Betclic Apogee upset Team Nemesis in PGL Bucharest qualifier

Betclic Apogee Esports beat Team Nemesis 2-0 in the upper-bracket semifinals of the PGL Bucharest Closed Qualifier on Oct. 17, winning two long Counter-Strike 2 maps without a deciding game.

Betclic Apogee took the first map after 46 minutes and closed the series on a second map that lasted 51 minutes. Team Nemesis had beaten Nuclear TigeRES 2-1 in the quarterfinals, but could not force a third map against Betclic Apogee.

The result was an upset based on the teams’ pre-event Elo rankings. Team Nemesis entered the qualifier ranked 16th with an Elo rating of 1,799 and an 87-47 record across 134 rated matches. Betclic Apogee were ranked 124th with a rating of 1,621 and a 43-44 record from 87 rated matches.

Betclic Apogee had lost their four previous series against Sangal, NIP, Astralis and PRIVATE. They have since won both of their matches in Bucharest, opening the qualifier with a 2-1 victory over Eternal Fire before defeating Team Nemesis.

BBL won the other upper-bracket semifinal, beating ex-RUSTEC 2-1. BBL had swept EYEBALLERS 2-0 in the quarterfinals, while ex-RUSTEC had beaten GamerLegion 2-0.

Eternal Fire lost 2-0 to Nuclear TigeRES in the first lower-bracket round. EYEBALLERS remained in the competition after beating GamerLegion 2-1.

The PGL Bucharest Closed Qualifier is scheduled to continue through Oct. 20. Betclic Apogee are due to play Spirit Academy in the Stake Ranked Episode 6 closed qualifier on Oct. 19.

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