K23 and Astralis leave Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals

Teams K23 and Astralis left Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals losing to ECSTATIC (0:2) and Entropiq (1:2) respectively. Both clubs finished their way to the championship, earning $5,000 each.

ECSTATIC-K23

The first confrontation of the gaming day started on the Ancient map, which became the choice of the Russian team. At the same time, K23 showed a good attack, managing to finish the half with a comfortable advantage. However, after the side switch, the Danes woke up, showing a fast game, over and over again coping with the opponent's defense. As a result, ECSTATIC very easily dealt with the opponent on his choice and took the lead in the series — 16:14.

The teams then moved to the Inferno map, where ECSTATIC immediately took advantage, continuing to torment K23 with a quick attack. As a result, the Russian team quickly capitulated from the server, finishing the half with a disappointing score of 2:13. After switching sides, K23 tried to win back. However, the Danish team had enough advantage to win the second victory at Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals — 16:6.

Astralis - Entropiq

The final meeting of the game day also started on the Ancient map. At the same time, the Russian team showed quite a good attack, having managed to get a minimal advantage before the switchover. At the start of the second half, Entropiq tried to run ahead. However, the Danish team quickly adjusted to the opponent's game, easily running ahead and taking the lead in the series — 16:13.

Next, the teams moved to the Nuke map, which became the choice of Astralis. However, the "hosts" did not manage to come up with anything in the attack, finishing the half with a catastrophic score of 4:11. After switching sides, Entropiq continued to stick to its line, finally offending the opponent and equalizing the score in the series — 16:8.

Everything was decided on the Overpass map. The first half went in an equal manner, even though the Danes managed to get a minimal advantage at the end of it thanks to a clutch from gla1ve. The change of sides benefited Astralis, who managed to win the pistol series. However, having evened out the economy, the Russian team quickly got together, managing to easily close the series in their favor — 16:13.

Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals runs from January 18 to 24 online. Eight teams from Europe and North America are vying for a $250,000 prize pool as well as two tickets to Funspark ULTI 2022.

Intermediate results of Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals

• 1st place: TBD.
• 2nd place: TBD.
• 3rd place: TBD.
• 4th place: TBD.
• 5th-6th place: Astralis — $5,000.
• 5th-6th place: K23 — $5,000.
• 7th-8th place: Complexity — $5,000.
• 7th-8th place: fnatic — $5,000.