Group Eire has certified for the IESF European Esports Championship Counter-Strike match for the primary time.
It comes on the third time of asking after Eire did not qualify for IESF occasions in 2023 and 2024 – regardless of coming shut at their first try.
Eire topped their group with three wins out of three to mechanically qualify for the championship. If they’d failed to complete prime, they’d have needed to play in a second group stage and maybe should undergo a last-chance qualifier bracket.
The IESF European Championship is to be held in Pristina, Kosovo, between July ninth and thirteenth.
How Eire certified for the IESF European Esports Championship
Eire made comparatively gentle work of their group to qualify for the IESF European Esports Championship.
The staff Eire initially fielded comprised Tom ‘arTisT’ Clarke, Matas ‘Extinct’ Strumila, Jamie ‘Tree60’ Callan, Nathan ‘N8′ Dowd and Jack’ Jackmon’ O’Donnell, with Jack ‘Zerpherr’ Kelly because the coach.
Nonetheless, Jackmon was as a result of be overseas in the course of the qualifiers, so Zerpherr stepped in as player-coach.
This didn’t have an effect on them regardless of a comparatively difficult group that included Czechia, Albania and Malta. To qualify mechanically, Eire needed to prime their group.
After convincingly beating Malta 13-1, Eire got a tricky check by Czechia the next day. Eire although would finally prevail 13-8 after a powerful efficiency by arTisT.
Tree60 stole the highlight of their remaining recreation in opposition to Albania as he delivered a 29-17 efficiency in a 13-11 victory to ensure Eire’s place within the IESF European Esports Championship 2025.
Group member arTisT celebrated their qualification by posting a mock-up picture of his staff on a airplane heading for Kosovo.
UKCSGO report that Zerpherr will proceed to play within the LAN on the IESF European Championship and Jackmon will coach.
Different groups who’ve certified for the championship
Alongside the 14 different groups certified alongside Eire, Kosovo will mechanically be fielding a staff.
The 14 nations who made it out of the qualifiers alongside Eire embrace Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, and Ukraine.
One staff who didn’t qualify was Wales who struggled in a bunch that consisted of Ukraine, Serbia, Austria, and Iceland.
Wales completed fifth of their group and had been eradicated from the qualifier.
The groups who will compete in Kosovo will combat for a €25,000 (£21,000) prize pool with €12,500 (£10,500) going to the winner.
One other Counter-Strike championship is to get underway this week. The Blast Austin Main runs from June third to seventeenth.
There are a number of British skills on the broadcasting line-up, with prime groups together with G2 Esports, Group Liquid and Group Vitality collaborating.
Kieran Lynch is an esports journalist who writes about a number of video games together with EA Sports activities FC 25, Name of Responsibility, Rainbox Six Siege, and extra. He beforehand labored as a sports activities journalist for MailOnline.
