posted by Smyke,
paiN Gaming* won both of their matches in Group B with a 2-0. Everybody was waiting for the jousting between the two top teams. However, the first duel wasn't as close as fans had hoped before. Rasmus 'rASmus' Fillipsen's team won both games in a little bit over an hour which made them the first SA team to qualify for the Major.
paiN X advanced to the Lower Bracket where they had to play against Thunder Predator for a second time. paiN finished a tense first game after 51 minutes - they needed only one more win to qualify for The Kuala Lumpur Major. However, Thunder didn't give up easily and won game two in a solid fashion.
A paiN que vocês conheciam fez o que já esperávamos. E agora, com vocês: a paiN X, que também garantiu a sua vaga!
— paiN Gaming (@paiNGamingBR) 18. September 2018
Os nossos dois times estão classificados para o Kuala Lumpur Major de DotA 2 😎👊#GOpaiN pic.twitter.com/c8jvN0gMHt
For game three paiN X switched things up and picked Enigma for a better team fight potential - and it worked. Ravi 'ritsu' Kodippili and his teammates won game three and were able to celebrate their first Major qualification afterwards.
The only flaw in their qualifier run: they lost the second match against paiN Gaming as well. Maybe they'll get another chance at The Kuala Lumpur Major to prove that they're the better one of the two teams.
What are the chances for a South American team to win a Major?
Photo credit: Beyond the Summit - @tgphoto_
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