Astralis will face 100 Thieves in the semi-finals of Stake Pulse Beat II after both teams advanced through the quarter-finals. The matchup will see Nicolai “device” Reedtz play against his former team for the first time since leaving Astralis for 100 Thieves at the beginning of 2026.
HEROIC and Sangal complete the final four and will meet in the other semi-final, with the $60,000 LAN in Stockholm set to conclude on September 26.
device set for first match against Astralis
Astralis had to recover from a map down against Betclic in their quarter-final. They completed the comeback in convincing fashion, finishing the series with a 13:0 victory on Cache to secure their place in the semi-finals.
100 Thieves had a more straightforward route through the quarter-final stage. They defeated BBL in two maps, winning both 13:9 to move one series away from the Grand Final.
The semi-final adds another layer because of device. The AWPer joined 100 Thieves at the start of the year and will now face Astralis for the first time since leaving the organization where he spent the majority of his career.
100 Thieves had already reached the playoffs after topping Group C, defeating EAC 2:0 and Phantom 2:1 during the group stage. device was one of the leading players in the win over Phantom, finishing with a 1.23 Rating 3.0.
HEROIC and Sangal complete the final four
HEROIC also needed a comeback in their quarter-final against fnatic before booking a place in the final day.
The team entered the playoffs after a strong group stage in which they finished first in Group B. HEROIC opened the event with a 2:0 victory over Johnny Speeds and continued through the group without dropping a series.
Sangal secured the final semi-final spot after defeating JiJieHao 2:0. Bartosz “bnox” Niebisz led the series with a 1.47 rating and helped eliminate one of the four undefeated group winners.
Sangal had taken a more difficult route to the playoffs, recovering from an opening loss to Astralis before beating Sashi and FOKUS to finish second in Group A.
Final day schedule
All remaining matches will be played on September 26:
- Astralis vs 100 Thieves — 12:00 CET
- HEROIC vs Sangal — 15:00 CET
- Grand Final — 19:00 CET
Both semi-finals and the Grand Final will be played as best-of-three series. The winner of Stake Pulse Beat II will receive $20,000 from the $60,000 prize pool, while the event also awards VRS points ahead of the PGL Singapore Major 2026 cutoff.
