Team Falcons cleared the last group-stage hurdle at BLAST Open Porto 2026 with a 2-1 series win over Legacy — revenge for two previous defeats to the same opponent, at the CAC grand final and at Esports World Cup.
Map-by-map
- Mirage — Falcons 13-6 Legacy
- Ancient — Legacy 13-10 Falcons
- Dust2 — Falcons 13-6 Legacy
m0NESY the closer
Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov finished the series at 56-29 K/D for a 1.56 rating, including a decisive 1v3 clutch on Dust2 that broke Legacy's comeback attempt. Falcons had lost a 5v2 on Mirage and a 5v3 on Ancient earlier in the day; coach zonic called a timeout when the deciding map opened 4-1 for Legacy, instructed the team to "reset," and Falcons never trailed again.
kyousuke's bounce-back
Aleksi "kyousuke" Rautio recovered from a 6-20 line on the Ancient loss to finish 50-44 for a 1.32 series rating, riding a strong Mirage half and a T-side offensive on Dust2 that put Falcons up 8-2 at halftime.
On the other side
Legacy's latto went 40-41 (1.06 rating); try posted 31-44 (0.88). The Brazilian side never found a second reliable source of firepower after the middle map.
What's next
Falcons face Vitality on August 30 in the lower bracket. The winner meets MOUZ; the loser goes home. It sets up a heavy-favorites collision that will decide the top half of the playoff bracket.
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45416/falcons-overwhelm-legacy-for-open-playoffs
