We’re in the Europe Regional Final

13⁠–⁠2. That’s how the last map of the Cup #11 final ended, and it’s the score that sends us to the ESL Challenger League Europe Regional Final in December.

We won Cup #11 of Season 52 on 9 November, first out of 16 teams, with $4,000 to show for it. The final against FOKUS didn’t start well: they took Ancient 13⁠–⁠7. We answered with Dust2 13⁠–⁠7 and then Cache 13⁠–⁠2, which is about as clear as a deciding map gets.

The rest of the run wasn’t pretty either. We lost 0⁠–⁠2 to Alliance in our group, had to beat 6yuBoJlbl twice just to reach the playoffs, and went to a third map against OG and Aimclub too. That’s 17 maps in three days. More than strictly necessary, but we’re not complaining.

We also did it without rim3. Visa issues are keeping him out, and we’re playing the rest of the season without him until they’re solved. In his place, Viktor ‘Br4tkO’ Kondratets, a 19-year-old Ukrainian rifler, finished the final with a 1.21 rating. Only Alan ‘flayy’ Krupa did better, with 1.37. Thank you, Br4tkO.

The Regional Final is played online from 14 to 18 December: 16 teams, a double-elimination bracket, best-of-three matches and a best-of-five grand final. Fnatic, Br4tkO’s former team, are already in. The winner takes $2,000 and a place in ESL Pro League Season 25. We’d like that place, please.

Full results are on Liquipedia, and the stats from the final are on HLTV.