M80 stay alive with EPL win over TYLOO
While TYLOO perished in the 0-2 pool of ESL Pro League Season 24, M80 escaped. With the first step of their uphill journey to playoffs complete, the NA squad has two more wins to go and no room for error.
Dust2.us5 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Also read: M80 one loss away from EPL elimination after BetBoom defeat TYLOO's map pick of Mirage resulted in a 7-5 first half favoring M80. If they were to maintain the lead, however, M80 would need Joshua "JBa" Barutt to recover on the T side.
Unfortunately, the 22-year-old netted zero T side frags as TYLOO pulled away to a 13-10 victory. Another 7-5 half ensued on Cache, and this time, JBa's 11-1 performance in the second half secured M80 a chance to reverse sweep TYLOO.
German teammate Fritz "slaxz-" Dietrich led the lobby in nearly every category through the 13-7 victory. Anubis saw M80 gain a 7-1 lead en route to a 9-3 half.
TYLOO threatened a comeback, but M80 closed it 13-8 as JBa amassed a lobby-high 1.60 rating and slaxz finished the series with a 60-bomb.
