Eternal Fire has knocked the Falcons out of EPL Season 21, marking their place in the playoffs of the event. With promising results, they find themselves in a prime position to make a deep run.
VETO
- Eternal Fire removed Ancient
- Falcons removed Anubis
- Eternal Fire picked Inferno
- Falcons picked Mirage
- Eternal Fire removed Nuke
- Falcons removed Train
- Dust2 was left over
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Map 1: Inferno; Pick: Eternal Fire; Winner: Eternal Fire
Despite losing the pistol, the Falcons showed a dominant first half, posting 8 rounds in a row before losing the final two rounds in the first half. While the Falcons had a dominant showing in the first half, the later half got completely dominated as Eternal Fire managed to win all the rounds, shutting down Falcons and winning the game with a 13-8 dominant scoreline.
Map 2: Mirage; Pick: Falcons; Winner: Falcons
A tough fight between the two teams produced an impressive first half. Being inseparable for the first half, the Falcons managed to edge out a narrow lead, putting the EF on the backfoot in their map pick. Despite a forcebuy win, the Falcons got outclassed on their defense as Eternal Fire’s T side executed were too good for Falcons to stop, and having failed to secure a single gun round, Eternal Fire ran over the freshly minted side to win the map and level the series 1-1.
Map 3: D2; Pick: Decider; Winner: Eternal Fire
Starting strong, Eternal Fire lost control of the game as the Falcons pulled the momentum in their favor. The EF offense had XANTARES firing on all cylinders, along with woxic in supreme form. The pair managed to keep the Falcons on the back foot for most of the rounds. Swapping with an 8-4 scoreline, Eternal Fire ran away with the score off the back of a pistol-round win and threatened to win to push it over the line with a close 13-9 scoreline.
Conclusion
With 3 months and nothing to show for it, the Falcons take another exit from a premier tournament. On the other hand, Eternal Fire, with just one change, has evolved into a threatening team that has been consistently making deep runs in every tournament, and now they find themselves in the playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 21 over the Falcons.
This calls for introspection within the Falcons’ side as to at what point they must start changing personnel that will take the roster and mold it into one of the best teams in the world.
