Team Yandex defeat LGD Gaming to reach BLAST Slam VIII upper semifinals
Team Yandex defeat LGD Gaming to reach BLAST Slam VIII upper semifinals
Team Yandex advanced to the BLAST Slam VIII upper-bracket semifinals after defeating LGD Gaming 2–1 in the opening playoff series in Malta .
The result extends Yandex's winning record against LGD and sets up an upper-semifinal meeting with PARIVISION .
Yandex take decisive victory
The teams contested all three games before Yandex secured the 2–1 series victory.
One of Yandex's winning maps ended 39–20 in kills after 36 minutes and 40 seconds, with Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf leading the team with an 11/6/14 KDA.
watson also delivered a strong performance, recording 10/2/16, while Saksa contributed 6/3/18.
LGD's SumaiL finished the map with 9/6/8 but could not prevent Yandex from securing the victory.
Yandex extend unbeaten head-to-head run
The result marked another victory for Yandex over LGD, following previous meetings at PGL Wallachia Season 9, The International 2026 and the Esports World Cup.
Yandex now advance to face PARIVISION in the upper bracket.
LGD, meanwhile, drop into the lower bracket, where another defeat would end their BLAST Slam VIII campaign.
