ENCE was always in a chase mode throughout the series as HEROIC took their spot at the Espoo arena.

HEROIC topped Group B at Espoo

HEROIC joined The MongolZ as the top seeds at the Elisa Masters Espoo semi-finals after winning against Rebels and ENCE in the group stage.

A strong start on all three maps gave the European team a perfect record at Espoo, but qualifying for the playoffs did not come easily as HEROIC struggled to close out matches despite having a large lead.

In the best-of-one opening match against the Rebels, HEROIC relied on Poland's hasty attack in round 19 and a perfect lineup from Kyxsan in round 23 to turn the tide after a poor start on the other side. CT of Anubis.

They then nearly let go of their 12-4 advantage on Vertigo against ENCE, but finally ended the match after 6 unsuccessful attempts with a rush through smoke at the Ramp. On map Nuke, it was a similar story, with a tackle by Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski in a 3v5 situation at bombsite B preventing the home team from going to overtime from an 11-3 advantage. .

Unable to complete the victory, ENCE fell into the deciding match of Group B to face the winner of the match between Rebels and 9z.

Meanwhile, HEROIC awaits the results of the match between JANO and B8 on Friday to determine its opponent in the semi-finals on Saturday.