3DMAX book ESL Pro League S9 spot

3DMAX have beaten Virtus.pro 2-0 at the ESEA MDL Season 29 Europe Finals to qualify for the ninth season of ESL Pro League Europe (16-12 on Nuke and 16-10 and Dust2).

The best-of-three game took place in Dallas, Texas, USA. Lucas "⁠Lucky⁠" Chastang and Audric "⁠JACKZ⁠" Jug, who have recently joined G2, played for 3DMAX due to this season's roster lock rules. The match kicked off on Nuke where the T-sided Polish team got off to a good start by taking the first three rounds.

Lucky got a double kill in the fourth round which 3DMAX won after he defused the bomb. The Frenchmen were unable to build a strong economy as they couldn't go on a streak. They won the eleventh round despite only having pistols and trailed 6-5.

3DMAX clinched the spot over VP

3DMAX ended the first half 9-6 ahead following a five round streak but Virtus.pro won the second pistol as Michał "⁠MICHU⁠" Müller got the first and last kills of the round. Filip "⁠NEO⁠" Kubski & company cut the deficit to only one round after securing an anti-eco but Bryan "⁠Maka⁠" Canda clutched a 1vs2 in the following round to make it 10-8.

MICHU got a triple kill with a Deagle in the next round to give Virtus.pro their ninth. The Poles took the lead but lost five rounds in a row to trail 15-11. Gaëtan "⁠JiNKZ⁠" Jamin's 1vs2 clutch in the 28th round finished the game 16-12 in favor of 3DMAX.

VP still have a chance to qualify

The series continued on Dust2 where the CT-sided French team picked up the pistol victory thanks to a triple kill by Lucky. Michał "⁠snatchie⁠" Rudzki got a quad kill in the third round to give Virtus.pro their first round. The Poles got within one round of 3DMAX on three different occasions but David "⁠Davidp⁠" Prins's team managed to finish the half 9-6 ahead.

JiNKZ found himself in a 1vs2 in the second pistol and came out on top to extend his team's lead to 10-6. 3DMAX were close to making it 12-7 but Jarosław "⁠pashaBiceps⁠" Jarząbkowski and Piotr "⁠morelz⁠" Taterka won a 2vs5, making it 11-8. Davidp and JiNKZ returned the favor in the 23rd round when they won a 2vs5 (13-10).

3DMAX finished off the map with a 16-10 scoreline, winning the series 2-0 and booking their place in ESL Pro League Season 9 Europe. Virtus.pro will battle AGO, Kinguin, and OpTic at the EPL Season 8 Europe Relegation to claim one of the remaining two spots at EPL Season 9.

ESEA MDL Season 29 Europe FinalsBest of 3 3DMAXMatchpage 2 0 5th December 2018 Virtus.pro 16Nuke 12 16Dust2 10

3DMAX	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Lucas 'Lucky' ChastangLucky	53 - 34	+19	98.2	1.54
Gaëtan 'JiNKZ' JaminJiNKZ	44 - 32	+12	84.8	1.28
Audric 'JACKZ' JugJACKZ	48 - 38	+10	80.6	1.23
Bryan 'Maka' CandaMaka	31 - 33	-2	71.7	1.13
David 'Davidp' PrinsDavidp	34 - 42	-8	79.5	0.92

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Michał 'snatchie' Rudzkisnatchie	47 - 41	+6	84.9	1.14
Piotr 'morelz' Taterkamorelz	33 - 41	-8	66.2	0.95
Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskipashaBiceps	34 - 41	-7	69.2	0.95
Michał 'MICHU' MüllerMICHU	32 - 42	-10	65.1	0.91
Filip 'NEO' KubskiNEO	33 - 46	-13	73.7	0.87

Piotr 'morelz' Taterka Age: 24 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 680 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.70 Virtus.pro #26 Filip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiMichał 'MICHU' MüllerPiotr 'morelz' TaterkaMichał 'snatchie' Rudzki Filip 'NEO' Kubski Age: 31 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 1599 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.67 Michał 'snatchie' Rudzki Age: 20 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 599 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.69 AGO #33 Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekDamian 'Furlan' KislowskiDominik 'GruBy' SwiderskiTomasz 'phr' WójcikKacper 'kaper' Słoma David 'Davidp' Prins Age: 24 Team: 3DMAX Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 357 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.67 OpTic #14 Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferRené 'cajunb' BorgJakob 'JUGi' HansenKristian 'k0nfig' WieneckeNikolaj 'niko' Kristensen Gaëtan 'JiNKZ' Jamin Age: 23 Team: 3DMAX Rating 1.0: 0.92 Maps played: 233 KPR: 0.61 DPR: 0.68 Kinguin #31 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasJacek 'MINISE' JeziakKarol 'rallen' RodowiczPaweł 'reatz' JańczakMikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski Bryan 'Maka' Canda Age: 21 Team: 3DMAX Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 261 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.67 3DMAX #64 Audric 'JACKZ' JugDavid 'Davidp' PrinsBryan 'Maka' CandaLucas 'Lucky' ChastangGaëtan 'JiNKZ' Jamin Lucas 'Lucky' Chastang Age: 20 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 259 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.64 Michał 'MICHU' Müller Age: 21 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1213 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.68 Audric 'JACKZ' Jug Age: 26 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 391 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.68 Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' Jarząbkowski Age: 30 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1544 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.69 G2 #28 Audric 'JACKZ' JugLucas 'Lucky' ChastangRichard 'shox' PapillonKenny 'kennyS' SchrubAlexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro