Fragsters beat Heroic to qualify for WESG EU & CIS Finals

Fragsters have secured the second Danish spot at the WESG EU & CIS Regional Finals after defeating Heroic on three maps.

Following North Academy's victory over Tricked,HEROIC, who fielded former Liquid member Jacob "⁠Pimp⁠" Winneche as Andreas "⁠MODDII⁠" Fridh is ineligible to play for the team due to the tournament's nationality restrictions, took on Fragsters to determine the second team who would compete at the European Regional Finals, in Barcelona. 

Heroic kicked things off on their map pick, Train, with an early 5-0 lead as Counter-Terrorists. Fragsters then secured their first round, but Jakob "⁠JUGi⁠" Hansen's team refused to let their foot off the gas, losing only three more rounds before closing out the map, 16-4.

stavn was a key figure for Fragsters in the series

Mirage was the polar opposite of the first map as Fragsters cruised to a 9-1 lead on the Terrorist side. HEROIC then tightened up their defense, picking up three rounds in a row, but Fragsters kept the pace high and closed out the half with an 11-4 lead. 

Carrying their momentum into the second half, Fragsters won five rounds without response to equalise the series, with 15-year-old boasting an impressive 1.71 Rating on the map.

Fragsters got off to a flying start on the decider map, Inferno, by winning the first eight rounds of the game. It was only then that HEROIC managed to keep the Terrorists at bay, but still the half ended in a lopsided 11-4 scoreline. After winning the CT pistol, the No.14 team in the world was caught off-guard by a UMP-force buy, which inspired Fragsters to hit 14 rounds. 

HEROIC still found a lifeline in the game as they won four rounds in a row, but Fragsters kept their cool and locked down the map, 16-10, to book their spot at the WESG EU & CIS Regional Finals.

WESG 2017 DenmarkBest of 3 FragstersMatchpage 2 1 21st October 2017 HEROIC 4Train 16 16Mirage 4 16Inferno 10

Fragsters	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Martin 'stavn' Lundstavn	47 - 48	-1	81.5	1.12
Jacob 'dragonfly' Lunddragonfly	49 - 43	+6	69.9	1.10
Nicolai 'torben' Amorimtorben	42 - 39	+3	72.3	1.09
Lucas 'Bubzkji' AndersenBubzkji	41 - 49	-8	76.9	1.02
Magnus 'Frøslev' FrøslevFrøslev	39 - 46	-7	62.1	0.84

HEROIC	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensenniko	54 - 48	+6	86.4	1.19
Jakob 'JUGi' HansenJUGi	51 - 40	+11	78.5	1.14
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansenes3tag	45 - 42	+3	80.0	1.04
Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferSnappi	45 - 44	+1	69.7	0.98
Jacob 'Pimp' WinnechePimp	28 - 46	-18	65.7	0.81

With just the Iberian qualifier left to play, here is how the team list for the event currently looks:

Ukraine	BIG
RESISTANCE	Limitless
Envy	Space Soldiers
Nemiga	Endpoint
GameAgents	Belgium
Russia	Quantum Bellator Fire
GODSENT	NOREG
fnatic	AGO
Virtus.pro	North Academy
Fragsters	Iberia

The WESG EU & CIS Regional Finals, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from November 22-26, will have $92,500 and 12 spots at the world finals up for grabs.

Virtus.pro #13 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński HEROIC #14 Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferPatrick 'es3tag' HansenJakob 'JUGi' HansenNikolaj 'niko' KristensenAndreas 'MODDII' Fridh Fragsters #59 Jacob 'dragonfly' LundNicolai 'torben' AmorimMartin 'stavn' LundMagnus 'Frøslev' Frøslev HEROIC #14 Jacob 'Pimp' WinnecheMarco 'Snappi' PfeifferPatrick 'es3tag' HansenJakob 'JUGi' HansenNikolaj 'niko' Kristensen fnatic #10 Robin 'flusha' RönnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonMaikil 'Golden' Selim Endpoint #82 Thomas 'Thomas' UttingAlex 'ALEX' McMeekinMax 'MiGHTYMAX' HeathTramaine 'stan1ey' StanleyIan 'Immi' Harding RESISTANCE #117 Nemanja 'k1Ng0r' BoškovićDejan 'd3k1' KosanovićDimitrije 'DiMKE' VeljkovićPetar 'HOLMES' DimitrijevićAleksa 'Impulse' Stankić Nemiga #45 Roman 'roman' RedihinKirill 'hitMouse' TsarevVladimir 'ROBO' NeskeyRoman 'CyberFocus' DergachAleksandr 'mds' Rubets Envy #15 Christophe 'SIXER' XiaCédric 'RpK' GuipouyFabien 'kioShiMa' FieyVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerAlexandre 'xms' Forté Quantum Bellator Fire #64 Gregory 'balblna' OleinickSavelii 'jmqa' BraginNikita 'waterfaLLZ' MatveyevAlexey 'BAS' KustovKirill 'Boombl4' Mikhailov Jakob 'JUGi' Hansen Age: 20 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 461 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.61 North Academy #40 Nicklas 'gade' GadeDennis 'sycrone' NielsenDaniel 'mertz' MertzJohannes 'b0RUP' BorupFrederik 'acoR' Gyldstrand NOREG Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelJoakim 'jkaem' MyrbostadMorten 'zEVES' Vollan ChristensenJorgen 'cromen' RobertsenOle 'Marcelious' Kristian Langan Belgium Kévin 'Ex6TenZ' DroolansAntoine 'to1nou' PirardFaris 'Faris' Ait LallaAdil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomYounes 'YOUYOU' Ait Lalla Tricked #32 Peter 'Inzta' KragelundThomas 'Ryxxo' NielsenLucas 'Lukki' PilhedenMads 'Console' SkovbyIsmail 'refrezh' Ali Andreas 'MODDII' Fridh Age: 28 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 832 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 AGO #26 Damian 'Furlan' KislowskiDominik 'GruBy' SwiderskiMichał 'snatchie' RudzkiMateusz 'TOAO' ZawistowskiTomasz 'phr' Wójcik Space Soldiers #18 Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşBuğra 'Calyx' ArkınAhmet 'paz' KarahocaEngin 'ngiN' Kor Russia Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDenis 'electroNic' SharipovEgor 'flamie' VasilyevDenis 'seized' KostinGeorgi 'WorldEdit' Yaskin Ukraine #12 Oleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoIoann 'Edward' SukharievVladyslav 'bondik' NechyporchukKirill 'ANGE1' Karasiow Jacob 'Pimp' Winneche Age: 22 Team: Not Academy Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 960 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.64 BIG #16 Fatih 'gob b' DayikNikola 'LEGIJA' NinićJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzKevin 'keev' BartholomäusJohannes 'nex' Maget Limitless #122 Léonard 'Smyli' MichelinoLéo 'Kan4' IntronatiThéo 'LoWkii' Téchené​Paul 'Polox' BarbeBryan 'Maka' Canda GameAgents #89 Viktor 'flashie' Tamás BeaGábor 'gabesson' MálovicsKevin 'Barcode' BanaÁdám 'kolor' DomoszlayFodor 'fleav' Levente GODSENT #33 Dennis 'dennis' EdmanAndreas 'znajder' LindbergSimon 'twist' EliassonJoakim 'disco doplan' GidetunFredrik 'freddieb' Buö