BETBOOM stun Falcons to make TWC grand final
Falcons ' struggles since winning the Cologne Major looked to be turning around in Malta, particularly with Finn "karrigan" Andersen showing better form, but errors plagued the team in the semi-final.
HLTV17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
An early clutch by René "TeSeS" Madsen gave them momentum to begin running away with the lead, and another 1v2 by Nikola "NiKo" Kovač kept them in firm control en route to an 8-4 half.
Falcons carried that momentum onto Dust2 with a 5-1 start, but struggled to make a dent in BETBOOM 's defenses for a string of rounds as the gap closed to just two rounds by the break.
Individual errors plagued Falcons after the swap, with overextensions and dry swings getting punished time and time again by Kirill "Magnojez" Rodnov and Aleksandr "zorte" Zagodyrenko .
kyousuke gave away a few key early fights that allowed BETBOOM to storm ahead, 12-9, but they couldn't get the job done in regulation as Falcons recovered from a 1v3 clutch from Daniil "d1Ledez" Kustov to force overtime.
Magnojez continued to dominate on the Mirage decider, where Falcons squandered a few prime chances to stabilize.
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Falcons Esports still has to answer for this: "An early clutch by René "TeSeS" Madsen gave them momentum to begin running away with the lead, and another 1v2 by Nikola "NiKo" Kovač kept them in firm control en route to a…" That is the soft spot on the card. Nothing else in these lines closes it.
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Earlier on CS2Feed
- 17 OctMuch has been said about FURIA 's packed schedule this season, and if nothing else it seems to have hampered the team's efforts to bring Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo one more trophy before he retires.
- 17 OctBETBOOM booked the last spot in the Thunderpick World Championship's four-team playoff bracket with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Legacy .
- 16 OctBETBOOM 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.
