{"id":11310,"date":"2020-05-05T10:06:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=11310"},"modified":"2020-05-05T10:06:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:06:19","slug":"how-the-finnish-underdogs-havu-finished-3rd-at-flashpoint-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2020\/05\/05\/how-the-finnish-underdogs-havu-finished-3rd-at-flashpoint-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Finnish Underdogs HAVU Finished 3rd At Flashpoint 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Finnish side HAVU surprised many when they finished 3rd<\/sup> at Flashpoint 1 and picked up the prize of $100,000 while taking down many favorites along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HAVU\u2019s Olli \u201csLowi\u201d Pitk\u00e4nen and Joonas \u201cdoto\u201d Forss gave an interview to HLTV, where they talked about Flashpoint 1 and their next endeavor, the BLAST Rising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have been drawn to group B of the BLAST Rising tournament, together with AGO, Giants, and Nordavind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about expectations about Flashpoint 1 and if a top-three finish was realistic for them, both of the players said they expected to do well. They added that most teams had just changed rosters, and they saw their chance there. Doto noted that a top 4 finish was their goal, as they didn\u2019t really know the NA scene, and finishing above expectations made them really happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people saw the potential of HAVU and bet on them on https:\/\/csgobettingz.com\/<\/a> and got some high return on money invested as they have been the underdog most of the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After being asked about the turning point of the tournament, they mentioned the win against MAD Lions in the first game. That gave them unbelievable confidence in moving forward. Slowi said that he tried not to think who they were up against and just wanted to win every game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doto said that the best thing about LA was the ability just to practice Counter Strike Global Offensive and the inability to do anything else. That was the thing that made them so good during that time. They believed they were capable of great things and showed that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the win against MAD Lions meant a lot to them, but since it was their only LAN game (the tournament shifted to an online setting because of the COVID-19 situation) and there was a considerable break from games after that, the momentum faded a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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