{"id":431651,"date":"2026-10-07T20:23:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=431651"},"modified":"2026-10-07T20:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:23:32","slug":"spirit-advanced-to-the-playoffs-of-esl-pro-league-season-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/spirit-advanced-to-the-playoffs-of-esl-pro-league-season-24","title":{"rendered":"Spirit advanced to the Playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

The decisive matches of the Swiss Stage leave teams with only one chance to continue their tournament run. At a 2:2 record, any mistake can be the last, so stability on your own pick and the ability to control the opponent\u2019s map become especially important.<\/p>\n

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

ESL Pro League Season 24 takes place with Group Play in a Swiss Bo3 format. Teams with a 2:2 record play a decisive match: the winner finishes the group stage with a 3:2 result and advances to the Playoffs, while the losing team leaves the tournament with a 2:3 record.<\/p>\n

Spirit and M80 met in this series. Spirit immediately seized the initiative on their own Dust2, then did not allow the American roster to send the match to a third map and closed the series already on Cache.<\/p>\n\n

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How the match unfolded \u2014 Spirit vs M80<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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

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  1. Dust2 (pick Spirit) \u2014 13:6 in favor of Spirit
    \nOn their own pick, Spirit quickly created a comfortable advantage and controlled most of the map. M80 were unable to seriously reduce the deficit, while the favorite opened the series with a victory without a nervous ending.<\/li>\n
  2. Cache (pick M80) \u2014 13:10 in favor of Spirit
    \nOn M80\u2019s pick, the fight became much closer. The American roster stayed in the game until the final rounds, but Spirit played the key stretch better and did not allow the opponent to send the series to the decisive Mirage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Player statistics for the match \/\/ taken from HLTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Player of the Match \u2014 Dmitry \u201csh1ro\u201d Sokolov (Spirit)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    • K\u2013D: 33\u201321<\/li>\n
    • ADR: 74.9<\/li>\n
    • Rating 3.0: 1.43<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Key contribution: sh1ro finished the match with the best rating on Spirit, consistently won important duels, and became one of the main factors in the team\u2019s control on both maps.<\/p>\n