KerchNET had with a victory against Alternate really put a lot of thoughts on peoples mind, one of them being fnatic crashing in the group stage.

In two matches, fnatic had gotten zero points. The first three points has however been secured, as they just won against KerchNET. In a match where fnatic was in desperate need of a win, KerchNET got to start on the stronger CT side. This did however not affect fnatic much, as they delivered a strong T side, producing a 8-7 lead at halftime.

As CT, things rolled for fnatic. The rounds kept ticking their way, at the score 16-11 fnatic cashed in the first win at Global Challenge Dubai, defeating KerchNET in their third map of the group stage.

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KerchNET was defeated with a overall score of 19-11, putting fnatic on the board with just three points, in three matches. The group is still wide open, looking at who can advance. The only Emirate team in the group, being Assassins List, is still without points and it is safe to say, that it is between the five other teams to decide which team will advance directly and who will play relegation stage.


fnatic to advance after all, or crash in the group stage?

Alternate and Assassins List is currently playing the last match of Group A for the day, soon to come will be Group B, seeing likes of SK Gaming, Virtus.pro, k23, mousesports, Vitriolic and IMPULSE.