{"id":434112,"date":"2026-10-14T17:48:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=434112"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:50:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:50:56","slug":"astralis-reach-stake-pulse-beat-iii-playoffs-fnatic-join-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/astralis-reach-stake-pulse-beat-iii-playoffs-fnatic-join-them","title":{"rendered":"Astralis Reach Stake Pulse Beat III Playoffs; fnatic Join Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astralis have qualified for the Stake Pulse Beat III playoffs. They won both of their Group C matches in Stockholm, beating Sashi 2:0 and HOTU 2:1. In the end, fnatic also moved on after winning two straight elimination games.<\/p>\n<p>This result is interesting because Astralis changed their roster only one month before the Major. Therefore, few expected the new lineup to settle so quickly. Meanwhile, the group also had a late twist. fnatic lost their opening game, yet they won the decider and kept their Major alive.<\/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 club-section__load-more-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <article class=\"club-hover-connect-parent\">\n    <div class=\"club-top-line\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"club-row club-gutter-none\">\n                    <div class=\"club-col-4 club-col-6-xs\">\n                <figure class=\"picture-16x9 picture-with-gradient\">\n                    <a class=\"club-hover-connect club-hover-connect-img\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/9z-coach-bit-on-doubts-confidence-and-the-win-over-aurora\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <picture class=\"\">\n<source class=\"\" media=\"(max-width: 640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/55162750452_0801b26878_k-1-e1791999630308-768x434.jpg 1x, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/55162750452_0801b26878_k-1-e1791999630308-1400x791.jpg 2x\">\n<source class=\"\" media=\"(min-width: 641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/55162750452_0801b26878_k-1-e1791999630308-768x434.jpg 1x, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/55162750452_0801b26878_k-1-e1791999630308-1400x791.jpg 2x\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/55162750452_0801b26878_k-1-e1791999630308-768x434.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/55162750452_0801b26878_k-1-e1791999630308-1400x791.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n<\/picture>                    <\/a>\n                <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"club-col-8 club-col-6-xs club-box-bg--gradient\">\n            <div class=\"club-box-def club-full-height\">\n                <div class=\"club-dynamic-dotted-wrap club-full-height\">\n                    <div class=\"club-h4-title\">\n                        <a class=\"club-link-primary club-hover-connect club-dynamic-dotted__text\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/9z-coach-bit-on-doubts-confidence-and-the-win-over-aurora\">\n                            9z Coach BIT on Doubts, Confidence and the Win Over Aurora                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"club-bottom-line\"><\/div>\n<\/article>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A Rebuild One Month Before the Major<\/h2>\n<p>Astralis went through a shock rebuild shortly before the event. The team benched IGL Rasmus \u201cHooXi\u201d Nielsen and Jakob \u201cjabbi\u201d Nygaard, as both players are entering the final months of their contracts. As a result, Kamil \u201csiuhy\u201d Szkaradek and Nikita \u201ccmtry\u201d Samolotov joined the squad. Astralis chose to play the Major with these new recruits.<\/p>\n<h2>How Group C Played Out<\/h2>\n<p>Astralis began their campaign against Sashi, who have also gone through a controversial change in recent times. Astralis won 2:0. In the other opening game, HOTU beat fnatic 2:0.<\/p>\n<p>Astralis and HOTU then met in the winners\u2019 match. Astralis won 2:1 and secured their playoff place. HOTU dropped into the decider match.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sashi and fnatic played the elimination match. fnatic won 2:0 and ended Sashi\u2019s run. In the decider, fnatic faced HOTU again. This time they won 2:0 and sent HOTU out of the tournament. In that way, fnatic took the second playoff spot from the group.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_434113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-434113\" style=\"width: 922px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-434113\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chrome_18k0Kj6cJI.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chrome_18k0Kj6cJI.png 922w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chrome_18k0Kj6cJI-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chrome_18k0Kj6cJI-768x740.png 768w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chrome_18k0Kj6cJI-600x578.png 600w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chrome_18k0Kj6cJI-727x700.png 727w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chrome_18k0Kj6cJI-311x300.png 311w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chrome_18k0Kj6cJI-623x600.png 623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-434113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Results of the group C \/\/ taken from HLTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ryu Leads the Way<\/h2>\n<p>Gytis \u201cryu\u201d Glu\u0161auskas was the star of the show for Astralis. He topped the board against Sashi with a 1.41 rating. Then he was the highest-rated player on his team against HOTU, with a 1.55 rating. As a result, ryu is now second overall in the tournament charts.<\/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 club-section__load-more-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <article class=\"club-hover-connect-parent\">\n    <div class=\"club-top-line\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"club-row club-gutter-none\">\n                    <div class=\"club-col-4 club-col-6-xs\">\n                <figure class=\"picture-16x9 picture-with-gradient\">\n                    <a class=\"club-hover-connect club-hover-connect-img\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/mibr-announce-brnz4n-departure-after-long-spell-with-the-team\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <picture class=\"\">\n<source class=\"\" media=\"(max-width: 640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20260604_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_07456-e1791998483689-768x444.jpg 1x, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20260604_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_07456-e1791998483689-1400x809.jpg 2x\">\n<source class=\"\" media=\"(min-width: 641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20260604_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_07456-e1791998483689-768x444.jpg 1x, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20260604_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_07456-e1791998483689-1400x809.jpg 2x\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20260604_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_07456-e1791998483689-768x444.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20260604_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_07456-e1791998483689-1400x809.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n<\/picture>                    <\/a>\n                <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"club-col-8 club-col-6-xs club-box-bg--gradient\">\n            <div class=\"club-box-def club-full-height\">\n                <div class=\"club-dynamic-dotted-wrap club-full-height\">\n                    <div class=\"club-h4-title\">\n                        <a class=\"club-link-primary club-hover-connect club-dynamic-dotted__text\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/mibr-announce-brnz4n-departure-after-long-spell-with-the-team\">\n                            MIBR Announce brnz4n Departure After Long Spell With the Team                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"club-bottom-line\"><\/div>\n<\/article>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>Astralis have shown that their late rebuild can work on the biggest stage. They went through Group C with two wins, a new-look roster and a standout performance from ryu. However, the playoffs will be a different test. Now the team will try to keep its momentum when the action starts on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astralis have qualified for the Stake Pulse Beat III playoffs. They won both of their Group C matches in Stockholm, beating Sashi 2:0 and HOTU 2:1. In the end, fnatic also moved on after winning two straight elimination games. This result is interesting because Astralis changed their roster only one month before the Major. Therefore, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":434116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-434112","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 v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Astralis Reach Stake Pulse Beat III Playoffs; fnatic Join Them<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Astralis reached the playoffs, while fnatic knocked out Sashi and HOTU in Group C at Stake Pulse Beat III.\" \/>\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\/astralis-reach-stake-pulse-beat-iii-playoffs-fnatic-join-them\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Astralis Reach Stake Pulse Beat III Playoffs; 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