100 Thieves beat 1win to reach Esports World Cup groups

100 Thieves advanced to the Esports World Cup double-elimination group stage after a 2–0 win over 1win in the open qualifier. The team won Ancient 16–14 in overtime and took Anubis 13–6 to secure the series.

The Ancient map required extra time before 100 Thieves closed it out 16–14. On Anubis, 100 Thieves built a 9–3 CT half, aided by Alex “poiii” Nyholm Sundgren’s 1.65-rated defensive half, and converted that lead into a 13–6 map win despite 1win taking the opening pistol round.

The victory earns 100 Thieves a place in the group stage, which begins August 12, and marks the organization’s first appearance at a tier-one LAN since the roster returned to Counter-Strike earlier this year. The team also moved up to No. 33 in the VRS standings and will have an opportunity to add ranking points during the group phase.

Individual statistics for 100 Thieves: Alex “poiii” Nyholm Sundgren finished 40-33 with 93.7 ADR, 79.6% KAST and a 1.31 rating; Jack “Gizmy” von Spreckelsen was 36-32 with 70.4 ADR, 83.7% KAST and a 1.17 rating; Nicolai “device” Reedtz recorded 40-28 with 72.2 ADR, 77.6% KAST and a 1.16 rating; William “sirah” Kjærsgaard went 33-27 with 72.0 ADR, 69.4% KAST and a 1.12 rating; Håvard “rain” Nygaard finished 33-40 with 86.0 ADR, 75.5% KAST and a 1.06 rating.

Individual statistics for 1win: Vladislav “nafany” Gorshkov was 37-40 with 81.9 ADR, 75.5% KAST and a 1.16 rating; Andrey “BELCHONOKK” Yasinskiy finished 34-36 with 75.9 ADR, 73.5% KAST and a 1.08 rating; Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov had 31-33 with 77.2 ADR, 79.6% KAST and a 1.04 rating; Artem “ArtFr0st” Kharitonov recorded 36-35 with 71.1 ADR, 63.3% KAST and a 0.95 rating; Petr “fame” Bolyshev finished 22-41 with 54.6 ADR, 67.3% KAST and a 0.57 rating.