När vi gick in i sista veckan av regionala slutspelsfinalen låg Apeks etta, tätt följda av Novados och It’s Only Game. Svenskhoppet Made in Malmö låg på fjärdeplatsen och hade stora förhoppningar om att ta hem titeln.

Bystanders låg sjua inför de sista fem matcherna och hade haft en tuff säsong generellt sett. Men i de sista fem matcherna visade Bystanders vilken nivå de kan spela på och hittade tillbaka till sitt forna jag när de kammade hem hela tre vinster, varav två i de sista två sista matcherna när det väl gällde. Tack vare sina tre vinster och imponerande spel skrapade danska storlaget Bystanders ihop galna 74 poäng och med det kan: Hjort, Flamyy, Keano och Yellow titulera sig mästare av det regionala slutspelet.

Congratulations. You were at seventh place before the last week but managed to grab three wins in the last five games. How does it feel?

– The win felt superb. We would not have been content with anything but first place, so we are obviously delighted about stepping up on the final day and playing to our potential. It was not looking too good after Apeks racked up a 20-point lead after the first day, but we still managed to keep believing that we could overtake them, says Keano from Bystanders.

Bystanders hade en tuff start i Fragleague men återhämtade sig i den sista veckan.

– Most of it came down to our mentality in the games. We know that we are better individual players than most of the lobby, so it really comes down to playing with confidence both in skirmishes but also in macro play, says Keano and adds:

– Obviously, it also came down to Apeks not showing up the same way on the final day as they did on the first. It would have been a lot closer if they did, since they were the biggest challenger in our opinion.

Anything you want to say or anyone you want to thank?

– I have to give a big shoutout to Teabone. Our player, Yellow, had to leave us after game 2, because he was not feeling well after having gotten the vaccine. Therefore, Teabone came to the rescue within two minutes of me contacting him and performed completely out of his mind, so thank you for that, Teabone!

Andra- och tredjeplatsen gick till norska lagen Novados och Apeks. It’s Only Game och Enhanced från Finland kammade hem fjärde- och femteplatsen. Bästa svenska lag blev Made in Malmö på sjätteplatsen.