In a surprising upset at ESL Pro League Season 23, Heroic swept past Parivision with a decisive 2-0 victory. Heroic dominated on Inferno, securing a 13-5 win, and followed it up with another strong performance on Dust2, closing out the map 13-6. Heroic's xfl0ud was instrumental in the win, boasting an impressive 1.88 rating and a dominant 35-14 K-D ratio. This result sees the lower-ranked Heroic move forward in the tournament.