Today Brazilian team 9z took out Virtus.pro from ESL Pro League Season 18 in the first round of the championship playoffs!

The match was very tense and difficult for the two teams, but still 9z managed to come out of this confrontation victorious with a score of 2:1.

The first map of the confrontation was Mirage, which ended only after the end of the thirtieth round, namely 9z won with a score of 16:14!

The second map was Inferno, where Virtus.pro did a little better and won 16:10.

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After exchanging maps, the teams went to Overpass, which was won by 9z with a score of 16:14!

What's next?

Team Virtus.pro left the tournament in 13-16th place and took home $20,000.

But 9z made it to the 12 Round playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 18, where they will play tomorrow against Movistar Riders for a spot in the quarterfinals of the tournament!

EPL S18 takes place from August 30 to October 1 in Malta. The teams are playing for a prize pool of $850k. The champion will also get slots to BLAST Premier: World Final 2023 and IEM Katowice 2024. You can follow the schedule and results of the tournament at the link.