Flipsid3 Tactics became the seventh team to qualify for ESL One Cologne

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Flipsid3 Tactics became the seventh team to qualify for ESL One Cologne after beating Hellraisers 16-9 on Overpass.

Hellraisers took and early 3-0 lead, winning the pistol round and the following anti-ecos. Flipsid3 started their defence in the fourth round with 3 players on the B-site and they quickly evened out the score with individual plays from Yegor "markeloff" Markelov and Jan "wayLander" Rahkonen and coordinated retakes. Despite a triple kill from ex-Flipsid3 player Vl?dysl?v "bondik" Nechyporchuk, Flipsid3 maintained a strong defence and reset Hellraisers economy. Jan "wayLander" Rahkonen picked up an ace in an ensuing anti-eco. 

Hellraisers were able to pick up one out of every two or three rounds, including a 6hp clutch from Tomáš "oskar" Š?astný for a first half score of 9-6 for Flipsid3.Again, Hellraisers clinched the pistol round, but Flipsid3 was able to get a bomb plant in the next round which was eventually defused after a 4k by Tomáš "oskar" Š?astný. Flipsid3 gained back momentum on a full AK buy in the third round, and then tallied up a score of 14-8 before Hellraisers could reply.

A huge 3k by Andrey "B1ad3" Gorodenskiy gained map point for Flipsid3 who capitalized on Hellraisers' weakened economy for a 16:9 win and a spot at ESL One Cologne.

The current list of qualified and Legends teams for the ESL One Cologne Major is:
 

OpTic Gaming

Counter Logic Gaming

Team Dignitas