Falcons sweep Legacy to reach BLAST Rivals playoffs

Falcons defeated Legacy 2-0 in the lower bracket of Group A at BLAST Rivals Hong Kong, securing a place in the playoffs. Legacy were eliminated after the loss.

Falcons opened Dust2 with a 5-0 lead on the attacking side. Legacy cut the deficit to two rounds before halftime, then won the second-half pistol. Falcons responded in the next round when Nikola “NiKo” Kovač and Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov scored kills with a Desert Eagle and Scout.

Legacy first focused on the B site before shifting to Catwalk and Middle. René “TeSeS” Madsen and Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin stopped the early B-site attacks, while m0NESY and NiKo held their positions during the later rounds. Falcons closed the map 13-8.

Kyousuke led Falcons with 40 kills across the series, followed by m0NESY with 32. Kyousuke finished with a 1.67 rating, while m0NESY recorded a 1.42 rating.

Kyousuke opened Mirage with four kills in the pistol round. Falcons led 9-3 at halftime after Finn “karrigan” Andersen recorded several multi-kill rounds and m0NESY and kyousuke won duels across the map. Kyousuke won all six of his opening duels and recorded 128.5 average damage per round. Falcons completed the series with a 13-6 win.

Before the match, NiKo described the team’s recent results as a source of pressure. “With the results we’ve had in the past three events, where we’ve lost the majority of our games, there are no comfortable wins for us anymore,” he told interviewer James “BanKs” Banks. NiKo added that Falcons needed to play with confidence, support one another and focus on winning.

The defeat gave Legacy another early tournament exit after the team were eliminated at IEM Beijing. Falcons will play in the BLAST Rivals Hong Kong playoffs.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 12.