ECSTATIC became the champions of the closed qualification for ESL Challenger Melbourne and went to the tournament.

In the final, ECSTATIC defeated the team of Viktor TaZ Vojtas, HONORIS, with a score of 2-1. The Polish team stops short of a Major event for the second time.

TaZ is still in great shape

Among all HONORIS players, TaZ was the brightest in the final qualification. And this is extremely surprising because the player is already 36 years old. At the same time, in the match against ECSTATIC, he was the only player on his team who performed better than his average form. And the growth of TaZ's form in this match is the highest among all players.

The Pole showed himself exceptionally well on the first map, on which all his teammates failed, and he performed well. As a result, he finished this map with a rating of 6.1.

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HONORIS made a comeback on the last map

HONORIS were not just one step away from getting into ESL Challenger Melbourne but were three rounds away from qualifying for the event. At the end of the third Vertigo card, the Poles were leading 13-10. And everything spoke of their victory, but ECSTATIC started their comeback from this score. After that, HONORIS didn't take a single round.

ECSTATIC played very well against the attack, not allowing the Poles to control the map, and at some point, HONORIS completely lost the economy and lost the map 16-13 — an extreme double defeat for the Poles.

When does ESL Challenger Melbourne start?

ESL Challenger Melbourne, with the participation of ECSTATIC starting on April 28, 6 out of 8 tournament participants are currently determined.