The best player of the match was Ilya "Kiritych~" Ulyanov from BetBoom Team . By the end of the series, he dealt 31.7k damage, finished the games with a 8.6 / 2.0 / 12.9 statistic, and earned 25.5k gold, becoming a key figure in decisive moments.
As a result of the defeat, Inner Circle moved to the lower bracket final, where the team will have another chance to compete for a spot in the LAN tournament. In the decisive match for the slot, Inner Circle will play against the winner of the lower bracket, where the second representative of the region will be determined.
The Eastern Europe closed qualifier for ESL One Birmingham 2026 is being held from January 16 to 18, 2026, in an online format. Teams from the region are competing for two slots in the LAN stage of ESL One Birmingham 2026.
