Ravens progress to playoffs

Ravens have made it into the playoffs at the European Championship Finals by defeating oXmoze in the relegation stage.

Ravens and oXmoze, the two teams that have made people turn heads in the tournament. The two faced off in the relegation stage, where the winner would be allowed access to the playoffs. Starting on de_nuke, the Danes played a fair CT side, not allowing the French attacks to succeed, as they had done against mTw yesterday. The Danes had a 10-5 lead build up before switching sides. Second half with oXmoze as CT, Ravens had some clutch rounds going their way, which put oXmoze in a bad money-situation. This in the ended made Ravens win 16-12.

Second map, de_inferno, had oXmoze and especially Mickael "mSx" Cassisi written all over it. There was nothing positive to mention about Ravens, who got absolutely destroyed. Starting CT, oXmoze secured 14-1 at half-time, followed by two rounds as T, the French secured 16-1 and forcing third map.

Ravens making their way to the playoffs

Now playing de_tuscan, Ravens showed excellent play on their T side, getting 10 rounds against 5 for oXmoze. The French team was not able to stop the Danes in the second half either, and learned the overall defeat at 16-9 for the Danes.

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This allow Ravens into the playoffs, facing fnatic in the semi-final. oXmoze place 5-6th and will not be playing more in the tournament. Up next is the other relegation match, between mousesports and KerchNET, where the winner will be paired with SK Gaming in the semi-final.

We have conducted an interview with Ravens, which will be uploaded later tonight. Stay tuned for much more coverage from the European Championship Finals.