerry⁠" Mekhryakov-led team booked their place at the PGL Major Antwerp. forZe's 3-1 standing in the Swiss stage of the Europe Regional Major Rankings A ensure them at least a Challengers stage berth and a chance at securing a Legends spot.

On the other hand, Unique's 0-2 loss to OG ends their Regional Major Ranking campaign after managing just a single win throughout the event.

forZe got off to a dominant start on SAW's map pick of Nuke, scoring eight of the first ten rounds as they took an 8-2 lead. Christopher "⁠MUTiRiS⁠" Fernandes rallied his team as they clawed their way back into the game by winning the last five rounds of the half, only trailing their Russian opponents by one heading into halftime. The second period was a more competitive outing early on, as neither side could get an edge over the other. In the end, it was SAW who sealed the narrow 16-14 win on Nuke to give them a 1-0 series advantage.

Dust2 kicked off in forZe's favor as the Russians secured the first five rounds to go up 5-0. SAW were constantly overwhelmed by forZe's attacks and couldn't find their groove as they trailed 3-12 after 15 rounds. Aleksandr "⁠KENSI⁠" Gurkin empowered his squad to quickly put an end to their map pick and force a decider on Inferno.

The opening half of the third and final map saw a commanding performance from forZe, whose nearly flawless defense gave them a significant 12-3 lead going into halftime. Even as SAW took the first two rounds after the break, forZe were able to convert a force-buy and ultimately close out both the map 16-5, and the series 2-1.

In their elimination matchup, OG put Unique on the back foot early by denying their opponents' attacks as the defenders and attaining a comfortable 10-5 lead after the first half. Despite a closer second half, Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković and his squad were able to clinch the 16-10 victory on Overpass and secure a crucial 1-0 advantage heading into OG's map pick.

Ancient was a back-and-forth affair between Unique and OG in the opening six rounds, with the score deadlocked at 3-3. Aman "⁠ice⁠" Seitkaliyev's crew were able to pull ahead, winning seven out of the remaining nine rounds to find themselves up 10-5 at the switch. OG quickly turned the tides of the match, as they erased their deficit and won 11 out of 12 rounds played on their CT side to cap off a remarkable comeback and keep their Major aspirations alive.

The Swiss series standings so far are as follows: