On May 8, Apeks made history at CS:GO’s BLAST Paris Major by becoming only the second team ever to win by 16-0 at a Major, after Grayhound.
Apeks was one of the tier-two teams that qualified for the tournament and shut down Grayhound every round on Mirage.
Four of Apeks’ five players died less than five times in the 16 rounds played. Justinas “jL” Lekavicius was the big name of the series, finishing with 23 kills in total and a 2.01 rating. This is Apeks’ first Major ever as an organization and three of its players—jL, Damjan “kyxsan” Stoilkovski, and Tim “nawwk” Jonasson—are also playing the first Major of their lives.
The victory put Apeks in the 2-0 pool of the Challengers Stage, and they are just one best-of-three win away from reaching the Legends Stage of the tournament. The Australians, on the other hand, are in the 1-1 pool and will still play a best-of-one on May 9, while Apeks will play their first best-of-three.
