Fokus beat Alliance 2:1 in a close ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #11 (C-Tier) series on 9 November 2026. Alliance took Mirage 13:6, but Fokus answered by winning Anubis 13:11 and Dust2 13:8 to claim the series. podi was the standout for Fokus, finishing with a 1.30 rating and a 53-33 K-D. By our ranking, Fokus was the lower-seeded side, so this result counts as an upset.