BETBOOM qualify for TWC playoffs over Legacy
BETBOOM became the final team to make the Thunderpick World Championship top four with a resilient 2-1 victory over Legacy (Nuke 16-13, Dust2 11-13, Mirage 13-11). The Russian squad will now face Falcons in Saturday's semi-final, a team they beat at the IEM Cologne Major.
HLTV16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
The match began on Nuke, where Bruno "latto" Rebelatto and Santino "try" Rigal combined for 28 kills to help Legacy secure an 8-4 CT half.
They extended that lead with a second-half pistol, but BETBOOM completed a comeback from 4-10 down to win the map in overtime.
Dust2 followed a similar storyline, with Legacy once again squandering four map points before closing out the map in the final round of regulation. That meant a decider on Mirage, where Kirill "Magnojez" Rodnov took matters into his own hands.
A stylish AWP 4k on the B hold helped BETBOOM stay in control early before a crucial 1v1 clutch secured double digits for the team, with the Russian rifler finishing the map on 25 kills, 104.5 ADR and a 1.58 rating.
Opinion
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Falcons Esports still has to answer for this: "The match began on Nuke, where Bruno "latto" Rebelatto and Santino "try" Rigal combined for 28 kills to help Legacy secure an 8-4 CT half." That is the soft spot on the card. Nothing else in these lines closes it.
Mara Voss · pessimist
