{"id":419899,"date":"2026-08-26T14:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=419899"},"modified":"2026-08-26T14:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:08:11","slug":"spirit-advanced-to-the-upper-semi-finals-of-blast-open-porto-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/spirit-advanced-to-the-upper-semi-finals-of-blast-open-porto-2026","title":{"rendered":"Spirit advanced to the Upper semi-finals of BLAST Open Porto 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The start of the group stage immediately gives teams different routes through the double elimination bracket, so even the first series significantly affects the further distance. It is especially important not only to take the victory, but also to avoid an early drop to the lower bracket, where the margin for error becomes much smaller.<\/p>\n

Tournament context<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BLAST Open Porto 2026 is played with a group stage in a double elimination Bo3 format. In the Opening round, the winner moves on to the Upper semi-finals, while the losing team drops to Lower round 1 and continues the tournament already under threat of elimination.<\/p>\n

Spirit and DENDELE met in the opening series of Group A. Spirit approached the match as the clear favorite and confirmed the difference in class, closing the series without a third map and not allowing the opponent to truly impose a fight.<\/p>\n\n

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How the match unfolded \u2014 Spirit vs DENDELE<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Series score: 2:0 in favor of Spirit<\/p>\n

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  1. Ancient (Spirit\u2019s pick) \u2014 13:8
    \nOn their own pick, Spirit took control of the game fairly quickly. DENDELE managed to stay within a competitive scoreline, but Spirit played the key rounds more consistently and confidently brought the map to victory.<\/li>\n
  2. Cache (DENDELE\u2019s pick) \u2014 13:7
    \nOn DENDELE\u2019s pick, the scenario did not change significantly. Spirit once again demonstrated a better game structure, worked more consistently in duels, and did not allow the opponent to take the series to the deciding Anubis.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Player statistics for the match \/\/ taken from HLTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Player of the Match \u2014 Danil \u201cdonk\u201d Kryshkovets (Spirit)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    • K\u2013D: 48\u201326<\/li>\n
    • ADR: 129.4<\/li>\n
    • Rating 3.0: 2.14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Key contribution: donk played an extremely strong series and became Spirit\u2019s main individual force. His advantage in duels and exceptionally high ADR allowed the team to control both maps with almost no serious drops.<\/p>\n