HEROIC defeated Friendly Campers 2:0 at BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 Closed Qualifier
HEROIC got off to a confident start at the BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier, beating Friendly Campers 2:0 in the opening round. The Danish side gave their opponents little room to breathe, fully controlling the series and confirming their status as clear favorites. For Friendly Campers, this match became an unexpected but valuable test against a higher-level team.
The map veto for the match looked as follows:
- Friendly Campers removed Overpass
- HEROIC removed Anubis
- Friendly Campers picked Nuke
- HEROIC picked Mirage
- Friendly Campers removed Dust2
- HEROIC removed Inferno
- Ancient was left over
Nuke (2:13 HEROIC)
Friendly Campers were crushed on their own map pick. The team ran into serious problems from the very first rounds, as HEROIC completely controlled the map. For them, it looked more like a warm-up than a competitive match. nilo finished Nuke with a 22–4 K/D, 115.5 ADR, and a 2.56 rating.
Mirage (8:13 HEROIC)
On their opponent’s pick, Friendly Campers showed a noticeably better performance. Playing on the CT side, they managed to take the lead in the first half and secured a solid 8:4 advantage. However, something went wrong after the side switch, as Friendly Campers failed to win a single round on the T side and eventually lost the map 8:13.
Match MVP
The best player of the match was xfl0ud, posting 135.5 ADR, a Swing of +9.72%, and a 2.14 rating. While these numbers came against a weaker opponent, the match itself was not entirely one-sided in HEROIC’s favor.
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