Eternal Fire complete comeback to win Stake Ranked Episode 5

Eternal Fire won the Stake Ranked Episode 5 title by beating fnatic 3-2 in the grand final after losing the first two maps. Their estimated chance of qualifying for a European Major rose to 87.9%, while fnatic’s fell to 17.5%.

Eternal Fire won the final three maps to complete the comeback. Samet “jottAAA” Köklü led the team with a 1.21 series rating. Dmytro “jambo” Semeraj was fnatic’s highest-rated player at 1.25, followed by Artem “cairne” Mushynsky at 1.18.

In a post on X, Eternal Fire CEO Furkan Güven wrote: “I can’t really put my feelings into words. It truly feels like a dream.”

Eternal Fire reached the final through the lower bracket, beating Nemesis, BIG, Astralis and MIBR. The team earned 425 ranking points from the event and moved to third in the standings with 1,512 points.

fnatic earned 530 points for finishing second and now rank fifth with 1,485 points. Only five teams remain in contention for Europe’s three Major spots: Astralis with 1,576 points, MIBR with 1,554, Eternal Fire with 1,512, fnatic with 1,485 and Inner Circle with 1,422.

The standings may change when other events finish. Eternal Fire have won three tournaments in roughly six weeks.

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