paiN Gaming win Fragadelphia Invitational Fall 2021, to the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown

Four teams have advanced to the playoffs, but only one could become the winner and get themselves a berth at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown.

Party Astronauts ran a solid Overpass, once again showcasing paiN Gaming’s weaknesses on the map and then jumped to a “6-1” early lead on Nuke, looking to sweep the set. The Brazilians, however, were not deterred and won the half before running away with the map, “16-8” and then scoring a nearly flawless Dust2, “16-4”, for the “2-1” series win and the slot in the finals. Extra Salt looked poised to join them early, as they stole GODSENT’s Dust2 with a “16-12”, but “TACO”’s team ran over them on Nuke, “16-4”, forcing a decider. Vertigo, however, was not much of a battle after all, as Extra Salt advanced with a relatively easy “16-7”, “2-1”.

The North American team kept attacking with a monstrous “16-7” on Inferno, but this time Vertigo slipped away from them, as paiN Gaming equalized the score after a “16-6”. Back and forth on Ancient to start the game, it looked like Extra Salt had enough to finish the job, as they led “14-10”, but it was paiN, who hit the match point first, even if Extra Salt still forced an overtime. There, once again, Extra Salt looked in control before “hardzao” clutched a monster “1v3” to set up his team for success, “19-17”, “2-1”, as paiN Gaming secured the coveted spot at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown.