{"id":39696,"date":"2024-11-20T19:52:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T00:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=39696"},"modified":"2024-11-20T19:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T00:52:07","slug":"fnatic-gamerlegion-snatch-final-europe-a-shanghai-major-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/fnatic-gamerlegion-snatch-final-europe-a-shanghai-major-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Fnatic &#038; GamerLegion snatch final Europe A Shanghai Major places"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/perfect-world-shanghai-major\/\" title=\"Perfect World Shanghai Major betting guide\">Perfect World Shanghai Major<\/a> qualification journey came to a thrilling conclusion in Europe RMR A, with high-stakes matches determining the final teams to secure their spots.<\/p>\n<p>BetBoom Team ousted SAW in a 2-0 series (13-9 on Vertigo, 13-9 on Ancient) in the 2-2 pool, denying the Portuguese squad their Major dreams.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShanghaiMajor2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShanghaiMajor2024<\/a> Europe RMR Group A 2-2 Bracket: BetBoom defeats SAW 2-0, eliminating SAW with a 2-3 record, while BetBoom&#39;s qualification is still pending the remaining matches.<\/p>\n<p>More Moments here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ng05IqwNa8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ng05IqwNa8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LYLy5UGdSv\">pic.twitter.com\/LYLy5UGdSv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CS_PerfectWorld\/status\/1859084672648749394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite their win, BetBoom\u2019s journey wasn&#8217;t over, as their Buchholz score required them to fight for the seventh and final RMR spot at the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a> Major later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>SAW\u2019s campaign was rocky, starting with a loss to SINNERS Esports before rebounding against UNiTY esports and Team Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>However, back-to-back defeats to Natus Vincere and BetBoom ended their hopes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite an earlier ESL Challenger Katowice triumph with newcomer Andr\u00e9 &#8220;\u2060Ag1l\u2060&#8221; Gil, SAW\u2019s lack of defensive cohesion and tactical depth proved costly, particularly on Vertigo, where they failed to secure a single counter-terrorist round.<\/p>\n<p>BetBoom showcased exceptional composure, with Vladislav &#8220;nafany&#8221; Gorshkov leading the charge on Vertigo to secure a 10-round streak comeback, and Aleksandr &#8220;\u2060KaiR0N-\u2060&#8221; Anashkin and zorte dominating on Ancient to seal the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Fnatic narrowly qualified for the Major with a nail-biting 2-1 win over Dynamo Eclot (13-4 Ancient, 11-13 Inferno, 19-17 Nuke).<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin &#8220;blameF&#8221; Bremer delivered a heroic performance, tallying 103.3 ADR, 12 opening duels without loss, and a 1.59 rating on Nuke.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fnatic defeats ECLOT 2-1 in overtime, securing a spot at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShanghaiMajor2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShanghaiMajor2024<\/a> with a 3-2 record in Europe RMR Group A and the highest Buchholz score! <\/p>\n<p>More Moments here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ng05IqwNa8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ng05IqwNa8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rif3TwEOKP\">pic.twitter.com\/Rif3TwEOKP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CS_PerfectWorld\/status\/1859156688508756319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The series was a rollercoaster.<\/p>\n<p>Fnatic dominated on Ancient but stumbled on Inferno due to repeated defensive lapses.<\/p>\n<p>Nuke, the decider, saw Eclot come within inches of victory, but Fnatic clawed back from a 12-15 deficit, surviving double overtime to secure their Major berth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From chokers to qualifiers,&#8221; said a relieved Alexandre &#8220;bodyy&#8221; Pianaro, emphasising the mental toll and resilience it took to overcome the challenges.<\/p>\n<p>GamerLegion claimed the final Shanghai Major spot after a 2-1 (12-16 on Ancient, 13-5 on Nuke and 13-9 on Mirage) victory over BetBoom in the seventh-place decider.<\/p>\n<p>The young squad&#8217;s run, starting with a 0-2 record, culminated in a remarkable comeback with wins over UNiTY, Falcons, SINNERS, and finally BetBoom.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GamerLegion defeats BB 2-1 and qualifies for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShanghaiMajor2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShanghaiMajor2024<\/a>!<br \/>Vitality, MOUZ, NAVI, FaZe, Cloud9, Fnatic, and GL have all secured their spots from Europe RMR Group A. Congratulations to all!\ud83e\udd73<br \/>Tomorrow at 12:00 PM, Europe RMR Group B will kick off. Stay tuned! <\/p>\n<p>More\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RDylWNF9QY\">pic.twitter.com\/RDylWNF9QY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CS_PerfectWorld\/status\/1859275633018405302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>BetBoom took Ancient after GamerLegion squandered an 11-5 lead.<\/p>\n<p>However, GamerLegion bounced back with a dominant Nuke showing and edged out BetBoom in a tense Mirage decider, thanks to Timur &#8220;FL4MUS&#8221; Marev\u2019s aggression and key late-round plays.<\/p>\n<p>For GamerLegion, this marked a milestone as four rookies\u2014FL4MUS, Henrich &#8220;sl3nd&#8221; Hevesi, Sebastian &#8220;Tauson&#8221; Tauson, and Erik &#8220;ztr&#8221; Gustafsson\u2014earned their first Major appearances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is my life,&#8221; said an emotional ztr, reflecting on the team\u2019s resilience and energy.<\/p>\n<p>BetBoom\u2019s loss was heartbreaking, particularly for nafany, who fell just short of Major qualification yet again, continuing a streak of near-misses from past campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/cs2-shanghai-major-europe-b-rmr-betting-tips-november-21\/\" title=\"Europe B RMR betting tips\">Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe B RMR<\/a> kicks off on Thursday, November 21, with each of the 16 teams playing their first two best-of-one matches.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final day of the Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe A RMR concluded with Fnatic and GamerLegion securing their spots in the opening stage of the Major.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":39135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3165,3111,2612,109,2620,3772,3796,1333],"class_list":["post-39696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-betboom-team","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-dynamo-eclot","tag-fnatic","tag-gamerlegion","tag-perfect-world-shanghai-major","tag-perfect-world-shanghai-major-europe-a-rmr","tag-saw"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39696"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39696"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39698,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39696\/revisions\/39698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}