Alliance Wins ROG Journey Spring 2026, Boosting CS2 Major Race Hopes
Alliance claim the $10,000 top prize at the A-Tier LAN in Stockholm, defeating EYEBALLERS 2-0 in the Grand Final.
Grand Final Sweep
Alliance are champions of ROG Journey Spring 2026. The Swedish squad closed out the week-long A-Tier LAN in Stockholm with a dominant 2-0 Grand Final sweep over EYEBALLERS — winning Inferno 13-6 and Dust2 13-9 — and taking home $10,000 in the process.
The timing couldn't be better. Going into the tournament, Alliance sat at just 14.1% odds of making the CS2 Major with an expected ranking of 15th–29th, according to @MischiefCS2. An A-Tier LAN win is exactly the kind of result that can change that picture dramatically.
Player Highlights
avid (Arvid Åberg) was the standout of the Grand Final: 41 kills, 25 deaths, and a staggering 105.5 ADR across the two maps — with 7 opening kills sealing crucial rounds. Over the full tournament he also led the team in first kills (37) and clutch wins (4).
eraa (Sean Knutsson) topped Alliance's overall kill chart with 224 frags and a +72 kill differential, while MaiL09 (Liam Tügel) averaged the highest ADR on the team at 89.8 — consistently doing the most damage round by round.
Tournament Run
Alliance dropped just one map all week — a group-stage loss to EYEBALLERS — before avenging it emphatically in the final.
Quarterfinal: Alliance 2-0 GamerLegion
Semifinal: Alliance 2-1 Johnny Speeds
Grand Final: Alliance 2-0 EYEBALLERS
Upset of the Tournament: HEROIC Academy Stun M80
The quarterfinal's biggest shock saw HEROIC Academy sweep favored M80 2-0 — winning on M80's own map pick (Mirage, 13-10) as well as Dust2 (13-11). HOLY67 led the charge with 18 kills and 81.7 ADR on Dust2, while Yoghi posted a remarkable 73% headshot rate throughout.
Final Standings
🥇 1st — Alliance — $10,000
🥈 2nd — EYEBALLERS — $4,000
3rd–4th — HEROIC Academy / Johnny Speeds — $3,000