{"id":41175,"date":"2025-02-17T19:17:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T00:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=41175"},"modified":"2025-02-17T19:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T00:17:41","slug":"eternal-fire-falcons-pain-advance-to-pgl-cluj-napoca-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/eternal-fire-falcons-pain-advance-to-pgl-cluj-napoca-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Eternal Fire, Falcons &#038; paiN advance to PGL Cluj-Napoca playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Team Falcons overcame a map deficit to defeat MOUZ 2-1 (8-13, 13-10, 13-8), earning their playoff spot at <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/pgl-cluj-napoca\/\" title=\"PGL Cluj-Napoca betting guide\">PGL Cluj-Napoca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a slow start, the Damjan &#8220;kyxsan&#8221; Stoilkovski-led <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> team excelled on their terrorist sides on Mirage and Ancient.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul &#8220;degster&#8221; Gasanov starred with a 1.17 rating, benefiting from a team strategy focused on maximising his impact.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfaf <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FalconsEsport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FalconsEsport<\/a> join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaZeEsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FaZeEsports<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1mongolz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@1mongolz<\/a> in the BTarena for the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 Playoffs! \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Secure your spot NOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VWK9z2Y3d8\">https:\/\/t.co\/VWK9z2Y3d8<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PGLClujNapoca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PGLClujNapoca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x7CGph97Tj\">pic.twitter.com\/x7CGph97Tj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGL (@pglesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pglesports\/status\/1891488907897737636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>MOUZ dominated Dust2 but faltered on Mirage and Ancient, with inconsistent counter-terrorsit performances and a costly 0-8 start on Ancient.<\/p>\n<p>Now in the 2-2 pool, MOUZ face a do-or-die match against Virtus.pro to reach the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Eternal Fire secured a playoff spot after a hard-fought 2-1 (13-10, 5-13, 13-11) win over 3DMAX.<\/p>\n<p>Samet &#8220;jottAAA&#8221; 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PGL (@pglesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pglesports\/status\/1891575119513813337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Captain Rodrigo &#8220;biguzera&#8221; Bittencourt celebrated the milestone, reflecting on integrating dav1deuS and adjusting strategies for the Chilean rifler&#8217;s aggressive style.<\/p>\n<p>Nqz&#8217;s consistent performances have been pivotal, boasting a 1.19 rating over 11 maps.<\/p>\n<p>In the elimination matches, BIG and SAW kept their PGL Cluj-Napoca campaign alive with victories over Wildcard and Complexity, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>A dominant Ancient saw BIG exploit Wildcard&#8217;s defensive weaknesses, but Wildcard responded strongly on Inferno, surging to an 11-5 lead before costly counter-terrorist side aggression allowed BIG back into the game.<\/p>\n<p>Nuke was a tense battle, but Wildcard squandered multiple man-advantages, paving the way for BIG&#8217;s triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Marcel &#8220;hyped&#8221; K\u00f6hn shone throughout, particularly with crucial AWP plays on Nuke, while Jon &#8220;JDC&#8221; de Castro and Karim &#8220;Krimbo&#8221; Moussa provided essential support.<\/p>\n<p>Wildcard&#8217;s promising 2025 start, including a Frost and Fire title, has been overshadowed by poor results, now standing at 2-8 in their last three events.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, BIG&#8217;s new lineup appears promising, addressing their AWP dilemma post-Florian &#8220;syrsoN&#8221; Rische era and showing potential for a return to form.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udca5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawggofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sawggofficial<\/a> Survive \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexityCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ComplexityCS<\/a> Are Out! \u274c<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf SAW: Move to 2W-2L \u2013 still in the fight for the Playoffs! \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9\ud83d\udd25<br \/>\ud83e\udde8Complexity is eliminated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PGLClujNapoca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PGLClujNapoca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F69fXh00mc\">pic.twitter.com\/F69fXh00mc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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