“We don’t dislike SAW, but that is embarrassing for a team who has spent that much money and effort on trying not to be awful. ewjerkz was the best player in the server, despite being on probably a tenth of k0nfig’s salary.”

Ha! What kind of idiots would say something like that?

We really thought that one was safe. When SAW beat NIP to kick ‘em out 0-3, we thought that was going to be SAW’s only win. Hell, MUTiRiS and roman have been playing since donk was like two years old, and haven’t made a Major at any point.

Until now.

SAW found themselves 0-2 after getting banged out by VP 6-13, smushed by 9 Pandas 1-13, and looked dead in the water. It seemed like once more, the Portuguese veterans would miss out on the glory of the Major.

And the payday. Oh boy the payday.

When they ended NIP’s hopes and gave us all a hearty chuckle, the reverse sweep was on - but it seemed unlikely. Enterprise were next up though, which… look, there are harder games you could get, but SAW had no room for errors.

Fortunately, they didn’t make any. They smacked Enterprise, dropping just eight rounds, with ewjerkz topping the charts again. He was the best player in the server against NIP and turned Enterprise to mincemeat.

But SAW have been here before. The 2-2 game. If you remember Jame’s last-second noscope at 15-14 on B site Inferno, you know what I’m talking about.

Man, it still hurts to watch.

fnatic stood in SAW’s way this time, and while they’re not the titan of yesteryear, they’re a scary team for someone like SAW. Or at least, they used to be.

The new SAW tore fnatic to shreds and looked like a team who’d been at every Major. Whether it was destiny, desire, or plain good quality Counter-Strike, something powered SAW past fnatic with ease.

MUTiRiS and roman will be at their first Major - and just look at what it means to them.