Sangal and Nuclear TigeRES clinch Play-In spots at Majestic LanDaLan #3 Closed Qualifier

Sangal and Nuclear TigeRES have both secured berths in the Play-In stage of the Majestic LanDaLan #3 Closed Qualifier after winning their respective Swiss Round-4 matches on August 28. Sangal edged 1win 2–1, while Nuclear TigeRES outlasted CYBERSHOKE 2–1. Under the event rules, teams finishing Swiss at 3-1 or 3-2 advance to the Play-In, where a short single-elimination bracket decides the final tickets to the main LAN in late September. 

Sangal 2–1 1win: resilience after a rough start

Sangal’s path ran through a tense best-of-three versus 1win: 7–13 Inferno, 13–5 Overpass, 13–6 Mirage. HLTV’s advanced stats show Danil “danistzz” Roslyakov posted the series’ best Rating 3.0 (1.45) with elite KAST and opening duels, while Evgeny “r3salt” Frolov and Robert “Patsi” Isyanov contributed heavily in damage, entries, and assists. The win confirmed Sangal’s Swiss Round-4 victory—explicitly labeled “Winner advances to Play-In.” 

That rebound followed a productive Day-3 in which Sangal defeated FORZE Reload 2–1 (Train 4–13, Overpass 13–10, Nuke 13–7) in a 1-1 matchup, a result logged on both the HLTV match page and stats portal. The victory stabilized their Swiss record and set up the 1win decider the next day. 

Nuclear TigeRES 2–1 CYBERSHOKE: clutching a Play-In berth

Nuclear TigeRES dropped Ancient 6–13, then flipped the series with 13–7 Mirage and 13–10 Nuke. HLTV lists Daniil “Re1GN” Chekanin and Timur “z1k4” Askhadulin among the key performers across maps, with Re1GN exploding on Mirage (33–20, 118 ADR) and z1k4 closing Nuke with the map’s top Rating 3.0—numbers that underpinned their Swiss Round-4 win. As with Sangal, the page explicitly notes the Play-In ticket for the winner. 

The achievement capped a volatile week for NTR. Earlier in the qualifier they swept Sangal 2–0 (Ancient/Nuke) in Swiss Round-2, but later fell 1–2 to 9BOOMPRO in a 2-0 qualification match where the winner would go straight to the main event. That loss pushed NTR to 2-1 and into the CYBERSHOKE decider, which they survived to reach the Play-In. 

Format, dates and what’s at stake

HLTV’s event hub outlines the structure: a Swiss group stage (bo3) where 3-0 teams qualify directly for the main event, while 3-1 and 3-2 teams move to a single-elimination Play-In (bo3). The Play-In semifinals and finals determine the remaining attendees for Majestic LanDaLan #3, an offline, $50,000 LAN scheduled for September 25–28 in Moscow. 

Form lines and notable individual showings

For Sangal, the 1win series highlighted how their current five—danistzz, r3salt, Patsi, clax, norwi—can share load-bearing roles. HLTV’s split shows danistzz led the series in rating and first kills, r3salt topped total kills, and Patsi led in assists, a useful balance ahead of elimination-style Play-In matches. 

Nuclear TigeRES have leaned on a core of Re1GN, z1k4, flouzer, m1QUSE, senka. In the CYBERSHOKE decider, Re1GN’s impact round-to-round (particularly on Mirage) and z1k4’s closing power on Nuke were the difference-makers. Those outputs contrast with their narrow loss to 9BOOMPRO two days earlier (Ancient 10–13, Dust2 13–6, Nuke 10–13)—a series that showed NTR can bounce back quickly after a tight finish. 

Head-to-head and bracket implications

The Sangal–NTR storyline now carries added spice: NTR beat Sangal 2–0 in the early Swiss, yet both advanced through different Round-4 opponents to reach the Play-In. Depending on seeding, they could meet again with a main-event slot on the line—Play-In matches are already listed on HLTV’s tracker with winners qualifying for Majestic LanDaLan #3. 

Big picture

The Closed Qualifier—run online out of Russia from Aug 20 to Sep 1—feeds the eight-team LAN. The main event’s HLTV page and Liquipedia listing align on location (Moscow), dates (Sep 25–28) and prize pool ($50k). For teams hovering in the top-30 to top-100 band, a LanDaLan main-event appearance is valuable for VRS ranking points and regional prestige, particularly with a dense autumn calendar around the BLAST and ESL circuits. 

Key takeaways

• Sangal defeat 1win 2–1 in Swiss Round-4; winner advances to Play-In.

• Nuclear TigeRES defeat CYBERSHOKE 2–1 in Swiss Round-4; winner advances to Play-In.

• Earlier results: NTR 2–0 Sangal (Swiss Round-2); NTR 1–2 9BOOMPRO in a 2-0 qualification match.

• Format: Swiss bo3 → 3-0 to main event, 3-1/3-2 to Play-In (bo3), winners qualify for the $50k LAN in Moscow (Sep 25–28).