Who will get the last slot at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024? Europe Last Chance Qualifier preview
Both groups of European RMR have come to an end. We have found out 16 teams that will take part in PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, but the race for slots is not over for all teams. Six squads will play in the Europe Last Chance Qualifier, which will take place from February 23 to 24. The coveted slot will be competed by 9 Pandas, Astralis, BetBoom Team, Guild Eagles, fnatic and GamerLegion. In this article we will discuss the teams’ chances and decide on the last participant in the major in Copenhagen.
Favorites Europe Last Chance Qualifier
GamerLegion can be noted as the main favorite of the upcoming qualification. The team got into good shape at European RMR B and had a chance to go to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 directly, but could not cope with any of the favorites in the person of Team Vitality, ENCE and HEROIC. In these matches, the roster of Janusz Snax Pogorzelski had few chances, but the Last Chance Qualifier makes it possible to still earn the coveted slot. Of all the participants, GamerLegion looks like the more stable team, with experience on the big stage, as well as good team and individual form at the moment.
The team’s first opponent will be fnatic, which looked lost throughout European RMR A and lost without a chance to KOI and Eternal Fire. The team only managed to beat BetBoom Team, which also takes part in the Europe Last Chance Qualifier, and AMKAL. This opponent looks easy to beat for GamerLegion.
Would also like to mention BetBoom Team as one of the favorites. Despite the fact that the team failed the meetings against Eternal Fire and fnatic, there is still faith in Vladislav nafany Gorshkov’s roster. The team had a chance to qualify for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 with a 3-1 record after the match with Natus Vincere, but their opponents had better luck on the decisive map. After European RMR A, BetBoom Team had a full week to make adjustments to their game and tactics, as well as prepare for their upcoming opponents.
The upcoming Last Chance will be the last opportunity for BB Team’s star-studded roster to reach their potential, but first they must take on Guild Eagles. This goal is quite feasible, considering that the team from Kosovo only performs at majors and does not have constant practice on the LAN, and at the European RMR B itself, only Nexus and Preasy, who have already left the championship, were stronger.
They have a chance, but you don’t know what to expect
We will highlight 9 Pandas and Astralis in this category. These are teams that will clearly fight for a ticket to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, but it is still difficult to say what kind of success they will be able to achieve. Another noteworthy fact is that in the first match they play against each other.
This confrontation is the most unpredictable in the first day of the Europe Last Chance Qualifier. But we will still be more inclined to win 9 Pandas. Unlike Astralis, who only played their decisive match yesterday, the roster of Denis seized Kostin had time to work through his mistakes and correctly approach the last chance qualification. The moral component of one of the key players of Astralis – Nicolai device Reedtz, will also play into his hands. The sniper does not get any pleasure from the game and this affects his performance, and after losses he becomes very depressed, which is noticeable on the official broadcast.
9 Pandas in their group were extremely close to qualifying for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024. The team earned significant victories over 3DMAX and SAW, and in the decisive match they lost to their compatriots from AMKAL with a very close score. Such results cannot be noted for Astralis; the team confidently coped only with outsiders Nexus and Monte, who were not in the best shape at RMR due to problems with Victor sdy Orudzhev.
Outsiders Europe Last Chance Qualifier
Guild Eagles and fnatic have the least chances of even one victory. The teams look extremely insecure compared to the rest of the competitors for a slot at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024. These are the easiest opponents that could have been obtained as part of the Last Chance, which BetBoom Team and GamerLegion are certainly happy about.
Guild Eagles and fnatic have completely different problems, but the outcome is the same. In such conditions, teams are not worthy to take part in the first CS2 major. Guild Eagles have become hostages of their approach – playing only in Valve tournaments, and then disappearing for a long time, taking part only in rare online events. Fnatic became a victim of management and wrong decisions in building the roster. Of the entire lineup, only older Freddy KRiMZ Johansson performs consistently.
In the Europe Last Chance Qualifier, a fairly equal fight awaits us and until the very end it will be difficult to determine which team is more worthy of a ticket to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024. But GamerLegion has the best chance. It stands out both in terms of its experience at major tournaments and in the individual and team form of its players.
Very soon we will find out the last participant of PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 from Europe, which means that all we can do is wait for the upcoming major and even more colorful matches performed by the best teams from all over the world.