HAVU, after defeating GamerLegion in the decisive match, secured first place in Group A at the Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 LAN tournament in Finland. This success guaranteed them a spot in the playoffs and a chance to compete for the main prize of the tournament amounting to $100,000.

HAVU's first victory was against the team ENCE in a BO1 format on the map Nuke, with a score of 13:5. After that, they faced GamerLegion in a tense BO3 match. The first map, Ancient, ended with a score of 13:10 in favor of HAVU, but GamerLegion managed to defeat the Finnish team on Overpass with a score of 13:5. In the decider on Nuke, HAVU made a comeback from a score of 4:10, winning nine rounds in a row.

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The Finnish team advanced to the semifinals of the tournament, where they will meet the team that takes second place in Group B. This guarantees the team a prize of at least $15,000. GamerLegion, in turn, has not left the tournament and will play the day after tomorrow against the winner of the ENCE/fnatic match, which will take place today.

Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 is a significant tournament in the esports calendar, attracting attention not only because of its substantial prize pool of $200,000, but also due to the participation of three top 10 ESL ranking teams: MOUZ, ENCE, and Complexity. A total of eight teams are participating in the tournament, divided into two groups. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group will proceed to the playoffs.