Today the Brazilian organization 9z knocked the Norwegian organization Apeks out of the ESL Pro League Season 18!

How was the match?

It can be said that the match went one-way for team 9z! The Brazilians rolled over their opponents with a score of 2:0!

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The first map of the confrontation was Overpass (9z’s pick). Here, the Brazilians easily defeated their opponents with a score of 16:8!

The second map of this competition was Mirage (Apeks’ pick). Watching this match, it felt like team Apeks wasn't on the server at all. In the end, 9z came out victorious with a score of 16:9!

The award for the best player of the match went to 9z's lurker Franco "dgt" Garcia, as his average rating over the two maps was 7.2!

What's next?

9z advanced to the last chance bracket final, where they will play against 5yclone for a spot in the ESL Pro League Season 18 playoffs, today at 20:30!

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Meanwhile, Apeks have left the tournament, securing the 21st-28th place and taking home $8,000.

After this match, the tournament bracket looks like this:

EPL S18 is taking place from August 30 to October 1. Teams are fighting for a prize pool of $850 thousand. The champion will also receive spots at BLAST Premier: World Final 2023 and IEM Katowice 2024. You can track the schedule and results of the competition through the link.