IKLA destroyed the Falcons at the tier-2 tournament - the new top team of Ukraine or the French were just unprepared?

Right now there is a small tier-2 tournament for $80,000 Thunderpick Bitcoin Series Season 2, which is visited by a large number of tier-2 and tier-3 teams with updated lineups. One of these was Falcons, the renewed French team who didn’t have a chance against the promising Ukrainian team IKLA. What happened in the match?

What roster were the Falcons in?

The Falcons updated their roster during the French reshuffle - Alexandre bodyy Pianaro replaced Ali hAdji Hainouss. At the same time, most likely, these are not the last changes in the team lineup because, according to rumors, hAdji was removed from the main line-up due to a conflict with bodyy and was not replaced by him.

However, the Falcons have really stepped up, while nothing has changed at IKLA since the creation of the organization with that name. Also, we should not forget about Kenny kennyS Shrub in the Falcons, the player showed excellent shape after joining the team.

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What happened in the match?

Let's begin with the fact that the IKLA vs Falcons match is very important in terms of the tournament situation. This is the upper semifinal of the Play-In, only two teams from this stage will be able to go to the playoffs, so the competition is very high.

However, things went wrong for the Falcons on the first map because Kevin misutaaa Rabier couldn't take part in it, and the French had to play with a stand-in. Of course, IKLA took advantage of the situation and won the first game during which Vladislav Kvem Korolj finished the map with a rating of 7.6.

After misuuta came back to the server, the situation improved for Falcons. The second map turned out to be way more competitive, however, IKLA did not let go of the match and finished the map 16-14. Kirill s4ltovsk1yy Litvinov became the best player with a score of 7.5.

IKLA - a new top team in Ukraine?

With this result, IKLA showed that they are capable of winning against strong tier-2 teams. Yes, the Falcons had problems with the missing player on the first map but on the second map the Ukrainians managed to jump above the French head. IKLA is indeed in the top 3 of the best Ukrainian teams along with NAVI and Monte.

The most important tournament for the team will be the RMR open qualifier for BLAST.tv Paris Major. This is a tournament that will determine the position of IKLA on the world stage.

When IKLA are having their next match?

IKLA continues its performance at Thunderpick Bitcoin Series Season 2 and will take part in the upper final of the Play-In in the coming days. All information about the event is on its page.