magic end losing streak with 2-0 win over PURE

magic beat PURE 2-0 in the PGL Cluj-Napoca Open Qualifier 1 2027 quarterfinal on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The Russia-based roster will face PCIFIC in the semifinal on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The best-of-three began with a 44-minute map that magic won after a close contest. The team finished the second map in 21 minutes, securing the series without a decider.

The result ended three straight losses for magic. The roster’s most recent defeat was a 2-1 loss to Astralis in Stake Ranked Episode 5 2026. That followed a 2-1 defeat by BIG and a 2-0 loss to TheMongolz in the 1win Private Club Season 2 2026.

magic entered the quarterfinal as the higher-ranked team in the Elo standings. It is ranked 72nd with a rating of 1681 and a 52-32 record across 84 rated matches. PURE is ranked 188th with a rating of 1562 and a 27-26 record from 53 rated matches.

PURE had reached the quarterfinal after recording three wins and two losses in Roman Imperium Cup Season 9 2026. The Lithuania-based team defeated Falcons Force 1-0, Esport Academy Copenhagen 2-0 and WBT 2-0. It lost 2-0 to FaZe and 2-1 to Sangal. Its lineup includes Lithuanian players maty and yakuza and Ukrainian player Sh1karee.

PCIFIC also won its quarterfinal 2-0 against GameSport. Both teams reached the semifinal without dropping a map in the playoff stage. In the other quarterfinals, 33 defeated BASEMENT BOYS 2-1, while BBL beat WW Team 2-1.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 11.