Grayhound Gaming defeated FORZE in the Challengers stage at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 for CS:GO. The result of the meeting on Mirage was 16:14. The team led by Josh "INS" Potter made an incredible comeback from a score of 2:13.

The MVP title in this match was earned by Alistair aliStair Johnston. The Australian professional player scored a K/D of 28/14 and dealt an average of 87 damage per round.

You can check out the full statistics of the match here.

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In a parallel match, Apeks proved to be stronger than Team Liquid. The meeting on the Ancient map ended with a score of 16:12. Damjan kyx Stoilkovski's team now has a record of 1:0.

Despite the defeat, the best player of the match with a rating of 7.5 was Jonathan EliGE Jablonowski. His K/D ratio was 27/19. The American esports athlete demonstrated a form that was 22% better than his average over the last six months.

Detailed statistics of the confrontation are available at the link.

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The second round of the Challengers stage

In the second round of the Challengers stage, Grayhound will play against Apeks, and FORZE will meet Liquid. Both matches are scheduled for May 8th at 21:00 Moscow time.

The BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 is taking place from May 8th to May 21st in France. Teams are competing for a prize pool of $1.25 million. The champion will also receive spots at IEM Cologne 2023 and BLAST Premier: World Final 2023. The schedule and results of the Major can be tracked through the link.