A three-map match called for Stanislaw and his teammates.

Wildcard defeated Passion UA ​​in a tense three-map series (Inferno 13-6, Mirage 6-13, Ancient 16-13) to claim the final spot in the Qualifiers and become the fifth team of the region The Americas participate in the second phase of the Major.

The series was played at a high tempo as both captains chose to play fast on the T (attack) side, but Peter "⁠stanislaw⁠" Jarguz's team used their experience to win.

"Now the pressure is completely gone," an excited Tim "⁠susp⁠" Ångström shared in the post-match interview. "Our first goal is to make it to the Major. Now, we will play comfortably and have fun."

For Passion UA, this was a sad end after a great performance in Shanghai. The young team from Ukraine pulled off a big surprise by overcoming teams like Astralis to reach the Opening Round and can boast of wins over Complexity and BIG at the Major stage.

"This is a very good result for us, and we need to realize that," Mikhaylo "⁠Kane⁠" Blagin told HLTV. "Before this tournament, we only played online matches in EPL or CCT tournaments, which are level three and level two.

"People think we're just online players, or using the radar [laughs], but actually we put in a lot of effort. All we want is to go to big tournaments and have a chance." compete against the best teams."

The match began on the Inferno map, where Wildcard displayed excellent T play with a score of 11-1. They were superior and thanks to Aran "⁠Sonic⁠" Groesbeek and susp, they saved the day with three 1v2 situations to maintain a big advantage before entering the second half.

Although Passion UA ​​won the pistol round and cut the score to 6-11, Love "⁠phzy⁠" Smidebrant shined with AWP, scoring four kills in two rounds to help his team win and send the match to the tournament. Mirage stuff.

However, Mirage, a map that Wildcard often bans, did not smile on stanislaw's team. Although they chased closely in the CT half and were only two rounds behind entering the second half, Passion UA ​​showed impressive performance to win overwhelmingly 13-6.

The decisive map is Ancient, which is chaotic from start to finish. Passion UA ​​continued to lead two rounds entering the second half, before a series of individual moments appeared, such as Nikita "⁠jackasmo⁠" Skyba successfully clutched a 1v2 and overturned the 2v4 situation, sending the match into extra time. .

However, in extra time, inexperience made Passion UA ​​pay the price. Stanislaw scored 27 kills and came up with excellent strategies in the final stages, helping his team win and surprisingly qualify for the Qualifying Round.