Monte players won a coveted slot in the ESL Pro League Season 18 playoffs by beating MIBR in the bottom bracket final of Group B. The same team had previously beaten the Ukrainian team in the middle bracket with a score of 2:1, but today the Brazilians were destroyed, scoring only 9 rounds in all bo3.

It is worth noting that every Monte player won at least one clutch during the match. The most spectacular of them was a 1v3 clutch from sdy to Anubis for the CT side.

In the other match, Volodymyr "Woro2k" Veletniuk , who now combines the duties of sniper and captain, became the MVP by a small margin. He managed to make 40 frags with 18 deaths, 12 multi-kills, and reached a rating of 7.7.

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MIBR took 17th-20th place in the tournament, sharing it with GamerLegion. They also received $15,000 in prize money.

Apart from Monte, MOUZ, BIG, and ENCE have previously advanced to the playoffs from Group B. The matches of the next group will start on September 13. It will feature NAVI, FaZe, and other teams.

EPL S18 takes place from August 30 to October 1. The teams are competing for a prize pool of $850 thousand. The champion will also receive quotas to BLAST Premier: World Final 2023 and IEM Katowice 2024. The schedule and results of the competition can be tracked here.