s1mple’s Team Starts ESL Challenger League Season 50: Europe – Cup #3 With a Loss

Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev and his team BCGame failed to kick off the playoffs of ESL Challenger League Season 50: Europe – Cup #3 in CS2 with a victory. In the opening round of the upper bracket, the squad lost to RUBY with a score of 1:2 and will now continue their run through the lower bracket.

The series started well for BCGame on Nuke, where s1mple’s team dominated and closed the map 13:5. However, their opponents managed to turn things around on the following maps: RUBY claimed Mirage (13:11) and Ancient (13:11), sending the star-studded roster down to the elimination bracket.

In the next round, RUBY will face the winner of ESC Gaming vs. Nexus Gaming, while BCGame will fight to stay alive in the lower bracket.

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ESL Challenger League Season 50: Europe – Cup #3 takes place October 5–20 online. Teams are competing for a $25,000 prize pool and a chance to qualify for larger events later this season.