LGD and 1w claim final BLAST Slam VIII playoff spots

LGD and 1w claim final BLAST Slam VIII playoff spots

LGD Gaming 2:1 GamerLegion
1w Team 2:1 OG

LGD Gaming and 1w Team secured the final two playoff places at BLAST Slam VIII after winning their respective Last Chance matches on October 3.

LGD defeated GamerLegion 2–1, while 1w Team recovered to beat OG by the same score.

The victories completed the six-team playoff field for the $750,000 event in Malta .

LGD recover after losing Game 1

GamerLegion opened their series against LGD with a dominant first-game victory, winning 40–10 in just under an hour.

Yuma recorded 10 kills and 11 assists, while RCY finished with 10 kills and 22 assists.

LGD answered emphatically in Game 2, winning 28–1 in 35 minutes. SumaiL led the team with eight kills, while Wits. added seven.

The deciding game remained competitive until a late teamfight swung the match in LGD's favor. LGD closed the map in approximately 45 minutes, with Wits. recording 11 kills and nine assists on Nature's Prophet.

1w eliminate OG

OG also won the opening game of their Last Chance series, taking Game 1 30–20 in 43 minutes.

1w responded quickly in Game 2 with a 24-minute victory, led by Pure and bzm BULGARIA with 10 kills each.

The deciding map was considerably more one-sided.

1w won Game 3 27–4 in 28 minutes, with 33 recording 12 kills and 15 assists.

The defeat eliminated OG and ended Topson 's first BLAST Slam VIII campaign back with the organization.

PARIVISION and Spirit earn semifinal byes

Elsewhere in the seeding matches, PARIVISION defeated Aurora Gaming 2–0 and Team Spirit beat Team Yandex 2–1.

Those victories gave PARIVISION and Spirit direct places in the upper-bracket semifinals.

Aurora, Team Yandex , LGD and 1w begin the playoffs from the upper-bracket quarterfinals.