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RERUN: Aurora Gaming vs BetBoom Team - IEM Cologne Major 2026 - Quarterfinal
08-22-2026 · 10h 47m
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The biggest arena!
Expectations of a ball here today between the minister.
The first time for nine players in that Laksas arena.
Brumich, the exception.
A former champ leads his team from stage one to the big stage.
And it starts on Nuk.
Deals with him. Oh, and down the vent.
The audacity to go for a vent drop on your T-pistol.
Offline's trying to cut him off from the pass here.
Okay, you're right. Softlight, at least there. Flammus has got one on site.
He knows where Woxic was because he's found two on that P2K.
Down the vent. Softlight's between rotations.
They don't know where the bomb's gone.
They've lost him.
They're now segregated. Woxic's contributions have equalized what was a heavy advantage for Betboom.
Has he got more? Oh, an opportunity.
Whistled one past the ear.
This is how you gain your stage legs, winning rounds like these, but slow, agonising mid-round pressure on the T side as that clock runs spin.
Yeah, should be able to get the bomb done here with these.
It's a 40 seconds.
I'll hit the clock at a moment's time, they're not wary.
What's around the corner, door swings open, sound cue given, bomb gets punched in.
Now the rotation is on, soul flight.
What? Nature rookie, quick.
The secret descent and locks it down the bend.
Boomage.
Stays proactive towards the decont door.
Partners up, locks it in, soft fly will announce their presence with a swing at the doors.
Okay.
Time continues to tick, Boomage getting cheeky.
Making his move, fires off a bullet a warning shot.
Flammus low HP, this could get weird with the doors now closed.
Click it on that diffuser, don't forget.
Ten seconds.
Paulster faking out, trying to draw attention. Flamme is playing that weight in game. He knows the clock's on their side.
Oh, and that's the headshot to see it. There it is! Backburn take pistol!
It's been struggling with all major long. It hasn't cost them, though.
Stage one, stage two, stage three, and now the playoffs. Who would have thought it?
Couldn't ask for a better start as well. Kill distribution. T-nace.
And look, it got a little bit messy there.
Watsy double bringing the back of the attention.
I did with the vent drop, but something that I think that's been a very good app is because they're a mix is playing out these mid rounds
And that seems a little bit crazy, but their responses are never set
They're having a piece everything together the officials that these boys have with this five-man roster are only here in Cologne
With a force fight back from Aurora Woxic on the scalp. We're gonna take a tag or two in yard
He can't be snappy on the sniper
SMGs as well so
Ducked in top, ready for a park and it's just Maja towards ramp.
This week he door smoked a fade, here comes the Util.
SMG supports that path and so far they're completely unprepared.
How quickly does the site fall? Flammer's double entry, Maja!
Four lobby! He's got boomage to contend with.
Does find damage but the support is there.
Attila-des, with double.
And this force might get Aurora nowhere. Nice pick up from Woxic from Heaven, but now his position noted.
He's getting hunted from behind, and Magnetgetle spots it on that fanpath. They close, remove everything away from Aurora.
Okay, it'll be the eco now from the Turks. Right now for both teams, it's about overcoming the environment.
Same game, same maps, different setting.
I know that Aurora have struggled with these arena games today. It would be the perfect time to overcome that. Yes
An opportunity against Beppe
Team of faces who maybe you're familiar with maybe you're not it's Burmese who leaves the charge here
Really big performance from him in stage three, but we've got some D was invested upon let's see if magic can find a head
Who does to live a nice find on to Zorty?
Heavy mirage back and an opportunity for more.
Magnazes isn't playing scared, that's what you want to see.
Noses an unarmored deagle and just takes the peek.
He's been playing some great counter-strike throughout the major run.
Flammas with lighting up the scoreboard.
What six turn?
Rammel's off a shot and...
Bet them they have to take the space as they're hoping for.
There's still grounds for this to get a bit uncomfortable, right?
Another deagle headshot, just like that!
And suddenly he starts sweating.
Pressure amplified.
Smoke made. There's Dillardes. A claw back onto Zatara.
There's... wow, lockstick.
His work on the sidearm has been stunning.
Anticipates this close with the gap, which gives it a go.
Double that a boom.
And Wokadia... waiting on for a low.
He's hit the headshot necessary.
Can you do it, Wokadia?
He's got the aim.
the opportunity up against the experience of boomage. Two bullets, season 6.
Oh!
Zagrikardia!
Starks a fire!
This is the future of Turkish counter strike.
Getting started early.
Holy!
That's what you want to see. That's a deco.
This man's been playing lights out.
That's a deco.
Desert Eagle finding the head.
The push through the smoke is so ambitious and then he walks in onto boom.
Back in his aim, there's just two bullets.
Doesn't even worry about the reload, and Madgea loves the way that one feels.
This is what you need to see, and this is the fire starter.
Money, not great to bep in with the buyback. Couple of AKs in Kaleil and some missed lockgrades.
Agh, agh, early.
Oxy's been able to get that sniper out, so you see him in combination with Centares on the yard holes.
This whole flight that Major Rookie will be tested over towards Ramp as the anchor.
We've got Madgea and Wakadi in combination locking down A at the yard.
Smoke all started in. It's nice to be taken by Magnetjes and he has a tail here. The bomb is part of this cross.
Gath, Magnajes!
Shatters Magnajes! Skull long range through the tip of the smoke!
So, I'll first rotate it down to plug this gap.
As the supporters in Taros has rotated over as well, so too strong on beat.
It's Woxic's AWP that's repositioned. Flamas and Boomich have to breach this.
With the tech knight, if you miss that first, you can get run down, Flammus.
He's got the movement.
He's got some support, and a missed shot from Woxic has to dip away, concedes the space.
There's plenty of it, isn't there? Look at this, they're all moving.
If they're up to get up heaven, they might try and call the bomb back up the vent.
So still with plenty of time on the clock, there's an opportunity for these rotations.
Uh-oh, scary for Woxic now.
He's only got Rumble in his orb, he's getting run out by the side, arms does peek on in.
Boon goes down on the reload, surely that's tempting to go for it. Flammus does!
finds him, removes him, Zintara is trapped on the dark corner and Flammas takes his head off!
He's got a 1v2 but is he ready for another body up close?
Fake. Wiccardia does swing it open, confirms he's off the bomb,
Magica and in should have an opportunity here on the crouch of Flammas.
Sees it behind the side, he's dead! Magica bolts him over!
Team effort really, Wiccardia the only man that doesn't feature in that round.
Beautiful stuff there for him, Woxic picks the opener, gets the information on the cross,
the rotations well on and they do get the bomb down. I should see partial by territory for them here.
There's a good use of his last bullet. He stood his ground. Glamis gave it a good go
sure but of course Dillard does get caught by Santare's and that's the need that ended it.
Glamis is actually bought in full right now with a glill. Is he just going to try and
keep a bit of pressure on the finances or is there a follow through from the rest of
Betburn? Yep. All right, they're going for the force. Okay. I thought they were going to
gonna be holding on to the hats here and maybe taking a save with the 2400 loss coming into the next but they're gonna
shove this might be a top-hopper or a round brush.
Okay, another test for Aurora inbound. Flammer's springing his steps, strides forward, they're eating Nate!
Through the flames! March it, there's most out three!
You test this utility and you're left with nothing. You put all your pennies into this.
Oh, should be able to get a plan on this.
That's huge. That's huge. You do need a plant.
Don't fly trying to cut him off here. You can plant back side.
Oh, he's getting across. He gets the bomb planted.
Oh, no!
Didn't feel like he had the time, but no longer will you get the extra cash.
Madge is going to be loving that multi-kill. They just run through the Nade and it sends the Erickombo.
It's a good start for Aurora, all off the back of that Eco. So now three consecutive rounds, that with no cash.
These bombs doesn't go down. You know it has to be the Eco on the other side.
So Magnajez cancels the plant. They don't get that extra splash of cash.
extra splash of cash. Imagine if he joined himself.
Up from the desk.
Up from the most fun.
Gonna take home the W here today.
We'll see if that rings true.
Couple of pistols invested upon.
Four d-balls in a P250.
Some light smokes for this.
And...
...Moxig just staunch outside alongside a Zhentaris.
They want to fight.
Yeah, you can see that.
I don't know where he's across, I don't think.
Oh!
Get him shot!
Eyes wide from Zhentaris.
Why is that shot?
Outrageous.
He surprised himself with that one!
Pure reactions, just pure instinct kicks in.
I want to see that one in the replay.
Slow that one down.
A single bullet, quick switch, one by.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Alright, just going to mop this one up now.
One man defines all he goes down.
And Madge on a bit of a run.
Ten and three for the big man.
Good signs, good signs alive.
I think that's where...
Look at the smile on Zintara's face, right?
Traditionally in these circumstances, he's the man who...
Yeah, let's see that.
That's a whiz.
This is a good moment.
Oh!
Whoa!
No!
Come on, this is slow-mo.
Ready?
Slow-mo.
Bosh!
What is he doing?
Whoa!
Whoa!
Some specky moments to kick things off for the Turks.
Alright, guns back out.
No sortie AWP.
Alright, full heavy.
It's time.
It's making a move for yard control.
in bold and by what he's just done to them on the eco
late smoke walk
we know there's a round in the system right now
oxygen supports and tires but that smoke will remove the all threat
he can break this so you might be able to find a pick regardless
Magnus just made a step, Santares is on high alert.
He's clearing all the support, it flashes brilliant, but not the kill from Magnus!
Santares pulls it off, vision restored just in time, Boomich does find the return.
Moxib will pivot into the top site, there's a lot of action towards Dilladez on Squeak.
Trapped with the bomb now, with the orb on the angle, you are in trouble.
There's a 3 on 3.
Standabilla, gaz, all good bomb!
Things twice about smoking it, that's the right decision.
He is kinda trapped, the Molly will make life miserable for him, he's gotta get out of there, but that's the extinguished, that's why you hold onto your smoke!
And again, might be their objective here, it's a good call.
And he gets down. Boom drops, Zorty sticks around.
Should be an uncontestable plan. The Soulfly is down there. Hang on, fighting, lobby, clears out Zorty.
Boom unable to plant now. Soulfly, gotta get past it. Does control the spray. Does provide 3 HP for Boom.
Woxic making no secret of his stampeding feet in the vents.
I don't know if he got anything left.
Is the bomb plant the silver lining, or can you do something obscene?
I'm just going to stick it.
They're just going to stick it.
No chance.
A bombard just the silver lining
for that one.
Tough round, but they do salvage
that plant, which is going to
mean they can go into another
buy around.
Wouldn't be too surprised to see
a fierce tactical time out now.
I think the off shot rattles off.
Magnajez aware this is possible,
but catching that in the replay,
with how blind Zantares was.
It's a massive open of him and Magnajez
able to find that frag.
That boom on the back foot.
Five to two, three round gap.
He comes back in and more pressure on door.
Okay, yeah, looks like it's quite
pacey. We're trying to find solace
and safety in that smoke.
This is hectic.
Up close.
to provide the opener. Flamas caught out completely.
Dilladez, this defobulated down to Wakadia.
You've got no territory whatsoever,
and you're just losing bodies.
Flamas and Dilladez sideline.
It's Magnajez with a forward position.
Magia down to Zorty.
That's a nice one back to the three on three.
They're not looking at him.
Woksik's safe as he drops off the round as Norco.
It's the shot necessary.
So does Wakadia, the number three.
Just boom, it's again thrust into the clutch.
Boxing down with him!
Boom! Boom!
He's back!
Saves back, but puts the third on the board!
Snappy aimed from Boomage!
Now this man, he knows what it takes in the big games.
He's a champion of his own right.
He's been off our screens for a couple of years, but making a statement there.
This one came from nowhere.
These rounds are crazy because that bit of trying to...
Go for these little bent drops.
Look at that.
It's just a 180 from Boomage, firing the boys up with that one.
But I think the comms are flowing quite nicely for Aurora on the other side.
There's a few of these rounds where the rotations, these bent drops have come in and there's
a player who's always ready for that move.
So, can Aurora hold on after losing that one, dropping the ball, Boomage snapping
it away?
This does take that time out.
Acted as a clutch means that the rounds are not going as the way you would hope,
as the individual is having a value out of that one.
still plenty of money for Aurora to come back in with a full buy but lost bonus
bottom of the barrel after that five round run that bit with this they can
break them that conversation about saves if we get there yeah but will it be
another hectic one on something we'll ever be up to find a convincing foot
Hold in this round. You got Woxic to get past.
Wow, straight through the box. Sorted Humble to 44.
Someone's ready to get a flick from Sorted. Finds his counterpart, removes the orb.
Full yard now. Fort, bad boob.
Making it across, Magi relays that information.
And towards that unbreakable box, he's got the angle, he's got some...
Oh, problems now! We have big problems!
Every frag flowing, keeping it clean! Five alive, fullback, boom! Just Santares to get past!
He got plenty of time.
And now he's got the first, finding the headshot on to Zorty, precision on display.
Second from Santares, but is there more? Should be a dead man.
Who next? Yeah, Kurt from Heffern.
And you already highlighted what that might mean, Chad.
Yeah, the money's all over the place here.
Zintarans end at Soulfly. They're the low end.
Around 3.33.4. They could justify the buy here
because they can bring up the all, but it looks like
Ava wants to get on the mic with a timeout
and discuss the purchasing power.
Bayer starting to settle in.
Magic can drop the M4 to operate with same lighter
to anchor over towards top and the same for Soulfly.
So...
Can they push the pennies around tonight?
this one look pretty. Really important
frag from Zorty as well. That's the most
impactful we've seen from him. Yeah, he's the first
opener of this one so far. Fresh face, the
twenty-eight years of age, bit of a
journeyman as far as the Russian scene
is concerned. This is what's in that one.
It's going to be a Christmas attire. Maybe there's a
juggle out of sport. Let's swap that out
with Maga. We'll see what the call
offers up because they don't have the
utility block everywhere. They only have one
in Sendry. Where are you going to use that? Well right now it's on Soulfly so
likely for Ramp, that means nothing for Heart, nothing for Squeaky. Beppe, four
rounds T-side already, they're putting in a shift.
Another one. Woxic concedes another opening death this time at the hands of
Magnus Jez. A great find, confident works, and Tara is on the AWP in Woxic's
substance and able to remove at least one how many more the question how close
are they they're gunning for them they can hear the retreat of Santar as
Dillardes relays Santar as pivots
so they want to squeeze the heaven hell control again so tires just blocked he's
about to get a rude awakening that is could come as a bit of a shock doesn't
hit that flick up the ladder for more but that space for Dillardes to
continue to just hoover up. Is that an audible?
Yeah, they've heard him from the side, they're just doing a lot of talking here.
60 second advantage, could get better.
Wakadia trying to return to the rampside.
Can't find the headshot, can Dillardes! Wakadia are able to do so!
Provides an equalizing frag.
That's all about that finish.
Zantara's found a good line for this.
Jiggle from Flamos, brilliant.
Bates the shot, triangle makes the position, and Boomish the one to profit.
Softfly has taken that lobby space. How aware is Flamus?
For this possibility, who's responsible? Has he picked the perfect gap? Didn't spot the barrel.
Bushing money, a jump scare for Flamus. Anticipates.
Daughty! Beautiful from Softfly!
But Boom still alive and he's been clutching up a storm.
Can Boomish do it once more?
BOOM!
It's a powerful play!
Putting on a show in the arena is Boomich.
Two out of three so far.
We'll just keep it counted.
This man...
Soulfly...
...reads the play.
It feels like he's made the difference,
but they line up for Boomich and Wakadia can not adjust.
That one really will send echoes into the finances of Boomich.
He's enjoying his time under the sun.
He's playing his best counter strike.
That's in and fall for the man right now.
We've seen Aurora win with some Teagles before.
And Wacaniya, he was the man to kick things off.
Yeah, he's got that hot hand on the Desert Eagle.
Even that one can head through the concrete.
Can't give him another one of these,
But still, 5 rounds T side Nuke.
That's not a confidence level of losing to Echos.
They've reached the point man, outdoor.
There's the bomb and he's back, Dylan has a long side.
Set up ready to crunch in towards Lobby.
Your timing, oh he's so damn good.
Pips the cap, the card gets deced equal.
The unstoppable force on Nuke.
Finally felled, damage inflicted.
Centaur is there to match the output, found one.
And there's a tag, softened up, they can't get past the T Eagles.
But Roros does it, he does look at it again!
And Ricardia leads the charge!
Someone on the Prodigy finds his staged legs and pulls home a necessary sixth.
Okay, well, snatch this fine around the half, go into the break with the lead,
and take a breath, enjoy the moment, take a look around.
And one of the signs for Aurora though I'm liking here is the moves that are being made.
I understand this is a tight game, the image has been clutching up,
individuals even Santares they're not looking burdened by the pressure by the
environment right now
number 12 live broken for that though easy pickings Santares well aware of the
potential move from Dillard as catrison but isn't ready for another
they're popping top already knocked on the door from main site he's been
spotted though and removed by Santares for his second top of kill from the
They're all shot at the smoke! They're lost in the source!
Not how you wanted your half to end.
Just congregated sitting ducks getting plucked.
Azorty, he's not long for this.
Wow, Aurora takes seven. We will swap sides.
This is only the beginning, folks.
Varsquad final in the Lancess.
And it's already delivered.
I
He wants to save him, bring him back down. How does he do this?
Call the save Limerosti with the o-play.
Wiccardia Ali, flows like a butterfly, deadly with the dig.
Two deco rounds wins, keeps the CT side hall respectable.
Batboum got to be satisfied with five.
Boomich it is two clutches, 1v3, 1v2,
keep Batboum competitive, map one of this quarterfinal.
He's loving it. He is absolutely loving it.
You've seen boomage find his feet immediately 14 frags keeps that boom in it to win it
So you took for this gonna be top flush they're going fast. Okay, we got pace
So retake top set up there in the bubble go down. Okay. Oh wait. They thought they had more space than they did
But we need to retake this site and the kit is in heaven
No plant still
boxing delays it
Now the fights from the elevation they boost up some time as he feasts on to
You've got to keep hold of that kit. Now on Magniges, scoops it up. Not easy to get
back into this. Aurora, diligent on the set-up, head shot from Mccardy out, yeah, his pistol
work continues. Glob to the face, soft light, closes it down, and Aurora take a fantastic
start. That's super meditative. They get into the topside, see nobody's home, and
this is a scary sight. Yes. Centauros has a massive smile on his face in an arena
game you are in for a world of hurt. That shot he had and not always as an eco was absolutely
revolting from this man and if Zantara's and Wakadia are both in form you are in trouble.
But this is okay we straighten the top we boost heart we're going to stop the choke of heaven.
Let out that roar the pride of Turkey doing him proud right now forced by back for that boom.
They're starting red pole.
They're going to have to concede the cross and Maja is making no secret of this.
Finish breaking the vent drop.
It's not going to be heavy for Aurora.
They're hoping to push the rotations.
That Burma high level pug him.
This mix.
They're going to get shaken and stirred by the rotations right now.
Flannis has not rotated down to beat.
Top pop play is on.
Good pistol up close for Centauri's. You've got to hit that first bullet because he will
Might be opening kill.
They're tempered with this. I don't know her, but they do have an awful lot of space as she's sort of up-heavied with the scout
So looking for the reroute. Is this an overcook from Aurora?
Magic calls the boys back
He stays on the roof to
About some neutral for top heart, so keeping the big plants that are at least interesting.
Yeah, Magnetjes has got a lot of smoke, it's tempting with the 5-7 to try and catch the timing on the push.
Is anybody watching that, you're impossible.
Unannounced.
Unaware.
I have a lot to worry about right now, the Heaven and Hell wrapped a secret crawl, they could still be in lobby, you know there's pressure there.
30 seconds, they start to make the move and match up.
He takes down Magnetjes.
Exactly what you wanted.
Sure, a scout bullet does find it, but he's alone.
And you ain't going vents feels like the brown light and here actually up the vents to finish
Okay, this should still be pretty calm
This one's been pretty convoluted from Aurora
But they'll still be out of confirm it till it is Zortie and Flammeis to save what they brought in and nine rounds already
For Aurora on their opponents map pick
Secret of the struggles that these guys had games like this
It's a great opportunity up against a team like Betboom for Aurora to make it to a major
semi-final.
They tasted the quarters before and they've never taken that step past as far as the
majors are concerned.
So today, history is in the making for Turkish Counter-Strike.
And there was concern about performances when the pressure really rises.
Now, they've got that mental coach now and it seems to be working.
So, if they can run this one home,
this whole flight will note that the saves are off towards CT spawn.
There's nothing they can do about it.
Now confirmed.
Fall round gap, and we'll have the eco from Pet Boom.
Now they're just going to juggle the leftovers.
Let's see if this one is a little bit more of a straight line for Aurora.
Now, back ten, carried over.
Everyone has a little something something to make this one interesting for Beppu.
It's the call from Maja.
It's close towards Yard, this time it's knocking out there trying to sell the fake.
Centauri is looking for space.
He might put a bullet in your face.
A bomb is all to scout spots, him on the jump spot there.
It's a ramp spam from Wakadia.
So Okinkig found.
And these are the gimmies.
These are as you must convert if you're a Rory in this environment.
They've had a tough time, but they've bowed themselves out with clutches.
After the gap, they'll take the space, and Taro's with a standoff outside, but he doesn't know what's happening.
Magnet just being able to dip down into sea for his ulti.
Tags him.
Well, there's some other body you'd sort of finish out towards B.
Molly's for the window side, means Magnet just shouldn't be able to play into this.
I'm always in some managers will have to respect it the bombs should get planted and this looks like it's going to have to be that damage for that bird
More damage from Zorty, two tags on the scout
They're going to see if they can take this AK, so grouping up to Rumble's and Tara's yard
Dillardes goes down, so two to find and Tara is looking on point sixteen let's make it seventeen shall we? No
We'll pick up that AK for the hunters on spring into action. Aurora want to rip this out of his hands
Aurora up to 10 before we see the bedroom with full guns
That's if there is any fire in bed, but this is always going to be tough the fact that they made it this far
They run as far from a fluke that's the threes in stage three and big scouts that they've taken
They've been playing every stage every day
and then I look up top left and I see a new best next does feel like nuke might
be necessary if that boom want a chance of seeing a semi sure it's a
home turf for Aurora but pretty good history on that up and it's haven't played
it in the major yet
a lobby sent you got me to smoke wall all of a fake you really want to keep
that boom rotating that boom have been down in a couple of their new
and the CT side there have been able to bring it back, so they're still believing.
Not just selling presents yard, it's flammas a test for him.
Up against Intares will dip back, does actually stick around for a little longer than he might have liked.
Safe passage to B, ramp secured.
Right on the yard, an actor, a bell, versus the Zaulty M4.
Provides an opening for Batboom.
Lot of pressure onto Flemish's hold here.
He's playing it, up close, he's playing it disruptive,
and his Quartz Attar is in the made-out, does stabilize,
but will go down to the flame from the grave.
McCarty, I need it, and there, another Magnage
is able to just about get through.
Still winnable, there's a kit in play here, but two of the three are very low.
Aurora could snatch this one away.
Here comes Boom.
No secret about his descent, charging towards solid flight opportunity for an easy headshot, makes it a 2v2, that was the healthiest of the bunch.
But do you expect more? They kept it quiet. They subvert the expectation.
Oh! Good cover from Woxic! He had the awareness! By removing Nagerjazz it feels false to sort it.
Got a kit?
He has got the smoke and the kit combo, but surely not. They've got the HE, they could just spam him away, does...
Fuck in!
Finds it, isolates, goes for it again!
Have you got it Moxic? Have you got it? A straight bullet connects! Run now!
Oh my God!
Steals it away!
Sortie a second of two at fast for the knife kill!
They really needed that.
Yeah well, still in a rough spot with the bar. That one on the pump but on a nice edge.
The four round gap, is that the beginning of the way back in?
Bebburn gonna be fueled by clutches in this map. Another one.
We just did it in the first half. Zordy's turn in the second.
But Aurora are really playing with these rotations.
So this yard control smoke, smoking off main, smoking over towards lockers.
They're showing that they wanted to take control around towards Heaven and Hell.
Trying to confuse these rotations with Bebburn.
Sure, they played this map an awful lot. Five times. This is the sixth.
They're only wrecks together, they're at the major, they're not going to be weaknesses.
He is well drilled.
Now just trying to live in the moment right now, but that one snatched away.
Thatcher has intentionally caught over the Mach 10 here.
3.9k, could have had the AK.
Very fast on yard control.
celebrating. Oh, salty catches wind of it, positions himself well, but there's another
one from that Turkish Terminator. This is rapid the pace. They've used those same smokes
but off the earlier timing. Now they do have the control. You're in a box right now, Beppu.
You're going to have to push Lobby for some space or stick to your guns and you've got
the weaker weapons. Oh, this is really uncomfortable for Dillardes. Not the range. You want
We've taken this fight and yeah, Zintara says good night, sweet friends, Dilladez down, and a huge disadvantage to overcome.
You're in so much trouble, he's in the heartlocker here, surrounded, nothing in MP9 can get done as a triple kill from Zintara's.
Let's make it a quad kill!
He does really is?
He's lovin' for ya!
He wants the ace!
Me up, him boys!
Magnus just cowering in the vents, just wants to bring his gun through.
Zintara's is on the hunt.
Will you get away with anything?
Closing the gap. There's just enough time. Magna Jazz better hope.
They don't find him. The whole squad sent off the search party and Magna Jazz didn't ace it.
They were trying to give that to Zintara's right there but regardless of the result of that, that's four massive kills.
That's the 11th round confirmed and we'll have to get the stats and he's on this.
But I would say as far as arena playoff events of a scale like this, this is the best I've seen Zintara's play.
She is looking laser focused, locked in, and he's not missing a beat right now.
This is the man you need.
This is the man that Turkey have had their hopes and dreams on.
21 kills deep, two rounds to go,
and you take map number one of this quarter final.
He is a man determined.
Look at this buy.
This might be coarse buying out the game for Beppu.
Nothing else they can do.
Los Berners in the mud.
Not enough rounds to work with.
You can't get consecutive on the CT side, and the one round you do win,
which is one player who got knifed. You talk forward, nothing.
He's coming for you, uncrouch at your own risk.
Flammers down, continues to rack up scalps. 22 and counting for Centauris.
Let's keep going, teaching us how to count.
Takes his 23rd, and there's more where that came from.
You've only got MP9, smoked off on one.
Swinger the doors with your death sentence, trapped by the flames.
Good flash connection, match on to Magma Jess.
Softfly stabilizes, catches the swing, up the deacon door, and it's just boom.
Magardia's got it, tracks him, good one back, finding that headshot, but here comes the trade.
the second half has really had
very few to celebrate for their
boots. Well to six. It reads.
They're overcoming those stage demons.
Looks like they're trying to put that behind them here, Aurora.
One round, five kills.
Matt 1's in your pocket.
It's your home turf, Anubis, up next.
Can you get that clean clothes?
It's been karma collected up until this point.
Even a couple of clutches from boom which haven't been able to unravel the mental aurora looking battle-hardened
CT bring a plate
Just two to four and they can keep this one practically flawless
Tackage counter strike on the major stage. Showing their capacity for destruction. One
back shore. Now you have the info. Now you've got the bomb site.
and it up as well, for the U2 to jump.
Saulty tagged up.
Zataris wants a couple more hit from Magniges, though,
an opportunity for the jump.
All does hit the head.
He's up to Saulty versus Salflight.
Will we see another round of play?
5 HP after the name.
Come on, Salflight.
What have you got?
The rookie to close.
Up against Saulty.
Lock in horns to keep it clean.
And Salflight closes it down.
A waller up.
And Anubis awaits.
Could it be the semi-final for Turkish Counter-Strike?
Aurora arrived in the arena with a point to prove and a playoff stream at Super Shoe.
And they passed that first check with buying colours.
Might have been Betu's map pick, but the individuals on the Turkish side, Jacob, they are red hot right now.
Yeah, that was a strong performance coming out from Aurora.
You know pretty much from start to finish you'd argue the first couple of rounds
You know we're a little bit back and for you think to yourself, okay bedroom
There's something to work with after a decent t-side, but moving into the second half
It was clear to everyone watching this game that there was only one team on the server
And I could be also one player on the server who made the difference in the form of Santeris
Which I'm sure will dive into later
So speaking of the perfect start for a war a team known to struggle a bit in the playoff
Well yet to be seen here. But exactly what I want to see out for Royal
I wanted them to play with that determination that they also showed throughout the group stage.
They come in, they take control of the game, and yes, it was messy in the beginning.
But that is what it is. It was made to a jitters, you know, play-off jitters.
And I think both teams were very nervous in the beginning.
So you did see a lot of mistakes, a lot of gaps being abused.
But in the end, it seemed like a roar. They found the group,
and they also found the confidence within the squad,
and they handled the pressure the most whenever it was hit at them.
So a very impressive showing from the likes of a roar.
I do think that they were really good at just punishing mistakes. Just flat out I'm going to put it out there.
Bedboom came with a certain plan that plan did not work at all and Aurora were always in a position to capitalize on the mistakes that Bedboom were doing pretty much every single round.
So it begs to differ what is going to change for the maps moving forward but I'm going to be remaining hopeful that Bedboom is going to turn this around.
Let's go back right to the beginning Ben Martin because we're answering the teams were really digging in this right?
It's a powerful Turkish Deagle, as we know them, always every Turkish person and player is just good with his gun.
And it all kind of turned the tide of this map, because Vaikeya is able to finish off this massive 3K
with the 1v1 against Boomage and it just sends the momentum back to Aurora's grasp.
And they didn't really let go throughout the whole new game.
Vaikeya, all my money for him, I do like how he played it, all the shots were extremely difficult to hit.
But at the same time it's just individual prowess that we were kind of questioning at the beginning of the segment and beginning of the map because
Well, the Jitters are clearly there, but not for a bikehead. Yeah, and that's fair enough
You know, it's a huge stage to be performing on let me get into the mid portion of that first half
We know how important else I control it's on the map of Nuke Jacob. What have you got for us?
Yeah, I think Stigro Schulte was the first signs of Jitters coming out from Bed Boom
I'm gonna show you the second one as well
We're at round 7 we're at a point again where every round is super important for Bed Boom to get here
A perfect flash, perfect set-out, Magnugias not getting the kill, a little bit hesitant
in that duel, Boomage coming in, getting the refrag, you find yourself in a 3v3 scenario.
Vox again, a great position, picks up another kill and again you think to yourself, Boomage
has to come in as the guy getting the revenge kill right here, trying to stay it out, fails
a bit of a molotov, doesn't really push Vox into a losing position, and at this point
for Bed Boom they just left in a very, very storkly position.
You have Bed Boom, sorry, Boomage going down on the lower bomb side by himself
with the bomb, so even though he gets himself a 1v2 with 3 HP, with a position that is known
to all the players from Aurora as well, it's still working out for him.
And you know, I feel like we saw a couple of examples in this round where Magnus is
supposed to get that kill in the yard, supposed to get a good opening for Bed Boom.
The idea is great, the opening is great, but it just didn't wake up here.
And then talking about Jitters, the round 8 coming up right after, you know, it's
again, it looks like a bit of a game plan that they want to be sneaking down with,
but they can't find it, they're just stuck inside the smoke, they can't get
down vents and the bombs get shot onto the bomb side and at this point they have nothing to work with
so there's only one thing to do and that is to brawl your way out and that's what boomage does
at his best. He hits a massive shot onto Vox here then turns around for the second one and you know
it's just in a massive you know showing that boomage regardless of how that round you know
spiral out of control he bounced it back but also showed what kind of player boomage is. He is
a stage player and to pull up these kind of things to know how to handle the situation
that was very well done. Kind of leaves you wonder where this map would go if it wasn't
for this specific boomage clutch.
We have multiple clutches.
Obviously, as you mentioned, that Venn dive game plan was clearly there,
and Bed Boom were just not able to find that Venn multiple times in a row.
This is round 8, obviously, we already talked about it,
but it's just so weird.
I'm honestly thinking if they have even this radar bind,
that they see the Venn and they're able to go in,
they always get tons of damage dealt to them,
They failed to find it, they just cannot go down and it happened multiple times to the
point where Boomblum, in my opinion, just abandoned the game plan and they actually went outside
and grabbed under heaven where they actually won two rounds, but they had to go back to
this again and this is for a unstructured team like BedBoom a big deal if you're...
This just doesn't...
What is this?
Right?
Oh, you hate to see that.
You hate to see that and it happened over and over throughout this T side.
So, Bed Boom were in a position where original gameplay clearly didn't work and they have
to come up with the one on the spot and they failed to do that.
This is just not the half that you want to...
It fizzled out, it fizzled out.
I think it's very important to conceptualize that because I think the idea of the gameplay
was great.
We saw great openings, we saw great opportunities provided to Bed Boom, but the execution
from the players and not going down the vents, from magnetism, not finding the kill
and yard that we showed, to deagle around as well, this is not a boomage calling
issue.
issue coming in from Bedboom. This is an issue and I'll cut the fat away where these players on
stage right now clearly are feeling the nerves. They did not play like this at any point near
them. Stage one, two or three. This is the first time we see Bedboom really being applied to that
kind of pressure. It is playing inside the stage and they couldn't handle it this time around.
I'm sorry to say it, cut the fat away. That was an unacceptable performance with Bedboom. If
you want to have any aspiration, any chance whatsoever, making this semi-finals.
I respect for getting straight to the point and it was almost the
inverse story for Aurora, which is amazing because it's not very often that we get
get to say that when these guys are performing on stage.
Let's start off with Wikipedia.
I believe Depre, it was Madras saying in your podcast,
right, he is the best stage player at the moment
and he proved that basically from the get-go.
Yeah, he proved that all around for you know,
it's a massive swing round to get the fire going
in the Turkish squad and it is,
I think it was very important for Roar
to get that kind of round swinging so early on in the game
so it wouldn't spiral out of control
and you know, Vaikato just gets so much shot down.
Whether he's rotating, whether he's clutching,
he's just in my books the best player
that they have in a role right now
and also the best Turkish player out there
And you know, it is just great to see that he, from where, when he was picked up to where he is now,
that he's actually overtaken Santaris in the guide to be looking out for this.
But I think it's very well deserved because he gets a lot done for this team.
And once again showing it on the stage, sure, Santaris will probably spotlight coming into this specific game,
because we know that he's been struggling.
But looking at the stats, you know, having 110 ADR and with 5 MOLs,
that's very messy, specifically because of the position he plays on Nuke.
And from the clips we've just seen, he was always in the position to punish the mistakes of Bedboom.
All those Vendives, he was there and he was spamming them.
All those Diggle kills, I think five incredible Hatchels
that actually swung the whole half into Aurora's favor.
He was there and he was present.
All those Impact kills were the reason
where Aurora is leading 1-0.
And you mentioned the names, Zantara as well.
Obviously, he's been somebody we've been putting a lot of pressure on
for good reason, like with great power comes great responsibility
and it's not something he's often been able to show on the stage today.
That was an exception to kind of the trend that we've seen developing today.
It's the perfect start for Santeres. Even in this game, the first couple of rounds, it was a little bit hidden miss.
You think to yourself, okay, is he up for it? Is he not? And then he just took over the server, going 7 for 7 in opening kills, 24 to 14 on the KD.
He was just having a game for himself. And I gotta say, you know, bedroom, they offered a lot of mistakes, but it takes a good player and a good team to punish every single one of them.
And if anything, this is exactly what Santeres needed. He's aware that he's been struggling in the playoffs. We are aware. His coach is aware. His teammates is aware.
So for him to get that out of the way, map one in the playoff like this, against a weak playing Bedboom, that's the perfect start.
If you're major, you couldn't script this any better.
Exactly the point that I wanted to make, I too, Jair, because I think, no matter the opponent right now,
I think Stara's worst enemy is himself when he's sitting on that stage, and now he at least proved himself wrong that he can perform.
And just looking at the opening duels, that was the one thing that I highlighted that was very good from him in the first stages of the major.
That he was looking, he would have better stats in opening attempts and success than done.
That kind of speaks for a player that is feeling it, right?
But the fact that he gets to show it on stage, even though it's Betboom, we won't take anything away from him.
That is a massive trait for him and to him moving forward and to hopefully break that barrier that he's created
within himself that he cannot perform as well as he does on the other stages.
I've seen Orb kill from Santhair as I've seen everything.
Well, maybe we haven't quite seen it all because Aurora's map pick does lay in wait.
That is a new best. Stiko, do you want to just maybe put some context to why this has been brought in?
Is this an issue for Betboom potentially?
It might be an issue, but it's also an interesting pick from Aurora, because obviously the Bedboom did not play it's single time here.
So they have literally zero data to work with, and they can only go and judge by the previous roster results, which they've been honestly pretty good.
But going into this confidently and picking it means that obviously Bedboom is going to be having this luxury of starting on T side,
which is obviously not known this pretty big deal, but there are certain concepts where I feel like Aurora is really good at,
specifically on this map and there were a couple of moments where Voxigan,
Vaikadia on A-side is just unpermeable on CT side. They're really, really good
and vibing together, locking down that side because Antares therefore allows to be
moved around as a piece over to the B-side on the CT side. So I've seen
couple of things where they're really good and in a really, really good
synergy as well. When it comes to aggression it's clearly a team effort.
Everyone has a spawn roll aside and they're doing it, I don't want to say
flawlessly, but they're doing it and they're rolling their way through
and so far throughout this event, it's been carrying them in a lot of unfavorable best of threes.
And legitimately, we can cut all the bullshit here. There's not been a better way for all.
They've paid their way to make a semi-final for them right now. The fact that they have an UB is coming out for them.
They've set themselves up for this one. At this point, if they don't win this one out, that's going to sting them.
And it's going to potentially hurt them even more going forward. I think this is the best shot they've ever had
making it this far. So please make this one count.
If we're looking at the starting sides for each of us here, Aurora, going to be starting
on that CT side, we've got Betboom on the T side.
What should they be doing to kind of throw Aurora a little bit off kilter, or what is
basically their hometown map?
Betboom needs a strong T side.
They need to get away with a lot around to need to set the precedents, because I think
when we speak of Anubis and you guys can disagree if you want, but I think the
CT side of Anubis arguably is the hardest, or one of the hardest CT sides in the
game of Counter Strike, it takes so much synergy to be able to shut down a team
like Aurora when they get to that T side.
And we spoke about it.
BOOM and send the boys from BedBOOM. Theoretically a team with us standing right now. Limited practice,
it takes an awful lot of practice in order to adjust the finer details when it comes to a map
like Anubis. I don't know, historically speaking, BedBOOM have been playing the map to a high degree,
but that's with a different lineup. It doesn't matter in this context. So one argument would be
that, okay, Aurora, you can really prepare for BedBOOM. Another one would be the level of
game playing BedBOOM can offer on the server on a map like Anubis. It's going to be limited
by the fact they haven't had time to practice one of the most important maps to get practice
time on. And just to add on to that as well, there have been times where it could have been in
the map for Betboom and they've deliberately gone away from it as well. So that kind of speaks
volumes as to how comfortable maybe the game plan is feeling on this one. I actually checked face
it of these players because obviously we don't have any data to work with so I went to face it
and checked what did they play while they were here and Anubis was not one of the
most played maps. Some of them had like played it four times five times. They clearly lacked
the hours on this map. Obviously they practiced it, obviously they prepped for it, they have
They have a theory, they have positions, they have strides, they have tactics, obviously it's there,
but the playtime is where it matters.
And Turkish side is going to be on the huge, huge uptake here because this is just their home turf
and no better way how to clinch this one to go.
I just hope they've shaken off some of the G2s, right?
You know that the first map of the quarterfinal, it's always a big one, right?
Because they need to go in now and show that they can shake that off
and play a little bit more like Fielers, you know.
Go in and actually go for the five.
They need to go out and contest areas and not fall back
because if they just allow a role to play on their terms, I don't think they're going to be standing a chance.
So I wanted to go out and be a little bit more destructive, and I wanted them to maybe throw on that game plan,
whatever they've made, throw that a little bit out the window.
That's what I saw on a Nuke, you know, whenever they decided to go for the in-executes, the vent-dives, everything,
they seemed flat, but as soon as they went outside, they were playing off each other, and they just went for the duels,
playing off the momentum. That's what I wanted to see, and that's what I want to see in the Nuke.
If there's one thing that to me is a silver lining for Bedroom, it's the calling of Rumi,
it's the fact that he's been able to, throughout the entire tournament,
come up with solutions on the fly. They have limited practice on certain maps,
they're going to have limited practice on Anubis, but if there's one thing boom
is done throughout the entirety of the tournament, it's actually adjusting on
the fly. So even if plan A doesn't work out, sometimes plan B, plan C has worked
out, you know, something he's coming up mid-round, etc, etc. That's why I think
it deserves so much credit for how he's called so far in this tournament,
because it hasn't been calling out a spawn or relying on, you know, a
methodical practice leading into the tournament where everyone knows what
they're doing. He has to micromanage a lot and on a map like
Anubis, to me that's the silver lining. There's only so much you can do. We saw that Anubis,
I think he called a great game on the Nuke T-Sign. I think the players let him down.
That cannot happen here on Anubis. The players around him has to step up.
Well, either way, it's been absolutely hard for it to start for Aurora here in the arena.
And now things may be looking even easier. It's down to them. They picked their home
turf and one way even Team Spirit have dubbed them as the best team in the world right now.
It's going down on Anubis after this.
I had so many traitors waiting in here, I was like, I carried you.
Tell me one round.
Hold on.
Let me pull up CS Stats.
Oh, wait. My bad.
Settle your debates, search your profile on CS Stats, and turn on tracking to see all your games.
He's getting his shot down!
Oh my god, that's beautiful!
Something special to take this T-Ball friend.
He's gonna do an entrance.
Got him in, sir!
We are back!
I'm just looking, you guys don't have a head to head against Beppu.
We don't.
You haven't played against him.
Okay, so, first time.
Yeah, well, I guess it doesn't matter, huh?
And I think, like I told you, I think in the arena, the only issue is us, you know.
So if we're good, no problem.
About, you know, the whole playoff thing, like what has been the, in your own words,
like what has been the biggest issue for you guys and what have you done to try and get
better at it, other than just getting more reps?
Like in my point of view with all the years I played, I really feel that we're not
individually playing the same way that we play on the set tree like say the show like I think they're
even the communication sometimes is not the same like I don't have the same information coming to me
or maybe also me and maybe I'll talk faster in the arena it can be possibility also they told me
I sometimes just talk faster so we don't understand but also individually we're not doing the
same move like we we talk with we cater about this I think we play more pussy you know
And when you play like this, when you play more comfortable on the server, it's not helping your teammates,
because when you do things that you have to do and you take information in the right, in the left side,
so it's better for your teammate because you understand what's happening in the map.
But if you just stay like this and you have no information, you don't take your fate in your hand,
and you can't play, and I think this is the main issue that we have.
But obviously talking about this and trying to fix that will help us.
Hopefully.
Who's your best stage player so far that you've seen?
My best stage player?
Yeah.
You say yourself?
Yeah.
I think him.
Right.
Just because Zontairos isn't here and he'll never see this.
I think you're the best Turkish player in the world right now.
Thank you.
I think, and I also, I remember when he first came in third ago and you were just
there mid on the stairs and you were just like flashing, just like a mad man.
And this guy's just running up wrecking everywhere, I was like, he's the future.
He's going to be the man.
It's not because he's here, I'm feeling that.
He's very intelligent, he has to learn more things obviously, but he's very
potentially has a very high potential, very intelligent and hopefully he can have a
bright future. I wish him.
Wox6 obviously got a lot of experience on the stage, right?
Yes.
He loves the bright lights.
I think as a team, I will not point someone who is playing very bad or I think it's just
as a team, sometimes we have day off, also we could have the bad games in playoff, but
I think it's more as a team, you know, like what we bring as five people on the day.
But I'm not thinking too much about that because if we think too much and we talk
too much about that, it's also not helping.
So just generally what we do everyday in practice is just play and just try to talk the same
way and do the same things, you know.
Vigates corn!
All that have proven that they get to play their game on the big stage.
Mccardius set him up, Zintara has knocked him down.
Zintara is in top four, flawless in his openings on Nuke.
Does the Bed Boom journey end here?
here, fighting through every stage of the major to the iconic Lancet arena. Is there
anything Bed Moon can do to shake the confidence of this warlock roster? They are flying high
this afternoon, their pick of a new best, an opportunity to make history the Turkish
counter strike at the end of this map.
Let's get this party started shall we Colour?
Let's see them play this map at the major who's gonna pick up sirens responsibilities
flammas or dillardes we'll learn to get up
oh I like the idea three-two split mid-presence whatsoever
nothing given so far the jiggles so flight takes contact managers take space
he confirmed they were advancing down a little jiggle
And the jazz will charge forward to tuck it to smokes in the Molly will be a B execute so he's picked up the bomb
And Zantara's can pick up the opening kill if he finds the head
Lamas just runs in
That's an easy pick for a cardiac catches him walking through the smoke. I can't explain that
miss calm or
Not on the same page there. Have you not believing what's behind that smoke?
I think it just looked like an A-split now, the bombslaying transition,
they've been trying to do it all on his own.
He's trying to sell some things on Tarzan, he saw the one.
And this boost.
Now erected, now spotted.
Oh my god, he's actually hit the goosh. Fair play.
Supposed to favour the CTs, Magnetius into the sidecatchers,
and now this pivot from Temple, he's got the USP primed and ready.
Soulfly's undetected as he closes that gap on the plant,
He's gonna be caught off guard, but now they know.
3 on 2, thanks to Magneges, chipping in for number 3.
There's one back from Salflight.
He's got a lot to contend with, can't seem to find the head.
There's a double. Magneges has to ace clutch.
It's not planted for him.
It's not planted for him. You're absolutely right, Charlie.
He's got 10 seconds to close the gap and find the kill.
He's hoping. He's praying.
Matcher overextends. Salflight's getting run out.
He stands his ground, pivots in.
The major rookie on the stage.
She closed it down on Luke and he starts it off for Aurora here on Anubis.
Okay, some good shooting from Magnajez, sure, but Soulfly, stay steady.
That's what you need from your anchor.
I know he was in transition.
I know not anchor in his side right there, but still, slips the gap.
There's a couple of important ones.
Magnajez, if he can heat up, might have a conversation.
Beppe Boon, Boon's that familiar face.
He's the experienced piece.
The rest of them, they're learning on the job right now.
Sure, Aurora haven't had the most success in a setting like this, but they definitely have the opportunity to play in front of the crowds.
They're awful a lot more.
It is a good sign for Bad Boom that Magna Jazz is feeling himself.
And now he's got an AK-47 for his truffle smoked off middle.
It's not a full-force buy. It's just the AK in the mix.
So he needs to find output right now. They're going to try and soften up this buy for the next round of play.
Let the man work to boost him up.
The strafe across a little bit more in the.
OK conversation being had out.
I was promised a boost and I think they're going to get it.
So the replenish that off the consmo.
Oxy overstepping the line and smoked off so.
Not able to force the rotations as they were hoping for with that key PC utility.
Woxic with a flash of the ready to set up Zintara's.
Zintara's calls it clear and the boost has been dismantled.
50 seconds as they now part back towards A.
A B-Flamas late middle, Wokadia and Woxic
to lock down this site.
Double W
should be easy
and shuts down by Wokadia in combination.
Woxic, let's do some damage.
just the one rifle picked up by Zorty and nothing.
Zontaris is looking sharp right now.
The Lizard flick on Nuke, but he also adds a massive rounds.
The open is where discussing the Cardi has been instrumental as well,
the two of them on finer form.
They know that the guns are coming in short.
Snake came vested there.
Umich will sacrifice his go down to the tech nine.
Rest of that boom will be fully equipped.
The flexibility of this high-level pug is going to be tested.
We have not seen them play this map throughout the major run.
Looks like Dillard has been picking up the responsibilities of Siren, at least on the T side.
Still got a lot of admiration for how far they've managed to go with the roster stipulations.
It does feel like they may have bitten off more than they can chew.
On arrival here to the playoffs, let's see if this T-side can change our mind.
As this control period taken, the E-box vine fall by both sides, it goes either way,
Zintara's mid-playout, cheating towards B.
Hedging now as Waxek will also shift into temple.
While I'm outside of A, Wakadia playing somewhat retake.
We'll still put up some light resistance, but really tough to have him full commit to this.
He's still in the air now, signifying the mid to A.
He doesn't get anything.
Riccardia, though. Perfect position.
Flamas takes down Boom.
Still able to provide the necessary
break on this.
There's a very fast flank coming in.
Zorty's going to have a flash in his face.
Does get away.
MP9.
He's a track, and there's the kills.
Dillardes gets that bomb planted.
Softlight, however, overlooked.
It's quick on the trade from Magnetjes.
That's who the same fit from Centauri.
So they're trying to cause the chaos there.
High pressure on Batboomer. They will walk away with their first on this tee-hawk.
So a necessary sacrifice was Birnich.
And Aurora trying to hedge their bets with the stack, read the situation incorrectly.
1400 into the next, the buy will be the conversation.
Looking to get out with their lives, Batboomer.
10-3 AK-47s.
So Kashi's in the soft spot, so all fly can buy an M4.
He wants to keep it for himself with his B defense alongside the Magid.
He wants to drop it to another member.
Smoke right there.
First time out call from Faber, very early.
I like the timing before you run out of Kashi, take the eco, see if you can still fly.
the economic control in the early stages.
Someone's been able to get that M4,
there's a famous Fulvercardian,
that you're in with an MP9,
and mocks it just down on a pistol, 5'7".
Looks like he's going to hold onto some residual cash
to try and bring the all-power to a couple of rounds
if they can't turn this one around.
With limited U2 and limited weaponry,
keep our eyes on,
I think a bit more aggressive from Aurora,
either a gamble stack or an opening move.
That boom, the consecutive,
fierce nose, that.
On top of the money, you can start rolling with the rounds on the T side of this map.
Least played map of the Major so far, least played map of the year so far.
They're in the playoffs only 9-Z banning this, so we'll see how many times it rears its head.
3-1-1 for the Star of the Fets.
Zataris wants to make a play. He's already moved through the lurks mode, so I better catch Flammus not expecting this.
Oh my god, okay, Flam's lucky to be alive there.
That's the opening move in the early stages.
Very light on Yuto, a couple of smokes left to block short.
No rush for the T side, with the amount of Yuto got remaining.
You weighed up the early block smokes and then you got all the advantages in the world.
And he didn't concede that opening kill.
Opening Gambit from Centares.
Unable to provide.
Gap over the top of that, an audible note from Centares.
They are keeping that pressure procedural and consistent.
Cuddyah has a smoke to block over towards A. Now there's pressure he'll release it.
The gauge basket's been now. Tucks in tight.
That's the last of the smokes.
Just rotating over the long way through beach, so I'll fly with all that info here they come.
Guardia, he's the first flash, still goes swing and there's still a death on the entry, lovely!
Zintara provides the double and Matcha matches it!
Collapsing now, boom, not yet to frag, needs one to get the juices flowing.
Orangame leader move, commit to the plant, get the extra cash, get run out surrounded
and overcome Madju with three frags. His first three contributions and Aurora defend their honor.
It's in the hand there to coach Faber. Takes the time out, gives them a chance to have the conversation.
They have the opening move, they don't connect on the frag, but the rotation was perfect.
Madju at this time, of the stack on the right side.
Still, this apple from Santara is a joy to watch when he is on form.
And then Madju in with that mop and bucket, the in-game leader on the SMG.
It's made of that
So that boom is still in this tug of war
You mentioned the plant that is gonna help them out in the buy department
Look a little two AKs and tech nine for magna jazz
It's if this one has a bit more pace the last few have definitely been feeling on the defensive Aurora
Very consistent with this 3v star
This Entara is starting very forward towards Jail, anticipating something be centric, they nearly lost Madjah.
They can't hang around the U2 capability, he's going to have to find out what's in support.
The Entara is activating for two! Softlight can finish a job!
Madjah's in trouble, only attack nine up against the two of them on the side.
Ah, cobbled smoke, it'll work.
Gets away with his life and an AK-47.
Chasing the Entara right now, Beppu.
We can't hear, making a play.
It takes the space. He's on this side on his own, mids are massive void and he tucks in tight.
The bomb outside B, you just feel like quite the condemnation.
So much uncertainty, have they pushed up?
Yeah, but look at the setup from Aurora right now. The radar's all you need to see.
Softlight tight in a retake from Maja, Woxic is literally back in CT spawn.
They're aware of the gaps, they're giving them the space.
I don't know exactly where that booms up to right now, so bomb, picked up.
E-Util, Donz, Soulfly, he could shut this down.
He's in a good position to do so.
Saving the Flames, we're not safe from the Zortia AK.
They stopped the plant, yes they can. Magnet just didn't find the cover.
He was at the open, just get spammed through the smoke and another Aurora round.
Problems now for Betboom.
Looking comfortable out there, Aurora.
Seriously.
He's side with four rounds already under their belt and they've done the hard part
You've humbled the finances, you know that boom are gonna be with the eco
Like that setup as soon as mages load Centauri has to move the conversation being this is no longer short up
We need to make a move out of this setup as the towers gets the output on two seven and three right now
It was sick as well not only the first but when most would get one
He's gotten to miss to the spray nails the head on the follow-up swing
I don't go for a cheeky run boost in middle here. There's no you till for that boom in this one
Look at him sco's and Tara these are the plays I've just been talking about just seeing his players make the same moves
And I was a tariff ready for the multi. He could just take them all down
Easy pickings for two now accelerating a woxic ready doesn't hit it doesn't need to pass the card until end of hand
Double-dead find believes with two thank you three for woxic
Everyone taking a turn put on a multi right now
The question mark is about Aurora where the stepping on the stage is the moment get the
better of them.
Now look, you can see some of the opponents they're losing to, the top names of Counter
Stripe are not that.
Got a hodgepodge piece to get the roster, they didn't know they were going to be contending
for the Cologne trophy with before they rocked up.
The fact that they're here, that's impressive in their self, but right now the map ball
and the play ball is starting to ramp in.
There they went on Alastair.
Well played, Ney.
Dillardes fights an opening, but Zintara is just up in their face, up in their grill.
Losing that new hole.
Dillardes double, but Zintara is just sticking around.
Exposed was boom.
He's flowing.
He is in that flow state.
He's just going to constrict this.
So you go away, you've got Walsh to deal with.
Zintara is going to have to try and wrap back around.
Yeah, just how does he read this?
Is he aware? He is one step ahead of them right now. They'll be in, the bomb will go down
But I'm not sure they'll be ready for him so quickly.
As Antares is informed, walks in from the finish.
Smoked off. Let's get this tough, but he has a HE for the break.
Oh, we could time this well.
Let me choose to plant, Sortie.
Could determine the round.
Let's watch him play first.
Walks on through. Doesn't use the HE, but Flammus able to adjust.
Didn't find the immediate accuracy necessary.
That boom for their second round. Just got to get past this Southpaw Sniper
There's a problem. That's the trade you want to see Dillardes four kills in the round
We're talking about soft like Dillardes the other rookie this is that a brawl being taken to them
Last time he won a major
He's gonna have a lot of work to do to have that happen again, but why not from boomers?
Let's see how far that boom can push this.
They decided to take the fight in that scenario, didn't Rora, right?
They took the brawl, they pushed out, they feel giving that boom what they'd like.
They don't have to play out the mid-round.
There's not so much micromanaging required from boomers in those situations.
It's focus on the crosshair.
Hit your shots until it does whether they're on your screen or through a smoke get a fantastic job
It's for huge contributions for their second again teetering with the money. So I can forth we go
1900 losses in the next Aurora and there's extra 30 seconds a nicer favor as well. So fierce
Actually doing the Turks a favor in this one
They stop that boom from getting the consecutive it's double AWP's
It's going to lighten the load of pressure for you two on this B site for Aurora.
Roger can just post up, hold the light and they can channel these smokes elsewhere.
It's funny to see them post up there. Yeah, that is strange.
Set up for something on the cross and I think for Woxic.
I'm taking water with the same pace and I'm going to catch them sleeping.
They walk straight across near. This is where the person has to do some of his best work.
Not with the space taking them and calling out,
maneuvering them in this round, at least in the early stages.
Yeah, they are. Activity on middles, pull Poxic away.
Activity on the sword, T.
Yeah, Salflight pokes his nose out, be maimed.
Rammus is close, he might want to look for a peek here.
That's not like he's on the warpath.
Salflight can play a Jiggle, smoke defense here.
The Opry groups with this...
find the middle.
Smoke another up to the...
Ooh, okay, that's questions of this.
They're gonna waltz into the AWP.
Yeah.
Just boom. Does he go wide enough? It's a tight angle from Woxic.
It's nailed it. Beautiful contribution and opening kill provided.
There's number two, Zoltik, court crouching.
Woxic just piecing it together. Wanda by a one.
Anyone else fancy it? Into his scope. A missed shot. He will get punished for.
Flamas accelerates, Zintara's responsible, there's Dillardes, if they could just find Zintara's, but it's easier said than done.
Deadly is Zintara's.
Good news, walk into Waxix AWP lab, that is going to hit the shots every day of the week, that was casual.
That was comfortable, a little bit of pressure on Zintara's at the end there, but Hayes been standing tall throughout.
You can't be doubting this man right now, between the two of them.
This is the history of Turkish Counter-Strike, Likati is the future and everyone's combining.
What is a solid shift in this quarterfinal looks like business out there now?
Comfort of getting home turn after already taking your opponent's map choice
It's the block so
Fast beast we're about to erupt with these pistols. They're gonna just go for a bit of a pace
Change straight pop through the smokes and some towers gonna do his best to defend the site nice for my jazz one
Come out boom. It's not enough. He's taken down boom
2-1-2. Off-put from Magnus, yes, the mate doesn't kill him.
Oh! Finds him onto Wiccardia!
That kill, his third in the round, now put up to the 1v2.
They're not looking at what's in. What's his in?
Does he go first? Yes, he does.
Needs a rifle, doesn't feel confident in the 1v1 versus Dilladez.
Full bell utile. Dillardes down. That's a solid connection.
Softened up. A P2K headshot might cut it.
Anticipates the reposition.
Smoke on the bomb. Kick, present.
He wants to get on that bomb now. Dillardes knows it gets up close.
Can span him down. Import it again from Dillardes.
Closing down. Bringing home rounds.
Necessary rounds on the T side of Anubis.
That one's a bit scrappy right there and the Double Ops into play.
And Aja, having a tough time there when the pistol starts to scamper in.
Everyone getting lost in the sauce, pouring the smoke, Magnetjes,
catching the Talos soul fly there picks up the M4, takes down whoever's in his way.
And then this was never going to be easy on the retake for Woxy.
He's in everything he had but couldn't find that rifle.
Dillides impacting two of the rounds now down to just pistols.
Aurora with six already on the CT side and that's the first real
frustrations we have seen from Zintaris. He knows what that round loss means.
Now Wakandi is going to dig on his hands. We'll stay on board with him. He's been
hitting some scorches. Yes, good point. Has he got another one in him?
Kevin, mine Zintaris has done it on the USP now. Wakandi are good with an AK.
You better watch out. You're missing shots. You're feeding the pressure.
You've got these before. Mission to retrieve bomb successful.
How does it feel like that being on the back foot up against what it's just a couple of
Desert Eagles now on AK?
Same place from the pistol.
It's an angle that they're not vulnerable for.
Hang on, Matt just found Berm.
Matt Gages has to save him.
In combination with De La Des, they seize the site.
Torres, oh he does block the jiggle bait, salty.
Pulse the trigger prematurely.
He's coming in with that 8K and he's going to put it to good use.
Flamuses, Kalash, could be a crash and burn here.
Dilla Desa Magnet, yes, down there, ground.
Necessary again, threatening again.
And the first time we have seen Pepin with consecutive rounds on his T half.
Slug gates.
Could open at the tail end here before the halftime break.
Slug gates could open at the tail end here before the half-time break
Hawkins second would tie us up at six a piece and that was a tough round even with the USP is a hit in the heads immediately
So having to stay steady, but the stress we build and now Flunish on a shrug this one off
What's it going for me? Miss Molly enables the offline package. Yes, it's dead beautiful opening from what's it punishing mistakes
It's been a theme of Aurora successes here.
Been dominating in this opening department, so another one's the tally.
Have you chose the best player to remove as well, MagmaJazz, unable to contribute into
round 11.
I'm forced there and they're on the break.
We smoke in through middle.
Dillardes has been the hero so far, we're all going to fight and you provide more for
your roster.
Oh, it's what a shot breaks in Tara's neck.
Can you pivot the bombs outside?
Amen.
You've got 50 seconds.
What's the plan?
Pushing B main for info right now.
Sofla was considering it. Dilladez
Given the opportunity to take some space
The bomb coming back to B through canals. Rammus has been spotted. Maybe their intention more clear now
Rakhadir is rotating over. There's just so many holes and you have to be ready for this and Dilladez again finding them on the backstab
Double trouble now awkward for Sofla. So down awkward and MP9 just the one
He's done it again
How many rounds on this T side we can contribute to Dilladez and his contributions
It's just Wakadi trying to change the narrative.
It's a good one up to Sortie.
FAMAS is next victim.
Suddenly a 2v2.
It has to all be Dillardez.
You got him in.
And your bail is out as well.
Here's them coming.
Those were they're both approaching from.
Predictable post-plant position.
Leap precision.
Can't hit it.
Yes, he can.
Finding Woxic up to Wakadi.
Oh!
Dillardez announces his presence in this playoff game.
Another ball game for the man, till it does, till it does.
And right now the money looking till it done.
The chance to tie this up before the break,
this is the fight you wanna see from Bat Boom.
Got a couple of Cinderella's at the ball in this one,
9-Z, Furia there up next.
But it's great to see the fight.
It's great to see them fighting down.
And through this man, 15 and 7,
making up for this, the boot.
The
Shrump be immediately forcing out the light you till by his scuffed
SMG's are plenty a couple of famuses not an M4 in sight
Cardi's committed to this it could be another one from Dillardez sees the shoulder takes the head
Ricardia taken out of the round
Step closer to time this game up
The usual approach to the mithole I'm gonna have to take a couple of risks in this one with the type of weaponry they have
Lost his mid control in a few rounds. That's been a success. Why mess he's not gonna miss that one
There's three more to find
Recovery mission successful
into be their wall nobody's home the uterus in the sky due diligence it's
there just gonna get that bomb down in the 40 seconds we'll begin
and after all them convincing from flamas myself like box it kicks up a bit
of a stink but that's one here and flamas lethal that's starting a bit more
like it taking the swings taking the fights that boom starting to show
themselves up here and Centauris the last man to find out of a kill for his
job balls and there's one but he needs to get a move on right now
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Oh, wow, that's a first for a drag.
He can get a double!
There's still two players left, they've got no help, Oldman.
13 and 3.
Oh, my goodness.
How did they get that?
Do this!
How does he go doing it again?
Five of the last six rounds of the half go in the way of Baird Boon.
They stabilize and keep us apprehensive as to whether a war is really going to do it in two.
Samap and Nubis.
They're now to the favourite side of this team.
Sided map.
and Zantara is in fighting form 16 and 8 top of the tables on nuke as well
Any more twists and turns or to bear boom just roll over and die
Boomage you have to get going here zero and 12
On the defense he will be necessary three-study a man boomage mid and magnet jazz over towards e-box on his lonesome
They're clamping down for an a plane right now
And it's not what Aurora set up for on this T-cycle at all three congregating outside of middle outside of B
waiting for a push. The question is, what's a mid play? Is it into a split or some B hijinks into the
backline of the temple? Smoke lined up.
Now try to split through temple here, unless they go to their own smoke. Okay,
flash is perfectly timed to remove boomages vision and they will accelerate
towards his temple position. He doesn't have help. It's just boom.
Doesn't hit the head, shots off like evasive maneuvers.
As they flood into CT spawn.
Locked smoke, but they're actually pivoting, eh?
Let's do it here.
Yeah, OK. Dillardes here.
This is how it is.
I think they've got the crossfire.
Oh, this ouch bell. Wrong.
Dillardes gooshed.
Doesn't hit the first head. It's messy from Zorty.
A side vulnerable.
Needed that.
Dillardes still manages to find the one,
but it's such a well-piced together round.
A page out of the Aurora Strapbook.
Just leaves it up to two of them.
You got anything? Get that party started, Carla.
Magnajez and the 1v3.
In the other good, just taking fights on his terms and for a moment that got scary.
Both pistols for Aurora in this one. That's a win condition right there.
We're going to have to fight hard to pull back into this in the second half of plate.
Boom, it's still yet to get on the board.
Something I'm going to take the eco into this one.
And the turrets looking like twinkle toes there.
Just pivoting around the map.
They put so much pressure once they get into the backline.
These are unusual fights for the CTs to have to take.
I'm sure their comms were super hectic.
Flash into canal.
and just going to get a face full of lead, but the B site should be swarmed.
There goes the flash.
Oh, that's what they never made.
Completely exposed books by Madge.
Still, Delapez able to find himself his 18th frag.
He really was the reason that competitive scoreline was reached.
And down to Santaris.
Then that Marauders on their T-sides.
That was on Muc.
Santaris moving like a man on a mission.
It's just Flemish to find.
That light upgrade into the 5.7.
I'm just hoping to get something out of this.
The gun carried through would be nice.
And Taranus is right here on his own.
Let's see how diligent this man is on his clears.
He's in the flow state.
And he's allowed to look that one.
So handles it.
That was the eco.
Another gun's are coming.
Toughest task yet in his second half.
Flash down, looking for a fight.
Here, here, squids and tares.
You see, they've split the responsibilities of those two gentlemen.
Do it as a flammeuse,
picking up the slack of siren on either side of the server.
This is tough, new position, new map.
Up against a very well-drilled and informal maura.
With elimination on the line, the conversation was all about the pressure today.
That boomer found a little something, something,
but it needs to continue now into the second half to make this competitive.
They can't just be this one-man show.
Dillardes, and admittedly, Magnajez have probably found their impact so far.
It's going to be tough for the bootman, having a call on that tee's side.
A lot more micromanaging required.
Now he's on the CT half, he has to start finding output.
Forget about the first if he shows up here.
He's going to have to...
FAMAS vs the 8-0 Zintara as he didn't stand a chance and ended in wide swing.
The mag 10 draws the crosser and now they collapse, they crush.
One from Zorty. Magna Gezza dead man.
Spraying finds a headshot onto Wikaria.
Oh, and he's done well. Catches Zintara, finishes what Boom started on that FAMAS.
25.
That's just flanking. They're ready for him.
Oh, it was still to the desk. Couldn't find him over the incandescence.
What? It closes it.
That's a big round. That's a huge round. Money. It's in trouble for that boot.
There's the pistol. Take an eco. First rifle round. You're in partial territory again.
Double digits for Aurora on a silver platter right now.
Can't believe Magi pulls it off with a Mac 10 there.
And you can see the desperation for MagnaJazz knowing that he needs to make a play.
Mac 10 arranged to do it as it's been so good so far.
But that one, that one was necessary.
That's a battle cry for another hurt.
One of the Turks letting out a roar of the history
of the making right now.
Water finals in a major short, semi-final.
That's never been done before for the Turks.
Whoa, quick from Marja.
Breaks a couple of necks in entry.
Waxley's hurt this.
Yeah, he's already got Michael just dead to right.
Still on that swing.
Beautiful.
Nails it on that right full.
Not missing the beat right now.
This is a chance for Boon, stick break that goose egg, and he's done something.
And the crowd goes wild.
He's enjoyed that one.
They're still in the moment.
Boon celebrated that. He's off the troublesome score line now.
And what did we say is about having the fun as well.
You know, we heard the Des discuss that, just being able to actually enjoy the moment on the big stage.
Not easy.
He's the only man that's been out here in the Lancest before the rest of them
Taking on this task for the very first time. What's about to say Zorty and Boombich are gonna hold on to these
It's no car for flash through in a flight coming sortie. Oh the flash didn't pop it. We can catch him
He's getting run out by Wiccardia gonna try to play this
Evasive gets run down. We'll lose it boom to brings forward the M4 and that would have gone a long way
Boombich is gonna have to drop Magnetjes now
So rifles are across the board and I want to bring out the Zorty AWP so guns are being juggled
should end up with an M4 at the end of this. Those are just still good flags there. Alright
four round gap. Just to get away from you quick, sure you're enjoying the moment but
you want to extend that. A brawl I don't. Up on the line I'm just going to take space
one sick as the game leader covered on the crawl.
Most of them on the front.
There is a swing on the second, though, until it is
removing Santares, but you'll find that immediate response.
Who makes the difference?
God, back and forth.
A main aggress cut down by the sniper.
They've identified the gap of middle right now.
It's a big call.
There's a lot of room to take.
A lot of pressure onto the sortie.
He's aware of this possibility as well.
Woksek going towards A. They're not for a nice split.
Up on the line, can't miss this.
Oh, what if he never was there?
Just fade away.
Temple flight coming in.
Oh, by the timing.
Good favor, Boom.
Boom! Self-flyer passing glance.
So what, he's got to find this.
Riccadio sneaking in.
He has no idea just how close they are.
Here's the drop into sight.
Should be a dead man now.
And Woksek in combination with Riccadio.
Secures the 11th.
It's slipping away from Bat Boone Scars.
And they have already slipped.
The choice now, the time out from fierce,
it's a big conversation to be had.
You've got enough to bring out M4s,
but you'll be light on U2.
You can take the sacrifice and bring in some SMGs,
or you can partial buy.
You can hedge your bets.
Aurora then would be in a strong position to take 12,
but we can see the fire starting to take shape.
They're pushing, they're shoving, they're going all in.
So light on the nades prioritizing the smokes.
One in sentry.
One HE.
Never mind. Flamuses hopped in with a couple more of that, but it is still light on throughout.
So all two will bring in a kit.
Got enough to defend their honor, but this will not be easy.
There is...
AHHHHHHHHH!
Aurora looking to break new ground in just two rounds time.
And this is grouped up.
This is an uppercut.
Gonna bounce the pack roll.
Angerja taking space, Dillardes supports, the info flows.
Surely that's got Flamas on high alert.
Sortie maybe summoned over and cautious about middle as well, somewhat of an uncertainty.
There's one block smoke. There's more where that came from.
Off the back of that, Zantares, through a mid-push.
He boxed the same. Looks like they're sticking to their guns of this A-play.
And this looks like the block is not successful.
It's like all the info to P, but that just means it's a longer rotation.
It's going to be a full exit, folks. This one.
from Magir and Co. 412. Here comes the nades. Flammas just needs some output on his MP9.
He's done very well through the smoke with Boomich's contribution. Now a roll of roll
on the back foot. All your nades investing the bomb on the other side of that smoke.
Maggages locking the door behind him
That's all good for Flammas able to get it out just in time
Still got some Torres though nothing's impossible
Doesn't find the immediate head shot. I should be easy nice damage walk sick and some Torres pull us back
Maggages onto match up. Oh, they're in trouble. He hasn't got the time for this
should get that bomb planted.
Magnetjes going all the way round?
Dilladez needs help now!
They did damage.
Zatara's up close, they partner up,
playing off of one another.
Dilladez on the spot, they know where he is.
Walk it on in. Magnetjes in support though, just in time.
Grouped up, lined up.
Woxic's there for the AWP.
Time the friend of Aurora.
Magnetjes finds the first.
Callie come up clutch, give Betton something
to celebrate. And looks, it just peaks on in.
Magnesius gets on that diffuse, and there will be something said in the second half from Betbu.
Alright, they put a stop to the run of five.
Aurora will not have the shutout on this tee side. They're going to be
to work for this semifinal. But again, just like Nuke,
put a round on the board short but yeah so few members staying alive this time
it's one man last time it was no man
they've up with his second time out once they get in before they run out of
money as soon as the cash is gone they're boomer back in because of the
success loss bonus is bottom of the barrel residual cash it's not there
These rounds have been coming down to two or three players staying alive for Aurora.
So chip through this quickly.
It's double AWPs.
If it is another grouped up fast play,
I'm sure I'm going to see how Beth Boone is going to hold on to this unless individual heroics shut them down.
It's Famous's in Lua Vem Force for two.
He's there smoke off the rim.
E-box turned out from Wakadia.
Oxy, still AWP looking to shut things down.
clear indication of a finished be here because entire circle active because
his underhand with a smoke that might fought their initial ambitions I got a
fast window push from boonage on his be eruption they're just gonna let this
smoke start to fade before they hit the rip
boon doesn't over commit he needs to hang around though because be is so
susceptible everything's coming their way in a moment's time the best spot
He's going to provide an opening kill, cracks open the site, Maggages and Jeopardy.
He's in so much trouble that the offshot brings out.
Does not connect, conceives the space.
Nora already with a leg up on being planted. Finds a nice angle he can work with.
I know about the flank.
I know about Boom.
There's a flash in his face, turns it nicely, gracefully from Boomage.
Finding soft light.
Advantage up.
Who's going to step up?
Could be Woxic on the smoke.
Here's that from Magna Jazz on his clears.
Two off the take, how's he done?
Now Crick scopes his entourage.
There's Ricardia, there's Woxic, and it's a 1v1!
The Famous Preventles!
He needed them both, he needed them in quick succession.
Just enough time to pull home the defuse
and Bedboom showing a little resilience.
Flammis has been quiet up to this point and that one was touch and go.
They knew about the flank, the fact that Boomage turns this flash,
the fact that Magnigeur shaves one off.
There's this kill right here, so much pressure in the box,
trying to make a play, trying to take some room,
pushed up, pressed up in the face,
and having to control that one there Flammis,
keeps them in it, extends play.
The Finances for Aurora, see them now in with a partial.
That bomb that kills the pressure,
And the fact that two players back to back rounds making a lot of pieces.
Having been walking funny, their money's not great.
Sure, they've got the AWP, they've got the Rhyme Force boomages in with just an SMG.
Another beer option.
It's been quite many late matches, hasn't been able to close the gap.
They're coming. Pressure fast.
Zack Knights accelerating. Good for Magnus.
Yes, but there's the backstop.
Oh!
And the beast side collapses.
This round is for that semi-final point and a handful of them.
Ain't on the retake.
We got any more Flamas?
Nothing there, Utah.
All laden with flame, barrel sticking out, Makaya extends, Flammers pulls him back, spots the back pack, knows about Zuntariz, he's the only one with a rifle.
They can run him down, it's good from Boon, all good for Woxic, just Matta in our tech 90s doing so much work.
They got a stick it!
They have to stick it if he can just find the headshot!
Oh! Right down to the wire!
That boom extending play.
They are just holding on right now.
Three consecutive rounds where it's come down to the fuse, down to the wire.
And that one was just a partial.
The guns will come in fully invested now, Aurora.
They know they are so close.
A set up on the side, it looks good.
Flamish chips away, they break in.
And this, they just have to stick this.
There's no other way.
Boomish with the cover.
He's being quiet, but now that boomer believe it
and Zorgi's looking to make a play.
Already slipped.
Centauri's ahead of the play.
Early ground in canals.
They want to boost up.
They do.
To facilitate Centauri's around the smoke.
He wishes to trouble here.
I don't know if you're ready for this kind of early timing.
You'll have to respect the smoke and...
That's their own extinguish.
With a CT smoke about to fail.
Look at the full pressure on mid.
Centauri's a chance to make a move.
And the hodges found him.
Starting to contribute. An opening kill.
He's burst.
Hunters and Torres.
This is where those frustrations were allure up.
It really starts to breed.
This is going to test the mental.
The stack right now is in the right place.
It looks like they're starting to harmonize here.
Bet, boom.
Just in the nick of time.
14.
Oh, he's missed it.
Good for himself.
There's McCartney out.
There's two on his screen.
Flamas gets nothing.
Here's them coming.
Woxic makes his position clear.
Still it is down. Another available miss shot from Magnet here on this AWP.
Oh, Robson takes the scalp.
That's the response Aurora needed.
Friends and family on their feet.
As history for Turkish counter-strike is one round away.
They gave us some excitement.
Had to do it the hard way just to start scrapping rounds together.
But this mechanical barrier.
Stack was in the right place.
fellow you even had the timing then you're scampering and that we're all just
one round for the Turks.
Oxix made his presence abundantly clear here in the quarterfinal.
I'm gonna be an easy shot if you seize the tip of Soulfly's head, he's managed the angle well.
That's enough.
There's what's up, dismounts and continues to push.
Woxy's on his way to try and lend a hand, Soulfly knows.
Hard clear for Jillides.
Closing him down.
He's hit it!
Flies the headshot, trade from the sniper!
All up for the main folks.
Sortie's coming up pressure.
He can't miss another shot.
That booms hopes of extending play,
hinging on the AWP.
They boost their position well for this.
They clear him.
Magnus is well positioned.
He's spotting him, knows what's up.
Perfect!
Perfect!
That shot!
That's Wakadia!
Setting them up to succeed.
Woxicom to boom!
It's all coming up Aurora!
Last two to four, Zorty's a dead man.
And it seems it's true.
The furthest Turkish counter strike has ever been on a major stage.
Just one kill away.
Centaura's taking flak.
They're gonna get that bomb planted on the back of what's activity.
Flamas onto Centaura, he's not going down without a fight.
It should be a guarantee.
What can you do on 18 HP?
to open a prayer for Flammas.
And there it is folks.
Vindication in the Cathedral, semi-final secured.
Turkish Counter-Strike today has taken a step
that they have never before.
They have broken new grounds.
There was pressure in this matchup
that everything to lose coming in as the favorite
up against Bedford. Stage one, stage two, stage three, they defied the odds. They made it all
the way to the playoffs. This lineup might be temporary, but the major result is forever.
But today the story is about Aurora. Zantares, if he can continue that form throughout this
playoff journey, the sky is the limit for this team. This is the caliber of Counter
Strike. They can play. This is the caliber of Counter Strike. We have seen them play
in the group stages and today it has been translated into a semi-final burr.
For Bad Boom right that high, breathe in the view.
Your first look at the lancest for Aurora emerged victorious.
First off congratulations they made you work for the end though.
First of all thank you very much guys it was amazing thank you for the atmosphere.
Yeah it was a good match and I'm very happy that we won 2-0, yeah.
2-0, what is it about Nubis that you love so much?
I don't know, maybe I don't know, but we like it really much, yeah.
You're so dominant. Now let's talk about the fact that Turkish Counter-Strike has now gone
further than anybody has ever gone before. It's a semi-final back here on Saturday.
What does that mean to you and what does it mean to the team?
Yeah, it's mean a lot.
We break the records as a five Turkish and thank you very much.
Playing here in this arena is also very special.
Thank you very much, yeah, very happy.
Does it change the way you play? When you get on, obviously you can't hear them.
You can see these flags, you can see the fans, you can see everyone around us.
Does it change how you experience it, how you play?
No, it didn't change at all today.
I'm very glad about it.
And it was a pleasure everyone to play here, the atmosphere, to be honest I really enjoy it.
You got one day off, what do you do tomorrow?
We're going to work arts and that's all and I want to thanks also my wife, she came, Jeren.
I say you can kiss, he's in it, I love you baby.
We'll see you back here on Saturday with you, congratulations it's a semi-final spot, put your hands together for Major and a roll of gaming!
16, Brazilian counter-strike hoisted a major trophy inside this arena.
And in that moment, a ferocious passion spread like wildfire through all of South America.
Uncontested, Brazil has maintained their place at the top of the continent ever since.
tonight's match is 10 years in the making because now neighboring nations have
emerged from the enormous shadow cast by Brazil and they're sharing a major playoff
stage for the very first time it was fallen himself who lit the fire and has
carried the torch ever since.
This evening, Ninzee collectively attempts to take that flame from him.
Cologne! This one is for history!
The clash of Latin America!
And the map pool could not be better.
9-Z and Furia head-to-head in corner finals.
Both looking to break the curse.
Waste no moment to the first duel.
You came to our turn from top mid
and fallen swift on that fallback.
Ooh, play with no fear.
That was the plan.
From all ten players in the server, catch them while he's looking at the sky.
No one's here to help you, Fallen. No one beyond Kcerado. You kindar down and spawn.
But they hit that pause button again. With the smoke going up, there's no one for the cross.
They've just got to take it dry. And they're ragging.
Okay. Headshots in abundance for Ninzee as they suddenly take over that long control.
And we've got a bomb plant, and we've got a message for Furia. Ninzee came to play.
They ran through that. They bulldozed their way to the A site. No CT cross smoke when they swung.
They were happy to take all those duels. As soon as Fallen went ahead, but that smoke originally,
that was their way in.
It's a dangerous game here for Furia. We've seen 9Z have spotty performances on Dust 2,
but in my opinion at their best, they can beat anybody.
Some of the CT setups they've used on Dust2, I think are going to be adopted all the way
to the top.
We know it gets real creative with the mid-round timings on T side as well.
Nainzi already used that to their benefit.
Just loves the timing and catching, falling like that.
Got that smoke up on site didn't affect anything
Kind of pushes 90 into a place where they've got to go for duals, heads up
And the heads are what they took
Insta kills with the pistols for 90, insta force by it, a fury up
Maladoy loses his angle early, that scout's got to go for the reposition
Middle of the map control here for 9Z.
No real contest being offered up.
Furious still just leaned back.
It smokes in hands across the board, clearly looking to just kill some of the time off
this clock.
We'll see whether 9Z want to respect that, just decide to pounce in and again this
death ball as they've tapped into is so prepared to just go and storm this B site
what they'll find a single Desert Eagle. They've got a great call here. Yaquinder by
himself. Flash into the face a little spam through the smoke but they don't
actually push through and clear him from tunnels. Luckily here for Ninesie the
Desert Eagle gets away from him and luckily here for Furia you can go
ahead and save in the next one because nobody's got anything to stop Ninesie
in this conversion of the pistol. Yeah it's a very very very strong call to
kickoff. They don't fall for that defensive smoke that gets thrown by
Kcerano up on Cat. No, they don't overthink it at all. We were gonna see
9-Z get nervous. It might have been in a moment like that over-thinking and
that's what we're looking for here in this quarter final. In a world where
that boom, you saw nerves on display. So many ecos, so many clutches. But when
You see an arena like this in front of you.
Who would be surprised?
I think your kinder showed some of the self-awareness
of somebody who's not won five quarter finals
in the five times that he's tried.
And without that awareness, I think
the energy's a little bit different.
If it's always your second, third attempt, whatever.
And when we know about your kinder in finals,
but in the major quarter finals,
it's a bit of a curse for him.
But I think that's why he had a smile on his face, because this time does feel different.
We'll be hoping that's the case, the Spiria themselves with a bit of a curse, right?
Super seating expectations, surpassing stage 3, 3-0, it's been happening, left-right and
center.
And yet those quarter-final fumbles keep on coming.
Cologne's meant to be where they changed that course.
GT, gonna change Yuri's ideas.
Met to Tether with the Kindar down into the lower push, both players turn back around.
And so we are sat here watching the third round of this quarter final
and looking at a single kill thus far for all of Furia combined.
Yeah, it's coming in quick here for 9-Z. It's working very well.
The worry for Furia was, as the question was asked,
You know you're thrilled to stage you've had all these days off.
What does that mean for how you feel?
And the kinder said, well, we had the time off the last couple
of times, and that was an issue.
We know how to pace ourselves a little bit better.
They tried to play a ton of practice
scrims in the previous majors that they played in.
That formula wasn't successful.
It may or may not have been about that.
But we'll see if their new strategy has worked.
Wasso Peak.
It's another free.
Find this one for free.
Farewell, Fallen.
And you're right, I mean, no kill, so it's Molo-Do and Quesarado.
Anything they can grab would be nice. You know, you take down Max, that's a couple grand, but even that's a start.
Just to kind of get this game going as far as your own individual output goes.
You're exactly right. It's... the game is gonna get started.
Whether they like it or not, if they don't dent the economy, then it only makes the half a lot harder.
We are still looking at one frag.
Good as it gets here for 9Z.
And the difference for them, they come into this quarter final and they have the, you know, two quarter finals in 2022, but it was only Max and DGT.
Yes, it's a new team.
I think that's why the conversation for 9Z, it just goes beyond the major cycles themselves and it goes back to their previous quarter final outing.
Getting onto the stage is still a question mark for 9Z.
Watching them turn into a shell of themselves.
Something we do not want to grow accustomed to and they also need to break.
So first gun round of the game and Molo do it puts that off out middle.
But he still remains passive.
There's been a lot of very safe jump spots going on through Suicide so far.
Even here versus the pistols.
Nineteen doing the absolute best to try to keep themselves as unlikely as dying to that scout to that off.
scout to that AWP and I think what that does is it recognize the AWPing ability
that Molodoy and Furia have in their arsenal.
Yeah, for Molodoy it's all about being read into his rotations and how to avoid that.
I see again, proof on Dust2. They know how to find that weaker site with very little information.
Somehow Max knows.
They get Molonoi off his post in his rotation back to A. Bomb though is going the opposite direction.
Doesn't take too much, just a flash and a fire bomb and he's off of it, which means no support for middle.
We've got the fangs of Furia towards that B bomb site.
It almost looks like they've already done it again unless Keisarado and Yuri can combine for a great hold.
Somebody makes a move. You can see a Kindar just testing the waters. Pop it and get open.
It's still not believing that he needs to actually reposition closer towards middle.
He's smoking mid.
What's time being, it's just Luchov out mid.
Number is strong coming through this tunnel smoke in a moment.
Kasurado going through the sequence.
It's nade after nade, and he interrupts them nicely,
but he kills none of them.
Flying back 10 to 9.
Yuri into the cover, and that's where he's going to get popped.
No rotations.
Luchov has mid.
Luchov has mid.
Fury again.
One kill on this round, and they save with three.
It's a perfect call again for 9-Z.
And this time it's because they go for both mid control and a B hit.
But because they didn't have anybody come out on that split through middle,
the Kinder saw nothing, no reason to be alarmed.
They actually didn't know if it could have been a cap play, if it could have been late long.
They didn't have the information to use.
So far amazing again here for 9-Z.
We look at their match versus spirit, it ends in overtime, it's an incredible attempt, they can't close,
but you saw so many great T-Rounds that looked just like this in that match.
It had magic speechless after the game.
Well we'll be on our way to the first part of that if you don't get it together.
Because right now you're the only one with kills.
Cacerotto lined up the damage on the two. It felt like that spray was on point, but no headshots in it.
And the time to kill since the pistol for 90 has been so incredibly crisp.
We're going Nade spam towards Long. This is an early fight. Chance for Furia to just straight up stop it.
Mayer one and done. And as he keeps our dives back in, second servings.
Wasso peek gets the better of him. Now there still remains pressure over here towards Long.
So Kcerato pops the smoke, spots Wasso, and takes this down to the even 3VD.
They pulled a goalie though, this is actually a B attack, it was dressed up like an A hit, but they're going to walk into an open site.
Bombs in the middle of all of that. What more could you ask for?
CT still have no idea.
Silent as they need to be, slicing right through it, already Luchov over to the window.
Did it? All the late smokes that B doors, they molly to show Kcerato that now it's a retake.
And what point of this game did Furia start to get crazy?
Show the teeth!
K-Sirado rounds that smoke, Max right now with the Nade out,
could have gotten jumped, but now Yuri's dead. K-Sirado splits between the two.
One inside of the smoke, he's making noise and Max comes back, still
unkillable! Moldeau's on the retreat!
Done! Dusted! 5-0, 9-Z!
5-0 for 9-Z
As they call another fantastic round, as if they started with a ton of conditioning, they've already got 9z buying into their ideas immediately.
It helps when you're shooting hard as well.
Lasso Peak gets that instant trade outside of long after they initially busted open.
So multi-kills in response for Furia. That's the key part.
Even if they don't get tricked in their own heads, they have to respond to the fact that long control has been won.
Cacerano blows open the smoke on the corner, gets a kill back, but they still don't have control of it.
They're still a little bit too slow to the other side of the map.
And 19-0 that they're going to be comfortable playing loose and B. They walk in, no telegraph, easy round.
I'm very happy to see 90 picking dust to
Speaking of picks may earn hosting that off through suicide spots nothing down in mid
And we get this Maladoy position. This is off of the sid timeout of course for furia
Surrounded limitations and low names and Maladoy's hesitation to just give up that angle means that I have a blanket just walked around
DGT didn't approach with utility. He would have been a sitting duck for this off had Molladoi remain posted.
He's completely missed this timing. Molladoi, he's also risking it by staying out here because now they're losing the mid control play
but they just don't feel comfortable. They're too scared about it.
Risking both his own and Fallen's life in that hold. They disintegrate the cat defense.
I'm not sure this works out that well for Furia. I mean they can go and reclaim long control.
But I'm pretty sure they were heard dropping into CT.
Oh yeah, you also peek is now going out towards Long.
That's Fallen Rotates underneath them.
The problem for Furious, they just don't have anyone inside of mid so they have to respond.
They haven't had mid control once.
This is putting tons of subversive pressure on them all the way.
He's gonna eat the Flash, Luchov right there on the brink of it.
Luchov, a master of the entries.
Exact is coming in a few seconds. Molodoy has to hit.
Oh, and it misses already.
As Molodoy is going to look to pop back up, now Mayeron's posted.
You've got fallen dead out towards middle. Molodoy, finally, but it's way too late.
You give them an inch, and 90 will barrel down into that bombsite.
Take all the space you offered over with those missed off shots.
Is there any kind of recovery to be had here for Furia?
You can dark things, yes.
Okay, Serato, slowly approaching the scene.
Will off shots miss both ways?
No, because that off doesn't even get a chance man advantage taking right back yet again. Ninety remaining active
Now Max has been cleared out. You've got it. It's Kaseurado and Yuri
Activated from over on that B bomb site on the rotation for a retake and furious first round win
Oh, that's a close call, but actually a fantastic retake
Fury up we're in a very scary position Moldova missing those two shots them taking over attack control
That was not a position they wanted to be in and I think even though they win that they need to respond to the fact that they're
They need eyes on middle like you're at 90 are using it against them even if they're not playing out into the mid-beast situations
They got to be grateful they grabbed that but now it's time to evolve the game plan
Like to see fury of playing for a little bit more information
middle wall bang.
Talk about quick.
And you've got to remain active here if you're Furia.
You can't just shell up.
Mayeron takes the line.
Kcerato yet to tiptoe into it, but there's a whole lot of presence over to his left side,
falling.
Just dropping a smoke in front of this.
What does he want to do here?
How does he want to help?
Flash over top of middle and Kcerato kills Max.
That's the bomb drop.
MP9 pushed through.
Walser's a dead man.
Luchov trades.
Activation at a DGT from the middle of all these CTs.
And so what they have left is a smoked off AWPer
and a cap player who's not quite sure what's actually back now on long.
With fallen unable to fall back, they open to 3 missed.
Volodoy missed off shot. Didn't see that come out of 9Z.
And so Yikindar, hail Mary moment down into the lower tunnels, hits the headshot,
but caught by Mayard.
And that AWP is now on line.
Oh, it's not enough. Here for Furia, man.
They had a chance...
Moldoi had a chance, a real good chance at that off shot.
Really changes the round because if you look at that, you replay it again.
Moldoi put himself in that exact same spot.
He went for the right pick.
This is insane.
They still almost bring back the 4v5, but a little too hasty trying to get that...
Another pick!
Left side through the doorway, fallen skewered.
Fury adoomed.
The Kingdars Desert Eagle top records top minute.
And it's a fast moving 19 now.
Oh, they know how to play with momentum, huh?
They've been trying to weaponize this all major long.
We've seen it totally stuffed twice.
In their first outing versus Spirit.
And then in that Aurora game after an incredible match.
Oh my goodness.
Single scope from that range.
That nail biter versus spirit the second time around we kind of just chop the Aurora loss up to them not being able to reset in the what 15 hours they have between those games
And I was looking at Marin's numbers coming into this game and he had his one great map versus vitality
So I'm like how often that happened. It's like one good map a series
His numbers are overall not great, but his pop-up potential has actually been pretty crazy
while he's
Finding a ceiling fast here in this quarterfinals to appreciate what he's put forward right now in this 8-2 star
Just know Mayn has never finished an international LAN event with a higher than a 1.0 rating
In this career and we've watched him for years and we can talk about how that ought
Maybe is not where he belongs and that's what it has felt like at times
But tonight with these mid picks it's feeling like a whole different story. It's feeling like an evolution
Evolution and the evolution in 90 in
South American Counter-Strike that is not Brazil
Well, that's a conversation we can have all night long so long as 90 keep these numbers up 7-1
over Viria
And of course 7-1 had to come up in this match
12 kills across there are five players period are really behind in that
department I only bring it up because of the amount of money that 90 have saved
after this round win. Bank accounts on infinite everyone's smiling it may
are truly not again. Not this time, but all while his counterpart is gearing up
round after round getting these mid picks and winning 90 rounds out of the
gate, you've got a Molledoy who we've now already seen miss multiple shots.
Let's go back to the test. Let's go to the last time he was playing on a major
playoff stage and the visible frustrations that struck down Furia's
momentum at that event as well.
Oh, but maybe, maybe he just needs a few more rounds.
That internal ticker clicks.
Yeah, he's just got to trust himself.
And in that quarterfinal of Budapest,
we saw him swinging for it.
Like he kind of tried to fake it until he made it,
but he couldn't overcome the nerves.
But we see Molodoy play too well for too long
to doubt him.
Even at Astana when they got eliminated,
he was putting up volume, the entire game.
Tility dump is good here for Furia, it hits its mark.
But we've seen Walidoy on this angle, we saw him miss the first two shots last time and then only land the third.
You, Kindar, trying to get closer to CT, if needed.
There's still some concern that it's going to be
that mid-essential mid-to-B.
Moledoy confirms it.
First off-shot strikes.
And with Luchov down, it's looking all the easier.
5v3 here for Furia.
Moledoy doing a good job of trying to dodge those bullets,
but they finally connect.
And as 9G punching the numbers,
you've got DGT's to still just set the catwalk ablaze.
They're very good at this retake last time.
Coming in from CT, they're holding on to long control.
Just trying to slide up silently, here's the beat for Max, into the head shot to K Serato.
And he's doing a good job of dodging the follow up. Oh, he can! Kets it! The second's right there.
He's going fishing, he's catching everything.
Now it's man advantage, they can just continue to lean back on the catwalk, Fallen's down to hack health, wass those dead.
You already finally get his. Remember, Max low from the get go, but DGT with cover.
And all that time Fallen can't get into the action. It is Max to stand tall on that bomb site
and a rebound right back with another round win.
That's an enormous shout out for Max to deny.
He knows exactly where they're coming from.
He sees it, the one round that they were successful
and he tries to counteract that.
It's been a smile on his face today.
He said, every time I show up to a big event like this,
I just try to enjoy it.
I have a daughter at home.
I've got no time to waste.
And Amir is what do preset on the desk.
When he wishes, when he was a younger player,
he had the same attitude of being present.
Max wise beyond his years. 819z.
It's not too late, it's never too late for Furia, but they still have to prove that they can do it.
9z have already stared death in the face at this event.
And I know they're not taking any rounds for granted either.
And now Nodogik said after that Spirit game, he said, I feel like I lost all three maps.
And then Nines, he went on to play Aurora, got stomped.
They were in their heads, but they got to face it.
Yes.
Here we have it.
Faced it personally!
Again!
Man!
He's got a magnet on this gun.
He's hit them every single time through that door.
Lujan could have capitalized on the momentum with the wasa trade right behind him.
They go a little wild, and that's a way to get this edge right back in hand.
They know they got him in the pit, so they try to keep the pressure up.
MP9 swing here from your kindar.
Now we're fighting fire with fire!
And here we are, Ferocas!
Oh my god!
On top of it, they will jump onto that chance, that opportunity to just get messy.
Not letting these rounds slow down, not letting the squeeze come up catwalk,
but throwing themselves into the duels they know they could find,
and then this chance, win.
Absolutely pivotal moment for Furia because they win on a half-buy. They have some money after their full buy. They'll get an up-and-play
90 did not want to let this one go with all of them and a chance fallen knows it a chance to get back back into this half
Maladoy's not shy about that off positioning. Let's two bullets fly
They've already lost this CT side badly, but they know that on stage here
It's going to be more mental than anything. Anything the numbers will tell you about Dust 2 in this head-to-head.
But they need something to leverage. They need a few rounds this half.
There's a few rounds that can make a world of difference if that's what starts to burrow into your opponent's minds.
One of the things that we saw with Dainzee and their inability to close versus spirit was two maps
Two maps with a huge advantage. Substantial chances to close out that series and still they failed.
Double upper tunnel squish is perfect, no one's here. But with two here, Moldova in the window, it's there.
Rifleers that have to leave and they're coming in kind of slowly over towards A.
Kindar Nade out right now alone. They're coming in way too slowly. There was a chance 9Z went on this.
Still concerned about those middoors, now just reclaiming a bit of vision.
They're still not crossing the door, they need to get some movement.
Aushes is now that catwalk smoke goes up, Kcerato's not gonna hide this.
Comes running over.
Flashbangs from long, from falling, you can't get our peeks in. Great cover out of Mayer.
But you did blind the riflers, it at least caused the tempo shift.
But now as they've recovered vision, Max is recovering space.
Spray down through the smoke, with a fire right in front of it.
It is yet another moment where Ninesie take control on their terms,
And they do so convincingly.
They're winning the tempo game.
They got up on Cat, they came forward,
they started organizing their execs,
which was pretty, had a lot of utility involved,
so they took a second to do it.
While they were doing so, Firiya were ruminating on the idea
that maybe this ends up being a cancel
into a mid-beast split they were hoping.
With Mollidoi still up in the window,
Kcerado ready to start to swing,
but no commitment, no early rotation.
Firiya not ahead once again.
They need to be way ahead of these rotations.
They need to be in control of what the Ts are doing.
But it's Max who is in control.
Domineering performance on this T side.
The two rounds period of one is the clash at long run alone by and the retake not a single
time that they've been in total control of a round.
One on the tactic or anything.
They'll shift it up for the final round.
Double lock set up.
Fall in blind with that secondary off.
third kill of the half. Leans back and foregoes the door control.
Ninzee have played one round really with a trick up their sleeve. Other than that it's been straight forward. Here we'll go with the commitment out through long.
That's a perfect block. They'll have lines but Ninzee aren't coming yet.
Okay. It's time they will play games.
They tried all this very early into the round, 90 have options, but this time Furia are way
more awake.
They've started to breach the team map control.
Molotov can see all of mid.
They have Yuri inside of tunnels.
This is more of a map that we were expecting to see, but Yuri has got a lot of guys
coming.
He's going to have his hands full.
Luchov first.
There's a bit of distance between him and the next one.
Now everyone can come. They've got an early warning system.
Oh yeah, big sprint in Mayer, posted, and blocked.
And as Wasso has been taken, Lobel, fine-matte.
The third round secured by Furia.
It is mincemeat for the most part.
9-Z, what an outing in the first half of this quarter final.
a measly three-round defense out of the side of Fiora on Dust2.
And with those three rounds, they will look to take over to the attack and turn things around, with Mayern being as hot-handed as he is coming into this first half.
I think expectations exceeded, and then some.
It was insane. I mean, how clean that he was picking the cross on his T side.
You know the overall T side from 9z was a plus everything was great exactly where they played their best CS
Even though they haven't won every dust 2 game their peak on it. It's all on display
They're standing up to the pressure fury on the other hand
That was only 10% of what they can give us
They know they need to rise the occasion they at least pick up around at the end of the first half
But they're gonna be chewing on granite to be able to bring this back
90 take to the easier side now.
Station 2 players in long doors swiftly. Shadow advantage is going to get Blossom a chance.
He'll chase down you, Kindar, for the kill. Molotoy, good rebuttal. Flashbang into the cat activation.
Mayor pops the support system and knows he's got Kcerato still stuck in this corner.
Dodges the flash. Noster's assistance inbound, but he opts to stick around there.
He knows someone was flashing here. They've got DGT on Long 2. Do they want to run it up now?
Pizza Molly's coming Max will have to move. Oh, he's got a dive and he doesn't get out of the position fallen catching
It is both for fallen in that chase into the a bomb site trying to siege an opportunity
Trying to have a grasp in this game after a free fall in the first half
Fury will respond with a T side pistol win. Excellent kills on a ball and I mean let's make it a real match now a chance for feria
Let's see if they can turn it as cleanly as 9Z did on their conversions.
We're going through the checklists of things we need to see.
We've got Molledoy hitting a great shot on mom, falling it, bringing up his score.
Let's go, PISTO 926, one on one, on the other side of the game.
PISTO 926, we have a fucking safety side.
Good effort on getting those three, now it's focus speed, let's fucking go.
You'll always hear that teams want the T side map agnostic to make comeback happen
because that's where you can condition, that's where you can build up, slowly control the tempo,
which you can't do on T side.
Well like six point there he says good focus to at least just get three rounds
there and they did right you trickle through with two of the last three rounds
of the half. And Paulin also mentions how easily off a pistol they can even up.
The kinder gets a spot.
But already I like it from 9z as soon as they want to try anything outside
in the mid it's denied and this is with a lean towards a already luchov waiting
for this 5-7 in hand and no support whatsoever this is all in the middle
oh my think with the first one it's looking good until waso gets overrun by
fallen they don't have a need to pop this open so it's a hell-mattery spray from
DGT with no B defense whatsoever. That is Furia to tip-toe their way to a fifth round win.
They get to put all their puzzle pieces together. They make a great call just like Nainzee did on their T side.
Path of least resistance mid B out. No help from the A guys. They're not there in time. It's perfect from Furia.
Still a scary sign. You get the insta 5-7 kill. You get a solid scout shot.
There was no point in that first half where we looked at a piece of Nainzee and said, oh mechanical failure.
Oh, individual fall-off. Not yet. That is going to take many more rounds for Furia before I think Ninesy starts to crumble in that regard.
Yeah, I mean, I don't think, you know, I don't think we're replicating what Ninesy did because I think Furia came in clammy.
I think they came in cold. They didn't really show what they could do.
But as far as getting a round together, the call over all the macro of it, I think they'll be quite happy.
And even here they've only lost one.
Fallen survives that bomb on one health. Calculated.
Recycling what's left from last round.
Mainz will not look to invest.
Their game point round 15 hinges on this single MP7.
Hoping they've got a heroic moment.
We've got a flash though to set this up.
Lucho, I'm going to try to take the...
Oh, no, excuse me, smoke.
They're getting Molotov at a bike.
They think someone will come through,
because of that flash he will.
Molotov, it hits to it.
DGT1 and done.
So again, just looking to get that SMG into the activation.
They do so they kill Maladoy and that's it
You leave the bomb in the doorway you'll go and recover that you've got a minute to just get through a
USP 5-7 on opposite sides of the map
Chance to catch your breath really here if you are Furia
And this is exactly what they said in that half-time listening guys could focus to get those three rounds now win pistol
9-6 and then we play our game
Here we are. It's a moment for Fallen to go
Are we going to win this round guys?
Because then we can start talking about the real calls versus the real setups.
But that part of the job is done and again, looking very successful.
One death again.
And Buria suddenly, even though they start slow,
know they can bring this back.
Thing is for 9-Z, we saw a master class first half. We saw not enough for Furia.
They split pistols, that's great, but it's 9-Z's CT steps.
Kind of thinks some of the best, especially to Ward's cat. Great tag here for Moledoy though.
Almost knocks down an old maid set in the player in one shot.
We've seen 9Z's inability to close Dust 2 versus Spirit once leading 11-6 in that map,
and it still was not enough.
Here they are versus Fury, a two rounds short of that quota and still watching their opponents
claw back.
rifle of the second half.
Can Mayer tap into the ability he showed us on the attack because those doors had his name stamped across them.
Hell not even the doors just the gap. The one that Molodoy currently has the opposition within
but smoked off in a minute and we're getting all this utility coming out of Ninesie.
Fire to the catwalk, smoke into the doorway, check the nades they have left here.
More chop with an incendiary and that's it.
They're forcing them just to go for their exec now because they're failing to get that rotation.
The Info's getting denied inside of middle.
They're gonna have to commit through something without knowing everything.
There's a lot of attention out towards this mid-crossfire though.
DGT currently with a nade in hand.
If he throws it to Catwalk, he won't be able to help out in mid.
The awesome peek is about to flank.
This Moldoi coming in to look behind him, but has to turn around.
Time is low.
They fought really well to earn this opportunity.
And now the punch.
Middle holds.
Max lands.
The door shot.
Crossers flank delivers a second.
And it is only Yukindar who is still slipped a snap for 20 seconds, can't respond.
Ninzey sat back just enough.
I'm sorry, but...
This round is exactly how Furia needed to start the game.
This is activity inside of middle.
This is denying every little bit of map control that Ninzey are looking for.
That Furia are looking for.
The Wasso Peak flank is a given at that timing.
Even though Molotoi's game sense is telling him to watch that flank at 36 seconds,
He also has to help the exec and help that they are pushing.
That's not going to happen today versus Ninzee.
They're showing they're playing well in both halves.
First gun rounds there's.
It's on Fury to find a gap.
Ninzee can't come into this game and give them lessons
about how to play CS.
Fury at touch top one last year.
They're the ones with trophies.
They're the ones with all the experience.
Max looks up to Fallen.
But 9-Z are the ones playing better right now, straight up.
It's 9-Z that took this pause that just ended.
Giving Bit a chance to have a word.
Off from all the way on the cross.
Unable to find any value out of it.
We go three players to long, immediately here for Ninesie.
Just starting to round off, and the chance, the Furia, decide to try to blow those doors off the hinges.
It's very difficult to push team into time trouble on this map.
Ninesie successfully did that by playing on- oh, dink to the top of mid.
This is the kind of pressure that pays off later on.
Here is money's low, DGT looking at time as they cheese.
Here he are, aren't ready to do anything quite yet.
There's plenty more utility where those ones come from.
Just juggling it over to the ramp.
I see three frag grenades already.
plus an incendiary extra they're waiting for the exact I mean they're not even
trying to punish the default that might turn into a midfielder ready for an A
play right about to get popped but luchoff playing fish yep double Molly
execute comes out from fury of their mouth to let those nades fly DGT just
gonna answer with utility of his own it's a barrage it is a bloodbath there
is no successful entry here for fury of the smoke soon to fade as they fade
out of this assault. Only until Maladoy connects with one on the off and you
Kindar, yes, he's the first one long but he's got to get this going. It's Maladoy
with a second. Kindar still so cautious. We hit 15 seconds and that bomb still
yet to cross. Blasso now found out. Kindar, all down. Nearly drops the ball.
Another nade. This went for Yuri and it barely barely chips away at him so it
will be a healthy man advantage with eyes on the cross for Fury up to
somehow have reclaimed control of that site. And they were able to pause and
and that's what they needed.
Heroic moment from Moledoy.
In the middle of that messiness,
the perfect call to answer via utility
and he lands both these shots.
Yeah, absolutely.
Clutch out of Moledoy.
That's very scary though, all those
bits of utility moving into the right spot
before the cat exact even started.
Game plan fantastic.
It's still worrying, it's still worrying.
But it's around on the board for Furia.
When you're playing against a team that's really good,
sometimes you got to win those, losing situations.
Let's go guys. Stay on the game, stay on the game.
Only one go around, let's get more.
That's right. That's it.
It's not just Cologne, it's not just a major, it's a Cologne major, and everyone can feel it.
I love this press, though. Nynzee again get active. There's just no hesitation from this team.
Nekindar's utile usage serves as an invitation. They'll swing, and he finds the headshot a little quicker than his last duel in the previous round.
previous round. Mayer's on the fallback. Mollardoy will not let DGT escape. That two-man forward mid-play costs 90 bodies.
That's an excellent pick-off. They've covered everything.
And now they have the right to chill a little bit. They can start the stage, whatever attack they want to. See if another push happens.
See if someone's thirsty for a frag. Oh, don't walk into that. That's dangerous. Mayer, a stick. Perfect shot.
Now versus Molotov, two duels picked up, man, advantage earned.
Just the right amount of man he is, and here comes Max.
Max onto the flank, caught out by Yuri.
At least his head shot's swift.
You're going to know Mayurn's got that up over towards the A site,
and you know, damn well, Wasso's off somewhere towards B.
What's your move, Yuri?
One player with a positive KD here on Fury,
looking for the one on two.
Interesting pathing.
Oh.
Through the smoke, he runs the risk and encroaching ever closer.
If Mayer can't hold his nerve, if he gets caught off by this unexpected proximity out of Yuri,
then the bomb plant's going to go uncontested, and Sharnoff gets the headshots.
The running's perfect, he gets that plant down, he's got a volley.
The amount of clutches Yuri has won in 2026 is a statistical anomaly.
And in a year where we have seen his individual level taper off to that of which was a driving force in
2025 now is a hell of a time for Yuri to try to end this
And he's playing a catch-all position. Wasso is coming in expecting to clear this Yuri's just got a hit the great shot
Oh, does he expect it does he start to consider it?
Cross him in the right spot! It's a half-ass clear!
Wasso doesn't peek! And instead Yuri sticks the landing! 1v3!
What a moment for Yuri comes away with the out the clutch and makes it a two-round game
What a thing to do on stage
The first clutch of this quarter finals could not come a more critical moment
With those flags, Yuri takes over as the top performing player on FURIA right now.
Another full control situation for 90.
Another one that FURIA bring back.
And SIT's coming in to say, okay, we've got all this pop-off potential.
That's excellent.
But let's start taking control of things with our game plan.
We should also have that to our advantage.
Nineteen are now in a moment where they realize counting up the rounds they should have won.
The half-by, that clash at long, this clutch, this game could have been over.
How many more moments are they going to be gifted?
All of the offers in round 19 could be found.
Smoke through the doorway and then a second.
DGT flashed for the challenge.
Oh, perfect jump!
They flashed him.
They smoked him all the way.
They see nothing else inside of middle as well.
There have been few rounds in the second half where Nainzi do not try to take initiative.
You see it cost them with the double up towards top mid this time by this four urns.
Very strong cat setups. Last time they walked right into this. They're going to test this
metal again. No difference and it's supported by a duo of riflers right in front of it.
Luchov gets his, falls back, DGT sticks around and a two versus five seems unthinkable.
Volodoy drops the bomb. He wants to take action. Some way. Two on five, but still
a minute up.
constant looming threat of wasso peak towards long. Yeah, you already feels preoccupied to hold it
There's still a little bit weak towards me, but bombs not gotten picked up yet
This could potentially be a long save
And it will be it looks like for furia
They will simply give up in 11th round
Also gets active farts himself slain very stuck in
I know, it's still gone.
Not even trying.
But good to know that your intuition of holding those long doors is constant.
Hwaso couldn't help himself.
5v2 goes for it.
There was value in trying to cancel out the Yuri Molodoy save.
It looks like 9Z can tend to just let them have these two rifles in the next one.
You're never going to have to police 9Z on how active they're being.
There hasn't been a round that hasn't had the right amount of activity.
Again, another full control situation.
This time it actually gets converted, 9-Z closer to that finish line.
And it's such a classic conversation in Counter-Strike that you can play this kind of Counter-Strike,
this aggressive, confident, active, mobile CT side, and then you hit the big stage and
the nerves creep in, and the confidence dwindles, and suddenly you're not making those moves
that can make or break big moments, but tonight 9-Z has.
looking at to let another stage game escape them well the streak will
continue for one of these teams in the wrong direction there's only one winner
tonight and it feels like theory are painfully aware of that
wow this setup two best riflers on 9z sitting right in front are also not
flashing it I mean the first time they ran into it sure
Molodoy back to the mid-point
Only one cross. There's a weakness towards this b-site bombs heading that way three players strong in the tunnels
It takes a second but Luchov joins forces alongside Max
The case waters already through
With their limit testing now furia starting to get ahead of some of these timings. Yep. There is a chance
This is one of the most empty mid plays we've had from 90 CT side, but it's also some of the most utility we've seen Furia throw on this cat approach.
Now re-smoking middle, so I think Furia don't have a chance. Nate will come out.
It's going to pop it open. Pistol's in front. Easy. Two through the two of those, and now the three rifles will have to try and answer.
But now you've got a ton of bodies here in the CT spawn. And as they lay rough, bomb has been dropped in the middle of all that because the pistol players pushed past.
And if these smokes fade, there is no chance that you can reclaim this.
Molodoy, we can be even further still, but oh!
Quasso could have gotten caught as that smoke fade. Lucky to be alive.
That would have been nice if they still haven't dealt with either player,
and VMAX already pushed the tunnels.
Constant on the back line, R9Z.
He knows how to do the finishing move. Like, when there's time on his side, like, he is...
He's the one taking the map control.
control. Maladoy is so concerned about flank that they're not worried about lower tunnels, not this close.
Oh, at least he won't get away with the escape. That's what seniori's mind. Another late round
moment here for Yuri to try to get impact. But remember still no bomb. Yeah, I mean since just
the fade away walk away moment from Furia, Ninzey are about to secure their 12. I'll see if
they can even walk away. Yuri's gonna walk right into his gap.
One of the two players who saved last rounds. That investment wasn't great, was it?
Something...oh, that's something awful.
Molledoy has to be the hero, this next round or it's over.
They bot behind those two guns saved.
There is no op-multi or double entry to work with.
Perfect support from Ninzee on this CT side.
That's getting one back through the CT smoke, but nobody peeled off of that B bomb site.
And the three remaining members of Furia just don't have the gas.
Oh, there's a wall bang at least on Luchov for Furia to try to hang on with.
We saw what two pistols turned into previous round, well now you've just got
quick Drupal Tec-9s around this off.
Last round we did see them playing a bit more free, but they didn't have that much coming into it.
It felt like the right energy. Double flash getting ready here for Wassilpeak.
And he's putting himself in position to spam blind actually.
Crosshairs in the perfect place.
We'll see what comes up.
Flash hits.
He doesn't shoot immediately.
And that's going to leave you kindar with a chance.
Not only for the kill, but the upgrade.
You put an AK in you kindar's hands.
You give Furia just a slightly larger chance.
Molledoy versus Mayeron in a moment.
Flash bangs.
Yeah, not only hits him, but they confirm he's stuck behind this car.
At a minute though, there is still map control everywhere else for Furia.
All do I make it sure Mayeron hasn't left.
Can't be certain about it.
Can 9-Z keep up these ambitious moves?
It's a quick peek into the cap play.
It's a fire bomb that gives them a path.
It's DGT maybe ahead of what Fury may expect.
Sure enough, your kingdom is down.
Oh, but a good Tech 9 answer back by Yuri.
Mayeron still locked into this position.
It's going to have to be Lujov.
Tag through the doors and start of the round to try and keep on.
He fought this cap pressure. Three players in their attempt to push through.
Amir doesn't have to worry about long. Molodoy can't a skill on him either.
20 seconds. Oh, shot missed. The shot, but covers.
Now Molodoy's got his 15 to the clock. Kcerato open road, but there's a fast flanking behind him.
Here comes Max. Never stopping.
Oh, but the cover. It's offered up from the site. Now bomb planted.
Max looking to close this. And as he finds the head shot to Kcerato.
He's diving in.
Nerf Stricke and Moledoy on the other side with...
...to set the landing.
Nineties do not waste their chance to strike first.
Quarter-finals, map one secured.
of a plus try as very amite to
claw this one back into their
control. That's slow start cost
them time and time again, Jacob.
We would have been totally
worthy of saying, Hey, the
have been totally worthy of saying hey the nerfs are 9C they could come in to play on this very
stage it was anything but that's right yeah it felt like the 9C we saw in the beginning of
stage three to be completely honest when they were taking mortality and beating them when they
were taking a fight against spirit and arguably could have beaten them this was a well-playing
9C who did everything in their own order in order to get the best chances of winning this game
I think again we spoke about how decisive they were and how they open up the rounds
speak of openings I think they went 15 to 6 in opening kills going their way or something
along those lines so they gave themselves all the space they needed in order to close out enough rounds
because it was getting a bit dizzy in the second half at times but Jason I'll be honest that was a
surprise to me. Dude I think the first half it felt like they were a step ahead of theory and
fallen the whole way. I thought that was actually a sick team after that they were able to call.
How many times did we see like Moledoy left alone at Rela? K-Syrano could never figure out
if he was supposed to be in middle for a mid to B split if he was supposed to shift over to
help with nades and utility they could never get that coordinate then you add the slow starts
from the individual players but really I think a lot of this especially the comeback that 9Z
put down I think that's a testament to the tough battles they had against Vitality and
Spirit in Stage 3. I think the fact that they got taken so close in such a grindy atmosphere
that's I think what gave them the confidence and the ability to stay in that game and actually
persevere. That was phenomenal for 9Z. The way they played just the approach they were in
Furia's face the entire time but it happens again for Furia. Come play of time everyone
goes missing and it's just the style of play like on that CT side just sit back let 9z execute
where's the aggression where are the mid-round information plays from your kinder why isn't he
on short sometimes getting flashed in why aren't they doing something they tried one round to go
aggressive immediately you know at the start of the round it didn't work out but for most of that
we were talking about their CT side this wasn't it like they're just sitting back getting executed
on coming in for the retakes right there was no proactive plays no taking the
fight to 9z in a consistent way and that's why they had a field day it was
the exact inverse of what you said could actually 9z off guard right if
Rory you want to get in their faces turns out the stream was on the other
foot which is insane it felt like it felt like fury a kind of a especially
in the first like six seven rounds of that game they had like the same
reaction that Janko just had of just like oh it's happening again like here
we are in the quarterfinal here we are struggling down zero to five and I
felt like at some point during that game some of the plays from Molledoy
I sort of the sense he like fell back out of that trap of trying to overextend to make plays
He had the key was probably frustrated. He was having a quiet game. He was probably frustrated
He wasn't having impact letting his team do better. I just got away from furious so far in the first half
Let's get into that and just a second though because we do need to go back to the first half. Yeah, okay
What have you got for us?
Yeah, I think it's one of one of these rounds where you see like Jason pointed out
Falling into some of these old traps for fury and trying to do too much
Even though you're losing, you cannot panic here.
Molotov, he's a great random shot to get the entry on to Myron,
who was absolutely lights out.
9z after a while decides to just execute A.
Again, they're just being executed on, but it's fine.
5v4, 5v3, he drops down the smoke and decides to play around it.
Dude, you do not need to put this in a 5v3.
Just save the smoke, fall back, you have a two-man advantage.
Let your teammates rotate in by some time.
Instead, if he dies, that's one less player.
Look at these angles that now 9z is taking.
You can't do that if an op is a long. He's gonna take your head off.
Max, great ending to the game, had a great game throughout.
Some crispy shots here and they shut down the retake.
And this is exactly the sort of thing that your teammates are gonna get frustrated about.
Like, you're struggling for your life here. You're trying to get back into the game.
You have a 5v3 and then you throw it away.
Yeah, I'm with you. I think that's beautifully explained.
The backing away from the op and then you let your teammates clear mid.
And those are the things that just seemed like Fury had them at some point during Stage 3
and they've just kind of they've kind of fallen by the ways and have been forgotten and for MOLODOY
their core of stars has been great to every major in groups then come play us no one shows up and
MOLODOY has the biggest drop-off of them all right and I don't know if it's the nerves at this point
or what it is but it just keeps happening and you can't have your best guys especially the
openers that's the biggest problem for Fury you're gonna watch this game or the stats and
you say case you're out to where was he what can he do when his openers are not getting any
openings and he's 3v5 like there's not much really for you to do from that
situation. That's what it feels like for Mordor and that's what you said as well
Jason then it comes into his own mind as well where he then tried to over extend
himself a little bit to get back into the game and maybe that's the right
thing to do at times but I think for Mordor it's been a reoccurring issue
that there's not really the way you get back into a game you got to stick
with the game plan you got to stick with your style because we know that
he's good for it if he precision himself right but once you start to I
guess panic a little bit in the way you approach the game that's when a
good team like Nancy will punish you. I just say too, I mean, you know, if we're
gonna stick on the Molledoy plant, Mayeron was looking more like Molledoy
than Molledoy, was Mayeron had a sick game with the adbp, and that's the crazy
thing is like, Furia win their first round in that first half, and you think,
alright, let's get it go, and let's swing a couple together, start feeling
better, and then Mayeron hits a blinder on the cross, and you're playing five
on four immediately, and then the next round he does it again, so like
right when you're in a position to get your momentum back, that's when a
little bit of, maybe, I'm not gonna say luck, but a little bit of fortune goes
your way of nailing those two shots on the cross, and what are you
supposed to do if you're Furia backs against the wall again and this is why
I was so crazy here and your kinders say that in the opening interview it's like
how is that on your mind when you say like oh and we've gone to the quarter
finals and just kind of get upset and it's like boys that can't be the mindset
I can't be the thought running through your head here speaking of man when was
the last time you saw an AWP player hit that many shots through the crossing
from Dawes and Sairou maybe I don't think he's done that many in one
game that consistent that was insane for me and then coming into to the
He was the worst rated AWP player out of all the ops heading into the playoff
He'd been struggling a little bit in terms of struggling sure
Still winning with 9c, but he wasn't really the driving force of the catalyst
But in this game on the T side once you open up almost every single buy-round with your op taking out one of the players from furrier
Through the double doors as well. There's different ways of dying in Counter Strike, and I bet you they were frustrated about it
Your round is six seconds old and you already did like that every single round. That's frustrating
I think one of the cool things about 9Z is they're still in that, like, little innocent naive phase
where, like, they're still, like, just so much trying to achieve this goal as a team.
Like, they're so very well-teamed, too, and because if you look at, you know, the round you highlighted
with Molledoy sticking around at the bomb site, Mayone was playing more supportive style, too.
Like, he gets some of those opening picks, right, but you see them executing an A,
and he's just sat back, like, holding loose for the peek, and he's like,
I don't actually need to make a play right now.
I'm just here to protect my teammates as they scale up into the bomb site.
Really intelligent AWPing, really intelligent team play from 9Z, and that's what came out on top.
I'm so crazy because you know what was Mayer's first foray into Tier 1 Counter-Strike?
What's that?
It was MIBR, while Fallen was still on the team and the Brazilian line-up and he was arrived for them.
I mean he only recently turned to the AWP so it wasn't the best of stints.
Those six months in MIBR now he's come to collect.
That was a hard time to come into those Brazilian teams.
You know, the player was always a little bit of a hot potato, see?
Yeah, what are we talking about?
We move into that second half though and you think,
Okay, maybe some signs of life from Freire. They win the pistol and they subsequently convert the next two rounds
How do you 9z start to put a stop to that low? Just keep playing great counter-strike and keep playing as a team
This is a default alright to chase the up off the angle
But we want to do a B split really from the side of fury
But you can see the reaction from 9z and when that comes in the B players
They're out front so the plan is B fight for mid if they come mid to B
We're fighting for it the a rotator is there as well as the guy come a we retake doesn't matter
who also peek on the second wave of it, pushes long now, catches Molodoy,
and it's just a slaughter in mid, because they just make a call and stick with it, right?
Like, they completely mow down, just one player left alive,
and this is the first gun round, they're immediately back into it.
Look at the breakdown of that too, when Molodoy falls, both the players in mid,
one tries to push forward at the B bomb site, the other backs away to try and handle the long push,
but he's also got a teammate on catwalk whose responsibility is then handling the long push.
So you actually could have doubled up and still tried to force your way forward,
I think Fury had just got a little bit lost in this game with how bad they were getting beaten.
I think the players just kind of lost a little bit of focus here and there and some things slipped.
There was the decisiveness we talked about from NIC coming into the game.
They stick to the plan, they go with the plan and you know it didn't work out in every single round.
There were a couple of blunders as well when NIC had a man up, you know,
given they won so many intro kills in this game but they didn't really scare them.
They didn't really change the way they were approached the following round.
So maybe as you said, maybe they're a bit naive, you know.
Maybe they're a bit inexperienced in the sense that they don't realize the possible ramifications of their mistakes
and that actually helps them in a game like this.
That's a fun time to be on a team, honestly.
Like, that's a really fun time to be in a team.
Like, when everyone is like actually just actually playing
for the game plan that you have at that moment,
and it's because you're achieving your biggest success
for the first time in your career with this group,
so it's really easy to be aligned.
It's when the difficulties come later
that that starts to fade away.
Yeah, potentially could come in the second map of this series,
but to tie this one up in a nice neat bow,
obviously the clutch from Max to kind of end things out,
that was beautiful to see.
But was there another finishing blow moment for you, Yanko?
Yeah, I think like just the resilience right so fear I did win two rounds of 3v5 and a 1v2
So this is the final buy from 9z and again the egetivity aggressive play
Yeah, this is what you wanted to see from yes
It is gets a 5v4 now. It's still a 4a setup three guys committed on short right may and gets one
Lucho gets the second right and in a 5v2 the rest of the players just have to say right and then
This was off the back of losing two rounds and as Jason pointed out kind of a silly way right and you still have
You know the bravado to take the game to fury and this was the the turning point or actually the last nail in the coffin really in a way
Yeah, I like that because there was actually around two rounds prior
I think where where they also tried to go cow walk fury and again like didn't flash the corner like how many times we
Seen teams at this level not Molotov not flashback the opera not force the defenders back
And then all of a sudden you're kind of just dry walking into an off-crossing and we're poor
We're talking about it. Fury at the sides haven't been that great
You know usually it's in pistol convert and then one or two rounds is all you need right and here the two governors that they won
Are 3v5 and a 1v2 clutch from Yuri like they weren't getting themselves in that many good situations, right?
I did the score maybe what was it 13 8 didn't even feel that close
It's going to take a huge 180 from Furia if they're going to avoid elimination.
Especially considering when you're talking about the concerns on the T side,
then starting on that on Mirage. What's the expectation here for you, Janko?
I mean, I think they just need a better performance from guys like Ikin.
They need some openers. They need to make fall in life slightly easier.
Whether that's going to be Ikin calling around for himself or his own number,
what sort of openings, whether that's something you saw in your prep
have round set for early on in the half, but if you're constantly playing 4v5s, 3v5s,
that's not going to be a fun time on the T side.
If anything, I don't think the way 9C is going to play is going to change that much.
They're going to be proactive, they're going to be aggressive, they're going to try to look for those openings.
So if I'm furrier, if I'm your kinder, if I'm fallen, I want my teammates to punish that aggression,
because it's going to be ramp peaks, it's going to be pushing apps,
it's going to be a B apps push at a certain timing as well.
And I would be surprised if 9C doesn't try to retake middle, in the middle of a round as well.
as well. When that happens and when you offer the opportunity to punish that
aggression from 9C, that's the first way and best way of stopping that. If they
don't do that, they'll continue to do it round after round after round, as we saw
in Dust2. They will see pretty early on what kind of a mood Fury is in for this
second map, like in the first three gun rounds. If you look at the group stage
that they've played, Jekinder was like he's always kind of testing some
limits, right? He's playing so well, I think, that he was
feeling the game and reading it very well and so confident in it. He was
doing his classic, like, take some risks and get the high end of the
reward. Walk through a smoke here because you kind of sense the
If that is missing when we get into this and see their T side, it's an issue because he is such a critical part to this offense creating space for so many people.
What I liked about this game is we also talk so much about the pressure, the stage, the arena, the noise, everything.
And you'd think after winning a 3v5 and a 1v2, that gives the momentum over to the side of Furia.
Like now, oh, 9Z is going to start breaking.
But ultimately, it doesn't matter if what you do on the server isn't that great.
And 9Z had the sort of fortitude to keep taking the game to Fury and FuryA had couldn't handle it
They just couldn't handle the fights
They couldn't handle the aggression and until they can't figure out the way to switch that up on Mirage
They're done. We've just got a couple of seconds left, but I do just want to pose the question to you Enko
Do you think it's possible that 9Z actually do this actually make it to the center?
I think it's over
I think FuryA is just choking again and they can't perform on the major playoff stage. That's it 9Z taking it
We've got hell of a lot to be desired from the side of furia and fair play after that shambolic performance on dust 2
Is it another major playoffs fumble from the side of furia? Those answers will be delivered on mirage
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Can I imagine first map you're starting over past D-Side?
Crowd who...
I'm not gonna lie, it's gonna be hard
So we've been there. So what can we pick? You guys have any ideas for us?
Well you guys, yeah, against 9z
Yeah, we have any ideas, bro
Inferno
You think Inferno is good? Quoted?
Yeah, inferno first pick
Inferno was a weird thing as well, Inferno man
I mean you cannot pick overpass, you know
Yeah, they're picking overpass
They're picking overpass in their faces
They picked overpass four times
New twice and in front of one third they better not an overpass if you go peek over
That's the side that's the best over presence of America. Oh, I'll pick a better this third
They better know this with bad ancients then this overpass overpass new because can be one of those third
But there's no way they picking or maybe they pick new things. They're gonna pick this too
You can put this on here before
That I know is there is their maps where which which?
Which you would be afraid to play against Furia?
Yanko understands. He doesn't speak, but he understands.
Is there maps where you think about Furia and this map?
I don't want to play it.
Yeah, which map do you think like Fauna has a big impact city style?
I think that's a nervous for sure. Yeah. Yeah, but I have new tricks on the watch out new tricks. Oh, don't know
No way. No second off on a nervous. We are so not too easy, bro. It's too easy for me. I don't play out because it's too easy
But we're still we're still waiting a team that's gonna pick an always against us
Haven't played in officials since February.
For a month now.
There's the flash, that's gonna catch Crimson out.
They're gonna push off.
If he can't get through, the Crimson is right out!
They got six out of the triple!
They've found out they got one done yet!
Can you believe it?
9z!
They come in, they win the first map.
They shock the stage here in quarterfinals. They do everything they need to to show you that they can win this series.
And pull off the big upset of the quarterfinals. Some said the easier side of the bracket.
9Z say they agree. Are they going to be the threats to make it to Granz? And are
Furia going to be the ones to crumble underneath the pressure of this arena?
Ball is what it before, but doing it twice, doing it three times and setting a
record. That's amounting pressure maybe no one can stand. But that's a
reality they'll have the face now versus a team that deserves to be here.
Played their game and then some back on Dust 2. Let's see what they've gotten
and store for us on Mirage.
90 to the CT side to start it.
Maladoy heads off P250.
Ooh, missed chances.
Had a first kill.
Boss OP confirms lower tunnels.
We've got mayor just trying to keep himself alive here.
Support system looks good where there's one,
there's more.
That's the case with 90.
Uh-oh, that's scary already, man.
Sure, Fallen, you can take over the A site.
Sure, Yuri, you can take B.
Which you don't have is the bomb.
That belongs to Mayer.
How are you going to make this connection?
Luchov, he's in safety.
He can get information.
Will he leave a gap big enough that Fallen can take advantage?
That's the question.
There are police everywhere.
It is just instinct.
There's no punish pick in this series, Connor.
Mirage at the bottom of the map pool
by the numbers here for 90.
There's one. Hold your horses. We've got low HP Mayer and we've got half HP Max.
Surely not another clutch for Yuri.
Look at that, Dink. Now DGT's down low.
All they have to do is kill time until he can't get that bomb back. Will they be too nervous?
Tunnel's player's gonna have to go really wide to get this angle. Yuri's halfway. He could dodge this threat behind him, but he's gotta move.
And now he's got another 1v1 locked in. He doubles back.
Max makes the brave move of getting back up connector. Will Yuri clear it?
He's going to run in. Max to the left side, Yuri.
Oh, he's got the free!
Show us your teeth!
Come on, Yuri! Fight deep!
Mayer moves fast in. 12 health, Yuri.
This is just so instrumental.
Naisi thought they had this in the bag.
Yuri confirms.
How are you going to move this forward, Mayer?
You've got a flash, but don't you dare pull that out.
It's going to have to be the surgical headshot fourth kill
Kill on a silver platter, he's gonna...
AHHHHH!
Low and behold!
Fioria strike first!
The one that can count on the clutch
does it again!
One ups himself on Mirage!
A holy, impossible situation!
sectioned off piece by piece a chance for a mayor and but the health of that
it's during we saw it back in the first map just a glimpse of his clutch
ability we thought maybe that could get through to his game going well how about
starting a map with that instead there's no mountain of 9z rounds that
you were meant to surpass but there is a looming threat here in the second
around a mirage that a four-spy could rebound right back,
fall and seize the sandwich drop.
This keeps coming for you.
Oh, no, he's going to start shooting.
Max is going to walk through.
Yeah, he gets that kill.
Oh, it's all for naught.
It doesn't matter if they can't pull out the second round.
Max now hands to the Galil.
The Kindars going to wait for that bomb to arrive.
Mayeron's calling for help, right?
No, sorry.
Mayeron's going to window.
Max isn't calling for help.
He'll fall back.
And P7 doesn't instantly jump.
Now that double market rotation comes in.
Nyanzee's bodies are throwing themselves to the B side as Max just keeps his head down low.
And there's the MP7 kill for Yikindar. 2v5 clawback is what's demanded of them.
50 to the clock, there's the second. Molladoi's now on the scene.
And with Yikindar putting fire to the B, Molladoi pinched off from the catwalk and they get it.
Nyanzee forced by right back.
They know the clutch.
They know it entirely.
For the mental, 9Z would replay this situation the exact same way if they knew that they denied the conversion.
Nothing feels better than that for them. Nothing feels worse than fear.
Trying to buy back themselves instantly.
Are the lights too bright?
Huh!
A cheese come cascading into the A-sides. The right side smokes come out.
They look to make it a second tier exact to draw out any incendiaries if the CTs have them.
They stay wide awake in mid with two on the A-side. It's still...
It's still a good-looking setup from the CT side.
Double smoke well tied.
Oh, smoke took... Palace and he ran.
Oh yeah.
Taunting effort now for Furia to get through.
And 9-Z are gonna know they'll be desperate to try and puncture.
And so a Desert Eagle kill from Moldova is all they've received.
Wauselbeats got the cover good.
Mayer and Harden commitment.
Kacer, auto fighting.
It'll be Majority standing at the end of round three as 9-Z pull ahead.
Can we talk about how ready 9-Z-R for every single move you're making back on Dust2 here on Mirage?
Again, so I was trying to say during the Eurik Lush that shouldn't have happened.
From the bottom of their map pool, here is Mirage. They've lost three out of four games.
But one of those losses is to spirit it over time.
The game they won was against Vitality.
They fix up the place just in time for the Major.
Think about that braggername for the little that this round will last.
Quick kills inside of the A site.
Your clocks mean nothing.
QA9Z rolling forward with now what is massive momentum.
The gun rounds will keep on coming.
The tests will be thrown their way, but you're painting a beautiful picture about a 9Z that can do this.
They have incredible, I mean, they just have incredible rotations.
They have the whole spirit of Latin America in their gameplay. They still bring it.
Feria are, you know, a Frankenstein team in terms of the styles they bring in, and they have a personality absolutely,
but 9Z are more pure in terms of what we're used to seeing.
seen those original South American lineups. They bring the frosty other city size.
Oh, you kindar! Fasten through the fire! And it's a Maldagoi first blood!
Oh, this works out.
And that ambition down through underpass, well worth it for the 5v3.
Max once again looks to just skate by this threat. Now, bomb is deep inside apartment,
so there's a little hesitation. And within that timing, Max strikes one down.
Oh, no!
Oh, no!
Oh, no!
Oh, no.
Rounds still alive.
Bombs picked up.
Max making a move off of the catwalk.
At least the bomb isn't on Kcerado over there.
They have to try to refocus.
There's a chance to take him out.
Mayor not watching this.
Pwasso from the bottom of connector and Molodoy low health with that Galil top mid never really had a chance to get active
He gives it a pause and he'll try to use the element of surprise to win this 1v2. Oh, the trade's good
The numbers make a difference Max goes up 5-2 with a 3k and
Puts 9z comfortably leading 4-1 at the pause at the pause and start the south case Rados game crashed
at a moment where Max takes one out and he's up there and be apps.
It's a tough thing to stomach.
It's sure as hell not the venue you want to deal with this and yet professionals they
are.
I've got to say Cologne, it's been 10 years I've done this job, it is Launders and I's
first time having the privilege of casting in this cathedral and from where I'm standing
up here in the Rafters, this room is beautiful.
Yeah, it's all that.
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an imposing presence from the upper deck in this arena.
And yet somehow it doesn't shake 9-Z.
Yeah, that's right, that's right.
And that's, and they had every right to
and if they did, it would be the least surprising thing.
Even Magic said, you know, they play insane
but we'll just have to see if the crowd affects them.
Still waiting on that.
There were a lot of Furio fans here, naturally.
But I think 9-Z will start to win some back. They keep playing like this.
Stoffed. No contest with the Tech 9 up Catwalk and Wasso just banking on his teammate.
I love the confidence. Let these pistols try their damnedest. It's a rock solid defense across the board.
Not one death on the side of 9-Z so far.
Furia continuing to get pieced up. Obviously an unfortunate disconnect. Outside of that though, it's been the slow starts.
Domineering CT sides again. Just have to talk about how good they are making connections.
Tell me about a round where they didn't know where Furia were going.
we're going. I can't even think of a single round in this series where they
weren't aware of what Fyria were going to do next, genuinely. And in the vast
majority of rounds that Fyria won back on Dust2,
9Z still knew what they were doing. They just clutched up, they just battled
through a lot of CTs. The rubber is meeting the road here for 9Z, the
The flowers are very handed out.
And Max has said it, they're trying to garner the respect of the tier one teams that they feel that they can compete against.
Fight for fallen lost, blue jaw, hands on him, another duel just over the edge of it.
And you've got Maladoy low health on the answer, trying to get your Kindar into this mix.
As Wasupit turns his back, that's a safety net for middle momentarily. Mayurn going wide out through Azite.
He knows Yuri's locked in. This will be a high pressure shot in a moment.
But that moment seemingly fleeting, Yuri.
Guilt! While Mayurn's blind, we get the walk out from the ramp confirming the attack.
As Molo-Doy's low HP will remain a liability and get Mayurn still just gives him a little more space, a little more time.
He was holding just wide enough to be able to hit that.
The landflash is perfect, but you can do it as a lead.
Flash comes out of the A ramp.
Rotation's coming around.
CTs are slow to B.
There's a chance for Furia to pick this up.
There's a real chance.
Furia come into this beaten and bruised.
They may not believe that they could find an empty site
because they have not been able to find them
versus this team, but here it is.
The opportunity is granted. A three on two retake, but they have the sight.
Walking at the perfect moment, Molodoy with Luchov going top middle. Look how much he fell for this.
And so a smoke grenade offered up for you, Kindar. Max has an HE. Watch out for this.
Kindar's got to stuff this side of the retake. Remember Molodoy's low HP. You think you can't
bank on this? Are they both jumping cat? Nope. Mayors not.
Max slick move, but by the time they arrive, not wanting to deal with the smoke, instead
They've got fire in front of them. There's a kid on max. There's a kid on mayor and there's a smoke on loot job
I'm trying to arrive from the apartments. You can just pick up the first tool there goes that little help from all the joy
You can dive it. I'm gonna try to get all hands on
I don't think there's enough time here. It's really close, but they miss it
They'll sweep away those last two 90 members a hard fought second round and one with a massive price tag
Hit those cat jumps
Marin by a hair can't get on that bomb in time.
Oh, and he saw that shadow creeping right at the shot.
But a moment here for Furia, and again, I feel like they're almost scared of the thought they believe they have an empty site.
But they get it. They win another disadvantage situation that turned around they've got so far.
If there's a world where Furia are going to fight in this quarter-final
Then a three versus five like that sprinkled in at this moment could wind up being key
Getting a full change here of K-serato's BC
Can you believe mayors form again, you know you mentioned at the start of this series
You said you go back to the vitality game great one good map
But only usually one good map in a series nine and four at the moment with impact on that a site
That's what I was so curious about, you know, Mayern's just this, it's an aberration for that reason.
That's what we talk about the stage players.
He wasn't part of this 90 lineup the last two times. They had an opportunity at a major.
They saw something in him.
It's very impressive for Mayern, I think they'll, they'll be a lot of praise for him after this.
It's important to see that evolution as well from somebody on Heinze's camp because we go back to Dust2.
You know, the real driving force of this team, the story of their run into playoffs was very much about
Lutrop's entry ability and then DGT being that secondary rifle right behind him.
Two strong rifles in different roles that drive Heinze to top 8 of the major.
That was not a part of Dust2. He had two opening frags.
And now we go over to Mirage. We've played it far less rounds, seven rounds into this.
into this. He's already got more entries this map than he did in the previous.
From the CT side. Wow. But his opening duels are now coming Luchov's way which
goes to tell you maybe this 90 second map even with Mayer at the top of the
scoreboard can bank on what has reliably won them games before. I'll tell
you right now it's communication that's holding the fury of back. What
they brought to this major in the last day showed us in my opinion that
they're back to the top. They actually had insane game plans. They were not a
question coming out of that last stage. They had everything.
What we're seeing here is just they're just not bringing it in or when they are
it's just too late.
Obviously now they're going up against it all.
A lot of fans out here from Maladoy.
Fans in both Kazakhstan and Brazil.
Even Canada Connor.
Even Canada.
The ESL player profile with Maladoy came out this event.
take a deep dive into his journey his is just single-handed decision-making to
leave behind everything he knew to chase a dream of Counter-Strike one that he
said relates to Fallen because they played both in Cybercafes and the
interesting thing is we go you know Cybercafes in 2026 it's not every
country that that's your journey in and yet for Kazakhstan it remains that
way and so Moldova and Fjord and Fallen find that commonality their
first tournaments for no money. Fallen said he's been thinking about having
children and the thought of being a father since bringing Mollidoi into this roster.
Going into that relationship it's clearly very special. Mollidoi saying I
maybe I'm not there is no Mollidoi it's not for Fallen. Now the two of them
have to dig real deep in this moment it's a 90 tactical timeout to try to
to keep their hands on control of this game.
We'll see if the time to think helps.
Got a full, the leal by here for Furia,
which is not comfortable at all.
You're going up against a fully stocked 90,
but using our utility very well.
Man.
All the wheels, all utility.
What's the master plan here Furia?
Looking like it could be a fast connector split.
They're up the ramp, instant off-shot, no one's dead.
Oh, good position from Geyserato.
Fast move by Molotoy, it's gonna come up ninth, he in space!
DGT with two.
Geyserato finally has a chance to catch you off with that forward glil on Catwalk.
Well, now what about his recovery?
It's insane off of that pause, they took attack after the tech
and they instantly are able to respond to a fury of calling a fast game plan.
All those glils are gone.
All the money gone.
Great place to send the area and there's no support here for Max. Oh, no. Oh, he doesn't spread wide enough.
You'd think no world case Serato considers this and he's got a minute to try to work together the clutch
You'll give up the audio cue flash comes over
Never would you suspect this and so totally blindsided by Max who gets away with it
Yeah, fireproof inside of the windowsill 90 up 62. Yeah, and he had the
had the thought to get that Mali out too. Another unfortunate moment here for
K-Sirado.
SAF is not beyond a reproach or fury up once again. They know it, they've been
here before. They didn't get that early scare like 9z, which I feel like has
added so much resilience to them. Otherwise, you know, otherwise
enough for that spirit game I feel like what happened when they played against
Aurora could have been happening right here in the quarters.
This round thought it really felt like momentarily it had legs but you know
it's in these messy moments that sometimes you see the explosive rifle
abilities of 90 across the board. You're not just banking on one guy to
drop that 3k and that was playing rounds at home you know that's that's the style
of play that they're used to to share responsibility they wear well and one
that right now has got fury up against the ropes we get the akindar ak hero by
this time and sure enough down in the first duel they take top mid control get
denied at the bottom and also though smart move already they've got a ramp
smoke smoking off connect it's like they know what's happening every single time
in with waso in this position mayor has open lines towards connector here you
are gonna have to get extra creative here
this is all about freeing mayor not
Almost fully pushed on both sides of the map, but at that point you can get too spread out.
Okay, Fallen emerges to the correct side.
And Marin will be fighting by himself for now.
Wasso's coming around the ramp.
Flashbang's going to let him know it's inbound, and luckily for Marin he's a lair to just stick on this line,
but he misses his shot.
It's Beretta's out.
A flood of Furia players take to this A site, and now there'll be no question about this bomb plant either.
either no contest offered up and they're worried about the right things they plant
default they know that they haven't killed the second player on a you put the
off in Molladoi's hands and was a peak arrival and through and now with that
offer dead pendulum swings momentarily back 90s way case Serato's position has
been found out with a quick headshot on max he gets his revenge inside that
window DGT though still trying to push this retake forward we're talking
about kids on the side of 19 but with flashes up and over you're just gonna
go for the swing all he misses his chance it's down to the final wire case
around oh it's got him cleared it got it right on top of it it's yet again so
close so close
given their Hail Mary moments at least secure their third. Isurano said just let
me play gets that last kill just in time keeps this half alive it's off tech
nines ferial win finally around where they actually get vacant space no
contact until ticket booth how many times have we watched players die talking
Off-cat connector or stairs.
Furious slip, the net come out with a fish.
Try to remain slippery from here on out.
You get this move from 90 back out middle to just try to reapply the pressure.
Fallen trying to bring in the audacious place.
Lot more pressure, lot more active.
That's what you love to see. Maxed down to an MP9.
Finally, getting through the money.
That's step one.
A one final real test.
Because that's a 1v1, it's expensive for Fury as well.
Fallen yet to frag so far on Mirage.
has a bit of a team though. I mean, bluechop flashes, they're gonna see this.
Paul is coming down. He pulls his gun out.
Sun's out.
Rosso back into cover two.
It's a quick attempt out of Yuri's. Now he's just going to grab the grenades.
And we've got Max, MP9 in hand, spotted out by Keisawotto.
Both of them swing through.
And that B defense does not hang strong.
They will, at the very least, deal with Yuri
and do it fast enough that they can still get this line as the bench cross occurs.
You know there's one player back there.
There's still a good amount of utility here for Furia to secure a bit of space.
But it's numbers advantage 9z on this retake. This is actually a difficult decision. If they go for this, they risk all their money
They probably have a better chance next round, but they're 4v3. They're thinking about it still. The retakes have been solid.
Flashbang here for Luchov, and that's gonna be when they suddenly just burst down through this doorway.
You keep not forced to turn. As he goes back, he gets himself a kill and a half. Fall in there to help him.
And now you're fighting up against the disadvantage, and yet Luchov still takes a look.
Player over the bench. They'll still know about from the beginning. They spotted that and the crossback didn't happen
But mayor gives this up
Part-fought battle here for fury up to play catch up versus 9z absolute best case situation here for fury up
They get 9z to participate in a very
Scary situation, but they can't get that one kill towards e-box. Do you keep a tool live?
They win the rounds
They got through the money. They're still in up here on mayor
But now they've given themselves a real chance
That's fallen first kill in the game and if he doesn't get it I
Guarantee you they lose that retake. It's perfect to flash dodge the frag
And the cohesion there in the setup
That's really a moment to where they didn't get the value out of that double ramp push that they were hoping for right
Cacerotto dies instantly, Uri gets a flash off the wall and then dies almost near seconds later.
They're doing what they need to do to get the open sight, which is good.
Small Adoy and Uri, but still, point remains.
You know, Ninesie also had to face a Furia that was clawing back a few rounds in Dust 2,
but they had a stalk pile in the reserves to close out that game.
and ample chances. This is Furia nipping at your heels. Two rounds away from tying out
this half and your force to come into this one with a buy like this. It's guns in the
hands of the best performing 9Z players on Mirage. Mayer makes it up into latter room
Again, the good gun to watch in this round.
Also has got an M4.
He immediately evacuates his position.
Bomb inside of the connector.
Oh, the headshot he survives.
Max's USP up next will finish the job.
Unfortunately, can't get damage in the next one,
So that'll take the likelihood of Luchov getting anything and throw it out the window.
I missed the op shot that could have been.
Luchov finds a duel here, and it's a great distraction, but also getting it right up kill case Serato.
And the op is still in CT. They've got to get this bomb back. They need control of everything.
It's on top of stairs, I think. The bomb is stuck.
It was Fallen who was watching it. They'll go ahead and grab it. Now it's got to be a clutch.
Mayhem in the middle of all this, op tries to go over top of ticket,
And when the Kindar comes off of this bomb plan, he is still very much stuck behind triple.
There's no trade possibility here, so great damage on the Kindar.
He wins his duel and puts this one round from a tied up half.
This is not just a comeback, it's turning into a good half now for Piria.
They've had a battle through it all to get this chance.
Because now they're actually in control of some rounds, which is a huge change of pace.
Before only converting losing situations.
Let's see if they can stick the landing.
doesn't want to regret going for too much information this time. But it's still
a furia who put him as the apple of their eye. Mollidoy, can he punish?
Oh, he misses. Golden chance. The Molly separates them. I don't... can they
exact through this? Fallen loses the duel. Doesn't even get any damage out. Now
Luchoff versus your Kindar, Naxx, the new in that one too.
Single-handedly holding off towards the ladder, Max perfectly in behind Uri,
slays him with the MP9, and just when it felt like Furia, we're gonna have a tight half.
It's gonna fall to this 2v5 recovery instead.
You've got three players layered towards the market, Moldedoi strikes one off,
and at 100 health in 25 seconds, he's also got this bomb.
He's looking for his moment, but he won't be able to fake play too many times here.
That's what he wants to deliver.
A moment of truth as he's now got DGT down to 47, is up, back up, but DGT slips by.
He's starting to read this correctly.
He's got wind of this, an eye for it, and now a chance to react as the first bullet
sail right by, scoped in on the hunt, and at the other side goes his opposition.
He will stick it to them and tie.
Six all, as fury of mind falls straight!
The second time in this quarter final, Fury of Fine Momentum at the very end of the half.
It was not nearly as convincing on Dust2 as it was here on Mirage.
Four straight, five of the last six, a turning in the tide after Ninzey stuck them with that
round two force by and we thought that Yuri's clutch was all in vain.
This formula for Furia on Mirage looks like it could still win and then it's clubs
off on Overpass.
Oh, definitely.
It feels like we could get there.
Fury will have to take us there
But they've done what they need to do to lay the foundation
for a comeback
Great Ralf
Great Ralf, let's go
Let's increase our communication on the clutch and the trigger
I'm going for the activity, ok?
Gioconi is looking
and calmly, let's go
Kill Mayor. Oh, he's got the double.
With that underpass belongs to Furia. With that, a CT side burst could bode well.
We get a Hail Mary moment here for 9Z.
They're just gonna look to take control of the A site and Max will indeed get that bomb down on defaults.
Yeah, he has one priority. Careful here with these beats.
Waso's got a flash to throw up over the ramp, and this is gonna force a redirection out of Furia.
Two players layered up for spawn, but Ekindar is also on a ramp flank. There goes that flash.
Now they throw that out and check this out.
Ninesie getting off site.
This is the right play, but you can't get it coming in on the flank.
I mean, this should be the end of it.
Also, maybe takes one with him before he goes.
Remember, bomb is planted default.
These connector post-plants, they're gonna have to stop the cross.
You can't go...
Oh my goodness, no!
No!
It's all gone wrong!
It's all gone wrong!
He couldn't find the head.
The entire site collapses.
Pressure right back on!
Oh no.
A crouching, I mean, wassup just...
Oh, it turns into...
Two kills there for DGT.
Stomps him out like a bug.
So a missed chance in the pistol to pull ahead.
How are we gonna get finals get kinder if we can't get out of corners?
I'll tell you this much though 90 lost that pistol
I wouldn't break them at all in the second half compared to furious CT side. I
Think them winning this pistol only means there's now a chance that 90 can close the map
But fury and no it's still gonna be fine. It's just gonna be harder
I'll start with an attempt to try to deny the conversion just like 90 did to them.
Look at the damage, I'm a 5-7 shot.
Okay, why not?
Listen, you gotta dig deep.
Be careful.
Desert Eagle's ready to roar.
You've got low health on three, they can do this.
Falling right back into the action.
Get home! All the guys did! Collects!
And now it's a couple of Galils, but the bomb at least still controlled.
If DGT can open connector, then that bomb could run over to this A site.
And sure enough, he gets there, but it's very costly.
So do you bank on DGT's 12 health?
This is very tough, because you can't get out of connector knowing the TAC guys could come over top of you.
So what if he stays B?
Nah, yeah.
Yeah, okay, he's lost his teammate.
You'll send that flash back in and Mayhem's gonna try to bank on his full HP versus the two on site
It's yet again damage from the Deagle, but you've got
Touch the lead since the first round of this game, but they are back in a position to do so
That's right. They stole it away like yeah, just like that. He did it under the first half
I'm seeing Molly do he getting locked in for the first time in this game wait too many misses on dust 2
I don't care how many shots he hit. He wasn't himself
At this event your kinder has a fantastic rating. Moldova has been getting pure volume
And I want to say Yuri's brought them chances now to take the easy route
But just enough time to wake up
It officially gets scary for the first time this series for 9Z.
Full strength, Furia hasn't reared its head and they know that.
But fleeting control of the game is something we've seen 9Z half the stomach have to handle
And ultimately, they lose to Spirit in two of those situations.
On a stage like this, when the pressure's undeniably mounted,
you can't let those doubts begin to creep in regardless of Furia's fight back.
You have wounded this animal.
Don't be surprised when it lashes out and right now Furia do so.
With a real advantage here in the 15th round, rifles on their side,
a Galil for Luchov.
How is he meant to get those oh so important entries?
Why swing lines up easy damage from olidoy, but the wasp peak
Window challenge almost cost the young off his head is up being a team kill
Well, dropping utility into the window, still to try to make it awkward.
Mollardoy just wants to get the hell out of here, and he's got support on the other side
about smoke to do so.
Guasso's going to jump on this, or rather just get the kill.
Tries to reload in the cover.
That's where you kind of get him.
We go 40, 3, frag grenades, fantastic.
Spray control for Kcerado into the second pistol player, and now that Luchov-Galil
into the action, but it's all a little too late.
Luchov, someone who we haven't had to discuss. Nainzee have been great because of Mayer today.
Waso here on Mirage. But Luchov has been the, for a lot of people, the reason that Nainzee are
making this run as spectacular as it has been. Some incredible maps out of this man.
And it's in another situation that should be no problem here eight seconds they can
run at this.
Okay, let's just make sure no bomb plant happens right there all good.
Game goes to one round they don't get that plant.
Viria have the lead.
A little battle to get here, but they re-secure it.
And with the lead should come the freebie.
He walks out.
I see this will be nothing more than an active desperation.
And it's nice to see Furio with their foot on the throat a little. We go back to Dust2.
There was this constant lack of activity on a CT side. Why not send Moledoy on this expedition with the Mach 10?
There was a moment in this quarterfinal where it felt like Furio weren't going to bring their game to the table.
And you start to feel it. You start to come alive. You start to deal with this very real 9Z challenge tonight.
And as you'd expect, the block shredded, 9-7s to Furia Leedon.
Volodoy in the positive, Yikinder in the positive.
It's looking up here now for Furia.
Quick change up.
Whoa.
We've got the part-time mapper and the full-time mapper working together.
and son here both on the double off.
The last time they played here at Cologne,
Ballet also called it a double off with him and Colt Zera.
Great spam, you kind of are from the window into top middle
and Luchov's dead, no entry afforded to 9C this time.
And even while they trail Furia, they are still holding on to more successful opening
duels than Furia.
This is a really interesting looking map and I'd love to see it more creative.
We've got the ops on mid and B, but kind of both B players at the moment, ball and
banking on walkouts so they can lean a little bit more mobile towards A and have heavy presence
at mid at the same time.
This is the kind of map that's harder to read.
But no one in CT spawn, it's their one sore spot, you can either move to the position.
Molotov pops in the middle of the site, everybody for 9Z out through that ramp.
And they're running out of utility.
attempt. Flashbang, at least that flash stalks the Enforce from trying to get the
damage on the cross. Yes it does. Wasopi jumps and now confirms gets the Kindle
active who's going to offer a clean headshot to DGT. Maladoy on the scene.
You've cut down half of what remained of 90 and now it's open lines. That lackluster
amount of utility puts them exposed but still back to the even keel and now
that all the remains in this retake is the double off stay wait patiently and
Payza falling collects his utility source forward, but with this bomb planted in front of max
He has to hold his nerve
Yes
And max has a daughter at home and fallen has a son in the server
And that's son that burns bright
Moledoy's on the angle fallen is going to take up responsibility of this defuse
They've got all the tools for the job smoke on top of it
Kicked for the 5 seconds stick. Molodoy pistol out. He tries to challenge. Max gets the first, but the defuse founds. Molodoy sacrifices himself.
They kill the clock, they win the round, and Furia hit 10.
But again, just another warning sign to Furia to how much you need to nail down 90.
That was a glory of kills out of nowhere. Back to make that round suddenly feel alive.
That was the one thing they had to be scared of, having the two ops over towards B, that they had to retake together.
And they still managed it. Utility and then the big difference.
This three player jumble down bottom middle, just asking to have this Nade dunked on their
heads, but it's actually a bad bounce from Keisarotto, already thought they would have
gotten over to Bench.
They scale slowly, but they move beyond that damaging utility.
It's going to be Max's responsibility to climb up, remember him, they earned in TGT,
the ones with Kahn.
Oh, just making so much noise.
Oh yeah.
But will they think that Max is actually in here?
Luchov kills Yuri over towards Kahn, Keisarotto's still, yes, very nervous that Max
is indeed on this line. Kcerado will take damage. That's well fought. That's a hard duel for the CTs.
Kcerado played it confidently.
Dropping the bomb onto the ground as well. Just reconfirming
that there's still some sort of presence here. Fallen operating on his own over towards that
B site. Jonas, this Kcerado gets the tail end of the setup. I'd like to see if you're ahead
of things. Finally. Luchov trying to run that tech nine over towards the ramp. EGT's the
the bomb here, can't lose it like this.
Now K-Syrata's gonna sit on top of it, you think?
You think?
Yes!
Gets that trade back, half health,
blue top tags, the deck nine,
and Maloudoy over top.
Furia, starting to see the finish line
on their map pickup, Mirage.
They're starting to believe they're starting to look good.
They've been through it all.
They could have suffered the greatest embarrassment
getting two out here on stage.
It looks like they might stay that off.
The double off persists.
Again, when Fallen played here at the last time,
Matt Cologne with Koldzera, he had the second off.
Now they've got an even better offer
to abuse this setup on CT side.
Nynzee for once to the ones who look a little bit confused.
Well maybe not this round, this round's fast.
Yeah, it's falling to eat a flash,
trying to capitalize on the ball over 53.
Hyper aggressive entries come out from Nynzee.
Oh, forgive me, what a call.
Why not just change up that tempo, slam your head into the B site?
The problem that was the problem for the retake on the A site, and now the two players that die first, they run right into him.
But if you know where the ops are, you want to full exact into them. You want to use your flashes.
You don't want to do contact plays, and Fury will be hoping for more of those.
That's what got Fury the lead, but 9-Z learned fast enough.
Instead of trying to...
Maybe fast enough handle case Serato towards the window instead of dealing with Maladoy on ticket
They hit that B bomb site hard fallen flashed the damn near entire time
They'll vacate the site four players up here for 90 and just before fury I can secure that 12
This is actually really interesting
And I think this one go this is them surviving the nerves a little bit actually thinking about what to do next and
and not just crumbling after seeing that they've given up that second conversion.
The call is very pragmatic. They get the off-blind inside a B. They're right. This is the weaker site.
This is where the call came from when they retook that last round. They deal with that problem,
but still money here for Furia. One off coming in now.
And the question is where do Ninesie take it next?
very I've done really well keeping eyes on mid
camons of that last shot through and he's got the entry and Molotov misses
this shot he'll get Molly back as well. He's auto-tests the players cover perfect now Molotov and another missed one.
That's a full punish. Fallen will try to find an evacuation route let them have that A site
it is a foregone conclusion back-to-back electric momentum those are not easy
easy shots, but he just needed to hit one.
Whoa.
That changes things.
It's the hard A play.
Three save for Furia is not the end of the world. I think they'd be really worried.
They lost majority here, lost grip of that off. They might not see that next round.
And actually, even though there's still a little bit of a lead here for Furia, I feel like there's some pressure alleviated for 9-Z.
They avoid trying to split it down the middle. It's two-side execs, a fast B and a fast A.
And that's suddenly got Furia talking.
And this opens up the game plan now for 9-Z.
And also shakes off that mounting pressure of not being able to win consecutive rounds,
not since the fifth and sixth rounds of this map.
It's just finding where the edge of the cards are now for 9-Z.
The thing that's really scary is that, where do you make your aggressive move next round
if you don't know if 9-Z are going to move out quickly on either side.
cover. They want to take board aggressive control inside of middle and hope it's
not an early play and then go in for a retake if they have to but give
themselves a big flank chance. Ninzee again they want to keep the tempo up.
They're going back to two rounds ago. Kasurado gets wind of that top mid cross
but he's not able to get the kill on Luchov and this one's actually under
pass play. They got fallen, jump spotting and throwing utility. They
We have kind of established inside of middle and so a third, a new round here for 9z.
Money's teetering now for Furia.
This is the kind of round you grind out the time and the utility, and you can easily influence Furia to save.
They've already shown us a willingness to do it in the last round.
What would they have if not for the three survivors?
And the longer this round goes on, without enough information, they will just fall into a stack.
Battle of the offers queued up, but Molodoy bends the knee.
Yuri, watching the ramp for him. Palace has smoked.
DGT gonna try to torment Yuri. Yuri's gonna try to do his best to give Molodoy a chance to fight Connector.
Marin has slowly just taken over these angles, one by one, piece by piece, now waiting for that ticket peek.
I just want to... I don't know if DGT's gonna take this risk, but right now Yuri's not necessarily watching for his swing.
Here it comes, Molodoy. Oh, just missed it by a second.
Bomb conferred.
Max is dead, Luchov scoops up the bomb.
Yuri gives that cover over towards the palace.
Still, Luchov will try to entry.
25 seconds on this clock and third supportive piece.
Now from the goal.
Molodoy hits the headshot.
And this off rocks solid from the difference.
It's going to deliver that 12.
That's cold.
By the line for Furia, three map points.
Perfect playoff to set up.
Right read on the situation.
A new game plan for 9Z.
But once they open up that angle from the side of default, and he gets the first kill, Yuri swings.
Takes out DGT, allows Molo-Doy to farm even further.
And that was a Molo-Doy who was being hunted by man.
We saw him post up on those mid angles.
And what felt like space being afforded over to 9Z, it's just them playing Molo-Doy's game.
but it hinges on him hitting them, which he will, as does Yakin-Dar again with an opening kill out through that mid window.
There were moments in this match where it felt like Burial were never going to find this major form.
A recovery was demanded of them and they have damn near delivered.
Hanging onto man advantage here in the 22nd round.
Oh, he wants more to dice.
Pressing into them.
This could be a curtain call now for 9-Z.
It's Mayerner-Max to somehow get back this 2v4.
Somehow, some way, when at the moment,
Furious numbers do remain split.
It's a preview on Fallen.
And that, you'd think, would draw somebody off
of the opposite site where the bomb actually is.
There's going to be a critical fight here
between Max and Yikindar.
And Yikindar's played it far more patiently
than Max expects.
Bomb down at 45 seconds.
And while Mayer and May has superseded all expectations in the first map,
a clutch in this moment seems damn impossible.
How could you imagine him piecing this together?
A smoke to maybe get him up the catwalk,
but an AK to fluster him from that A-site.
Okay, maybe something like that.
Oh my goodness.
This second shot, the Kindar presses in.
Furio will not race this moment.
They will continue to attempt to lift this curse!
Finally a response from Furia and finally it feels like we actually have a game on our hands.
By no means the cleanest counter strike we've ever seen from Fallon and Co.
but some crucial clutches going in their favour and some crazy moments too.
This is the kind of CS we wanted to see.
A little bit more broadly Jacob and finally from Friar.
A response, a sign of life.
Yeah, a sign of life.
I think that's the best way to encapsulate this game.
It wasn't necessarily as you said,
the prettiest Afghanistan right coming out from either team,
but oh my, was this important for Friar to stay alive in this match.
I'm sure they needed to win Mirage,
but also the fashion they did it in.
I feel like they were outplayed in the first half once more,
somehow some way to get away with six rounds and there's hope for the second
and then finally more of the show-shop you know a little bit more composed
hitting his shots playing a bit more mature they say in the playoff and
seemingly a furrier that is back alive yeah I think I'm with you I think
Nancy looked like the better team in the first half but you got like some of
the strength of fury in terms of their individuals like with with the kind of
players stepping up I mean what there's a the 1v3 the like the 1v3 in the
pistol 1v3 1v4 from all of them yeah whatever they were and then like
two last second if you like they barely held on in that first half but the
difference from just two is at least those like small wins let them wake up
like kept them close enough to keep it within striking distance and then yeah
you switch sides you get Molly do I pop it off with the advp and now it all pans
out well I mean five out of the six rounds that's fury I want there was
either one of their players left alive or none like that was the hardest
fought six rounds on T side that I have ever seen but most importantly
They got him they got six doesn't matter how they got him
Did it gave them enough of a buffer in the second half to be able to close things out?
Yeah, I think we should go back to some of those moments because I don't want to say maybe there was a little bit of an angel looking over them in some
Of these situations, but just about for record some of these rounds over the line
That's what it felt like the rounds we were referring to is first and foremost round seven again
As Janko said, you know that weren't able to keep a lot of people alive this time around
It's a 2v3 scenario bomb goes down. You have Molotov to 13 HP
You have an I see at this point up five to one having played a great beginning to the first half
Very composed seemed to be in control of the game and the way they approach this retake as well
Seem to be alright waiting for the Molotov sticking together flashing for each other
Maybe here the spacing was a little bit off Luchov gets a kill and then it's just you came to left
But unfortunately them there's no time left to diffuse the bomb at this point. We're talking 0.05 seconds
Unfortunate, you know that can happen once in a while
Did you happen two times in a half? We're moving fast into round nine right here Jason
It's happening one more time this time around the buy from Furia as well. They are on the ropes if they lose this
I'm willing to say it's game over. This is one of those rounds against a low by where I feel like 9z did that whole thing
Where they got a little bit too cute on the map like a double push in towards the B halls
You have a lot of resources on the other side of the map against this low by your opera
Doesn't have anyone to keep the spacing between you and those tech nights get way too close from to do anything with it
And they said, what is this plan from Fallen as well?
I've never seen this plan.
In the end, it made all the difference
because the abs guy couldn't cover his teammate.
But yeah, they just kept coming, these clutches.
And even in the final round, that's as wild.
The Molotoway Cup, it was a 4K with a 1V2,
just masterfully played really in the end.
But it was by the skin of their teeth
that Fiora was able to rack up these six rounds.
Their best round was probably that half-bite
that they called out of a timeout to sort of keep
them in it because for the economy,
was important that they could keep buying from that point on.
I think there was a cool difference, too, in their CT side when they switched halves,
because I felt like it was kind of similar to Dust2's in the sense that it was kind of, like,
play a little bit further back. They didn't seem to want to be too aggressive in this one.
They were clearing out some ramps, and they're not really pushing up mid,
but the difference is Molotow hitting a shot.
If you're going to play that far back, the AWPer's got to hit a shot.
Leaching that corner.
You only go up to the end, like, back-to-back rounds.
He misses a couple of shots, save.
He's strong, hitting a couple of shots, winning.
But just going back to those early moments, like,
I don't want to be too critical of Fira, because as you said, Janko, a win is a win, but we know they have more of a capacity to get in these done way cleaner, and maybe even more of them on their side.
Are we allowed to critique even if they still won?
Yes, we are, but we also shouldn't forget that they ended up winning in the extended series.
But that's not going to mean much unless they improve going into Overpass.
Like so far, what I've seen on the server, I trust INZ more.
I mean, even the first round that Jacob pointed out, that's Lucha sort of pushing Cat to go T spawn to flank,
when he has two teammates on A, like, and there's no need to go for that plate,
he just stays on B, maybe it doesn't happen, but most important, as you can see here,
is Jekinder and Moldoi having better games, and having between the two of them,
you know, seven out of the eight opening kills that Furia managed to get,
they're still losing in that department by a large margin,
and that's really important for Furia moving forward.
You mentioned it after Dust2, look how well Kcerado, look at his frags as well,
when you start having those guys finding openings for you,
all of a sudden the space opens up,
in case her auto-slotted and makes some plays happen.
So, this time it took a little bit,
but the Fury team just kind of woke up
and then you started seeing it all kind of fall
into place the way it should, the way we expected it to.
Finally, it seems that they're woken up on this stage.
Just move on to the second half though,
because 90, they win the pistol,
and the Fury, I've stopped them in their tracks.
Just one of those things
where maybe your prep has ruined you, right?
Like, because you need to be,
you need to really trust this round
if you're going to go B in an anti-force, right?
You obviously know what can happen with the pistols being in play, that was a weak fake
from DGT towards A, but Fira just had four players here from the start, pretty much.
They just decided to stack, maybe just something, you know, in the mid-round, they said that
they were going to do, but this was what enabled the comeback to start happening,
right?
Because after you lose that second round, you know, your money is in the bin, and
it becomes much more difficult to play the T side.
You just got bottlenecked, man, like, if you're gonna execute that, like, you
have to get out.
Like, you just have to, even if you're jumping to your death, like, you have to create
that space, so there's no chance that anyone following up can actually do anything.
But, yeah, for me, I can't get away from the AWP in the second half.
I think that was the save and grace with Molotov.
I love the second round.
That's huge to get you started, but that AWP started really heating up and started
making every kind of move that 9-Z was trying to do.
Molotov picked one off, right?
Shaved it a little bit thinner.
I think it's also an example of where we get to see the limitations of 9-Z.
That T-side, you know, we had this round in the second half,
where they trust a call out of spawn.
Every time they try to run a default on the T-side,
they got smacked down. Then they went two rounds in a row. That's a fast B execute,
it's a fast A execute, out of spawn calling. The players don't have to make
individual decision-making, they just have to follow the plan that was laid
out coming into the game. But I think that's the limitation for Nainzi in this
game. The more this game becomes a default game, the more, I guess, individual
decision-making that has to be taken. That's what players like Jikinda,
Keisarad or Fallen for that matter, they'll eat your life. So I think
this was a game that, you know, successfully sold by Freer, was slow
down to a point where Nainzi had to try to default a bit more. Didn't
On that case there's bad news for 9Z fans because the decided it's going to be an overpass.
Not much you can do on that map or on your T side outside of default.
They didn't have success on it in this tournament, but yeah, I agree that it's going to be a clash of styles.
We were joking in the podcast with Furia, it's like against them when you play T side overpass,
it actually is like it is in scrims because the kinder is just balloons every round and although he is there supporting him.
So that's going to be for me the name of the game.
You know, can you deal, can you find a way to deal with that, aggression early on, punish
it?
If you can, then you can have something going.
I'm glad you mentioned that because that's the way I feel going into this third map is
it all, for me it all falls on your kinder and how he does it, how effective he is
because this map is huge.
There's going to be plenty of gaps he can test, there's going to be plenty of space
he can challenge.
Walking through smoke, getting through bathrooms, trying to gain an advantage of a risky
play.
That's the kind of stuff he loves.
specifically referenced this map and said this is a map where we kind of lost
sight, like we lost our tempo, like teams started figuring us out and we couldn't
get back into it and that was one of the big priorities as he said
specifically. Yikinder came in with fresh ideas, new ideas, a few little
details that change, a few adaptations and that's actually gotten this
overpass back under control for them where they're really really confident
on this map and now that it's the decider you better live up to those
words. Yeah I mean it was so crucial in terms of the success in the
latter part of 2025 as well it's great to see them refinding their form
But I guess to play devil's advocate for a moment yanko. Are you confident that your kinder is going to be showing up in that?
Classic aggressive style to be starting this off. I'm confident. He's gonna be aggressive
But how much success is going to have? I'm not sure and they have to have success on the CT side because if there's one thing
I still don't trust their T side like even after mirage
I'm looking at I know they got six
But it wasn't pretty and a couple of those was just 9z maybe doing a little bit too much when they didn't need to and
obviously the clutches right so I think it has to be a nine round CT side for
Furia if they're going to win this. How poetic is it though to a certain
extent we've talked so much before the series began about this being like kind
of following his last hurrah he's announces retirement at the end of the
year he's like the OG master of overpass like when the Brazilians burst onto the
scene and LG and SK this was the mapper everyone was like they have
such a god-tier understanding of how to do this that nobody can match them so
now here we are with a chance for them to finally win a playoff series at a
major for the first time since we were playing global offensive yeah yeah like
five years four years so you know if you're coming back to this map I think
there's something cool about that and fallen better have a master class as
Yanco said the t-sides today are looking absolutely rough if anything you got to
speak to Moldova as well I know Moldova stepped up in the later stage of
Mirage had three or four good rounds overall but he's also been inconsistent
so far in this series and I feel like on a map like overpass CT side
Yakinda is going to be aggressive as Yanco said he's never gonna change the
ways playing regardless of in finding success or not it's just a question
whether or not this guy has to clean up after the mess that your kinder is going to make.
Sometimes he's needed a lot because your kinder is maybe not finding too much success.
Sometimes he gets away with a little bit less.
But for Muller to play consistently well on the all pass, I think that's a massive win
connection.
He has to keep his cool.
I remember around against Maus, it was against a half-pie and your kinder died.
He got one kill and he fell back to bank and waited for his teammates and they came
over rotated and they wand around cleanly.
You know, it can't change here.
But now in those situations you're just going to keep fighting, keep pre-peaking because
you think you need to win it like for your team, you want to win it for your team, like
you need to stay patient and play together.
That has been the strength of Furia in this tournament.
Just to flip the script for a second to look at the side of Ninesia.
A lot of times played on this map but just looking at their mentality, right, correct
me if I'm wrong, Yankee, it still felt like they had that aggressive mentality
on Mara.
Sure, maybe it didn't always go that way but it seems like they're not scared.
No doubt the mentality is there.
we're taking the fight to fury out no matter what time and time again it's just
tricky you need to understand and at which moment in the round sort of you've
done enough and just take a step back like you pressured them you made things
uncomfortable for them they they need to figure out what to do now you can just
take a step back and maybe a couple of times they did a little bit too much in
sort of the round resolved itself in furious favor so that balance finding it
is not easy but if they can do it they have a good chance of winning and
And again, where there's been a lot of question marks in terms of players performing or not,
I feel like one thing that has been consistent is the 9C decides to play their version of
the game if they were to lose an Overpass, at least they go out in their own terms.
I don't expect them to change that proactive aggressiveness we see on the CT side that's
going to continue.
It's an Overpass or map that's really fit for that.
It can be to some degree, but it's hard to do it over and over and over.
And even more so, as we discussed on the T side, you have to have a certain amount
of default or a certain amount of gating map control, usually utility, otherwise guys
like Yikinda and Molotov will pick you apart.
That's going to be an issue.
get back to Lucia, right? He put himself on the map really with that game against
Paravigio. I know Paravigio was out 0-3 but you know he had they had 11 rounds on
T side overpass and he was just having a field day so I don't want to say he's
been quiet but that didn't have you know many memorable moments so far in this
game this would be a great moment for him to step up. I don't often ask some
predictions but this has been a way more competitive than I was gonna give
it credit for, right? Jason, where are you laying your cards in this one? Who's
go into the semis. I know this feels crazy for me to even say it myself because I feel
like 9-Z has been the better team, certainly on map 1, certainly for the first half of Mirage
but I'm taking Fury. This is where I lean towards that experience and those individuals that
have already shown us they can kind of seal these, not at majors but we've seen them
in playoffs, big events, being able to seal things out so I'm taking Fury, I have to
put faith in them now. I want to stick with 9-Z. They played better
counter strike for the most part of the series, right? The clutches really ruined
their chances on Mirage. I think they'll do a better job on Overpass and win.
I think Ninesie has been the better team tonight so far. I 100% but I do think that they had
the one opportunity and Mirage to close it out. It's not going to happen. It's going to be very
amazing.
Well either way...
Hey, what's your prediction of that? Who do you got?
Miran.
It's nice to hedge his bets on either side of the equation. It doesn't like being
wrong.
I just wanted to hear it.
Either way, we do need the third map to decide who is going through to the
semi-finals in the South American Showdown. Will the clock strike midnight on Ninesie's
Cinderella run only time and overpass will tell
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Pardon my ignorance, but you speak Spanish as a team, right?
I have the same thing. I guess they speak in Spanish. I don't know.
So, you speak in Spanish with the coach?
Sometimes, because he speaks Spanish, but we all speak Portuguese better than he speaks Spanish.
So sometimes we speak Portuguese with him and when we are in-game we speak Spanish.
That's pretty funny though.
So he's listening to you guys communicating in Spanish, but then in the timeouts speaking Portuguese.
Yes.
Wow.
You throw the enemies.
For us, like the Argentinian players, it's more normal to speak Portuguese.
Really?
The server is in Brazil.
When we started to play, always you play against and with Brazilians, so it's kind of similar language and we learn the language.
So it's kind of easy for us to speak Portuguese, but it's more difficult for the Brazilians to speak Spanish.
I'm interested, actually, watching the videos on Instagram and there are like people who talk in chat, you know, they're like searching for a language practicing.
And a lot of people who speak Portuguese, it doesn't understand people who speak in Spanish.
And I mean, like, and my friend said that it's easy to adapt because this language is kind of similar.
But for some reason, why is this people speaking it that it's kind of different?
Yeah, yeah. Interesting. Yeah, okay.
Yeah, that's that for me is kind of mind-boggling though that you change like I can barely speak English properly, right?
So the fact that you guys do multiple languages and now you're doing this with us in English, it's extremely impressive.
I'm very grateful to be here to have the team I have.
I'm very happy with the guys, the coach, the analyst, the CEO that's here with us.
So yeah, a lot of people from Argentina, it's cheering for us and waiting this moment for four years
years because our last major was in 2022. So yeah, I'm very excited to be here.
The best moment in my career, it was definitely my qualification to the Antwerp
major. That was a legendary for the South American team because we never
decided as a team from South America, not Brazil, like Uruguay,
Argentina, Chile and the rest of South America qualify for the major.
So, yeah, it was historic for all the Russians, so, yeah.
That will be with me all my life.
I think the person who inspires me more,
I will say Fallen and is the obviously one,
but I want to say another one
and he's with me in the team right now, who is BIT.
He's a legendary player from Brazil
and now he's our coach again.
So, yeah, I'm very happy to work with him.
I want to achieve a lot of more measures, but I will say a playoff measure.
That's my goal, my real goal, because I want to win a measure, but I want to be realistic at the same time,
so I will say playoff or a measure.
Well, haven't we laid the foundation for a perfect end?
9z picking up the first map and Furia, who we didn't know if they could, responding.
And now, from the top of their map pool, Overpass, a series with no punish picks whatsoever,
we can have the very best map to end it.
An entire decade, Cologne, you have waited to cheer for this event as a major.
An entire decade, Cologne, the fallen has sat here waiting for a chance to touch that
trophy as a major so one final chance cologne let me hear you
Thank goodness we get a chance to see you overpass.
Jiria may have overcome their demons.
And now we put a microscope to every pistol, every mistake, every punish, and every rotation.
As Nijzi run this out long to get ahead of a very difficult T side.
I love the tempo.
Gotta be honest.
90 once again, right back at it.
Straight into the furnace.
And Molodeau is gonna give Mayer
something to think about in the backdrop.
You've got three sets of feet on site though.
If 90 wanted the bomb plant, they got that at least.
Now hang on for dear life.
If 90 are you have DGT babysitting stairs,
there's no one coming up there.
Everyone rotating in from CT.
They could run into a crossfire,
get clothes lined on their way in.
That's the dream situation for 90.
Look at the bodies though.
All these players about to just fly out
through that dumpster and that constant threat as well with the bank bush.
Fallen's clean with the first one.
Drop by Loo-Joff inside the corner.
He starts to rack them up again in his explosiveness,
but once Bormolodoy from the first kill now into it.
Reload needed.
Bomb takes quick and there's no care for him to stoop up fast enough.
He's got to go.
There's no time.
It's so close, surely.
That thing's going to blow.
Fun.
A hell of an effort.
It had to be the last bullet before the reload.
He couldn't nail him there and the crossfire is king.
They take out Max, but where there's Max, there's Luchov.
First kill to Fury up, but a swift bomb plant.
And again, every round is gold here for 9z.
It had to be that shot.
Everybody's looking forward to their CT side on Overpass.
Both these teams massively over-perform on the defense.
The pistol is just the easiest way to take the pressure off of the second half.
Flash in for Kcerano, P250 versus blinding people, forces the team kill.
Luckily there's utility for Ninzee as well. On top of that one they will just cut right through this P defense.
Nothing else to hold them back. A Yikindar Heaven USP? I don't think so.
And even then we see 9Z played appropriately, dropped their smokes and make sure that they don't make mistakes.
Both of these teams lost to round 2 force buys in the previous map.
Yeah, but if that doesn't happen now, and it doesn't seem like it will.
Molotov pushing in, chance to see the side, U chop takes him down.
Calm situation now for 9Z.
They gave themselves a very small chance by buying barely anything.
a couple of P250s and that flash we saw Keisarotto try to capitalize on.
This exit will come towards Yuri, he knows it, but now he gets spotted.
Ah, no chance to get the jump on them.
It's a massive chance.
So far this major, Feria, had played overpass twice, 13-6, 13-7, versus Bat Boom and Maus respectively, over on the other side.
9Z have played it four times this major, 13-8 to the Mongols, 16-12 to Spirit, 13-1 to ParaVision, and 13-10 to Tyloo.
That's an incredible resume, undefeated so far on the map.
We are going to play a game, nothing bad, we just ask them to play the game, to full
We are supposed to be the last one to start our lives
Always presence, always enjoying the moment.
Something he has specifically tried to work on, coming into this major, having to wait four years to return after their Antwerp outing.
That's a long time to think about your dreams and aspirations.
And now Lou Chaub will be thinking about what he can offer in the next one because it's opening kill here for Fury.
A body's on the site, flashbang, misses two targets and monster.
Cacerotto from behind the pillar still yet to activate. Max is leaning in on this.
And as Cacerotto finds a small sanctuary behind this pillar, it feels like it's the kind of spot that could go unnoticed.
Sure enough, he swings. And he tethers nicely off of Yuri, who now has another!
And with that, Furious's first gun round sucks the life out of 90.
Yeah, one of the dome there for Mayer, and he's about to go down.
They'll try to escape here at 39 seconds. Really uncomfortable spot for 90.
spending all their money, being able to save an AK and a glill, but just a molly extra for Mayern
in Furia. And what's really important here on Vertigo, or on Vertigo, on Overpass is the verticality.
A's going for the boost within the site. Timing that up perfectly with your caseurado.
And for 90, the T side on this map is very B centric when they get the opportunity.
They show variety because they're a good team.
But leaning towards monster whenever it's not being heavily covered is something they're gonna try a lot
Late rounds ending be early rounds where there aren't double ups outside of monster with a crossfire
Fyria have to protect it. They're very good on those entries
The o3 star for Fyria would have been a complete nightmare
Because how many maps in a row can you start from behind?
Here comes a fully loaded Furia, the off on Maladoy.
With those two saves they know that a buy is coming in, but they also know that that
buy is a skeleton buy.
9z they won't have the capacity to go and sell fakes to go for a thorough default to bring an op to respond
I'm a little bit worried seeing Fira playing this far back
Because if they give up all the space
They create a situation where it's one missed off shot and the site gets overrun its extra pressure on Molladoi
No inside bathroom setup
He puts himself in a must-hit position no rotations over
I'm not liking this right now for Furia. I mean, I know Mollinoy's on form,
but it was a communication on map 1 that I was concerned about.
Keeping the ideas moving to get information, that's what won them these rounds.
Oh, but he nails it, right?
But what if that form goes Supernova?
Cause he nails the first shot, Luchov, right into it with the peek.
Good entry out of Luchov. Tuxedo gets popped by Yuri.
More bodies when the first one comes from, he commits to the spray!
Hey! You're in love with the slack! Just like that!
Woo! Throwing himself, thrusting forward past Molo-Doi's point of contact, catching the multi-kill moments.
And that doesn't matter, just take your breath away by Yuri. Beautiful, rightful work.
You cannot talk about the success of Furia in 2025 without talking about the success of Yuri.
10 seconds and DGT is going to hope he dies on time. There he goes. 3 up and 3 down for
Yuri as they close this round. And as small as it seems, Bolo comes up with this first
shot. That's just so key. Again, playing that far back is inviting a lot of danger.
But this is the moment where the shoulders can come down a bit. You know that you're
They're now going up against a save.
And it's time to make some money early.
Even if the spray's a bit wild, it's just such better cover on that side of the truck than standing in the open stairs.
It's a gut wrenching feeling for 9Z to come crashing back to reality.
You are in a mud on the T side of Overpass.
This third map was never meant to be easy.
Domestically, great record for 9Z on Overpass.
At this major, great record for 9Z on Overpass.
Blue shot, all the sudden there's a scanner in the works, what an oddity of a situation we've got here.
4v5 still, no, excuse me, 4v4 now, no way to grab that off.
I hear the T's playing this like they have a chance to win this round, they've got a kill from that far away.
They can't go back and get the gun.
Four on four situation, I mean just do it again.
And just, yeah, and again it comes down to, well right now you've got Yuri in place, holding the line.
I hate even entertaining the thought.
Oh, the off-goes down.
AK's in hand.
Yuri's up close.
He's been also dead.
Case Dorado's M4 tries to recover.
This was Glocks from the top of the bottom.
There's nothing coming into this.
Just Glocks.
Try to grab the bomb.
Luchov has got it.
And now an AK in hand.
Mayeron's concerned about giving cover.
And with Luchov as low as he is, he fails or falls back.
Ate you nothing.
Mayeron gets it gone.
Now there's AKs for both.
You can't be tripping over your feet now, Furia.
Fall in, looking timid on the approach.
Oh, good reaction for Fall in and they've got it.
But never, never, in a million years should this round have gotten this close.
A warning sign for Furia, maybe a slap upside the head that'll keep them sharp moving forward.
But tell me, that doesn't have 9-Z confidence starting to hit the boiling point.
Why does it even look like they have a chance that entire time?
And it's, again, because of the position, it's so dangerous when you let them get that close.
And apparently it doesn't matter what kind of guns you have, it's ridiculous.
The locks.
Oh man.
They need to do more on A.
They're winning, they're winning the round, they have to lead.
They make them, they lose a little bit of money with it coming so close.
That's not a wake up call, I don't know what will be.
This round starts with a more forward opening move, Furia throwing a Kindar down into connector.
Got a heavy B-Lean out of the gate, immediately opens, no, just because he made through.
I do really like to read again, like early rounds and everything,
Ninesie will always default back to taking over Monster.
I like that Furia thinking about that.
They really left the A-Side entirely vacant.
Could be scary.
It's off, it catches you off, but it's only for 30 damage.
It goes back in and Max is going to find the headshot.
The Reefy comes in, Molledoy goes down.
And because they're playing open roads, there's not this instant bounce from 90.
They don't feel the need to rush that forward,
and so they're not going to get tripped up by the fact that Furia had so many bodies here.
That's the other part of it. They don't actually just full exec. They test monster.
They'll try to walk out in the middle of a timing.
But man, how is there no response at all here for Feria?
The fog of war is complete and total towards A.
And it's the walk up.
It's the dead silent move.
The kinder's going to try to cause some interference.
No one's here at balloons, and Eagle is washed.
leads that M4 forward. Careful because Mayer's on this exact line but Mayer's also got to give this
up to go and push the bomb in and that opens the door for the two fury riflemen to start to claw
back significantly. Mayer's low cleaned up by K Serato. The two of them a double kill apiece.
Yuri and K Serato slipping into what was all of 90 on that bomb site. Just got to give it up
to Yuri man. It's the only critical kills of 90 on that bomb site. Mayer was holding for that
exact Yuri push Mohan but he had to move that bomb in and when he does Yuri finds the perfect moment
to push the opposite side of the site that K Sarato is distracting from. We're getting insane for
him out of Yuri. Hell of a day to do it. Still another moment where it's very scary
9z pulling that call out. They go into a timeout now. Max has got the 1 AK, they invest behind
it. But it's a tapered buy, only some money going in. And this flank got washed, I mean.
Again, like the fact that Yuri even gets the kill towards a long, he would never have stood there if he was worried about that.
Assist on the third as well. Why efficacy on that grenade, huh?
Go up to a 5-2 CT lead on Overpass and yet all of them still seem laser focused surely
with how 9Z have tested them in rounds they're not supposed to.
This does not feel safe still.
I mean it's Fallen's Overpass that invented the forward A aggression from balloons.
It used to be him using fur in this position to get space pushed back and then Faiz for
the team that adopted that used rain in that position but he's the one who invented
And it hasn't fallen out of meta. There are so many aggressive CT options to implore. You just have to make the call.
Early punish. And now it's the utility from safety here from the CT side.
Wow, what a crazy position after a CT push going for a boost like this.
This would be such an insane read, like the thought that he would even go back to do this,
and look, recovering this correctly, I have both options.
Oh, nice!
Oh, what?
Oh my goodness, and you can push off a short, they knew he was going to do that.
So many layers to this short play this round between the teams.
It's crazy because the kill comes up for Furia to actually give themselves a chance.
But they still knew what was going to happen on both ends of that push.
Molotov is going to have to be instrumental yet again.
45 on this clock.
Yuri's the support system once more.
Tries to get into position, but as this smoke remains up, it's just Molotov worried about
the bathroom's door.
And now that it's faded, he could drop max, but there come the shots and the confirmation
on that jump up.
Nobody's locked.
And down goes Yuri.
Down goes Molotov.
He's a gaysite yet again.
The piercing attack, crushing everything.
Spotting a kinder who now has no chance to even go for this.
Bomb gets planted, and Ninzey close it.
There is no holding them back once they come knocking on the front of this A-bomb site.
Glock's Oracons.
And Ninzey show us a real depth in this round.
The amount of setups they had, an anticipation of moves from Furia outside of the B site.
That isn't just them getting lucky with the A hit.
They even got unlucky with that fallen's boost they were watching for and he still got the kill and then they got two back
Shut up was so Pete for the wall bang headshot return
And your kinders push off from short even though it sneaks by because they have to call their player in blue to now refrag
The rotation to a is still not enough
Again, I would just like to see a little bit more bathroom's control out of fury
but in a round like that I can understand it was more of a heavy emphasis towards B from the CT side
but these early positions are looking more competitive
high level overpass kicking in Mayeron is on the off
He had two good maps in this series, but starting this one zero and five
To be fair that stand back was also pretty fortunate. Oh my goodness what an attack here come those luchov entries
One of the specialties all major long that 90 have been able to bank on he's kind of an untapped secret weapon right now a
A scary sixth gear for 9Z.
Defeating damage on the approach, but it does go both directions.
And again, we're going to play this game of cat and mouse outside of the B bomb site, DGT to the top of the boost.
Shift damage on Kcerado and Fallen.
A kind of light-hearted spam comes through and doesn't find its target at a furia,
but Yuri will just keep trying these different angles.
Ice made this time out of 9Z. That'll get Kcerado dangerously low.
It becomes a game of battleship, you know, between short and inside the site, you can alert them of your presence.
There's no ceiling over this site.
You might as well have used the fact that you can go with spams.
So some damage dealt both ways. A lot of it unconfirmed.
confirmed. But the last few rounds, Knightsey have started to leave an end towards A, which
I think is a little bit unexpected. This flash for Urey to set up, fallen into the fight
and back into the cover, but they are closing the gap. Now he's a little more concerned
about the short side. Fallen holds his hands! What a long bang! Max has got the one answer
back. Careful in these 2vx situations. K. Serrano is going to climb down on it
This time around Mayeron can't get that deep angle good on Fallen to catch those two kills
He has the second most amount of kills on curia at the moment. Yeah at the moment
What a time to come alive on overpass of course
That's a moment pain that he gets those he gets full blinded yes
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And not just that but it felt like for a second he goes into the short side where he was about to find a
You will still kind of blind have second guesses.
There's also a more awkward position and still delivers two on the walk up.
It was not an easy position for Fallen to get one, let alone both.
I thought he was flustered.
This kind of indecision for a second, he knows that they know where he is.
Not much room to fall back.
It's a good CT angle that he takes, but he just straight up has to deliver.
It knows he has to fight for the death.
And he says class is in session.
Slight limitations for 90 and around 10.
This elusive 4th round win on the T side.
And a total change up in the tempo.
A completely unannounced dude.
Look how unfair it is not being respected.
But they don't get the kill.
Oh, you don't get the kill.
And there's enough CTs here.
Recovers it back, Flash finds them, setting up, because you'd think, of course, he's not going to do that entirely alone.
It doesn't matter how good the setup is in the approach, they don't get that open and kill, it's off or not.
Feria will take their position, doesn't matter about the damage you're on your way, in case you're on a washful eye on the boost.
Always ready.
Flash comes through, takes the ball and blinds you, still a cover!
Max can't clamp down on it, but I'm not mistaken the player with the Mach 10 in the middle of all that, so economic limitations show
Y90 are up against Awal at the moment and Mayurn in the backdrop.
There was no need to discuss his shortcomings as an offer at this event or events prior in this quarter final until now.
He has had real glorious moments in both Dust2 and Mirage.
But a difficult side in this time, sworn in the final 30 seconds,
His second kill just now collected and they want to rip that off from his hand so that it's not an option here for 9Z.
He'll get a chance to play on CT side. There won't be too much T side-off impact.
But again, this is about getting rounds. They didn't want to have to start on the T side on this map.
But they knew that it was coming.
Again, we look back and see how important those pistol and conversions were.
Can actually snapshot a lot of these rounds and see the position for 9Z is so good.
But Yuri comes up clutch with Maltes. Moldeau is hitting his first shot.
This is what made Mirage possible in the second half for Furia.
This is what we expected from Furia coming into the series on map 1.
But now, none of that matters. All that matters is closing overpass, and they're showing themselves
they can do it. But if I'm 9-Z I'm still confident I can pick up 1 or 2. It's a weird one, but
those nades well placed. The Kinder has been floating around this opening, and Moldoi
will welcome this challenge. Miss times the off-shot as he kinder jumps in front of him, gets killed out through that smoke.
Now Molotov really feels like he's got to get something because he can't really control this gun.
They just have to hide for long enough that he gets scared because now his rifle support is gone.
Does he want to take the risk?
I love that he's staying here. He's getting that rotation in from Yuri and he holds on to space doesn't immediately evacuate.
And really just leaves that gun. This is actually a crazy lurk position out of Luchov. Like look at where this round is actually going.
They'll stick here for the time being and remember there's only two guns and Luchov holds one of them
So they're actually allocating him to the other side of the site, which now Luchov's dead
And so when he goes down this becomes far less likely
90 bank on a half-health Watto peak. They're going to work short 50 seconds
Oh, what a move actually. I mean Paul is not gonna be able to see this
Just trying to chase
Case the rotto playing with grenades. I mean reloading behind the pillar. He doesn't feel ready
Fallen's caught out in the open, but remember, they just don't have the hardware.
AK's last at back, and so they'll sweep him under the rug.
Furia secure an eight.
Yeah, this half goes from good to stellar here for Furia.
This is eight without a pistol and a conversion.
It's time to lock in.
What a daunting task, lies ahead for 90 once we switch sides.
It's one they should have always known they'd have to deal with, floating over past versus Fiori up.
But now it feels real.
And that electric tempo that they began this T side with, flying down long with pistols.
It is slowly receded into playing the map and keeping options and waiting for furious
tests.
Struggling to defend against those first kills.
Getting those for themselves.
Inside bathroom's control.
One thing they've been doing so well is just pressure on just absolute opposite sides
of the map.
Ykinder trying to play his advantage here.
Molledoy protects him on the outside of bathrooms. How will this get clear?
Oh, perfectly timed from Ykinder. Oh, clean versus Luchov. Take it three, come on.
Max will deny that. Still a solid multi-kill out of your front bathroom's defender.
Molledoy gonna be just walking in on this angle now, knowing their support, standing behind him.
Fire pops and he will still offer half his health running back through it.
A two versus four in an uncomfortable place, especially when you still need to pick up that
bomb.
And yet this is what's left of Ninzee's T side.
Stellar defense put forward by Thuria at times pushed to its limits.
Molodoy Spohak sits back, relaxes and knows that him and his team have indeed done enough,
done enough to put doubts in the minds of Ninzee.
A massive ask of them, lies ahead on the other side of halftime.
A
pistol in conversion had 9 Z's hopes high out of the gate here on map 3, but Brazil
has been given real reasons to celebrate at the moment. A second pistol victory here
for 9Z in the middle of the cathedral would suddenly make this place electric as their
hopes could once again return to new heights.
GLOBED! Who wants to see a comeback?
They want Furia forged in the fire.
9Z wins 70% of their pistol rounds on this map.
But this one they need 100%.
Oh, what?
The flash is perfect.
Luchoff hits a shot.
Mayor and eyes wide open.
The P250 is deadly from a distance.
Oh, but they take this out. They don't see the bomb.
That again, two headshots in the pistols.
You go back to Dust2.
It's been this way since the first round of this series.
It feels like they just win.
They're just so solid on these pistols.
Just instant headshots. So, Furio.
Yuri's still alive, so you never know.
Right.
Should have been another in the 90 back pocket.
I'm so interested in the CT side,
just with the amount of kind of jostling and out positioning
that was going on outside of that B-bomb
side on 90's approach, even if it only came up
as three rounds on that T side.
It felt like they were really trying to just warm their way
through for this defense.
They were in control of a lot of those T positions.
They're still doing that.
though you think it's impossible down to you kindar all four players here surely they all just swing
that was one of the tag pauses to talk more in these versus clutch situations come on
and they can happen last one's the hardest they make a meal out of it but they win that pistol
they win the both pistols on this map and look how excited they are at this chance
wow
Let's go, stay composed, keep talking, keep talking to each other, keep making plans, keep
understanding.
Situations, in situations make it difficult for them, kite, get good positions, help
people, help.
Another thing, the reminder to communicate has been huge, it's been a through line at this
major.
It has made the difference on these tack pauses.
It feels like the most obvious thing to say, but when the pressure's on, that's when the communication falls off, and that's when you lose everything.
And that's why Sid wants even from the dead players, right? All hands on deck.
And that's what's been so impressive about 90. Like, through all their difficult games, they have kept the communication high.
They haven't come through with very, like, boring setups without map control. They always bring that.
But that's a reminder for a future round.
Furia coming into this one with Glocks a couple of flashes, hoping to score a plant.
It would be an abject failure if they somehow lost this 1 in a million rounds.
Probably inspired by Ninzey's attempt with a similar buy.
Last half.
No plant off the pistol.
That's what this means.
There's three kills in a bot plant for Ninzey's Glocks on the attack.
Furia's not so much.
On for the ace.
Quasso peak right there with Uli on the other end of it.
And he'll get it all five, just an ace for the road.
Or is it an ace on the foundation of Ninzey's extension into the playoffs?
That's the question that we'll only have answered in some time.
It's also a moment, no kills, no bomb plant in the second rounds.
Money's the scariest thing to go up against on Overpass, but it comes to safety's side.
If you can get six mollies every round you buy them.
That'll be instantly on the mayor, and tech nines though.
Here for Furia.
Nate's perfect.
Oh Nate is insane.
That's kind of what my interest was peaked by, right, these elder setups on the peace
list.
Here's the mollies.
Incendiaries gonna burn Molledoy out.
Wasso in the middle of that smoke supported by the rifle.
gets a little awkward, K-Sorado and Yuri trying to reclaim this one again.
And there's all. Yeah, he'll find it over top, so that really sucks the momentum out of the hands
of Furia, because now K-Sorado, the one with the low health, also bunts, smoke,
dangerous cross, he'll still hit two takes. Luchov kills him in the middle of all that,
but just a reminder that things can change quickly with the talent that Furia have.
have a fear I did a fantastic job in that first half of taking very scary positions, but hitting
the first shot, denying the opening entry and then taking full control 90 will have that
responsibility now for themselves.
It blows out.
We're going to get a strong game plan on this T side at a period.
They're comfortable being here.
They just know that this lead isn't as big as it might seem for the untrained eye.
They know to take every T-Round dead serious.
If you're up, if you...
Naisy win this round, I would literally rather be them than Uria in this match already,
but there's that first and second kill!
This is massive out of Gacerano!
Just playing games through the monster pipe!
and it's a lethal there's still a second half of this map to figure out for
fury up but you've got Mayurn in a tough spot dropping his smoke on bathroom
you're in ever made this mistake in the first half this is this will take a
quick adjustment if ever Yuri tiptoes his way out from the top of connector
that bombs gonna be Molladoi's responsibility this sends you
kindar and fallen in front of that bomb with their smokes out ready to
blank at this A site can Mayeron adjust this scope fast enough and slam the
shot to Yuri because as those grenades begin popping inside of the site it is
now a sudden rush up from Lutro a leg shot and there's that pinch Yuri
perfectly times it to tether into the A site and the double kill from K
Serato worse it's weight and gold. Honestly Mayeron's in a spot where
it's time to get out of there right if you wanted to have a chance of
taking this off into the next round they have money to buy it again but
You wouldn't want to do that. And again, this is a moment where we see 9z make mistakes
Make a mistake
That fury did not on their CT side two kills through the smoke on monster
All the advantages that you may have have nothing to do with that. Oh
One more punish here make it really expensive get through this money quickly is what
Fury are gonna try to do
We're trying to hang it off for dear life, but it's feeling less and less likely.
Right off the thread of Quesarado who will collect a triple kill this round.
Attribute this one to Quesarado as Furia now have 10.
This could be a right off for 9Z, we'll see.
They still get their money for virtually everything they need.
What if AceRotto doesn't just put themselves in a good position, he just wins the round with those two kills.
It's impossible to call around.
The stakes are high.
You want to tell yourself you don't want to be passive, you just want to be making the
right play.
And sometimes that means shooting back through a smoke.
But as soon as you die you realize you're taking risks playing at this level versus
players of this caliber.
There's never an easy choice to make.
because he didn't get to this position by playing as a Tier 2 team and pretending they're playing against Tier 1 teams.
They played as if they have the same amount of top 20 players as all of their competition.
That's what got them here. They can't turn their back on that, but that also means they have to rise up to the challenge
of more, a new set of top 20 players and continue to impress on a level that you can never precipitate
their run coming into this major.
You can walk that tightrope all you want, but don't be surprised if Kcerado shoves you off it.
You can already see the change up in 90, not a single player extending down that ramp towards Monster.
I don't doubt that Ninzee have other defensive options, but I know damn well that left a mark on them.
This one working out a little bit towards Ninzee, holding onto utility more and not burning it early,
not anticipating a fast move from Furia, which they're right about.
Furia are coming into this very slowly and actually not willing themselves to risk any kind of forward map control.
Now those smokes start to come out for the CT side.
DGT down here still has his smoke and his incendiary. Max is playing flex here and you know he just wants to make the right move.
Do I lean and reinforce B or do I stay towards A where they're coming in late? Well it is a B play.
It is a B play.
Holly for short.
Kcerato is the one to go through.
Flash finds its target.
Second player back there is Hwaso.
Now low HP.
Max is also wounded.
Yikindar is going to kill Luchoff up top.
The monster pipe is still slow to the play.
But Max, what are you going to do here?
You have no health to work.
So Maynard on the scene as Max burnt to a crisp in front of him.
Luch for the off shot.
Drops run with the bomb point still secured.
It has to be a one on four and I don't know if that's going to happen.
They deny him.
Swing wide through it.
It's a team effort here from Furia in the face of the utility late grenades out of 90
But it's all for naught. Their money's gone and Furia on the brink of victory
They're here to take 12 now. That was the chance for 90 to respond in the second half
Their most comfortable half in their entire map pool
They get the pistol and conversion they're looking for but as soon as they hit the money and the full rifles
They follow the fury up case Serato once again opening kill out in front of that Molotov on short
That's what opens up the site
No hesitation for case Serato one of the three players in that pack met by the flames doesn't give a damn it dives right through it
So not only do you feel his wrath when he spams a smoke?
You just had a great and great point about having to go up and play those risks
But a guy like K. Serato can also just storm your castle and he did that.
An unexpected move, Katz, 9-Z off. Did they do anything wrong?
Or do they just get caught by a world-class player?
And 9-Z are playing now for overtime.
They will not bring anything into this round.
A sinking feeling hits as 9-Z after their two pistols in this series thought,
It's our time. We know how to do this.
Well, that chance may have vanished at the hands of Kcerano.
This is a game that in many ways for all of Fiora feels like a curse.
You kindar's inability to win quarterfinals at majors.
Molledoy's performance in Budapest, leaving him looking like a shell of himself.
And this constant 3-0 stage 3 start that fizzles out at majors.
You lose the opening map, it all feels like it's becoming a reality again.
And yet in the back of your minds, you just know if we can fight, if we can claw our way
back into these halves as Furia have, then you can get to Overpass.
We've fallen, changed the world of Counter-Strike on this map.
We've fallen, inspired all the nations where every player from 9Z hailed from.
And so you give him that comfort zone, and he'll give you six rounds to try to fight
it off.
Six rounds to battle for your dreams, 90.
Furia, map, match, semifinals points.
And so they step onto the tightrope, and they have to see what can they get away
with? Who's going to make the first move? Can they stick to their CT game plan that they
know works? Or is this just a bridge too far? As the confidence boiled over for Fury up?
Have they finally ascended to the form that we saw last stage?
That's certainly what it feels like.
One more mistake, Quesarado.
Punish them twice already.
He's got a demon for this B-site defense.
A millimeter from the kill.
Another mistake.
will catch Wasso and this time it looks like they're just gonna bounce.
At times Furia sat back and let things stew. This time they want in and as they
try to get into it it's K Sarato to catch another. DGT looks to be the hero, drops
that bomb and now it's K Sarato on the scene. He's the reason this momentum
rolled forward. It's built up by Molotoy and Luchov on the recovery.
He's denied anything more than one. Another multi-kill from K Sarato.
Max says he has a daughter now, and the time is limited.
Do not waste these chances, but it's taken from him.
This cathedral will see more of Brazil's guardian angel
falling spumps on the deep purple embers.
We've seen burning slowly throughout this major.
9-Z are no more.
This is a team that deserve the praise.
Surviving a map, pushing Feria to their limits.
We saw that they could stand on stage
and still play their best CS.
But they gave Feria enough time to reach their form
of trying to be the top team in the world,
the team they were six months ago.
With the player that's won here 10 years ago,
looking to do it again on the side of a bracket
where he knows his hardest test
might have been right now.
10 years he has chased the thought of hoisting this trophy as a major victor again and he's
not doing it with an entire roster of Brazilians by his side because Fallen's story and Fallen's
influence goes beyond just his nation's borders not only to that of South America
But to Kazakhstan and beyond, Fiora secure semifinals.
They certainly do a semi-final is secured, a very popular winner here as well.
First off, congratulations on another semi-final here in the cathedral.
Thank you very much guys, amazing to play here every time.
Very happy and true, thank you so much for being here.
What about 9Z, they've had this Cinderella run.
What is it like to play them, when you don't know a lot about team,
when they seem to have beat everyone, what is it like to take them on?
They played very good. It was our hardest match so far.
I think they could have gone through. They played very good.
All seriously, they played on this tournament.
And it's just that at some point we kept believing that we could come back.
Mirage, we did a very good defense and Overpass a very good defense.
So I guess sometimes our T-Helves doesn't work
and that's what they did in order to determine.
What is it like to play here?
I was talking about this when we opened up earlier on.
If we look on that trophy, the last time the Major was here was 10 years ago.
the team you were with at the time is embazed and on it.
You lifted that trophy.
What does it like to play here?
It's amazing, guys.
Lexus is a place where I feel everyone is coming from
around the world to celebrate Counter-Strike.
You can see this game through NINZ,
completely different continent and still full arena.
So yeah, this is probably one of the best
place to play Counter-Strike.
It's not the best.
It's amazing to be here.
If we talk about bookends to careers,
what is the difference between the person
I speak to right now?
Who is, you say, on a retirement tour?
last time you play here and the player who lifted that trophy 10 years ago what
is the difference? The difference is that at that time I feel like I was still
trying to prove myself still try to win a lot and I was trying to put the first
group on the top of the world and now I'm trying to do it again with a
different group and I know the lift in this major trophy is part of the
piece so maybe I can do it one more time so the difference is I'm going
for my second turn this time. What do you think is going to happen in that
semi-final what are you bringing? It's going to be a crazy match a lot of
have a big respect for those guys they're very friendly very good players
they also have some struggles on playoffs like we have been having lately so
it's gonna be a crazy match it's gonna be a pleasure to play them and hopefully
the best gonna win let's see we love watching you play we love watching you
win congratulations Fallen, Fjord here through to a semi-final
these individuals have climbed to the top of the Counter-Strike world but
Some still have dreams to catch.
Niko, reuniting with Karrigan, still chasing his first major title.
Apex on the hunt for his fifth.
Vitality looking to turn an era into an eon.
A server full of highlights in human form.
They can conjure clutches that are barely believable.
Give us moments we will never forget.
They are some of the greatest players who have ever played this game and we have been
blessed with this quarterfinal on Counter-Strike's holiest site.
The world's eyes are fixed on the Lancaster Arena.
May this be a match worthy of this Cathedral.
We're going to be getting into the things in the quarterfinal, Vitality and Falcons.
going to take that next step towards their dream, towards their goals.
Anubis is going to be that first map.
We're going to get a little bit delayed. We had a drop out of the server, so we're going to give you a pause just to increase that tension just a little bit more.
Unfortunately this game has plenty of stories to touch on, Jason, so many it's tough to know which direction to go in, but for Vitality, I like that Yankee was talking about the pressure, they have everything to lose right there on the path to try and get the 3P majors back to back to back, Apex trying to tie up with Dupri and get his fifth, Niko all the pressure every time we come into a major, is this the one he finally wins?
I mean, it's absolutely crazy what we've got inside the server. There's only over a hundred and eighty trophies combined amongst these players
It's absolutely mental what these guys have been able to do inside their career rups coming into this and saying his goal to win this trophy
It's the only trophy. He hasn't won two of that's an insane statement to make one of the best players
We have been counter-strike and he just wants a second Cologne trophy lift
And this one would be a major
This one would establish that legacy they've been hunting after this vitality team for a year and a half
constantly setting goals. When we don't believe there's another one that can
strive for another one that can reach towards. Apex comes up with something
and it's all about now leaving no doubt in anyone's mind that this is the best
team of all time the greatest team of all time in Counter-Strike. In the last
series we're talking about the coaches as well Jason. The fact that we've got
Sonic and X-Times as well. Go to that coach conversation putting
themselves in the hat. We'll see how this one goes down as finally we are
ready to get into the action column. We'll kick this one off. Falcons versus Team Vitality. Anubis up first, and let's get this underway.
We're starting out with Falcons on that CT side. Vitality going to be attacking into them. This is Falcons' map pitch after some success in Stage 3 against Navi.
They felt the confidence to bring it here. They sensed the weakness of Vitality on this map.
Karrigan is going to get an early peek towards the B bomb site, a little bit of information
spotted.
Zairu in flames outside of that B bomb site and Karrigan is going to delay them, make
it a little bit disjointed.
So much conversation about Karrigan's individual level, he's going to be tested soon with
his first flight going down between Apex and Kyosuke.
You can see the other one actually wants that battle whatsoever, Kyosuke just wanted
to see what's happening over in the middle, oh he's got the head shot on Apex.
on four provided. First blood drawn by the youngster. Carrigan holding that
crossout. Flames gets into the site. Messi looking to join. He's got the bomb on
his back but Robson's waiting for this push-out. Oh, they're both dead!
Molicino Nico down within seconds. Flames getting the shot inside of the B-bomb
site. They've got Tessus and Kyosuke. They happen to come in clutch
immediately here for the Falcons. Trying to get back into this retake.
And he just shrugs it off. Look at him. Another day in the office. He's got Karrigan next to him, who's here to activate this young star for Falcons.
And what a sequence of events. What a way to kick off this quarter-final.
Now, one of the big things you're going to be thinking about for the Falcons is walking into this game is, is this new guy's Kusuke?
We know how much skill he's got, but is the pressure going to break him?
Is he going to crack him?
What a start for him to cool the nerves.
Well, Superstar has come in all shapes and sizes ever since Kerrigan joined this team.
Giyosuke has been on that upward trajectory.
Sharing the bombsite with Kerrigan here on Anubis and delivers a stunning pistol round.
Vitality buying back immediately.
The Leo for Robs, tech 9s on the rest.
Niko not looking to commit whatsoever. Just wants to see a body. Just wants to see the
presence. The sole defender in middle, he's going to back off and give him the space.
Momosy and Tess is to defend the A-bomb site. Niko slides over.
Kyosuke and Kerrigan at the B-bomb site. And Vitality yet to make their first play.
Tess has utility lined up to start activating rop's and looking towards a split into that heavily defended A site
Tess has moving up through main smoke is still up
Rops on the other side
Smokes up to brand in on vitality in towards this A site camera and heaven gonna be smoked test S
starting to move forward solo fighting towards Robs will drop some utility but
here come Vitality right through camera right towards Monosy and it's Niko and
Monosy shutting down the play Vitality can't get through with his force by.
Yeah so well prepared really well done from Tess's as well pushed up behind
the smoke drops and Molotov makes this very disjointed Robs and Apex
stalled out unable to be involved and now it's a matter of an easy mop up
Only robs remains against five and Falcons are gonna get started two in a row on the right foot
Ten seconds here Rob's doesn't want to double hundred fifty dollars you have to hold on to this galil make sure no one finds it
Good start here from the Falcons. I mean a lovely start. This is exactly what you dream of
You have your superstar. What are your superstars your young one popping off in the piss around now in this second round?
You handle it with ease no problems no issue not dropping anyone or having to rebuy any weapons all five defenders survive
Head of this quarter final Nico was asked
You know you look at Karrigan and you see how he's underperforming inside of the server
But is that a problem for you guys? He said no we noticed it
We definitely take it on board. We think it's gonna get better
But we brought him in to activate the other parts of the team to get Kiyosuke online to teach him and get him
To this level and he's been so good in the playoffs recently back to back events now for Falcons
I like to get a little bit aggressive, get a little bit in their face and around where you have such overwhelming advantage in weaponry.
So putting Vitality on notice that you're going to be more than happy to disrupt what they want to do.
Rob speaking into the bomb site, defensive smoke from Kerrigan is going to block him off and Rob will have to look elsewhere.
Really good job from Falcons using utility to slow down this map, slow down the pacing, the tempo that Vitality want to operate with.
A little bit of utility for this T-side, 3 vs 5, again at this point Wynn probably out
of breach for Vitality, but looking to take some of these weapons away from Falcon, start
to dent this economy that would be building up.
Niko Medjer coming into this playoff series after beating Navi on this map, the comeback
like the Kerrigan reference from 6 to 11.
So happy that it paid off picking Anubis into that.
They'd practiced it, they'd worked on it,
but the officials are different.
The high pressure matches are different.
And that win over Navi gave them
some confidence here on Anubis.
As well as the 13 to 4 drubbing vitality
took against foot back in stage three.
Tessa is peeking out from heaven,
spotting the pack of vitality, trying to move through.
What can Robs really do with this Galeel?
You know Tessa says this is in heaven,
But he hasn't given up his position, but now he will.
Robs goes in, knee-grabbing a snap out.
Here's the flight through J.S.S.J. and just flames.
The Falcons do recover it.
It's a little scary now for a couple of seconds.
A couple of kills in Robs and a bomb plant.
Vitality gets some extra cash, and we're getting into the real rounds of this game now.
Yeah, Robs will throw that youth from time to time.
Some beautiful shooting out of Robs for that double kill.
They're gonna be very pleased. Two kills in a bomb plant for Vitality.
And you're dead on. The AK-47s come out.
out. Zai Wu gonna be on an AK as well, up not in the field of play yet.
Except for Monacy. Falcons bring it out on the CT side. He snatches one right at the end of
free time. We need to live in around four and see what Vitality's game plan looks like.
Can Vitality stop shaking it, start shaking off the cobwebs that we saw on stage three.
Very simple out of the gate, looking like they want to attack into Kerrigan and Kyusuke.
They're gonna back off initially as slow progression as Rocks just hangs out outside of the A bomb site.
Test is once intel. Mid aggression. Falcons now know what's happening.
They know mid is clear. They know outside the A bomb site is wide open.
So they stole out the beach choke point.
Test stands in twice pressure to run. Spitality, the goal, the goal is in.
It's not we're getting the first meds on the second, but Niko's arrived to defend this ball site.
It's two from Niko, meds in flames, cast aside.
And the grenade just rubs the smoke, Apex moves in, he hasn't been spotted.
Apex, up he goes, down he goes, Tess has come charging in and rubs his beam.
Watchful, Montessy's got him as well.
The first gun round falls in favor of Falcons and they dominate the information flow.
Yeah they really do, no stress and you're exactly right.
The aggressive push in towards Canals. Rops was the only player playing over towards Rugs to spot that out to do anything about it.
Falcons put together this entire map. They knew exactly what was coming, what was happening.
Still a decent enough execute, but Nico as he's been doing all tournament long, showing up at the perfect moment.
So fast moving around the map to make sure he's always at the point of attack.
Vitality relentless with these purchases. 2-8 guys coming out. Early kill from Monosy, the returns of the AWP coming through.
Oh, I think we're going to get a timeout after this from Vitality. They need to settle this game down.
Right now Falcons is dictating everything. The pacing, the peaches. They're doing it all from the CT side.
Monosy with an opening kill and now a 4v5 to convert. And the rifle is in the hands of Apex.
who's following up Flames towards middle.
Vitality seem off their feet right now.
Niko's got to be cognizant of this. He is going to peek back behind him.
Tess is trusting him with A main and there's the spot.
He's got Apex crossing over but where does Apex go now?
So it's into the temple. Trying to get towards the beach.
Gurdun's not out but still in time.
Kerrigan able to make the most out of it.
Flames trying to chase after Kerrigan.
True Lugan to finish him off with the tech nine. He does but
Again, the trace through Robs is to his more messy, deagle topples, and so does the bomb.
So Robs, with 49 seconds left, makes the long path towards middle.
You gotta love this look from Falcon so far, putting vitality on the back foot.
They're not shying away from any kind of fight. They're not scared of swinging into anything.
The communication is flowing. You can just tell by the way they move around the map,
and Robs once again left it an impossible scenario.
And his only option is to save this AK-47.
What a blistering opening from Falcons as they've dominated the first five rounds.
We heard in those pre-game check-ins from both players, right?
They were talking about the fact that they had to wait so long coming into this game, right?
They were in the hallways behind the stage, playing football, trying to warm up.
As that game with Spirit and G2 just continued to burn on, and that is going to create
a sort of stagnation as you sit there outside, but right now, it's Falcons that are committing way harder.
Yeah, they gotta love it.
61 days since Kerrigan joined this roster, not a whole lot of time, but you bring someone in with Kerrigan's experience
The way he likes to call and play on the stage what he's got and he's already boosted their level
We thought there was no Kerrigan for the first time in Cologne
But he found a way to get here every single a Cologne he has attended
And that means there's a chance for some more major magic
Well, this time out from Vitality is all about slowing down the pacing, not getting picked off.
Apex hasn't had a whole lot of rounds to play with where he's had his entire team alive.
Where he's been able to have a full play, a full playbook that he can dive into.
It's been a really rough opening.
Modesty peeking in towards Canals, grabbing Sa'woo.
Really, really tough loss to take early on.
And Vitality need to settle that down.
Find an opening on this map.
Let's see what Apex can bring to the table.
Round 6.
Vitality pulled themselves together. 2-Tec-9 still in play. 3-8-K, 47 for Vitality.
They've gone for a boost here. Monosy on top of Niko's head.
But they're spot anybody just yet from Vitality. They're crossing under the wall.
This is a much more straightforward call from Vitality from Apex.
I want them messing around with defaults and getting picked off. This is much more attack right up the gump.
Right into the Suke. Spray's a little bit off. Still gets one.
The trait from Zywoo. Karagin's got the orb.
He's trying to buy time of utility because he desperately needs teammates.
Oh, they've done great work. The third Molotov as well, because this hit didn't ever get started.
Slowing it right down from Vitalik. This has been to be a quicker call.
Karagin's dead, but in his stead you've got Niko. You've got Monosy.
Without dropping, the vitality is finally breaking through this B-bomb site.
The covering fire through the smoke from Flames is the difference
They could never find a clean look the Molotov streamlines towards Kahn, but while Maynus smoked off
They still can't find a way to decimate that half of attack and vitality breakthrough
And Tess is gonna come in towards the tail and tuck himself into a corner and save this M4
Vitality is gonna get on the board the goose egg is gone
And they do it relatively clean a scrappy battle at that B bomb site Falcons couldn't find the fights
they wanted. Apex trying to simplify things. Wanted to right hit to split to try and get
into the site. It's okay. It's a good mentality guys. You deserve the stars. All good guys.
You take your time. Okay. Yep. And we pop them up. Come on my people. Alright I'll
calm in the Vitality front despite going down big early. The sheer confidence built
up over a year and a half of not never ending trophies confidence and belief
right belief in the players sitting next to you on your left and right and
that's something that Falcons haven't had right the fact that they've had so
many finals where they should be winning it or a big game so they should be
progressing and they lose a ridiculous ground to you and now it's hard to have
faith and confidence and belief in your team but that game you mentioned
versus Navi truly that's the matchup that has given them the essential
belief they need going into a game against Vitality at the major not
Just that one, that's where everything's singing.
Karrig gets praises since he joined back-to-back finals,
back-to-back second places,
put some incredible games, incredible comebacks.
And all of those performances turn in the corner
into the Intel Extreme Masters here at the Lancest in Cologne.
That's where the confidence is built up.
Honestly, spots the hat.
Apex sends the ball in.
So, honestly, gets out of there.
He doesn't want to do anything
against Apex in that position.
And two Falcons continue to move forward.
Look at how bold this is.
up the pushing through middle.
Absolutely crazy, but they found the perfect timing for it.
Talk about confidence, but Flames turns, Tess has trades,
but now they know what's up.
How the Falcons react once they realize it isn't working.
Yeah, Vitality's trying to lean on this B bomb site.
The Kerrigan affects Kiyosuke there as well.
Kerrigan's gonna try and delay again,
holding onto that smoke as long as possible.
And they give up a little bit of space.
Monosian tests his other side of the map with Niko gone.
That critical piece of the rotation of support is not here.
Karrigan put under so much pressure, his teammate going, it's got to be Karrigan, he gets nothing!
This B-Bombside falls again!
And an impossible retake ahead of Valkyrie, you can see there's no chance, so Modesty's off saving,
and Zasda is trying to back away, so that'll be a second run for Vitality really leaning on this B-Bombside.
Yeah, I mean it makes perfect sense, the struggles of Karrigan well documented,
While they bring so much in different areas of the game,
certainly they're going to test him.
He's going to get tested each and every time.
Each and every map they're going to see
if he can stand up to the task.
This time, Himaki Yasuke split between Kahn and in the bomb
site, unable to work together, unable to work in tandem.
And with Niko dropped earlier, there
were no reinforcements arriving.
So after a hot start, Vitality has
made this look pretty seamless out of the timeout.
Two in a row, marching to back to back around winds, but still money on the falcon side.
And a timeout called their first.
To try and stop the bleeding.
Stop this from getting worse and unraveling out of control.
We'll see how Karrigan and Kiyosuke play it, but you can tell the philosophy.
You can see what they're trying to do. Whenever they come to the B-Bomb site, disjoining the attack.
And Sonic is having a little chat with the guys.
Kyosuke had a great start, 9-3 so far for him, calm down a little bit.
Golden Hornets out supporting Vitality.
There are so many fan bases here in Cologne and start of the Lank Sess.
They've had a lot to celebrate recently haven't they?
We have some information for you guys.
Unfortunately, we're going to have a PC swap out here for Apex.
Hopefully, we'll get this one resolved as quickly as possible.
We've got the best admins in the business here.
Absolutely happening as well now, early on in the game, so we'll get it underway.
I mentioned all the experience inside the server.
You touched on a briefly.
Karrigan and Apex, both competing at the very first Counter-Strike major,
way, way back in 2013.
Now find themselves in another one here.
Back in 2013, neither of them made it out of the group stage.
Here looking to build upon the legacies they've constructed since then.
13 years later and both still competing at the highest level admirable careers from both.
And now surrounded by star players that were merely children at that time.
It's crazy to think about the journey they have been on but the coaching story on this team is really interesting for me too
because X-Tas was the vitality coach before Zoni came in and took that spot away.
And it felt like there was a lot that X-Tas could have done with that team.
Apex obviously sad to see him go. We liked working with him at the time.
But the Danes came in.
He had the two pre-matches in Zonik coming into the Vitality squad.
They went on to win a matrix. They did some great work.
Back in Paris, yeah.
Zonik leaves Vitality to go to the Falcons.
They bring X-Tas back and Vitality hits the heights that no one has ever hit before.
Well, back into that, going into that Paris Major that Vitality won their first.
Apex was the guy who kind of said,
We're gonna win this major. I want to win this one. It's in my home country
We got to do it my way
We got to stop trying to blend this Danish counter strike with French counter strike
It's got to be me taking the reins of the team and then bringing in the coach that he wanted excess
He was always very confident as soon as that change happens
He's saying I want to get a major for this guy
I love the way he talks about counter strike love working with him and look at what they built together
Look at this empire that vitality is constructed in that time
and now challenging
It's not like on the other side, but the Falcons' counter strike has been good enough to take down vitality multiple times this year already.
It's been impressive, hasn't it, the way they've been able to get struck, the way they've been able to do it.
It's been one of their nemeses two times, they've taken it down. Five series lost this year for vitality.
Two of them to Falcons, the only team to beat them twice.
And they've been able to get over those with ease because they're lifting trophies the whole time.
Talk about the other partnerships that have been there, Kerrigan and Robs now going head-to-head
on the other side of the server, obviously an incredibly successful pairing of their own
back in phase.
They combine for eight trophies together, one of them the PGL Antwerp Major Championship
and ESL Grand Slam winning IEM Cologne 2022 together, just completely dominant as a
They're pairing and now they've got to overcome one another here in these quarterfinals.
It's been so great to see just Kiyosuke's reaction to Kerrigan being in the squad.
You know, him screaming when they get into overtime right into his face and just seeing how he's handling it.
And after that pistero, after that quad kill, he just looked over at Kerrigan and gave a big smile.
He's just living the dream at the moment and that's the kind of pistero that lets you settle into a game.
Let's you settle into a chaotic environment and forget all the noise around you and focus just on the screen ahead of you
This issue couldn't have come at a worse time for vitality
We're just warming into the game finally getting the feet white and getting some rounds on this tea side
Well having to sit out and just let this go
I'll be fine when we get back into it I packs one of the strongest
Mentalities that he's developed over the years since he stepped into the IGL role
They'll have no problem moving past this and focusing back in on the game on this little bit of a streak that they're going on
But for the rest of the players a chance to sit in silence
So get in the moment on the lengths of stage before things are set to begin back up again, and they lose themselves inside the game
Apex is back in the server. High five is coming in.
I want to get ready to get this quarterfinal back underway.
The Golden Horde is a non-stop movement all through the games year after year here to
support vitality so much to cheer for over the past year and a half look at
to celebrate the establishment of that legacy of apex and the rest of the team
as they look to overtake Astralis leave no doubt in the minds of anyone that's a
big thumbs up from apex as well very pleased with the PC he's got up on
stage
beautiful piece as well entering into this game getting to see Si Wu Niko
look back on their former selves and things are a lot easier you didn't
the stress the goals of winning majors at that point it was just make it into the
top they get into the professional scene prove you a value prove that you're a
great player yeah from the lengths that snow they said look out at a massive
crowd this was once just a dream but now reality as we're finally ready to get
back into the action five to two lead for the Falcons
vitality start to come back into this first half they've got a good buy
Falkins have got everything they could want because they're up still for monosy.
And they've slowed down by Talody and losing opening picks.
They've kind of concentrated a little bit more where they're not as spread out, not as exposed,
not in positions to get dropped down early on in these rounds.
Giving Apex a chance to call these rounds back to the beatball site,
play them a little bit, work this defense back and forth.
And if you're going to go at Robs, you better not miss. This kid is sharp.
You can know he's there, but dealing with it as a whole, other problem.
Robs readies himself.
Two players on the other side!
Devastating! Robs is taken two out of the Tyro.
Tess has the monosy gone.
And that picks up the tempo towards middle.
Flames gonna lead the way with Apex since Iro behind him.
And Kerrigan, he's thinking I have to make a player else this round is done.
One minute remaining as Kerrigan steps into mid.
And he misses his chance.
So Iro and Flames following up and it's just Niko now.
show now, step out of the camera for the eyes are important.
And Flam's head shot will connect a third round for vitality.
A very strong start coming out of that pause.
Yeah, now we're going to see what Falcons are made of.
This will be an interesting round.
They burned a timeout just a couple ago.
I don't think Zonic wants to use his second one just yet.
So we'll see Kerrigan and Falcons drop down into a small
buy with pistols so they can have weapons in the next.
They'll concede around a little bit easier over to vitality.
But when they get the guns back in their hands, we're going to see what kind of tenacity they've got.
What kind of plans and adaptations do they have to fall back on?
Because the first five rounds looked so damn smooth.
But your new vitality was going to show up and arrive at some point.
And rattling off three straighters, got to have this Falcons defense shaken.
Now you go Zai Wu's all.
of what that weapon might do throughout this series.
No real threats from Falcons in this round.
And once again, they're knocking on the A-bomb site,
carrying a knocked out.
And over in middle, it's just the pistols going to start
shifting over and rotating over, but Apex is just holding
this team back.
They don't care whatsoever.
They know they're going to force a reaction, a response,
and they're happy to just sit across the map
and see if anyone's going to be pushing forward.
Vitality should be able to close this out with no problem.
Another smoke in towards BMA, Messi just going to go for the spam.
And now the bomb is collected with 43 seconds left on the clock and Vitality have complete control of the situation, complete control of the map.
But they're coming towards this. They're coming towards this stack.
There's a chance.
That's...
Monasi's Deagle!
First headshot's good, going again!
You got Kiyosuke up next, but Monasi's back!
He's got another!
But it's all gonna be Monasi!
Against Zairu!
And it will be Zairu to put an end to the heroics!
So close for Monasi!
Yeah, those Deagles do work.
Great positioning from Falcons.
Vitality, not scouting anything out.
Going for the play in towards Khan.
Lovely shot from the Deagle.
It was always gonna be hard to get Zairu on that cross.
Swings into the angle and that's a fourth vitality just one round away from tying up the score line
Climbs of even these rounds can be deadly even these rounds can be flipped very quickly, but the buy is back for Falcons
This game hasn't really broken open yet both teams testing each other both teams game plans going well at various points
First Falcons now Vitality, having E's marching to rounds in a row in sequence.
Oh, completely blind Cyro gets away. He gets away on one HP. Makes it around the corner.
I'm honestly holding middle.
Plenty of forces on the other side.
When does Flames make his step forward?
And Niko's behind him at the A bomb site as well. He's joined up with Tess's.
Feels like Falcons are assuming this is going to be an A hit, but they're dead wrong.
Other side of the map is where the play is being made, where the bomb is heading.
Oh, Monace's cut off his way as a slow rotation back over.
It has to be Kiyosuke and Karagin to deliver again.
again and this is the bombsite that got vitality these four rounds they've been
leaning on this weakness it's been a game plan of pure punishment towards this
B bombsite defense utility slows them but can their reinforcements cannon the
reinforcements of falcons arrived in time Karakin flattened Kiyosuke Ellen and
Ireland alone dead at the hand of Mezzi and falcons are just so far away
from this one vitality once again through to the B bombsite
Oh man, out of that timeout, Vitality have taken complete control. Now the gameplan is online.
Apex is working this map, time and time again, and if you're Falcons now you're so concerned about that B-plomb site.
You can likely no longer play three players towards A. You can no longer try and cheat that over.
You have to be able to stop the B-hits and it's just not happening.
Apex is going to know that, right? It's going to be whirling around with his head.
Our gameplan is working perfectly now. We've got it online. We know they're going to have to start committing resources away from that A-site.
and opens up so many options for this T side now.
This is looking way too simple in these last five rounds for Vitality.
Not any kind of resistance from the Falcons defense.
It's disappeared here on Anubis.
Five in a row to tie things up.
Going into round 11 and we're going to get that second time out of the Sonic and Falcons.
Wants to top things over.
Wants to figure out the adaptations.
And this is the conversation of how you shore up that B bomb site.
You can't just do it out of the gate and park three players there.
You have to show some presence elsewhere.
And if you don't want to stack towards the B bomb site,
Falcons have a ton of plays towards Middles.
Stacks with Nico Tuft into the corner, paired up with Montecis AWP.
You can start there, drop down to the canals for a fast flank.
You can start there and try and find an opening pitch.
Maybe some of that aggression we saw earlier on in this half.
But having a very tough time piecing these rounds together
and now you're not getting the benefit of opening kills.
X-Daz and Apex have done a great job of getting Vitality back in shape.
Fixing those mistakes, fixing those errors, and Falcons have gone cold, ice cold here in the Lanccess.
The question is now, can Zonik and Karrigan find a response?
Can they send anything back away if Vitality in the last couple of rounds in his first half?
No real deviation.
from the setup here for the CT, so I know it's Russian.
Yeah, I mean, here is one of those setups for Niko and Monosy to kind of put a stop and encounter the attack over in middle,
but Vitality haven't really been opening up with any kind of place towards the middle of the map, so I don't know if they're actually going to see anything.
Now it's time for the timings of when they want to shift away.
Showing mid control from Vitality, Flames and Mezzi working together, and just as Niko and Monosy back off of their respective positions,
Flames, Apex and Mezzi make their move.
That's gonna pull Kerrigan back away from B. Niko slides further into the A bomb site sensing the split.
Smokes up.
Spam goes through.
Warning shot. The flanks still moves forward. They still progress. They get past him.
They get to the temple. And now Kerrigan better break and do something about this.
Dropping utility. Apex is already beyond it!
And then that ped up tool between Apex and Kerrigan.
And then blind is robbed, it's Testes taking the frag, and a 4v4, but 35 seconds left.
Monosy out from connector.
Nice fixed on tempo, but utility forces him back.
That's gonna be fine, Vitality's just gonna bypass this entirely.
They realize they actually don't need to take this part of the bomb site whatsoever.
Smoke it off, Molotov is down, Mezze planting.
Other side of the bomb site.
And Galcons, this is a very tough retake.
Niko is the solo man coming from CT spawn.
from CT spawn, otherwise you're all over in con, bottlenecked.
Got one-inch E grenade as well.
No flashes, no smokes, no mollies.
Surely no way for Vulcans.
Mezzy waits.
AK-47 short to rip off the head of Tezus.
Follow up from flames.
Niko comes through.
Still doable, but very unlikely.
Zywoo shuts it down.
Monus me alone!
and he had the lineup just couldn't get it done, and it's Vitality 6-5 up!
Apex jumping right into his face as well, giving him no room to operate, no mercy whatsoever.
Vitality showing in his last six rounds, why they're the best team in the world,
and overcoming Falcons, they're just a step ahead, round after round.
And it's this B-Bomb site, it's been a weak point all map-long.
Round 12. Final of the first half. Oh, straight down into the water. Niko, it's going to be Kyosuke on top of it.
K-O's to kick off the round. But you know where it's coming next. You know exactly where it's coming.
It's always been. It always has been. But I'm going to see this time. Not such an easy push over.
So I will look at a respawn, the three heaviest hitters of Thalkin's wait down inside of the B site this time.
It'll be elsewhere, it'll be over towards mid, they go, Kerrigan ready and waiting, off angle in the mid.
They find Kerrigan again, they find him again, this time he gets one.
But how many, how many rounds have we seen Robson and Xayah pull off together? A minute on the clock.
There's almost no follow-way plan though. Niko is over in canals. He can actually stop them from dropping down.
So Zai-Wu and Robs, they choose elsewhere. Niko's gonna wrap around. Are they ready?
Zai-Wu's got the up-out, could shot for Niko. Doubles him up! That's the half!
Thalc, it's made it to tie it up, but what a streak from Vitality to get right back into the quarter-finals.
FALCON!
SEMPORM!
You can't stop!
You can't stop!
It's not now!
It's not now!
It's a major!
Welcome back to the quarterfinal clash of two of the greatest teams we have in Counter-Strike.
A hot start from Falcons cooled very quickly by a surgical T-side from Vitality.
A clear game plan of punishment towards that B-bombsite defense team, Karagin and Kiyosuke.
One round grab at the end though from Falcons.
and we are all tied here on Anubis.
And Boyd did vitality sense and just abused that weakness,
brought him right back into the game.
So if you came here as Falcons thinking that you sense some weakness in the vitality side,
you're dead wrong as the score line is even.
As we begin the second half pistol round, Falcons gonna be on the attacking side
and now we're gonna see what Kerrigan brings to the table.
What kind of offense he calls?
How crazy does he wanna let him get?
Trying to unleash these star players that he's got.
Niko, Kiyosuke, monosie, seeing what they can bring to the table.
Strap yourselves in. It's going to be a wild ride here with Karagin calling this T side.
Contestants is going to hold onto the bomb outside of the B bomb site. Karagin going to activate his three players towards mid.
You've got to feel like they're just going to drop out into canals and wrap into the B bomb site.
Mezzi and Apex to defend.
You know what Mezzi can do from this platform.
We said before, USB in hand this time, Kiyosuke gonna be marching in. Apex has got two headshots, the teammate gone.
Apex tries to get a third out of it, but Kiyosuke once again, back to back, strong pistol, but goes in while reloading.
Bombs gone, and Vitality have arrived. So it's monosy instead.
Electric 1v3 required, goes down into the p-troll, and Zywoo nails the headshot.
How fast is that flinch? What a well done defense at that B-bombs like to hold them on long enough.
Apex with just a couple of kills. Take the teeth out of the attack, prevent Falcons from
settling things down in a post-plan at the P-Bomb site, and buying time for everyone else
to wrap around. Absolutely perfect. Kiyosuke gets caught completely off guard. Tessus
realizes he can't play it, they can't do anything about it. And Vitality on a wild
7-1 run at the moment. That 5-0 start seemed so, so long ago all of a sudden. And without
the bomb plant falcons, they choose not to buy here. Back to unarmored pistols at Eagle
and Kiyosuke. A chance to talk, a chance for Kerrigan to reinforce the game plan. He
wants to bring in on this T side once the guns come out.
Yeah, the score line really doesn't tell you how one side of this game is felt
Vitality in absolute control
a chance
Very strong start here in the second half as well
Collin took was one time out that slow start just disappeared out of the time out. It was immediate from vitality
Hey, Beck's gonna tuck himself in behind the pillar meses here with them. Zahru shifting over through temple
Niko, Monosik, Kiyosuke, all coming in through Kanetsu, right next to him to hear those steps.
He goes out into the peak, he's got Messi's right corner back him up and they clean up the round easily.
No frag from the other side. 8-6, Vitality leading this way.
We've got Falcons finally getting into a bar. It's going to be AK-47s out, no sighting of that AWP.
Ok guys, don't forget everything we have to do, we need to fight for every round, if
we have an opportunity to make a good choice, play together, let's do that.
Looks good so far from Vitality, exactly what they're doing.
Falcons enter the round their first gun round of this second half.
Go and measure for the moment, Niko and Rogi Kiyosuke going to start attacking towards Khan.
Modesty and support, Tess isn't carrying it outside the B-Bomb site for vitality, stacked
up over in middle.
Three defenders in that part of the map.
Ready and waiting.
Small fake smoke from Niko just to show that presence, but Rock steps in front of it,
so it does absolutely nothing.
He's going to negate that play from Niko.
negate that piece of utility so nobody on the defense has to budge, not yet at the very least.
Vitality is putting all their faith over in Mezzi, the sole defender to play retake.
As soon as the set piece comes in, drop the Molotov back away and let the reinforcements
come.
Once again they could have that fast flank, that fast wrapper on dropping out of the window.
And the rotation already coming through, as Zywul back to a CT, but Mezzy's back against the wall, angles 1, goes out of K, Karagin blinded, Zywul sends himself through the smoke, Flames are on the back, that's the bomb.
You've got to go back and get it, Tessa, it's always up next!
And Vitality just arrived in rapid time and Kerrigan can do nothing about this, twenty seconds.
And he's getting flanked out, he's getting pressure from all angles.
And Vitality just put the pressure on.
The tactical prowess from Vitality is wild, just saying you can have the B bomb site,
come attack into it, we want you to take it because we don't care about the bomb site.
We're flanking around the B bomb site already, we're dropping down, we're flanking you in canals.
got support already arriving. They are just steps ahead of Falcons at the moment. And
this is a little bit of a bonus round. Two SMGs in the hands of Fenerbahce Vitality. They
don't even need all the rifles yet. Absolute dominance.
Sending the Falcons down to Tech 9, Zai Wu ripping away Niko.
Where have they gone? Where has Falcons disappeared off to? This is no longer a game. It's
no longer a contest. Absolutely brutal. We talked about all the individual skill
on this team. The superstars that got one of them at least has to show up to try and get
them back into this. They're getting beaten by vitality, brutally beaten.
This is where you look to guys like Niko, guys like Monosia. There's incredible Stage 3 performances
to get them into the playoffs. This is where you look at those two guys and say, we need
a moment. We need a big play. We need a clutch. We need a great sequence out of
you to get this team fired up. Change the energy. Change the mindset of this
team. The Monosiniko dead first in this round. Vitality in pursuit of double figures. And it
feels like it's right there. All three players outside of the smoke. Zawu backtracking to
see if they come through. But Ekpack's no mercy. He's forgotten his manners. A killer to
carry him through the smoke. Kiyosuke and Tessas will do what they can, but it's
Completely futile
They're gonna get a chance to do anything they're gonna get a chance to play
Vitality is just wrecking them moving across the map controlling the entire map every step they take
And you don't have a whole lot of time left to wake back up into this game
This is where Falcons are gonna have to lean on that comeback against Navi from stage three and say we've done it
Once before here at the major we can do it again
The pace is going to talk about keeping this level of pressure up
Keep our boots on their throats.
Up next is Inferno. We know how much of a weakness that has been for Falcons is the very beginning of this roster.
Well, Keregan and Kyosuke with the weakness that the people here in Anubis, they will be on that map as well.
Very, very tough series if Falcons cannot win this map.
A default spread for Valkyans, here in round 17.
Fierce and delayed off by Smoke, blocking his choke point.
But really no pressure being applied to this offense.
Now we're going to get a little bit of map control play.
Niko flashed in towards A-Main, but Rops is playing passively.
He's had a very, very chill half so far, Rops.
I've got a whole lot of attention set his way at all.
And once again this mid-stack Vitality, this is game plan for Falcons and they're waiting for them to find it out.
This is gonna be crushing. Vitality have so many players that they're ready to carry and have a fight on.
Just to trade on Flames, they've got the info. But how do they ship these resources?
The bomb has got to get over it to B.
Man advantage and a time for Zilu to step up after Smoke and Convades.
So I will get to the one, Monosie trades it out, the fight in the middle goes the way of Niko, and it's just Rops, they know exactly where he is.
They know he's the safe player, he walks out in the open, Niko can't handle him, and so Rops steps up into the clutch.
A long way to go for Rops.
He's got the money to go for it if he wants, kind of slow playing things at the moment.
Looks like you might just concede this round. Falcons finally respond. They're going to get their 7th and AK-47 grabbed by Rups.
Or is he going to come in late and go for a little bit of a sneak diffuse? It's way too late in the ball-time for that Shirley.
Yeah, just going to park himself in middle. 10-7. Falcons finally into it, but nothing that feels certain. Nothing that feels like they've gotten a grip on this game.
really needed to keep that player alive as well.
Karrigan couldn't go down, they don't have a whole lot of money, they do not have that luxury
for the Falcons. We've got $3,600 here for Niko coming into the surround, so he's loving the fact that he's going to drop.
You've got to see some of the individuals from Falcons actually play, right?
Kyosuke after the smoke fate steps in towards Khan, takes down Mezzi.
Niko showing some presence over towards A main, making ropes pay attention to that side of the map as well.
He's active in the middle of the whole time, and maybe that is something to come.
And maybe we can see if they can build on that round.
Three rounds back, and not out of the fight yet.
No, a lifeline.
Has been thrown out here for the Falcons.
See if they can swim back to shore.
A chance to drown them out here in vitality
with a very strong buy still in their hands
and plenty of cash left over.
Flames just checking. Nice side of the smoke.
Falcon's trying to dare to attack towards this A site.
Yeah, they're showing that they want to gain a little bit of space in towards A main
to be able to do a set piece behind it.
So Robs for the first time is going to have to call a teammate over.
Apex and Flames over in middle.
Nico trying to find him through the smoke.
A little bit of a duel, but no commitment quite yet.
Model C with the bomb now slides over towards AMAIN as well.
As the flash plate activated in.
Now ROPS.
Climbing his way up to the heavens.
And not coming his way.
They begin to backtrack for a second.
40 seconds left on this clock.
One of the Falcons want to go for the finishing move.
The utility, flying into the A side.
They're not going to that side.
Kerrigan's make them out.
This works well, but Zywu could still stop this.
25 seconds!
Zywu scopes up first!
Draws back, ready for the next fight.
Zywu turns, can't get the second shot to land.
Kerrigan comes in at the right time,
but it's Mezzi off the platform.
Can't do much.
And that bomb will get planted.
Rops and Apex making their way over.
Alright, Kerrigan a little panic,
but tucks himself into the corner.
Rops tries to beat the smoke,
but it pops into space,
so Apex plays, doesn't check,
and now Rops has to back away.
The Falcons, they're going to swing two together, clawing themselves back into this map.
They're staying in it. That's exactly what you wanted to see in this quarterfinal.
They look like they've been knocked off their feet. Such a strong start, but Vitality were crushing them.
Last couple of rounds, give Falcons a little bit of hope.
Yeah, well you're getting a little bit more activity out of them. The whole play towards A-Main, that actually sells the state perfectly.
pulls flames pulls apex over when that follow-up utility comes out they sense that a hit because
the pressure had been there round after round and it's an opening towards the B bombsite trading
out zairu trading out mezzi and finding their passage in forcing the second time out out of
vitality money's gonna start getting grim for the CT side zairu's gonna pick up an awp but
rebuy all these rifles it's gonna chew into the money that they built up falcons is getting
closer to that point where they can slingshot this streak and to regaining the
lead on this map. 10 to 8 no signs of panic from either squad just yet.
A swing round here towards the tail end round 19. Winner grabs a huge economic
advantage over the other. These are the moments, this is the point of the game. The individuals
will really, truly make the big differences. You can swing this game back in your favor.
You'll see who it will be. We've got Vitality, Last Lights on the money, Messi racing forward
out of the main aggressive with some confidence. He's got some help with him too. Apex needed
to be there because he gets betrayed. Trying to back the way, trying to get the safety
and he does. Plenty of defense behind him in the B bomb site if that was going to go south as well.
Falcons not able to take too much space off of it going to start crawling through middle as we
speak. Kyosuke leading the way, Monosin and Tess is in support and even Niko coming over to join
up with them. All four members of Falcons playing grouped up at the moment looking to
trade their way through middle. Apex defending. Flames and Ruff's at the A bomb site ready
waiting. That first half provides
out it was an obvious weakness. They don't have that here on this CT side, but
Kiyosuke's flight forward, his strength chops up one. Robs trying to handle the
pressure of multiple players come at him from different angles and he just
won't. Tases swoops into the site, bomb plant secured and the save is on. Yeah
hard to read. Kiyosuke given all the freedom in the world to pick his
own timing and you got to love seeing that if you're carrying it you're telling
him right now I love everything you did there love your decision to take that
moment that opportunity to speed things up since he had a timing and had the
confidence to go for it provides the opening kill and now Falcons is building
into a streak this tea side yet again another comeback three rounds in a
row to bring them within one and the money's gonna be so grim for vitality
the weapons they're saving are critical. AK-47 on Apex,
off in the hands of Zyro to bring forward.
Other than that, they have nothing else to fight with.
It's exactly what the desk talked about.
Kerrigan coming into the seamen,
his individual level be damned.
Look at the way he's able to keep this Falcon Squad
fighting back every time
to recover inside this quarterfinal series.
Head of this game, Niko was talking about how important Kiyosuke is to this T-side.
He's the space taker, he's the front man of the attacks, and you see him doing his job so effectively.
Creates the chaos, puts the pressure on Robs, and falcons with a great chance to tie up this game.
Becoming a B.
Sidewall is dead. The AWP brings down Monosie dead first.
That's bold, though, in the office still in play.
Surely they had the read of the economy.
Then it was going to be a little bit punished.
The dry peek in.
What a backfire.
And now you've got to start sweating.
Man down against the low economy by.
Right when it felt like you gained control of this map,
it might just slip out of your hands.
Carrigan making the plays.
He so often does for his teams on these two sides.
Yeah, but he's got to wait now.
Look out for it.
How he is of everyone.
He's calling them back.
Smokal to go down a camera.
He's going to sever the information flow of flames.
Apex is hungry for info.
Trying to find it inside of the water.
Trying to flank in, not seeing anybody, towards A.
Yeah, but you saw the off at that B bomb site, and you're electing.
You're choosing to go at Ziloo.
Good thing for Mezzi.
B-250 trying to outmatch the rightful of Carrigan.
Look at there, you're kind of trapped.
Falcons is in a really weird place.
Tessus has the bomb.
He's kind of alone on stairs.
Carrigan has no HP.
They don't know where to go at the moment.
This round is in limbo.
But they've made the decision.
They know where they're going.
And they're coming at Robs.
The 5-7 waits in hand.
Ready to pop out.
Robs is silent.
By deadly, but he's caught in the corner.
Niko moves in.
Now they're in the side.
That bomb is gonna get planted,
but there's no ink push coming in from Falcons.
They're gonna be very cognizant of this after the plant.
No utility, no smoke to block it off whatsoever.
Here's the peek.
Here's the fight.
Apex walks out, it's Niko.
Nails it!
Xylo back and shut down instantly.
It's got to be Mezzi.
It's doable.
And miss shot.
Mezzi moves in.
Look at it conquer this clutch, but he just can't do it.
Tess S sets him down.
They tied it up.
Falcons have fought their way back into the game.
10, a piece.
And look who's on top.
Look who's leading the way.
Kyosuke 16 kills, 14 deaths.
Topping the charts for Falcons in this comeback.
In this streak, this is absolutely excellent at a Falcons.
We didn't really know what to expect out of Karrigan with such a short time.
Were these guys truly going to be trophy contenders? Was it too early to expect that out of them?
And look at the way he's got them geared up and fired up on this T-side.
Challenging the best team in the world.
The aggression from Robs, Niko's too far though and Monos is ready to punish!
And that's exactly what he does!
Robs is gone!
Opening kill!
Coming through from Falkins!
And now you can work the map.
Now Kerrigan can slow things down.
Niko's getting away patiently over towards Rugs.
starts backing away from their position to see if there's gonna be any kind of a
reaction any sort of aggression out of vitality to try and even things out and
it's a shift towards middle for vitality and this has been quite a nuisance at
times in this half this middle position that turns into such fast flanks
whether it's through con whether it's wrapping around the B-palm site
Delay smoke goes down. Once again it looks like Zairu's number is going to be called.
Falcons now stepping in towards A main waiting behind this smoke. Apex going to start shifting
over in support.
Just one player you want in this situation is Zairu. Here's the fly around the back
Red, Apex going in forward, trying to force them back, 25 seconds, 25 seconds!
Get a move on Falcons, get to that site!
The site's wide open, there's nobody home.
Kerrigan's found the escape valve, he's found his way in, he's got the team following it up,
and Mezzy's forced away with Nadenhand.
It wasn't in the right position.
Apex getting there, but Smoke is up.
He can't cancel that plant, he can't do anything about this,
and money is gone for vitality.
They have to concede, they have to back away.
back away and that means the Falcons are into the lead. Well you were talking
about confidence earlier the confidence you've got to have him
Kerrigan built up at this point and look at the way he's working these mid rounds.
Beautiful, beautiful calling from Kerrigan to keep Falcons in this game and
not just that but now taking a lead.
Exactly why they brought him into this team. They missed the chances to lift
Trophies leading into the Cologne Major, but they don't care whatsoever all the faith in the world of this captain that they brought in late in the season
11 to 10 going into round 22 a lead for Falcons out of nowhere now five rounds straight for this offense at a
blistering pace a
A game of streaks back and forth.
Both teams struggling to recover and adapt to put a stop to these and right now Vitality, you gotta do it quick.
Valken's two rounds away from taking this first map in the series.
Romszlz, if Russia is being punished by Maasiv from this exact position before,
Free Man set up here for Vitality in the middle.
They've ran this setup so many times in this app. This has got to be like the fourth time they put it in.
And they haven't come at them all that often.
I think it's only connected once when Falcons is actually moved in towards middle.
A clear game plan against this attack, but hasn't panned out the way Vitality would have liked.
Again, some utility pressure towards Robs, but he has no idea.
Oh, that smoke.
Often numbers in front of him.
And with that smoke that he tosses out he actually has to concede the fight as a drop
in behind it.
He has got quick rotations from his teammates in mid but here they come.
His roughs ready for the task.
Smoke's bleak, Yasuke and Karagin entering the feed and they are collapsing upon this
vitality defense.
It's just mezzy.
have broken through. Map point. So much poise from this Falcons team. Just in sequence taking
small pieces of control until they're ready for the overwhelming attack and Mezzie's gonna
desperately try and hang out of this but Falcons are hungry. They want to rip everything
out of their hands. Easy as possible. They're sending everybody out and Niko's coming
Next, the switcher's down, but Messi's gone.
Vitality, everything taken from their hands.
And it was said that this task might be too tall
for the Falcons this early,
with Carrigan only joining the team.
But they are rising to the occasion.
They are delivering.
An absolutely beautiful fashion,
picking Vitality apart, finding the weakness,
Finding the weak bombsite in terms of defense,
so many times vitality have stacked middle,
but Falcons is lovin' punishing the extremities.
And a final chance, a final talk.
A final time off for vitality spent,
their first one got them started on a streak.
But they've disappeared now
under this onslaught from Falcons.
Six rounds in a row.
A team effort out of Falcons.
And two chances to close out this map.
head into Inferno with a one-knock lead in the quarterfinals.
And it hasn't just been explosive star power.
It's just been good clean counter strike out of Falcons.
And that is something that is eluded then in the biggest of games.
It's always been a head scratcher watching some of the riles that Falcons have lost
with a caliber of players within this squad.
Well, right now it's working exactly as designed. Q-SRK leading the way, 17, Monosy and Niko, 15 apiece.
The engine of Falcons is well and truly working.
Kerrigan wants to show some mid-presence.
Niko against Apex first. Apex just won it.
We'll drop back in behind the smoke. Vitality hold the advantage for now.
I mean it looks like they want to go right back to this. They're said okay maybe you got this kill here
You saw this maybe you start shifting someone away to elsewhere through to that presence in middle from Karrigan
Maybe they look in that direction
Cam this defense hold against the force of the Falcons
Carrigan getting the kills done. She is okay moving in as I will teach vitality in this fight
In fact, he gives them the edge
35 seconds
ball moving in
Yeah, well, you got the flight coming from flames and that's been punishing you all have long
It's going for the finish trying to end this map now
Flames comes in flight successful. It's Tess S the unlikely hero the 1v3
Headshots clean has he got another no
Vitality extend play a
Live a little bit longer again that drop down from playing so fast to wrap around through connect through canals in
They haven't been able to read that. They haven't been able to get the timing of it.
And Zywu just cleaning that one kills off prevents Falcons from having the resources.
The player count needed to cover this with a lovely shot from Flames on a modesty.
You've got so much money if you're Falcons.
The purchase is coming through.
He got so much money, but not a whole lot of time. One round remaining.
Right, I'm off the loop guys, but please listen. Let's keep having patience.
If you get first kills, let's keep things slow down.
Okay, let's test the team. No heal place this round. Okay, let's excuse you guys.
Okay, full focus.
It's on a call for them to play within themselves, play within the team.
After that first kill, don't try and do anything crazy.
Keep the pacing in check.
One chance to close it in regulation.
It's coming to the B bomb site all the way.
Tess is Niko and Kerrigan with the bomb outside B.
Giyosuke and Monosie at the stairs.
A little bit of a pump stage, a strong defense in place for vitality, he off-brings out.
And I think that might force Falcons away from this idea.
They start to pull away.
Aragon's been able to maneuver this squad and find the answers throughout this T side.
They're putting a lot of this around him, Kyosuke's hands.
They're more than happy to let him challenge over in Khan.
We're saying when this smoke fades, look for your plate.
He got an opening kill for you earlier from this position.
As you can get it, they're ready to pounce.
The forces of Falcons arriving outside of this B1 site.
Here's your question.
VALID is gone!
Kiyosuke, the killer!
Apex and Mezzi both gone now.
Tyrone stepped before, we're trying to be the difference.
This is the shot!
And Tyrone's gone!
Oh, it's down at Chris!
Super-Idle Liggers on the big stage!
Millions and millions of dollars spent for one goal, one purpose!
But now they've got the character in Magic.
They take the opening map of the quarter-final.
Every single round needed in this clash of Titans, but Falcons breakthrough finally in regulation.
We'll be diving into those two sides in just a moment, but let's just bask in the glory of Yanko,
of what Kyosuke was able to pull off in those final moments.
Finally having his moment on the big stage, Fred, that was the big difference since the addition of Carragher.
His level in these playoff games has been what you would expect from a player as talented as he is.
You can see the freedom he is playing with and yes, this final round was absolutely unbelievable by Kiyosuke.
This is not the fact that he's going for it, you know, that he's not shying away from it.
You kind of understand if he, in his current condition with the group stage that he had, with the fact that it's 12-11,
12-11 would play a bit more passive or would expose himself a little bit less to the danger of being in connector
You know exposed to the duals, but QCB is going for it
He's never been a wait afraid of staying away from from that responsibility
And I guess the difference since Kerrigan came in is he's actually delivering more often than not and the depth of the kills
That he's got in this map specifically is that he's not only going for the place
But he's punishing the place that are coming at him the last round clear example of that
He's just holding the perfect moment
And even if something doesn't go their way, Monus is always close by to trade.
So there's like a vast difference in Kiyosuke that, yes, he's a playmaker,
but he's also capable of holding on his own.
That's the thing, you've got to be able to trust your own intuition,
trust that killer instinct, which is much easier said than done on a stage like this, right?
Yeah, and having four kills in the first round of the game does help.
I think that was a big moment for him.
You could see how hyped the team was and Kerrigan was for him.
But yeah, I want to know how many kills did Kerrigan have on this map?
I think that's the main talking point for people out there, but you can see in that second half, it's just a different team.
Like how many times do you see Falcons before in games? They're up 4-0, 5-0, they start losing rounds,
you know, they give up that lead, and then they just fall flat, they're just out of the game.
And you could see in the second half, despite losing pistol and falling behind, there was none of that.
Like they still had believed that they can come back, that they can win this game, and that's what Kerrigan has brought to the Falcons.
He called a great T-Side, he also stepped up individually on the T-Side, I can tell you,
had four kills in the first half, didn't do much, he was also targeted a lot by Vitality.
I personally think he was a big part of the reason why Vitality got back into the game as well,
because he has a bit of a liability on the CT-Side, but I think you summarized it pretty well,
Janko saying if you were to evaluate Kerrigan within Falcons, is he a net positive so far?
I think he is, there's no steering away from the fact that he is going to be a bit of a liability
at times on the CT-Side, he's been throughout the entire day of the tournament,
saying anything else would be lying straight out after watching the games,
but is he a net positive with the way he was calling on the T-side,
and also the fact that he stepped up and three by-rounds got a multi-kill himself?
At that point you may get a positive.
Let's drive into some examples of that.
Then we got round 18 up first, part of that a six-round T-side streak.
I think this was the most important round for Falcons.
It's the reset round after you win the first one on your T-side,
and you can see how they're putting pressure towards A.
We saw this in the pre-game two in the examples,
right Niko here trying to draw out some utility. There was a lot of reactions from Vitality,
you know, they were having this setup on mid, we saw the opening setups on mid, but then
the late round fake, you can see Monace expanding all of his utility. Kerrigan is already outside B
and the rest are going up water and three Vitality players on A, this could have gotten dangerous
with Zybel getting the first kill, but Kerrigan on that lurk goes through the smoke, they
We trade the second player as well and they get into a 3v3 scenario with closing out the
round.
And this was just so important to win the round first and foremost, but also the manner in
which they wanted being composed, not just finishing the round, how they initially intended
but throwing that fake.
And there was a lot of that going on in the second half.
We have multiple slow drag rounds on the T side, both from Vitality and from Falcons.
They are not like a shot callers, like they're going to just pick a strat and they're
going to do it from the spawn, but they are defaulting, they're gathering information,
making educated guesses throughout that whole T side. Both Apex and Kerrigan were doing it very well.
You said that this was probably your favorite or most important round of the game. For me it was
definitely round 20 and I can dive right into that. Falcons basically were in a position where
they had to dig themselves out of the deep trouble because of losing this Zaibu molesty head
to head duel. Zaibu was just there like a second earlier and they have to go back and
re-think the whole approach of the round. Like this is with Kixen, like how many times are
really gonna do this like they're going as a snowball towards middle and they
craft the round as it kind of is presented to them they tear we craft the
B split they try to go into the city spawn but here Kerrigan gets actually
dinged ridiculously by mezi decide to fall back immediately go back to that
a hit which is by the way pretty much free Robbs is there by himself and
this is another great call yes timing here plays in the favor of Falcons
but what a beautiful call and fall back to recover the round where
Honestly, Vitalik could get away with this map right there and then.
Yeah, that dink was a blessing in disguise for Falcons.
They might have just gone into Zywo again and these rounds are so tough to call against
because you know there's an open play, a saved rifle, and the other players have pistols,
so will the rifle play first?
Will the pistol try something or how will they stack?
And yeah, they avoided, they dodged the bullet there, Falcons for sure.
Speaking of dodging, I feel like they dodged side room for the vast majority of that
T-Side as well. We saw a couple of times where the bomb was played outside of the bomb side towards Zairu.
Then Kerrigan and one of the teammates will find out okay Zairu is in place with the AWP.
We're gonna change the approach a little bit. He went back to take some mid control just to cause a bit of rotation
on the side of I-Tality. And I will say whenever we saw Zairu's point of view especially in the last couple of rounds
he was heavily contested by smokes, heavily contested by flashes, heavily contested by Molotovs.
And that's the number one thing you want to do when you're playing Zairu.
At least you don't want to give him the easy kills that you know he's gonna hit 10 out of 10 times.
So they made the game tough for him and as a result he didn't have as much impact.
I think that's a very good point. They made that very complicated for ZywO and the other side of things.
Yeah, for ZywO and the rest of Vitality, I mean that's a really stressful game to play for Vitality, right?
Like for the players because there's a lot of slow-paced play, you're making moves,
but your moves aren't really being fruitful in terms of finding kills or taking significant map control.
And then in the last 20 to 30 seconds, you're just getting outplayed a little bit, right?
like with rotations you know that second to last round you're getting into an
MTB bomb site as well so that's going to maybe linger a little bit in the in the
heads of the Vitality. Speaking of the last moments at this particular map let's
dive into round 24 and see what a menace Kyosuke was in this one as well great
showing from him. Yeah fantastic showing as I said the fact that he's going for
this play the fact that he's not getting scared away by the grenade by
the fact that it's 12 to 11 you'd see a lot of players maybe take a
little step back maybe not fully committing into this position but as
You have Monizzi next to you and he's punishing the progressive play coming in from my tellity.
This was them trying to punish Falcons. This was them trying to take charge of the round.
And Kyousuke with a fantastic spray transfer gets two kills, makes the round almost unloosable
and then he finishes it off in style with the last kill as well.
I love to see from Kyousuke. He's a main talking point naturally for Falcons
because I feel like that's the one player as we spoke about in the group stage.
Was not necessarily missing but we expected a little bit more
But if he's playing like this in the playoffs, that unlocks a complete new version and a new level of Falcons
What care again is maybe willing to say that they're not playing at 60% but but more so 70 80 90
Honestly, even Kyosuke playing at this level. I don't think it can make a difference for what's coming, right?
This was still Falcons is picked right it went the distance and they were able to close it out
But on inferno, it feels like a massive mismatch, right?
that everyone who doesn't permapend the map has been, you know, targeting falcons on it.
And the main reason is there be bombsite, right?
And banana control is just really shoddy.
And they really struggle to have a way to take some control.
Why is that such an issue?
What have you seen evident about that set up?
Just not working for fun?
Just not being really necessarily on the same page, right?
With Kerrigan and Kiyosuke.
Also, Kiyosuke hasn't had the best of games,
But you then feel this sort of pressure to lean over there if you're Niko, to open there if you're Monosy, right?
And all of a sudden, the weakness comes on the other side of the map.
So the one thing that was keeping them alive in some of these games has been Niko with some ridiculous rounds,
but that's not something you can rely on to happen here against Vitality.
Do you want a theory craft, perhaps, how to band aid this fix on B-side Inferno?
Like what are we going to see from Falcons that is needed to kind of push this over the edge?
Are we putting molesty on B side more with the knock?
I'm more interested what we're gonna see from Vitality because their plan on T side
was just go to Kerrigan's bomb site time and time again and I think Falcons were overthinking
on their CT side. I wouldn't be surprised if he tries to just win around on A early
on Inferno just to make it look like I'm not gonna do the same thing but I think a lot
of important rounds that's where he's going to want to end and for Falcons depending on how
you start I think you need to take some risks here right whether that's going to
be some I don't I don't like blind gambles even though it's inferno but lean
an extra player towards B and then go and make a play right throw numbers at the
problem because if they just want to play default here I think Vitality has
their number all day long I think I think it goes without saying that this B
bomb side has been a little a little bit of a liability and I think the best
defense in this occasion is an offense I agree with you you know maybe
cheat an extra player over there five for banana control as well maybe
Maybe Kerrigan, yes from an individual point of view, is not going to win too many head-to-head duels,
but he can find himself in a position where he's going to set up Niko, set up Monacy,
and set up other players on Banana to make it a little bit easier for him later into the round,
to maybe get the kills needed for him to shot down.
I would say with the Gamekiosu case having just let him lose, you know, unleash him,
especially if you can win pistol and convert, like early on, just send him out, like be aggressive,
because if you can win rounds early by doing that, now there's so much pressure on Vitality, right?
because that's what you're counting on. That's the big weakness for Falcons on this map.
And if you can somehow turn it into a strength, then Vitality can really be in trouble.
We heard obviously from Karakena, they're saying maybe they're playing at 60%, 70%,
maybe if they're lucky, obviously, that's maybe adapted a little bit after that first map of the
Nubis. But I'm curious as to where you're reading Vitality right now. What level was
it on that first map for you? I think it wasn't their A-game, but I can't say they
they necessarily played bad, right, that they turtled up and went into their shell, a little
bit being outplayed, maybe their players needed a bit more poise, you know, in some of these
moments not to over rotate, but it did, you know, there's things like forced errors and
unforced errors, and I think the errors Vitality was making were forced by the good play
from Falcons on T side.
I do think that they ran away with it, especially at the beginning.
Five-zero start is a big thing for Falcons, and the way they did it was extremely disruptive.
They didn't let Vitality play whatever they wanted to do, whatever call, whatever default it was.
And we've actually had a couple of insights from XS in the timeouts.
Like, guys just dragged around longer.
Like, we are going to be okay in the 5v5s if it's like 30 seconds left.
And that's exactly what happened.
And that's where, why they actually came back into 6-6 half.
I don't want to make assumptions here, but it still sounds like we're favoring Vitality moving into Inferno.
I think everything we know, you know, in terms of history on Inferno,
what we've seen from Falcons in the group states as well on Inferno.
Yeah, it should lean towards vitality.
But I like to say, especially in a playoff game like this,
each game will live its own life.
And I do think there's a realistic world where Falcons can
do damage to vitality.
I remember you and I covering the Budapest Major as well.
Falcons, in fact, then, you know, yeah,
there was a good time to know.
You weren't there for some reason, I'm sorry.
You should have been.
But it was one of those scenarios
where the track record for Falcons
coming into the tournament on Inferno was horrible.
Then they beat Furia all of a sudden on Inferno.
Then they lost to a team, you know,
I can't even remember the name too.
And then the next game, they beat another team.
there was world class on the map so they've been vastly inconsistent
on Inferno and all I'm saying is there's a chance here for QSU to be let loose
and hopefully give us a good game.
Well by touting no doubt unknown quantities we move on to this ground of Inferno
but when you got Karagin at the helm on this stage anything can happen.
Falcons 1-0 are up. Let's see if they can take this one on their opponent's mouth pick.
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This is a high-value target and no stranger to being inside.
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I spent some time in jail, 2015, two long years before I made it out.
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David, Frozen, Jananski.
Our prime target.
Hold on.
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A meme.
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By night, they're held in their cells.
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In, out. This whole thing is gonna be a breeze.
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We have been given one of the most difficult, major playoff brackets imaginable.
Falcons have taken the first map though versus Vitality, an opportunity opens for them to
take down their toughest opponent in the first round of games.
They moved to Inferno, which is infamously in such a difficult map for Falcons.
Vitality hope they'll be able to deliver some punishment
Even though Vitality didn't show their best game on map one. They still took it all the rounds to regulation
But now this has to be their chance
Vitality or pursuit of greatness to go where no one can ever think of going that everyone else has to nearly dream off
Hawkins could put an end to that now to stop them to stop their chances of the three-peat and open up an opportunity of their
own to move on and lift a major trophy. It's only the quarterfinals, but Cologne is
delivering already. Vypholody vs. Thalkins continues here on Inferno, and it's time to get into the action.
and all eyes on this map center in on Niko for Falcons on this defense. Strong performances
by far the best player for Falcons and he's going to have to be absolutely everywhere
on this map. Tess is going for early little information places, not really much, nothing
it all over an alt mid so vitality is going to start scaling start moving up
ropes towards halls flames in alt mid mezzan apex starting to flirt over with
banana where nico plays alone with no utility a retake set up at this B
bomb site trusting in that usp and falcons want to make sure of vitality
take brackets if they step towards the a bomb site they're stacked up and
ready earlier stages of the competition hero performances on this very map from
Niko was still not enough some of the times for Falcons to get the win on this map.
Solo it be, but the first fight looks like it's going to be up towards top middle and plenty of players ready for Falcons.
If that is to be the case, but the bomb starts to drop back and so do the rest of the Vitality players.
Yeah, they don't sense any defense whatsoever.
And actually Falcons now shifting away because they don't sense an attack
and Kerrigan's going to start getting his hustle over to the B bomb site.
But he's going to be late and there's no flashes to activate Niko whatsoever.
He'll be stuck behind Smoke. He's gonna cross his fingers.
I hope he can land a headshot through this Smoke. Blind shooting with the USP.
That's gotta be Nijo on his own. Tapping through.
Carrigan's got another one. The start is strong.
It's either at least gonna kill back here for Vitality, but he's out of commission.
He's gonna put that bomb down. It's planted.
And so a 3v4. A retake required from Falcons as the other two rotate over through spawn.
They're gonna be very, very difficult for Vitality to hold onto.
So there's no flashbangs. There's no kit in play for Falcons.
It's gonna have to be quick
Coming in from CT and ruins no one from banana
I was head-checked first Kiyosuke gonna go down apex reveal raps does what he can but it's all on apex
Shrouded in it, but modest. He's got the head shot
Falcons have the pistol and the retake is delivered a team ace for Falcons
Everybody gets one you absolutely love to see that and you got to be loving the initiative of someone like Kiyosuke
leading the charge on that retake. The first one to step in and grab a head shot
and he's playing that exact same way we saw on Anubis and now with that
sequence with that map beneath his belt, with the performance that he had, that
confidence can skyrocket and he's gonna need it throughout this half. We saw the
way him and Kerrigan were targeted on Anubis where they're defending this
big bomb site together on Inferno. You have to imagine that's gonna be in
the game plan of Vitality to come check that out. Come see what they've
They've gotten this map. Come see if they can actually hold you back.
One to nothing for Falcons.
They got a bomb blast so Vitality can buy out.
It's gonna be an AK for Zywoo with flames, a wheel in sight.
An amount of damage to Zywoo and Messi.
Grenades continue to fly.
You can handle losing the pistol with your Vitality.
The conversation between maps would have been we can't get buried in that 0-5 hole.
As you mentioned they didn't play their best game but still so so close
They've got to be looking at that start and saying if we didn't start slow, more of a fight.
As he sent all of it by fire, Karagin and Kyusuke able to stash strong for the time being.
A force away vitality. It feels like those first two kills are enough to win this round.
It would take something ridiculous.
And as I was AK, getting them back into this.
Yeah, bombs dropped all the way back at the base of T-Ramp,
but there's no reason to even think about it right now if you're vitality.
You need some kills before you can even think about the plant.
So Apex is going to come investigate.
He's got some utility, but they want to make this play with contact to catch the defense off-guard an unexpected shift walk into the B bomb site
Oh, there's one from Zywool
Clumsy more of that came from the Kyosuke and Karagin still here a strong crossfire down to the side with Kyosuke
Now dismounting off the boost
Temporarily Karagin is left on his own with no support no help. I'm gonna try and hunt him down
So I will cut him in his sights. He's got him in his crosshairs and that's the round back on
So I will has done enough
Both him and rocks have taken damage and monosie handles both
Swipes them away with the M4 and a second round coming through from Falcons
Not bad to battle your way back into the B bombsite though from vitality to at least get that bomb plant
Well-constructed defense from Falcons with three player that three players there double kill from Kiyosuke
Great work as they come through the Molotov
just a lovely piece of utility to force the hand of vitality to force them to step forward before
they're ready for the attack. Another plan, another decision for vitality to invest into this round.
Coming back with a vengeance, AK in the hands of Saewoo. Tech 9s on Apex and Flames.
Galil unrobs it and MP7 on Mezi.
And you got to do economic damage if you're going to bring out this kind of a buy you need
to chip away and get a good amount of kills and they're going to try and surprise Falcons
with this extra buy, this extra investment.
Well Falcons have an extra player, it's OSB, and they barraged APAC sending it back on
6 health.
I think if you're Falcons you know exactly what they're going to test to.
You mentioned the game plan of Vitality to test this B bomb site, well if you're
Falcons, you know that. A few extra Nades sent down a Banana early. Goes a long way to
soften up Apex. Bring Mezzi down to 67 HP.
Flames beyond the half wall. Some space at least taken here. Four Vitality. Nades gonna
be tossed out. Pressure put towards Kyosuke. Grenade lands on top of him. Still got enough
help to happily play. The Tarragon. Now isolated, taken down. Good Spray from Kyosuke
to get the response. Bomb leaps in, vitality through once again to this B site.
Yeah, Naby, you got utility for the retake, all the coming in quick.
And they're racing into this, aren't they? Getting this retake going as quickly as possible
as I was going to handle it. And will that decision for fuck's sake cost him?
Molotov's got to kill right back. Being stabilized again.
They pause in the action as they wait for Tessas to rotate over.
He's got the supportive utility.
Send your forces in.
Send Niko up.
Open the top.
Spots out his target, can't take him.
Time-taking, huge finish.
Zywoo! Into the open!
Twuple's two, no chance now for Monosie.
He's gonna back away, and no mercy.
He can't fall away.
Finally, Vitality breaks through.
Lovely double kill from Zywoo, getting aggressive.
Stepping into the retake as soon as the utility rains in.
An unexpected fight, and that quick buy,
that force-up from Vitality pans out very, very well.
We're going to have one on the reverse angle also. Kiyosuke couldn't find any kind of a fight through that smoke.
A scrappy battle on this retake decided by Zairu's double.
A little bit quiet on that first map with Zairu.
Impacts from him here on Inferno is going to go a long way for vitality.
You see? Over the boost, light shot onto Zairu.
Decent start to the round here for Falcons.
An absolutely brutal utility damage, again onto the attack, but blinded Apex has won!
Fantastic response, Karakin realizes. A lot of pressure will be on him, so he actually moves forward, he takes the risk, he gets into the smoke, Karakin, oh you crazy, crazy guy!
Oh Shuntil is messy! And that AK is going to handle it.
That's a bit much, our thing now is you're also concerned about the opt for monocy that he's invested in.
I think at this point, if your monocy in your test is, you might just want to slide over to the B bomb site.
Join up with Niko and just save if they don't attack into the site. That play from Kerrigan means they have to prioritize keeping the AWP in the field of play.
So it's gotta be Niko again. Rotation is arriving.
Oh, that's an ugly smoke. There's a gap in that.
It is. And an ugly weapon. But low HP.
Scyle up first and still it does not matter. Scyle's got the second. Modesty dead. No chance for that sniper to make the difference.
Make the difference.
Unforced error.
He sees the gap in that smoke and he loves it.
He'll step right through with no problem.
Make mistakes like that.
Xayuul is going to punish.
Vitality tie up the game.
Two to two.
More importantly, money's gone for Falcons.
That's a brutal turnaround if you're Falcons.
To have a round slip away like that, you feel like in this round you didn't even
really get a chance to fight.
Good kill from Tessus, but you're never going to have a chance to actually contest
this round and you won't even get away.
kill from Zairu. Is this the map he takes over? He's activated them to respond
immediately with two straight. Nine and three soft as Zairu all coming out. It's
gonna be on a rifle on the other side. There's not gonna be a buy for Falcons
coming up in this next one. Vitality gonna take the lead here. It's that same
feeling as a Nubis though isn't it? Back and forth to the B bomb site.
Seeing if this defense how frequently you can stop them, testing it each and
Every time the longer you hit it, the more it is inevitably going to break.
The Mactain Plan keeps up. Vitality moving to this throne.
He's keeping themselves alert. There could be some threats through our name.
Vulcans are hoping it's going to be this apartment's trap that pays off for them.
The only player in there is Robs. Waiting in the bedroom. AK in hand.
The rest of his team move up through Banana.
Yeah, they know the money situation. They're not going to do anything.
They're not going to commit to anything until they activate Flames to move forward and check things out for them.
So utility up towards Coffin, small atop in the back of the bomb site.
Mach 10, if they want to step into this B site, Flames is going to lead the way.
Rocks at the right EVA, can he?
Spraying them down, gets two.
That's a better weapon picked up here from Nico.
So, at least a little steal away in the apartments, end of the cycle of vitality.
We'll put that bomb down and confirm themselves as the leader of this game.
Yeah, take the lead early on.
Well, if the Nubus was someone of a punishment from Falcons,
same thing here in the favor of vitality.
Looking to bring it to a map that Falcons have struggled on,
even when Niko plays some excellent counter strike,
they still have difficulty closing out wins.
Oh, I know we're still a long way away, Jason,
how fantastic would that Dust2 decide to be between these two squads?
It gets spicy, wouldn't it? And once you get in there to get scrappy,
start to get late into the evening here in Cologne, 11pm,
after the extended G2 Spirit Series earlier.
Tom goes off to give vitality this lead. Niko brings an AK-47 forward.
They had the AWP out early on Monosy, but not able to keep it in their favor, so timeout taken because they'll have to fight in this round without the AWP.
Well, Zonic taking the timeout, looking to chime in, headed to playoffs, and we're talking to Zonic, learning about how it works inside the Falcons.
Who's calling what? What does the structure look like? On the CT side, Nico is the one that organizes the defenses.
He was saying he needs some help. He needs a step out from Monosy. He needs him to contribute and deliver some ideas for the CT side.
We've talked so much about legacy in this series, between Apex chasing greatness as an IGL,
Kerrigan trying to build upon his greatness as an IGL, Monosiniko, all the stars inside
the server, Zairu, Rops, Flames, Zonic as a coach as well, struggles in this falcon
team as he stepped into the coaching position.
A win here, a deep run on these playoffs, I imagine with everything he's done in
his career there's something going to be sweet about this one considering the adversity
He's had to face the criticism levated in his direction if he can make this project work
Vitality this time dodging all the utility damage streaming down banana from Kiyosuke and carrying it
Here's the right flank to let Kiyosuke into the open blind. Everybody's blind.
Kiyosuke, will you check? Behind you. Apex is right there, but he's blinded down.
Kiyosuke, how is he alive? How is he getting away with it?
There's no way he should have got that.
What a wild sequence. Nobody can hear anything. Flash bangs around the chaos.
And it's Kiyosuke to come in on top somehow. He doesn't even know how.
So Ropp steps forward, grabs a deep angle in towards the A-pump site, hoping to catch a defender snoozing that walks into his line of sight.
But what options does Vitality have now?
Lost control of Banana, 3 vs 5, and only 38 seconds left on the clock.
Such limited time as Vitality starts to gather towards top middles.
I were in flames, 30 seconds as they arrive now, waiting for that Ropp's push out of the apartments.
You smoke for the time being but that smoke will now fade
Only whispers of cloud left
Honestly ready to deploy some utility to stop them knee-jump. That's the bomb. That's the big kill
Honestly now on top of the box flames gone raps last delight
No hope whatsoever backing away never got to activate in this round. It's just you guys double in banana
An absolute blinder in this round and that is around it going the way of the Falcons out of a timeout as well
Calling for a little bit of banana aggression. I think they've sensed all the utility damage
They're doing and they wanted to actually get up in their face at that point as well
Try and capitalize on the damage done, but even without the Nate's landing on top of vitality players
Kiyosuke just comes out on top of a very weird weird engagement in banana
Steps pass Apex. He gets blind when he turns around as well.
He doesn't even hear the shots. I mean Apex isn't turned quite yet. He doesn't realize what's happening in that moment.
And it's a little bit too late for him to react, but they're through the smoke.
And it hassles that pressure and that chaos very well.
And just salts in the wound.
All back in the hands of Monosy for the CT. Zyrus still has his.
His last two rounds very conservative from Vitality towards Banana, not wanting to take
that damage early on, which gives Monosy the space to slide into an off angle behind
the smoke.
So much responsibility and Monosy's shoulders in this round as his teammates shift away to
stack up on the other side of the map.
The ult must deliver and it will.
It's free, messy, it's burning. He steps into the open, steps into the scope.
Oh, that grenade.
He's gonna land right on top of Flames as well, 53 HP.
Not a good start whatsoever from Vitality at this point.
Kiyosuke being sent up over the top of the smoke. Doesn't have vision.
Not yet anyway.
But once we'll clear the cloud, Bensaiwu hits the shot on top.
Okay, what is that for some to do? They wanna take that kill and shift away.
See if you get the defense to move. You're gonna commit here, thinking that you've softened up the defense.
The defense, there's still three more players here.
Two to Modesty's off, they've stacked this up with four,
so even that boss doesn't matter.
Oh, and right into the open.
Scott won, good response from Flames.
I don't think he ever thought they were committed
to that wrap play.
He wanted to go take the space
that they were backing away from.
It's the time here for Vitality, such limited time.
You've got to try and force Tessus out of here.
Carrigan from the site.
The Danes looking to deliver together.
It's Carrigan first.
Rops dead, 10 seconds.
Wow! Killed for inflames! Into the side plant coming in just in the nick of time!
As modest as you want to come for this retake!
You know he wants to yelp in his hands when he turns this corner and sees the smoke, his heart is going to sink!
No chance to grab a pick in this 1v2, so now a decision to make!
He's got some money left in the bank, but the same can't be said for his teammates.
They haven't pulled up as much as they would have liked, but sometimes...
Sometimes you need to make the play, sometimes you need to back yourself, but the time
It's taking on a little bit too far now for Monacee to really, truly do anything.
Yeah, it's too early in the half to go for this and risk the weapon, risk the economy as well.
So looking for an exit kill that's never going to come.
So Monacee calls it all, backs away. Fourth round for Vitality.
A late response towards the A-bomb site.
They trade their way in and regain the lead.
And it looks really worrying for Vitality in the final few seconds that
having to deal with the player in pit, one still on the site as well.
And so much on Niko's shoulders as well, this one, that mistake, that misread of the situation, stepping forward into no-man's land, taking options away from himself, out in the open, traded off.
Uh, Tess says as well, just extending himself, exposing himself to the AWP, he's gonna be frustrated about that peek.
Yeah, it's a peek he wants back. He knew the time, he knew the pressure though, I think forced the move.
The situation and the circumstances.
The pressure is only going to continue to pile on the deeper and deeper into this game, and Kedsai will spot our monasy.
The construction of the boost is not good enough.
Yeah, trying to get a little cute in these last couple rounds, Falcons is, and paying for it.
Karagin under pressure, Kiyosuke gone.
More pressure now for Karagin.
The rotation for Nikos coming back over.
The bombs throw all the way back up, T-Stars. They're gonna send the forces back to get it.
Tessus tries to push forward, but you know you're gonna have to deal with Robs on that lurk.
But dealing with him is a whole different problem, and Robs has picked up the kill.
So down to two players here for Falcons should be absolutely no chance of them to do anything
Rops loves it when he's watching his team get to opening kills like that in the banana because he knows
It's gonna force the eight defenders to make a decision if they want to try and find him as a lurk if they want to try and flank really quickly
To bring it back. Well, he's not moving forward rops are still gonna maintain that position at the end of the hallway
Yeah, he's the release valve
Let's see how many players vitality send into this B bomb site four players are grouped up with 48 seconds
Are they committed or they're gonna kind of scout it out a little bit close with messy taking some spacing
Oh, missed piece of utility, but you know, this is the only chance.
The only chance for thought is to do something with his permission from Terrigan.
It's got him in ECO.
It's gone through the smoke! He's got a second here in ECO!
Where they just bail out, they run away, they know, okay, 30 seconds, we've got enough time.
We know exactly where he is. Let's get back to that site and Robs is moved up and taken to position.
Okay, and he sees and Robs crosses. Now he doesn't want to mess with it whatsoever.
So back to the B bomb site. Niko's thinking this whole time.
Let me try and scavenge this AWP in the back of the site.
Zairu will let him have it.
Bomb goes down and Vitality is going to get up to 5 to 3, a 2 round advantage and they've
taken the money away.
They've taken away the economy of this Falcons defense and if they find Niko down the stretch,
because if you're Vitality you know he wants to pick up this up from Odyssey in the
late round.
Zaihu, the hunter, just lies and waits.
Niko stepping forward ever closer to the scope. Niko trying to get away, but Zaihu denies even that.
Money go on for Falcons. Vitality in control.
Up until this point Falcons has been able to buy and contest and play back and reinvest in rounds, have a couple saved weapons.
Now you're going to have to sit around back with upgraded pistols and that's it.
You're going to have to actually take the momentum away from that vitality.
Rip it out of their hands. It's a different task.
So a conversation for the next gun rounds.
And how they want to play this with pistols. 5-7s being invested in.
A little bit of utility for Falcons, but a chance now for vitality to really, really grab control.
So it's the boost they want to get back to, they didn't assemble it as cleanly as they would have liked.
Modesty just popped me up into the air and so I was ready to punish.
Any pressure?
I'm alleviated by rops.
I think they called that kind of a boost up for Modesty because in the previous two to three rounds,
Vitality had stayed out of it any early on.
They were noticing not doing as much utility damage as they were in the first three, four rounds of the half,
so they wanted to take advantage of that.
that same. All right if you're gonna come slow paced we're gonna have this boost up so modesty can pick
one off but Vitality changed that pace, catch him off guard same with Robs here with the aggressive
piece and now it might force their hands into the beam. And there it's go over the top.
There's no land right down on Mezzi. You need something out of this world from the Diego
and the 5-7 of Karagin, Kiyosuke, go on, Karagin's side of the smoke.
Vitality's staying composed in this situation, but the boss has arrived, the AK.
They are, Niko's down banana, you can't fall away, you have to stay committed.
You either go back and you fight and you get through Niko, or you go into that B-bomb site
and they're challenging, they're forcing Niko down the stairs.
Well this is a little bit awkward, how do you want to play this one?
You want to play this one flames has gotten away and actually it's forced the defense to shift that means I ruin messy
They've got a two-on-one a really easy two-on-one against care against 5-7. Yeah flames is doing so much here
He's taking Nico away. He's pulled the two defenders back over the A site of vitality showing their class and how composed
They're staying in the situation it gets weird and banana
I'm just being as loud as possible. He wants them. He wants to sell this play towards the A bomb site
He's on the balcony now. Can Flames get another?
Monos is AK Blateson. He's going to be caught. Flames has even got him.
And now they're coming back. Okay, you've got Tessus. You've got one chance.
A single chance. Time is limited. He doesn't bite first. Discipline on the trigger.
Tessus can't get two.
A real chance in that round for Falcons. Almost pulled it together, but Flames, he found all the openings.
found all the ways to get vitality out of a sticky situation.
Forces that defense to ship back.
Forces everyone to lose information on the map.
Lose the understanding of where vitality is headed.
Don't give him even a single chance here.
Mezzi sits down in the pit.
Zai Wu hasn't even revealed himself yet.
Just waits inside the palm site.
And Mezzi, he's the one to step out with the kill.
A 6-3 lead for Team Vitality.
And a real sigh of relief for Vitality.
That was looking very, very sketchy.
Modesty, this shot is so lovely. I don't think he expected the fight. He's just so fast, do it.
But nobody else committed, and now Modesty moving to the other side of the map is trying to do everything with the only rifle.
And they were just unsure of the pacing that planes use, and you can see the frustration now.
Valkans feel like they're getting beat all around the map.
Apex, taking heavy licks, sacred exchange of utility in banana.
He's going to force Apex back, he can't stick around, 19 HP.
Sequence in response.
Smoking this down, the counter again holds his ground.
Might actually have to test over towards brackets at least a little bit
Flames gonna check out some utility as if they want to control monocy and Rapunzel Nico spotted it
He wants that fight. He's how open it was, but didn't expect it
It's monocy to find rops as the first kill usually such an elusive player in this on the map
But rops has been caught
He takes his rounds to make some plays to go for something to go for an open to go for a challenge and this one
Monocy is just zoned in on his position. What's the response and vitality?
Can then find the answer three players up through banana going to challenge this defense again
Karrigan and Kiyosuke
No one's rotating yet
The first responder will be monosy
Smoke deployed at the right time
Step through shot lands flames down to 31
The bomb is coming back up through middle. It'll go
Oh god, Flames has turned at the right time.
Nico wants that one back.
He wants that chance.
And look at the pressure it puts on these two players.
I'm at 15 seconds.
Flashtrophobic in the site, but they've got one chance to try and delay.
Modesty, burning, broken, and just as instead, but just enough time to put this bomb down.
Okay, Kerrigan's coming on the flank.
He's going to wrap around through middle.
Kiyosuke's gonna wait for this smoke to fade. You've got to handle this pit position from Apex.
No utility, no kits for the two CTs.
Apex keeps his head down.
Masi and Apex look at him be composed as Kiyosuke steps forward, creeping into the crosshair of Apex.
And he can't get the kill!
Oh, Kiyosuke's done it on his own!
The star of power on display today!
As Kiyosuke has won another round for the Falcons.
Yeah, we've been waiting for these moments for Kyosuke to look like he's putting it together for map after map series after series event to event
First two times with Kerrigan it started looking better and better in this quarter final series. He's an absolute monster a
Lovely shot from flames open it up, but what a save
And a dangerous crawl along the wall into the bomb site handles the awkward beach
Doubles up on that Nezzy, what timing he's found and what life he's given Falcons as
Vitality called their first time out here on Inferno.
Not wanting to let this league slip away right at the tail end of the half.
Two rounds remain in this first half of Inferno.
Round 11, and Monty in a precarious position for both sides.
Lose this, and this last round is going to be a very difficult one to play without a whole
lot of weapons.
Zairu has his off and so does Monosie on the other side.
Grenade towards Kiyosuke.
Hard hand.
And this series in this quarterfinal...
unleashes down banana.
Gets around the corner just in time.
Suke really wanting this, really wanting this!
Getting both down banana!
Apex up next!
And you talk about this site, you say it's a weakness,
Kiyosuke struggled on Inferno, but right now,
he's their greatest strength.
Incredibly impactful double kill to start the round,
but Niko and Keregane are gonna set up a stack.
Over here towards Sandbex, turn the corner,
it's Apex, he's got one, but Niko's done better!
Yeah, Niko getting involved this time,
and now it's just Rops left alone.
One versus three for Rops.
We've been waiting for Rops' moments.
There's the first clean headshot on the Tessus.
Blocked out inside of Banana.
I know how good he is in these situations, but how does he even get close to this one?
Obviously, Anijo waits.
Touched right beside each other.
They move forward.
Oh!
Okay, a Dink.
Honestly low, but 18 seconds, Roth can't get to it.
Yeah, I think that dick also sent the message too, just back away.
Modesty checks up with the clock when he takes all that damage
and realizes there's no chance for him to scale up and end up.
They back off and it's going to be a loss for vitality.
This AK-47 unrups.
It's worth its weight. It might be the only rifle they got moving forward.
Six to five as Falcons come back into Inferno.
Two rounds in a row right at the tail end of the half.
I think this game is a perfect example for the Falcons
in terms of know your own weaknesses?
Because they have just bolstered this people on site defense to another level today
knowing that Vitality are likely to try and punish towards the weaker of the two sites
Giyosuke has delivered some massive movements
you've got Niko waiting on top of the sandbags
and you've forced Vitality down to weak weapons
going into the last round of this first half
Oh look at the attitude out of Niko as well
pushing down middle, scaling behind the smoke
Nate comes through a dangerous decision
but it could have huge reward and it loses the fight.
Uh, Robs able to get one through.
Kiyosuke again, another killed out.
It's even numbers thanks to him.
Our thing is, Nikol only spotted Robs.
There's no indication what's coming.
Flames is with him, Zywu following up.
Yeah, two through the hallway, but they're not ready.
They're not ready at all!
Tessas is going to punish them!
Tessas picks up two!
And he's out of that.
Drops into the pit.
It's now Zywu and Mezi.
And we are not seeing that globally dominant front.
dominant version of vitality today this is Falcons rising to the occasion 6-6 in
this quarterfinal and they're one map up already
From Austin to Budapest you can call yourself back to back major champions
if you're a Vitality. But if they want to equal the record of that Astralis team, they've got to do it here again in Cologne.
Looking for the 3P. But right now, one map down and Falcons blind with some form. This could be the end of Vitality.
Yeah, that'd be Vitality. We knew this was going to be their toughest test. We knew Falcons could step up.
We weren't sure if they actually would, but man, they're looking good today. 11 kills on Kyosuke.
One more time leading the scoreboard for Falcons.
Monocy not far behind at 10.
They're going to switch over to the offensive side and we can see what they'll produce here on Inferno.
Another half of Kerrigan's calling.
And Nico's going to lead the way up in the end. He's got Monocy behind him, Tess is in support.
Now 14-7 half there from Zaiwuz and now switches over to the CT side.
I tell you, hoping that the Talisman player can turn the tides.
Niko and Monosik, the half all about to be unleashed. They're going silently.
Into three defenders. This has been out of spawn. Vitality have set this up just perfectly. Apex flames and Robs to defend.
A lot of sharp shooters after ready to try and cut this one short. Falcons running in. Through they go.
Robs, surgical on the first headshot, they're blinded. The responses are there for the Falcons!
They're into the site, they're over the top and Zywoo and Mezze are coming back with no hope.
That second layer of utility is so effective, just destroys Rops when he's about to multi-kill.
And now a tough retake, a near impossible retake, two versus four.
Zywoo can pull off, they're barely believable, but he needs to do it again.
He's missed out on his chance and that low HP player, the response is swift from Tess S.
And gone are the days, apparently, where Falcons will concede the ridiculous ones.
It's gonna be seven to six a great lock game for the pistol here early
That's now both pistols here on this second map for Falcons
And if you want to challenge if you want to cause an upset here on a map
That's been your weakness. What a great first step to take double pistols giving it good starts in both halves
And this one breaking through the stack of vitality
An unexpected third player gets absolutely sidelined by a flashbang
Two MP9s, two 5-7s and a deagle for vitality.
Falcons are coming at the B-bomb side, heavy.
Carrigan will be at the front.
They've got their goal of topping out of control for now.
The response is going to be there, some utility pulled out of vitality's defenses.
It's a lot of it.
A great barrage of utility could be installed over this Falcon's attack.
Nade lands right at their feet, chunks, Kiyosuke down.
They're still gonna jump. They're still gonna get through, but it's messy.
Deagle flays flight seven and Flames has ignited the round!
Apex is right down with their Nade and that is the round.
Vitality so desperately needed.
cold stops them in their tracks perfect for vitality. Falcons try and break into
the B-bomb site, headbutt the defense and just hope group force is gonna do it but
God are they executing in the chaos and the defense of smokes, defensive utility.
The 5-7s come out on top, flames comes out on top and vitality right back in it.
That advantage of both pistols taken away immediately.
Unless you can respond.
Carrying up to the top here.
Going to be handled by Zai Wu.
Going in again. Zai Wu's got two.
Just more to see left.
He's trying to challenge.
Trying to give it a good go.
Tess says he's opened up his chance.
Eagle in the meantime from Niko charming in
To see a world in which Hawkins can get into this and with that kill from Robs
There really isn't the world in which they get into this
Niko's found a chance he's opened up the side. He's got his hands on an AK-47 only three HP though
What can he do with it? He's got to hold on as long as modesty travels over chucks the AK-47 to him because it's not worth it in his hands and
Vitality's not 100% convinced it's coming back to this people say but they're gonna find out soon enough
3 on 2, retake 2 kits, plenty of utility, and an HP advantage.
A dreamlike duo encounter strike, Nico and Monosie.
Nico's D.Eagle, storied in the majors.
Nico goes back back into banana, can't get it done.
Turns again, realizing Rops is keeping the price drop.
Goes out into the open, so it's all on Monosie.
Crimes himself, he's ready, they're dropping like flies!
Monizy's got both!
Mezzie up next and I had Charlotte and Nye!
That was so close to some monizy magic!
But around for Vitality, none the less.
Rick, you're lovin' that up your Falcons though.
You're lovin' around like that. Four kills, bomb plant as well.
You have just decimated whatever cash Vitality was able to build up.
For so many repays, a tough loss that would have been a miraculous victory.
But Mezzy's always been so so reliable for vitality.
Man you're loving this, you got Zywul 17-9, Monosie 16-8 going head to head on opposite sides of the server.
It's vitality at the moment in the lead, but Zywul just charging down, grabbing that opening kill on Niko.
Monosie has been given the AK, hoping for a miracle.
Karrigan's got smoke flash, so you can block off either left or right side to allow Modesty
to try and activate him.
Left side it is from Karrigan.
Mezzee and Zywu, their line of sight will be taken away, no more vision for the AWP.
So the defense readjusts as information is taken away and now a flashbang is going to indicate brackets controlled.
But that's all the resources that Falcons had in this round.
The bomb is going to be positioning towards the apartments and attempting to finish again towards this A site.
And it's a fortress of defense with 15 vitality.
We're going to have to go contact, sneak up.
Sairou's the danger man, AWP from the library.
Looking to silence them.
Waiting for that cross yet to come.
Here they are, out into the open.
And it's easy from Vitality.
Nine rounds getting into QNL in the second half.
They're going to be very tough to break through this Vitality defense
without all the bells and whistles of smokes, flashes, molotovs.
A desperate attempt.
Falcons down by two now.
Really wishing they had that hot start back but Vitality took it away from him.
So Kerrigan now to the hero AK-47 in Monazzi's hands last round.
He'll drop back to the tech 9 to give rifles over to his stars.
Nades going forward, Fletch had spotted Niko trying to challenge Niko's got it.
A little bit too much from Flames and Niko loves that.
Yeah, very, very bold flight out of Flames.
Niko just rips his head off.
However, Robs is the next danger man.
Waiting a boiler.
And his cross ad perfectly positioned.
Yasuke will step out to his dad, back turn to Robs.
His fatal mistake.
Great protocol as well.
Flashbang towards middle to activate Robs to go for that kind of peek.
If Tessus was out in the open he would have been dead.
And you still don't know where Zaru's op is on the map just yet.
Flash again, trying to activate Robs, but he eats a flashbang himself, he has to back away, then Zywu chimes through.
Carragans, tech 9, gone.
Masi now waits. Tess has to step in front of him, shoulder shown. Masi, keeping the AK in hand, he knows he's got Zywu behind him.
Yeah, Tess has missed his battle, he missed his timing on that, so backs away, but oh my god, Vitality's just picking Falcons apart.
No clean looks for Falcons in this round.
And Robson's really making a pay 14-9 quiet in the first half trying to find his impact trying to find plays
It could make from the T side but now on the CT side well and truly activated
No matter how hard you try to run like this you just go and know why so just attempting this save
And sitting back and finding some sanctuary at least the mercy of that will be given
Vitality are not going to challenge you're not going to hunt them down
Three round losing bonus so Falcons are going to get 2,900 a little over 3,000 bucks for two of their players
So a decision to make if they want to force up around this get some pistols light armor
That's for a utility to try and get these AK-47s activated in the mix
Problem right now for Falcons is on the other side of the map you have Zai Wu 20 and 9 and that
AWP is starting to get mobile, starting to get confident, starting to maintain its presence on the map.
This is a 5 on 4 for Vitality.
A 4v5 conversion.
He's just so consistent, Zahruh, that you almost don't notice that he's dominating to this level.
20 kills, 9 deaths. Just picking them apart systematically.
Just casual multi-kills round to round.
Such as I will have a play to end with 20.
That's a great kill from Apex. It's monosie removed through the banana smoke.
It's in a number of great b-holes from Falcons in that first half.
Now we're getting to see the same. Out of vitality, Flames turns away.
A little bit too late, no way! Maxime's arrived!
And it's definitely nice. He moves in, he crosses over, and both defenders dead within a second.
Even a second!
Oh, Kiyosuke's got a raw smoke smoke, and oh, Banny barely makes it into the bomb site.
Bombing planted.
Three versus four retake, and I don't think Vitality want anything to do with it.
The hero from Anubis, Kiyosuke, now putting together another phenomenal map.
It was sad heading into this map that even that star performance of Kiyosuke on Anubis was not going to be enough.
Well, he's definitely testing the limits, but they need this to you can see some of the limitations of life
They're having senior Falcons you can see them kind of playing this tactical game and vitality is going to be better at it
So you need those individual multi kills you need those plays those swings and he's got so much confidence at the moment
The desk wanted to see him unleashed here on inferno and hopefully this is just the beginning if you're a Falcons fan
Bringing Karagin in, sitting 3 and 13 at the moment, but they've all spoken about how important he's been in making Kiyosuke feel comfortable in these big moments and these big games, and since Karagin's joined the team, we've just seen the potential we've been waiting for with Kiyosuke.
horrible timing as well for vitality on top of everything. Just an absolutely
beautiful double kill. Round 19 has begun. Saewoo steps up to the plate, takes an
angle in middle.
How do you respond? Niko going forward with utility. Descends to death thanks to
flames. Yeah, Kerrigan was chucking out flashes. He was the one who called that
play for Niko to pick up the pace, pick up the aggression, extinguish the
molotov and use that flashbang. Not nearly as effective as he would have
And now Falcons quickly fall back into an A-split. Two players at the end of Halls already.
Yeah, well that smoke's going to break up that crossfire between Zywa and Robs.
He leaves Robs alone for the time being.
Oh, Zywa doesn't take the shot! Robs doesn't have his gun out!
Zywa's trying to make up for it.
Trying to deliver the difference again, but he smoked out.
Utility lands, and Falcons have got through to A.
And even with the man advantage, such a tough bomb site to retake.
Bomb going down.
Monosy up in halls, Tess is in pit, and Kerrigan will maintain presence inside the bomb site.
It may be tough.
Apex just got re-smoked as well.
A vitality have shown for two years straight that they can pull anything off.
Time is ticking.
Monosy fighting.
Tess is waiting pit.
Smoke is up, he just moves to the side of it instead.
Monosy firing.
Monosy going forward out of the apartments.
It's a second out of his rifle.
Sniper with Flames doing their best, but Monosy's got the triple and forces them away!
Monosy melting massive to the best of that bomb plant, and he is hunting them down as well!
Flames goes down with a bomb, they're damaged with Monosy's enough, and he's so fired up!
Falcons, nine rounds, one away from tying things up!
And look at the smiles from Falcons down the line as well!
First, the Kiyosuke Double Kill. Now, Modesty's the man in the post-plan.
Open holes, triple kill, shuts it down before they can even begin.
And now, you really do start to believe if you're Falcons.
Pressure cranked up a notch for vitality as they take their second time out.
They've got money in the bank, but it's dwindling.
The opportunities running low now is the funds disappearing.
Some really tough timing in these past two rounds between Zairu's off giving up the angle
just as they jump out, just as Rops is forced back like that, horrifying if you're Zairu
and Rops.
Vitality are running out of chances in every sense.
Money on the line.
The nature life on the line.
Thanks down banana. Zai Wu about to take some as well. Trap no towards the open.
Pulse again, they want to test it.
Tests in Kyosuke take control.
Mezzy in flames.
On the left side of mid, Robs moving up.
Towards balcony.
Kyosuke waiting for his moment.
A show of banana control from this offense
and Monosin's going to activate these peeks and these flights.
Yeah, flashes go forward.
I have a little look around and there's the flight.
It's short, but Kyosuke's going to take damage.
Here come the rest of the Dawkins. Under a minute left, Niko, Nipstein steals away the opening.
Oh, but they don't know about Mezi. He could actually get aggressive here if he wanted to try and find a timing.
Tessus is looking for that peek. Mezi doesn't budge.
He doesn't know if there's someone holding him, and it's back to Zairu. Who else but Zairu?
You need him.
Vitality desperately need him.
And this defense can't budge. They're so concerned about the presence towards A towards middle.
Nobody wants to move just in case. Mezi's just now getting the information, but it's too late.
Time after time he has been their salvation once more. They require their savior, Zywil back in the way.
Tess has dead. Zywil out again. This time a missed shot. Bomb is planted.
Another retake, but they've got a fast flight from Mezzy. They're not prepared. Karakirik goes down.
A great kill from Mezzy. A gank goes through a monocled fight here. All front! They go right there with him!
And the falcon's force cannot be stopped.
Ferocious from the Falcons and the money is gone!
We were all wondering after that North American stretch of vitality, that vacation stretch they took, time off leading into the Major to prepare themselves to get some energy back.
Losing IEM Atlanta, getting eliminated there. We all wondered if that was the bubble bursting, the veneer of dominance slipping away.
Look at the buy now for Team Vitality, the city of the Max7 for Apex and M4 for Zywoo.
Falkins have them on the ropes!
But a team like this, you gotta put them away when you have that opportunity.
Surely not Apex, we've seen it before. What a dirty time to bring it out.
Halkins staying poised, not trying to speed things up. Not trying to win the game too early.
Confident in the way they've been playing.
A three-round stretch.
And it's going for Glory.
Niko lands the headshot.
Rops ready. Rifle out.
Rops has got it on the FP9.
Fighting on is not good.
Rops got another. Rops got another. Vitality not dead yet.
Kiyosuke may have played too soon, but how could you blame him with the game he's had?
Those are the kind of moves that have been winning you rounds. This time it backfires,
and Robs is still going to move on forward.
Is that the opening though? Is that the opening they need? Robs has arrived.
Grenade landing towards Tessus, a flash in his face. 30 seconds left, bomb dropped in mid.
And around we have weaker weapons. It's the strong right hand of Robs.
It delivers the reckoning to Falcons in this round.
He'll drop back into the site, playing this round, playing his life because they know you
can't slip up.
Yeah, Rob's just reminding them that there's a whole slew of superstars on the Vitality
side as well who can turn rounds on their head.
An incredible triple kill.
They can sure Kiyosuke can't find any opening, spanning one down through smoke.
The desperate buy with Wrecker weapons pans out for Vitality.
They regain the lead and they scavenge the bodies of Falcons in mid.
We've got two AKs coming into this and M4 carried over as well.
They've got enough money they can get a great buy.
So can Falcons.
This is a fight down the stretch on Inferno in this quarterfinal.
Yeah, well that round went for Vitality, gave him a buffer as well,
with Monty in the bank after picking up some AKs.
A perfect round to win.
A must-needed round.
This right here from Robs is disgusting.
Even swinging through for one more carrying it never expected it
Run it back again rounds 22
All the rounds of regulation required on a new base looking for the same here on it for those I will play
It's running them down on the A site
Fightality have to save. They have to hide.
And Falcons not shying away from the occasion.
No, the balls on that call to go right back into the player they had just gotten decimated.
Changing the timing, changing the pacing, and bringing the fight right back to Vitality's defense.
They have been assembling the greatest pieces in Counter-Strike that were available to them.
Falcons going out, grabbing Nico, the superstar signing, bringing over Monosy.
Then it was Kiyosuke, and then finally they brought together their final piece.
It was said they need one more superstar, just one more superstar.
They found a superstar like GL, 11 and 211.
And they want these weapons. They want them really bad.
Not gonna hunt down too much more, they have to keep some gash and some weapons in their hands as well.
So content to let the two rifles make it into round 23.
And here's where that buffer comes into play this third time out.
Zairu brings the off out immediately, M4's replenished.
Let's not count vitality out just yet.
There hasn't been a trophy without their name on it all year long.
But this is the one they wanted the most.
Four out of the last five rounds in the favor of Falcons. Karrigan's found rhythm.
Vitality. Have to dig deep and tap into that belief they have in one another.
They've pulled off crazier comebacks.
Odyssey and Zairu going blow for blow. Matching each other with 22 kills.
round 23 begins the last cannon first I will he got flustered in that last round
could I get comfortable couldn't set his feet and now it's even more punishing
if you miss an opportunity Zai Wu was looking for his opportunity down made
he's gonna be smoked out no no no surely not okay it's just a pause
Oh, as Kiyosuke went for the challenge just to the side of the smoke, and I love the idea though, apply that pressure early, force out the counter utility.
Make them jittery.
Vitality down the stretch is going to run out of nades.
The more you can force out now, the easier things will be down the stretch.
He's going to be tapping.
Trying to catch the apex.
Falcons moving into the site.
It's Apex and Flames there to defend it.
Rotation of Zahua arriving.
And the bomb's still a long way off.
Well, Falcons feels very committed here. They've gone silent. Apex and Zahua trading utility. They're coming through the smoke.
They're coming in right now. This one's for serious points in the quarter finals. Flames!
That's what he needed! The killer team's out! The heads are being chopped! And he's looking for a little bit more!
Play does again, but Monacy respawns, Slywood, Slyder, Smokey, Goadad, and Monacy again.
Lightning striking upon this cathedral and the bomb is planted.
Aroos got it back away, got to play it safe with no armor for the moment.
There's no kids through the low money.
Oh, look at Monacy, he wants to win it right here.
Into the open, it sets up, Monacy.
Just wait and there's the second time!
He's made the difference!
Vitality banned, but do not break!
They are staying in this!
They reached map point first!
One chance, one round is all it comes down to at the end.
And a third time out taken for Falcons.
A chance to breathe and talk things over, settle the nerves.
Before you descend once more to this final round.
That shot is so quick, no chance for modesty to respond.
Every single round required again.
Falcons and Vitality.
An incredible quarter-final.
Greatness everywhere you look.
And they are going toe to toe in the home of counter strike
You can see some of the philosophy in that right last round moving up banana one of the bully into the people on site again
Poursing utility out early. They caught a really nice timing, but perhaps tunnel vision towards CT spawn
And now the final play call for Karrigan and Sonic out of the time out
Where will it lead them?
Everyone's got everything you can want
So over time. Oh, this is crazy. What does to?
Mades go forward up towards top middle.
A lot of bodies here, they want to press this, they want to come through this smoke and wrap it into the bomb site.
Zywul is playing at the front of an up-in hand.
Zywul shot connects.
Karagin gone.
Monasi responds.
Again in Zywul, he is looking to be the difference.
In this site, Mezzy makes his way out.
ZywOo still alive!
Modesty and Niko, the duo you want in this situation.
They don't have to speed this up, they can take their time, look at Flames, he's wrapping around from brackets as we speak.
Trying to keep the composure under a minute left.
Niko pauses, no one dare drift in to get waiting across him.
Oh, no, Niko, he's got ZywOo!
Now he's in the pit, explains his turn, trying to get the head shot.
What is your Niko aren't doing this are they?
It's just Niko now.
Out he goes, but Apex will silence him.
Vitality will not be denied.
They still have their chance.
They draw blood on Inferno and this series will settle on Dust 2.
The Vitality fire still burns on Inferno and we need Dust2 to decide who is going through
to the semis here in Cologne.
Another map that quite literally comes down to the wire, but Jacob, Charlotte, and Zywoof
are showing up in some of those final moments and being such a different maker once again
for Vitality.
Yeah, he stepped up when he was needed the most because he was needed in this
game I think.
Falcons did, I could be a little bit better than a lot of us would have expected coming
I think we all sat back with the feeling that this was going to be a mismatch.
Janko set it up pretty well. There's been some issues throughout the group stage.
Some of those issues were still evident here, but some of the individuals,
Heroic from Monizzi, from Kyusuke, kept the game alive long enough for us to need all 24 rounds.
But then as you said, Syro having another great showing and truly stepping up in a game
where the man on the screen right here, Raps has been a little bit missing and maybe missed it a couple of times.
So it's still not Vitality firing on all cylinders, but enough to keep the series alive.
I mean, Vitality survived. That was one scrappy series. They had to win three pistol rounds,
you know, force buys, half buys, all sorts of things to get back into the game, right?
Because at the start, it seemed like Yosuke was just going to do more of the same
like he did on the Nubia, so that potentially Falcons had a chance to close it out.
And ultimately, exactly what we spoke about before the game, it happened in the game.
The B-side abuse just happened and Kippo happening, and the buffer that it gave to Vitality
Vitality was actually enough for them to pull that CT side despite being extra scrappy. Yes
But all the all in all we have to acknowledge that their game plan coming into this was that beside and it works
But considering a split down the middle at the half
Is that not a little bit impressive of what Falcons have been able to bolster some of those adaptations?
Because we knew that was going to be a target for Vitality. Pressure would be maybe too strong of a
Compliment but getting six after being down six three. I think it was a really good effort for them
In the end they had their opportunities even in the second half a couple of small mistakes and mistakes ended up costing them
The map but not the series. Let's go back to that first half then we got round seven
What are we looking at here? Yeah, this was actually first round that vitality decide to end not on B side
And it starts with the with its crafty boost on long
Unfortunately, Casio K is up and he reveals himself and dies as a B player now
The correct call is to just go back and hit B but look at the time and look at the bomb
It's stuck in apps. They cannot go for a B split. They cannot go back
So they decide to commit to this a split or a wrap and the scrappy like trades actually go in a vitality's favor
It's really really interesting how they're still deciding to go into the stack willingly despite them knowing that it is and there's a
There's a pickover step from Texas right there. Yeah, I feel Texas
Unfortunately is overplaying the scenario a little bit. You have cyrus stuck on balcony with an AWP
Tessus, his position in pit is already known, 10 seconds left, carrying and getting a vital kill on the bomb side.
All Tessus had to do in this scenario was wait for the play from Saibu. He had to jump to Tessus. Tessus didn't have to come to Saibu.
He overextends, he gets punished, Falcons lose the round and that's how the cookie crumbles.
Stresses. You know, I think it's just the problem with Falcons in that round for example, it was a five before.
You know and then Kiosk started shooting through that, the Niko maybe feels pressure about that mid to B
Doesn't want to let it go so then he is walking out taking a one-on-one fight like that sort of things that Falcons
Want to avoid but coming into this map
I know they I think they knew they were a little bit outmatched obviously feel like you have your
Chances, but the fact that you were able to push vitality all the way
I think is admirable considering 100% you know
They equalize and when we come into the first round of that second half
obviously the pistol, they managed to convert, but how do Vitaly respond instantly?
That's the issue, right, because we can start to paint a picture of Falcons maybe losing
grasp of the game. I think in this position, you know, you're about to win potentially the
game if you can convert this one and then force Vitality into a save. They walk into
a stat clear, unfortunately. There's still a minute and five seconds left to the round
and I would have loved for Kerrigan to maybe call it off or find another timing. Unfortunately,
they run into a predetermined stat from Vitality. Nothing really goes their way
And it's just a showcase, you know in a round like this
Yes, it seems silly that you only get one kill and you're going up against a bit of a weak force by to me
That was the only calling mistake. I saw in the second half from Kerrigan
I feel like I would have waited a little bit. He walked into it blindly
There was plenty of time to fall back and maybe do a different version of it
I know you invested utility into it and then you'll be maybe a little bit worse off in the second layer
So to speak but this was a big gamble and it didn't pay off for certain
The problem is you just call yourself into a corner with something like this and sending all five players there
So you have no information what's going on on the other side of the map if you do get block
It's hard to abort because you have to go back into the unknown
You didn't put any pressure towards this so the A guys will have their smokes
Like it's a tricky round and you only do it because you saw something in prep where it's like
They're never 3b which also sounds kind of crazy because it's inferno
Right, so these are the ones that sting they had one against legacy on Mirage in the CAC final, right?
So yeah, when when it goes wrong it looks horribly wrong and in the end it might be just what made the difference on this map
And coming from Kerrigan this was he did another stinker in form of T side that he had either zero or one kills
I think it happened like six times this major already sure individual forum is something we've brought up already numerous times
I don't want to repeat it again the calling wise it was alright
And actually it's surprising that they pushed it so far into 11 13 loss this but Kerrigan again much going up on T side
Was there a stand-up moment towards the tail end, Jacob, for your money, that kind of displayed from Vitality?
Yeah, I feel round 21 is where it could have gone a different way again.
Another round for Vitality.
Niko finds the opening, you think to yourself, great.
Look at the bar here, it's 10-10, it's Falcons getting into a good position.
We get the point of view from Rup's.
First kill is nice, second, maybe a little bit lucky, but that's where Rup stepped up massively.
I called him out to have been a bit absent from this game, but he came alive very much in round 21.
Any single-handy would an MP9 in a round where you have two deities, two pistols,
broad vitality back to life. And I think we painted the picture pretty clear already for the viewer at home.
We pointed out three rounds where we all agree Falcons probably should have converted, should have won,
yet the game was still 13-11. So this was definitely within reach for Falcons.
They could have won this series, they could have closed out the game.
Unfortunately they didn't capitalize on the moments they had.
There's three different rounds where Falcons are in a 5v4 and Kiosk just dies from that point on, right?
and he had a okay game, we talked about it in banana he was aggressive you like to see that
and it's better to have him play loose and make some mistakes rather than him to feel like oh he
can't go for any sort of a move because you don't want to be the reason why you lose the round
right it's just that once you have these advantages and they're like oh is there really needed
to keep pushing there considering the buy for vitality is when it looks a little bit bad.
I was just looking at the rating disparity between halfs for KSUK as well I mean past
pretty much flying cars on that CT side of things, but you're totally right, the T side was where he really fell short in a lot of those moments.
Yeah, and that's what we just don't want to see in Falcons game overall.
Like we highlighted it on Anubis. This is where he was making plays.
He was a dissipating place and he was there to punish everyone here on the Inferno, kind of like, you know, non-factor.
Should we take a little bit of a zoom out because this is a huge game with, you know,
magnificent consequences for each side of the equation. Who is the pressure more on right now in your opinion, Janko?
Still on Vitality and it shows obviously for Falcons it's such that you felt that you could have won at 2-0 right now
It's gonna go to a third
But we said that this is the best map to be the decider for these two teams right Vitality
Maybe the best team ever on Dust2 and for Falcons early on this has been the map where they had the most success and looking at their
Players it definitely suits them right and for me the player to watch is going to be Zywoo because in those losses
that they've had in the group stages like he was looking a little bit out of
sorts in some moments getting caught off guard in in some pretty straightforward
rounds playing too aggressive and his team already had an advantage and we saw
it on the CT side he was great on T side inferno on CT side a couple of misses
a couple of times many caught off guard so he needs to be locked in for
vitality on this decision. That's where it gets interesting right because on the
opposite side you have Monizy and Monizy had a great great showing here
on inferno as well mainly with the rifle to be completely honest found an
An awful lot of impact. Kepp Falcans alive in rounds where they shouldn't have been alive and really did a good job to make the game competitive.
Heading into Dust2, we know Manassee is an aggressive opt-type. We know he likes to re-aggress in the middle of the round. CT side.
You see him push up Catwalk. If he senses a timing of there's not enough pushup being applied by Vitality, certain areas of the map he will try to gain that gap.
It's also one of the maps where I feel like, sure, you have an opt-dual, you have Sairu going up against Manassee.
It's not often the duels are between the opus, right? It's the op going up against the rifle.
we have more on the head-to-head duels which whoever plays the best, whoever gets the most out of them could be our master win condition for the respective team.
At the scope out a little bit, since the creation of this lineup for Vitality they are what like 53 wins, 7 losses and in the end those losses came not long ago honestly and actually back-to-back losses so they're not untouchable despite these stats and I honestly think this is a great handshake for a decider between a match like this.
like this. I think you'll see though we have this discussion, Robs, Niko, greatest
right flora and all that. One of the reasons why Niko has been good on
Inferno is he has an active role. Like he's back in banana, he's the point man
there. I think this is where you will see struggles from him on the T side
right in that upper B area just sometimes like left without much to do
being outside of the action unless his team creates an opening and on the
other side you have Robs who's played it all his life and sort of knows
the ins and outs of that position so keep an eye out for that. Considering just
the pure magnitude at this moment as well I want to get some predictions up
here. Who are you guys siding with? Janko first of all who are you going with? I think Vitality was
there for the taking on Inferno. I think they'll get some renewed confidence after
that map and I think they win with experience. Sigh of relief for Vitality.
I'm gonna give it to them and I'm thinking the sider will be theirs. I
think I've seen enough from Vitality throughout this tournament. Yes, group
stage was not looking pretty. These two games here has not been looking pretty. I am smelling
a bit of an upset here. I'm going with Falcons. They're going to own it out.
Well, another three map affair awaits us as the clock almost strikes midnight here in the
Lancest. It's dust two to decide who survives here in the cathedral between Falcons and Vitality.
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I went to Cologne Major, lost in 7 minutes against Neep where they win the event, we should have won that event.
was my best event probably in BVD. I was actually insane. Then same Titan coming, okay. We want you
salary raised by two, being with existence again. The building starts really well but quickly gets
backbanned before 2014 Dreamhack Major, one of the two majors I missed. We pick up APK,
it's going okay, we lose I think three finals in a row and then same.
And yes, in the telling me basically, we want you to replace Shox, it's still doing well
for us and we're pretty sure that we can win the Major together.
We lost the current 2015 final first, that 14-7 lead, Crimz 1v3 from Carl.
There's the flash, that's going to catch Crimz out, they're going to push off Crimz.
They're going to take it, go on the Crimz with the Spine out, they've got six out of the triple!
That's fantastic, I'm not done yet!
I remember that like it was yesterday, but then we ended up
winning clues after so I was okay
father the time has come I must finally confess
Punishak isn't for me anymore like personal taco of any game like he's
pretty clear for me I've played the place yes never liked it in first place
Like, I just can't help being cracked.
Hmm, I don't care who's number one.
This goat conversation, I couldn't care less.
I'm confessing, Father.
I'm just, I'm just a chair guy.
This conversation is confidential.
Confidential?
You're saying like nothing is living this way?
I'm the best way to touch this man.
I'm sick of living a lie.
This thing, I can't just write my hours.
It's keeping one of them in front of the camera.
Or to keep a...
... fucking persona.
I don't need to anymore.
Countless MVP.
Two Grand Slam.
Three Major.
Simple one is only Major.
And Grand Final...
...is Armandek and Jax.
My first Major...
...was against crime in the region.
And that was after beating like prime into the bridge.
Anyway, he had electronic and perfecter at the pitch.
Beat, played.
Look at the shit I'm working with.
I'm playing with the washed face player, the fucking British player,
A.J.H.D. entry, A.J.H.D. in game leader.
All top off with a fucking board forward country.
Jesus.
Yeah?
And just when one good curtain disappears
and I maybe can farm in peace,
this new kid comes along.
I know the feeling.
And this kid is escorted around the server
by the secret service
showing the three Sanjies like,
come on.
Three Sanjies, no.
Four Sanjies.
Still, is that good chaos? Spirit wizarding?
Seriously, that's fine.
Are the ITVs at me?
Yeah, they're at you, don't tell me.
And why?
You know why?
Say it.
You know why?
Say it.
Because of the fucking codes.
Finally.
Shhh.
Feels good, doesn't it?
I'm proud of you.
Now, if you truly believe it, go out there and say it.
Last things are, with this 2026 form,
surely you've put the goat conversation to bed?
Yeah, to bed. I'm gonna head to bed,
chilling, let the team prep, playing another game.
Like, you know me, right?
It's just a fucking bitch.
What a day of counter strike we've had.
A day of Karashraik we've had here in Cologne inside of this kit's D-Drault.
The quarterfinals are delivering on every front, and this is going to be a historical day.
And history is exactly what both of these teams are trying to create, trying to make for themselves.
Vitality have already got so much greatness within their ranks, but they're looking to try and push it further
so that nobody can even think about touching it.
The side of Falcons, we're looking at Nico still trying to win his first major trophy that brought Karakin into the team
to try and make that possible.
I just need there's so many great players on the server today so much potential so much skill
But why for this third map? Why don't we just let the counter-strike do the talking?
Let's let the counter-strike tell the story as we get into the third and final map of this quarter final
Falcons versus Vitality the dust settles here on map 3
And this might be the coming out party for Kiyosuke who's at a phenomenal quarter-final series so far
Modesty is stepping up in that previous map, Zilu is stepping up in that previous map.
Neither team letting this go, fighting to the very end.
Valken starting on the T side of Dust2, attacking into this vitality defense.
And we are underway to decide who moves on to the semi-finals to face off against Spirit.
13-11 on both maps, feels like this is just getting to a boiling point now as we
head into the pistol of map three. I'll concede with three players in the tunnels.
Smoke gonna go down towards Xbox.
Another salvo of utility on the back of the tests as well. His smoke just covering
the progression of Kyosuke and Monosia lower, Niko towards middle,
still another smoke Molotov and Flashbang to place for Falcons attack and for
Vitality moving their pieces on the board over towards short. A mid-round
piece of aggression. Flash goes in, so does Zawoop.
Trying to get in behind the defences here, pressure to be put on Robs.
It was out for the peek. Connected. Zawoops actually slipped in,
C3 very close to the whereabouts of the T's. Gonna be Monosia and Tessas
for the first two kills. A great opening here for Falcons.
Let's surprise and see them continue that piece of aggression.
It was very telegraphed. Another flashbang message.
He's got a deliver on this. Swings out.
One, two. Going for a little bit more. Drops off.
But he's found vitality at three versus three.
And force Falcons to consider their options.
And Kiyosuke Eken, another bit of pistol impact today.
It's Rob's status. He tries to cross out.
And look at this from Apex. Just storming forward.
Trying to put pressure on the young man.
He's going to handle it and not put himself in harm's way.
I'm trying to make it in, but Mezzyman, or Merryman rather, has landed the headshot.
He's got a great kill on that cross.
Three so far, but he's finally dead.
And they put him in the crown.
That's not going to end up as a Falcons pistol win.
They're just so good on pistols today.
Yeah, nasty shooting with the pistols from Kyosuke.
These are some lovely shots.
I love the play from Apex as well.
Coming through that smokey nose.
If that smoke pops and they're stuck behind it,
no chance vitality have to win the pistol.
Has to make the desperate move.
Almost, almost able to claw back with that peek.
One to nothing for Falcons.
Come on, Vitality buying again. It's going to be Zayu out with the M4.
Pistols around him and we know what Robskin's going to do with the MP9.
We've seen that over on Inferno.
Let's try for it again.
Smoke, tossed out towards the double doors.
And we'll see how Inferno starts to move forward.
I want to see how efficient this T side is going to be.
going to be and towards the end of inferno it felt like we started to see
some of that inexperience and the lack of time that this roster has had with
Kerrigan at the helm the 61 days alone that they've been able to work with felt
like some ideas ran out towards the later stages of inferno but now they get
a fresh slate a clean slate on dust 2
short control now you have flames over and pit apex at the rail at this a
bomb site gonna try and delay things but with the cover of smoke kiyosuke
moves out. Apex never spotted it.
Oh, he's got very deep hasn't he?
Kisuke looking to be the playmaker.
Kisuke's gonna be revealed, a surprise.
Kisuke is way closer than you anticipated.
Grenade's gonna land towards him some responses
from Vitality and that's actually gonna pull
Kisuke back.
Yeah, he found the fight he wanted, missed the opportunity
so they feel like there's gonna be a rotation
to shift, but they're a little bit off on that.
Three defenders at this B-bomb site.
Oh, this is exactly what Vitality wants!
Trying to get right through it's Niko, stopping Messi, trying to break him apart,
but it's Simon delivering two of the back platform, robs up next!
And he's done well with the MP9, he'll retreat into the tunnels, he'll play his life!
Oh yeah, and it's actually two isolated, individual players for Falcons,
Kiyosuke and Yusuke to deliver here, can't get the first, so it's gotta be Karrigan!
Not exactly known for his clutches, but certainly known for making the big plays,
the big moments, causing the bullshit, we've got him hiding behind the box!
Galil's not next and he nearly does it!
Down close from Carrigan!
The Apex comes in, sweeps him away!
And that's getting a lot of scoreline to be tied up.
Yeah, the pistols might be great for Falcons,
but now we've seen two second rounds failed to convert.
Had it in the second half of Inferno as well.
Disrupting the hot start that Falcons was hoping to get underway.
Lovely reputo, lovely response.
Great read and a great staff with the M4 in the back of the bomb site.
Falcons on the back foot immediately.
They have the opportunity, Karrigan is 3800.
He can drop an AK and have a hero AK just like the last map.
But this time, maybe he wanted to get the AWP out in the next buy round as well.
Pass that over to Modesty, so we're going to sit back with blocks.
One Carriagin will go around the corner and expect death from Mezzi sent out towards Carriagin.
now stalled out over in the middle behind this smoke and that next round buy from Falcud is
going to be very strong. Have to imagine Kerrigan dropping that up over immediately for monocybe.
He was a beast on inferno in that loss. Get him started early with the AWP. See what
he can provide you. And Falcud's make their last move into their death. Drops back at
the bomb site, dumped a little bit of pressure but nothing he can't handle. Mezzi here
with him. Another bomb planted at the very least for Falcons and that's a win.
Get that extra cash coming out.
I want to see you get it back away. Maybe you can get a little bit more out of this M4.
Yeah, this M4 now provides the opportunity for economic damage so one or two more kills
and Falcons is laughing all the way into round four.
It's surely not the round to win, right? This surely shouldn't lead to victory.
Monacee's gonna give it a go, it's got the first, it's a second, gets the dink out towards the door, but
good work from the side, we were cleaning up Monacee and getting back into this retake.
Yeah, there might have been a world where Saibou's low HP, but just the Glock on the other player,
never able to recover another weapon. Betsy always played outside of the bomb site,
so only one rifle salvageable. And now we get into that first gun rounds.
Two to one in the favor of vitality. AK's being picked up for Falcon's attack.
They've got long spawns if they want to take them, but at least this time they don't.
Yeah, modesty is the bottom of the cross.
Only seen one.
I went down, going to a scope for now.
They're going to go for it.
Nice to go into a lot of tunnels.
They're going to go for that early fight.
Kisuke, Winsay.
Oh, that's really nice.
And being prepared for that, heads up.
That's a very late piece of aggression.
Trying to catch them off.
Gordon, Niko always got the next.
Those two kills fall in favor of Falcons. There's another one.
Monosy with a wallbang. Apex dead. Left side of the doors.
Yeah, Vitality might have had a preconceived timing if they wanted to pounce upon a trap to set up.
And the game plan at least in this round doesn't pan out. Monosy can be patient. Spots to the head.
Bows preyed as I will.
And now he's got access to the AWP on the ground. I don't even think Vitality's necessarily going to want to fight for this too much.
But being able to pick up a three off and around like this is really nice if
Saewoo falls back into it.
Karrigan just caught the timing to come out a long.
This has to get a backstab them here.
Could be taking everything away but Saewoo is going to turn at the right time.
Internal clock catch in the opportunity so Karrigan gone.
AWP recovered here for Saewoo. That's actually a huge steal from Vitality.
I know it's a loss but I think you're going to be pretty pleased with
how this all panned out.
He even taken the yell here and letting the scoreboard even up.
You know Falcons has wasted the cash, the money on the AWP, you get it for free and you get it in the hands of your best player, of the greatest player of all time.
A dangerous weapon for Zyru on this CT side.
Falcons tie things up.
I feel it's just like the early stages of this third map in the quarterfinals.
It feels like we're going to get an absolute fire and burn her down the stretch.
Hey, like says we've made it past Midnight, are you with us?
That's what I'm talking about, baby.
three under way semi-finals on the line and Falcons making vitality sweat in this series
hey can you go in behind just okay you're gonna take some short control you've got
Karrigan down to 10 HP. Spam going forward through the smokes from Mezzi.
Nico, confidently parling down into that B site, seeing if he can catch any of the CTs.
Can he open? But no one dare walk forward, no one challenging.
Yeah, but lurk smoke is going to apply a little bit of pressure. Mezzi and Rops now a little bit on notice,
especially with the mid to B smoke up and in place at the moment.
Falcon's not making the move just yet, controlling the middle of the map. A default spread for Vitality's defense.
Flames the side woo and Apex to defend this A-Bomb site.
And Kerrigan with that low HP will turn into a late long lurk.
Under 45 seconds, the utility goes to the sky. Apex casts a side. It's Iwo stepping up in his stead.
He can't connect the shot.
They start moving in and Sao Paulo starts moving back.
30 seconds left in the round as they take over the bomb site.
Sao Paulo's worried about the long play.
Yeah, but with him still alive and back in the way,
Kerrigan knows not to make his move.
Until there's some kind of pressure on the retake,
no need for Kerrigan to do anything at all.
Lies in wait.
So tantalizing if you're Falcons
to try and take these guns out of their hands.
So I was trying to pull Karrigan into the peak but his discipline will stand
He does not move. He does not bite in Karrigan
Looking the wrong direction. It's gonna be flames to walk in and remove him
But the round will fall in favor of the Falcons. They will retreat. They will try to get away
We're gonna try to hunt down a couple of kills on the exit here
Well on to Tessas, but that'll be it
Falcons have taken the lead here on just two at this stage of the map as well
Vitality's happy to give up rounds like that timeout called four players alive four players keep their weapons in hand if you're vitality
So plenty of money and plenty of resources to fight back with as they talk things over
Kyosuke again the initiator for Falcon stepping through the smoke on short finding apex in the open
We've seen some of the early game plan of vitality not play out
the late pounce in middle that trap set up with the delayed strike towards lower tunnels.
Now this play impacts out in the open smoke, broken.
And he's took no chance whatsoever, missed shots from Zairu as well.
So it's time now, I think, more to calm down the vitality side.
Just to let them settle into this third map, assure them that there's no cause for panic.
Honestly, blocked by flames early on, the smoke could go down as well.
This teammate's assisting with the breakage.
Off the smoke itself, but not going to reveal a kill, not going to reveal a chance.
This will back into the default.
Yeah, Q-2 could plan the smoke fade in mid.
He stepped in front of the double doors onto the CT side.
Smoke broken.
He sees nobody home.
a clever way to clear mid and now he's got a great piece of map control to cut off the middle of the map
Cut off this defense from shifting from bomb site to bomb site
All that's left now with him in this position is for Kerrigan to pick where they want to apply the pressure
I'm not sure.
Alkins moved through the mid smoke.
All through the double doors.
Nade towards Karagin.
Zywoo ready.
AWP, look at the stop in.
To the rifle taking first contact.
Not even having to reveal Zywoo, but there's the grenade.
It's hunted out Karrigan, it's the final play now for Falcons towards this B-Bomb site.
The setup designed to deal with this is Rocks and Mezzie by Kiyosuke.
He's found the key to open up this bomb site! Mezzie's doing what he can, but it's not enough!
Niko has stopped him and the bomb plant will be coming through to this B-Bomb site.
His vitality shift over to retake attempt.
And Falcons would love to take all these weapons away.
Are you going to give them the chance to do it with the retake here?
They want to go see if they can find anything, flush Niko out into the open.
That's the only utility they've got. That's all they've got.
And they do trade out on Niko.
But if you want to go for this, you've got to send in Zairu's AWP.
And Flames is AK.
You've got to risk losing them.
Tessa is dead.
It's got to be Monosy.
He's looking for it, but Zairu in response.
Comes through, gets that defuse.
And it's the Zairu difference that gives Vitality the tie game.
Perfect coordination, perfect timing on that peek from Zairu.
As soon as his teammate falls, Modesty's quick and he's got no chance to back away.
They do just enough, a critical trade on Niko inside the flames.
But this way here, shot taken and Zairu's prepared.
Vitality with that win, going to continue fighting on M4s back in their hands.
It's Falcons, whose money is at the breaking point in round 7.
Not bad yet though, they've got a Mattenig and a Galeel, sure those are the weaknesses, but at least you've got the AK's in the hands of the players you want them in.
It's a very scary roundup for Falcons, walking out middle, walking up to the B-bomb site on a split. It happens so rarely.
And now Vitality, they're going to be nervous about that round after round.
See the resources they've committed now to watch through as mid-toes. Two players there, Messi and Zairou.
Oh, they're just going to go into the B-bomb site with bodies, with numbers attacking into rops.
Mezzi and Zawoo playing outside the site so the reaction, the support is going to be there quickly.
Falcons desperately need a knockout punch. These opening kills need to go their way efficiently.
Mezzi, trying to get up on top of the boxes just in time.
Here they come. Utility charging in. The Falcons moving forward. Mezzi clips their wings
straight away. It's carrying dead. Rob steps out just the one, but it's Mezzi from the
in the back of the car, he can't get a follow up, so Xayuul to step out, smoke broken.
Xayuul held that bay at the window for now, that smoke goes too deep. Xayuul is close enough.
He doesn't want to step forward just yet, he's waiting for his teammates to get closer.
Thanks for pulling it, but not a lot of damage.
Flash, smokes, stepped forward, trying to block them out in vitality this time.
Starting the back where they're waiting to get in position. Yeah, this is all in the flight from apex
But now actually he smoked off as well
There might not be an avenue in but if modesty goes down here
Maybe vitality come in real real late in the bomb timers I ruin flames take it back. They've already conceded. They've already called it off
Marcy is gonna charge towards anything trying to flee the scene as that bomb goes off, but in the end falcons
Getting through into the B site. It's a very tough
Half goal for Falcons. Everyone's going to go down. Money is in a terrible situation.
Vitality, even in round walls, is able to preserve the weapons they're fighting with.
Falcons are never able to get that knockout blow that lets them get a grip on this map.
Vitality being very, very smart with their economy and their decision-making in these post-plats.
Zonic will be trying to cool things down and Falcons haven't bought anything just yet.
And then figure out what they can even piece together.
It's going to be AK coming out on Niko and Monosy.
Time for Karrigan.
Scraping together what they can.
Trying to build this lead up.
It's just so difficult every single time you play.
Zai Wu has it all.
Haven't been able to take it away from him yet.
Really nice work trading into these bomb sites.
Two players go down, but Niko and Kiyosuke just there for the trades each and every time lovely work a
single round lead for Falcons
Money decimated for both sides right on the edge
But if you're vitality at least you're keeping the up away from monasy for as long as possible
Giving Zywoo that unrivaled match on the other side, Karagin climbing up on the X-Box,
Ted shows instant kill from Apex, and they retreat to take advantage.
Then the reaction, Nico jumping out of the long doors right into Mezzi.
He saw them doubled up on Cat, and that might be a signal that there's no long
defense, that he could actually gain a little bit of space there, and boy was he wrong.
No chance whatsoever, and all of a sudden, Balkans in a critical round when money
He is on the line, you're the two-man deficit, but that's thinned out to just one.
Kiyosuke moves forward, Sae-Woo cut apart, but look, they've isolated Robs.
He's on his own. He's only got an MP9.
If they can map this B bomb site, what can Robs actually do?
And how long is Apex just going to sit behind this smoke?
Is he going to try and make a crazy play?
Will you clear out the back of the bomb site?
Can Robs keep his cool? He's under pressure. MP9.
He tries to challenge Bethesda. He's gotten rid of him.
Kiyosuke now looks down towards mid.
Oh, and he's made his decision. You can't change it from here.
He's committed to this. KSurkey stands and fights, but it's just the one.
The retake required on vitality.
Once again, utility there for Falcons. They hold them back.
I hold them at the door.
With monosy.
Ready to make a play. We can all withdraw.
He goes to the window. Apex is caught.
is caught. Blinks is on next. There's the trade-off, Montesi, Batasas has his back.
Finally, they've worked so hard for that. They finally take all the money away from
Vitality. All the weapons ripped out of their hands, and Vitality's gonna have to sit
back and save. A very tough economic battle for eight rounds straight, and Falcons come
out on top. And it's this guy once again, Kiyosuke. What a peace leap performance
he's having.
So much impact today, absolutely brilliant.
Every single map, he has bailed this team out of tough situations.
And his performance has not slowed down as the night has gone deeper.
He can finally believe the hype.
Apex, walk it up towards top middle.
Has a little peek into the lower tunnels, isn't going to come away with anything.
Alright, this time Niko gets out long safely.
Good piece of map control, especially if you know you're in an anti-eco
The bomb on monosies back now joining up over towards long as well carry or Q circa excuse me bring it up the flank and
Kara get executing a small fake towards the B bomb site to make him nervous to keep as many players part here as possible
They already come out long
Pack of falcons start to make their way forward
Utility flying over towards the car limiting the positions here of vitality, but no one was in any of those spots
They're all rotating over now
Strengthen numbers with the weaker guns and they got no I think I one counter flash on flames that chopped through the smoke
If they want to regress here, but they're gonna rely on apex to find a headshot
They're alive on a miracle Rob's is deagle has chimed in
Anything else anything else at all?
That's it. Denies eight bags. Moving up. It's the flank of Karagin. The Mk10 nips in behind
Zairu. Now it's just Robs with that D. He'll climb up short. He can take down his former
in-game leader but he's actually taking a group shot and Robs is finished off with
a grenade. Karagin hunts him down, finishes off the kill and Falcons delivering a very
solid start on this T side.
Oh yeah, they're doing absolutely lovely work. Five of the last six in their favor.
They've found bomb plants in six rounds so far and there's half. They have access to these sites.
Very, very efficient Falcons is being right now.
Round ten.
And this time by Tality, they re-enter this defense with weapons, but the AWP is missing.
They had it so much in the early stages, now they've got to play without...
And Monacy gets to play with his.
He's looking to try and dominate the long corner.
Flames. We'll get the information, that's where the AWP is. I will...
Moves forward tried to nip in towards me, but he doesn't sport anything. He realizes he can't stay there. So he backs off
We control there for Falcons
He forgives to take tonight by ropes off the back of the platform
This buddy was looking for my regretted a little bit right now double thing from ropes
There's four CTs on the map without head armor. Kerrigan's Mac 10 can chew them up
It's meant to be splurks and splits have been dangerous.
Well, Messi waited with the right bolt.
Carrigan's Mantan stood no chance.
Messi could be back-tracking, sending utility out towards the tunnels.
I don't know, a minute left on the clock, where does the bomb decide to go?
I mean, you're in a 3v5.
How do you figure this one out for your Falcons?
Feels like a round where Carrigan gave the individuals a lot of room in this round to make a play to try and create an opportunity.
All of them fell by the wayside, the peek from Kyosuke Keregan stepping up next with his Mk10.
Can they find another recovery in a deficit situation,
monocly leading the way with the AWP?
It would be ridiculous if they can pull this off.
Now, under 30 seconds left, two players entrenched in that B-Bombsite.
Smoke is gonna go down for this cross.
Apex tries to heat things up.
Nijo's dead through the smoke.
15 seconds left.
I don't even think you have time even if you go for it.
You've got two minute defenders you've got to go through so they'll just save these weapons.
Aruka is going to start coming for a hunt.
He wants to try and find that AWP down the stretch.
Test is off to his left.
Shots it down.
I'm going to just plant their feet and shore and look to hold onto the weapons.
But oh my God, test this.
It moves slowly, he dies.
He's got $3,000 at least left over.
Didn't really need that.
A two-round lead now, though, and Vitality call another time out their second.
This is where XTAS wants them to fire up right at the tail end of the half,
script together these last two even things out yet again as they switch sides.
We have that conversation with Vitality, you've been here so many times.
Dust2 has been your home ground.
So many times, but I can't imagine they feel like they're playing like it's been all those other times.
Falcons have really put him to a test and really knocked them off their A-game.
A scrappy affair, none of these maps ever getting blown out.
It would be a real testament to the greatness of Vitality though if they are able to prevail in the series today
with all those caveats here, saying they aren't playing their best counter strikes, seeing them look pretty weak
at earlier stages in the competition and still getting through Falcons.
Oh, Monacee making aggressive moves.
Look at that. Oh, 8 packs is lost. Dazed and confused.
Montesy's got the opener.
Right across late, just never expected Montesy to have that angle that fast.
A little bit deeper, giving him a new look to the right side of the doors.
Beautiful shot, beautiful play, and a man advantage for Falcons in a critical round.
And respecting the smoke for the time being here, Falcons at long, but it's fading soon.
Flames is aware of that.
We replenish with some fiery utility of his own.
No sound cue whatsoever.
Flames has no idea what's coming around that corner, but he prepares himself, sets himself against the wall, calls Zaihu over to the corner. Now they know.
And Zaihu look at the defend with him, but he pulls the initial attention. He sets up Flames.
Can he make the most of it? You better believe he can. The first is good.
First is good, Masahiro go take it down and then Flings gets caught on a jump!
An awkward situation, exchange of kills but it falls in favor of Falcons. 53 seconds left.
Look at the HP though, Modesty's gonna have to be involved.
At the moment he's playing middle, he's cutting off the rotation.
He's not letting Robs get involved in this round whatsoever.
But he gives that up to start bringing his forces AWP over to the A bomb site.
With Tessus and Kiyosuka this low, he's gotta have some influence with this AWP.
be prepared to pounce at any moment.
And Mezzi has got to be a bastion of defense, but he turns the wrong way, had to worry about
the ramp.
The footsteps, the footsteps, sold him.
And now Robs drifting over through the mid-toys.
It doesn't seem winnable.
It doesn't seem like there's even a chance for this at all.
So far away from the action, and further still he goes.
And Falcons is playing an absolutely phenomenal T-Side at the moment.
They are running Vitality ragged on this map.
They've had success at both bomb sites.
They've had success coming out middle and splitting the B bomb site, coming up short.
Now long.
There are a lot of problems that Vitality have had to solve in this half.
And now they're staring at a three round deficit.
No chance of tying the scoreline.
script together what they can in this final round 12. Rops will drop it M4 over, but they're
missing a lot of resources.
Any packs can be so frustrating to give up that opening kill.
Monosy able to punish Messi not looking at him as well, so both of the kills Monosy
gets in this round are opponents with a backs turn to him.
Oh ho ho!
Monosy again!
You cannot pass, you cannot get into the site and immediately team Vitality have to play a player down.
And it's so frustrating. It's so difficult when the AWPer on the other side of the map is picking you off on this cross.
And there's nothing you can do about it. He's just fast.
At least by Dallady putting their pieces over towards Short.
Kiyosuke and Niko lying in wait.
They have flames.
It's a FAMAS.
That'll have to do.
Can it deliver two.
Flames out first dead.
Kiyosuke again.
His entry prowess on display today.
Apex and Mezzie now the last remaining player and H-4 lead Falcons
conquest inside the cathedral looking like it's gonna continue this is such a
strong lead on the third and final map. Mezzie's got no chance in this one five
HP you have to do something crazy he's gotten he's got no chance truly no
chance he'll step up and give it a go this Falcons doesn't lose these guns
rounds, not anymore. Not today, not today. Massey's got the head shot, but Montesy
secures it. 8-4 lead, the Falcons are doing it, looking to fly into the semi-finals.
It's the birthday of the game we all love and we have been giving gifts of all the
of Counter-Strike matches today.
Both quarter-finals have delivered,
and we'll see if Vitality can claw their way back
into the second half.
And it's looking like Falcons are in full control,
looking to continue their conquest in Cologne.
Looking to knock out the world number one,
the most dominant team we've seen in Counter-Strike.
This team was put together for this purpose.
They went out, they found the biggest pieces
that were around in Counter-Strike
and assembled them into one squad.
And now they are looking to take down Vitality on the home ground of Counter-Strike, on Vitality's home ground of Dust2.
Let's kick this one off, second half underway in Cologne.
And Vitality, this is where you lean on that championship pedigree. They do not go down without a fight. A year and a half of dominance.
They're going to rely on all of that experience, crossing over towards Long, but not fast enough.
Niko's got that headshot the bullet have flames name on it
Oh, it's a B!
Towards the B bomb site that we've got them into the site the plan's gonna be coming through
Yeah, they faked him out entirely the whole defense evacuated the inexperience now Kiyosuke left the B bomb site off that one kill off that pressure
Yeah, well now we're moving in Kiyosuke looking to make up for it
Pistol guard today. It's gonna go in again, but Rocks this time handling business Tessa sending one shot back
Apex controls himself behind the big box
He's got Slywood, that French connection, stylish inside of the site
Here he comes. You want to see a long way off, getting spotted, early detected, as I would drop back.
No time to pause, he's got no kit.
He's got to break the French. He's got to do it on his own, and Apex denies that opportunity.
Vitality needed this pistol. They go out and they get it.
A lovely fake that Falcons bit on entirely. The pressure of the footsteps of the utility out towards Long.
Way too late when they realized the hit was coming elsewhere.
Vitality firmly in direction inside that B bomb site, a lovely pistol round call.
And the first step in this half, pistol rounds have been difficult for Vitality to come by.
Vitality taking it very patiently in this round 14.
They've been able to counter-rack some Valken's pistol winds and don't want to fall prey to the very same thing.
Going through the details of short control.
Smoke down for that CT cross.
Yeah, but it's negated by that defensive smoke inside the double doors so vitality won't gain any ground, won't take any space.
They'll sit back, not wanting to force the issue against pistols through a smoke.
Got more utility to fall back on.
Gap in the side of the smoke, it'll expand.
Tess S moving closer to the double doors on the other side, waits Mezzi with bomb on back.
Feels like he's gonna need a little bit more support. This defense hasn't pushed whatsoever. The stack is out towards Longin at the A-bomb side.
Oh, they haven't checked him! They haven't checked him! Texas gets away with it! Two scorn away! Bomb spills, carrying it on the flank.
The pistols, looking across chaos. The pistols, looking across calamity. Apex doing what he can, but it's going to be disaster, but they've been away!
How has he got that?
Oh still alive and now Rops is in position and I think that's the route
I think that's the danger averted unless you can hit this shot on the cross
This is what you have left a little bit of madness there for right pegs to steal that one away
And Rops is in a perfect position. He doesn't let those rounds go
Monacy steps up again giving it a go in an unlikely scenario
Rops retreats falls back into the site
I'm not giving him a chance.
Chaos inside the middle.
It hasn't led to much just yet.
Mars is going to try force-lock to the open.
Now it's just Apex.
Yeah, Apex has the time. A teammate in time.
But Monosy looking for him.
Can't find him. Apex just hides away.
Monosy taps the defuse, but the fuse is too short.
He can't get the round, but he certainly got the kills.
kills, Monosy will try to fall away, the bomb's gonna go off, Monosy goes down with it, and
APAC saves this round for Vitality.
What do you do now with your Falcons though, you took all the weapons away.
That's a really, really tough, expensive loss for Vitality, or excuse me, victory
for Vitality to take.
Look at how difficult it was, not clearing tests.
Late in the series, late in the evening, late in this quarter final, details are
gonna be missed.
And now it's about the mentality, it's about staying focused through those mistakes.
And that's where the champions step up.
It's Falcons to go for an investment here.
Kerrigan's dropped an M4 over to Monosy.
A chance to create an opportunity out of nothing.
They have stacked the B site with three players, the bomb currently in the tunnels.
But Falcons show no sign of moving forward there just yet.
I tell you know they can't sustain any losses in this round because of the damage
that was inflicted upon their economy in the last round so they're taking their
time to be so methodical and controlled about this.
death hurts but it feels like they've gone past the F4.
Q2K, attack, and the 5-7 will be devastating but nothing found this time.
Charging steps out, get to what? How's it got two out of the USP?
Is that going to be enough? Is it going to give them a chance? The 5-7 down!
Kill way! No way this is happening!
Rops is alone. The 1v3 with the AK. This would be devastating for vitality.
can Robs deliver some relief but the bomb is on the other side the time isn't
with him and Robs backs away Falcans have found some fortune. Well they found a
Kerrigan a double kill with the USB he's not a superstar but this guy knows
how to find impacts that is an incredible sequence sliding through the
smoke and again another miss detail and that'll be frustrating for vitality you
missed the clear on test that double door in the rear and the round prior now
you miss Karrigan stepping around the smoke and he's getting this arena fired
up. Yeah he's proven it wasn't just a phase. The bullshit lives and dies with him here at the
major a double USP kill into a round of victory he had no shot no chance and
and no right in winning this round, but somehow, someway, he provides the opportunity
of the chaos for Vitality unravels their attack.
That's something Falcon's about to get used to, these close, grindy games
that Karrigan has always been involved with.
Loving it here this time, Modesty, all up in his hand, back of mid.
And Vitality invests everything back in this round to try and snatch it back in their favor.
Oh, Modesty has to be very careful how he plays this one.
Good utility in mid.
Sharks down Flames.
Sharks down Mezzi.
Modesty looks to the doorway.
You got it.
Even while he's blind, it doesn't matter.
Flames cut out of this attack.
He will sit and watch the four remaining screens of his teammates, three with pistols, a single
player with a rifle, and Robson's in that engagement towards the tunnels.
Well meant to be smoke coming in next for Vitality and Apex.
Mezzi just hoping for a peek on this left side once this tech nine to do some work.
Rains in a strong setup here with Tessus and Kyosuke and Apex has got the ball on his back
This is surely going to get cut down and waits on the ledge, waits on the edge, goes out
It's Niko Tessus combining
Rops and Zywu step up with the ball, is safely in a possession, Karagin activates the flank Zywu, gone
Rops will step out on his own with 15 seconds left, Rops also dies, there is no money for vitality
There was no life in Vitality and Falcons looking to progress to 11 rounds
Because of the way the economy has played out in these first few rounds
Vitality is not going to have chances to get back into this map
Falcons gonna be up in 11 after this vitality have to say
They've got to give every chance over to Falcons to close out this series
There's nothing they can do about it
It's taken so long on Dust2, but it feels like Falcons have found a straddle hold on this map.
It's taken so long for Falcons to get into this position to find a composure.
Let's get you back right there, but the rest of the team that's out with them are shut down from Falcons.
They can taste it. They can feel it. The semi-finals ever closer.
We've waited so long to see this version of the Falcons.
Star after star added to this squad, but it was never enough for them to take that next
step.
Well, they found that missing puzzle piece.
the IGL they needed.
Kerrigan already producing improved results and just 61 days in the team.
Rops has been that missing puzzle piece for so many teams that he's stepped into that
he's created errors with.
And right now Kerrigan establishing himself as a critical brains of the operation for
Falcons and vitality have to get this comeback started right now 6 to 11
five rounds back that's roots vast for the past this line up not ever winning
a match inside the lancest it might just as well be the same today it's
are written on the walls at the moment Falcons looking to seal their fate.
Utility ready to go for vitality. The cross smoke thrown out towards Nijo. He steps in front of it.
There he goes. He's going to be flashed as to fall away.
Vitality sent players through.
Niko, blinded hell back.
Running up the ramp. Tess is trying to get back. Niko, round the back, only the one.
Kiyosuke trying to replenish that position. Tess is down inside his site. Headshot, go down site, won't Tanny get another? No!
Mezi overwhelms him. Sight has been taken. Bomb is planted. What do Falcons do?
This is where you might want to take a leap out of Vitality's book and really consider the save in this kind of a situation.
situation so very early on in the half your economy is extremely strong you
don't need to risk this weaponry don't need to lose the AWP and pass it over to
vitality so they sit back they can seed the round allow vitality to get the
seven and they're a bundle from the back-to-back major champions is in
they're now just four rounds back after this victory
A new round has looked easy for Vitality, that's the problem.
Even with USPs, Falcons are getting output, trying to hold on to a Kyosuke, eventually getting
traded by Robs.
As you mentioned, so much money, no problem for Kyosuke to reinvest.
Great opportunity as well to just make it even more painful for Vitality, take more
and more money.
XANA calls the time out now, a little bit of time to have a conversation before this
turns into a problem. And how many times has he been in this position at the major and
his old Astralis lineups and vitality for some time? And he knows what this feels like,
settle the guys down because the victory is in sight, but it's not secured yet. Job's
not finished.
I'm still happy for Monacy, because I will not have that luxury.
There's still been so much damage inflicted upon this Vitality economy.
They've got a Khalil for Apex. Four AKs on the rest.
Vitality would have hit a plate towards the long, but Mezzi gives it up. Flashman came out regardless. Mezzi didn't like coming through that smoke.
Modesty perched up in middle, boosted towards lower tunnels.
The timer on how long he can stay here.
Tess is alone inside the B bombsite here, Suke in middle.
Vitality being very conservative with this opening, staying far back on the map.
Two smokes deployed towards Xbox and double doors.
Vitality not moving forward with a good flash, it's gonna keep Monosy busy, but he's staying in the spot.
Eventually realizing he has to fall away. Initial damage done towards Kiyosuke.
Well the double smoke break on short should tell vitality that Falcons was looking to be aggressive on short, so two players likely there.
A flash set up with Niko ready to be activated. As soon as he gets a sense they're turning the corner on short.
Niko goes for the peek, oh it's a Rizzy's turn! A path through the flames into the kill!
Against that very name and Niko drops back in low HP. He's made it out. He's stolen away the opening
Yeah, low on HP though. So how do you position yourself? You might want to swap spots with Kerrigan
Monosy the AWP has to deliver here. He's ready to strike and he will straight through Zywu
Monosy ready for the rest, but he's burning and Apex moves up. Rops has got to kill Monosy, gone. Apex the other
And Kerrigan has to retreat. He has to get away and that bomb plant is coming through.
Robs is gonna turn back, catches Tess as hands busy with utility, Robs has got the frag, Vitality starting to show some life!
There's a pulse in this squad yet!
Some Vitality shown in Kerrigan chasing after but they're gone, they hide away and they will not let him in today's 8 rounds of Vitality.
One step at a time.
A fearless leader out in front for Vitality. Apex scaled into that A-bomb site that Modesty never saw.
The first one Apex slipped past his gaze. He gets the second, but that pressure applied by Apex to Molotov as well.
And that defense crumbles underneath the damage that Niko took earlier.
It's not dominant. Vitality hasn't completely hit their stride yet, but they're doing just enough to bring this back.
I mean the mountain of cash to get through though to come back into this game is going to be tough
Falcons have so much money monosies back on adbp Nico still got the AK anything still possible here for falcons
They try and just get series points. Yeah, look how frustrating it is look how much it means they can feel it so close yet
Still so far away this final gas from vitality not easy to get through
In his final two rounds might just be the most difficult to find for Falcons
That's a sleeping giant in Zaibu with 9 kills, 13 deaths, yet to deliver his trademark impact
on the game.
Spent one of the big trademarks of Zaibu over these past two years of his dominance from
vitality as he figured out how to come in with the attitude to take the win away,
to be the dominant force inside the server.
Haven't seen it yet here on Dust2, maybe it's still to come.
Vitality might need it.
Valakans sensing a hit in the direction of the B-Bomb site, they slide an additional player over.
It's Niko who's going to be that third member of this defense to bolster it, to strengthen it.
So on the other side of the map, it's all about delaying and holding Vitality off,
trying to funnel them towards the defensive stack you have in place.
Apex, he knows he's gonna do it for his team.
So Kyosuke, he slides up the ramp.
He's got a good angle. He's got a good chance.
But you gotta take down Zaiwu while you've got the opportunity.
Kyosuke hasn't done that. Zaiwu's gonna punish.
Now it is just Niko.
Sight of the smoke. Apex ready.
Picks up the AWP and from Pit delivers the round.
A battle of these two minds. Apex and Karagin going head to head.
Now Apex is delivering some frags inside the server.
17 kills on Apex, leading inside the server in terms of going in first, in terms of being the courageous one to take space and delivering frags on top of it.
What a performance, the man who just will not quit in pursuit of his own history.
He's accomplished every goal he set for himself and for this team.
He's got one more left in front of him, it's that trophy right there.
We have reached the end of the money for Falcons.
That reserve cash that they sat on.
That Tower of Gold that was keeping them in this has now been shipped away at.
They still have a decent enough buy.
Two MP9s after glaring weakness here.
But Vitality have managed to put Falcons on the line.
Vitality have lost all semblance of fear or second-guessings ever since their
backs got put against the wall. 11-6 to 11-9. Vitality's rattled off three straight.
Tess has walking up into the tunnels, robs with an AK, stands waiting for any
possible aggressive play that might come his way.
A chance for Monosy on short, but the Molotov is going to take away the angle.
Good utility work.
Still just two defenders here, Keregana along with an MP9, Monosy's up.
Going to be playing between the bombsite and Long A, now comes back, one shot at that
angle.
landed at all.
Yeah, I'm honestly missing as this ends on by.
He's still alive though.
Can still be a threat that utility delaying them, taking the dink on board.
Here's the flight.
Kiyosuke.
We're gonna be the difference again.
It's starting to smoke the line-up stand and Kiyosuke only gets one.
Mezzy responds.
Test, that's low.
He stands no chance.
Vitality have brought it back.
One round separates them.
Falcon's money in the bin.
Greatness does not go out easy.
No, you got to earn it. You got to take it from them
One player inside the smoke stops Kiyosuke's play that could have been round-winning
Could never find his way through it
And this a defense has just been bombarded in these past few rounds
Let's walk it in absolutely no mercy from vitality
Vitality is finding a soften defense at this bumps like though Falcons have not had that third player
They haven't had Niko in that position monosy giving up the railing position
So vitality is able to turn that corner at elbow and get into the bomb site space for Zairu to make a play as well
11 to 10 four rounds in a row for the reigning champs
Psst.
Sidewall gonna be looking at long, not gonna be able to connect.
No one's stepping in.
Flames.
Now in the tunnels.
One player committed.
It's Tessas down lower.
Falcon's gonna try crunch in towards the upper tunnels.
Tessas burns.
Tessas in the corner to HP.
Wesh, we gotta kill out of it.
Fall down from Tessas.
Monazis got one too.
A miraculous moment.
Falcon's standage.
A miraculous moment Falcon stand a chance.
Yeah, but there's a clear runway into the A-bomb site, Apex leads up short, Zairu in hot pursuit.
That's how they've got to go, but Zairu, he's been stabbed off in the back, he's got the bomb, it's on his back, and he's gone!
It's Messi trying to step up!
And with the sheer power of will, he's found two kills right back.
Can they do it still?
Fuck it.
Oh, what?!
How has he got away with it again?!
There's no way.
He's just tried to molotov impact or gets drilled by the bottle and now it's a busy
That might have been the only way to take him down what he did with two HP is filthy
Mezzi against monosy 19 health first 15 HP. Yeah, look at the health
Monosy
It's meant to be the star meant to be the star of the show
But it's messy who's coming out the right time
William the Conqueror keeps this going 12 to 10 comes up and that is going to be Falcons
reaching series point.
Oh that's got to be a feeling of relief now.
12-10.
You at least have overtime behind you.
Pressure drifts away only slightly.
You still have to seal it.
You still have to take this 13th round.
You've got two chances.
And you've just experienced how hard it is to put these guys away
Hard enough to just get to this point and look at the heroics out of Tessa's
Oh, he truly does so much and then a Molotov bottle hits him up the head
Tessa's gets taken out by the bottle himself and Molossi comes around twice to stop
Messi in the corner, but it acts the wrong way
And it's gonna be Falco's reaching series point for us the semi-finals right on the line
The vitality that might just be the crushing moment that might just break the hearts
Dreams of trying to equal a strollist
To try and get the three majors back to back to leave no doubt that they are the greatest of all time
That's the goal of this major for vitality. It's slipping out of their fingers
Let's go forward, it's getting you going to the open.
Flames has got the headshot. Advantage, vitality.
Kiyosuke catches Apex, trying to get through that CT smoke, goes again, raps response.
Everybody just throwing their bodies on the line.
Under him and it left, it's Karakin getting into the smoke.
He makes plays like this.
He is crazy enough to make plays like this.
This is Kerrigan.
This is Counter-Strike.
Kerrigan, that's a win, that!
Zylo enrops the only two that can stop this.
Falcons looking for the semi-finals.
Modesty waits.
takes damage on board the swing sense so we're taking the kill now it is
tracess the young song hero trying to deliver and he's on his own but he's gone
oh my god rocks with three and vitality do not give up for how well
modesty has played one of the odds he's gonna miss two shots in that scenario
Apex cannot believe they got away with that one. Apex cannot believe they're still fighting in this map.
12, 11. Incredible heroics and risk-taking from Kerrigan pans out, and they can get nothing else done.
The championship pedigree still lives in vitality.
And look at the weapons from Falcons.
Their lights will not go out.
Vitality make it a stand in Cologne.
Overtime is right there, right there for the taking.
Oh, they're coming right up short though.
This time there's going to be no messing around.
No details.
They're just going to attack into this.
Kiyosuke and Niko to defend.
Modesty's all out of position.
There's a way inside the side to send some utility forward.
We're going to get by.
Vitality keeping it up.
We're going to bring the pressure.
Kiyosuke trying to hold it.
Niko and Kiyosuke still in this for Falcons.
They are doing the unthinkable,
but they are making the impossible possible.
We're going to take down the number one,
the defending major champions.
And Flops wants to keep his ball in straight going.
He has to go in.
But Falcons have taken down the world number one. Falcons have done it in spectacular fashion.
Just two months ago, it was the lowest point in Carragans career.
But now he is in the semifinals of a major.
And for Vitality Devastation, all the goals, all the path, it doesn't matter how much you win, losing hurts all the same.
Apex devastated on the stage.
Vitality had hopes of going beyond the stars and pushing their greatness out to heights that no one could reach ever again.
But Falcons, they were built for this, designed for this, to take down Team Vitality.
And now Niko has a chance. Every major we come in and we ask that same question.
Is this the one for Nikolakovac?
Well, because of the team around him, because he's reunited with Carrigan, he has that chance
in Cologne.
All the pieces for Falcons falling into place, the final puzzle piece, 61 days in this roster,
and Carrigan has delivered them into the semifinals exactly as he planned.
And we're ready down on the stage to talk with OJ and the winners.
Well it took three maps.
it took almost every single round bar one but you've done it you've made it
through to a semi-final what work that was it was a huge fight we knew what I
going up against Vitality we cannot expect an easy game and yeah it's been a
very long day we fought we fought like crazy the whole time and just super
proud of the boys right now we kept we kept the composure throughout the
whole time even though we were losing towards the end some of the you know
very close runs, we stayed calm and we had some good rest towards the end and just a huge
relief right now.
Just a question about staying calm, we saw a couple of times towards the end, you had
a lead and you had to save.
How hard is it, the adrenaline is pumping, you can see a win in a distance, how hard
is it to back off and save?
Yeah, I mean there's not much else you can do, right?
You have a huge lead and if we have to gain every percentage we can get in those
rounds right and that meant just saving a couple of times even like towards the end we obviously
didn't have the best Bible when we won the last round but I think we can put a lot on
those situations I think if you asked me like two or three months ago we probably lost way more
guns in these rounds and maybe even lost the game towards the end so yeah we just kept it we
kept it very well to our team. What has been the difference what has changed to mean that
that you're winning these rounds?
Yeah, I mean, we have just a huge play right now, you know, we are carrying it on from
the group stage, we had a lot of tight games, you know, and we came back a couple of times
in group stage as well, and we just wanted to kind of try to repeat what we have done
in group stage, and we have done an amazing job of doing that today, but yeah, I mean,
just happy with the team right now, you know, if two months ago, you know, Finn
I wasn't supposed to be here, and now we are beating the favourites of the major.
We are now getting to the semi-finals, so it's been a crazy start line so far, but we are not done yet.
Absolutely. Now, just a quick word about Vitality.
That is four series on the trot now that you've had there, number four and zero.
What code have you cracked that nobody else seems to be able to find in beating Vitality?
I'm not sure. I don't think they're doing anything specific versus them.
I think it's probably more now in today's heads that we are maybe the only team that is making
very competitive versus them and even winning most of the time.
I think maybe they respect us a lot and this is the reason why they tend to play a bit
differently versus us but nothing crazy.
I think ever since even in G2 times me and Ilya had always good times versus them
but the games were always very enjoyable and exciting and just happy that we won
in the end now as well.
Well, it's going to be great to see you tomorrow here in the semifinals.
Just one last question. That's about Counter-Strike, 27th birthday today.
What a day we've had.
I mean, the match beforehand was a white-knuckle ride.
It was all the overtime.
We then see you take it to three maps, win like that, almost all the rounds.
This has got to be the greatest game of all time.
There's no doubt about it.
There's no doubt about it. Everyone knows that, and we are just proving it by each major.
May, we'll see you tomorrow. Congratulations, you threw to the semifinal.
hands together for Niko and Falcons semi-finalists at the major.
16 Brazilian counter-strike hoisted a major trophy inside this arena and in that moment
a ferocious passion spread like wildfire through all of South America.
Uncontested, Brazil has maintained their place at the top of the continent ever since.
Tonight's match is 10 years in the making.
Because now, neighboring nations have emerged from the enormous shadow cast by Brazil,
and they're sharing a major playoff stage for the very first time.
It was Fallen himself who lit the fire and has carried the torch ever since.
This evening, Ninzee collectively attempts to take that flame from him.
Cologne! This one is for history!
The clash of Latin America!
And the map pool could not be better.
Ninzee and Furia head to head in quarterfinals, both looking to break the curse.
Waste no moment to the first duel, you kinged our turn from top mid and fallen swift on
that fallback.
Play with no fear.
That was the plan.
From all ten players in the server, catch them while he's looking at the sky.
No one's here to help you, Fallen.
No one beyond K Serato.
You kindar down and spawn.
But they hit that pause button again.
But the smoke's going up.
There's no one for the cross.
They've just got to take it dry.
And they're lagging.
Okay.
Headshots in abundance for 9-Z as they suddenly take over that long control
and we've got a bomb plant and we've got a message for Furia.
9-Z came to play.
Oh, they ran through that.
They bulldozed their way to the A site.
No CT cross smoke when they swung.
They were happy to take all those duels.
As soon as it was falling, went to headbutt that smoke originally.
That was their way in.
It's a dangerous game here for Furia.
But we've seen Ninzee have spotty performances on Dust2, but in my opinion, at their best,
they can beat anybody.
Some of the CT setups they've used on Dust2, I think are going to be adopted all the way
to the top.
We know it gets real creative with the mid-round timings on T-side as well.
Nainzi already used that to their benefit.
Just loves the timing and catching, falling like that.
Got that smoke up on site, didn't affect anything.
Kind of pushes Nainzi into a place where they've got to go for duals, heads up.
And the heads are what they took.
Insta kills with the pistols for Nainzi, insta force by at a fury up.
All the way loses his angle early, that scout's got to go for the reposition.
Middle of the map control here for 9z.
No real contest being offered up, Fury is still just leaned back, it smokes in hands across
the board, clearly looking to just kill some of the time off this clock.
We'll see whether Ninzey want to respect that, just decide to pounce in and again this death
ball as they've tapped into is so prepared to just go and storm this B site what they'll
find a single Desert Eagle.
They've got a great call here.
Ya'kinder by himself.
Flash into the face, a little spam through the smoke but they don't actually push through
and clear him from tunnels.
Luckily here for Ninzey the Desert Eagle gets away from him and luckily here for
Furia you can go ahead and save in the next one because nobody's got anything
to stop Ninzey in this conversion of the pistol.
That's a very, a very strong call to kick off.
They don't fall for that defensive smoke
that gets thrown by Kcerato up on Cat.
No, they don't overthink it at all.
We're gonna see Nines he get nervous.
It might have been in a moment like that over thinking
and that's what we're looking for here
in this quarter final.
In a world of that boom,
you saw nerves on display.
So many eco, so many clutches.
But when you see an arena like this
front of you who would be surprised. I think you kind of showed some of the
self-awareness of somebody who's not won in five quarter finals in the five times
that he's tried and without that awareness I think the energy is a
little bit different if it's always your second third attempt whatever and
when we know about you kinder in finals but in a major quarter finals it's a
bit of a curse for him. But I think that's why he had a smile on his face,
because this time does feel different.
We're hoping that's the case. Conspiria themselves with a bit of a curse, right?
Super seating expectations, surpassing stage three, three zero. It's been
happening left right and center, and yet those quarterfinal thumbles keep on
coming. Cologne's meant to be where they changed that course. GT gonna change
Yuri's ideas. Meant to tether with the Kindar down into the lower push, both
players turn back around and so we are sat here watching the third round of
this quarter final and looking at a single kill thus far for all of Fiora
combined. Yeah it's coming in quick here for 9z. It's working very well.
The worry for Fiorio was, as the question was asked, you know, you throw the stage you
had all these days off.
What does that mean for how you feel?
And the kinder said, well, we had the time off the last couple of times and that was
an issue.
We know how to pace ourselves a little bit better.
They tried to play a ton of practice scrims in the previous majors that they played
in.
That formula wasn't successful.
It may or may not have been about that.
We'll see if their new strategy has worked.
Wasso Peak.
It's another three.
This one for free.
Farewell, Fallen.
And you're right, I mean, no kill,
so it's small adoying Cacerado.
Anything they can grab would be nice.
You know, you take down Max, that's a couple grand,
but even that's a start.
Just to kind of get this game going
as far as your own individual output goes.
You're exactly right.
The game is going to get started
whether they like it or not.
They don't dent the economy, then it only makes the half a lot harder.
We are still looking at one frag.
Good as it gets here for 9-Z.
And the difference for them, they come into this quarter final and they have the two quarter
finals in 2022, but it was only Max and DGT.
It's a new team.
I think that's why the conversation for 9-Z just goes beyond the major cycles themselves
and it goes back to their previous quarterfinal outing.
Getting onto the stage is still a question mark for Ninzee.
Watching them turn into a shell of themselves.
It's something we do not want to grow accustomed to, and they also need to break.
So first gun round of the game, and Molodoy puts that off out middle.
But he still remains passive. There's been a lot of very safe jump spots going on through Suicide so far.
Even here versus the pistols, 90 doing the absolute best, trying to keep themselves as unlikely as dying to that scout, to that AWP.
And I think what that does is it recognizes the AWPing ability that Molodoy and Furia have in their arsenal.
Yeah, for Molodoy, it's all about being bred into his rotations and how to avoid that.
I see again, proof on Dust2. They know how to find that weaker sight with very little information.
Somehow Max knows. They get Molodoy off his post in his rotation back to A. Bomb though
is going the opposite direction. Doesn't take too much, just a flash and a fire bomb
and he's off of it. Which means no support for middle. We've got the fangs of Furia
towards that B bomb site.
It almost looks like they've already done it again
unless Kcerado and Yuri combine for a great hold.
If somebody makes a move, you can see a Kindar
just testing the waters, probably gonna open,
but still not believing that he needs to actually reposition
closer towards middle.
Three smoke in mid.
But the time being, it's just Luchov out mid.
Number is strong.
Coming through this tunnel smoke in a moment,
Kcerado going through the sequence.
It's nade after nade, and he interrupts them nicely,
but he kills none of them.
Flying Mac 10 to nine.
Yuri into the cover, and that's
That's where he's gonna get popped.
No rotations.
Luchov has mid.
Luchov has mid.
Fury again.
One kill on this round.
And they save with three.
It's a perfect call again for 9-Z.
And this time it's because they go for
both mid control and a B hit.
But because they didn't have anybody come out
on that split through middle,
the kinder saw nothing.
No reason to be alarmed.
They actually didn't know if it could have been
a cap play, if it could have been late long.
They didn't have the information to use.
So far amazing again here for Nainzi.
We look at their match versus spirit.
It ends in overtime.
It's an incredible attempt.
They can't close, but you saw so many great T-Rounds out there just like this in that
match.
had magics speechless after the game.
Well we'll be on our way to the first part of that if you don't get it together.
Because right now Yuri's the only one with kills.
Kaserauto lined up the damage on the two. It felt like that spray was on point but no headshots in it.
And the time to kill since the pistol for 90 has been so incredibly crisp.
We're going NAVE spam towards long.
This is an early fight.
Chance for Furia to just straight up stuff it.
Mayer, one and done.
And as he kick our guys back in, second servings.
Wasso peek gets the better of him.
Now there still remains pressure over here towards long.
So Kcerado pops the smoke, spots Wasso,
and takes this down to the even three.
It pulled a goalie though.
This is actually a B attack.
It was dressed up like an A hit,
but they're going to walk into an open site.
Bombs in the middle of all of that.
What more could you ask for here for 90?
You do still have no idea.
silent as they need to be slicing right through it already Luchoff over to the window didn't all they laid smoke that be doors they
Molly to show quesarado that now it's a retake
At what point of this game the furious start to get crazy show the teeth
Case Arado rounds that smoke max right now with the NATO could have gotten jumped
But now Yuri's dead case Arado splits between the two one inside of the smoke. He's making noise and Max comes back
still unkillable. Molotov is on the retreat! Fantastic! 5-0, 9-Z!
5-0 for 9-Z as they call another fantastic round. It's as if they started with a ton of conditioning.
They've already got 9-Z buying into their ideas immediately. It helps when you're shooting hard as well.
as well. Wasov peak gets that instant trade outside of Long after they initially busted
open. So multi-kills in response, Perfueria, that's the key part. Even if they don't get
tricked in their own heads, they have to respond to the fact that Long Control has
been won. Okay, Serrano blows open the smoke on the corner, gets a kill back, but they
still don't have control of it. They're still a little bit too slow to the other
side of the map. And 90 know that they're going to be comfortable playing
Lucid V. They walk in, no telegraph, easy round.
I'm very happy to see 90 picking Dust 2. Speaking of picks, Mayern hosting that
off through suicide spots nothing down in mid and we get this Molladoi position.
This is off of the Sid timeout of course for Furia.
It's a round with limitations and low naves and Molladoi's hesitation to just give up
that angle means that he just walked around.
DGT didn't approach with futility he would have been a sitting duck for this off had Molladoi
remain posted.
I completely missed this timing.
Molladoi he's also risking it by staying out here because now they're losing
the mid control play but they just don't feel comfortable they're too scared about
it. Pushing both of his own and Fallen's life in that hole. They disintegrate. The cat defense.
I'm not sure this works out that well for Furia. I mean they can go and reclaim long control
but I'm pretty sure they were her dropping into CT.
No, you also peek is now going out towards Long. Has Fallen rotates underneath them.
The problem, we're curious, they just don't have anyone inside of mid so they have to respond.
They haven't had mid control once.
This is putting tons of subversive pressure onto Molodoy.
He's going to eat the flash, Luchov right there on the brink of it.
Luchov, a master of the entries.
Exek is coming in a few seconds. Molodoy has to hit.
Oh, and it misses already.
As Molodoy is going to look to pop back up, now Mayeron's posted.
We've got fallen dead out towards middle. Molodoy finally, but it's way too late.
You give them an inch and Ninzey will barrel down into that bomb site.
Take all the space you offered over with those missed off shots.
Is there any kind of recovery to be had here for Furia?
Ya kindard thinks yes.
Kcerato slowly approaching the scene.
Will off shots miss both ways?
No, cause that off doesn't even get a chance.
Man advantage taken right back yet again.
Ninzey remaining active.
But now, oh, Max has been cleared out and you've got it.
It's Kcerato and Yuri.
from over on that B-bomb site on the rotation for a retake and Furia's first round win.
Ooh, that's a close call, but actually a fantastic retake.
Furia were in a very scary position, Moldova missing those two shots, them taking over attack control.
That was not a position they wanted to be in, and I think even though they win that, they need to respond to the fact that they need eyes on middle.
Like, 90R using it against them, even if they're not playing out into the mid-B situations.
They got to be grateful they grabbed that, but now it's time to evolve the game plan.
I'd like to see Furia playing for a little bit more information.
Oh! That's a flick! Flick through the door, not even a wall bang!
Talk about quick.
You've got to remain active here if you're Furia. You can't just shell up.
Nairn takes the line, Kcerato yet to tiptoe into it, but there's a whole lot of presence
over to his left side, Fallen just dropping a smoke in front of this.
What does he want to do here?
How does he want to help?
Flash over top of middle and Kcerato kills Max.
That's the bomb dropped, MP9 pushed through.
Walsh goes to dead man, Lutov trades, activation at a DGT from the middle of
all these CTs.
And so what they have left is a smoked off AWPer and a cap player who's not quite
sure what's actually back now on lawn with fallen unable to fall back it opened
only this Molledoy missed off shot didn't see that come out of 9z and so
you kindar hail Mary moment down into the lower tunnels hits the headshot but
caught by Maynard and that off is now online oh it's it's not enough here
for fury a man they had a chance that Molledoy had a chance a real good
chance of that off shot really changes the round because if you look at
that you're played again Molledoy put himself in that exact same spot
He went for the right pick. This is insane.
They still almost bring back the 45, but a little too hasty trying to get that
Another pick!
Left side through the doorway, fallen skewered.
Fiora doomed.
The Kandahar's Desert Eagle toppled towards top middle, and it's a fast-moving 19 now.
Oh, they know how to play with momentum, huh?
They've been trying to weaponize this all major long. We've seen it totally
stuffed twice in their first outing versus spirit and then in that Aurora game
after an incredible moment. Single scope from that range. That nail-biter versus
spirit the second time around. We kind of just chalked the Aurora loss up to
them not being able to reset in the what 15 hours they have between those
games. Man, I was looking at Mayeron's numbers coming into this game and he had
his one-grade mappers vitality so I'm like how often that happened it's like
one good map a series. His numbers are overall not great but his pop-up
potential has actually been pretty crazy while he's finding a ceiling fast
here in this quarter finals. To appreciate what he's put forward right
now in this 8-2 star just know Mayeron has never finished an
international LAN event with a higher than a 1.0 rating in this career and
we've watched him for years and we can talk about how that ought maybe is not
where he belongs and that's what it has felt like at times but tonight with
these mid picks it's feeling like a whole different story it's feeling like
an evolution and the evolution in 90 in South American counter strike that is
not Brazil well that's a conversation we can have all night long so long as
9Z keep these numbers up. 7-1 over Furia.
I mean of course 7-1 had to come up at this match.
12 kills across there. 5 players. Furia are really behind in that department.
I only bring it up because of the amount of money that 9Z have saved after this round win.
Bank accounts on infinite everyone's smiling it may earn surely not again
Not this time
And all while his counterpart is gearing up round after round getting these mid picks and winning 90 rounds out of the game
You've got a Maldoy who we've now already seen
Missed multiple shots. Let's go back to the test. Let's go to the last time
He was playing on a major playoff stage and the visible
Frustrations that struck down Furia's momentum at that event as well
Maybe he just needs a few more rounds
That internal ticker clicks
Yeah, he's just got to trust himself and in that quarterfinal of Budapest
We saw him swinging for it like he kind of tried to fake it until he made it but
He couldn't overcome the nerves
but we've seen Molledoy play too well for too long to doubt him.
Even at Astana when they got eliminated, he was putting up volume, the entire game.
Facility dump is good here for Furia, it hits its mark.
But we've seen Molledoy on this angle, we saw him miss the first two shots last time and then only land the third.
You kindar trying to get closer to CT if needed. There's still some concern that it's going to be that quintessential mid to B.
Maladoy confirms it. First off shot strikes. And with Luchov down, it's looking all the easier. 5v3 here for Furia.
Maladoy doing a good job of trying to dodge those bullets, but they finally connect.
At his 9G punching the numbers, you've got DGT's to still just set the catwalk ablaze.
They're very good at this retake last time. Coming in from CT, they're holding on to long control.
Just trying to slide up silently. Here's the peek for Max.
It's the headshot to Keisarado, and he's doing a good job of dodging the follow-up.
Oh, he can't, he gets it! The second's right there!
And he's going fishing. He's catching everything.
Now it's a bad advantage. They can just continue to lean back on the catwalk.
Fallen's down to hack out. Wazzo's dead.
Uri finally gets his. Remember, Max low from the get-go, but DGT with cover.
And all that time Fallen can't get into the action.
It is a max to stand tall on that bomb site and rebound right back with another round win.
That's an enormous shout out for Max to deny. He knows exactly where they're coming from.
He sees it. The one round that they were successful and he tries to counteract that.
It's been a smile on his face today. He said, every time I show up to a big event like this,
I just try to enjoy it. I have a daughter at home. I've got no time to waste.
And Amir is what the preset on the desk when he wishes, when he was a younger player,
he had the same attitude of being present. Max Weisbiel in his years, 819z.
It's not too late, it's never too late for Furia, but they still have to prove that they can do it.
9z have already stared death in the face at this event,
and I know they're not taking any rounds for granted either.
Now Nautic said, after they had Spirit game, he said, I feel like I lost all three maps.
And then 90 went on to play Aurora God's Stomp. They were in their heads, but they got to face it.
Yes. Here we have it. Face it personally!
Man! He's got a magnet on this gun. He's hit them every single time through that door.
Luchov could have capitalized on the momentum with the Wasso trade right behind him.
Spray goes a little wild, and that's a way to get this edge right back in hand.
They know they got him in the pit, so they try to keep the pressure off.
MP9's win here from your Kindar.
Now we're fighting fire with fire!
And here we are, the Furious Chants!
Oh, and a 5-10!
On top of it, they will jump onto that chance.
That opportunity to just get messy.
Not letting these rounds slow down, not letting the squeeze come up catwalk,
but throwing themselves into the duels they know they could find,
and then this chance win.
Absolutely pivotal moment for Furia because they win on a half-by, they have some money after their full-by, they'll get an up-and-play.
Ninze did not want to let this one go, a ball of them, and a chance to fall and nose it, a chance to get back into this half.
Maladoy's not shy about that off-positioning, let's two bullets fly.
They've already lost this CT side badly, but they know that.
On stage here, it's going to be more mental than anything.
Anything the numbers will tell you about Dust2 in this head-to-head, but they need something
to leverage.
They need a few rounds this half.
There's a few rounds that can make a world of difference if that's what starts to
burrow into your opponent's minds.
One of the things that we saw with 9z and their inability to close versus spirit was two maps
with a huge advantage, substantial chances to close out that series and still they failed.
Double upper tunnels bush is perfect, no one's here.
But with two here, Moldo and the window it's there.
Riflers that have to leave and they're coming in kind of slowly over towards A.
Kindar made out right now alone.
They're coming in way too slowly, there's a chance 9z went on this.
Still concerned about those middoors, now just reclaiming a bit of vision.
They're still not crossing the door, they need to get some movement.
Oshiz is now that catwalk smoke goes up, Kcerado's not gonna hide this.
Comes running over.
Flashbangs from long, from falling, you can dart peeks in, great cover out of mayor.
But you did blind the riflers.
It at least caused a tempo shift.
But now as they've recovered vision, Max is recovering space.
Spray down through the smoke with a fire right in front of it.
It is yet another moment where Ninze take control on their terms
And they do so convincingly.
They're winning the tempo game.
They got up on Cat.
They came forward.
They started organizing their exec, which was pretty.
It had a lot of utility involved,
so they took a second to do it.
While they were doing so, Fyria were ruminating on the idea
that maybe this ends up being a cancel
and do a mid-beast split they were hoping.
With Molledoy still up in the window,
Cacerado ready to start to swing,
but no commitment, no early rotation.
Fyria not ahead once again.
They need to be way ahead of these rotations, they need to be in control of what the Ts are doing.
But it's Max who is in control.
Domineering performance on this T side.
The two rounds here you have one is the clash at long on a low by and the retake not not
in a single time have they been in total control of a round one on the tactic or anything
and they'll shift it up for the final round double off set up falling blind with that
Secondary off his third kill of the half
Leans back and forth goes the door control
Ninzee have played one round really with a trick up their sleeve
Other than that it's been straightforward
Here we'll go with the commitment out through long. That's a perfect block. They'll have lines, but 90 aren't coming yet. Okay
This time they will play games
They tried all this very early into the round, 90 have options, but this time Furia are way
more awake.
They've started to breach the team map control, Molledoy can see all of mid.
They have Yuri inside of tunnels.
This is more of a map that we were expecting to see, but Yuri has got a lot of guys coming.
He's going to have his hands full, Luchov first.
There's a bit of distance between him and the next one.
That gives Uriel a good chance at a multi-flag, so good on him to get the double.
And now everyone can come. We got an early warning system.
Oh yeah, big sprays in, Mayer posted, and blocked.
And as Wasso has been taken low, they'll find that the third round secured by Uriel.
It is mincemeat for the most part, 9-Z.
What an outing in the first half of this quarter final.
a measly three-round defense out of the side of Fiora on Dust2.
And with those three rounds, they will look to take over to the attack and turn things around with Mayern being as hot-handed as he is coming into this first half.
I think expectations exceeded and then some.
It was insane. I mean, how clean that he was picking the cross on his T side.
You know the overall T side from 9z was a plus everything was great exactly where they played their best CS
Even though they haven't won every dust 2 game their peak on it. It's all on display mayors standing up to the pressure fury on the other hand
That was only 10% of what they can give us
They know they need to rise the occasion they at least pick up around at the end of the first half
But they were gonna be chewing on granite to be able to bring this back
90 taken to the easier side now
Station two players and long doors swiftly shadow advantage is gonna get boss to a chance
They'll chase down you can go for the kill Maladoy could repuddle flash bang into the cat activation mayor pops the
Support system and knows he's got K serato still stuck in this corner
Dodges the flash nosters assistants and bound but he opts to stick around there
You know someone was flashing here that got DGT on long two. Do they want to run it up now pizza?
Mollie's coming, Max will have to move.
Oh, he's got a dive and he doesn't get out of the position.
Fall in, catching, kills it!
It is both for Fallen in that chase into the A-bomb site,
trying to siege an opportunity,
trying to have a grasp on this game after a free fall in the first half.
Duria will respond with a T-side pistol win.
Excellent kills out of Fallen, I mean.
Let's make it a real match now.
A chance for Furia.
Let's see if they can start out as cleanly as 9Z did on their conversions.
We're going through the checklist of things we need to see.
We got Molledoy hitting a great shot on mom, Paul in it bringing up his score.
Let's go.
Fisto 9-6, 1 on 1 on the side of the game.
Fisto 9-6.
That's fucking low.
We have a fucking saint inside.
Good effort on getting those three.
Now let's focus P. That's fucking low.
Ah, that's a little nice.
You'll always hear that, uh, teams want the T side map agnostic to make comeback happen,
because that's where you can condition, that's where you can build up, slowly control the tempo, which you can't do on CT side.
I like Sid's point there, he says. Good focus to at least just get three rounds there, and they did, right?
You trickle through with two of the last three rounds at the half.
And Bolin also mentions how easily off a pistol they can even up.
The kinder gets a spot.
But already I like it from 9z. As soon as they want to try anything outside in the mid, it's denied.
And this is with a lean towards A.
Already.
Luchov.
Waiting for this. 5-7 in hand and no support whatsoever. This is all hit in
middle. Instant with the first one. It's looking good until Hwaso gets
overwhelmed by Fallen. They don't have a need to pop this open so it's a hail
mary spray for DGT with no B defense whatsoever. That is Furia to tip-throw
their way to a fifth around win. They get to put all their puzzle pieces
together. They make a great call just like Dinesy did on their T side.
Path of least resistance mid B out no help from the A guys. They're not there in time. It's perfect from Furia
Still a scary sign you get the insta 5-7 kill you get a solid scout shot
There was no point in that first half where we looked at a piece of 9z and said oh mechanical failure. Oh
Individual fall off not yet that is going to take many more rounds for Furia before I think 9z start to crumble in that regard
Yeah, I mean, I don't like you know
I don't think we're replicating what 9z did because I think Furia
came in clammy and then they came in cold they didn't really show what they
can do but as far as getting the round together the call overall the macro of
it I think they'll be quite happy even here they've only lost one
all it survives that palm on one half calculated
Recycling, what's left from last round?
90 will not look to invest.
Their game plan round 15 hinges on this single MP7.
Hopefully they got a heroic moment.
We've got a flash though to set this up.
Lucho I'm going to try to take the d- oh no, excuse me, smoke.
Getting Molo-Doy to bite.
They think someone will come through because of all that flash you will.
Molo-Doy commits to it.
DGT 1 and done.
So again, just looking to get that SMG into the activation.
They do so, they kill Molledoy, and that's it.
You leave the bomb in the doorway,
you'll go and recover that,
you've got a minute to just get through a USB 5.7
on opposite sides of the map.
Chance to catch your breath really here if you are Furia,
and this is exactly what they said
in that half time listening.
Guys, good focus to get those three rounds.
Now, win pistol, nine-six, and then we play our game.
Here we are.
Yeah, it's a moment for Fallen to go.
Are we gonna win this round, guys?
Because then we can start talking about the real calls
versus the real setups.
But that part of the job is done,
and again, looking very successful.
One death again.
And Biria suddenly, even though they start slow,
know they can bring this back.
The thing is for 9-Z, we saw a master class first half. We saw not enough for Furia.
They split pistols, that's great, but it's 9-Z's CT set-ups.
Kind of thinks some of the best, especially to Ward's cat. Great tag here for Molotov, though.
Almost knocks down a holding 8-set in the player in one shot.
We've seen 9Z's inability to close Dust 2 versus Spirit once leading 11-6 in that map,
and it still was not enough.
Here they are versus Furia, two rounds short of that quota and still watching their opponents
claw back.
rifle of the second half.
The mayor tapped into the ability he showed us on the attack because those
doors had his name stamped across them.
Now not even the doors just the gap. The one that Maladoy currently has the
opposition within but smoked off in a minute and we're getting all this
utility coming out of Ninesie. Fire to the catwalk, smoke into the doorway,
check the names they have left here. Morshap would have incendiary and
And that's it.
They're forcing them just to go for their exec now because they're feeling to get that
rotation.
The Info's getting the night inside of Middles.
They're going to have to commit through something without knowing everything.
There's a lot of attention out towards this mid-crossfire though.
DGT currently with a nade in hand.
If he throws it to Catwalk, he won't be able to help out in the end.
And the Wasso peek is about to flank this Maldoy coming in to look behind him.
Blink has to turn around.
Time is low.
They fought really well to earn this opportunity.
And now the crunch.
Middles holds.
Max slams.
The doors shot.
Crossers flank delivers a second.
And it is only Yukindo who has still slipped the snap, the 20 seconds can't respond.
Nines is sat back just enough.
I'm sorry, but...
This round is exactly how Furia needed to start the game.
This is activity inside of middle.
This is denying every little bit of map control that Nines here are looking for.
That Furia are looking for.
The Wasso Peak flank is a given at that timing.
Even though Mulder-Doy's game sense is telling him to watch that flank at 36 seconds,
He also has to help the exact and help that they are pushing.
That's not going to happen today versus 90.
They're showing their playing well in both halves.
First gun rounds theirs.
It's on Furia to find a gap.
90 can't come into this game and give them lessons about how to play CS.
Furia touch top one last year.
They're the ones with trophies.
They're the ones with all the experience.
Max looks up to fallen
But 9z are the ones playing better right now straight up
It's 9z that took this pause that just ended
Giving bit a chance to have a word
Off from all the way on the cross
Unable to find any value out of it. We go three players to long immediately here for 9z
Just starting to round off in the chance that Furia decided to try to blow those doors off the hinges.
It's very difficult to push team into time trouble on this map.
Ninesie successfully did that by playing onto- oh, dink to the top of mid.
This is the kind of pressure that pays off later on.
Here is money's low. Pgt looking at time as AGs.
Here we are. Aren't ready to do anything quite yet.
There's plenty more utility where those ones come from.
Just jogging it over to the ramp. I see three frag grenades already.
Lost an incendiary extra. They're waiting for the exact, I mean, they're not even
trying to punish the default that might turn into a midfielder ready for an A-play.
Right about to get popped but Luchoff playing the patch. Yeah
Double Molly execute comes out from Furia there about to let those nades fly DGT is just gonna answer with utility of his own
It's a barrage. It is a bloodbath
There is no successful entry here for Furia the smoke soon to fade as
They fade out of this assault only until a model joint connects with one on the off and you can our yes
He's a first from long, but he's got to get this going.
It's Molotoy with a second, and Kindar's still so cautious.
We hit 15 seconds, and that bomb's still yet to cross.
Wasser now found out, and Kindar...
Oh, damn! Nearly drops the ball!
Another nade! And this one for Yuri!
And it barely, barely chips away at him,
so it will be a healthy man advantage with eyes on the cross
for Furia to somehow have reclaimed control of that site.
And they were able to pause, and that's what they needed.
Heroic moment for Molotoy.
In the middle of that messiness the perfect call to answer via utility and he lands both these shots
Yeah, absolutely a clutch out of Molledoy
That's very scary though all those
Bits of utility moving into the right spot before the cat exact even started. It's fantastic
Yeah, it's still worrying. It's still worrying.
But it's a round on the board for Fury, huh?
And when you're playing against a team that's really good, sometimes you've got to win those losing situations.
Let's go guys. Stay with the game. Stay with the game. Only one more round. Let's get more.
That's right.
It's not just Cologne, it's not just a Major, it's a Cologne Major, and everyone can feel it.
I love this press though, 90 again, get active, there's just no hesitation from this team.
Eikindar's Util usage serves as an invitation, they'll swing, and he finds the headshot a little quicker than his last duel in the previous round.
In the previous round, Mayer's on the fallback.
Moldodoy will not let DGT escape.
That two-man forward mid-play costs 9-Z bodies.
That's an excellent pickoff. They've covered everything.
And now they have the right to chill a little bit.
They can start the stage, whatever attack they want to.
See if another push happens.
See if someone's thirsty for a frag.
Oh, don't walk into that. That's dangerous.
Mayer, a stick. Perfect shot.
Now vs. Mollard, two duels picked up, man, advantage earns.
Just the right amount of mazes and here comes Max.
Max onto the flank caught out by Uri.
At least his head shot's swift.
You're going to know Mayurn's got that up over towards the A site,
and you know, Damwell wassos off somewhere towards B.
What's your move, Uri?
One player with a positive KD here on Furia, looking for the one on two.
Interesting pathing.
Ooh.
Through the smoke, he runs the risk and encroaching ever closer.
If Mayer can't hold his nerve, if he gets caught off by this unexpected proximity out of Yuri,
then the bomb plant's gonna go uncontested, and sure enough, he gets the headshot!
The running's perfect, he gets that plant down, he's got a volley.
The amount of clutches Yuri has won in 2026 is a statistical anomaly.
And in a year where we have seen his individual level taper off to that of which was a driving force in 2025
Now is a hell of a time for Yuri to try to end this
And he's playing a catch-all position. Wasso's coming in expecting to clear this Yuri's just got a hit the great shot
Oh, does he expect it? Does he start to consider it?
Cross over the right spot! It's a half-draft clear! Wasso doesn't peek! And instead Yuri sticks the landing 1v3!
What a moment for Yuri. He comes away with the clutch and makes it a two-round game.
What a thing to do on stage.
The first clutch of this quarter-finals could not come any more critical moment.
With those flags, Yuri takes over as the top performing player on FURIA right now.
Another full control situation for 9-Z.
Another one that Viria bring back.
And Sitz coming in to say, okay, we've got all this pop-off potential, that's excellent,
but let's start taking control of things with our game plan.
We should also have that to our advantage.
9-Z are now in a moment where they realize, counting up the rounds, they should have won.
1, the half-by, that clash that long, this clutch, this game could have been over.
How many more moments are they going to be gifted?
Battle of the Oppers in round 19 could be found.
Smoke through the doorway and then a second.
TGT flash for the challenge, oh perfect jump!
They flashed him, they smoked him all-y.
They see nothing else inside of middle as well.
There have been few rounds in the second half where 90 do not try to take an initiative.
We've seen it cost them with the double up towards Tottenham, this time by B-4 Urns.
Very strong cat set-ups. Last time they walked right into this.
They're going to test his medal again. No difference and it's supported by a duo of rifleers right in front of it.
Chov gets his falls back, DGT sticks around and a two versus five seems unthinkable.
Valdoi drops the bomb. He wants to take action. Some way, two on five, but still a
minute up. That constant looming thread of wasso peak towards long. Yeah, Yuri
feels preoccupied to hold it. They're still a little bit weak towards me, but
bombs not gotten picked up yet. This could potentially be a long save. And it
will be, it looks like for Fury, they will simply give up in 11th round.
Also gets active, finds himself slain, 30 seconds, no, it's Phil gone, not even trying.
But good to know that your intuition of holding those long doors is constant, also couldn't
help himself, 5v2 goes for it, there was value in trying to cancel out the Uri Maladoy
It looks like 9Z content to just let them have these two rifles in the next one.
You're never gonna have to police 9Z on how active they're being.
There hasn't been a round that hasn't had the right amount of activity.
Again, another full control situation.
This time it actually gets converted 9Z closer to that finish line.
And it's such a classic conversation in Counter-Strike that you can play this kind of Counter-Strike,
this aggressive, confident, active, mobile CT side, and then you hit the big stage and
the nerves creep in, and the confidence dwindles.
And suddenly you're not making those moves that can make or break big moments, but tonight
Ninesie have.
Not looking to let another stage game escape them.
Well, the streak will continue for one of these teams in the wrong direction.
There's only one winner tonight, and it feels like theory are painfully aware of that.
Lob this setup.
Two best riflers on 9Z sitting right in front.
They're also not flashing it.
I mean, the first time they ran into it, sure.
All the way back to the midpoint.
Only one cross.
a weakness towards this B site and bombs heading that way, three players strong in the tunnels.
It takes a second, but Lujok joins forces alongside Max.
The case Serato's already through. Ooh, they're limit testing now. Furia starting to get ahead
of some of these timings. Yep, there's a chance. This is one of the most empty mid plays we've
had from 90 CT side but it's also some of the most utility we've seen Fury a
throw on this cat approach.
Not re smoking middle so I think Fury know they have a chance.
They will come out.
It's gonna pop it open.
Vistals in front.
Easy.
Chew through the two of those and now the three rifles will have to try and answer
but now you've got a ton of bodies here in the CT spot and as they layer up bomb
has been dropped in the middle of all that because the pistol players push past
And if these smokes fade, there is no chance that you can reclaim this.
Molodoy, we can even further still, but oh, Hwaso could have gotten caught as that smoke
fade.
Lucky to be alive.
That would have been nice if they still haven't dealt with either player, VMAX already
pushing the tunnels.
Constant on the back line, R9Z.
He knows how to do the finishing move.
Like when there's time on his side, like he is, he's the one taking the map control.
Molodoy's so concerned about flank that they're not worried about lower tunnels, not this close.
At least he won't get away with the escape.
That's what Senyori's mind.
Another late round moment here for Yuri to try to get impact, but remember still, no bomb.
Yeah, I mean this is just a fade away walk away moment from Furia Ninzey are about to secure their 12.
Let's see if they can even walk away.
Yuri's gonna walk right into his gap.
One of the two players who saved last rounds.
That investment wasn't great, was it?
something awful. Maladoy has to be the hero this next round or it's over. They bought
behind those two guns saved. There is no op malty or double entry to work with.
Perfect support from 90 on this CT side. That's getting one back through the CT
smoke but nobody peeled off of that B bomb site and the three remaining members
of Furia just don't have the gas oh there's a wall bang at least on Luchov
for Furia to try to hang on with we saw what two pistols turned into previous
round well now you're just got quitruple tech nines around this off
last round we did see them playing a bit more free when they didn't have
that much coming into it it felt like the right energy double flash getting
ready here for Wassopeak. He's putting himself in position to spam blind actually.
Crosshairs in the perfect place, we'll see what comes up. Flash hits, he doesn't shoot immediately and that's going to leave
Yikindar with a chance not only for the kill but the upgrade. You put an AK in
Yikindar's hands, you get Furia just a slightly larger chance.
Molledoy versus Mayeron in a moment. Flash bangs, yeah not only hits him but
they confirm he's stuck behind this car. At a minute though there is still
map control everywhere else for Furia although I'm making sure Mayeron hasn't
left can't be certain about it
can 9z keep up these ambitious moves it's a quick peek into the cat play it's a
fire bomb that gives them a path it's DGT maybe ahead of what fury you may
expect sure enough the kingdom is down oh but a good tech nine answer back by
Yuri Mayeron still locked into this position it's gonna have to be a
Luchoff, tags through the doors at the start of the round to try and keep off this cap
pressure. Three players in their attempt to push through.
The main doesn't have to worry about long. Molodoy can't a skill on him either.
20 seconds. Oh, shot missed.
His shot, but the cover is tense.
Now Molodoy's got his 50 to the clock. Kcerato, open row, but there's a fast flanking behind him.
Here comes Max, never stopping.
Oh, but the cover, it's offered up from the site. Now bomb planted.
Max looking to close this, and as he finds the head shot to Kcerato, he's diving in.
Nerve-stricken Moldova on the other side, with Sturgeon and that's a step the landing!
Nines, you do not waste their chance to strike first!
Quarter-finals, map one secured!
of a plus try as far as I might
to pull this one back into their
control. That slow start cost them
time and time again, Jacob. We
would have been totally worthy of
saying, Hey, the nerfs are 90. They
could come into play on this very
stage. It was the first time
I've ever seen a player like
this in the game. I mean,
I'm not sure I've ever seen a
player like this in the game.
It was anything but that tonight.
Yeah, it felt like the 9C we saw in the beginning of Stage 3, to be completely honest,
when they were taking Vitality and beating them, when they were taking a fight against Spirit and Archibald could have beaten them.
This was a well-playing 9C who did everything in their own order in order to get the best chances of winning this game.
I think again, we spoke about how decisive they were and how they opened up the rounds, speak of openings.
I think they went 15-6 in opening kills going their way or something along those lines.
So they gave themselves all the I guess all the space they needed in order to close out enough rounds
Because it was getting a bit dicey in the second half at times, but Jason. I'll be honest
That was a surprise to me dude
I think the first half it felt like they were a step ahead of fury and fall in the whole way
I thought that was actually a 60 half a day that they were able to call
How many times did we see like Maladoy left alone at Rela case?
Serato could never figure out if he was supposed to be in middle for a mid to be split if he was supposed to
Shipped over to help with nades and utility
They could never get that coordinate then you add the slow starts from the individual players
But really, I think a lot of this especially the comeback that 9z put down
I think that's a testament to the tough battles they had against vitality and spirit in stage three
I think the fact that they got taken so close in such a grindy atmosphere
That's I think what gave them the confidence and the ability to stay in that game. It actually persevered. That was phenomenal
For 9z the way they played just the approach. They were in furious phase the entire time, but
It happens again, Prophuria, come play of time, everyone goes missing and it's just the style of play like on that CT side
Just sit back, let 9z execute, where's the aggression, where are the mid-round
Information plays from your kinder, why isn't he on short sometimes getting flashed in, why aren't they doing something?
They tried one round to go aggressive immediately, you know at the start of the round
It didn't work out, but for most of that we were talking about their CT side
This wasn't it like they're just sitting back getting executed on coming in for the retakes, right?
There was no proactive place no taking the fight to 9z in a consistent way
And that's why they had a field day
It was the exact inverse of what you said could be touching 9z off guard right if you're furry
You want to get in their faces turns out the shoes on the other foot, which is insane
It felt like it felt like fury a kind of a session the first like six seven rounds of that game
They had like the same reaction that yanko just had up just like oh, it's happening again
Like here. We are in the quarterfinal here
We are struggling down zero to five and I felt like at some point during that game some of the plays from Maladoy
I I sort of the sense he like fell back at that trap of trying to overextend to make plays
Yeah, I think he was probably frustrated. He was having a quiet game. He was probably frustrated
He wasn't having impact letting his team do better. I just got away from furious so far in the first half
Let's get into that and just a second though because we do need to go back to the first half
Yeah, okay, what have you got for us?
Yeah, I think it's one of one of these rounds where you see like Jason pointed out
falling into some of these old traps for Furia and trying to do too much even
though you're losing you cannot panic here. Molotov it's a great random shot to
get the entry on to Myron who was absolutely lights out, 9z after a while
decides to just execute A. Again they're just being executed on but it's fine.
5v4, 5v3 he drops down the smoke and decides to play around it. Dude you do not need to keep this in a 5v3
just save the smoke fall back you have a two-man advantage let your teammates
rotate in by some time instead he dies that's one less player look at these
angles that now 9z is taking you can't do that if an op is along he's gonna take
your head off max great ending to the game had a great game throughout some
crispy shots here and they shut down the retake and this is exactly the sort
of thing that your teammates are gonna get frustrated about like you're
struggling for your life here you're trying to get back into the game you
have a 5v3 and then you throw it away yeah I'm with you I think that's
I think that's beautifully explained that the back out the backing away from
and then you let your teammates clear Miragee and those are the things that
just seemed like Fury had them at some point during stage three and they've
just kind of they've kind of fallen by the ways and have been forgotten. And for
Molotow, their core of stars has been great every major in groups. Then come
playoffs, no one shows up and Molotow has the biggest drop off of them all right
and I don't know if it's the nerves at this point or what it is but it
just keeps happening and you can't have your best guys especially the
That's the biggest problem for Fury. When I watch this game or the stats, you know, say,
K Sirato, where was he? What can he do when his openers are not getting any openings?
And he's 3v5. Like, there's not much really for you to do from that situation.
That's what it feels like for Mordor. And that's what you said as well, Jason.
Then it comes into his own mind as well, where he didn't try to overextend himself
a little bit to get back into the game. And maybe that's the right thing to do at times.
But I think for Mordor it's been a reoccurring issue that that's not really the way you get back into a game.
You got to stick with the game plan. You got to stick with your style because we know that it's good for it
If he positions himself right, but once you start to I guess panic a little bit in the way you approach the game
That's when a good team like Nancy will punish you. Can I just say too?
I mean, you know, it's if we're gonna stick on the Molo do it point
Mayeron was looking more like Molo do it the Molo was mayor and had a sick game with you to be
And that's the crazy thing is like here. You're in their first round in that first half and you think all right
Let's get it going. Let's drink a couple together start feeling better
And then mayor hits a blinder on the cross and you're playing five on four immediately
And then the next round he does it again. So like right when you're in a position to get your momentum back
That's when a little bit of luck
Maybe I'm not gonna say luck but a little bit of fortune goes your way of hit nailing those two shots on the cross
And what are you supposed to do if you're fury backs against the wall again?
And this is why I was so crazy here and your kinder say that in the opening interview
It's like how is that on your mind when you say like oh we've come to the quarter finals and just kind of get upset
And it's like boys that can't be the mindset
I can't be the thought running through your head here speaking of man
When was the last time you saw an AWP player hit that many shots through the crossing from Dawson?
Sairu? Maybe? I don't think he's done that many in one game.
Not that well.
Not that consistent. That was insane for me.
And then coming into the player right, he was the worst rated AWP player out of all the ops heading into the player.
He'd been struggling a little bit in terms of struggling.
Sure, still winning with 90, but he wasn't really the driving force of the catalyst.
But in this game on the T side, once you open up almost every single buy-round with your op taking out one of the players from Furia through the double doors as well,
there's different ways of dying in Counter Strike.
And I bet you they were frustrated about it. Your round is six seconds old and you already did like that every single round
That's what I think one of the cool things about 9z is they're still in that like like the little innocent naive phase
We're like they're still like just so much trying to achieve this goal as a team
Like they're so very well team attuned because if you look at you know
The high the round you highlighted with Mollardoi sticking around at the bomb site
Maylan was playing more supportive style too like he gets some of those open in picks right but you see them
Executing and he's just sat back like holding goose for the peak and he's like I don't actually need to make a play right now
Now I'm just here to protect my teammates as they scale up into the bombsite.
Really intelligent AWPing, really intelligent team play from 9Z and that's what came out on top.
I'm so crazy because you know what was Mayer's first foray into tier 1 Counter-Strike?
What's that?
It was MIBR, while Fallen was still on the team and the Brazilian lineup and he was a
right for them.
I mean he only recently turned to DAWP so it wasn't the best of stints those six
months in MIBR now he's come to collect.
That was the whole time they come into those Brazilian teams here at football.
It was always a little bit of a hepatitis you know.
What are you talking about?
We move into that second half though and you think, okay, maybe some size of life from Furia.
They win the pistol and they subsequently convert the next two rounds.
How do you, Ninzee, start to put a stop to that, though?
Just keep playing great counter-strike and keep playing as a team.
This is a default, alright? You chase the AWP off the angle,
but you want to do a B-split really from the side of Furia,
but you can see the reaction from Ninzee.
And when that comes in, the B players, they're out front.
So the plan is, we fight for mid.
If they come mid to B, we're fighting for it.
The A rotator is there as well as the Kameh,
we retake doesn't matter.
Hwaso peek on the second wave of it, pushes long now,
catches Molodoy, and it's just a slaughter in mid,
because they just make a call and stick with it, right?
Like in the completely mowed down,
just one player left alive,
and this is the first gun round
they're immediately back into it.
Look at the breakdown of that too,
when Molodoy falls, both the players in mid,
one tries to push forward at the B bomb site,
the other backs away to try and handle the long push,
but he's also got a teammate on Catwalk
whose responsibility is then handling the long push.
you actually could have doubled up and so tried to force your way forward and I
think Fury had just got just got a little bit lost in this game with how
with how bad they were getting beaten I think the players just kind of lost a
little bit of focus here and there and some things slipped there was the
decisiveness we talked about from 9c coming into the game they stick to
the plan to go with the plan and you know it didn't work out in every
single round there were a couple of blondes as well when 9c had a man up
you know given they won so many intro kills in this game but they didn't
really scare them they didn't really change the way they were approached
the following round so maybe as you said maybe they're a bit naive you
know maybe they're a bit of an experience in the sense that they
don't realize the possible ramifications of the mistakes and that actually helps
them in a game like this. That's a fun time to be on a team honestly like that's
a really fun time to be in a team. When everyone is like actually just
actually playing for the game plan that you have at that moment and it's because
you're achieving your biggest success for the first time in your career with
this group so it's really easy to be aligned it's when the difficulties
come later that that sorts to fade away. Yeah potentially could come in the
second map of this series but to tie this one up in a nice neat bow obviously
the clutch from Max to kind of end things out that was beautiful to see but
Was there another finishing blow moment for you, Janko?
Yeah, I think just the resilience, right?
So, Fira did win two rounds, a 3v5 and a 1v2.
So this is the final buy for 9z, and again,
DGT with the aggressive play.
This is what you wanted to see from Fira.
He gets a 5v4, and now it's still a 4a set up.
Three guys committed on short, right?
Marin gets one, Lucho gets the second, right?
And in a 5v2, the rest of the players just have to save, right?
And this was off the back of losing two rounds, and as Jason pointed out, kind of a silly way, right?
And you still have, you know, the bravado to take the game to Fiora, and this was the turning point,
or actually the last nail in the coffin really, in a way.
Yeah, I like that, because it was actually around two rounds prior, I think, where they also tried to go
catwalk Fiora, and again, like, didn't flash the corner. Like, how many times we see in teams at this level,
not Molotov, not flashback the AWPer, not force the defenders back,
and then all of a sudden you're kind of just dry walking into an off-crossing.
And we're talking about it, Furia T-Sides haven't been that great, usually it's been pistol
convert and then one or two rounds is all you need, right?
And here the two governors that they won are 3B5 and a 1B2 clutch from Uri, they weren't
getting themselves in that many good situations, right?
The score maybe, what was it, 13-8 didn't even feel that close, it's going to take
a huge 1-80 from Furia if they're going to avoid elimination.
especially considering when you're talking about the concerns on the T side,
then starting on that on Mirage.
What's the expectation here for you, Janko?
I mean, I think they just need a better performance from guys like Ikinari.
They need some openers.
They need to make phones life slightly easier,
whether that's going to be Ikinari calling around for himself or his own number,
what sort of openings, whether that's something you saw in your prep
and you already have rounds set for early on in the half.
But if you're constantly playing 4v5s, 3v5s,
That's not going to be a fun time on the T side.
If anything, I don't think the way 9C is going to play is going to change that much.
They're going to be proactive, they're going to be aggressive, they're going to try to look for those openings.
So if I'm furrier, if I'm yakinda, if I'm fallen, I want my teammates to punish that aggression.
Because it's going to be ramp peaks, it's going to be pushing apps, it's going to be a B apps push at a certain timing as well.
And I would be surprised if 9C doesn't try to retake middle, in the middle of a round as well.
When that happens and when you offer the opportunity to punish that aggression from 9C,
That's the first way and best way of stopping that.
If they don't do that, they'll continue to do it round after round after round as we saw in Dust2.
They will see pretty early on what kind of a mood Fury is in for this second map, like in the first three gun rounds.
If you look at the group stage that they played, Jekinder was like he's always kind of testing some limits, right?
He's playing so well, I think, that he was feeling the game and reading it very well and so confident in it.
He was doing his classic, like, take some risks and get the high end of the reward.
Walk through a smoke here because you kind of sense the defense based up what's come.
If that is missing when we get into this and see their T-side, it's an issue.
because he is such a critical part to this offense, creating space for so many people.
What I liked about this game is we also talk so much about the pressure, the stage, the arena, the noise, everything.
And you'd think after winning a 3v5 and a 1v2, you know, that gives the moment to decide the fury.
Like now, oh, 9Z is going to start breaking.
But ultimately, it doesn't matter if what you do on the server, you know, isn't that great.
And 9Z had the sort of fortune to keep taking the game to fury.
And if you couldn't handle it, they just couldn't handle the fights.
They couldn't handle the aggression and until they can't figure out the way to switch that up on Mirage, they're done.
We've just got a couple of seconds left, but I do just want to pose the question to you, Janko.
Do you think it's possible that Nainzi actually do this, actually make it to the centre?
I think it's over. I think Furia's just choking again and they can't perform on the major playoff stage.
That's it. Nainzi taking it.
Oh, we've got hell of a lot to be desired from the side of Furia and fair play after that shambolic performance on Dust2.
Is it another major playoff fumble from the side of Furia?
Those answers will be delivered on Mirage.
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Imagine first map you're starting over past the side the crowd who are hard. I'm not gonna land can be hard
So we've been there so what do we pick you guys have ideas for oh you guys yeah against 98 yeah, but we have any ideas
You think our furnace good go to
Yeah, yeah first pick inferno that was it we were thinking as well in front of me
I mean you cannot pick all of us, you know
Yeah, they're picking over there picking over person faces
It is they picked up us four times and you pick new twice and in front of once third
They better not over pass if you go pick your husband. Let's decide a band. He has the best over presence of America
Well, they better get it this third makes sense
They better know this we better ancient then it's all pass all pass new because can be one of those third
Because normally they pick in or maybe they pick new teams. They're gonna pick this job
You can put this on air before the game, so they know that I know.
Is there maps which you would be afraid to play against Fury?
Yanko understands. He doesn't speak, but he understands.
Is there maps where you think about Fury and this map?
I don't want to play it.
Yeah, which map do you think like fun has a big impact cities
I think that's an oebus for sure. Yeah
Yeah, but I have no tricks on the watch out new tricks. Oh, don't don't no way no a second up on an oebus
It's too easy for me. I don't know because it's too easy
We're still waiting a team that's going to pick an always-against-us.
We haven't played in official since February.
For months now.
They come in, they win the first map.
They shock the stage here in quarterfinals.
They do everything they need to to show you
that they can win this series
and pull off the big upset of the quarterfinals.
Subset the easier side of the bracket.
Ninzee say they agree.
Are they gonna be the threats to make it to Grants?
And our fury are gonna be the ones to crumble underneath the pressure of this arena.
Fallen's won it before, but doing it twice, doing it three times and setting a record.
That's amounting pressure maybe no one can stand.
But that's a reality they'll have to face now for a team that deserves to be here.
and then some back on dust to let's see what they've gotten store for us on Mirage 90 to the CT side to start it.
P250.
Ooh, missed chances.
Had a first kill.
Wausau P confirms lower tunnels.
We've got Mayor just trying to keep himself alive.
Gear support system looks good where there's one.
There's more.
That's the case with Ninzee.
Uh-oh, that's scary already, man.
Sure, Fallen. You can take over the A site.
Sure, Yuri. You can take B.
What you don't have is the bomb.
That belongs to Mayor.
How are you going to make this connection?
Luchov.
He's in safety.
safety. He can get information. Will he leave a gap? Pick it up. That fallen can take advantage.
That's the question. There are police everywhere. It is just instant. There's no punish pick in
this series, Connor. Mirage at the bottom of the mat pool by the numbers here for 90.
There's one. Hold your horses. We've got low HP mayor and we've got half HP max.
Surely not another clutch for Yuri. Look at that, Dink. Now DGT's down low.
All they have to do is kill time until they can't get that bomb back. Will they be too nervous?
Tunnel's player's gonna have to go really wide to get this angle. Yuri's halfway. He could dodge this threat behind them, but he's gotta move.
And now he's got another 1v1 locked in. He doubles back.
Max makes the brave move of getting back up connector. Will Yuri clear it?
He's gonna run in. Max to the left side, Yuri. Oh, he's got the 3!
Show us your teeth! Come on Yuri, fight deep!
Mayer moves fast in 12 health, Yuri. This is just so instrumental.
Naisi thought they had this in the bag. Yuri confirms.
How are you going to move this forward Mayer? You've got a flash but don't you dare pull that out.
It's going to have to be the surgical headshot fourth kill on a silver platter.
AHHHHHHHHH!!!
BLOWING BEHIND!
FURIA STRIKE FIRST!
The one that can count on the clutch!
Does it again!
One-ups himself on Mirage!
A holy, impossible situation!
Sectioned off, piece by piece.
A chance for Mayeron but the heart's a damage too much and it's Yuri.
We saw it back in the first map, just a glimpse of his clutch ability.
We thought maybe that could get Yuri his game going.
Well how about starting a map with that instead?
There is no mountain of 9-Z rounds that you were meant to surpass.
But there is a looming threat here in the second round of Mirage
that a force buy could rebound right back, fall and seize the sandwich drop.
This keeps coming for you. Oh, no, he's gonna start shooting Max
It's all it's all for nothing. It doesn't matter if they can't pull up the second round
Max now hands to the Galil the kinders gonna wait for that bomb to arrive there. It's calling for help, right?
Hey, no, sorry mayor. It's going to window Max isn't calling for help. He'll fall back and be seven doesn't instantly jump now
That double market rotation comes in nines
These bodies are throwing themselves to the b-side as Max just keeps his head down low
And there's the mp7 kill for your kindar 2v5 clawback is what's demanded of them
50 to the clock there's the second Molladoys now on the scene and with your kindar putting fire to the feet
Molladoy pinched off from the catwalk and they get it. Nyanzee forced by right back
They know the clutch
They know it entirely
For the mental, 9-Z would replay this situation the exact same way if they knew that they
denied the conversion, nothing feels better than that for them, nothing feels worse for
Syria trying to buy back themselves instantly are the lights to play
A cheese, come cascading into the A-sides, the right side smokes, come out.
They look to make it a second to your exact to draw out any incendiaries if the CTs
have them.
They stay wide awake in mid with two on the A site, it's still a good looking setup from the CT side.
Little smoke well tied.
Smoke to Palace and A ramp.
Oh yeah.
Taunting effort now for Furia to get through.
And 9-0 gonna know they'll be desperate to try and puncture.
And so with Desert Evo killed from all the doys all they've received.
Blasso Pete's got the cover good.
Mayer and Hard commitment.
K-Cerado fighting.
There'll be majority standing at the end of round three as Ninzee pull ahead.
Can we talk about how ready Ninzee are for every single move you're making?
Back on Dust2, here on Mirage.
Again.
So I was trying to say during the Eurikluch that shouldn't have happened.
From the bottom of their map pool, here is Mirage.
They've lost three out of four games.
But one of those losses is to spirit in overtime.
The game they won was against vitality.
They fixed up the place just in time for the Major.
You can think about that braggernade for the little that this round will last.
Quick kills inside of the A site.
Their clocks mean nothing to a 9-Z rolling forward with now what is massive momentum.
The gun rounds will keep on coming. The tests will be thrown their way.
But you're painting a beautiful picture about a 9Z that can do this.
They have incredible, I mean they just have incredible rotations.
They have the whole spirit of Latin America in their gameplay. They still bring it.
Fira are a Frankenstein team in terms of the styles they bring in and they have a personality absolutely.
Absolutely, but 9-Z are more pure in terms of what we are used to seeing those original South American lineups
They bring the crossy of their CT size
You're kind of fast into the fire. It's a Moldova first blood. Oh, this works out that ambition
Down through underpass a well worth it for the 5v3
Max once again looks to just skate by this threat now bomb is deep inside apartment
So there's a little hesitation.
And within that timing, Matt strikes one down.
Oh, oh no.
Oh no.
Oh no.
Rounds still alive.
Bombs picked up.
Matt's making a move off of the catwalk.
At least the bomb isn't on Kcerado over there.
They have to try to refocus.
There's a chance to take him out.
Mayer not watching this, got good control.
Wasso from the bottom of connector and Molledoy low health with that Galil top mid never really had a chance to get active.
He gives it a pause and he'll try to use the element of surprise to win this 1v2.
Oh, but the trade's good.
The numbers make a difference. Max goes up 5-2 with a 3k
and puts 9z comfortably leading 4-1.
At the pause and start the South Cacerados game, crashed.
There's a moment where Max takes one out and he's up there and be asked.
It's a tough thing to stomach.
And it's sure as hell not the venue you want to deal with this and yet professionals they are.
they are. I've got to say Cologne, it's been 10 years I've done this job. It is
Launders and I's first time having the privilege of casting in this cathedral
and from where I'm standing up here in the Raptors, this room is beautiful.
Yeah, it's all that. It's an honor to be here with you guys tonight.
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An imposing presence from the upper deck in this arena.
And yet somehow, it doesn't shake Ninzy.
That's right, that's right.
And they had every right to, and if they did, it would be the least surprising thing.
Even Magic said, you know, they play insane, but we'll just have to see if the crowd affects them.
Still waiting on that.
There were a lot of Furia fans here, naturally, but I think 9Z will start to win some back.
They keep playing like this.
Stoffed.
No contest with the Tech 9 up Catwalk and Wasso just banking on his teammate.
I love the confidence, let these pistols try their damnedest.
It's a rock solid defense across the board.
one death on the side of 9Z so far.
Furia continuing to get pieced up.
Obviously an unfortunate disconnect.
Outside of that though, it's been the slow starts.
Domineering CT sides again.
Just have to talk about how good they are
making connections.
Tell me about a round where they didn't know
where Furia were going.
I can't even think of a single round.
in this series
where they weren't aware
of what feria were going to do next
genuinely
and in the vast majority of rounds that feria won back on dust two
ninesies still knew what they were doing
they just
clutched up
they just battled through a lot of cts
the rubber is beating the road here for ninesie the flowers are very
handed out. And Maxis said it, they're trying to garner the respect of the tier one teams
that they feel that they can compete against.
A Viper fallen, lost, Blue Chalk hands on him, another dual just over the edge of it,
and you've got Molo-Doy low health on the answer, trying to get your Kindar into
to this mix. As Wasopit turns his back, that's a safety net.
For middle momentarily, Mayeron going wide up through a site.
He knows Yuri's locked in. This will be a high pressure shot in a moment.
But that moment seemingly fleeting, Yuri...
Oh!
Guilt!
While Mayeron's blind, we get the walkout from the ramp, confirming the attack.
As Moloidoy's low HP will remain a liability,
and yet Mayeron still just gives him a little more space, a little more time.
He was holding just wide enough to be able to hit that.
The landflash is perfect, but your kinder has a lead.
Flash comes out of the 8-Ramp rotations, coming around CTs are slow to be.
There's a chance for Furia to pick this up.
There's a real chance.
Furia come into this, beaten and bruised.
They may not believe that they could find an empty site,
because they have not been able to find them versus this team.
But here it is, the opportunity is granted.
A 3-on-2 retake.
But they have the site.
Walking at the perfect moment, Molledoy with Luchov going top middle.
Look how much he fell for this.
And so a smoke grenade offered up for Yukindar.
Max has an HE. Watch out for this.
Yukindar's got to stuff this side of the retake.
Remember Molledoy's low HP. You'd think you can't bank on this.
Are they both jumping cat? Nope.
Oh, Mayer's not.
Max lit move, but by the time they arrived, not wanting to deal with the smoke.
Instead, they've got fire in front of them.
There's a kid on Max. There's a kid on Mayer.
And there's a smoke on Luchov.
Try to arrive from the apartments.
You cannot just pick up the first duel.
There goes that low health of Molledoy.
They could dive it.
We're going to try to get all hands-on,
and Mayer just slips by.
I know there doesn't have time here.
It's really close, but they miss it.
Timing on the side of Furia, they'll sweep away
those last two 90 members.
A hard-fought second round, and one
with a massive bright stag.
Hit those cat jumps.
Mayer by a hair.
Can't get on that ballman time.
Oh, and he saw that shadow creep and ready the shot.
But a moment here for Furia, and again, I feel like they're almost scared of the thought
they believe they have an empty site.
But they get it.
They went another disadvantage situations at two of the rounds they've got so far.
If there's a world where Furia are going to fight in this quarterfinal,
Then a three versus five like that sprinkled in at this moment could wind up being key
Getting a full change here of case you're on us PC
Can you believe mayors form again, you know you mentioned at the start of this series
You said you go back to the vitality game great one good map
But only usually one good map in a series
Nine and four at the moment with impact on that A site. That's what I was so curious about
You know mayors just this it's an aberration for that reason
That's what we talk about the stage players.
He wasn't part of this 9C lineup the last two times.
They had an opportunity at a major. They saw something in him.
It's very impressive for Maynard. I think they'll be a lot of praise for him after this.
It's important to see that evolution as well from somebody on 9Z's camp because we go back to Dust2, you know, the real driving force of this team.
The story of their run into playoffs was very much about Luchov's entry ability and then DGTV being that secondary rifle right behind him.
Two strong rifles in different roles that drive 9Z to top 8 at a major. That was not a part of Dust2.
He had two opening brags. And now we go over to Mirage. We've played in far less rounds, seven rounds into this.
He already got more entries this map than he did in the previous.
From the CT side.
But his opening duels are now coming Luchov's way, which goes to tell you maybe this 90 second map,
even with Mayer at the top of the scoreboard, can bank on what has reliably won them games before.
I'll tell you, right now it's communication that's holding the theory of back.
What they brought to this major in the last stage showed us, in my opinion, that they're back to the top.
the top. They actually had insane game plans. They were not a question coming out of that
last stage. They had everything. What we're seeing here is just, they're just not bringing
it in or when they are, it's just too late. Obviously now they're going up against it
at all. A lot of fans out here from Maladoy.
Fans in both Kazakhstan and Brazil.
Canada Connor. Keeping Canada. The ESL player profile with Maladoy came out this
event and take a deep dive into his journey. His just single-handed
decision-making to leave behind everything he knew to chase a dream
of Counter-Strike. One that he said relates to Fallen because they played
both in cyber cafes and the interesting thing is we go you know
cyber cafes in 2026 it's not every country that that's your journey in
and yet for Kazakhstan it remains that way and so Mollidoy and Fjord and
Vollen find that commonality. Their first tournaments for no money.
Vollen said he's been thinking about having children and the thought of
being a father since bringing Mollidoy into this roster. Going into that
relationship it's clearly very special. Mollidoy saying I maybe I'm not
But there is no ball of the way. It's not for falling.
Now the two of them have to dig real deep in this moment.
It's a 90 tactical timeout to try to keep their hands on control of this game.
We'll see if the time to think helps.
We've got a full galeel buy here for Furia, which is not comfortable at all.
You're going up against a fully stocked 90, but use their utility very well.
Man, all Galil's on utility.
What's the master plan here Furia?
Looking like it could be a fast connector split.
They're up the ramp, instant off shot, no one's dead.
Oh, good position for K Serato.
Fast move by Molotoy and it's going to come up ninth in spades.
DGT with two.
K Serato finally has a chance to catch you off with that forward Galil on catwalk.
Well now what about his recovery?
It's insane off of that pause. They took attack after the tech and they instantly are able to respond to Furia calling a fast game plan.
All those glues are gone. All the money gone.
Great place to send the area and there's no support here for Max. Oh no.
He doesn't spread wide enough.
You'd think no world case Serato considers this and he's got a minute to try to work together the clutch.
She'll give up the audio cue flash comes over never would you suspect this and so totally blindsided by max who gets away with it
Yeah fireproof inside of the windowsill 90 up 62. Yeah, and he had the
Had the thought to get that Maliya to
Another unfortunate moment here for K serato
though.
Saff is not beyond reproach for Fury out once again.
They know it, they've been here before.
They didn't get that early scare like Nines did, which I feel like has added so much resilience
to them.
Otherwise, you know, otherwise, enough of that spirit game, I feel like what happened
when they played against Aurora, could have been happening right here in the quarters.
This round thought it really felt like momentarily it had legs, but, you know,
it's in these messy moments that sometimes you see the explosive rifle abilities of 9Z across the board.
You're not just banking on one guy to drop that 3K.
And that was playing rounds at home, you know, that's...
That's the style of play that they're used to.
It's a shared responsibility. They wear well.
And one that right now has got fury against the ropes.
We get the Ykinbar AK hero by this time.
And sure enough, down in the first duel.
They take top mid control, get denied at the bottom.
And also, the smart move already.
They've got a REM smoke smoking off connector.
It's like they know what's happening every single time.
timing. With LASO in this position, Mayer has open lines towards connector.
Viria are gonna have to get extra creative here.
This is all about freeing Mayer up.
Almost fully pushed on both sides of the map, but at that point
You can get too spread out.
Fallen emerges to the correct side.
And Mayer will be fighting by himself for now.
Wasso is coming around the ramp.
Flashbang is going to let him know it's inbound.
And luckily for Mayer, he's a lay out to just stick on this line.
But he misses his shot.
It's bred us out.
A flood of Furia players take to this A site.
And now there'll be no question about this bomb plant either.
No contest offered up.
And they're worried about the right things.
They plant default.
They know that they haven't killed a second player on A.
second player on A.
He put the AWP in Molledoy's hands
and wasso peek a rival out through...
Oh, it's in!
And now with that AWP are dead,
Benjylam swings momentarily back
90's way. K. Serrano's position's been
found out with a quick headshot on max.
He gets his revenge inside that window.
DGT though still trying to push this
retake forward. We're talking about
kits on the side of 90.
But with flashes up and over, Yuri's going to go for the swing.
Oh, and he misses his chance!
It's down to the final liar, Keisarados got him cleared!
They got it.
Late on top of it, it's yet again so close, so close!
Oh!
And Furia, given their Hail Mary moments, at least secure their third.
Keisarados said, just let me play.
Gets that last kill just in time.
Keeps us half alive, it's off Tech 9's, Furia win.
Finally around where they actually get vacant space. No contact until ticket booth.
How many times have we watched players die? Top mid, off-cat, connector, or stairs?
Furious slip to net. Come out with a fish.
Trying to remain slippery from here on out. You get this move from 90 back out middle to just try to reapply the pressure.
pressure. Fallen trying to bring in the audacious place. A lot more pressure, a lot more
active. That's what you love to see. Maxed out to an MP9. Finally, getting through the
money. That's step one. One final real test. Because that's a 1v1, it's expensive for
Fury as well. Fallen yet to frag so far on Mirage. Has a bit of a team though. I mean,
Luchoff flashes, they're going to see this.
All these are coming down, he pulls his gun out.
Sun's out.
Rostow back into cover two.
It's a quick attempt out of Urius now, he's just going to grab the grenades and we've got Max MP9 in hand, spotted out by Keisalano, both will swim through.
And that B defense does not hang strong.
They will at the very least deal with Uri and do it fast enough that they can still get this line as the bench cross occurs.
I know there's one player back there.
There's still a good amount of utility here for Curia
to secure a bit of space,
but it's numbers advantage 9Z on this retake.
This is actually a difficult decision.
If they go for this, they risk all their money.
They probably have a better chance next round,
but they're 4v3.
They're thinking about it still.
The retakes have been solid.
Flashbang here for Lutrov,
and that's gonna be when they suddenly
just burst down through this doorway.
You keep our force to turn.
As he goes back, he gets himself a kill and a half,
falling there to help him.
And now you're fighting up against the disadvantage
and yet Lutrov still takes a look.
player over to the bench they'll still know about from the beginning. They spotted that and the crossback didn't happen.
But Mayern gives this up, hard-fought battle here for Furia to play catch-up versus 9z.
Absolute best-case situation here for Furia. They get 9z to participate in a very scary situation,
but they can't get that one kill towards E-Box. Furia keep two alive, they win the rounds,
they got through the money and they're still in up here on Mayern.
But now, they've given themselves a real chance.
That's Fallen's first kill in the game, and if he doesn't get it...
...I guarantee you they lose that retake. It's perfect to flash dodge the frag...
...in the cohesion there in the setup.
That's really a moment, too, where they didn't get the value out of that double ramp push that they were hoping for, right?
Kasurado dies instantly, Yuri gets a flash off the wall and then dies almost near seconds later.
They're doing what they need to do to get the open sight, which is good.
That was Maladoy and Yuri, but still, point remains.
You know, Ninesie also had to face a Furia that was clawing back a few rounds in Dust 2,
but they had a stalk pile in the reserves to close out that game.
and ample chances.
This is Furia nipping at your heels.
Two rounds away from tying out this half
and your force to come into this one
with a buy like this.
It's guns in the hands of the best performing
90 players on Mirage.
There, makes it up into Ladderoom.
Again, the good gun to watch in this round.
Also has got an M4.
He immediately evacuates his position.
Bomb inside of the connector.
Oh, a good shot.
He survives.
Max is USP up next.
He'll finish the job.
Unfortunately, can't get damage in the next one, so that'll take the likelihood of
Luchov getting anything and throw it out the window.
A missed-off shot to pick in.
Luchoff finds a dual here and it's a great distraction for Waso being a great up kill case Serato.
And the AWP is still in CT. They've got to get this bomb back. They need control of everything.
It's on top of stairs, I think. The bomb is stuck.
It was fallen. He was watching it. They'll go ahead and grab it. Now it's got to be a clutch.
Mayhem in the middle of all this, AWP tries to go over top of Ticket.
And when the Kindar comes off of this bomb plant, he is still very much stuck behind Triple.
There is no trade possibility here, so great damage on the Kindar.
He wins his tool and puts this one round from a tied-up half.
Yeah, this is not just a comeback. It's turning into a good half now for Piria.
They've had a battle through it all to get this chance.
Because now they're actually in control of some rounds, which is a huge change of pace.
Before only converting losing situations.
Let's see if they can stick the landing.
Max doesn't want to regret going for too much information this time, but it's still
A furia who put him as the apple of their eye.
Mollidoy, can he punish?
Oh, misses.
Golden chance.
The molly separates them. Can they exact through this?
Fallen loses the duel. Doesn't even get any damage out.
Now Luchoff versus Ykindar next. They go in that one too.
Single handedly holding off towards the ladder. Max perfectly in behind Yuri.
Slays him with the MP9.
And just when it felt like Furia, we're gonna have a tight half.
It's gonna fall to this 2v5 recovery instead.
You've got three players layered towards the market.
Molodoy strikes one off, and at 100 health in 25 seconds, he's also got this bomb.
He's looking for his moment, but he won't be able to fake plant too many times here.
That's what he wants to deliver.
A moment of truth!
As he's now got DGT down to 47, he's up back up!
Oh, but DGT slips by.
He's starting to read this correctly.
Yep.
He's got wind of this, an eye for it, and now a chance to react as the first pull, it's sail right by, scoped in on the hunt.
And at the other side goes his opposition, he will stick it to them and tie.
Six all, as Furia find four straight.
We're going to stay with the old play!
For the second time in this quarter final, Furia find momentum at the very end of a half.
It was not nearly as convincing on Dust2 as it was here on Mirage.
Four straight, five of the last six.
A turning in the tide after Ninzey stuffed them with that round two force by
and we thought that Yuri's clutch was all in vain.
This formula for Furia on Mirage
like it could still win and then it's gloves off on overpass.
Oh, definitely.
It feels like we could get there.
Furia will have to take us there.
But they've done what they need to do to lay the foundation
for a comeback.
Last round.
Last round. Let's go.
Let's increase our communication on the site guys.
We need to be on the site, where they are looking.
And calmly. Let's go.
for 9z is they're just going to look to take control of the A site and Max will indeed get that bomb down on defaults
Yeah, he has one priority. Careful here with these beaks
Wausau's got a flash to throw up over the ramp and this is going to force a redirection out of Furio
Who's that?
Two players layered up for spawn, but Echindar is also on a ramp flank. There goes that flash now
They throw that out and check this out. 9z getting off site. This is the right play
But Echindar coming in on the flank. I mean this should be the end of it
Also, maybe takes one with them before he goes.
Remember, bomb is planted default.
These connector post-plants, they're
going to have to stop the cross.
You kind of are...
Oh my goodness, no!
No!
Oh!
It's all gone wrong!
It's all gone wrong!
He couldn't find the head.
The entire site collapses.
Pressure right back on.
Oh no.
A crouching, I mean, loss of just...
Oh, it turns into two kills there for DGT.
Stomps him out like a bug.
So a missed chance in the pistol to pull ahead.
How are we going to get finals, your kinder, if we can't get out of quarters?
I'll tell you this much though, if 9Z lost that pistol I wouldn't rate them at all in
the second half compared to Furia's CT side.
I think them winning this pistol only means there's now a chance that 9Z can close the
map but Furia know it's still going to be fine, it's just going to be harder.
We'll start with an attempt to try to deny the conversion, just like Ninze did to them.
Look at the damage on the 5-7 shot.
Okay, why not?
Listen, you've got to dig deep.
Be careful.
Desert Eagle's ready to roar.
You've got low health on three.
They can do this.
Falling right back into the action.
You know, Maladar is the Galex!
And now it's a couple of Galex, but the bomb at least still controlled.
That DGT can open connector, then that bomb could run over to this A site.
And sure enough, he gets there, but it's very costly.
So do you bank on DGT's 12 health?
This is very tough, because you can't get out of connector knowing the TAC guys could come over top of you.
So what if he stays B?
Nah, yeah.
Yeah, okay, he's lost his teammate.
He'll send that flashback in and Mayeron's gonna try to bank on his full HP versus the two on site
It is yet again damage from the Deagle, but you've got
Touch the lead since the first round of this game, but they're back in a position to do so
That's right. They stole it away again just like that. He did it over the first half
I'm seeing Molly do it getting locked in for the first time in this game wait too many misses on dust 2
I don't care how many shots he hit. He wasn't himself
At this event your kinder has a fantastic rating. Moldova has been getting pure volume
And I want to say Yuri's brought them chances now to take the easy route
But just enough time to wake up
It officially gets scary for the first time in this series for 9Z.
Full strength, Furia hasn't reared its head, and they know that.
But fleeting control of the game is something we've seen 9Z have to stomach, have to handle,
But ultimately, they lose to Spirit in two of those situations.
On a stage like this, when the pressure is undeniably mounted, you can't let those doubts
begin to creep in regardless of Furia's fight back.
You have wounded this animal, don't be surprised when it lashes out and right now Furia do so.
With a real advantage here in the 15th round, rifles on their side, a Galil for Luchov.
How is he meant to get those oh so important entries?
Wide swing lines up easy damage for Molodoy but the wasp peak window challenge almost costs
The young AWP his head ends up being a team kill.
Dropping utility into the window still to try to make it awkward.
Molly though, just wants to get the hell out of here.
And he's got support on the other side of that smoke to do so.
Hwaso's gonna jump on this, but rather just get the kill.
Tries to reload in the cover.
That's where you kindar gets him.
We go 4v8.
Fryger makes fantastic.
Spray control for K. Serrano into the second pistol player.
And now that loot drop Galil into the action,
but it's all a little too late.
Enter Luchav, someone who we haven't had to discuss.
Ninzee have been great because of Mayer today.
Wasso here on Mirage.
But Luchav has been the, for a lot of people, the reason that Ninzee are making this run as spectacular as it has been.
Some incredible maps out of this man.
And I say no situation that should be no problem here eight seconds they can run at this
Let's just make sure no bomb plant happens right there all good
Game goes to one round they don't get that plan
Viria have the lead.
Hell of a battle to get here, but they re-secure it.
And with the lead should come the freebie.
Glock's out.
Now I see this will be nothing more than an active desperation,
and it's nice to see Viria with their foot on the throat a little.
a little we go back to dust two
there was this constant lack of activity on a ct side why not send moledoy on
this expedition with the mac 10
there's a moment in this quarter final where it felt like burial weren't gonna
bring their game to the table
you start to feel it
start to come alive you start to deal with this very real
nine z challenge tonight
And as you'd expect, the block shredded 9-7s to Furia leading.
Molledoy in the positive, you kinder in the positive.
It's looking up here now for Furia.
Quick change-up.
Whoa.
We got the part-time hopper and the full-time hopper working together.
Father and son here both on the double off.
The last time they played here at Cologne,
Paul had also called it a double off with him and Colterra.
Great spam you kind of are from the window into talk middle
and Luchov's dead, no entry afforded to 90 this time.
And even while they trail Furia they are still holding on to more successful opening duels
than Furia.
This is a really interesting looking map and I'd love to see it more creative.
We got the ops on mid-nb but kind of both B players in the moment, fall in banky mode
walkouts so they can lean a little bit more mobile towards A and have heavy
presence at mid at the same time. This is the kind of map that's harder to read.
But no one in CT spawn, it's their one source spot, you can move through the
position. Molotov pops in the middle of the site, everybody for 90 out through
that ramp. And they're running out of utility.
ball attempt, flashbang, at least that flash stalks the M4s from trying to get the damage
on the cross.
Yes it does.
Walshope jumps and now confirms, gets the Kindar active who's going to offer a clean headshot
to DGT.
Molledoy on the scene, you've cut down half of what remained of 90 and now it's open
lines.
That lackluster amount of utility puts them exposed but still, back to the even keel.
And now that all the remains in this retake is the double lops, they wait patiently
and it pays off.
Fallen collects his utility source forward, but with this bomb planted in front of max he has to hold his nerve
Yes
And max has a daughter at home and fallen has a son in the server
And that's son that burns bright
Molodoys on the angle Fallen's gonna take up responsibility of this defuse
They've got all the tools for the job smoke on top of it
Hit for the five second stick Molodoys
Pistol out!
He tries to challenge!
Max gets the first, but the defuse founds!
Moledoy sacrifices himself!
They kill the clock, they win the round,
and Furia hit 10.
But again, just another warning sign to Furia to how...