Phantom Esports pulled off a surprise upset victory over pain Gaming in a close 2:1 series at the Stake Ranked Episode 3 tournament. Pain Gaming took Dust2 with a score of 13:8 but Phantom Esports dominated on Anubis (13:5) and Nuke (13:5) to secure the win. Phantom Esports' Kylar was the standout player, achieving an impressive 1.70 rating and a 46-35 kill-death ratio. This result sees the lower-ranked Phantom Esports advance further in the tournament.