FunPlus Phoenix will get to play Fnatic once more in the lower bracket after they misplaced to the EMEA group in the primary higher bracket match of the VCT Masters Copenhagen playoffs following their win over DRX at this time.
DRX, the group that was previously Vision Strikers, have been despatched dwelling but once more after failing to make it previous the lower bracket semifinals. FPX transfer one step nearer to the lower bracket closing, the place the winner of that match will go on to the grand closing.
Besides their very own regional Masters match, DRX’s roster has by no means been in a position to make it previous the fifth-sixth place standing in a Masters occasion. They’ve attended 2021 Masters Berlin, 2022 Masters Reykjavík, and now Masters Copenhagen. Although that they had hopes of constructing it previous the fifth-sixth spot, they didn’t put up a lot of a combat in opposition to FPX, who gained the collection 2-0.
Starting out on Ascent, the sport acquired off to a good begin for each groups. Neither aspect was in a position to run away with a protracted string of rounds, and the competitors regarded robust on the half with a rating of 6-6. The second half started with DRX taking the pistol and second spherical, however their aggressive edge was misplaced when FPX took six straight rounds from them. They have been in a position to shut out the map with a 13-9 rating going into Fracture, DRX’s map decide.
DRX may have fooled followers into considering it was FPX’s map decide, although, as a result of the match went horribly for DRX. The half ended 9-3, and though many groups have made the comeback to win these cursed scores earlier than, that wasn’t the case for DRX.
There was a second of hope after DRX have been in a position to maintain their momentum going into the half since they gained the primary two rounds, however FPX rapidly asserted their dominance. FPX closed out the final 4 rounds and secured no less than a fourth-place end at Masters Copenhagen.
Not solely do they get to compete for a spot in the lower bracket closing, however FPX will even have the chance to play in entrance of a big crowd since Masters Copenhagen is the primary worldwide VCT match that will characteristic a stay viewers.