fnatic knocks out Eternal Fire in the "Last Chance" bracket at ESL Pro League Season 17

The fnatic team outplayed Eternal Fire with a score of 2:1, thanks to which they made it to the finals of the lower bracket of group A at ESL Pro League Season 17. In turn, the Turkish team flew to the "Last Chance" bracket, where they will continue to meet with the loser of the MIBR pair - G2 Esports.

The opening match of the third gaming day of the championship began on the Anubis map, which became the choice of the Turkish team. However, fnatic players showed a very vigorous attack, which obviously surprised the opponent. In turn, Eternal Fire failed to catch on to the game, registering the minimum gap - 8:7. However, after the switchover, keita's men disappeared from the radar, while the Turkish team quickly found themselves behind the attack and took the lead in the series - 16:11.

The teams then moved on to Overpass, which turned out to be fnatic's choice. Here the European team began to improve their position, resuming their dominance in attack. At the same time, Eternal Fire players had an unfortunate half on defense, winning only five rounds — 10:5. After the side switch, the intrigue suddenly returned to the server, as the Turkish team began to close their gap. Still, fnatic managed to put the squeeze on the opponent in order to transfer the fate of the meeting to the deserter — 16:11.

Everything was decided on the Nuke map, where fnatic continued to bend its line and quite successfully closed the half on defense — 9:6. After switching sides, the Turkish team tried to win back and even took the lead, but fnatic players managed to break the opponent's economy and bring the matter to the final victory — 16:11.

ESL Pro League Season 17 runs from February 22 to March 26 in Malta. As part of the championship, 32 teams from the CIS, Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and Oceania are competing for a total prize pool of $850,000, as well as tickets to IEM Cologne 2023 and BLAST World Final 2023 for the winner.