The European regional qualifying round of IEM Dallas 2025 is coming to an end, and on February 11, the two teams reached the defeated branch final. After the tense matches, Astralis and Heroic won the right to confront each other in the final of the losing branch to compete the final place to attend the main tournament.

Stressful competition day

This is a challenging day for many teams, especially Astralis, when they have to play three series and won three important victories. The Danish team defeated Zero Tenacity in turn, then passed Betboom, and in the decisive match of the losing branch, they defeated Metizport.

In the opposite direction, Heroic also had an excellent competition day. They defeated Big before winning 2-0 overwhelming against Metizport, giving the opponent chance.

The battle at the branch lost

The tournament is organized in the Double-Elimination format, which means that the teams will have the second chance after losing in the winning branch. Astralis, after failing in the previous rounds, started his journey at the losing branch with a convincing victory against Zero Tenacity, then continued to defeat Betboom in a stressful match.

Heroic, also missed the opportunity to enter the next round through the winning branch, starting the battle at the branch lost by 2-1 victory over Big. After that, the team from Norway continued to show strong performance when it was easy to defeat Metizport to enter the final of the losing branch.

Losing branch final: The last chance to go to IEM Dallas 2025

On February 12, the final of the loss between Astralis and Heroic will take place. The winning team will win the last capacity to attend the IEM Dallas 2025, along with the teams that have passed the qualifying round including Team Falcons, BC.Game Esports, 3DMAX and Gamerlegion.

Thus, the last ticket will be disputed between two legendary teams, names that have never been used to being absent from major tournaments. Will Heroic prove her strength, or will Astralis win the upcoming confrontation? We will have the answer today.