Astralis, GamerLegion, and fnatic are one best-of-three defeat away from elimination.

Bad News Eagles, Spirit, and B8 all claimed their second victories at the Europe Regional Major Ranking tournament to kick off the third round of matches. The Kosovar squad delivered a near-flawless performance and barely broke a sweat in their 16-3 thrashing of Astralis, B8 were in the drivers' seat all throughout their game against fnatic and took home the 16-9 victory, while Spirit edged out GamerLegion 22-20 in a double-OT thriller.

Astralis, GamerLegion, and fnatic are now in the 1-2 pool and will be fighting for their RMR lives. While the stakes may be high for all three teams, Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander's side are now under the threat of missing out on the top-24 stage of a Major for the first time in the organization's history.

If Astralis fail to reach IEM Rio, Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth will also lose his record of placing in the top-24 stage of a CS:GO Major for the first time since the game's release.

s1ren's 40-bomb drove Spirit to a comeback victory

Bad News Eagles dominated their third round matchup as the Kosovar squad took home a 16-3 win over Astralis. gla1ve's side were bested at every corner as the attackers and lost 11 consecutive rounds before finally scoring their first in the 12th.

The Danes entered halftime down 2-13 and picked up the second pistol, but their efforts just delayed the inevitable as Bad News Eagles put the game to bed in the next three rounds. Dionis "⁠sinnopsyy⁠" Budeci finished with a 28-7 K-D and 2.36 rating, with 26 of his kills coming in the first half of the game. Asger "⁠Farlig⁠" Jensen, meanwhile, had a miserable time on the server and ended with four kills and a dismal 0.16 rating.

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Bad News Eagles	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dionis 'sinnopsyy' Budecisinnopsyy	28 - 7	+21	122.4	2.36
Flatron 'juanflatroo' Halimijuanflatroo	25 - 8	+17	111.7	1.86
Genc 'gxx-' Kolgecigxx-	10 - 5	+5	68.6	1.31
Rigon 'rigoN' GashirigoN	11 - 12	-1	91.4	1.16
Sener 'SENER1' MahmutiSENER1	11 - 7	+4	67.3	1.15

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Mikkel 'MistR' ThomsenMistR	13 - 17	-4	78.4	0.75
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve	10 - 16	-6	55.5	0.64
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	6 - 17	-11	39.5	0.52
Benjamin 'blameF' BremerblameF	6 - 16	-10	51.6	0.50
Asger 'Farlig' JensenFarlig	4 - 19	-15	35.5	0.16

The first few rounds of the game went back-and-forth between both sides as Spirit held a narrow 4-2 advantage after six. From then on, GamerLegion asserted their dominance on the T side as they won nine unanswered rounds en route to an 11-4 lead at the break.

The tables completely turned after swapping sides, this time around it was Spirit who looked unstoppable as the attackers. The Russians won seven of the first nine rounds of the half before GamerLegion scored back-to-back to clinch map point. Kamil "⁠siuhy⁠" Szkaradek's team had several chances to close out the map, most notably in round 30 with an advantageous 3vs1 retake, but Spirit stood their ground and won the last four to force extra time.

Spirit finally sealed the comeback victory 22-20 after two tightly-contested sets of overtime. Frederik "⁠acoR⁠" Gyldstrand and Pavel "⁠S1ren⁠" Ogloblin were undeniably their teams' best fraggers throughout the game as the pair dropped 44 and 40 kills, respectively.

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Spirit	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Pavel 'S1ren' OgloblinS1ren	40 - 26	+14	89.0	1.41
Boris 'magixx' Vorobievmagixx	31 - 27	+4	90.7	1.25
Robert 'Patsi' IsyanovPatsi	32 - 31	+1	89.5	1.17
Leonid 'chopper' Vishnyakovchopper	30 - 32	-2	77.9	1.06
Ihor 'w0nderful' Zhdanovw0nderful	27 - 28	-1	63.5	1.04

GamerLegion	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Frederik 'acoR' GyldstrandacoR	44 - 28	+16	94.3	1.43
Mihai 'iM' IvaniM	27 - 30	-3	82.1	0.98
Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradeksiuhy	27 - 35	-8	84.9	0.92
Isak 'isak' Fahlénisak	25 - 31	-6	70.1	0.91
Nicolas 'Keoz' DgusKeoz	21 - 36	-15	65.8	0.71

B8 came out the gates swinging and streaked to an 8-2 lead over fnatic on Ancient. The European mix struggled to defend the bomb site all half, but eventually picked up the pace and claimed four of the last five rounds before the switch.

The Ukrainian squad continued their excellent form and won five straight coming out of halftime. William "⁠mezii⁠" Merriman's men fought back and scored the next three to increase their tally to nine, but B8's lead was too much to overcome in the end. Mykyta "⁠Hkta⁠" Reva's crew closed out Ancient 16-9 and are now one victory away from qualifying for IEM Rio.

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B8	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Alexey 'alex666' Yarmoshchukalex666	23 - 16	+7	100.1	1.51
Arseniy 'cptkurtka023' Derevinskiycptkurtka023	20 - 16	+4	92.7	1.30
Denys 'amster' Liashenkoamster	19 - 16	+3	85.6	1.24
Mykyta 'Hkta' RevaHkta	15 - 16	-1	68.8	0.98
Artem 'r1nkle' Morozr1nkle	9 - 15	-6	37.7	0.69

fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonKRIMZ	17 - 18	-1	93.8	1.12
Fredrik 'roeJ' JørgensenroeJ	17 - 16	+1	80.0	1.11
Nico 'nicoodoz' Tamjidinicoodoz	18 - 16	+2	70.8	1.05
William 'mezii' Merrimanmezii	13 - 16	-3	64.2	0.79
Dion 'FASHR' DerksenFASHR	13 - 20	-7	58.5	0.65

Mykyta 'Hkta' Reva Age: 22 Team: B8 Rating 1.0: 0.87 Maps played: 195 KPR: 0.59 DPR: 0.69 Dionis 'sinnopsyy' Budeci Age: 27 Team: Bad News Eagles Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 681 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.72 Pavel 'S1ren' Ogloblin Age: 20 Team: Spirit Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 207 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.66 Bad News Eagles #32 Rigon 'rigoN' GashiSener 'SENER1' MahmutiFlatron 'juanflatroo' HalimiDionis 'sinnopsyy' BudeciGenc 'gxx-' Kolgeci Spirit #15 Leonid 'chopper' VishnyakovBoris 'magixx' VorobievPavel 'S1ren' OgloblinRobert 'Patsi' IsyanovIhor 'w0nderful' Zhdanov Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradek Age: 20 Team: GamerLegion Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 542 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.70 Asger 'Farlig' Jensen Age: 23 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 763 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.63 Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander Age: 27 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 1723 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.66 Frederik 'acoR' Gyldstrand Age: 25 Team: GamerLegion Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 1072 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.63 Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth Age: 27 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 2016 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.61 B8 #69 Arseniy 'cptkurtka023' DerevinskiyDenys 'amster' LiashenkoAlexey 'alex666' YarmoshchukMykyta 'Hkta' RevaArtem 'r1nkle' Moroz fnatic #19 Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonDion 'FASHR' DerksenNico 'nicoodoz' TamjidiFredrik 'roeJ' JørgensenWilliam 'mezii' Merriman GamerLegion #60 Frederik 'acoR' GyldstrandMihai 'iM' IvanNicolas 'Keoz' DgusKamil 'siuhy' SzkaradekIsak 'isak' Fahlén William 'mezii' Merriman Age: 23 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 555 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.63 Astralis #8 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderKristian 'k0nfig' WieneckeAsger 'Farlig' JensenBenjamin 'blameF' Bremer