TSM through to PGL S1 finals

Team SoloMid have qualified for the PGL Season 1 offline finals following a 2-1 victory over Team Kinguin (7-16 on de_train, 21-15 on de_dust2 and 21-18 on de_mirage).

After both groups were played out, the losing teams were placed in a double-elimination bracket to determine the last European team to secure a spot at the season finals, in Bucharest.

The grand final pitted Team SoloMid, who beat Natus Vincere 16-10 in the Upper Bracket final, against Team Kinguin, who were able to move past Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko's side despite fielding a stand-in, Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund, due to Ricardo "⁠fox⁠" Pacheco facing DDoS issues.

GeT_RiGhT shone as a stand-in for Kinguin 

With the NiP star still on the roster, Kinguin came out strongly in the final and took a 1-0 lead after picking up a 16-7 win on de_train thanks to a flawless display on the CT side. The following two maps, de_dust2 and de_mirage, went down to the wire, but on both occasions TSM were the stronger side, which allowed them to overcome the deficit and book a spot at the PGL offine finals.

PGL Season 1Best of 3 TSMMatchpage 2 1 4th September 2015 Kinguin 7Train 16 21Dust2 15 21Mirage 18

TSM	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb	71 - 63	+8	-	1.09
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	71 - 67	+4	-	1.08
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	63 - 59	+4	-	0.99
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	67 - 69	-2	-	0.99
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	67 - 75	-8	-	0.90

Kinguin	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	83 - 68	+15	-	1.21
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	80 - 64	+16	-	1.15
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	60 - 74	-14	-	0.89
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	56 - 65	-9	-	0.88
Mikail 'Maikelele' BillMaikelele	54 - 68	-14	-	0.86

The fourth and last spot at the PGL Season 1 finals will go to the winner of the North American division, which will kick off on Tuesday, featuring Luminosity, CLG, Team Liquid and Method.

Danylo 'Zeus' Teslenko Age: 27 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 596 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.69 Ricardo 'fox' Pacheco Age: 28 Team: Kinguin Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 267 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.70 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund Age: 25 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.22 Maps played: 780 KPR: 0.82 DPR: 0.60