A 13–7 on Mirage and a 13–9 on Anubis sent the team through. The round-by-round breakdown shows where the mid control actually came from, with the full demo timestamps listed under each half.
Qualifier final · Milan
New · Roster update
Nordvale book their Adriatic Masters slot after a 2–0 closing night
Nordvale book their Adriatic Masters slot after a 2–0 closing night
The CS2 roster takes the regional qualifier without dropping a map in the playoffs.
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Qualifier recap
Every map, every round win condition, written up the morning after.
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Roster moves
Who joins, who stands in, and what the coach said on record.
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Map pool work
Veto trends, utility sets and the two maps the team still refuses to pick.
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Tournament path
Group draw, schedule and what a win in each stage actually unlocks.
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Adriatic Masters
Regional Open Ladder
Lombardy LAN Series
Winter Clash Circuit
Community Cup Nights
Academy League
Team news
Qualifier closed, group draw set, and the bootcamp starts Monday
Eight invited teams, two groups, a double-elimination bracket and a best-of-five final. We have mapped out every path the team can take to the closing weekend, stage by stage.
Group stage · 12–16 NovemberThe academy rifler steps up while the main entry recovers from a wrist issue. The coach explains how the roles shift around him.
3 days agoTwo bans in a row on the same map across six series. We checked whether the numbers back up the reputation.
5 days agoDemo review, utility drills, a scrim block and the part nobody films: the forty minutes spent arguing about one default.
1 week ago
Upcoming schedule
The roster
Five players, one coach, and a map pool built over two seasons
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Consistent core
Four of the five have played together since the academy days, which is why the defaults need so few calls.
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Everything on the record
Every stat we publish comes from the public match pages, with the series and date listed next to it.
Why follow the desk
Match coverage that holds up a week after the series
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Round-by-round notes
Not just the score: the buy, the timing and the trade that actually decided the half.
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Demo timestamps
Every claim links to the minute in the public demo, so anyone can check it.
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One archive
Qualifiers, LANs and scrim blocks in one place, searchable by map and by opponent.
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Visible corrections
When we get a stat wrong, the note stays under the piece with the date on it.
Inside the bootcamp
Two weeks of scrims before the group stage, logged day by day
The team moved into the practice facility ahead of the Adriatic Masters. We sat in on the review blocks and wrote down what changed between the first scrim day and the last one.
Scrim blocks and review
Two blocks a day, one review session, and a utility drill that the coach refuses to shorten no matter how late the night before ran.
Role changes in practice
With the stand-in slotting into the entry spot, three other players had to give up positions they had held all season.
Rounds played
247
Across the qualifier run and the bootcamp scrim blocks
Utility logged
244
Smoke and flash setups catalogued by map and by side
Media
Shots from the practice room and the qualifier weekend
Road to the final
Four stages between the group draw and the closing best-of-five
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Group BRound robin, best-of-three, top two advance
Upper quartersWinners' side, single best-of-three
Lower bracketOne loss and the run ends here
Semi-finalsBest-of-three, map veto opens the series
Grand finalBest-of-five on the main stage
VenueMilan, 246 seats in the arena block
Schedule12—16 November, two series a day
BroadcastOpen stream, community co-casts allowed
What the scene says
Voices from the qualifier weekend and the teams around it
Frequently asked questions
Everything you want to know, explained clearly
Get in touch with the desk
Press requests, match data corrections, interview requests or tryout questions. Tell us which series or which date you mean and we can point to the exact demo.
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20144 Milano · Italy
Contact
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Hours
Monday to Friday, 10:00 — 19:00 CET
Match days: one hour before the first series