FlipSid3 Tactics have kept their qualification hopes alive in Katowice after defeating Immortals 16-12 on Train in an elimination match.

The last elimination match in Katowice saw FlipSid3 Tactics and Immortals go head-to-head on Train, with Yegor "⁠markeloff⁠" Markelov showing his intent to redeem himself from his poor display against OpTic with a quad kill in the pistol round.

After losing an eco, Immortals went on a full buy in the third round, a move that paid off and eventually allowed them to take a 3-1 lead. But once FlipSid3 got their economy stabilised the tie swung back in their favour as they strung eight rounds together, forcing the Brazilians to call a timeout.

FlipSid3 live to fight another match 

Ricardo "⁠boltz⁠" Prass then gave Immortals some breathing room with a 1vs2 clutch, but FlipSid3 rallied back and secure a comfortable 11-4 lead.

Now playing on the CT side, Immortals went on a great run, winning eight of the first nine rounds to restore parity at 12-12. But then FlipSid3 adjusted their offense after a timeout, picking up two rounds in a row to break the Brazilians' economy before ultimately securing a 16-12 finish.

ESL One Cologne 2016 Main QualifierBest of 1 FlipSid3Matchpage 16 12 12th June 2016 Immortals 16Train 12

FlipSid3	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Yegor 'markeloff' Markelovmarkeloff	27 - 16	+11	89.6	1.56
Georgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinWorldEdit	23 - 17	+6	92.5	1.25
Jan 'wayLander' RahkonenwayLander	19 - 21	-2	84.5	1.05
Andrey 'B1ad3' GorodenskiyB1ad3	19 - 18	+1	73.2	1.05
Oleksandr 'Shara' HordieyevShara	16 - 22	-6	53.1	0.70

Immortals	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
João 'felps' Vasconcellosfelps	25 - 21	+4	99.9	1.37
Gustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesSHOOWTiME	22 - 24	-2	86.6	1.06
Henrique 'HEN1' TelesHEN1	18 - 18	0	67.6	0.95
Lucas 'LUCAS1' TelesLUCAS1	15 - 19	-4	57.7	0.94
Ricardo 'boltz' Prassboltz	14 - 22	-8	69.5	0.84

Yegor 'markeloff' Markelov Age: 28 Team: FlipSid3 Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 805 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.65 Ricardo 'boltz' Prass Age: 19 Team: Immortals Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 310 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.65