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The Counter-Strike team representing UK esports organisation Coalesce have finished runners-up of ESEA Main Season 48 in Europe.
They lost 3-0 to Dynamo Eclot in the final, and received $2,200 in second place.
Eclot took the $3,500 top prize, and both teams qualified for Season 49 of ESEA Advanced, which starts on April 8th 2024.
Other teams joining them from Main Season 48 include HyperSpirit, Alpha Gaming, Leon, Turów Zgorzelec Esport, CSC and Ovoshi.
Fellow UK orgs Viperio, Raptors and The Last Resort also took part in the season, but missed out on a spot in Advanced.
Coalesce’s team currently includes Danish player BehinDx, Iraq player Karrar and UK players PrimeOPI, wfn and moz, plus Polish/UK coach deuce.
Coalesce’s performance in ESEA Main Season 48 almost saw them become the first ever UK team to win it.
BehinDX said: “Second in ESEA Main, GGs Dynamo Eclot, you played great.
“A really good first season together, shown ups and downs, but we keep improving. Looking forward to Advanced now, let’s see what we can do!”
wfn added: “A rough end to an overall great season. We finish second in Main. Finally some time to rest. Onto Advanced boys.”
Coalesce will join fellow UK esports teams Endpoint, Verdant, K10 and The Neighbours in Season 49 of the ESEA Advanced Europe league, along with others like Mouz NXT, Entropiq, Copenhagen Wolves, Young Ninjas and more.
The team are also preparing to play in the ESL Challenger Jonköping 2024 European qualifier.
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