rain: “I’m pretty satisfied with the results overall” as 100 Thieves’ lower-bracket run ends in DraculaN final

rain: “I’m pretty satisfied with the results overall” as 100 Thieves’ lower-bracket run ends in DraculaN final

Håvard “rain” Nygaard has struck a positive tone about 100 Thieves’ early progress, saying he was “pretty satisfied with the results overall” after the team’s first LAN outing together — a sentiment that held up even as the new-look roster went on a deep run at Digital Crusade DraculaN Season 5 in Bucharest. 

A “very positive start” — then straight into a gauntlet

The quote came in rain’s post after Roman Imperium Cup V (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal), where 100 Thieves exited in the quarter-finals. In his message, the Norwegian IGL framed the tournament as a foundation rather than a disappointment:

“First LAN with the guys is in the books, and I’m pretty satisfied with the results overall. There are things to improve, but it’s clearly a very positive start to the season… see you next week at DraculaN.” 

Teammate André “Ag1l” Gil echoed that development-first outlook in an HLTV interview after the BetBoom loss, emphasizing the value of simply becoming competitive while the project is still “built from the ground up.” 

DraculaN Season 5: six Bo3 wins in the lower bracket to reach the final

That “next week” turned into a statement run in Bucharest. DraculaN Season 5 used a double-elimination playoff bracket after the group stage, and 100 Thieves’ path quickly became unforgiving: they fell to ENCE in their upper-bracket opener, then ripped through the lower bracket without dropping a map for the rest of their march to the grand final. 

HLTV tracked the spree as a 10–0 map run from the moment they dropped down, while Dust2.us summarized it as six straight best-of-three wins with “13 maps in a row” to force their way into championship contention. 

The headline result: HEROIC stop the run in a tight grand final

In the final on February 28, 2026, 100 Thieves finally met their ceiling against HEROIC, who took the title 2–1. 100 Thieves grabbed Inferno 13–10, but HEROIC answered on Nuke (13–10) and closed the decider on Ancient (13–9) to secure the $7,500 first prize. 

HLTV noted that HEROIC dropped just one map across the entire tournament and highlighted the ranking impact afterward, with 100 Thieves jumping from unranked to #32 on the global VRS, while HEROIC climbed into the mid-teens following the win. 

Why rain can be “satisfied” even without the trophy

For a roster still early in its lifecycle, the raw results paint a clear “trendline” story:

• Immediate competitiveness at the first LAN (Portugal), even in a quarter-final exit. 

• Rapid consolidation under pressure at DraculaN: one upper-bracket stumble, then a perfect lower-bracket run of Bo3s to reach the final day. 

• Legitimate benchmark series in the grand final versus a higher-ranked HEROIC side — with 100 Thieves taking a map and pushing three close scorelines.

And that aligns closely with what rain promised in his earlier post: visible progress, clear areas to improve, and a “positive start” that the team can build on immediately.