GODSENT, Tricked through to WePlay! Forge of Masters S2 semi

GODSENT and Tricked advanced to the playoffs of WePlay! Forge of Masters Season 2 after securing two victories in Kiev.

The first day of WePlay! Forge of Masters Season 2 saw two teams advance to the playoffs after topping their respective groups. Group A kicked off to an engagement between Winstrike and GamerLegion in which the Swedish squad, featuring William "⁠draken⁠" Sundin as a stand-in for Dennis "⁠dennis⁠" Edman, managed to outperform the CIS squad with a 16-10 showing on Dust2.

Maikelele and his men are through to playoffs in Kiev

Later on, a clash between FORZE and GODSENT on Dust2 decided the second participant of the Group A winners' match, with the ex-SMASH squad edging out their opponents with a narrow 16-14 victory thanks to a lively performance from Jesse "⁠zehN⁠" Linjala, who racked up 29 frags.

Overpass would decide the first team to advance to the play-offs, with GODSENT racing to a 10-5 lead on the map with a strong defense. GamerLegion were able to retaliate in the second half, but they faltered in the closing stages of the game, allowing GODSENT to lock down the map at 16-12.

Over in Group B, Gambit Youngsters kicked affairs off on a positive note as Anton "⁠supra⁠" Tšernobai spearheaded the team's efforts in a 16-6 thrashing of Copenhagen Flames with a 1.48 rating. Tricked were later determined as the second winners' match participants of the group after besting Heretics on Nuke with a solid display from Lucas "⁠Bubzkji⁠" Andersen (1.38 rating).

HUNDEN's Tricked bested Gambit Youngsters for a spot in the playoffs

The concluding match of the day saw Train played out for the first time. Nicolai "⁠HUNDEN⁠" Petersen's men commenced on the T side, where they were able to put up a strong performance in the form of an 11-4 half. The Russian team developed an early momentum after switching sides, but once rifles were seen in the hands of the Danes, the tables turned, as Tricked concluded the map with a 16-7 scoreline.

FORZE #17 Dmitriy 'facecrack' AlekseyevAlmaz 'almazer' AsadullinEvgenii 'FL1T' LebedevBogdan 'xsepower' ChernikovAndrey 'Jerry' Mekhryakov Jesse 'zehN' Linjala Age: 28 Team: GODSENT Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 729 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.65 William 'draken' Sundin Age: 24 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 962 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.63 GamerLegion #40 Dennis 'dennis' EdmanFredrik 'freddieb' BuöHampus 'hampus' PoserAlfred 'RuStY' KarlssonTim 'nawwk' Jonasson Lucas 'Bubzkji' Andersen Age: 21 Team: Tricked Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 621 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.67 Tricked #20 Nicolai 'HUNDEN' PetersenLucas 'Bubzkji' AndersenFrederik 'acoR' GyldstrandRasmus 'sjuush' BeckFredrik 'roeJ' Jørgensen Winstrike #78 Vladyslav 'bondik' NechyporchukAbay 'HObbit' KhassenovAidyn 'KrizzeN' TurlybekovViktor 'Lack1' BoldyrevAleksei 'El1an' Gusev GODSENT #32 Mikail 'Maikelele' BillJesse 'zehN' LinjalaMartin 'STYKO' StykKevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendPavle 'Maden' Bošković Nicolai 'HUNDEN' Petersen Age: 28 Team: Tricked Rating 1.0: 0.81 Maps played: 1521 KPR: 0.55 DPR: 0.70 Copenhagen Flames #44 Asger 'AcilioN' LarsenMagnus 'Nodios' OlsenThomas 'TMB' BundsbækRené 'TeSeS' MadsenAsger 'Farlig' Jensen Dennis 'dennis' Edman Age: 28 Team: GamerLegion Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1085 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.68 Heretics #53 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieyDavid 'Davidp' PrinsDavid 'devoduvek' DobrosavljevicBryan 'Maka' CandaLucas 'Lucky' Chastang Anton 'supra' Tšernobai Age: 18 Team: Gambit Youngsters Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 128 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.67 Gambit Youngsters #30 Timofey 'interz' YakushinAnton 'supra' TšernobaiSergey 'Ax1Le' RykhtorovDmitry 'sh1ro' SokolovVladislav 'nafany' Gorshkov