HEROIC Beat 100 Thieves to Win Stake Pulse Beat II

HEROIC have won the Stake Pulse Beat II Counter-Strike 2 tournament. In the grand final in Stockholm, the team defeated 100 Thieves 2:1, coming back after losing the opening map.

The series began on Dust2, where 100 Thieves came out on top 13:8. The team was also close to victory on Ancient: after recovering from a 5:7 deficit, 100 Thieves reached championship point thanks to a six-round winning streak. However, HEROIC refused to let their opponents close out the match, tied the score, and eventually won the map in double overtime 19:17.

Inferno became the deciding map, and HEROIC gave their opponents almost no chance. The team opened with an 11:0 lead and eventually closed the map 13:4. nilo and MartinezSa sealed the series by winning a 2v3 clutch.

Brollan was HEROIC’s highest-rated player in the final with a 1.34 rating. MartinezSa finished the series at 1.14, while susp posted 1.09. For 100 Thieves, rain had the best rating at 1.12.

For HEROIC, this trophy became their second LAN victory since the summer roster changes, when Brollan and MartinezSa joined the team. The squad had previously won Stake Ranked Episode 3 in Barcelona.

The victory in Stockholm allowed HEROIC to climb ten places to 17th in the world ranking, while moving up to 13th in Europe.

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Despite the loss, 100 Thieves also improved their position in the VRS. The team gained 127 points and climbed 14 places to 27th in the world.