Abrahams Win Deadlock Night Shift #48 Europe With 37-12 Rout

Abrahams beat Buff Enjoyers 2-1 in the Deadlock Night Shift #48 Europe final on July 22, then turned the deciding game into a 37-12 warning for everyone waiting in Night Shift #49.

The win earned Abrahams the European share of the combined event pool: $1,252.50, according to Liquipedia. Sharyk took the finals MVP award. Buff Enjoyers did enough to force Game 3, but Abrahams made sure the final image of the series was not competitive.

Who won Deadlock Night Shift #48 Europe?

Abrahams finished first. Buff Enjoyers placed second. Silence took third after beating Leviathan 2-1 in the qualifier and then losing the one-game challenger match to Abrahams.

The Night Shift format rewards continuity. Abrahams advance directly into the Night Shift #49 final. Buff Enjoyers return in the challenger path, where another opponent will get the first chance to remove them.

Both regional winners received $1,252.50 after the $2,505 combined pool was split between Europe and North America. Poppers’ Pupils took the North American final. The money is modest next to Deadlock’s largest events, but the weekly seat has value of its own: it creates repeat matchups, public form, and a reason for rivalries to survive longer than one bracket.

Buff Enjoyers nearly stole the series

Abrahams took Game 1 through superior control around Mid Boss and a standout Apollo performance from sharyk, according to Deadfrag’s recap. That fit the form suggested by the MVP award: Abrahams were dictating the places where the game could break open.

Buff Enjoyers answered in Game 2. Cosmetical’s Lady Geist helped turn the series into a decider and prevented the final from becoming a clean defense.

The answer mattered because Buff Enjoyers were not at full continuity. Deadfrag reports that hoot was unavailable and MazaG substituted. Taking a game under those conditions gave the lineup a plausible upset path.

Then Abrahams closed it.

The 37-12 Game 3

Deadfrag records a 37-12 final kill score for Abrahams in Game 3. Arzo finished 11/0/16, a deathless line that captures how little room Buff Enjoyers found once the decider tilted.

The draft adjustment also deserves attention. Abrahams removed Pocket, one of Buff Enjoyers’ most dangerous tools in the series, and did not let the substitute lineup recreate its Game 2 conditions. The result was less a narrow tactical edge than a shutdown.

A 2-1 scoreline can imply three close games. This was not that. Buff Enjoyers proved they could answer once; Abrahams proved they could make the final answer overwhelming.

Why sharyk won finals MVP

Liquipedia lists sharyk as the event’s finals MVP. Deadfrag’s recap points to the Apollo performance in the opening game as the clearest match-level example.

The award does not erase arzo’s perfect Game 3 line. It reflects impact across the final rather than a single scoreboard. Sharyk helped establish the series’ first advantage, and Abrahams recovered from the one game Buff Enjoyers managed to take away.

That combination—initial control, a forced adjustment, and a dominant close—is a stronger MVP case than raw numbers alone.

What happens in Night Shift #49?

Abrahams will return in the final. Buff Enjoyers have to come through the challenger match.

The immediate questions are obvious. Can Buff Enjoyers restore hoot and keep the Game 2 version of the team? Can an incoming challenger expose anything Abrahams’ 37-12 finish hid? And does sharyk keep Apollo available once opponents have another week of tape?

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Sources

• Liquipedia: Deadlock Night Shift #48 Europe — result, placements, prize, format, qualification, and finals MVP.
• Deadfrag: Abrahams outclass Buff Enjoyers — game-by-game secondary recap, substitute context, Game 3 score, and player lines.
• Deadfrag Night Shift #48 Europe event page — bracket cross-check.
• Deadfrag Night Shift #48 preview — pre-event roster context.