Team Spirit defeat Aurora to reach BLAST Slam VIII upper-bracket final

Team Spirit defeat Aurora to reach BLAST Slam VIII upper-bracket final

Team Spirit 2:1 Aurora Gaming

Team Spirit advanced to the BLAST Slam VIII upper-bracket final after defeating Aurora Gaming 2–1 in their semifinal series in Malta .

The victory secured Spirit a meeting with Team Yandex for a place in the grand final, while Aurora dropped into the lower bracket.

Spirit survive three-game series

Aurora entered the series after sweeping 1w Team 2–0 in the upper-bracket quarterfinals.

Spirit, meanwhile, qualified directly for the semifinals after securing a higher playoff seed through the tournament's earlier stages.

The best-of-three ultimately went the distance, with Spirit prevailing 2–1 to remain in the upper bracket.

Team Yandex await in upper final

The result set up another meeting between Spirit and Team Yandex .

Spirit had previously defeated Yandex 2–1 in their October 3 seeding match, but the upper-bracket final would carry significantly greater stakes.

Aurora remained alive in the lower bracket and were scheduled to face LGD Gaming in an elimination series.