{"id":403533,"date":"2026-07-03T14:52:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=403533"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:52:59","slug":"alliance-defeat-b8-guangzhou-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/alliance-defeat-b8-guangzhou-2026","title":{"rendered":"Alliance defeat B8 to move within one win of XSE Pro League Guangzhou 2026 playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alliance continued their impressive run at XSE Pro League Guangzhou 2026 with a convincing 13-6 victory over B8 in the 1-1 pool of the Swiss Stage. The Swedish squad improved to a 2-1 record and now stands just one win away from securing a playoff berth, while the Ukrainian side dropped to 1-2 and now faces elimination in every remaining match.<\/p>\n<h3>Road through the Swiss Stage<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_403248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-403248\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-403248\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55172321719_875880fb79_h-2-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55172321719_875880fb79_h-2-2.webp 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55172321719_875880fb79_h-2-2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55172321719_875880fb79_h-2-2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55172321719_875880fb79_h-2-2-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-403248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Copyright by PGL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alliance have now won two matches in a row after opening the tournament with a loss 13-4\u00a0 over PARIVISION, followed by a 13-3 win against Ninjas in Pyjamas. After defeating B8 13-6, the Swedish side improves to 2-1 and is now just one victory away from qualifying for the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>B8 started the event with a hard-fought 16-13 victory over MIBR before losing 10-13 to Nemesis in Round 2. The defeat to Alliance leaves the Ukrainian squad at 1-2, meaning every remaining match is now an elimination series.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/9z-defeated-3dmax-at-xse-pro-league-guangzhou-2026\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55163812523_b89ffcd00c_k.jpg.webp\" alt=\"9z defeated 3DMAX at XSE Pro League Guangzhou 2026\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/9z-defeated-3dmax-at-xse-pro-league-guangzhou-2026\">9z defeated 3DMAX at XSE Pro League Guangzhou 2026<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/9z-defeated-3dmax-at-xse-pro-league-guangzhou-2026\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1783067681#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1783067681#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1783067681#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Jul 03<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Alliance stay in control as B8 fall to the brink<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_403555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-403555\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-403555\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_493.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_493.webp 580w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_493-300x176.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-403555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Player statistics for the match \/\/ taken from HLTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The third round of the Swiss Stage brought together two teams looking to recover after splitting their opening matches. Alliance once again showcased disciplined Counter-Strike, taking control of Ancient from the opening rounds and never allowing B8 to mount a comeback. With the victory, Alliance move into the 2-1 qualification pool, while B8 fall to 1-2 and will now need to win three consecutive elimination matches to reach the playoffs.<\/p>\n<h3>Alliance dominate Ancient<\/h3>\n<p>Ancient was the only map played after both teams removed several comfort picks during the veto. Alliance established control early, using a well-organized defense to build momentum before closing out the map 13-6 without ever giving B8 a realistic opportunity to recover.<\/p>\n<p>Markus \u201cupE\u201d Johansson led Alliance with a 14-7 K-D, 70.8 ADR, and a 1.57 rating. Simon \u201ctwist\u201d Eliasson continued his excellent tournament with a 1.46 rating, while Jonatan \u201cbobeksde\u201d Persson also made a strong contribution with a 1.15 rating.<\/p>\n<p>B8 struggled collectively throughout the match. Danylo \u201cs1zzi\u201d Vinnyk was the team\u2019s highest-rated player with a 0.99 rating, while none of his teammates managed to reach the 1.00 mark.<\/p>\n<h3>Best player of the match<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_403554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-403554\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-403554\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55197650127_229097153f_h.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55197650127_229097153f_h.webp 1600w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55197650127_229097153f_h-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55197650127_229097153f_h-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55197650127_229097153f_h-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55197650127_229097153f_h-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-403554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Copyright by Roman Imperium Cup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Markus \u201cupE\u201d Johansson earned the Player of the Match award after delivering a composed performance on Ancient. The Swedish rifler finished with a 14-7 K-D, 70.8 ADR, and a 1.57 rating, consistently finding opening kills and helping Alliance maintain control throughout the game.<\/p>\n<h3>Road through the Swiss Stage<\/h3>\n<p>Alliance have now won two matches in a row after opening the tournament with a dominant 13-4 victory over PARIVISION, followed by a 13-3 win against Ninjas in Pyjamas. After defeating B8 13-6, the Swedish side improves to 2-1 and is now just one victory away from qualifying for the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>B8 started the event with a hard-fought 16-13 victory over MIBR before losing 10-13 to Nemesis in Round 2. The defeat to Alliance leaves the Ukrainian squad at 1-2, meaning every remaining match is now an elimination series.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/old-souvenir-skins-did-not-crash-after-valves-new-system\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/counter-strike-2-pc-game-steam-cover.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Old souvenir skins did not crash after Valve\u2019s new system\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/old-souvenir-skins-did-not-crash-after-valves-new-system\">Old souvenir skins did not crash after Valve\u2019s new system<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/old-souvenir-skins-did-not-crash-after-valves-new-system\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1783067681#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1783067681#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1783067681#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Jul 03<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>What\u2019s next?<\/h3>\n<p>Alliance will play in the 2-1 qualification matches, where a victory will secure a place in the XSE Pro League Guangzhou 2026 playoffs. B8, meanwhile, drop into the 1-2 elimination bracket and must win their next match to keep their tournament run alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alliance continued their impressive run at XSE Pro League Guangzhou 2026 with a convincing 13-6 victory over B8 in the 1-1 pool of the Swiss Stage. The Swedish squad improved to a 2-1 record and now stands just one win away from securing a playoff berth, while the Ukrainian side dropped to 1-2 and now [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":403557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-403533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alliance defeat B8 to move closer to Guangzhou 2026 playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Alliance beat B8 to improve to 2-1 at XSE Pro League Guangzhou 2026, leaving the Ukrainians on the brink of elimination.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/alliance-defeat-b8-guangzhou-2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alliance defeat B8 to move closer to Guangzhou 2026 playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Alliance beat B8 to improve to 2-1 at XSE Pro League Guangzhou 2026, leaving the Ukrainians on the brink of elimination.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/alliance-defeat-b8-guangzhou-2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CS2 &amp; 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