{"id":2534,"date":"2024-09-03T12:21:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T12:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/saw-qualified-to-esl-challenger-atlanta"},"modified":"2024-09-03T12:21:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T12:21:19","slug":"saw-qualified-to-esl-challenger-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/saw-qualified-to-esl-challenger-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"SAW Qualified To ESL Challenger Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SAW&#8217;s <\/strong>impressive performance in the closed qualifier is the latest in a series of solid results for the Portuguese team. Particularly noteworthy is their run to the <strong>semi-finals<\/strong> of <strong>IEM <\/strong>Cologne, where Christopher <strong>&#8216;MUTiRiS\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; <\/strong>Fernandes&#8217; squad defeated top teams like <strong>G2 <\/strong>and <strong>FaZe<\/strong> and put up a good fight against <strong>Natus Vincere<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the <strong>Cologne <\/strong>tournament, the team delivered an impressive performance that caught everyone&#8217;s attention. Building on this success, they went on to participate in the <strong>Perfect World Shanghai Major<\/strong> Europe RMR Closed Qualifier B. During the Swiss stage of the qualifier, the team showcased exceptional skill and determination, securing an impressive <strong>3-0 record<\/strong>. This outstanding performance earned them the second seed from the qualifier, positioning them just behind <strong>Cloud9 <\/strong>and demonstrating their strength and potential in the competitive scene.<\/p>\n<p>During the Atlanta qualifier, Jo\u00c3\u00a3o <strong>&#8216;story&#8217; <\/strong>Vieira and Michel <strong>&#8216;ewjerkz&#8217; <\/strong>Pinto delivered outstanding performances for <strong>SAW<\/strong>, achieving impressive<strong> ratings of 1.29<\/strong> and<strong> 1.25<\/strong>, respectively. Their exceptional play contributed to their team&#8217;s success, as they only lost two out of the ten maps they played.<\/p>\n<p>In the qualifier, the Portuguese team emerged victorious, outperforming other prominent teams such as<strong> Ninjas in Pyjamas<\/strong>, <strong>Aurora<\/strong>, and <strong>Sashi<\/strong>, who were unable to secure their positions.<\/p>\n<h2>SAW Statement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1VPbNXp6UZ1K-ChQg-UhsA==\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>SAW <\/strong>and the other teams competing in the <strong>ESL Challenger Atlanta<\/strong> are scheduled to travel to the United States in early October for the event, which is slated to take place from October 4th to October 6th.<\/p>\n<h2>ESL Challenger Teams<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>BetBoom<\/li>\n<li>BIG<\/li>\n<li>SAW<\/li>\n<li>FlyQuest<\/li>\n<li>Wildcard<\/li>\n<li>Rooster<\/li>\n<li>ODDIK<\/li>\n<li>M80<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Keep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAW&#8217;s impressive performance in the closed qualifier is the latest in a series of solid results for the Portuguese team. Particularly noteworthy is their run to the semi-finals of IEM Cologne, where Christopher &#8216;MUTiRiS\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; Fernandes&#8217; squad defeated top teams like G2 and FaZe and put up a good fight against Natus Vincere. At the Cologne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":2535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[11],"class_list":{"0":"post-2534","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}