Who’d win: an era-defining organisation with a GOAT candidate AWPer, or a cute panda?

Well, you just read about Astralis losing 2-0 to 9Pandas, so you’re probably not going to be shocked, but we just had to emphasise the gravitas once more.

After taking their win, seized and his boys went into a final decider against GamerLegion, who themselves had just knocked out Guild Eagles. On the one side, last year's Major finalists, on the other a ragtag group of CIS players with a dream.

Despite a close game on the first map, 9 Pandas pulled through 2-1. Not in the least bit thanks to a massively bright game by glowiing, who dropped 112 ADR across the 3 maps.

If you've never heard of glowiing you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking he’s the next CIS player to watch, but in reality he’s 30 years old which disqualifies him from the “new generation” label. Nonetheless, clutches like this one were the deciding factor for 9Pandas, and all thanks to a 30-year-old talent. Maybe we CAN go pro after all.

We can’t help but smile at the fact seized made it to another major seven years after he departed NAVI.

glowiing, seized, and even teammate iDISBALANCE are testaments to how hard work and patience can pay off. Isn’t this much better than having to watch blameF at a major?

Here’s an overview of all qualified (and dropped out) teams from Europe courtesy of u/PicknickTP: