We're coming to the end of the first day of EU RMR B for the Perfect World Shanghai Major and we have an incredibly surprising team in the 2-0 bracket.
Passion UA, a tier two Ukrainian team owned by Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko, have surprised everyone win huge wins over former Major champions and one of the current best teams in the world.
Playing on Mirage in their opener, Virtus.pro started strongest against the Ukrainians with a 3-0 lead.
However, Passion UA responded well, limiting Virtus.pro to just 6 rounds as they leveled the score at the half thanks to 11 T side kills from jackasmo.
jackasmo kept his form going into the second half with a further 14 kills, although it was zeRRoFIX who was the real star as his 18 kills kept Virtus.pro down to secure PassionUA a 16-14 win after overtime.
Headed into the 1-0 bracket, Passion UA were rewarded for their upset with an even harder game against Spirit.
With the match set for Anubis, they rose to the challenge yet again, picking up a strong five rounds on their CT side with jambo topping the scoreboard on 13 kills.
Their T side was incredibly confident. They picked up eight rounds to Spirit's fourth to take the match 13-11 after a strong performance from their entire team.
Passion UA will now get to play for a spot at the Major tomorrow, with their opponent set to be the winner of HEROIC vs BIG.
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