Sprout are off to a great start at the ELEAGUE Major Main Qualifier after defeating Space Soldiers 16-11 in their first match in Atlanta.

The fifth match of the day in Atlanta, the second to feature two European teams, began at a frantic pace, with neither side able to stamp their authority on the game during the early stages. After taking the pistol round, Space Soldiers lost the following anti-eco following a trio of CZ kills from Denis "⁠denis⁠" Howell, but the Turkish team got back in the game once they had money to work with again.

Space Soldiers' over-eagerness in anti-eco situations proved costly and held them off of any economic development once again, so they turned to Engin "⁠ngiN⁠" Kor, who kept the team in it with two big plays, a quad-kill in an A execution and a trio of mac10 kills in a 2v3 situation. The latter ended up being a catalyst for the Turkish team, who won five rounds in a row before Sprout secured the final round of the half.

Sprout win their first match with a great T side display

Down 9-6, the German team won the second pistol round of the game with a B execution, with Paweł "⁠innocent⁠" Mocek getting four kills to his name. That was the start of a great run from the German team, who strung six rounds together as Space Soldiers struggled to contain the opposition.

A 1v1 won by Ahmet "⁠paz⁠" Karahoca, followed up by a quad kill from Ismailcan "⁠XANTARES⁠" Dörtkardeş to shut down a B rush, gave Space Soldiers some breathing room and brought the deficit to a minimum. But as the next round went Sprout's way, the Turkish players were left strapped for cash. After watching the Germans hit match point, Engin "⁠MAJ3R⁠" Küpeli's men still made one final push, but the Terrorists overturned a 3v5 situation to put their opponents in the 0-1 pool of teams.