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[A] The MongolZ vs. Legacy - CS Asia Championships 2026 - Playoffs: Quarterfinal 2
05-23-2026 · 6h 48m
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It's a beautiful morning. It is for some high quality counter-strike Asia championships.
2026, we are back with you again and we have semi-finals on the horizon, two huge best of
three today and I cannot wait to see exactly what we get out of all these individuals.
This team in particular under the microscope, but also set up as the favourites, which we'll
get into the conversation on that in just a moment. However, I'm Matt. We've got Pimp
and Vendetta with me on the couch to break this all down again.
Boys, how are we feeling? Are you ready for it?
I'm very, very much ready.
You know, looks like the arena is ready as well, you know,
packed out to the bring right here as Falcons enter the stage.
And as you said, you know, two of the pre-determined favorites
starting off in the first semi-final of the day, Falcons.
For obvious reasons,
Maus maybe a little bit more questionable in terms of where they're at at the moment,
but to be complete,
this is a banger of a game and a banger of a way to start the semi-final stage.
Yeah, I think this would have been an expected finals
for probably a lot of eyes keeping tabs on this tournament,
which, you know, it's not a bad thing
that we see them in the semis,
because it means that we have, you know,
really, really exciting seconds in my finals
coming later on today with two kind of surprise teams
for the tournament, including the reigning champion, right?
And legacy.
So I'm super excited to get the day started
with this matchup.
I think we're gonna see potentially, you know,
maybe some teams getting a little bit more exposed
than they would like and whatnot, but I'm here for it.
Again, this is such a big tell going into the major that, you know,
I think it's going to be a very important learning lesson for a lot of these teams.
Yeah. And look, you said that we thought that this could have been the grand final,
but we're getting it in the semis.
There was a whole world where we didn't get it at all.
You know, the fall that we saw from Maus coming through initially through the group stage
was definitely lackluster.
And a hundred percent, you know, Maus have really had to fight for it.
The team that's played the most map in this tournament so far as well,
because all the game seems to go to three maps for them,
apart from the one they played to begin off yesterday.
So, yeah, they really had a lot of playtesting,
so to speak, mouse that is.
And I guess one of the biggest reasons
why we see this semi-final match
of being played out with Falcons versus Mouses,
the fact that MIBR and the other side
have been playing exceptionally well,
you know, coming out of almost nowhere
to perform at that level.
So, I think it's a fair representation
of where they're at right now.
Mouses haven't been one of the two best teams in the tournament
so far yet they have to face off
what I could be is the toughest opponent in the semi-final in the form of Falcons.
Yeah, it's going to be a very interesting one. Also, Vito not too far away for this one, but
in terms of Falcons, you know, we've gotten a few cool things out of them so far, you know,
maybe a couple of shaky moments, a couple of very close maps which we didn't expect to be as close,
but that's kind of what you get at the moment with Falcons. But alas, they still win,
they still made it straight to the semis and they haven't lost too much yet. So we'll see if they
can keep that trend up and if they can get that W all the way through the whole CAC.
Yeah, I think honestly, for how much we've been critiquing Falcons, and maybe not necessarily them looking to polish, A, that makes sense, again, given that they just brought in Kerrigan, but they're probably the only team so far that haven't necessarily really had a nail biter, because, okay, we talked about them and they're like, oh, they could have closed out X and Y earlier, you know, and they go ahead and they win 13-9, et cetera.
They haven't had to go all the way to like an OT type of thing.
And we've seen that with mouse forwards.
Again, we've, again, talked about it with mouse forwards as well, that we, you know,
we should be seeing them closing out certain teams with a bit more ease or potentially
not fumble, fumble leads that they've created for themselves, et cetera.
Falcons haven't fallen into that trap yet.
And that is a sign of strength, honestly, considering where they're at with how new
the lineup is and how much they have to adjust and kind of accommodate for with carrying
and coming in.
So that is a very, very positive sign for Falcons.
They haven't kind of like slipped up even though they haven't necessarily looked masterful there.
It is kind of fun. The hardest game they've had was against BC Gaming, the best game on Dust2.
They arguably could have lost and maybe should have lost.
Another thing that's fun is the map we're getting in front of us right now.
Murash, you know, again, open map. You get to express yourself.
Love the fact that Maus picks it into Falcons. Falcons going with Dust2 that's been proven throughout this tournament
against BC Gaming as well. They were able to make a comeback, but they kind of remifed that by playing much, much better.
following games on that map and then Nuke as a third deciding map.
A map we saw, Maus, you know, play well yesterday, and a map that they are slowly but surely
finding their form on again.
So I think the map pool-wise for both teams is pretty much perfect here.
Yeah, I think the only thing Maus would have loved is obviously having the opportunity
to pick Overpass, but you're not going to get that versus Falcons, because that's their
permit ban.
So while they probably would have loved to see Sellex maintain his form, because he's
been an absolute beast on Overpass so far in this tournament, they're not going to have
that opportunity. So I think, yeah, with kind of what's available to them, they
couldn't have asked for better maps than what they were given right now. I think
what Pimpley said to as well is just makes sense, right? It's open maps that
allow you to kind of express yourselves. And we've seen mouse players actually,
you know, step up and get in important moments as well. They have solid
individuals, one through five. So I don't think that's something that
necessarily goes against them in any sort of way, even though they are going up a
pretty daunting lineup in Falcons. What do you think about the names? But yeah,
Yeah, it's going to be an interesting one.
Obviously, in mouseports, I think they, at this point,
more than ever kind of need to see a little bit more out
of the likes of potentially JL and Spinks.
I don't think you could put any more weight or more pressure
or more expectation on a version to kind of do everything
at this stage.
And with what we're getting, especially
for this first map of the series on Mirage,
there was a couple of shaky moments in that defense yesterday.
If you remember, there was like exposed weaknesses.
Yesterday, the day before, NRG, you know,
manage to find those holes in the best of three and we were just like what how's
he there what's going on and it just ended up they're not winning it but
yeah hopefully there's a few things that they've tightened up since then
obviously the game yesterday looked a whole lot better like they had you know
ironed out a lot of those creases and if they bring this form you know they've
they've seen the peaks and you know hitting the ceiling like they were
yesterday if they can't hit that ceiling again today then we're gonna get a bang
at best of three yeah I think it's fair to say that that mouse looks like a
different team you know day one compared to where that right now they've been
and progressing throughout the tournament,
found a bit more stability, and as you said as well,
some of the individuals that we were missing on day one,
Torsey being one, you know,
Celix had a massive performance yesterday as well
in the opening game, so a lot of the different makers
have been playing well for Maus,
so keep an eye out on Torsey, especially on the T side as well.
The Spinks lurking capabilities,
T side as well for Maus,
I think coming in with the experience that he has,
you know, being a player that's been around
for a long, long time,
that's something that needs to work out,
that's something he needs to find impact with,
And then it goes without saying CT side for Falcons, right?
You're looking at a monocie, you're looking at a Nico.
The way they can shot down middle,
maybe even sometimes together with Q Shuki, you know?
It's always gonna be a bit of a rough run
for the opposition when there's so many playmakers
and so many aggressive elements to that lineup.
And then, you know, furthermore,
just to close out the point,
Tessus on the A-bomb side, that's a new position for him.
That's something that's changed ever since Kerrigan came in,
talked a little bit about it, you know?
No longer the B-anchor, he gets to express himself
a little bit more over on the A-bomb side.
It's been a steep learning curve for him, but he's getting better game by game. So keep an out frame. Yeah, definitely overall in terms of all the players
We've had so far in the anchor position. I feel like Tessus is definitely still the tallest. Yeah
No, he's been
Honestly, the most consistent the most impressive player on Falcons again
We obviously have different expectation levels for each each one in one of them
But he's been just super reliable super solid throughout all of their matchups so far
I wouldn't expect anything less, you know coming into semi-finals as well
but yeah, it is a bit of a learning curve for him as well.
A lot of people talk about how miserable the role of playing B apps on Mirage is as a CT side player.
I'm not sure if I'm like more in love with having to play the A bomb side as well, because
very often times you'll have people flip, you know, folks don't play in connector,
they're focused on grabbing mid control, maintaining mid control and so on.
So at times you can kind of just be left to your own devices and you get that fun 50-50 of like,
do I think somebody's going to walk up the slope in through the A apps?
Do I think someone's just going to randomly try to go for a dry peek up A pit?
And you kind of just have to play around that.
You have to play smart.
I think obviously Tess is the kind of player who's going to be equipped to deal with that pretty well.
Yeah.
But it is a learning curve for sure.
Just kind of getting a feel for what kind of madness you're going to have to expect.
Yeah, well, madness is what I want.
You know, we've had a lot of that this week.
That's what the CAC 2026 has provided.
And if we get more of that, especially with a live crowd watching along,
like that's just going to make it so much more satisfying.
It is, you know, and it is as we spoke about already, you know,
So this could be the last time we see, or it will be the last time we see the Falcons
or Maus play before the Major, right?
So this is the final test, potentially, for both teams.
Naturally, the winner goes on to play another one, and there's a third place inside of tomorrow.
So actually, either way, they get one more game.
But there's a difference between playing for a trophy and playing for a third place.
So it is sort of like the final test we get for both of these lineups.
And I'm curious to see Falcons, you know, how they're going to conduct themselves.
I know we've spoken about, you know, the playoff stigmatization about QC.
You cannot really show up and Falcons getting over that hurdle, you know.
that happened in Astana by beating Furia in that close game. I will say, you know, this is a great
environment to do it in as well. This is not the most pressure cooker you can be in, you know, over
there right now. There's a hype crowd. There's a big crowd, but it's not a Cologne crowd. So in terms
of easing into it and gaining even more experience if you're Q-Shoot and if you're Falcons, this is
the perfect setting to do it. Honestly, one thing I am going to be a little bit interesting, and I'm
going to soft launch this idea as well. In fact, as you mentioned, Q-Shoot potentially not necessarily
you know, it's been a really
really good game. I've never
really been there in the
biggest of games. I have the
same feeling about Nico. A bit
of a downward trend. Let's see
if that feeling is going to be
validated at once. We get into
mirage. We've got no car. We've
got screwed to bring you all
the action for the first time
of the day. Thank you very
much, gents. Yes, so excited to
get into this one. I mean, game
of the tournament so far. It's
going to be absolutely brilliant.
I really do hope that it
delivers and we've seen you
know, both of these teams. I
Yeah, really, really hoping that this one delivers as we are very quickly into the action there.
If we get anything like Miles yesterday, this game has all the makings for this tournament, right?
But it's still that issue for us. We're not fully convinced with Miles.
If there's anything like the opening couple of days, then Falcons feel like they're much cleaner, much more consistent team to really back in this one.
But I'm excited not to laugh, some 40 star stings off well and sneak on.
find the head of Torgy.
Want to send him to a bit of pressure.
A lot of people diving on towards his position.
He will fall first.
JL going to get a double, and alongside Spinks,
they've taken this A site.
Yeah, I mean, Falcons decided to stick around,
you know, and really take the fight.
I saw Bombsdott could make a difference here.
Molotov is welcoming in to make things awkward.
Karagin trying to isolate some jewels,
but it doesn't happen for him.
And CK going to be smoked off in towards CT spawn.
JL will see him off.
he's going to be coming in
from. I don't know the random
element of miles. I guess a
little bit. He's in and out
right over the next couple of
tournaments. So. Certainly is a
player. I think he really stepped
up yesterday. It was kind of one
of the big things that maybe
turn their game around. So it's
great to see him starting well.
Yeah, yeah, exactly that. I
think even with jail as well
when it came into this line up,
it feels like naturally it's
meant to be an injection of
firepower. But actually the
kind of the talking point around
and bows is that it's primarily all come through Zershin.
He's been the only consistent real numbers guy
on this mouse side and actually JL for me
has looked at times a little bit kind of missing, right?
You know, struggling to kind of really slot in
towards his roles and positions and whatnot.
So that's a really good way to start things off for him.
And if you assign off things to come,
Spinks, what a way to crack open things.
Karagin was posted on the angle.
There is all four remaining here
and Niko's Deagle is going to ring our supreme.
So this could still be really quite dicey.
Zelex is sent into the corner of the B site.
There's lots of council there, so they're going to face a lot of casualties,
and you can already see this getting a little dicey.
Now all down to Niko, one versus two, and he's got the flank.
Wow, I mean genius. He immediately goes for this as soon as he found that opening kill.
They're going to come towards him.
He's got to perform well here up against the Glill Obsertion, picks up the AK,
and able to move on it as well.
Of course, the aim punch is going to be an element.
Here! Niko gets it done!
Oh my goodness the composure to find that final kill is absolutely brilliant and it's Nihon a hard eco from Falcons
They managed to convert it and immediately here now. We've got the game that we wanted
They walk into the stack and just the biggest issue it takes too long for them to cancel
They're so committed to just barreling in towards B and thinking they're just sort of brute force their way in towards the side
the game. It's not like it's
not going to play anything, but
what a shot down. And Nico's
on solo like you mentioned. Get
his kill. It's an instant
rotation to get in behind set up
this flank. And if anything
caught the rotation, he gets
ahead of it. So really, really
well done. Miles Horrible way
for this game to fall flat. Yeah
and just looking a lot calmer. I
think this is one of the things
that will probably start to.
that he has had a lot of
experience and how to deal
with these bigger games that
comes into this team with
Karigan, I think Nico might
feel. Like he has less of a
job to do you know to keep all
the troops together and whatnot
so that might free him up a
little bit in the big games
people on miles. They have been
here. They you know are indeed
experienced but experienced in
some negative ways, right? This
was often a point where they
would just hit that ceiling on
the older lineup, get to a game
like this and then not be able
the first time. I mean, we're
going to have to. We're going
to have to. We're going to
have to. We're going to have to
we're going to have to help or
we're going to help or whatever
we're going to help or whatever
it may be. Sure. And then I
it may be. Sure. And then I
think you know we have players
who again. Are looking to maybe
even re prove themselves. And
of course, Zellex and JL. I
think the. Still waiting to
get comfortable again or for
the first time, however it
may be looking good here for
falcons. They opted to go in
for the force fight. We want to
get a return. With that bomb
I think we're going to have to
save it again. We'll do some
kills back around, but Falcons
ultimately looking pretty
clinical. So. Two to one
mouse going to have to save it.
It will be three and as we talk
about all the time on these
four spies, which seem to have
been quite successful in this
tournament, actually. Yeah.
Money is going to be pretty
dry for miles. So a lot of
work very, very quickly here on
their own map pick. Yeah for
miles. I think you know you kind
of use this round really just
in towards our next gun round. We're a really nice way to start off here for Falcons. Miles
is my pick as well, but getting an early little buffer zone to work with on this CT side really
is going to help. One deagle, four JL. Four blocks alongside it. It should be a pretty
simple one. Two put, two back. He's spotted as well. Made a molly or follow it. Should
be easy stuff. They're just waiting and hoping they can catch somebody. Slightly off guard.
They love a bomb on and around like this, but it feels very unlikely and they've got a good reader as well
Maiden smoke that's dropped into us under just to cut the options
Four miles in jail, which are the rest of the park, but there's just no clay in road in roads of anywhere
Unfortunately as you would expect so they take a pivot looking to use the numbers in the middle
Can we get one? No, we can't and it's looking really really good for Falcons, isn't it?
That extra level that we I think maybe in the back of our minds expect Falcons to have against this Mars team at the moment
There is of course some some good firepower on Mars, but
What we're looking for Torgie to hopefully step up looking for Zellex to tap into the performances
He had yesterday. I don't know if he's gonna be able to do that against Falcon to and on stage in his career. Yeah, of course
I think it's both of these sides in the Roma.
I think it's something like Kaisuke as a player.
It's definitely a critique that's come through when we've got these deep tournament stage games.
They've fallen a little flat.
In particular, it seems to really be an issue within the roster as a whole.
I see on the angle.
Got a decent idea about this. It spinks around that corner. I've actually started relatively strong.
We've seen already, especially with this new look, miles where it spinks as
struggling in terms of his firepower as a whole, really, but I think as his tournament has been
progressing, he's been warming up quite a bit. And it feels like the Pax is going to go join back
towards A. Smoke towards window. The bomb on the back exertion is committing now towards this A hit,
just leaving JL to lurk here towards being a Tessus sent in. I think it will start well.
Swing and a find and it's double stack now with monocle on the orb to into wars palace
This a hit is incredibly but vulnerable. Yeah, I don't think no
Now Nico lines them up
Man is a walking highlight reel at the moment
And it's just not gonna happen carrying and catches jail on a lurk. Oh my goodness
Falcons looking absolutely unbeatable right now
the last one left. Does take
one, but he's dealt with
swiftly. And man, it's almost
perfection from Falcons. You
know, I love the idea of the
initial kill. You've got
money. See on this angle. He's
getting all that info. Tessus
goes to, you know, you use him
as like a line of scrimmage
almost and just goes in for a
really clean kill. And mouse. I
don't know if I'm a big fan.
They just contact out onto a
So they're really trying to find their feet in this game, and slipping all over the place right now.
Yeah, it really feels like, you know, a call made out of spawn, the idea falls a little flat,
because essentially Falcons aren't giving them any opportunities in the early part of these rounds,
and then they just go for a late dive back towards A as sort of a hopeful push.
It's a little sloppy, and it's not exactly what we want to see.
Kasuke, barrel does his spotter, they're diving through now into us B,
on a bit of pace here, but back side,
Karagat looking to step up, Montesey will fall.
So they're like just all wrapped in the back lines
and the captain can't step off to deny this B hit.
So quickly, a pacey round by Miles will flip the script a little bit
and he goes left all alone and 1 vs 3 required for him
and he caught him a walk in highlight reel
with one of these highlights right here, right now
and he's spotted out too, but where is this lurking third player?
He has no idea.
Ah, they all gonna take him.
Now it's the kill that he needed to make us believe, as you say, though, who's kind of on a timer.
I think he finds one and gets flanked out in pretty good time.
So what happened in there starts with this one.
Surtian has a great round.
Quick move into one window as well.
I think just confirmed it.
Small finger to point at Karagan, but the rest of the team also struggling to deal with pistols.
it would seem so.
Battle stations for mouse, certainly manned, look good in that round, a pace change up.
Hopefully going to rebuild some confidence for them and we'll see if they can bring that into their first gun round.
Yes, we're 4-2, but you have to bear in mind, the types of rounds that they have been winning.
Torgie is naded out, the Volotov doesn't quite reach him here, but the second nade will.
That is not what he wanted and not a great way for this guy to start the map either one and six now
Yeah, he tried to deal a classic of I'll drop the smoke and I'll just stay in the position that you knew where I was
Sell out ruse but double the heat of that molly top boxes. He couldn't really escape anyway
Searching nice fine a quick trade coming through from Kaiosuke a second of the round
Back into a three versus three a sphinx will move forward in towards jungle
There's a minute to work with here four miles, but they've got the A site and the bottom of the back as Alex
we're joining them for a plant in just a mere moment. Recalling on Falcons in this retake
in a second.
Yeah, Spinks going to win that one every day of the week. Honestly, he might just be here.
I see Kay's got an idea that there's someone lurking around, right? He feels pretty nervous.
He's kind of giving his position away. Swaps up the M4. He's got one more bullet. So still
probably advisable to pull off
a reload here. No kill
presenting just yet. I'm a
player to be honest, so it's a
soft save that it converts into
or is it? I can respect the
ninja diffuse. Actually my bad.
I should have seen that one. Of
course, Karagan when he's
involved. Big round from house.
Yeah, and it's the fact that it's
back to back the sort of use
that pistol popping towards
a really really nice run in that three versus three when it's all reset as well they just slowly
kind of push forward take a bit of space and leave that space it allows for a really solid
post bond to work with and as we saw once you get caught into was murder hole there's no rule in
routes for falcons that position by sphinx and a smoke towards top con before you know it there's
absolutely no roads too safely for falcons so a one round game but money broken towards the CT side
It's on the AWP, but you assume that's about it.
The eagle of Karagin needs to keep an eye on close left.
He won't.
So that actually catches his head.
Oh, Niko faded into the smoke here.
Does reveal himself.
I don't think there's necessarily anything going on.
Falcon's going to need a crazy hero moment.
This is just like I protect the president without him, really.
Just keep Monty alive or just keep the AWP alive.
doesn't even necessarily have to be monosone, but somebody needs to bring it through in towards the next round.
Money is running a little thin, four Falcons, and now the lead all but gone, so tying it back up.
A lot of owners on keeping that alive, but getting a pretty instant response now. It's three on the bounce for Miles.
Really well recovered. I mean, you know, there is a moment for Falcons. It's four-one.
They've won the four-spy, and they look quite dominant in a couple of the rounds, right?
So you start to think it's like this is the position do miles actually get into the game. Is it going to require like a really strong comebacks as it is. It's a small comeback.
But still a pretty good looking one, right? Three rounds in a row now for miles. I think all of them looking great. Torgie still struggling, but ultimately as a team, they're getting a lot done here and evening things up quite fast.
We've not been here very long. We've not been in this map for very long. It's been pretty quick moving.
It's a sort of like give Torsi a little bit of leeway as well. I think T-Side opening can be pretty brutal
That's a you know generally speaking when we look into him a lot more on that CT side
The the T-Side is about this rifling park and and so far I think they're all doing fantastic
Right, they all have a moment Zershin continues to be such a problem for for teams to deal with which is
Always even more impressive when you remember that he is now calling
But we're seeing the impact Alex Alex again on the stage, which is what we want to see yes
I'd say an incredible map on that overpass.
It was like 20 and 6 at the halfway point.
And the just shy of 30 in a very quick map.
And Spinks looking pretty solid, which obviously
has been a point of contention to brought up all throughout
this tournament about that kind of lack of impact for him.
Since they've made these changes within the team,
so far so good.
Four all back into the five.
Four Falcons.
See, Holy Prez is snade. I have to feed a J out.
This is a good one here though.
This feels like if there wasn't a smoke there, they're still looking to go for it.
Really thinking about the B hit and the pace changer up off the back of the timeout, but
you know, cooler heads prevail.
A fast B burst like that is often ill-advised, I think at the best of times.
might make it work in the pistols but different game with these guns out they still really
are thinking about be though clearing out some angles behind them the bombs still remains
in the apartments.
Yeah Mike just want to be honestly just testing Karagin we've already kind of spoke about
it when that pop came through early on the Tech 9's it was sort of his individual mistake
that cost them and they might just be leaning on that a little bit as a late default towards
this round saying, I think we can out aim him.
It's Kayasuke on the corner towards get by.
Layback spray by Karagan, so they were right.
To make it, oh!
Had a terrible time to try and change the silencer.
Get that setting off.
And they'll lose the B site and with that, the round,
mouse, a late pop coming through, but a small mistake.
He misclicks, goes to take the silencer off.
That's crazy.
I would have figured like all pros just have it unbound. Yeah, I don't think we've seen
Like anyone that's a critical error to make in this sort of a game as well
I know semi-final on the stage. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah long time since I've seen anyone do that
Who wants to use an anyone else without a silencer right one of the worst?
It was like that that brief moment for about six months. We're watching simple was like take it
You know it's hiding round in the corners. You can't see the barrel and whatnot, but
Yeah, I genuinely don't think I've seen that for years since since CS 2 came out
I might say have not said something I accidentally do that
It was obviously a huge deal in go and they listened and they added it into CS 2 and years later
Kaisuke maybe even forgot to turn it off that is wild
Yeah, big mistake to make and to it matters even worse as well for for the Falcons is that the the hunt by miles is really quite successful
Honestly falls are really trying to keep that
that CT econ at bay. I'm sure we can buy it back in, but there is nothing left in the
back pocket. MP9 out for Garagin. Get the Orphe M4s around it. When it mouse-fired in
round number 10, they might kind of loosely run away with this TSI, guaranteeing a lead,
it feels like, at the very least. Yeah. Yeah, and they have absolutely turned this game
upside down. You know, they are now the dominant force. Falcons are the ones who are stuck.
got to bear in mind we had the timeout come in it's not netted success for them
so Falcons just watching this fully slip away from them such a fantastic start
they are now at risk of not being able to really capitalise on that just a small
selection of rounds miles choosing and indeed proving why this map works so
well for them so they will be going for the simple a execute here as they get
lined up outside with a palace presence.
Oh, the bodies for Falcons to be fair,
and they've got a man down below.
Tessus in this new spot as was pointed out.
See how he performs here.
He's gonna go unchecked.
So a nice start for him,
but he is left completely alone,
dealt with quickly.
Lovely little break onto the smoke,
but Miko does lose his life shortly thereafter.
But I'm gonna get planted here, you would assume.
Smokes starting to go down, however,
Kaisuke. Looking to make up for the mistakes of the previous round as he gets himself in quite an
angle here. He ought misses the shot and he is rightfully punished. Kaisuke with the trade.
It's Karagin's empty nine that we look towards here. Not going to be able to deliver shortly in
this one versus two now and indeed he will go down. Maus starting to really take over the game.
I love the calls that Maus are making. Now it feels like a lot of it is just we know we're
feeling a little bit sharper. We know that the individuals are actually on form today.
let's utilize them. They're very basic balls that the guys threw towards the A site even similar to me here
in that previous round. It's very much reliant on can you win out your 50-50 and so far so good for
Maus. They are the side that are looking sharper here on the stage. Vulcans falling very very flat.
The start of this map was pretty solid. It was four on the bounce in the opening five rounds.
Since then it's all been Maus.
and you know what you're gonna
get. I mean, worrying times
Nico. Open up proceedings.
Jail quick on the trade and the
buy around this is obviously
damning as we were already
for warning for Falcons. Guns
aren't great. Tess has is gaining
some good information here.
mids could be more than just one. Well he is on top mid now. Or at least one player.
So I think he is looking to try and get in behind. Could be a perfectly timed flank.
We've got two players on A itself. I saw smoke that it's like I didn't clear Palace.
The ramp is clear. And of course they're wrapping in so surely you figure they've
got to have a guy in a good position as Tessus is. Unfortunately his teammates fall. I think
he needed them to just slow them down. He will be spotted, he will be thought about.
That is unfortunate. M4 is retrieved, but surely nothing coming. Ah, it's unlucky. I think
one kill from his teammates, draw them in and slow them down for just a moment. It might
have been absolutely devastating, but just not the case. Miles moving up to 7 now, so
winning out the half. And a really great run from them. 6 in a row. Timeout coming in
from Falcons to try and net this final round of the first half. Yeah, it's kind of one
of those things where it's slightly like not his fault, but he takes maybe half a second
to a second extra time, kind of clearing corners into his ramp as you would. And it's that
that cost him the ability to catch a player moving forward just into his con. So an unfortunate
move by Tesla. I think, you know, he's all about a second off from potentially getting
in for a chance of a double there. A second time out taken by Falcons. And they know the
in the game. And this is like
without timeouts, you know,
they've just been able to turn
this game around because
they're confident in the map.
So they still have a lot of
resources in that sense to work
with where Falcons don't. So
if suddenly falcon start getting
back into the second half, I
think. House can easily put a
stop to them. At least the
in that sense to work with where Falcons don't. So if suddenly Falcons start getting back into the
second half, I think the mouse can easily put a stop to them, at least in theory.
Quick moves towards B, mouse again. Enjoying that as they try and find the opener.
Kerrigan continues to be a pain point over on that B-con site. It's a slightly different philosophy.
It's like you call it a pain point, it feels like a free point, if anything. They've been testing
I think they're realizing this as well. They know that worst case scenario they can default towards carrigan and it seems to work. Yeah, it's also little things as well. Like if you show presents over there, they're going to maybe rotate someone in because they know that be need to better hold than they can offer.
I mean, it's something like sort of where the philosophies are, really.
Carrigan, I think, has always been a dump the Bianca type role.
I think some teams, at least, you know, someone in the middle of the pack in terms of overall star power,
just because it can be so influential.
There you go, though. You're going to go contact towards A.
This is a great call. We know it with the benefit of hindsight,
but there's actually some really nice gaps for them to work with.
Chauan Palace and that was tunnel vision Modestian.
He'd go a lot of support at the same time as Alex in jail.
The new boys for this mouse side,
give them the A site.
And Zershin, the new captain here to step up.
Zellex looking for more.
He'll be caught by Tessus, put surely,
an impossible round to recover.
In a one versus five turn, one versus four, a tag.
Spinks left down on two points of HP,
but with one foot in the grave,
as long as he's still breathing,
will be walking away with eight rounds at the half, which is a fantastic showing, considering
that early bit of form from Falcons. What a run at the end, seven in a row coming through
from Miles to close out their T side. That is fantastic.
Yeah, I mean, Falcons just gassing out, I guess, really, really putting a lot of energy
into those early rounds. Great force by win, of course, can set you up to find like a six
one scoreline you know you fight off against a weaker rifle buy in the context of how everything
unfolds so you just need one really good solid follow-up yeah and you can have a great scoreline
but it is not the case it is not the way that it goes. Falcons will be kicking themselves
two timeouts expended could not break the deadlock they are stuck in the mud and they
are potentially struggling, I think on the stage. We'll see kind of interesting as well,
you know, looking at the individuals are struggling like, obviously, kind of car again, but we're
never going to look him in a numbers department like monarchy looking really quite weak. I
actually missing way more sisters that we're used to with monarchy and normally feels like he's
somebody who steps up to these occasions. But you know, it's test us for me. He's been one of
the most consistent factors for this Falcon side in this tournament so many times he stepped up for
and it looks so unbelievably solid.
We're not getting it.
Eagle looked great.
He came out of the gates firing at all cylinders,
but unfortunately, he's the only one
who's really looked solid towards Falcons.
Everybody else needs to step up.
And there's always that worry in the back of our minds
that at any given point,
Torsi can start to come alive,
especially now he's on that CT side.
Oh, interesting setup here from Miles.
Two holding the underpass.
position. It's a dangerous move.
could have been caught off. They
obviously don't know how good
they've got it, but the flashes
are still going to be good here
and session will be fully
isolated for quite a while.
We're going to have to deliver
he gets one. Will that be
enough? I suppose we'll find out
really quick flank coming in
from those underpass players.
We've obviously thought about
all this. Whether it works out
is another question. You've got
to get past Nico on the P250.
He doesn't have armor with it.
He's got a flash to work with
maybe, but I don't think he's
going to have a chance to use
that really important. It's
got a flash to work with maybe, but I don't think he's going to have chance to use that really important pistol here.
That is the top of the head.
Crazy. Does he spot the other player though? He certainly should have.
He's definitely ready here, but can't land the shots. Misses out on some of that timing.
There's a battle inside the smoke going on and impossible objects.
It's all going to be down for Tessus to try and hold. There's not a lot of time.
And Tessus keeping his cool here. Down goes that 10 second timer.
is won and Tessus is so damn accurate. He will go down with the ship, but a big pistol for Falcons.
Yeah, that's huge. Just when I was calling on him as well, right, saying his name, he felt so
reliable, so consistent for Falcons, then he steps up in a big way. Nico, that shot is monstrous
on towards JL and it really is kind of a shock to the system for Miles. But unfortunately,
it's just the wrong read, you know, that they're expecting this late wrap to come back for what
essentially looks like an A split, the way in which Maus is set up, but it's the wrong goal.
Simple and effective. Now that falcon is an opener. I'm looking at a smoke
in Tor's corner, a lot of early mid-presence and they're not exactly shying away from making noise.
So that's going to make him move his leg spotted and he's left very low. There's two here,
Yeah, this could be a blop off, but they get away with it.
Spring seems to like some sort of combine, and an opener,
but there's so many low players towards Maus.
I bet for a moment, Tessus is like, how is this guy not dead?
And then realizes it's two players, but they have left gaps.
And those gaps will be exploited.
It's the waiting arms of JL, though, on the Deagle.
He's got a lot of quick support that comes in, a fan-ass as well.
To get through, the Molotov is difficult to work around,
They're able to troll it up and Zershin does so well to leave it down to Munisee here
This is definitely a doable clutch though. They're insanely low across the board
Tiny dink comes in
Just doesn't have that information does he like if you took a bit of a wider birth here hang on
I don't know anything done
Left so low and the needle finish him off. It's it's a shame
I think if he plays that with a degree of higher confidence
He really could have done a lot, but how was he to know in that moment?
I was winning out of the force by I mean worst case scenario for Falcons.
It all starts with Tessus who really was beaten in by the leg shots.
So she only looked towards that first half, you know the only real saving grace for Falcons
was winning the force by getting four on the bounce because of it and the fact that they
aren't able to go back to back to kickstart their T side puts them in a lot of trouble
now.
It really, you know, at a pretty early-ish point in this game, it sort of feels like
Mirage is already a write-off. It already feels like it goes to her mouth.
Falcon to recover, feels super unlikely.
Torji, Zershin, kills a piece, and the force by the Falcons have to bring out back a response.
It's not firing at the same level of efficacy.
Zellex, it's a messy fight with Zess, but it'll come out on top.
And it's monosie and Karagan to try and save face here, but a 2 vs 5 that surely has
Absolutely no backbone behind it
Yeah, how do they make it in here is kind of what you try to figure out as a viewer
On that mini map
Well timed smoke to keep carrigan at bay
Once you got to find some kills the hot gonna happen, okay, I barely get the sentence out and he is dead
Carrigan could force a bomb plant here
There's one player down below him if you can find that kill then maybe indeed he gets one plant all right
the case. I mouse take over the game in that first half and they look set to do the same
in the second. Falcons. Yeah, lacking some of the big names or a big clutch or an unlikely
five on three, something like this that you expect from like a caragon team. I suppose
it's still indeed taking a bit of time to sprinkle that magic in. Yeah, I mean, you look at Falcons
are having a desk sort of brought it up. But they're the only team really at this tournament
who have not just had at least at one point like a glaring stinker compared to
what we expected the mouse of course their star was a real hiccup
but Falcons always felt pretty clean they're the heavy favorites coming towards CAC as well and
even yesterday against legacy it was just so unbelievably clean in the way they dismantled
art style of calling or their lack thereof is how it sort of actually really felt
I'm in mouse so comfortable and taurzy
come a light on this CT side we sort of
said it all pink T side can often be
difficult at this level the CT is where
you can find your comfort and he gets a
double to open up round of a 16 so
falcons looking for a chance of a hero
a k pocket off Karen given a swing in
by Zershin gets one information on the
second surely the 11 is all but locked into place the bomb on the back of
Karagin and he will get the support of Kaisuke but Jail's advanced through
apartments. Difficult angle too clear there's no flash to force them off this
position so he should be able to get both and he does. Brilliant from Jail
anchoring towards B and miles fine 11 they are so close to the finish line
now. I mean it's difficult if you can't trade moments like that I don't think
that you're really in a position to be arguing that the map could have been or should have been yours.
Difficult to see is Falcons unfortunately falling a bit flat here, which you know,
it's not like it would have been a full expectation. It's not like a bad team on Mirage.
So, Miles with what could be a pretty big statement here, perhaps a tougher second map for them, but
I'm going to go back to the
Alkins. Still this is a
loseable round, right? The way
they've been playing. Could go
sideways and miles are stacking
up. I like the idea. Yeah, and
we've. Formers Alex and JL and
Torsi really starting to show
up on the city side. I don't
want to discount them just yet.
Was he going to get a little bit
active here? I like this. If you
can get one and get out, it's
traded. We'll see. Under the angle, 40 seconds. Carrigan will catch the young
step. In the back lines that flank does find form. Torsi looking to get his
kill. There'll be spots. You'll get one. Insta-Tradie can't really get out from
there. So it's all on JL. 55 points of HP. Open a dream and it just doesn't even
realize that Niko's jumped out of the window. So Falcons do find one. We're
You know the case but yeah really really well played on all that time in carrying him behind nobody over swinging in the apartments
Well read they knew what was up that there was going to be a player pushed it, etc
so
This looks pretty exciting session
Trying to answer back and see what he can get away with I
Think you call a timeout here if your mouse, you know losing that kill and in the fashion. You've just got to put
I suppose it would be the
phrase to use here. Just make
sure that there is no
potential for this to spiral
out of control. Interesting way
in which part of playing this as
well for them. It's so much mid
presence that it just gives them
the viability to rotate quite
quickly. Torsi is there. Catching
towards short. He's high straight
on towards apartments. You can
catch that lurking player.
a great smoke. Yeah, that's
slow as that whole role.
Got an e corner light look.
Looking to try and find
something here in the
underpass and there is indeed
an opportunity spinks, you know,
watching it and maybe taking
the fight over there. He's going
to move away, of course, as this
utility comes in. So it's it's
Are they going to be ready for that again? I think I have half an eye on it. Niko, he gets the chance but misses the shots
He will now try and take him and that is sometimes a dangerous game to be playing. Zelex greets him out, but it's left
Incredibly low. 10 seconds to get the bomb down. They needed that CT kill. They do indeed get it towards you with the AWP
What does he want to do? 1 vs 3, surely has to give it
He is thinking about it for a moment, but he will make his way out eventually in Falcons
the game. The game is going to
be a good one. The teams.
Scaling up looking good. Some
nice rounds, but the gap is
still monumental here. Like I
say, Maus, they've got all
these timeouts. Hopefully
Chuck won in. You know, it's
going well at the moment, but
I think just. Maybe we try and
play a solo round. Maybe we
talk about this round and
rushing there get annoying.
But they just need some
It's like incredibly flashy and he's on but that's not necessarily a bad thing. You know, it's it's really solid
Everyone's having the moments there the rifle in core
I'm honestly all stepping up a killer piece and they just move quite simply through the spacing is quite excellent as well
That mid to late round adjustment coming forward is good, too
I'm gonna get a buy back in but I think it's a touching on I'm sort of surprised that we don't get a pause here
This feels like a prime opportunity to get cyclone on the mic and just get a bit of another thing
I like what are falcons doing?
What is the sort of defaults that we can break down they've obviously lost a bit of the control in this game?
It's a really bold call because
The real risk here for miles if you lose round number 19 money's broken falcons get an eight then they get nine
That's a two-round game. That's all the pressure on your next gun round. And
Yeah worries me
It's a nice adjustment as well that is something that you might over thinking things throw that into a timeout to be fair that it's like right this is what I want to do we're going to talk about it a little but.
There's just no real problems to worry about with that lurk, which obviously was an issue in the previous round.
Yeah, I mean, it's a nice adjustment as well. That is something that you might throw over thinking things, throw that into a timeout to be fair, that it's like, right, this is what I want to do.
We're going to talk about it a little bit.
But, Ars are doing very well to keep things quite loose and adaptive.
I think that is the style that Xersion is trying to employ, not loads of like, deep calls.
Just very, very simple ideas.
And trying to string those ideas together into a round win.
Causing with a big spot.
Nearly just go down on the secondary peak.
Get that smoke in, he kind of knows what's up.
That's definitely three players spotted.
Trying to come in from behind.
Got to be careful here.
Spinks.
In a dangerous spot, they're gonna boost up here, but it still could be good for Munisee.
Misses the shot, everybody falling though, the bomb as well has been dropped. Munisee is incredibly low.
Nico has to do all of the heavy lifting here, he's now the only one left in fact.
Surely not gonna be able to get much done. Oh, jail, but the recovered AWP will take him.
And mouse, they do get the 12th, they don't need a timeout. In order to do it, it's a small adjustment to just give them the man advantage.
And then they work from there, really well played by those who are in the palace as well, again, the peeps, the trust, the swinging together, really great for Maus, it's all very nicely slotting into place.
Yeah, it's also gotta be said as well, that's such a risky idea by Falcons as well.
They're planting on the A site knowing there's people so close.
them and it's hoping that the one angle they're planning for which was the front side of triple that
no one's holding for that but Zelex that sort of advanced angle over towards Tetris
made all the difference no committal of the bomb you can see it's still left in towards bomb but three
earlier looking towards eight this is a very default set up here by Falcons right now
just trying to probe for information the mouse on that point on there might pick and
it really does feel impossible now to let this slip and we joke about the
cast as curse but Falcons have not looked that clean.
Struggle for Kai's UK.
Early utility down once again there is Palace presence, Smoke will come in
they're looking to try and slowly burst. He'd be even just fully contact out here
actually and it will work, but to see how to good feeling about it.
He takes down Torgie, Zellex in at triple,
going to be the only line of defense to change.
He played it patiently.
A quick flick across has made the space
bought some time for his teammates to move in.
But as he finds himself alone,
can't quite land it onto that con player.
The bomb's been spilled.
He tries to look for a slightly different angle here.
And you know what? It might just work.
How does that miss?
Down he will go.
And unfortunately, 14 Falcons,
They just never really got off the ground.
It was a really, really nice star, to be honest.
And it looked like they were going to fully take over the map.
And then they just disappeared.
Miles with great adjustments and all without the timeout.
It feels like a rare thing to say.
Yeah, no, absolutely.
But then again, you know, you've never
critiqued that star as well.
I guess low buy is kind of like half of those rounds.
Really, really good stuff from Miles.
We're going to throw it back to the boys on the desk.
What a game.
And what an almost clutch and nice attempt from Monacea to keep the game going.
But that is the Maus that we've been wanting to see all tournament team work going out beautifully.
You know, it was a bit of a shaky start, but other than that, what was it? Seven rounds into the half time.
And then after the second half, they were just hitting everything.
Everything just looked so much structured.
Yeah, the rebound from Maus was very impressive, to be completely honest.
As you said, off to a bit of a rough start on the T side.
You win the pistol, you fail to convert.
You have Nico showing up with a sick deal around and you think to yourself,
uh-oh, is it going to be one of those games, you know,
where Maus can capitalize on the opportunities they create for themselves?
And the answer we got quite early into the first half,
even though they went down 4-1, as you said, they're stabilised,
they win 7-1 in a row, and they quite fashionably dominated Falcons.
I almost say, you know, we spoke about the individual qualities of Falcons.
A map like Mirage, you get to express yourself,
when you're thinking of Nico, you think of Monizzi, you think of Kyushu,
but it was Celix who stole the show, the main museum is green right here,
finding impact left, right and center together with the mouse boys.
So yeah, very impressed by mouse who seemingly from the start of the tournament
until now have just been living up every single game they've played.
Yeah, they've just gradually gotten better and better,
and it's funny to think about it because yeah,
the way the games started, you think to yourself like,
okay, how could you look at Chris,
mouse failed to capitalize on running a pistol,
like what a typical scenario we find ourselves in.
Instead of just 180 degrees flip from that fifth round really where we're bounced when the tech 9 buy.
And they just never look back from that point on.
And yeah, in situations where you'd normally look for so many of the individual players on the side of Falcons,
it's just never any sort of standout routes from them.
We didn't really mention Kyosuke's name at all for good reason.
I think Modesty's final run there is kind of a good depiction of how it felt like the Falcons for the majority of that game.
you have opportunities, you definitely have the opportunity to find frags, but you're just not landing your shots the way you usually do.
It's good to see that Maus are able to punish them for it.
Yeah, I think the boys on the cast summed it up well, especially in that first half.
Maus, there was a point where they started to really sort of abuse that B-side a little bit more,
just run towards Karagin, cause him to call more rotations across and then sort of try to get around the map off the back of that.
off the back of that, and it was working really well for them, so sometimes that's all it
takes is just figuring out your opponent's weaknesses and just trying to abuse it.
Yeah, and also helped by the fact that obviously Q-Sugar didn't have a great game right, so
you had Kerrigan and Q-Sugar combining for that B-bomb side, and when neither of the
two are fracking out, then that's going to be a weak point, and the weak point was exploded
by Sellex, as you can see right here, I find it super impressive, you know, we spoke about
him being a new player, integrating himself into Maus, you know, it's been a bit lukewarm,
You know, sometimes very good, sometimes falling out of the games,
which I guess is to be expected when you're a new guy.
But this consistency in this game, right, he's at zero kills the first four rounds,
and then he just steps it up massively and he becomes the biggest difference maker
when in the mouse game.
So very impressive with what he was doing yesterday
in order to even qualify for the semifinals.
And he's continuing that today in a playoff game against Falcons at a stage, you know.
So we're getting to see more and more of this young prospect
and we're getting to see more and more of the reason as to why mouse picked him.
And for sure, like, you're getting that kind of confidence,
you're getting that skill level up,
the reps in front of a crowd before you get to the Major,
before you start to, you know, really shine,
and you need that level of confidence,
because that's what it's all about here.
But that is Mirage out of the way.
That was Mouse's map pick,
and it certainly looked that way,
especially towards the second half.
Now we move towards Dust2,
so we can turn the conversation that direction.
How do we think this one's gonna go?
Because Monosy was on,
and Monosy the other day was pretty much
hard carrying them on Dust2.
Do we expect that to happen again,
or are we lacking what we're saying from Maaz a little bit too much?
I mean, I think we could say yes to both of those, really.
I do expect Modesty to obviously be a significant factor for Falcons.
I don't think they can allow him to look like in the BC game matchup,
for him to kind of be the only thing really going their way.
I think they do need more people to show up for that.
Yeah.
But as we've mentioned, and as Jacob just alluded to,
the fact that Maaz has just grown more and more into each and every game.
They've gotten better and better and better.
So I don't think we can ever really count them out.
Again, it's an open map.
It's going to allow for them to showcase their individual skill.
And from what we've seen, again, they've got plenty of it.
Even in this series, even if Celix is going to be the one taking the spotlight,
both Jail and Spinks had solid performances, solid impact,
which is one of the very few things that we probably could have harped on mouse
for leading into the semi-final.
So they are definitely within a new shot here of actually grabbing this too.
I think it's a very fair shout, considering what we saw from Falkin's first map.
All eyes on Q-Suke, the way he's going to play here in Dust2, T-Side,
it's going to be important to get him back to it.
We spoke about him maybe being a bit of a weakness in the playoff games,
sometimes going missing, had a great showing in Astana,
the first time he was playing with Kerrigan, and we kind of attributed that to Kerrigan,
maybe installing a bit of confidence into Q-Suke.
Now, didn't have a great showing here in Mirage, plays a vital role,
T side does too for Falcon so my eyes will be on him together with obviously the the combination of him and Kerrigan creating this space for
Necromonacy in order to thrive so a lot of pressure now on Q-Shibitsu to replicate what we saw last night.
Yeah we'll see if he's going to be able to excel under that pressure. For me in particular I'm looking at both Tessus and Zellex you know that B-Slat anchor
roll has been very fun to watch for both these teams when we have seen them respectfully on Dust2 so I'm keen to see what they're going to be able to pull out.
able to pull that. Yeah, I know I think it's going to be extremely massive for
the Missoula. One of the issues that we saw Falcons kind of run into is the
fact that you can't rely on carrying in being able to be an anchor on that
beam bomb site so you're gonna have to cheat rotations over that creates
instability. On Dust2, so far from what we've seen for Falcons, you can rely on
Tessus. You can leave him alone. Like he's gonna do your part. So maybe there's
less space for a mouse to kind of wiggle around and kind of create imbalances
to the defense for Falcons and it's gonna be fun to see how they kind of
adapt to that. As well as obviously, you know, how this first map played out, really, I'm kind of
interested to see how we see the difference of a Kixon led team and a Kerrigan led team for a
Falcon side that don't get off the hot start. This is where the benefit of having Kerrigan in your
team is, you know, meant to show. He's going to bring the experience, he's going to be able to kind
of hopefully more easily reset the players. Again, these are players that I expect to win, they know
what is expected of them as well. So they have that kind of pressure on them and that can very easily
you know get you off balance at times. So having Kerrigan you know if he knows the magical magical
combination of wards remains to be seen but this is kind of what he was brought in for like you've
gone down 1-0 in an important game. How do you come back from this? Yeah well you know your
chemistry is there and on top of that you also had Nico at least firing at the start of that last
match. So if he's bringing his A game which we have questions from time to time in these big
matchups when they're backs against the wall then that's when he's going to be able to shine but
alas that is going to be it for Mirage and Dust2 will come to us just after the break so don't go
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that's a good thing. We've
got a lot of players that are
playing in this area. We've
been finding these problems in
front of the crowd once again,
so we'll have to see if you look
towards us too. But how's our
real decent chance of two zero
here? No, it is true. I think in
terms of the way that the
individuals are playing for
sure. You know, as a map, it
does feel uncomfortable for
them, and that's perhaps
something that Falcons are
really looking to lean on. But
some very impressive kind of
signs from miles. The other one
that you know stands out to me
is just the fact that they were
They're looking pretty comfortable in the theory,
and the application of it also quite good
by the time the map is over,
but lots of moments where it's like,
okay, maybe Falcons get back into this,
or what is the response gonna look like from Maus?
Do they need to take a moment in the timeout
and get cyclone in there?
And they didn't need to do that, apparently.
So really, really well-balanced back from them
in a lot of different ways.
And maybe a lot of that does come down to Zershin.
Maybe we've expanded the committee a little bit,
get some of those sharper shooters
in the conversation as well.
It's difficult to say, but it does seem, after a poor start to the tournament, that things are really, really building up here for mouse.
Yeah, I think if anything, it's so impressive that they never needed that interjection from Cycron.
He was happy to say it and let Xersion lead the side to what was a very comfortable map.
They never required him to come forward.
So, yeah, it's kind of an interesting predicament now, I think, for us.
Like, we're getting Nico playing really well, which I think is still a really good thing.
And if you can keep this going towards us too, that'd be fantastic.
But as a whole, we need a lot more from the stars.
We kind of spoke about it.
It never really felt like there was all that one Niko
kind of round number two insane 3K.
It was never really like what we're used to with Falcons,
these crazy kind of rounds.
We never got these sort of star highlight moments
which we're so used to seeing from Falcons coming through.
So I don't know, it feels for me like for Falcons,
they've needed a real stark kind of talk in that
sort of 10 to 15 minute break in between map one and two
just to really kind of wake them up of anything.
Yeah, and that absolutely has to be one, right?
like we can kind of look at some of the more raw statistics and conversation.
I think that's what we like to, you know, just sort of throw in there for a bit of context.
But if they are just going to feel like, okay, those two should be fine.
Our map, you know, that's a pretty dangerous mindset to go into.
I don't think they will, you know, they have so much experience here
and they have a character that's on it, you know, as an engine room, as I like to call it,
that's probably one of the best in the world, I feel, on their day.
So, you know, we'll see if they are able to come back into it on the other side of things.
I think miles feel like they are in a position for the two zero slight less pressure on this second map in a way
You know and still gonna be confident that they can win it in all three
But yeah, I'm really quietly curious to see what Falcons can bring
It's tough to say though because you know we had a couple timeouts on that first map
They just didn't net anything right so like they've been figured out
Are they having a really tough day here today? I suppose we'll find out with this second map
I think that's a good point.
I mean, I think that's a good
point. I think that's a good
point. I think that's a good
point. Yeah, but yeah, miles
certainly, I think have our
confidence to say the least.
It continues to be this talking
about miles. They are scaling
up better and better as time
goes on. Yes, it was also
fantastic. And kind of the
talk point off the back of
that was like, finally, I'll
get miles playing to level that
they should be not the
struggles that they had to
kind of kick start this
tournament, dropping maps
dropping that best of one as
well. It was so against the
grain of what we had looked
towards with miles and there's
a real worry for a moment
saying like, this is a mouse
so clean. But I think the beauty of map number one is they never
panic. They never looked like they were even in for a chance of
dropping that. Yes, there was like a four round streak against
kind of the four spy and half bias coming through for miles.
But really, when the economy got reset and got comfortable for
miles, they just walked away with it. Never broke a sweat. We
never really saw Falcons properly put them under pressure or
scratch that surface. And yeah, it's kind of one of those
worries that this could be set in stone for the series itself.
The Dust 2, again, it does feel nice for Falcons.
It feels like a map in which we've already seen them play
to a really, really high level.
It's a map which, honestly, has a lot of efficacy on.
That's where he does a lot of his best work.
We're looking towards some of these pushes as well.
Tessus, so far, when we've seen him at this tournament,
has looked incredible on this map.
As Ananka goes, he is so unbelievably reliable
and so good when he's caught in towards those rotations.
However, it's all well and good saying that.
In the past, today, are they alive and kicking?
And that's the big thing.
It really just feels like a mousetide who are finally here
really actually kind of make a bit of a statement prior to the major. Now of course the awkward
thing around Mars is that this is not going to be the five lineup that they have at the major.
Of course, JL on a sort of trial period will have to see kind of what happens following that.
You've got Bruno the major, but either way, it's good signs heading in towards Cologne.
I mean, JL's had a great first map. I think he looked good yesterday as well. So he's starting
to, you know, refine his sea legs, which I think in the first couple of days was a little difficult
for him. But yeah, he's starting to look good, which is really quite nice. And I think he would
I think that's what's really
important. I think that's what
the team is. I think that's
what's really important. I
think that's what would slot
into this team really well with
what they're doing. You know,
Zershin, maybe a slightly
different calling style. It
feels like it's gotten looser
and looser since the shoe. Hey
days. You know what I mean? And
just really trying to play
around those individuals and
play a bit more of the loose
counter strike for sure. I think
is what that's kind of in a way.
It's kind of a beautiful thing.
Like I think Zershin's got so
much confidence in his teams to
be like, I back you to win
in the green room and talking to
them there. The kind of way he
put it was like, you know, death
by a thousand cuts. And that is
exactly how it felt. It was the
sort of more percentage style
kind of counter strike of get
your advantage, take the
advantage and we'll just keep
it. Never squander chances,
never squander opportunities.
They're so reliable at the
moment. So we'll have to see
fistfuls coming around, which
is normally our indication this
map is about to get on the way.
It is dust two month number two.
The pick off Falcons to well,
stay alive here in this semi
final and bite back against
to push us towards that. Decider. But. More questions are as can they as we get this one underway miles, of course, starting on that CT side, Falco is looking to get things underway. A nice pistol here just to shrug off the woes of that
a little bit of confidence in
them. Yeah, and I think for me,
it has to be convincing here.
It has to be a one sided map
just to scare miles that.
That third is not going to be
another plane sailing adventure.
We'll see if I can start off on
the T side of things, of course,
and early smoke coming out towards Xbox.
Slow build up as they look for some
mid control crunching in, see if
the ball, pushing forwards or
taking an aggressive angle.
Miles as it is playing a pretty
standard. A lot of eyes on that
youngster as well as Alex such a
good first mile. Incredible
overpass yesterday. He continues
to prove why he's got this call
up from the academy side.
So unbelievably blind.
You do these off-spanks.
Can't deny them moving their way forwards.
Alexey can a couple of hopeful tuts
looking to try and slow them down on this B hit.
But Tessus is there, rips his head off,
and the bomb will follow.
A retake in towards the B site.
We know how difficult this can be,
but what makes it worse is a lack of kit.
Yeah, for sure.
Not looking too good, but we'll find out.
Now, I'm going to give it a go, of course,
the response from Kai's CK to track that name.
I think may well have just
netted them the round here and
reluctant save. They've got
bits of armor trying to take a
kill or whatever, but the round
is just over for mouse.
Parkings with a really nice
start and then blind siding them
as well at the end of the day,
so maybe going against the grain
of their usual pistol or just
fighting against the presence
that they tried to display.
Of course, he does take some bomb
damage that affects his head
armor over so slightly, but
a good force by on the cards
if they want to go for it. Yeah,
yeah, exactly that. And of course,
we already had success in the force
by. In that previous map, so I
can see where the conference might
come. So it's going to go for
this because okay, what around
from him? Three kills on
essentially 18. Brilliant work.
Just as we were critiquing as
well. Very, very slow kind of
map number one 10 14 0.68
rating. You know, so exactly the
You know, it's not exactly the start line you want from a player with so much impact in towards Falcons
Nice way to build his confidence
You get that force
Don't go to pistols across the board the scout for tossing to round it out
And I hope full-time will need to carry in a 31 points of HP through that smoke
Then close on some of these shots
Falcons though not flattered, Karagin will still lead the charge and they will still look for the mid to be split where B is pretty heavily defended by a number of 5-7.
So yeah, this does make you worry a little. The first man going in is pretty damn low as well. Nice nade and a nice face from Spinks.
All by himself and with that being spotted, with a bit of presence, they will call it off. My goodness, lucky to be alive around that corner.
towards you meanwhile is just to mock the angle at the worst time.
He will find the trade on this scout.
The rotation is coming in nice and quick.
There's a player in the lower tunnels that's isolated.
So this feels like a very doable situation.
Niko's got to get this right and he will.
Two piece for him, spots to third
and may well have just saved the round.
Keeping out of this though, Kaisuke and Niko.
On both low, tap on that plant, not a commit.
And search him doubling back towards B.
Once we try and catch Niko, what do Torsian Zershin do from here?
It kind of feels like where they're set up, that there's no real point.
Looking for the round itself, Niko will eventually fall and they're going to try and look to recover that AK if they can.
Should be able to Zershin, we'll get over there for it.
It looks like they're going to give him a luxury of keeping that alive in towards the next round.
So you can slightly invest around this. I wouldn't want to go for a force by around the aka in the Scout, but
But a utile try and get zershin in towards the thick of these fights and there might be something more to be had here
That's back down for Falcons
But I think miles can take light in the fact that they made that quite expensive
They've kept that tea set economy just in check a little bit not allowed it to run away
that's a very, very cost
around as the way that it goes
in the end, but. Yeah, this is
still a really good start for
Falcons. They had that on the
previous map, so we're going to
be waiting a while before we
start picking up the Falcons and
whatnot. As we know what
miles. Done in this series
already, not a bad looking buy
in this round either way. Usually
like on the hard eco. We've got an
a K involved.
Of course that scout can be devastating on a map like dust to
Flashed off initially fires a shot as well. So they're gonna be aware ish of where that scout is playing
What is the rounds gonna look like here from Falcons? They've had a lot of success with these later B plays thus far
And miles, I think they're just stacking on top of each other really trying to make a space for this AK to find damage
And well this might be the opportunity they're coming into him straight through a smoke. Is there any assistance?
the answer is no. Timing here for Celix could be huge. Wanna see half an eye on it? Not quite though,
he's on the edge of the smoke and they were ready for him. It's unfortunate, I think they were in
the right place, but Falcons have done well to beat them down there. Yeah, they're spacing,
they're trading, it's brilliant. And honestly, you'll spam down JR through that box, even all
on the shoulders and spades. Of course, the rounds are right off, but he'd like to get a
a consolation kill, an upgrade of some sort, it will have a buy-in towards the next round.
So it's not exactly like he needs to stay alive here.
Just hear a bit of this information, nobody going in this direction though.
Falcons are going to put that third off on the board.
So far a good start, I'm still a little bit unconvinced just yet,
because it's given me the same signs as what Mirage did.
a decent start for Falcons when the money got reset and when Miles had consistent buyers
to work with.
He actually did look pretty damn solid.
He's going to try and cross.
Can he get an upgrade?
He does pick up a scout.
He's looking for something better.
And he will eventually fall.
And I think he was maybe even trying to go for that galeel.
Doesn't really matter though.
They can buy back in this time.
Torsion towards the orb.
One M4's alongside a full belt of utility.
So this is the first true test for miles
Lipmous test of how good this CT side really looks here on dust to a very early time out
We kind of said they didn't need time out really at all in towards my eyes
I never felt like there needs to be an injection of info from cyclone. It's gonna get it here
I think it was round number four
So I think you know even safe to say you can see kind of the pressure on this round for miles
They realize you can find an instant response there. You can keep Falcons of in arms reach
We grow the gap to more like six rounds before I really start to believe Mao's first big
opportunity for them since the pistol to get something going.
A lot of players yet to frag, you know, it's really not a great look scoreboard-wise.
Paul G in an advanced position to try and kick off the round, but he's molotoved away.
Yeah, still very early doors left.
I'll be too critical, I guess just yet.
This is the round which will critique quite a lot.
Zoom in with a bit of a microscope.
Smoke down for the cross.
They take that control just outside of doors, but they don't commit to it.
They double back.
So it might even be an A hit here, but just leaving Karrigan as his lurking presence.
We've seen the praises of Karrigan lurking.
He's done really, really good work.
Quite a lot, especially on this map, where he's found a lot of gaps, but this angle
from jail is very, very often overlooked. Yeah, he should be able to let the kill here
for sure. The bomb is so late to all of this. Really disjointed at the moment. They have
to wait for him. Great. Nate, Nate comes in. I'm trying to track. There's no more smokes
left right and the utility that they do have is on the other side of the map. So it is
all just going to come down to the shots really 30 seconds left. Carrigan looking for a super
late alert. JL has a decision to make. Does he move away? He's going to come off the angle
at the very least. He has a good idea. Trades that info to Torji who finds a key second frag.
But I'm going to go down. They're expecting alert from B. There is only one kit available,
but ultimately this looks very doable. Yeah. One kit available. The retake util is very
thin. Not a sale. Utilize this flash. They've got to win this by aim doors more than anything.
That's the same on both sides.
A preemptive shot by Monizy will get that tag.
You finally get the kill on Torz Jail as well as he looks.
You see off Torz, you've got range.
And Monizy might just battle them out here.
Zershin, Zellix combined well as Spinks
will get in for the party himself.
Maus, a really nice round.
But it all starts off the back of a two-piece from Torz.
And then the rifle and core come together to pull off that clutch.
And I think, in a way, it's so impressive
that they pull up on Rita.
With the lack of util that one
kid they had to work with. That's
impressive because honestly, one
or two mistakes and that goes all
up in the air. I mean, it nearly
was there. They were on top of
each other at the end. I think
maybe a second and a half. We
might debate if we're splitting
hairs really quite close on the
diffuse. But they couldn't find
that kid in time. I think
Spinks picked up after the fact
maybe a lesson in holding on to some utility or making sure that that kit is in the right
hand so to say. But still, it's the initial finds from Torji. As you mentioned, really,
really cool. Great coming in. No peek off the back of it. I'm sure going to be frustrated.
He had a nice round. He had a nice moment in the post plan, but just no support from
the rest of the team. We'll
mean that miles are breathing
down their necks as quickly as
possible. Falcons like us also
not quite sure if they can
really start to streak ahead
and come back into things or
is it going to be more of
miles leading away as they did
on Mirage? Spinks doesn't move.
This position is so strong.
You got Zellex who essentially
be the early warning. At range
the first. Normally feels like from a fight this ever moves first, loses. As that lurks
when it comes through from Niko, his wings will double back. Molly as well to stop the
roll. At least for now, Niko's just drawing attention. This isn't the commit. When I
re-smoke up towards short, Xershan's going to play behind. It goes give the opportunity
to die down into one CT, which they will. Xershan playing front side Gandalf. Could be huge.
The flash is fantastic, but my God is the spray lackluster.
And Laban won his Urshinal 4, Zellix gets his, but Tess says
his late move will find success, and Nico now activates as well.
Maus just pulled apart here, and one by one they fall.
Everybody has their moment.
And my God, Falcons, what a response for Maus.
That's a round that's a bit of a shock to the system.
Yeah, a round.
I mean, once in a while you get a round like that.
It feels like there's seven players on the Falcons side.
I mean, they're just all over and able to flank around and then you got another guy in from mid and
Yeah, everywhere you look there's a falcon's player. Absolutely insane stuff. I mean Zershin will be kicking himself
Let's say he gets instantly traded. It's probably not too different of a round in the end. So
Yeah falcon certainly saving that one for a rainy day
Lot of trust in individual players to hit their mark, but they do
I'm going to pull back to the A site so contact by Falcons out long is actually going to gain
a decent amount of space here and that was just sticking as a pack there just hoping
to trade well. I like it as a concept. It could be messy here. Niko is going to get caught
a little. He's got backup. Backup has to be good. He goes down quickly, but it is kind
That's okay here. Looking
good, keeping his cool to see
off the round of four piece for
him. He heard the criticism.
He's up to 11, one off the back
of that and Falcons giving
miles a taste of their own
medicine here. Another byron
coming in from the CT side.
Let's see what they have and
already kind of two critical
multi kill rounds from in that
pistol, the one HP three K and
then there just to shut down
that park really well done.
Nice four on buffer for Falcons
Back into the bite
Peacoy out the try-in
A to P but
It's two across towards B and how could you go in there early?
So Lex just needs to be a little careful. He's taking a lot of damage now and it's about survival
You got spings on the back line
That hurt smoke will allow Nico to get out. He'll get in front of the Molotov too
They know this is a possibility and now they know it's definitely happening causing a trouble
He'll get caught by Farraghan, who makes his move through mid.
Spinks has to stand tall, but he can't, because Farraghan comes in behind.
Okay, that's who he came one of his own two.
And Zellex falls this round, all but done.
Zersh and the Jail know there is no chance of getting back in towards B.
So they'll save their M4s, and it's Falcon's up to six,
and they are quite comfortably now running away with his T side.
Change ups, really looking good in that sense.
the game. It's really easy to
side with them in terms of
winning this map. But if it
was super close going into new
Catholic miles would still feel
pretty comfortable. If this is
really one sided, then. Miles
have to recheck themselves and a
new game plan, maybe, and we've
got to switch things up in terms
of the game theory, not just
like the map theory. So yeah,
if this becomes very one sided,
the game. I think we have a
chance to get a little bit of
victory rather than being like,
okay. We did well there. Not
our favorite map. Let's kind of
run it back and do the same
sort of thing on Nuke. Falcons.
I think putting the fear into
them a little. We have another
timeout that comes through for
miles. Another buy round as
well. This is one of those key
turning points where it could
get very, very one sided.
Dust 2 double overtime 1917 in favor of miles look like a shadow of that side
also leaving the side from map number one
so what changes off the back of this second time out Cyprus really is looking
to steady this ship we always talk about it it feels like you just need those
foundations in the first half like bare minimum four rounds but realistically
you're going to be getting up
to five put you in a position
to actually properly contend.
All it means that you find a
pistol and you're right back
into. Decent spot Jail's push
along here. He's playing up
towards the door. It's good
information. You can gain just
by sound cues alone.
Perfectly timed on those smokes.
I think they're pretty much on
exactly the same time. Nothing
that at the very least. Are we
ending towards a I mean, they've
got a long presence here, a
slight bit of short control, but
you can see Falcons all of their
pieces with a lot of trust,
finding a lot of success as
they're moving in. Solo
entities and that means they can
do an awful lot. Take a lot of
map control at the same kind of
time. Al Hard posted as he has
been so many times. Are they
Meanwhile turns away from the flash and the second but it's the second that gets him
Lovely move over there towards long meanwhile. They're able to swing out and find more
Sphinx trying to keep the dream alive a little bit here though. He survives his teammate will go down. He falls to the top eventually
Zellix in the one versus three. He's not in a bad spot. There's been a broken attempt at the cross smokes
And there's none left. So he finds a good clean kill
He takes a quick reposition. This could be big. I mean Munisee is already ready for him though
So, it's off coming in to make that AWP feel uncomfortable.
I'm with Zelex, but against the Munisee AWP, it's going to be tough.
The flames just spread to him ever so slightly, so he has to give up the position for now.
He's going to take a repeat though.
Surely, is there anything for him here?
A flash, maybe no.
It is just the peaks and somehow Zelex is slipping through.
Unseen, he will now be known about.
Unclosed, but he still catches Munisee.
Off guard, it's Tessus in the pit.
It's Tessus in the pit.
There's no time on the bomb and Tessus plays it patiently.
absolutely perfection. Once
again, the calmest player. There
was one right there and maybe
indeed that's communicated as
he tries to pick up the all but
couldn't quite find it. It's
tough in the end for Zellex. He
gives it a good go, but a good
go is not going to be good
enough here. Yeah, exactly. And
we're getting to the point now
for miles where they're
actually really running out of
chances to make this
competitive. This half is
running away from them so fast.
Really well played. Just that
patience from the pit. The
Unfortunately for Alex, yeah, I think as you're kind of touching on it, he just, he drops down, it looks like he goes for the rudder there, at least it probably was communicated over. There is a kick down ramp, but he couldn't find it.
An old shot by Monacy, misses by a whisker.
I don't have a second chance out of him and Torsey on there, pictures away from each other, he goes for a little look.
He'll double back as he keeps eyes trained on Torse Lullar.
I mean, I just get away with so much, you know, the flash is a bit broken there. He turns into it slightly really not perfect, but he's still able to find the kill despite all of that.
I'm not going to see playing one of his dirty angles that he's known for.
So they're feeling a lot more confident to go for less successful moves on paper.
And this round's over. Miles have abandoned the B bomb site.
To the chagrin of the fence.
Telex is close enough to maybe give it half an attempt, but it takes a little dink through the door.
I think you just save here fellas, and they do indeed.
You can see that that's certainly
so when you're trying to come back
into things in close rounds and only
lost the one player. And then you
just make the wrong choice. You
know, there's nothing you can do.
You have to accept yet another round
going the way of Falcons. Yeah,
exactly. This is really dicey.
I mean, if I'm miles.
I'm burning this third and final
time out as well in this first
life. You just have to. You cannot
afford to put up such a lackluster
the CT side and have any real chance and the real worrying thing about this is because this is
looking so dominant at the moment that could really leak in towards map number three. The Falcons
are really alive and kicking. It feels like a non-starter. That's LadyBid and JL and Spinks.
They're kills of their own. I think they scooped up there as well.
So a silver lining but if the dark sky and on the last is Falcons are up to eight and they are
steamrolling ahead here
And what has been a very uncompetitive DOS 2
And thankfully they've completely shook off all of the worries we have for back of Mirage
Rough showing poor performers. They never really got in towards that game and now I see the vice-versa from
Mouses cannot get going themselves a dive out towards long spits first two four tests
It's also a drop in all of the blindness that we have there
that. It's reset back into a
four versus one. They're gonna
readdress. He goes full blind,
but he gets the kill before he
gets traded by JL. How he gets
away with even one there is
baffling to me. I mean, how
many times are we going to do
that? You know, there's been so
many opportunities for nice
kills that they do. Let's live
away. It's a quick response over
towards bees. Alex is alone and
just about makes it inside of
that smoke. Surely have to
play in a cerebral game he tooks down the flash with JL's kill does not want to give the advantage back
so he will drop away but they have a good idea of where he is
it's not a million miles away get the bomb plant the b retake for a team with only one round here
is certainly a daunting prospect they've got kits available they've got the one molotov and that is
all it's the AWP as well that stands out like a sore thumb not in the hands of money see no he lands
the tag on the second player, goes back in for a bit more and somehow gets that. How has he ever
landed it, Munisee? I'm not miss. Oh my goodness. Incredible stuff. The AWP in the right hands for
Falcons and they just can't stop winning even if they tried. This is baffling now for Miles.
Things are just not clicking for this side. And Modesty, what a moment for him to step on.
He does so well to my safety spite, but Mao's showing way too much respect.
They make it too easy for him.
No trading, the spacing doesn't allow for him to fall off the back of the first.
And they just cannot buy a round right now.
Third and final timeout using the penultimate of play.
And absolutely everything is clicking right now for Falcons.
This DOS 2 already looks all but over in the first half, just by the sheer audacity in the way that Falcons are playing.
And Miles looks silenced. They just cannot get going.
You look across the board as well towards Miles.
Two and eight for Zershin.
Six for both Spinks and Torsie being the best you've got in ten rounds of play.
It's a tough watch. Zershin could be a trouble here as well. Molly.
I just got a little shallow, so we can search in the luxury of getting out.
Speaks.
Close to the action than he realizes, but he will drop away.
I think you'll take it, you know, the initial attempt from Falcons is usually quite successful.
So if you're able to weather that storm,
perhaps things are taking a turn for the better.
really big round here of course you know you you wake up to the fact that it's
like oh my goodness double digits yeah we can't let that happen guys we have to
respond and you know give us some tiny bits of room to work with into that
second half it is often pressure that can wake the best of players up from
their slumber so we'll find out here 50 seconds left on that clock for falcons
45 seconds. To be spoke comes down, but the lurk on the corner too. This is all a ruse
the way they're set up. One on the back of Tessus looks ready to pounce forward and Carrigan
making his move. You might actually get a bit of a gap here. Zershin's holding for exactly
this and Carrigan will fall, but at the same time they're scaling towards the nice shot.
already now down into a five versus three make that two as Nico hits the deck. A difficult
round to now win here for Falcons and a missed shot from Modesty. He's not going to help
all on the shoulders of Tess S and he's clutch required and he has no legs behind his version
sees it off in a flawless fashion for miles. It's great to get around like that, but you can
argue it might be going to be too little too late. No, it is true. It is true. I kind of
comical for Modesty. I think he's like really trying to outdo the previous round drops into
the game. This is what they
would have you believe. Mouse
going to need this final round.
Get the steam train going into
the second half. Certainly, uh,
possible, right? You never
right off the team in the game
of Counter Strike, especially
the way that miles played on
that first map. If they can tap
back into that. If it goes 10
to here, I think reality starts
to set in the third map will be
So far, it's the way this first half's playing out, it's two very one-sided maps.
It feels like we start this series, the flash to send JL in, Tessus doesn't nibble and he
goes in late.
JL will fall, Falcons take that number's advantage and with a minute to work it, they've got
plenty of time to maneuver on the map, but it looks like the bomb will go and join this
group towards B. Zax could be in trouble, the youngster really got to step off, there's
the first, he pulls out Uto which will cost him a lot of his HP but he gets both.
Eco-con trade and Zalex is done well, Karagan again trying to lurk his way forward and he
might try and find a gap but Spinks will hold still for that himself.
And Monosy and Tess has a drop to go through but Zalex, a quad kill from the youngster and
he continues to be such a shining light on this mouse side.
They only find three in the half but that is a little hard that package from him individually.
I think I'd start to really,
really sharpen up here, really
get excited for it. It's
difficult. It's never a
guarantee. Always feels like
there's a difficult element to
pistols that some teams have in
the moment even, you know, it
can be fleeting. It can be hard
to replicate from one map or one
half to another. Maybe just
maybe miles are able to give us
a tail here with a nice individual
moment from Zelex to wake him up
you know, I'm sure you're
feeling the same way. Counter
strike wins in a matchup like
this more often than not. So
we'll see. Very good. The half
time talking it over getting
that pistol set up and ready to
go. So we'll see. We're going to
get to the end of the game. We
will see a little bit of a
little bit of a little bit of a
little bit of a little bit of a
little bit of a little bit of a
to play for because you know
you win the pistol get the
conversion which feels you know
rarer than not in this particular
matchup. You could be looking at
a nine six. Yeah. You could you
know it is which is not a bad
scoreline to start from. And
then it's a whole fresh game
you know. So this is one part of
the game you want to move into
that next part of the game quite
cleanly will see miles not wasting
any time the response and flash.
Oh yeah, so effective and maybe
And maybe I have doomed them, not a single kill coming in for miles, Falcons to hit the double digits, in mere moments, Zershin alone, what can he get done?
I mean, you need the round, you just need the damn round and it's not going to happen.
Falcons playing them off the park at the moment, absolutely brilliant.
So many of these like refaces, contact flashing plays, incredible.
I don't want to read this all, right?
They go for early long presence,
but not showing the presence,
and they wait for that long flash to come through,
essentially, to split up the pack.
Half of them are setting up to send the long players out,
and it allows those three to swing in.
Carrigan is really well set now with that flash on SS,
and it's a brilliant shot on.
Really, what you want to say,
Falcons, they are reading miles like a book right now.
10 to three, a seven round buffer,
and now an impossible recovery now, four miles.
It feels like this map is going to be
in softly conceded.
Mouses cannot seem to be here.
Yeah, going for the Hail Mary,
the crazy turnaround, right?
They've for the most part taken an eco, just Torgy.
On that scout, common little idea for AWPers.
Scout here, scout in the next round.
But yeah, really not looking good.
Fortunately, four miles and...
We want a competitive game, but also I think they need that competitive game Falcons now
Momentum has massively swung back in their favor and you've got the two young guns firing off
In such a great way clutch rounds consistency from kaisuke
And I think
Nuke will look like more of the same if miles are not careful
That was torsie trying to overwhelm here. It's uh, whoopsie daisy on the flash a little uh two contacts every I suppose
guys UK will go down so it'll be slightly annoyed by that one but it still doesn't look like a threatening round just yet
Eko
on the box
Smoke fades as well spinks shoulder spotted enough an eco to work with down to two now four miles and
This is one investment just really not finding the formula they require J House got me something quite special with this Scout
spot it and he does actually get us there towards Nico before falling so
credit to him for getting over that I panicked one that on that in a kill but
it will not make a difference a couple of casualties it's Falcon so close to the
finish line now only two away and this buy is for all the marbles four miles
all chips to the middle of the felt to try and save face here on a toss to that's
never got going and the runner form required for this to even be remotely
competitive feels like it will just be too much of an ask for us from this
mouth side they've never got going and that could and potentially even should
be the case for Dust2.
to get to the top of the map.
The utility out. It reads very
similar to a falcons round here.
It's miles also taking it quite
slowly.
He looked to move up short,
however, not trying to get, you
know, all the players in
completely different spots and
just keep pressuring and
It's a nice idea. They've just gotten beyond that area though
So these needs not quite landing leaning more towards the beach side of things as well here Falcons
That's a really well timed smoke
Mows not really being fought by the idea keep it simple here
Got a couple smokes left. We're actually maybe into
Looking to maybe pursue this smoke here, which could get very very messy
I think they'll get bomb plant, but it's all about hold onto the site
Jershin drops down.
Lee backs out as well to deny that short plant.
Lease 4 now. They've got time to work with him.
40 seconds on the clock.
Oli will fade momentarily.
Out of hulkers want to play this.
Very slow as they allow for that plant.
We're not even going to contest this.
A couple of flashes, one Wally.
Four hulkers to work with him.
They can't get one.
JL's Alex and Spinks all combined in quick succession before you know it
Nico and Tessus have to make that call tail between their legs. They'll get out of it
Now's up to a fourth there much needed gun round on this seaside will finally come through successfully
Tessus trying to keep this expensive. You won't be able to
At least for now miles would see another day, but again, it's still such a mountain to climb
to be in. Yeah, it's just
going to be so so tough, isn't
it? They have to keep this
really clean for quite a while.
Not necessarily seen that from
either losing side in this
series just yet. So kind of
not necessarily seen that from either losing side in this series just yet. So, consolation rounds,
building up some precedent for map number three at the moment. They, of course, with that eco,
especially rather than going for force after force, are believing in themselves that the comeback is
possible and it certainly is. As the tournament traded that in, you know, with the Paravigio
of Mongols game. Crazy comeback there. Very true. But we'll find out I suppose. Miles hoping
that there's a little tiny bit of magic still left.
There's Falcons reinvest, carrying a Tessus, just wielding 5-7s. It'll still be scary in
the right positions. Tessus playing on post towards B. Flash to send through his LX. Niko
and the other side of this smoke.
Waiting game, though, as he looks to try and I say the fight here,
and Alex is just going to try and be a bit of an insurance policy
to catch players in transition.
You can see the way that each of our Falcons are playing
very spaced out, very easy to isolate.
So a lot of owners on their individuals just to win their 50s.
And there we go, Nico for the first and the second.
Brilliant work from him.
Those two are massively important,
But Zershin and Torsio combined well.
They bring the numbers back to the three on three,
and the 5-7 at range just can't find its form.
But the bomb is stuck in Xbox.
It's not being held.
They're actually going to re-aggress.
And guys, you can give them an opportunity to double here.
Bombs recovered, springs turned, and the 1-80 gets a kill back in response.
And now Tess is in the 1 versus 1.
But where is Zershin?
Look at the time as well.
17 seconds to work with Ace stepped.
And I think he knows about this with this bomb.
Not able to be picked up.
It's about the angel, and Tess S will give it to him.
Zershin wins by fortune of the frag,
and it keeps Maus breathing again,
but my God, is that close.
Crazy stuff, Maus with a hope and a prayer,
and it works for now.
How many more of those are they going to have left
in the tank, though?
That wasn't even that strong of a buy for Team Falcons.
Maybe that opens them up to some freedom,
a license to do what they want.
We're going to find out here. I was starting to slowly build up speed, but once this one,
he will not go quietly. He will not let you come back into this game for any more than
feels necessary. He will burst out on towards B and should be able to get this one done.
My goodness, Niko the Eagle always makes you a little fearsome. This, of course, I think
is how he garnered a lot of his fan base in the early days.
Torsi, in the back line, just holding in case anybody tries to stick around trying to scoop
up an upgrade.
It should be easier though.
Torsi's position there, got a safe passage.
Two exit cleanly.
It's gonna be easy here though.
Of course, they've got a safe passage.
Two exit cleanly.
Monty's trying to keep pressure on, but we miles up to a sixth.
Still is a long road to recovery,
but three on the bounce for miles.
It's just good to see.
We haven't even seen them.
This first time we've got three in a row
from this side and this map.
So start to try and give you a bit of a leave.
Monty will end up losing out.
out range to the AWP as expected.
An in-case saved.
It's a nice little silver lining to have
heading up in towards this next round.
The buy alongside it,
and it gets his AWP back out as well.
Three in a row here.
From Miles, it's just starting to entertain
the idea of the recovery.
get the region of sort of 11-9, and then I can definitely accept the open arms.
That's who you get 105, 80R for him. Having a whale of a time, 18 and 9.
They're spread a little bit more evenly across miles. They are slowly ramping up.
And even if this map is to be a loss, if they can get sort of a bit of a safe face,
Yeah, of course. Yeah. A cosmetic comeback as we like to call it. I think it really does just still reassure them heading into war's mood that
They do have a chance. It was kind of the worst thing of if they had come into what's doing just got battered
You can mentally go into your own a little bit and start to sit in this rotiform
Yeah, we'll see
He's a very, very good point though. Something that you keep an eye on.
Kaseuke towards the top end, Kagan and Tessus.
Quieter. The Tessus stats overall are not that bad, but how does it go on the CT side?
The chain only as strong as its weakest link.
See if they can abuse that weak link.
Now, certainly looking more confident, slightly faster going for their early bits of control.
They will work it towards short. Just the one smoke doesn't dip down.
Lurking smoke towards B. What are they going for? I mean, I couldn't necessarily tell you,
the bomb is so far away from the action at the moment. It looks like it will
be again another short move and perhaps all five in towards short as well. So,
you're right. Lacking a lurking presence. It's a risky play to go for all five, just not having
any kind of contingency plan. Not a player coming through CT or nobody playing out towards long.
Right utility in right place as they can be shot down here. Honestly,
can be tested. Zershin, drop down from here on the edge of this smoke,
attack through the wall, Zershin, full blind, get his kill, Karagin, Tessus, combine well,
try and shot down the A move and the AWP cannot ring off true as JL goes back to back to give them
to be a soft save call. They
can't find a kill in the next
five seconds. They feel
confident here. Are you going
in a good spot? It just makes
sense when he goes down to the
orb. That will with the smoke
indeed be the same. You know,
kind of kill also sticking
around. Find a kill, which
again. To me when you're
fighting off against the
comeback, not a great sign. I
think you have to respect that
this is possible. You know,
you know, Karrigan. Is in a
decent spot, but I think you
just give it. You just have
to really, really play harsh,
you know, and take that save.
It potentially could have
facilitated the buy into this
next round. Lost bonus starting
to stack up. They might still
give it a look. I don't know.
I don't think so. However, when
you've got Karrigan in there,
two drops, right? It'd be one
player on a slightly weaker
weapon or the very least even
I think Karagan has to save there in my humble opinion.
Yeah, I agree.
I think Karagan saving probably would have been allowed them to kind of buy back in around
this AK.
Half buying is what they're going for.
I'm honestly on the scout.
No armor as well.
So Gloss can't scout for him.
I'm going to pistols.
I'm not saying they're AK-47.
So Mal should be finding an A.
We are actually starting to get a bit of a game of this.
He must have done it was top mid so right on the top of the smoke probably the flash not quite good enough
But they will bail away minute left on the clock. It looks really quite nervy here from miles
They look to try and turn the frag, but it's not quite there
Kaisuke with the AK pushes in to find another and the Valkyries have been saving
bits and pieces not a lot of short presence usually they abuse that in this round really well found opening double kill
And now on top of this as well not only got the pressures of the numbers disadvantages
They've got the pressure the clock. It's up 40 seconds to work with it
It's been starting to try and make his move the Molly
Fosomal, he's one point of HP and Niko's gonna find a one deep holding down mouse one
And he will get away with one as Zilex will fall and it's all on the shoulders of JL
On trial and needs to prove why he's worth that contract
One versus four he's looking for the ace clutch, 41 nettably, thank you that smoke as well.
The bomb down is good but he just misses the mark and Niko will see it off.
What a round for Falcons to scalp away.
It felt like they had no chance to turn that one into a 12 and somehow they do.
Everything just nets itself perfectly, break on their smoke and open up by their scalp.
The AK comes through and Niko again making that eagle sink.
Oh, Miles, what a round you let slip.
What's that?
Four in a row, and that one.
It felt like the easy one of all of them.
Yeah, of course. Of course.
It's the worst one to lose as well.
Yeah, yeah.
The slow-motion moment in the movie, you know,
and you fumble the ball just as you're about to score the touchdown.
Oh, man.
Miles will be absolutely kicking themselves.
You know what's going to happen here?
They're going to find, like, maybe up to ten,
and then end up slipping again.
So, yeah, really, really heartbreaking stuff.
And what could have been a monumental comeback?
The pistol goes against them, and that round goes against them.
Other than that, it's been pretty good.
So when the guns are in play, they are on top.
Who knows, though, right?
I feel like mentally, you put a really weird spot by losing.
Oh, my God.
And it's a great move by Monosy.
We have the X-ray, and I barely saw him.
Yeah, that's crazy.
That really is.
And again, a dirty angle.
And then he saves for the for the rainier days. Yeah, it's on Torsi, right?
Who actually felt like he's having a little bit more of that impact.
He is quite a big element for miles in the supporting department, too.
The drop in him early is pretty huge.
And just keep your eyes trained on this for miles.
It's only J.L. who has actually a proper full belt that you told us.
Just enough.
You told for one execute.
It doesn't help when Spinks now falls.
Yeah, not looking good.
might just be courtesy of JL with the trade-up on that recovered orb at the very least.
All the high cons.
Mid-presidents, of course, so she's going to be left loads of flank coming in from behind.
Keep it cool, and Karagin will indeed get hit done.
It's all going to be onto JL once again.
Couldn't find it in the previous round, misses the shot, and Falcons will, as predicted,
as promised, take us to a third map here.
Absolutely brilliant stuff, and again, just looking so damn good.
There's a mini comeback, unfortunately, for Maus.
They're in the hard ones, they couldn't win the easy ones.
Yeah, exactly that.
And if anything, that's more killer, right?
So really, really good recovery.
And now we go towards this map number three,
which I'm very excited for.
And I'm very excited for the boys on the desk
to break that one down.
Nuke will be a necessity to split the difference
between these two.
What I'm going to say tightness today,
now's our show in their A game.
You can see that they started to manage to come back.
But again, Falcon's just two dominant in that first half
that just didn't give me any room to breathe
and make that combat happen.
But good to see, you know, we said that Chiosuke
was just not quite doing enough so far this tournament
and he must have heard it,
because he turned the hell out.
Yeah, I'm glad we highlighted him coming into Dust 2,
especially on the T side, you know,
saying that he had to find impact and needed to find impact.
And as you said, you know, saw the pistol round,
instantly finding impact.
The first couple of rounds as well,
very, very, very impactful,
always at the center of attention
and actually getting the job done, you know,
In a playoff game at a stage would have been the one critique of Kyushu-Ki in terms of his development as a player
and turning into the superstar everyone expects him to be with time,
that he needs to show up in the big games as well, in the playoff games as well, and now he's down at the end of Dust2.
Now, over the course of the series, it's still a decent performance from Kyushu-Ki, not a breakout one,
so I hope for him and for Falcons' sake that he can continue what we saw here in Dust2 on Nuke,
because then we were cooking.
For that being said though, I think Maus will be slighted,
disappointed with the way they lost there.
I think they fell a little bit flat,
could never really get into the game.
And then as both the wonderful casters said,
making a bit of a cosmetic comeback
is not going to be enough for me to say
that's an acceptable performance for Maus.
That was Falcon showing them that if you don't play well,
if you don't play your A-game, we hit one.
Yeah, we kind of alluded to the possible, I guess,
B difference, you know, going into the matchup.
And again, to no fault of Selick's necessarily,
he was just not able to come to terms with what Falcons
were throwing at him, because it felt like,
for the better part, there was a concerted effort
from Falcons to actually attack that B bomb site
over and over again.
On occasion, you'd see the standard, you know,
I guess gaining cat control,
but not necessarily following through on it.
But for the better part, it was a lot of B contact plays,
B splits, et cetera, that did a number on, on mass boards.
That scoreboard tells you a story, you know.
When exertion is the player with the least frex on the server,
the least frex on his team, but has the highest ADR,
then you know that the rest of the team
never really showed up either way.
There was no one standing out for Maus.
Yeah, and that was kind of the issue,
because you did have it.
So the numbers on the Falcon side
might obviously be heavily skewed towards Kiosk.
And, you know, fair enough, he started off the game
fantastically, triple kill in the pistol,
some pretty significant frags.
Because again, you could say, oh, it's against Eco,
We saw Falcons having more than enough issues with the low buys on Rage, so somebody needs to get those frags, and he did that, which is great.
But even the likes of Kerrigan, Niko, and so on, even though they didn't have the highest frag tallies, they had pretty significant impact frags.
I mean, Kerrigan at one point had, I think, seven kills, two of them being from mid-split, that again is at like a five to one state, when Maus are still basically getting one good buy every secondary round, right?
So that's a huge swing, or I guess a continuous momentum builder for Falcons.
Then you have the double kill in the pester round.
You have the triple kill on long, where Kerrigan all of a sudden turns into like fanatic Kerrigan 2011,
starts fapping around, like weird stuff is happening.
But so even though the fragtali isn't like explosive by any means, it's impactful kills.
And that's what you want.
So you can have kills, you're having like 17, 18, like racking up the numbers.
Everybody else is getting that crucial round changing kill or segment really that's setting Falcons up for success
So this never really felt like you said it was a cosmetic comeback by all means from from ascas
This felt like it was Falcons in the bag the entire yeah
Like cosmetic comeback, but hopefully it does, you know stoke the fire somewhat moving into that third right realizing
Okay, we can do it. It's not gonna be like a full incredibly one-sided affair, but new let's turn our conversation that direction because this is where it gets
interesting. We're not on the more experimental sort of pug maps where
individual play can shine as much. You know, there is going to be a lot of
teamwork necessary by every individual for both these teams to try to get it
across the line. And from what we've seen so far from Maus, every
time we've seen them on Nuke, I've been impressed. Yeah, me too, to be completely
honest. There's a lot of data on both teams from this tournament on Nuke. We've
seen Montezico, Nuclear, on the side of Falcons. We've seen Excercian from the
side of Maus be everywhere on the map. And I think that whole Excercian versus
Niko duo towards Yacht is going to be super, super interesting, both of these players are
willing to fight, both of these players are willing to go head to head against each other.
So you have Niko on Yacht, you have Xershin on the T side as well as well, those two
players going up against each other, you'll see them duke it out and I think without saying
that that's going to be the key matchup in this game, that could potentially be the difference
maker.
Whoever gets on top of that one will at least give each other's teams a huge advantage.
I will say, you know, Xersion has been leveling up ever since becoming the in-game leader
for Maus and Niko, regardless of maybe showing, you know, a bit of inconsistency in his form.
I feel like if there's one map I always can count on him on, you know, one map where I
feel like he's always going to find some sort of impact, it's a nuke.
So that duel is one of the most interesting duels we have in the whole of Counter-Strike
when it comes to head-to-head versus two players who are super, super aggressive.
Yeah, and it's going to be definitely, it's going to be a tone setting really for the
entire matchup.
And I don't, I think obviously Falcons haven't played that many Nuke games with Kerrigan
at the wheel.
So I'm not really like that sure how confident they feel in matchups where they get pressured.
Obviously, I think we most of us have seen the Falcons fury game on Nuke, the quadruple
OT type of thing where Monosy had 30 plus OP kills, etc.
That's not necessarily a recipe for success long term.
But I still think it's a little bit early to say whether or not this is going to be
like a comfortable pick for Falcons.
The good thing that they have going for them is that all the players individually feel very comfortable on the map.
Yeah, and at the moment we've seen a level of comfort, especially with the first two maps,
but it's all about how comfortable they can get.
Because we spoke about it yesterday, Maus, especially on that CT side.
Once we do get to the second half, I'm assuming they're starting T.
We're going to see Zershin again, you know, putting pressure onto Lobby,
putting pressure through Squeaky and outside, just trying to test everyone in their positions on the T side as well.
And if he can disrupt, if he can ruin the game plan,
That's going to put a lot of pressure on the Karrigan on the fin to, you know,
mid-round call and try to figure out where they need to go.
And so far, in terms of the teamwork for Falcons,
that's not what's carrying them through this.
No, true, but I think there's a game within the game when you just grab that.
Because I agree, Karrigan is well aware that the expression is going to be all over the place
and that's a player you would not necessarily like to avoid,
but you can give them too much freedom and you can get them off to a good start.
At that point, you have to pivot somewhere else.
And I think, you know, if I'm Karrigan, if I'm Falcons,
I want to test the Celecs on the inner bomb side.
You know, we've seen Celecs throughout this tournament
be very aggressive in certain of his positions.
However, he's playing the upper bomb side, you know, on Nuke,
and it's kind of limited to how aggressive he can be, right?
He's more so a player that has to work out as a turret,
you know, he has to wait for them to come to him.
And if I'm care again, I will try to utilize the fact,
because I think we've seen the best of Celecs
when he's moving around with sort of an overpass,
with sort of a mirage, with sort of dust to his will.
Whenever that guy is on the move,
he's better than when he's stuck to a certain bomb side.
So if I'm care again, I'm going to test him inside.
Okay, last question before we go to the break, who is going to be in the grand final?
Falcons or Mers?
I think we're seeing Falcons, take it all the way.
Okay.
I did echo that sentiment as well.
Close game here, Nuke, but Falcons.
Okay, you've heard of the first from the death, but let's see what reality we get just after
the break, third and final map.
Let's see who is going to be our first grand finalist.
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is the case to, I mean, softer
maps, not super competitive.
Yeah, the whole way through.
So hopefully Nuke is going to
deliver here for us in this
semifinal for CAC 2026 very
much looking forward to getting
into the action.
And yeah, I don't know what to
make of it now.
We saw miles with a small
comeback.
Unfortunately, they just had
this massive gut punch of a
low by round that they lost.
And that did take the wind out
of them.
But if that hadn't happened,
I think we could have seen
them really, really bringing
that one close on dust.
I think that's how we're going
to get into the game. We've
been doing that for a while, but
we've been doing that for a
while. Absolutely absolutely.
Absolutely. Yeah, it's fan
favorites in the arena. If I
could step up with a big way on
that dust two. I think for
miles. Just like we're going to
talk about a couple of mistakes
that made that uncompetitive, but
I think they'll look back and
just say we got a stronger
starting towards that, man. We
actually could have made
something of it. But it was
too little too late by the
time we started to see them
really come alive. So it's a
kickstart things on towards
new very, very quickly and
that's kind of the big hope
you know, I'm excited to see
this one. Yeah it should be
really good and hopefully, you
know, able to bring that kind
of tactical depth that this
map is known for, but we have
seen. You know, a lot more
fighting going on, I think, uh
than you might expect a lot of
like holding for angles. A lot
of contact type plays, which
both teams were pretty good at
by the tail end of dust, too.
Yeah, but for the first time
we've seen a lot more of
fighting going on than you
might expect a lot of like
holding for angles. A lot of
the end of the day. And so
we're going to have a little
bit of a tail end of dust too.
Yeah, but Falcons in that first
half, especially just really
seemed to have like a great
read on the way that miles were
approaching things. Hopefully
not going to be waiting too long
to get into this one. But yeah,
I mean, the crowd started to feel
it as well. Get a little excited
towards the tail end and what
not. But as you can see, as we
go through, you know, their
fans of the individuals here as
well as Falcons as a whole the
in the next year. Yeah, it's
really nice. We've got a lot
of players out there. I think
though with things coming a
bit close on this too, it's
like you can't necessarily lean
one side over the other just
because they were able to make
it quite competitive there
miles towards the end. And I
think they're good rounds also
looking good both teams on the
tea side. Looking good, so it's
really difficult to know and to
base things off of precedent in
terms of. Siding one way or the
other, so hopefully that comes
to fruition it ends up being
quite close one here. Yeah I
think from ours. There's a
a couple of times with miles, which is Zershin outside.
It's where he gets a lot of space.
He's really, really strong at finding a lot of gaps.
He's quite important.
Torsi as well.
We need to get him a really strong star
when they're on that CT side.
Now, it really comes out to kind of the knife
front of where they start, right?
But I think on the flips of the Falcons,
they've got so much firepower that they can fall back on,
who are all starting to come alive as well.
I think, honestly, in particular,
if he can really find a bit of form and keep Torsi at bay,
this now becomes quite spicy.
But as you can see, it looks like we are ready
to get this map. Number three,
this decider. Essentially a best
of one brawl now on new to find
out who takes this semifinal. We
are so excited to get this nuke
underway and it looks like it
will be a CC side start for
Falcons. They get that favorable
start in this one. Miles on that
T side. We need some immediate
success and then just brush off
that new. Yeah, absolutely right.
You know the one map shootout is
very much the mindset that they
very aggressive with the doornade coming round and they will follow it up with a quick move out on towards the side itself
It's even so far. It spinks in the back of the head to take down Tessus though a good find from him
I should allow the bomb to go down Nico moving up the bent quite quickly here
He's got a check all these angles. He nearly makes it out, but not quite
Okay, the only one left and they're taking their time not rushing the bomb plant necessarily. It's a good position though
He's actually kind of got a little bit for Gatvin to work with they're gonna go double checking
But they're still expecting this flank to be a little later on
Depending on his timing. He could actually isolate a couple of fights here. Oh
In healthy might just be spotted now he ours and now the flank coming through lobby because all the more stronger
It's a one-for-one trade towards you'll see it off and now start well
I'm actually gonna say I love that freeze corner they make as well
They take the numbers advantage
They know he could be anywhere but when Nico falls rather than just sticking to the farm and pay that I'm playing that post one
They just freeze it and know that they've got so much time to work if there is don't need to rush
Yeah, I think so it is good to see again able to keep that cool
After what felt like a pretty panic to start to dust to in particular
We'll find out here
I mean new because a great one I think to end the series off on as well. Yeah generally speaking can be quite a calm map
to the left of the map. Until
you as a T side decide to change
things up. The one player
outside. Everybody else
chilling in lobby for the moment.
Because Deagle was looking very
good in towards dust to. A little
bit of a worry to test it. Tag
on towards Alex monosy as well.
but this looks like it's a mid-round move to ramp.
Yeah, lovely from the scout to just keep things changing.
Oh, oh, he's P2 for one there, man.
So much damage done.
He will eventually go down.
Kai-suk, has to capitalise here.
Thought she can't initially,
but able to stay alive and drop back.
They've bolstered up the B bomb site,
and a really damaged mouse
looking for a different avenue of attacking
the 4 versus 4.
Haragin's going to be left low and finished off himself,
But it draws them in towards Tessus. He does well for one. He needs another one from here
He's gonna get it as well. We are certainly back on jail takes him with the wings
But still you have sphinx on low HP. He's oh grab the pause jail goes to the open plant and sphinx was not holding for it
Cypus communication maybe between the two of them has allowed Nico to isolate this down sphinx on three HP
It's just one bullet required
Spinks has to pick up this bomb
Nico will allow him that at the very least
Oh, the headshot lands, Niko takes him down, and Falcons win the 4-spy.
Once again against all the odds and it is immediately brought back down to Earth for
Mouses.
The prophecy has come true, what a life for one, Niko and a Deagle look good on Dust2,
little scary.
There it is again though, what a round from Falcons, they play that so confident which
is honestly one of these things that we get so often.
When you're in towards these four spy, half by rounds, we see one or two things. Either
you play with the default setup on the CT side, which is so easy to overwhelm, or you
play so scared because you know you don't have the advantage with firepower. Falcons
approach that like it to four by round and they do so well, they make life so difficult
for miles. They're going to throw a lot of four spy at their own carragans, spamming
the smoke, or find Zershin to kickstart proceedings, who now has to call from the grave in this
Really quite important response required from this T-side.
It's going to be a tie here. Respond with a nape,
but he catches Zelex in transition, just running out of ammo.
At that key moment, Niko makes his move from a secret.
And the force by Bak, by the T-side, is being put to bed.
Pretty damn simply here.
Torsi might get a chance at one,
but he loses head, 50 counts, and the Cranean will see him off.
And Niko's got the read here of Spinks into what secret.
What a round from him three to his name. He is on red hot form to start new. Can that's exactly what we want?
Yeah, I mean a great hand-in-hand round there from Nico and Munisee
Falcons might just be able to start steamrolling ahead mouse
You know you try and build up a false sense of hope, you know, you win the pistol and you're like, okay
Here we go. We can really start to
I'm going to leave a mark in the early stage. You just immediately lose that force by it's so tough and it's JL as well in that round man the open plan.
Real miscommunication costume. Falcons looking good in that next round should be able to win this one out as well so going to put themselves
in the first half of the
season.
In pole position, nice gap.
Between them and Miles to start
off this CT campaign.
Complete throw around here four
miles, just an opportunity to
have a little bit of talk.
Get some ideas rocking and
rolling across the side of what
we're going to do back in
towards our reinvest in round
You'd like a plant here just a bolster up the the investment into us next round sure up the you turn more than anything
It should be a simple one that they can it very slow just incrementally gaining space towards outside
It's all part of the plan so it gives them time to converse
Or some happy a chance for Niko monosy to farm a little bit of cash here
Yeah.
Quite slow going considering it is just glocks.
I think they're really going to try and brute force the bomb inside, but unfortunately
it gets filled.
They have to backtrack and nothing gets going and the inevitable happens of course not even
a single kill for them.
So Falcons with a big balloon of money now, swelling those coffers as Maus need to answer
back.
could begin another very one side of the fair for the Falcons. Yeah, I think you're spot on. I think
there's a real risk of this starting the exact same way DOS2 does when we get to the exact same
narrative of DOS2 of no matter what you do here, it's too little too late. Like your road to recovery
so long that it just feels now impossible. Miles have got to have some stability on the T side.
You always talk about the foundations required for them moving into the more favorable CT side.
sure we take more from ours on that CT naturally being it that it is nuke but
they've got to have a bare minimum of four arms five is where we start to feel
like this is a nice enough half to work with
ultimately very very important miles you lose this you're in a little bit of
trouble early doors and that's where I would be taking a time out again
starting very very slowly the outside executes but they're lacking some pace
here so I hope this round works for them otherwise the next assumption is that they try and pick up
the pace Falcons will be ready for that outside executes once again Spinks tries to make a solo
play Vince Bodily was getting spammed down two players on him played to the lane.
Kaya Tsukae gets two somehow.
Kaya Tsukae where has that come from?
Oh, that's miraculous from Maximang. What a round by him. The Molly in front of
Secret is the perfect little cover for him to dip and dive. Dodge the bulletin
coming from backbred. He does so well to isolate. What a round by him. And what a
time for Falcons to add another to the board and continue making this worse
and worse four miles to start off this decider. And a change up. And the
The interesting thing as well is that every single round so far, Bar the pistol, Falcons
have played through secret, both aren't just being Niko, so it should be something that
Maus were expecting and still they overlooked that position, they've got to have Ice-Train
there, at least one person keeping a bit of an eye on this, leave someone on towards
top silo, it's a very favourable fight there for that silo player, but it just keeps happening
now.
outside control yard is imperative on this seaside and miles are getting
absolutely no fortune in those fights.
Fargo's look excellent they really do. Maybe it might be a case of a look back
at this series and just say map one they were still a little bit half asleep but
they've really woken up that shot to the six system and a bit of a kick up the
asked with how flat Mirage was? They are back. And Maus, look at that there in real trouble.
Yeah, it's just so tough. You win the pistol, you feel like you're going to reset things and
it's a different map and it's not more of the same. Then you lose the force by, then you just
lost out to that, your first opportunity to answer back for the lost force by.
from here. It depends on Torji really if he can just defy those odds. Looks off the angle at the worst time and it will be Zellex.
Yes, he has an M4 but he doesn't have any armor to speak of. They know about him. Clean fine there on Subunicy. Surely goes down to Paragon, you would say.
And indeed, he gets some bullets off to be fair.
I've got to say, have you had armor?
Yeah, for sure.
That could have been kind of interesting.
God, loving it though.
Yeah, they're gonna close.
7 and 2.
Ambulances.
start for him Nico six and one everybody having their moments on Falcons
that's far who five to one it's five on the bounce and just shows the
importance of that recovery in the forceband round number two just how
much of a springboard it can be to kick start a half and the real value that
that allows you to snowball mouse back into that reinvestment.
They're chances of actually having a successful T side
are dwindling rapidly.
Yeah, looking like a copy and paste performance
of mat number two,
if things do not get off the ground here for mouse.
I think at this point, just four rounds.
That's all I'm asking for mouse, four rounds.
And then of course, there's a bit of a checklist
that you've got to find in towards that second half
talking like pistol-forced by competitive first-gun round,
but just four rounds,
just to give us something to sink our teeth into.
It's the pace again for me though, you know what I mean?
I think they had to really set something a bit faster
in that first-riffle round while you're behind.
It feels scared.
And dude, they try and get a player going though,
all my goodness, flashes all over the place.
It will be a small trade,
but it's ultimately a 2-4-1.
The greedy move might just have bought the save for Falcons.
So very close right?
Spinks and Torgy are very very low in all fairness.
Wait a minute!
Hang on, wait a minute!
What's happened to it?
They are really quite low here.
I think, certainly on one player they will know about it.
Is there an automatic weapon that they can change up to?
I think no is going to be the answer unfortunately.
So just looking to land the one shot one kill, they will indeed give this a good go.
I want to see with that kit, they've got to get him on the bomb and well right now,
WSP out, taps on, that might just be enough though, torsion able to take him off, there's
not enough time in the end. Falcons, I will give it to them, they've got plenty of cash,
everybody does go down, but it's big damage in the end on to Maus where it was looking
like quite a hefty survival for them, would have been great. Start focusing on the future,
but no, Falcons are ever present in these rounds.
And that's the thing. Yes, you lose the round, but you can actually take a real
Sort of moral victory away from that for Falcons. You're really keeping that T side economy out there
You know that they're not gonna have a lot left in the reserves as they have to so heavily reinvesting towards this round
You can even see the effects of it. Don't believe that comes through for spinks insertion jails walking the Mac 10
And Falcons as you kind of touch on there's so much money in the back pocket
you may as well just try and make it expensive. It initially started as just proactive exits,
but then it did turn into an attempt. Maybe a second kick down, it could have been something to
work with, but nonetheless, miles you get a second sure, but it's far from a confidence boost though.
The Spinks and Torsies show at the moment as well over on the mouse side of things,
so difficult to replicate rounds. You only have two guys to rely on. We'll see if the
Stay to watch the top end of the scoreboard, it might be a different story.
Alex just about able to dodge the bullet.
You know about Minnesene House, but it's starting to go down and it's far too easy.
Alex, I think nervous, they're caught out in the open, they're charging through a smoke here, no chance.
Tessa's prepared.
It will be down to the two-man army, I suppose.
Maybe they can get something going here, but nobody to trade off, nobody to work around.
We'll make it much, much harder.
Porgy alone probably looking for a tacit save here as he slowly backs away, hoping not to be spotted.
Yeah, looks like he's going to be given that luxury.
But a long 30 seconds for him to save.
He falls back over towards D spawn and an instant response from Falcons.
But it's not even just the fact that it is the response, it's the fact that it's flawless.
I think it's flawless. Real
statement by them. Miles, man.
This side are looking lackluster
here on new. What it mattered
most sure does to always felt
like a punishment, but this one
on paper didn't really feel that
bad. It felt like it had. At
least it, you know, peaked the
interest a little bit for us.
Could be a competitive map, but
So clean.
Extend that lead to four once again.
The fortune for Mars is that he's
probably back in a round this.
So you get six and Falcon should be taking a lead with a seven.
Basically for three here in round number nine.
Yeah, I mean, all signs are pointing towards Falcons,
really, like you win the one round on the mouse side.
Not only do you lose the follow up, which is a bad sign.
It's also like the call.
What is that really?
There's no substance to it.
One guy getting really questionably caught outside,
then you still burst out, huh?
Through a smoke, like, it's not good.
I think he's putting it lightly, to be honest with you.
That's the kind of way of playing it.
Yeah, Mouse severely stuck for ideas.
They'll be on the half here.
Gonna eat a Nades, kick this one off as well, so.
It's really quite difficult.
They are just being kept under the caution all times.
Bow of Falcons hovering around,
time after time and they will
indeed get it time after time.
Tessus is the master of club able to
readjust so well in a lot of these
rounds. I'm spotted as well.
Yeah, it's over here.
Seven is flawless for Falcons and
this map just might continue to go
only one way. Yeah, this is getting
worse and worse for miles now.
Falcons are running away with this
CT side and yes, it's a CT
Yes, it's the CT side of map, but my god miles look so uncompetitive at the moment
They are barely contesting in a lot of these rounds
This is getting dicey the rebuy back in
Satoshi is gonna be wielding a galil as well
not even the full rifles across the board and
You too belt song flushed out either
That's by virtue of the lack of plant is just something miles can't even seem to get right
Yes, right a step one. I've got that bomb down
That's eluding them in a lot of these rounds because Falcons are winning it by sheer firepower
Outside smoke ship so miles going back to you know the old classic here on new
Quite wide as well wait for the break
Don't rush things for what is the plan off the back of these are they going down?
are they waiting for a fight to come their way?
Hard to say at this point.
Smokes will start going down.
There's actually no hard eyeball on it.
Falcon's choosing instead to have a player watching
in the halls, at least for information.
If not, some kills.
Nico, nice and confident, takes one.
Backs off, calls for some support,
which he will get, but the support, unfortunately,
falls quite quickly.
Meanwhile, you've got to get through Kaizuka here on the ramp,
He has been looking absolutely unstoppable alongside.
When I see alongside Tessus, three of them,
some of the Karrigan have been really difficult to break
through single door into a two man set up.
It just does not look doable for miles.
Crazy shots going to be needed here.
I think they know it.
Yeah, no, it's really not confident.
They really don't want to make this wrong step
because there's a kind of four to is the real issue.
There he is, but it doesn't kill JL.
And once you get on the front of the molly, he'll reposition, straight into Zershin.
He does get a kill before he hits the deck.
Bom will go down as well, 2 vs 2, but the HP is so low.
And yes, the numbers get punched in, but it's all on the shoulders of Zershin.
And we need something miraculous from the man in charge of this side.
The captain needs to step up, and he's playing that range.
He's expecting the fight to come to him.
First attempt, and this shot, known quantity now as well.
Falcons who at least need to probably tap this bomb just to try and bait out a fight test
It's gonna play up close here a swing and a fine and search. You just cannot deliver
I only got one kill in this half thus far in that round
And he knew the 3k and it just feels like his form has fallen off
Yeah, I mean I was excited for him to do it right the first kill of the game for him and then get the big clutch
Would have been a nice little story line
Unfortunately not to be falcons the antagonist of this Cinderella story
I don't think it's gonna get going a very short one perhaps four miles if this continues
Time out to come through the last chance at a
serviceable recovery
But it could be another very scary affair double digits on the cards for the Falcons if it keeps happening like this
to the right of this. Vibes are
so good at the moment. SS.
Getting a lot of plaudits there
from Sonic and serverly so
continues to just be dismissed
reliable that we've often spoke
about, but he's looking so good.
12 and four unbelievably sharp.
He's rounds already for
Falcons. Miles need the final
Here on Nuka in this series.
Where's it going to be a case of them just falling flat on that final hurdle?
An all-territor on the play here on this Miles T side.
We really need the second win, nice and early.
Oh, how does Zenik get away with that?
The trade is instant and Karagin doubles it up.
And Tessus will make his move.
He gets one, but a quick trade from Torsi, who falls away.
Man, the A-Defense is just so good.
Kai Tuke as well has been a real boom,
individually just been left by himself,
been able to deliver and deliver and deliver
and read the situations well enough.
The A-Defense, yeah, absolutely impenetrable.
And I think Miles love it as an option to move fast
and first output, different variations on it,
pushing smokes at the same time.
it doesn't matter. Absolutely brilliant. Tom Carrigan in particular, who of course has had some
rougher moments in the series and even mechanically on Dust2. I just saw him looking really shaky
in the game and things like this, but he feels comfortable on Nuke. That is for damn sure.
Well, number 12 here.
Is there any life left in this Mausai?
Alex makes a move.
He's got one here, he does.
He has to fall.
Nice little push, which actually pays off, JL.
We'll get one of his own, the Flash in the Ney behind it as well.
It's kind of spicy.
Yes, that's in Karagin though.
In their combination play,
there's exertion and zelex with it all to do.
Bomb can be recovered. This is the first step,
but the numbers don't favour them.
Insertion holding the line.
Big finds, or another one as well.
Somehow has pulled this together.
They still have to retrieve that bomb
and they've got to get through Nico.
got to get through Niko. Not an easy thing to do.
Zellex gonna walk into his crosshair and it's low HP for Zershin.
He gets the nade right, unfortunately, not quite, but it will reveal the location now.
Zershin into the 1 vs 1. 30 seconds left. How does Niko want to play this?
Does he give it? Does he play confident? He is feeling himself right now.
He has lost track of Zershin ever so slightly. Who takes the elevation?
Wait for him to take the fight to Nico.
Oh!
Nico, it's not too quick.
The head shot's landing, makes it look easy,
and he is calm as ever.
The reaction as well is so simple.
Looking to close this one out in quick fashion,
and Nico's gonna help the Balkans to do it.
Yeah, cool as a cucumber from the vet.
What a time to step up.
And it just had salt in the wound four miles.
Finally an opportunity to salvage a round and make something of this seaside and a clutch like that. What a shot it is as well.
A stormer of the first half from Falcons. 10-2 and a score line like this.
It just feels like unfortunately it will be a no contest from Mars.
Even if you get a pistol, the first couple of gun rounds, the rotor recovery is still awful.
have to go wrong for Falcons.
For you to even have a slim
chance. Of making this stick.
I think it's safe to say by our
reactions that we don't believe
in it. Falcons look way on
track to closing this out so
cleanly and setting themselves up
into was that final with
everybody having eyes on them to
lift that trophy.
We'll find out here if things
are set to continue.
the rest of the team chiming in nicely it's all down to Tessus surely nothing
happening for him here a couple kills on the cards for sure but only one in the
end so first step for mouse often the hardest yeah golf claps in the crowd as
well you know we'll give you one or two but fan favorite size still look playing
in charge. The only thing that has looked good to Falcons is the four spies, but I don't think you
can really go for one here. I think it's worth it. I know you've got the rounds to work with where
you can take the risk, but I just think take an eco here, get the guns out as early as possible,
and that's exactly what they're going to do. It's a smart core. Kerrigan's got one flash
and a smoke for Tess S as well, to maybe try and give them a plant.
the game. It's a good one. No
real value in going for the
force. Yes, the upgraded
persons have looked very good
on Falcons in these four
spies. I think it's just the
acres come back into play. It
might just be more the same as
what we saw. Into wars. That's
CT side. That X is up on high
and speaks also getting an
attempt, but it's actually does
the right steps. Show me the
money. Slow buildup just
grinding out these rounds.
Certainly gonna be tough. And
this is how I want to see the
Get something creative going from the get-go. Don't just be like that simple outside execute and
crawl things up. They do have a lot of presence outside
So maybe it is gonna be that. I'm really lacking in the utility here though as they've opted to go heavy on the AKs
And unfortunately it's gonna be the outside execute. So we'll see we'll see
I kind of respect it though. Too crazy. I suppose it's the other side of the same coin
Yeah, when Vulcans are so sharp like you want to get these premium guns on deck
Zershin, highlights them in the pre-map, just saying keep an eye on him, his yard presence is normally super strong, especially when he was not calling on the side. Very very valuable.
Moving out in front of that smoke is risky. Now he can make his presence known. Zilex 2, spam through the smoke, Zershin moves off from secret, and this round's all but a right off.
the two remaining carrying him and a half deck has UK. There is no chance it will get
us consolation. I don't know. I mean it's your moment to set the tone and now the tone
just kind of stinks really. I think this is very doable for now. I think they are capable
of digging deep and the CT side of Nuke is a great place to do it. You know if a T side
struggles, I think they're really going to find it hard to figure out what's going
And a look up.
He's caught off, expecting to maybe hear that one.
And he doesn't.
So yeah, that is an early kill that goes against him.
And M4 retrieved as well.
Torji doing what he can to recover things.
Kaisuke is low.
The Nade will find him perfectly.
Touch down.
Yeah, so a very, very nice recovery from Torji
to perhaps keep Vals in this round now.
Yeah, he was looking a little precarious.
Bah, for a second.
Oh, Tessus, fly by Tek-9.
And actually, they just get around that corner.
Really great.
So ZX can't trade.
3 versus 3.
A minute on my clock, they've got time
to try and isolate things there.
Yeah, look at this move, Niko.
He should have jailed dead to rights, surely,
as long as Monosin and Tessus don't go early.
Let Niko get this information, which
he should get in a second, and he don't.
The eagle rings off true, and now the B side is open.
They can get down, but the bomb's still got a cross.
And Tesla's is tech nine gets a second.
It's all on this youngster, the Academy graduate
who's got to step up on this big stage.
And now his presence known as well.
How does he go about this?
Does he even go about this as well?
Surely you've got to give it a look in, but with no kit
and only a flash, it feels next to impossible
with a one versus three for the youngster.
And this crossfire is absolutely immaculate,
impenetrable. There is no way he can get in towards his b side. This round surely is all
but a right off. He's trying desperately to isolate, but time is ticking. No kids. He's
got to go and he can hear these steps. It won't make a difference. The round is done.
At this point, it's about damage control and he only gets one for what a round for Falcons
to scalp away and Niko's flank is superb.
Yeah, I'd like to see where it
came from, to be honest. He's
really slipped through those
cracks. Did he get down secret?
I think he just got down secret
and nobody was paying attention
to him, you know, the pistol
round, not expecting.
Not expecting it's not
communicating across the
yeah, I didn't have full eyes
on someone could have made it
down. Yeah, we should account
for that. And it's the same
story as just two miles on the
I'm actually close to that gap pretty well.
They let the easy ones slip through their fingers.
So I think if that's gonna happen a couple times,
maybe you shouldn't be making the final.
Two more rounds is all that Falcons require.
And this is looking very akin to all we got on Dust2.
It's just by virtue of that strong first half lead.
But even if it isn't the cleanest,
Falcons can still just stumble over the line.
We slow roll here though, yeah.
Gotta figure this out.
Outside execute again,
but not gonna be followed up upon
by Falcons.
You wanna hammer this one home.
They also recognise they've been
to get the smoke down. Some
weird gravity effect makes it
look a bit funny, but ultimately
he gets one and backs off. 30
seconds. Falcons. Really do
need somebody to step up to the
plate here. You know, the
homerun hero. Okay, so he's
gonna make his moves. Spinks
or fall. It's not getting
interesting, but he's gonna
fall, it's not get interesting but Garage overlooks, Azershin gets a kill back in response
so nicely and they're just going to make a late dive towards the A site and hope for
the best but a molly down and Niko Sveen is going to make life difficult, bomb planted
by Monosy. Numbers favour miles on this retake.
Yeah I mean what's happened here, we've got an over rotation ultimately, the numbers are
going to look so so good, Kaisuke incredibly low, it's on to Niko to do a lot of the work
here. And he's looking for
something. It's the business end
of an A1S, unfortunately, and
Kaisu will also going to fall.
And again, it just fills you with
dread, doesn't it?
It mows a really great right
around to respond. It's these
silly little drops that are
costing them across the course
of the series. Bond plan for
Falcons, reinvestment possible
if they want to. And I think
Giel who often leads from the front now having to lead from the grave. Yeah, I'm having a slow game as well
Not great for miles someone that they potentially look towards and might have been part of you know
If not spearheading the moves that they've made
Spinks flashed off needs to find a couple here from a breakable called it for a reason
fighting off against Niko's looks so damn good all that long and he will keep up
that trend however there's a couple of kills that you come back in gaps forming
in the Falcons attack they are indeed exploited for now these are the bomb as
well
thankfully is recoverable inside of that smoke 20 seconds though we've got a
ghost it's gonna be a late move towards a as long as he comes through from heaven
smoke fading and Torsi delivering that is the round all but done now sure a
consolation kill for Montesey but JL making sure that miles find another
it's a four-round game here and this now really starts to pique my interests
there is something brewing here from miles and Falcon's gonna call for their
first time out I think this is very needed Zonic needs to try and steady
this this is a ship taken on a lot of water and if they don't plug these gaps
you're going to have to go
back to that. What's going to
happen? What's they going to
sink? Well, I mean, this is
one of the things right? You
kind of have a decision to
carry your analogy. It's like. Do
you. Focus on plugging the
holes or do you kind of focus
on moving as fast as possible,
getting to shore and whatnot.
You know, all that kind of
stuff. And I think that they
have gone for the latter. There
was maybe in perhaps why you
take a time out here. Small
arguments we made that you go
the game. It's not like you
have to be on the gill. Maybe
got another player joining him
on that potentially that you
know, really talking things
over here in terms of how they
want to play and what they want
to go for. So decisions to be
made. And it could be life or
death here for Balkans if they
get this wrong. One more buy
available after this, you would
say before things get even
up and if not letting the lead
slip into the hands of miles. So
them that narrative. Yeah, they have capitulated. They have crumbled out of nowhere. They have
to be careful to keep the morale high here. Keep things going. Torgie nearly caught off
but Kaisuke over steps. Zershin will punish him. Yeah, nice move from him. Into his top
secret. Torgie pretty lucky to get away with that one alive. Nearly caught in transition.
Zershin, we'll join to pull through these air defences.
Another one of these situations, and it's something we've seen consistently over this second half.
And Falcons lose that number's advantage, it does look like they quite immediately look a little shell-shocked and
require something quite special for the recovery in the round itself. 45 seconds to work with.
As heading towards outside and Zershin who opened up proceedings here is ready and waiting for this swing in towards main
They're gonna go contact about this as well
So you should be able to get at least one the shadow
Spotted but monocly just quicker on the trigger
It's panicky. It's very very panicky. We need something heroic here. Is it gonna be the players from on high?
It's down to the one versus one. Tess is in towards it both so very low
Tess does have that bomb the opposite pivot he's dropped down the vent
that's been heard he's gonna get there in good time though can you make it away
just give him a chance and he does take a moment you know find the kill and
he's like needs to let out a breath of relief man if you'd lost out if you'd
lost out that's a clip that goes around the world at the sort of dying embers of
this map roof comes off the place if deserts yeah that is so unbelievable
throws. My god though. So panicked from both sides to be honest but Miles they just give
them opportunities. It's actually a really nice flick from his POV. Cut the lead down
to three and it finally feels like in this series we're getting them up that's delivery.
expectations these two big sides. We're going to dive into a day here, we're kissing
Stugline on the A site, and the tech lines, the FB7s are doing well,
I think it's going to get another, no way, Tess Sessel's tech line goes for more,
and the Eco Royce, the half-buy popping towards the top site,
and Maus are caught with their pants round their ankles.
What a round to drop, and what a critical time to lose it,
As Falcons find map series and Grand Final point, that is killer.
Let that sit for a moment.
The two rounds that Maus have lost are against the low buys.
How ridiculous is that? We should be even.
It should be a flawless CT half.
And Maus know that.
More than anybody.
you have to do. You have to
do. After losing a big clutch,
you expect like a harsh
readjustment from, you know,
high level high stakes game.
But no, they take it way back
to basics. They go for the A
burst and they catch mouse
sleeping severely sleeping
and also then panicking to try
and mount that retaken, you
to be able to do that. We
have a rough buy now themselves
with. 57 sticking out the MP9.
No kit available going to have
to get an advantage to work
from in the early stages. They
need four in a road to take us
to the overtime. I mean, it's
got the energy behind it, but
not enough rounds in the first
half, dropping some of the
potential players. They're
going to have to get some of
the potential players. They're
going to have to get some of
the potential players. They're
going to have to get some of
the potential players. They're
going to have to get some of
some really questionable ones in the second.
Miles may look back on this and feel pretty disappointed
if it goes the way that Falcons expect.
Yeah, I'd to make matters worse as well.
It's not even a fleshed-out buy for Miles.
Zershin, just the pistol, MP9 for Zellix.
And the util is so thin.
They really have to win this by virtue of the firepower
and by virtue of just the angles.
I'm not a kid to play with either and Falcons are calling a really pacey round in on a 20.
They slow the roll down here in 21 as they look to go contact towards Ram.
He went test of the cross done towards his left hand side and JL just overlooks that
position and now this is where Falcons can start to scale.
Spinks on the edge of the smoke.
Karagin trying to hold the insurance policy down towards Venme, they'll lose his fight
And that gives Miles an opportunity, 20 seconds as they're moving down towards B.
Doors are open.
We've got a couple players stacked on top of each other.
They're going to have to find the train and cancel the plan.
Yep, that's exactly what you wanted.
10 seconds left.
Just keep these players distracted and make sure they can't pick up the bomb.
Messing around with the door here.
They will take him down.
There's no time.
There's no time for the plan.
Oh, and Miles have done it again.
The towards he clutched before.
The clock saving them here.
It just thinks this time around that picks up the pieces.
That really does summon up.
Alex has stepped it up into the second half,
but Torsion spinks a lot of moments to keep their team in this game.
Yeah, that's an out of the plant is everything.
And it's the risk when you play the clock like that for Falcons
on the T side leading things very, very late as they're moving forward.
About 25 seconds they're heading in towards B.
Ours aren't dead just yet. Still a little life left in them.
It really feels like to recover this and take it to OT, they're gonna have to do the hard way.
With there being quite consistent residual cash for Falcons to fall back on.
Side smokes by Karrigan.
The idea here did feel like the B hit as an idea was good.
It's basically to give themselves an extra 10-20 seconds to really shore up where to
bomb.
But it moved towards A. How to give one was Alex Dershwin and Dershwin again.
The combination, these two split the difference with the four kills, leaving it all on the
shoulders of Nico.
The round just falls apart so quickly as they move towards A.
Double digits for Miles now, and maybe, just maybe, overtime is brewing.
Time out in for Falcons.
Yeah, these gun rounds again just look so convincing from Miles,
and a clutch factor to them.
The opposite story, not for those silly rounds, man.
Will it cost him in the end? Will the Falcons break the rifle deadlock?
They're hoping so. Still another time out remaining.
Do you just double stack them here?
it could be a harsher buy for
them going into the final round.
Yeah, so you do just really make
sure that you have this one in
the bag. Full spend. But yeah,
you can see with some, you know,
dropping of orbs, I believe things
like this. It will take them all
the way down. No pennies left.
The Falcons to work with. So
going to need a bomb plant here.
Otherwise that round to stop
them getting to overtime is not
going to be the best of the
to over time. It's not going to be the best of buys. We'll find out. They're looking to get it done here,
of course, off the back of the time out outside execute coming in. Niko to move down below.
There is a big old gap, maybe a bullet of thrown early. But you have to remember a few rounds ago
with those pistols. What did Niko do exactly this? Got down below and they did not pay any attention
to him at all. He got down a lot earlier this time too. It's been a lot of time to try and figure
things out. Someone has to, has to be aware, has to communicate it. But they're not, they're
really not. Like nobody seems to be paying too much attention to the fact that he could
be down now. It's the fact that he's got to make noise,
when you break the window or open the door, to really activate, he's got to make some
sort of noise. He's away from the noise plume and that's when he'll go, this is what he
did last time. Yeah, it's actually might work. They've not heard it. They've not heard it.
They've definitely figured something out with that Molotov. JL will give it a look at the
last second, but it doesn't matter. He's already dead to right. Miko in from below has once
again flanked them out. Oh, the sneaky Molotov might just have caught Mows off and they will
fall flat. The very final hurdle it felt like, but Miko in behind once again. The secret
from team Falcons to bail them out in their time of need.
What a call, what a call to make in a moment of such pressure like that on the stage in the dying end of this decider.
What a call to be made here, that is absolutely superb and what a map 3 we got there.
We're going to throw it back to the desk but that was a fantastic series.
yet again a spectacular fake comeback. Very unfortunate for Maus but it almost happened. It was almost there
but Falcons they locked it in eventually and again it just boils down to having such a solid first
half that Maus weren't able to complete that comeback. It feels like that's the narrative of
today. False comebacks on all maps. Yeah there was a bit more than a cosmetic comeback I'd say
for Maus. They came dangerously close within striking distance of Falcons after as you said
going down 10-2 in the first half, not pretty at all by mouse, you know, a lackluster T-side could
really get anything working. They come over to the CT side, they win the pistol, they convert and
you know, honestly, like the rounds they're losing on the CT side, the rounds they shouldn't be losing
and the rounds they're winning is rounds where they're playing better than Falcons. So I think this
was a bit more than a cosmetic comeback, but at the end of the day, it was a matter. They ended up
losing the game right there. Now we're heading to a third place decider and unfortunately for them
what they must have felt like was a winnable game, slip out of their hands in the second half.
Yeah, this is a far better, more bitter pill to swallow than on the previous map really,
because they really had it in them. So many opportunities when Falcons run low buys,
where they don't capitalize, and they kind of do the hard part, essentially, only to fall
through at the end. I guess kind of a cool theme to see the fact that Falcons win two out of their
three rounds from the Niko alert through the window where and this time it was
even two players on that that get caught completely off guard fucking
doing a really good job of masking the window right there. You can see Jail did
actually react to it and eventually yeah it just was the timing he must have just
got his crosshair down there would have loved to see what it looked like from his
POV just as you peeked down to see Niko looking straight up at ya. Oh by the way
though that was just a phenomenal performance a great series in the end
like it just blow for blow back and forth and it kept us on the edge of our
seats all the way to the end but unfortunately we do have to say
Google Pirates and Maas and congratulations to Falcons for making it
into the Grand Finals. A lot of people saying that they should be in the
Grand Finals. They were looking like the favourites and now they do have a
chance to make that happen. They are the favourites, they were the
favourites coming into the tournament. I think they've also played like the
favourites for the vast majority. I said that the toughest game they've had was
probably against BC Gaming, the best of one on Dust2, which is kind of ironic to open up the tournament.
But apart from that, it's a Falcon that seemingly is fighting a bit more stability.
Sure that there's moments in the game, you know, we saw Mirage as well where they dropped out of it,
get off to a 4-1 start and then they completely fall flat.
So they still have those fallouts in the series, but I guess the difference now for Falcons is
they managed to turn it around, you know, they managed to come into Nuke and actually, you know,
deal the winning blow to Maus and that's the difference between Falcons with Kerrigan and Falcons before Kerrigan.
Karrigan. They're still slowly but surely ramping it up, you know, and aring out the mistakes, but they look better.
And quickly a game like this as well, where the deviation in kills is six.
You know, Tess is at the top with 21, Karrigan at the bottom with 15.
So if he's playing his best game, if everyone else is all lifting at the same time, this is what you get.
Yeah, and Nico obviously like having a pretty, pretty hefty spurt on the scoreboard towards the end there.
Also, what's really cool, and I think this is one of the distinctions you pointed out, again, like the difference between Kixon and Karrigan.
like this was not fantastic to you side by Falcons by any means but it's the
matter of having the composure and showing the restraint that they did
whether that is necessarily Kerrigan's call mid-round or if it's the
individuals sorting that out at the point now or at that time we don't
really know but it it's a sign of good things to come back we will get back to
that in just a moment because we have a monosy to have a chapter
after the early year losses this year and there's a comeback congratulations on the
come back. How do you feel about the series today?
I feel great. I feel great. I feel very happy for the team that we bounce back after the first map on the first
map. We're a bit sloppy now doing a lot of mistakes, but I'm very happy that we could bounce back and show very good CS on the
second and third map. A little bit hard ending, you know, on the third map with a lot of rounds in a row lost, you know, so.
But it was good.
I feel very good now.
We didn't play well in the first game,
but I'm very happy that we can counterattack.
After losing the first game,
the second game and the third game are back.
In fact, in the third game,
I think there are more mistakes in the first game,
but in the third game,
during the end game,
we still made some mistakes.
It's a bit difficult to end the game,
but I'm very happy that we stick to it
and we can end the game
and win the game.
Today, you and Kiyosuke had a lot of great performances, including the last round.
Niko also had a great performance. I want to ask you, how did the team help you to release the firepower?
And did you feel more comfortable before the match?
You and Kiyosuke have had a lot of clutch moments and a lot of highlight plays throughout the tournament.
Also, during this matchup, Niko played really well as well today, so it seems like everyone
just found that momentum.
Do you feel more comfortable now compared to before, and how do you feel your performance?
I think individually we're in very good shape.
I think a lot of, I mean, we had a lot of good plays today, especially Niko and Nuk,
I think on T-Side and Maxim on CT-Side.
We have a lot of good plays, and I mean, I think thanks to Fina as well on T-Side, we
we are able to do these kind of things and the PS I think everyone is playing good individually, yes.
I think we played very well today.
The players in our team seem to have found their best state.
Especially today, Nipo in Nipo's map, whether it's the attack or defense, his play was very good.
Especially in the defense, he played very well.
And then we felt that the team was getting better and better.
So I think we all played very well.
And then we played very well.
This will already be your second Grand Finals with the current roster. What are your expectations walking into the Grand Finals?
We want to win it.
We are going to win!
I'm pretty sure you heard the fans. The crowd is very loud today. Any words you want to say to the fans supporting you online and in the arena?
The fans, they're like, we are Falcons and I'm pretty sure you can hear them, you can feel the energy. What do you want to say to them?
Yes, of course, I feel the energy. Let's go tomorrow, guys. Let's win this. Let's win it.
He said, of course, I can feel the energy and support from the scene. Tomorrow, everyone, keep it up! Let's continue this finals tomorrow.
And there you have it. So the crowd favourites, the fan favourites are in the grand final.
And I went to Chengdu last year, you know, you see the fans.
They are Niko Fiends and Monosy Fiends.
They absolutely love those two and both of them are now here in the grand final.
So at least everyone in the crowd has something huge to cheer for.
It's going to be a, in my opinion, maybe a one-sided crowd, but we'll see who we get on the other side.
I think there's synergy between the fans and Falcons in the way they approach Counter-Strike
because I've been in China as well and they're very much in-your-face kind of fans, you know.
They want to be close to you, they want to celebrate you for that matter as well and
it kind of resembles the energy that Falcons are playing with on the servers as well with
Kyusuke, with Monos, with Niko, and I think that's why they're so likable, they can relate
to it, you know, because it is expressive Counter-Strike, it's Counter-Strike, you know, where you
get to show off your individual skill and that's something that the Chinese crowd really
appreciate.
Yeah, absolutely.
So, I do still think though that there's going to be like a small section of the crowd
that's going to route for either MIBO or legacy.
Obviously, we're going to find out who makes it to the finals
later on, because no matter what country I've been to
and I've been at tournaments for,
there's always Brazilians.
For some reason, it doesn't matter where,
like it could be in Finland,
could be in Shanghai, for that matter.
It doesn't matter.
There's always like a group of Brazilian fans
who've managed to find their way to see his tournaments,
which is super sick.
It's super cool.
One of our Brazilian mates is there watching.
I think he's doing it.
I'm going to go back to the point you were going to make.
Well, I guess, yeah, Monizzi kind of touched on it as well.
Obviously, you know, giving the the plot, it's to to Kioski and Niko for how they played on a nuke, obviously,
but also mentioning the fact that Finn kind of allowed us to play the way we did on the T side.
And I don't think obviously he's alluding to the fact that they won a bunch of of firearms,
necessarily, because they didn't.
But it's something about like having the presence of mind to slow things down when you see an opportunity
that maybe someone who's already alive isn't necessarily spotting out.
If that's, you know, Karriging being the voice of the team, telling them to hold off, wait here, do this,
take your time to kind of set up a proper plan and whatnot to finish up the round,
that can prove it's weight in gold, really, because we saw really Falcons getting over the line in that way in this game.
That being said, though, we have to tip our hat for Niko on that T-side.
I don't know if Manus has said it as well, you know, that the impact he came in with.
I think we had the kill distribution from Niko's World Show earlier,
where he had eight kills in the last five rounds on that T-side.
Yeah, it was huge on that one on one V2 towards Ram where Xershin couldn't pick up the bomb.
He was the difference mega, you know, going on the lower bomb side.
You see it right here as well.
You know, we were talking massive, massive impact, eight kills in the last four rounds.
And in all those four rounds, you know, he was able to either make the difference
and win the round or getting close to it as well.
His lurk plays coming from the lower bomb side with the Deagle, with the AK.
It was it was Nekros T-side and that's what it took for Falcon.
So, you know, to be completely honest, that T-side was not well called by Kerrigan.
It wasn't well played by Falcons, but when they needed someone to step up, you know, when they needed someone to make the difference,
well, it's the most experienced player on the server, Niko getting it done.
Yeah, and this brings into the conversation the kind of thing where, you know, Niko has always been making sort of some mid-round calls for this team,
and now with Fin in there, I'm sure he's got a heavy voice, like a large voice in the team, but there's still a lot of chemistry between all the individuals.
So what is Niko saying when he's down there, you know, how's the coordination going?
It obviously worked out this time.
And then there's also that trend of people thinking that Nico isn't going to be able to perform in these big games.
But he's locked in today, going into the Major.
He feels like he's starting to step up that game.
That's a good trend.
I think it's important for the viewers at home to understand the dynamic between Nico and Kerrigan.
Because you're right in saying that Nico still has a big voice.
And I believe Kerrigan has even said, you know, probably a couple of times now, that CT side, he doesn't want to call too much.
You know, Nico is calling great CT sides, greater quality rotation.
And so his main focus is working on the T side together with Sonic, right?
So when we label Kerrigan as the in-game leader of Falcons,
yes, he is the guy with the final voice.
He is supposed to be the guy, you know, the designated in-game leader.
But when you're playing with Niko, you have to accept the fact that it's
probably a 60-40 split, whereas Niko is always going to have a big voice in your team.
Yeah, I think it's inevitable.
And again, he's had success with it as well.
I mean, you can't really argue with the career that Niko's had.
So he's obviously got something to it with what he's saying.
He's a smart player.
Obviously people are going to think about Nico as obviously a bit of a mechanical god
Who's just known for his well just as a bit of an exaggeration
But he's known for obviously like his extreme aim
You know being to wheel the Digo in an AK better than just about anyone in the world
But it's a it's a smart player. He's always been very cerebral in the way he plays counter strike
He's not over-reliant on his aim by any means
So for him to have a significant voice that makes sense
He also has obviously a better connection to the existing Falcons players than carrying in does, you know
There's more time spent together. He's going to understand kind of what boxes he needs to take and how he needs to move around as players
for them to really get going especially on a CT side.
So I think it makes sense the the way they've distributed now.
Maybe it becomes a little bit more fluid as they obviously get to mesh over time.
But yeah, I would never deny Niko from obviously having a say in a team like this.
Well, it's good to see the progress so far is looking relatively good.
But speaking of progress, we need to move on with the day.
That's one semi-final out of the way.
We have one more to get to which is going to be a Brazilian derby for the most part of course MIBR with the European
Flare flare now as well now before we send it to the other boys
It is going to be a bit of an extent extended break, but how do we see this one going?
Obviously Insani is the best player in the tournament right now
We're going to have all their eyes on him to see if he can keep that up consistently if legacy can test him
And then if we do see them get to tomorrow
Or are they going to be able to step up to the plate and get tested by Falcons?
The selfish part of me would like MIBR to win, to see a new matchup in that final,
because we don't really know exactly what MIBR can offer against a team like Falcons.
It's insane, the gap.
It is insane, and that speaks volume to how dominant they've been so fine in this tournament,
and how well they've been playing in particular Insani,
but even L&C, in his position, wouldn't that team.
He's not supposed to be up here, and safe to say he probably won't be up here
after the semi-final and third place at Sada.
But just the fact that they've been so dominant in the group
states is giving me hope that it could be a fun one.
I know what I'm getting from legacy.
I've seen legacy play well the last months or so.
After IMVO where they disappointed massively,
they came back, won a domestic tournament.
They live well in Atlanta, doing well here now as well.
So I kind of know where legacy is heading.
For my money, I would love to see MIBI
in a Grand Final versus Falcons to see
whether or not there's something to this lineup
and Insani for that matter as well.
Because MIBI is also coming into the major,
starting quite early in the stages.
So to me, that would be my selfish pick for that game.
Do I think there'll be legacy?
Probably not, you know, I'm leading towards legacy,
but I'm hoping it might be our win.
Yeah, honestly, just a complete echo of what Jacob said,
because we know that legacy is a known entity.
I guess as much of an arts team can be a known entity,
but at least we've seen them here before again,
they're reigning champions of CAC.
MIBR kind of came out of nowhere in that sense.
We were talking about international scale, right?
Yeah.
So for them to do as well as they do,
I never would have expected them to have as much of ease making it to a semi-finals as they seemingly have had.
But they've, you know, came in leading up to the tournament saying that we're playing the best Counter-Shark we've done all season.
And it's kind of showing off. So it would be a super fun matchup.
And if they do make it to the finals, I really hope that they could test Falcons.
Yeah. And look, they are, of course, the defending champions of CAC from 2025.
So let's see after this break if it's going to be MIBR going up against Falcons in the Grand Final or if we can see legacy try and go back to back.
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What is going on, everybody, and welcome back to the CS Asia Championships 2026 and it's
time now to feel the rush with our second semi-final.
If you missed it just earlier today, Falcons beat out Maos.
They are now waiting in our grand final.
And up next, it's time to find out who will join them.
We've got a CS classic, a Brazilian derby, MIBR versus Legacy.
We can see the Legacy boys coming in on the stage right now.
What an amazing stage we have in Shanghai, China.
Quite the scene, the fans getting loud and rowdy.
And hopefully, here for us in the studio,
We can start to investigate exactly where this match will go.
My name is Paula, still one of your hosts,
and I'm joined on the desk by Striker and Blair.
Look at this, Striker and Blair.
They're enjoying it, man.
They've been talking about, you know,
having the Chinese support.
They've been talking about it, to be honest.
No matter who goes there, they seem to have a great time.
They're having a great time going up on the stage.
Listen, Asian CS might be a bit of a struggle city right now,
but I'll tell you the fans are something indeed.
Paula, I mean, you and I know how much we enjoy
Brazil in barbecue.
It's our number one up there.
We love it.
We love it in barbecue.
Exactly.
And the second best thing, a close second,
would be a Brazilian derby, especially
with these two teams looking so good right now
in front of just a bunch of clamoring fans.
You love to see it?
Yeah.
Right now, we'll get our MIBR on stage as well.
And Sani, his name going up on the screen,
why don't we start things off talking about MIBR
and Insani in particular.
Currently, by quite a margin,
the highest rated player of the tournament striker.
Man, it's been very dominant from MBR,
this whole tournament.
It's the only time that they've really ever slipped up
a little bit was the Mirage against Bate.
Otherwise, you know, their scores have been 13, 3, 13, 4,
13, 1, 13, 2, and 13, 9.
So it's been, it's been very dominant, obviously.
Insani's been on top,
but then they have four out of the top five rated players
at the tournament because of how dominant they've been.
And the second one is none other than Ellen Z.
It's not the stars.
The sweet coming in, the Swedish.
In Brazil, he's a Swedish star.
Clearly, Stryker, the meme goes, I'm not quite sure how
that one works out.
I will workshop that.
But that being said, I will have to.
There's always going to be the caveat.
You look at the numbers, you're like, my Lord.
But the opening map was against a struggling, floundering
3D max.
We're not going to be at the major paravision.
We know the struggles right now as well.
But that being said, still demolishing them in the way they did is still pretty impressive.
And against Bay too, having kind of looked solid so far, they've taken them down.
But that's my, I wouldn't say issue, but that's where I worry a little bit.
How sustainable is this overperformance coming out from L and Z, in a climb for that matter?
And even for Insani, I feel like 1.6 is not something he should be able to maintain throughout the playoffs.
Yeah, that's not exactly what you expect the player to keep up throughout the tournament,
unless your name is Donk, that's effectively the only guy that can kind of keep up those numbers from one tournament.
I mean, I've had a lot of that coming my way, so I can take it.
It's all good at this point.
Strike are good to know. I think an overall theme for MIBR at this tournament that we've been touched upon is that they've just been playing good team CS.
Yeah, no doubt, as Blair has mentioned, the quality of competition has been up and down.
They haven't necessarily had to beat out the best teams, but they've been looking good whilst doing it.
Yes, 100% it's not necessarily even that the individual performances that have impressed me
It's been kind of how solid the brand of Counter Strike that they were playing has been it has been so
You know very well put together nothing too crazy. Nobody's going for like crazy individual plays
They're not going for like crazy smoke pushes or anything like that
They're always waiting to to get the crossfires going
We know wait for the post plant for the part to come together properly and all that stuff
So just very very impressed with how far MIBR have gotten in only about a month and a half since we've seen the north time
Yeah, for sure. Especially like you know, as you pointed out, they really haven't played much a lot and coming in right now
There's the brown icon strike like you said, right? Just super solid and I won't like initially beginning of the year
I'm like, this is the poor man's fury. But right now they're proving a lot of people wrong
We're gonna be jumping into Matt Vito's here Anubis Duster the promo bounce coming out
We had a discussion is it gonna be the same pick from legacy?
It is a lot of times. I mean they picked against the Mongols, right? Even there was a losing effort
They look very competitive.
For MIBR, Inferno, I mean, that's
what they picked last time as well.
Could be an Ancient as well, but it is Inferno indeed.
So it is pretty much effectively the same thing
that we've seen them from last time.
We will see if the new Dissorder comes,
because I do think it's going to come down to a legacy.
Oh, so I think it might just come down to Ancient in the end.
Ancient, though, I will say that MIBR have looked lethal
on that map right there.
And Overpass, they're not taking any chances at our legacy.
Some map leaders, these two teams are super convincing on.
If I MIBR, I'm feeling pretty happy.
Yeah, because I think, you know, Legacy have this weird thing where they'd never pick
Overpass or Nuke, even though their record on it has actually been pretty okay.
They just don't have it really high up in their map pool is probably the biggest problem.
So they never really try to punish pick it. They would never really try to punish pick it in
turn and I might be our who's, you know, not necessarily the top dog on Overpass especially.
They've only had it. So I think they've only played it like four times. They've lost,
I think three out of those four times that they've played it. So it's curious that that Legacy
just go more for their own comfort pick, right? Because Overpass is also not super high up in
their map pool, so it's more about what both of these teams are feeling comfortable on really.
I feel just unfortunate, I think the legacy of that, no matter which way it was going to go in
the final map, it was going to be the edge being taken by MIBR. And I do like the ban,
because I thought at MIBR, they're like, let's ban on Overpass in case they let it through.
Instead, they're like, you know what, we're going to take away Nuke. That's a map where you
probably want this to head towards. Instead, we're going to go towards Ancient, where they
completely demolished bait and power vision 13 to and 13 for so yeah it might be our feeling super convincing here
But that being said though legacy have had a harder run in this tournament so far, right?
Let's focus in on legacy's tournament run because and yeah four matches so far
They beat out energy to start things off then they beat out Tidoo
That was pretty close over time in both maps and then they've only fallen to
Falcons and then of course they go on to play Mongols yesterday, and I think arguably at that point started to peak
Yes, it was still kind of a chaotic game I would say and very back and forth and to the last moment
We didn't really know where it was going
I thought that nuke was gonna go to overtime and then the latter one v3 happens, right?
So it's not
It's not necessarily been convincing from the legacy side
But obviously it also means that they've been tested a lot more compared to an IBR
Who's probably feeling a little bit too comfortable with that without things have been going so far
Yeah, for sure
I think that's what the legacy probably have in the pocket right the fact that it really warmed up especially against Mongols game
yesterday. I think Inferno was a great game overall the way they're able to kind of look back and forward as well.
It kind of, and Mongols of Notorious were closing out these, you know, super tight games against the so-called lesser opposition.
So the fact that they're able to get the job done over there, I think it's a good sign. And they definitely should be more
tempered, I guess, you know, considering the sort of teams they've gone up against.
That being said, you did bring up a couple of interesting facts here about Striker in the green room.
We talked about how much arena experience these guys have. For the side of legacy, look at that guy.
And I'm like, yeah, art has all the experience combined on the stage.
He has more than everybody else, I think, yeah, everyone on the server right now.
But if you look at the side of MIBR, right, like not too much experience apart from
some of the imports in the name of, you know, LNZ.
Yes, it's interesting because even, you know, for Insani,
this is only the second arena game ever in his career, which is insane to me.
You know, like the last time is from Astana, from last year's Astana,
from the quarterfinal, where they play against Viria and didn't really get too far in that game.
You know, so it's very a new territory for for my beer for the my beer guys. I mean look at the stats
Yeah, number one in rating obviously quite by quite far thing by like point 24 to LNZ second place and a d r of course
Yeah, in town. He's been incredible, of course
So we will see whether he can keep that up
You know, it's always a different game when you go up on the stage and especially when you go up against your regional rivals
Which is also we something we haven't necessarily touched on. Yeah
I mean, this is what I was talking about earlier four out of the top five rated players at the tournament or my VR players
That's how dumb and just looking at rating
It's not like get 1.6 with a ridiculous but
1.25 and any other team would be the highest rated player on the lineup and it's crazy because
Yesterday Insani actually broke the record for the highest rated map ever in an MVP event
Which was 3.28 on on ancients that they played on yeah
Yeah, we saw that coming out on social media when you guys picked that up and Sammy's going absolutely insane
We saw our top five players there. We know the context MIBR haven't had the toughest run
But regardless having that many players with strong ratings definitely spells well for the team
I think like a key
Sort of matchup to think about within this match is Insani and Lato
I know Blair you said don't remind me about that one versus three yesterday
But that was magical Lato has been having a solid tournament
We know Insani is the top rated player these two going head-to-head right now. This is gonna be exciting stuff
Yeah, obviously, Insani would be on paper, just the best player in the server, but Lato
he just has that X factor, right?
And also coming into this event, he was being kind of the Dumau, Lato, 1-2 punch combo.
Dumau, a little bit more quiet, obviously depending, you know, because he's going to
be in T-Sat entries and whatnot, but overall he's been so very dependable, even in some
of these tight games.
They're having a good time, man.
I really want to hone in on this because it's been a big difference between the way that
legacy came onto the stage, you know, just like welcoming the support, like high-fiving
everybody, you know, if his bumping and all that stuff, they're trying to hack up the
crowd.
M.I.B. are a little bit more tempered for sure in terms of, what was that?
Was that sent to you?
That was sent to you?
No, I don't know, but there was like a...
That was definitely not a sent to you.
Am I crazy?
You're crazy.
There was some little plush.
I saw it just in passing.
Are you going to confuse me for Paula now, bro?
Come on.
I wonder if that was C.A.C. March, because C.A.
Puffett will have incredible marks, or if it was something that that guy's brought
from home.
two long fluffy legs being thrown around.
I didn't see that part.
Something like long fluffy legs being thrown around, Paolo.
But what I want to see is I do want to see, you know,
the legacy really kind of, kind of deliver it
because they've had a very close run in Atlanta, right?
Like we saw them come to a third place.
They are the defending champions as well.
So I feel like there's more to lose.
I know it sounds weird because of how good MIB have looked so far,
but I feel there's more to lose for the side of legacy over here.
There's Brazilian support even in China.
In Shanghai, I love to see that.
The vibes are incredible right now. Sorry Blair carry on carry on. No, no the vibes are definitely immaculate
But no, I feel like for a legacy it was a bit of a disappointing third place in Atlanta because they did bit Navi
Right, so they would be looking for buying for the for the title right there
So for them great opportunity to just go once to further reach the finals and duke it out against well the best team in the tournament
That's the Falcons
I'd like to bounce off something that you mentioned just before striker which is well
We all sort of know it's the legacy coming in, that hype, that energy.
That is a story that we've known is attached to Lexi for quite some time.
You know, a team that operates on emotion, high energy, DeBal, the memes about him always shouting.
And they definitely seem to be at home and very excited to be playing off this crowd.
And I wonder if that will give them an advantage. Hopefully they can keep their emotions in check.
Look, the arena experience of Factor is obviously going to come into as a factor
Because we just see how much more they feel at home in front of this crowd
Obviously, you know that dates back to the last year CAC when they ended up coming out on top whether they've he's got some big guns
Right, that's those are some guns. Yeah, I want to know what he's saying specifically. It's something in Portuguese. I'm sure
He's happy he's got two home teams right there. We have to also touch upon let me right like he coached Hailu
It's playing in Shanghai as well, that's true.
I forgot about that.
A second home of sorts.
There he is sitting at the back.
Let's stay on board with that topic, actually,
because that partnership, let's say, between L&Z and Letny,
I think has been crucial for the development of MIBR.
Yeah, but it's also like how quickly they developed,
which is so surprising for me, right?
Because I remember in book rest,
Venomzero was struggling a little bit with the comms and everything,
but the fact that the three Brazilians
were able to adapt to English comms so very quickly
that Klim was able to hit the ground running with the AWP,
the AWP. I think that's been for me the biggest surprise from that region so far.
Kind of reminiscent if you think about it with the Furia thing except the ramp-up
was a little bit more gradual. Yes, it has a little bit of a Furia from T-Move thing going on to be
honest. When it first came out even late last year, that was when the kicker came in with
Klim, right? And then you're like, what's going on here? Why are we bringing in kickers?
And then they bring in LNZ who I think was somewhat underrated in his time with Heroic and
And what he was able to do with that team, right?
So for him to get another chance.
And alongside a coach who obviously hasn't necessarily had top tier experience too much
outside of maybe the title stint, then...
He was a G2 for a bit as well.
He was an assistant there.
Assistant coach, yeah, right.
But yeah, like I won't lie, like initially when the kicker thing came in, it didn't really
quite click into place.
But the fact that we're able to just walk around so quickly.
Hold on, is that a liquid jersey?
I think somebody's putting it up for sale to be honest.
No one's going to buy that strike and no one's buying that.
I don't know. You've got to try something, I guess.
PQC is go, go, go.
In terms of general themes, do you think we're going to see all three maps here?
I would say that's quite likely.
I think it's a possibility.
The sort of domestic bath, even though technically not on the side of MIBR,
like the Brazilian derby, so to speak,
they can be like all national derbies
can be very unpredictable.
I would have seen there's gonna be some action
bouncing back and forth here.
And I'm hoping, but also think it's likely
that we're seeing all three maps.
Yes, that's just generally happens.
Also in this matchup, we haven't necessarily touched
on it too much, but we've already seen it twice this year.
Once at the Bucharest event, actually,
it wasn't even locally, it was here in this studio
where they played against one another.
MIBR came away with the two one win there already.
you. I'm going to cut you off
right there. Quickly. Give me
one team name striker. M I B R
legacy. All right, everybody.
Our second semi final is ready
to go. We've got M I B R versus
legacy who will end up joining
Falcons. It's time for final.
Let's throw it over to two of
the best Henry and Anders over
to you. Welcome back to the
second semi final of the day
I don't know which way it was
one will go. What are you
thinking right now? Oh, I don't
know because legacy. They did
surprise me yesterday by by
winning that match. But I have
a strong feeling about M. I. B.
R. I don't know why I just like
where this team is going. You
like it. I do like it. So I'm
going to pick M. I. B. R. for
this one. Okay. Um I think
opening map at least. I'm a big
off. You know what? After this
tournament, seeing what he's
done with the team, I'm going to
go with legacy just because I
feel like I've said it a few
times. I don't think that
I've said it a few times, I don't think they're placed out necessarily sustainable for longevity and making
D runs in a lot of tournaments, but it's good for upsets and I feel like they are in great form right now.
MIBR haven't got as much stage experience as I mentioned, Legacy, the reigning champions of CAC, the crowd loves them,
they know the environment and I think they're playing some pretty decent CS and we've got some great clutch factor as well.
I know you enjoyed the latter 3v1 yesterday.
That was so wild. It was such a layered clutch that he ended up in there.
So if you haven't watched that go back and do it right now
But we are gonna be heading into Mirage now and maybe just add to your point
It's what I mean sad since been missing from the steam a little bit
But here's I think better than he's generally shown this tournament. So that's that maybe they could add him here
And it could be a banging Sammy final. Let's go legacy gonna be starting on the T side MIPR
They're on the CT side for this small Mirage is the opening map in this series
They are setting up for what looks like a bit of an a-hit
I was gonna say they love doing B splits in these pistol rounds and that's actually what they did last time
They faced MIBR on this map, but uh-oh and MIBR gonna go investigate very aggressive in the CT's there in towards those
B apartments
It's gonna be the opening frag from Dumau kicks things off nicely and there's Breno answering back sad sim bolts out of the palace and now
Two players going down its MIBR in the driving seat can you get a third looking like it's doing good damage to cause a hell out there
Miss him will pull two back p250 looking very sharp
up. How did they allow him to
I don't fight one and one by one by one but then again on the MIBR side, they just did
the same thing, walking in. There's no bomb plant. You're not in any rush. You actually
had the two on four for a minute there, LNC. And it's a sniper shot to take down Dumau.
So trying to sow the seeds of doubts in the minds of MIBR here, Nissan waiting, looking
for an opportunity. You can hear the rotations coming through.
Take a hell of a shot at this range and his calm quite connect to this time
I think that was his only opportunity to win the round again a clean one there
But speaking of clean shots he finds one in the penultimate kill
But it will be MIBR getting away with it back and forth we went there was unclear as to who'd be winning the round
But no bomb planted but still four kills found there's still a conversation to be had about force buying in the second round
That is your right there one by one
Yeah, and and because they had already got the kill early in the bee hallways
I think the rest of them are be are actually read that as another bee attempt. There you go
So even about the plan and they are gonna be bringing in. Oh, you're right
47 it means a couple players shouldn't have armor. So yeah, Arthur, Mr. And do now
This is audacious to say the very least standards. You don't expect this maneuver
Yeah, it does work out for them, they lose the rifle, it's now a 4-4, you've got two
players without Kevlar on this force buy, you have a couple of smokes remaining, three
flashes and we're going for the A execution of sorts and the smokes will come through.
Then we'll call up, smoked off for now and they can just take their time with this one.
Got to rotate through spawn, not going to be rushing through the smokes and taking any
crazy risks here but they recovered the AK-47, this round is still winnable for legacy.
Oh, what a spray down! Insane! The death's thought about it, he might be the best player
on the server. Yeah. A triple spray down. It's not obviously unarmored but the speed
with which he found those two opening kills was quite something and he denied everything.
There was no plan, no rebuttal, no frags in exchange, very clean. I like the decision
to rotate through spawn and make sure you give yourself the best chance of winning the
round. I guess also in another round they would have had eight chees to try and blow
up in the smokes. Yes. So when they don't do that rotating maybe it makes sense. MIBR
looking very comfortable so far on their opponents map pick. They're up to two zero and almost
guaranteed a third here. Lato has got an AK-47. And is. Okay. We're really, we're really pushing
the economy to the limit. We are. So, Dumal goes down to 100 bucks. I mean, I don't hate it. Maybe
that just means he's going to have a tech nine running into the next round. He could have a
Mac 10, a tech nine. But yeah, concessions to be made going forward. Nice little grenades.
A boat slowed of damage in towards those B apartments.
For now, just a formality.
What you can really do with your legacy is bleed out utility.
Use this as a sort of timeout just to calm everyone down.
It hasn't been the best start, but certainly not the worst.
If they can somehow get a couple of kills on a bomb plant here.
That would be exceptional.
I don't think that's going to happen to be clear, but if they could,
That would be amazing for them.
So they're expecting a push and are they trying to trigger that push by the smoke here?
Because they were looking into the hallways, it looked like they were waiting for somebody,
no one's going to show up.
They smoked the connector.
I'm going to be going towards short or maybe into the water connector itself, looks to
be the latter.
So you flood in a couple of pistols first.
The cannon fodder.
Yes.
I like that.
Insanido.
Unimpressed.
press. Oh, he was going to hear some of that jumping there, but, um, okay, they're going
to be boosting on the other side. You got to be careful here Insani. He's so unfazed
by all of this. And unfortunately that means you had the AK started to miss him. He doesn't
have any armor, but he's got more health. So I guess they'll take that instead.
Yo, for the flames. That's a sick shot from missing. But like you said, unlike the big
hit the bomb, you're exactly right, Henry. They did get one kill. Yeah. And now you're
in a bit of a compromised position. Dumau can get Galil and Armour, I suppose, but I
think you better off going Mac 10 or Tech 9 and getting utilities. Gone for the Galil.
You can buy a flashbang to go with it. But yeah, definitely going to be a rough start
here for Legacy. We'll see what they bring to this first wheel gun round now. Number
four, MIBR. They should have a ton of cash going forward as well, looking very comfortable
as we get into it. Let's have a look as to what they have in mind. Looks a bit default
for now though, so we're down towards window, top of middle as well.
Standard stuff so far, two players towards the A ramp, suggest we'll be looking towards
some form of an A split, but that's a hell of a grenade, and you see the CTs being very active.
Pushing in towards a palace, trying to maintain the momentum, shut down the defaults.
Ellen's evening a lot of pressure over towards B though, through Mal, fancies his chances.
Nice effort, but he's traded out, Latin on the other side of the map is making it happen,
they've got the man advantage here, it's just the first round for legacy.
That's to my own calling his own play in there.
I really love that.
Listen, strong head shot will bring down Brenno.
Insanity of Venom, see where I left here
and they've got to be very careful.
I mean, you just get a very fast kill.
I think you're better off walking away.
It's not like they have infinite amounts of money
on the CT side and it is a two on four.
So yeah, I get it if you get that really fast kill
towards the wrap there play,
you could try and go for a 2v3.
That doesn't present itself
and they're going to be falling a little bit further back
instead. Art is hoping to stop them from rotating away, but they are well aware that
actually the thing Insani still goes down. Nice shot from Art here and legacy are on the board.
We want to cross semifinals and this is the right direction here. Legacy pick up the round.
Did you enjoy the first semifinal? Mouse Falcons, what a game that was.
It was great.
Yeah, Nuke especially. They're seeing Niko just absolutely rupture the defense, backstab them,
coming up that ramp like it was a thing of beauty. That was a great game.
It had like that Carrigan flavour every once in a while too.
Yeah, absolutely.
It was really good.
It's going to be a difficult series to replicate in terms of the hype that we saw on the server.
But we've got a Darby here, like I said, the CAC reigning champions and both teams in great form.
As we mentioned, some of the stats MIBR four of their players in the top five.
And the Sieben Sane, he's number one in the tournament so far, continues in good form,
great position, finds Dumal, the star player of Legacy five and four early here.
MIBR looking to fight back. They've got the open hand of Clem as well and Sendry down towards top of middle
They find their second kill of the round. It's hard in-game leader going down
Oh and Sani is getting burnt to a crisp couldn't get away as legacy pull on back
He even threw down the smoke beforehand. Yeah, it landed too deep indeed. Oh, that's a great read
But it doesn't really make a big difference here in Sani that early kill is really worked out for them
They get two more behind it
And now Satsun and Lato
I don't know. I mean, again, a couple of a little bit more damage in a bomb plant. He'd be very nice. It's not him.
It's not a friend they could win this. Maybe it is now. It's going to be sad, Jim.
AWP player with the M4 in hand, smoke and a flash available. You don't really have to challenge him at all.
They can come to you, force his hand. He's 0-3 right now. Give him nothing and as we know, he's been struggling a little bit this tournament.
tournament and sure they've managed to make it the semi-finals but it's been notable in terms of his lack of performance with the AWP.
I think that's important too and it's always hard to know whether or not you could, you know, that could be obviously it's not good this far in the tournament but it could also mean they've got more in reserve.
They could do more later on if he rediscovers it because I've seen Sanson miss shots that are relatively easy and I know for sure he could do better than that.
I would even say I still feel like Legacy are missing, you know, perhaps their strongest player in Dumao.
Not that he's been doing badly, but I think he's got more to show.
I think he's got like an extra 15% on top of what he's done so far.
Well, there's a time to show it, Anders. This would be the time to do it on the big stage in the semi-final, looking to play the Falcons tomorrow.
That will be a hard game, no matter who's going to be facing to me. It's the best of five.
I mean, it feels like Falcons with that nice honeymoon period right now.
You know what I mean? Everyone's turning up. Everyone's like locked in. The vibes are immaculate.
Yes. Instead of them being wretched like they usually are. So yeah, loving what they're doing right now.
They're looking very, very scary indeed. Definitely the favourites for the tournament at this stage.
Oh yeah, MIBR. Trying to make a convincing case as well. Lovely round there from him.
Now we are going to see Venom Zera confirm things are killed towards their B apartments.
Four players survive and they did save an AK and there is going to be a Satsun AWP
And he goes down to the M4, Anders.
It's not the style we're looking for.
It really wasn't easy. He's been flashed into that fight.
It should be one that he's able to win in that moment.
That's exactly what we've been seeing for a tournament.
Like, shots where it seems like he has the advantage.
Just fall awry, but here we go.
Ah, it's no stranger to an AWP himself.
We've got a three-man palace attack coming in momentarily.
Insani to defend, though.
The final boss of the A-bomb set.
Actually, he's going to be taking some territory towards the A-ramp.
They've been very active on the CT side. They have, right? In the pistol they pushed the B hallways. They've been double-pushing Palace.
You can see the T's are looking behind them as well in the Palace. You very rarely see that. They're suspicious. The backstab from T spawn.
Oh, I wish they would stay there, but I don't think you're going to realize. If Legacy takes place, they won't know all three are here. They might know a second. They'll never suspect the police.
Sonny, he's so good right now. It's another spray down. As you expect another, they're snuck down towards the shadow position. This is Lato, the clutch king.
the clutch came my shop surely never gets the yeah knife out they keep it
that's a third player on the ramp no T side will ever suspect that that's gonna
be happening I don't know if he could do this Lado I mean he's got some clutch
in him but this is gonna be tricky they've got two eight cheese as well if
they can keep him locked in behind this box then you might be a little trouble
on that alone here well and see dangerous job right now goes down I shot
from Lato, he isn't even taking a lick of damage yet.
Throwes out a flashbang to put a bit of pressure.
Oh, you can see he's hyped up.
He's not afraid at all.
You want to fight.
And you will get it as well.
Another strong clutch for Lato.
He just keeps on racking them up, huh?
Two versus one, ice cold on the A bomb site.
It was looking so promising for Maviaba.
Very active opening picks, going in their favor.
The double kill from Insani.
But Art, he gets him into the round.
He finds Kildon the other side.
And Lato sneaking down towards Shatter.
They had no idea they didn't suspect three players coming out and he comes in touch once again very calm very calculated
The hg grey barely scratches him and now begs the question
Do I might be our half the finances to bring another fall by to the table?
There definitely will be a few compromises here. We're seeing a Famous a 5-7 the Klim AWP no armor
No armor, right didn't even spot that so I think we called that a glass cannon and this historically. It's yeah
you were exactly right. It's a good name for it. I like that.
Yeah, it is good. Don't want to invent new terms all the time.
No, that's worked for about 10 years now. What a stick with that.
But I think Flynn has great promise. I really like his open and so I was about to say because
I didn't think they would have the money for it. So I was about to say, man, they're going
to really delay that all, but they're not delaying it. They are fast tracking it past
the point of buying in a Kevlar. It is a very eccentric default coming out here from Legacy.
Waiting. They do have, oh, they only have two smokes. I was going to say they could do sort of a
double pump here but they might be lacking some of the utility for it. They're checking out down
below as well. Art's going to be clearing this out and they're going to be boosting into the window
at the same time so yeah the smoke's over and be probably designed to draw away the window player.
Oh boost up there but that didn't work and I think we saw this yesterday.
Dumau is behind enemy lines though they have no idea so the three kill Umbreño here.
Dumau makes himself known back to a four and four one minute on the clock CT scrambling
trying to get a handle on the situation it's LNZ though from the ladder room beautiful shot
bring things back into their favor he is low and he's be very careful he's got nissan towards middle
Watching for the exit out of the ladder room Lato trying to thread the needle over towards being he's up against the 5-7 of Venom's error
He's trying to tuck himself into a close range position
40 seconds remaining that Molotov will flush him out. He knows it as well
He's trying to get out and he's time to go hearing the Molotov come through knowing there's gonna be an alley-up play there
He sneaks out just in a nick of time
I'm glad you bring that. I was a really good read
Good ears and I don't see without a 25 seconds as well. So what miss him that is actually we failed the early boost shot there
But now he's right back 20 seconds on the bomb is here. Yeah, I mean if you if you want the bomb plant you've got to run
I don't think you can make it. I think they've already decided trust round is gonna be over. Oh
Very nice wealth melonsie like you said missing the initial kill on the boost
But not overcooking not by over committing to it knowing he did damage and just getting out of there guaranteeing kills and surviving
The precision on the second kill of the first kill that he got though was incredible
Like he actually got the kill without even shooting out the core get his feel that's there
Very very nice MNZ
What is the second up? Am I right in in guessing that the early B smokes were designed for the window boost?
But they wanted to look like that they threw the smokes
They didn't do anything on P and then you have to the window it seems like well do you matter got all that space?
It definitely works like you only got one
So back and forth we go, but MIVR with his solid lead right now 5 to 2
We have got the Mac 10 tech 9s forced by here and Insani taking matters into his own hands aggressive
of course towards top of middle but the AK in his hand feeding himself this
tournament number one player statistically speaking teammates work
the things up and he's gonna shut it down double kill both headshots of course
I will pull him back it's an M4 you know he's gonna push that smoke yeah
messing around the signature move it's what he does
absolutely rights and they knew it as well on the other side yeah watch every
smoke and check every angle you never know what's gonna happen that's so blind
And Insani he will not stop looking for these fights and why would he he's playing so incredibly well
I mean it makes sense to try and and get him into as many fights as you possibly can
He was actually gonna miss a shot here that's how trying to hunt him down. Oh the incendiary guys. Oh one more tick
That's
He's round over essentially. I don't know what you do with this. You've got no bomb no HP
No real space in the map. There's a C4 patrol by LNZ
Yeah, I think you know you're going down here. See if you can find a couple of taps
This was the four spy just to know and one that will end in victory for MIBR
Six to two on their opponents map here. The money is in ruins only getting 2400 dollars per player into round number nine here
So you can't even take a partial and as you can take some P250s
Maybe but nothing more than Xera
Opening things up and as I said Insani shutting them down around was over at that stage Bren over clean kill towards the
Stairs and clean low HP defensive position and as mentioned has to be the eco they've got three smokes around us
What do you reckon they're gonna do with those a full execution to be maybe and try to the bomb down?
It's gotta be a place you're sure for the bomb pump. I guess that's all they can really play for you
You've got one P250 make it three of them actually couple of blocks three P250s and I guess they're way for any CT aggression
Throw their smokes and towards be yeah double flash over and hope you can get a couple of kills
seems that's all the only thing I can think of that would yeah maybe be viable
I think that's some good theory crafting I do like that maybe a little bit
desperate it's not too late though I mean they're gonna be at seven rounds a
good lead for MIBR right now but it's not over at all in the first half here
legacy resolution damage but they are gonna have to start to pick up a couple
of more rounds here yeah that's fair but they might be looking really really
good one of the reasons why I thought that they would do well on this map is
I think both Insani, LNC and Brenno have their best roles on this map
So they are that they have a lot of comfort playing Insani here towards window and top connector
Brenno is going to be angry the A bomb site and LNC over at the B site. All of them love it
So those smokes being deployed now, smokes being deep in towards our connector position
I just don't know what you do next
I think you're right, that's exactly the plan, like for other flash, hope that you can...
Oh, sad stuff.
Okay, we've got one.
Oh, I said we've got one too, hold the time, fix up the orb.
Oh, he did that shock, that would have been a lot more fun.
But no bomb hunt.
too bad a couple of kills there, sadson if he hits that orbshot maybe he's onto something
but it is going to be 7-2 legacy couple of rounds picked up money's been a bit of an
issue for them and they continue to do so we've got about $4000 for players so I don't
think we can bring out the AWP, well there he is sadson's gone for it with no Kevlar
again, okay last pan and tea side that's that's a risky maneuver. I'm glad you say that that
sound that feels like a most dangerous thing. Yeah. Like CT side can get away with it. You
can control the pace of the round. T side are you're walking into great utility to
try to work those picks. Spams could be coming through. They're very, very fragile. I love
this information play. There was three people getting flashed into ramp just to see if anyone
was there. Now they're going to leave Klim of all players. That's an ult close to the
ramp. Yeah. Speaking of ult, we've got a double ult set up here from Abiyah. Oh, you're right.
on the server right now so that should allow them a lot of mid fight if they
wanted because they got most of the extremities covered yeah they can go
in battle for middle here in my beer we know Insani has been hungry to get
locked into any kind of fight that it can bring his way lights out performance
from him so far see what Ellen see could do over on that side looks like he is
gonna be tested eventually he's going to be able to stand off here with him now and
Oh, he takes down Arch. Nice shot.
That's a very nice shot here.
Missed opportunity for secondary AWPer.
But he's got Insani there.
And even though jumping, how do you hit that head shot?
He's bouncing around out of the window.
And Insani, what did he let go of?
Like, three bullets to get that kill.
Oh, LNC, surely that's a connection.
It will be.
And this one to go down, and Insani gets his.
Even LNC with a double.
This is some career best form for Insani in this tournament.
Like, everything he's done, every decision.
Every encounter, every duel, this seems to be going in his favor.
Before they made these roster changes and went international,
I was on the save Insani train.
I thought, this is crazy. He's such a better player.
I don't know what he's doing rotting away in MIBR.
But this version I'm all on board with.
I think this is working much, much better.
I think they had to make changes, right?
Like MIBR just kind of been mid of the road for so long now.
Never been that exciting.
Nope.
Trying to follow the footsteps of Furia,
bring in some European flair. This seems to be the best iteration of them in a very long time.
Yeah. Now, maybe I'm getting totally carried away.
Oh, please. Please do.
That's always the...
I think we're going to have to... Like, if they keep playing like this, if the trajectory keeps
going up like this for MIBR, we're going to have to retire the T-MU like suffix for them.
Like, I mean, they're going to catch up to Fury very quickly.
It's not like Fury are playing for all this counter strike.
No, they're kind of falling off a bit.
Yeah.
Well then, Anders darling, we've got four AK-47s on the CT side, a couple more rounds to go, it's not looking good, I'll be honest with you, they've had to take a partial by here, and you're up against the absolute best setup you can have on the CT side of Mirage, four AKs and an AWP.
Not looking good Henry.
This is a bit of a rough one.
Some of the famous British sarcasm done on...
Yeah, you're starting to work it out.
So, you've got a galil for Dumau. That's at the very top end.
Sadzin trying to save up for an AWP. He's 1-7. His struggles at this tournament continue.
He might be in his own head at this stage.
This has been really an amazing CT side.
The aggressive pushes, but then they go back to playing this kind of a default.
It's a very harmful legacy to guess what's going to happen next.
It's not like they've just been sitting back and winning fights.
really been proactive and they keep switching it up.
Double off before now the AKs are back again.
Klim gonna be kind of shuffling around.
He's not really sure where to go at the moment.
I feel like he's gonna go back to the B bomb site
but it will be a connector play.
And they're actually really deep in the connector.
This is cool for legacy.
You wish they had better weapons once they're here.
Cause once the T's are this deep in connector,
you're very close to being able to bounce on that bomb site.
It's cyber.
What is he doing?
more kills before finally Dumau is able to nigh the ace but Insani will not stop they're
going to have to put him in a straight jacket at some point he's coconut he's cooking him up
every single round perfect position perfect weapon for the job no rebuts always taking
himself at the 17 and 7 after another quad kill by far the best performing player in the tournament
coming into this series and he keeps it going and then some here in the first
map of the semi-final. Sometimes when you end up with kind of a scoreline on a
player it's because you know they got a bunch of eco kills or they ended up
you know killing soft targets that were already low. I feel like Insignia has been
actively looking for the earliest fights that he can get. This is only so many of
them. Ground number 12. Not what I was expecting here for legacy in the beginning.
their T side looking grim at the moment. Let's see if they can do anything here. A third round
sounds like it wouldn't make a difference but it could. Maybe it will. You do need that third round.
I can't stress that enough. Your map pick too will not do. Insane, he's got blood in the water.
Finally, thumbles. Not gonna get a quad kill this time. Oh wait, Art nearly burned to that.
Could have been scary but Breno like I say he's very good in that position.
And Sadson though, what's it come down?
Oh, and Venom Sierra overlooking that fact.
Dumau was still in the middle.
Missed shot there for Flim, and that will get him killed.
LNC trying to now recover the round.
And in 1 versus 3, this would be just a shocking,
collapsible legacy if they were not able to win this round.
Decent flick, but it does put him down to 12,
partly standing in the monitor, and they partly
getting sprayed down from Dumau.
The bomb is already planted.
Sadson with the op, he's only got two kills in the half here.
That's disappointing, an L and C.
You can try here, but again, you almost need legacy to help you out.
A little bit like the Mongols' collapse on Nuke yesterday.
You do need something there.
All right, Sads in with another one.
Legacy with a third round.
Couple of kills ever, Sads in.
Takes himself from one and eight to three and eight.
It's Insani.
Finally showing that he is indeed mortal
and able to connect from the spray
when that swing from connector.
You can't blame him the way he's playing right now.
Feels like he can do no wrong.
But it will be a third for Legacy.
A much needed third as well.
You have to command MIBR on that CT performance.
It was very active, very difficult for Legacy
to get comfortable on the map.
It felt like everything they were trying, they were CTs,
pushing them, backstabbing them, headshotting them.
And the double orb setup was certainly shutting them down
as well.
You can see the vibes.
Not exactly there for Legacy so far.
This is their map pick.
Only got three to work with going into the second half.
I think it goes about saying they need that pistol need to find their own momentum here because right now they're getting blown out of the water
Oh, yeah individually speaking Insani just dominating and he finishes that first half of a hundred and sixty five
ADR
And we've talked about the vibe to the desktop or about a legacy
They look like they were celebrating with the defending champions here this year see defeating 3d max
I believe last year in the final. Yeah, exactly. Um, so
yeah, they've got some of the fight for here and definitely also the
the Brazilian Dami version even if some of them aren't Brazilian anymore?
I mean the team's called Made in Brazil, I think we can call it a Brazilian Dami.
We can get away with it, okay, I think it's fine.
We've got the license for it.
Yeah, that's okay.
They do love an A execute in these personal rounds, MIBR, so I'm not surprised to see
that they're leaning that way, but it's going to be a little bit slower.
One smoke, one Molotov, we know how that normally goes, smoke by the steps, Molotov on top of
the steps, no flashes to go with it, but we've seen lots of teams have fake variations
of this approach as well for other tournament. The bombs could be towards the A ramp, L and
Z with the Util in the underpass here, so how's it going to be deploying it?
Support Connector.
There's no kit on the CT side in spite of them having that smoke, so they've already
used it to try and buy a bit more time, MIBR. Are they going to fall back that one smoke
at the ramp? It looked like it made them second guess it, now they've been a bomb back into
Palace? So maybe just pretending to run away here. LNC finds a very curious...
Oh! Insani landing more shots. He's so good right now.
Sads in, there we go. Somebody had to shut down Insani, but this is going to be a hard round.
So we've got LNZ making his way towards B. Trying to show up at his presence.
You can see his teammates are ready to jump out of the Palace as soon as he takes contact,
and that's exactly what they're going to do right now. Out they go, but they're going very quietly.
Yeah, which is good, because Bats are still here. Oh, picks up one!
And a second headshot with the dualies. My God, he might have saved the round here.
That's huge. Brenner will still get the bomb plant, so half the Bats will just there for MIBR.
They're going to be dangerous very early on in this half here, but let's see.
Legacy need to win the pistol. That is critical, and that's in.
Okay, two kills at the end of the half. Two to start this one with.
Now he's up to five. That almost worked, and I'll tell you what as well.
When Legacy smoked off the ramp, MIBR ran back, and those footsteps I think is what sold the idea of that deep push.
And then when L and C shows up on that side, it really sells it.
But they went back through counters instead, and if not for Latus sticking around, this would have worked brilliantly for MIBR.
On a calling front, this is such a smart hand round.
Two difficult kills as well, but Juli's a mid-range, headshots only available to him.
He gets his two kills, finds the two versus one, but the bomb was planted.
You're not out of the woods just yet legacy. I'm afraid we are going to see galils here a couple of pistols some light utility
LNZ makes way towards palace his teammates heading towards middle smoke down towards the window room
I thought jumps through towards that connector ready for this first jewel nose you have the advances in terms of firepower against like a little
Three players get a swing out any moment now
To kills for legacy make it three is looking very comfortable very clean
It's an actually insane position for Matto to begin with.
All he's going to see in that position is the top of the head and as soon as he engages
Dumau is ready to swing on short.
What a great one to punch, especially in a round where you know MIBR, yeah they might
have weapons but they're not going to have so much utility that they can just, you know,
fire bomb out the entire middle, because otherwise if you're sitting in a connector
you're going to get Molotov 99% of the time.
Or maybe not in that second round.
Okay, legacy. They're back.
They are bringing it back.
We've seen them do this before.
We shouldn't be surprised.
Couple of pistols, no care of luck.
Just gonna go for a fast play in towards A, it would seem.
Desuaded by the incendiary, no point to tank.
200 damage, the grenade softens him up, sands him.
Trying to build up his confidence.
He's had a rough tournament, a rough start to Mirage,
but every kill he gets on this hand
is he's feeling a bit better.
And the money.
And he's farming a ton of money
to buy his AWP in the future as well.
Yeah, but you'll probably bring our next round.
In fact, they even lost a player there.
They'll bring out the orb 100%.
So actually, I'm not going to say it helps him,
but it's fortunate that one player goes down.
They can buy the orb now and get into that final form.
Yeah, self-funding it.
No IPO needed.
Exactly.
He's good to go.
6 to 9.
This was one of the things I thought of.
Legacy, are you going to be able to win this map?
Or maybe the series?
I'm going to need to see a different version of Sanzin.
We really didn't get to see that in the first half at all.
But, like I said, I know historically he's much better than he's been showing in the last couple of games.
Let's see.
There might be a, we'll have a buy, but not everything they need.
They're reboosting up towards the top of middle, and Sani, on top of the tower, trying to get some vision towards that connector, but no one home.
Four players on the A side of the map.
For the CT side here, this could have a very passive B hold of Sanzin.
Holding that B window.
And that could be a problem. They do end up making their way towards B with a split.
It would be very difficult to defend this one off of just the AWP in such a passive
position.
That is from Dumal though. A little boost. I think this works out. Alan Z was kind of
ready for it, but a nice opening kill. I think that's your commitment now. You're going
to have to make your way towards B.
Yeah. If you can smoke up Satsun and just kind of go before he can relocate, before
you can rotate away and maybe there is a bit of an opportunity he's far back so
they've conceded the B bomb side they're gonna have to play a retake on this one
if it goes quick enough so do they try and go for the contact play here or are
they jumping across the window contact play shorting each death okay miss shot
that's big absolutely right I don't even throw anything any kind of a
smoke didn't have one I think you now we'll land into the headshot that's a
big issue for MIBR might get the bomb plant here but the bomb is stuck at a
bench right now they are very slow to get closer I think yeah the incendiaries
that are thrown in are keeping them back but a nice kind of grenade
No!
double H
ho ho ho
blows up flim
nice
before he gets sent the explosives himself
not the grenade but again they've got all the time in the world the bomb is only
being planted now so they don't care about their models of that much
Insani and Venom Zero now it is Insani left
so don't count him out yet okay he's gonna go down quick nice
Nice go from Art, I've been in 0-1 versus 4-5 actually, that's not going to be happening.
Nissen gets the last one, legacy, they're running this game right back.
That's a clean sweep as well, and as they can upgrade all their M4s to AK-47s at this stage as well,
they have officially arrived in the semi-final. Sure, it was a rough first half, but they're looking very comfortable now.
On the second, they're bringing some novel ideas, the boost to find the opening kill,
kill, do now, and range is tapping away.
Then there's double HEs to deny the plant as well,
leaving MRBR with absolutely nothing.
Got a single kill picked up.
Tons of money farms, AK-47s recovered.
And legacy now, two rounds away from tying things up.
And it's gonna be a buy from MRBR
with a maximum loss bonus,
but Galil for LNZ, no warp once again for Klim.
And they will deploy the little utility they have
at the start of the round.
You can see there missing quite a few pieces
It's not the first time here at the CAC that we've seen Legacy 4, they were back from a 9-3 deficit.
Yeah, true.
They want to do that again.
I went and checked as well.
Last time these two teams played in Group Arrest for PGL, it was actually Sansen that was top-performing in that series.
So that's what more confidence that we know we could do it.
We know that he's got what it takes.
Dumau goes down early.
I still think he's their most exciting rifler.
You look long enough.
Oh for sure.
He's got something about him, right? Like a certain...
Got the X-Factor, I think.
But he's...
He removed for now. It's an opening pick for Insani.
Who's been quiet in the second half, admittedly.
For the man advantage, keep it simple. You've got a 5-on-4,
executing towards A, three players at the palace.
This is their perfect call, IMO.
See if they can keep it going.
He didn't swap off Satsindo, and Artis managed to find a spray down through the smoke.
Oh.
Satsindo, here we go!
Oh, take down Brenna as well.
Don't have to fight anymore.
They haven't planted the bomb yet.
It's a two on three.
Don't want to see Sansen re-peaking into a head shot here.
That could be very dangerous.
And Sani was hoping that he would pass.
The passive play gives him one more kill.
He's up to three now, and then Sani's
going to be going down high.
Oh, dear.
Into the smoke.
It was looking so promising.
It was.
You get the opening kill.
And Sani gets a second, essentially a five on three
there for a split second.
And then, Satsen does turn up.
He is finding his form.
I think those MP9 frags got his head back in the game.
He's hitting the shots are really mad at now at this point
and denies everything.
Once again, no plan.
We go five rounds in a row for legacy
and the money is shattered even with the maximum loss bonus.
And they just didn't have a second smoke
to land at CT spawn.
Like he pointed out, they smoked jungle.
They stay molotov at the top.
That was L and C doing all that.
But the other three people, they're in the palace
and they don't have the smoke.
They can't throw them from there obviously.
So, even if they have one.
Wow.
Yeah.
10-9's and an 8K.
Oh ho ho ho.
This one is getting a bit out of hand now.
Huge advantage.
Squandered.
We said that he did the pistol, but they've gone above and beyond here.
Five in a row.
Potentially six.
Now tie things up.
It's actually a better start than what MIBR even had on the CT side.
It's true, actually.
Just take one of the first three and then lost the fourth.
It's a no-govel upset up here. They've just got too many AK-47s to work with.
Big Mao, especially an absolute demon,
who'd been in his hands,
and Sani starting to drop off, not having as much impact.
Well, again, pressure on D to allow for that window grab.
Oh, I didn't say that.
Yeah, you didn't say that.
He's got a different opinion, but again, they're in that window a little bit early.
It's exactly the same thing that Legacy tried and actually kind of managed to do on the
other side of it here, but they're aware, they know Lato, great awareness to realize.
Nobody really showed up here and that's suspicious.
Mason hit up a spray, he does get overwhelmed, but you know it's not half bad is it?
He did at least get two kills for his efforts, two versus two, and kind of an unlikely round
here, honestly.
I'm impressed by MIBR so far in the round.
Two versus two, Art and Lato, they're trying to retake the bomb site here.
AWP in the hands of L and Z.
Bomb goes down, he's patrolling towards that kitchen area.
Very difficult to find some footing on this retake here.
You don't have much to work with there.
Angles are awkward, as you can see,
and it's a double kill.
MIBR finally break the streak,
and there's a maintain their advantage here.
10-8.
Huge rounds, but unfortunately,
no one near breaking the bank accounts of legacy.
You can see they've got cash for days.
It felt like once they caught the boost into the window,
Yeah.
And Nissen got the double kill.
Surely that's enough.
I'm surprised that Legacy ended up losing that round.
They've made a lot of money.
You've got Insani on the AWP on the T side.
That's not the best spawn.
Yeah.
Well, let's swap that back over, I assume.
Legacy now taking the game to MIBR.
Another ding comes through.
Jumao knows it.
Does he run the Flames?
Does he run the Gauntlet?
Trying to take some territory here.
I think he's dead enough, so he's completely pushed him back from the B bomb side.
Yeah, he definitely knows that. He even throws in a smoke.
Yeah, this is huge.
Oh, spots the barrel in Sani.
More SADZER.
It's actually Breno that's picked up the AWP because of the low health here, but you're right.
Smoke up.
Molotov.
Oh, it might actually fake everyone out.
The fact that his walk pounced here,
That wall is meant to allow people to get out of the ramp.
He's seen this him.
He is on an enormous mission in behind enemy lines.
Now does he go for the double?
Or is he happy? Or is he gonna choice Satsun?
Spins around with the AWP and gets the kill on him.
That's a disaster.
He almost had enough to pull the entire round up from under legacy
and suddenly it's back in their favor.
44 seconds and they got the man advantage.
Breno is solo.
What could Klim do? Try and open up from connector, they throw the incendiary, nearly kills Breno,
but Lato's gone down, 30 seconds on the clock, there should be a legacy route every single time.
And Satsun's playing it passively, which seems like the right move at the moment, flash on over.
So they're gonna get the bomb planted here, nobody can stop that. How long does Satsun stay
passive? It's too much far away. Oh, Satsun. He missed, but he jumps up on the box and he does
Let's get the kill on to Breno and now Klim, he wanted the AWP earlier, but he still got
some health here with the AK, Dumau just makes it look easy and it will be legacy to win
him, but that's such a scary round.
Well done, Clare, who is going to be taking that two on two, the miss shot from Sadzin,
got you on the edge of your seat, they'll be made up for it with a second interaction.
Two players survive here and they'll actually save the AK 47s dropping the AWP, obviously
knowing they haven't enough money here to purchase the AWP if they want to going forward.
I'm going to hold on to those AKs.
9000 on demow, you're absolutely right, they're good.
So, there we have it.
Fuck, they do it.
They actually do buy the AWP.
They were having that conversation.
I was about to say the only reason I can imagine you wouldn't is if you're going to go for aggressive pushes.
Otherwise, you surely want that, especially now that he's actually hitting most of the shots, yes, that's the...
Most of them, yeah.
Way better than yesterday.
That's the ratio.
So, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the second semi-final of the day. First map between Legacy and MIPR.
This is the pick of Legacy, they were down 9-3, we have Inferno coming up next. It's a one-round game here.
Yeah, maybe it doesn't have the same news power as Mouserous's match up against Falcons, but it will not be boring.
Both these teams, they play fun counter-strike. Oh, and play me. Edge is out that shot against Sansen.
You could hardly see him there on the CT side. It's not the smoke that they were looking for.
certainly not the reactions now coming in from the CTC trying to reclaim
territory elsewhere on the map gets some information in the man deficit could
be exploring their options towards that a ramp
now aware of the potential window booster you can see the spread very thin
playing 2 and B 2 and A how to look at a ramp no one home this a defense has sold
little utility. Be great if they could smoke off connector and try and slow
them down a bit because it is gonna be a very heavy connector play here. They
just don't have the ability. Art is an HE, I suppose the perfectly timed HE,
especially now that I'm looking at the clock and realizing there's only 30
seconds left here. MIBR, eventually you're gonna have to start to make a
move here. Lato looked like he was asleep, but he does get the kill. 25 seconds.
Art waiting in the back. Bomb being brought to the site now. Nobody knows
that he's there yet but he doesn't find an opportunity or he does actually get
the kill on the clip jumping up that's kind of a wild shot. So bomb planted three
on two CTs so far out of position it hurts. Do you know you'll have the kit
but he's all the way back in T spawn here. He's going for the all around the
world backstab here. There technically would be time but you need to nissan to
activate something right now looks like I'm gonna have a look into this at least
spats maybe not this is going to be containing
okay we have to concede it here means 11th for mivr good containment i suppose
exits are in place they might even be able to steal the awp if he runs back into
connector i think that's what mism's going to be thinking about
see i did well pick it up that's that's about as good as it gets
one thing that was a bit of a shame there i thought because apart from the
He also had a flashbang and once Lato makes contact with them in shadow
If he could have fallen into the corner and I could have flashed him into the second fight that would have been really fun
But I guess they didn't know for sure where they were coming from. They were very much in the dark. So
I'll get into the bookend of
This first map here uncle who'll be taking it. It's been a bit of a rollercoaster
So we this how we like it. Yeah, absolutely. It was a nightmare star for legacy with Insani just dominating them
But it has to be said he definitely has lost a bit of momentum
He was everything finish the first half with 17 kills and now sure 22 is all like he's playing bad
He's just not dominating the server in the same fashion. He was
Yeah, which stylistically so fun because there are some rightfulers that where it's it's a lot
I think a lot of them. It's the inverse, right?
It's the CT side where they're suddenly struggling and then when you switch to the T side they go nuclear especially when they go with the AK
This is a very important round here
Legacy, starting to run out of finances here, looking down the barrel of map points on their map pick.
One away from alleviating a lot of pressure.
Our MRBR, this would be a massive round to pick up.
Surprisingly restrained CT side from player like Art.
I think MRBR will more aggressive, as I say that, as they are pushing Fubulin into the pit, fair enough.
What's worth noting as well those containment kills we talked about has led them to having two galils and it's very important round right
You're right. So definitely worth it
Sticking around accepting you're not gonna win the round, but any damage you can do we beneficial and run up a 21 here
Aggressive are the CT's legacy opening things up in the lonesome back. Oh my god
The second kill is a thing of beauty. Has he got anything left in the tank?
Lato doesn't seem to think so we've got a three on two let him Sarah makes his way out
Oh, and he's got some space here with the smoke down.
Yeah, he wants to be really careful.
Oh, but over the smoke.
It's Samson.
Nice work.
Huge kill.
Okay, legacy needed this.
The bomb is back there.
So, he can't even just go for it.
If he goes really fast bomb plant, you know,
he could try and fight for the 1v3,
but now he has to relocate.
Try and find another weapon.
Fix it once, but then moving closer,
and it's Samson again.
Double kill.
Up to 15.
Okay.
I said that there weren't aggressive
they weren't aggressive on the seats at the worst possible time.
They were very aggressive.
They actually were so aggressive that they took Nism from the B bomb side into Middles.
There was nobody defending B at that moment. They were four people fighting for legacy. I like that.
And I guess even also now with the containment kills, it spills over even into a round like this one.
They're less to work with all the time.
10-11.
This is shaping up. This is the kind of game that we wanted.
I was getting worried with that 9-3 first half. I'm gonna be honest.
Same it was just the fashion it went down in as well. I look for they didn't get a look in to the first half whatsoever
The legacy are back. They are
Looking very comfortable with the finances. They've got AK's AWPs and it's quite the opposite from IVR
They're gonna have to take an eco here, I believe and one of the winning premises that we talked about right
It's thought the game was sanson playing better. That is like that. He's roseby fulfilled
I mean, he's been a bit streaky, but yes much better than we are expecting compared to yesterday
He's had some impactful kills getting the ones that really matter. There's been a few misses in there, which is understandable
But generally speaking yes looking very good
Should be a fork on conclusion
MIBR give this one up
That's what they got to work with. Pfft not much no Kevlar, but they do have skill
It's gonna be Klim opening things up finds Lato. It's adds in giving a little uncomfortable here
arts we looking to spray down these pesky teeth towards the underpass grenade
might catch him not quite as you go in towards B like this very passive hold
if you miss him try to back up do now who's alone in towards B he's got his
world cut out from here very capable rifle around us should be fine for a
couple of kills but he goes down with nothing that's a problem okay well
they'll push that they didn't catch him in the open and you're right soon as the
smoke is heard and they're going to go for it. It's so quick, my God. I know they're
unarmored but at the same time getting three, making sure there's no chance even for a
bomb plot here and now he's playing hide and seek. Good dink, but missing is going to lead
for the round. That's you. Round for legacy. Yeah, you don't give them a plan. You stay
alive. Those are flashbangs that flash the observers now. Yeah, they're so abrasive aren't they?
We can't even tell what kills are going on. You know what? Vow, please fix. What do we
do it. There's a part of me that it does make it incredibly exciting when you're trying to cast the game because you're like, my god. Yeah. No idea what's happening. I thought I was tweaking yesterday when it's happening. I forgot there was an update. I was like, I'm sure I used to better read the kill feed when flashes are going off. But not anymore. Yeah, we do not need that in the spec mode boys. But either way, it's gonna be an execution there for my BR getting a bit desperate out there, legacy. Also knocking on the door of map point here. They put it right back, the reverse sweep from nine three down. This round could the
decided all anders and in we go, burst kill for Venetera.
Yeah, he's so printed up and that could be the beginning of the end here for the A-bomb side.
Defense, although they're fast as they come around the corner.
Art swings back into the fight and can't get the spray down.
Satsun with a flick, but it doesn't connect.
Dumau finally the one to show up and stabilize this push.
Just a little bit. Nice grenade.
Big, almost outright kills Insani.
He's down to three health.
I'm not going to write him off.
As long as he's alive, he's going to be dangerous,
But it means he's have to be a little bit more passive perhaps.
LNC has got the bomb on his back.
They don't actually manage to break open the smoke there.
It was a little bit too shallow, so the bomb's being planted behind the deep Molotov.
It's a winnable round for MIBR.
First team to get to 12 here.
At least secure the overtime for themselves.
No utility on the retake either.
Oh, you're right.
Did you have kits, but that's an important point.
Otherwise, they could have forced the fight for MIBR.
They can smoke the bomb.
It's a... Oh, he does... There we go!
Spray down on LNC, but almost got himself killed.
Now it's Klim. Can he get activated?
He's the only one with any real health here left on the MIBR side.
No flick being allowed for.
3 HP. Oh, yeah, and he's the plan on the wrong side here.
He can't do anything. He can't even get there in time.
They're going to defuse this every single time.
Miss him. Airborne, as he takes down Insani,
and legacy of running back from a 9-3 deficit
into a one opportunity to claim this map.
He's looking so good there, MIBR, the opening kick.
But Art's tucked away on the bomb site, working with Dumau as well.
He thought he fumbled that boost, he jumps up.
Filled up, that was the opportunity.
I couldn't...
Squandered.
He was double scoped, right?
Yeah.
Dangerous maneuver.
Okay, it all comes down to this.
Man, that was...
Overtime or bust for MIBR.
One plan actually gave them such a utility.
Yeah.
For once, it made a big difference here.
So what have we got? Two players towards a palace. A must-win round.
We've got the distance here. The first map is Brazilian Derby.
It certainly has delivered. This would be a horrible way to give this map up.
You've got 9-3 on your opponent's map pick and you lose in regulation. Unreal.
They force out Lato, but huge for him to get the kill.
Molotov is signed to get rid of that position. It's a cool read.
Another smoke did off and Insani with a headshot.
That's what we saw in the first half.
And if they want OT, he might have to do a couple more kills like that.
Sansen back here smoked off now. Do you want to take the risk and jump up?
It's not for nothing. You can get shot down so quick,
they can even spray you through as you're trying to retreat.
But the bomb is being planted and Insani is not going to miss the opportunity here.
A double kill. He's up to 25.
And I think this is going to confirm the OT.
and Dumau would take something spectacular.
Climb now with a headshot and Dumau,
good as he is, this might be a bridge too far.
He shouldn't be giving him anything.
No utility, finds an AK-47 with 12 bullets in it,
needs to reload it really.
So it looks like we're almost certainly going to overtime here.
Well done to MIPR Insani, finding that strong form once again.
Trying to base out some of the defending teams,
but MIPR have done it.
Elise won't be losing in regulation after that fantastic first half.
That alleviates a lot of pressure, and that allows them to reset a little bit here as well.
Scary times there.
Bats at Insani, delivering the goods, cracking things open.
Legacy unable to hold on, but I think both teams will be relatively OK with overtime here, considering Legacy with Town 93.
Perfectly even Goyle to this point.
Still pretty fantastic for them.
MIBR can feel that game slipping away.
They'll just be happy they won that final round.
Okay, so you're you're predicting on the vibes front both team. I think vibes are gonna be fine. Yeah vibes are absolutely, okay
Nice tactical
Discussion now for my PR they will remain on the T side at sea
Well, they've got a this they don't want to change at the pace and overtime
Bring some new ideas at the table now that the economy
It's back in their favor
MIBR could never have known this but in both these last two rounds where they go for those a executes if they do them really early on
All of legacy are busy taking middle and kind of it like this
There's really only one person on the site early now
They do smoke off the ramp
So I guess they would have to sort of blow open that smoke to run through but just we look at the minimap sometimes
It feels like M.I.B.R. They're in a position to claim the bomb site
But because they have to wait for the smoke they end up fighting many more players and that could be a bit rough and
Orc has come out
We haven't seen one of those in years. I said
Austin was gonna be the Orc major. Yeah, how horribly wrong. How wrong you were
Failed for it again
It was that kind of like the old boys gun. It was just like mages, karrigan, players like that
We're using it on the maps like anubis
Because I saw Bedroom play so many games where they had double orc and Magnugas was melting people with it
So I was I was so carried away. I mean, it's a good gun
Works and Magnugas is back playing well. True. I had him as my player to watch in Austin
But we're not there. We're not Shanghai
Up progressed. Which ever way you look at it
So all quiet out there for now. Very slow, methodical default. Notable though that we have no A presence at all from MIBR.
Suggests we'll be seeing a B split here. Spoke down towards connector window. Make their way up.
The fact that they're doing a B split and this is one of the rare rounds for Satsun is here.
That could be very spicy for MIBR because normally he's been ticket almost every single time.
So they might not expect it, but the Molotov will make sure that they don't have to run straight into it.
The Orc is gonna be tested.
Sansen, yes, you're gonna want to relocate, not out in the open with the AWP, my friend.
You guys get the kill as they just touched the ground there.
Orc, not scoped up, but you don't have to do that.
And I think Claims realized, I've got no more teammates here.
Miss him, I don't know if the Orc was necessary, but he does get a double kill for it.
And a good relocation through Sansen.
Almost looked like the Molotov on the short position pushed him back into a better spot
Seemed like they were very very ready for that one didn't have to break his sweat on that be attacked
The default didn't really do much for them seemed quite telegraphed. There was no presence towards a whatsoever
No reason for any CTs to fall back from the B bomb site
Drop their Molotovs drop their util but the orc
AWP combo was very comfortable the fact that satans even over towards being suggest they knew exactly what was going
Really early time up here in the OT. Do you get an extra one?
You do. Legacy wanted to make sure that they have got everything lined up.
Nothing's left to chance here. Both teams showing up for the semi-final.
That is a bit of a dream to be honest. I've been enjoying this.
Didn't know what to expect coming in from Legacy. I feel like they've been all over the place,
spots. They've made it through winning against Mongols in the most ridiculous fashion. You
could have imagined Mongols had all the time locked in on Nuke and somehow gave it away
to Latos 1 vs 3 and that's how they got here. So it's been fireworks all around. It really
has Anders. Change of approach here. Pounds and towards the B bomb side once again. Fast
smoke down towards you, uh, connect up. Trying to get L and D tucked away in there. Good flashbangs.
In towards B we go. Full on pound. It's Satsun to defend with the AWP.
Art ran through the smoke. I thought he was gonna kill by L and C pushing him.
But now Satsun's landing shots. They can't even find Art. He's actually lucky to be alive.
But Satsun continues to connect. Shooting Grano in the toes.
So much personal at that point in time. Oh, they are somewhat choking here on the T side.
They're getting nothing done. That's two rounds in a row. You've tried these like B splits
Yeah, we've no presence shown across the map. No fakes
You haven't really bled out utility and if sadzins able to get two clean kills by himself and the B bomb side suggests he's way too comfortable
Don't know why he's shooting him in the feet
to each their own
None of those little babies crossed the road and they definitely did not all dead dude
We've got four AK's again in the CT side. That's happened a few times in this series
All-Persat's in for AK-47 is the best possible setup for the CT side here on Mirage.
Having so many AKs in overtime on the CT side is kind of wild.
Yeah.
They might have overcooked in this overtime. MRBR trying to bring out the pocket strats.
They're not even as evil as well.
That's potentially concerning and it doesn't start well.
That's your star player dead.
Thankfully, ART is removed by LNZ.
In-game leader's clashed towards connector.
Okay, I don't see if that's a lot of jumping, don't do it again, they don't even have to fight him, they need him out of there.
Flats are with a perfect touchdown. Plenty of time on the clock in MIBR, they desperately need a round here in OT.
Just one, might do, but none, I think it's going to be too much effort he'll decline for them.
And there's so much counter-utility coming out, they can't even find the bomb, it's on the ground right now.
They're fighting instead towards CT spawn, and they're about to get flanked from Palace, which they're actually looking for the ramp flank.
ramp flank. You can see Clems turning around here. There might be a flank coming. This is so well
played from this one. Slow-patient. Doesn't want to over commit to the fight until his teammates are
ready to pincer the bomb site itself. You can see again, they're staying alive. Clem putting
that Desert Eagle to great work. They will find Latta, but they know exactly where he is now.
Bomb ticking at some pace, but it does not matter. It is going to be that 3-0 scoreline here for
Legacy. On their map pig, they were 9-3 down in that first half, feeling themselves now huge.
The reigning champions of CAC looking poised to take their map.
That got closer than I thought there for a second.
Even on the diffuse, that had me worried.
Hey man, doesn't matter.
3-0 confirmed, locked in MIBR.
You'll be feeling so disappointed after having such an amazing first half of Insani,
who's the MVP of the tournament so far, delivering that same silver form,
And you couldn't close it out
But you're right though just to recap. I mean, I feel like it took a minute for the run the bomb
Once they had it and they're pushing Nism and they can't find him
I guess if he'd been fighting and killed then they could have it would have made it harder to go for that retake
That's why it was so well played from Nism. Yeah, just borrowed away
Knowing that they're gonna have to take some territory. They can't sit on the bombsite. They need to get in towards CT spawn
Waits for his opportunity and plays its perfection
Well, okay then, we said they needed something near an OT on the MIBR side.
That's not been allowed for, a legacy of taking three in a row.
MIBR need the same to get this into double OT.
Listen, MIBR, this is where they did their best work, right?
First half CT side in Sani.
Yep.
He was doing God's work out there.
So.
And they're straight back into the double orb as well.
Let's see what they can get.
Satsun, he wants to take a fight.
This is one of the fights that he lost very early in regulation, if you remember.
No one's gonna actually be battling him here this time.
But MIBR, if you can recall, it's been a minute now, but they were so aggressive on the CT side,
pushing a lot of places.
And they are forward towards the ramp, but not necessarily pushing down.
They've left LNC.
This is a setup that we can recognize from regulation as well.
Where LNC was alone over at B.
Just looks like it could end up being heavy connector, late lurker in the palace with
Nissan up there.
They've got four people here.
Nice grenade at least, Lato down at 55.
One minute on the clock and you're dead on.
Nissan waiting for his opportunity to pounce out of that palace position.
There are four players in towards middle.
Bom will be there as well.
It's given the back of art.
If they read this and go short, I think LNC is toast, but they push it into the window.
It feels like they're very committed and it's got a heavily stacked bomb side at the moment here.
Oh, he hits that thing and we can't either, but he still gets the kill on to Art.
Nism has to get out here and he will get the first one, but immediately they return fire.
Breno gets it, Venom's here has gone down, but 30 seconds for this two on three.
They're throwing double molotovs in towards the window position.
That's probably not necessary.
Sands in, looking to cover it here.
Demow taking the fight to Breno at the tetris.
Oh!
There's that headshot.
I know he's there.
They know exactly where Insani is this shouldn't be winnable for legacy a 2v3 with low time
But Insani's in a lot of trouble here. This is the map going the way
Sandsing finds more a triple at the end and legacy pull it back from a 9-3
Deficit on the opening half and they win it in OT to win the first map
Yeah, the reigning champions showing their pedigree their excellent performance excellent reverse sweep and gutting for MIBR
the first half of the year.
They had to get back to the
first half of the year. Absolutely
absolute domination by legacy
there in OT and they had to
bounce back from a massive
deficit after the first half
credit to them. I'm sure that
one is going to sting for MIBR
Striker and Blair. Yeah, I mean,
you look at that opening half
from Insani and thinking this
one's done. This one's
absolutely done. But then
incredible to nasty and just
showing the pedigrees. Henry
pointed out as well, showing
that they are the better team
Come back here. End of the game with 24 kills, 97, 80, 7 in 4 opening deals as well.
Just say, hey, anything you can do Insani, I can do almost better.
And also key moments from Lotto, it was the pistol where he got the two key kills in the boot,
with the willies that helped him turn around the 3D5 because that goes the other way that this game is over,
even before it starts, right? Because it would have been 10-3 and then from there, MIBR had no struggles closing it out.
He was the one who gave them one of the three rounds in the first half, in the first place with that clutch.
you know where MIBR have everything under control, but the legacy could rely on some of the individual moments, right?
And that just continued throughout the second half too.
Guys, what were the main struggles for MIBR during that second half?
I think I would actually give a lot of props to Legacy because I was going to talk about how MIBR had so many different looks on the CP side,
but then we saw a lot of the same stuff from Legacy where they had some of these five-man pushes out down middle, right?
They're just ready to fight, but then they also had the setups where you just left leave a alone and then have a little bit
more of a happy lean towards B and it was quite difficult for legacy too to
to exploit it
for my beer to exploit it and then all the retakes were so tight
They were always you know ready with the utility ready with the nades to come in ready with the smoke to you know delay time because I
Don't even know how many times my beer had rounds where they were they were holding on to the bomb
but they couldn't plant or they had to wait to plant because utility was in the wrong place
they couldn't really cover themselves because like I see we're really good at disrupting that
and also like even some of the individual like sads and with the AWP as well right he was
he's been having an okay tournament you know to his just playing to his usual level but I think
he was hitting a lot of critical shots playing it very smart and I think the important thing is just
everyone in the team they just knew how to stay alive to stay alive wait for the retake
deny information start and stop the information stop them of time and I think that really helped
them on the retake. The difference I would say in the CD size for Paulin, we
differ MIBR, we can see a lot of agro and extremities of the map like they
would be having three man push on towards Saran for example just pushing the
extremities. For the side of legacy it was not too much about pushing the
extremities but more about having to have this converging towards mid or just
having the right stack and again a brilliant utility protocol on his
retakes, incredible cohesion when you take this fight as well. So even though
of Dumau ended with a 1.43 rating,
it really felt like a team effort from Legacy.
Man.
Cohesion, a great word to describe things
on the side of Legacy.
We can see their top four players
all at 20 frags or above.
Insani, man, he really did everything.
He could another monster rating and monster performance.
On the flip side, we saw Linus struggle
across that map, Striker.
Yeah, what a let down for Insani, to be honest,
because he was, yeah, he was absolutely on it
throughout the first half.
And he was even the one who kind of broke the streak in the second half with a double kill.
But then another one, they just gave up like those, the 3-5-3, the where they ran into the Saves in AWP on B and they couldn't really capitalize.
So, it's before this graphics goes away, but you just take a look at Demau and where he was getting all his kills in.
CD side, he was everywhere. You can take a look here, he's going to be repopulated once more.
Kills towards short when they're going for this mid-agre, right? Retake kills all the way on the A bomb side, flank coming in, shutting down towards B.
He was just everywhere on the CT side.
He, for me, absolutely the MVP in that particular comeback,
so to speak.
Guys, let's start talking about our next map.
So it's Inferno, MIBR's pick.
Based on how Legacy played Mirage yesterday against Mongols,
I feel like there's a chance here they could 2-0 it, Stryker.
Yeah, they looked pretty solid on the Inferno yesterday.
It was a lot through Lotto, and I was actually looking through it.
He's really strong in the B-bomb site in general.
Starting the CT side.
Yes.
Put the added on at the end.
Yeah, and that's where Lado thrives on the B-bomb site,
and it was where he was thriving against Mongols,
even though he ended up going the other way.
So that's who I'm looking at, at least for the legacy side.
Look, it is still a might be our pick,
and I think that that kind of speaks to the confidence
that they have on the map,
and that they've been successful on it.
I mean, they completely destroyed Bait, right?
Like, 31, that scoreline,
but they haven't really played much so far in this tournament.
They really haven't had the opportunity, in fact,
to play on it.
And I would say this is a legacy yesterday against the Mongols,
Apart from those two B-Pops Mongols attempted and which ladder shut down, the city side was lacking.
Let's be real, you saw Art with the AWP trying to push into its apartment.
Mozina was getting multiple kills time and time again.
And just they really struggled trying to get that bracket control.
The ADF had a lot of holds in it.
And that is when the Mongols exploited.
And I feel like sure they would have learned from the mistakes,
they should have been expecting Inferno coming in,
but I still wouldn't count out MIBR,
especially when Sonny firing on Altsin is the way he is right now.
There definitely is a chance here, Paolo.
Yeah, no, there absolutely is a chance for MIBR, but I feel like it does heavily hinge on Insani continuing this insane form.
I think it also requires Linus stepping up a bit.
I'm very curious to see how they start out of the gate, because I think that could direct the way the rest of that map goes.
I don't think Linus, Ellen, is stepping up is what I'm expecting here, right?
I feel like it's been a bit of an anomaly, his performance so far this event.
IGL, he should be fracking out so much, but I'm looking primarily at Klin and for Venom Zerid to kind of pull the pants a little bit more.
It's not like they were they weren't in the server but that claims the level they have thus far and even for
For a couple of missed shots, which you usually don't see coming out from him
So they better get warmed up because you know inside is delivering and if it's got just gonna be you know
The one-man show I don't think that's gonna be enough against the legacy because for legacy. Everyone is pulling their weight
Strike a funnel force. Yeah, I'm just a little bit worried for my BR because you know
Obviously starting up from 93 and then you lose the overtime in the in a clean fashion as well
That is a bad run to go on and you do kind of have to have a decent start heading into it for now to feel like
You are still in this game, you know, because you lose the you lose the pistol use the conversion ST
Especially you're down 0-3. It's gonna be a struggle to come back into it
So I do I'm looking forward to a quick start from them. All right with that said everybody at home map number two inferno
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I'm going to go back to the
semifinal between our legacy and
M. I. B. R. The first map has
concluded and is what your
thoughts on the first map is
brilliant. I love everything
about it. It was dramatic. It
was a rollercoaster ride. It
was a great comeback from
legacy into overtime after a
MIBR's map picture. I couldn't ask for anything more, Henry. This is fantastic.
I mean, we could have asked for a bit more from MIBR in the second half.
That's true.
That's that. It's a heartbreaking loss.
That is a high yes.
Right.
And yeah, it felt like Insani, he had an amazing first half. We were blown away 18 kills in
the first half and in the second half, including overtime, only posted nine. He did fall off
a little bit. Legacy, especially Dumal got stronger and stronger. We've caught our sads
in a bit this tournament as well. He had his moments. He was actually pretty reliable
with the AWP. Yes. And we get it. Oh no, it's not happening again, is it? Please. Oh, not this. Please.
Not in the semifinals, guys. It is. All right. Okay, we'll try our best to ignore it, I suppose.
You handle this round. I can't do it. Okay, okay. I'll do it. I'll do it. Oh, Nissen straight through,
as the Mao is getting attacked with the B bomb site. It's art rushing through. They want to
push before the bomb is even down. This is lightning fast coming in. The retake is on.
Satsun with a couple of headshots. Oh, it goes down three kills at the end. All of them headshots for
Satsun and legacy wind up pistol here on the CT side. If we were to get to Mongols, this is what
they were struggling. They could make nothing work on the CT side. Very good point. And we did
say as well, when Satsun found his confidence, we got those anti-eco kills. So the farmer
submitted the MP9. That's when he really came online. So we have a strong star here as well.
Very aggressive from the CTS.
Backstabbing through banana, hitting every shot on routes as well.
Sands him with the master clouds with the Glock in hand, but the bomb was planted.
And as we always say, there's always danger in the second round
if you can get the C4 down. So we're going to have an AK-47.
They're focusing on the utility and pistols here rather than the firepower renders.
That's a super point.
I guess on inferno the MP9s can still be quite dangerous.
So maybe you do want some utilities to clear out some of those close corners.
You have the extra monitor, you can try and put some pressure on.
Dumau is dancing around up here. There's nobody on the other side that's ready to fight him.
It does have Lato. He had Lato for a minute back there.
He's got a smoke, so they can throw that old utility.
He'll be throwing very deep here.
be careful where I might be up. Can't afford to make any silly mistakes pushing the smokes.
So far so good, no casualties, no real damage taken, so with the majority of their utility.
They're waiting for a peek from the middle of the CT side. I think they smoke off Arch
and they're hoping that someone's going to peek the middle from the other side.
And the Flash units are going to try and fix the banana control now, so they do now
getting hell out of there. They've used the majority of their utility baron mine, but
they do have another smoke available, and in we go.
They're going all in, they're not going to start to head down, then I'm steering straight down.
So, this has worked out so well for Legacy.
If they survive this round, they certainly will set them up so well.
Yeah, I'm really not enjoying this spectator flash situation.
I don't know when the flash is coming, I don't know what to do.
It might have thrown me off, but it's kind of guessing what's happening.
They're just trying at that point to throw more words into the section.
Yeah, you didn't actually see what happened.
That's literally a...
That was a brilliant, spectacular, amazing, unrivaled...
Can I see what the hell is going on?
Oh man, well, Legacy, that was very comfortable, Anders.
It was great to have you.
I think that they smoked Arch on the...
From the T side, from that T ramp, they smoked Arch,
and they're hoping that it will either draw somebody over from the B bomb site,
or I think they were waiting for a peek on the short side of middle.
And none of that happened.
Legacy didn't move at all, so then they just rushed B.
Oh, better mind, it was MIBR with the flying star to Mirage.
9-3 in that first half, the retreat one final time, and now it's Legacy
with a 3-0 potentially here as well on their opponent's map pick.
Yes, very true. And just to reiterate, right, while Legacy only got three rounds on the CT side against Mongols,
they got 10 on the T side and rounded back the whole way, so...
already up to three here that's gonna be scary all right Insani that's what we
like go through sport and try and recover that rifle IMO but let's see
what they've got up there sleep oh it's not over yet arts pulled up the
pistol they're coming through as fabulous work here arts super it's left
you only need one quad kill yeah could try them couple of kills didn't have to
cavilar that was the eco got the first wheel gun rounds here couple of casual
these four legacy. See if they want to bring out the AWP here. They certainly do.
Sansen will bring that out. Cornapin in the library in the previous rounds.
You'd open the floodgate somewhat but well handled by artists 5 and 1. If I
recall correctly the thing that they were struggling with legacy on the CG side
was just the fact that the individual firepower on Mongols was so incredibly
high that they just lost every single fight. Like it wasn't even some deep
tactical situation it just got completely shut down and then they went back and did a
view and better themselves. It's kind of the theme for this legacy team at the moment.
Dumau holding onto his MP9 in this first real gun round he's got about six thousand dollars as
well trying to keep the overall team cash high. Rashfang is being exchanged CTs will be sacrificing
banana control. Sanzing will be smoked off. Presumably you have to reposition here. He doesn't
have the A-cheat to pop that open. True. This is a very nice grenade. Might do some damage,
but Insani waiting for a very meta right now to throw those grenades. He was waiting for them
to come through before he progressed. They just tickle Insani somewhat and they're going to rotate
a player back towards spawn. I think this will recover some utility. There's a few extra bits
some pieces there for Dumau. Got himself another 8-sheet. And we are gonna go for the B-finisher
rounders. Bear in mind, it's the MP9. Half-elf, and we've got the God Flash from Lato. One
of the best flashes on the map, let's see if it works out.
He cheat thrown down, run straight into it here, really good burst again. Lato takes
that kill, he keeps going for another one. Back around the other Dumau's here, 30 seconds,
they can kill him cleanly.
Oh no!
They might have been a chance, but I think that has all been evaporated at this stage.
One kill for Breno, flashed again by himself there, and Sansen ends up taking him down.
They needed to find that MP9 at the back of the site.
That would have been a nice 2v3, could have been very winnable.
Probably get a bomb plant behind it.
Again, they, it's a very similar kind of approach here.
If I remember, they smoked Arch before they went to the B bomb site.
But Legacy aren't really buying it. They're keeping two people on B at all times.
all times and I suppose also you know legacy managed to flash their way into
the A apartment so the union was there as well. A little bit disappointing though
they don't get the bomb down they don't really scratch the surface of that B
bombsite like I said it's a good flashbang but it shouldn't be enough to
the MP9 to get like triple kill on half HP. I was Lato doing a great job with the
AK-47 we saw him multiple times had great spray downs. That is true.
We'll not be bombsite so about that. Yeah, right. He kept them in the game
There's it to the three rounds they got two of them of her triple kills ma'am in the AK-47. That's exactly right
Yeah, I'm glad you brought that up again
That turned out to be enough
They're already at four here and a grenade on top of it. They may be out
They've got seven kills combined on the seaside so far
No sound cue given away at least no kick of damage, but you can see they're very aware this process the smoke is surface
You do have to push that smoke and I don't think it's gonna work out very well for them. Miss him
Mose them down with the AK-47 LNZ
They'll pull on back courtesy you jump the grenade, but that's about it should be round all said and done
Insani
Five and four another strong showing from the only one really having any significant impact here
But presumably dropped by Lato momentarily will take one halibut one be care to save the day trying to set up a CMA here
They'll try and cross round towards the arch
All for cover defense that quickly stolen back and four players surviving it
This will be tactical timeout territory for my PR and as if you ask me, okay
You have to
It's kind of it's gone out of control at this stage
And in terms of the the vibe check right you lose that first map in OT
I think that was the problem
You know like it's of such a roller coaster of emotions you go up 9-3 your opponent's pick your star players
is continuing his remarkable performance at the tournament.
Bear in mind, it's Sonny, number one player statistically speaking at the tournament.
He continues that.
On the big stage, you're up against the reigning champions, and then you give it up, you can't
get going in the second half, barely find any kills in overtime, and now you're getting
absolutely walloped on the second map here, and it's a legacy that had some slow starts
in Inferno.
They are firing on all cylinders.
At the last three times they've played this map, it's been close between these two teams,
two of those times it was lux instead of art okay so I mean it's what I'm thinking about you
come maybe can't go that far back is a big addition when you put something like well
it's got a very unique play style in that's cool I mean yeah difficult to compare the two but yes
good to note so let's see can they remedy the problem they've found themselves in here we've got
MIBR entering to a bit of a default spread here no banana presence some boosts up and
towards the bedroom here flashbang to try and get some mid control got to see if
Clem here's the flash and Sonny might have to swing on this flashes we don't
know if you got the kill there it is I've got through and they're gonna push the
flames here oh they want to go really aggressive for Sandsons landing it miss
him's jubbler
that's brilliant work with the rifle there on Nisman and I think it highlights
another thing right Sandson just that one kill it's a huge difference from him
getting or missing that. Like it shows everything down, it draws all the attention, it
decrease the space for Nissen to play in. And that's the kind of shots that Sansen
just wasn't hitting yesterday.
That was unbelievably good from Nissen by the way.
Yes.
It was a bit desperate from MIBR. I'm not going to lie to you. It felt like they had
one intention and now it's going to be we're trying to get some mid control and we're
going faster on court. The incendiary comes in, they've run through it, it's so discombobulated
We'll see if Dumau continue to dominate here on the server. It's gonna be LNZ shutting him down early
But a 4 versus 4 incendiary locks him into the fight LNZ
Never one big required not gonna happen. Latte's own the king of the B bombsite
Pulling back here, and we have got an opportunity the best opportunity legacy I've had in some time
And it's kind of a 3s. Oh, I'm not here. I should trade it out as well
That's actually not bad
And if you have armor on both players on the T side grenade will not go deep enough
Stop by the fountain. Smoke up, Klim pushes through, it's a bit of a mind game here, he's sad that he's so ready.
He did not trust in the sound of that smoke.
New box is one flash, and it must win 2-1.
If no incendiary, so they can't easily push him out. See, he peeks the one side,
oh he's worried right on top of him, but they're so far behind, he's actually going to get shot at the side of the head.
head. The fact that they delayed it, I can't believe he's alive. Surely not for much longer.
Now the ult comes out and the USP will finally get the job done. They got the kits. I don't
know why they wanted to stop using on one. Both of them have the defuse kit. So ultimately
it's fine. No big deal. If they're min-maxing it, I guess you get an extra $300. If you're
sadzen, they're defusing. I guess that's something. But yeah, you're right. I think he got in
his own head there and I clutched here. He thought they were closer than they were, exposes
himself and then there's no way of winning it at that stage. You lose, don't guys, please.
He was so slow. I almost don't blame him. Like he peeks at sees no one and sees his point.
He thinks, okay, well, they're both making church. Like it even made sense on some level.
Oh, this will be a disappointing way to close down the semi-final of MIBR. Just roll over.
No doubts.
Satsin is really feeling himself. This is nice and day to what we saw early in the tournament
from him. He looks confident. He's got that flair. Opening pick takes down Venom's
air up and it's DuMau playing out of his mind, but so has Insani. Takes off ahead
of two. There's one more player in towards B. Gives up his position by dropping the
incendiary so they're aware of it now. He is the only one Insani that's delivering
anything for MIBR in this map at the moment. He needs help. Can't get it at the
moment. Oh, that's a headshot. Okay, the thing is, they get nothing for it. Sure. You got
a two on two B didn't take the bomb. So whatsoever you smoked off, you've got the all put the
front and we do have Brenner joining him. Thank for this utility available here smokes
incendiary flashes. But sadson can he find yet another pick here? Climbs is coming from
the smoke. That's the bomb. Can he find him? Absolutely not. Oh, it's another nightmare scenario.
Brenner thrust into another clutch here one and seven. Does he have it in him this time?
Sanders, Satsen's thinking about it.
He's gonna blow up with a smoke.
Actually, he doesn't even do that.
Canne grenades himself slightly, 40 seconds,
but now back up his here.
Nism, his Ampinana, it's very uncomfortable for Brenno.
First fight's perfect, Satsen comes through
and he can't touch it.
Brenno gets the first round for MIBR.
They desperately needed this.
Oh, they absolutely did.
He failed in the previous clutch attempt,
but he delivers the goods
and finds the first round from MIBR.
I feel like they could've been a little bit more
Discipline that to be one you've already let him plant you don't know if you're gonna swing on him like that
Swing when he's planting I would say and then you just made it to separate one be ones we're all for pushing for a smoke
Maybe overcooked it a little bit this interaction here. Yeah, so now you've completely sent steps and down the river
You needed to coordinate it together. He just planted the bomb. I think you get to take your time
Let the smoke dissipate force the pressure
But fair plough, it's gonna be Breno with a fantastic clutch 7-1 with Brazilian on the server has to happen
It has to you're right. That is a tradition. I'm glad you got it once. Yeah another number that we have seven one in the chaplains
Yeah, type it out type it out. I will say this as well for sanson, right?
He tries to blow open the smoke now whether he's succeeded or not if he'd waited to do that when the bomb was being planted
You forced the planter to stop planting, right? Yeah, so just saving the HG man have been even better first
mistake
So far they're gonna happen and Insani getting two openings to be fair. Yeah, that's all Insani
You're right. He's the only one really having any sort of massive impact. Fair play to Brenner winning that 2v1.
Here comes more double HE grenades.
He's trying to juggle them so he can actually placement his feet.
So he could throw two of them after the fact, but...
They're slippery. They are slippery. Oh, man. Lots of HE damage here.
That is so frustrating. Yes.
Insani wants to replicate his success in the previous rounds. You can see how blind he is.
We're getting a real rundown of the kind of grenade technology that exists in that top-notch position
I know you're a big fan of it. Oh, yeah, absolutely
So matter so impactful three-man stack though towards top of middle
Not playing those crossfires in the bomb site
Swing comes through Nism
Got a call
You can't even call it. They're all here anyway. Oh the smoke is devastating though. You have nowhere popping it open
I don't think they don't, but yeah, flash away through, try the best that you can,
and that's for sure to get one kill here.
Duau didn't connect on that spray, unfortunately, so they are crossed, but not the bomb.
So they were still slowed down, oh, if they could have got the bomb right away,
that would have put some pressure back on Legacy, but now they can kind of take a deep breath here.
Rotate over, they're coming up and are on a roll, witnessing the bomb now being attempted behind the fountain.
Grenade training, it sets the water on fire, and LNG on top of it.
That is a devastating incendiary to land and Nism now creeping in as they're trying to plant the bomb for a second time
And then I'm a Sierra alone versus for he's got the first but he's also got ten easy lads
Should be on when they fight him so much that maybe there was a chance
But if they fell back he would have lost the round making a little bit carried away in these
Advantages scenarios, but still they win the round. It's fine and there's no plan. So whatever
No harm, no foul. Nism is looking razor sharp right now.
Gerato was essentially alone there, managed to get one through the smoke and then the incendiary.
That really did secure things, okay. Alan Z. Kaga that plant down. Nism is that opportunity
while they're scrambling, trying to pick up the C4. Didn't love them all swinging in one by one again,
but still they got the job done and we're going to have a full investment from MIBR.
Desperate times here. Mack 10. Gezzed Eagle for the in-game leader. Grenades being exchanged.
Breno, swallows it as he goes down to 68.
Yeah, the fact that the window wasn't broken, so the grenade breaks it, like it tilts the curve and it lands right on top of him.
Oh, the grenades already are stinging now.
So this is a completely different setup now. We've got the passive crossfire mentality instead of playing on the front foot like they did in the previous round.
round. True. Well, that gives a bit of space maybe. MIBR can find a very strong opening.
Brenno taking down Art. I do love to see that. Dimal hugging the tree here in CT spawn. Two
people on the A bomb site, but as long as that smoke is up towards Modo, what are they gonna do?
The bomb is being brought back through middle, so they were thinking about doing a split here
through CT spawn, but they're not so sure anymore. 45 seconds. They're waiting for MIBR to make
mistake somebody to push all the time they're getting closer now they know
what Sansen is and they know that this is gonna be over here somewhere that's
not gonna be a too much of a surprise so most of the puzzle has been revealed
but Sansen hits a shot MIBR this might be the best opportunity yet Sansen he can't
miss with the AWP at the moment Flixen even tells him... Oh!
Sansen a wild round from him he's 14 and 5 and with a triple kill in this round
you might have just cut down any chance that MIBR can make the grand final.
Oh, it's looking promising, huh? They got their opening kill.
It took a lot of grenade damage admittedly, but that's not even a factor here.
Sads in, stepping up on the big stage here in the semi-final. Big smile on his face.
Huge.
And that was a forced buy. They're gonna have to do it again? No, they've gone for a partial here.
They need a miracle at this stage.
It's looking very likely to be 10-1.
You've got to respect those mid-round freeze calls for MLBR,
because they can be very hard to deal with on CT side, but the thing is, legacy of playing it so well.
They're not doing anything. They're not giving them anything and that's why you call the freeze
This is looking so promising
Morale is gonna be in the bin. You're still thinking about that first map. How did we give up the ninth we lead? Yeah
That was our opportunity
There might have been one of the only opportunities they're gonna get here best
They could do is three rounds and bear in mind and I'll pick this map as well
You're getting nothing done. You get it locked out. Oh, you are right indeed
Plenty of time at the clock. They're rushing if they want to change the pace here see if they can overwhelming
Here we go.
Here we go.
Here we go.
Here we go.
Here we go.
Double head shot with the Deagle and Sansen.
Woo.
It's madness.
The knives have come out.
Venom Zero will take down Sansen.
I guess whatever it takes at this stage.
Rushing with the Deagle and the blades.
Yeah.
Well, we said they needed a miracle.
That will do quite nicely.
Okay.
We'll take it then.
And you know what as well?
Because you brought up the grenade damage.
One of the few rounds where they don't get straight grenade as that of the round.
Yeah.
That's not a problem for them.
Okay.
I mean, you can go over there, you can buy an extra round regardless, let's always suppose
try and take out the orc with them their hands, I suppose that would be good.
I mean, you should probably smoke, is he gonna try and defuse the bomb?
I think he's thinking, you know what, there might be a chance, I don't think there is,
but, okay, now he's containing them, I thought he was on fighting, that is the orc down.
They've got health to stay in the pits.
Dude, they recovered the orc, that's what we need to find now, whereas there it is,
Nice attempt there, but Dumau will save his trusty AK-47. Thankfully, MIPR recovered the AWP, and the miracle that was required is delivered.
Final round of the first half. Need this one desperately, 9-3. Scoreline has been thrown around a lot this tournament.
What's the final setup here, legacy? Surely have enough for a full strong buy here. Missing a couple of kits, but everything else looking good.
Good, Jumao's AK-47, Sanzan's AWP.
He was...
Kind of had the mid spawn there, Sanzan, to try and go for it, but...
He smoked it off so early that he can't really do it.
Nice top banana control being won by MIBR early, but like, we've been talking so much about...
The dropping utility.
Exactly now.
And Sani...
Wants to get flashed through this challenge, yep.
But she will.
Jamal can feel the pressure.
What a flashbang that is.
courtesy of Lato.
Gets him the opening pick.
Taking down the danger man in Sani as well.
Huge scalp to find.
Gonna have to reset the rounds here.
Knowing their efforts have been thwarted
into what that B bomb site.
One minute on the clock.
Still possible to win this one.
CT's lacking util.
A plus smoke's remaining.
Nissan will have one for the apartments
or sure he drops it in the apartments.
I think, like, does he still feel like this is going to be a second attempt at the B bomb
site?
But if they walk the corner here, then Sans, this is the shot we see Satsum is the most.
This time, the right goal.
He's been nailing it.
I agree.
Especially yesterday.
He's been hit a single shot like that with Reneve, and then see, yeah, it turns the corner.
And he's dead.
Okay.
They've made it through towards the arch.
Final round here, ladies and gentlemen.
Five on two.
Five on two.
And you kind of need to win it.
And they've threaded the needle, I suppose, that there is something to be said about this
Yeah, but you know in the back here. Okay now they're giving it up. Yeah, flashbang is well
It's don't think they have the time to think about how many corners they've got to check
There is no time you're right. They just can't even if they get both kills now
Straight out of the church. They go 10 seconds and legacy players on very well so passive once again
Never coming into the fight too early clean great shots. It's impressive. It's not gonna change the round whatsoever
They ran at a time here legacy with a 10 to 2 first half in their favor
They are three rounds away from making the grand final again to defend their title here at CAC. Yeah, the reigning champs
They love this arena
Now should they down 3d max and convincing man out last year gonna be more difficult this time
I think you might be right the Falcons are looking
Incredibly scary with the addition of caragin the vibes and
and just the general form of players like Monosizniko, everyone this looks so good
in that honeymoon period right now back to the grand finals
and yeah definitely the favourites here, but legacy
if they turn up they can go toe to toe, they've got players that can hit just as hard
yeah you know you see the way that Sansen's playing right now and Nism and Lato
that if they could all kind of step it up I think the challenge for legacy in the grand final
to be whether or not they really all will show up.
They do need everybody to kind of be there.
But if they do, it's definitely not out of the country, you know.
Oh, this second half pistol, we don't even have to say it.
Say it anyway, Anders.
And I must win the pistol round.
So my best analysis.
They must win it.
Well, we've got, in terms of the Utah,
ladies and gentlemen, just a decoy for Dumau.
Make it two decoys.
I know you love the decoys.
I do.
I think I'm the biggest decoy fan.
Have you tried them to check the half wall?
Maybe, or they could use it to suggest that.
Oh, OK.
Yeah, that's exactly what they did.
I think they've checked around the corner, at least
maybe provoke a reaction, provoke some sort of smoke
being dropped, but.
Yeah, the other one behind the sandbags.
So you kind of have to, like, if you hear it collide
with a player, you kind of know someone sitting there early on.
Well, that's the decoy analysis done.
More good work.
Let's see where the...
Rano...
Oh, can't find really any damage out on the Jewelies and...
Oversteps the mark, finally.
Insanity will strike with his.
It's gonna be Nissen though, he's been a real thorn in their side,
shut down by Venom's error, he said there's a must-win pistol
and it looks like it's in the bag.
10-3 is locked in.
Nice one from MIBR and they do not plant the bomb on the legacy side.
So, you're playing it by the book-handers,
you just need to take an eco here.
You've got so much runway to work with,
win as many gun rounds as possible, not necessarily trying to steal rounds away. Time out here
from Legacy maybe to discuss that option, the coach just wants to say guys, we don't
have to win this round.
The only reason I could justify going at force here is that it's so unlikely that
maybe MIBR don't see it coming. It would be such a silly thing to do.
Yeah, and that's the thing, you just don't need to take that risk, I would say.
I agree.
Because the thing is, they're going to have the bonus rounds, right?
But it's also art.
That's a good point. He doesn't necessarily follow the rules of Counter Strike.
Not at all.
But like if you can get the AK until the next round, you're potentially going up against two MP9s in the Famous,
and then you're one round away from series and grand final point.
So I think that's the way forward, but each of the rounds, there's no wrong decision here.
Fair enough.
They've got one flashbang, can you allow that?
Can I allow that?
Did they sell it again?
They did get rid of it.
Or did they get it on the ground?
No, they sold it.
So, they're just going to be wanting to slow this right down.
For reasons we just stated
Try and bleed out all that you tell and try and force out the smurfs the incendiaries and then if you can win the following round
You have the the AKs and then they're gonna have to rebuy with a little bit less
So your objective here one kill and bleed out the util
And some indication that MIBR was pretty sure was gonna be a no buy as well because they got the choose MP9
So sometimes you'll see the CT side kind of buying in expectation although in front
I guess it's hard to tell because MP9s are pretty good on this map.
Oh, they're pretty good in general.
No, but I'm using them anyway.
I'll take your point anyway.
So, as we said, group up, one kill would be nice, doesn't look like that'll be happening though.
It managed to get rid of a few of those grenades, but the AKs come out in the next round here.
10-4, and that's actually quite good news in a way they don't get any kills there unless we're going to upgrade into these MP9s.
the AKs come out now. You're not really in a position to any rounds slip by Anders.
So you're going to enter it with two MP9s and a Famous up against, I was about to say AKs,
they're going for the Furia sort of approach here. So they're not going to go all in.
They're going to, this guy can't, this would be fun. They're going to do something really crazy.
They're going to do a Helmary rush very quick rounds here and hopefully still win it,
but then have a full buy going forward. Right. This is like all enough of the Furia text.
Yeah, this is what we call a fury by for sure, and it is going to rush speed.
Insanity with the grenade around the corner, but they are trying to hunt him down.
He's alone and he's scared.
It's worked way beyond expectation.
M.I.B.R.
They were there with two people.
They had the grenades and everything, but the speed had defeated all of it.
This is all about our play style brings to the table.
Grounds and ideas you don't necessarily expect.
It destroyed the Mongols yesterday.
Yeah, it really did, right?
They never were able to slow it down.
It did, it, you knew early on that it was gonna happen,
but it didn't change anything.
Nice.
They're going for it.
They want to turn to the Carita,
they might be on, they don't want to give up here
and jumping MP9, but they're still down the man.
And Clint, I think there's no more time.
Not without the kit here.
They get a lot of kills, but it is legacy.
Taking a step closer to the grand final up to 11 now.
That case that's being set here.
But you know MIBR know this. It's not like it's some sort of a deep surprise. They know what art is like, and yet, like, that must be even more frustrating.
You probably had a conversation in the break, you know, in the halftime.
They can't stop him.
They do have one of the best V-Rotches in CS still, give them that. They always seem to pull off this round.
True, yeah.
On Inferno, it just seems like it works out for them.
It came down to a little bit of a dicey retake, but MIBR still have funds going forward. They have to claim AWP.
They have one kit for L and Z and they're sending three players over towards B at the start
whether they want to be combative is yet to be seen with the AWP
Grains will be exchanged, their Grains will have a lot of damage
Not too much, down to 74
Boost it up, miss Shuff and Sads in
He rushed it a little bit there
Yes he did
And the grenade that they threw actually gave Sands some time to boost up
Always been wall banged
Yeah right
Ouch
Wow, he's still pushing through
Wall banged and not in the line
One health left, and the fire does not touch him.
So now you can have the call for some backup.
The AWP is going to be feeling very uncomfortable,
already being tagged up.
Ellen Zeal will try and help him out with Estee Campbell.
Nissen's going for the double spray down,
an absolute beast here in Inferno, 16 and 10.
Top-bragging and then some.
He's been so good. It's all on Klim.
He's alone. If you just get a double kill here,
sure, that's maybe doable now.
Oh, that is!
That is no for one!
More than the double!
That's exactly what he needed there.
Round confirmed.
Looked like he was about to spiral,
gets the collateral kill.
45 seconds if Anissum, he's been fantastic this series,
but this seems like a bridge too far.
I can't imagine the hard eight here for MIBR
if they lose this one.
35 seconds, Miss and Swing same,
but it's Clemi, picks up four kills in that one,
with three bullets.
Well, it was well played.
It was looking so grim,
even if you've got the opening carry forecast,
not going to be enough.
right here you think he has to fall back there's no chance of the second up
there's a chance of a third actually so nice work from Clem gets himself a quad
kill it's on now it's definitely on they're low on money they're gonna buy
hero AK from the looks of it I mean MIBR do not count them out Insani got
roofed early in the last round there that was to Mao on one health left Clem
up to 15 behind that quad kill. Setting up the apartments very early. Nobody in mid to
flash them over if that's what they want it to. So usually you're gonna want
something like that. You can throw some interesting grenades from the apartments.
Okay there we go. There we go. That's a little bit more interesting. Flash on over
as they jump out of the boiler. So Madam Sierra get in the first one here. You
try to put your distance you don't want to be going down that's the hero AK though
no sign of worry miss him's out of the round only two people defending if they
keep going right now legacy but it has to be quick because the rotation is coming
over the one opening killing venom series not gonna be quite enough they
will need something more all they set it up they jump into the pit and lasso
peaks them at the same time that's a 30 might be all through the doorlies from
Satsun no way umbrano but it's that hero AK and they set him up every step of
the way especially in the pits you draw out the AWP the scope is away and then
Leto peeks in for what has to be one of the fastest AK kills here in Sarni
he's great but he is gonna have to get some divine intervention it's not gonna
have to take down an absolute sick round from Legacy. A hero AK, some
Julees, no Kevlar the majority of the players that see how Lato got this done
a stunning headshot. This completely destroys the MIBR defense here. Jules as well from
Sansen, just a rough salt in the wound there and he closes things out. Oh, it's such a
disappointing finish here. That should be it for Inferno, I'm afraid. He might be able
to get a couple more rounds on the board, but I don't see them holding on for seven.
I have a hard time making that believable in my own head because they just thought that
quad kill for Klim, that was supposed to be the spark that ignited that MIGra and then
immediately dowsed.
He forced him down to a pretty much full eco there, a hero AK sure, but you should be
fitting that once a bet.
They end up winning the second half, it's because of the Furia, you know, tech Mac10
by and then Rush to B and then a hero AK, like what a wicked way to win on the C side.
Wall comes down to this and Klim will have to find the magic once again, he's got no
Kevlar.
He's got the AWP looking for another quad kill here if possible.
Dual die time.
Legacy a one round away from meeting the Falcons in the grand final here at CAC.
Massive grenade damage.
To open things up here.
You know what they did that on the CT side.
Oh! See you later!
Slim sends Skyward's 18th round.
Not looking good to start with Insani's the next to go down.
The Nades over on both sides of the map here towards Bannam.
It's a good shot 5-7 on LNC, but he can't get around the corner of the flash.
It's a good idea trying to set himself up, but now they're trying to retake and Nissimus already calling it out.
I think this might be done. All right, they jump down. That's at least a kill.
I mean, what are you doing now? You can't save. You're in the under bars, the bombs down. You got no kits.
You've got a smoke and an HE double AKs to be fair. I'm gonna give them like a 5% chance of winning this Anders.
Okay, that's generous, Henry.
Get us out of there. Let's go.
They don't have a kid either. This bomb is already so far ticked. I think you're absolutely right five might even be generous here
Good shot from Dumau and Venom Sierra alone against the world legacy make the grand final to defend their title
Here in Shanghai
Absolute crazy play with a cut back on the first map and then a stomping victory on this second map of inferno
Absolutely true what an amazing performance
They are looking a good for the grand final sadzen with 17 kills turning his form around when it really mattered most
And there it is. It will be legacy facing off against the Falcons the grand final tomorrow
Legacy truly proving their pedigree over MIBR that first map was tight
But inferno certainly was not
13-5 in favour of legacy and just as Henry said, Legsley will be heading through to that grand final tomorrow to square off against the Falcons.
I'm hella impressed, Stryker and Bland.
Yes, it was a very, very impressive victory in Inferno all throughout. I do have to say they were just ready for the explosiveness of MIBR that they were trying to bring from the beginning.
from the beginning. I didn't expect that to be the approach, to be honest, because it was quite,
the previous games were quite slow approaches and just making sure that they cross their
T's, dot the i's and make sure that they have the banana control and work from there. Everything
we saw from MIBR was fast paced. I don't want to say to one Brazilian in the crowd, he's very happy
that a Brazilian team won right there. Apparently also some BTS knowledge for all of you at home.
Apparently a friend of Max. Yeah, the back just knows people I guess, right? No, I agree with
Yeah, I felt like we were talking about this in the green room the rounds were ending
We've been up still a minute left on the plot is super aggressive, but also from legacy got a guy again
The readings are so good. They work in unison together and it wasn't just a one-man show
I love to again on his B bombs at such a rock to contend with these cosplays don't working in slot
So they do they were doing like three times in this half and every time lots of got like one or two kills at least
There's one and survived, you know, it's a couple of kills just never really got an opening into the B bomb site
Lato in round 17 by the way, the hero AK as they went on to A. The call was also really good. It was very structured.
They really helped Lato make the most out of AK, but for him to land the shots. Yeah, just an incredible pull-up by him.
Yeah, even the round he just saw where they kind of peaked the one guy and the one B2 a little bit, relaxed basically.
Apart from that, it was a very, very solid CT side overall. And even when they started pivoting back towards the A bomb side,
Striker, he could see, yeah, this is the round we're going to talk about, Sanzin with the AWP, kind of combat AWPing.
He knows his team is kind of tucked into the bomb site so he's like I'm not gonna just stay inside of pit
I'm gonna try and take these shots clean shots coming out from him as well the rotation is super fast
But again, that's because my dad didn't really do much of you know map control
They didn't really go for any conditioning whatsoever super fast round
So with that legacy just had free reign of what they wanted to do on the seating side
Yeah, just complete shutdown struck it feel like it at no point MIBR could properly get there foot in the door
The few rounds they got that there wasn't anything specific that happened. Is that fair?
Yeah, 100% that was the one beat like they had to rely on a 1v2 and then the pistol bite to get a couple of rounds on the
Thie side, right? So they just never really did get a foot in
Yeah, and with that said everybody we can head down on to the stage for an interview
You've made it to the CAC Grand Final two years in a row. Congratulations
What is about Shanghai and the arena and the crowd seems to give legacy the magic?
It's amazing. Thank you guys. Thank you so much. It's very amazing to be here again and having this experience with you guys.
It's amazing to be here in Shanghai in China. I can't describe it. Just thank you for your support.
It's just very exciting for tomorrow to see you guys again. So we want to have your energy and your support again. So thank you.
I just feel that it's really amazing here.
It feels really good.
It's really great.
I can feel the fans and their support.
I can't describe how I feel.
It feels really good.
It's really smooth.
I also hope that tomorrow's game
will be able to feel the support from everyone.
Of course, I think we have to talk about
a very creative combination of this game.
That is the 10-4 off-season of Inferno.
Speaking of the series just ended, we have to ask you about one question.
When the second half happened, Inferno, and you fixed the 10 points against 4 points,
and then you caught a pause and after the pause you after a eco and you made a
decision to half buy and then you rushed there be really hard you dominated them
what is this what is the strategy you're preparing and also who made the call
oh this is a arched genius genius calling so there is nothing much to do he just
yeah I think it was free flow from him he just made it and it was a genius
This is the season, yeah.
on the battlefield and on the battlefield, they all did the right thing.
I'm the least and our coach and art as a gel so they could just give us a like a north so we know where we're going what you're doing why so yeah just makes it makes it looks easier just from the preparation
What do you think?
Before this match, we were prepared for the match.
Not only our team leader, Art, or our analyst,
but also our coach has made a very mysterious strategy.
In today's match, we are also doing a serious job
and listen to the team leader's instructions.
We feel that our preparation is very full.
So before we enter this match,
we can say that we have done what we can do to fight for this match.
Of course, for tomorrow's match,
you will face Falcons.
You are the champions of last year, so I think the match-up is interesting and the last year was close to the end.
You are not the one who is considered to be in the final.
Now you are going to fight against Falkus with the title of the challenger and the challenger.
What do you think of tomorrow's finals?
match and are you defending champion but you're also the challenger against the
Falcons how do you view tomorrow's matchup I think it's gonna be a great
match especially for us to play and for guys to watch as a best of five so yeah
just expect to do our best every day and just win and as much as possible and
that's it so yeah I think it's gonna be a very
Thank you, Zhengbei, and D.A.V. great to hear from Lotto, they're in victory.
Mentioned feeding off the Chinese crowd and their energy.
And I think of specific significance considering they are the current champions
and they've made it through to another grand final, another chance to run it back.
He was asking for the support tomorrow. I don't know if that's going to happen against a fucking team that has
I mean, it could have.
That has the sweet hearts of China and one is one is in Kiyosuke, to be honest.
I don't know about that.
And Karrigan as well, right, wherever you go.
Oh yeah, it's all going to be fans for Finn himself.
But I prefaced this match up saying how for legacy,
considering the other defending champions,
they got a third place aside a bit of a shock upset loss,
I guess for them against game of legion,
Atlanta didn't go any deeper.
For them making the finals, I'm sure it's going to mean a lot
for them as well.
So it feels like they are ramping up, heading into the major.
I think that's a great sign for the side of legacy.
But yeah, all in all, they were the better team right here.
We saw in the interviews, well,
I pointed out how you know are genius calling sometimes not so genius, but here he was looking really solid and yeah, I
Think the other part of what the male mentioned that's important is not just about the prep with their analysts
And if we look at in inferno, it definitely seemed like they were very prepared for what MIBR was going to do
It was curious right because I don't necessarily think that that's the that's the typical MIBR style where they go for a lot of these
explosive plays but every time we were talking about some of these pop plays
right they were always set up passively they were not always they were not
forward kind of the opposite of that happened when when legacy brought some
of these rounds to the MIBR's face and Tony was like pushed up pushed up a banana
against pistols right and then he had a support from behind when we saw that
from from legacy side they had a guy in dark they had a guy in triple right and
there was no way for the pistols to really get a get away and unless you
know they got a crazy shot off or maybe flash them off make sure they
over one, right? So it does seem like they did have a decent idea of what was coming to them.
Or at the very least they were able to adapt pretty quickly as well. So yeah, I mean credit
words dude, they look like the better team and listen, they've taken on almost everyone,
not called Maus and Falcons. Exactly and legacy is only lost so far in the tournament is Falcons,
so they get a chance at revenge and they get to do it in the most poignant match of the tournament,
the Grand Finals. We've got our playoffs bracket up on screen now, yeah we'll start things off
off tomorrow with MIBR versus Maus, that third place decider.
And then yes, of course we can enjoy a best of five grand final.
I'm super excited for this one.
You know, Falcons at this point looking solid
with their latest edition of Karagin.
I think going to be very confident going into tomorrow's matchup.
But legacy, they've proved their metal today.
And they're no doubt going to be inspired
by trying to retain their current trophy and championship.
I don't think there's any question about who the favor it's going to be tomorrow, but there's always this this weird air around Falcons
Whenever they get to the Grand Finals, right? They haven't won a turn tournament with monest yet
Well, that's that's that alone will tell you what kind of I mean, there's there's obviously going to be a lot of pressure
I believe that curse I don't care again, right?
Like when they went up against spirit in Astana, it is spirit who are looking incredibly dangerous right now
I feel as a Falcons. I agree with you
There will be a little bit of air of pressure around them
But I think they should be able to handle them and we're falcons getting a win here right before the major that would be
Insane for the confidence. I think all of the context here is going to be huge motivation for falcons back-to-back
Grandfiles and that's a detail. I did not know
Melanda they haven't won a trophy yet with monosie tomorrow surely the Falcons are going to be
Doing everything they can to win. Yeah, for sure. And look, this is exactly what they got Karrigan for rights to get them over that edge
and this is where Terrigan thrives. We've seen him be confident on the stage, you know, even up to
this point. It didn't really work out against Spirit in Astana, but obviously that's a little bit
of a different level of competition. They still had a pretty good chance to at least take a couple
maps. This is where they have to take it. Yeah. Stryker Blair, any final thoughts before we close
things out for today? No, I think I had a couple of good games, you know, obviously the final map,
looking a little bit more one-sided overall, but I think competitive first map. And of course,
earlier in the day, we had what could have potentially been the Grand Files, which was
vs. Falcons, so all the great Dave Counter Strike, and he definitely felt the rush.
Absolutely, Striker.
Yeah, just excited about tomorrow. This is going to be a fun final.
Yeah, super excited. Thank you to all of you at home for joining us, and we will see you back here
tomorrow for MIBR vs. Maus, and of course our big grand final legacy versus Falcons.
Much love everybody and peace.
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