FlyQuest was one of four teams to open the StarLadder Budapest Major with a pair of wins on Monday.
M80, Fluxo and NRG joined FlyQuest with 2-0 starts as the quartet moved into the Round 3 High matches in the opening stage of the $1.25 million tournament. Those four teams are now one win away from advancing to Stage 2.
Thirty-two teams are competing at the Budapest Major, which begins with three straight Swiss System stages. Sixteen teams compete in each stage; eight invited teams will start in Stage 2 and eight more get a bye into Stage 3. The top eight teams in each stage advance.
In each Swiss System stage, elimination and advancement matches are best-of-three and all others are best-of-one.
The tournament concludes with a single-elimination playoff stage Dec. 11-14. All matches are best-of-three until the grand final, which is best-of-five. The winner will take home $500,000.
On Monday, FlyQuest edged Legacy 13-10 on Train before taking down Imperial Esports 13-6 on Inferno. Australian Justin “jks” Savage led FlyQuest in the Round 2 match with 16 kills.
M80 got past B8 13-11 on Mirage before defeating PARIVISION 13-9, also on Mirage. Mason “Lake” Sanderson of the U.S. paced M80 with 18 kills against PARIVISION.
Fluxo followed a 13-10 win on Nuke over GamerLegion with a 13-9 result on Train vs. Fnatic. The all-Brazilian outfit was led by Andrei “arT” Piovezan’s 20 kills in Round 2.
NRG defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas 13-7 on Overpass before nipping FaZe Clan 13-10 on Dust II. Denmark’s Alexander “br0” Bro topped NRG in the latter match with 22 kills.
No teams are out of the running just yet, but the four 0-2 teams are in must-win mode and will start Wednesday in the Round 3 Low matches.
The tournament continues Tuesday with eight Round 3 matches:
–FlyQuest vs. Fluxo (High)
–M80 vs. NRG (High)
–Legacy vs. RED Canids (Mid)
–B8 vs. PARIVISION (Mid)
–FaZe Clan vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas (Mid)
–Fnatic vs. Imperial Esports (Mid)
–GamerLegion vs. Rare Atom (Low)
–The Huns Esports vs. Lynn Vision Gaming (Low)
–Field Level Media
