ex-RUSTEC beat Nordic Partners Gaming en route to title

ex-RUSTEC beat Nordic Partners Gaming 2-0 in the third quarterfinal of the PGL Bucharest Open Qualifier #1 2027 on Oct. 12. The team later won the qualifier after four series victories.

The best-of-three playoff series lasted 81 minutes on the opening map and 50 minutes on the second. ex-RUSTEC won both maps without dropping one in the series.

ex-RUSTEC reached the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over DIVINITY in the round of 16. The team entered the match ranked 69th in the Elo power rankings, with a 1,684 rating and a 43-25 record across 68 rated matches.

Nordic Partners Gaming advanced with a 1-0 win over FOKUS. The Malta-based roster was ranked 343rd, with a 1,466 rating and a 7-15 record across 22 rated matches.

ex-RUSTEC beat The Golden Horde 2-0 in the semifinals. The Golden Horde had defeated Inner Circle Academy and GenOne 2-1 to reach the last four.

Nuclear TigeRES reached the final with 2-0 wins over XI Esport and Johnny Speeds. The team took ex-RUSTEC to three maps, but ex-RUSTEC won 2-1 to claim the qualifier title.

The result followed ex-RUSTEC’s exit from CCT Europe Series #10 2026. The team beat Butterfly 2-1 before losing 0-2 to Iberian Soul.

ex-RUSTEC is scheduled to face mellren in CCT Europe Series #11 2026 on Oct. 14.

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