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R6 EUL: Secret Achieve Upset #2!

After landing in second-to-last place in Stage 1, Team Secret are now at the forefront of the standings. Their... Fabio | 24. September 2020

After landing in second-to-last place in Stage 1, Team Secret are now at the forefront of the standings. Their victories over Rogue and G2 have given them such a boost already that a Major spot now seems like a real possibility. 

But first, let’s go over the other results of the day. Virtus.pro showed up much stronger against Tempra Esports and secured a 7-4 victory on Oregon. Andrey “m1loN” Mironov landed a 1.27 rating, which is a great sign for the youngster, who is also a newcomer to EUL. As usual, BDS came in guns blazing and took Team Empire apart for a 7-2 win on Oregon. Olivier “Renshiro” Vandroux, the MVP of the Rainbow Six August Major, collected 13 kills and a 1.84 rating on this very brief map.

G2 are still shaky. They haven’t yet recovered from the beating they had received by Team Secret on the first play-day. At the very least, they definitely weren’t back to their top form yesterday. They should have had an easy time against Team Vitality, but instead the two teams pulled equal. On the defense of Oregon, they each mounted a 4-2 half, which led to a 6-6 tie overall. For G2, this is a bad sign. They’re dwindling in the standings and are losing out to the other top teams. If they can’t ever win over the middle of the pack, their Major prospects are looking bleak.

Chaos can be relatively happy with their performance. As the weakest team from Stage 1, they obviously had a lot of room for improvement. It was quite obvious from the start that they would be losing their opening engagement to BDS, but they really delivered a solid performance against Natus Vincere yesterday. Their 6-6 finish will award the teams one point each, which is less than NaVi had aimed for. So for Chaos, this is still a success!

SECRET HAVE BEEN REBORN

With their victory over G2 Esports, they had already collected some valuable points to avoid their potential relegation from EUL. Afterwards, they had to go up against Rogue, a similarly tricky feat. But Peter “pacbull” Bull seemed unfazed by the opposition and led his team into an impressive fight. On Kafè Dostoyevsky (finally no Oregon!) the boys mounted a 4-2 defense. When they then won their first two rounds on the attack, Rogue were with their backs against the wall. There, the inexperience of the Secret roster showed. They gave away two rounds in a row and appeared to choke. In round 11, just shy of the 6-6 tie, they finally pulled through with the upset over Rogue.

Once again, Kevin “Prano” Pranowitz was the one at the top of the scoreboard. Just like on Day 1 (and in Stage 1, for that matter), the talented German player won round after round for his team. The biggest surprise of the day was still pacbull. Apparently, he doesn’t just possess the leadership abilities of an EUL-worthy player, he also boasts enough individual talent to contend with this kind of opposition.

At which point does it stop being a surprise? Maybe, this is Secret’s new level. Maybe they’re really so strong that they can finish Stage 2 over Rogue and G2 Esports. They’re only missing a few more match wins for this. On Monday, they’ll face Chaos. There, they need to show that they’re not just lucky and that they can perform similarly well against all of the teams.