The international squad triumphed in the BLAST qualifier grand final after a 16-0 blowout on the last map of the series.
Endpoint have secured themselves a spot in the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown with a 2-1 win over DBL PONEY in the Fantasyexpo Spring Cup grand final. The European qualifier winners will join a host of top-10 sides in the Showdown event, including Astralis, Gambit and Liquid, as well as many other tough opponents in the next stage for a chance to make the Spring Finals.
Max "MiGHTYMAX" Heath's troops made their way to the grand finals with wins over Pompa and LDLC in the group stage before overcoming Sprout 2-0 in the first playoff round. Meanwhile, DBL PONEY upset MOUZ and took down Sprout in Group A, with a 2-1 win over LDLC in the playoffs earning them a spot in the tournament decider.
Endpoint demolished DBL PONEY on the decider map
A standout showing from Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt—the tournament’s leading performer prior to the grand final—kicked off the series promisingly for DBL PONEY, who secured a 16-12 Dust2 opening win thanks to the 26-year-old's 1.62-rated performance.
From there, the grand final was flipped on its head. Endpoint battled with the Frenchmen in the first half of Inferno before pulling ahead as a result of a solid defensive setup. The UK-based team strung together a streak of rounds and closed out the map 16-11.
Endpoint took proceedings to a whole different level on Vertigo, the decider map. An impenetrable defence shut down DBL PONEY, who were unable to find a single round on their offence. All that was left was for MiGHTYMAX’s men to secure the pistol, and they did just that as they swept the Frenchmen 16-0 to emerge victorious in the series and book a spot in the Showdown tournament.
Fantasyexpo Spring Cup 2021 - BLAST Premier QualifierBest of 3 DBL PONEYMatchpage 1 2 25th March 2021 Endpoint 16Dust2 12 11Inferno 16 0Vertigo 16
DBL PONEY
K - D
+/-
ADR
Rating 2.0
Aurélien 'afro' Drapierafro
48 - 49
-1
78.6
1.07
Thomas 'Djoko' PavoniDjoko
52 - 49
+3
74.7
1.04
Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK-
42 - 48
-6
62.7
1.00
Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianarobodyy
44 - 54
-10
70.1
0.95
Lucas 'Lucky' ChastangLucky
41 - 52
-11
72.2
0.89
Endpoint
K - D
+/-
ADR
Rating 2.0
Kia 'Surreal' ManSurreal
54 - 46
+8
81.3
1.19
Shahar 'flameZ' ShushanflameZ
56 - 42
+14
77.3
1.19
Joey 'CRUC1AL' SteuselCRUC1AL
47 - 48
-1
76.4
1.05
Max 'MiGHTYMAX' HeathMiGHTYMAX
49 - 47
+2
69.4
1.05
Robin 'robiin' Sjögrenrobiin
45 - 45
0
79.7
1.04
Sixteen teams will participate in the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown from April 13-16, with $162,500 and two spots in the $425,000 Spring Finals on offer. With two qualifiers left, the team list for the tournament currently looks as follows: