Falcons crush NAVI and move to the 2-0 pool at ESL Pro League Season 22

Falcons dominated NAVI 2:0 in their ESL Pro League Season 22 match. On their own pick — Nuke — the “Born to Win” looked helpless, and although they fought harder on Ancient, they still fell short in overtime. The main hero of the series was Falcons’ AWPer m0NESY, who shined with a 1.49 rating and outstanding impact, securing his team a spot in the 2-0 pool.

Nuke (13:2 Falcons)

On their own map pick, NAVI completely collapsed. In the first half, playing on the T side, they failed to find any answers against Falcons’ defense and managed to win only two rounds. The second half didn’t last long either — Falcons easily closed out the map 13:2 after winning three quick rounds.

Ancient (16:14 Falcons)

On their opponent’s pick, NAVI had a slight edge in the first half, leading 7:5. Switching sides, Falcons caught up and tied the score at 10:10. The key moment came when NAVI reached map point, but Falcons fought back to win two rounds and force overtime. Despite iM ’s impressive performance with a 107.4 ADR, Falcons proved stronger and closed out Ancient 16:14.

Match MVP

The best player of the series was Falcons’ AWPer m0NESY, who delivered an incredible Swing +6.70% and earned a 1.49 rating.

After this victory, Team Falcons advance to the 2-0 pool. For NAVI, the loss isn’t critical, but they’ll now have to fight in the 1-1 pool — another defeat would leave them just one step away from elimination. The main stage of ESL Pro League Season 22 runs from October 4 to 12, with $100,000 for the winning team and $150,000 for the organization up for grabs.