s1mple and BC.Game Qualify for Stake Pulse 3 on Eighth Attempt

Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev and BC.Game have finally secured a spot at a LAN tournament after winning an open qualifier for Stake Pulse 3 in Sweden.

The team succeeded on its eighth attempt after previously losing seven consecutive open qualifiers. BC.Game earned its place at Stake Pulse 3 by winning the second open qualification tournament.

In the qualifier final, s1mple and his teammates faced Sashi, who were ranked 55th in the world by HLTV at the time. BC.Game won the best-of-three series 2-1 to secure their place at the main event.

Stake Pulse 3 will be held on LAN in Sweden from October 12 to 17, with participating teams competing for an $80,000 prize pool.

Stake Pulse 3 Team List

• 100 Thieves

• 3DMAX

• Alliance

• Astralis

• B8

• Apogee

• Fnatic

• HEROIC

• HOTU

• Inner Circle

• JiJieHao

• MIBR

• Ninjas in Pyjamas

• Team Liquid

• Sangal

• BC.Game

BC.Game currently sit 52nd in the HLTV world ranking and 42nd in the Valve Regional Standings.

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After seven unsuccessful open qualifier runs, the eighth attempt finally delivered a LAN spot for s1mple and BC.Game, who will now travel to Sweden to compete at Stake Pulse 3.