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That's right, that trophy you just saw only one team will be able to put their hands on
at the end of this event and some are still fighting to be there, some are still hoping
that that is still a reality as we've got more elimination games coming your way today.
I'm your host James Banks and I'm rocking it once again with Pimp and Rugger.
Pimp, how are we doing on this fine day?
It's cooled down a little bit here now.
It has cooled down a little bit, you know, I guess the fall season is beginning in Denmark now.
It's grey outside, it's cold, it's rainy, so yeah, rest in peace the next six months I guess.
Yeah, I like the fall, I guess. I like not so warm weather, you know, look at my skin colour and everything.
This is my prime time.
You are the opposite of Pimpin, this Pimpin is going to be disappearing for a while, right?
You're going to go out from the sun and cycle somewhere?
Kind of find a different country, maybe Spain, we'll figure that out.
Oh, nice, good choice, good choice. Or you could go to Porto.
that would be nice too close to Spain you know similar climate and yeah I would
love to be there. So would a lot of our teams. We're gonna take a look at the group
A overview to show you guys where we're at over these opening days of Blast
Premier Open Porto. As you can see already Spirit Furia looking to go
head-to-head all that way in making sure they can get a semi or a quarter spot
both already qualified. Good thing to have Furia in an arena in Portugal for
Yeah, a hundred percent, you know. Also, I guess a team that is going a bit under the radar when we speak favorites, you know, to win the entire thing.
Fallen with Siring and the team, you know, I think they're hard to place, you know.
Are they tidal contenders? Are they just beneath the likes of Spirit?
I think that game will tell us a lot more, you know, to where they're at and what kind of aspirations they can have for the tournament.
I guess Arato keeps up the numbers lately, then sure, like, then we can talk about them winning the tournament, but they're still dunk.
Yeah, he's still got to go up against Donk and that is certainly not easy
Also, some games are not easy to Navi
Even if they're facing a team like Payne who we've not been so high on in recent times. What is going on with Navi?
What's going on in this camp here because it feels like they can lose any game
It's a really really good question games and and yeah, it may sound a bit rich to say, you know
Now we're beating Payne 2-0 hard to criticize in essence, right?
but that second map with it down 11-1, 10-2 or something like that.
Had to make a massive comeback over there.
I mean, as much as it's nice for them to get a W,
it wasn't convincing against the pain gaming who, as Spico said,
like you publicly go south and saying the team doesn't trust each other anymore.
Like they're playing the worst brain of Counter Strike ever,
yet they were able to push Navi.
So I'm a little bit fearful.
I don't have Navi high in my ranks right now,
and I think they'll have to turn it around quickly
if they want to be able to consent for anything.
I think the good thing, if you're a Navi fan,
if they come through and actually make playoffs here, I think that could be the turning point
because there's been so much heat on the team lately that if they somehow like find their way
through this, they might come out stronger and start building up the season. But they also need
to because like they need like the in-game stuff questionable, the individuals questionable
performances right now. So if they come through and the individuals start stepping up, then sure
We can talk about Navi being a top team just very quickly rugged to you
I want to ask what Pym said there about biggie Sarah saying we don't trust each other anymore if you're a coach of a team
And you hear that do you say it's roster changes?
I think there are like a couple of steps before that, but also depends, you know
Has this been spoken out loudly? Yeah for this event internally because if that's the case then we're probably closer to a roster change
But I pain as we said and they were like it's hard to find out how good they are because every time
they get a little bit wind and start turning upwards, something changes and they go back
to where they started so back to the drawing board also with the break as it seems they
were going to have now.
And the other game to quickly look at G2 taking on Spirit, Spirit broke their spot into that
one quite comfortably I would say right, even when we thought there might be a chance to
G2 with that cash pick.
Yeah I feel like Spirit are leveling up you know every game they play the moment seemingly
they get better.
At EWC they start as slow, finish high by winning the trophy, this tournament so far
Donk is back on his bullshit, you know, looking like, you know, we're not about the best player right now
They're my what are the most influential player right now
He dictates every single kind of strike game he's part of and you know, even if you two played better yesterday
They wouldn't have won it would just have been a closer game
If you told me that cash coming in instead of overpass would elevate spirit to a different level
I would probably have left but what we're seeing so far is that they feel so comfortable in the map pool that even the worst
Map they go out and absolutely destroy their opponents, right?
So I think a lot of other teams will have to look at spirit really really close to actually find out like how do we beat them
Yeah, completely agree and that's certainly not an easy thing to do when you've got the players that they have on their team
Let's take a look at group B as well as we've got plenty more action coming your way today
We're blessed right I saw some comments before people saying counter strike is dying
Well, no, we're thriving four best of threes a day amazing viewership amazing people here great teams great storylines
and we've got more of that today.
Let's also take a look at the schedule and the games you're going to be watching today.
So, at the very end of the day, Falcons vs Legacy.
Oh, that is a spicy one!
Is that just instantly the best match?
That is some good match going on.
Yeah!
He's sending them out of EWC, Legacy beating them, you know, at...
What tournament was it? CAC?
Just before the major, you know, winning in a grand final?
If I'm Falcons, I really, really want to prove a point here.
Yeah, massively.
I think the mental state that Legacy puts the team through in the best of three, especially if they're winning,
is like, you will lose your hair after such a series, right?
So the Philippines, they have some things to revenge, but I also feel like now Legacy is a known team now,
like now we know how they play, and whenever teams reach that level and play against the best teams,
normally they lose a little bit of the fear factor.
True, true, that's something you have to be very careful of, but our first game today is 9-Z taking on Vitality,
Vitality and there is a bit of history here so let's hear from Max and apex
Who do you think has more pressure on their shoulders? Yeah, obviously them because
They can reach the the the final and
Everyone knows what they can reach
But at the same time we we are in pressure as well because if we lose we are going to home and we don't want to go to home
So I think it's gonna be a fun match because we know how they play.
We play against them this year two times.
So yeah, I think it's gonna be very funny.
Is this a worrying team for you to go up against?
I think right now we're both in the same scenario.
I don't think they played that good in the WC.
They lost the opening game.
I think we're both in the same scenario and I don't know.
Maybe they will play better than us.
I don't know.
But for me, in a way, I'm never trying to focus on the opponent, even though when we played the super good,
we never focused on the opponent, we focused on ourselves.
And that's what is the most important, is just trying to solve ourselves before checking what's going on in front of us.
And Zaheer, we could never have two bad series in a row.
Yeah, I hope so, I hope so.
When I saw against, I think it's the first time that we lose and I'm the highest rated player in the team,
So I saw that something was wrong
You can always rely on Dan to still got a smile on your face while talking about maybe what is not an ideal time within the game right now
But he's been in this situation before he understands how to get out of these moments, right?
Are we worried for vitality right now?
You have to be a little bit worried given what the lead up has been into this tournament as well to be completely honest the fact
They're currently not at their best shape, the fact that Cyro is having a game off, the fact they didn't do too well at EWC despite having the full roster.
It'd be disingenuous of me to say you shouldn't be a little bit worried, however, in isolation to this game, I think they're coming in with the right mindset and I have a God feeling that tells me that Vitality are still here to fight.
Looking at that though, right, 90 can fight and they have fought against this team, with that full team like you mentioned at the Major, that is something to put into here, but also, 90, kind of in a similar position.
We're not seeing the same old 90, we covered this before.
Yeah, I think the showing that they've been doing here in Copenhagen so far has been lackluster.
I was a bit harsh on them the other day with how they approached their T-sides, but watching it back they tried to stay true to their identity.
I just think the good teams have gotten a little bit more insights and data on this team, on how to actually handle them.
And I think Maus showed that yesterday or the day before.
And knowing Vitality, he says they don't prep for their opponent.
I know they do, maybe not too into the mega details and have a whole game plan scripted around it, so
I expect Vitality to come out fighting today with a lot of emotions as well, energy,
and I think Dan in the middle is going to do his very best to make sure that they get over this hurdle.
I'm glad you called him out on the prep part, right? Because he may be focused on the team, what's going on,
but Matt's still giving him all that information in there, right? X-Taz is helping out with that as well.
We do need to talk though about the individual they can normally always rely on now
I'm never gonna froze I wanted the bus for like one bad series right because quite easily you could bounce back
It's dominating be the highest rate player of the tournament straight after this one
But I mean when that happens in the fashion that it did in fact about maps even when they were in a winning game
Well, I'd say they didn't win the map
But they were 12 7 up right yeah, then I'm a little bit concerned like it's a bit different than what I expected
You know if you lose both games quite fairly and get blown out the water and he's playing bad
Okay, but when you're 12 7 up, but it still wasn't him. I mean sure in isolation not a good performance
You know, there's there's no beating around the bush
But I want to see it happen one more time before I start getting worried, you know
When was the last time you saw Saibou had two bad maps in a row? Well, that was you know
The last game when was the last time you saw him have two bad series in a row
You know it against a team of this caliber in a group stage as well
Probably never happened, you know, and if it did it's not gonna happen often
So I have full faith in Saibou like when you are a generational talent of Counter Strike
It doesn't matter that you once in a while have a game off or something is not working out for you
If anything I'm more curious to to get an idea of if it has anything to do with Messi not being there
That's the interesting part to me. You know with JL being a stand-in. That's not against JL
But that's messy is he more of a glue guy that we think is he doing more for the team that we think is this a bigger loss than we
Initially think or is it just that a one-off freak accident for Saivou where it's obviously not gonna repeat itself
I gave it again, I love nerding in the small stuff and looking back how the game developed afterwards.
To me, the biggest thing that stood out was not necessarily Saibou as an individual, but they got surprised.
Round after round after round. They couldn't read what was happening in front of them.
I think Anubis was a really solid victory for IC, whereas on Cache, like Vitality was guessing,
they didn't find their footing at all and that meant B-bombside was struggling.
Okay, let's lean B, then they hit A, where Saibu is alone, and there was like no
Proactive movements on the map that made, you know, the vitality we know.
So they will also have seen this and I think today you're gonna see a team that takes way more control of the game and start
Like putting their ideas down on the opponent. Now the one I would always call Mr. Consistent in every situation is Robbs, right?
I'm always still very high on Robbs, but I mean there is a slight difference in this player as of right now
where we've seen him during the championship times into where he's at now. What's going on?
He's off to a bit of a slow start, you know, after the summer break. Again,
it's time to be worried. On behalf of Rupps, I think his pedigree and his history as a player have
shown that we shouldn't be too worried, but the drop-off, as you can see right here, is quite
significant. So it's about time now that Rupps starts showing up. It's about time now that he
steps into this second portion of the season, because part of the reason why I'm telling you
we're dominating, part of the season why they had the error, part of the season why they are as
as good as they are, is that every single player would consistently show up pretty much every
single game.
Now if you have Saivoo having games once in a while where he's not showing up, Rubs
clearly not at his best as of right now, then you know what used to be such a strong
armor, you know, a Kevlar that he couldn't break through, that's sort of crumbling in
front of us.
I think the worrisome thing when it comes to Rubs, if you take the first series of
the event, is that his bombsites were a problem.
How often do you put rubs and bombsite issues in the same category?
It's very, very rare.
A safe pair of hands.
Exactly, so that also goes to tell me that he's probably not back with a full focus like after the player break
And then you also got to say like messy not being here not getting the same situations not playing the free v2s where
Rubs normally does his dirty dirty job like coming in from the flanks all these type of things that hurts his individual game
So instead of you know being in a favorite xvx and now it's a disadvantage one right like we were sitting there
Okay, now it's the time to come online when we saw him have a 1v3
but it's just sometimes the task that you get as this type of player he is is just too big, you know
So the supporting cast around him also needs to give him a little bit better situations
Especially on the T side, but CT side that's on him. CT side that's on him
Well, that's a good explanation all of that now
We're gonna try and unravel everything that is 9z right now because I kept saying it most exciting South American team
Well, that excitement is quickly changing
They were once third overall in the VRS five which is huge for this team grinding their way up playing very exciting brand of counter
Brog, you were saying maybe they've been figured out in some ways?
I think Maus massively outperformed them in the preparation in their game.
Like, I think they were too naive, running back the same things.
Maus knew everything that was happening in that game.
And I think that's the alarm bill that Ninesi needs,
because there are some teams, maybe Viteris don't go as much into detail with their opponent,
but Maus for sure does, and that was also why I think it was such a convincing score for them.
Well, let's get some more information on that. I was managing to catch up with Max earlier and just push him a little bit on
What's going on inside 9z?
Max I wanted to start with something a bit more personal early on with this interview
You've been on 9z for six years, but also you've helped the team when it's first notable trophy just recently in China
You reached number three in the world. You've hit a lot of the goals
So how do you continue to improve on these achievements and what goals does 9z set now?
Yeah, it's not easy to stay on the top because it's our first time on top five of the world,
so we discuss this a lot and yeah, we try to keep improving, not to be like stay on what we achieve,
just keep moving, keep going forward and yeah, it's not easy but we are trying to keep the form.
Keeping that form is very important, but since you guys came back from vacation, it's been a few struggles, right?
What do you think is missing right now from the 90, from the Major going into Guangzhou, and then now the first couple of events, a couple of games?
Yeah, I think we are not in a confidence mood right now.
We need to get confidence again because we know we can play really good CS, but we need
confidence to do that, to trust on our decisions.
So yeah, we are trying to find that and keep the good vibe between us because that is so
important for us.
And I've seen that right the vibe for this team is so important
You earlier obviously in this tournament you played against Maus, but they really shut you guys down
It looked like they understood everything you guys were doing. Did you feel like they
Won against you from preparation and just understanding you. Yeah, maybe maybe yeah to be honest
They are really in a good shape right now. They they won one tournament and yeah
Pierre and Selex are playing really good, so yeah they are a really good team right now
and we are not in the best mood so it's both I think.
But yeah, the preparation, it wasn't really good for us, Cash, it didn't work
but yeah, we know how to play them up so we are confident for today.
Do you think that at the moment as well, maybe you're a bit predictable from the same way you were playing last season,
season maybe you haven't added as much new stuff or changed some things? I think
that is the problem. We try to add a lot of different things and we forgot all
all good things so we are trying to not to do too much different things just to
do a few but doing perfectly so we are trying to go in that way. And doing
things perfectly isn't easy being your first time at this level of competition
getting all the invites, there's a lot going on inside 9-Z for them to juggle and they're
still very new to this.
They are, but as it's like when it comes to playing in this environment with the tier
1 teams, it's so important that you just don't become this one-trick pony or you're too easy
to be figured out because it works when you don't have time to prepare, but this is one
of the examples, right?
Like Pia instantly pushes into A main knowing that if there isn't anyone in the beginning,
it's because they're running a certain round, right?
he just gets rewarded and now Maus knows everything. Same example here, like Tossi knows if no one
comes in the opening of the door in the beginning while he's holding it, that means there's
no one there and then PR just pushes out. What happens, like they start to play their
mid rounds and when you play a mid round it means that you like put all your focus into
one thing and then as you try to execute it, Maus is just one step ahead knowing exactly
where they are at what given time.
That's kind of crazy, right?
To be that found out in this,
because we were questioning it when we saw this game.
We were saying, Maus, they're playing perfect
into Maus' hands.
It's this slow style,
but actually they're just trying to set up
and Maus is one step ahead every time.
Yeah, it's always, it's a cat and mouse game, right?
Because you're always gonna try to be the one step ahead,
you know, and sometimes you get unlucky.
Sometimes you're coming into a game with a game plan
that wasn't really the game plan you needed.
And other times, maybe it's a sign of the team
overall being weak and being a one trick pony.
As I said, to start off this tournament, I don't know what to play, I've seen really
really good stuff from them.
We saw them beat Vitality at the Major, we saw them win a trophy a couple of weeks ago,
now we see them potentially finish last in this tournament.
It's quote-unquote easy to get and establish yourself.
It's staying there, you know, and I guess innovating yourself all the time, that's the
tough part.
You know, I like Max's approach, you know, they're going to try to scale it down a little
bit, make sure they stay to the basics, do things properly, but against the best teams
in the world, you've got to have a little bit more than that.
You've got to have a plan B, you've got to have a plan C and if they're not strong enough
then eventually you will be figured out.
Well, let's quickly get ourselves into the important thing to decide what maps for on.
It's time for the Vito.
Alright, are we expecting too much surprises or changes in here?
Like if you're 9D, you're probably not going to go for cash to start.
You need to spend a tournament of cash so fast over there.
I'm sure it's going to be there one way or another.
No angel for Vitality, not playing around with that anymore, that's probably a good
bet.
We do see Dust2 coming in, which is 9C's pick.
It's been a while since we've seen anyone, you know, be willing to pick Dust2 against
Vitality.
I know lately it's been rough for them, but it's still a Vitality at the last year without
it out the best team in the world than Dust2.
I think this V2 smells like comfort for both teams, right?
Like 9C are super comfortable on Dust2, Nuke used to be the bread and butter for Vitality,
so I think they kind of made this decision internally.
If we are to lose, we want to do it in our own terms.
And I think both teams came to that conclusion.
With that said, you still throw in a little bit of a factor, right?
But at least they get two comfort maps to start out the series
and then full random throw the dice, see what happens on cash.
This is two series ago that Vitality also picked us two themselves, you know?
So it's a map that if you're picking us two against Vitality,
you better have a clear idea of what you want to do, what you want to achieve.
As I said, I know Vitality lately have struggled a little bit on Dust2,
but that's still like it's a dream map pool for that's out of you get cash
which is easy to integrate gale into you get your bread and butter nuke and you
get dust 2 where you last year were 34 and 36 or something like that which is
the craziest record anyone has ever had on a map so it's not on paper looking
too easy for 90 and dust 2 was the decided last time now 9z has decided to pick it
they won it last time but I mean this is a this is a vitality where I would
always praise their dust 2 overall yeah I mean apex hasn't lost fate in it you
know I think that does to went down with the form of the players going down you
of the rubs being maybe a little bit more of a liability, Cywuna being up to pass, so I think
it comes down to what kind of version of Vitality shows up today from an individual standpoint,
it's not the map to me that's kind of dictated. Well, we've got lots of superheroes on the server,
but we've got our own superheroes in the commentary world, it's Anders and Henry G.
Thank you very much, elimination on the line Anders, Vitality 9Z, both of them yet to pick up a map
of the tournament, what are your initial thoughts? I'm really excited, I mean it's a bit of a surprise
that we've ended up here obviously mostly because of I kind of be losing that game to I see that's
the swallow I can't believe it this is what the poly market predictors are thinking you tend to agree
I think it's the problem is like you have to agree with that I can't disagree because I know
cyberplayed by last time but I agree that that's not going to happen again it was an anomaly right
it was one of those games that you're not going to see again from him he's going to be locked in
the last couple of days first game of jail as well and they had a day off yesterday so they've
been in the practice room I know they're in there late last night sort of grinding so
I reckon they're ready to go.
Yeah.
Well, I'm excited.
I love the maps.
We've got Dust2, Nuke, and Cash as the deciding battleground here, leading into this really
important game.
And 9C, I mean, I'm sure they want to be doing better.
They did look very flat against Maus, great that Maus were playing well, but I want more
out of 9C.
I want to see them bounce back.
We know that they could play better Counter-Strike than what they showed last time.
Well, let's get into it, ladies and gentlemen, to reiterate one final time elimination here
for the loser of this series, kick things off on Dust2.
pick up 9z but of course Vitality knows strangers to this battlefield and we'll be heading up towards
short 9z with a dink through the smoke and drops down to 19 points of health and towards lower
b for now though we are going to see a full man stack from Vitality over towards A and just pump
in the brakes for a second not over committing just yet Anders we're going through the mid doors
with our flash but look at this it's looking nice flash too can you hear anyone here they're not
Checking it, they're not expecting it!
OUCH!
He is READY!
Wasp, Heegan, Mayhem, both!
Oh, they probably feel like there's no chance someone's gonna be playing that close with the USB.
I mean, sure.
But at the same time, give it a little look.
That is good advice.
Um, but still, my advantage here, but an open B bomb site.
DGT can still save the day here.
They flashed himself somewhat, but it looks like the bomb should be planted.
There's been a backstabbing over here from Luke,
but he's doing very well!
J.R. will find him eventually.
Great work. Oh, the man is continuing to use now.
Jail very low, but DGT can't see a thing.
Eight bullets left in the magazine here,
and they're coming through the window right onto him.
They keep trading all the way to the end of the round,
and Apex comes out on top.
It's an ugly round of counter strike.
That is absolutely true.
No one's denying that, but it will be vitality to pick it up.
9z, if they just check their corners,
they had the perfect call, the perfect play,
the perfect flash, Anders.
He just had to check blobs in this corner. Look how blind he was!
No one even considers it. That's just a blunder, unfortunately.
It's not by accident. His last name was cool.
But no bomb planted, and we will see 9Z taking the full eco here.
So vitality!
But the best for forward in the pistol. 1-0 for them. They're gonna have...
Pretty much rifles across the board. Flames will go to the MP9.
Couple of Famous for Zyru and Apex.
It is a French rifle after all.
Yeah, you are right about that.
And a pretty efficient one.
I think it's underrated, you know? The Famis is, uh, slept on.
I feel like I see more and more exciting kills coming up from the boss these days.
Dude, back in the day, like, in 1v6, the source of burst fire used to be OP.
I feel like there's gonna be a player eventually that starts using burst fire on the Famis's here, so it shows us how good it can be.
That would be...
Maybe that's some homework for you, Anders.
Okay.
into it. The burst fire meta. Yeah. It used to be unbelievable in source. I'll pick up
that challenge. That sounds like a fun idea. You're right. That's got to be somewhere that
it just makes a lot of sense. The creep was always there. Before we entered the creep
meta, they didn't change your buffer. It was just there. People just discovered it. Oh,
wait a minute. This is great. Right then, ladies and gents, first gun round. Should set
the tone. By talent, as we mentioned with the Famous CMP9, so lacking the firepower here,
It's gonna be 90 lacking all the utility get into the default here to play stop a middle
To and towards lower B and flames looking at the challenge. Let's see how good the pharmacists actually gets dinged for nine damage
through the concrete
Yeah, you take that warning you walk away. You're happy that you didn't lose your life. I'm right at the start of the round there
A bit of damage taken on the T side to start with, but otherwise the default is unfolding
like we expect.
Out long, I think Max looking to distract a bit, Smoke's gonna be thrown up, but look
at all those players in upper dark.
They might just be waiting for the counter utility to come out from the CT side, or they
might just be going straight for it, rop, seize them, but the Galio is there for the
other side and now JL, what a toss he has, he's done very well, could have even been
a triple I was gonna say you know he's the only one defending the bombsite now okay definitely
giving them something to work with here significant damage as you mentioned but it's the famous the
mp9 on the retake they go for the boost outside the window this is actually very potent they've
caught against it actually here in the bomb being planted it will be cancelled but it's gonna be
smothered by flames to a great quality consider trying to consider that boost but realizing the
bomb being planted there was a window opportunity there to isolate those jewels and come out on
top well done by Flames. I wonder as well because Max threw those grenades out
long I wonder if they did the math on whether or not Max could have joined the
rest of the team with a bomb site because if they know the bombs being
planted and there's only two people there because the fifth man is running in
front belong maybe they were quick enough to sort of realize that vitality
because in that case yeah pushing in while the bombs being planted makes no
sense. Absolutely. Well 3-0 vitality because I would not have to do too much
yet but at least got a couple of frags on the board AK-47 in hand right now
Shout out to J. Albert as well. In their first series, he was playing very well, even though they didn't pick up a map.
That's very true.
He was looking pretty decent, to be honest with you. He's 6'2 right now, did significant damage towards that B bomb site.
I mean, you're going to see a mid to B smoke thrown by DGT here.
Oh, and the crisscross, so they're really pretending like we're going to be coming out strong middle.
Right now, they are held back on long by that one CT smoke.
CTs move. They dropped a B-Lurg, smoke as well.
Three smokes on the inside of the map.
Bombs in long doors.
Flames.
Not moving a muscle though. He knows what's up.
Spots one. He's done very well there.
And there's...
What a wide swing, more than I expected,
but still gets the intel.
Significant damage. Not picking up one kill in the second.
Should be fine to win the round here.
Bear in mind, a couple of players, especially Mayan.
No Kevlar. No grid of pistol for him.
It's a partial buy here, it's going to be 4-0, but there looks things.
B bomb site actually open for now, so good chance for a bomb plant at least, which they would be very happy to pick up.
Yes, it's almost like it's opened by design, right? Because they have a man advantage.
Maybe that's just vitality saying, we could allow the bomb to go down, we're going to be okay with it.
We'll just go for the retake.
Yeah, this should be absolutely fine, there's no defensive utility available, no deagles to get the kills at range.
This position scares me, though.
It would take something disgusting for them to win this.
Alright, I tell you, you're already slowing down.
They've got tech dines that, you know, that's how you build the disgusting rounds.
That's exactly how you do it.
Creeping in his rocks.
Can you find the player in the window?
If he does that, I think it's all done, yeah.
Lutro going down, and then there's nothing really much that could do any longer.
DGT, it's a pretty good kill on the first guy, but overwhelmed at the end of it.
And plenty of kits in the round to pick this one up, so vitality are gonna be absolutely fine.
very very calm round like they knew that they were going to win that one yeah
they were composed that's for sure three players survived their money starting to
swell apex hovering around ten thousand dollars I will bring out the AWP for the
first time for zero vitality and the first tactical time out for nine Z on the
line here either these teams have picked up a map here at Blast Porto so far it
was vitality going down to inner circle fair play inner circle look quite
fantastic that day they recovered a 12-7 deficit in the second map and actually
took the series, it was very, very cool to watch,
and then 9C losing to Maus,
against the world's best cash team,
that's understandable, I would say.
Yeah, no one's managed to beat them yet.
Um, they're unstoppable.
Anyone who didn't catch the joke,
it was Zershin, who said that the world's best cash team,
I don't think he was being serious,
but they hadn't played yet and official,
and they did go on to absolutely dominate
in their first showing on it.
We like that confidence.
Oh yeah.
Round number five coming up,
and you've mentioned Cyborg a couple of times to me,
Why are we keeping an eye on Zywoo for those who didn't watch the last fight of the game?
Unfortunately for Zywoo, it was one of his worst showings in CS2, at least in the top 5 I think, in that first series.
It very rarely happens.
Normally, even if you're playing a bad game, he's top of the scoreboard.
But yeah, I don't think Lightning will strike twice here.
He was 0-7 in the opening map of that series.
It was the first game of the tournament. Just brought JL in as well.
I think there were a few variables working against him.
And he looks absolutely fine today.
more to us opening frag death and
we'll find Luke off and that's
right at the start of the round as well.
So whatever you had in mind after your tactical time
and is how you're going to have to rethink it now
after losing such a valuable player at the
starts or flames great real estate
taken. Yeah, that's huge.
I may be a little bit disappointed to see them
peak that lower dark position without a flash
for you know for catwalk. I feel like
that's almost like such a common protocol.
Honestly, not a bad shout.
And there's I agree with you.
You can even flash yourself there, you got the steps and you can do a little click that
gets that position.
Oh yeah, break.
Okay.
Oh.
Gotta be careful though.
Actually, nice shot from me and it's taken down Apex towards the center of the map.
There's still a double setup inside of this bomb site here.
Jail.
They've won such a hard position in clear outs and they have done very well.
That's not even necessarily a complicated defense, it's just really sick.
It just works, you know.
Jail's there, dropping the utility and getting that first bit of aggro. So the first call they're going to get is backside and then to adjust and you can hear the gunshots coming in, but then you've got two bits of information going on.
It's just a classic crossfire and works very well. Robson Jail, that is quite a dartedly duo in towards the B bomb site. You can feel quite brave to make your way into that.
Yeah, I'm not fighting that, but the problem is if I don't go B, then I have to go find someone along.
It's so inflamed on the other side of the map, it doesn't get much better, maybe to stay and spawn.
This is the same to go out on the side of the map as I may have seen right now, and he gets found!
Oh dear, you ain't seen that, $150.
Okay, well they're back, Vitality are looking quite strong.
Am I right in thinking that the way to break up that Rob's Jail defense that they had in the last round would be a bit of a mid-split?
Like you're trying to put the whole bit of attention away?
Exactly, you do you want a bit of pressure on either sides and that means they can't focus on this one choke point and
Couple of times now there'd be bombsite not working out for 9z the money somewhat broken as well especially for mayhem
They're going to partially buy for this with a max loss bonus
So they got some galels pistols and then of course
That's the problem. He's the opera as well. You've got a
Glock
$150. Yeah, it really has
ruined their finances that bring this round they need a bit of a miracle here
they can simmer pull this one off it really would help them out
Yeah, again, just like we talked about with the mouse just even getting players into it right top-fragging is TGC with three kills
So just get some of these individuals activated
The post game or the free game in here with Maxi did say like we you know, we're a bit of a little confident state right now
Yeah
The word confidence thrown around a lot so to me
I'm sure but it's not what that means for a team
But it does sort of feel like it's driving really well what we're seeing on the server
They're not really hitting the shots. They're not really taking these aggressive fights and they're coming out on top
I tell you they are loving it so who he's here with you with you the end of it makes ready to go
Well, this runs getting a little bit more interesting here bear in mind the 40 man still alive and no Kevlar
So it's still a huge advantage of vitality here grenades being thrown in incendiary as well
That's the bomb planted denied courtesy of Zywoo. It's gonna be round
It feels like they're suffering from success, I would say 9Z, after having a great season
loss and I feel like the target's in their back now.
People are taking them seriously, they counter-stratten them properly and now they're trying to adjust
and trying to work out, they can find that former glory and start making deep runs in
tournaments again.
Yeah, he did say it's hard to stay on top at the end of the day.
Fair enough.
Fair enough.
Fair some great results.
And now teams are taking them a lot more seriously and we'll see whether Vitality can
keep this up. Hey Evan, missed the beat as of yet. It's gonna be 6-0. Rifles across the
ball for 9-Z. May it estimate 2 with the glill. Look at the middle. Look at the middle.
Apex is rushed all the way up. They're gonna get scared. They are rushing straight into
the bomb site. So, it might have been one of the few rounds where this isn't a good idea
for vitality. I do love the attempt though, to push up with that aggressively. It's a
rare treat on Dust2. And this is one of the few times that it really hasn't backfired
on them so 9C not complicated but the timing on that B hit is dead on perfect DGC catchy
apex in the air a little bit frustrating for apex you must have felt like at least i'm gonna
have a good timing flanking them but yeah they were ready well there we go not persuaded by the
ropx jl set up that it's a five of three presumably just looking to contain the t-side here and try
and take a few players down as they exit we know the money's absolutely fine for vitality max
So it's like he's well aware of what's coming. No, they go for a boost and he's trying for that as well
I haven't seen that before and it will be two players remaining vitality looking to hold on to the orp and the AK-47
Finally, yeah, it's pretty good
I think we came over here with with that push into top mid from the CT side
But because I'm old entry whenever I see those pushes. I always think of shocks
He was so good at that back in the day putting the pressure on the teas early on. Yeah, absolutely
Oh, through the smoke as well, wild blind, Wasp meet, gets an open up.
And as you mentioned, things like aggressive stance, they had no one else.
Tobacco, that B bomb site, Apex frustrated, he's gonna kill him, T spawn.
I love it.
So we're now looking for any jumping players, that one spawned itself.
Now it'll be put towards Long, corner smoke goes down, Wasp meet looking to work with
it.
And he's an excellent, he's actually cracked things open, they've got a man in
advantage, we've got a 4 versus 3, and 4 players, absolutely, 490 out towards long,
it's down to Zai Wu, and he shows that he is well and truly back, he gets secrets.
Tiny flick, but it doesn't quite connect, and now they know the AWP is there, they're
still walking up, hugging the wall on the right hand side, trying to dodge the scope,
and he's missing another shot here, so he's going to take another one, oh my god, GL!
I think that second player walked straight into the bullets, and now, rops, doing the
secondary opening back here we know that he can do it. The question is if he's quick enough that
smoke is up they do not have another one picked up at the moment I don't know if there's one on
the ground but otherwise it'll be really awkward here they're both behind the car and Rob seems
to have a read how long can he stay scoped like this before he has to wonder if they've gone back
probably another 10 seconds okay well set the count 35 seconds oh they lose patience first though
Oh, okay, Robbs is very handy on the AWP as well.
Don't discount him on this weapon.
For the fear of God in Luke of Year,
applying pressure with the utility.
Smoke goes down, huge to have the smoke.
Side-ime might be a thing.
Oh, the Robbs, he's clutched it.
As if he was always meant to be doing the orping
on this one, that is huge.
Stops 9C in their tracks, they win that last round.
And you know, we just brought up the conversation
about confidence, I feel like that long hit,
That's a confident play, the way they're wassup.
Yeah.
That's what we want to see wassup.
That's his style, right?
Just running out and taking those fights.
It looked like that was enough.
I think it was better to reset the round there at that point.
You had like, what, a minute on the clock?
You didn't feel comfortable about crossing over?
I think just go back and reset the round.
But they go one by one, trying to cross through the car.
Of course, you don't think Robson's got the AWP,
but it's a disappointing way to close the round down.
There we go, 7-1.
I feel like that double kill for JL.
That's like a JL type of double kill.
He's a happy-go-lucky guy. He's a happy to be here.
Oh, that's another headshot, alright.
Yeah, there he is.
Quite nice to watch.
Utilizing the smoke to his advantage.
Quick double kill.
Set rops up for the clutch.
He delivers the goods.
A couple of HEs here on the CT side.
Look at this one coming in from the other side.
Oh, they've blown them up.
And famous for their care of business.
That's a massive setup.
Apex, one of the absolute goats with HE grenades, by the way, and utility in general.
What you track of is HE damage, or utility damage on the CT side, but he normally is getting like two or three hundred.
Okay, you can see why, and the timing and in the crossing, HE grenades as they're coming out long.
Devastating news. Max, alone, Simon found another kill here.
Vitality, they slip up once by pushing top mid, I'm not even saying to slip up but it
was just an unfortunate timing to be to be pulling out that strategy on the CT side and
as a short NIC get the bomb planted in B and that's the only round they have for now.
Since then, Vitality straight back in the mix, they got the money and all of the momentum.
Bear in mind this is the pick of NIC as well, it's not going to feel great to kick things
off like this.
Haven't really had a look in so far one set piece in towards B when they were pushing middles or you've got the show for it
Come cover the orb
Max with the white knuckle grip on the AK-47 he surely can't die after time
I think it's better to die. He will die if he doesn't just go down. He's not saving there
He just needs to go down and they they will like find him here. They're trying not to kill him
There we go. Now, he run that clock down. You can see like he's not peeking, but he went
instead of waiting still, but he could see if it was possible to get him off the time,
but jumping over does go down. Absolutely fine. Money's still pretty good, of course,
maximum loss bonus. They'll take another tactical time out here, rightly so. Only a few more
opportunities to post anything here on the T side. Eight, one down your map pick. Do you
just go for the set pieces again? Do you try that B execution once more? Do you just try
playoff spawn. We'll see what they come up with. They do have the AWP at least, but Mayhem is one in
ace right now. They do have that, yeah. I feel like we saw a couple of teams already try for one of
those faster catwalk plays. I mentioned Spirit do this quite a bit where they'll sort of pretend
they go long, but then they actually are running down middle and they hit the catwalk really early
on. I like that idea, but yeah, I don't know. It's hard to say, obviously, a pretty spawn-based map
right now 9C not in a position to become a fast-long play either. They are running
into a little trouble. The highs of low for Apex he was rusted in early now he's
laughing his way through the game. Round number ten, this is this is the kind of
vitality we need somebody to challenge spirit in this tournament and if
vitality play like this then obviously that'll be really interesting down the line
here. Nice timing and a good shot. Mayhem will take down Robs.
Yeah you can see Robs trying to use the HE grenade to guys the fact he's jumping up and
receiving it a bit of an advantage, cool little trick, but with the AWP there, obviously we're still happy advantage.
Let's have a look then.
Mid to B split.
There's an option, they've got to play out some B tunnels that can drop the smoke for them, but for now, plenty of time, 5 on 4.
Wait, that's easy reaction.
No one has to really do anything.
Flames smoked long, and then he just instantly ran back.
And I guess that allows them to have this double setup, but when that smoke long fades, I mean, what do they do?
Well, you're taking a bit of a risk here, that's why ZywOo's being a bit more proactive.
They've got a small window of time to make a well-spotted barrel.
That's sloppy for me, and I'm not gonna lie to you.
We don't need that.
You gotta be aware, you've got a flash, you've got to move over the verticals first
before you stand in that particular position.
But, uh, here it is.
Playing the middle. Apex blocked the CT spawn spot,
so he knows no one's coming out middle as well,
but some missed opportunities.
Oh, you expected to probably hit that kind of a flick. I was gonna say the same thing
Well, that is a gift 9c. Wait a minute. The bomb is on the other side. It's gonna be counted a as well
But it will be a bit of a flanking move DGT
I am nervous immediately when you start many little footsteps
You could throw that whole look away if anyone is nearby, but they are not
Making their way up catwalk instead all three of them grouped up and they don't have that much utility either vitality
They can't really smoke or they also smoke on the ground. What a gift that could set up for these defuse
That actually could be a massive pickup and DD's doesn't matter to find anyone. He's in CT spawn but flag now instead
This is an interesting now jail gets born. It's a long spray, but the follow-up headshot for muscle peak is
Absolutely surgical flames alone and he goes down muscle peak saving the team here with a great triple and
Another round finance you didn't everything they can get at this stage
It all started with the AWP in towards that B bomb site.
Yeah, like I said, quite sloppy from Mayhem and what's his teammate up to?
That was the funniest camera angle because when Mayhem dies his teammate goes like a...
What?
I have my dead hit. What do you cover him?
Either way, they win the round. No harm no foul.
Double up?
Double up set up. Like I said, robs is very, very handy with a sniper.
But not known to you at all, but that's that.
It'll make it work, Zywa, this time.
No misses here.
Mayans' woes continue as two and 10.
Really nice open up from Zywa.
That's more like it.
No misses this time.
Yeah, Mayans have a bit of a stinker.
I'm seeing, making sure that there are no CTs in the dark.
See if they keep that low position.
Ooh, I think he goes forward a bit.
You are right Henry
So he knows our luck smoke means nothing they can probably get some jail out of the B bombsite now
I think Jill shooting through the smoke as well
Yeah, so to try and beat to pretend if anyone's on the other side they hear the you know the bullets hitting the wall
There you go JK jail now can actually patrol middle
Yeah, you're right
They've confirmed that no one's using that smoke whatsoever and up towards sure we go it's a five on four
Well, you'd assume there's not going to be any lurkers in this sort of scenario.
Oh, how long as well?
Flames is pushing.
They're so aggressive by Talonty.
This is kind of nuts for Flames.
What a timing.
He's called at no one's middle.
They can guarantee it's pretty much up short now as I was ready for him.
My shooting fish in a barrel, that first one.
A chance now as Maxwell leaves behind something and DGT, hell of a shot now.
Round us back on.
That is huge.
And it actually kind of slows down that flank coming in as well.
Flames.
Perfect timing, but they just die so quick on the 8 bombsites.
Very nice window for 9c.
Bit of a burst going over the boxes.
More grenades now south of the land.
They've got a niche here in the Molotov as well,
so they can put some real pressure on that last bombsite player.
Max fighting for his life.
His teammates not really diving in just yet.
DGT low.
Oh, the grenades!
That's just him.
Why so people?
I have to get another triple kill here to try and save his team.
He's picked up the first one,
but they are on top of him.
Top of the head showing he's already low,
and it's the trade for the sidearm, the rocks with a double and another round picked up by vitality.
Pretty comfortable in the end there, rocks with the USP finish knowing his opposition would be low.
I look like a round was completely cooked when they had this initial pick and then the flashback
stab as well but some nice picks as they make their way towards at a bomb side. Here we go,
you can see it from Max especially, DPT got a really nice shot on towards Iwo as well.
Final round of this first half and there's two rounds simply will not do, we need that third.
It's not gonna be a bad vibe. I'm sorry great one. No orb, but the orb hasn't really been doing much
It's gonna be a galil for max and pretty good utility overall
Peak here so I will gonna be carefully
My god, so he gave the call
Apex trying to get aggressive trying find that initial pick that lovely shot once again. It's DGT
First I have a real man advantage, I think they've had.
Yeah, you might be right.
What do they do with it?
Out long, Flames is holding.
He's very much alone here.
We've seen Nines he skipped some of the basics in some of these rounds.
Surely they check this corner or flash their way through or anything like that.
Oh, he's got a potential!
Great line up for a double kill.
The fact that he was leading into that angle as they were coming through.
Then he could have got two kills, but he'll be traded out so they will keep him in advantage.
My talents here, they've loved more rounds here. They had such a slow beginning to the tournament.
I'm sure they want to bounce back immediately and that's tail finding a double through.
I don't even know how he does that.
Bring the right back. Easy shot onto Max and Luchov now. One versus two.
They lined up against the wall. They were just hugging the wall on Long Henry. That's how he sprayed them down.
No much Lukov can do with this one, I'm afraid.
Bomb down in a precarious spot.
Time is of the essence.
Two versus one, Europe against Zywa with the AWP.
Flash is pretty effective.
But why would you give him anything here?
Yeah, he's really toying with him as well.
On the other side, JL.
What a crisp first ask for him.
It's a triple, it's 16-5 and it is 10 rounds for Vitality.
I don't even think it's all for a second there.
The monster is back.
Let's play again.
There are some players who are just more different.
Some try to intimidate you.
He doesn't, in fact.
Everything he does is deliberate.
You never really feel like, hey, you just feel late.
Where is now...
...Battern?
He doesn't move faster.
He's not fast.
He makes it look easy.
And that's the scary part.
He was mine for this.
It's not about losing to him.
It's about arriving at him.
That's Zylo.
It is ridiculous!
Zylo doesn't need the help!
Males every single shot!
Right here, right now, on Mirage 8.
A-ha-ha-ha!
Alright!
Rank up fights.
Zylo, no! He's gonna fight!
Right here! Right now!
The most efficient player in Counter-Strike history.
No wasted ammo, no wasted movements.
There's a chance!
There's Zylo!
11 to 5 for the Mongols.
The one that was slowly beating together some kind of comfort zone.
No comfort whatsoever.
9-10 hits another.
He doesn't bend it.
And so the space draws up.
He will do it all if he has to.
As the others fought for him, no help is coming from us.
And there's a ton of pressure coming in on Mezzi.
He lines up the bodies though.
Oh, so solid.
Locks this down.
Another multi-frag moment.
But here's Dawg's rebuttal.
Okay, over towards Outer.
Damage onto the off.
This would be huge.
Is Dawg gonna look for the pickoff in the Heaven from Hut?
Or is he gonna stay in Squeaky?
The decision he has to make.
Donk comes back Zayu remember full health over on to the AK they're feeding
apex to him and now this huge health advantage time's ticking
Donk's out wide!
Clashes and kills them off! Always reliable Russian rifling!
Walking up on it though is Shiro does dispatch of another with Cobra gone
Yami scout gonna be pushed in Shiro a chance Donk comes in just gonna get a
couple of extra padding up those stats further 23 in County before the 9D connects!
Oh it connects 3!
What?
How's he not that masterful from the 9D?
Welcome back to day 4 of Blast Open Porto 2026.
You join us with the Group B lower bracket as we see 9Z trail 10-2 against Vitality.
This is their map pick-and-ers, and they're gonna have to have a remarkable pistol and come back here if they're gonna do anything here on the first map.
Yeah, you are right indeed. Dangerous to pick this map into vitality, but I see...
Maybe they felt confident at the start, I doubt they'd do that any longer here.
Jail has been playing a great game, 16-5 in the first half of the plate, and now they're gonna be able to see side by side.
That is a rubbish molotov.
Yeah, it's meant to block out anyone from being here, DGT takes full advantage.
I think you've given him an advantage, you think it's covered him and it's absolutely not.
So, Miss Throne, Coss Apex is life. He's had a few frustrating moments today.
Yeah, he's not one to hide his frustration either.
No, definitely not. Yeah, you're happy, I suppose, he's needed to take an extra step on the molotov and he threw it.
But those are the worst grenades, the ones that they don't only fail but they actually set you up for failure.
We said we'd check his utility damage. Let's see if I'll try. Yeah, he got 221 in the first half.
Yeah, you're on it then.
Nailed it.
Right, so a bit of a utility master.
Yeah, he's on Dust2 especially. They set him up for it, basically, but he is one of the goats.
They're getting utility damage.
Let's get the utility, and we've got one smoke and a flash on Flames, so...
Can I get in close?
Wait a minute, I need it at all here. Flames gets one, but man with the dualies in the middle, he's already found two, and looking for a third, if he can.
can still plenty of bullets he's not gonna run a super sight who in the meantime
elsewhere on the mat he's found a double on short and he's got the bombs he's
running straight up there jail to get the kill and around us turn it's flipped
on his head nine see how did they let this go my shot from the chopper tail
comes into the rescue once again and that could be the nail on the coffin here
for nine see they did need this pistol to get into dust two and they had plenty of
advances there it felt like they kind of threw it away a little bit I want to see
that sequence from Zywoo to see how good that was, if it was anything they could do to the Overpeak yet.
You've got this freebie in the side, essentially, with the Miss Molotov, yeah, you can see.
And you get these Julie kills, man. It's so well that. And he pushes the smoke before the bombs even
planted it. It felt so unnecessary. Nice weapons, Zywoo, but yeah, it's JL coming up clutching the
one versus one. They're taking the eco and allowing it to go 12-2. I guess it's pick your poison. I
I wouldn't necessarily call this.
You're guaranteeing that point.
I think you just have to take the risk here.
Like you're not going to recover a 12 to a game.
What are we doing?
I agree.
I feel like you're going to need a couple of miracles to get back into this game.
Why not just start it early with a force up here?
USB?
Okay.
Well, that's certainly out.
That's very interesting.
Lots of smokes.
This is one of USBs now.
I take it all back.
Yeah.
They must have known something that we don't.
while still peek hiding at the bottom.
And you also have a teammate with him, so they could...
a little bit of a crossfire here, but that's just so quick that...
it kind of gets blown open.
They need it to be much slower, so that they can work
between the pit player and the lawn player
to kind of annoy them.
Vitality, they don't have that kind of respect.
All that kind of patience.
They're going to be going straight into a 12th
round here.
Looking really fresh at the moment.
Nuke is our second map, I believe, Henry.
We've got cash for the Siding Flirt if we can get there.
Feels like we might not get there.
But how do you nuke?
Scary.
I don't know, the fact that he talked about the JL stand, in fact, he's 20 and 5.
I mean, he's not like he's holding his team back, but he's holding his imagination.
Because I were looking pretty decent as well, he's second with 14-7.
And yeah, we'll see whether it's going to have to take something very, very special.
Is their map picked for a reason? They wouldn't have as many gun rounds.
I have to get a post 10 in a row now.
All starts here, the main AWP.
Spots one.
Is he giving a chance or should pull the trigger?
Apex saw him.
Elevated smoke on the doors.
Trying to blow it open. He does have another reach here as well, man.
So he could try again.
But my talent here is slow enough that even if he did it now,
they're not even near that position.
By turning a lot of whole little aggressive moves on the CT side, I mean, Flames pushing out.
They had a couple of plays on Catwalk as well.
If you want to see if Nines can do something similar themselves, if they actually can keep this play going.
There's a flashbang for you. Really nice work.
I had some textbook CS there. The alley-oop.
In towards Shaw, find Flames.
He kind of just accepted his fate there. He basically went AFK as well. I'm so blind.
They beat me now. It's it's I'm dead. So I just had it
Round still recoverable, of course, but that's that advantage 9z
Rob's tour look smoking to be and it's kind of kept two people like there's been a huge rotation over on that side
Well, that's what it's all about
maintaining pressure
keeping them guessing
It's JL
Looking to take a search up to 21
You can find the timing here is waiting for one more queue and this could do it as all
Well, oh, he's an absolute animal of the util.
No punish just yet, but he has dislodged it.
They actually throw a Molotov on him anyway.
He would have been dead no matter what, but the headshot will certainly get a job done.
What's up here?
They're coming down the side of the head.
Jail, no problems there.
Perfectly timed, that is.
Should be GG. We'll see.
Ten seconds.
Very patient round here coming up now, but really knocking them down is Saewoo.
Quick headshots.
He is such a fantastic hybrid and you see it in these moments with the pistols, with the AK as well, me and the last one and yeah, you might as well give it a shot here, fashing his way through, trying to see if he can find anything he's lost in the smoke for a second.
Can't really see anything above it here and slowly that bomb is ticking away in front of him.
He is sidelined with a final headshot, a nice triple to end a weird and a fantastic map coming up from my talent team.
Yeah, that's a statement performance. You can see they've been in the lab. They're looking much sharper here
Zaiwoo has found his form and even JL top-fragging there finishes 21 and 6
This was the pick of 9z and it was very underwhelming. I'd like to pull their socks up on Nuke if they're gonna stand a chance here
Last time around when this was the series they faced off against each other at the major
This was the deciding map it went 13-11. It was the full vitality
Well, guess what clearly we needed was a jail to come into this one because he did look down sharp in it
But also 9z. I mean
We're seeing the same problems and we can defend it a little bit
We have what Max had to say in the interview
But I mean you've got absolutely blown out the war from this one. Yeah, you've got smack to be completely honest
I think I tell it deserves a lot of credit for showing up in in full space today
And a lot of people perhaps were rightfully worried, you know, could this be a vitality that somehow some way would find himself to be eliminated already
I don't think that's going to be the case even said that I think 9c in this game would get less than 12 rounds over the course of
Two maps, but still disappointed and I see still thought they'd bring in more to it
I also did say that the dust to pig didn't sit right with me to be completely honest
I know what's that leave showing weakness on it
But it's not a map you pick against slightly unless you have a very clear idea of how you want to punish them
And I didn't see that on the T side whatsoever
I feel like going into watching the first couple of written rounds that they wanted to maybe exploit some of the
weaknesses that Vitality has shown before, instead of maybe going completely DNA what
is 9C, and it just backfired because the individuals had such a good time playing against these
types of executes and slow rounds where they knew exactly what was happening.
I even think 9C had their individual moments, who also has a couple of good headshots, so
it's not like the individuals weren't there, I think they were just outclassed.
Yeah, and that outclass comes from also remembering that now Vitality have not just one major champion, MVP, but also two with Jail on there.
We've got to point him out on this scoreboard, right? We're happy to see Zairou back and doing what he does best, but to get this kind of performance out of Jail, that's a big confidence boost for him individually coming into this team after not playing at this level for a while.
That's exactly what you're looking for if you're Jail. This is a window of opportunity for him to showcase the rest of the world that he's still a great counter-strike player.
as I spoke with him on the B-Desk, right?
There's a tiny bit of risk, you know, that his stock value will go down if he doesn't perform,
but then he can always excuse it with, yeah, being a stand-in on Vitality is never going to be an easy task.
However, the upside is exactly what you see here.
If you can have games like this, not every game.
It doesn't have to be every single game where he's top-ranking,
but just occasionally up there together with Cyru or being the difference-maker,
there's a lot of teams out there looking at JL thinking, as you also said, you know,
maybe he's slightly underrated, showing that he clearly still got it against a team like 9C,
team like 9C and as Apex said coming into this game as well, when he's top fragging
there's something completely wrong. This is more what you want, right? You want to activate
Rubs, who in the beginning of the game is very inferential and then if Jail can have
a game like this just once in a while, then you have a team who can still go very, very
fine this tournament.
He is also playing the standard card a little too much at times. You can see him getting
you know the last kill of the round, peeking a little bit you know, just to, I'm here boys,
right? But at the end of the day when you then perform in all the other rounds, we get
get the multi kills to swing the rounds, it's whatever, like, you lead 10 to a half, go for it.
But also, there's a lot of learning that needs to be done.
So, have a listen to some of this confusion that could happen at times when you're a stand-in player.
Just two kills.
Yes, it's not right.
Two kills, two kills, two kills!
If they do two practice with us, he doesn't know.
We said just two and a half.
Let's go.
We can expect this to happen in there.
People's like, looking lost into this all.
Two kicks, that's a crisp kick in the demo, right?
Yeah, I don't know either.
Two kisses.
It was two kisses, right?
It was the, I don't know, like...
What they do, they put a naming of the strat that way, right?
But I mean, they said it, you've been in the practice,
you can't remember this.
It's probably a lot to remember though, right?
You could probably attest to that, Broga.
Yeah, like you need to be a very good student,
coming into a team, learning all the stuff
and remembering what to do when, you know, like,
on top of that you have Util,
like Messi was a big part of, you know,
the whole util balance like throwing from the backgrounds and stuff so I think
he's very happy he didn't have to play that much T side. Well when you're
talking about utility you picked out a round to do some of this as well right?
Yeah like it was the preparation fire we've talked about right like here
Vitality sets up this like double HE anti-streading and it just goes to
show you know that Vitality says they don't prepare but this is 100% anti-stread
because I look back like at the last like six months and none no rounds has
played out like this for Vitality ever before.
So this is 100% how to deal with a team like 9C
when you know, okay, they tried the B bomb site,
they tried to play defaults,
maybe it's go time for their favorite stride along
and Vitality read it.
I like that, right?
Because I know what these players are saying,
because they say it so often to me,
it's like we focus on ours, we focus on our own game.
But when your analyst or your coach
is gonna be gifting you all this information,
you are gonna take some of it,
especially if it gives you an advantage like that.
100%, you know, but it's always a balance,
you know, how much do you focus on yourself
how much you focus on the opposition and small details like this you know can win
you're around you know single-handedly just based on good prep but I think
there's some truth to it when Vitality are saying they mainly focus on
themselves and you'd know that as a coach as well I think they're more of an
underdog you are the more gimmicky you have to do the more prep you kind of
have to find advantages because you have to find some sort of like some sort of a
way to even out the playing field almost was if you're Vitality and if you
possess this guy's like Rapsch like Saeru you know normally Messi as well for
that matter then you don't necessarily have to play the same style of counter
You don't necessarily have to prepare the same way or even out the playing ground.
So it's always a bit of a balance.
And surely if you have a prep like this, you know, and if you have a certain thing
you know is going to happen, then you'd be an idiot not to take advantage of it.
Now, I was willing at times right to give some space and time to Mayan,
going from rifle to war.
But I mean, it's getting a bit uncomfortable at times now for this man
in terms of the liability can sometimes be.
Yeah, I'm sorry, Roger.
You're the nice guy here.
I'll say that.
I think that's the biggest issue 9C is having right now.
Getting caught off guard here completely,
it's an opportunity for Saibu to be in this position.
We're talking a full bye round, an AWP, he's taking out of the round.
Fast forward to the next round, he stays alive for how long?
20 seconds, guess what happens? He gets shot down right here by Saibu once more.
It's not too honing on him, it's not to say that he's the reason they lost this game,
but I think when you look at 9C over the last three months, it's been a steady progress.
It's been a team that is moving in the right direction,
direction. But if they want to, you know, one thing is getting up there, another one
is establishing yourself. I have not seen enough for Mayen to feel that I can say
truthfully that he's good enough to play on a top five team. I think the quite
opposite is the case right here. So he needs to step it up massively or I think
90 eventually will be forced to replace him to find someone who's cut for it
because so far this is just one example of many where Mayen is falling through and
not finding any sort of impact and if anything being a liability with AWP.
And I was able to talk to him a little bit about this because I was trying to get a
finger on actually what's happening. So listen to this one, man, looking at your own individual
performances at South American events, like qualifiers, the major, I would say it's like
similar level of performances, sometimes a little bit better, sometimes not as good.
How satisfied are you with the level you're showing within 9Z right now?
I think I can do it better. I'm trying my best to find my consistency but yeah it is it's being
a difficulty because my whole life I was playing as a rifle so yeah I'm trying my best to find my
consistency but yeah my teammates are helping me a lot and this kind of events
it's very important to to learn and try to to find it. Does the 9Z style and
system allow you to also have the impact you want now as an AWPer? Do you
maybe have some ideas or you think of some moves you want to make or do you
just listen and do like what Max what bit tells you to do? I'm always trying to
to do my plays, also trying to help my team to find the kill on the start of the round.
And yeah, but also my base game is when I try to follow my teammates and try to help them
doing the best communicate I can.
Yeah, also my best game when I try to find my kills and trying to also create some space and yeah.
Is there some AWP players like you watched their demos or maybe some that you aspire to be like one that you think, okay, I want to AWP like this player?
Yeah, of course. It's funny because I'm going to play against him. I was trying to learn
from Saibou. I think he's the best hopper in the world and yeah, it's an honor to play
against him. I think I know some things he will do, but yeah, we will see.
So you may know some of the things, but executing it is a different side of that coin.
And I just want to look at it for him, right?
He has said it's very tough to go through this change, but you took on the role, you
wanted to do this role.
There's only so much time you give someone, right, to improve within that and be capable.
I hate doing it, you know, because he seems like a super grounded guy, seems like a nice
guy, very smart by the way.
Very smart, seems like he's aware that there may be a potential issue.
But unfortunately, it's not my job to be his best friend in this scenario.
I'm looking at 90 as a team that has the potential to establish themselves as a top team and I think that's the...
I want to look at the lineup, you know, I want to look at the team, I think that's the one weak link they have right now.
So it's not to say that he needs to be caught tomorrow, but something needs to change for the future if he wants to stay around for 90.
At least looking at how he has impact versus some of the other Opus, like he thrives the most when he doesn't take on, you know, the straight up duels together with let's say Saiboot that he goes to peak drops and be...
that he finds some of these kills against the Riflers,
where you aren't as exposed to having to play perfect CS,
get into the perfect positions in the mid-round.
And I also think that's what the team should look a little bit more for,
because this team is a team of movable pieces around him.
He wants to create the space, wants to be ready to go and kill,
so maybe Dutch the let's play defaulty like Spirit and Vitality,
and more into, okay, how can we utilize me as getting a peek,
or getting some room for my rifles.
But that's enough talk on man, the whole situation we've seen on Dust2 guys.
Nuke is the next pick and that's coming out from Vitality.
There was a time when I remember a 9G that was very capable on Nuke though, right?
I remember as well.
And it wasn't that lie. You remember it in a hard way as well.
You had this face first to you, but we have seen it slow down.
We did see them struggle against Maus and from what you told me about Nuke,
they need to not do the same things they've been doing.
There has to be change because Vitality will know.
Obviously, I was a little curious as to how Maus had such an easy time against them, and
going back and looking at the previous games, it was basically, at least on the CT side,
too much of the same.
And if you give these world-class players the thing they expect, then they will have an
easier time playing against it.
So, I think they need to, first of all, not just replicate all their small gimmick things,
but at the same time, get the CT system rolling, because against Maus, it was all over the
the place, DGT didn't know what was happening in the yard, they were over-rotating when
there was no reason to do so, getting picked apart because they were in transition, there
are so many examples, but the good thing about it is you can fix that quite easily on CT
Nuke.
Okay.
But it also does require getting a little bit of momentum so the teams they play against
don't disrespect them like Maastricht.
Yeah, is that going to be possible within this though, especially when Vitality just
had a monstrous win here, Pym, that they can just be like, well, we can do what we want
anyway?
You speak of a guy like Robs, who is arguably the best in the world at punishing those rotations.
He's on the T side, lurking inside lobby, finding gaps, finding players pushing you at odd timing.
So he's the tough one to go up against.
If anything, what speaks into favour of 9C is the fact that you bring in Jail on a map like Nuke.
So I think Apex will have to simplify the playbook a little bit from Vitality,
or at least place Jail in a position where he's not going to be a liability,
which could open up an avenue for 9C to potentially be a fighting factor in this game.
game. It's not going to be a vitality playing as I guess creative and as
structured as they used to a nuke given that you have jail and it's going to
take time before he feels comfortable but I don't even think that's enough for
90 so I still have vitality being the firm favorites here but if anything more
than two rounds you know let's be honest. I also want to talk a bit about the mood
difference. I know 90 just ended up losing but I mean we still had the same
hard all the same energy which happened even when Vitality were losing last
series but for 90 it was very quiet. They look a bit focused here on the
maybe stay and warmed up but I mean this is not what I expect from a South
American team. Three maps in a row where they haven't been competitive like they've
been absolutely annihilated you don't understand why they're pretty sad right
now. I think they're in their own heads like by a big margin like you can see it
in the body language you can see it when they win rounds obviously some of them
are like super excited but obviously there's something else happening within
the team right now and being in their own heads also means sometimes that the
energy that the players share with each other it goes down also that you know
You don't get the extra performances out. You don't get these like 50-50 swing rounds your way because you like that little bit of you know
Focus motivation sharpness, whatever you want to name it, right? Well, let's see if 9z can get out of their own heads
Let's see if they can challenge vitality in any way. Let's pass it over to Henry and Andes
It's exciting what we're here to find out Henry. It was a tough first game there JL. He was looking sharp
We've got you coming up next, and we will see what is going to be a chance at a 9c to bounce back here. I agree with the desk though. It feels like it's just not enough right now.
Mayhem seems like a liability, seems like they are overthinking and kind of in their own heads, and the fact that Vitality seemed very prepared and our anti-stratinum in some capacity as well.
I feel like 2-0 is written on the walls here, but let's see. It's gonna be a T side star for vitality as they mentioned as well
JL coming into the squad he would I think he's just taking Messi's roles in every capacity
So we'll see how that works out for them, but the good news is Zawoo has turned out today
Yes, we were lacking that last time around
Things are pretty brutal summary from hip saying they played pretty much three bad maps so far in the tournament 9c
But it's true
We want to see something different here nuke is coming up now second map in this elimination series
Everything is on the line right now for the South American squad and my tannity
They do like this map and they are good on it too. So I think they're gonna be strong here
you've got the
Zywoo P250 armor utility combo and invested a lot into him and rightly so
Wow flangers quick towards outside breaks his ankles as he jumps down and did you see we'll find him?
Nice shot. That actually is a really, really good shot.
It seemed like maybe Flames was going to try and set up Sivon for something there, but he
did it a little bit too soon. Wasp peeked. Do you want to peek this?
There is a player there in ramp behind the box, but
it's kind of where they are thinking about it. You can see the vitality are
kind of looking. They're not really sure.
Don't throw this away, Nines. You've got such a great position.
Sivon trades one kill outside, but Lutroff, if you die here, it's a little bit of an issue.
Rocks gets one, Apex on the follow, and it's still doable. Still winnable. 50 seconds.
time for the goat to step up. Max is low. Mayen been struggling all tournament
long. Got the jewelies this time, 100 HP up against the mighty Zywoo though.
All he affects to his name. They're gonna be on high alert here. They know he's got a
P250. Now the Neorea's as well. Trying to just rot that clock. He knows that
gonna be quite aggressive there. Haven't you put us to go left? Not enough. As he goes to the block.
Right away one of us already low. It might be an easier clutch now running closer.
actually bullying him out of this position. If anything touches him, he's just constantly around the corner,
but they cannot have a one-side woofer long. Triple, and that's why Talon's winning another pistol round.
They had the bomb under their reamer. I feel like they could have held the bomb more defensively,
instead of it came down to two separate 1v1s there.
I think just camping the bomb, really making go for the plant.
See what they're going for here, they're both challenging, but it seems one goes down, you've got the low HP remaining.
And it will be Vitality stealing that pistol away. You know they're going to force by the 9Z, 5-7s, a rifle, we've got a scout for Mayen.
Mac 10s out of full force, Vitality as well. Two players towards the outside, and they're setting up the outside utility as well.
See which one's they deploy here. Looks to be...
Two, diagonal wall.
Those who don't know, we'll call them the Henry G's.
I like that you bring that up every time.
Ha ha ha!
Yeah, well, someone had to be the first Henry, the sound was you.
Real recognises real.
Exactly right.
So, we will see one player down towards Z-Crip.
But now you are in a spot of bother here, if you are 9-Z, but no further utility.
Yeah, not much firepower, you know they've got presence towards outside.
And there's still plenty of time here to hit the one minute mark.
Zawu controlling towards the secret position.
Let's look at Smoke for Heaven.
Not sure though.
Yeah, definitely could be.
Yeah, it's gonna land deep back there.
Molotov on top of the hut as well.
Some flashes flying straight through.
It is gonna be that Heaven Smoke.
Also, Pete sneaking in and coming in with it.
Five sevens could have been great, but it won't quite be enough here.
I'm glad people are starting to throw that haven't smoke for the longest time in CS2 especially. I couldn't work out why no one ever throws it
Like it the line-ups not crazy yet. It's a very powerful smoke
There you go apex showing us that we might see a bit more of it in the future
I've got a
Advertising myself. I've got a video coming out next couple of days with the heaven Molotov
Okay, is it similar sort of lineup or kind of similar? Yeah
There's been some of the parts where they've been very very tricky to throw. I feel like I found something that's kind of worth it.
The only thing with these smokes, you have to shoot that back window out.
Which can be at that one. Thank you so much. You do have to shoot that one out, which can be a little bit awkward.
You haven't made it a spawn or there are some ideas to throw a decoy at that.
So that's what I did in my video.
Oh, he's talking about T spawn because otherwise if you're throwing it, you have to jump and burst via Glock and try to shoot the window eyes.
It's like, well, that's the awkward part about it.
The problem that I was struggling with when I was trying to come up with this idea is that if you either HE or shoot it,
you're really telling the CTs you're gonna be throwing the Molotov, so you need to decoy the land almost before they show up
and then hope that they just think it's like a weird curiosity kind of thing.
Yeah, I looked into this like a month ago as well. I was trying to work out the most efficient way to do it without telegraphing it too much,
so that was the conclusion I came to as well. Either way, NT is gonna be 2-0, they will save some pistols and an MP9.
Shouldn't be too much to report here. It's vitality's round to lose if they so wish and they've got a nice attack presence again
Flames already down towards secret. No one home and they're gonna be going for a lower split of things maybe into what's ramp
Apex or the speed patrolling the smokes making sure flames doesn't get backstabbed here
Such a cool feature of nuke if you can
and kind of get the information on the CT side
whether or not somebody's crossed or not,
because absolutely, rotating your defense around
based on that information is sort of essential
and half the time you just don't know
because of the smoke, so I think it's one of the things
that makes the map super unique.
The VAD and the bomb sites being stacked
on top of each other, people I've noticed yet.
But yeah, this is definitely vitality.
We're getting away through working down below,
a little bit of presence here.
He's blown up in the windows as well, Flames. He's not afraid to be making a bit of noise.
Maybe it was timed with cyber-friendly grenades there.
But, um, it doesn't seem like anyone's realized yet necessarily on 19.
Kind of huge for Flames.
It will be Zawid who goes down, but the back stab should be deployed momentarily.
It's gonna be Flames finding one, does he detect the presence of the second?
Might not matter either way.
Four on three for now, Lukhov down to 66, and now zero.
Apex will find him.
Coming to the logical conclusion here of round number three.
Max will probably get one here.
So they got the intel, they're going to be maximum of one player.
So while it's a piece, we're going to have to do something unthinkable.
There was a chance.
If you get that second kill, you never know.
But knowing Max can only be Heaven or Main, I suppose.
Let's see whether he can get nothing down here.
I think he's taking down momentarily.
Could have to do one hell of a sequence here with MP9.
not going to happen. 3-0 as GL closes things down, two rifles saved for vitality. And we've got the
first real gun round now for 9z. The AWP come up for Mayen. Couldn't get going at all on Dust2.
Got to be even harder now on Nuke. You're normally getting one pick, you're rotating around,
she's supporting various parts of the map. He does seem like such a genuine guy, right? And
in that pre-game interview he was talking about like, you know, he'd love to learn from Sidewood.
it's almost a little heartbreaking that I guess he is but it's just like by getting
murdered on Dust2 like that was the teaching moment there maybe he could do better on this one
fourth round and let's see what they've got oh confidence in the 9c game just yet
rops is finding one that's just unfortunate for ujo it's gonna be going down and now we're starting
Maybe Paul's Smook Theatre outside.
Yeah, we've seen this utility set many times.
Seems very meta right now.
And they're not going to be the user.
It's so nice to be throwing those every single round.
Yeah.
Sewing the seed of doubts into the CDD fence.
Forcer reaction.
And we might be heading towards Bradford once more.
feeling uncomfortable towards up and flashed off as well, but it's not a bit of a ruse.
Max will be alone towards the ramp and that's exactly where they're coming.
And J.L. gives him a taste of lead. And who is it bitter?
He's got an elaborate round. You think outside that it's a very technical round.
It's a very different side.
So you've got to stand in here. That's really impressive.
Like it's pitch perfect as well. You can see them pulling them around the map.
Everyone's blind. You've also seen the outside smokes.
Asudo upper execution as well. Everyone's blind and immolatiles.
And then you're going to ram, but one tapping them.
When you know there's only going to be one player, it's so layered.
Just three layers of strategy in a round where nine series.
The first rifle round, so super frustrating for them.
25 seconds here.
And the great district player is large.
But to say, Robson will have to peek eventually.
DS Menzel here.
So the round is somewhat on with 20 seconds.
Yeah, here we go.
There's two players towards up, and they've confirmed that it couldn't be MVP.
That might be enough, but JR here, the flying ointment.
13 seconds remaining.
What's the call?
Can they actually scramble down towards the right?
Yes, there's plenty of time, actually.
Um, stressful scenario there, Anders, but they should pull this one off.
You might be able to, man, try to open the door.
He wants to stop the bomb from being planted, but that is not going to be possible.
They're already on the other side.
Grenade tickles him.
You need to coordinate this with DGT.
He's on the other side of the bomb site as well, and there's a man going down.
DGT hoping to open up something here.
Yes, the incendiary.
He could have thrown it into the corner and burned both of them out.
But what a nice round from jail.
flanking that upper position, allowing to get down below.
Great triple.
An absolutely beautiful round of counter shot.
That's when you want to break down on the analyst desk.
Yes.
FYI, it doesn't get much better than that.
So many layers and reacting well as well.
Like, surely, Nainzi got back into the round.
He hit some nice shots.
But just the mid-round calls after all those layers as well.
Planting down towards low for a few seconds to spare.
Perfectly played in the two-on-two.
Yeah, that is just a thing of beauty.
Nainzi gave it everything they need.
They were fighting back there. They knew they're up against that just couldn't hold on and now we go for and zero
And we are gonna see
Purchase here. We've got a hero in four a fan us and a few pistols going up next. Yeah, it's a hang up towards the ramp
That's all we went off angle for flames that double stacks watch out
Yeah
That's a great round.
That's kind of around you.
You know, this is like sort of a major, you know, semi-final kind of round.
It's like, oh, we're pulling in like five different layers of ideas on top of each other, but it did work really well.
Max here, keeping it simple.
Landing the headshot on Apex.
Hero M4.
That's not a massive play.
They will trade out the one, and there's no utility to flash Max out of there, because they just don't have it.
Otherwise, that would probably have been used to try and help him out.
Really nice timing.
And with DDT getting the headshot on Cybert at the same time,
you have to appreciate that.
Pushing the Molotov, Lutro, that's it, to big up the kill.
That's super smart.
That's a freebie.
Okay, looks like we got a first-hand shot.
I think you could have done.
But Robs,
in a 1 vs 4 against pistols and Afanas,
don't think this is impossible.
He's definitely got a look in him.
And with Robs, nothing is impossible.
They give him an inch, he will take a mile.
It is a bit awkward that the bomb is a little bit for the back, so no matter what you're
writing, he's jiving for a kill, hoping that someone knows steps.
I have to go and pick up the bomb that's on the roof, in fact, so it might not be worth
it.
If they don't give him a chance, I guess you just save the AK and say that's it.
It would have been fun if he could have got activated into the clutch, but I guess I'm
modern-day counter-shite that's always gonna be very very tricky. So slowly
stepping away from the action, 9c investigating, they are gonna want to
pick up as many rifles as they can, they've already got one of them, should be
plenty on the ground. So from losing your first rifle round, coming into this one
and stealing now two AKs, probably gonna be third somewhere on the ground there
for Luchov, that's at least something like if you're gonna be losing the first four
have this round to your fifth AWP in fact, so that is massive.
No clutch today, but a nice injection of cash needed a miracle like that.
They managed to recover a couple of AKs, the AWP, and we'll see.
Money, absolutely fine, not great for vitality.
I say that, Apex is opted for the Tekken Iron stead.
So a couple of concessions to be made here.
This is the moment where 9Z are activated in this series.
They got two rounds of dust through their pick.
Not a great spot to be on a nuke on CT side, 4-1 down.
Can recover this though, early days.
Mayhem will be going towards the ramp room.
It's been thawed in their side.
So what's the play here from Vitality?
Not seeing any outside smokes yet.
Holding onto the initial utility.
Here comes the same wall we saw before.
courtesy of JL.
This time, it looks like more of a commitment.
But they're just waiting for the red container.
They were expecting a peek from 9C. They're thinking they could be an aggressive CT out there.
I know that they said that they don't do a lot of prep work, but that was obviously a lie, Henry, because they had incredible grenades on Dust2.
Get them both prepped. Oh, was a peek. Attempting something. Maybe as an answer to losing that info out in the yard, he wanted to get something back towards Lobby.
It does not work out for him.
out for him.
Lukov would rotate down towards lower, two players, and the bomb.
He's in that direction as Robstow is ramped, trying to find a gap there, but Mayen holds strong with the AWP.
Lukov at least needs to survive it, just get the insult, can't get one tapped.
Got to be using this jump back, one more thing, he's spotted them as well, so that's exactly what he needed.
They've got two players down towards lower.
Very nice.
They might go towards the ace side for events though.
I think you could be onto something.
here but I don't know how much he could stop them.
Zywoo putting a little bit of pressure on them.
They haven't got their minds yet.
They're giving so much space in these rounds
in the mid-round and late-round
for 9C to make a mistake.
They're gonna go up up.
Zywoo just throwing flashes round towards double doors.
See if anyone can get blind.
Go into all that other side now, but Mayen has rotated it.
And I see she's gonna get one more here.
That's round 15 seconds remaining.
Nothing JL can do with this one, I'm afraid.
Looked to cause some financial damage.
That's exactly what they've received this round.
They'll be on eco going forward a second round at a rose much cleaner this time from 9c four players surviving recovering more a case here three of them now on the CT side
Great work from man as his best round yet in the series
Yeah, these two rounds might be the best rounds the 9c have actually played in the series overall
I get already the whole tournament to be honest true
Didn't do a lot of work against the mouse
Look flat
Same true start of the day here on Dust2, but now we're in round number seven and he said no real money on my tannity
Didn't get the bomb planted either
First real sign of life coming out from the South American squad
You don't have to
Insight into what's been kind of plaguing this team because we just know that they're better than what they've shown us so far
Like no one's really doubting that
something's gone
Off the rails a bit for them
Flames boost it up on main roof
I think many people realize you can actually do that doesn't have to be from the silo so you can do it quietly
Okay, that's an entry point
Multiple kills required for wasp now got fantastic aim good fundamentals to see if you can hold on to it
Brings it back to a three versus three JL trying to vault up towards the heaven area
Oh, he might have slipped in that here as well.
It's gonna be Zyre, we're trying to take all that aggro away.
He's gonna wait for the reload.
That's the chance to strike, and it's so well done from JL.
And Zyre got the headshot as well on me,
and turns out, well done.
Yeah, that's just the cherry on the cake, I suppose, but...
Oh, man.
Oh, he snagged him as well. He'll die.
But, oh, he doesn't even back.
Okay, crazy round.
Crazy round there, dude.
They didn't even have Kevlar.
It feels like that's the kind of round that Vitality,
when they were at their peak,
they would always win a round like this,
even against, like, the top-level teams,
and then he were back, like that's when they looked indestructible.
Love that synergy with JL and Zywoo there, like really fantastic comps.
Like Zywoo telling him, like, I've taken all the aggro for you.
There's two players in this mission, he wasted the reload,
then he picks it up, goes in that swing, nails the shot,
and of course, Zywoo closes it out as well.
No!
Very nice boys.
I guess that's the kind of synergy that you would expect to lose
when you have a stand-in, right?
Yeah, it actually looks really good.
Zywoo back on AWP.
Money absolutely fine, Robs not so much, she'll be taken down early, courtesy of Lukov and
Wassupy.
Okay.
Now we're getting somewhere.
That is...
Great.
You've already got a man advantage, get one and pull back, no problem with that Anders.
And they've got that very, very deep smoke in towards the lobby as well, so really keep
the Cs out.
Let's drop again.
Apex has been caught out there in this position a couple of times right now.
Nine Seagulls. I could fight back in them all of a sudden.
This is where in all of the previous maps that we've seen from them so far, they've kind of collapsed as soon as they give up a round or two, but
even though they lose that last one to a triple from Zywoo with just a D.Eagle, they're right back here, not letting Vitality accumulate too much momentum.
Super important stuff.
50 seconds.
Oops.
They've been well disciplined 9c at least on new care not peaking or doing anything crazy. Yeah, I agree with that
This is absolutely fine there
Seal the deal round over there a mind winning the eco before the money won't be completely busted for vitality
We'll have a look at the loss for it. It's actually
1400 so yeah that fortunately that you got a bit of reserve cash
apex and rops though hovering around
around $1,700 so it would be three rifles and two players on pistols. We'll see if they
want to go all in here. Massive or aggressive push to keep things off and then ascending
up the ladder, hitting the five on three. It's okay, it's all good. I'll never get bored
The Apex reactions.
He's a passionate man.
That he is.
It's brought him quite a few titles, so I'm not going to be criticising it at all.
TGT, he finds Apex again, he's first to go down outside.
Pretty nice move, the rest of them towards a ramp with flames lurking now on top of the
silo.
They're not sure if anyone is in that smoke, it looked like they were expecting that there
could have been someone playing around it.
To be honest, the INC probably don't want to be doing that.
But the advantage, pretty good timing on the incendiary will force them into the AWP and end the follow-up.
The secondary rifle there on max.
Saewoo in flames, 2 vs 5, it's again a very solid start to the defense.
The rounds that the INC have been winning have looked very, very comfortable.
Don't disagree at all.
This was 3 AKs and a couple of pistols, vitality.
It's about to say they get nothing out of it, the flames...
Looking to take things a bit further.
Oh, what's going on?
What are you doing?
That's gravity, Henry.
You'll do that.
Are you joking?
40 seconds.
No.
The bomb was already down.
It can't happen.
There.
There's smoke in that.
This could be a historic clutch, yeah.
The collapse of a century of 9C losers.
They're actually stacked on top of each other inside there.
Okay, they're doubling up in the corner,
but this is still dangerous.
Slash around the corner.
Okay.
Max to the rescue.
What's this man doing?
So I guess like you have to laugh or you'll cry.
If you end up losing that round, like this type GG, like you're done.
Yeah, oh my god.
Straight to the bush, getting me to do this.
Maybe there was a detail I missed.
I don't know why he would vote for the AWP especially.
He loses two players.
You've only got the bomb around there in mind.
And he runs in and does that.
Okay, I didn't miss a detail.
That was just crazy.
Blunder.
I don't know what's going on.
What's going on? I guess he thought he's going to be swung on.
Yeah, I mean, he probably is confused already.
We'll talk about that later. Rush on here.
Robson Flames.
Wow, this is a slaughter.
Nothing accomplished by doing that fifth round.
And I see, all right.
I'm guessing he wanted to make the full jump,
but when his teammate on hut dies,
yeah, like he second guesses it, I guess so.
Well, no harm, no foul-handers, as we always say.
They get a clean sweep in the follow-up round.
It doesn't really matter.
It was a funny moment. It was a fun moment.
Last two rounds of the half were coming up now.
Now you can see they're not gonna be struggling with the cash, they can buy in every round here, so...
Let's go!
Wait...
Oh, that's the first one. I was like...
I thought that was the back window. I was like, how they've broken it so early? We're just talking about it.
It's the front window.
Yeah.
It would be nice if you could...
GL... Oh, look at this charge again! Just like in the last round, but this time they've got rifles!
And the job is straighted out.
Wassup, Pete, you can't get a job done from that high ground position.
Apex!
Quickly taking care of Max.
His fourth fill, Apex.
He's been dying a lot outside, but this one will secure a bomb plant and a round with
it.
Don't think man and DGC.
They could go for the 214, but they can't buy the AWP, they can't buy the AK.
And the chances that you win the 214 are so low that it's just probably not worth it
here.
So.
Six rounds for Vitality, that's already pretty good.
going to be pretty happy with that so far. Absolutely Anders and potential for
seven right so changing the pace up this time the upper rush will pounce with
the guns this time opening frag sure but you can see how blind they were and just
nice shots good trading good awareness on the quick back step there from apex as
well. They will save the AWP and the AK-47 and CT side but Vitality will take
about the lead here, six to five final round of this first half coming up
surely. So yeah, much better from 9Z, but still not in a great stay-and-as like
it's better than Dust 2, but it doesn't inspire hope that they're not going to be
knocked out of the tournament after this map. That is the problem. I was about to
say it's the first time that we've seen like a little bit of life in them. It's
just really far from being enough. Too little too late in the year. Just give them
the benefit of doubt, see if they can win this round. If they win this round at the
pistol it's a little bit more interesting. Totally true. JL will be setting up the utility
again we've seen this wall of smokes a few times now you can even we've watched it so
many times you can actually use this line up at home. That is true you should learn it.
One, two, oh there we go. He's got it. All the smokes. There's a different variation this
time yes I think you said last time the power of it is you can't really open all
the smoke exactly that they will call them the snake smokes nice you look on
the minimap like I think that that's the idea you pop open one this is never
behind it also allows you to sneak in towards the garage as well you can use
in the park then shoot me up round here this we have a 6x it almost looked like
he was about to die to that deep peek but his teammate was there on the cross
and you're right it is a good round flames peeking with a molotov edge dangerous
work man taking him down and it will be tied up 6-6 at the end of the half
push you can do better than that but we can't see Adiabi coming back for stare as well
big performers from texi so close to reducing the deficit here but two of
them dropped by Fuzi in a clutch now who suddenly made it a 1v1 until he knows he can commit.
Wow, that's insane.
He's got no idea where to look, he's completely paranoid, he needs tablets and a therapist!
That money will force him into the open but Fuzi will deliver.
Bomb plant in a moment and spirit. A sudden question as to whether they can convert
their pistol victory. Prime taps cleared out from Forklift. We've got this mid alert coming through,
but by the time body gets into position, Shiro's already got a couple kills. Magix cleaned out as
Shiro finds a third on the round and the frag grenade widdles Kade and down to half HP. Still a
smoke in front of him to play off of. Shiro taking to the time ground is going to get the quad kill
in the retake. We're going to get Pop Flash in with a teammate there as well. Twist
into the main position, FaZe might have to read.
Oh, he gets immediately wrecked.
He was carrying utility as well.
Jabon doesn't have any.
Trying to hide in plain sight and find a fight if he can.
But there's just nowhere for him to go.
Netu needs a miracle.
He's got to find a lot of...
Deagle shot, Zed!
He might just do exactly that!
What an overperformance!
That's utterly ridiculous!
That's nasty work!
Mac has got his bell rung.
Kerti's got 21 HP.
This is so dangerous!
AW now in the 1 vs 2.
This time he does go for it.
Where's that last man, Gravity?
Somewhere through his crying.
And he does it! I can't believe it!
It's an anti-ecodist! That's getting worse!
Ultimately isolating this B-dual.
There's just more confidence from Furia in their protocols.
Yes.
And in that case, Fallen's individuals, right?
Scooping that op-up, pushing through the smoke.
Takes a little nerve.
And he is the top-performing Furia player now.
After that sequence.
Nice!
Yeah, you get there.
the modem from downtown so g keep the game interesting as the economic problems sink in for spirit
hero who doesn't shoot a lot of bodies here they're just charging past him he's gonna hang on
to check what is his play zah tex with the deegan three on the other side donk was spotted but
donk is still donk and they choose the one who dies that's kind of how it works when you go up
against donk yeah here's a part thing that was predictable jake if does get oh hello jakey
And twist both charming and with a frag that will help oddism incendiary also for Jacob and he's got a good angle to throw it
So let's see now frozen a magisk I think this jewel
It's gonna be really important to see who wins what okay just out of magics now one versus two
It's got the first one up against the rifle of Jacob
Jacob's be doing great work for phase and it will be another clutch 1v1 that is secured by phase
90 finally showing up to the tournament here. They go 6-6 in the first half a new kids vitality's pick
But they lose this map they are out of the tournament vitality still looking at the favorites as they switch over to the CT side
As Anna's mentioned before though the pistol round might dictate their fate. We'll have a look at what they've got to buy one smoke one flash and
No, hey cheese suggests we'll probably go outside
Yeah, I think they got the P250 as well on was so peeked out that it maxed cuz he's dead right off the bat
So I will make sure they can't pick anyone off at the beginning.
You just reset the round now.
You've lost to a PD-50 player.
He knows that he was out there and he's feeling himself.
Even Apex is chiming in now as well.
He's just getting picked off one by one.
What's the intention, he'll add.
Now objective, trying to get a bomb planted at the very least.
Feels that the round is slipped away.
Plenty of time.
It's gonna take some fancy footwork.
A bit of a ruse, perhaps.
They've sought the smoke and the flash.
I don't think they can win the round, but let's see if they can prove me wrong.
Okay, Vitality are also a disciplined team.
You kind of want, if you're an INC here for Vitality, to do something like move in and if you find a kill.
Oh, play with the door now, does get his hands stuck in it, and his head blown clean off.
JL, he gets one more and Max, trying to get it back here, man.
Oh, it's an opportunity, maybe, but not enough.
I will find another couple of pretty smooth headshots and that will set up my sanity very very nicely that last half was probably the best
Half we've seen from 9c in the tournament so far and like we said, it just doesn't feel like it's enough
Yeah, that kind of says it all doesn't it?
Losing that pistol as I mentioned really did need the bomb plant after losing the first couple of jewels there. Nowhere near it
Nice shot from apex and yeah expecting the eco to follow things
I didn't get enough kills to justify a T-Sack Force Rider plan.
So...
...Mitality.
Focusing on the SMG's utility here.
Ready to follow things up.
Apex hoping to take that Wasted Peak.
Didn't quite do enough damage.
So just gonna use this one to catch their breath.
They've invested $0.00.
Try and bid out some grenades.
Get one kill ideally.
Preferably two. I feel like Apex is served so he kills out here.
When he's being flashed in to have a look. Doesn't swing on him.
Could be another one coming.
Sairu certainly has another one in his back pocket so we'll see.
It is just glocks on the other side.
Maybe we're across here. Apex only getting the one so far.
It doesn't really matter for the round. I'm just saying individually it felt like he, you know, kind of, yeah,
You know, kind of, yeah, running in trouble outside.
Feels good to get some kills there, but only the one.
Everyone is alive and well.
Here come the AK-47s though.
So they're in my vitality,
operating with three SMGs here.
Nines, you should be aware of that.
Like if you're playing with three SMGs,
there's certainly an idea to go for a lobby crunch
or try and get players aggressive outside.
Or you could just play default
with some boosts going on and some tricky positions.
Looks for the two MP9s against the Wards ramp,
and as we all began for lobby crunch then.
Okay, high enough, here we go.
I do lie there, you're absolutely right Henry.
This is the right call from you and JL,
he's gonna get double spray down on this one.
Easy work with the MP9.
And as if I'm able to call it,
you feel like they should be able to as well.
I don't seem ready for that whatsoever.
Well, I was gonna say on the T side of Dust 2,
we had a couple of annoying moments
where it looked like nine C,
some of the fundamentals fell apart.
I think Mayen on short getting AWP by Cyro,
and the lack of flashbangs to set up peaks
into like common positions.
Like some of the basic stuff that we want to see
out of 9C, I feel like it's not really coming
to forefront here.
But you should be on high a level that play.
You spotted multiple SMGs in the previous round,
he got zero kills.
There's no way you should be losing those frags.
People should be like crouching in corners,
very defensive, wait until the first 20 seconds subside,
then you go into your round.
Disappointing, sets them off in a very, very bad spot here for the beginning of the second half, of course.
Max and Luchov is good. Apex gets taken down, but all the work is still ahead of them, especially with his kind of a line-up.
Cyber makes it look very easy. He's up to 14 kills, a night and day performance for what he was doing yesterday,
which most people said was probably going to happen.
Oh, that's rough. 9C now, not only demoralizing rounds, you've given them so much cash here.
Yeah, that one's even considering it.
Yeah, you've given them 3 AKs to welcome here as well for free, essentially.
Like, great call from Vitality, it doesn't have to be wrong, but you've got to be aware of that prospect,
especially when you know they're on a bonus round, that's what we call it, when they have residual SMGs.
Yeah, you called it right away, and it's just a good call.
But 9C, unfortunately, not ready.
It'll be a three-round gap now as they pick up TEC-9.
So, how far is the color of Blunder for 9C?
It's not the color.
I wouldn't say that.
Okay, not that deep.
No, not that deep.
It's just that I can select a bit more awareness
that I could just better protocols with those sort of rounds.
If you know you didn't get any kills in the second round,
probably gonna be a chance they have SMGs and they might push you.
A lot of TEC-9s I always think of the vent drops
When I see this kind of a thing it doesn't get super fun when you can get the takedowns into the vents and everything else
I don't know if now and see how that kind of thing. They are not really that quick out of spawn. They're throwing smokes from spawn
That's exciting
It'll be landing very early on to put the pressure on here third and a fourth smoke landing
So really selling the idea that they're in this yard. They're all gonna be out here
It's really just loot travel the rest of them towards the ramp position. So yeah lower split coming in
So far so good, player down towards Seeker on harms, a million flashbangs and Raps is dodging every single one of them.
Of course, right here up against the Goat of Ramp, in the form of Raps and J.L. on a bit of a heater right now as well.
Get this over triple, sure it's a nice kill, down towards low, it doesn't really mean much, the bomb's down at ramp.
They know exactly where you are, and you're in a three on one.
Yeah, he effortlessly dodged those flashbangs, Raps, he was just behind the box.
I think they threw three or four of them and just didn't matter at all.
Bit of a shame, really, why he's going to have the coaching staff
making him aware of what flashes they throw or positions work.
And yeah, you could see he was very calm, knew exactly what was coming.
You said Jail is taking over a sort of one for one for Mezzi's position.
That's what he told me.
Just to say the only thing that I could think of is I think Mezzi is probably
like one of the best anchors in the world on this map of new.
Like he is such a solid player to have.
It feels like that could be an issue, but honestly, the way the Jail is playing right now might not even matter at all.
He is crazy strong.
So we're trading it out.
I guess for having tech dimes, getting three kills is kind of something.
Like you're doing a little bit of economic damage there, but you need more than that.
Unfortunately, you say that.
Reflames has got $10,000, JL 7,000, Rock 7,000.
Yeah, you have pretty good much financial damage.
That's so rich from the start. Yeah, that is an issue.
Looks like we might be saying goodbye to 9z. I'm afraid.
I'd like to say it was an unlucky tournament, but yeah, it is not so flat.
It's only two series, I suppose, but yeah, just didn't really see much from them.
Compared to what we expect, they had a great season prior before the major.
Absolutely.
Yeah, I just needed to go on vitality alone and it was a three.
process. They can do that. It's a reason why people have been excited. I've been excited,
but um, yeah, there's clearly something is different with this team right now.
It'd be fun to do like some sort of deep dive into you to find out what is going on. DGT
on top of the smoke, it's flames to find the kill on him and all of a sudden,
move! It's Yale as well, he's found Wassup, he's around, he's so swiftly done.
We're done.
Henry, I'll be like, you're always trying to find a way to sort of put a positive spin on
So when you say it's done, I feel like well, it's not a good look for the flames
It looks like he's almost trolling some of these rounds now
Like you saw it in this week or like trying to block it being open and now he's just pushing for the hot smokes
And it's like willing to take crazy gambles. He wouldn't normally do
Yeah, and then the fact that he's getting away with it as well like it's so demoralizing. You know, and see yeah morale's already in the bin
Now you've got a partially by to try and avoid series and elimination points
That's, if you look at the positives, we want Vitality to make a deep run of this tournament.
We do want that household name, you know, we want them in the playoffs.
They're in the lower bracket right now.
We need somebody to challenge Spirit as well, because they have a look, uh, kind of scary.
I'm not sure anyone can. The way they're playing right now feels unlike they...
Maybe the jail and the Connemore maps, it could be happening here, and shutting them down early.
Triple again the multi kills are really coming through for him 16 overall behind that round and it is vitality at 12
One round away from knocking out 9c
Earlier than I think they would like earlier than I would have expected for 9c as well
I had them had them going through a little bit deeper than this
Well here we go then
Six rounds in a row required on the T side of your opponent's pick
Zywu feeling himself, he's up to 18 kills now.
He definitely did turn up today.
One of his worst performances in the opening series.
CS2 record, but that's not the case today.
Looking sharp, looking locked in, looking confident.
Okay, there's a spray down.
It's if it's getting in the yard, just like it was on the T side.
Not having the most luck early on.
But Zywu, there's a gap.
Right on top of it, if they go too far down by the fence there,
that they're going to be found, but it looks like Wassopeak is thinking about maybe thinking
his way too. He's got Challenge JL that could have just as well been cycled with the AWP up there.
That is a very bold peek from Wassopeak. Three versus four and look at this forward
off angle for Flames. Are you ready for this if you're coming in on the other side?
Nine C. Looks like they are regrouping towards the ramp instead.
Almost in vain. It feels like just having to do something at this point.
You're 4-3, you're 1-round away from elimination.
You know it's kind of over.
You've got the demon on your shoulder whispering in your ear
saying this is done.
We can't win this round either, little or the game.
You've got Zai Wu to turret down to his lower as well.
It actually doesn't get any worse than this.
Because you know he's getting 1-unders.
He's been getting so many kills in this one.
Right, man, they can't...
They're going to give him a shooting gallery here.
Lock in.
They do have one Molotov if he misses, but it does require the miss, double peek on that side, he's instantly throwing a smoke, he knew that there could have been a Molotov coming, but Mayhem does find a headshot against him, so still a chance.
A very slim one to be fair, 15 seconds, the bomb not being attempted yet, they're not quite sure if they have the space for it, there are three people on the other side, go on guys, you need to punch in those digits right now.
JL charging through, slowing him down.
It drops in flames with a close and it's 9C,
but the bit of a failed tournament here.
They lose the vitality on two maps.
Yeah, I don't want to beat them up too much.
Bad tournament, very flat for them,
but I think what we should focus on is that vitality back.
They're looking sharp, and most importantly, Anders, Zai Wu.
He's not going to have a bad tournament here.
You can see he's been in the lab, working hard,
and if any JL's stepping up as well,
maybe vitality can make a deep run here.
Yeah, I really hope so.
I mean the fact that they've got JL and he's working this well, I think that's encouraging that looks like a strong position to be in
Yeah, very strong performance from volatility at this time around avoiding elimination avoiding disaster roger
At no point in this game did I feel they were out of control at no point in this game
Did I feel 90 were able to pressure my tell you you can maybe argue first half of nuke
That was the closest we had but apart from that a very clear con victory
They were just a better team throughout like the individuals really like found the footing
they were lacking in the first game.
Yeah, I think they were just like by far better and 49C is a bit of a reality check.
Now they played Miles, they played Apex, but Apex is vitality.
And both games they, yeah, not much to do.
Speaking of some of the individuals that showed up in this game,
we're joined by one of those individuals, Flamesee.
First and foremost, congratulations on avoiding, I guess, elimination
and staying alive in the tournament.
How does it feel to still be kicking?
It feels great.
I think we showed the differences to what we showed two days ago against Inner Circle
and I think JL also played really good and he adapted to the game really quick and made
a lot of talks in those two days and perhaps maybe they lose against Inner Circle also
made him better in our system.
Now we play, not system, but in the way we play so I think we found a lot of positives
and today Justin played really good and I'm happy about it as well.
Speaking about the difference from the Inner Circle game to today, did anything in particular
change or was it just a bad day against Inner Circle and today was a good day or did you go in
and specifically change anything? I think obviously the headshots always matter but I think if we
talk about what we control, oh gosh. Big microphone. Yeah, big microphone. And if what we controlled
was like the communication which against Inner Circle there were so many moments that we were
in between like one wanted to do this play, one wanted to do this play and then we and then today
Like you know if someone makes a call
We go for that call and we don't care if it's bad if it's good if we think it's it's maybe bad against them
We just do what the one guy says because it just to have one plan is always matters and and against them
It was and against the interstitial it was tough because you have a lot of plans that you go on the like it goes like a really quick
With messy like we are used to do those plans like really quick
But we jail you need to like on board him with the communication
Sometimes you're not focused on that because you're so focused on crosser and stuff like that. So today we we got a line
pretty good and it was way better.
Speaking of playing 9C, you did so at the Major as well, where it didn't go too well.
Now you played them today, where you dominated them.
Do you feel there was a difference on the server in terms of the 9C you faced at the Major and the 9C you faced today?
I think when we played against them in the Major, we played Dust2, which was back then one of our better maps.
We didn't do anything. We just let them play their game and hoped that we would win.
And it doesn't work for anybody.
So we just played like shit that game.
I think also they played really well individually in the Major, like they gave a lot of redshots and
I don't know maybe this time it's a bit less like you felt like it was a bit weaker on the individual side
and we just did a lot of things so we were in so many positions and opportunities to kill them to
mess with their defaults and these kind of things so it was really good.
Like looking a little bit like obviously today you were like by far the best team at least from the
outside maybe it was a little closer in the server I don't know but looking at the inner circle game
you touched a little bit about the lack of movement as a team and stuff. How much were you actually
guessing on your city side of cash because it looked like to me from the
outside that you got a lot surprised about what was happening. You were
stacking B, they hit A, then the next time they bring some some some more
structure towards B and kept you guessing the whole time. Like how was it
feeling? How did you feel playing that game? I think this game like was at the
beginning of the city we destroyed them right we're in really good position, they
can't be we're like retaking me, they can't be in the event stuff like that. I think it
towards the ending of the of the game like it was 12-7 we had still two good
rounds, two rounds like 5v4s, and then we kind of tried to, I think they also
changed a bit the way they played with like trying to catch our rotations, but
we haven't made the decisions early on, so they kept getting entries on us on
middle when they took it from from from boost or first middle, and then we like
we tried to just you know stack 4v5 maybe we can save an extra round, but we
didn't manage well and we didn't adapt fast enough to those like early rounds
because we kept dying to them and kept dying to them, and then not only were
not in a position to do anything, it just leaves you you know like 5v4s, it's
really tough and I think what was the case there is that we wanted to adapt in a certain
way but we also wanted to do something else on the map to make sure we tried to end two
separate fights instead of just playing one fight with really well and I think that made
us I guess a lot and been really bad positions to make plays rotate and they capitalised.
Also looking at today you played those two it's not like the old times where it was
just a guaranteed win going into those two you still look super sharp on it.
What have you actually talked about on this map, because as I teased a little bit on the
production after saying you don't answer straight and you pull out the double AT thing along,
then I had to call him out a little bit, but how much work did you put into this to also
make it one of the best maps again?
I think with Dust2 we were so good that to some extent we didn't need to put that much
effort in it.
We always know when there is a really good map and you work on the other maps, something
gets a bit worse.
I think what we lacked on Dust2, and I think we're still really good on the map, and we still have a really good understanding,
I think what we lacked is that we're just too lazy, like we took things too easy, we thought people are not going to try to mess with us.
And on City, for the last three games we played, like before that, like 9-Z, I don't remember the other two teams who beat us,
we didn't do anything, we just AFK on the servers, we just city spawn, let them do what they want, execute.
And our Dust 2 before that, like the 36 games we won, was just us messing with people,
you know, playing aggressive, being in their faces, and there was like four games that
were just plays and not doing anything.
We took things too easy.
So how much falls back on you?
Because I know you, how you are as a player, I know you would love to not stand still the
whole time.
So I know you put a lot of these ideas in.
But you're also part of, you know, the problem, so to say, because knowing you, you would
want to do something all the time.
Yeah, I think on city, on long, like you don't have much you can do, but you can also push the team towards the other side and they can aggress together.
And I think I also took things very easy because I was just staying in my position and if they come I also have no chance of killing them because I'm like...
Unless you get blind, you always get scared, right?
Yeah, my crosshair, I'm so tired of looking at the crosshair and standing still, so it was, it was my fault because I should tell them, guys, let's do something, let's do something.
But it was overall in the map, we just took things so guaranteed.
We look at the prep, okay guys, they will come along maybe.
I'll stay long the whole round, right?
We want to do something, we want to still play our game.
We'll just stay in a position that we're not that good in.
And that's part of the solution that came up.
I'm a player that cannot stand still, so let's keep going forward guys.
Let's keep pushing, let's give those opportunities to play aggressive.
If people play aggressive, you can come behind them, you can play off them, you can push.
And if everybody just stands still, you're just letting the enemy do what they want, and that's not the way we want to play.
Sounds like a bit of a wake-up call for you guys on Dust2 in particular.
Zooming out and scoping out a bit, Flamesy. Naturally, you haven't had the best start to the second portion of the season with the Bound C, with EWC.
Now you're playing with JL as a stand-in. I'm curious to your perspective in terms of, is there any urgency to pull off a good result?
Are you still late back in the sense that you know you're playing with a stand-in and we should maybe lower our expectations for
Vitality just a little bit?
Well to be honest like we
Expectation for ourselves like in the team is just to play a good counter strike
Even if Justin comes and you know, he's like a really good player
He's so it like his performance, but he's also it brings a different energy brings it. It brings like kind of a fresh mindset
We need to play good we want to play good we want to give him the opportunity to to play because he hasn't played in a long while and
and put him on the stage in Porto.
So for me, we still want to play good.
There is still the VRS that is, I don't know,
our top six or eight or some shit.
So that's obviously, it scares us and we need to step up.
And of course, we know what we're capable of with Messi
and that we can be much better and much more aligned.
But let's be real, we lost the quarter-final in Atlanta
with Messi, we lost the AWC quarter-final.
Maybe we lost to really good opposition,
but we also played really bad, so.
I have a last question, like looking back at the vitality that everyone feared and you were like by far the best team in the world.
How much has changed not having the fear element of overpassing your map pool?
Because that is, you know, if you pick the overpass into vitality, you know you have to start T.
And you were disrespecting enough to also pick it and then run away with the T side knowing we just need a couple of rounds going into CT.
The current map pool, not so specialized, like what does that mean for you?
Well, obviously, when Overpass is out, it hurt us a lot because we had Dust that was kind of like a really good map for us,
and we could beat many teams comfortably on it.
And then Overpass, we picked to almost any top team, and we just beat them, yes.
Exactly. Even to Astralis.
Even to Astralis.
Yes, and like we had this, everybody knows, even during Astralis, when people dominate, it's just because they have a really, really strong two maps,
usually like maps that everybody plays right and and they can just keep
repeating it in the best of three and have opportunities to win and Overpass
leaving the map pool was a big damage to our map pool but then we dropped off on
Dust2 which was a big big big part as well because we can still have Nuke that
was always competitive in our in our map pool we have Mirage that was really
shit for a long while and then became like one of our better modes so every
map that is bad for us we work on we get really good at but Overpass was
definitely unique because we we understood each other so well and we
worked on it so hard and right now the goal is to do that with cash if like it's
it's a new map and it's something that we really like that map that's why it
was the third map today I think okay you really really like it
interesting thank you so much for your time and best of luck for the rest of
the tournament unfortunately we also have to catch up with a loser from today
where James Benkensig up with Bit from Nijnzee who's now out of blast.
The Nijnzee that we saw from last season certainly isn't showing up at this point
and I need to start with this more so than not much point of touching on the Vitality game.
It's now in both series. You guys seem like you were heavily counted in some ways,
lacking some individual plays as well.
Can you just explain to me what you're feeling, what you're seeing from the team
because the Nijnzee people love and enjoy it, it seemed to have slipped away?
Yeah, it was a very tough game. I think we found a very good Vitality version at this game, but we, as a team, in the results we showed in the past, we need to, we can lose to those teams, of course, but we need to at least be competitive, you know.
I think it's hard to point just one thing right now, but I need to re-watch the match.
I think from behind, my first feeling is that we're kind of playing to automatically, you know?
We're not thinking about what's happening around and taking the decisions to blind, I think.
I think it happened to us before the major, when we played the stake tournament, which was kind of similar feeling I had.
you know, like the players not taking too much individual decisions,
yeah, trying to play too much on plays, based on the playbook and stuff like this, so
I kind of have the same feeling right now, but yeah, we need to still figure out what we're gonna,
how we're gonna fix it like we did in the past. So I think that this is what comes first in my mind
and then of course there's an individual, I think individual we are not in your top shape right now,
we lost a lot of rounds where like the 2v1 on pistol, on nuke, there's a lot of close rounds
where we should win and if we're not like sharp on the on the skill against a team like Vitaly,
he's gonna he's gonna kill you, so yeah there's some points that we need to figure out and yeah
I'm pretty sure we're gonna come back stronger. In terms of coming back stronger, one thing I did
noticed that some teams understood the tendencies of like what your players would do in CT side,
position or like the routine. Does it feel like the preparation from other teams is making it
maybe easy for you to be predictable in some ways? No, I don't feel like this to be honest.
I think we had very good preparation to be honest, but in the end, preparation matters
if you win the round or not, you know, because in the end it's counter-tracking, it took you.
I think we did a very good game plan. For example, on the show, we go mid in the
peace around and we didn't clear behind the doors and Robs get two kills, we
know B is clear. There was a lot of good calls that we I think we did
good, but we didn't convert the run. What's next for 9-Z? How do you try and
rectify this? Are you gonna maybe stay in Europe some more, you going back home?
just give us the understanding. No, we're gonna stay in Europe right now. We're gonna have maybe
a week or something. We're gonna have a lot of, not a lot of days, but we're gonna have some days
here in Europe to practice before we go to China. So I think we have at least three more days here
in Copenhagen, then we go to Madrid, and then we have a couple of days there, and then we go to
China. This is, I think this is enough time for us to come back. Hopefully, Liz. Thank you very
Thank you very much for your time, bit. See you next time.
So, a lot of words coming out from Bit on the reasons why. He said he's been here before, right?
We did see this before the Major. He's correct that stake event that they played.
The ranked one was pretty terrible, but then they bounced back and they made it all the way to the Major playoffs, which is a huge achievement.
But, I mean, maybe some of what he's saying, Regan, not quite on the money.
I think he does the question a little bit, turning the question to himself about their own game plans.
I think obviously everyone has a game plan going into a game, right?
And if you have this like very set system that they like to play, obviously you can only do as much
To kind of change the outcome of what you want to do
But looking at it from the other side of the thing, I think they for sure got found out here
Yeah, the good thing for them is now they can disappear a little bit go under the radar and then come back with you know
Some fresh things that also fits the meta how they like to play and then come back and show
you know a different version of 9c because the things they have right now is not enough I think they need more layers in the game
There's no denying the fact that it's mega disappointing for 9c to finish last at this tournament
It should be especially on the back of not making the playoff at EWC and you know
It may sound a bit cool because they are new kids to to this kind of level
You know to some extent and they have just recently established themselves
But if you want to be talked about as a potential top 15, then you also got to deliver as a potential top 5 team
There's different ways of losing because one could also argue you're playing mouse you're playing vitality
tough opposition, you know, but you weren't competitive in any of those games.
You didn't even make it close, so sure you could have finished in last place here.
Blastom would be like, okay, but you showed that or you took a map of
Vitality or you took a map of Maus or whatnot, but there's literally nothing
positive coming out from 19 this tournament. So it's a bit of a wake-up
call for them. And as I said, coming into this tournament, I don't know where to
place them and I'm not any smarter by now. And the biggest problem for me is
both those teams they face is both teams they've beaten in the past, you know.
And okay, the Maus ones are a little bit different because it's not the same lineup,
but also this is vitality of a stand-in.
I just, I needed, you don't have to win the game,
but I need to see more from the games.
It's the way they lost, which is crushing,
at least if you're a 9-Z fan.
But as we continue to move on forward,
vitalities, hopes of dreams,
do stay alive of a lower bracket run here.
They'll be looking to see who they might face off against
after the rest of the game start to go the other way.
And overall, do we look at this and think
vitality still have a chance of getting the job done?
They can fight their way back into this?
A hundred percent, but that lower bracket is going to be stacked no matter what.
You already have foot down there, who we assume will beat Lin Vishen.
And then you have Vitality foot.
You're going to have either Legacy or Falcons dropping down.
You're going to have even Inner Circle or Mouse dropping down.
And there's only one team from that lower bracket making it to the playoffs.
So as much as I have to say, Vitality are still the favorites to make it.
Foot, we just saw them play exceptionally well.
Legacy or Falcons could potentially go down in that lower bracket as well.
And that would change the tide completely.
So I don't know, that's still open for interpretation, James.
It can be a lot of different outcome for that one.
I think if if Falcons doesn't drop down, I see Vitality making it through based on the
stylistic like teams they will play, like they play teams that assume it's either gonna be legacy
food, these type of teams that guns and guns at you, this is fine for Vitality. But if you have
to play, you know, a Falcons team where you not only have to beat the individuals, you also have
to beat, you know, teams that know how to exploit, you know, rotations, all these things, we direct
the rounds out a little bit more, all the set reactions between the players are not 100% like
that's my fear for them. If Falcons drop down I think they will beat them but the
remaining of them they will have a very good shot up. Well it's still up in the air
that's the excitement of what we've got here and how the bracket is working out
but now it's time for another fun game boys and this time it's one that me and
Pimp should be massively in favor of winning it's called the blind ranking
so your eyesight is so good you're actually gonna be losing this one I'll be okay
and Pimp you could be the god tier you are already blind. Yeah true. So it just
make sense okay to explain the blind ranking for everyone at home we will be
getting a player in here and this is the how much would you want to build a team
around this player pimp I'm giving you the first one okay it is Spinks Spinks
yeah oh see that's the thing with the blind game right we don't know what else
is coming up so if you don't want to put him too high in case a don go aside we
show something I don't do things spinks is not a player you build the team around
but he's a player that you can, you know, build into a team that's already having a solid foundation.
I see Spinks as being sometimes forgotten how good he actually is, but he has his flaws to his games.
He's not necessarily the guy you... He's not the guy you build around.
He's the guy that enables players around him. He has to do his own thing.
Maybe sometimes labeled as a bit tough to play with, so maybe slightly controversial out here,
not knowing what's coming up. I'm going to put him at six.
Damn! What did you... That is super... I wasn't expecting at least a middle pin.
Yeah, I have an idea that we may be going to see better players to build around okay
I don't know how many players we've got even I'm going in blind to this I assume seven
Yeah, Molotov next is who you're getting rugga Molotov I
would put him at
Second because you can't build he's a build a team around him
And I think that's what fury has been doing over the last like period of time
They've put him more into you know, we live and die by you luckily for them
They have a supporting cast that can also take over games, but at least with his playstyle
He wants to go in he wants to decide the games
He's not a guy that is just throwing you till in the background this guy can win your game
So I also think we're gonna give us a little bit wiggle room with the number one spot
But he's definitely up there. I like that. I can see a mullet over there. You said Jesus you thought I was too much already
Yeah, I think so more than last year. Maybe I'd argue up there, but more than this year
He's not fallen off, but he's not as impactful as he was when he broke out and went for a winning tournament
To be completely honest and I can see why you build around Molotov. Yeah, he's a future player
Potentially, yeah, but if you're gonna come in with a side who are in a dunk now then Molotov being second. That's that's high
Yeah, I like where he put Molotov. All right, the next one. This is interesting
Karrigan
Building a team around Karrigan. But yeah, you're giving all the pieces he wants you build around what he decides
That's why he's built great rosters before.
Yeah, I mean, that's kind of what he got in Falcons.
You know, if he wanted to build his own team,
I don't think there'll be too much of a big difference
of who he's playing with.
Um, oh, this has got to be controversial.
You know what? Seven.
You don't want to build a team around Kerrigan right now
with where he's at in his career.
I think Kerrigan is living his best dream right now in Falcons.
He's most definitely making the most out of it.
I think Falcons could be the last team
he's also ever going to play for at this level.
If I'm looking to build a team,
I'm looking to build something for the future.
And as much as I love Kerrigan, and perhaps I even think he is the greatest in Gambino of all time, big fan of him,
I don't want to build around him.
Like, I understand it, but I think there's some perspective missing.
Yeah.
You can throw him in to a team, and then he will make it work, you know?
So you don't necessarily need to build it around him.
He will build it from the inside himself.
But that's what I said, how I was viewing it is like, you would put him really high up,
because you build around him, you let him make all the choices, and then you have the best team.
It's one of those if he attracts players to him, they're like, yes, I want to go with Karagum to some degree.
Yeah, but I think we have to come to to realize that he is in the fall of his career.
You know, he's even said it himself.
I think the fact that he's getting a chance in Falcons getting to win the major in Cologne, it's fantastic.
It's what's made me believe that he could go down in history with the greatest in game leader of all time.
Yeah, definitely in that conversation.
But I think when I want to build a team around someone, it's something for the future.
That's the argument you made from all of them.
And there's no there's no future in Karagum two years or three years from now.
That's just the fact with the way he's playing and the way he's at right now
He has to make the most out of Falcons and let him stay in Falcons and we'll build something else
Well, we're giving you all the opposite at this point you get inside. We're next
Yeah, but there's two ways to look at it right like there's the one where you build everything around him
Yeah, but he's still so versatile that he can also come into a team and make them better from day one without anything
Happening for him because it's not the player in vitality. Let's say on the T side that you know
the play like everything is built around he's there he will do his job he will
run behind flames or epics jumping around corners and just clean house you
know but yeah I am a little controversial I'm gonna put him free
three below Mollardoy yep
Fimpy?
I can build a play style around
look he's not saying you can build a play style around Mollardoy
if you want to build it for Saewoo you would need to rethink a little bit
because Apex hasn't built, you know, this vitality only for Saivoo.
Saivoo is just so good that he can do so many things at a very, very elite level.
Okay.
If I speak, I'm in big trouble.
I can't believe you didn't speak. This is great.
I mean, Saivoo in Vitality...
Listen, his entire... I have a very much disagree with that.
The entire career of Saivoo in Vitality has always been built around him.
When Alex was the in-game leader of Vitality,
all he ever said publicly was we're building the team around Saivoo.
I'm jumping for Saivoo, I'm flashing for Saivoo, all we ever do is for Saivoo.
Even the old iteration when Shox was in there, it was all for Saivoo.
Apex came in, said in the first couple of interviews,
we're building it for Saivoo, we're doing everything for Saivoo, etc, etc.
It's then transpired into the modern day of Saivoo,
where I agree with the point you're making that he can do anything.
You don't have to build the team around him, but you'd be an idiot not to.
That's true.
Oh, I love that.
I love that.
Yeah, it's your choice, Rucker. You've got it.
Next one, Pimp.
Yeah.
You're gonna love this player.
MSL.
No, that's going to be nice. You get it, Manasi.
I'm getting Manasi. See, that's an interesting one. And now, Rugga, save me, I guess, a little bit.
If you're going to come up with DONG later, we're going to be in trouble, but I'd say one here for Manasi.
I think that's the player you build around. That's future. That's a player that I think people underestimate the fact that he's still not the final product.
I think Manasi can still get better. I think the way he plays with AWP, the way he dictates, he's everything you want Molo to be as well.
to some degree, you know, a player that can change the title of the game, a player you can build around
and definitely one of the first players I would pick on any team from scratch as well.
He's highly motivated, he's a nerd of the game, he seems to be easy to play with as well, just like
we praise Saeru for being a great teammate, you know, that's the one thing Saeru has above
Symbol when you compare the two that maybe a time symbol was a bit rough to play with.
I have never heard anyone say it's tough to play with Monacy in any sort of imagination,
so... Golden trial. Exactly, so if not Saeru can be number one then yeah, Monacy would out of that.
Let me ask you a follow-up question. Do you think Falcons is playing around him right now, and if not, should they?
I don't think they're necessarily playing around him. I think there's too many playmakers in Falcons, and that's the way they designed that team.
If you put Monizy in G2 again, let's put that as an example, then the entire team will be built around him.
But there's too many playmakers in Falcons, and I think that's good.
I think he's having the right amount of freedom right now in Falcons to thrive,
But there's no doubt that you could bring him into pretty much any team maybe outside of Falcons of mortality
And then say this is your team you do whatever the hell you want
But when he's surrounded by quality then sometimes you got to give in a bit
I think they need it even more like yeah, he is good and he decides rounds
But does he decide games as much as we would like to I think that's my only
Thing about money because he is so good that you would like to see it a little bit more
Even the opportunity and he definitely could so building around them might work in that sense roger
Next.
Mikaze.
Sorry about taking C.
Yeah.
I would put him 5 and I think the explanation is pretty straightforward that he is not a player that will take over games outside of ancient.
Like he is a very good individual player, but I think he is lacking some layers to be given that responsibility, right?
Like, the role he would be looking for if he wants to build a team around him would be the Nico of all times, right?
And is he as good, as smart, as mature in what he wants to do with him? No.
Okay, I like it. Boys, you've got one spot left. It's number four. And guess who you're getting?
Donk.
Donk, exactly. You guys should have waited out for this. I thought you would have known when you got like Azairu, you got then Molador as well.
as well and then when you got monosy I was like you know there's one player
definitely above monosy maybe you don't put monosy there yeah but he took my
number two spot with all of those I guess we equal on that one naturally if
you were to make this dunk would have to be all the way in the top that's what's
happening at spirit that's why you see spirit winning trophies that's why you
see spirit being as good as they are they are you can argue they haven't built
the entire team around him but it doesn't matter because dunk will in
in a way force you to build the entire thing around him, because he's involved in everything
within the first 20 to 50 seconds of a round. So whether you have the idea that you want
to build around him or not, he's just going to force it upon himself. So again, if I could
pick any player right now to start off from a grind, you then go into the cultural thing,
the language thing as well, not speaking internationally on a lineup for now, but player type wise,
no one is more impactful than Donk is right now.
Doesn't matter, Donk speaks headshots, that's it.
Yeah, you know, I actually wouldn't need him to communicate on an international scene,
really would you just put him out and let him lose that guys work around what
you're getting and he can't talk good English he sat down and had a whole
conversation of us right so he can pass it on and also he's living in face it so
he can do the basic communication needed for his role. He's the greatest player
we've seen you know ever in Counter Strike according to me I think the raw
amount of impact as consistently as it is right now it's it's unheard of man.
Can I just ask you that quickly right I know we've got to keep moving on but it's
just from what you said there I think already he is that we've never seen
anything like it I don't think there is anyone better there I'm not talking about
MVP's or the awards, it's just the way he plays the game. Would you agree with that? Am I going too far?
I think you're going too far. Also considering that whoever we put up there, they did it in CSGO,
completely different netcode, completely different methods, a completely different way of playing.
Like Donka thrived in CS2 and he's like optimized like what mechanics means in CS,
but he has not done it in CSGO. So it's like Wu for me still is ahead of him because he didn't live
on the netcode, the peaks, everything, Donk does a little bit.
Well, I get what you're saying.
The same argument was used for Saivou in comparison with Simple, you know, and my
argument or counter argument to that is it's not Saivou's fault that his parents didn't
have sex before, you know, it could be born earlier and start to play Counter-Strike earlier.
The same for Donk, it's not his fault he wasn't born in time to play CSGO.
But then he's a bit longer time, then in a couple of years, then we can take the conversation
up again.
But at least for now, Saivou has his number.
Tim, you can't talk anymore, man. We've got some interviews to do.
I told you, if I speak, I'll be big trouble.
Yeah, yeah, please stop talking.
Maus taking on Inner Circle coming up next, and there's no sex in this one.
That's just some good chats.
What would you say is the difference between these teams like Vitality and Maus
and some of the other teams you're facing? Does it seem that big?
You know, I guess like Maus is more about discipline, because you know, like with Odyssey,
They have a really huge individual players, you know, and they can play from default, you know.
And like also they have G.L., not Madi, so there's reasons that they can do a lot of scripts.
So they're trying to play default, and you know, like, mouse, it's a new team with also new players that are young.
So I guess they will play more like, you know, like, academic, you know, because like mouse, it's a full,
full guys from academy so they are trying to play like not on an middle I guess
play but they're trying to play like team, no discipline. The game you guys
played against 90 seemed like very good on the preparation you knew exactly the
moves to make for them is it still possible to pull that off against an
inner circle? Yes definitely but we don't underestimate the inner circle there
also a bit Vitality a couple days ago I think they also are in a really good
winning streak. I think they have like 10 or something in a row. So even if it's not against
the top tier teams winning 10 games in a row, it's not easy in the life of Counter-Strike.
So we don't underestimate them. We do believe you are the better team and if we show it on the game,
if we perform like we expect us to perform, we are going to win. But still, it's a Counter-Strike
that are playing really good. They are in a really good form right now, so we need to show up.
Have you gone in and made adjustments to make sure they couldn't just straight
anti-strat you will know the positions you're going to take.
Something we changed, but I will not say some secrets, you know, but you'll see, you'll see on the server.
And I look forward to seeing it on the server because this now becomes very exciting. This is an inner circle, on a streak, looking to dominate,
they already beat Vitality and they didn't even have to fight back into one game. We can say it's with J.A.O.L. or whatever else,
for an off day as I were not playing well but I mean they earned their spot here they got it done
on the day and now they have to face maybe a more well-drilled and tactical mouse who we know what
we're going to get with mouse but it's very solid that's the next test for these guys.
Hansen in a circle is what is what foot was six months ago you know you're dominating tier two
counter strike tier three counter strike having won 12 out of the last 13 games beating Vitality
making that breakthrough but let's not forget they're playing mouse a team that won a trophy
just some weeks ago at the Blast Bounty, a team that has a core of players who's been
the second best in the world for a long, long time as well.
As much as people want to hype up Inner Circle right now and say that this is maybe even
a 50-50 game, by no means isn't it.
The Maus are the heavy favourites right here.
It would take something extraordinary for Inner Circle to win one more game.
I know against Vitality it was impressive, but also the first time in the history of
that core of the lineup they beat a team of that class.
I think what they showed against Vitality, obviously you cannot transfer to every single
matchup but what they brought to the table they brought surprises they played
very slow they've sped up the round after they won a lot of xvx's like that's
legit so say it is legit but as Pimper saying like mouse is still the
favorites but I'm happy hearing the interview in the beginning that they
have some surprises for us like they're bringing something in this is what we
wanted from 9c right yeah like why is that why they're not doing it because
they have the same type of underdog role going into a matchup so I'm super
excited to see what they're gonna like bring for us because they know the
method they know what to do. Looking on the mouse side of things right?
Spinks obviously had this crazy cash game I'm not gonna focus on the stat line
and all the score with that but I want to focus on what this guy can offer when
there's now so many aggressive pieces this is what can suit him right Rugga?
For sure like having two pieces together that plays the same role
wants to do the same thing that they had before with Jimmy right? Like give him
the freedom as we talked about building a team around him this is a mini
version of it right you get a guy in to do the dirty work for you so you get the
playing field you want to have right yeah and I think like the stats also
shows it right like season two here with the addition of PR someone else is
running in front of him not taking all the good lurks and stuff he delivers
that's the thing which brings right now he's not forced to do a move he doesn't
want to on the server he has to do it for him so he can selectively make that
decision himself you know because he can't be people are always saying that
he's a beta he can't be aggressive well against anti-ecos he's pretty aggressive
So he has that ability to sort of choose himself now.
He doesn't have to exertion, sell XPR for that matter.
That's more than enough of a progression coming out for the rifle.
So that should free him up to only take the duels he find to be advantageous for himself.
Now, is that going to work out for Maus in the long run?
Sometimes he kind of goes missing of the big games.
But I think as you said as well, that's going to enable Spinks even more
and give him a bit more freedom to do what he does best.
And that's by playing for himself by himself.
Well, when he's doing that, let's find out from the man himself.
I was talking about exactly this just a few moments ago.
Spinks, obviously you had one phenomenal game on cash going into that. Just tell me was this just you liking cash
You got more room to move around talk me through it
I do like a cash, but I don't expect every game to start this good, of course
Yeah, it was a good the first game of the team and that's it. I'm just happy we managed to win
I don't think it will be every time now. I will play cash. It will be this good, but yeah, I like them out
Looking at that though, obviously in the team you now have quite a few more active players
and I wanted to see if that helps more with the way you want to play CS, you know,
give you some more space to be a bit greedy, lurky, have some more impact in the way that you like to play CS.
Yeah, we have an active team. We are also still changing up small details from time to time.
but I do believe as a lurker, the more aggressive your team is, the easier your role can be sometimes.
But at the same time, you can't just be passive all the time,
and also no one is going to be aggressive all the time, you know?
So there is a real balance to it.
For example, I think back in the end days, we had a really aggressive team,
which made me lurk easily sometimes.
sometimes, but it's the balance of it and it's pretty good right now.
Do you like the current direction that the team is going in with the new players coming
in? Do you feel like this is where we might get the very best of Spinks again?
I hope so, I believe so. I think we are going into a good direction, in my opinion. I think
it's also showing on the server sometimes. I believe so, I think everyone is doing a
a really good job. Everyone is working really hard. Some of us started to go
gym, some of us started to focus more in the game and just from all the
perspective it and get anything else here we just
from all the sides of it we are trying to be better than we were yesterday
and it's not always working sometimes we will still lose but
right now I believe we are in a good spot.
You can't win every game for sure but you just said like we're going gym and all
this stuff is this a new team approach of like
Everyone going out to be a bit more healthier.
I don't think it's a new team approach. I think it was always recommended in a way.
It meant it would not dance, people.
No, exactly. It was always recommended, but not always done.
But I think when you are in a group, when you're in a group of guys
and five guys are doing something, it's helped the six guys to do it as well.
In any parameter, not only gym specifically, but when everyone is eating at sea,
Around you, most likely you're also going to start with Elsie, when everyone is working really hard you also start to put a lot of hours.
Of course everyone has their own individual way, but yeah, right now I think we are on a good moment in the team, good direction and everything, yeah.
Bit of a cheeky traffic coming out from Spinks, I've seen a good moodle, a change within the camp as well, but he's kind of hitting your point home at the beginning of that interview, Roger.
Obviously if you have more active players, it also means you have less wanting to play passive in the round,
meaning more elbow space, like more room for him, right?
And as we also talked with Torsi about the other day on the disc,
if that also means Torsi starts being more active, even more space, you know?
So all these small things that they try to do is obviously not only for Spinks,
but it's a lot of things for him, because I think this is a major investment into Spinks as a player.
and also let's remember that this guy was known for being a deciding factor in finals and winning trophies in his career.
So I think that's what they're looking at. How do we get it over the line, right?
Like how do we become the team that wins more than going out in semi-finals?
Yeah, very important factor that you need to have in there.
For Inner Circle on the other side of things you guys are mentioning, Torsi, Hedrick, he is back.
Yeah, he was back against Vitality, he's making some nice moves as well.
This is a team that suits him so much better than when he was on Bait.
Yeah, again, as we spoke about the first time we spoke about it in a circle, it's a team where everyone
have tried different things in their career and now they come back to play with each other and
you're getting the most out of each other. I think it's a team that has trust in the certain
elements. You have a guy like Hedgwick coming back from a time in NIP, from a time in BH,
who on paper should be better than what he's at right now, but being in a team where they trust
your capabilities, where you get the freedom to express yourself, is way, way better than being
being second string in a team like Beta, being second string in a team like NIP, and
it goes for some of the other players as well, and Captain Kudger, who had a fantastic
quality as well, who's, you know, it's a name that we've seen around for a long, long
time, but he hasn't had that massive breakthrough, so I think it's a very interesting project,
and as I said, any team who can win 12 out of 13 games, whether that's tier 3, tier 2,
or tier 1 Counter-Strike, everyone is crying about its hard to find consistency, well they've
done it on a lower level, and that deserves to be praised.
And it's also very hard on that lower level with very interesting online games that are going to happen
and all just the competitiveness of it all, but we need to find out what maps we're going to be playing.
So once again, it's time for the VEDO.
Boom! There we go once again. VEDO time. Are you expecting any surprises? Anything maybe slightly untoward here, Rugga?
Today I actually don't care because I think both teams have such a good map pool that whatever gets picked today, I'm pretty certain it's going to be a good game.
I love the fact you said you don't care. That's a good way of looking at it.
I like that, you know. Not only videos are equally interesting, the ancient pick though is interesting because that used to be a map that Maus have been flirting with and they struck up with it.
Then Brolan, you know, he was a vital part of the CT side defense on the map as well and now we get to see him being picked against Maus.
I'm curious to see where they stand in regards to that.
Mirage pick coming out for Maus, not too big of a surprise.
That's been the burden bottle for that team for a long, long time.
And you know, a map where it's easy to slot in Silex.
A map P.I. used to a lot when he played in Game of Legends.
So I see this map pool, as you said.
You know, it was pretty much written on the wall.
And if you can get Nuke as your third deciding map with your Maus,
you pretty got them, maybe.
I think overall, like, a very good in Veto from the outside for Maus' sake.
Like, going in on the decider as your best map.
That's pretty damn good, right, but yeah, I think again, a lot of these things come down to the individuals,
and I think one point we maybe missed a little bit about Hedrick is also that before he used to be just a CT immersion,
he could hold angles, blah blah blah, against Vitality, he gets equal amount of kills on both sides.
And if you want to take down a team that is so well-gilled, that does so many reactions, your AWPer needs to come online against Maus.
How much of a worry is it to Maus of how destructive a team like Inner Circle can be,
which is where they've struggled against teams like Foote?
I think Maus kind of likes it to be completely honest, because they're also super-activated on the server.
And whether you agree with it or not, bringing in a guy like Celix and bringing in a guy like PR,
they're used to playing against that. They're used to playing at a little bit of a lower level.
Celix came from the Academy team, also been grinding out Tier 2, Tier 3 Counter-Strike.
PR and Gamer Legion, for the vast majority, they were playing the same types of teams like Inner Circle.
close qualifiers etc so you also bring in players who are experienced against this
type of playstyle so to speak of these kind of teams and I think that's going
to help the old generation and the current team. Well let's see if it does
help them it's time for us to get into the game we're moving into it it's the
opening map between Maus and Inner Circle Anders and Henry take it away. Thank
you very much boys yeah qualification on the line here and you don't get knocked
out if you lose the game as well so it's going to be super intense Anders but I'm
interested to see whether Inner Circle continues to amazing run they found
themselves in 12 out of 13 wins and the last few series. Yeah, taking down
Vitality mouse or I'm putting my still like they are the favorites. I would agree.
I guess that makes sense like one victory in a big team. It's great but we
don't want to get too carried away. Still in a circle look like the underdog team.
Sure, like they did beat Vitality. Don't take anything away from them though.
There's a very flat Vitality and as we mentioned is what is I was worse
performances in CS through history. That is a good point. See if they can do it.
If they do it now in a circle, if they pick this one up, it's gonna be very very
impressive. So I'm really hoping that they deliver on the same level of consistency that
they show up here to this series in great form. Qualification on the line like you said,
and we're going into fainting to begin with your second game of the day. Hasn't been a
very good map for Maus this year. Ten is seven times, one at once. Okay, can't even tell you
who the team they wanted again. Don't even know who they are, but I'm sure they've been in the lab.
still got them as a favourites here. PR to be tested. Jewel elites in the cave and he will be taken down.
These guys hear heart. Let me tell ya. Found that out yesterday. They almost look like they wanted straight commit into that fight
but that smoke slows them down, holds them back and now they got a flashbang trying to get above the ramp.
It's actually a really good grenade. Surtian falls back to the back line. Captain Kirk are fighting for his life
for his life and he will take down Spinks as the bomb is being planted inside of the site.
Three versus five in the after plant and that is tough for Mouse here. They're going to have to
make some critical mistakes on the T side for Mouse to have a chance to get back onto this bomb site.
Yeah, Nion impossible here. You've got no kits, no utility to work with and we will see a five on
three ensues. Zellex though will open things up. He'll find a zero and a charter I suppose.
So Chance and Dualies have been stalling as well and they're finding more headshots.
Celix again an insertion, it's at the farm but it's a full 10 second defuse and Onik all he has to do is step up from that ramp, find the kill, shooting him in the back of the head
before she won it. At least a kill in the end there but not going to be possible, it would be icy to pick up this pistol round.
Oh there we go, nothing too flashy or technical there, waiting for the initial aggression in the CT, slowly taking to cave control, getting the first kill very cleanly, taking out the jewel eats, there it is
And they've got the second, five on three, a decent attempt on the retake.
Should be better closer than I thought it would be, but no real chance of winning the round.
2v1, clean finish.
And it will be IC taking the all-important first pistol here.
Forced by a response.
MP9's 5-7s.
And we're going to be in for a fast mid-play here.
Well, at least one player will be.
ZLX will find him. That's going to be on the alert.
Good try from Torji. Gets the dink, but he was the only player
towards there's been a scramble now from ZX2 try and join them wow that was
seconds away from being a devastating each year you almost got an entry deal
but not quite the damage now dawee's still able to pick up the killer their
insertion they have rotated in all the rest of mouse already at the bonsai that
is a very fine angle to peak just back here 5-7 in hand I feel like mouse
could have slowed down there they're still fighting and actually coming out
on top now challenging Captain Kodka he was great last time it is outdone by the
the MP9 spinks. Very fast round there. From in a circle,
kind of like maybe a little bit too fast. Losing that first pick. Zellex stepping up and going
absolutely massive there with the MP9. Very agile moving around, reaching the situation
well. First kill was super clean. Eight chees were fantastic as well. It kept shipping away
of them. And then the long range MP9 just finishing things off. I agree with you. Maybe
a little bit over-aggressive from Maus, but they had the resources to work with. And then
picking up that second round a four spy speaking of which I see bringing the
same to the table here with pistols yeah maybe not as impressive as the MP9s but
yeah they are pushing into this one I love the rotation from mouse in the last
round as soon as they won the fight in the middle they instantly rotate to the
A bomb site I knew what the follow-up could be we had Torgy deep into a day
main he gets a nice pink obelisk he didn't get a kill but he spotted like three
or four players yeah got one of them down to 10 HP enough information for
Alex to rotate in take his total of the four kills here should be a 2-1 here for
mouse it's got such an advantage in terms of the firepower and they're not
giving much away here Pia holding an aggressive line but he's got the AK-47
and he's got sphinx on the other side maybe not all the way down there but they
can sort of juggle some of the aggression between them in always on the
lookout for this kind of position that sphinx is holding for where he's going
to be throwing the smoke down he's pushing right into here this is a big
problem for them. Nice shots, and send the area goes deep. But that smoke is still in
his back pocket. Gonna throw it in a really good position at the top of that ramp. Toshi
though found it. You gotta respect the IC players because they do, like you said, shoot
very, very hard. Back into 3v3 now, and still a winnable round somehow for the T-side here.
Yeah, in terms of individual mechanics, they can keep up a mouse. Don't you worry about
that. It's round up the debate. Definitely advantage mouse considering the weaponry and
HP remaining here. Smoke down towards short two CT players here though. Zershin with the
galil spicks on the people line towards long should be fine for at least one here. One
and a half so far. It's going to be the push through to smoke. Round is done. Ornik maybe
gets one more kill with the Desert Eagle. Not going to happen though Zershin. In the
sound cues nine seconds remaining. Upgrades to an AK-47. Three survived. Eco coming up
next for IC and yeah so far so good for mouse after losing the pistol and is
Spinks looked almost unplayable at one point during 90 game. Yeah good on cash he got 20 and 5
yeah on the first game like he is in great form right now huge for a new lineup right that's so big
yeah Spinks we know how good he can be we haven't necessarily seen it as much as we'd like in a
in the mouse Jersey, but I think we're getting there now.
Seems like we're getting a lot more consistency.
Finding that world class four,
we know he can have five and one right now.
And like I said, four eco.
They're gonna be smoking this off right like,
oh, that's just running straight through.
They're not even smoking the Molotov.
They're just trying to go for it.
Smoke is down on the bomb side now.
Spinks, one kill, gotta save a couple of bullets.
They're on the other side, fainting the bomb,
but you know, it's absolutely fine.
Nobody even dies on the mouse side of things.
I thought that one smoke they had on the T side
was to sort of stop the incendiary and just run through, but they waited a little bit.
Yeah, using the lurk, smoke and sets, very common to just try and get a cheeky bomb
plant down there, and it works out quite nicely, that's all they wanted, and I'll
also be happy that as well they keep five players alive.
Walk them up boys, let's fucking go.
Yeah, there is no way we're losing to Cp to Kutka, okay?
Yeah, let's go.
Get to Kutka.
The vibes are great Henry, yeah they're feeling themselves right now and we will see the AK
is back out in full force, pretty decent by with the bomb going down as well, so in a
circle looking to bounce back here, Zed, Matt, Pig, Malus haven't got great stats on this
whatsoever, so far looking comfortable, looking strong, three in a row for them, yeah you
wouldn't know it's a forward position with the MP9, be careful here, we'll take down
Are we law the damage on the follow-up as well even if Sarah gets that one?
He's struck that he's alive still. Oh, it's interesting looking for him
Yeah, he's walking right through the reloads happening on the other side Sarah. Can you find the timing for me?
Spinks he should have been dead at ten times over
Yeah, you're right
So many nice ideas gaps found the absolute pandemonium in the smoke is getting flashed finding multiple bodies in there
and they only end up getting one kill here.
Can Onik find a bit more of a dent?
Again, pushing through the smokes to no avail.
I'm afraid, and Maus will continue
with their winning ways, a four to one,
and we'll see four players survive,
starting to get a nice reservoir of cash built up here.
Might be tactical timeout territory next round,
I would say, we're impartial by here, so good job.
He just jumps around him, he's actually so unlucky.
Flying around him.
Yeah, PR.
Good sharing as well.
This is a scary prospect.
Torji, who's normally the absolute star, I described he's been playing the best this
year for them.
He hasn't even been required yet.
Everyone else stepping out looking raw solid.
Forging out the AWP, so it does its best work, as we all know.
So...
It's gonna be an AXQ, Anders.
Your favourite.
We do like those, all tables.
Is this, I think this is the lurksmoke line up? I can't remember. Let's have a look.
Yeah, that makes sense, doesn't it?
I think they're trying to, like, suggest we're doing the same thing again within an RC... anti-go, sorry.
Yeah, I like it. I think they're running us up in there.
There it is, lurksmoke.
Per call.
And then, keep the players there, suggest you do the same thing, pounce in towards A.
I mean, you know what, Sellex is the only one here at the moment, so...
I think he's fully committed to this angle. I feel like he's in a position where he's not easily going to be able to fall back.
I'd much rather he just be playing donut instead, because then he can escape.
He's got the lineup.
Let's see, alright, there we go. He's a little bit further forward. I like that.
So, he can just quickly sort of retreat back into it.
Takes down Captain Ker-Ker-Bunt.
The refrag is there. Starweed taking him down, the bomb being planted now.
No one even in it interrupted. Sometimes you just get spammed down as you plant the bomb on the Z bomb site, but...
Mouse? They don't look stressed. They're just setting up for the retake.
They know they've got the weapons, and they know they've got the kit as well, so they're not in a glee hurry here.
That smoke might put a little bit of pressure on them. They're gonna have to push you down on an onyx.
He was already on the other side waiting. Here. He will take him down.
This is really tricky now. Look at the lineup here. They know where that bomb is planted, obviously.
the thunder communication spinks he finds the head shot now it's down to the
hole and the take nine PR as he got the timing that is such a crazy shot that
the boss may be fused nothing that Sarah could do about it so I thought for a
moment when that smoke went down the second one towards CT spawn that was
gonna be a problem spinks and PR playing out of their mind right now the shots
spinks just hit let me tell you they were incredible we didn't see if miss POV
but those were such difficult ones to land as quickly as he did they had no
No defensive utility, he couldn't slow the bomb, that's the shot I'm talking about.
I think it's another one like that as well, so here in the PR, working inside them, hitting
those shots, that should be a round they lose.
They left it too much, the bomb was ticking too quickly, there are no smokes to block
them off, but it's hitting absolutely phenomenal shots there, World 4 is at the timer as you
speculate it, and the money continues to be very strong for Maus, even after losing a
few players there, knocking on the door five digits of three players, and turmoil now for
I feel like in many ways what mouse have been up to with this lineup change is like one of the
Wildest decisions because they were consistently with the old lineup making quarter
Semi-fans of every single tournament ever and they basically changed the lineup saying we want more than that
Like it's a giant risk. It could just as well go the other way, but this is looking great
I think as a player you always want to have a taste of a couple of trophies
That's all you want to be playing for sure for this point of view
for the organization making it to the playoffs and majors every single time.
It's even a good spot, but the players will want more.
That probably is like the friction between those two different forces, but I'm glad they've done it.
Like, I think they should be fighting for it here.
Oh, very nice idea. Yeah, that is cool.
We're seeing a lot of players these days.
Deep Molotov, the incandescent of the flames.
Did you get a cover? Stop the push coming down.
And unfortunately, didn't get much for it.
We are holding strong in towards the cave, drops the smoke down and as they try to get
some intel, they flash themselves, no one there, not going to be punished for it, but
doesn't inspire much hope.
Bought my outside B for now.
I've got Toshi in the middle, allows them to have three of you on B and again holding
really far back, essentially accepting that if it is an A execute, we'll have to do a
retake.
that on common smoke there again landing deep enough on ramp I know it sounds
like a meaningless detail but if you throw that smoke too far close to the
B bomb site like on the CT side it gives a huge angle for the T's to kind of
jump out on and some T sides will park themselves in the smoke and they will
blast their way through so putting it a little bit deeper sounds like it doesn't
make any difference at all but it does 35 seconds and we are gonna be seeing the
full on the execute with a little bit of a attempt to hope to catch somebody in
middle no one's I think it's gonna be rotating through there anytime soon 25
seconds counter utility now as they throw down the incendiary to try and
solve the back thing that was going to go on the ramp it kind of falls in the
middle of the bomb site now we're not ready he was looking to take a deeper
file in Sarah as well 10 seconds on the clock trying to get through it spanks
with a headshot on the head trick and on it here. He's got no teammates. Captain
Kirk was looking in the middle the whole time so the round falls apart. There is
one word for this and there's a misdomination. They are getting outplayed.
The best word to describe this. In every facet of the game right now, individual
mechanics, where they're reading the game, map control, clock, everything is going
in their favor. I just saw that beautiful setup they had there as well. After
they could fill the BXQ coming in, Pierre re-addressed the issue, pushes in
towards K. Nice little swing there with the crouch peek as well. This kill right here gets
the information they can focus towards the bomb side. They've boosted up Spinks with
an off angle. Guaranteed kill for him. Even gets a couple. The way he's playing right
now is very scary indeed. And it's going to be 6-1 as we enter another partial by situation.
This is fantastic. Selix led off the leash a little bit as well. Trying to take the
fight. He'll be hunted down too. Okay, there's lucky really brilliant moment. Okay, oh a window
opportunity here. He's going to say maybe don't repeat this one. Has given them the
ace side and the bomb is very far away. Zellex in towards a donor and an interesting maneuver
here from Captain Kirk. It does actually get in towards CT spawn. Someone needs to make
a play here. He's got the hero AK-47. He needs to be behind enemy lines, talking to a position
They might overlook and here we go. Found it. Now the rounds on.
All right, that is a really, really smart play because that bomb was trapped in T spawn for a minute.
He will go down, unfortunately, Celix. He does find the kill on the Captain Booker.
They need something here on the IC side.
Onik, he was stuck for such a long time trying to get the bomb up to the bomb site.
Now that he's finally got here, his teammates are dead.
This MP7, I mean a bomb plant still could count a little bit.
Actually, winning the round is very tricky at this stage and he's been revealed.
I gotta be on top of him.
Upgrades for the AWP.
Don't know if that's significantly better at this stage.
The real trouble is fun at the bomb.
They're behind him now as well.
Surtian right at his back.
Oh, the C-Blocked Indian.
Got time to blind each other and it's absolutely fine.
And 7-1.
Bear in mind, Anders, this is the pick of in a circle.
We haven't seen much. They won the pistol.
And we have no reason to be confident about mouse on this map.
No, there's not.
That's a yes, they haven't got much to work with.
Yeah.
When Spinks and PR are turning up like this,
Zelex looking hot as well, like everyone, apart from Torgie's one and five.
He has had a few misses, but like I say,
he doesn't really need to be locked in when everyone else is stepping up in this sort of manner.
Three AKs, two AKs, we could putt on the CT side.
A ton of money.
I don't think I'm eco, the entirety of this half now.
Run number nine.
Number by here.
Damage taken for Jor-Wee, and you can see him trying to dodge the flash here.
It's Captain Dragon, he's just out of here.
Gonna find it, can he get the triple? No, back to a three on three.
That's Rick.
Unknown to be a right-flop.
Who's the Jor-Wee to Spinks? Who isn't missing right now? 12-1.
Insane confidence for Spinks to move forward into a fight.
He's already been discovered there.
He's in that flow, Stahar.
Yeah, he must be.
Even though there's a 60-40 fight against him, he's gonna win it.
You just must appreciate that.
I can't remember what the score was. I think it was like 14-0 or something at the start of catch.
like he just didn't die for the longest time. It might have even been higher than that.
Somebody find out for us. He finished the game at 20 and 5. I think it was like 17 or
no. He went something like that. Either way, a chance there is a Torres, Birch, no, completely
shut down. Spinks, MPR, get themselves two kills each, once again, 8-1. I think I've
said it a few times this tournament, and it feels like we're already done here. I'm not
saying that because the score line is the way the rounds are going. It's pretty comprehensive.
I think a little infobox said that so far in the tournament he's 33 and 6 on the CT side-spinks.
Yeah.
Okay.
That's just outrageous, like what a ridiculous position to be in.
I think if he keeps this up and has another great showing here in the series, he'll be the number one ranked.
Oh no, Donk is doing well as well.
Donk's definitely going to be number one ranked by the tournament so far.
Yeah, sure.
His spings will be in the top three, I reckon.
There's no shame in being second to Donk, really.
No, definitely not.
He's really modest as well in the pre-game interview, right, saying,
Well, I don't expect you to be doing the same thing again.
Yeah, yeah, that's good on Karrsperts.
He is doing very much the same thing again PR will take that on it
Where?
Can they find some success here one floppy nice. This is the partial by that a couple of AKs one of those is gone
And well, there's the other as well gonna take some
Heroics through to smoke they're actually getting a little bit of fortune landing in their favor
This kill has to come through and it will okay. The round is actually on a rare opportunity
Opportunity ever I see if they find a second round post the first since the pistol victory did eight in a row
Look at who's left though. It's the darsedly duo
Yeah, and the smash bros that is what they are right now
Relentlessly beating up on inner circle at the start of this game. They did not like the bomb. There's so much time
I don't hate this idea
13 and 3 and 12 and 1 and you're up against head trick and zero who are both two and nine. Oh, yeah
Yeah, that is tricky.
I feel like Inner Circle could have walked away
towards the B bombsite already.
I'm worried that now they're overcooking it.
So obviously they're hoping that there's gonna be a peak here,
that somebody from the CT side will want the information.
You can understand the theory behind it,
but they're gonna start moving soon and that's the problem.
Yeah.
Oh, Sphinx is timed it.
Superfection, Anders, it couldn't be better.
It couldn't be better, the spray could have been better,
but still gets the kill, it's such a good flank.
didn't even need to be spot on with that one.
Yeah, the power of the position was so much that even the spray was a little bit sloppy.
It's absolutely fine.
Zero is about to be sandwiched in.
PR is coming back from the B-bomb side now.
And he's got an 8-year-old if they need it.
Gonna be alerting to the fact that he's back there somewhere.
Pete comes in.
Zero, you have to win this.
But take down Spinks, it's a good start.
And in the open, that's a fantastic clutch.
Zero with three.
And good headshots towards the end.
I didn't think he had it in him.
Fair play.
Did very well there.
It's a second round found for IC.
Sutter of us a partial by Scrappy.
Plays in towards the A bomb side through to smoke.
Managing to bring it down to a two on two.
Had no more utility.
You thought that flank which should be enough
had to drop the AK to reload.
Brave to challenge once again.
Beautiful shots to close things out.
Need a lot more of that came from, but a lifeline.
For IC has been found.
Two more rounds to go.
They need these R.C.Y. and this has to be A4.
Yes, I feel very similar.
Let's brave the P.R. but he takes a lot of energy to return as well.
Now take it over as Spinks, and actually the third player, there's three people shooting
through the same smoke and eventually they get the hero of the previous round, Zero out
of its at trick.
He's hoping for a moment of interstitial but there's Torsche, he's second to kill
of the half.
Yeah, needed him to turn up, especially when IC is starting to turn up the heat.
Good shot, five and three, not out of the round just yet.
We know they're very skilled on the IC side.
I've got time to work with here, some Util as well, wasted the molotov unfortunately, lands in the smoke.
Somebody has to go pick up the bomb, guys.
It is back behind those double doors, you are right about that.
Comes down to this, Captain Kalka,
Get the angle alert, Zellex, very deep off angle.
Now they can't pick up the bomb because it's being essentially held.
You're right.
What's the player, lads?
I guess you're just hoping you can find a couple of pigs, now you have to fall back.
Time is actually going to get quite nicely, PR.
Didn't see that coming, why would you?
Now they can't get the bomb.
Okay, can you make it back across the road once again?
That was the question.
Okay, he's setting it up, trying to see if he can flash this way into it.
But that's the bomb again, lost to them.
Oh, what a shame.
They had the bomb with them the first time around
and they get a bit of pressure on Mouse,
but it's not the case, he's down to 14 and then in.
All right.
Maybe snore that, like how flashed he was.
He just had zero chance of doing anything with us.
So unfortunate.
Yeah, Mouse is super locked in today, guys.
Brutal.
You can see for yourselves, super aggressive,
dominating that B lane, taking vision away.
And it's like, they've got all the spam lineups
with their smoke as well.
It's really, really difficult.
Stifling play from the CT side.
You're not letting them breathe at all.
I don't know how the bracket works out,
but it would be a real treat to see something like a mouse,
this kind of mouse versus spirit,
because they just really look fine.
Obviously spirit, they are the heavy hitters
in the tournament at the moment.
Yeah, well that would be in the playoffs,
at least in the other groups.
So yeah, this is the video, just joining us.
Whoever wins this game, makes it through to Porto.
Then they have another game here in Copenhagen
you decided to get to the semi-finals with the quarters. Alright then. Well I would love to see
someone like that here. Never stood a chance.
The winner is probably the winner of a legacy in Falcons. Another exciting game.
That's going to be coming up a little bit later. Round number 12. That's a banger like Falcons.
That's a grudge match. It is. Falcons can't be legacy.
I'm gonna be shooting for that one, no question.
Now we look at it, check out the middle, actually a lot of re-control given up for
Mouse early in a lot of these rounds.
I think they're quite comfortable falling back and just kind of playing more of a retake
on A and holding B more, Captain Kershwer getting very close, was too close for comfort
there but Surtian gets one and he's reinvigorated.
He wants to go and take a fight here.
Free kill, no problems on that one,
but I'm sure he's still causing problems in the middle.
It's looking way too good, bad news.
Keeps on coming for IC, Torji,
slowly but surely getting into this one as well.
Looks like a guaranteed 10-2 scoreline here,
and that's zero.
He's undetected, he certainly not.
Spinks another monstrous CT side here, 15-2.
And ladies and gentlemen, I said it once,
And I'll say it again, that is absolute domination from mouse.
Here on the sun-drenched streets of Mirage,
we spot some of nature's most fascinating creatures.
Counter-Strike players in their natural habitat.
Despite the plentiful environments these fellows
could inhabit, they seem to always
swarm towards the comfort and safety of this shining paradise. As the sun rises over the
stone architecture, in typical fashion we see this species squabble over their preferred
position. Let us discover where they shall end up.
Firstly we have the so called A anchor. This fellow is often seen fighting for his life
without a lick of support.
window player. An arrogant and egotistical creature. They can often be seen in the pregame
chat claiming their position in the blink of an eye.
Not all are so lucky as to get their desired position. The B anchor, oftentimes the runts
of the litter, designated to hold this empty site and ward off predators. Forced to survive
on scraps, he can often be found at the bottom of the scoreboard. Here we see the signature
characteristic of this off-forgotten fellow, a key adaptation over millennia. This creature's
legs propel them tirelessly and repeatedly to spot any potential foe. As this defensive
tribe scramble to defend their territory, they realize they are not alone.
Barrage can hold up to as many as nine foes at a single time. As we move across its deserted
We arrive at another group of remarkable characters.
However, these bloodthirsty devils do not look as amicable as our aforementioned defenders.
Their eyes locked on the objective.
These players scurry from their spawn with the exception of one.
Without moving a muscle, we observe one of the players launching a grey metallic canister skyward.
The desired outcome seems not to have been achieved.
A regrettable mistake.
With a new weapon acquired, our CT favors a more aggressive approach.
Meanwhile, with the anticipation in the air, a coordinated attack is incoming.
A breakneck flurry of utility flies overhead attempting to disrupt the defenders.
Stakes could not be higher.
And with nothing he can do, the A anchor is flash banged like a deer in headlights.
decides his best bet is to retreat. No matter how much he cries out for help, support is
nowhere to be found. However, the restless hunter has found its prey. It's one shot,
one kill, such as the life of the opera, precise and deadly.
Playoffs looking very likely for mouse after they find 10 rounds in the first half of their
opponents map pick of ancient they move over now to the T side doing the
pistol and is its curtains and we will move on to mirage it's just very
impressive like I do love a close game and I see last time we saw them we get
to I sounded people looking amazing but you know watching mouse play this great
college right is fun we're looking for viable opponents for spirit right yes
that's what we want to find someone that might be able to take them down and
what we're seeing so far from mountainous tournament they're looking
They're a very strong unit right now you can see the downtime they've been locked in practicing and this is a very good looking mouse so far
Can they close it out cleanly though? Does I see have anything left in the tank even to get a few rounds on the board?
maybe get up to
Seven eight rounds and just get warmed up and frustrated opponents and delay the inevitable
Time will tell maybe it starts there is a potential flank coming in and late in the round selects
I think it's holding the red room his teammates on the other side
working towards the cave, could get rid of Darwin to be given. Not quite, but he's
actually in CT's spawn now. Look at how deep he's gone! And nobody knows, they
don't even have a clue that he's in here. Toshi's dead, but it's all on this
Glock flank. He spotted one towards the ramp. He's gonna be ready for the kill
here, but he wants more than just the one. Sets it up nicely and swings against
the back player, holding it head straight. He does win the fight, said at the
bottom of ramp as well. Holding the bomb now is an awkward round from every
3 vs 3 and PR is taking down Sarah O'Hettrick fighting for his life back here as they finally
picked up the bomb and got onto the site. That's a long range shot from PR. He's still
doing the damage. He's up to 15 kills himself and leaving on a K2-1 vs 2. What do you do
here? What's the plan now? The bomb is delayed. There we go. You could hear it on the other
side creeping in this is so scary the dual is out but the gush and the follow-up and a triple from
pia will give mouse another pistol and put the final nail in the coffin shortly here for ic on ancient
statement performance here from mouse so far better mind this is the inner circle it took down
vitality earlier in the tournament and now mouse absolutely owning them across the board here
another victory and I see in the first half they won the pistol so we said that was a requirement
for them they have to try and win out in the fourth by now five sevens and an mp9 but see if
males can find map points here ancient hasn't been too kind to them this year but this is looking
very promising indeed yeah I see one the pistol and then lost the second round and she went on
like a massive losing streak. Okay, that's nice. Flashbang. Go towards A now. If you're
giving out, she's going to die. At least three players there. Good points. So, you do have
the bomb, so I don't mind the idea of holding middle, but maybe either throw the bomb back
or start to make your way over. Okay, actually quite a nice advantage here for Inner Circle.
They haven't capitalized on the potential open space towards A.
Gonna be...
...smoking in towards the K position, I think?
Was that good?
Yes, you're right.
I need very forward 5'7".
We all know how dangerous that can be.
It's the first headshots, but good trade for Torsche, if nothing else.
Okay, I just left some time.
Surely going to be going doughnut.
Surtian is at main, leading in towards the A bomb site and they are spending a lot of
time checking the map here.
They want to make sure that no one is shooting you in the back immediately.
Drops the clock down to 25 seconds.
There is a boost up there.
Surtian doesn't have the required Molotov to get rid of him so he's going to have to
face him straight up.
We hunted down Hedtrick, sees a moment of weakness,
and we'll take him down.
That's huge, 14 seconds on the clock
as they smoke the bomb site
and try and lift their way up the plant inside Torchy.
He actually fakes it, only seven seconds now,
but the spray down is in.
He can't win the round by front of the bomb,
and he can't catch Captain Kirk Correyla, so I see
they're gonna be able to pick this one up,
but that is close.
Very scary towards the end there.
Spinks felt like he had a lot of chinity there,
but as you mentioned, no time remaining on the clock.
nice coordinated strike though from inner circle. Soaking the double doors pushing
on that B ramp, no backup at all. Available the PR like I mentioned the double door
smoke is seen behind it and then it's nice proactive play as soon as you get a bit
of information after these stragglers. Felt like Sticks had a window opportunity to that
but getting out of the action I see will post the third. So tactical timer called
by mouse, they're first. They're gonna be forced by in response around Spinks's
They've got Technines, utility and looking for map points on their opponents pick here.
Little bump in the road from mouse.
Shouldn't be more than that.
But you said it already.
If your ICU would love to just play your way into this second half.
Absolutely.
even it's just delaying, just shake off the bad vibes, get warmed up, can always bounce back.
It's not like it's a bogey pick coming up next, it's Mirage. Like you can definitely bring this to a third.
Yep, and we're not done here yet.
Four spine from mouse, it looks to be an A execution, we show a little bit of presence towards B.
Got to see a PR. He's in the same lurksmoke we talked about in the first half, so he's in the lurksmoke over there.
smoke over that. Oh yeah, you're right. Smoking red. And I think, what's PR? Has he smoked
CT spawned from way down down? Or is it Dota? He smoked Dota. That's very cool. Nice flash
just coming out from that Dota position as well. And it's gonna be Onik. This will first
finally a trade kill so he can get to the one. And actually, a bit of carbon is found to
kill onto Onik. Another one landing. Hatshots across the board for Surtian. PR is lurking
a kill on Dawey. How's it falling apart? It's zero. Trying to push in. There's a bomb
I'm not sure how much we've humped it, but we have to delay it now.
Could he get one more search and he's already done so much.
And he finds him with the quad, the pistol, doing all the work in the round.
P250 Kevlar gets the quad kill.
The nail biter, once again towards the end.
It's absurd.
1v1 essentially. We knew his teammate was over towards those B lanes,
but it's the P250, this fighting kill after kill, headshot after headshots.
Beautiful stuff from Zershin.
His best moment in the map so far, I would say.
Round of the bullets and that rifle as well.
Finishes things off of the P250 and there it is.
Map point, force by victory.
Speaking of force by, he's definitely got to bring one out here.
Now need nine rounds in a row.
If you're Iced, it all starts with five pistols,
five sevens and deagles.
Should be a done deal here.
Nice call.
You know, they've got no U-to-landers.
Contact play.
Yes.
I like that. Death ball.
It's towards the donut, yeah, GG.
That is a bit of a problem.
There's still two people on the site.
Jumping in, exactly what you want them to be doing here.
Wait a minute, Head Trick.
He could do a little bit of work as well.
He's found three, five, seven.
We'll overlook this. They won't think about this.
They definitely won't.
Quarter to Ally.
I mean, I don't really blame you for it.
I feel like Sellex kind of did his job in jumping in with the SMG.
I feel like the spacing for the rest of the scene,
they were still far behind him.
They didn't allow the headtrick to kind of reset his aim and just come back and get more kills.
If they had just kind of followed in behind the SMG, I think it is, or I think it would have been GG.
So on PR, very hard to check this corner, and Onik, alright, he'll save him the embarrassment of knifeing him.
Probably not what you want to be doing here.
No.
And that's super surprising.
Nice setup.
Overlooking the boosted player.
Nice one from the headtrick to have such an impact with that 5-7.
Captain Kirk, here's a penultimate kill and yeah, a few more twists and turns yet.
I'm still not sure why people don't monitor that position more.
The boost in the air bombsite?
I think they do.
I just maybe know them these sort of rounds when you're all contact playing from the middle.
Only team that I can find in like the top 10, 15 maybe even that sort of semi-regularly
dude is foot.
Yeah.
I feel like almost of the teams have given up on that idea where he is pretty drool-boy.
It's grayed down from Kirk. All right
We said they wanted to play themselves back into it this round is a little easier
Or it should be I say that as it suddenly turns into a 3v3 behind Celix picking up the double butts
If they can win this one then there's a bit of runway they get more players activated Captain Kirk is not a very well
Goes down and a headshot from here. I'll have to give up this lead. They had it in the bag
I'm not gonna say GG again, because you never know what can happen Anders even in a three on one
I respect that. They are kind of beat up a little bit on the mouse side and
Zero has an HE. There's a world where she gets the first fight.
H is another one and it's a 1v1. Oh, but he's been spotted. And it's... And dinks.
You're right. The worst of all worlds here as Zero goes down and mouse...
They said he's won! They started! 13-4. It's just such a comprehensive victory here on Angel, isn't it?
It really is. I see they didn't get a look in. The team that took down Vitality
absolutely taken down here for
Malz. And it's a great team
effort as well. But you have to
highlight Spinks, 19 and 5,
another sensational CT side
performance and PR stepping up
as well. We'll move on to
Mirage next and it looks to be
a 2-0.
Have to agree that Rugger even
made a face with like a knot of
approval to you there, Henry,
because if anything goes to say
it's going to be anything like
what we just saw in these
opening games now from Malz,
it is straight domination, it is
super confident. They're not
They're not letting off the gas against these teams.
They're not letting little plays trick them up
or make them fail
when they should be winning out and closing out rounds.
13-4 is domination.
And I know Zersh will be at the top of the scoreboard,
but it spinks again in the first part of this game.
We could do anything he wants.
Yeah, we spoke about it, you know,
big point of conversation coming into the game
that he's now freed up to do what he does the best
and that's nothing up until the point
where he wants to get engaged.
There's no pressure.
external pressure on him trying to create space trying to open up any avenues whereas when you bring
a guy like PR which is all in this game as well yeah he's aggressive he creates the space so
sphinx gets to do whatever he wants to and that is trading his teammates and that is finding the
duels that he likes to do basically what we're saying here roger is he doesn't get involved in
the rounds before he feels it's time to and and when he's feeling comfortable in that role we saw
what he did in vitality we even more so so what he didn't end when everything was built up around
him sphinx is reminding us all that under the right circumstances he can be a world-class rifle
For sure, like he isn't pressured at any point in this game.
I think there was two bad situations for him.
The one where he gets caught a little bit on long behind the smoke
and the other one in the 1v2 that they still ended up winning, right?
So he takes the duel when he wants to and he's super good at it.
And you just got to praise that it's not easy to do that
and still have the impact because remember, you can also be doing it
and you go losing your fights and be looking like really bad,
but he's doing it with a flair and confidence
We haven't seen that in a long time.
And this for PR as well, right?
This is where we can now, I'm not going to call them a dynamic duo,
but this is where they complement each other in a very nice way.
100% you know, and that's the big, I think, opener, can opener for Maus.
Once you get PR integrated, once you hopefully get the most out of him,
we haven't forgotten how good he was in game of league, you know,
and what kind of playmaker he is and how he can support exertion
in that department as well and work as a duo with him.
Had a strong showing here, both on the CT side and T side.
and he was the one missing maybe a little bit at EWC.
He's been the one who's in the beginning
been a little bit inconsistent,
but the more he's got to grow into the role,
the more he's going to be more comfortable
within this mouse setup, the better it's going to be.
And that's my main takeaway from what I've seen
from mouse so far at this tournament.
What I saw at EWC, I wasn't too impressed with,
to be completely honest, even when the one bounded,
they had games against 3D Max,
they had games against other teams in the tournament
where you could argue they could have lost the games 2-0,
then they found a way to bounce back
and they get the job done.
This is the first time I've seen Maus being clean from start to finish.
Yeah, I think, again, like we talked about what we've told you earlier,
they were by far the better team, and I think that's the case here as well.
I also got a question a little bit like in a circles approach, right?
Like Maus is notoriously known for being a 3-2 team,
meaning they play 3 on the B-Bond side and 2,
meaning that mid is a lot of times off for grabs.
And if you don't come and take away the biggest problem for Maus
and put them into some situations where they need to rotate earlier
and start there like proactive place earlier than they would then you're in for yeah what just happened, you know
So I think they should have done better and I hopefully on mirage
Mouses a little bit more known in terms of like what they entered the server with okay that might be a chance for I see well
Part of what entered the server was also session again as a fragging IGL right?
We've got to keep praising it in this sense because he is okay. It's mainly on the CT side
We didn't play much of the T side into it, but he's still doing the work. He's still in the communication
He's still taking on all this responsibility and performs to this high on a level.
It's a bit of an anomaly.
It is, especially in today's day and age where you have different types of in-game leaders.
Whenever we talk about Falcons and Kerrigan, we talk about an in-game leader that doesn't
frag at all and the exertion being the counterpart to him, being maybe the best in-game leading
fragger at the moment.
It's also his playground though.
When you're going against the inner circle, you're going against the team who's willing
to fight who plays fast counters right who as you said didn't really test them too much. He wasn't
forced to do too many mid-round calling stuff. He wasn't forced to play around with rotation,
sorry. He had a pretty easy day and we know Exertion to be a quality player in that regard.
So it's his bread and butter. What I'm curious to see is Exertion go up against Vitality,
going up against Falcons, going up against some of these teams that like to play with rotations
and apply more pressure because essentially what that should do is that that should remove his
focus maybe a little bit from his individual play to more of the decision making parts
of being an Indian leader but in this game where it's not needed he can farm it out.
I want to ask you guys a question around this ancient bit coming out from in a circle. Yes
it's a good map for them but were they baited a bit into how bad Maus actually are at this or is
it more stylistic because I'm looking down Maus's result they lost the foot three times, they lost
to your Astralis, they lost to Spirit, they won against Nuclear Tiger, so that's an easier team,
They lost the game a league and like they've not been doing well on this map.
Is this just they've improved a lot on it or maybe they just don't respect inner circle and they can dominate them?
I think it's a CIS thing. Like the way they play ancient I think spirit is the anomaly in CIS.
They want to send Dong out med, want to send them into the fights, right?
But a lot of the other teams have this, yeah, let's just let them have middle and then we play later.
But when you play the good teams and you are this predictable with the timeline, what happens?
Pierre pushes in kills the guy that is holding right all of a sudden you need to worry about the flank you could kill from heaven
Trying to enter okay like there's so many things that goes wrong when you play the good teams
if you don't want to play middle and to be fair they tried one time went into a
The Spengs highlight where he kills two right, but that was still a better situation the 2v3 than what they had for the whole
Seaside and no there's another thing we got a look at here
Just the individuals not firing so much this you can get outclass
but when they want to fight in meningis some of the straight heads up doles where you give them a 50-50 chance
It was only captain Kirk who was actually shooting back at one point
What happened to the the fighting the confidence that we saw from inner circle earlier on?
It's about being put in in the decisions
I'm sorry in the positions to be able to win those fights
And I think most of the time if you were to look at the game all the duels were in
Advances for for mouse ride again Spinks didn't take any duels before he he had the advantage same could be set for for PR and exertion
I don't think the way they set themselves up didn't really give those individuals a chance to do much, you know
And yeah, you can argue that maybe some players should have done better
Maybe Hedrick should have picked up the AWP a little early and try to make the difference
But at the end of the day, it's about how you get into those duels and if most of them are 60-40 in one team favor
Then it's very tough for an individual player to exceed that unless you call it don't go as I would
I also want to say like it was a full drive-by on B lane, you know
like they were just sitting waiting because they had nowhere like to go they had nowhere to move so
they're just sitting holding positions pia drive by them a couple of times from cheetah
springs did it as well from banana selix does it from heaven before they even go anywhere and
that is put they put themselves into a box where you don't get good duels because you are forced
to wait for them to come like and swing at you and you know she's too the swinger has the advantage
so yeah well mirage is coming up next but before we start to get into that we're gonna take a look
at a little bit of fun here with polymarket. Do you see this one boy that says Will Jail
appears an analyst at an STCS tournament in 2026. Well Rugger's here now so probably
not that's a that's a big improvement on there sorry Jail you are my friend but I mean you
understand the woes you had within this but also I will say if he keeps playing as well
as he did for Vitality so far hopefully not he sounds like he wants to play he told you
he wants to keep playing. Yeah I think that's going to be my answer
too I don't think he wants to and I don't think he should either I think he should continue
as a player and continue to build what has been a great career so far, you know, it's
stagnated a little bit, but what we saw today, I think, as I said, you and I both agree,
you know, as an analyst, no, no, don't touch it, but as a player, I think he's a little
bit underrated.
Yeah, like also like looking at he's standing in for vitality for the coming period of time,
meaning teams that wants to hit the panic button just before the major, he might play,
so.
Yeah, and you're looking at this, right?
I know it's just a small sample size already in this vitality jersey.
He mentioned he's just picking up some of these ending kills, but he had a good performance here in vitality.
If you're a team right now looking at this, I know it's on vitality and people can go,
oh well, they've got all these other pieces in there.
Do you think your stocks are going up?
Yeah, I think when I spoke to him, I asked him about it as well.
If he was fearful of maybe the stock going down, if he didn't play well.
I think it's a very, very low risk, high reward scenario he's in.
If he plays well, a lot of people will look at him thinking, oh, that's the old JL.
We can definitely use him.
If he doesn't play well, well, he's a stand-in in a struggling vitality in and out of the team.
You can come up with a lot of excuses. So I think he's in a prime position to make the most out of it.
And you know, to me, it comes down to the ambitions level.
You know, I think he needs to be aware that now I'm standing in for vitality.
That's nice. Used to be part of Na'Vi that we're contending for trophy. That's nice.
Maybe join a team, you know, that is just outside top 10 or just inside top 10, you know,
lower the ambitions just a little bit, because I think he can be a different mega on the right team.
He can for sure elevate one of these teams you're talking about at the end of top 10 to break into top 5 and regarding his stock
I think he is in that category where he doesn't need anything to succeed as a player and these type of players are pretty unique
Especially in the current market considering I'm not sure about how expensive he is or if he's a free agent, but free agent now
Yeah, novel in the inside so basically a lot of teams can't take the chance knowing they don't have to use as like big buyout on them and can
splash him with the weight she instead you know so I think I'm pretty safe if I was a
jail knowing I'm going to play the question is at what level.
Heroic, Astralis maybe even a G2 you know that there's plenty of teams who could hit
the panic button before the major and potentially pick him up.
Financial advice being given out here on the desk he's a free agent so why not take him
but you can also take a break that's what we're going to do right now in just a few minutes
we'll be back and we'll be discussing all things Mirage and how much of a chance Inner
Circle might have here against Maus.
0.1
in a circle right now have got their backs up against the wall and they need to squat
down and find some success by the looks of it. We're looking at the booties of the players
right now, but this is trying to get some... explain this to me, Rager, you're a coach.
I think this is the classic one of getting some good mood back into the team.
That's the monkey noises. Yeah, like I think obviously they also need to laugh off this first
map, right? Like they were outclassed, probably didn't hit everything they wanted to, so...
This is too late.
Recover. Recover the series before it's too late, I think.
Yeah, that's the thing, right? And I like that from Minnesota, keeping the mood high.
And as I said, coming into the game, people may paint a picture that this was a close game on paper,
that Maus weren't the heavy favorites, but in a circle, beating Vitality doesn't change the fact
that it's a team that is still on their way up. They're still trying to find a way into tier one
tournaments more consistently. And let's be completely honest, losing to Maus is not a big deal.
It's more so the fashion they do then. You know, they need to remain competitive. They need to
show us that there's something at stake here, and they need to show us that they still have
something to play for one. Losing 2-0 as I said to Maus, not a biggie in my book, it's more so
the fashion they could potentially do it in. They need to make this map competitive at the
very least just to give us a little to work with. When we're talking about that little to work with,
I'm looking down the results here from Inner Circle, they can win Mirage, right? But I mean,
they're not playing anywhere near this level of competition and experience. Does that give them
an even less of a big chance here to fight within this program? I'm worried right now if you're the
Ukrainian fans. I hope it hasn't persuaded them into thinking, okay let's just sit back and play
whatever we normally do. I want to see them go out into the middle, try and look for the entries
because if they fall back now and the dexterity and the boys have all the room they want admit is
GG. Yeah, I agree. I think it has to be full chaos for Inner Circle 2 to stay in the center.
Well let's see if they can fight and bring some of that chaos to the server. Guys, my analyst
desk was very boring. They didn't make any moves and his Henry squat down for me. Makes
Speaking of boy. Oh, thank you, Pimp. Graduate of the Team Liquid Clown College, of course, and I heard you got full scholarship. Thank you very much for your words.
Yeah, the poem hockey impredictors are saying that mouse are going to be the favorites to take this one to zero. I tend to agree.
I like the fact that I see our sleigh outside having good vibes, having a good laugh, and it's Mirage next. Not like it's a specialist map pick.
We know they hear hard. They should be absolutely fine.
I hope so. I want to see them recover that confidence and you know keeping out like a mood getting into this
We've seen that I see can hit really hard
We had moments of it there on ancient but it just wasn't enough
It wasn't enough to stop Spinks, Surtian and PR all three of them just going completely off the rails on that one
So Captain Kirk is gonna have to continue like he did on the first map
And then we need all the rest of it in a head trick and Dawey and Onyx, Sarah as well
Like he had some big touches on ancient but yeah
They all have to come together right now if they want to take down mouse.
It is the second map here as we get into this one to see if we can qualify.
That's the exciting part as well. You're not out if you lose here.
Why don't you take away the tension, Anders?
I'm trying to build up a show here.
Well then, all right, Henry. Give us a bit of a chance.
All right, let's see what we've got. Five players over towards B.
It's going to be not so much an execution, but a bombardment of flashbangs,
but it looks things at four flashes to work with.
Now he's ready to kick things off and the Incentory to hold them at bay. They can call the rotation
So they've got four players on the B side of the map. I see that is in we go
Yeah, they've already thrown the smoke they have to commit to it flying down under the site
No one's checking on it but come sell its insertion. They're right back in PR took a long time there
But he found a trick as well. The bomb is being planted. Oh, doh. We there was maybe a chance to recover the round
If you get that head shot straight away, but if not, then it's a two on four your miles away
There's not a kits in play either.
Yeah, you're gonna have to back run out, save the armour.
That's about the best that you could do.
That's a scary moment for Maus, right?
They're slowed down as they've already used their utility.
That could have gone pretty bad.
It didn't?
It didn't.
Worth noting it didn't.
But yeah, the fact they had four players over there,
you'd think they'd get a bit more than one frag,
but it was the flashes, right?
Four of them.
Absolute chaos there in the B-bombside,
and it will be Maus continuing with their winning ways here.
and it's comprehensively victory in the pistol.
Two players survived, they're going to be forced by, based on that.
So we know they can cause some damage with the pistols, the Deagles, maybe an MP9 or two.
So not out of it just yet.
Maus, need to be careful there though.
Can't take anything for granted.
The Serpent and Kick, they're bombic, but that's all they've really got.
You can see the Zershin flashes this coming through, sweeping the bombsite.
No problem whatsoever.
P.R. So mobile when you're taking that fight like he's never really standing still half a head trick to fight back
You're right though for the first map some of those force up rounds
We're actually some of the better ones for I see weirdly enough perhaps alarmingly so
Are they gonna be ready three people to be bombsite? They're pushing on to the a ramp
So in theory they could have some good information looks like mouse are just gonna be revisiting this be bombsite hitting the same idea
Smokes are down flashes. They're gonna be next we know that much
Over there for a counter smoke here to buy some space for themselves.
Nice, deep molotov around the corner to really clear out that position.
Obsertion, I don't even know how, but he just found the perfect angle.
Now he's lucky to be alive.
Bomb is at the back bench, not quite planted yet.
Oh, it's a shame.
Hedgerig, nice position.
P.R. pretty much confirms the round.
Torgie will join him.
Onik, nothing to do, nothing to say.
We'll have to fall back.
No bomb planted yet.
Probably saving the Famous for
looks things here going to try
and they take a couple of down
with him.
Almost 0% chance of winning
the round.
I'm afraid.
That's in towards B.
We go once again.
Pretty comfortable for mouse.
Hedgering out a few more bullets
on our Mac 10 could have been
a different story.
Yes, wasn't meant to be though.
And like I said, a couple more
kills would be great.
The PR looks absolutely
Absolutely sensational this series so far. That's Spinks, PR, and Zershyn also being up Zenyx.
He's had some great moments. Only Torji, who didn't have a bad game on ancient, really.
So he hasn't had bad numbers or anything, but he's not the one popping off like the others.
It has to be Yiko. All five members going down at the four sprites, 3-0, confirmed.
We love a good eagle round. Maybe we could find some hedgehogs here, but it is always
tricky finding the time. Oh my god, that's close. How close on the wall behind him did
that bullet land? It couldn't have been far off. Spinks. Hanging around the middle, not
fully committed here mouse and no reason that they have to be either that first
rifle round for you know for if we're in a circle that's surely gonna be the one
that sort of sets the mood for the first part of the half anyway if they can't
win that one then it might just be mouse kind of doing a bit of a repeat
from what we saw on ancient which if you missed it it's pretty one-sided I should
to literally block off suggesting they could be going connector but in fact
They are once again for a third round in a row, starting to hit this B-bomb site.
Starting to back by the bench, but that's a nice peek, and an even better one perhaps for Sellex.
Job done.
I think he might be right.
3-0, the flying starts here for Maus on the T side.
Comfy as ever.
Again, really begins though in round number four.
Headtricks should have enough of the AWP as well.
Looks very good.
Identity he did
See whoever
There's anything left to be said here five players alive. I thought the problem is now
We call these bonus rounds. He got two galos in a Mac 10 and suggest we do something a little bit quicker
They exertion to throw that away. They could buy an AWP themselves. You've got enough funds to just throw the Mac 10 away
You don't have to keep it Anders is what I'm saying
That is a good point some definitely will yeah
Boom we try carrying into something probably gets to be fine throwing themselves into the fights, but I will see what kind of
of style to bring in insertion.
So far he's at least holding onto it.
It is a little bit of a tech time out Henry.
Haven't had many of those.
Now it's been very smooth so far that's for sure
but it gives us a chance to look at
what a mouse will be up against
and whether they'll throw away the Mac 10
and run a default round or like I said,
a bonus situation with two glills on the Mac 10.
You might just go for a full on set piece
or something very quick out of spawn
and continue to discombobulate your opponents.
And it looks like it's mouse
with the slight technical issue.
Hedriga can confirm does have the AWP and while we're here Anders, let's talk about the games that are coming up next today.
We've got Lorna's Escrowney coming in next and it's going to be Foot and LinVision, which should be actually, LinVision looking quite sharp right now, to be honest with you.
Who did they had? They had Falcons on the way, took a map on Falcons and the third map, they were 9-3 up.
Yeah, that could be a good one though, they did lose like 10 rounds in a row in the second half, but they are looking like a different LinVision than you might expect.
is what I'm saying there and then the game of the day IMO Falcons versus Legacy. Hell yes
and it's going to be a bloodbath a great match. I am looking forward to that Gary. The Falcons kryptonite
is team Legacy they can't seem to beat them it's always convincing wins for legacy each and every
time so we're back underway as I said with this sort of round they haven't thrown away the McTenderson
a note. Oh, they did throw away a galil, though. They had two galils, huh? I think so. And
when we're certain they did, I'm going to go and investigate. And as people in the
people need to know, they did look at it. All right, Henry, sharp. Okay, I throw away
the Mac 10, surely the galil.
Big wonder if if we end up at the B bomb site again with with the Mac 10 flying out. I do
wonder about that but regardless we still plenty of time in the round so far
some mid presence for for I see I like that that they're not completely given
it up and fallen back smoke recommitted to the window and they can be some
utility thrown towards the connector trying to push the CT's back very good
move here for surgeon no one's there on the other side and they will hit the B
bomb side again he's gonna be jumping up into the window a lot of this will be
on it and he has no utility they have none left to defend the site with but
They do have the Hedrigate WP, double molars up in the back and that's a great shot as they try and make their way across.
No one's looking for Ronik either.
They were not ready for there being three people at this bombsite.
Spinks not much of a chance, even if he's been playing some of the best counter-tracks we've seen out of him for a while.
That one versus four was going to be too much.
Really well played for a round where you have no defensive utility.
Just picking the right bombsites, a big step in the right direction.
Yeah, challenging ground and a weird one as well.
considering we had some tech issues,
it looks like we have got them again.
I think that's contributing,
obviously something wrong with Zellix.
That's what I mean, and yeah, you shouldn't be talking.
Come on now, you know the rules, come on now.
Can't be the coach and the admin at the same time.
And it's fair enough, he's just trying to tell them
to calm down, I think that, like I said,
it was a contributing factor.
So that kind of shows you what I mean.
They go into that round, he's stressed out,
something's not quite right, whether it's a sound issue
or keyboard or something like that,
doesn't look anything too bad,
But yeah, might have played into that previous round.
We will see now money available, but bear in mind,
they threw away $1,800 with that Gilelander.
So yeah, money not as strong as it could be,
but there's still plenty of cash to go around.
It is interesting to see them sort of pick the B bombsite
four rounds in a row.
Like sometimes you can, you know, you can force the CTs,
I guess, to over commit to a defense there.
But yeah, so far it's been working,
I guess, three out of four times.
So we'll take that.
in a circle. They're better than what they've been showing us so far in the second day of
play here for them. Definitely like no one's really popping off with them. That's the problem.
We did that. It's going to be the difference making here. You need your captain Kirkus. You
need your onyx to step up. Head drink needs to have serious impact. Like that's what got them
the win against Vitality. The individuals were looking super sharp, confident, aggressive. Was
their main calling card disruptive, I would say. And so far they've been quite timid and tame.
Yeah, I think we were impressed by the fact that that I see weren't looking like they were playing a vitality team
They look like they were just kind of you know, so we don't care about the names on the other side
We're not gonna respect you. We're gonna find it. It was really nice to see like it's always fun to see an underdog team
Common with that kind of confidence and you think it was rediscover it right now. We're back at the game
Oh, hopefully Zilex is gathered his mental
Recover from the technical difficulties this is what we're talking about Anders, okay?
Doesn't work down necessarily, but I liked the confidence.
Yeah, I thought maybe the incendiary there was going to be able to mask him enough to find the kill.
Now he goes down to three versus five and mouse.
I think they've proven a couple of times now that they're not necessarily the kind of team that's immediately going to jump on this kind of an opening.
They didn't just pull the trigger and rush onto a site when they find a couple of opening kills.
They're happy to slow it down and play the rest of the round from there on out.
And it's been working for them.
Suddenly has...
Still a chance of recovery.
Hedrigg knows he has a step up there,
and fortunately the flashbang is absolutely spectacular.
That's... Torsche from the B hallway is throwing that.
That's such a deep flashbang.
What could he do here?
Monique with an M4. Backup is never going to get there.
Unless he gets a triple, there's not even any point for Sero to kind of run across the map.
If they wait another 10 seconds, then yeah, maybe it's going to be a bit closer to go for the flank, but they are already moving.
This will make things even worse!
Someone is off the clean-amount.
Yeah, no chance.
Zero will have to save the rifle somewhere else.
And mouse.
Immediately back to their winning ways.
And then some.
Five players alive, great teamwork.
Good discipline.
No one throwing the round away, no one taking a chance, even in like a five on two.
Utilizing the teamwork.
the utility and making sure they guarantee an advantage in every duel they're taking.
That's what it's all about, this level of the game. Even when a round feels like it's done deal,
one mistake can turn it on its head. And that will continue to be even more true of the harder
teams you fight. So you're fighting later on, vitality, you're fighting a spirit. Yes, this
kind of mentality is so important. Especially these superstar players we're seeing this day,
like it's a very different game compared to even 2018.
Yeah, where you could get away, where a few mistakes may be a bit cocky.
You really have to be locked in the entire time, even in the 5-on-2s.
If anyone ever goes back to take a look at some of the early CSGO,
like Forest and Get Right winning, you know, 1v3 and 4-and-5 clutches,
it's gonna be so hard to explain why that was even possible to people.
Yeah, you're almost getting fed kills at certain times, right?
I like that from Captain Coe. We said we wanted to see a bit more assertiveness.
It was a nice little alley you play. You got flashed in, but they were ready for it.
They had one player in anti-flash. They knew that was one of their moves.
And from that point on, just to maintain their advantage,
isolated jewels, flushed out CTs with the utility.
And yeah, so it's a really nice round, Zershin calling a great series so far.
This one's the tactical timeout by IC, 4-1 down here.
And bear in mind, if Maus pick this map up,
they are guaranteed to make it to the playoffs in Porto starting next week.
Huge for a new squad to be able to achieve that early on in the life cycle of this team
They look really fresh. They're really fun to watch
Some of these new lineups in general. I mean we've seen
Say some some individual struggles
Maybe it's a team like Aurora not fully gelling together, but I'm really excited about the project right now
I think they look really fun. This mouse team looks fun. G2 lineup also looks really cool
Like I'm kind of enjoying this season. I agree with you. Yeah, would you put it like that?
Yeah, you're a lot of interesting lineups that are still fledgling and working their
The formation is out and now they're going to play and the group stages has been really indicative as to who's going to be the favourites to make it for the playoffs and right now, mouse at the tip of your tongue in terms of the team that's going to be potentially challenging for the trophy, at least against the likes of Team Spirit.
They can keep this level of play up, yeah, this could be an exciting run for them.
I don't want to make control, but there are three people at top connector.
I feel like if you're gonna have three people there, it suggests that you're probably gonna
be moving them forward at some stage, and already, Patrick, trying to get there, did
it for Molotov on the other side of the bush, yeah, maybe into the fight.
Surtian, you'll get one only in return.
They have a late lurking palace players welcoming in from Spinks, but can you actually do anything
here?
The rest of them are making their way on the other side towards Short with the bomb, so
maybe Spinks is just going to be catching rotations. He could actually get one or two kills and if they find Onik at the back of this site, it's on.
Yeah, you're dead off there, but overlooked. It's going to be a bit of a freebie there for Onik, presumably the round running in their favor.
And yes, he gets away with it. He goes down there. It's going to be a very different round. Staying alive, showing tenacity here, just being a nuisance.
and he's done more than enough there.
Great work by Onik.
Will be the second round here for IC.
Still very early days here in the second map,
so it's gonna be the second round on the board
and a two round game.
Money under a little bit of scrutiny now for the mouse side.
They do have a buy available,
but definitely worth the timeout to discuss their options.
A little bit hectic out there with the tech timeouts
and see if mouse can calm things down.
They still have enough for a Torgy AWP,
drunk by Spinks.
The rest of them can get AK's and basic utility.
maybe one Galo will have to come out.
All right then.
Pretty great awareness in the last round from IC.
Both in Onigla, you said kind of dancing
around waiting for the backup,
but also Spinks was lurking in Halis
and they were waiting for that.
Like they killed him on the other side.
They didn't just kind of run away from the bomb site
as soon as they were attacked on B.
Good signs, I think, for the CTs.
Stealing a couple of AKs on top of that.
So scoreline is two to four in favor of mouse.
It is not too late for IC to get back
and have a pretty good first half here.
So, see if they can double or even triple down on this commitment and finally get this team online to show some of the counters like they were showing yesterday because that was great.
Dawey, nice movement getting up there.
Very aggressive mid-presence coming up from the CT side at double HE but it is Torsche to open up Captain Kirkham with that much assistance.
and they will catch Dowie as one of the smoke.
He can't really escape zero.
If he dies here, then the round is over.
I feel like I see this stage, just stack a bomb site.
Get all three people into a site,
which is almost what they're doing anyway.
You're not going to be winning this round,
stretched out across the map.
Every round of Counter-Strike is possible to win.
Even a five on three against that very informed mouse.
They don't commit to shiep, they've been very disciplined.
And here we go.
So when she goes down, round back on, 4 on 3.
No trade.
Uncomfortable now, they have one smoke and a few flashes.
You might even give Icy an advantage here.
Yes.
Would be all from the line?
Just like that?
Definitely droolble, you are right!
Head trick!
You find a couple, 40 seconds, the bomb is lost on the A ramp,
so otherwise, Surtian could have been in a really fun position here.
Okay, that's a hell of a shot from Sphinx!
Good God, all right, and then we are going to have Hedrick.
We know where Hedrick is.
That missed shot should lock the round in.
Good drive, Hedrick, especially.
Two kills, almost brings the round back to life,
but no dice this time.
Problem is now their money's in turmoil.
And indeed, they'll take a tactical timeout.
Hedrick, 3600, Dory, 26.
There is a buy there.
They're averaging around 4K otherwise.
Nice tech pause again.
Alex is out of some issues today that is it's annoying to keep tapping and I should have to keep taking the headset off and
Adjusting the setup. Yeah, you just like grown behind and giving a bit of a smile
Yeah, you know we had kind of way
I mean that is part of I guess like the mentality that you need to be a pro player
You're never gonna have like, you know, like they're always gonna be like small issues little things that you know pop up
Like it could be we have all travel bad sleep like you'd rather be at home
feet up, sipping a certain beverage, but you're in the studio and the pressure is on and it's not
going to feel perfect and we're not sure what the issue is, hopefully we'll get it sorted, but yeah
you've got to make sure, okay, we're replacing a monitor, a circuit pit stop at this point. Yeah,
looks like we're doing a great job so far. It's got to be one of the easier things to replace,
thankfully, you know, in terms of the hardware stuff, so what was we get to the four PCs,
even if you swap them out, I usually take a couple of seconds more, so appreciate that!
Good job on the tech stuff to be right on top of this one.
But, um, yeah, I don't know, I mean, yeah, you have to, you have to find it with
yourself to just keep calm and then, and you know, kind of don't, don't get too frustrated.
You can spill over to the rest of the team, could be a little bit infectious at times,
if the bad vibes go too far.
on.
Well, everyone has to sit and
stew in it.
As you said, I see, should be
able to buy into this round,
but it will be compromised.
You certainly won't have the
Hetrick AWP.
Captain Kierke, yet the frag,
0 and 4.
Everyone else are hovering around
five kills.
It's still a competitive game.
It's not going as badly as
Ancient was, for example.
They won the pistol and lost
like nine rounds in a row.
So, at least they're still in
this one, but it's not ideal on
the CT side in your trading
5-2, and you're going into a
round, you will have a
disadvantage going forward as
well.
There's LX 2 and 4 monitors being replaced and hopefully we'll be underway momentarily.
I think some of the more ridiculous tech timeouts I've ever witnessed,
Henry was probably back in the 1.6 days with the old classic Navi squad with Markalov and Erstem.
They would kick their opponent's computer sometimes to force like a computer malfunction.
So they were cheating, you're saying?
It was the level of tragedy we haven't seen in a few minutes.
I'll say that much.
Some things for cheating. Are you sure that's exactly what happened?
I've said it now, I'm going to have to commit to it.
I've never heard of that before.
But it was a wild West West, as you know back then, you know.
So people throwing burgers, there's a lot going on.
There's a lot going on back in the day, Henry.
Yeah, there was a lot more psychological warfare.
Especially back in the old Lannos as well, like it was just about getting your, when
we were playing, like back UK CS back in the day, if you'd sit like opposite, you could
hear each other and you'd be like not only shouting fake strats but also like a
whole personal insult to each other as well and I've got some really grim
stories and stuff we used to do so I don't even want to bring them up. It makes it
pain me in a bad light. You managed to stop yourself. Yeah but yeah we used to
really use it at LAND especially when new people were like certain nervous or
couldn't handle like a certain amount of pressure just add one more element into
to make them uncomfortable.
I've seen some great moments like that
early on in CSGO where Taz,
for the public show, he lands and stuff like that.
Like he would shout at people,
and you got these new kids coming to see you.
He's a big man as well.
He looks like your dad.
Exactly, and standing up, shouting at you,
you know, are you guys gonna lose, you suck.
He'll get to you.
I think it's funny, I think it's great.
I miss that version of Taz.
He's a sweetheart though in real life.
Of course, just a note.
But we're back in, we took a walk down memory lane.
But it looks like we're good to go.
That should be the tactical pause now.
Just right, Zenith runs mental in check.
At least I hope so.
That was still a tech.
I'd be resetting the server for a quick minute.
Yeah.
So we'll get back into it.
We should be pretty much good to go.
You're all right though.
It's not too late.
Like this is, all they need is a couple of rounds here
in a row here for IC.
And then this, the mental in the game
could change quite a bit.
Did he forget to set this, you know, switch up the settings on the monitor?
Yeah, that right there's contrast all that stuff, all of that stuff will have to be done.
I think he's good to go. I think we're just getting him back on the server right now.
And you can see him, yeah, probably just doing those settings at this point.
He's been pretty handy this tournament though, been impressed with his outputs.
Doesn't seem like he's out of his depth by any stretch of the imagination.
Yeah, and also feels like if you think about like the amount of firepower that this mouse team has
has in theory. It's not like he has to like overplay his hand all the time. I think you're
playing sensible counter strike. Like you don't have to be the superstar here. There's
so much firepower across the team. So, oh, we've got the thumbs up from the referee.
That's normally a good sign here. And Zelex there can confirm his back on the server.
We've got the match medic. All things pointing to everyone's happy now. We're going live.
will come through. Okay, yes, we are good to go. Thank you for bearing with us, ladies and gentlemen.
Second map here. Nuke is the third if we need it. He really has his keyboard like fully 90 degrees.
Like it's not even tilted. It's just the carpal tunnel simulator. Wild. Okay, here we go, ladies and
gentlemen. We're back into it. Ground number eight. And let's see if this break in the action
could affect the team or if mouse are going to be back to their winning ways
focus right now the attention is on IC to get something done they've smoked up their own
incendiary and now they blow open their own smoke so a layering of different utility to kill PR
now we're getting somewhere a few aggressive gambits here this is one of the rounds you
certainly need one and they've got a man advantage and he doesn't fall back you'd
assume he would but Zershin seems to be aware of the prospect of him staying around that kitchen
area now what up all my warbeams and ravelling he's ready for this what a
plane okay apparently not a play how did he lose that fight I don't really know I
guess when he started to spray down that we're the back of the site but they
know that he's here and he's already been tagged up a little bit that is close
grenades on either side he should be burning in the action finally spinks
with the AK finds him on shot that dolly live for that long
Torsche not missing a beat at the moment. He started to get more warmed up, which is a really bad omen for IC.
Good flash. That wasn't the reposition here. Spinks and Torsche, the latter with the AWP in a prime position to catch them on the cross.
They've got no further utility, no kits. Torsche, I feel like he's guaranteed a kill here.
There is no one in the corner, I think they could pick up. That's why they're going this way. They need to pick up that kit in transition, but slow enough.
enough. And they actually got the kit, but I think that's not the main problem at the
moment. How do you win the round? Even if you kill the first, you've got to deal with
the open short. I have no idea. And I don't think Captain Jerk knows either spinks to get
the spray down. Very good recovery net round for Maus. I've got to be honest, I mean, obviously
Sotian should have had that fight in the kitchen right away. But they managed to pass
all the way back.
I don't know if you missed this. Someone just tweeted it to me.
last set you could have a little graphic they call it the Henry G curse all
series casted by Anders and Henry G this tournament have ended in a 2-0 which
is not usual let me tell you whatever Anders and I cast any tournament we're
normally three maps overtime every map each and every time this is a anomaly I
just want to say that you're the one that brought that into the partnership
yes this is a rare tournament where I get 2-0s but yeah more than happy to receive
They've not been bad games though, to be fair.
The two, they've been like electrifying two zeros
with over times, great rounds, donk aces.
Like it's been crazy, but this one is looking likely
to be two zero as well.
So the curse will continue, I'm afraid.
We haven't got there yet, but it's looking good.
Full eco for IC and now,
so not giving anything away here.
Not gonna take any risks for execution
in towards A with five players, two out of the palace.
So what's going in now?
Three of them.
Most offices was very late execute damn
Anything chance like you said
Really making sure sound which is more resolved out
Box back there as well
Chance that you can stand on the bomb site anywhere good headshot nonetheless in spite of all of the utility
It is actually the okay. I killed it. Go with it. What if you got some things considered the amount of smoke safe through
You'd think that there'd be a lot more there, if one of the smokes fails, but ultimately, it is not a big deal.
Stelix and Spinks, they combine four, a couple of fields.
I guess maybe they could have bodied walks a couple of smokes as well, I don't know.
It could be, yeah. Doesn't matter.
It was at 5'2", now we're up to 7'2", and it's getting harder and harder to construct like a really great story around how IC can make this back.
Well, it all starts with a 7-5 scoreline. That wouldn't be too bad. It wouldn't be a great position
But that's if they get three rounds in a row, which is unlikely
Mouse they're in the flow say this whole tournament. They they haven't had a bad map here
so
Feels they were going one way only you mentioned I see not out of the tournament but down to a very scary lower bracket and
They do have decent cash here, they have a couple of kids. They have the Hedric all you till it's not too bad
that their best round has been
like the opening gamble where
they push in towards the kitchen,
alley flashbangs.
We'll see if they want to go
for that sort of gameplay again.
I think being disruptive is the
only way they're going to be
maus right now.
The individuals haven't turned up
to go toe to toe with them.
So they need some little plays
to catch them off guard.
I would really like to see that.
Hedricks got a really nice spawn
with the AWP.
He could go in towards Palace
or go A ramp aggressively
or just go towards Connector.
Obviously as well.
Let's say he's going to go
for the standard play.
All right then.
He does have a teammate within.
The Throne Necronade early.
There's no smoke at that top mid position,
which is fairly unusual.
Torshe's in the middle,
angling for a kill against somebody.
But yet that luck, lack of top mid utility,
could be a bit of a warning to IC
that something is up there on the T side.
There is, again, Spinks lurking in the palace.
You see him there quite a bit.
That's Rick.
Do you wanna stick around?
That's four players right now for the CT side that are basically occupied fighting for the middle and they haven't really found the target yet, but
Might be this underpass play surgeon. He's a couple of footsteps away from death to repeat the corner
Oh, he's still allowed to live that is close
Should have been closer should have been on the mark
So I should serve the years nice Kevin towards the connector back and forth. He's going through the smokes arrow
A brave maneuver one that does not work out and captain Kirk are wondering what in God's name this happened to his teammates
He's isolated. He's alone.
And they're going to be taking the bomb in towards A.
They don't have to, like, B's clearly confirmed it.
Just a matter of time before he's taken down.
Claims all around him, and they will be going up towards short
and planting the bomb in B.
They've got to look at towards the palace as well.
So Spinks presumably finds the straggler.
But yeah, we've used this word a few times
in the first map domination.
That's another example of it, Anders.
And that's this point of the fact that they had four people
in the middle, right?
Yep, but they weren't able to really fight together good cut a utility coming out from mouse
It's locking them off such a different round of head trick nails that first shot towards the end of us
Yeah, and by his standards way to famous tournament. I think you'd say as well. He should have hit that
As soon as he misses it that's when they strike and they're trying to recover the connector
And then they're pushing for the smoke as well. Not sure that was the maneuver
There will be a to good to see sell its kind of taking his frustration out on the enemy team now instead
He's recovered his aim a little bit, some of the fuel it's...
Yeah, true.
Double kill of this round to see if he's more than ready for that fight.
I think they know it's done.
Well, it's happened stand up today, unfortunately.
These are the sort of teams that they haven't got as much experience.
They're relying on the individual mechanics.
There you go.
If they don't turn up, they're having a bad day or just going quiet or just a few rounds
that fall awry.
This is where you can find them, completely outclassed.
I think Pym set it on the desk in the break there, right?
It's not really that they're losing to Mouse.
It's what the fashion that they're losing in.
Yeah, it's a little bit more competitive.
If they looked a little bit more sort of, you know, turned up here and turned on,
then it would be more exciting.
But they haven't been able to individually get going.
You could see it on the scoreboard as well for that CT side.
Some MP9s, some pistols, and almost no utility on the CT side.
And mouse kind of just repeating the similar formula here.
Four in middle.
How?
Is he got God mode on or something?
How he'd only die there?
It looked like ten MP9 bullets went into his skull.
He hit him over the head with some GF.
Well, if that's the way that round's going down, it feels like he kind of cooked.
9-2 was the partial by they'll go for a double upset up here. I mean
We saw we saw Navi yesterday. Look up a 10-2 deficit. That's true. But the thing is they were on the T side
When they had two rounds they moved to the CT side. Yeah, right now. It's considered a very CT side of man Maraj and
In a CT side of meta in CS 2 in general
So the fact you're gonna go two rounds here. I don't think there's a world you're gonna come back
Bad tricks and a nice couple of shots now
He actually did get laid as well from from Torchy there. I'm over the smurf, but there's a second AWP
Almost wish they could have had that earlier Onik good kill. I
See we're gonna take a third round right at the end of the half
But you could see that Torchy knew he knew the timing he knew that there is a possibility for the CTs to make that quick
Jump up into the ladder room. So it's like he was caught off guard
Just caught by the wall I think. Plenty of time. Should really never be losing
around like this one in modern day Counter Strike 2 versus 5. The time does
make it at least somewhat doable for Mouse but the first skill will pretty
much tell us the beginning of the story. Surely there's no world where Spinks and
I'd like to pull this one off and I say that with baited breath
What's the slow peek there?
nice off-angle for dowie. Oh
Sell it!
That is remarkable. Unfortunately will not be enough to clutch the round is still a brilliant first stop 9-3 in favor of mouse
Here on the sun-dredged streets of Mirage, we spot some of nature's most fascinating creatures.
Counter-strike players in their natural habitat. Despite the plenipal environments these fellows
could inhabit, they seem to always swarm towards the comfort and safety of this shining paradise.
As the sun rises over the stone architecture, in typical fashion we see this species squabble
over their preferred position.
Let us discover where they shall end up.
A great neck flurry of utility flies overhead attempting to disrupt the defenders.
Stakes could not be higher.
And with nothing he can do, the A anchor is flash banged like a deer in headlights.
decides his best bet is to retreat.
No matter how much he cries out for help, support is nowhere to be found.
However, the restless hunter has found his prey.
It's one shot, one kill, such as the life of the opera, precise and deadly.
On the opposite side of the erupting battlefield, our B anchor is as cool as a cucumber, having
the time of his life with a spring in his step.
Returning to the chaos, this perfectly executed attack has a problem.
A noob.
Fresh accounts and less than 20 hours played, duoing this season with a veteran.
Blinded by one of their own, it seems as if their fate is sealed.
The hunter is now the hunted.
Revenge is a dish best served with a carambin.
Huddled like penguins, their plan has failed.
Now it's only a matter of time before they are spotted, and the round is over.
Through all of this havoc and turmoil, our Biancher continues the kangaroo jump.
Finally, after many hops, they hear a faint cry in the distance.
He decides to abandon his post and regroup with the herd to claim what little glory may
still be available.
But he is not alone.
The T's are nothing if not sneaky.
This T's patience has been rewarded.
The unfortunate anchor never stood a chance, and to make matters worse, the A attack was
a ruse.
Our A player's defense was a waste of time.
The alarm sounded, the CTS must now migrate to the B site.
This once-stocking creditor is now the prey.
As a final solution, the CT has one last trick in its arsenal, the smoke defuse, and as the
famous saying goes to the native people of Mirage, pros do not fake.
the game. The game is
going to be a little bit
different. It's been
diffused.
Terrorists win.
Mouse well on their way to the
playoffs here at Porto 93
here on their pick, and they
did it on the T side. No less
as well. And this feels like
it's absolutely locked in. I
see. I'm not sure how to get
back into it. All starts with
important pistol victory, of
course. Let's see what they've
Flash, smokes, Molotov's in a B rush.
Yeah, but there's three of you defending a lot of counter utility coming out there, timing down is a great jump in!
But Spinks and Sertia are already there, and now more backup is starting to get there.
If they wanted an opportunity, they needed to win that fight right around.
Now that they've been slowed down, it might just be too late.
It's never too late, Anders.
There's always a chance.
When there's a will, there's a way.
Oh, I like that attitude, Henry.
That's hopefully what I see are saying to themselves right this second.
They don't have the bomb. Thankfully the bomb didn't drop down though. That's true
They couldn't pick it up and and throw some doubt into the round once again. It's right there within grasp. Okay
So far so good
They've been jiggled away slowly. He's committed to it now and killed
Oh my god, three headshots in the round for him with the USB. It's very impressive work and mouse
I mean they didn't even need it with the pistol, but they've done it
It's looking like an exciting one there with the B rush and the set utility, but you didn't see how blind they were as they came out.
And just easy pickings with PR. Get some self three kills in total. Beautiful shots to close things down.
No bomb pun. Do you force-buy? I don't know. They're going to take the full eco.
11-3 locked in. Glocks. No armour. No nades.
An absolute gimme of around here.
and almost impossible to ask to recover this on the T side. Yeah, might as well be AFK and spawn.
Yeah, so you know, improvised time out. Yes, indeed.
Committing on how old you are, existence time out might be the term that you're pulling out.
I knew you couldn't resist it. I can't see it. I can see the cogs in your head turning.
Should I say it? Should I bring it out? One for the boomers. Yes. A few of them left.
How would you know I did you hit 40 out? I did yes. I was 38 last week so didn't expect to make it this long to be honest
I'm just happy to be here at this stage like actual boomers. I do hate to see it. Yeah, well the kids laughing down or it's gonna happen to everybody, you know, so
careful
Soon you guys will be the boomers and it creeps up on you quicker than you think and you look at the new generation of
games you'll be like why is this funny like what are they doing and their
music is weird too it's happening slowly gotta be careful all right
SMG respect that from PR not farming the kills he knew they weren't gonna have
any armor or anything else like that but he's playing for the team and that's
always respectable Spinks again with 13-5 it's it's less than we've seen before
forward it's pretty good. 11-3 is gonna be the scoreline now they will keep
two of these MP9s we've had this discussion before but I mean sometimes
you feel you're invites it to be a little bit more aggressive when you got
those SMGs. Well yeah we talked about in the previous series as well it's the
bonus round right and you have to be aware of this you know they'll probably
be pushing you and trying to find little yes opening picks so I'd say I see to
slow it down, see how much aggression is presented.
If any, it doesn't mean they have to,
but these are the sort of players we're talking about.
Zed is probably flashed in here and have a look.
They're ready for him, he's playing anti flash, Dory.
So, nice work from here.
Yeah, but you're right though,
so a nice flash set up here,
Sonic shooting him in the back.
He's killed as well.
He's headshot, that is the opening
that they were looking for.
The bomb is being planted towards connector,
which means that,
Onik, even low on health, could have a big impact on the round.
Super important that they communicate that plant position to him,
just in case it's a clutch towards the end of it.
Molotov goes deep, but it doesn't actually touch anyone back there.
So, very tricky round, I think, right now to win,
and even more so now that PR is dead.
Spinks here, navigating it as well as you can, but hat trick.
Not afraid. Steps up to take him down.
And that is Icy finally winning around here.
Absolutely.
everything we talked about going into that round they had to be aware of those
potential pushes and like I said they absolutely were playing anti flash aware
of that potential maneuver got the opening kill collapse into the bomb site job
done they're most convincing round I would say here on Mirage but now the
rifles come out it's not a perfect buy you can see they've sacrificed five
helmets and no kids their bones utility but they have got the five rifles in
hand. Thankfully, take his across the board so the helpers won't be a factor. Yes, that is true.
Again, they're pushing that A-Remp though, not with a flash this time, but a much more silent
kind of push coming out. Sellex, do you just keep going? Okay, he will answer that question right
away. Moving on forwards. Let's see how much real estate he's going to be finding in the meantime,
eh? It's IC taking up connective position. Oh no, that's the bomb running its way back. He was
Not ready, Onik. That is a real wrench in the machine works, unfortunately.
Fighting for it, but it's not going to become a bomb yet.
Patrick and Captain Kirk are two versus four, and you're forced back into T spawn.
What a disruptive play from Selex.
Difficult one here now in a circle, four versus two.
Surely nothing to do.
A moment's respite.
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Yes, I'm glad you reminded me, Henry.
And I would imagine right now, everyone's predicting miles to go to the playoffs at this point, but a 3 on 0, a chance.
A cat and a curler.
Feels like a solid prediction for sure.
P.R. is really stepping it up and it's the same three players right P.R., Surtian and
Spinksman now they've added Celix to the mix so they've just become more dangerous since
and you know what's always just playing pretty well too. Again it's not like he's playing
badly he just hasn't been that involved in the action 12 to 4 ladies and gentlemen we
are headed into what could be the final couple of rounds here as I see they don't have a
a lot of money to work with and now they just look like a rock solid team at the moment.
They really do. I think considering what we've seen, this is the correct outcome. I see
haven't had a look in today. They have not turned up whatsoever. Mouse certainly have.
They are looking, they are hungry to go deep in this tournament and I'm pretty convinced
After these two series, we've commented to both of them, they've looked excellent.
Yes.
Not been much to really fault them for.
Their cache looks strong, even if it's limited sample size, but it is encouraging to see.
And they just look like they're having fun out there as well.
So they are still checking out the middle.
They're going to be throwing one of those smokes towards connector, smoke towards the window
as they pick up the bomb and T spawn and.
Looks like it could be a B finish towards the end of it.
More grenades now being pushed out.
Smoking off short, but there's already three people in the B bomb,
so it's such a great read for mouse at the moment.
Maybe not so much assertion.
He's found in the smoke and shut down,
but they still have to be careful.
The bomb is making his way into a bit of a trap.
Nice, Captain Kerker.
The spray down from the back is epic from Toshi.
He's taking down Dawey.
And now the bomb is finding his way up a little bit alone on the site.
Cero, the last one alive in a 1 vs 7.
Cero, large shit. It's a great head shot.
and he did clutch it for them on the opening map.
Maybe he could do it again.
Default plant, 1v1 against Zelex.
Tell a few tech issues today.
Can he hold his nerve?
He doesn't know.
He has no idea that Zelex is already hugging the wall.
I think Saro has had an unbelievable information
disadvantage.
Maybe he's going to check it now.
A little bit of time has passed.
There we go.
He's got the cross here in the right position.
And that's an easy shot.
Really important for Saro there.
A good triple.
I think he's second 1v2 clutch of this series.
Absolutely, does manage to keep them in the game, at least for now.
Seven in a row required.
I don't think the money's there to justify a buy from Maus.
He thought I'd finish double straight out of a towards you.
That would be enough.
Three versus two at this point, but taken down by the Grenades.
2v1 for Zero, nice shot in the first.
Spinks was looking to close things out.
Zelex over, looks the corner.
I was going to say, it should be the Eco.
They go for broke.
All in.
OK.
Whether this will be the right move is yet to be seen.
Could be a difficult round.
And you can see the money's low on either side.
That's why they've gone for it, because there's a 1v1.
There's Mach 10s, Carills.
So it's actually pretty even in terms of the firepower.
That doesn't make sense.
Oh, my God.
This scout headshot.
I think Captain Kiko was jumping as well.
I need to see the slow-mo of that one.
Spinks dropping into the player.
Torsche, the scout's out of the bomb site.
but there are two more players out of the show here.
So it's already looking like a very strong defense again.
Last time they fought their way through,
but this time PR is there with the pistol.
And he's mowing them down.
Final kill, Onig is executed in the aptly named
the murder hole, 13 to five, as Maus meet their way through.
Really enjoyed that performance from Maus.
Comprehensive victories, never in doubt for a second.
Then Anders has backed to back games now,
where it looks like they could contend for the trophy.
Can they go all the way?
I'm certainly excited to find out.
And I would be too after these performances.
Mal has come through ever so strong in both games right now.
They look like a well-oiled machine.
Everyone's playing well off each other
and they're enjoying dominating these opponents.
And who wouldn't be if you're playing like that?
Yeah, team in full control
where the win condition can come from pretty much any player.
We saw Spinks go off, CT's out on ancient.
You saw moments in this game where P.R. played well,
Célix jammed in, Xershin, Torsi, who up until this point
It's actually the highest way to play for Maus the last three months, so it does feel like a team right now where there's no weak link.
Yeah, like for sure, like I think at least looking back at the previous Maus before the changes, like right now it feels like a lot of fresh energy has come into the team,
much more like movable on the maps with really need to take these risks that also wins them a lot of rounds, so yeah, I'm very impressed with what we have seen so far.
I'm sure Cyclone is very impressed right now as he joins us up on this desk.
Cyclone, this is a good kickstart for this opening campaign here.
You've qualified for Porto, but I mean the boys have dominated out of the gates against
everyone.
Yeah, we have.
It's nice as a top team also to have games where you dominate, right?
I think often we just get it across the line, so a good showing for us and also important
that we can do that.
Yeah, I'm just thinking to myself, you know, I covered you at EWC and also so would you
Did it bounce it? There was a bit of mixed signals to some degree.
You win a trophy at EWC.
You seem to struggle in pretty much every single game
as you also alerted to right here.
The game only you won on Nuke being down 2-10.
So what's changed from EWC coming into this tournament?
You seem to be playing on a different level.
If we take it a step back at Blast,
we're also one round away from going out against BD Max.
We had a tough game against Astralis.
So we knew also it wasn't perfect yet.
It was the same going into EWC.
I think I was at EWC.
Quite a few teams punished our ancient,
so that needed some work, definitely.
And then we're still just part of that process, right?
And there's a lot of room still to grow with.
So I think as the tournaments keep going,
we're going to take big steps forward.
When I look at your lineup now, you know,
I see a lineup that is very homogenous.
I don't see a weak link within that lineup,
as we spoke about.
Torsi lately has been stepping it up.
PR, Celix, we know what they're capable of.
Exertion, the same, Spinks is on fire.
Would you say that that's part of why you built the squad,
you have as well to make sure there is no weak link when in the line that you are
very harmonious team. I think we were always this team that tried to lift us
as a unit overall and part of why maybe in this moment it doesn't look like a
weak squad is also torches back in shape yeah his finding form he recovered
also a lot mentally for last season especially this one now springs is in
in good form it's nice to see from him there's also a bit more momentum on the
team a little bit more buy-in into what we're doing two new guys and fresh
plots and fresh wind. I think still the young guys are a bit inexperienced in
green, maybe a bit on the mental side, maybe a bit on the game-playing side. So
there's definitely still a lot of areas that we internally identify as things
we need to work on, but it was always our DNA to be a homogenous group.
Speaking of that mental side, at what set it play maybe the worst game of
Karnasra, he's ever played an ancient versus game or legion. He then came out on
the third map on Nuke and saved you guys's ass from a coaching perspective.
How nice is it to see a young guy being able to mentally cope with that and then come out and be the different maker?
Yeah, I think it selects one of the attributes he has at an early age is that he's quite strong mentally
Okay, you know, so I've said it before in a few interviews, but he has a background in motor racing
Yeah, yeah, and that also takes they need to be on a fine edge all the time right and always always be in there and
And I'm happy that he's showing signs of this, especially.
I think this way he has an edge over other guys.
Also today he was a bit tested.
There will be more of those.
Today was Tech Issues hitting him.
And he's a bit of a rookie, so he doesn't know he can type dot stop.
So it's not live.
And he's just, yeah, it's fine.
I move on.
I play it.
And he can't even buy anything.
It's a bit messy.
And he has to move on and play from it, right?
Also learning there.
And also when we were looking at that, right, with the mental aspect of it, he mentioned
to Pimp when he was doing the B Desk with him that he's actually got his own
mental coach as well as the one that Maus gives him as well. What is that like
for you to see from a young player to kind of make that decision in their
career so early on? We've had a few of those guys actually that had on the
side also their own psychologist maybe they prefer to speak in their own
language could be not necessarily a sports psychologist it could also be more
of a mental one but of course in Maus we try to look at the holistic picture so
we also approach it. We have Ola Fischer with us, also a lot of work and we
try to have that universal approach. Looking a little bit on the game today
like you were dominant throughout the whole series, was it a surprise to you
that you got so much room as CT on ancient first and then on T side of
Mirage to basically do everything you wanted because from the outside you had
mid control, you're killing them on lane, you're like pushing at all the
right things in the beginning where they didn't really push you back like was
that was a surprise for you. It was a surprise that they didn't fight back harder. I think
just looking at how they play against Vitality, that team definitely has a bit more to go
with. I think we're just ahead in terms of how we read the game. I think they have a
lot of obvious things for when are the numbers B, when are the numbers middle on all the
maps, also how they approach on Miraz. I think it's quite singular. I think they tried to
to catch us with maybe the slow play one round, also one time that this net reveal
playing B House and Pia was ready for it, but sometimes also the kill goes
their way and I think you should stay active and if the enemy team knows so.
From a prep standpoint, not surprised that we could outmaneuver them, I think
maybe a bit surprised that they didn't take the flight more in their hands.
Speaking of the whole prep thing, I've been talking a lot about your previous
opponent today, about you figuring them out, having like from at least from my
a POV, massive reads on them, how you want to handle them on the server.
How much of that is easy to transfer to the new version of mouse?
Because now you have, you know, four active players and Spinks a little bit more laid
back compared to before where you had both Jimmy and Spinks.
Now you get another one that's willing to go for it.
How much of a difference is that for you when you want to play this type of CS?
Yeah, this goes a bit deeper.
So definitely with Spinks and Jimmy, we recognize for a while that they're both a bit passive
by nature and we like to stay active as a team and we often talk about playing as five.
I think the myth of only making one player at a time is super outdated and we want to
be a better head of it.
Maybe sometimes have two things going, maybe even three things and I think that's what
we're striving for and of course if you have more proactive players, players that think
fast players that like to play make, it's a bit easier.
PR buys into that philosophy a bit.
I think also with Sping she will see a guy that knew he had to develop these aspects
of his game.
we first bought him in he said okay I want to be more of a voice on the team I want to do that a
bit more I didn't maybe get that in vitality but I'm joining here to be part of that so even now
when he's in the main lurk position he also tries to be an aggressive lurk a bit more. We can also
see it right like and obviously when it comes to a player like Sphinx confidence matters a lot right
but like again looking at the whole prep thing I think it was super impressive the job you've done
behind the scenes especially against 9C I saw a lot of like small things that you were really ready
like Sping's pre-firing Max and Ram on his handling with the Molly and stuff like that.
So I think it's going really good and it's nice to see that you can continue to do it and gain that advantage
because you have a really good team, but it's also young, like two young players, right?
So having these small things and it works also helps them buy in, I guess.
Definitely, yeah. It's also a team effort on the prep department, you know, Srybdx, there's also a lot of things there,
both on the enemy, but also on ourselves, all of the guys also individually prepare, right?
and we try and bring it together so it's a team effort and I think maybe that
that ram plays definitely down to prep how Max likes to play it but it's also
something Spinks take care of himself. Good work being done, good homework
being done across the board. I want to play you one clip here Cycro and this is a
bit of a team's feet moment where you need to put your foot down. Okay gentlemen
we use the first 20 seconds to shake it off okay but you shake it off yeah
It was a bit messy for us, but we're still at 4-2, so we have a good lead.
Dorian has a full health to call now, some good barons, and we show a good team.
Yeah, let's be quiet for 10 seconds then Dorian makes a call.
When you go up or go down 4-2 and you tell the guys to focus up, but also be quiet for
10 seconds and just take some time to soak it in, we were wondering why that is, to give
the team a bit of silence and then to have Dorian make a call.
Some of the things we work on is also managing our breath, calming down a bit sometimes and
if someone's always talking, there's not the space to breathe and you forget it.
So the guys know if I say we take 10 seconds now to take a breather, to take a second breather.
Okay, then we can listen a bit clearer again instead of just going on top of each other.
And I think this is a mirage, maybe?
Yeah.
It's very messy and chaotic also because of the tech pauses and the rhythm of the game
is a bit off for us.
So yeah, just give them a bit of a break so they can breathe.
You called for 10 seconds and I think Dorian lasted three or something like that.
That's something you're working on.
Dorian is pretty good on low time, to be honest.
He's very rapid with his communication, also knows exactly what to say,
even with the time, he's quite clever on communication.
And now looking at this, you've made it to Porto, another playoff run for you guys as well.
Do you see yourself at this point with how well other teams are playing,
that you guys could be one of the favourites to go for another trophy already this early in the season?
We're definitely in contention.
We are making steady improvements from tournament to tournament. It's going to be the same here.
We can only beat what's in front of us. It was the same at Blast.
So we're going to do our best to make sure we're ready.
And for sure there's a few teams here that would also respect us in any given game, quarter-final, semi-final or grand-final.
And looking at that right, the next match in my face will be between legacy or falcons.
Would you like to go up against the falcons within this one? Give them a test this early on.
I wouldn't mind either. I think it's very different cases in terms of how they play.
Kerrigan said it yesterday that he thinks they have a bit of a dirty play style.
I think it fits the game how Legacy plays. I think it's also a very active team.
It's also the kind of style that we sometimes struggle a bit with.
So I think for just our progression, there's more to gain from playing Legacy.
Also in a game where we're already in play-offs, so I would say them.
I think Falcons, they're better individuals overall, but not by a lot I would say.
I think Leicester is still a top team and also in good form right now, so let's see.
I think both have their merits, but I would prefer the work that goes into Leicester.
And also, when you're talking about teams people can struggle against,
you guys have had your own struggles with foot in this, right?
How do you try and figure that as a coach, as Zivnicks, they're helping you out as well?
Because it's not a couple of times they've beaten you, right?
There seems to be a real thorn in your side.
They play a very similar style to Legacy, right? It's very aggressive, it's very in-front.
Even if it's very obvious that they're going to make a bad fake somewhere and they explode free guys,
or they make a gimmick play, they're just always on the move.
And we're still a bit surprised by that, right? Well, it's a bit disorganized.
That's the challenge, so we're trying to get ahead of that one move we made today, or in the last week,
was to try and get that ancient better. I think that's really key against foot when we play them now,
WC, even if we've made it a close fight on Ancient we're not supposed to win that.
I think it came down to us too and we probably had it under control until
we didn't and that's what happens against a team like that, right? So if we can make Ancient
more competitive in that matchup, we can get a bit more comfortable against that style and then
I think it's going to be a good fight and we usually have also close games. Yeah, I also think
they're going to take middle a little bit more away from you when you're CT on Ancient so that's
definitely another test to be had. I make notes. I've played them for many times though.
Yeah, you've got a lot of experience with that. You guys can exchange some notes on it.
Cyclone, thank you very much for joining us, man. We appreciate your time.
Good luck for the rest of the tournament. We'll speak to you soon for sure.
Thank you. Thank you.
And with that being done, Maus cruising their way on forward, dominant in all of their game from
9-Z now into inner circle, this has been impressive. And what Cyclone's saying here,
It's a very well-measured look at where his team is at right now, and he's not jumping the gun
He's not trying to give us too much away this yet. Pimp's got a you I can see your face already
I just love his honesty, you know because I hate fans out there when they go
Yeah, but they won blast bounty, you know, so why shouldn't they play well at the overseas?
He even said to himself right they want a trophy where he also felt they weren't ready for it
You want a trophy where they were one round away from being eliminated by 3d max
Which by the way nowhere to be found anywhere at the moment
So fact of the matter is that resource is one thing but the way we see the game the way we actually
put it to an eye test. It's clear to me that Maus now is a better team than they were a couple of weeks ago.
So they're progressing. They're getting better game by game. And as he said, they're working on the ancient,
they're working on the map pool, Celix and PI is getting more experienced.
That's the reason to be excited about Maus. Not the fact they beat Spirit in a Best of
Fire final at the Bounty. That's a nice accolade. That's a nice trophy to lift. But as a team for
the future, it's clear to me to see now that they're better off now than they were four weeks ago.
I think what they're doing better now is buying a little bit more into the philosophies and stuff
that Dennis was also talking about, but I still have these small doubts in terms of what happens
when they actually get tested on the gameplay, because right now they're setting the pace,
they're setting the tone, they choose when to be aggressive, they choose when to give space up.
None of these teams so far have been able to actually pressure them. If there was a team that
matched up in style on the two maps we just played really, really bad against Maus, these are the
teams that played so far. Put legacy in there, let's have them run at them, see if they match
other individuals because the story so far has been let's see wait and see a
little bit what happens and then we're gonna make our reaction oh we've caught
them by surprise all these type of things right but the thing they have
going is the confidence through the roof and you can see it in all the players
and that is also what they need to elevate you know themselves into winning
the trophy right so I'm super happy on their behalf but I also want to see them
tested before we throw them in and say okay this is the team to beat spirit
Yeah, yeah, that's it right you're a long way from that in terms of how different it is and the teams they face so far
Only we can see it if we get there
Let's take a look at the bracket one more time before we go out towards a break when we're looking at this bracket
I know what he was saying right through the moment of faith personally for me
Even if it is just to the side of her semis or quarters
I would love to see a Falcons mouse game in this stage right and see what can work and not work
Would you agree? Yeah, I would agree and and I think Falcons would agree as well
I think that Legacy Falcons game coming up is going to be super super important for both teams because if you drop down to the lower bracket
Where you have to battle it out with vitality and foot in order to make it not to tell you anything away from inner circle
But there will be outmatch down there. They're not going to make it from that lower bracket
I'm sorry to tell you sorry to to disrupt the tournament for you guys and that's saying that Legacy Falcons game
That's probably both teams best chance of making the playoffs
So that is very very very important for either side. All right boys
If we're done for another day here, the early morning shift is out the way.
We've pinned closing thoughts.
Eh, yeah, we've got to work on our blind spot list, you know?
And as you've been doing another go, apart from that, I think it's going to put a good day.
Rugger?
Yeah, same.
Like, I'm super happy that we have, like, teams playing so good that are supposed to play really good.
So, that's a good storyline going into also the next couple of days and the playoffs.
Oh yes, it makes it that much more exciting.
But we're done here for us on the desk.
Nat, Vu and Maui are coming back and they're going to be taking you through.
foot going up against Lin vision we'll see in a few
hello guys this is Mattis this is foil hey i'm Alexi B and today i'll be reading some bad comments
through itself hasn't been looking hard since in the major result
well i tell you they are so good that even a single map win for Navi would be a victory itself
What's that? Everyone knows this kid is going to be the next Brokey or Sun Pao, Sun Pao.
Sun Pao, Sun Pao bro, what are you doing right?
The Hunter was never an, he'll never be a good player and that's a bullshit I can never
ever tell on these guys for this.
Sun Pao was like that in 2023 too, always flicking, constantly getting packed too, but
then he disappeared, XP.
A typical HLTV user, I love it, I love it. You know, more guy has a bright future ahead
It's just starting, so you're gonna have to watch a lot of games.
I hope it's gonna be a winnie-a-lot, so I think we're going to win this month's every game.
So a guy named insertLame here says,
we're not gonna get the honor of losing to Vita in finals this event.
But yeah, I'm glad that people are thinking that we're gonna reach the finals and it's good for us.
My name's Nico Flosser, we got this huge down day.
The previous could be in the old blast, this new iteration will not likely win even less.
I mean, eventually, we've been on the tournament, to be honest, after this guy said it.
My mission here is to make you free of super competitive team in the best way I can.
Then leave.
Low.
He hasn't been that December, bro.
You know, shit's fucked when Alex is not his top performer.
It's probably better for the team's future prospects, since they lose this much anyway.
Express patience, 9809.
Okay, I like this nickname as well.
Casarotto was shitting at the beat, said,
Shit me out in playoffs, shit in Colón playoffs, and shit in Budapest playoffs.
I am counted shit after Mirage and I like to play with half of his brain whilst it stays under 1.30.
Jesus, what a shit show once again. That's a nice and supportive comment it says.
In our latest shit show? It's strong, no?
Ha ha ha ha, good my boy.
Now we have improved a ton.
My prediction is Vitality 3-0.
I'm not gonna let it's a funny one, the first one a funny one actually, so, kudos to this guy.
So, let's just bully this team into being good and I'm here for it now.
And yeah, it was kind of a great way to be honest, at some point, but yeah.
Erd is seriously hiring a guy from Enkow, three of the good players to become champions.
Not these low tier scrubs who play tier 3, what a joke, pathetic you guys.
Who have thought it?
Maladoy coming out of the way from Kazakhstan, playing on the cybercoffees, no computer at home.
Cold have taught him, the kid is good.
And yeah, you never know until you know.
Well, that's pretty wrong, my friend.
EPL was a tool for lobby.
Dad.
Tried to win a trophy nowadays, without a thing.
Never been a fool.
Thanks, guys.
Oh, they're very loud and warm welcome here in Hong Kong.
You like this?
Now the people here is amazing.
What did you say?
It's gonna be cool. We open the show.
At the movie center, bro, I would kill this.
All right, then. How would you do it?
First, I'm reminding you where we are.
Austin, Texas.
This state has been the beating heart of Counter-Strike for 25 years!
You know, who's waiting for you backstage?
Do you want to hear your hype?
Do you want to feel it?
Six teams entering the arena, but there is only one prize waiting on this stage.
This power makes the noise!
I'm gonna try to protect the people who do the last.
Do you feel it? Your heart pounding with anticipation.
That shiver down your spine.
Counter strike, legs within us.
From the bottom of your heart.
Lay down.
3pm and you're already starting work. Wow, would you look at the time? You might need to get a watch. Would you look at his time?
It doesn't say three o'clock on here though. You don't change it when you get to a new country. It's purely for style. Oh
Yeah, I get that I get that but he is excited for day number four because I know we had some eliminations yesterday and two
Qualifications, but now we're looking towards a group B. You're saying they're speedrunning. I think they're speedrunning to the good games
the game. Yeah, exactly.
They just knew what the fans
want. They want to see these
two bands. Okay, look, I get
that. But before we can really
jump into the nitty gritty of
this, of course, I would like
to have a little bit of fun with
you guys. And we're going to do
one with higher and lower
because the last time I was
playing it, you guys got 29,
26. No, 21. 21. The record is
26. Oh, okay. So you're
trying to do it. Do you think
you'll do higher or lower
daft? Lower, lower. Okay.
That was that was lucky. It
definitely felt like some good
RNG. But yes, you guys can
you guys can play higher or lower lower over on the Blaster website. It's brought to us by IC Moth. Get there. And so
we're guessing if the skin on the right or the item on the right is higher or lower than what is displayed on the left
there. Higher. Higher. I have this AK, but not battle scarred. Oh, wow, it's worth that much battle scarred. Lower.
That's got to be lower. Yep. Easy. Easy falching case. Lower higher for sure. Yep. It's gonna be another one. Sometimes they
Just give you the easel think this one's low
Okay, this is where I'm not sure I would probably go lower though this from mosskins are you pretty sure it's from moss
I have the best from mosskin in the game or like $15. You have the gold one. Yeah. Yes the gold one exactly
Yeah, I have that one too lower lower
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I think higher I I would oh elite mr
What is his name mr. Moolik move move I can't read that Malik Malik mr. Moolik Malik Malik
Oh Malik you're probably right. Yeah, I'm gonna take higher. I would take higher
Thank goodness a car they all seem to sit around that door. What's it lower? Yeah lower for sure now. Oh
I don't know about this now
Existed lower I would go lower
Were you so far out of your question?
Thank goodness, yes.
Higher, higher.
It's a nice game.
I think we got this one.
It's one of the better MP9s.
That's lower.
That's lower, for sure.
We're killing it.
What are we at?
Crane flight.
There's so many skins in this game
that I haven't even seen before, man.
I gotta go higher.
I'm going to, oh, but battle scars?
Which is going to be like a $2.
We're at 11, OK.
I'm going to say, hi.
It works really well.
But it's battle scars.
Oh.
Oh, that's brand new.
That's one of the brand new ones.
I would take higher just because it's brand new.
Yep.
No!
It's the opposite because it's right here.
Damn.
So we got what time was that?
Oh, it's so cheap.
I just saw a pro playing with this yesterday.
Who was that pro?
Who was that pro?
He's broke.
That's all I know.
He's broke.
Damn, now he's going straight out.
It feels like there is nothing.
And then we're going to hold back from here.
Definitely no reservations as we're
going to get into our third series here.
It's going to be LinVision off against foot.
Do you see yourselves as a team that
on the same level as FUT or maybe even above them?
Well, personally I think FUT is like a harder team compared to Falcons because they're
a play style.
They do lots of unexpected executes or like a surprise hit on the site.
So maybe it's like tougher for us to handle that kind of situation.
But after the Falcons match we see our potential so yeah we'll see what we can do today.
I think they're a strong team, honestly.
I think they have their stuff, but to be honest,
we should be the ones for taking 2-0 today.
It feels like they're on the same page there,
where there was a little bit of reservation for LynnVision,
saying, yeah, we understand they're probably going to be
on paper, a more difficult opponent for us compared to Falcons.
And foot coming in saying, yeah, we should be 2-0.
That shouldn't be too much of a heavy lifting.
I think when you look at the games in this event,
this might be one of the most one-sided that I would have predicted.
Up there with Vitality Inner Circle.
Well, we don't have that one.
What happened there?
Exactly, Vitality Bodied by Inner Circle.
The same way Linvigen will body foot in this kit.
No, the other way around.
This should be cut and dry.
I feel like foot off of the back of their Paris run to the grand finals are a team that has now caught everybody's attention
And they're holding it. They're hoping to hold it that being said
They obviously already lost a game to legacy to even be in this lower bracket
So they couldn't really parlay off of that deep run that they had in Paris
And so you're seeing maybe some cracks, but it's generally against the best teams out there like a legacy whereas Lynn vision themselves
They haven't even beaten a European team for upwards of three months
They did win a map though in a B03.
I was going to say it was close though.
Not only did they win a map,
but they were up when it came to a half time on.
What was it? Maraj just to just to up against Falcons there.
And so you really put in those questions.
Of course, yes, the result at the end of the day.
They did drop to the low bracket,
but look how close this was.
This could have and theoretically should have been a Lindvist win
up against Falcons two days ago.
Not only were they ahead,
but they had a generational crumble on the second half of that map. There's a decent chance we see
today where they just look scared to play the game and I'm worried that you go against a foot
team that's going to be in your face, they're going to be playing and taking those aim duels.
There's a reason I think they say that this foot team is scarier than Falcons. It's not
because they're a better, well-rounded team, it's because what they do well, they will continue
to do. And LinVision is a team that oftentimes does struggle in the 1v1 duels to win the aim
battles and if you can't win some of those against foot they will run you over.
Funnily I find that both of these teams don't have all too dissimilar of styles
because when I also watch how LinVision plays it kind of feels like they're a
team that also does a lot of all-in plays pretty early on. If I were to use
actually to continue the poker analogy I probably would say they're like a team
that just raises way more than you expect pre-flop every time. You're kind of
like you shouldn't be doing that but now it makes things scary for us okay. Stop
stop scaring me. And that's what they did to to Falcons. Their T side at times was actually
just those kind of brute force plays to kind of get them into bomb sites. But they usually
have a little bit more in the tank, like a lurker. And that's why call me Sue actually did
really well versus Falcons because he was getting a lot on those extremities. Yeah,
when they swap around to play a little more split out a little more spread up, I do like the idea
behind it. But so often I see they miss timings. When we look at the comeback on dust to Lynn vision,
they just weren't taking map control the way you know, you lose long control on dust to you go
back, take tons control so you can stack it. They would just play across the map, one player in
each position, and hope that you could out aim your opponent and hold the bomb site. Not going
to happen against a team like Fudd. And big credit as well though to what Lynn Vision were able
to bring to the table. Of course the individuals at the end of the day when you're in the server
weren't able to push it over that line, but a lot of what they had leading into this is big thanks
to their coach Gum, who I actually spoke to before the matchup. Gum, so many people have
You've talked about how good you are at anti-stratting, and I have to ask, was that key to the almost
success that you guys had a couple days ago against Falcons?
Yes, I believe so.
I think maybe 50, 50.
So 50 from my players, they play really well.
The 50 is from the anti-strat, but I do believe if we can execute it more like to the perfect,
But I mean 100 execute what we plan for, Falcon starts to, we can win the match very easily,
but we miss lots of mistakes and we have like have a meeting afterwards, then I think today
we can do much better.
How is it preparing for a team like Falcons compared to preparing for a team like Foot?
is more like they are following Kerrigan's decision and Kerrigan have a very unique characteristic
so you have to analyze him and know how he likes to call. But for food they are a strategy
based team. It's a very different method to analyze them but I think today we can do
much better. What's easier for you preparing for Asian teams that you're very comfortable
playing against, that you have played against many times, or getting to come over into international
competition and go up against teams like Falcons and Foote? We do the same way, but
the international teams apparently they are much better individually and they are much more
experienced so in very like even in a very tough situation they can make the
best situation on that like circumstance so I think as many there's no
difference from how we prepare but the players need to be mature I mean on the
international stage. Gumball really gets to the bottom of that everything that did
the team. It's a great team
that's going to be a great
team. You know, you know, you
could go right for them, but at
the end of the self at the end
of the self at the end of the
day, knowing that it is going
to be that 50 50 on him a little
bit and what he works with the
team, but also the individuals
and he is just praising that.
Yeah, when you come over to
international events here, you
have to realize there is just
individuals who are one step
above what you're used to
playing. Yeah, there's a massive
player pool to choose from when
you look at these Eastern
European teams. You look at any
European team. They have such a
is a tough time for a lot of these teams coming in.
And I think it will be for LinVision to fight a foot team
one-on-one to have your players win the aim duels.
But to be fair, you would have said the same thing
about Falcons.
And they did manage to do that for at least one map.
They honestly looked very impressive individually.
They did.
They did.
I feel like though, I'm not sure that to me
felt like a little bit of a flash in the pan
for some of the individuals on LinVision.
So I'm more hoping that they can just kind of make
their style work against foot.
And I feel like this game is going to be fireworks.
going to be a lot of early aggressive plays.
So unfortunately, that does lend me
to believe that footer for him favorites because of it.
Well, I mean, knowing how well does
to did go for the side of Lynn vision in that first half,
we could potentially see them go back to it.
But I'm sure that's also a little bit of a confidence in,
we have this distinct play style now that works for us.
And we found so much success in that first half.
Right.
Well, looking back at it, we have a round
where we can show how Lynn vision was
able to put themselves at such an advantage over Falcons.
And this kind of exemplifies what I was saying with the fact that it feels like
LynVision when you watch them play.
It's like they're raising so much at the very beginning of every round.
It's a minute 37, and there's already been a flurry of kills.
They're even looking for another one here.
They find themselves in a three on three.
This makes and pushes Kerrigan to rotate.
But then this is where LynVision probably has scaled up over other Asian teams
where they can play to hold, they wait.
They don't just say we're going to send it in and they're going to play to the exact
standard that a team like Falcons would likely expect, where they were already probably rotating.
But as you can see, the defense had already lightly thinned out that Niko and Monosy didn't fully commit to the idea that they were going to be.
Because they weren't sure. They weren't sure if there was anything that was going to rotate on back.
And even though Niko desperately tried to get back in the bomb site, because LinVision don't just leap immediately after those first initial kills,
and they wait a while for the dust to settle, they can confuse teams, even teams like Falcons.
My concern there is Monosy had to miss two off shots.
I think if he lands even one of those, you're looking at a different situation.
And then we looked at that score line.
That was 9-2 for Lynn Vision.
Can you remind me, Maui, what was the score at the end of that game?
Well, I like some things that I see on that side.
But as we know, their individual players may not be able to stand up
on individual defenses on CT.
Yeah, the CT side, they were shut out.
That is the tough situation to come into the T side.
You can have some cool ideas.
You can overwhelm.
You can target a bomb site and attack it with all five players CT side. You have to win your duels
You have to have your rotations down. You have to have your macro down. That's where they really struggle
Full faith that they've been able to go back to the drawing board a little bit more
Have a look towards that and be able to bring to foot that little bit extra for themselves
Whether it's in having those rotations that individual skill that you guys say that they need a little bit stronger on the CT side
It does make the question though for it right now whilst they did have that amazing second place for themselves in the previous tournament
a series against legacy, a little bit, whatever you say,
robed as to an overtime, put themselves
in a precarious position where they didn't have to be forced
to be that, they didn't end up getting much going
for themselves, full stop, I tell you.
Yeah, I think foot weren't at their best against legacy,
but you have to think about it.
We have foot coming off of the second place,
and then you play the third place team
in your very first game.
It is a loss, but it's a loss to a caliber of an opponent
that you could see in the playoffs.
You're likely to see in deep runs
in many different tournaments.
and Lynn vision, they come into this one a little more flat.
You know, they have a loss to Falcons.
They come close in that loss, but you see them fall apart.
I think in a much more unfortunate,
much more worrying way than we saw from Foot
against Legacy who I can, I can respect the loss
even if it's off of a really insane comeback
and well, their own comeback
and an ace to finish it off in a devastating way.
I'm not worried about Foot for this matchup here.
I'm not really even worried too much about
what they're gonna produce in the rest of the season
because last season, I feel like people
were getting very excited about them,
but in reality, they didn't actually even qualify
to over half the playoffs that they played
in the first half of 2026.
And so for them to already come out, guns of blazing,
do extremely well at a strong international event,
maybe the best or the most important event of the season,
excluding the major, they've already gotten off
to much better, just start then really
what I expected out of them.
And I think that if you look at this team and with Xflot,
I almost feel like they're getting like a semblance
of a second honeymoon too.
It feels like the energy is pretty good.
They're still taking their opponents very seriously.
And whatever happened with Longs in the meantime,
don't have to really get into that.
It just feels like Xflot is bringing kind of more energy
for this team.
And they already also have shown that, yes,
they dropped that one to Legacy,
but even in big games versus some elite teams,
they're not really chokers.
And so I don't think that one loss,
they'll be able to shake it off relatively easily.
for much of that Paris final they were the better team for much of it. Yeah I'm
more curious about X-Flight specifically right because being that
newer member for them whether it's the energy he's bringing in is there another
extra level towards X-Flight when you look at it and you go honestly I wasn't
really expecting this from him whether it be consistency, firepower, individual
head-to-heads. The thing about X-Flight that I wasn't expecting was for him to
pop off so effectively so quickly. I thought it was gonna take a little time
to slot him into the lineup. You have so many times where
foot will run a style. You get contact, you get a frag, and then there's already a flash
popping above you so that you can go and swing for more space or a second kill. Sometimes it
might take a few events for that to slot in for you to get comfortable. He seems to have hit
the ground running on this team in a way. I was very high on X-Flight. I thought he was going
to be maybe as good as long. He's been arguably better for his time on this roster so far.
Well, X-Flight also, from what they've said in interviews,
maybe can be a little bit more communicative than Longs,
which was surprising to me
because Longs seemed like a really big hype guy,
but I felt like, well, from what Foot said,
it didn't seem like they were getting enough
in the server communication.
But now, I would say the minute difference I feel from Foot,
this season with X-Flight versus last season with Longs
is that they just pivot faster in mid rounds.
Okay, that might just be the 1%
that they need a little extra to be able to,
of course, what we saw get a second place,
be able to go further lift the trophy and we need it to continue for them but we
want to see what exactly they're gonna be playing on here as we check out on
that veto.
We've been alluding to the potential comfort return of Linn vision after they
almost bested Falcons on it there but for me it's also a question mark of
will Foot let them have it. I mean I don't think they have much choice. Foot
aren't the strongest Dust2 team. They've had some rough showings recently, so I don't think there's
any way LynVision go away from what is their home pick of Dust2. The problem is it's a map where
you're still going to have to aim dual them quite often, and that's what LynVision I think really
are going to struggle with. And we actually get the Anubis pick out of foot, which is more or less
their second favorite map. Maybe sometimes third, depending on when you look at the data. But I was
sort of thinking that they would just go with ancient, but now that they're in the driver's seat,
they could just get an ancient for the decider. And I would say, given that there's a strong
likelihood they ban out Nuke, and then it goes to ancient, I'm going to give this one to Foot.
In terms of just, they're already the favorites. The Vito now has two of their best, I'd say,
three maps in it. And yeah, they maybe would have wanted Mirage, but that's Lynn Vision. It's
Perma. This is looking pretty darn good for Foot, pretty comfortable overall.
Yeah, I mean, the reality is Foot would have liked to pick ancient. Instead, they go, hey,
we'll pick a different map that's maybe not quite as good as our ancient, but
we're still very good on and then we'll get ancient as the decider. It's a win-win.
But that's all the way towards the end, right, Maui? That's the last map if it gets
to that, because where would you put their potential for Dust2, their
strengths on the side of foot? Well, I would actually say that that's kind of a
win-win situation for LinVision. You're counterpicking because it's one of
what's weaker maps and then you also just get one of your favorite maps.
And so the thing to look out for for foot on Dust2 and why they've been so
the way he's going to get a
point five. He's going to get
a point five. He's going to get
a point five. The week is
symmetry is really bad on this
map, and you can't have your
offer be a point seven rated
player on the CT side, which
is what he is, so he needs to
get. I mean, I don't know if
he's going to just step up
suddenly versus Lynn vision or
not, but he's the guy that can
be the problem. For foot's own
defense. I'm going to counter
you on that one. He can get a
point five and they can still
win this game. That's also
possible. That is that is what
that the rest of the players
will usually pick up the slack,
but it is the reason they're
You want to be able to hit the ground running in this best of three and we'll see if Lynn vision can undo the wrong
Doings of the last time that they were on dust to we're gonna head on over to scrawny and launders
It's funny you say that now because you pick up the slack on the desk all the time when these analysts get rambling welcome everybody to
Game three of day. What now mohan? We're getting close to the Superbock arena. How much we get for the sponsor plug by the way
I'm still working on contracts. Okay. I put it down for now
The poly market predictors have foot as your favorites in this game.
I think everybody kind of has foot as the favorites.
Maui Snake really trying to hammer that home even now with the veto.
And look, we saw promising stuff from LynVision versus Falcons on ancient.
That kind of took everybody by surprise.
But we also saw LynVision, unfortunately for them, fall entirely flat in some of those halves.
Win literally zero rounds on the CT side of Dust2.
So kind of a hot and cold experience from LynVision thus far here in Copenhagen.
Yeah, I saw enough that shows that LinVision are...
They're gonna be prepared to steal some rounds, they're gonna be very strong in some situations,
but they don't have as much depth as some of the other teams at the event right now,
and they didn't have the tactical depth, especially to close that game out versus Falcons.
Oh! Well, there's the tactics though.
And grenades. That's enough to start off in a good looking 5 vs 3.
I mean the primary thing they had to realize was the CT side on Dust2 was coming out with more opening looks.
Here's a great one.
Yeah, honestly, it's kind of nice to see L'Invision go from the last half they played versus Falcons, which was an object failure,
to now a chance to improve on it immediately versus Foot.
So, let's see, because there's no game-tape in between those two halves of CT side Dust2.
There is another!
Another bomb gets dropped.
Two frag grenade kills.
Man, we didn't see any of that for Falcons already, so this is awesome.
It's the kind of situation that makes you feel like you're being read like a book, if you're foot.
Two players that never even had a chance to shoot back, and as they boost on the other side of the smoker, Nade...
They're gonna stick around for the duels, ince the headshots out of Sacker.
Both!
Uh, LynVision kind of frying out of the gate with the impact here, so awesome individual level for LynVision
to kick off Dust2, more rounds on this Dust2 CT side
than the entirety of the game versus Falcons.
Didn't they win one?
I thought they won, absolutely zero.
But, oh, it was just yesterday it was almost Wallace.
Oh, the Furia game.
Now that you say that, here they did win one.
Let's go double check.
I don't wanna be spreading lies.
I think you're right.
It was the Furia game.
Zero CT rounds.
Progress.
Because they've just been this consistent force.
But that's what this game's all about, folks.
It's elimination on the line tonight.
Gonna pop through the smoke into the two-player beat defects.
Solid stuff at a starry, and Emilia's still hanging on.
Zacker holds onto the mid-control.
Ooh, there's a second.
Sebiteri looking for the bomb plant.
Good prediction of the run through the smoke.
I mean, Zacker didn't try to hide it whatsoever.
Just full scheme through.
And Matt'll keep majority up. Easy chuck of the MP9 for that M4.
So three rifles move forward by LinVision and they survive the B-pop.
Yeah, of course, obviously. They knew that Dust2 was going to be coming.
I don't think FIT were necessarily scared about that.
It was mostly just about if we're going to see LinVision learn.
And we just saw that interview where Matt said with GUM that he's got, you know,
praised for being really good at anti-stratting,
but it did feel like there needed to be more support from him as a coach
when things got tough in that Falcon's match.
Right.
Woo!
Zachar and West Mellon, two kills out middle,
one into lower tunnels, one into the suicide.
So this collection of pistols and MP9,
going to try to work their way up Catwalk, which will play right in the
Zacker's hand. It's going to be interesting to see if LinVision have a
heavy AWP presence tonight in this matchup. So far so good from Zacker. The
pistol shots were clean and a nice position from West Mellon as he gets
swarmed. Quick jump down through from Catwalk will at least get him done for
And another situation whereby Lynn vision survived with three so you can see footer at least earning some small openings here
We'll see what their first gun round can do in terms of putting rounds on the scoreboard a couple of kills in these last few round
Last two rounds is good
But here's where we get the party started. We're on the dance floor. Cemetery's got enough
Now I'm very excited to see the rest of the CT side at a Lynn vision
Oh, here comes Petram's Latifi podium!
Cemetery has 0.84 rating on the suit, since his PGL Bucharest MPV MVP...
MVP.
Since his Latifi.
Like, Flute, we're thinking about approaching in tunnels, those grenades, both ways, kind of put things on pause and allow for LinnVision to peel back.
P-Tramp hasn't had very many pieces of good news for us when it comes to players recently.
That's very true.
Yeah.
He's been really kicking people while they're down.
Hater World Cup for him.
Useful information, yes.
Just negative.
But that's what sells, you know.
That's how I get all my views
Well time push there was a bee split brewing but an even better long
Blank timing and it stops getting watched so that Krabani could have thrown a grenade
But the smoke pops on his court said X-Flight wasn't truly cleared. They can still continue forward with this
smoke on mid be it's gonna come down to three guys here good dink from starry
he'll finish what he started mid player emerges x-flow dueling in the CT spawn
gets the window fight but starry wins it he will lose his be anchor but zacker
makes up for that by holding off on the door cross while it remains on smoke
cemetery's off at a 1v3 draws them in baits the shots by yo-ing for the
two kills from zacker on that cross no smoke causes two casualties and the
First gun round from foot shut down.
No bomb plants.
Uh-oh.
For foot esports.
Wow, this is so good from LinnVingen.
I, the fact that I remember saying,
no tunnels pushes, no long flanks, no cat setups.
They died all of those things already.
Didn't even mention the nades
and they did that on the pistol.
So it is a whole different team today on Dust2.
They clearly learned.
Pop out long to try to get the pit kill, suit into the cover, can't manage with the tech
nine.
At least you have West Mellon here to react, try to control the gun, but as he goes wide
out, oh good for him to at least drop two bodies.
They're hoping to set him up, that's a big pick up.
Zacker can suddenly just turn attention back over towards long.
Eight kills for the kid.
They're going to pop it open as bomb gets thrown over to X-Floud.
becomes his responsibility. Lin vision keeping the pressure on with that flash
bang. Jugs drops down in the car and they don't fully emerge. They interrupt the
attempted plants. Just keeping attention on smoke instead. Fakes it once.
Jugs pops up. Spots two bodies. Dodgers pull us to come back the other way. He
will find Amelia's head, but he lost his teammate, which means bombing the dirt.
And as he chose for the info as to how far he's come out, looks to take the
Cool on his terms, but Starry is also cooking another multi kill from him on this rotation
It's only one survivor this time, but it's five straight at a Lynn vision. They just look fantastic. That's Zachar's first death
He's had so much output already
Just got so many good things to say about Lynn vision right now. They lose an opening kill and still come back into the rounds
I don't think anything that unfortunately that foot probably watched is irrelevant to this match right now
They are going up against a new beast
Credit works do I mean looks like a totally different team one half to the next
So clearly went back to the practice room after that tough loss to Falcons
Put the improvements on full display.
Get a heavier start towards long this round from Lynn Vision.
Maybe in anticipation of the repeat for foot, but they'll get X-flowed outside mid-doors.
It looks like he's going to go a little further.
Oh boy.
I don't think you're going to be smoking your own doors.
They are amidst smokes, but this one's definitely counterproductive.
I'm just able to take over Catwalk in the meantime. He will just still use that smoke, looking to path into Cubby by the looks of it.
Trying to make the best of a bad situation, I suppose.
Cat being compromised with the two walls, smokes, letting Kermany drop down into spawn, but West Melon's ready for it.
And now that crossfire gets pulled back, West Velen with a double kill, Emilia's opted not to activate, and when he does, he finds the other duo, allowing Demon to react, which opens up the B site entirely, Jugs walks out through tons and finds it clear.
And so it is Demon the solution to what was looking like a feisty mid-set-up for LinVision, one that allowed Foot to walk into them, but really banked on Emilia getting more than he did.
It looked like Amelia picked the only wrong option of three which was either peak early, peak late, and he kind of peaked in the in-between timing.
If he had just held, maybe that made more sense, but probably the best option was just going for the trade while his teammate was still fighting.
While West Mellon is still fighting from spawn as well. It's a moment where our attention was drawn for a second, but he thought he was staying properly and there was an omb on his line.
Yep.
So you can understand it.
Still like this attempt though out of Lin vision in terms of how much action is happening before the exact takes place
There's a saying that we like to use in Chinese is there yeah, it's easier to move a mountain than it is to change a person
Wow, but yet they've made so much progress on that front
I'm going to let that one sink in.
It's been a storm of personal growth in the last 48 hours for LynVision.
I also want to credit the foot, because that round got sketchy for a second with that bad
X-Flight smoke, and they still kind of stuck to the plan, got their way out middle, and
maybe that's because LynVision didn't really prod the smoke at all, or position behind
it whatsoever.
So this one's no cat setup, but it is that deep smoke, and I think with the amount of
pushes that we've seen already, yeah, foot are going to be, I think, respectful of this
and throw out some of their default utility just to make sure everything's actually clear.
You could see that Sue after he flanked long enough previous round immediately ran back.
I'm sort of, I think, worried about even trying it even though it was successful.
I wonder if he'll bust that out again at some point this half.
What that made?
Solid.
Yeah.
70.
Sancho plus Melon.
Going to be flushed out.
Goes to the head shot.
Connects on one.
It is Demon again at a critical point of the round,
getting kills here at 4 foot.
Zachary awaits his chance to strike.
Oh, flash no good.
And he misses.
Tough shot with the double scope.
Krebbeni in spot.
They're going to find him.
Starrie cautious enough on the approach to figure this out.
We get Demon dropping in to die with no additional kill.
And Krebbeni remains stuck in this spot.
Two players in front of it.
deals with Emilia, and Cemetery's got that cover off the AWP.
So man advantage, hard fought for it.
You're from Switch, Flash is great.
And it opens the door for that Clibbani kill,
but he holds his nerve, and we've got Foot
with a hard fought battle, getting themselves
two consecutive rounds.
As a heads up play from Cemetery, dropping into spawn,
Clibbani could have been left to see if he gets one kill
and survives, and then they could play off the clock,
and the AWP goes in to make sure it's impossible to even get
that trade. Excellent support.
This is also a ridiculous place.
Just full committing to the Molotov knowing the exact was definitely taking place
One kill in those spots obviously not quite enough
Is a little anecdote now that we're versus us bees and shouldn't expect much but demon actually has one of my favorite
Screams in the counter strike space when I went a hard fought round is one
I don't know if you have any thoughts on that moe, but it's he's top three undeniably
What's the anecdote I don't know think about that
That's not a list that I've made actually but yeah think about it. I will think about it. It's just really nice base
Is Jbo one of them?
Uh, no.
No, I mean, he's good.
I love that he shouts.
Is Lake one of them?
Um, no, I don't think so either.
Hex is one of them.
Oh, okay.
But for him, it's, for me, Hex is because of the sayings, the expressions.
Yeah.
I mean, welcome to the dystopian future is probably one of the most badass lines.
I think, honestly, Apex has to be up there just as number one.
Kings King just for the being the trash talk King
He's also the most animated so apex for gestures
Haxed for creativity and then demon for the sheer audio experience
And with that the USP round is over so back to the game
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Yeah, I always look forward to that.
For those of you at home, make your own list.
Let us know.
Email it to Blaster something.
Could throw Amelia in there, honestly.
Yeah, now that you say that, I hadn't really
thought past Demon, OK?
I tried to.
I was thinking on my toes.
And so is Coolio.
That's why he comes in, trying to fine-tune things.
His foot looked to tie the game up, knowing Lynn Visioner back on full guns.
Nobody's home even though they're worried. I mean a testament to how active Len vision have been that footer even considering
There's players and tunnels. Oh careful with these shoulder peaks
Doesn't expose itself. Oh, see mate loses the fight though. This is going to be rough for Sue
They're seeming cautious
Oh, he peeks out, gets the second dink. Looks like he was going to drop both riflers and then just had to dance with the op
But now instead its pressure from west melon
He's looking to hang on but the flashes just totally shove him back down into the spawn those flashes kind of win today
Yes, sir run across get this bomb planted
We'll have to toss it, but it's safe CTs are already saving
Even though he did get the extra dink because zacker died he needed to at least
It's very strong start from Lynn vision, but they have started to recede to the mean.
And obviously when you bring tons of new stuff in, like, all right, we're going to dress
a lot of these things.
You can't keep it up for a whole half of the start trying, you know, you really want to
live that life.
You got to live it every day.
So and we see even the very best, like we saw it even falcons trouble to a sort of keep
it flowing throughout an entire game.
Not surprised that when vision have sort of just gone back to a few regular rounds here
Three rounds left of a CT side as they try to maintain the lead
At least still majority alive facilitates buying next
And you can kind of pinpoint where things went south heavy emphasis comes out from foot on long
One bullet away from shutting down both those riflers, but that's counter strike.
How often is it just one more bullet?
They don't actually buy anything else around this, okay.
Gonna keep three rifles, a couple of deagles for the two players that didn't survive.
And again, you can see the reaction.
Lots of bodies for Linn vision over towards long out of the gate, and it's gonna be foot
to seize control of Catwalk with ease.
Zacker puts a deagle up.
That's the first line of defense.
He lands the shot, but Krebbenny's
going to double down two clean head shots as Westmellon.
Unfortunately, doesn't get the instant kill.
He tries to reposition, and Foot were coming into this one
looking for fist of cups.
Don't mind the idea of Farrah from Lynn Vizs.
It's just a bit of a gamble as to whether or not Foot would try to take full-on-long control.
Going back to Cat obviously was never going to be super in their favor when Foot realized
hearing all those nades running down mid that they could get this part of the map for free.
That'll be the forever problem in this match for LinVision.
I don't think they'll ever be able to really erase the confidence of Foot.
If anything, I think... if anything, I think prostration, this is the round where they just start to, this is the round where you beat you on the head with your own success.
So, Foot get their revenge, tie this game five rounds apiece. The money that was kept last round, of course, going to offer up rifles now and zackered back to the off.
Unfortunately for him being that Desert Eagle for first contact means this
cap playing never gets slowed down and if it gets slowed down maybe Westmellon
gets into a better place maybe there's not as much conviction from foot but when
you get an opening kill as quick as you did versus a Deagle and then the next
rifle also instantly dies. Crepeni's got the op too, I still just dropped that now.
They're flying.
A shot! Whoa!
A huge punish my goodness. Goes for the door challenge he's got Westmellon to play
off him so Lynn vision are not just going to shell up here in the dying rounds of the CT half
starry turns attention back shadow advantage makes the x-flags drag easy triple for starry demon on
the recovery goes down with nothing and Kerbeni may have swapped back to the A.J. but he's got a 1v5
in front of him they will continue to challenge and Lynn vision show teeth they chomp a piece out
of foot in mid and will at the very least have six at the end of this half. This is such a teachable
moment right here. Linvision they go for another super aggressive mid setup and
they end up winning. Last four rounds have been all passive setups, not a
single push, and they didn't play anything together. Look how much better they
play when they do this.
I'm sure they didn't want to let foot back into the game but they got to be
really proud of themselves to get six now.
This is more of a preset B lane, obviously. It looks like foot. They're ready to pop
out long, but they've got tunnels control. The star, seven of starry's nine highest
rated maps this year came on dust too. Oh, well. There's some positive news. Confidence
he had last round, kind of shows that. Missed chance for call me Sue.
Just patience up in tunnels gets damaged, but no frag into the mid doors goes
Krebbeni and dropped at the hands of Starry continuing to collect these
kills him in West Mellon 11 apiece.
There's a long pace fizzles out. They've got this late off play from
cemetery. Where'd that bullet go? Your guess is good as mine. A little
uncomfortable because he had a bomb. He gets that kill he could cross. Now he
doesn't know and time is ticking actually I think that's kind of spoiled
things they could have still gone long but now he doesn't want to and I've
actually got to come up with a new solution
They got the op-up, the Lion and West Mellon dead to demon who just challenges through,
starries the flank, that's what they needed.
Two players dead, no time to plant.
And so this is just going to be Starry running for the hills.
As time fizzles out, it'll be a 7-5 CT half from LynVision.
Rock solid improvement.
They had no CT rounds versus Falcons foot still with their hands full
We're at the aces ROG lab and it's Maui snake and boo and we're gonna be looking at some clips of
Pro players from last events and without the nameplates
We're gonna try to guess who created the highlight and this should be easy because we're looking at it in lightning fast
on pristine color from Asus ROG.
We're going to be keeping score,
but once you make your guess, you are locked in.
We're keeping score.
I thought this was just for science.
Yeah, science and fun.
All right, let's roll the first clip.
I can tell you that this one is phased from 2025.
Who has these gloves?
Yeah, so weird skin combo.
It doesn't broke yet.
This is broken.
It's broken.
Lock it in.
It's broken.
It's like, they're going to lose this map.
Yeah.
He thinks about going for that kill, he walks around a connector and then he goes to someone
and everyone's like Broke, he's got it, and then he's right back to beat the hunk.
Alright, this one is the Huns 2025.
I know who this is, I can't remember his name.
The score maybe is the only name I can remember right now.
I don't think this is the score.
Okay, yeah.
Someone else.
Okay, if we can't remember his name, I'm gonna say that what happens next is he doesn't
a whole bunch of Eagle kills and makes one of the best clips of the year.
I was watching this in my mind, but I can't remember the name.
Yeah.
9.
Next up, Furia, 20-26.
Oh, this is Cacerado. This is going to be the pistol lace, where he flicks right.
Oh, this is such a sick clip.
It's one of the best highlights of the year. Thanks for kills.
Let's say four. This is like the bounty, right?
Yeah, pretty sure it's something like that.
Yeah. Yeah. Oh my god. Yeah. Next clip is going to be vitality from 2026. Yeah, this
is the side will flick. Oh yeah. This is the side will flick. Oh, the one. He purposely
looks into the wall when he peeks so that he can flick really hard, right? Yeah. Yeah.
This clip is Falcons 2025, I'm taking Kyosuke, I think it's Kyosuke 5 kills, Niko would have
already thrown the nade and would have turned around.
just looking for fights all the time.
Well, GG.
At least the highlights were incredibly clear
thanks to this ACIS ROG.
I agree.
LinVision leave us impressed with their improvements on the CT side.
Now they just gotta do what they did on the attack against Falcons and they could damn
well win a map tonight versus F.
Yeah, this part they don't even really have to change.
That was awesome what we saw on their T side dust too.
Wow, we got a lot of foot players roaming.
I don't see any mid set up and they're actually leaving B now.
They're gonna hear the long flashes.
That'll draw everybody back, including Geeman as the first player up through Cat.
Two to the ramp already.
Couple more to go.
They're gonna box him in at least with lots of bodies flying out the long doors.
Westmellon tucked into pit.
Sue's gonna offer up a distraction.
We'll see what Westmellon can do once he gets active, but he's been found out.
And so far until he fought, it was all kills the other way.
West Mellon with a double kill, the only piece of LynVision so far to succeed.
So Amelia picking one up equalizes this, and now it's health advantage over Kerbenny capitalized on.
X-Flouds, Coretta's, rip one away.
Oh, careful.
And Bomb is not planted, 4 CT spawn, but there's no kit, so it'd be an awkward 10 second defuse.
He thought they'd fight, they do.
Actually, oh!
He gets back on it.
Ooh, it's close.
Yeah, it's fine.
He's good, and he should be good.
Come on, get good, right?
Ball's good, right?
And that's, you know, Amelia peeking in that exact moment.
Yeah, I mean, he got back into cover.
He was brave enough to not peek from that spot when, you know,
he really didn't have many advantages with the ball on default.
Yeah, so nearly got it together.
What's crazy there is X-Floud trying to get to the defuse watch,
bumps into them, right, right there, can't reach it.
Yeah, so scary
That's such a small detail in your movement damn near cost you but
pistol wins a pistol wins still in vision forced by off that plant
Look how brave foot are coming into a round like this with no kits
in open play
Total equal spread of the map
It's also a wild man. You know no one watching long. Yeah, just just relying on no pop flash
It's just turning into a pretty big blind spot.
I'm shocked they're not afraid of it, but...
Could be a read-on, they know.
Yooo!
Gets there, Krobeny.
Here's the flashes.
Oh, finds it blind.
Okay, they'll recover that way.
Still kind of compromises.
The Max Hand emerges up from Kat, but never mind.
Demon shuts down that side of the attack.
A nice little...
Stamper through from Krobeny.
And Starrie is again a bit of a beast.
This would have to be the ace onto the AWP swap, but the double scope might cost him if the cat player peeks.
Need to get the bomb unfortunately, time's not on its side.
No, 15 seconds has to scoop that up, run over. I mean if he sprints it out, you go for it, but they just want that off in the next round.
To be honest with H, he could kill him, but yeah, they just... they'll just get out of there, so no chance at this.
It's honestly a pretty solid steal considering this is foot's AWP.
Oh
You deny them their sniper save foot will be well aware that this off has now moved into the next round
But I'm curious what Lynn vision want to play with it feels like now because they at least have an off
It's like well you've got options that was a crazy risk of the round to
Invest into an off versus what is it gonna be a low buy right?
No, what was crazy was investing into an off versus a low buy and nobody watching long
But he gets it there while blind
and foot clean up to tie the game seven off.
So real question will be what can Starry get done with that Kevlar'd op?
He had the long spawn.
And so, it makes sense to try to capitalize off that spawn,
work with what the game gives you.
They'll know about that op's opening position, and he will try to move elsewhere.
There's a bit of a minigame even within this round for Linvision and that is kind of, just
don't even give the op back.
Yeah, if he comes anywhere close to dying, he needs to throw that out because, if he
spent all their money, my smelling shoots at nothing.
I mean, no CT to peek at the moment, but for many of them HE, so they do have to be careful
about this.
Well, the push would not be using any of his nades.
Okay.
He splits on, if you peek window, the AWP could pick you.
X-Files sees one, then it's on.
Yeah.
That's why X-Files remains passive in the window, because there's odds are the AWP still
stationed back, and all's good as you'd anticipate, pistols don't get much.
use the HE to allow him to peek in the window in the first place because it
would all be turned around. Just very solid protocols and yeah now it's just
let's shroud that off in secrecy and get out of here.
Tech 9 trying to hold them in bay probably to guarantee Starry's save.
And it is a touch risky to even try to look for this op. They all could use an
extra little bit of money. Yeah.
So, Starry departs with basically all that Lindvision came into this round with.
It's pistols in the dirt, foot with a lead.
For the very first time this game.
And now obviously that offchanges hands over to Zachar as Lindvision come in with their first
buy round on the T side. A reminder, friendly reminder in fact. If you'd ever like to
live-trade the game you could do so at polymarket every game every day all day
long
really expecting a delayed long take doesn't happen just yet
I'm still weighing their options.
I'll see if they mollied Berks if they're actually worried about a pop.
Yeah, they might be, even though there is none.
I'm sure it feels like if foot were willing to buy that off round two that they'd try
to emphasize it in this one as well, but no, it's not the case M4 is in hand for all of
foot waiting.
It's just they didn't lose anyone last round they had not either.
Frag into the pack.
It's a bit of chip damage, could have been worse.
Sackers got the coverage.
Oh!
Two!
Foot's AWP used against them, took a little while to get there.
But thanks for the helping hand.
5v3 on site, all thanks to the AWP coverage.
As those CTs try to kind of frazzle the approach,
it is great coverage by Zachar.
And the first gun round of this T-side ties the game again.
It's pretty lovely.
I mean, they don't overcomplicate it.
They throw all the correct stuff to just approach this safely.
They use the AWP that they saved.
It's been so valuable.
Survived three rounds.
And ooh, actually, footed to be careful
about losing anybody else.
Wow, Craven, he still gets that kill.
He's got a player behind him too
if they try to double down on killing him.
Feels like LinVision happy
to let this rest at a 4v2.
That's really nice.
I mean, they get the bomb down at 30 seconds.
They don't waste too much time.
It was really on foot to try to find something.
Here we see it from Zachar.
It's going to be a bit of a shooting gallery.
Ready for both points of contact.
Oh, because of good utility.
Yes, sir.
Makes his job that much easier.
Clulio wants in.
Foot will not win this game easily when visioner playing at their best right now.
And even though Dust2 was an issue for Lindvision and Closing the game,
then their map pull as well, they have that...
Because the ancient map, they really beat all the stats.
Blind is a back, Crippettino! Good timing!
Peels Amelia off the back side of the push,
and he finds the headshot onto Starry.
Who has been frying with rifles so good on Krabeni for winning those two separate head-to-heads?
I mean he's 17 and 10 leading the way right now for foot.
And that's a 4v5 recovery technically with Cemetery dying empty-handed.
Jigs keeps aggression going through tunnels quietly. There's a real possibility to pinch this bomb in a second.
But Zacker catches him and that cat smoke was I believe still up a bit.
So in exchange of huge yield and freeze up the bomb the bomb is just gonna go running over to that B site
Totally separated from its one only teammate over on a still yeah, they're in jeopardy. That's getting retaken
West melons looking to make a move and I mean
I'm gonna go if you shoot something they're just gonna jump on a cement exactly so he's gonna try to close this distance instead
And the mullet bomb is perfect the spray is a bit messy and second CT spotted at least piecing together the picture
But with zacker dead they're on top of this already
already. Wes Mellon's going to have to sprint all the way through. And so Lynn
Vision see an opening, but it's an opening not every player's in a good
position for. I think he just had to delay the bomb plant. Hold the site for
a second. It's not going to get retaken while you're still having planted and
they don't know where one other person is. And then when that flank comes in
close, you start throwing utilities that are trying to stab us on the site. All
my teammates a little late from tunnels. Then they get close, get a kill, get a
And then you can come and help out
They're in a hurry to get that money at least they get that money
of
I'm gonna give you a nice one, yeah, I'm sorry.
Yeah, but...
Sometimes ghosts absolutely bunkers.
And that bush... absolutely shut down.
Sorry, man, locked in.
Jugs is not going to be able to pop up for free here.
Yuto sails by him, teammate distracts.
He catches West Mellon, but Zachar's AWP has been sharp enough.
Wow, there was probably barely anything showing for him
to get that kill.
Now he's got the advantage.
Oh, he's sharp.
Love that.
No, no knife.
Other AWP for him to have to handle.
Confident that he's got the better line, and sure enough,
he could have just gone for the bomb plant.
And we would have said, hey, good opening on the site.
The fact that he just solidifies the round.
And we're going back and forth now.
Tied at eight all, tied at nine all.
Both teams down to a single tack pause.
You see these coaches wanting to get in.
It feels like we're at that critical juncture in the game,
and LinVision respond with what looks like majority alive.
And there was a move here, right?
Foot tried to take that open and gambit.
Starrie shuts it down.
That was a crazy looking move he ran through.
Every piece of utility.
Smoke Molly and Flash.
Then there was a guy waiting for him.
Jiggs is currently on pace to have his worst ever land raiding in a foot jersey.
We're going to turn that around today.
Right after such a good event.
And, man of the hour, in the face of the onslaught, dies to the flying Max 10.
Amelia just goes for it.
Big Amelia energy from 6 and 12 to 8 and 13 with the double Max 10 entry guarantees this
one, so Lynn Vision touched double digits first.
They're waiting for a chance to go B. Their early game plan versus Dawkins was like four B hits in a row
Here they played it a little slow on that, but this is what they're most confident doing
And if Jigs is gonna have a really rough game over in B, this is the time to do it
All right, little freebie upgrade for Kobenny.
Nelia trying to rally the troops as he was used as the tip of the spear onto this flying
at Mach 10 entry.
That's a man committed to his cause.
Ah!
I wonder as we go later into this half,
if now Lendison start just leaning,
be a little bit harder.
I feel like they've done enough where,
if we do not have to worry about the cap place,
Lendison have shown that we'll take long, but.
Someone's having a bad game.
It's never a bad idea,
Especially on a site that's hard to retake on any map.
Just keep doubling down.
I'll juke to the fire there and see if he can actually put together a hold at least one of these rounds.
At least this time it's on more than just the 5-7.
They've already managed to cross, not spotted by Zakhar.
Long play this time.
Heavy hit here from Lin Fission.
They've got the CT off on retreat.
Amelia once again finding output, not kills per se.
But you've got Demon and Seventary down to 19 health combined,
and all five members of LynVision out long, which did open this sort of a push for Krebeni.
This is excellent. There's no stragglers, however, so just in the five take,
and with two players this low, that will make a difference.
Everybody knows what's up now.
It's a lot of mind games that take place at a minute here on the long cross.
That smoke can get blown open.
Sometimes you want to go a little bit more quickly.
This might be one of those.
Sorry, almost jumping on it as the smoke was popping.
You'll find the headshot to demon.
They also heard Cemetery's off out here on elbow, so he'll track that one down.
The off-shot confirming somebody was back there.
Two other HP players dead.
Zachary holds flank, off angle by Scribani off guard.
Starrie, a third kill.
And he's going to go chasing down X-Flow,
trying to sweep all these guns under the rug.
LinVision, after a back and forth tied game twice,
looked to pull ahead 11-9.
Happiness is, this is fantastic CS out of LinVision.
40 got through their demons of having to have a good CT
side.
We have no questions about their T-side overall.
It's a championship level team that they're going up against once again.
They're proving themselves quite nicely.
Let him know, Amelia, that one saved M4, all they've got, so chance for LinVision to
late on fix, secure three map points.
And with the decisiveness of these last couple of rounds, it's really cool to see LinVision's
strategies stick their landing.
This round is carp blanche.
I mean they have an anti-eco, they can go wherever they'd like.
They've already produced tons of variety so far this T-side.
They have way better guns so it's just about committing properly and watching for timings
like this.
Just keep those AKs out of their hands as well.
That would have been a one for Krebeni.
But the 5-7 gets a little wild.
Nice wallbang.
Jigs trying to do what he can.
All in from Catwalk.
Could lead them into Demon's 5-7.
That flash found a lot of targets but they popped the smoke open.
Demon not ready for that move.
And Jigs not able to find more than just his one.
a player on site. Too bad it's a USP. There's a little help on a lot of players here.
Oh, but they managed to get by. I mean, 31 HP, 30 now for the three players of LinnVision that do get tagged up.
So there was a world foot do at least rack up some damage, maybe a gun exchanges hands.
Things could have gotten weird, but hey, it's secured at the end of the round, and that is indeed three map points.
It almost feels like this would be one of the least likely upsets, obviously, with everything, even with everything we've seen just because we talked about.
of all the teams legacy and foot are the two you expect to be really consistent
but unlike in those other games it's like foot could be playing better don't
get me wrong but Lim vision we've seen all the changes they're actually playing
a very solid two-way game of gust 2 way better than they did versus Falcons they
nearly beat them there
all through the timeouts now
I think it's really fun that we go from the decider of Falcons dust to third map to now first map on the same side
That was really cool to go from the last half of the Falcons lost to the first half of foot exact same position
totally different looking team
You know some critics will say
Are they even trying and then you see an example of this and it's like yeah, that's what hard work in 24 hours does
This country's that guy for us
We've all got them. You know what I mean? They're everywhere.
I don't want to play as a female character.
That was a very recent reference.
Active move into tunnel spots, nothing.
Really light nades here, huh? For foot?
I
Wow big risk here from foot man, they have no kits
They're gonna get destroyed if they lose the b-side it comes down to juke. He has sick
Oh man worst tournament so far. He's alone. No big players every single player on the other teams come in this direction
And this could be a curtain call
I mean you almost want to disrespect this book surely they're ready to go. Yeah life can come at you fast and
Lynn vision will come at you faster
He's outside the door and he still finds the lineup
He gets away from it and his support system holds off the one other player
Incredible that doesn't hit tunnels so good on juice gets away from the Tons exit
Finds a way to still establish some impact otherwise this would have had to been a
A pretty heavy retake with bodies on site. Instead 5v2 they could still lose this watch.
Oh! Zachar's got a second! Loses the op fight and a cemetery swaps guns.
It's the Tunnels player to stick to retake. Foot survived the first of three needed.
Wow, Zeus took a huge risk there going retake, but also he was alone so he can kind of do whatever he wants.
I'm going to say he had to get two kills there. He put up both, stayed alive the entire time.
Damn, the play-vision were made.
We could not have picked a better site at a better time, versus a better player.
two to go to bring us to an overtime and LinVision have haven't had any sloppy
rounds on T side that's why it's fair to still have high expectations for what's
left of this offense right now really heavy push off cap walk by foot that's
the kind of setup that could certainly catch you off guard in the middle of
your approach two players along the wall Krobeni great cover and a great kill to
They drop a guy like Starry who's sitting on 24 frags, but the flash is...
It finds them, and West Mellon right there to replace his fallen comrade, which means 4v3 LinVision.
They found themselves an edge.
That was just excellent. They knew that Smully wasn't smoked, and they had to go.
They organized really quickly, and even this move is great. They've got long wide open.
Very active attack from LinVision.
Very different looks as this T-side has gone on.
They hold their nerve and they wait for that peak.
Oh, great shot from Zachar, just well-prepared and ready.
He was here early, so he had had that extra level of patience waiting for the cross.
And now X-Flight and Jigs gonna have to rotate into this 2v4 on the A site.
Not a retake just yet.
The cat player smoked off if he even gets there.
There's still this top mid-play from Call Me Sue.
X-Flight dead.
So unfortunately, it's all on June. So here's the bomb plant. Here's the shots from car.
No street positions for the check out of Zachary.
It means LinVision gets this one over the line after a heartbreaking loss to Falcons with zero CT round wins.
They show us real improvements day-to-day. At the very least start this elimination best of three by winning their map pick.
it was fantastic signs from
vision here on dust to what we
saw was maybe potentially just
a flash in the pan of Lim vision
going up against Falcons a couple
days ago and how good their T
side was sorry that CT side
was it feels like now it
actually is a good CT side.
Yeah, I mean their CT side still
had some struggles, right? They
start out five zero off. They
end up tying it up five five
little rounds back based around some missed shots on the foot side.
But still, I mean, much more impressive than we saw against Falcons on the CT side.
And then the T side, more of the same.
I mean, we saw them go for some more split up plays at the beginning,
then they realized, hey, this is just not going to work out.
And then they just stack up together.
They go for three, two, four ones.
They go five out long.
Yeah.
And foot just couldn't counteract that.
Now, credit to Lynn Vision on this one.
I feel like symmetry is going to want a handful of those off shots back.
I didn't expect Juggs to have this hard of a time, though.
You see, towards the tail end of the game,
he kind of got into it himself.
He was sitting on five kills for maybe 75% of this game.
And so I was kind of shocked about that.
And but for the side of LenVision,
I mean, they just knew exactly how they wanted to play.
They were really grouped up through so many of those hits.
Millie was a ferocious entry on some of those kind of takes,
even though he ends up with 10 and 14.
I bet he has like five assists or something like that.
He did a lot of damage just by not always closing out the kills.
I mean, just looking at that scoreboard,
seeing the difference between cemetery and zacka there,
it is what you guys were talking about,
a looting coming into dust too,
just how difficult it is for the side of foot,
but more specifically, cemetery.
Well, they even picked T side foots.
They're going into dust too,
because they probably are very aware
of their own shortcomings on that.
And also, I would just say, localize it to the fact
that cemetery just looks really confused sometimes
on this one, the amount,
the time when he left long, completely open,
when Lynn vision were flanking him,
and then one of his first and only op kills
for the entire half was just fully blind,
just kind of lucky, all in all.
But we also, we could even just jump into it.
There was round 16 through this one,
where there was a full eggs that coming off the short side,
where Symmetry just eats every single piece of utility.
Like you couldn't ask him to look more,
like if you ask Symmetry, walk outside and stare in the sun,
this is what it looks like, okay?
Like he was completely blind this one.
He's eating flames, eating flashes,
and just it all and all just polished exact coming out
of LinVision.
Nothing complicated, nothing flashy,
nothing crazy that we haven't seen before,
but just well done.
Yeah, I mean, it doesn't have to be complicated
in situations like that.
I think the unfortunate thing is you see Jugs have
a hard game, you call that a weak performance
because he's got the same amount of kills as Cemetery.
I would love to see, this is a B-Trams one,
pull up the stats for Cemetery and 5v5, 4v4s
and Cemetery and Clutches, because I feel like
He's actually a really solid player when you get him in the clutch.
It's the early round where you need your upper to deliver.
That's where we want our operas delivering.
That's where he struggles the most.
It's a shame that it has to get to that point,
then when you have to have your back against the wall
to see him show up for himself, just be that stable piece there.
But I do want to look towards more of what Lynn Vision did, right?
Especially in the first half, because we're coming into this.
We know Dust2 is very heavily something that they love for themselves.
We saw how well it was going for the side of Falcons, sorry, against Falcons.
when we see it this time around, we're hoping that there has been a lot more work put into
what is going to be the CT side. Yeah, when I looked at this against Falcons, it looked like
they were scared. Then you play against a team of foot where you could forgive them for being a
little more scared. They were much more active. I feel they were in the right positions, played
often. West Mellon even getting maulied out still picks up the one kill here. But this is
really indicative of the way foot play. And this is why Lynn vision said, you know, we know the way
they play strategically. You have demon drop into CT. They're trying to support this fight. They're
They're not giving LinVision any space to actually get back into this round.
This is why you have the five round comeback here from 5-0 down.
They're consistently trying to fight and you had two players on long there for LinVision
and they didn't even get to activate before three players dropped into CT and you're fighting all the way towards middle there.
That's kind of the indicative foot style that LinVision were prepared for but you still have to hit your shots.
It did feel like foot is trying to drag LinVision because when foot is playing against some of the top elite European opposition,
and they almost drag him into the mud a little bit.
They're very brawly.
They like to do a lot of early plays,
but then vision, they welcome that.
They're totally used to that.
If you take the name plates off,
you'd think this is Asians versus Asians.
I mean, like that's what it looks like
when you watch CS over there.
So I don't think they were really all too,
they're not looking at that game thinking,
wow, we were shocked by how the way foot's so active.
I mean, it really showed later on in that half as well, right?
Round 11 is the one that we're looking at,
but where they realize foot wants to have that play style.
They want to be aggro and they go,
Actually, you know what? Let's hit him with the same sort of medicine here.
Yeah, they were incredibly active.
This is a great indicative round of the game.
Cemetery misses an easy off shot, easy-ish.
Starrie insta head shots him right back,
and then you expect Starrie to fall back, usually take the 5v4.
Nope, he's gonna stay up here.
They're gonna go for full mid control.
They've got a player up on short trying to fight towards suicide.
You've got two players dying and lower,
and then you've got Kerbani left in a 1v5.
And this is stopping the comeback from lane vision.
This is pretty much the whole game in a nutshell.
You have an aggressive play from Lynn vision.
They're trying to stay active cemetery whiffs
and then the round collapses right after that.
That's the standard flowchart for that entire game right there.
Yeah, that epitomizes it.
What was the meme you were saying yesterday,
the clock one where you start here
and then it's just the rinse and repeat?
You're in a foot Lynn vision round.
First thing, symmetry misses.
Second gets killed.
Third, chaos ensues.
Fourth win the round.
Go ahead and go for it.
Fifth, give cemetery another off.
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, so you had a rough one there, I'm sure they're going to have that conversation and talk about it later, but the big key point to that is, sure, you can, not saying you can, like, as in you should be doing it, but even if the AWP misses, to be able to be in a position where you're comfortable enough to contest that, you're going to give props to Starrer, especially in that round there, and time and time again on this spot.
Yeah, I like the adjustment from the team that he's coming out lower.
They have players pushing up short.
They take all the control and they don't let it go back.
They don't let it go away.
Sorry, this entire game, though, I mean, you can see that shot from cemetery.
Most offers, they're going to miss that and they're going to get away.
You just have a 5v5 where you lose a little bit of control.
Hitting that shot from that range is a really tough shot.
And then having the confidence to stick around and stay in that position.
I mean, you could argue, could have cleared it a little better, but still,
he sticks around, hits his shots, and that's what we saw from story all game long.
just shot after shot.
He's always in good position.
He's going to get the pride for you.
And he really never let Lin vision down this entire game.
If you were making a Chinese super team,
Starr is 100% right on that team.
I mean, I think that him and Jam Younger,
the two most explosive players from the region,
and he showed a lot of that ability here
as he imposed himself on D2.
I mean, look at his stats here.
Just an amazing one for himself.
And I do also have that question.
You're saying he's a star player
if you were to build that dream team,
but does it continue on?
is he also a consistent player because that's the question. Sometimes you guys have the caveat. Yeah, he stepped up here.
But is he going to step up again when we see him in another best of three on another map?
The concern I have with Lynn vision is so many of those players look strong and then they play the top opposition and they
continually falter. There's a reason they haven't won a best of three against an international team since May April.
It's been a long time, but Starry is, I would say, one of the more consistent players on this team in that if you look at
Zachar, he might pop off the page against regional competition, but he falls off quite
heavily when you play international competition.
Starii, I think, still does have some of that consistency, although I'm not sure you generally
are going to expect him to pop off to this degree multiple games in a series.
I mean, Zachar looked good this time around.
I don't know what you're saying.
You're singing a different song than he is.
It's a little easier for your opera.
It's a little easier for your opera when your entries are getting so much done.
And also I feel like in the op head to head he was probably just destroying to so I felt like he was less perturbed or bothered by anybody
But if it was say him versus a mulledoy, he'd probably get eaten up. I'm just also intrigued then that
Lin vision coming into this they go
We actually think that foot is a more difficult opponent for us than Falcons and I'm wondering is that really true?
Well, they may be trying to play koi with me here and they were like setting expectations low despite them being phenomenal players
is? That's a tough one. I don't know why Gum said that necessarily, that Falcons is
somehow easier to play against. I think I think he says that because he is
properly anti-straded Falcons in the past, and he found that they didn't change
too much on certain maps. Whereas, as we could see, they have a variety of ways
that they want to call rounds. They're usually fast tempo, but you don't know if
they disguise what their play is pretty well. You don't know if it's going to be
a 4-1 where they're coming out long or through B, or they're going to be actually
to keep track of. I mean, when
I look at this one, I think
when vision just played their
brand of CS on the CT side and
they definitely did not do that
against Falcons. They were
scared. They weren't taking
control. This is like a whole
different team when we see them
on the CT side. If they played
like that against Falcons, they
could have won that series.
Absolutely. I don't even think
it's a could have. I think they
would have right? It's way easier
to say that, but they are in
this best of three and we're
still looking towards who is
going to come out on top because
whilst Lynn Vick is in the
Whilst in vision 1, map 1, we still have a Nubis, map 2 coming up off this break.
Small.
Here.
One vision showing themselves new and improved on dust two and they take map number one,
but now the question remains, is a new bus going to be strong for them?
Knowing that it is wits map, pick off?
Yeah, this is definitely a more comfortable map for foot.
I think there's a map there. They're very happy to be on and on the other side you have a lin vision that really struggles on this map
They have a higher win rate on their CT side than their T side
So they ended up picking the CT side which most teams aren't doing recently
I think there's a heavy favorite in that for foot
The only concern for food probably comes in x-flout who didn't really play this on his last roster of heroic
It's in fact before he joined foot
It was a whole year of him not playing the map and so in the two maps that he's played with foot thus far
He has a pretty paltry 0.7 something rating and it's really just been kind of a
strugglesome session watching him play on those entries especially on the T side
where in the brief stuff that I watched of him it was just more like he's
swinging and then he reacts to what he sees instead of envisioning
where that next fight's actually gonna come from. So if X-flat might not be as
comfortable and strong here and we might see a Japanese performance who are you
hoping steps up fills that gap to ensure it's still a foot-favoured map? Well I
I feel like actually Kerbeni can get really freaky and that's something that they probably need to just well
I don't know how freaky they need to get to be who aren't that sick on this map
But he's kind of the guy that can sometimes be a little bit of a thorn in the side or control a lot of the action in the
Middles of the map. Yeah, I like Kerbeni on the T side
And maybe we look more towards a jugs or a demon on the CT side to close the door and then we're gonna head to a map three
Okay, nice and simple like that. No freakiness needed instead. It's gonna come in out costing doors groaning londas
Yeah, we'll bring the freakiness if we need to, but Anubis has got to be where this comeback starts now.
Foot are genuinely facing elimination from Blast Open Portomo.
That's not a sentence I thought I was going to say at the start of the day, but here we are.
You did, because you said it on the second round.
Okay, well, that was hypothetical. I still didn't believe it.
Poly Market predictors still have this one painted foot victory. It's just that much closer now.
And understandably, LynVision played that first map fantastically.
Yeah, they earned it. They just played better. They played better overall. They earned it and yeah, what was crazy again was
Taking a dubus from Falcons when it was at 20% win rate for them
I don't have any doubts about them now at any part of their map pool because we don't know how much they've improved because clearly
It's a lot they put in a lot of effort here. This is an excellent looking win vision so far
I mean, I'm not gonna fault them if they end up losing this map that would not be a surprise to me either
But at this point I think it's foot who are more concerned and I mean
Jukes has one good round to keep the map alive, but his overall performance at this event is looking really rough
and that is gonna be a huge problem because
He could be the star of the show. So yeah, it's really can come down to I mean normally
It doesn't have to come down to just one guy on a team this stack
But if Flynn vision are gonna be both great at teamwork and great individually, then it will
also best off the server was zacker right that was the other part of yes sir
yeah that wasn't that nearly as good yep awesome to see his help I mean it was
immediate as well zackers off in packs yeah it is fast I almost feel like you
could feel it from the pistol round with those two headshots from from catwalk
you can boost it on the box so nice to see that Lynn vision brought new
strategies fresh tactics a layer of confidence and also backed it up with
strong mechanical showings I mean starry had his name plastered across almost
every damn round back on Dust2.
But enough of Dust2.
Let's get into a new one.
It's Dust3.
Yeah.
Smelling on plaques.
Looking like a sudden pop.
Lots of flash.
You're trying to fight with Starry.
Damn, there's nothing with those Berettas.
So it's going to be foot to break through this defense.
At least the original pieces.
And the rest of the vision still kind of stuck out towards Midbridge.
Jux has another challenge coming his way in a moment.
Rock solid opening for foot. They know what they wanted. They got what they wanted.
And the LNV quite literally put up zero fight in this first round of map 2.
It's actually not a bad way to start with their setup.
This duelist didn't stay long enough for the flash to take effect.
And then I think X-Loud got its kill while blind.
So almost everything went the way LNV wanted to, except just not getting the kills fast enough.
We'll see how they do strike on the back foot.
Haven't had a map of Anubis from LinnVision on land since Cologne, where they got absolutely
shredded.
But like you said, kinda all the history gets thrown out the window when they can show us improvement day to day.
Plus, Mellon starts it with the 5-7 headshot, makes this round a little more interesting.
So a whole lot of Kevlar bodies around this bomb site, and footnote control the back of the site.
They just smoke things off, and that's gonna allow the counter-terrorists to just gather up behind it.
behind it they are playing with no kit and now they're out of flash so they have a smoke to try to
move forward if they want to. They've got this long flank coming into position as well but the
foot pieces start pulling players off the bomb site and that's going to really just even lessen
any impact LinVision could think about next round you know you had a position here where you could
have gotten away saved these four Kevlar pistols and hope to put them in place next round instead
Starr will be lucky if he gets out of here alive.
And so it's all flushed down the drain.
Glenn Vision, did they take anybody else?
No, sir.
Cemetery escapes.
And so majority up for foot as they convert the pistol.
So they're looking for right now.
Just a couple kills to kick off for Juge.
So you got a 2-0 star here.
Obviously, it's also their math pick,
which means they have a bit more to prove on it.
Interesting that limb vision actually go for CT side to start considering they had choice
Pistol maxing footer on a 70T side of new pistol round street now that is positive news
Two!
Yeah!
It's getting a little bit positive now, if you want for Starry.
Haha, sure.
We're back to hate Max.
Alright, yeah, we need one more hateful pop-in, please, B-tramps.
Not to tell you how to do your job, but...
It's just a request.
As we wait...
To see whether L'Invision's first gun round can change things.
Zacker on the AWP, that's a promising sign.
Like we said, looks so good with it, back on Dust2.
Foot just flowing through these opening rounds really haven't hit any hiccups
Damn they're not wasting time
They know what they want and they'll take it
Mid opening duel goes their way Sue the first casualty o and force start here on an Ubus
I'm such a big I'm a big fan of those strats that I like go fishing. Let's just grab a kill, but I got you on a line
We'll bring you back reset totally leave you with no one to find
No way to rotate freely through the middle of the map either, but whoa, that's a freebie for Zachar eyes wide open on this and
Well foot are gonna come through Zachar will turn around so
That works out nicely.
A purge through, but nobody else here, right?
So good on Zacker to get the double kill, but...
Still worth a sniff, they have a kit.
Lots of utility.
Demen hangs on in E-Box.
There's the utility to drop in front of it
to just kind of take the wind out of the sails if LinnVision wanted to take a sniff.
Well, it's kerosene they smell.
Burns out, frag in firsts.
Two players, layers back here.
This flash from West Mellon could set up Amelia.
They dodge it. He gets his one.
Will LynnVision still continue with this chance?
Two smokes, not using a cat.
Oh, he comes through. West Mellon.
That's the kid as well on him.
He's gonna smoke off the bomb. Get on top of it.
Five seconds stick. And they've nailed that retake.
You're kidding.
Okay, LynnVision, respect.
Yeah, it was great. They had the time to do it.
They set up all their utility nicely.
I'm curious. West Mellon gets through E-Box,
Catches demon off guard. There's a fire burning in here, and he took no damage getting past it
Pushing through rebox with the kid. I just didn't catch who threw it
This year yeah, just get around it obviously if that's demons Molotov
Trusting maybe an early warning not the case
From a 4v5 there, clean vision. A very aggressive start to last round out of
foot.
From the opening fishing kill out middle to absolutely no presence mid either team.
It's just this early exchange of utility long a and a pretty quick departure from the foot players to go join up into this B
Split we get a double up just on the exit of e-box
Sorry and West Mellon
flushed back
Got to be worried that that long smoke gets popped open in the meantime West Mellon feeling like his positions are limited
But he will still hold his ground with a kill and a half story finds one from the long exit good smoke spam out from
Krebbeni off jail, but a third piece on this B defense before the Komi-Suu, and he goes down with nothing.
He from Krebbeni. Oh, shut down everything now.
Great hold and great headshots, certain explosiveness to the T side from Foot, five rounds in.
They'll leave these round wins from LinVision as nothing but a one-off.
Foot always show us how quickly you can actually set up full execs.
You know, all the same positions approached pretty safely, just a little bit faster than normal,
And they get to E-Box, everything looks valid there,
and taking any crazy risks by doing it.
And they simply do not waste time.
Just such a key trade from Krebeni.
If he doesn't get the spam timing,
it feels like for sure the second E-Box player will die.
He was already low.
Oh, it's blown open.
Backed up into it like he had real cover.
So that site gets smoked.
The only thing when vision have on the scoreboard is that 3v4.
Zachar had the right idea, but just doesn't get any confirmation that his counterpart was down there
and is the only AWP to work with this round of Portland vision.
The only gun would have been real great for that sniper to have gotten a kill in either of these chances.
That's a gift that Grimini doesn't die.
Zachar now has to try to find a new place to go.
Luckily he's in the middle. He can go to either site easily. Hard to read here for foot.
They also don't overthink these anti-ecos normally, so expecting a decision on the site soon.
They have to calculate for that up.
Ooh?
An adventurous move from West Mellon, shut down, but if it gets the moving towards this
off, then it could get it moving towards a lindvision round win.
It's gonna pop open smoke, but three players crossed already, and so starry in a tough
position.
Made even more tough by a total lack of impact with that deagle.
I don't- not one bullet landed there, Moe.
That's uh, I'm lucky
That's why I buy five sevens
He's Zachar gets to hang on to the op
I'm lucky that he had a couple chances
Didn't actually get anything to shoot at when he was peeking through the window or through the window
He didn't across the bridge. He did. Yeah, that one would have been the chance
But I thought maybe even picking off Cemetery when he was the bottom of the stairs
That duel doesn't come his way the duel that does he whiffs
So foot dodge danger in this one and build up that bank
If we've learned anything about LynVision though, it's that the next time they play CT side of Nubus, they're gonna be really good.
I'd say nothing terrible about it so far compared to their dust too, where they're actually trying things.
Yeah.
So still looking at good things, but Footer just playing very, very well.
I'm obviously trying to course correct here before this half gets really out of control
The op goes looking towards E-Box once more.
That's an invitation and a half.
But the op doesn't connect.
Well, Mollie misses.
We'll move the CT out of position.
Oh!
He's still gonna get the kill.
Crazy.
Great shot from Sevetary.
Amelia locked in now.
He's got nowhere to run.
Had to commit to the duel.
at least gets his one.
But we've already got utility down in position.
Foot were very prepared to move into this execute quickly.
I'm all it's off into Heaven for good measure.
And cautious just at the right time.
So Foot are just such a well-oiled machine.
And with Cemetery having such a good game now,
compared to Dust2, opening kills like that are unreal.
I mean, I'm actually shocked that he out upped,
Sacker, who's super quick, he's on the angle,
knows exactly where this is this peek is coming from it's looking pretty ready
for it and was having a great day so we know the form's not too far gone but
cemetery really perfect with that one
obviously nature of the setup Amelia let's do or die and they asked a lot of
in versus all the foot six one secured clean peak
Zacker sets the stairs on fire trying to flush them in.
Oh, there we go.
Oh, call me Sue from window.
There's an incendiary thrown from the A site through the window that kind of separates
the pack there.
They run into the cutout and canal and call me Sue's just afforded the peek down.
the stairs are molly no one in position to really hold that
and always tough shots when you peek out that window and have to look straight down totally
not a fun duel to take but he nails them and advantage earned by lin vision as they seek
that second round win foot boost the player back through it and krebbenny's gonna find some real
vacancy here in mid and cemetery just peels an earlier off damn near same angle and krebbenny finds
Kissed down through camera man advantage robbed right back by foot and these last remaining Lynn vision players
Nowhere close enough to stop this plant Lynn vision are gonna take this series
They're gonna have to do it foot looking like they're at full strength again
Really just speaks to how well they played on dust to to make that upset happen
The foot are just right back to it
I don't know if they have any regrets starting CT or if they're just happy to get it out
of the way.
Hmm.
Usually if the map CT favored and you pick a T side, it's because economically you can
make more mistakes and in this case, that's why it kind of makes sense to get the good
side and make more mistakes than starts T.
But I wonder why they went for it this way.
Again, I mean you could tell me if that was this most recent round or the round prior.
It's the exact same angle, exact same damn near pixel perfect peak.
And it cracks the A side open.
Add to that Krebbeni's kill through camera, which is just as slick.
Yeah.
Well, Envision gets tossed around on Anubis, but Staryl just dropped out the window,
get first blood traded instantly with as many players that were there,
and Sacker will not be allowed to get away to do it again!
No way, don't drop three!
How far off only he had to get before!
I'm gonna be able to do it again.
Amelia's gonna push out through a long, that's gonna finish off X-Floud and control Canals,
but we've already got the answer.
Krebbeni down through camera, has got the bomb here right behind him,
And so Amelia drawn back into the action from Long A.
At least this time around it's a two versus two.
The one round LinVision had was an unlikely retake.
Will they take a second look at this or do they let it go?
I mean, not going for this is kind of wild actually.
Like I'm pretty sure Amelia knew with them both running that it was going to be the A site.
Yeah, okay.
Well man, the clock is already killed though.
Yeah, 17 seconds on this bomb.
Get only on West Mellon. Amelia comes in late.
Defuser goes down as a 10-second feed-use, and so he can't win this.
Nice try, Amelia. Can't scoop it up in time.
Bombs gonna pop. Very late return to that bomb site.
Felt like they were of two minds.
He was looking for something. I thought he heard both players running,
so I thought for sure the rotation could be quick.
They know there's no actual lurker in this spot, but maybe he couldn't hear them both.
And the same thing as pop, you can do the same thing.
You're crazy.
But we get this window peek again.
Yeah, and to be fair, they actually added more to the play.
They got two players pushing out of E-Box,
he came in, which honestly, I would have expected
him to push twice there.
And he delivered a 2K spray transfer once again.
Just unfortunate thing that a camera with her knife
was a little weird.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
I mean, if you didn't have to go- Okay, hold on. We've got another early hit.
Stari is going to be under pressure. Molotov in front of him.
Eeww! Can't manage to hang on to more than just the one frag.
Call me, S.U. lines up damage onto the offer. Solid stuff from him.
A little bit more output versus Krobeni, but Jukes holds off backflank as Emilia looks to get active.
And the tempo that Foot are playing right now, I mean, it's so fun to watch.
It is but Lynn vision probably feel like they're just dodging traffic
Some of these rounds flying by at a hundred kilometers an hour because again
It's not like they say okay rush and then they just run in they still throw almost every name
They need to like they cover everything they do it much faster than other teams
So it really is just fantastic when it's working. Well, it looks very well drilled
Like everybody knows the protocols even the kills that Lynn vision keep putting up
And Lynn vision have brought fight to the table particularly with those two window drops
It's all in vain nine one-foot lead on their map pick
They know there's nothing more they need to do they're trying to bring some dignity
back after the last map obviously but to be honest I think they've already proved themselves
And again, we'll have questions for Lynn vision.
They go to T side.
They knew there'd be more of a comeback
when they switch over to T side no matter what.
But now it's just, it's such a steep mountain.
They're so down in rounds.
No vision player floating on the other side of smoke so they'll just send a piece through
here foot again confident, huh?
Yeah, they're so good with all the caps man, they're always right too.
It's not like they just walk into fights all the time either.
Yep.
They get close to camera quietly.
Call me Sue.
Great off angle.
Lines up two players.
Kind of sets up a silent trap.
He's been blasted out of the round by cemetery.
Zacker trying to connect with his off, but a missed shot is critical, and it's gonna fall on Amelia, who also goes down with nothing.
So even with Sue, fighting two backs turned, helping out Starry to get that kill.
It is split with just certainty that they can flood down into this bombsite.
Starry and Westmellon, two versus three, Starry finds Jugez, confirms the off, stuck towards Fountain, doing it on his own!
Last piece up's gonna be teaming from inside!
Sikes!
Sorry!
As if he doesn't have a teammate, takes things into his own hands.
That's a bit of a noopsy.
They could have had that one in the bag.
Honestly, if they don't peek and he's just holding the flank on his up, that's X-Floud.
They're chilling.
Want to say, finally, a mistake out of foot on Anubis.
It comes in round 11.
I was gonna say, this is the one retake they go for, that they aren't even numbers.
It's like the least likely chance.
But every kill just falls into his lap.
That's four on the round out Astari
Great reaction to demon
You said nice try but didn't mean it
We've all been there
Contractual obligation
Wow for Benny
He's got heat-seeking bullets.
I feel like any round preventing wanted to walk through middle, he's been allowed to
do it.
Yeah.
Well, not allowed.
He's kind of forced himself into success.
Yeah, he was trespassing a couple times, but he's a bit willing to plead ignorance.
There's no barbed wire on the top of the fence.
Is it just a door?
Come on in.
The water's warm.
CT's push off A side, there's Amelia up on rugs.
They're figuring out what's going on, but...
Oof, a little bit labored there.
As X5 can't finish it, West Melon will use that chance to find another headshot.
Pops to him to do so much with little...
Bomb on the ground.
Nah, Sacker is off, has not looked as sharp as it did on Dust2.
That was a sitting duck.
Kerbeni gonna activate second player in canal though.
Oh, he got that kill.
Why not?
Oh, oh my god.
What?
They're just monstrous. Double digits secured on the first half of their map pick. This T side has Lynn vision's head spinning.
Orphas use a gun that nobody else uses. It's the biggest resource in the game. It's a one shot gun.
So it's bound to have high impact top orcas get the credit they do because
Not anyone can do it
The top orcas the player you're gonna remember because they're gonna get the best highlights
They're gonna be really really fast
You need your orca to perform if you're gonna be putting as much resources into the orc every single game
I think the role has evolved in a few ways when you go all the way back to the start of CSGO
We had super combat all through Kenny S is the best example because he was so mobile with the AWP
The orb got nerfed as a result mainly of players like Kenny S who was so aggressive
who were always pushing always in the face in the game that got nerfed and we saw all those be more
Ecstatic for a while device is a great example of that at someone who would pick their spot and stay in it and be like a turret
almost. This guy never missed the shot. He was the most reliable author of the time really.
I think all by gelling is not easy. You're giving space, you'll figure it out every time.
There are very few cases of players who have made that work at the top level. There's a few
factors I think that play into this. When you're all playing you've got to be focused on your crosshair
as basic as that sounds. I think you have to have a lot more trust for your team in order to
actually be capable to all. It's interesting to see James still be able to do it, considering
the whole narrative around his team is how he has very inexperienced players that he needs to put
in the right place, but he's someone who is so passive on the off that he's still going to be
alive in those late rounds. He's more so playing for the clutch while his team open up the route.
You typically just see an in-game leader be the first guy in. I think if you're all pink,
It's hard to be as involved, it feels easier said than done.
But then you have also flashy opers, they're a lot of fun to watch, people like Monosy.
Extremely exciting player in your face, pushing through utility, and of course, Simple doing the same thing.
Absolutely able to take over games with high-risk plays, and that's some of Simple's best moments.
Dropping in from heaven, getting two nose-code kills, giving crazy stuff, and you've gone away with it time after time.
When you're a top of Brazil, you're getting studied, you're getting game planned for.
The fact that I was able to find as much impact as he does is impressive considering
there are old analysts teams trying to figure out how to not let this guy pop on.
A guy that never makes mistakes, a guy that is extremely hard to punish.
There's different levels of hoping, whether they're flashy, whether they're reliable,
they have to perform in the highest impact moment and there is no room for error.
If you miss a shot on the orb, you're going to die.
You're always going to take attention because there is no room for error.
Now that is the playoff quality foot that we have all become so accustomed to watching.
And versus opposition like Lynne Vision that are, you know, on this escapade for success in Europe,
Foot hold up their end of the bargain, show that there's levels to this, come on in!
Foot planted on 10 of their 12 T-side rounds, the two times they didn't, they won by elimination.
Yeah, I mean, that was one of the most dominant halves of Masterclass.
We finally got like we had a competitive series today after the stomps that were Vitality and Maus.
Maybe LynneVision's T-side can bring it back within the realm of respectable.
I mean, we're definitely looking forward to this, and we see why. What is this strategy?
I love that they just dip down into the sands of CT spawn,
but then they are fed into the crossfire here on the A site. Xplots thrown himself in.
That's going to have them scrambling back. Okay, now we're playing on the fly, safe to say.
Yes, we are into new territory, but to be honest, they're...
Wait, are they not going to walk back? I feel like they should. They still have a split.
I mean like like this is the obvious thing to do because they were just mullied out oh
I guess okay if they push in with their 1v guy
Maybe they draw attention. Oh insta kill bomb wasn't spotted
Now it is yep to see here as well and on top of it west melons guys
So at least now starry can play it like he wants no teammate to link up with
Knows damn well where they're at trying to get away from this duel
He will find safety on site and fake plants once just in case the second now here's them
Trying to jump back into cover. Did you just walk up onto that ledge?
No, there's a he jumps there's that like that little brick at the bottom of the obelisk
He did jump okay
It feels like he wanted to jump into cover but then his feet got caught in that little extension almost worked out for him
What about a really cool and very critical one versus three instead of this just queues
up foot to dominate anubis?
The strat looked awesome but as soon as they all got caught jumping onto the beach, I think
that was sort of like only one way to go from there.
That's a new sound.
Looking great.
is looking to break the 7 man street, but left the door going along.
Good.
Hang on, Tec9's feeling scary as they just pounce on this bombsite and Starry's galil.
Yep.
What do you know, when you've got little to lose, you're allowed to get crazy.
Jigs looking for some late game raiding, lost his teammate, fired bullets, and will take
the Tec9 shot between the eyes.
LynnVision's force will be their lifeline here on map 2.
Just like that, they're totally back into the game.
At least we'll get to see what they want to do on this T side.
We already got a taste with that pistol round.
They were savoring this like a nice dessert.
At the end of the meal, they put all the vegetables up front.
They said, let's try to get through the CT side to what we can do.
But they really risked just having a terrible time by opening the door to attend to half
and then having to just fight back the entire way.
Let this all out. Nova's out for a cemetery.
Oh, you're dead.
Oh, Krobeni killed sorry, more on the bridge.
Player drops out through the window with the bomb, that's good, get it in the hell out of there.
And you'll find space over on this B-side.
He's running at this.
Nothing to lose, might as well put the pressure on the back of Sacker.
It's crazy how much they ran at this.
And they could, catch him.
Oh, of course, Jukes recovers.
Xplow trades out, bomb hits the ground, the force goes back and forth,
and now that bombs on the ground for Emilia to try to recover.
All the time in the world to figure this out.
I love that he comes wide through the smoke, but now he's down low!
What HP?
Yeah, that one's gotta hurt.
It's just awesome watching Footplay with this much confidence.
Yes, sir.
Like, you might push, get those kills, then fall back, look for a new round, and you know,
they run the entire flank, it works.
At worst they go one for one on these spots, LNVision just don't believe that it's still
happening.
Damn, because I was looking forward to whatever LenVision wanted to play on the T side.
Well, if they couldn't do it there, probably it wasn't going to happen.
We're scratching our heads and wondering what they would have gotten off to.
What can they afford?
Obviously, you're going to force here facing nine map points, not even one rifle.
Might be time to end this nightmare, haven't used a timeout, totally run through this game.
It's great stuff from LynVision back on Dust2, but Foote have absolutely kicked it up a notch
on their own pick.
It's five players with positive KDs, everyone's getting crazy frags.
leads to ancient, assuming Foote are able to finish this off in one of their nine chances.
Utility was what they wanted instead for any.
Yeah, I mean the confidence is it's just crazy, they're sweating it.
It's been a short game. Yeah. Just finding the best of three, we'll go to ancient, try to separate these teams.
Foot quite simply cut from a different cloth
when it comes to Anubis. Limb vision just sort of disrespected from the get-go.
You know, Foot said, hell with it, we'll die on our sword if things go poorly.
Reality is they never did.
That's not that feature I've brought up, you know, bomb plant constant.
Can't find a round really, we're put in half success.
They've lost a 3v3 post plant for one of those rounds.
So be it.
Last two pistols totally boxed in.
So as this series is guaranteed to go to Ancient,
and it's a map that Foot absolutely made the most of back at EWC,
using that to propel them into the Grand Finals.
finals. They did lose it to spirit in overtime there. They lost it to legacy and they're opening
that here at last open Porto. So this still questions as to what version of foot we get
on that decider map, but it's nice to know that a Dust 2 loss has woken this team up.
We want to see foot in more playoffs. It is as simple as that. And this quad caliber
of Counter Strike is deserving of the Super Boccarino.
to see the journey and the
trajectory that is going to
happen between foot and Lynn
vision right now, considering
how close it was on map number
one here for dust two. And then
how one sided it felt a new
business was here on map number
two, four foot. I mean, I think
looking at this one, Lynn
vision just came in with a game
plan that says I don't know how
to play CT side anubis. I have
yet to see a team that is
have yet to see a team give up mid so passively. You cannot just play a 2-1-2 on CT and Nubis.
You are going to get run over if your opponents have aim even close to the same level as yours,
let alone a foot team that's probably going to out aim you most of the time. You can't just
sit on the site 2-1-2. That's this is nonsense. And when they also decided to get a little bit
more aggressive, they ran the same play twice. They just ran the same play and foot wasn't fooled
the second time. I don't even think it worked the first time, technically. It was a close situation,
but we could see the limitations of LynVision when it comes to Anubis, which is rather surprising,
but like you said, I mean, oftentimes you just saw the players from LynVision turtled up on a
bomb site, and LynVision had no or foot that has had no issue dealing with them once they got them
there. I kind of question if it's a game plan thing, because that's a similar idea I had when
when I looked at their CT side against Falcons on Dust 2,
which night and day into this series,
then you look at their CT side here on Anubis,
as you said, they have one aggressive play
that they added in, and other than that,
it was just play a 2-1-2.
People talk about Anubis as a CT side,
being kind of like playing like a tee.
You wanna push in, you wanna re-agress,
you wanna take back control,
they just kinda sat there and let foot run all over them.
Not a map that you can allow anyone to do that,
and prop us to foot to be able to take advantage of it,
like you said Maui not get fooled even when they wanted to run a similar sort of strategy back for themselves
But most notably I think round eight is one to look towards where it felt like okay
Maybe something could get going for limb vision here
But at the end of the day so enough to get over the line by any means yeah as Maui mentioned
There's two aggressive rounds they were on the same plate twice and you're thinking okay now
We're finally getting some aggression out here. There's gonna be some plays you have the play through the smoke
You have the play coming through window you actually get a double you go 4v3
then you back up and you can try and hold the bomb so it's a little bit more
effectively when you're in the 4v3 but foot just know the way Lynn vision are
playing already they can just take back the space in middle that they know is
going to be free and you just have the 2-2 on both sides of the map then as soon
as cemetery finds that kill which is a great kill for cemetery against an
offer holding the angle you end up in a just unwinnable situation this is the
problem with playing so split up you you don't have any ability to get to the
bomb site to retake it in time despite being in a 4v3 to begin that.
Even though on a lot of maps a 4v3 feels extremely comfortable because you can
play back, hopefully you get your trades as they come into the bomb site or your
first kills. Anubis doesn't gift you first kills. There's no real safe angle to
play when you're on your heels in a bomb site and even if they just went for a
full exec onto the bomb site that could similarly have been incredibly effective.
It's why you see so many rounds that look like the CT team is throwing or why
aggressive? Why are they
aggressive? Why are they
pushing? But if you don't be
aggressive, that's what you
look like. You just get hard
cleared with around like that.
You see that they're able to
get to this kills made. How
do you hold that? How do you
not give that space up and not
look like you're essentially
throwing it away by being too
aggressive? I think you just
you can give away a little
control, but you have to be
able to win the duels and then
you're taking a gamble that you
can win the duels or you just
back up and you go, okay, we
saw players in towards canals.
We saw players outside B. We
rather because we know where the majority of their team is and you can force a 2v1 on the other side
of the map rather than just backing up and playing passes. A lot of teams probably also would have
had their two A site defenders instead of one sort of holding back at A main and then one kind of
holding mid at the same time just double push A main. That's even if it seems risky at the time
and it's what you see I feel like a lot of the elite teams do where they just understand you
that we have to keep looking for information.
I mean, at the end of the day,
it was a little bit of a Lynn vision that looked lackluster,
looked a little lost here on the side of a new bus.
And a lot of props go to foot here.
And most notably, someone who stood out compared to a map
one performance is cemetery.
We were ragging on it a little bit.
So I feel like it's only fair that we do bring them off,
considering how much better he played here.
I usually think of cemetery as naming himself ironically,
like look at the cemetery of people that could be dead
if I hit my off shots, but this time he actually was creating a cemetery on the server.
Oh, I'm literally just, everyone bragged on him too much and you still doubled down.
I had, I called up each round as I said, business stat, give me the 5v5, 4v4 stats for cemetery this year.
Maui Snake, I already asked, can you tell me some of the players that might be around his KD,
off the off 5v5, 4v4?
in 5v5 and even state situations, I would hope it doesn't invoke the name of he who must
not be named for phase clan.
It does.
It does.
It does.
Brokeys above him and young stars right there along side.
It's concerning.
In the clutch, he has, that's the state he's average.
I'm going to say he's good in the clutch.
I think he's actually good in the clutch, but in the early round situations, this is
an anomaly and this is why they have the win with him as an MVP.
he's on point this team can go toe-to-toe with almost any in the world agreed agreed I mean he
I also am glad that he broke his streak B trans brought that one up to that he was on seven maps
in a row with not hitting a 1.0 rating so thankfully we're getting a little more symmetry before
foot which may they may have actually just been in an early grave if it weren't for him I do like
that one there they're out of the early grave they're fine for their lives here it is elimination
and a map three will be happening, but there's more to it, right?
It's not just is cemetery going to show up for them, right?
Map one, he doesn't, they lose it.
Map two, he does, they win it.
It is a natural forward because other people
are also showing up this time around in map number two.
Most notably again, Krebbeni was one of them.
Yeah, I mean, there's there's a reason I said before the Dust two game,
cemetery can drop a point five.
And I still think this team is going to win.
Krebbeni is one of them.
When you look at him as an IGL, you don't necessarily look at his calling
as much as you look at his fragging around that.
and you evaluate him as a combination of a great fragger
with some pretty solid calls along the way.
And I think that's exactly what we saw in this game,
especially with the way they were capable
of taking control of mid,
knowing the way Lynn Vision were playing there.
Exactly.
The way that he was able to understand
how the rounds hinged on them already
having so much space towards middle,
it gave them so many different options in the mid round.
And so not only did he play very well,
as you can see from the stats,
but the calls too were on point.
I'm worried for Lynn vision
because again, this is the
question. Is it just that
lightning in a bottle sort of
situation that you looked great
against Falcons and actually
now the truth is ringing that
you don't really know how to
handle a team like foot. Even
though we can see you still
bring the aggression at the end
of the day, you're not going to
be able to. Out do a foot
worried not. I'm panicking. If
I'm Lynn vision, I am
panicking. Okay, we're having
a lot of trouble. I'm
worried about the team
I am panicking. Okay, we're heading into another map where you know this foot team people talk about foot on ancient
It is their most common most known map for a foot squad and it's a map
I mean we saw Lynn vision take down Falcons on this one
But I think you can download that game if your foot watch it back and see exactly how they did it
And I think foot are gonna take this one
Agreed. This is really where I thought foot could just pick this map outright
I'm a little bit surprised they didn't but obviously the fact that they got two of their best maps in this one
means that it worked out for them in the video. In your mind Maui, who for the
side of Lynn vision wasn't really on point there for map number two and might
suffer a similar sort of story when we do look towards ancient? Well the guy
that really struck fear into Falcons hearts the other day was surprisingly
call me Sue who in mid-late-round situations had a great understanding of
when he should go for flanks or to even make those kinds of late-round plays
where he would just kind of take that extra step and it would catch Falcons
off guard with fun timings, but this time around it's just foot going for these really
obvious head to head duels. And that's where I feel like Call Me Sue unfortunately comes
up a little bit short because I watching him don't really rate his mechanics that highly
compared to a foot team that's red hot.
It kind of reminds me of the exact same thing we're saying with Cemetery. When you get into
the late rounds, I think Call Me Sue has a lot going for him. He can play a clutch situation.
He can get around back into the situation where it's winnable, but when you put him
into situations where he isn't a 1v4. If you put him into 1v1s on bomb sites, I don't
think he's quite as effective. And this foot team is one that will test your anchors.
They'll test the sides of the map where you have your players. If you can't win that
1v1 straight up dual, you're going to lose the bomb site and the round is going to snowball
from there.
There has to be more that LNV can look towards though because you're saying in the 1v1s and
you said this even before we go into this best of three that at the end of the day,
LNV will not be able to win the 1v1. So then how do you put yourself in a position if you're
this out of Lynn vision that you're not constantly having to rely on that you're not constantly taking those risks
Let's not so frustrating watching how that anubis played out because you saw Lynn vision play such a default CT side
when you want them to try to be a little bit more aggressive and
Even though we did see some aggression on those rounds
They still couldn't even close them out and so you already created the win condition for yourself
You've got the opening picks, but you couldn't actually seal the deal at the end
So at that point we I saw what I wanted to but you just got to get over the line
I'd like to see them show what they did against Falcons, which was some delayed mid-reaggressions on the CT side.
They didn't take the straight-up fight. They knew, hey, if we're going to go straight up, it might be a problem.
We go for the delayed play. The delayed mid-take, catch them as they're in transition.
It's a little harder to catch a foot in transition in the way they play, but at the same time,
it's how you can avoid this problem of such a sharp foot team going head-to-head 1v1 and dueling you on lane vision.
Well, I'll tell you what, boo. I'll give you the time.
I know Lynn vision just sat back down so you can take your headset up. You can go and give them your insight
That's how you think they're gonna be able to play a stronger ancient for themselves
But at the end of the day we have been blessed with a map number three
It's coming up after this break and it is gonna be ancient
the game. We're going to go
into the game. Foot and Lynn
vision showing just how
comfortable they are on their
own map picks, but now we're
pushed to a map three a
decider ancient one where both
Maui and who have already said
strongly favors the side of
foot. I think it would be
denialism to say it doesn't
favor foot. I think Lynn vision
are going to have a very tough
time here. If I was to point
and I think this team operates really effectively when he can get going specifically.
I think it enables his calling and it gives them a chance in this one.
I don't know if there can be a hero here for Linvision.
I'm glad you're optimistic about it, but I feel like Linvision,
when they beat Falcons on this map, it was great,
but a lot of it was off the back of a great CT side.
Now that they're going to be starting on the T side here versus foot,
I would be really, really impressed if they're able to get more than five rounds.
And I feel like foot even if that happens their t-side can be so ferocious with their fast exec plays five rounds
Maui, that's crazy. They're getting six
Yes, okay, just yes that thoughts and prayers already being sent by Maui there and it is an elimination best of three
It's elimination ancient. So let's see just how strong foot are going to be
Who's a funny guy? That's crazy boo
Okay, twice in two days, no, come on.
What, 36 now?
Eh?
Your age?
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
I was like, what's the joke?
Yeah, that's real.
Foot back to your heavy favorites, understandably.
I think that Maui's, I don't wanna even call it pesticism,
that pesticides.
I wanna, it's more realism that, yes,
LingVision did beat Falcons on this map, but he's right.
That was a particular half,
and now they're starting on the attack
and foot off of Anubis are gonna be looking fired up, surely.
So I think with LinVision, unfortunately,
it's like just to back up before this map goes live
in a moment, their improvements day to day on Dust2
were so awesome.
And for that, I think they deserve to be celebrated
within this series, but we could be still looking
at a best of three where they get slammed
on two out of the three maps.
Yeah, but yeah, their ancient was fantastic,
pretty much no questions at all.
So we'll kind of find out, like, you know, how badly Falcons were playing to allow that to happen,
because that was a massive surprise in the first place.
Also, much better game tape for foot.
It won't be surprised by...
Yeah, very true.
Very true.
Very true.
Yeah, they had no clue what Dust2 would look like.
I'm sure even picking it could have shocked them.
The last year we go.
Red Room control momentarily for Lyngizion.
They try to follow through.
Westmellon, it's a one and done.
Astari sticks back, deals with one.
Now the bomb is going to wipe 20 of these CTs.
They want to go back into the B play, in fact.
And sure enough, this late activation from Sue.
It gets him one kill, but the other player
is able to get back into the cover with a flash.
And Sue knows he's got the left side locked in.
Knows damn well.
X-Flight is eventually going to come help this.
So how do you pull this apart?
It's going to have to be a nasty adjustment
for the second P. First one.
The first one, if only it was cleaner.
Considering that player dies to one bullet,
Maybe you get a chance to second instead X-flout soul survivor triple kill in the pistol and foot start off on the right
foot
I hate that go for pass. Okay, sure. That's uh
There's there's no better way they could have approached that to be one considering low HP player peaks first
But it does give two a chance. He's waiting for like that double swing never happens
Well, then, Vision, I was trying to do something interesting on their pistol rounds.
Appreciate that.
But now, it's crunched out of map 3.
Everything counts.
Don't get brownie points for good ideas.
threat on the other side of that smoke, cemetery peels away.
They'll take over position within it, Fommus gets tagged down to 15. What a nade!
Q's up, West Mellon's clear with ease.
We've got the Kerbini MP9 spam on the mark, but that also invites bullets back the other way.
And he gets dropped to 50 in the process, so I don't think Len Vizio will be mad about this bomb plant.
Krebbeni decides to throw what's left of his life into the edge of the smoke, does collect another for his efforts.
There's a CT smoke, so the T's need to stay active.
There's no kit on this round, and the bomb's at 25 seconds.
Jukes gonna try to make it move, and he'll clear that close smoke.
All falls onto this Tech 9, and they make that retake happen with just a bit more time to spare, so solid stuff from foot.
Caught off by the LinVision Pounds. I mean, again, you couldn't have asked for a better frag grenade onto the bomb.
It was a double, I think.
Oh, that'd make more sense.
Yeah, yeah, that was uh, yeah, but neither there was a wall bang or something, but yeah tag low
It's very nice wild for Benny full-on kills through smoking in this looks really nice is sometimes you get the molly
Which is really good on rifle rounds where you need more time to set up
But on a rush that molly can actually stop you if you're taking over cave and the site at the same time
So also people can leave mollies
Even together we lose together fuck them
I mean fair enough put that on a motivational poster like that hanging above your computer
kids love don't talk to me before I've had my coffee no no to hell with that oh okay
walking right through middle like a hot knife through butter here comes less melon and he's
He's out.
Now they're chasing ghosts.
M4 to the B site sees a lot of players with a good amount of damage.
This is feeling like the very least a bomb plant.
Remember no Kevlar here.
But attack 9 trying to use the side arms against them.
Okay, Starry.
Deagle fade away.
It's cleared out.
Sudo predicted by X-flat.
Nice little clean up duty by X-flat again.
He's got a quad kill this round.
But yeah, I think Lynn Vision are happy with that.
Three kills plus a bomb plant unarmored players.
the call out on the mid lurk as well, get through, you know, just a pistol, get a kill
off of it. Doing that at any point just shows you, yeah, but they've come in really prepared
for the series. I mean, that's such a nice sign. Uh, I'm sure they've come in prepared
for everyone and maybe they froze up a little bit trying to close the game. Bruce Falcons,
you know, you know, could have been mental. Even if you have the ideas, it's like even
Falcons who we know have the ideas couldn't come up with them. Yeah, they had the same
Right, that's a valid point.
Really strange stuff.
Kinda struggled in the same department there.
Falcons and LandVision.
Not company you'd usually compare to one another, but...
I like this game as another chance for Zacker.
Oh, and that is Zacker!
Oh, my goodness! You barely see anything!
Oh, wow!
And you got Starry! Now that was the formula!
Give me that Ultraslowmole on that last Zacker shot.
Okay, not that one.
Why don't I get Ultraslowmole?
If you do ultra do we have that machine we have ultra slow mo because I'm saying you could see like a quarter of a sleeve
Okay, and it's not a wall bag. It wasn't that was I didn't see a kill not a wall bank. So all right insane shot
And I mean you you time bringing him up to perfection there because he gets that shot
And then who gets these two kills out middle basically on his own is sorry and what was going down back on dust you
Zachary hitting critical op shots and starry constant with the multi kills off the rifle
Yeah, so for a game of anubis that just literally had nothing for lin vision to stand on
It's a hopeful sign that the first piece they win here on map 3 is from the same formula
That got them dust to secured. Can we do like frame frame frame?
Type slow mo I actually want each frame printed out on a piece of paper
Hunter's always got to do the most and just that make it so much. I win I win
You lose
It's cute up Zach are great shot into cave puts things in question
Starrie dominates mid and Lynn vision win their first four rounds in enjoy this
Wow, I mean
Not a wall bang by the way
Where?
Wow.
Say goodbye to your elbow.
Okay.
Great shot.
That was super slow motion.
It was, it was.
Yeah, that's what we asked for. All in rush this time.
LinVision already have their execute.
Smokes out. Jukes is under pressure.
It's got a teammate in front of him on the signpost.
Cemetery peels one back. That was through.
The edge of CT. Now edge cloud in the middle of all of this looking over top of the smokes.
LinVision didn't get the space. They wanted a very quick reaction out of foot. They said you want to fight fire?
We'll get you back with flames of our own scorched earth on the side of that A site as LinVision get owned.
This is another quick game.
Dust2 was a saga.
That was a comebacks and comebacks from both teams.
great all the way through but after last map we're definitely looking like we're
just replaying that again. This time Foot don't even really get to control the
paces. LynVision who are going quite quickly they're just keeping up on the exact same tempo.
Was there a miss smoke? Because I mean LynVision threw two smokes over top of
A in the middle of the execute. I'm shocked neither of them landed in CT cross.
Yeah I'm not sure there was timing of it something but there was that
yeah because there was two smokes and XLAD was looking over one of them so not
Sure
Because when they're in a main they're entering a main there's two smokes sailing over doughnut
I just assumed for sure one of them is gonna be the CT lane
Cemetery finds an AWP pick in the middle of all that carnage
But foot overall we're also so quick to react to that you know yeah, juke's takes cover behind the boxes their rotations on this map
approaches. We saw that even in the loss versus legacy, right? They've lost the
legacy in the opening series, but there was some very close moments where they had
advantages. X-Loud gonna get flashed as Starry emerges only one this time and
Demon just lets the MP9 rip away. Westmellon popped back by Jubes, bottom mid, and I mean
we're at a minute 35. Yeah, look at this. They're three smokes are still up right now.
Six guys dead at a minute thirty five. I love it actually very fun not for Lynn vision though
Okay, they're they messed with the beast
Foot really have just ignored any dust to never happened
Scary this team good
Rising young roster showing consistency and resilience in a time where some of the more known organizations are having struggles and inconsistency.
I'll take it. You know, it takes teams like foot and teams like legacy to keep the big dogs honest.
X-Flouds not going to be allowed to escape, Tech 9 chases him down after Starry finds
the tag.
That was a tag with an AK.
Preventing smokes on one side, all but that Starry's rifle getting into it.
This one AK round has opened a door for them to grab another gun and get this 5E3 nice
and early.
CT smoke goes deep though into cave.
They can get out in front of it and it won't be watched either, so some good information.
And Teaman's expecting them to push through.
He's right about that.
He can actually go unclear without that.
Yeah, that's kind of nice.
Jig's catching the killback.
They were waiting for this one smoke to come over from the single ramp player.
Everybody else hits the pause by the inside temple.
Stari re-emerging with this AK.
Still going.
It's on Jig's and Cemetery, who's now starting to rotate around through red.
Stari's done for.
Call me Zeus, Deagle hits.
Ling vision finding a lifeline, assuming this AWPer can't clutch.
1v3 is tough.
Rifles in the hands of all the players and quick to go for the trade.
Starrie finds another moment to shine here, opening up a possibility for
Lynne Vision to keep this first half competitive.
Great refrax for both of them, but it's really Starrie.
As soon as that cave smoke comes out, they realize he has to take some kind of
wrist steps right into the angle, knows exactly what's about to happen.
That someone's righty-ing a peek.
Totally saves his teammate.
And it's certainly not too late to change our tune about LynVision, we just now know
exactly how hard it's going to be.
A Lyn game, foot of only two LAN, last place exits.
Oh, sorry.
One and done again, trying to be the solution.
The body's through on the ramp, missed shot, could be critical, if not for Demon, holding
it down.
Superb, couple of headshots, Amelia on the response, he knows Demon's still gotta be
back here.
His teammate though back behind him, Amelia, opening up site.
By everywhere.
One-sided, foot art, like you said, everywhere.
It's so, like it's too quick how they're flanking ever, it's so hard communication-wise
to be like, well now there's a guy behind us in cave.
One of the guys in front of us is like, oh my god, someone's got a 2k.
It's impossible to keep up.
It is very foot to react as quick as they do.
We talk about how long standing some of the teammates are on this team as the ex-Navi
Junior Corps.
Oh, they wanted to walk out of there off that, but now there's no reason for Cemetery to move.
Oh, Flash gets him off his line.
X-Floud comes back in and Cemetery able to get two, and Snacker tip-posed into the
angle.
Battle of the Oppers goes foot's way, now five players up, and this starts to cement
Not only a five round lead, but we were talking money built up by foot finally.
And now you see the confidence be kind of an issue for Lin vision.
Oh yeah, secure that one spray because it's just so many kills happening at a blinding rate.
They're just dog piling and trying to climb over green to get this finish.
Jigs goes through, missed the timing on that flank.
That smelling gets tagged for 10 damage, then tagged for 4 damage.
Finally he dies here dropping only one body versus foot this round.
And this is coming off of that just suffocating tempo back on Anubis, so I'm sure LinVision feel at this rate
They're starting to just drop into free fall
Yeah, Bungie jumping with no cord
Toughest part is I mean they're losing at the default portions of the rounds not even just getting the mid control
They're looking for all their rounds have been fast and but again
Even their slow ones where they just want map control footer looking everywhere for map control to so early solutions
No matter what the problem
Unfortunately, now, LynVision relegated to pistols.
We've seen them with openings off these kinds of buys, but it really helped that Starry had
an AK that one time.
It's a lightning pace for a best of three series that goes all three maps.
Climb up from mid here for X-Flight, eats a flashbang.
Benny looking to just challenge down the ramp.
Gonna find them in preparation.
They're not giving them that time to breathe.
LinVision forced into the action again at the hand of foot.
They will find footing on site.
They do have an AK now in Starrie's hands
and a good short push, catching a player with nades out.
Les Mellon cleared back by an X-Floud.
Bomb is planted in the process.
And this is gonna probably be LinVision
banking on that Starrie AK to do something special.
K-Player helps out with Zachar's Tech 9 finding one.
Starry's gone unnoticed, but a smoke in front of him really could spell disaster.
And if not the smoke, it's a dink that comes through, and man, it just never ends.
Okay, a spam that's perfectly placed could actually...
Oh.
Very close.
We're not talking about close rounds anymore.
We're not talking about nice openings.
We need results for LynVision as they face elimination today.
I do like they're not giving up on their style, which is quick,
and they're still getting into sights, they are still scoring ball plants here and there.
of
the
death
of
death
of
This place exits, one with Coolio as a stand-in.
Okay, that's fair.
And then, no offense, Birch Cup, which I think, like I said, was their first tournament or
something.
So, very good excuses.
What you looking for?
Can't find that damn swamp, no way.
Don't hang out here too long.
get trench foot well they are in the trenches big time that trench gonna
turn into a grave if they're not careful
yeah Amelia's fourth kill of the map an instant head shot on the jugs
aggression I'm gonna laugh if Kerbeni finds the nades I mean they have the
the full flank here so everyone's gonna rotate over this is not going to be easy for them to vision.
X-File response! Oh, almost snapping it over to Amelia! Cemetery combat! Off up close!
And Zachar's got his number out from Donut! Now, going back to the site, watch Cabeni.
Oh boy. They are not considering this flank timing. Oh my goodness. But what's he
wanting? What's more from this? Oh my goodness. Oh, Cabeni, this is slick.
You can just clear out angles, and he knows his donut, so you've got to take this kill.
All donut, and he knows it.
They don't have a smoke to block that off, and they don't really have a lot of health
to play with either.
Oh, Zachary.
He's fast, man.
Great finish.
And also good movement.
Dodging that angle.
Ooh, I love that.
Little slip over.
There are flashbangs there.
We found them.
That's funny.
He was looking for flashbangs while he held two flashbangs.
That would do it.
That would cause problems
Well then Lin vision one more at least the tail end of this T side lone star
Star is the only Lin vision player to have a bubble one-point rating against top 30 opponents this year
That sounds about right. Yeah, that's about right haven't had a great year overall. So that's fair
Just going to see them bringing out some of their best stuff at this event, at least.
It's going to be a hard elimination to know that you were that close to beating Falcons.
I'm going to try to give you an extra best of three to play.
Got to put you in like an M80 situation.
and
Then you prove to yourself and everybody else that one dust two CT side later you can look at that good
Gonna be left scratching your heads like why couldn't we just do this versus falcons?
You only needed a few rounds bomb's gonna get caught mm-hmm back in spawn plane with utilities stomping as well
It will be given a chance to defend itself Amelia doubling back through elbow
Oh, but Kurbani's going to fight tooth and nail for this.
The second elbow player catching you off.
It does peel back the mid-setup from LenVision, but that's fine.
They react and earn a man advantage, a real chance now, at a fourth T round win.
Sorry, waits patiently.
Gets delivered X-Floud's head on a silver platter.
Felt like a bit of a jump bait there.
Walked right into it.
Foot going to try to remain active, but in doing so, just offer up another kill.
You know what, Forrest isn't that bad.
It's not.
Especially when we know what that CT side had in store for them.
Yeah.
It's actually not that bad.
Desk had doubts about the T side, thought that's where the struggle would really be,
and it was a struggle doubling their rounds in the last two of the T side.
Makes this very interesting for LynnVision.
The bomb has been cleared.
The poor cemetery is going to have to pull off the clutch of the series.
Forced to move it out, elbow guy, still hanging around because there's so many bodies left
over.
Surprised that they were able to handle that double A main push, looked like a great move
by Foot who kept up aggression all CT side long.
LenVision survived two bouts of it for the four round T side.
Orphas use a gun that nobody else uses, it's the biggest resource in the game, it's a
one-shot gun, so it's bound to have high impact.
Top Orphas get the credit they do because not anyone can do it.
A top Orph is the player you're going to remember because they're going to get the best highlights,
They're gonna be really really fast. You need your output to perform if you're going to be putting as much resources
Into the or every single game. I think the roller has evolved in a few ways
When you go all the way back to the start of CS go
We had super combat author Kenny S is the best example because he was so mobile with the AWP
Your all got nerfed as a result mainly of players like Kenny S who was so aggressive
who are always crushing, always in the face.
In the game, that got nerfed, and we saw Alters be more ecstatic for a while.
Device is a great example of that,
someone who would pick their spot and stay in it and be like a turret almost.
This guy never missed a shot.
He was the most reliable author of all time, really.
I think all-by-jelling is not easy.
You're given space, you'll figure it out every time.
There are very few cases of players who have made that work at the top level.
There's a few factors, I think, that play into this.
When you're at AWPing, you've got to be focused on your crosshairs,
basic as that sounds.
I think you have to have a lot more trust for your team
in order to actually be capable to AWP.
It's interesting to see James still be able to do it.
Considering the whole narrative around his team
is how he has very inexperienced players
that he needs to put in the right place,
but he's someone who is so passive on the AWP
that he's still going to be alive in those late rounds.
He's more so playing for the clutch
while his team opened up the round.
You typically just see an in-game leader be the first guy in.
I think if you're all pink, it's hard to be as involved.
It feels easier said than done.
But then you have also flashy opers that are a lot of fun to watch.
People like Monosly, extremely exciting player in your face, pushing through utility,
and of course, Simple doing the same thing.
Absolutely able to take over games with high-risk plays.
That's some of Simple's best moments, dropping in from Heaven, getting two no-score kills,
did the crazy stuff and got away with it time after time.
When you're a top-up as well, you're getting studied, you're getting game planned for.
The fact that I was able to find as much impact as he does is impressive,
considering there are whole analyst teams trying to figure out how to not let this guy pop on.
A guy that never makes mistakes, a guy that is extremely hard to punish.
It's different levels of all things, whether they're flashy,
whether they're reliable, they have to perform
in the highest impact moment.
And there is no room for error.
If you miss a shot on the orb, you're going to die.
You're always going to take attention
because there is no room for error.
An interesting turn of events here
is the Linn vision secured just enough rounds
to peak our interest. We know that their CT side versus Falcons rock solid. They went
10-2 on the defense versus Falcons. So why not make this game competitive?
Hinges on a pistol victory and it was Amelia who finished that half versus Falcons as the
top rated player right there alongside Sue, not the expected suspects.
God, this makes it a lot worse. It's going to have to end in the safe plate. Got one
kit on Sue but looks like they were hoping not to have to retake ready over on B.
A vicious spam. They haven't moved yet. Now they're gonna know. Oh, you gotta commit to the rotate. It's gonna take too long.
Explode at least plants a second time that'll give him next your second to the half to work with. I suppose Zach are coming into
donate on his own. Decides not to just in case that lurks back there. They gotta have a full plan though, you know.
Now he's peeling away entirely of a smoke for three players the very least
I'm gonna try to make this happen from the CT lane there goes their flash to get it going
Diffuse kid on Sue tied down to 20 health
Trying to get now into the action low HP on the diffuser
Oh he got it!
He got the diffuse!
He's stuck that in the middle of the chaos!
No way before that retakes really even got started
Smoke on the bomb low HP
Don't fake it looked like they didn't have a plan their plan is pray to God that he doesn't get mowed down
Hope the bomb is screwed these guys can get shot all the way from the back of donut
No problem from safety and she gets dinked on the way in so the diffusers even sitting on 20 HP
But at the same time, I mean check out demon you're knifing where the bombs not planted
Because he comes out from the side, loses it in the smoke, great bomb plant, quickly
for foot, uncontested, but LinVision, now we have a game.
That's the lifeline.
Unless they lose this.
We're back in square one.
Three rifles on the floor, Saker and Skari trying to lock it down, but the SMGs get
pelted, Amelia lines it up, and he will deal with it.
Bomb down and in front of him, and X-Floud emerges as the last remaining rifle here for
foot.
Okay, now we definitely have a game.
they somehow messed up the situation. Wish they're not. This is so interesting. It's
one round at the end of the half. Four rounds in total. It looked so domineering from foot.
And yet here we are. Two round game, a CT side of Ancient. Anything can happen, folks.
They didn't go to Insta, they went to elementary time.
The InVision have a high threshold for pain, they haven't given up.
Die!
Some grueling, close losses as of late for foot between EWC
and their ancient versus legacy.
for many tries to get out middle find damage on starry but we'll be the first
casualty of this one frag grenade into the pack boom that is yeah to stomach
forces them to go in the hall in call me sues got a shooting gallery in front of
him in West Mellon maintain that's five up for Lynn vision on a one-round game
and a CT side advantage they got hands and if that foot want to play fast I mean
I mean, LynVision do have nades. They do have a CT side. They've taken down.
I'll call them better players on this map on CT side.
Stari's having a great series overall.
Sacker's been bought sometime.
No off-impact, that's fine, GG side.
Could be a problem if he doesn't connect.
Okay, Starrick, go off.
Yes, sir, Kureni kills Sewell.
Starrick's got a second, still floating around here.
And it's gonna be demon to get the better of him.
A lot of bodies still here for foot.
They will trade their way through this to the man advantage.
Yeah, relied on Emilia for one, but look at the push that they have.
It's West Mellon, you know, as long as he doesn't go too far,
he can still be very useful.
and he's all working all the way around.
This might just be overdoing it.
Considering he's still got a teammate in spawn in the 2v3.
Although, Krubeni coming back to just clear inside this door.
He's not.
Yeah, West Melon's got to come back now.
They're going to hear that U-till on V.
He moves it through middle instead.
Yeah, this is foot dodging the threat.
Linvision getting lost in the mid-round.
Starrie maybe biting off a little more than he can chew.
That was four players coming at mid.
They genuinely had a great stab at that if he didn't push all the way into separate waves foot throw
Krebbeni out first story feeling himself with a killer and then a second
But then there was that second wave two more players out through elbow
That's where I'm sorry took the fight on the next one. Amelia just needed the trade
That's where the sharp game comes in obviously very good malty there for foot
And demon to grab
A better relief for them too, especially with how that started, and how this happens starting for them.
Put too many chips in the pot and you know could have came out of that with a man advantage
and that risk going further obviously could have just destroyed the entire round they
got another kill but it's a bit much to ask.
I guess he saw the way that foot was flanked out inspired.
Good early HE damage here for foot.
On foot.
But they've got KV, they've got Middle, and they've got a plan.
Rotation comes over from Starrie though, he's going to add himself to this B defense, eats
a Nade for rotating in, West Mellon clean with the first one, Sue's still considering
holding off for the K-play, now he looks to get into the action, but he turns back on
Krobeni and gets one in sight.
2v2 established, bomb down for the time being, Zacker takes damage from the flames, that's
He's going to draw attention to him for sure.
But he peels back.
Man, next rotation is slow.
But it's coming in from the right spot.
Wow, all the way around.
Still worried that that ops sits behind the long smoke.
They've got a smoke, actually.
They're going to clear out the right spot.
If they don't see anything here, no push comes down,
and they smoke cave.
Sacker's got to get back in.
I'm thinking he's concerned that they pushed him off of the audio he made in the Mali.
No, you guys gotta move.
15 seconds, they've got the kit. There's not a lot of time to spare here.
We've got to get Zachar to smoke off cave. It's just exactly what he'll do now.
He's got to defuse this, and then you've got to have Amelia cover,
but a fried grenade's gonna expose it.
FOM is now at six seconds, and because they're not on it, at this point it's done.
Jubes goes through smoke, and Foot take double digits.
Yeah.
They slow down a 2v2, where LinVision looked nervous again.
Yeah, that touched this organized.
Communication just needs to be like sharper, I think with more urgency right there just to make something happen
They could have approached in a number of ways. Obviously just was a draw now where he's taken
They actually didn't read that push were going to push things and maybe
It's very easy to pull that off, but instead it's a standard set up in a post plan
And then every right I mean with the maid they had every right to sit inside of cave
They knew they could blow that open and see the bomb
footer a team that don't doubt themselves moments like that that might be the difference maker
they're gonna crawl out middle with the smokes now fading on red that's a big position to
take away from a lin vision that is now separated entirely three b2a don't not getting taken
over by crebeni at the same time this smoke already in position for the wraparound you
You said foot don't doubt themselves,
and they come out of this spawn with an excellent and fresh
idea for the T side.
This is crazy hard to read.
They obviously see the smoke, but they're here so early.
That helps.
That's clean.
Zachary putting one down, puts a frag grenade
onto the donut smoke, eats a flash,
gets found out, exposed in the open to X-Floud.
Still looking for one more on A.
And Emilia remains smoked off.
He's feeling like he's got a tool his way,
and Demon is there with the headshot.
Grabeni now on an adventure out towards middle.
We get this elbow lurk from West Mellon.
Oh, and West Mellon gets found.
Great reaction out of Demon.
Demon now has two critical 2Ks.
This one clearing out Amelia and that flank on Elbow
and go back.
He was the solution to Starry when
he was getting kills bottom mid in one of those earlier rounds.
Demon piecing together a good performance on this T side
to put a real distance between him and Lynn Vision.
No save is actually very tough.
So broke.
Steered a map point if they lose this next round.
And that's all they'll have to work with.
God, the money's bad, dude.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, they're broke.
Yeah.
Playing for overtime will be Lynn Vision, no doubt.
Not a single player with $3,000 or more.
They made it interesting with that pistol round,
but a couple of shady steps in the second half.
One miracle retake on the pistol round, but that's it unfortunately
Respect for converting that pistol fully for the three zero CT start
Okay
Sorry with little to lose freed up grabs an AK
Oh my god a T-Kill comes through. I know now
Now, if you can't kill them, force your opponents to kill themselves.
Bomb in a weird place.
I didn't catch that B-tramp stat.
Something about opening kills.
14 and 4 in opening duels, but they haven't converted some of those from 5v3s.
Only 4 of those turned into 5v3s.
I see.
I didn't know we could just call those back in like that.
He's going to do it even though he knows what it said.
Look at foot, they're a little bit worried.
Yep.
I mean, a late, late stack into middle is something interesting out of lane vision.
This would be hard to figure out.
The AK is back there, man, and we've seen Starrie win rounds as the hero AK.
Yeah.
It's going to require to still be set up by pistols, but that's that team kill those
USPs forced.
Grbany thinking about going to take a look at it, gets dinked in the process.
There has been solid output from the non-AK-wielding players, unfortunately here for LynVision,
nobody home on the A site, and while Foote slow this down to a snail's pace, they will
be rewarded with a bomb plant at an easy moment to just solidify this 12th round.
Five match points is what LynVision will face.
It's just time to play perfect for LynVision, and it's not like Foote are just making all
all kinds of mistakes they look insane right now this last two series have us
taking Lynn vision a little bit more seriously but unfortunately the can
still just both be losses and that's ultimately what they'll be remembered for
And they get cleared.
Starry's put up good numbers in this match so far.
Yep.
Unfortunately, like B-Trans highlighted earlier, it's only Starry with that above 1.0 rating
versus top 30 teams this year.
LinVision are 1 for 6 in their best of 3s versus international competition in 2026.
They have a best of 3 victory over Ninjas and Pajamas back in June.
A damn close call versus Falcons at the very start of this event.
Unfortunately, those wins remain elusive.
It's overtime or bus for LinVision now on ancient.
We can sing their praise for game plan.
And at times confidence, but as these results
come to their conclusion,
it feels like that's when LinVision kind of
shell up a little versus Falcons couldn't get the win
over the line.
And as foot took control of this ancient map,
Just no answer yet, but full buy could change things for LynVision, let's see.
They're still playing for mid, they're still pushing.
I just think that that's just another level of competition almost.
As much as it is Falcons, their footer playing way better than they did.
Once again, Foot able to take over early mid-play.
Starry from the red room, given a duel at least, but only had the one frag to pop open the smoke.
And even though foots show face out mid, they ought to keep things tucked outside A main instead.
You look at that radar, A defense looking light.
At least Zacker's been able to push down this ramp.
Kerbenny could wind up having his hands full.
A couple players here to potentially trade him.
His teammates send him a flash from middle, and he's actually going to go looking for
a kill up this ramp right now.
They're not expecting him to come to them.
What a move, Kerbenny.
He decides to take things into his own hand, he's not able to get himself a second, but now it's back to foot with this mid-emphasis instead.
Dona control will be theirs, and it's a very shallow smoke at the top of Dona, which is kind of scary for the CTs.
They'll get this information very late. They'll kind of have to just believe it. They're already starting to peel away. One spotted.
Oh, it's got to be Amelia now. Nine kills to his name, smoked off A main still. He waits for it, knows that there's one player in there.
Put your in there. Oh, Molly, not a smoke. That's tough.
Shripple push out from Donut. Cemetery.
That's one X-Floud follow suit.
That opens it up for the plant.
West Malham could challenge, and he will kill X-Floud.
Those Y gets a second, and it's damaged on the bomb planter.
Close, but no cigar.
Foot absolutely cranked the dial on this T side.
The pistol defuse inside the smoke gives Lyn Vision
one last burst of hope.
But unfortunately for them, it is a last place exit here
at Blast Open Porto, Foot will fight on for a chance at consecutive playoffs.
A tough loss to four Lynn Vision here having to to deal with two almost back
to back map picks that were heavily favored for foot, but also a big
congratulations to foot continuing on in the low bracket, being able to keep
that dream alive for themselves here at Porto. Lynn Vision this time around at
least made it competitive, but there's a reason that this is such a comfortable
They had a great map for foot.
They activated top to bottom.
They had clear even when they lost opening
duals, we saw they were down 14 for an opening
duals at some point they could still bring the
rounds back. They had that second third player.
Just a great map from foot, although I have to
give props to Lynn vision for getting it to
three maps. Definitely the fact that they're
able to take Falcons to three and foot to
three definitely deserves some props.
But of course, nice to see that foot are able
to continue on here in the group stage.
It is great to get to see it.
the canvass track that they have been delivering for us has always been so
enjoyable to watch but it's also been so enjoyable to get to talk to them and
we have xplad not joining us here at the desk actually how you whoa I'm gonna
start again xplad how are you feeling off to that three maps I mean feeling
good I think we struggled on first map a bit also like we had to talk about it
in the break but after second I mean after first map disaster we talked in
break then we just fixed the problems I think and it helped us a bit. I mean you
say the first map was a disaster it didn't really look that way though from
us I mean I know there were small things that you guys felt were bad but
why do you say disaster? I think we had a lot of advantageous ratios and we had a
lot of information in general but we didn't play like a tier 1 team I would
say that's wrong so that's why I'm saying. Disaster and not just a loss. Well what
What do you think about, okay, when you say play like a tier one team, is that what you
want to try to consider yourself now as consistently as possible?
Right now I think expectations are high, like from players, from the organization, from
the viewers, you know.
We are top three, four, five, whatever, so I think we should show that we deserve that.
It's not only like getting second place and okay, we are tier one.
We also need to consistently show how good we are.
Yeah, obviously you're the new guy on the block and Anubis has been a good map for
foot but for you it's been a little bit harder I mean you didn't play it with
heroic for a whole year coming into the team but how has it been trying to get
your feet under yourself on that one? Yeah I mean I think I played a little bit
an obvious sweet sangle at the beginning of heroic so that's why I have some
experience but this is a new position because I was always anchoring in now I
am playing a connector or K whatever you guys call so it's a bit hard to get used
to it but also like people are helping me we had good quest stuff and we always
watch back our games and they give me feedback. And I think right now Anubis is going pretty well.
Obviously you joined this team fairly recently. How confident are you that you've learned the
system that you're fully implemented or is there still a lot to learn?
Oh, I mean, their system is a bit classic. I think there's still a lot of way to go,
because for example, what I used to in Heroic was a lot of keywords, shorter communication,
but here it's a bit more chaotic and we are not using that much keywords so I will say it's a bit hard to
adapt but it's also like adapt in a way that I want to maybe use more keywords
You know so like because it's a bit sometimes a lot of cows in the server five guys talking
But I think it's it is in our hands to make it less. Is it a situation where it's like when in doubt you're gonna swing out?
Yeah
everyone is talking and could I be saying, guys, you know, like shut up. Everyone is talking and no one is hearing each other.
So, yeah.
I mean, it sounds like you're offering something to foot as well then, so not just communications, but what else do you feel like you're kind of trying to bring to foot that wasn't there beforehand?
I mean, it's a bit hard to offer things because they are together for three, four years, so it's a bit hard to say, guys, okay, we need to use keywords more, these kind of things, because they're already, like, I need to adapt the system, not them.
So like I'm trying to do my best like advising or maybe as you say offering but it's a bit hard to convince them. I will say
Going back to the to the final of UWC you had such a great tournament
And then you really struggle in the in the final of that one
Is that one where you feel like if you had another month of practice with this team?
You would have popped off in the final as well
I mean are you asking individually or as a team individually like I think I had a good tournament in general
but final was I would say like I was not nervous but it's of course obvious that everyone gonna be
pressure is for everyone because arena like it's my first arena with the crowd like I played in
some arena but there was no crowd you know so it was a different feeling also I think it was spirit
like they have a donk when he's activated you can't do anything to do something you have to win
as a team like individual like cage was good because individually I was popping golf and donk
was a bit sleep I would say but after that he wake up you know then you can
stop him. I'm curious I kind of want more of like a vibe check with your guys
team because obviously you make it to the grand finals in Paris and then you
immediately lose your first group stage game here and go to the lower bracket
but I'm sure you guys have more composure than to just panic and say oh my
gosh we lost one game we're in the lower bracket. What was the conversation like
after the loss to Legacy? I mean I think we kept doing what we like the same
mistake what we did in the AWC like we were losing a lot of advantage
situations till we lost today I think it's a bit hard to fix in a day so
everyone need to put effort and just you know fix in long term I would say but
yeah like we didn't think like because legacy was also third place so we are
not saying they are bad it's just like we are just focusing on our mistakes and
I think everyone knows if you play better like individual decisions the team
decisions if you make it better I think we can do better so we are not
focusing on legacy or this team or that team. It's on us when we are losing mostly.
Just a quick question. There's been a lot of talk around cemetery struggling as an individual.
Can you speak to the things he brings to the team that maybe you don't see as a viewer?
I mean, I played with better shooting AWPers, but I never played a guy who doesn't care about
stats or going first or dropping utility like supporting, you know, because AWPers, especially
young ones, are a bit like they like to have good stats, you know, and they are getting
and motivated when they're not playing good, but the symmetry is fully fine guy like he's
laughing even there's some rumors or people are just pulling him on the Twitter, but he's still
funny guy. He doesn't get affected. So I like to play with him because like I said, I like
support to MVP and in my opinion, he's not shooting bad, you know, a little support coming
out then Xplot. Thank you so much for joining us. I'm happy to see you guys continue here,
Basta. Thank you guys. Thank you so much. Give us that insight as well and definitely
uplifting his teammates trying to offer a bit more in terms of how we're going to do communication.
But at the end of the day, cemetery is a good guy that you want to have on your team offering a lot
more and doesn't need to be flashy and impressed. My analyst with his stats to have impact. Hey,
I was a little critical of cemetery, so I had to give him the question. Yeah, yeah, yeah, props to
cemetery. I do think he does some things, right? Couldn't do it yourself. I just wish he could hit
the off shots a little bit more consistently. That's all that. Yeah, that does to still
deserves critique. I don't think you should on a map that is really made or make or break for most teams offers
Or it's kind of so centered around that that is probably actually. It's not probably it is
definitively why they are bad on that map is because of him
But on the other maps obviously like you said he does provide some aspects to them
So it's a given a take there. I would probably want a little more give though
Sure, I fully get that I fully
it's not really a lot of
things. But it's not really
much of a loss. It's not
really a lot of people are
really respected, but it
feels like down at the end of
the day, maybe that's something
that you could improve on
whereas X flat feels that you
can't necessarily teach
people to be more selfless to
teach people to be able to be
okay with those lowest that.
So again, it's always a given
take on what you're going to
get in a player there. It's
also a given to take when it
comes to competitive
counter strike here. And
whilst we do give foot the
chance to continue on here, it
is taken away from Lynn
vision that could be ending
their run here and a tough
one at that, considering it
felt like they'd bounced back
I was hoping to see a little bit more from them in map two and three.
I mean, you also have to sympathize with them that you get put in against Falcons,
and then you immediately go, okay, lower bracket, that'll be a little bit foot.
It's foot. It's the second place at the most recent major event.
You know, this is a very tough run for them.
And as much as they haven't been capable of picking up a series win,
I don't think you can fault them for that.
And the way they made Falcons sweat and the way they bring this to three maps,
I think you have to give them a lot of props for the way they went out of this tournament,
even if on paper they went out to exactly anything other than last place for
Lynn vision would have been a pleasant surprise. So the fact that they reach
last place, however, win a couple maps, one in each series is a big positive
sign to especially the fact that they really could have won dust two versus
Falcons as they showed they were able to close it out today versus foot. So
Lynn vision is going to be a team that you have to keep your eye on and make
sure you don't take too lightly as some of these teams have learned the hard
But all in all, they did play more or less to expectation in terms of the tournament placing result.
Sure, when you look at those numbers at the end of the day and you see what's happened falling to the lower bracket than out,
yes, it is expected, but I'm still so like impressed with everything that they put up in all of those series that we got to see all the maps as well there.
And the foot getting to look onwards, I mean, they're looking at playing in a circle.
It's not tomorrow, but the day after, I believe it is. Maybe it is tomorrow.
I don't know what they did to vitality, but that wasn't the vitality that I've seen for the last year and a half.
Also, I feel every time that JL plays with the team, he's going to be a little bit better now, too, because he's learning everything with them.
So, I think that's a good thing.
I think that's a good thing.
I think that's a good thing.
I think that's a good thing.
I think that's a good thing.
I think that's a good thing.
the team is going to be a little bit better now, too,
because he's learning everything with them.
So, inner circle, caught vitality on a bad day.
I have a hard time thinking that foot's not going
to make a nice run here in the lower bracket.
Now, do I have a correction? It is tomorrow,
because I was going to say there's not enough games
because we'll do our seeding and then eliminations.
There's not enough, so it is going to be the last tomorrow
that they play. Anyway, I'm going to head over myself
with a schedule, because we haven't even finished
our day number four here. We still have a whole other series
to go, but there is a little bit of time between now and then.
And you guys don't want to go very far.
It's going to be a very quick break when we come back.
It's going to be a brand new game that we're going to be playing
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the game. I mean, it's a
game. Yeah. They are
tremendously disappointed.
Maybe for some not for others,
but I did say we were going to
play brand new game. That's
brand new for Blast open. Of
course, it is essentially just
a reskinned game of things you
guys have seen many times
before we're going to be
playing it. Jeopardy Counter
Strike Edition, which is going
to be. Why are we playing that
what I was gonna say? I don't
want to see the players. Oh my
God. Those guys setting up. No
way. We got three categories,
3D printed trophy. Yeah, what is it? Looks like Jeff Bridges. It's Ronnie's head. It's me!
You want to be the winner? Who knows? I had a hunch that one day they'd build trophies in my image.
I could use some scrawny head. Anyway, moving on to the categories here. I thought it was
scrawny that was going to be unleashed, but apparently you're going to put Maui back on the shackles there.
you guys have IGLs as category in the yellow there.
You have before and after, which is a very iconic
Jeopardy category, if you guys have seen it at all.
They're in the turquoise teal.
And then you have eras there in the orange.
OK.
Switchies.
I was going to say, yeah.
Well, it's a counteract addition of Jeopardy.
And I figured, Skrony, because you were our guest star,
and a man who loves game shows, you could have the board first.
OK.
I was kind of hoping that somebody who has a little more
with Jeopardy. Oh, you don't know Jeopardy?
I mean, I kind of do. I'm so sorry.
Well, I just don't know how to, like, start right now.
I'm going to take a shot.
Yes, you just pick a category, and then you say what number.
So that, I'm going to go with arrows for 200.
Arrows for 200. You know exactly what you're doing.
I'm playing Chloe.
Winning five Bloss titles is a crucial part of this lineup
becoming one of the best teams in history.
Oh, ding. Yes, Mallie.
I would say I have to do who is Astralis
incorrect.
What's open last pro series?
OK, why did you guys show the answer when it was wrong?
All the people get it.
Did they not like every pro series?
Oh, it says one of the best teams in history.
Oh, my God.
It's not.
Wow. Also, that was a boo boo.
I thought that I mean, picking the option means I get to answer guaranteed.
Yeah, me too. No, you want to do that?
That's not. OK, all right, all right.
You can do that, my bad. He got it wrong anyway. We'll give you the 200.
Usually you ding.
Yeah, let me...
200? It's a pleasure.
Yeah, I'm gonna give you...
I messed up. I didn't tell production.
Alright.
Warm up Brown.
Warm up Brown.
Don't punish me for him.
You're getting 200. I'm sorry, but you didn't stand in.
Yep.
What?
Okay.
Alright.
We'll live with that.
Anyway, it's still your board.
This game's easy.
Where would you like to...
Alright, so he gets to go first.
Yeah, I just don't want to interrupt.
I'm gonna go before and after for 500.
500. Okay, 500. I will wave the production before you click it. I want to explain how this category works because you said you hadn't played
or seen a Japanese. The way it works is, it's essentially like two trivia questions in one. Okay, so the way it is, is you're looking for an answer to the first part.
It will have the same ending word as the first of the second part. I know that sounds very, very convoluted. I do have an example.
All right, Matt, I'll take eras for five minutes.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
An example would be Rihanna's EDM hit,
Searches for Singles in Paradise on reality TV.
Rihanna's EDM hit is We Found Love.
The reality TV show is Love Island,
so your answer would be We Found Love Island.
Does that make sense?
It makes sense.
Yes, so you are looking for one word, essentially,
to join these two.
Okay.
And you're going for 500,
but the second most difficult one off the bat right here.
Okay, you ready?
I was feeling confident after the first one. Yeah, you really were. Okay. We've got before and after 500 blast open Porto's Asian qualifier team
guest stars in this new Marvel TV show spin-off whoa
Last open to Porto's surely, you know that that bit. That's the first. Yeah, which team is it?
Yes stars Asian qualifier team is in the winner. Yes, like it would have been it would have been Lynn vision
Correct. Yeah, the team we just cast. Yeah, just double checking and then you're looking for the second part
it's guest art so you're looking for the new Marvel TV show spin-off and they
know this one I probably don't know this one I'm gonna have a timer I'm gonna
have to call time on this party let me go with Lynn vision Lynn vision and yep
yeah shucks and you know what I'm doing oh no no you do you said you got it no
No, is it WandaVision?
Is that the Marvel show?
So close!
It's the new Marvel spinoff of that.
If you know the newest one that's coming from WandaVision.
I don't know anything from Marvel ever other than the Thanos guy.
Do you want to give it a go, really?
Only if I don't lose points.
You don't lose points.
Okay.
I would just say who is Lynn Vision Spider-Noir.
That doesn't make any sense.
It's Lynn Vision Quest.
The new Marvel spinoff is Vision Quest.
Okay, okay.
guest starring Paul Bedney vision best so you did pick a hard one because no one got it is still
your board sick so we can go back and you can pick whatever you would like let's keep it rolling
you know what that was actually fun i like the concept so let's do before and after for 200
200 okay let's walk it back a step all right this one's to use grody famous queen song becomes the
backing music for this iconic middle eastern desert counterstrike map i don't know enough about queen
But do you know this iconic Middle East and desert Counterstrike map?
I know a few. Yeah, name one of them. Well, what if it's the wrong one? Well, just say it out loud and you'll know
Okay, uh
I'm gonna I'm gonna go with Mirage. Nope. Oh, okay
Sure pass it over. Now. Hey
What is another one bites the dust to
One bites the dust to all right. It is now your board now. Where would you like to go before and after for a hundred a honey a hundred these
To go up not down. Well, we'll get there. We'll get there. Okay. All right for a hundred the world's largest hot biome
Becomes a shooting range for Nico's signature pistol
Largest, oh, okay. What is the desert eagle?
Specific world's largest hot biome. Oh, what is the?
Sahara Desert Eagle
Let's go let's go before and after a thousand oh, whoa
Let's clear it out. Let's clear it out already
G2's a rifle lends his vocals to 2018
This is a food question
What
Well, I don't think nerds made it into an Ariana Grande song.
Well, I will also say it has to kind of be two words, that's the key to this for anything
to work.
It has to be two or more words.
So you're looking for a G2 rifle that, in a way, has two words in the name.
Yeah, okay.
Well, I'm sure that it has to do with Heavy God, but I don't know any Ariana Grande songs.
I don't know the Ariana Grande songs.
Are you joking me, Vue?
No.
It's like they hit the single from Sweet Nuggets.
I don't even know her albums.
Yeah, that's a big, that's a big mess for me.
No one I'm gonna go with what have done like new jeans gods for new jeans heavy
God what is new jeans heavy God no you have to stop with heavy God yes God is
the connecting what yeah yeah you're looking for an Ariana Grande song that
starts with God I'm gonna go with God's plan
What is-
I didn't even know I wanted to hear what's dead, and I was like, that would have been easier.
It's too easy, it's a thousand points.
What is heavy godly woman?
It's all close!
Ah.
It is heavy god is a woman, cause god is a woman.
I knew that song, I knew it, I didn't know that song.
Oh, I knew who would know.
You guys were genuinely right there.
Shucks.
Back to the board, the Mali, it's still yours.
Uh, let's do IGLs for 100.
3, please.
I think it would be straight forward and would just be talking about the IJLs, but I was on our Kamishtrike Jeopardy Works here.
For a hundred, Karagin shares a first name with Finn Wolfhardt, who stars in this 2016 sci-fi horror Netflix TV show.
Whoa. What is Stranger Things?
That is correct.
Oh, shoot. Let's go. Let's go. I was thinking what other shows are there.
Good luck.
Widows Bay would have been a little too recent as Apple TV.
Let's bring back the buzzer so I can steal
Maui's chance at the end.
I need buzzers.
That's what we were going with.
IGLs for 200 Nat.
IGLs for 200. Apex joined Vitality
the first time in 2018.
The same year, France beat this
country 4-2 in the FIFA World Cup
finals.
Asking three North American football.
Maui was actually talking about
during Boss Bounty how much World Cup he was watching.
Yeah, but not in 2018.
Apparently he's locked. I had fast act. I had NBA to watch then
Who I'll just get I'll just take a random guess who is not Germany not not that
Let's go
Who is now effort who is Germany? That is a
Yeah, who is England? No
Tina no, it was
I don't want to gamble that one, huh?
My phone's buzzing right now.
Prof is messaging me.
How do you not know these?
Still your board, Mary.
IGL's 500.
IGL's 500.
We'll see how this one goes.
Fallen became the first Brazilian
to win a major in CSCO in 2016.
That same year, Brazil won their first Olympic gold medal
in this team's sport.
Jesus.
What is synchronized swimming?
Incorrect.
Women's Beach Volleyball.
Incorrect.
Hahaha.
Hahaha.
I think you were in the final this year.
They were playing Canada.
That is correct!
That was football's crony!
It was by the 500 points.
I'll take it.
That's right there.
Thank you.
Rims football, soccer, you're North American soccer.
That's true.
It is now back to your bullet's crony.
You know what, let's get going.
Let's do the IGLs for $1,000.
I'm super excited for this one.
Wait, there's a money prize?
Oh yeah.
And the trophy.
I would have been trying.
Okay, ideals for a thousand sin was born March 18 2002
Sharing a date with the biggest unsolved heist 12 years earlier where this many masterpieces were stolen
Oh, what's what 2012 sharing a date with the biggest unsolved heist 12 years earlier. So we're talking about 1990
Yep
The biggest unsolved heist still to this day. How many pieces were stolen? How many pieces how many pieces that is what the
Masterpieces yeah, what this many masterpieces were stolen all of the pieces masterpieces. Oh, yes
On some with all these how many I would have any at least a couple of pieces were stolen. Yeah
Guys I could have made a name the museum. Yeah, I'm not sure how to ask um
Ask a question as a number so I'm gonna go
Who is
I was definitely wrong.
Who is not who is disqualified?
Who is nine?
Unfortunately, it is incorrect, not nine,
but that does open up for anyone else.
How many is 12?
Unfortunately, incorrect as well.
What is 10?
Also, unfortunately, incorrect.
What even is 11?
It was 13.
Oh, my gosh.
It was 12 pieces,
pointing to about 500 million.
It was just off to midnight.
This museum got broken into.
Which museum?
I haven't written down. I don't know it off the top of my head. It's like Isabelle's something no rather
Obvious here we go. Isabel Stewart garden a museum. What got stolen 13 masterpieces?
Three more questions like jewel themes are on the rise as of late. That's true. That is true
Hey, but no, all right, you guys have the errors whose board was it? It's still scoring is I believe yes
I'm gonna go era for
I don't know how to say that.
I don't know how to say that.
Can you guys read?
I have to.
Okay.
I've been.
show matches of a place like to pre trucks and car again.
Silence is definitely right now.
Okay, I've been.
I'm gonna go.
I'm gonna hope it's two here.
Yeah.
Who's not it?
That is correct.
Yeah, just like I don't want to get this wrong.
I was scared.
Yeah, I was scared.
I was scared.
Yeah.
All right, so you're bored.
You get either a hundred or a thousand for the errors.
I'm gonna do that errors 100. Okay
Errors for a hundred
This lineup has lifted the most amount of notable event trophies just ever. Yeah
It's whose vitality that is correct. I was gonna say it's only one. I don't know you got me you got me nervous
I feel like I know it's a strollers. It's a straw. Sorry. It was a straw. It's all the one who's vitality. Oh, my god
I get the answer next round maybe.
Nooo.
Cause I knew they had more landmines than Vitality.
No, it was right, it was right. I checked this with Btrans.
It was definitely Astralis.
Yeah, it's Astralis.
It is Astralis.
It is Astralis.
If you count...
You had me like...
Counting in Blast Pro Series, they have more.
Yeah.
Technically they have less...
Well they have the same amount of S tier lands, but...
That was my bad.
You got more notable events, cause Blast Pro Series count as 8 tier.
Hold on, hold on.
It's this lineup, not this tier.
That was my bad.
That was my bad.
Can we...
You can take the 100 cause I messed up and I said it was right when it was right.
I said it was right when it was wrong and you know I don't deserve it. I saw it on the screen. Okay. Okay, boo
100 then I know actually I need it actually I think give it to him. I think I think we should let's win or take all for the end
Right, and this is a daily dog. No, I'm not doing the daily double
Question do you guys want to do it as a free for all?
Um, I think it's only fair for the last I need a chance to answer
Answer first. Let me answer first. Yeah, let me answer first. Well, okay. Yeah, okay, then you'll beat me though
That's unfortunate. We won't it's worth a thousand. Yeah, and you've got one thousand two hundred
Yeah, you can't even lose here.
You literally can't lose.
You just need to potentially come in last place.
Okay.
I'll snipe it from him.
All right.
Error is for 1000.
These two errors.
Oh, he knows this.
Oh, he knows this.
Taylor Swift.
His profile picture is Taylor Swift on Steam.
Oh, no.
Okay, look at this question.
Oh, she got it.
You can't mess this up, boo.
This is a gimme.
I know you're all too well.
Hey, bro, all of your listeners out there, these two Taylor Swift errors notably do not
have her iconic, re-recorded Taylor's version.
I'm a fake man.
Holy shit, you are, bro.
I don't know.
I know we were all waiting for a reputation.
Okay.
I don't know if it came out though.
No it didn't, that's one.
Now name the second.
Hasn't answered as a question though.
Okay.
Which era is this reputation?
Yeah, but this too.
I need the second one.
Oh, 1989, I'm pretty sure they had,
I can't remember her new albums though.
I can't remember the name.
Well, the new ones wouldn't need them because she had her own record label at that point.
Well, that's great because they also don't have a Taylor's version.
Yeah, I thought that was the whole thing.
It was the two newest ones, probably.
Notably, do not have her iconic re-recorded Taylor's version.
Dead poets? What is Dead Poets Society?
No.
It doesn't have a Taylor's version.
But it doesn't need one.
That wasn't the point.
That's not even a question.
Which, I think, I think the Taylor's version don't have a Taylor's version is lightly flawed.
No way.
These two, it's notably do not any fan would know that these two need and do not have any fan. She said any
Reputation what was the album after reputation I can't even remember is it the self-titled album
You're really good
You're the only one who gets the answer.
That's the one point.
Is that even fair?
Oh my.
It's not fair.
Neither is life, Maui.
No, it's clearly not.
You're one and only time so far on my desk, and you are as he is, Japanese women.
Look at that.
A trophy of myself.
I know right where I'm going to put this.
You're more than welcome.
Thank you so much for joining us.
It was close.
1,100, they now have 400 there right after, but we do still have one more series for today and a whole lot of fun.
We're going to have a legacy coming up against Falcons.
We didn't prepare on them that much. We didn't think that we lost to them twice.
We just want to play CS that we usually do and just be strong, mentality strong individually.
Just be ready for everything.
Does that mean that you guys are going to tour legacy today?
It better work this time, but I'm confident.
I mean, I said last time after the revenge, but we still lost.
Obviously, this time as well, coming from the revenge.
It's very hard to play against them in these maps,
but we like the maps as well, so I think we'll be the hard match.
Do you guys do you think that you have the better play style
compared to Falcons, and that's why you could beat them twice now?
I think we have a play style a little bit different from them.
So we have a very aggressive and we have a lot of aim, I think, they have as well,
but I think we play more aggressive because of this.
So I don't know, I think we have a good playstyle playing against them
and maybe we can show a good sense as well today to win.
I think this game has less pressure because I think for Falcons it was a pretty important game.
Maybe pressure was a factor that made us win in EWC, but here, if you lose, you don't go out, so it's less pressure and I think it will be a harder game.
But I hope it will be a fun game, at least.
I really appreciate trying giving that insight because at the end of the day it makes my job
a little bit easier because he's kind of right.
There is a lot more pressure when it's a single elimination playoff spracket at EWC compared
to what right now is the group state.
Yes, it's all about qualifying to port it, but you do still have a second last line here.
And I think that might be a definite favor for Falcons a lot of the time.
They look at legacy, they play as if pressure doesn't exist.
And even with Kerrigan on the roster,
I feel Falcons still at time falter
when the lights are on, what they're
at the most heated moments of a tournament.
They sometimes just, they're a second late on a peak,
a flash doesn't show up that you need.
And that's where they really lose that little edge
they need to beat a team like legacy.
Exactly, this kind of format being in a group stage,
knowing it's not really do or die in the same sense,
that should help Falcons in terms of alleviating
that pressure that you've already mentioned.
And also the fact that they have the major in their back pocket at this point, you would
think that would free them up a little bit more as a whole, despite the fact that they
did crash out at EWC to this very legacy.
I mean, we could have a look at that, Rod, because when you break it down, you have to
wonder so many things whilst there is those external factors at it.
At the end of the day, individuals weren't really showing up to the side of Falcons
in that best of three.
I would say the individuals of legacy showed up incredibly when you look at that best of
three.
the Falcons players weren't where they need to be.
Certainly, you want more from Tezos, from Nico.
Nico's really struggled against this legacy team,
but you also have try with nearly a 30 kill performance
on a CT side of Dust 2 as well
that made this incredibly difficult for the Falcons side.
I was surprised for this one.
Well, that did have monocy.
That was your win condition for Falcons.
That was Mets, but unfortunately,
nobody else was able to go toe-to-toe
in terms of fragging for them.
I feel like also for this game,
It almost was surprising to me how Legacy was able to escape as the winner of this,
because a lot of their calls led to early picks where Dumau was said to his death multiple times.
There were just multiple instances where Falcons got that pick,
but they just couldn't always contain what Legacy were trying to do as the round progressed.
Yeah, and then on the flip side, you have Falcons. They really struggled on their own T side.
I mean, they got shut out on the T side of Mirage over their losses and the best of five at CAC and this one.
they only manage what 20 of 63 T rounds.
They're just getting blown out
when it comes to the T side.
And that's, you know, credit to legacy
having this kind of bulletproof CT side of times.
And hopefully we're going to be seeing that.
I know Tri at the end, he was just like,
oh, we just want to have some fun
and see some good counter strike.
I want to see a similar performance from legacy,
but I also want to see what it matches up against
if Falcons were also to all perform individually too.
Because I feel like that's when we're going to start
being able to calibrate legacy a little bit better.
because there is still that question mark,
are you able to do one event?
Can you find consistency?
Can you keep doing it now?
Consistency in Falcons, that's just an oxymoron.
I mean, it's never really gonna happen for them.
The way that the individuals play is just so,
it's just so focused on what's going on
in their micro area.
And oftentimes you feel like,
are you guys even looking at the radar?
Are you thinking about how many men advantage you have?
The way that Kiosk gave, for example, recently played
was a kind of downright despicable versus Lynn vision.
The way that he just swings out with no regard
for his team having an advantage,
whether it's through a smoke,
he's just fighting people with no regard for his own life
and what it even means if he perishes.
So I think that's gonna be a huge hindrance
because I just don't even know,
even though Karrigan seemed to have lightly unlocked Kyosuke,
I just don't always feel like he's learning
when I watch him match to match.
Yeah, I think when you look at their major run,
It almost covered up the reality that when Kiyosuke has a bad game,
he's really liable to make some kind of, as you said, despicable peaks,
some peaks that you really need to not be making, giving up openings,
giving up situations where you're in an advantage.
And if you have him having a great game every game as he did at the major,
well, it looks like he's one of the best players in the world, right?
But he has a bad game, his aim isn't hitting,
and then all of a sudden Falcons struggle to win,
even if the other players are showing up,
but against this legacy squad, oftentimes they aren't.
I do want to latch on and hopefully Falcons
will do the same to the positive that you guys mentioned
in their previous matchup,
their previous meeting against legacy here,
was how Monacy showed up, right?
Because what has already been so far in Blast Open
is how good try is on the side of legacy.
And so now I'm wondering if we're gonna see
the same sort of caliber coming out from both of them.
What does the head to head look like?
What are we gonna be able to see
in a run back here only eight days later?
As much as we know what we're getting out of Monacy,
He's in the upper echelon, the top three of players that seem to be in a career, a category of their own.
Try is trying to make an attempt at actually brushing up against that.
At times, he's an incredible player with the AWP in hand, but also with the rifle.
You saw that with their last matchup against Falcons as well.
When he had the rifle in hand, he could find entries.
That is an insane.
They do that every time, though.
And even when they lose, they do that.
You see, he's behind for it though, isn't he?
Well, like a sub.
You know, you see Trey, he's a great player.
He's just not Monosy.
That's the only problem.
I am so high on Trey, though.
I am so high on Trey.
Even though the last HLTV Top 20
AWPer that was from South America was Henny,
my take is that Trey is the best
AWPer from South America since K&G.
Even though he never got on the Top 20 list,
that dude was a beast.
That dude was insanely fast.
He could change the tide of a game relative like on the drop of a hat.
You this guy is just changing how everything feels for legacy.
As soon as he joined the scene, they immediately became a huge threat
to everybody out there because try is just wicked fast.
He is so he can be so aggressive.
His rifle is also so clean too.
And the amount of rounds that he just single handedly takes over
and also presses the issue like it doesn't matter if it's a five on four.
He will still sometimes rotate to the next bomb side over.
try to stop what's happening on that side too,
or if he's just pressed onto a side defense,
he can rattle off three shots with such great accuracy
that he can also stop a whole hit dead in its track.
So I think that try is really kind of what is given legacy
this huge leap in performance.
Yeah, what you sometimes see is legacy having a little bit
of a gambling style.
Sometimes little gamble stack three, four players in an area
or they'll just give up a part of the map
to re-aggress a different portion.
Sometimes they would lose control of that area entirely.
now you bring even if you lose control of that try has absolutely no concern to
walk back into an angle that's been taken he can be caught in the open he
knows hey I'm at least getting one someone swings on me I'm in the middle
of the open I'm getting one minimum if not more so he can have the confidence
to re-aggress these angles that a lesser opera might be worried about look say
a lot of those dad is in the back because right now try has definitely been
putting up a performance for himself and for legacy but I do wonder where
exactly I'm not beat it is gonna go
I think we're just going to have to run it right back. Yeah, we saw previously. I would expect that as well. Okay, wait a second. Well, I think we're going to have to go back to the
the Falcons going to feel confident enough if they were to match up against them in a map one.
I think if Falcons banned anything other than cash, it would be them being completely desperate,
you know. I think legacy often have a bit of an advantage in this video, because I think we're
just going to have to run it right back to what we saw previously. I would expect that as well.
Okay, wait a second. We got ancient this time out of Falcons here. I mean, Try has been pretty
crazy on Dust2, so I don't really blame them there. Yeah, the concern for Dust2 is Try,
especially I thought they might go back to it just in that try had such an
incredible game and still you had a very close affair where Falcons arguably
should have won but you know you're going to map three on dust two if you
don't get it. Yeah you're still gonna get it in the pool regardless of that fact
so Mirage here I again what we talked about with with legacy in this is that
sometimes their T side can lead some of their entry fraggers like Dumau down a
river he was having a really hard time but once they swapped over to the CT
side they were lights out.
It is a strong map video.
Then we're going to see a similar run back if it were to get to a map three
where they could run up against each other and have that rematch there on
those two. But right now we're kicking up with Mirage and scrawny and Launders.
Mirage, an excellent place to start this best of three.
Mohan, we've got a very big deal in this game.
That's why we've got to take it extra seriously.
Falcons versus the legacy squad and poly market predictors, obviously taking
Falcons in this one.
Let's hope we get the Falcons that we're playing the second half of Dust 2 vs LNV.
Because this is a Falcons that has actually shown a bit of weakness so far here for Blast Open Porto.
If Kerrigan's in the server, Twist must be close by.
He's watching.
I bet you that.
The series that's not even really a rivalry if they lose this match.
No, it won't be.
5-0 in maps right now.
Let's see if the beatdown continues.
Man oh man.
13-7 at EWC on this very map going legacies way.
But that's game tape.
For the brains behind the operation over in the Falcons camp,
frag grenade into the pack.
Nice shot from Kyosuke to start this.
Things have to immediately slow down as that utility fizzles out chance to get into the bomb site
We're watching on his Falcons get a lot of damage in but there's still not managing to fight a second kill until now
Karrigan gets there more damage on lot of he is still alive and kicking finally
It is just him left over. Yeah, it always felt like Falcons
We're gonna win that pistol once the nades hit once they slowed it down legacy dodge shots long enough
But it is Falcons up with the first that has to be my favorite spot for Kyosuke just on any map
And I wonder how much he likes it just playing behind him shooting at those windows from get right
He is just so good at that
And yeah, they clean up
Usually it's just like a non-starter if you you lose that first kill and you're stuck in the B apps
I was shocked to see legacy actually waddle their way out, but didn't really matter thought it looked pretty sharp
And they've had a couple of wake-up calls so far this event not surprised they're coming out strong
I love yo Bob says no we were going and who else it's art that is just evidence of his
psychology when it comes to Counter-Strike
For the players run away
Art runs through
No, they peek from Palace first, I mean, probably nothing happens, but why not?
Keeping it clean for the first one, there is a bit of space offered, but Peryton spams
down the attempted bomb plant, and yeah, this one goes exactly how you'd anticipate.
to be proud of your legacy, no foot in the door.
Nisim's been spotted.
Oh, there's a noise there actually.
Oh wow.
Cause he just saw like a pixel.
I mean, this is gonna be a jump scare.
Tessus is gonna be so confused.
Ha ha ha!
Kill it, it works!
That's crazy, we've nicely done this one.
Oh, that's so good.
Tuxin.
Tessus.
That's joke.
Left scratching his head.
Give him a tap.
Oh, poor guy.
That's funny guys, I'll bet my life he's in cc spawn right now
It's goofy, so at least hey that does
That's nissan one
Falcons get a laugh out of it
And a conversion from the pistol first guns up for legacy. Let's see what this game's got in store for us
yet again some apartments presence shown by art takes to the tip of the spear
top mid players come out now for legacy as we've got two down under the window as
well and of course Falcons remaining active here on a site taking over Palace
in the meantime. Making moves. At a minute ten, Nate finds the boosters with substantial
damage. Utility follows suit and legacy still just
positively made. It's a very hard rotation to be, but two are getting up into the window,
so that tells you it's most likely coming up connector. It looked like they had a great
read on it but it looks like they're actually wrong. This one's coming at
Tess as full force. He operates alone. Niko kills Art. Oh they didn't Molly Cat. Tess
kept clipping one and trying to just keep himself down with a nade flying in on
him. He's whittled down to nine. Niko's still here though and didn't take damage in
his first frag so Niko is gonna be ending up to be an excellent piece of
support. Lotto though with two headshots opens up the bombsite just like that
We're back into this a 2v5 early in this game queued up
Do now single kill bottle connector back to the murder hall
Confirming the pieces but allowing monocene kill skate to come at this half health lotto clutch
He does crazy things. I don't know how he's gonna step this up though big round player in their game versus foot
Here's the approach from the Falcons
They've lost track as to where he's gotten off to and as he plays here
He's just roping them in one after another indeed a 2v5 out of legacy
I'm telling you an umbrella on a rainy day. That's a lot of ways, man. I cannot believe it
The moments that he puts up sometimes
What a crazy clutch from Tetris
That one they're finishing off Tess S. Oh
And it makes you wonder for Falcons, it probably felt so in the bag when Niko jumps up on a
ticket like that.
He's genuinely got this like Zipixor right now sometimes.
A lot of his nasty.
Has huge stats this year.
Desk was talking about him potentially breaking into top 20.
Or it was a V-Tram's insert, one of the two.
Yeah, yeah.
He's got the numbers for it.
Tess S, full blind.
Him and Kyo skate.
One kill so far between them.
Flashbangs interrupt that exit out through ramp as one lingers in Palace legacy hit the pause button
Not a bad time to pause they're not stranded anywhere out of view entirely Kowsky in a very active spot
There's still a lot of attention this side of the map
They don't have kits, no nades as well.
This one's going to be a brawl to the finish.
Can't play retake.
Just hoping Falcons move pieces to the wrong side of the map.
Not the case.
Still majority lean on A. Second volume and execute comes over but Kiyosuke gets away
with a position.
You think this could spell disaster for Legacy, but they'll still clear it. They've got him zoned back into that cubby.
Lotto finding one. Here comes Niko with a double. Trying to snap it up into the palace.
Can't manage the third. 15 on the clock and bombed across from Sandwich.
Again, they still have to fight then. That retake is so unlikely.
Mack tends to try to cover off. Ticket. Oh! Lotto just moves back around.
It was actually an open connector plant. They didn't like the odds of that.
A double up from Falcons from Ticket, and it works.
A bit of a mistake at Mach 10, obviously I don't know how low Monosy is, but the Mach 10 would have easily finished him off.
That's a great answer after losing a 5v2.
Yeah, they played it exactly as you should, I mean Niko, swinging out from that jungle smoke, just ready to die.
But Grapp's two kills.
Love these two. I love that they're sad side-by-side. I
Don't even know what happened exactly I think it's the fact that he didn't get burned out of that sandwich position because even in the
Cinematic replay it's like there's fire on his head
He's just hanging out in there
What's crazy is that he's allowed to get into that corner and they still check it still check a lot of yeah lot of us still checks it
No stone unturned with that guy
Legacy force to flip over the couch cushions looking for money to buy here this force features the two golels
Lightnades and some of it thrown towards mid right now
now. Man, no kits. Again. No kits again. They have enough money, surely.
Oh, Nico. Crossing paths in the window. Oh, what a lineup, Nico.
Oh, crazy. I mean, excuse me?
I don't know how he had a point of reference to that.
That was really nuts.
Missed chance out the ramp.
Monacee slaps Missamatta here.
Like a bug.
Dumount dropped empty-handed.
So Rock solid round for the Falcons
to come up with five players alive.
Going to put this early attempts from Legacy
under question as they will be stuck in a save.
The CAC finals, one thing.
They just put together their new team.
Yeah, the rematch was very surprising. Legacy beat them again, but, you know, I can only imagine how hard they prepared for this one.
Preparation one thing for Falcons, sometimes it's execution the day of?
So far, so good.
I mean, you have lost the five versus two in the middle of all this, but everything else looks good.
Mm-hmm.
An early screenshot just to get the jitters off.
You know, yeah, it's, uh...
Just get it out of the way.
In some ways, it's inevitable.
Better to get it out early.
I- Yo, legacy! Missing multiple utility already this map.
It's okay, a lot of will clear it.
No, we won't, because there's not one player heading towards mid.
And obviously, they're thinking, best case. Falcons don't know that there's nothing top middle, but floating around at the window was Niko all the while.
Kyosuke dodging flashes as the Tech 9's emerge. His gun's getting empty, but that's fine. Karagin's holding his own, and on top of it, Niko here to help out with a kill and an assist.
So, rocks all the defense on the B-side as Falcons go 5-1.
Yeah, Falcons, feeling good, looking good, smelling good, we don't know that, but one
mistake, it's just one mistake, still a very clean CT side overall, and a messy T side
for legacy so
they like these try it again at least sending out doom out oh that's huge
auto kills Nico oh three kills opening for legacy and Kyosuke can't do it on his
So look at the damage here though. They are that close to denying legacy and exit.
I love that strat so much. My goodness. They just show the one guy to the end through that smoke with the assistance of flashes.
He pauses it and it feels like the rush is just a little delayed and meanwhile they're still ready to poke open other parts of the map.
That just had Art's name written all over it.
Yes it did.
But it wasn't art at the tip of the spear, Dumow, out first, brave in his opening move.
See if Tess S racks up any exits, but they're gonna go apartments to survive, so it's really
just Nissum as a possibility.
See his gun now?
Yeah, he does.
Nissum executes.
And Tess is like, what the hell?
Try still dies to the bomb.
We have a funny little head-to-head between Nistam and Tess S at the moment.
Never knows where this guy is.
Yeah, I can Nistam look like Houdini from Tess S's POV.
That was a very crafty exec.
Lotto is now 50 and 25 to CS2 head-to-head against Niko.
50 and 25? Not even Donk can do that!
Lotto pocks Honesty over towards B to start this one, so another opening bit of success for Legacy at the B site.
Not a position where the bomb can make it, unless it also slices up Cat.
And with a second kill, Catwalk wide open for the taking.
Aw, it's fast and committed that nade. Oh, whoo. Might actually give Niko room to work here.
Yeah, Niko's allowed out because of this smoke that Legacy gave over to him.
They're going to pop it open, expose him.
That's great.
That is so good.
Can't help but take the attempt.
I mean, it's so hard to tell what's an illusion of a miss.
When they clear things like that, it's like, did they just draw them into that and know
that someone's going to try to play off of this spot?
It helps them clear both back pillars as well, though, so.
I got tricks for days.
Well, a solid couple of starts to the B bomb site, starting to feel like a good bit of
success here for legacy leaning on that half of the map.
of
50 and 25 is a crazy that's nuts. I mean it does help when you're up five maps versus them.
NES
not overall, of course, Talcans used to beat them
including at the opening best of three of these CSAZia championships, 2026 where they went on to lose in that best of five
Looks like a bit of a more of a detailed one here at Azanik
Just like that, huh mental and this I mean hook line and sinker
I'm not sure if he's mad at them for blowing it open or does not it himself for standing in it. Yes
Crazy way for Legacy to deal with a threat like Niko, especially in the form he is, 8 and 4.
You know, he stands at a smoke, he doesn't get his aim dual, because they expose him on their timings.
Paul said the other day, Legacy, to give them credit, that this is a compliment, but he said they have one of the dirtiest play styles right now.
Ooh. How fast they can get into spots like that, and you just don't know that move is coming, like how could you?
I mean, we've always used that expression that Art drags you into the mud, so...
I think a dirty playstyle is a good way to put it.
Falcon's shelling up a little bit this round.
But Legacy finally playing one very quietly.
I just saw that as an invitation, but Tess S is very ready.
That's a scary frag grenade for a second for Tess S, because I thought Tri was maybe going
to get an angle, but I didn't go deep enough to fully open smoke, allows Tess S to play
close on ramp, losing the angle into connector, has Tess S actually falling back, just in case
they do pop out from con like that.
Flash that's just kind of not synchronized as us eats it at least able to still capitalizes the teams were also flash
Nico emerging through a smoke once more in monosy finding his four up four Falcons
Legacy played with a slow clock this round and it ultimately just fizzles out. Yeah, they kind of said there's no real gap here
As they're going to smoke a ramp. They thought like I see thought they could punish but no
And then I mean making sure to cover those small tiny gaps that would otherwise not really
really exist versus other squads, I think is what's really important, maybe what they've
had trouble with, with legacy in the past.
It was Monosy's frag that almost opened the smoke for Tess S to get caught.
It was Monosy's flashbang into connector that I feel like he had to throw, so I'm not criticizing
that, but Tess S looks at it.
A couple of moments that could have made Tess S's job awkward last round.
Guns at hand legacy.
His Falcons will still fight on for that 9 round CT side.
Niko continuing to look sharp this evening, I think bodes well for Falcons odds of winning.
dumped a nade on top of Art's head for 50 damage.
Oh, who wins this? Whoa, that's clutch out of me.
Obviously, that earlier HE, which I think he also threw,
oh no, it's G.O.S.K., helps out a lot.
He's half his HP gone.
You got three lean here on A, Molotov right in front of the majority.
Legacy have to wait that one out at 45 seconds, banking on maybe Dumow getting some damage
and he's gonna make Kiyosuke's position awkward there, half health tagged through the wall.
Pull its whiz over top Tess S, nobody watching for that palace walkout, Tess S just gets
blasted off site and then Kiyosuke finished off by Dumow, they have fought their way back
into a man advantage. Nicely done. Nissan offering a flashbang while he kills Monosy.
That was just perfect in terms of not doing too much after they got their kills.
And they didn't actually have these smokes to establish. They were really relying on that
connector lurk to work out. That and the palace walkout too, right? Finding Tess S before he could
tuck in under Palace. Another key moment for Lotto.
It's just too tough when you die in spots like that because you know you go back,
watch the demo and go, what did I really do wrong? I barely gave that away.
But Legacy just seemed to find that all the time. I know Niko and Kyosuke were outside connector.
I guess Niko fell back through jungle as TSS was pushing forward and it just boils down to that small timing
He was so close to tucking into cover
But this one puts the money of Falcons under question right at the very end again this Mirage increasingly
See decided as the bays go on so it gets a little bit scary for Falcons who started off 5-1
Yeah, the reality here is Kevlar and pistols for the rest, freeze that Niko to try to
be the hero here round 11.
to weaponize him but nobody home for legacy here still sitting far back.
They'll just moving this AK to try to get the right point of contact, but Niko just hasn't seen anything to shoot at.
Can hear them working through the midpoint.
Finally, given his chance tags are down to 20, now they'll know where that rifle's at.
Don't be surprised if this starts to move legacy into that A-side a bit quicker.
Still don't wait for that, Util.
Niko's scrambling to get over here as the pistols are gonna stack up inside of ticket.
We hit 30 seconds, and legacy only now emerging from that ramp.
We're changing guns and whatnot at 25 on the clock.
That AK remains a looming threat.
Monocene could also offer up an distraction.
Tess S goes wide, kills one with a deep.
Bomb plant gets interrupted.
Nico finds another kill.
They wrap around the site, and it falls on to Dumau,
who's just too far gone.
Yeah, no time.
Falcons robbing one back and making up for that lost 5v2.
And we talked about how foot in those moments
don't doubt themselves and move quickly enough that's a moment where legacy they
have everything they need to make a decision as you mentioned it's not a
full investment they maybe didn't know that for sure but they know the best gun
is gonna be that AK and they knew it was also on me up until this moment where
the everybody so much time to rotate through no way Falcons were gonna go for
a slow-paced retake the time to strike was ten seconds ago for legacy and they
We didn't find it.
So that locks in their lead.
Just when we said like Mirage CT side,
kind of looking for more rounds
than what it looked like Falcons would get.
And because of that surplus of money now,
winning with this one AK,
we've got a double op variation for Falcons
to finish the half width.
So something fresh as Kerrigan dons the sniper.
Let's go Kerrigan on the op.
What could go wrong?
It's easy.
Opping B apps.
It's easy.
It's easy.
Legacy still get through with a buy their own.
Little light on nature.
You literally just chill all around you chill.
Just chilling.
Just chilling in the face of terrorism.
Legacy.
Wow, almost finding Miko. They're gonna try to hail Mary's spray through.
Oh, they catch him with the Art Peek.
Ooh, what an optimist this is.
Miko trying to escape this solo HP and they just still got it.
They're so acid. That's gonna piss him off for sure.
Kyosuke takes a bit of damage here, but it's a quick climb into the window for a legacy
as the bomb peels back off Cat and Art, becomes the Playmaker.
Taking out Miko's huge. They know Jumbos clear.
This is one of Art's favorite lurks.
And guess who's chilling on apartments?
Kerrigan finds one with the AWP.
Kioskate was ready for the Artwrapper round,
so very good presence of mind and a solid defense
to at least keep this 4v2 Falcons
to try to ice out the half.
See, it's easy.
Big reposition from Kerrigan,
takes up position in back sights.
Once he gets on the second window, it's over.
Still, just keeps on considering Catwalk though,
and his teammates got 20 HP.
Kerrigan vs. Trie in an AWP battle for the B site.
He's out of AWP and Trie a hundred percent.
Thirty seconds.
They are holding this.
Kerrigan here's the drop, AWP gets off the line, oh that's the bomb drop now, so Dumow
is going to have to double back after maybe killing two people.
Kerrigan loses his head, Kerrigan up next and again it's that clock that really puts
the pressure on this clutch out of Dumow.
Add to that that it's got to be the ace, and Monosy won't let you run.
Falcons, 8-4 CT side, solid stuff, even including a 5v2 fumble.
They'll be happy with the end result as they take to the T side.
11-5 for the Mongols.
The one that was slowly piecing together some kind of comfort zone.
No comfort whatsoever.
9-10 hits another!
Who doesn't know what shots?
And so this space drives up, he will do it all if he has to.
The others fall for him, no help is coming from my-
One ten calls the emergency services.
And there's a ton of pressure coming in on Messi.
He lines up the body-
So solid.
Locks this down, another multi-frag moment.
But here's Dawgs for a bottle.
Okay, over towards Outer, damage onto the off.
This would be huge.
Is Donk gonna look for the pickoff into Heaven from Hot?
Or is he gonna stay in Squeaky, the decision he has to make?
Donk comes back, Zywoo, remember, full health over onto the AK.
They're feeding Apex to him, and now this huge health advantage.
Time's ticking.
Donk's out wide, okay.
Clashes and kills them off.
Always reliable Russian rifleing.
Walking up on it though is Shiro. Does dispatch of another with Cobra gone?
Yami's scout gonna be pushed in. Shiro a chance. Don't comes in.
Just gonna get a couple of extra. Padding up those stats further.
23 in County before the 9D. Kadex! Oh, it connects!
Strike! What? How's he on that? Masterful from the 9D!
This is lovely play from a town far. Going into the stack on lower though.
Yeah, you're right. You're right. Torji's all pissed here,
But it's only gonna be that first chance of magic before the penny drops the info flows
Torji looking for more. Oh, he's got it another
So she's racking them up
Beautiful they're killing the clock 35 seconds now nobody have to make a choice wingsies in the same corner
He's played in the past wonderful right here in hut meanwhile a floor falls
Now they get the entry nezzy backside
The anchor!
Vitality's king!
He sits here, responds, the headshot hunter only gets the two.
And so now it is on Eme.
And with 15 seconds, it's got to somehow grab that bomb.
We've got low health on Nezzy.
And then, and then, the Navi nation crumbles.
That's away with a lot of damage.
That's Brolin squeezed out from Pog.
Gonna try and run it out into the yard.
Zawoo's orb is on the line.
Second back!
Coming alive!
Maximum damage done to Maus.
First shot misses, and there's a lot of movement from Furious Outer.
They right off this track, kicks and can't get his.
This is your kindar just trying to charge it down multiple bodies still,
but he doesn't keep it down.
He's not done yet.
Oh, he's just parrying right through everyone.
He's a bulldozer.
Miko, last man standing here inside of the site.
It's a quad-captain for your kindar.
He will stare that in the face and step up to the plate.
What a monster, Yikindar.
Team Falcon showing some tenacity and also their ability
to hold their nerve.
8-4 CT side, Rock solid half out of Niko.
Rock solid half out of Kyosuke as well,
who is very mobile within that half now that you think about it.
Supporting Niko inside connectors,
supporting Karrigan over on B. Nice to see
the rifling is a department falcons flex to get this four-round lead little fake coming up here for falcons
it's an active spot legacy bite no because at the same time they still hit this b site they find
footing on the ground try with one frag so far nissan gets cleared kiosk a looking to be the
solution finds you on the reload second headshots is try though finally gonna get a multi frag
as Monacee and Kerrigan left to a two versus three.
Bomb here on Monacee's back, finds you on the reload,
but oh, it's kind of scrambling.
Worried that another CT would find him,
which eventually they do.
This is a change of pace for a guy like Try.
A lot of talk about Try this week coming off
of a phenomenal first event in the Legacy Jersey.
Great opening best of three, looked like an animal.
Was very human though, however, in these first 12 rounds.
Yeah, he also, he has had a one or two off maps.
So it's a little bit streaky here and there
and he even started this one zero and six.
So a good bounce back already this map.
Well before it's too late.
But definitely his overall trend has been splendid.
and
to keep your fakes rare so people believe them.
I mean, this is pretty lonely.
Woo!
Also looking clean.
Just enough of a hold here from Nissan.
Let's do now into the action.
Three kills for the MP9.
And an assist for the road.
It gets cut down to two, but obviously full save here for Falcons, so they can buy this one.
A little bit scary here for the Falcons, letting that pistol go.
Legacy could just run through a CT side sometimes.
Oh yeah.
Yeah, Falcons already felt that.
One of the best momentum teams.
And I mean the modern day.
Yeah, and really run with it with some of the tempo that they'll play to.
So you let them convert healthily.
And we saw Lynn vision and, you know, improved drastically in terms of just getting their communication back online, and it was in the focus game where they were showing similar issues.
This is gonna be their map to show that that's solved.
Try moving wide here, seize the drop.
Was a player in front of that to potentially pick, but he didn't seem to want to stick around at all.
It looked like the overreact to A, but it actually is going in this direction.
Oh, be so careful about phasing the smoke.
They're going to go for the boost just to get back help to try.
It's a cool path to take to try to support this B site, which now does have three players
in apartments.
Kyosuke creates an opportunity for himself with the Lotto frag, try full blind.
That boost in the window works out for Goomal.
Drives under siege, has to give up position, in the smoke, huge ask of him, and then headshots
here for Falcons.
Kyosuke gets active on the other half of the map, he's being hunted down by Art, the last
remaining player is going to find a one for the road, but that was a nice move by Falcons
to get back to the B site to swarm our even with the support system that legacy put in
place in Dumau off cat. He gets his but it's just the hit onto the site versus the offer
that goes so well for Falcons. Yeah. Flash line square in his vision. Perfect. Exactly
what they need. It's like pretty light but there is it's sort of like a map control
fake. It's not a full commitment day but you can just get him at one kill has to be respected
when it looks like they're about to make their decision. The Falcons had a lot of map control
there. It looked for a second like they had a free run up cat obviously, Dumau got in
their way but only one kill. Solid round from Falcons here on T side. One white boy says
Hirosh.
Hirosh, my dudes.
Inshallah.
So first gun round goes swimmingly for the Falcons.
see on an early line but that'll get taken by this ramp smoke that's numbers
collecting here outside the A site movement back now from try offering
utility support to Palace.
Here comes the execute over top out of the Falcons. Three smokes out with the Molly for Sandwich.
Smoke it.
Art's gonna just smoke out in front, give him a little pocket to play behind.
Lotto's eating flashes, but finds Tess S before he falls back into cover.
Now Tri opens up the smoke himself to no avail.
We've got this bench takeover from Kerrigan, and he lines up getting the double.
Another player up through connector, Josuke connecting his.
Kerrigan doesn't consider it, and so we go back to V2.
Nissan's done nearly dry.
Josuke keeping the pressure on, so the stairs player comes wide.
It's Modesty into the clutch.
Try pushes past him on an AK.
And with the bomb out in the open,
Modesty using 30 seconds in anticipation for this walkup.
Nice!
Modesty plays that masterfully, and it will be Falcons with 10 secured
off of a real scramble in the middle of that hit yes excellent i mean unfortunately for art he
uses his own smoke but then dies to it his carrying goes around the outside
whoa first kill in the back is insane
yeah they fought for that one and it's cool to see carrying in the middle of that get a multi-frag
Putting up and putting down legacy economically.
We're gonna need a real big mistake for Falcons to lose this one.
Sight is indeed stacked.
Frag it into the pack.
Tess S goes wide.
Dives to the USP.
Everybody's here for a legacy.
If they're gonna get chewed through by Niko,
AK arrives to find our hiding back site.
Scary only for a second.
Second just that's really hoping everybody does commit
They follow through and they'll take this one the five-round lead
Re-established Falcons up eleven six and money got decimated for legacy. So we'll have to
Look the next round
To be a real threat
Oh, can we get that
That might be scary to come after him now that he has the op
Working for it, but they'll get that back to where it belongs in Monacy's hands.
So far, so great here for Falcons, looking good on both halves.
Survived this pistol on the critical rounds.
Nice Monacy clutch sprinkled in.
And a 5v2 fumble for good measure, you know?
And this is a team that's looking to be consistent past the Major, and again with, you know, Kerrigan
having so much impact on this team and influence.
It's a spotty record after Majors.
Even after he's won them.
It feels like he'd really like to shed that part of his reputation.
Yeah, totally. I'm sure. And the thing is, like, you know, I put my handset back on to listen to his interview after a game yesterday, because he was trying to answer the question, like, why is it that you always play to the lovelier opponents?
I mean, he doesn't really have the answer, either. And I'm sure if he did, like, because it is just got to be so mental. There's not really any other explanation for it.
That wouldn't be shy about even saying it's it could be motivation makes total sense when you've been playing this long
But yeah with the players that he's got
They're hungry great opening Lotto who gets wind of Kerrigan crossing over Kyosuke into the cat fight. Oh
I love that. He was so ready to keep it on a swivel surgery
like ready for that smoke to get popped open and ready to punish accordingly now
he's got a decent position inside ladder room he's got a health disadvantage to
have to handle but hey it's gonna be tough to get him out of here and that
be defense looking lights once the apartment smoke comes out in a few
seconds gonna have to make a brave call and actually just go for some kind of
be stack but hard to figure this out Falcons are early into a very strong
position on this side here I'm jumping around they're going to smoke off window
from the apartments Niko checking the flank with the bomb for the time being
but because they don't pounce there is this second player in now with Nissan
willing to continue this pause but that smoke they just put in window that's the
final smoke that the Falcons have tons of nades still yeah eyes are wide open
here from legacy ready for this next rotators gonna be over to jungle so we've
got two players here miss him can handle only the one do now is gonna have to go
big to slow this down to wait for the market rotate Josuke gets a bit of
damage and he goes up next and monosy got one of the rotators done for arts
gonna let himself burn down to 14 health and that's where monosy winds up
cutting off both those rotates through the marketplace it is six map points
Team Falcons. I love the T side so far from Falcons. I mean, it's decisive. It's got all the map control you want
It's looking brave. They got the clutches in there. So I mean they have full control
You know, there's a mental block a little bit versus legacy. They're they're solving that right now
They force legacy into a terrible position like Otto's got an auto shotgun
That auto shotgun sits here hoping they extend.
quiet map, they decide to make a move and it is monocy who's been sat there
waiting for somebody to overstep. That's two more confirmed A, one guy
throwing a flash, second guy swinging. They seem content to still just stick
around a little while longer. They might try to pounce though, I was thinking maybe
jump-carry again instead, CT smoke goes down in front of him. Well, Doom, I'll go
through this. Care again, careful. Honestly, does it matter? It's all going towards Nism
right now. Serving up a bit more of a distraction just to keep Falcons all stuck there. It's
gonna have to be Nism to go well above and beyond. An MP9 vs. 4. They're gonna come clear
deal with him, not one attacker dealt with on that side of the map.
Kerrigan ropes are into the chase, and a 2v5 is demanded of Legacy.
Balkans are looking to open another series for blast open Porto in convincing fashion.
They absolutely smothered Blink vision as well before losing ancient as the second map.
This 2v5 trying to work forward, but Tess S is going to put it to rest and pour Doom
two mouth on arrival, 44 HP, three sets of eyes,
stare his way.
They let him know, they know exactly what's up
with that frag grenade, bomb at 14 seconds.
This is a scramble, cause he doesn't even have a kit.
I mean, he's already lost the round, that's it, 13-6.
Team Falcons show us some impressive stuff,
especially considering that they had to stomach
one of those awkward round losses in the 5-2 early days.
A lot of praise to be said about this version
of Team Falcons tonight.
Yeah, a really strong bounce back for them, considering the last time that these two teams
that matched up the Mirage will have been much better for themselves here at the end
of the day.
You just got to praise Falcons for showing up, right?
That's what you love to do.
Yeah, I mean, I would have had Falcons winning this one despite their last two outings being
troublesome.
I wouldn't have had them winning quite as dominantly on their T side.
However, I mean, after getting shut out the last time they played, they go onto the T
T side that they look incredible.
They go for some map control plays.
They've got some execs really well rounded T side coming out of Falcons.
And I feel like today versus earlier, we're just getting a completely different Kiosk.
I mean, the way that he's able to entry and also just kind of play off of teammates just
feels like whatever happened, even though they won the game versus Lynvision probably
led to a stern talking to and you would expect that people like Kerrigan and Zonic and finally,
you know, sit him down and say, you need to be working with the team, not against the team.
I think this team is always going to live and die by Kyosuke, or at least for the near future.
You have this player that I think he shoots for the, shoots for the fences when, when
it comes to it. And if he's not on his game, he's always going to struggle. But when he
is, you see games like that where he can absolutely take over.
Yeah, a strong showing from Kyosuke. And you guys talked about it coming into this match
up there where it's every individual needed to step up for the side of Falcons because
The last time these two teams matched up, it was pretty much only Monacy that was doing that heavy lifting.
The only one that was really showing up.
Could you say all rounds now that you're pretty impressed with everyone that they just did the job that they needed to do?
No one needed to outshine the others?
Yeah, one of the things that, you know, Legacy attacked the previous time and they tried to do in this game as well is the B site for Falcons.
And that's where you're usually going to see Kerrigan.
You have Kyosuke there as well.
And they continually last time around tried to put Monacy on that site.
this time around, I think Kerrigan did, you know, he's not popping off the
scoreboard, but he had a reasonable score line to actually defending the site.
Kiosk was there on the rotation, and then it was the second half where
Kiosk, I mean, 8% round swing, always quite nice to see.
And he was finding openers left, right in the center too.
Totally.
I mean, I've also feel like he didn't leave Kerrigan maybe as much as, but the
problem, I mean, the thing is in the last matchup, they tried going to Kerrigan.
They were able to hold that off, especially because Monosy was helping
that B bomb site so much.
And this time, I think that they just recognized, maybe we need a
a little bit more regularly so that we never have this incident where there's a legacy exact coming in and
Kairgans on an island by himself.
Earlier parts, Gronin sort of alluded to it as well where we saw round three be very good for legacy and you
almost feel like is this going to be a redo another rendezvous of legacy getting to outshine and outperform
the Falcons, but it didn't eventuate anything but that round three was phenomenal.
You can't get out of a Falcons post game without showing the 2v5.
The screenshot moment. This is the screenshot moment and it's predicated on a Niko over peek.
I think he's expecting Lotto to be swinging onto Teza's there, so he jumps up.
Lotto was backing up intelligently. Now you have Kiyosuke looking at an angle that nobody can even peek in,
so Karabin's taking the 1v1, then you have a 1v2 from Lotto.
And one of the most impressive things I think from their last matchup, I was watching the Lotto POV.
He didn't even seem like he was that on point mechanically at his peek at least,
and he was still popping off in their last matchup.
Then you see this, where he is on point mechanically.
He's hitting all the shots.
He's not giving any opportunity.
You know, there was the Niko quote,
I don't think I've ever been dominated this hard.
It's rounds like that that you're looking at,
where this is legacy dominant in a 2v5.
Niko didn't have much of a chance.
He made a slight overpeak.
He didn't have much of a chance
to actually make up for that.
Lotto just destroyed them.
Oh, Lotto was fantastic there.
Obviously, Dumauda helped open things up for him,
But the way that they even were able to just kind of isolate
the fights after the first couple kills on the bomb site.
I love the way that Dumau just kind of locked it down.
Eventually, obviously, he gets taken out around Top Con.
But Lato in that 2v1, I mean, that position
is not easy to play in a clutch.
But when your mechanics are just picture perfect there,
you're just making your jumps so ideally, very little time,
that you're not in an accurate shot window.
But that's just pristine.
And you do still have the characteristic, you know,
Nico going for the overpeak there.
that's not actually usually you wouldn't see Niko going.
That's not characteristic of him.
It's more characteristic of other players on the team
than you have Kiyosuke.
He's actually looking at an angle
that someone else is already covering,
which leaves Karrigan on an island.
Karrigan on an island, he's gonna lose the duel,
then you end up in a spot.
So I was worried that that was just gonna crumble
from them there, but they seem to actually rally together
after that one, put together a really strong CT half,
and then close it out well.
Yeah, I mean, you're questioning like,
what these individuals on the side of Falcons are doing.
I'm just questioning what the heck legacy of feeding Lato.
I mean, the other day, bro, was clutching it up,
able to close out the 2-0 that they had against foot,
and then you see this, and you're thinking,
okay, we're really on for something, but you're right.
Falcons band together.
We see much more of a team present themselves.
Round 11 was the one that we don't even necessarily look at
and go tactically, this is phenomenal,
but there is a semblance of that at the same time
of the individuals showing up.
The round 11 is where Falcons sucked the life
out of legacy in what could have been a great end
the half for them, maybe get a 6-6 score line here.
You see Falcons having a very great late-round game plan
where they're just gonna swing together.
As soon as you have legacy storming this bombsite,
there's a little bit of a change of hands with the guns.
I don't think that actually affected them too much,
but you could see that in some ways,
legacy are lightly panicked,
but Falcons just add fuel to that fire.
By charging out as legacy's trying to get
a bombsite plant secured,
that's exactly when Falcons recognize
that one guy is gonna have his hands busy there.
Also, you get some great shots from them as well,
which you just kind of know is going to happen
when Falcons are holding Eagles.
This is the type of coordination I like to see from Falcons.
It's indicative that it's on a four-spy,
that they know, hey, we need to go for the swing out,
we need to all swing together.
And when they do that, they've got Monosy,
they've got Nico, they've got Tiosque,
and Tez has to a lesser extent.
I mean, these are all players
that are going to hit those types of shots,
and that is such a swing round.
That would have been a 6-6 half.
That would have been a very tough second half,
if not for that pickup,
and then they close out the half 8-4.
Yeah, and putting themselves in that position is great because you want to have the strongest
first half for yourself. That's pretty much the basics there. But it's more so when we
look towards, okay, what was that second half going to be for them when we go to the T side?
How strong are Falcons going to look for themselves? And it is a similar sort of story where we
see again, another round. It is time around 16, Maui, where you're looking at it and you're
going, yeah, Falcons have definitely improved. Yeah, I mean, round 16 also just kind of sealed
the deal for me even further. I mean, this is just overall really strong A exec from
the Falcon side, and even though they lose this opening pick here, they're still able
to just keep things composed enough.
And I think the way that Kerrigan just acts as this disruptor, pressing on forward, taking
all the space, he does get taken down, but Monacy also just shows how he can be so clutched
that when that space is provided, how you get Monacy in these kind of open map situations.
And just by catching a glimpse, I think he was even kind of maybe between ideas here,
but definitely at least someone minimum called out where Tri was.
The fake jump here is what's really special about.
doesn't catch everybody, but you can see Try was on edge right there and that
sealed the deal how he's able to just kind of mind game try in that moment.
I think when you look back to the last matchup, the play from Kerrigan is what
they were missing because so often you saw a legacy, they knew exactly what
Falcons were going to hit them with, they knew where every player was.
Their crosshair was in the perfect position at the perfect time.
This time around, they go for an A-exec, but then Kerrigan as the A-exec is
crumbling straight through a smoke and you can see nobody's looking in his
direction, he gets the double and that turns the round back on its head and then
you can always count on mon
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still see them as contend
like, oh, those last times that you beat Falcons,
like you're really going to get the true testament now.
But you could still put them on the same caliber.
I think I definitely put them on the same caliber.
This is a tandem of teams that are going to be going head
to head, I think, throughout this season.
Legacy is not on the downswing.
They're on the upswing, if anything.
You still see, you see consistency from them in the past.
I think you're going to see them many times this season
fighting against this Falcons team.
And in this case, you really had Falcons come in
with a great game plan, but that's a game plan
learned from several losses to this legacy team, right?
This is a game plan that they weren't coming
into their previous games with.
And you see this one, you come back for another series later,
you play Mirage again, and we might see
another story entirely.
I would say that if this were the legacy
of a couple seasons ago with Lux at the helm,
then I would probably be more willing to say
it's a flash in the pan, what they did
at the recent tournament or two.
But with Art at the helm, that's a guy
that has just provided a lot more stability for me.
And even though they lost, say, that anti-eco there around 11,
they've been extremely thorough with some of those rounds.
And that was more so Falcons taking it by force
than you see the characteristic errors
of a couple seasons ago, Legacy.
So I like that Legacy put up a great fight
and via the eye test, that was a very close bout.
Would you then say that this iteration of Legacy,
it is this like they actually do have a high level
that most people give them credit to
and we're not really sure why their ceiling is?
Their ceiling is probably as long as,
and they're just going to
continue to be a force. Yeah,
I'd say their ceiling is
probably they could have been
top two in the in the WC. If
it wasn't for, you know, a
couple of off maps, you know,
they had an incredibly
difficult run. It's hard to
say they don't have a ceiling
that can reach up towards the
top of the scene. They're
still being tested at this
point in time and new and a
younger roster trying to form
for themselves. And while it
is a map on loss for them and
a map went for Falcons, we do
still have a better chance of
getting a chance of getting a
chance of getting a chance of
do still have a best of three on the other side of this break we'll see
exactly how ancient plays out which is falcons map pick
they picked against Lynn vision just a couple of days ago and fell short
ultimately now. They did. And that's why it's a little bit of a surprise to see
Falcons going back to the well here. Reminder that Falcons were one of the
best ancient teams of the previous year. However, after losing to Bedboom at
Cologne, they just stopped picking it. And so they're they finally brought it
back for this tournament. And so to see them lose to Lynn vision is just a bit
of surprise. And that's just because Lynn vision were so active on the
extremities. You have people like Starry, Zacker going for those kinds of plays.
But I also will say, Falcons were a little sloppy. They missed some utility on some of their sight hits.
And I think that Tessus and Kerrigan were usually the main culprits of that kind of offense.
And so if they just kind of iron out those kinds of things, those kinds of plays,
make sure that the Molly's hit the mark, that the sight defenders aren't so comfortable
in what should be a position that is on fire, then things are going to go a little better for them here.
They can iron it out, but I think they're still going to struggle against this team.
if I was to give a reason they might have picked it. It's because as we mentioned before their last
time playing this map, this is a map that Tri has pretty limited experience on. He's coming
into this team from a team that I believe his last team banned this map. He's only played it a few
times. Despite having really great performances in the last series, I think he might falter when
he's thrown in some curve balls thrown into different situations. But when I look at this map,
I look at Lotto locking down that B site. If they had his direction, they're going to have a tough
time. I mean we spoke to try and when he was up here on the desk after that win
he said it is something that he's getting more comfortable on even though
it's not necessarily something he loves to play here and this is a Falcons that
is looking better than what we saw two days ago against Lynn vision so now
it's truly the test our legacy going to be able to push this to a map 3 whereas
ancient where they fall. It's honestly a great question Nat and we feel like we
kind of have to see day by day when it comes to Falcons I suppose very valid
criticisms I think out of Maui and Vu of Falcons last outing here and high
praise as well for what legacy will bring to the table so to see the
polymarket predictors still have Falcons make sense and again we just need to
see an improvement from what we got out of Falcons versus Lynn vision they need
to clean it up because that was an aberration of a map doesn't really fit
into their other results per se so yeah I think forums just a lot better today
Overall, it feels like communications way stronger.
That last T-side inspires.
I think that Falcons will be in a pretty good spot here.
But I can totally picture legacy taken to this map,
even though Triton doesn't have that experience.
Most certainly.
Like I said, Lotto, locking down a B-site.
I'm all for it.
It looks slightly more human last map.
And this pistol, he's going to find Nada.
Art moves over with a kill to Karrigan at least.
Dumal executes Niko as he was hoping to put those Perettas to work and that's gonna offer man advantage over to legacy for this retake
Make it a double man advantage now. Thanks to Dumal
What do monocene Tess has in the tank? Nothing out of Tess's
Monosy misses his chance and yeah rock solid for the pistol retake legacy will begin the CT side with a pistol victory
And that's gonna be a bit of sweat off the brow because you don't want Falcons hitting the ground running when the T-sides
What kind of struggled last time around? It's true and I do feel a little bit weird
Actually been saying like like Falcons are now like looking good enough to be good on map to be good a trend at this event
So far good teams performing out of the gate really just slowing down to the level that you couldn't expect
Following up legacy or not one of the teams in those in that camp
So maybe there was a real chance for them here
I mean we really put Falcons in that exact bucket and the thing was it was the spot versus lindigine into an ancient slowdown
Quite honestly this exact situation, so if LynnVision were able to show us improvements half to half,
let's see Falcon's improvements one after another.
Hiding in the corner with Monosy blinded with a block staring at the wall.
Yeah, this one's gonna get melted down real quick.
Like a cheese string in the microwave.
Some would say that.
By some, I mean it's really only you who's ever used that expression.
But hey, it is uniquely yours.
Thanks.
I sure was a bit cooler.
Yep.
If you keep saying it, maybe it'll catch on.
For now, it is Legacy storming down the B ramp, taking possession of the bomb and forcing
the conversion of the pistol win.
And it's like, yeah, you could look at this from a one round kind of scope and say, sure,
bully those glocks, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Legacy take aggressive moves like that
as this half goes on.
Yeah, especially towards B.
B and mid, it just favors the aggression,
just fits their play style so well.
.
Nothing.
Five scams for legacy after the pistol conversion.
Or it's always like the map, and as mentioned,
even though it tries playing well.
You'd wonder, with little experience, but playing well,
but the results don't fit.
Feels like something's brewing.
And also, you know, it'd be one thing if Tri was your only win
condition, but so what if he's a little uncomfortable on ancient
for the time being, you've got other players that will carry you
to victory.
Lotto exists.
Yeah.
He exists loudly over on that B bomb site.
So weird to talk about legacy as one of one or two players.
We've always looked at them as a team that just takes turns
carrying.
You never know who's going to be the best player.
very good overall.
But he's really, man.
He's really been standing out.
It's the kind of formula I think a lot of other teams
would love to have.
Who's day is it?
Still be found.
Wallbangs both directions.
Tons of presents outside the B site
and still legacy with two in cave
beginning the pullback.
Kyosuke just missing this timing on getting the kill.
That's strange. Only one of Niko's 16 Mirage kills was a headshot.
Whoa.
That is strange.
That is super strange.
Very aptly titled.
I did not notice that.
Great game though.
Lotto and Art layered up. Good for the trade and a second.
So you get value out of Lotto, that's what you're looking for.
Third piece in position as Kyosuke remains ahead of the teammates.
Bombs got to be picked up by Monosy. That'll delay the inevitable here.
Swing into Kyosuke.
He's got a teammate now to work with. A close doom out.
A little down to 40. Still gets a good output.
Kyosuke survives. One health.
But all he needs to remain a part of the problem here for Legacy.
Safe plant back site.
Is he going for it?
He's getting closer.
There is a smoke to connect with actually.
Now they both start to fade.
They'll smoke off Cave Kioskate inside that.
No frag grenade for Falcons to open it, but Amolotov on bomb to just delay any defuse attempt.
Nism tries to find a path around through the cave. Yep, go for it. Kioskate was low, why the hell not?
Now they're gonna tap that bomb and try to cause problems, but it needs to be Nism on the DQs.
Oh, yeah, they're gonna get the mall off of it.
Good ramp after plant.
Montesy's Molotov I think really kind of burned precious time
off that clock and Falcons don't waste time.
First gun round is a first round win.
Yeah, it's a very quick response here already on T side.
They know like they have a lot of self-awareness
about the fact that this is what they need to improve
if they want to survive at this event.
Try to put all their skill points in here.
Critical first frag out of Kerrigan, even though the trade comes in, it's just continuously
favor stopping from that point on.
See if they can seize the moment.
Mid's wide open.
Boy.
Triple up inside of the cave for the opener.
It's possible they walk right into this, I mean that setup didn't really feel like there was somebody else here.
And it goes to Gate Clawkis.
He's nice man, he is nice.
So many double kills eh?
Well, back to the drawing board Falcons.
This one falls flat on its face, five up, only a quarter damage dealt to Lotto, that's all they had to show for their efforts.
That's a tough one to process, especially when the round prior players on the other side
comes down to one player left over as well right so economically that's a tough pill
to swallow.
Like you see meanwhile living Falcons dream keeping everybody up tons of money made.
And this T side is going to have to be patient as it will try to break through once they're
back on guns. If you combine quesarado and lotto, it would be quesarado. Whoa, man. Quesarado
I know I know.
Here come the pistols.
Hey, finish off Doomow at least.
It's poor old Niko and a deagle
And this op stuck inside a red room, it's not gonna be alone for much longer
There we go. Oh, yeah, he's got all the time in the world. Try me says Niko
As he's about to scoop up long if you scoop up bomb you could head don't know it peaks coming right there
Yeah, that's actually scared me. I knew it was coming too. They put the slow squeeze on him
Nigo laughs it off and we'll get guns back in Falcons hands here for round six as I'm shook
Straight forward no
Let's see what they do instead for stockings to work
Uh, establish a stronghold on mid. Falcon's at the beginning where it's a plot.
I'm not scared to approach the same way on B.
This works out really well for their early rounds. Extremely pushed now.
I feel like they almost have to commit to it somewhat.
Yeah, they do, but that's the thing, you get the mid control, they commit to the push,
but it's Falcons who don't have to watch their backs, they have a lot to work with, but yeah,
if you don't participate in mid, you've got to find some kind of option.
Modesty snipes Doom out of the round too, so that's a deep donut pick that goes Falcons
way.
A 5v3 is a great place to be right now Falcons with a minute on the clock and three attacking
through cave.
That's going to leave Lotto's flank fully exposed.
Art is only now getting through the red room, so Lotto decides to push down the ramp to
try to just give himself distance between that cave approach, which now gets smoked
off by the rotation of Art.
That lets Lotto come back.
Yeah, but if he releases this, he's totally surrounded.
That smoke that Art dropped him is now about to expire and Art's nowhere to be found.
Molly lets Lotto turn back to the cave play, at least.
And since the smoke is only now fading, he's gonna tuck into Long.
This is gonna feel like a forced retake unless he just mows everybody down.
Long's coming up the ramp and he'll go down with nothing.
Yeah, just walk away from this one.
Yeah.
Nice slow squeeze out of the falcons after getting two opening picks,
both base of ramp and deep donut.
I love how these T-Rounds are looking, and again, like it's, you know...
If you don't participate in mid, if we'll get used against you, there are ways to go
around it, but as we see some of those options, they just become more obvious as well.
That's why it does get so scrappy on ancient, and even if you're on CT side, you're worried
about your money, and it could just be one bad flash or one really good flash from the
other side, you still just go for that really, really 50-50 feeling dual running down mid
to secure elbow to kick things off.
We aren't really seeing an overtly aggressive legacy right now.
That's just a missing ingredient
Either way solid calls here by Kerrigan, it's exactly the style of play they need to bring to the map right now
He said it like it is that's a perfect run. Yeah
But don't expect legacy to go quietly into the night.
Yeah, they're still up rounds, we just know that can disappear.
He's returning to favor with a double kill.
Puts this one right back within the realm of possibility, even threatening the chase
into cave.
He's responsible now middle all great cover try shoots through his teammates legs to get that done worse
But all this while Tess S has managed to take over the B site. Yeah, our king cut this off
Yeah, he's pushed out from the cave. So ego coming back at it
Just waits Tess S now tasked to go back cuts off one of the rotates and I love that he's returned
Wow! Try remains prepared. Try and art two kills each. And we've got another answer from legacy immediately after a Falcons round win just like their first.
Try holding short side even with the bomb down there. Knowing he has to go get it. That's good thinking by him.
very clean so it was a perfect round from falcons but sort of one in response
here everything good to say for legacy they've been doing great in cave I feel
like they approach the cave yes was just a little light considering how many
players have been there from legacy fighting but it's also you know the
The fact that they're always approaching mid through Heaven has brought them a lot of mid control so many times.
Barrage of Flashbang gets Killscay out middle.
Here's a round that defines the half of all the money being spent.
Try trying to take a step forward. Oh, he gets damaged.
Falls back through red with two wounded Falcons players.
Just floating out here in middle for the time being.
Kerrigan and Tess has real liabilities at this point and Nism starts to get active off Donut.
Donut who's holding this they've got one ready in case he pushes all the way
The trade a no trade whoa that was carrying who decided not to pop up sitting on 18 HP
He didn't believe that someone would do that by themselves. I guess
And actually
Quietly turned it into around heat lessons. They had mid so he does just walk up quickly
This might actually be kind of a next-gen move out of care again not taking the kill
Because if he had peeked, they would respond to me.
But they're not ready for how fast they come out at donut.
This is not even considering this timing.
It will still react quick enough.
That was the low health of Kerrigan.
It still kind of wins their position.
It's a very good read.
It's a cool call to get this bomb plant down,
but there is still a chance, most certainly for legacy.
We've got Nico still floating out middle.
They're not considering this at all, unless they check it.
They won't take the first headshot, gets the operative tuck back into cover.
the whole team comes over to help Niko and wow that is very cool for a second
you think what you're not gonna try to trade but why relay on the aim when
Nick Kerrigan can offer a good idea instead I think Smith's open so he just
runs away and Kerrigan hears him running the entire time
smart as they come that guy that's the kind of call I expect in round 20 to 24
Yeah. Really good for him and Falcon's sake that they can pull it off in round eight instead.
He said that was going to be a critical round in terms of the back and forth economically.
There's real limits here for legacy, real chance for Falcons.
Still yet to win consecutive rounds on this T side despite some good looks.
And this very cool mid-round.
and
very metal gear solid very metal gear solid
it's a force out of legacy that's the final decision leaves them one m4 to m
SMG's
Got a heavy B start at a legacy to begin and there's a heavy presence here from Falcons 2
Up on the boost here comes the charge
Jumping blind Niko turns
And he commits to the spray down Karrigan will do the same thing
And that was the fight they signed up for legacy get value out of it
But they do bank on try and miss them pushing this over the line
Karrigan native Nico to death
Hey
Sacrifice necessary. That's right. That's right
Captain has to do what's best for the ship
They know just when to pause very nicely done here by Karrigan.
I was really scared when it was the AWP on top of the box, feels like one of the perfect
things to push into.
But they get monosy out of there and Nico very quick to answer that was the legacy forced
by and rush and now we'll see them with USPs so a very valid chance for Falcons to tie
up five all.
Really like saving that boost for anti-eco, it's like really high likelihood CT's just
early run down instead of on rifles where people just full talk and are really aware
of that.
And yeah, that's why that last round was a turning point, money's gone.
Careful now, Kerrigan.
It's an entire pool!
Matt is hefty!
Oh, that is hefty.
He's gonna get a lot of assist for that.
That is hefty.
What molly in it today.
Well...
My goodness.
I'll give you the cookout.
You're not invited.
Even on rounds. Very clean here, Falcons.
Yep.
Lovely stuff.
Good improvement to the T side.
And still a question as to how many more legacy can actually win
They'll at least have guns in the next one
We have certainly seen an improvement from Falcons on the attack from their game versus Lynn vision to their game today versus legacy
Looking to enact revenge for EWC
Where it's very possible they got caught off guard by a team like legacy had a chance to review the tape come back into the series
improved day-to-day. Like if we got the same Falcons, let's say it was the opening
game, right, versus Lynn Vision. I think Legacy walk all over them again, but
we're watching a Falcons that's gearing up for playoffs once more.
I'm sure legacy the ones that feel that vulnerable now you know they've got a quarter to beat
have any rounds really come out of a main almost none
now we're not really that's rare to see these days
it'd be a fun time to sprinkle one in
conditioning works best when you're winning that's why
You know, legacy, if any small action towards B or mid, you know, it's going to signal,
okay, well, we've lost on B so many times.
Nice challenge.
Going to the other side.
Yeah, that's great.
You know what it says, to hell with waiting around.
Oh, that's lethal for dry.
Yeah, that's lethal for the round, my goodness.
Monosy simultaneous mid pickup on Doom out, at least gets traded out of arts aggression.
You can see how far removed legacy still are from this situation.
And they were very unprepared for that.
A hit, throwing a smoke down to them.
All he didn't think for a second, they were that close.
And that was with two defenders there, right?
Yeah.
He thought tried behind Nissan.
But their mental picture of what Falcons was up to
was not valid.
Yeah, you can really soften up players by just not fighting them.
If you keep going to one site every round they learn,
you leave one open for the whole half wall.
The team that's lost all those previous rounds,
They feel like they have other problems in the first place.
Another solid T side out of Kerrigan,
and that'll be a lead now for Falcons.
You get one chance there trying.
Even if he does get a kill, the trade's looking so likely.
OK, that's the monosy response, huh?
No.
Those bullets do go both ways.
Keep it up, my boy.
On for a seven-round T-side.
Huge improvement compared to what we got out of Falcons
for Linnvision.
So we can start to chalk that up to really just being the off
day. And also a great performance from LinVision not to take anything away from them. Like
you see, gonna have this B site challenge once more. Lotto tumping Mates has to just
fall back into cover. They're actually walking in. Tumow try to challenge as Lotto is also
waiting for a fight to come at him from the short side. Look, still out there in the open.
You'll be found by Kerrigan's AK. Man advantage earned. No coverage for the bomb plant. Well
Then, hey, second chance.
Nico tagged down to 20.
They wind up fighting a ton of damage here.
And now everybody for the Falcons remains low.
Can they still recover it?
Because Monici clips try out of the round.
And now all that legacy have left is this cave control.
Man, just going to walk into your death in this moment,
it should be possible to retake this.
And there's an easy kill.
Not ready for the corner to be occupied.
Diffuse kit on neither.
And this chance for Monici.
And that would have made it all the more likely.
Luckily, Karrigan picks up that slack,
Nism still would have to go grab a kit from Long.
Bomb is at 20 seconds.
And he's going to be found out by Monacy.
Low health bars or not, it's a full house
between Finn and Monacy to finish a five round streak
out of Falcons after Legacy put them to the test.
15 to the clock.
It's another close call coming out of Furia in round 11.
Op finds the pit kill.
Somebody's got a clear brolin out of this corner.
And here comes Surtian, sprinting in through the Moto Smoke to send the curve ball through.
He could play it.
Again.
He could play it.
Again, just enough time.
1v3, queued up for Molledoy, him versus Torsi.
And he looks the wrong direction.
Does he get wind of it?
Oh, he must have spotted it.
It's great to offer the peek, but Molledoy's still hiding.
And Torsi doesn't know.
He gives up.
No.
Takes the no scope to the chest.
And it's another clutch from Maladoy, his second of this half alone.
Round number 18, Furia.
Five kills away from the big stage at the Moody Center.
They just need to complete this round and it starts well.
Kacerato has slaughtered Flamas as he tries to burst through the smoke here.
Nice jump up, but Kacerato's still out there.
That M4 doing all the work, it's a massive quad kill.
And he already had the, he almost had the ace earlier this time, he's going to try and see if he gets really completed the USP out and he gets it, an ace to get to the playoffs.
He said Fallen's been quiet on Inferno, well he can't afford to be quiet here in round 22.
Do they do a contact? Is it really going to be destroyed? It is into the Orp.
Shadow activates if he's necessary, now the Nade does chip damage, but still that bomb is under their control and Fallen steps up, delivers what his team need the most, a triple kill on the Orp,
Down goes Wreck on A and the job is done. The round is won. 11-11.
I know what Furia wishing for. Another one of them from Fallen. Four pills in the round.
Furia stacked those rounds.
Monacy uses that moment to establish an angle on Hut, but first shot misses.
And there's a lot of movement for Furia out here. They right off this threat. Kicks hand can't get his.
This is your kindar just trying to charge it down. Multiple bodies still.
But he doesn't give a damn. He's just parrying right through everyone.
He's a bulldozer.
Niko, last man standing here inside of the site.
It's a close-up, but a kindar.
He will stare them in the face and step up to the plate.
What a monster, you kindar.
Take a look.
Nothing that he can see.
But if he continues on this journey,
he could have caught them off guard.
Maladoy, though, all the wiser.
Magazines out.
They're training him.
You get mad.
They're training him.
Sumpai has found a kill as well towards A. Maladoy's
able to get one three on five get the 4k there's one makes it all the harder
four shots for health this is a crazy play some pies looking for him to go up
above no kid here for some pious either he's wasting critical time on this but
he does manage to get out another miss shot here from all the time the last
shot closes pistol it almost looked like g2 would take it but the 5b3
Molotov the soul survivor
Fucking nice, man
Easy tess s easy
Wasn't so easy to find this I'm hiding in CT spawn Mirage wasn't yeah gave him problems
Yeah, he has a bone to pick tess s your forward six brother
But he's doing his role well, so that's worth something and also a little trash talk keep the confidence high let Falcons
Fight back into this game. It is a seven round T side after all and he's just you know, he's still a little
Still a little sensitive after the EWC loss
It's fair enough
Six seven lotto is zero five since starting the game six two he has kill us since round four math
And we had high hopes for him
Okay under pressure
Still alive that's wild
They'll eventually put him down as Karrigan's now at bat finding the head of miss him and Karrigan's actually certainly a good game
That he is 11 and 8
Lotto has been kill list for some time. We'll blindside test S out of this one pretty easy
And now Modesty and Kerrigan try to combine to this 2v3 retake. Not gonna happen.
Legacy are gonna give themselves a real shot at this comeback within map 2 by
starting with the pistol victory. Yeah that'll make it extremely interesting.
That's just full a full test now for Falcons. Going without both pistols in
this map. We haven't really seen their equaling potential apart from one round
back of Mirage.
No investment. Two decisive. See ya! Fast-moving Max 10 x 2 between Doomow and Nysim. This
one's gonna go down nice and easy. Already a tied game. Just that CT advantage Falcons
will hold on to once the guns get flowing.
We don't waste your time on the Ecos.
Like that about legacy, like that about foot as well.
Yeah.
Anybody who does that, they're going to be in everyone's
good graces.
I know you want a Desert Eagle kill really badly, you know?
Yeah.
I'm sure we could wait all day.
But we've got a grudge to settle between these teams,
so let's get to it.
The investments a half-eat.
Still keeping it lighty.
See what they can get, if anything, but it's looking smooth from the start.
Hard trying to track you down in the smoke, but I love that the climb up and over is allowed
Niko to escape here.
Grab that MP9 so it'll get shuffled between the CT's great decals another
Monosy makes it scary actually. He knows they've actually run through no nut as well
Working on this flank is extremely productive. There's guns that have been dropped now
It's gonna be lotto coming up from above and I mean monosy's not worried
Okay, almost given a chance for the fight all three players known now
I think on legacy, but they've got a good spot to play from
CTs don't have a smoke nor a kit.
Light on the tools for this exact job.
Would have loved to have prevented the bomb from being planted.
A third Desert Eagle headshot hits.
These are very low players. Incredibly low.
Which means incredibly costly, but no time for the defuse.
It's going to be an AK save and a runaway.
And considering what Falcon's brought into the round, pretty damn solid output.
No, totally.
That damage matters this early on.
They're pretty happy to be here on CT side.
Great kills out of monocy, man.
Here we go.
Here's the real buy.
They took their sweet time to get here, but it gives them all the bells and whistles.
I think we're going to see better approaches from Falcons on the CT side that we saw from
Legacy.
Bit more aggressive in the middle.
Come on with only damage.
I'm not worried about the early A move, they've already removed 3 CTs to B.
death
of the other side of the city will be floating around in the site
Playing from cave, it gives it a take, so you have two in here.
You can easily just get molly, the bomb can go down, you're not going to get necessarily
a spam kill.
Oh, it passes through the smoke.
Yeah, not necessarily.
And that's intentions known now.
Wait, where was that?
That was down the ramp.
Just down the ramp through the smoke.
No, no, no.
No, it wasn't.
No, it wasn't.
Oh my goodness, he did that from wall.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay.
I was going to say he's on the left side.
Hell of an angle and a hell of a couple of kills.
Modesty is double with the Deagle last round just an appetizer as he almost single-handedly stops this entire B hit the
Tess S off angle wall bang at one. I'm going to think about that some more. I mean I'm looking at the corner.
Does anyone ever try that? He was over at long.
How does he even have that angle?
Wasn't some kind of boost on the corner was it? He must have had to walk in front of default right like sure
How did he get that angle?
I guess because he's so far to the left there yeah crazy stuff actually looks
like it's on the scaffold so it's a really off-position from the person
who died. Nice and hangs on let's watch back the replay surely.
Oh yeah he walked back in front of me. That makes more sense and then he's back over here.
Freaking me out Tess S.
Honestly makes it look like a walk in the park, huh?
Great way to earn the tie.
On top of keeping a ton of cash, grenades pelting the approach outside of Pete.
Art's not been having an easy job of this, dying to the wall bang.
Now down to 60 health, Dumal working with even less than that as once more Falcons
just pushing somebody to the bottom of middle and suffocating out the elbow approach.
It's the right amount of pressure to keep them outside of mid, at least for a little longer.
Coming away with damage is still productive here for the CTs.
I don't see anything, so they won't smoke it out.
Looking for a low pro approach.
Those got health. Art's still low.
Mac 10 turns.
Otto's gonna catch him off.
Nice dive into the corner.
Now he's flushed out though.
Worried that someone's still here,
so he actually offers up a bunch of his HP.
It guarantees he can tuck into the cover,
but it does put a third player sub 40 health.
Red room play from Tri though.
Off an AK headshot.
His 5v3 wraparound.
Everybody's low for legacy.
Goodness, the one player that wasn't gets that frag.
And, man, they actually have a chance at this, but surely not, my goodness.
Dude.
They all get away with murder.
Keeping five alive on this round would be ridiculous, okay.
Respect the legacy for surviving all that, for Lotto to tucking into the corner, kind
letting Falcons overextend into the crosshair.
And it's Try attempting to join his teammates at the top of the scoreboard
with that entry on an AK.
It's a little sloppy from Kiyosuke on his mid approach.
Oh, that's a lot of threats around him.
Scary, but it kind of guarantees he can get out of here.
He takes this fight.
Looks like he wants the damage.
Now there's two of them not looking.
He's going to think it's the same guy.
Ring around the rosy, folks.
Careful.
Oh, monasy, rack it up, real damage.
That actually helps a lot.
Mac 10 and the AK save, that's all they get away with.
Yeah, yeah.
Very costly rounds.
Actually, it might be grounds for an investment
here for the Falcons.
They don't have the most money in the world.
I was too tempting to pass up on.
It's a very hard decision to make because good timeout timing. It's high risk, but also you have the op the op can drop a gun
The legacy will be crushed if falcons end up winning so yep, they're buying all right. I don't mind it at all
If it wasn't for those two monosy kills, it might have been harder to weigh that decision
I think Legacy know now that they're gonna consider it.
Like, tries on a Tec-9.
Careful with this rush.
Oh man.
Careful with this rush.
Aw, miss shot!
Nico though catching him off by being inside main!
Good output in terms of damage.
Monosy has a chance to recover from that first miss shot and look at Legacy go.
They are gone.
Yeah, flashes go a bit far
And some stays to see if there's anything else that they can capitalize on but very awkward man
They really we're gonna commit to that. They still have a full kit of utility on do now
Man, I love the mid control at this moment
Yeah, while legacy shy away from it, it's exactly what Falcons want so they end up keeping their options open
It felt like there was only room for one of these teams to take it.
That's a call out and a half.
He put Monossey on the climb up.
Kiyosuke has elbow.
Nism's job is very clear.
They don't trust it.
Looking to pull back.
Monossey finds it though.
Kiyosuke on to Nism.
Ooh, but they're not going out to help Kared yet.
He's only got an MP9 here.
It's a real big chance for legacy.
We'll see what comes his way.
Molly goes beyond him.
He's hanging onto the corner.
Oh, no, team flash.
Try with the bomb gets pelted.
Dumau making it through with a head shot.
And he's going to extend beyond.
Now, Lotto's going to have to go for the bomb plant.
Tessus changes positions.
Dumau's going to have to be the hero.
And Tessus winds up with both.
Falcons earned this force by.
Knew they put legacy in an awkward spot,
an immediate A main clash.
And honestly, Falcons are the team that
remained on the pulse, going for middle,
While legacy took the long safer option,
Falcons played this entire round from the start to win.
And Mausie had a sixth sense.
He was just about to peel out,
waited one extra second at netting the kill.
And the team flash is one thing,
but it also doesn't blind care again.
He writes, it's just a guaranteed frag for him
in a spot where he was kind of vulnerable.
What a bit of much harder retake.
Round 18's gonna be remembered as a big one.
Forced by out of legacy,
but they are working with scraps,
AK and a Galil?
Those are the silver linings for this point.
Falcons know that they created that opportunity
with the setup one round prior
with Monosie's successful save.
Nico hyper passive, smokes off donut.
But what will be Falcons reaction
to a compromise red push?
Create a funnel into the window, but look at this, they're disrespecting the donut play.
And they've already got CT lane smoked off, so they've got CTs out of position, Niko's gonna pop it open to try to challenge.
Lines up two, and it's Doom out making use of that single AK.
Kind of don't want to rush this situation if you're the Falcons, you still have a decent chance of the retake.
Kerrigan trying to move it through donut, he's got a teammate behind him and Josuke.
Kerrigan dies, Josuke, he's having a rough game, five kills to his name.
And so legacy get Falcons to answer to the threat of red room
They leave that a site vacant and legacy pounce on it in the moment props for that call
They'll get double digits first. Yeah, that's that as a crazy call to make man
That was a lot going into this they're willing to take the risk
Because they did have mid it was a situation where Nico he threw that smoke. Well, it was a bit of a faint
He went to back off. He was responsible for the whole a site
and they got him into a rotator position.
I do think that they should have still got a bit frantic towards the end, but a 4v4 retake, they have better guns, they still have some utility.
I feel like you take your time, clear out Donut. It's still going to be a bit scary for Legacy, but it just gets awkward.
And you point it out too. Kyosuke is just not fragging right now.
Tucks in along the wall, can't trade the Kerrigan kill cause he's dueling with Doomow.
Almost feels like Legacy drew Falcons into that slippery tempo cause they played it and
evolved into the play so fast.
All of a sudden Falcons find themselves in a position that they had put Legacy in a moment
to go.
We got a brawl on our hands here for Ancient.
are not walls. Sometimes you've got to watch them.
Threatening red once more. Donut smoke comes out and it's four
players strong for legacy on the approach. Will they just get
thrown into the meat grinder? Because they've got to use
those to support it. And Josuke's got nothing. Again, him and
Nico dropped with zero impact between them. I was shocked that
they were going to still go for Donut. They knew for sure there
There were two players there, but at least they knew where the threat was, all that utility does the work.
What a round, a couple of rounds here for Legacy.
These are the brave calls. You don't really see other teams making, honestly. I mean, they believe in the play.
And the individuals deliver across the board now for Legacy.
It'd be so nice for Legacy to be able to find these guns without them.
Falcons are still in a pretty okay spot.
We were discussing how Lotto had fallen off after what round four.
He's put that conversation to rest.
across the team for legacy as they are two rounds from extending to map three.
Some very impressive moments from both these teams so far this map.
Legacy of the tall task of closing out on T side.
Feels like the red thread is mid control.
It's not been really aggressively contested by either team.
There's been some damage in, I think Falcons have found some success later in the rounds
when it hasn't been fought for that hard of taking over again.
But in the early rounds, they're mostly letting Lace legacy have it, letting them cross up
towards Donut.
And that's where we've seen some of the pressure that goes on Kyosuke where he's not coming
up with his frags.
Fast charge.
I don't believe in the smoke either.
SS fires off, has to dive into the cover, they've earned the bomb site already, frags
are going to pop open smokes, SS does connect the headshot, MP9 on the scene, drop with
nothing to show for it, they're off to the save already.
Haha, what a crazy call again.
I can't believe that's not for one second. They had a plan, and they charged at it like a bolt.
Tessa's stuck in an inferno here. Hang on, I set off to the save, but Falcons stick around for a second.
Oh, they're gonna try to make this move. Modesty move in the off-top.
Binds his first. Player takes into the smoke grenade over on long side. That's R.
He's working with so little health. R has low HP, but what a play!
It gets cleared out by Niko's pistol SS denied, and it's the cave guarantee from Legacy.
Falcons decided to go for it, and that's going to give Legacy three map points.
They're not interested in looking at an overtime play, but they also have money, so they're
still going to be fine.
At that point of the game where, even if it didn't feel comfortable, they try to push
it forward.
legacy flowing. Two CT rounds for
Falcons since we've switched sides.
Three rounds in a row where there's a
risk involved, a strong committed play,
perfect timing at a legacy.
He's completely caught Falcons off guard.
She feels like there's not a lot of teams in the
world that play this confidently versus Falcons.
And it's awesome to see Legacy weaponize that.
It's what a recent win versus the same opponent can do for you, Kyosuke looking to tap in,
looking to give us something to be proud of, but instead it's a line done for Min-Gumal,
gets pinched, Nico finds the man advantage earned, a main kill goes to Monacy as the
ops just position comfortably, and so a Falcons aggression from middle to set up outside the
B site slowly but surely widdles away the numbers of legacy and falcons are
all these rounds have been looking for kills and they've got some of them to
money's not perfect here for legacy trial taking the chances counterpart
already on the scene and monies basically not missing 21 kills 10 deaths
very clean score line this is still a live wire it's the first of three map
point survived
Money's still there for legacy as well, so we're not gonna end on a sour note
They're not letting them have me that thing is the right call
They're going to be adamant about it though, Dumau emerging with the opening kill.
It's going to have to be Falcons off the man disadvantage, making it a double because Carrigan's dead too.
That's cave compromised.
Montesey and Niko playing out here on middle.
Montesey sees the left side, Nissam's in the right, and Montesey's not going to be allowed an escape.
Again, Legacy will remain adamant about a portion of the map they want.
And with four players standing tall that bomb heads into the A site Tess S tasked with an impossible play
But he at least cuts arc down first. I say impossible. We've got low health waddo
No, there's a player somewhere on this site surely. It's not gonna let his guard down a main players allowed him out
From the top box tonight legacy will extend play
We're playing for playoffs here and Falcons they improve versus their game from Lynn vision
but it is legacy's T side that's too much to handle.
Legacy's showing upright now being able to force this to a map number three and winning
ancient here, having a fantastic second half for themselves.
Yeah, Falcons come into that one with a really great idea of the way legacy play in the middle.
If there's anything legacy have problems in this map with, it's that they're a little bit too
consistent. They struggle in the aggression in mid and then when they play back it's just too obvious
what they're going to do. Falcons were completely ready for it but they weren't ready for the T side
from legacy. That was 7-5 half. I thought it was over. Sir, I had a little giggle day.
I think Dumal was trying to get some kiosk out of his top right there.
Because that ancient form is stunk from him. That's two days in a row where it just looks,
I mean, what is going on?
I mean, on Mirage, we get Godseke, and then we get Batseke.
Like, why is it that I have to just flip a coin every single day
to know, is he going to play well on a map?
Like, the amount of times, again, where he's just
re-aggressing into angles with zero clue or object permanence,
whatsoever, I'm begging for a little bit of object permanence
from Yo-Ske.
Are you saying it's actually flip a coin if you'll show up,
or was it also ancient in which he was a little bit stinky
on as well the other day?
Yeah, it was.
It was.
Maybe.
Maybe it's just ancient.
Maybe it's just ancient, but he is just, I mean, he.
I want to jump the gun is all I'm saying.
Okay, yeah.
He's always going to show up.
You're always going to know he's on the server
for good or for bad.
It's never going to be a question.
Was Kiyosuke in this game?
Did he put his fingerprints on this map?
Absolutely.
All over it, all over it.
I just imagine like a child has somehow like their hands
are always sticky and everything they touch,
you just look at and you're like, that is revolting.
That's the image you've painted to me right now.
I, yeah, man.
It's just, and I feel like it's so hard
to deal with that. If you're Falcons, you're Kerrigan, where you don't know what you're
going to get because this time it was, I guess versus Linn vision a little bit was towards
the CT side. That kind of happened again here today. So all in all, though props, props
the legacy because a lot of the T side calls really, I think they played against the expectations
of Falcons and that got them a lot more mileage out of some of these rounds.
I know we're talking about case you case. I think that this is a very fitting round to
play right now because you're saying if you're Kerrigan, how, or even just the team of Falcons,
You play with a player that isn't showing up on a map and round eight is perfectly it you send him down mid and you go
I'm not even gonna bother trading. Yeah, this is what you do when you go. Okay. I think Kiyosuke is gonna have a bad map
Let's just let him die and then not even
And then let's look at him when he's dead and see what his reaction is because watch this carrying gets the entry
Actually pretty solid map for Keregan. We saw him 11 and 8. That's incredible for Keregan standards
He backs up to the box here admittedly. He's got 18 health Kiyosuke is watching red room
the reaggression from Nism comes out the question is they could be coming here with two so Kerrigan unsure if he wants to repeat but
When he doesn't go for the trade here Kiyosuke is thinking what am I doing with this 40 year old guy not trading?
But it's genius. It's genius because Nism has no idea that this play can be there that quickly
And although he gets the first one Kerrigan's on 18 health
He's supposed to get taken down it catches Nism in the middle of the open that kids gets them a site
and that's let that lets Niko get into cut out there in good position close out the round and that is a
Really great call from Terrigan despite the fact that we're 5v4 you have to keep in mind
That's 5v4 when two of your players have under 20 health
So you still need a call to get you out of that one
It's too easy to make a standard call thing you're 5v4 and you still lose the round
I mean just look at the numbers the difference and what what exactly almost a hundred eighty-r difference like almost
180 are different that is windy. I never see that you just never see that because usually if you see
133 the name that comes before it is usually donk or zai woo and usually map to they still actually hold their own
This is why keregan is so good at getting the best out of stand-ins because he just tells them play your game
And your game is run at them and if your aim is on point you're killing them
And if your aim is not on point you are trolling our game
But don't stop because when we're winning it's gonna
You're going to win a cemetery.
Exactly.
Oh, look, we're trolling Falcons a little bit.
While the performance and everything you're saying is accurate, there's still a team
on the other side that's taking advantage of what is being put in front of them.
And that's Legacy.
I have loved how they've shown up for Ancient because, again, it's not their map pick.
This is something that Falcons wanted to go back on, try and test again to see if they've
improved themselves.
And Legacy say, no, sit down.
We're going to a Dust 2 because we're going to show you actually how to play Ancient.
The way that they played round 19 was in a do or die kind of situation.
getting out of hand even scoreline you force by completely into it they got
full mid control here because Falcon thought this was gonna just be a full
onsite hit and Nico look at the double crouch right there I think that's the one
mechanical failure that is really easy to point out where he goes for the instead
of actually just peeling off after the one he goes one for one instead now you
lose all the space towards CT spawn and then they're just desperately trying to
get into donut at this point where legacy assembled a really nice crossfire for
themselves so I would say this is what I meant by they were playing against the
expectation of Falcons because Falcons to start this round were more so set up in
a B centric and kind of an A centric sort of set up hoping or thinking that
it was legacy just gonna go for the full on a hit or a full on B hit. Yeah that's
that's legacy in a situation it's kind of do or die I mean you lose the first half
seven five down you're in a situation you're really struggling to get back
into this one then you go for what is it force up you're going for the a hit and
then I agree with you Nico goes one for one if you can get one get away there
you have a totally different outlook to the round instead he goes one for one and then you have Karrigan with
Whoever it was running into donut there. Just can't get the the frags off
You just have the two 1v1s
Those are what you don't want to be taking when you're looking at an anti-force by you have players with a couple of upgraded guns
And then from the back of that what they're able to do for themselves
It rolls into around number 20, which is just as good for them
Yeah, rather just number 20 is where the momentum really shifts, right?
It's where you need if you're falcons
You need to be able to close this one out before you have your economy completely broken
They have no money in the bank on this one
They play a little back on middle when they do get aggressive in middle
They're really struggling but then you have legacy just group their way up and go for a really coordinated
Donut play and you have a double up in donut
But triple nades on top of Nico take him down and the round is basically over immediately off of that
That's just the legacy grouping up in towards middle and you have Falcons trying to play that kind of prod
You give up mid and then you try and have a player in a position you can win an aim duel a 1v1 and take down the 5v4
Instead they play all together. They touch them knowing exactly what's likely to be coming and they close out the round
That's where legacy really solidified that game because you know
Falcons just go completely broke after that and they're playing from the back for the rest of the game
really cool of legacy to throw the nades so
Perfectly there as they take down both Nico and Kiyosuke which got a little claustrophobic there in the donut
But all in all, I feel like legacy in that pivotal swing
round, we're able to come up with something
that felt like a little bit of preparation,
but also just really great coordination.
I mean, we're looking at the end of the scoreboard,
and I'm getting flashbacks to what
was that legacy Falcons best of three at EWC eight days ago.
And I'm like, OK, so we're just going to follow the script,
and we're going to kind of have history repeat itself just
on a different map this time around.
I think the thing that impressed me about legacy in this one
is you look at Lotto, and you look at Try,
and those are the players that oftentimes you're
are expecting to be popping off the page.
They were really struggling, especially in the first half.
So to find a way to get them back into the game,
to reactivate, come into the second half
and actually turn this one around,
I think is incredibly impressive.
And that's what we're talking about.
You mentioned that you questioned the team a bit more,
their consistency when they had Lux.
Now with Art, I think they really do have that ability
to get back into a game, change up their style
if they need to, and win from a spot
where you think it's all over for them.
Exactly.
Just to be able to have a leader sitting next to you
that's been to multiple major play-offs,
That's the reason why. And
the way, you know, you can
see, the way that he's made
deep runs like that totally
changes the outlook of what
was before kind of a scrappy
underdog team. Now it's one
that has a veteran leader who
can actually face off with
somebody like Here again. It
is crazy to see because it's
in map. No one letters doing a
lot for the team. It feels like
we're looking at him. We're
still very impressed and you
right? What was it four five
rounds in that first half? He
went not a single kill to his
name, and you're wondering. Uh
0 and 5 for the rest of the half. I mean Falcons did a pretty solid job of
icing him out. Again legacy have kind of a static CT side. It's a little obvious
what they're gonna do but the problem is usually Lotto's just so damn good. You
know he's gonna be doubling up in cave a lot of the time. You know the way they're
gonna play but he's just gonna get the kills anyways. Falcons made that a
little tougher for him. One last note I would just have for ancient there is that
this is two consecutive times that Falcons pick ancient after having a
disaster befell them at Cologne when they picked it against. Bet boom and now
essentially three picks in a row on ancient that you've lost. What was
probably you trying to build it up in this group stage to puff your chest out
to other elite teams like Furia or maybe even Vitality if it gets to some
weird kind of map draw or some kind of kind of bait fest on term in terms of
the veto well now you don't really have that tool moving forward so even though
of course this evens up the storyline of this series this also has greater
implications when you face off against other top teams in the near future.
Yeah especially looking into the second half the way that one closed out when
that one. They should have
been able to turn that one.
They should have been able to
take that one down and you're
thinking this maybe wasn't the
map they necessarily preferred.
It's just they knew dust who's
going to come as map three.
Even if we pick this one, it's
still a concern as to their
map pool. You know, you want to
look at Falcons. If they're
going to be dangerous, they
need to have a lot of
threatening maps rather than
just a couple in the map pool
that they're really struggling
with as long as they're not
going to add cash to their pool.
It's also back to back 13 and
10 in the fashion in which they
lose this as well, right?
The Lynn vision series is one
of the ones that you're
that you're alluding to this one as well.
And so it is just this little hurdle
of they're not really able to push it that bit further
whilst we are still seeing good things for themselves there.
There is one more player though on the side of legacy
that I'd love to talk about.
You're saying try also, took a little bit of time
to be able to ramp up for himself, Boo,
and have a better game in the second half.
Yeah, this is one where I think the struggles
from not being too experienced on this map
do come through from time to time.
You saw him a couple of times get taken down by Monacy.
Some of the time he just wasn't in great position
to have anything done because of the way the rounds played out as well.
So you can't blame him entirely.
We are heading into probably his favorite map.
It's certainly the map he's well known for.
So I think he's going to be capable of shaking that one off pretty easily.
Yeah, he's going to be instrumental moving forward.
Obviously not the best, not a beautiful time for him there on ancient,
but I have a feeling that he's going to show a lot of impact after we get back.
All right, it is going to be a break.
And yes, on the other side, not only are we hoping to see a better formation
from try here, but also find out who is going to win at this best of three as we're heading to Dust2.
I'm going to show you how to do it.
Try it. You have had a phenomenal performance so far since joining Legacy, and I have to ask two questions about it.
of joining legacy mean to you and also how do you put up performances like this
each and every time? I guess I took it as my last chance to prove my if I'm worth
worthy player of playing in these tournaments and about the performance
and I don't even know myself so just playing. Is it maybe the boys on the team
helping you do you think that drive of this being your last chance to prove
yourself could factor in yeah I think so and also like I think art and the
coaches put me to very good use in the map they always try to put me in good
situations so yeah props to them and you did have a little bit of a drought when
it came to not making playoffs not qualifying to big events but you guys
just made it to playoffs at EWC you placed incredibly well is that almost a
a relief or does it add more pressure to continue making playoffs?
You can take it on both sides.
You can see that pressure for us to perform, but we also kind of have a relief because
we didn't know how good or how bad I was coming into the team, so you can see it on both sides,
but we also prefer just not
put pressure on ourselves.
Well, speaking of playoffs,
this map right now,
Dust 2 is all that stands
between them and making
back-to-back playoffs.
They're making quarter.
They're making it to an arena
and another crowd for legacy.
And the only thing standing
between them is a Dust 2
that they've won the last
two out of two times.
They've played against this
Falcon squad.
They've really made it very
tough for them.
And try is incredibly
impressive when you look
look at this map. He dropped 17 kills the last time they played. I'm expecting
more out of him. He's been, this has been his home map for ages. I have a
sinking feeling here for Falcons. I feel like they really let ancients slip
there for themselves. And I also feel like there's a lot of footage now if
your legacy to look at for how to dispatch of them, we're gonna see legacy
start on the T side here. And I think the one matchup that's just complete
mismatch is Lado versus Kerrigan Lado oftentimes lurking towards that long
any section, Kerrigan tasked with defending it,
and you don't even really need to set up Lado
for these kinds of moments.
You could, sure you could make a distraction
and Kerrigan can push into the waiting arms of Lado,
but even if I see Lado just go for a fight
in the mid-late round, just kind of as a release valve,
if something else doesn't go perfectly
on the other side of the map,
I think he's gonna be destroying Kerrigan.
I was getting ready for the bait and switch there,
but both of you guys favoring Legacy now,
going into this third map,
and the question really is, does it continue?
Can they rerun what happened eight days ago
and be able to take down Falcons
to secure themselves a spot in Porter?
Oof, it's a fair question.
Not only eight days ago, like you said,
they've already done it.
We saw some, you know, some lackluster moments
out of Falcons back when it came
to their Linn Vision game on Dust2.
Falcons will still be considered the favorites here,
but I feel like things do point legacies direction
in this game now.
Does feel like it.
I think especially with Tri,
we know about Tri on Dust2 since 90 days,
like it's always been great at the map.
So definitely fearsome.
I think we do have to watch the seed.
Kyosuke's got very parabolic form right now.
He was so good on map one, so bad on map two.
Does he meet in the middle somewhere?
It's not like Falcons can't play this map.
It's not like they couldn't have won every map so far
that they played at the event.
The question is, can they do it today?
That was also a game where Kerrigan was sneakily
having a pretty good ancient
and yet they couldn't capitalize on it.
Shame to let that go to waste.
Honestly, it was also up there with big moments.
They show a little skin towards long and the fallback occurs here from Falcons.
This would be a legacy operating with nothing but long control.
Two smokes, two flashes.
No kit, actually, on the side of Falcons.
They hang on to a heavy amount of catwalk presence.
Niko would love to get one of these headshots.
Just to peel a player off, right?
Play the numbers.
They have two smokes.
Frag for the cross and a flash behind.
Tess S trying to set up Niko for a kill.
It'll be Tess S to be the first victim of the round.
Niko still just anticipating the top of ramp.
Eventually the player comes up.
Won't be able to get a second.
Now the cat players that have been there since the get-go try to emerge through that smoke
and they just cannot manage.
totally mopped up by Dumau, all three of them.
It's the beauty of the double smoke play that legacy bring
because the first smoke intended for the cross,
the second smoke for Catwalk,
and that totally neutralizes Falcon's walk back from mid.
Close your eyes, folks.
Kiyosuke missing a bunch of Beretta bullets,
goes down 4K for Dumau,
and legacy start this T side endeavor
with a pistol round victory.
That's just one of the things they're so good at.
It's like, it's the shoulder peaks,
like how they can draw aggro, then let it go,
then come back to it,
and another guy peeks from a different angle.
They're so on the same page when it comes to that.
Dust2 lends itself to that.
I'm not expecting this at all to be a walk in the park,
and in fact, like I said, I mean,
Falcon's still gotta be favored, right?
But, bad one.
Ancient was the first, fourth, excuse me,
lowest map in Kyosuke's career.
Okay. And it- luckily it's not long.
Kind of felt that way.
He's pretty new.
Forging my good call. No one at Goose.
Just a free kill to kick off.
Oh, the bodies are ready.
Yeah, love that.
So I find we'll attack now.
Calls for a quick reaction and they get one out of monosy.
It's actually a pullback from Legacy entirely.
Tunnels remain smoked, Kyosuke missed Deagle's shot and he'll be falling back into a site
that is going to be challenged eventually here by Nysim.
Oh!
Deagle from both sides.
Wato takes damage as Kyosuke gets into the upgrade and he's looking to leave his mark
on an early moment here for Dust2.
Challenging within the window, looking for a 3k, Nysim late to the party, went all the
way.
And so Kyosuke making up for some lost time, Falcons forced by out of a 4v5 and it winds
up upsetting legacies early momentum. It's an insane push there for Niko who the smoke has to steady his aim
which is a couple frames to spare. I mean legacy approaches pretty well if they're the set of smoke but they
smoke CT as well to make sure they can you know all the CTs they know are gonna be rotating pretty freely.
Trying to get his confidence back up. Yeah no doubt that's dented after ancients.
It's off with Monosie Scoutkill who was excellent for what it's worth on ancient.
I mean, I don't really know if he missed.
It was really, I want to say art's calling, that, you know, agreed, pretty much won the
game.
That was really worth praise.
It was such a different mode of aggression, like it wasn't really anything like the previous
rounds. It's just what the game called for. I think when you go back to EWC, it's like you can really
start to feel Art's impact on this team. Took a few outings. You know, this core of Lotto,
or excuse me, core of Legacy have been together for some time. Always weird changing out your leader.
Coming in terms of the new type of CS. Back around. Montice's head gets ripped clean off.
Kerrigan on the crossover, exposed and blind. Lotto's got him dead for...
Anno!
...catches Niko!
That's a lot, a lot, oh.
Ghost game from the ramp, trying to keep the pressure up, and that'll be Art dead.
Remember, Lotto, tagged low.
Quarter HP left in, stuck behind boxes.
Nism trying to find a way to join the party.
They want to go clear him quickly, they don't know if there's a cat threat.
Do the bomb clear though, he's just trying to let Nism get into the play.
Nism who's missing, Deagle shots, only racking up damage, still a chance here.
44 health versus Tess S's 100, but a deagle headshots when he's looking for another scout tag
Going for it and he finishes. That's why Tess S hates him. Force buys on force buys and an M4 for his efforts
Oh, he had him so uncomfortable that whole time. Tess has dropped into CT spawn
I feel like staying on default would have been just fine. He had him terrified
Whoa, a dirty shot on Nico.
Yeah.
It's like he didn't even fully stand up.
Every little bit counts in this game.
And the emotions after taking the second round away from your opponent is only to have it
stolen back.
It'd feel a little bit different if they were on T side, but that one's gonna be expensive.
It's all about staying focused now.
It's really fun that we have again this kind of legacy and foot moment, both these teams
rising through the ranks, putting established players under the microscope, real levels
of pressure.
We can always celebrate like the one off deep tournament run, but now we have multiple main
stays. So the forces just keep coming and it's a decent one for Falcons. As Nism was
the sole survivor last round it's also remained costly for legacy so it's not like they're
out of the deep just yet. Yeah they will treat this like an antique, go and try to do everything
properly. It's more of a classic approach to it, taking long, just taking over the pit.
Oh, might not have been ready for that scout. Now they will be.
The old Niko scout.
But there is only a scout on the other side. I wonder if this game is worth playing.
Niko's job right now is to kill the clock. We've got it down to a minute.
Four out long, Nysim still tucked in top mid.
Tess S starts to test the doors and that's with an MP9, so huge advantage here.
Four, Nysim, widdles down monosie, Tess S gets active, finds damage further on Nysim.
I hate him so much.
It's the first blood in Legacy's favor.
40 seconds now.
And Dumau doubles back to join up with Nysim.
Catwalk's gonna be compromised soon.
Niko not getting enough damage output.
Out of that scout, try finding the head shot.
5-7 and Kerrigan's hand goes down,
and now we've got Legacy sinking their teeth
into this A site able to cross to the ramp with bomb.
And that's just going to be both Niko and Monosy wishing
they could save here.
These guys are a threat.
Nism already goes to try to cut them off from saving.
Legacy really want to put their foot down
on the throats of Falcons this round
and deny any kind of a save.
Oh, he catches Monosy.
That's an M4 down.
It's just Niko's scout.
Force him into the USP's necks and really give Legacy runway at the start of Dust 2.
That's so impressive. It felt like that was gonna be a lot harder.
But we do some still at Greenbox. They had a way to watch Kat.
I mean, it was his awareness to make sure he got that first kill.
I think that whole round was scary for Legacy, but it literally couldn't have been cleaner at the same time. No deaths.
That M4 is the only rifle to have to worry about this round.
There's so many chances for Niko to maybe find an output there, but unfortunately scout shots just whizzing by a legacy.
It really does feel like Nissan just has to assess his number all game long.
Well, they've seen everyone cross beat, I think, at this point.
Yeah.
Yeah, the door isn't smoked.
That confirmed at least three. It'll be a push out of tunnels.
Oh, Nissan was looking at the radar.
A little awkward.
Uh-oh, that's a gun to be grabbed.
They surely just run towards Monacy now.
be fine, monocy with a USP, no teammates nearby.
Try with his Glock out.
CT's trying to get ahead of it.
There goes monocy.
As expected, vanilla pistol, no little chance.
Caragin' routing the top middle.
Let's see what he can get done with the rifle he procured.
He's got an armor, too.
Gotta be careful.
One M4 save could genuinely be helpful, so let's see if Kerrigan's able to hang on to it.
Only thing they did that was really good here was just, just boosting on the right side of mid, just really clearly watching everyone cross, gave them a lot of confidence.
Even though Nissen ended up dying, they had a game plan.
it's getting a little bit out of control for Falcons need to ramp back in
the nature of that force by back and forth right yeah
oh okay man that's another gun down oh that would have been nice to have
they're gonna invest but they'll be missing some bits and pieces
listen to me guys it's all good this one this I know it's fucking frustrating I
could see the faces but let's reset now okay try to keep the mental good
I'm honestly got a kid at the end of the round, so actually, I mean, they've got pretty much everything they need.
Little lead on utility. Try could be an op difference.
Really just waiting to see if Falcons over step one.
They would love to see this corner challenged from the CT side of things and be kioskied
to do it.
Falcons look weak on everything except for a mid-beat potential, even just allowing
They can't walk up to be very dangerous right now, like they don't have it off to hold this.
I mean, what's there to stop it? It's going to have to be Kerrigan versus 4?
They're also blind over on B. That setup smoke brings them back towards that side of the map.
Monty starts to lean this way as well, but yet to depart from Long just in case somebody were to come through his smoke.
Nate's got a land square on him, and Kerrigan's got a lot of work to do.
30 seconds. Commitment comes over. Execute clear.
Karrigan talks, Nade was valuable there, softens him up for his A1S and a flashbang offered up for Karrigan to work with.
Only one to his name.
Modesty has to double back to just double check those doors.
Oh, nice clip off of Lotto.
That's going to drop the bomb and he hangs on to long.
This is Modesty doing a lot from his position considering he was operating almost on his own.
No time for this and try again.
Down to one health, Falcons, that felt like such a light sight, but Kerrigan Alleyoops himself, and Monosy most certainly delivers.
Yeah, I feel like they actually help with the headshots, so there's that.
Good land in the right place, the very sparse utility they had at this point in the round.
But this is really Monosy, these two clean clip-offs going back to long especially.
Yes.
Call this right for legacy, but execution didn't meet the expectations.
Again, no real challenge to the cap play, so it's space given to legacy once more.
Heavier lean from Falcons on this A site at the moment.
Dumow really.
Oh man.
The player in the background starts spamming.
That catches Kyosuke off guard.
You could argue he's lucky to be alive, but his incendiary just got clipped by the smoke,
so.
And Dumow doesn't move a muscle.
I love that.
Burning Util to no avail, calls Niko into the action.
He's got a missed smoke over at the B bomb site thrown by Legacy.
It's the same time they block off CT spawn.
Josuke, double through the edge of the door.
Hard fought here in mid.
Niko, spam back, thanks to Lotto.
And so this defense is gonna remain split 2-2
as the three remaining Legacy players
are allowed to just group up towards Cat
in another challenge at 30 seconds,
similar to the last round.
This time, Monacy, posting it up early,
lets them know he's here.
And he's earned this gun.
Hasn't missed much.
Got the fight for this chance.
And Nysim gets another, actually.
Drops down.
That's the bomb getting planted now.
Good move from Nysim.
Into the CT spawn.
Finds Kiosk, unprepared towards middle.
Kerrigan and Monosy's AD fence didn't stop any footing
here for legacy.
They retake utilities, two flash banks.
Got to make them count.
Couple of kits to try to play with.
You've got Tri floating out there on elbow.
Sculpting on this corner, I presume.
Ready for the walk up of Kerrigan.
And there go the flashbangs, this is their chance to cross over, and Monosy does win the off dual.
Mono from inside the site, always when you need him.
And Tess S vs Nysim again!
It's Nysim with the double down, the 1v1 clutch, this guy just has Rene's number.
He cannot kill this man.
That's another clutch there for Nysim.
Ooh, everything went into that.
No saves, and after this push from Kiyosuke, made a lot of good, happened, but I can't even believe the spam.
Yeah, I just
The spam on eco plus this double crazy by a lot of it too. Yeah, you know
You never see him shout you never see him celebrate. It's just a glass of lemonade on a sunny day
He's just sad at the end of the desks
putting in real work
He's the enhancer
lotto and do now
Long-standing teammates core of the team at the tip
of the scoreboard and an active move here from Falcons as they come back in with a full investment that leaves the limited double back.
Oh, they got a system of kill feed.
Niko grabbing all three with the help of Kiyosuke.
Those two push top mid find legacy as a pack.
Niko's gonna go ahead and take the quad kill set up by the assists of Kiyosuke.
That'll make Niko feel better.
What a weird situation.
Polariously.
Everybody coming back from long.
Nissan has already killed Tessus this round again.
No way.
He's killed Tessus so much.
That Tessus has been matched in Charlie.
Kyosuke gets one for his efforts in that mow down.
Hey, at least they did it together.
Really nice timed aggressive move from Falcons.
They get away with the top mid push.
I mean, could you ask for a better reward than three players jumbled up on each other
like that?
And of the two guns you have here, it's the two best weapons Falcons had, the only two M4s on the round.
And two of the best sprays in the game.
That's brutal, because they were just off by a couple seconds, and they were ready for somebody to be pushing, but they weren't early enough.
Fast challenge back, Doom out, a hero AK.
This is all legacy can afford, but leave an open door for Falcons to tie the game up.
But as they truck utilities back and forth, this is already legacy trying to scale up a long long wall
There may be blind, but they also shoot back
Smoke's not good though. Yeah, they've got one more to use and they also have added like last time that smoke onto the catwalk
legacy with layers
Falcons with players on site found out inside smoke tech nine spam from Lotto
Now he's got another 8-day!
Two out, hits the ground!
Try to follow suit!
Bomb planted in the meantime!
Lotto's taking this round into his own hands!
Sitting inside!
Very awkward!
Not giving a chance to emerge!
Josuke deals with the ramp!
Here's Nessum's flank!
Missing Deagle's shots!
That's revenge!
And that will clear the board of the Legacy Money.
They supplanted it with the bomb plant,
a little bit of extra for the next one,
but looking like a save and an open door for Falcons
to tie this game up.
see Kerrigan stressed. I think I know why. Yeah. Oh, man, they threw one flash and I
mean, but I guess you were pretty well prepared for that. They had one guy playing anti, they
had try inside a pit. Oh, my gosh. Holy shit. Maybe Kerrigan's not the most stressed. Oh,
Yeah, damn try try invests here throws that AK over the bottle
Okay
That's uh
It's pretty selfless from your offer and there it goes
Trust me bro, it's a sure thing scared money don't make money
As long as they can keep the AK
I'll give Try and Op next round surely.
It's an IOU.
And at least Tumal also brought Cavillard to the party.
Never show up to the party without armor.
helmets and guns look on a party's you've been going to
they're great there's no one left to say otherwise
Walk out mid for the crossfire. Easy.
You think they find out the new mouse?
Wait a second. Yes, sir.
They're back.
That AK's changed hands twice.
Just hit this.
Nysim is such a nuisance.
He shouldered it, so now he's going to be super cautious.
Good for Monosly just take this into his own hands.
And he will land the chance to strike this down and push it all onto art.
The third player to have this AK in hand, but the only one to do it without Kevlar.
And no bomb plant, nice shots out of monosy.
Sonic thankful that his offer has the talent that it does
to survive for Falcons as the single AK test was real.
Had to be a flick wall, dang it, that bomb gets planted, and it's a real chance at the clutch.
Instead we get a tied game.
So Art winds up being the only person who could buy an AWP, but he had 4,800, and he buys an AWP for try.
All right
That's crazy
Art decides to go glass cannon desert eagle with a smoke double flash
I mean the fact that's even got close is crazy enough
It's a good round for monocene. We saw a lot of good stuff out of him on ancient.
Let me flick that. He just aimed for that. That's beautiful.
Sonic's slowly becoming a religious man.
And it's awesome to see Kyosuke on the rebound as well.
Well, Mirage was great, Ancient Suck, Dust 2, 12 and 6.
Damn.
So we got Nissan for Tess S, and we have Lotto for Nico.
I've got answers.
Oh, it's Nissan again.
No.
He'll shoot you to the car, dead with nothing, SS under siege!
Oh!
Kiss him!
Both headshots!
And they have mid already.
Art's the one guy that didn't bring anything other than Mutile to the table.
He'll be found by Monacy, but what more can you do?
Don't, if no one peeks, are you even gonna retake this?
I feel like no chance.
That B bomb site just got blindsided.
Yeah, this is a little bit too much out of, uh, legacy.
If you, you look at it, they get their full exact out with mid control.
I mean CT's just got a run for this. There's no point.
This is the round that Valgans I feel like we're so afraid of for like seven rounds in a row.
Until round 11. Yeah, I like to see it done a good job of
waiting a while before bringing that in. And of course who else other than Nissan to bombard Tess S's bomb site?
Yeah.
And you can see Kyosuke trying to scramble into the car position to just kind of like serve an anchor straight down.
But yeah, didn't even get many bullets out before Nysim took both players heads off
That's legacy six rounds of a T side confirmed with one to go that's that's plenty for dust to
Nysim has been rocking tess s all night long. Yeah
up. Double off variation here for Falcons on the final round of regulation and it's
I'm gonna say dead but. Monacy catches the second, there you go, you get something out
the setup it's funny because it's the monocypate decoy play
whoo walked right into it but it didn't matter wow second off paying off
I
Nism's dad so test that should be fine just
That's annoying can't hang on to it. They could still get this B split on remember final wrap so oh
Second kill all lotto from here on out. I mean if he's ace from here
But to do it with 18 health bad Molotov as well
Devils in the details that frag grenade could just finish this all
There we go, but it misses
What was that lame frag Nico that thing barely got through the window
this is the
Most officially pointless because they can just throw one player at it for every plant at this point
Yeah, that's 30
We take a massive falcons error
Fakes it once more
They'll just wait.
Oh, they'll wait, and Nico swings.
He's had enough.
Tied game at the end of the half.
These two teams giving us a show,
and we can't separate them after the first 12 rounds of Dust 2.
Not here.
Vitality, flying team left and right.
Perfectos down and out.
It's just Axial and Horvid left,
and they're not even getting a chance in this round.
They can't even really step into it, Henry.
They've already been swept away by Talitly.
They look ready to begin this semi-final, the cracking start.
Oh, we're not done just yet though, there, Anders.
Axel's putting up a bit of a resistance.
This five versus one, all of a sudden, has been cut down to size.
He's got a fighting chance here.
He can actually pull this one off, just flames to B,
as he fires in towards Short.
Surely, no, what a way to kick things off in this semi-final.
One more kill will do it.
Biting his time, the bomb is down,
but he's still got plenty to work with here.
He's looking for it, he's edging it out, he should have never been a huge blunder on the side of itality.
He's brought them into a war!
You must be kidding!
Sometimes it's like piecing together that utility defense with heroics out of nowhere timings.
They have to connect and so far they have.
Little peek on short gets Magisk a double miss shot.
Zaywu, oh he leaves the door open!
No!
What is that?
Quintruple Deagle out of Javi!
Heavy towards mid, ready for a pop.
Dexter blinded, nice, follow through flashbangs, excellent tracking, even better, no scopes and the shots that follow!
Dexter, an animal! Dexter, the destroyer!
In 2026 so far, one team that is really close to becoming a really strong team is, I would say, Foot.
Thus far, I think it might be food.
I think, uh...
Fish puncher, boy, if you need it.
Mr. Fish Puncher, I'll pay him.
I don't want to bully too much.
The fish puncher is not an issue.
Move, move, move!
Oh, my God!
I keep you there!
Back!
You're ahead of us, we have inhuman reactions by Hiko.
You remember this well, don't you?
I do remember it.
I can't escape it in some sense.
It's become part of my life.
I saw all the five of us, you remember, up there at the sea.
In the cellar representing the relation B, the termic.
Apex is not included because bees are short life plants and don't usually live with the
I had a bit delayed, like for media days and stuff and then I didn't have, like,
tearsies and stuff with me, so I had to use the same tearsies for, like, six days and
it becomes a pretty nasty thing.
So, ah, bro, this is a new generation.
I can't.
Back in my days, you stop and then you shoot.
Not like now.
Now, not then.
I have those teenagers fucking messin' up speaking me up.
Here's the view from section 111 on the day before.
And this is what it looks like day one.
One of these teams heading to the Superbaka Arena in Porto next weekend, but which one
is the question?
It could still be both, but one of them's gonna have to go on the lower bracket run.
Final half of the best of three, still tied, six all.
The legacy did have a couple of rounds that made Falcons run circles.
Wow.
Lotto playing dodge ball out middle while Dumas Beretta's sitting tunnels goes for the wide
swing.
Massy attempt.
Miss him ready with a second pair but Montesey's got the instant head shot right back, catching
another player off the push, there's another from the lower tunnels.
Lotto just can't make it happen.
Montesey's gonna punish for that one, setting up Falcons wonderfully with a pistol victory.
Now they can't afford what happened in the first half.
34 back and forth force buys that made the Falcons economy bottom out. No, sir. You win this pistol
Falcons convert it. There's gonna be a feel-good win for the Falcons if they can pull it off
And this is just such a beautiful round. Oh, hot a monasy
How much you could say about that
Toretta's from lower tunnels really didn't get much going
Force out a legacy starts with a nice play snade.
Yeah, it was.
You're now in Lotto, your tour is long.
That's a Galil to couple with the scout.
We got a lot of players trailing towards B, trying to anticipate the next move out of Falcons.
It's actually going to be a cap play, but that's Doomow, N4.
I
Smoke or sorry, this is a goleal
Mrs.. The chance the headshot
When monocie looking to be the savior again
Bailed them out in the pistol round
It's finding impact here on a do mouth's goleal keeps its head tucked down
They just want this plant that's money secured catwalk compromised smoke coming up soon. Niko goes back
CT comes through, gets chewed down, and that's good!
One HP for Niko, as he holds off on the flank, keeps majority alive for the Falcons, they convert their pistol, but not without worries.
They got a strong core right now between Kiosk and Monosy and Niko on this map.
No question marks there.
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death
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death
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I'm still alive, okay, see?
Got a lot of utility out of that.
Yeah, like $1800 worth of utility.
17?
Yeah.
17?
Yeah.
It's left. Of course, Nistam's a part of the problem still. He'll go down, Goose player cleared, Guado, another take!
Oh my god, how close can you make it? Damn.
Whoo! Very, very good try here from Legacy. Crazy with what they put into that round.
Lines up being cost effective that much for sure, but we've got Falcons three rounds
up over legacy.
Four rounds from playoffs.
Got a gun round ahead.
You know, one of the win conditions back on Ancient for Legacy as they clawed their way through that second half was really that everybody could contribute.
Everybody had their rounds, the kills were quite even. We do have try and art at four and five frags apiece.
Yup.
Let's hope that switching sides bodes well for them, especially the AWPer.
I feel like Monosin's star of the show right now.
That he is.
The core him.
Niko.
Kyosuke.
Feeling like it's enough.
I think a bit in their RV for Falcons that they did just run into the stack last round,
nearly lost it.
Weren't willing to go for a scout, weren't willing to try that mid B play even with
their utility.
Tries up the bat.
See impact here
While the smokes blocks his vision he tries to pop it open knows for sure that they are behind it
Miss first chance second flash is good to set him up do mouth looking to climb up off the teammates flash it works
But monosil cover as character takes over the site try removes him from it
We've got Nico down and spawned to catch them off guard bomb starts to peel back now
But they've got a lower tonal player. They might run right into Nissam 15 seconds
And yeah, now Modesty realizing he's got to go back into the commitment.
Nico and Tess has to pinch these long players, try and art hold on.
It is all Modesty, eight seconds, lineups there.
And just enough time for the plant.
He has been doing everything for Falcons into the clutch.
And he's got to go for the reload.
Nism's got two clutches to his kn-
Oh my god, not this one!
Modesty bending Bullocks over Boxes.
And that's the round of the game for Modesty, in a sea of great rounds.
Miko on the brink of pulling the hair out of his head, this deep peek into Long.
Try and arc at both their frags.
Home!
Jess, this is like get me out of this nightmare and Modesty gets another opener.
5th highest rated Dust 2 this year.
Monacy, one of the four better.
Leaps and bounds above him in this map.
This particular match.
As the first clutch on Dust 2 that goes Falcons way and it is timed massively when they need
it.
And it's up against Nissam, the only other player in the server with clutches so far.
I don't trip over your feet here in round 17.
It's a mag 7 and a scout of 5v4 established early by the Falcons.
Killskate low, Dumount's gonna kill Tess S. Careful now.
Bomb starts to evade.
That was one shot out of Arts Mag 7 left for that close range attempt.
Kerrigan off Dumount's 5-7 spam, punctures through.
They've got it.
Five rounds to lead, two from victory, laughing their way through Artsmag's seven attempts.
I think Kerrigan's losing his mind.
It's just, it's such a big clutch, isn't it?
For the round score, for the atmosphere right now, for the belief, I think, in this situation
for both these teams, completely swings the game.
Five round gap, another buy, but you press Tab and you look at the players right now
No round so far in the second half for legacy.
Challenge the long out of the gate from Falcons with Util but nothing really behind it.
It's the best view you could get.
That'll be one in the bag for try.
Nice decision.
Very different set up.
Very different set up.
He could sack him though.
He's got really nice lines here.
Choské's been so much better on Dust2 than Ancient.
Oof.
Wato.
Okay.
the B window to get monosie out of this one. That's a big scalp for this moment.
It does really keep it hopes alive. Still though with those two kills from
Kyosuke, very good call from Kerrigan headed up Catwalk. You're gonna meet a
little resistance if any at all. And Kyosuke even given the edge of the deep
peak into CT. There's a long player in the form of try to come back to the bomb
site. And they're gonna want to commit to this which means this could be an easy
Z12 with a lot of money to spare and little on the side of legacy
Try inches inwards not covering this Josuke. Oh try to shoot
Try didn't shoot. He still hasn't come around the corner now. Oh, he hits him
But it's only the right shot opens up test has to get into the play that should have been tries
And instead you've got Falcons too strong money in the bank six map match playoff points
That was a very important moment to shoot.
I want to see it all from Tri's perspective.
Yeah, he quick-switched and then he got a leg shot.
The fact that he even got a second chance at that is already unreal.
Oh my goodness.
At a moment like that.
And the fact he gets back in with a second chance even.
Sorry, but that's all you're thinking about tonight.
7 and 15 on top of it.
A stark contrast to the Falcons' op in Monosie's 20 and 8.
Trie has had some of his best maps in this legacy jersey.
But this match for an early playoff's birth...
Sad part is you don't even have the quick switch, doesn't make anything faster.
Awww, boy.
He gets mopped up, hope-closed by Kerrigan.
That's brutal.
They're gonna transition back into the cap plate.
Or at least they thought about it and hit the pause with the smoke there in front of them defense split 2-2 the B players go out down to the lower mid-play and
Monacy awaiting this
You know we thought versus Lynn vision that the perfect T side from Falcons was a Lynn vision calamity
turns out Falcons are on the brink of perfect T siding two teams on
on their road to playoffs for Porto.
Monacee levels above in the third map of this match.
Dumau trying to extend off site, looks to blindside the approach,
and he will catch one with a Nade in hand, but Josuke's got quick trades,
and he now surpasses Monacee in terms of kill count,
with a huge recovery individually from Josuke, map two to three.
Top mid player in here in art.
Oh, he missed, has he?
They're coming in from below. They're only periodically checking this.
Fart has the awareness. There is a chance for him.
Another head shot off the rifle adding himself alongside these other two players this surviving core of round 19
Has been lights out for dust 2 and Falcons have shown us improvements day to day
It'll be joining spirit fury up and mouse in the super walk arena as they deny lotto any further impact
monisties 1v3 clutch a reference moments as they guarantee themselves a spot and playoffs a game versus mouse for the
and just another testament to the young talent that this Falcons roster is filled to the brim with.
Revenge is a dish best served eight days later here for this side of Falcons where they finally are able to take down legacy.
It did require all three maps, but I think it's just that much sweeter getting to do it on Dust2 and in the fashion that they did it to.
Yeah, I mean it requires all three maps. It requires monosy with some superb plays. The 1d3 was unreal and Kyosuke activated as well. That's Falcons at their best.
Kyosuke just feasts her famine player. Obviously feasting on the two ends of this series, but in the middle having a tough time. But a superb performance from him on this one. I feel like there's going to be some moments for legacy that they want back in that final half for sure.
Yeah, they're going to be looking back on it knowing that they were just that one map away from making it to
The arena for themselves to port it
But at the end of the day it is Falcons that have won this best of three joining us at the desk is
Monosy congratulations. You're having a crazy game on dust 2 there
Yeah, not bad
It was a good game. Yes, just good. Come on. It was great. It's okay
Just a little humble over there
I mean that Kulachi you had with the rifle especially on the A bomb side was was just crazy there
I mean when you
That fight you took versus Nyssen towards shore and you just peeked out and he and killed him right there
Did you even know at first that you got him because that was just so fast? Well, I realized I killed him. Yes, of course
Because this music starts, you know after the after you kill of course, but yeah, I just took a bit aggressive
Duel against him. I didn't want to respect
Yeah, I mean, I feel like you did that a lot in this one
And for the most part, this whole tournament, or this whole series, it went pretty well for you.
But what can you say about Ancient? Because that one did slip away from you guys in some sense.
Yes, I mean, Ancient was obviously... First of all, our pick, we expected things that they were doing.
We just didn't win anti-force on CT side. I think we had a very good chance, but we lost against Tech9s when they pushed to Donut and we were too CT with Niko.
So, we just did some mistakes. I did a mistake that I moved to CT.
And if I would say if we wouldn't lose at Antiforce, we would have a good game after.
In terms of legacy as an opponent, you seem to have done pretty well against them consistently,
but the team is struggling. What would you chalk that up to?
Me? I just don't do anything special.
You know, I just play the game, I just see things I do, I adapt towards the things.
I do my own things, I like to dictate the pace with Op as well,
the way I want to go for entries or for anything with Op as well, and I'm just listening to Fin, that's it.
When we look at you, we look at you as, you know, in this echelon of players,
you're up there with Zywu, Donk and Monosy.
Do you ever think of yourself in the greats as a player?
I don't know. I'm just enjoying the game.
To be honest, I don't have anything in mind.
I don't know. Time will show. Time will show.
Actually, I'm curious about the Linn vision one,
because also that went kind of poorly for you guys on Ancient.
I mean, you guys are trying to put it in now as your pick.
It hasn't been super good for you guys this year,
or at least the last couple of months, I would say.
But it was great for you guys in 2025.
I mean, what do you think the feeling is now with Kerrigan at the helm on the map?
Obviously, Fin is bringing his own structure.
I mean, when he joined the team, he brought his own structure.
The way he sees how he...
Sorry, the way he approached the game and we had to adapt to his structure
and the structure that he brought, I really feel comfortable to play.
And I think the whole team as well. I think that's what we needed.
And yeah, trying to also, because we had three grand finals in a row,
we had also a lot of mistakes, we couldn't win on the third one we won.
And also obviously there's still a lot of room to improve, room for improvement for us.
So yeah, I mean I like the way we play.
Sometimes we struggle, but we're really practising convex, you know, like against this vision, against some teams as well.
actually I have a question about how you feel like the season's going because you guys obviously picked up a lot of steam by winning
Cologne, but you didn't really always you didn't actually win consecutively after that or anything really in bounty or
EWC, but now it feels like maybe maybe you can find some uptick for the rest of the season
Do you got you see yourselves as being consistent?
Competitors to win every tournament, especially with vitality dropping off a little bit now
I feel like it's right for the taking for you guys
but is that the feeling in the camp?
I feel as... I see us as contenders for the showfice.
Every time we play the tournament, obviously, we always...
I would say after Cologne win, we obviously expect ourselves to win.
Like, not to win the tournament, but to show better results, you know?
Not like we showed on Blast Bounty when we lost against 100 teams online,
or the way we lost against the Legacy.
In the WC, we always expect ourselves to play better.
We have, I would say, high standards.
To be honest, we're just throwing a lot of games in my opinion.
When things are going well for you guys, you look like you maybe are the best team in the world,
but when things are going badly, the drop-off in level is really big.
How much of your time is going into making your B game and your C game better,
rather than just fortifying your A game?
How much do we want?
Your bad days. When you're having a bad day, how much of your practice is going into making sure those are better,
rather than your good days going as well as possible?
Yeah, we try to always, we have a lot of practice, even though,
you know, like on the tournament, for example, in WC, you had a lot of time to practice when you qualify for playoffs,
like five, you know, three, four days, maybe even more.
We always have a lot of theories. We talk a lot about mistakes.
A lot of people we have that are theory-crafting, like Fiend, like Niko,
because they're calling on CT and T-Side, and obviously there comes as Valdani and Zonic and Aemon, our analyst.
And also Terus, I didn't mention myself, I didn't mention Maxime, never mind.
We have asked players who don't like to theory-craft, you know, but we have a lot of players that are theory-crafting
and we prepare a lot for the tournament and against the opponent.
So I don't know if I understood exactly what you meant.
I have one question for just in-game stuff.
Because of a fight that I think Zacker took yesterday, everybody started talking about how on 4x3
You don't sometimes see the shadows that on 16 by 9.
Did it make anybody on Falcons reconfigure or rethink their res?
What was that? I don't know.
I don't even know what he asked, bro.
So yesterday, Zachar saw a guy's shadow on Dust2.
He didn't see it himself clearly because he quick switched away and looked away.
But everybody that was watching at home saw it.
And then someone figured out that on 16 by 9,
Rez, you can see shadows from a farther distance than on a 4 by 3.
Time to change some settings.
That's why I was asking if you heard that already, but that was kind of news happening today.
No, I didn't, to be honest. I didn't.
Just don't change your settings, guys. First of all.
Let's play part by three. Don't change the 16th by night.
Well, I do have one last question for you. We let you go and change your settings.
This match qualifies you to Porto. How excited are you guys to be playing?
We qualified, yeah? I don't know.
What? Honestly, come on, man. That's what you're playing for, right?
I swear that I didn't know.
Were you aware of Vitality was waiting for you in the lower bracket?
If you lost.
Yeah, if you lost it would have been Vitality you played tomorrow.
Yep.
I don't mind, you know.
I don't mind to play.
To be honest, I like these matchups.
I like when it's a lot of tension.
Like, there is a do or die, you know?
You either win or you lose and you just go back to home.
I like these matches, but against who you're gonna play, do you know?
You're gonna go up against Maus for seeding,
but you've qualified to Porto now,
and then you still have one more best of three against Maus,
and then if you win, then you go straight to semifinals.
Okay, nice. Now we can go and chill, you know, a little bit.
I'm joking, I'm joking.
No, we really want to come in the bin.
But, yeah, obviously I'm happy that we qualified.
It was very important for us.
We always try, as I said, to put a bit more high standards
and we always try to improve.
So I think this game was kind of also revenge.
I didn't like when we lost in the WC
because, you know, it was kind of obvious
the things that we're doing when we played against them.
in the last dimension high I remember and they're just playing the same kind of
you know I didn't want to lose it yeah I actually do want to ask another
follow-up question on that then you're saying like you're losing to legacy
really hurt but I want to know as a player how do you sort of work through a
loss or an elimination from a tournament are you like a oh I want to be really
silent I don't want to see anyone or you just want to get back and just go and
play counter strike for me I some first of all I want to get going get some rest
just think just go through some some rounds you know go through some game
and after just going chill with the guys if obviously if we go on the tournament
if you're still like on the tournament there but yeah sometimes just want to
go back and just play CS. Yeah obviously to see my family as well.
Look that's totally valid but we'll let you go and want to see go and change your
settings now that you're all up to date with...
He's all up to date with not only settings but as well as how the
the brackets going to play out because apparently while he is excited to get into playoffs,
no idea that they had qualified for Porter right then and there. So they were playing
with significantly less pressure than normal, I'd say.
That's the definition of taking a game by game. Just focus on that yourself, you know,
just play our own game. You don't even worry about the circumstance or what the seating
or any of that kind of stuff.
Yeah. And if you played against Vitality, he likes playing against Vitality. He for one
on that team, maybe the only one along with Kerrigan really loves the pressure. He loves
it when there's a lot on the line because either you win and it's great or you lose
and you get to go home and play CS from home.
Well that's what he didn't say in Vitality specifically.
He just said I like it when the matches are tense and for a lot of our teams there are
still tense matches.
I know we've been doing this day by day, we've looked at group A, then we've looked at group
B but tomorrow I know when I look at our schedule just yet but I'm excited because it's a lot
of eliminations, it's a lot of the tense moments that Monacee was alluding to.
I like to see the weaker team go home sad.
I like to see the sadness in their eyes as they are defeated and they know that they
have to return.
So what the fuck is wrong with you?
What do you like to see, Maui?
I like to see winners win.
I like to see teams that I don't agree with their GMing decisions lose.
Because then I feel right.
Like I predicted something.
That's where I find a lot of my investment in the scene.
I don't want to just see losers lose.
I want to be right about their loss.
So you felt great when Payne went home yesterday.
I didn't agree with their jamming for the last year,
so yeah, fair.
All right, Maui's been a little bit vindicated,
but legacy with that loss,
they all gonna be taking that slot up against Vitality.
We saw it in the bracket there,
and it is gonna be a tough one.
You're gonna go back to back here from Falcons,
to a Vitality in the lower bracket.
It doesn't get any easier here,
even though Vitality showed vulnerability on day one,
losing to inner circle,
day two, they were a completely different beast.
So it's going to be really difficult also for legacy
to game plan against the team that's
playing with the stand-in.
Yeah, I think that's one of the hardest things for legacy.
I think some of the games we've seen,
Vitality lose in the last couple of seasons,
it feels like the pressure sometimes gets to them,
especially at Paris.
It felt like the pressure got to them.
You're playing with the stand-in.
The pressure is relieved to a large extent.
I think that can make it easier for some
of the individuals on Vitality to take over the game
the way they want to.
I'm not sure if I agree with you guys, right?
I think that this is going to be a legacy that has shown me more than enough over the
last few days that they're going to be able to take you to vitality.
Even though they did start off with vitality playing in the lower bracket up against 9C,
they got a very swift 2-0 is the only accurate way in which I can describe how that best
of three played out.
Absolute dominance from vitality.
I mean, that is Newton's third law, you know.
You absolutely get destroyed day one.
come back you you get to do the destroying this time I mean I'm fortunate for
9z it had to be them I think it's worded exactly for every reaction there is an
equal and opposite reaction exactly and that was the second law being force
equals mass times acceleration unfortunately they had way too much
mass and they were just accelerating right into 9z
that is the third law.
That is the third law.
That is the third law.
Well, now is the end in a
circle having the second best
of three there again a similar
story. The teams that ended up
losing with 90 and in a circle
having very limited number of
brands their name a mouse that
is powering up about one our
last last event. That is
Newton's third law right there.
You have me.
and the object in motion stays in motion.
And now's the right hour, moving on the up and up.
They're an unstoppable force.
As they make it to the playoffs.
All righty, then we have our third series here,
Lynn vision up against the foot.
We did unfortunately have to say goodbye to Lynn vision,
but Foot continuing along in their journey.
And this one, a big old three mapper.
A partially momentarily stoppable force
meets a movable object in Lynn vision.
I don't know how many loss this guy had, he's pretty smart, he probably had 17 or 18.
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on offer just like this
But now you get to see the exact matchups of our eliminations.
That's right, four eliminations mean four teams going home.
We're starting off with G2 up against Navi, Aurora and M80.
Foot going up against Inner Circle, ending with Legacy going up against Vitality.
All eight of those teams are of equal skill level.
These should be 50-50 games.
They all are in the correct matchups.
I'm taking left, left, left.
Left, left.
Left.
All left.
I'm taking all laughs all laughs taken laughs everything you own in a box to the left Maui everything goes left here
the left is winning I
Want to disagree but I can't
We have to we have to retain credibility here legacy has been looking great and
and JL just lost the inner circle.
But then he dropped like a two-point-something rating
against who?
Great question.
9Z is your answer.
And what did Max say?
They're not feeling themselves.
No.
So it doesn't even count.
Does it even count?
Should we get them back in the studio in case it was a fluke?
I want to rematch so that 9Z can show
that what it's like when they care.
I think not having a rematch does a major disservice
to all of Blast.
I'll look, I'll write it down, I'll note it, I'll send it to the CEO of Blast and I'll
let you know what the email comes back for.
But we've got to say goodbye for now guys, it's been a lot of fun for day number four,
make sure you tune in tomorrow, elimination, we say goodbye to four more teams and a whole
lot more counter-strike happening here at Blast Premiere Open Porter.
I don't know what I'm doing here, but I'm just going to try to get a little bit of a better idea of what I'm doing here.
I'm just going to try to get a little bit of a better idea of what I'm doing here.