OG Claim Their First LAN Title with Victory at DraculaN Season 2

OG Claim Their First LAN Title with Victory at DraculaN Season 2

OG have captured their maiden LAN trophy in Counter-Strike with a 2-1 win over Passion UA in the grand final of DraculaN Season 2. 

Tournament Run & Road to the Final

The victory caps off a strong run from OG, who survived the lower bracket after earlier matches and defeated AM, SINNERS, ECSTATIC, and BASEMENT BOYS to reach the final. They entered the grand final as underdogs vs Passion UA but managed to take it in three maps. 

At stake, beyond the trophy, were VRS (Valorant Ranking / rating system) points crucial for qualification hopes for the StarLadder Budapest Major. OG, currently ranked #22 in Europe, sat only 31 points behind Virtus.pro — the lowest team projected to qualify for the Major.  Before the event, OG had already been among teams pushing to pad their VRS totals to get into Major contention. 

DraculaN Season 2 ran from September 25 to 28, 2025, in Bucharest, Romania, among a field of 16+ teams with a prize pool of USD 11,258. OG took home the top prize of $5,629, while Passion UA earned $2,814 for second place.

Grand Final Breakdown & Key Performances

The grand final played out over three maps:

Map 1 – Ancient: OG’s pick. They started poorly, falling behind 1–7, but regained control with strong CT-side play and closed it 13–9. 

Map 2 – Train: Passion UA bounced back emphatically. Michael “Grim” Wince delivered a stellar performance — 29–6 K/D, 162.2 ADR, +24.95% Swing — resulting in a remarkable 3.20 rating. That carried his team to a dominant 13–3 map win, forcing a decider. 

Map 3 – Nuke: A competitive first half devolved into OG dominance once they switched sides. A 7–0 CT run sealed the map 13–6 and the title. 

On the OG side, Olle “spooke” Grundström posted a 1.52 rating (53–41 K/D, +12) and was a key contributor to their success.  Coach Lambert “Lambert” Prigent had earlier expressed high confidence in spooke’s potential, saying he “can be a really insane star player.” 

Words from OG & Passion UA

In a post-match interview, OG in-game leader Christoffer “Chr1zN” Storgaard reflected on their journey:

“We kinda had a bit of a slow start on Ancient … on CT-side we just played our game and took it over the line, so I’m very happy about that.” 

“Then Train … they just played very well and shut us down. For Nuke, we bounced back very well … CT we’re very solid, very confident in our own stuff … it worked out.” 

“I joined OG … we were in a very different place than we are right now, so I’m very happy that the grind has paid off … It’s not only OG’s first trophy, it’s also mine … I’m proud about how everyone has been working.” He also explained their between-map adjustment:

“Me and Lambert both had some words … It was very much just about checking in with people … making sure everyone understands the agreements we hold ourselves accountable to … the face that we show up with [on Nuke] is way better than what we did on Train.” 

From Passion UA’s side, coach Tiaan “T.c” Coertzen offered insights after their semifinal and before the grand final:

“We were just not letting the round get to that point, pushing them and making it impossible for them to execute their first timing strats … we adapt[ed].” 

“At the end of the day, we’re still making a lot of mistakes … we still need to iron out those before we need to worry too much about starting to heavily anti-strat people.” 

Additionally, Lambert before the final had told HLTV:

“We’ve had good results during this LAN so far, so it’s important to capitalize on it. … We don’t need to think about the result but rather … how we want to play and how we want to work as a team.” 

What’s Next & Implications

With this win, OG now push harder toward Major qualification. Their next stops include Urban Rige Open Season 1 in Latvia and Fragadelphia Blocktober in the U.S. The team will need strong performances in those events to close the points gap toward the Major cutoff. 

Their path through DraculaN also highlights how fragile momentum can be: they dropped into the lower bracket early but rallied successfully through multiple do-or-die series to reach and win the final.

Passion UA’s run is also noteworthy — though they lost the final, Grim’s performance on Train was one of the standout individual efforts of the event, and they showed resilience to grind back from the upper bracket. 

The wider DraculaN Season 2 event also had some interesting storylines. For example, BIG Academy’s young player kyuubii spoke highly of coach gob b, praising his work ethic and vision of the game.  And Lambert’s comments earlier in the event about his lineup’s development underscore that OG see this as a stepping stone rather than just a standalone win.