{"id":430235,"date":"2026-10-03T18:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=430235"},"modified":"2026-10-03T18:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:10:05","slug":"spirit-defeated-shinden-at-the-start-of-esl-pro-league-season-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/spirit-defeated-shinden-at-the-start-of-esl-pro-league-season-24","title":{"rendered":"Spirit defeated ShindeN at the start of ESL Pro League Season 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

The start of the Swiss system always leaves room for surprises, especially when the favorite has to quickly adapt after an unsuccessful beginning to the series. The first match immediately showed that even a significant difference between teams on paper does not guarantee an easy path to victory.<\/p>\n

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

ESL Pro League Season 24 takes place with Group Play in a Swiss Bo3 format. Teams start with a 0:0 record: the winner of the first series moves to the 1:0 group, while the losing team drops to 0:1 and continues the fight in the tournament.<\/p>\n

Spirit and ShindeN met in the opening match. The South American roster unexpectedly took the first map and forced the favorite to fight back, but Spirit gradually regained control and finished the series with a victory on the decisive Mirage.<\/p>\n\n

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

Series score: 2:1 in favor of Spirit<\/p>\n

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  1. Dust2 (pick Spirit) \u2014 13:11 in favor of ShindeN
    \nSpirit could not convert their own map pick. ShindeN stayed in a close battle until the closing stage, played the decisive rounds better, and unexpectedly opened the series with a victory.<\/li>\n
  2. Nuke (pick ShindeN) \u2014 13:11 in favor of Spirit
    \nOn the opponent\u2019s pick, Spirit responded with the same score. The map remained competitive almost until the very end, but the favorite played the key stretch better and sent the match to Mirage.<\/li>\n
  3. Mirage (decider) \u2014 13:4 in favor of Spirit
    \nThe decisive map was already played under Spirit\u2019s complete control. The team quickly created a large round cushion, did not allow ShindeN to repeat the Dust2 scenario, and confidently completed the comeback in the series.<\/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: 63\u201340<\/li>\n
    • ADR: 99.7<\/li>\n
    • Rating 3.0: 1.54<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Key contribution: donk became Spirit\u2019s main individual force in the match, finished the series with a large positive frag difference, and consistently created advantages in duels across all three maps.<\/p>\n