After struggling a hiccup initially of the FISSURE Playground 2 (FPG2) double-elimination playoffs, the Dota 2 world champions, Crew Falcons, bounced again with vigor.
FPG2 was the primary S-Tier LAN occasion to wrap up after The Worldwide 2025 (TI14). For Crew Falcons, it was an opportunity to point out energy because the TI14 champions and declare one other piece of silverware for his or her big trophy cupboard.
Crew Falcon’s Flies Via LB at FPG2
Within the group stage, Falcons confirmed no mercy, going up 3-0 to earn a spot within the playoffs stage, beating MOUZ, Crew Liquid, and BetBoom Crew. Earlier than the playoffs obtained underway, their midlaner, Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak, acquired an account ban, however the difficulty was rapidly resolved, and the participant was cleared of any wrongdoing.
The TI14 winners clearly had the starvation for one more trophy after lifting the Aegis of Champions. Nevertheless, MOUZ took revenge for the 2-1 group stage defeat, smashing Crew Falcons 2-0 within the higher bracket quarterfinals.
Within the decrease bracket, going through doable elimination in every best-of-three match, Crew Falcons powered up.
The reigning champions dispatched three top-ranked squads in a row, beginning with a 2-1 win over Tundra Esports, then Crew Spirit with a 2-1, and a 2-1 reverse-sweep towards Crew Liquid.
To assert a spot within the grand last of FPG2, Falcons put an finish to Crew Yandex’s spectacular underdog story with a clear 2-0 win within the decrease bracket last.
Within the best-of-five grand last of FPG2, it was BetBoom Crew who drew first blood. Nevertheless, Crew Falcons wouldn’t be denied one other trophy, exhibiting their big-match temperament to win three video games in a row and shut out the sequence 3-1 for a decisive win.
On stage through the winner celebrations, Andreas “Cr1t-” Nielsen defined that Crew Falcons had been on the sting of defeat earlier than, however that he was glad they “stored their cool” to make a decrease bracket run. Jingjun “Sneyking” Wu additional famous that he thinks they” might have misplaced each step of the way in which,” and that it was one of many hardest tournaments for the workforce, so far.
Crew Falcons is simply two wins away from claiming one other trophy. The powerhouse squad is sitting fairly at BLAST Slam IV’s playoffs stage, awaiting their opponents within the semifinals after topping the group stage.
They’ll compete within the semifinals on November 8 on the Singapore Indoor Stadium, and in the event that they win, they’ll struggle for the trophy within the grand last on November 9.
