Phantom Esports and K27 qualified through Stake Ranked Episode 3
The closed qualifiers for Stake Ranked Episode 3 have concluded, and the two teams advancing to the main stage of the tournament have been determined. Phantom Esports and K27 secured their spots.
Sixteen teams participated in the online qualifiers. All playoff matches were played in a best-of-three (bo3) format using a single-elimination bracket.
Phantom Esports advanced through the upper bracket, starting with a convincing 2-0 victory over JiJieHao. Next, the Polish club faced their compatriots from Walczaki and closed out the series 2–0, then defeated FOKUS 2–1 in the decisive match for a spot in the main stage.
K27, for its part, began its run with a 2-0 victory over SHISHKA. After that, the team faced Acend and won 2-0. In the decisive series, K27 confidently defeated Echo 2-0 and secured the second slot for the main event.
Phantom Esports Roster
- Jakub “Kunai” Giremek
- Kasper “Kylar” Valukevich
- Kamil “KEi” Pietkun
- Łukasz “mwlky” Pachuki
- Tomas “TMB” Bundsbek
- David “lunAtic” Czeslak (coach)
K27 Roster
- Danila “kashl1d” Dronov
- Alexey “xeedo” Mikulich
- Daniil “qw1nk1” Kabilov
- Daniil “X5G7V” Maryshev
- Pyotr “fame” Bolyshev
- Grigory “balblna” Oleynik (coach)
Stake Ranked Episode 3 will take place July 15–18 in Barcelona, Spain. Eight teams will compete for a $100,000 prize pool. Gentle Mates, paiN Gaming, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Wildcard, 3DMAX, and HEROIC received direct invites to the main stage of the championship.
Photo: PGL.
