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1win sweep Spirit to secure an ESL Pro League playoff place

Three straight wins turn an opening defeat into qualification, leaving Spirit one match from elimination.

Counter-Strike stage and crowd at MLG Columbus in 2016
Archive photo: Luminosity versus NAVI at MLG Columbus, 3 April 2016. This CS:GO image does not show the 2026 1win–Spirit match or current rosters. SteelSeries / Wikimedia Commons; resized for web. · CC BY 2.0

1win defeated Spirit 2–0 on 6 October to reach the ESL Pro League Season 24 playoffs. Cache finished 13–5 and Anubis 13–9.

The victory completed a 3–1 Swiss campaign. After losing their opener to Vitality, 1win beat G2, Legacy and Spirit in succession.

Spirit’s Anubis recovery falls short

HLTV’s match report describes a 9–3 halftime lead for 1win on Anubis. Spirit cut the deficit to 9–10, but 1win took the remaining rounds needed to close the series.

The match statistics record 33 kills each for Ax1Le and BELCHONOKK across the two maps. ArtFr0st finished with 27 kills and 10 deaths.

M80 stand between Spirit and the playoffs

Spirit are now 2–2 and face M80 in the final Swiss round on 7 October. The winner advances and the loser exits. For 1win, qualification is already secured; Spirit’s place is still undecided.

Sources

Checked on 7 October 2026, Malaysia time. The 1win match is dated 6 October. Spirit–M80 had not been played at publication.