Astralis eliminate Legacy from EPL S22, advance to Stage 2

Astralis eliminate Legacy from EPL S22, advance to Stage 2

Astralis avoided elimination in ESL Pro League Season 22 Stage 1, ousting Legacy to secure their berth in Stage 2 with a 3–2 record in the Swiss group. 
They dominated on the Ancient decider map, with device achieving a 2.13 rating on that map. 

This marks the second consecutive event where Astralis has eliminated Legacy in a head-to-head confrontation, having previously knocked them out during FISSURE Playground 2. 

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Match summary & tournament path

• In the Stage 1 matchup, Legacy removed Train and Astralis struck Train’s removal by vetoing Dust2.

• Legacy picked Inferno, Astralis responded with Overpass, then the remaining map Ancient decided the series.

• Astralis’ earlier matches in the Swiss stage included wins over Fluxo, HEROIC, and Legacy, and losses to GamerLegion and ENCE.

• For Legacy, they had claimed victories in a regional derby over NRG and also beat FURIA, but were eliminated after falling to Gentle Mates and B8 earlier in the stage.

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Related developments

• Gentle Mates eliminated Legacy in another match, securing their own ticket to EPL S22 Stage 2 with wins on Ancient (13–11) and Mirage (13–4).

• Earlier in 2025, Astralis had also eliminated Legacy from PGL Bucharest after a dramatic double overtime win.

• Legacy had also recently defeated NRG 2–1 in a Best-of-3 during ESL Pro League S22, rallying with strong performances on the later maps including Dust2.