3DMAX Won Eleven Straight Rounds From Seven One Down on Dust2 to Knock M80 Out in Warsaw
Lucas Chastang sealed the comeback with a four kill round as the French team reached a semi final against group winners Inner Circle.
3DMAX beat M80 2-1 in the quarter-finals of Logitech G Play Connect 2026 in Warsaw on 19 September 2026, coming from 7-1 down on the deciding map, Dust2, to win it 13-8.
The first two maps both went to overtime. 3DMAX took Inferno 16-14 and M80 answered by winning Ancient by the same score, setting up a decider in which the North American side raced into a six round lead.
3DMAX then won 11 rounds in a row to reach match point at 12-7. Lucas "Lucky" Chastang, who led the French team with 48 kills, 47 deaths and a 1.21 rating across the three maps, finished the series with a four kill round.
Fritz "slaxz-" Dietrich had the best numbers for M80, ending the series with a kill-death difference of plus 13. The defeat cost M80 19 points in Valve's regional standings, although they stayed 22nd.
3DMAX will play Inner Circle, who won Group B with a 4-1 record and beat them 13-9 on Nuke in the group stage, in a best-of-three semi-final on 22 September. Luminosity reached the other semi-final against B8 by beating BBL 2-0. The 100,000 US dollar event runs until 23 September, with 40,000 dollars for the winners.