3DMAX defeated Inner Circle 2:1 in the semifinal of Logitech G Play Connect 2026 and advanced to the Grand Final. Filip “Graviti” Brankovic finished as the highest-rated player of the series with a 1.16 Rating 3.0 as 3DMAX recovered from losing Ancient to win Dust2 and Cache.
The result also gave 3DMAX revenge for the group stage, where Inner Circle had beaten them 13:9 on Nuke.
3DMAX REVERSE THE SERIES AFTER LOSING ANCIENT
- Ancient (3DMAX pick) — Inner Circle 13:7 3DMAX
- Dust2 (Inner Circle pick) — 3DMAX 13:8 Inner Circle
- Cache — 3DMAX 13:3 Inner Circle
Inner Circle opened the series by taking the map pick of 3DMAX. They built a 7:5 lead on Ancient before winning six of the next eight rounds after the side switch to close the map 13:7.
3DMAX responded immediately on Dust2. They controlled the opening half 9:3 before Inner Circle reduced the deficit after the break, but 3DMAX still found the four rounds needed to close the map 13:8 and force a third map.
Cache was much more one-sided. 3DMAX established another 9:3 halftime advantage and did not concede a round after the side switch, winning four straight to finish the map 13:3 and complete the 2:1 comeback.
Player of the Match — Filip “Graviti” Brankovic
- K–D: 42–32
- ADR: 64.1
- KAST: 68.4%
- Rating 3.0: 1.16
Graviti finished as the highest-rated player of the series and recorded a +10 kill differential across the three maps.
Kévin “misutaaa” Rabier followed with a 1.13 Rating 3.0 and 82.2 ADR, while Jeremy “Kursy” Gast recorded the most kills for 3DMAX with a 44–35 K–D and a 1.07 rating.
For Inner Circle, Viktor “onic” Babii and Daniil “headtr1ck” Valitov both finished with a 1.11 Rating 3.0. headtr1ck posted a 42–35 K–D and 83.9 ADR.
VRS results
- Inner Circle — -19 pt → 1,448 pt, #16 → #18
- 3DMAX — +40 pt → 1,372 pt, #28 → #25
3DMAX gained 40 VRS points from the victory and climbed three positions to #25. Inner Circle lost 19 points and dropped two places to #18.
What’s next?
3DMAX advance to the Grand Final of Logitech G Play Connect 2026, where they will face Luminosity in a Bo5 on September 23 at 18:00 CET.
Inner Circle finish the tournament in 3rd–4th place after reaching the semifinal directly as the winner of Group B.
