Falcons Force stayed alive in CCT EU 2026 Challengers #8 by beating Privateer Gaming 2:1 in the second round of the lower bracket. The Bo3 was played on Wednesday at 15:45, and the team includes Macedonian rifler Nucleonz (Matej Trajkoski).
Falcons Force took the opening map, Nuke, 13:4. On the second map, Dust II, the team forfeited at 9:9 because of technical difficulties, which gave Privateer Gaming the map and levelled the series. Falcons Force then closed it out on Ancient, winning 13:2.
The win did not carry them much further. According to the tournament page, the next day Falcons Force lost 0:2 to Phantom Academy, and the prize pool table lists them in 7th-8th place. The page shows no prize money for that placement.