Sakura fall to MIBR fe in Stockholm, BIG EQUIPA win final season of ESL Impact League
Yesterday saw Sakura exit the ESL Impact League Season 8 playoffs at the hands of MIBR fe, with the 2-0 loss denying the Impact squad a chance to return to the finals after making it in Season 7. Sakura's exit and BIG EQUIPA's eventual win, the ESL impact League has come to a close, as ESL's have discontinued their women's tournament circuit.
The semifinals series between Sakura and MIBR fe was a somewhat one-sided affair despite strong performances from Lydia "Fawx" Dalton and Lucy "emptahy" Verkaik, with Sakura trailing for the entirety of Nuke before conceding the map 13-7. Then on Ancient, Sakura claimed their opening CT-side pistol and at one point led 9-7, however it wasn't enough to keep MIBR fe at bay and force with the series to Dust2, ultimately seeing Sakura drop the series 2-0.
MIBR fe| K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lydia 'Fawx' Dalton |
35 - 26 | +9 | 90.1 | 71.4% | 1.48 |
| Lucy 'empathy' Verkaik |
35 - 34 | +1 | 82.8 | 69.0% | 1.19 |
| Sylvie 'Serendipity' Splaver |
23 - 31 | -8 | 71.0 | 76.2% | 0.84 |
| Wrenna 'Stx' Trampel |
21 - 34 | -13 | 61.0 | 61.9% | 0.75 |
| Raven 'raven' Sol |
15 - 31 | -16 | 41.4 | 61.9% | 0.63 |
| MIBR fe |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olga 'Olga' Rodrigues |
40 - 27 | +13 | 98.9 | 76.2% | 1.59 |
| Nadjila 'poppins' Sanchez Rodrigues |
41 - 30 | +11 | 98.6 | 71.4% | 1.36 |
| Giovanna 'yungher' Yungh Mataveli |
28 - 21 | +7 | 69.4 | 81.0% | 1.10 |
| Daniele 'Dani' Cavallari |
29 - 28 | +1 | 74.5 | 81.0% | 1.04 |
| Gabriela 'GaBi' Maldonado |
18 - 23 | -5 | 53.5 | 73.8% | 0.81 |
The grand finals showdown between MIBR fe and BIG EQUIPA ended up being a highly competitive experience, with all three maps played and going to 20 rounds each. The two teams traded each other's map picks before BIG EQUIPA closed out the series with a 13-9 win on Nuke. In the grand finals, Alexandra "kyossa" Tykhonska starred with a 1.46 rating and 62 kills while Wiktoria "vicu" Janicka claimed the overall MVP for the event.
MIBR feBIG EQUIPA| MIBR fe |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanna 'yungher' Yungh Mataveli |
68 - 37 | +31 | 94.9 | 81.2% | 1.38 |
| Gabriela 'GaBi' Maldonado |
44 - 47 | -3 | 74.2 | 69.6% | 1.08 |
| Nadjila 'poppins' Sanchez Rodrigues |
37 - 49 | -12 | 65.5 | 66.7% | 0.87 |
| Olga 'Olga' Rodrigues |
39 - 53 | -14 | 75.8 | 59.4% | 0.80 |
| Daniele 'Dani' Cavallari |
38 - 51 | -13 | 52.1 | 60.9% | 0.72 |
| BIG EQUIPA |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexandra 'kyossa' Tykhonska |
62 - 45 | +17 | 85.6 | 71.0% | 1.46 |
 Wiktoria 'vicu' Janicka |
63 - 47 | +16 | 95.0 | 71.0% | 1.37 |
| Hania 'Hanka' Pudlis |
45 - 48 | -3 | 77.1 | 73.9% | 1.00 |
 Emma 'Emmsan' Mattsson |
34 - 45 | -11 | 59.9 | 68.1% | 0.95 |
 Mayline-Joy 'ASTRA' Champliaud |
31 - 46 | -15 | 51.6 | 66.7% | 0.73 |
With ESL Impact League Season 8 wrapping up yesterday, it marks the end of ESL's women's CS circuit after more than three years of competition, with there being much uncertainty about the future of the female scene and its future prospects.
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