AGO advance to Global Challenge playoffs over Space Soldiers
AGO began their Group A winner's match against Space Soldiers with a Terrorist side first round win, which Damian "Furlan" Kislowski and Tomasz "phr" Wójcik converted into two more. Space Soldiers managed to win round five, but were immediately reset, with Furlan leading AGO to a huge lead. Engin "MAJ3R" Küpeli and Buğra "Calyx" Arkın allowed Space Soldiers a small chance at the end of the half, ending with a 3-12 score.
Space Soldiers won the all important second half pistol on Cobblestone, and began a strong comeback. With Ismailcan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş at the helm, Space Soldiers brought the round deficit down to just one round, with XANTARES picking up an ace on the way. A close clutch by phr kept AGO in the lead, and GruBy helped to convert the final three rounds and win the map 16-11.
With this win, AGO moves on to the Global Challenge playoffs where they will face off against the second seed from Group B. Space Soldiers will await the winner of the Group A elimination match to decide the other team who will advance to playoffs from Group A.