HAVU managed to qualify for the ROG MASTERS 2017 EMEA finals after defeating PANTHERS 2-0 (16-2 on Train and 16-3 on Cache).

During the group stage, both PANTHERS and HAVU placed second in Group A and B, respectively. Still, the two teams managed to reach the final after prevailing in the semis. PANTHERS stunned LDLC with a 2-1 score, while HAVU beat x6tence in a three-map series.

Aleksib had an impressive series with 39 kills and a 116.4 ADR

It all started on Train, HAVU's map pick, with the Finnish squad getting to a flying 13-2 lead by half-time. As Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen and co. switched sides, there was little PANTHERS could do as HAVU were flawless on closing out the first map.

Then, the Finns kept proving their dominance and easily finished off the series, 2-0, with a 16-3 score on Cache, to secure $5,000 and a place in the ROG MASTERS 2017 EMEA finals.

ROG MASTERS 2017 EMEA QualifierBest of 3 PANTHERSMatchpage 0 2 19th August 2017 HAVU 2Train 16 3Cache 16

PANTHERS	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Mateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewskimantuu	20 - 35	-15	64.2	0.69
Fabian 'HighKitty' SchultzeHighKitty	20 - 32	-12	57.7	0.68
Volkan 'Badshah' TunaBadshah	10 - 37	-27	51.9	0.46
Filip 'tedderzy' Leksjötedderzy	13 - 35	-22	43.7	0.43
Dustin 'DuDe' GroßmannDuDe	10 - 33	-23	33.0	0.29

HAVU	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Aleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenAleksib	39 - 18	+21	116.4	1.84
Jere 'sergej' Salosergej	34 - 13	+21	113.9	1.77
Jesse 'KHRN' GrandellKHRN	38 - 16	+22	96.8	1.69
Timo 'REFLEX' RintalaREFLEX	39 - 11	+28	87.2	1.66
Mikko 'xartE' VälimaaxartE	22 - 15	+7	58.1	1.12

HAVU will be joining seven invited teams in the EMEA finals. Other details regarding the tournament and the invited squads are yet to be revealed.