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What's going on, then?
You look a little bit tired today.
I am tired.
I worked three regions last week, a Brazilian broadcast, a lot of new teams, a lot of prep
and then I see them all over again.
Oh, Jack, you as well.
How many broadcasts did you do?
Zero.
I watched the football.
Wow, Jack.
That's dedication.
Good job.
It is time for the e-mall playoffs where we have a big day ahead of us as we get to send
two teams to EWC.
My name is Annelby, our host for today.
Joining me in the studio we have Alphama and we have Fresh.
And guys, I think we're stepping it up.
The teams are stepping it up for playoffs, but we are stepping it up for the outfits as
well.
Everything's getting a bit real today, right?
We've played through the group stage.
We've now got the teams in playoffs, now we're at the point, ascending teams to EWC, to the international events, to determine their side points, everything matters today.
Qualification day means formal dressing, like just follow the dress code, you know where we are at in the stage.
We are, yes, let's have a look at our bracket then, because we started EML stage 1 with 10 teams, set goodbye to 4 and our 6 remaining teams are placed like this in our bracket.
And as you already mentioned, it is qualification day, we'll be focusing on the top left side of the record there with those two best of threes.
It's my favorite part of every stage because it's the moment where we get to see the first BO3s being played with the top four teams in the league.
It's what we've been expecting. Whenever these teams face, usually we're like, I would like to see another team. I would like to see a BO3.
Well, today is that day.
And that's the thing, it's like best of threes are just the best thing inside of Rainbow Six.
Every team gets to play there, Mark. Then you get to play on the other side.
truly get to see who is the best team. There's no RNG of start sides or anything like that.
Yeah, I'd love to see it. I'm very excited for that. But before we get to that, we always jump
into the Ponorama and kind of review our last playday, but we felt it was fitting to review the
entire group stage by jumping into the Ponorama, starting off with the monster. The play that
you saw was the most impressive over the course of the whole group stage.
Yeah, of course. And that was Benjamaster. Now, I've been quite critical about some of our European
players going off to North
America and going off to
various places to be
exports. I want them back
inside of the ML and
Benjah came back. He came
back to G two and he came
back with a bank inside of
this stage because out of
the nine group stage games
that he played, he went
positive in terms of EPS. He
got over 100 EPS in eight of
them. Now I asked him about
the one game that he did
them, which was a win against
secret. Of course, G two went
flawless across the whole
stage. What he said was they
doubled up on my position
everywhere. So I was always
we won the game because they were doing that, my teammates found the gap elsewhere.
And then we'll have a look at the moment as well, the craziest thing that happened
inside the group stage. And of course, we had to pick the overtime clutch
from Marto, overtime match point, a 1v3 on Skopos.
Skopos clutch, teleporting all the way onto his robot.
I mean, I think I've never seen that approach.
I've literally never seen that.
And I think everybody was shocked.
The fact that the Twitch didn't hear him here, the double kill instead.
And the fact that he wins the last one and actually successfully have the clutch as we hear the voice comes
I just love to see the hype on these guys and honestly Marto has been the king of the clutches because yeah
Just only a few blade days ago. He was the one clutching with Blitz going crazy. What a great idea
Not a great would she as well. Yeah, we'll have a look at the must see then and wherever
We're gonna cheat a little bit here because that there's only two matches to really pick between we might as well pick them both
It is qualification day will be
sending teams to EWC.
Exactly.
G2 are playing against Falcons,
VP are playing up against GK,
and the reality of this is,
yes, it is the start of playoffs,
but whoever wins this will finish
at minimum inside of the top four,
and therefore will cement their place at EWC.
They will go and take those steps on the road
to Paris to EWC inside of August,
which is the tournament everyone wants to play for,
because of course, if you win that tournament,
guaranteed spot at the six invitation.
And you know what that means, Jack? It means that for French fans, they are guaranteed to either see Shaco, or see Liquefac, and really on stage, I mean, technically on stage.
At least going into the groups at EWC, and that's going to be a big one.
Maybe a redemption era for the guys on Falcons to finally win the title in front of a home crowd.
Ooh, 100%! We'll keep our eyes peeled for that.
But before we get to the games, though, I think there's one more thing that I would like to talk to you guys about.
On that graphic, we saw a few, you know, rookies, newer players at the stage.
to qualify to a big event for
the very first time. I want to
talk about our new players in
generally, you know, kind of
also because we had say goodbye
to a few of them with the team
stopping out for playoffs. But
speaking of the new players in
this league does at least three
that really stood out to you.
Yeah, exactly. So we've done a
little bit of a rookie watch. We
looked at the EPS of every
single rookie across the entire
group stage. We thought it was
appropriate to do now. We gave
everybody an equal opportunity.
All nine play days, and here's
the leading rookie position. He was actually the fourth best rated player in terms of the entire stage across any player.
He's had a huge step up and then Zara and Mato as well.
But no, we've also put the operators on here because actually our rookies play the big variation of operators.
You've got some flex players, you've got some entry players, and you've even got some shield players as well Leo.
Absolutely. Highlights for me. Zara, able to do that on heretics, a team that struggled so much.
Mato, able to do that as they had EL, playing mostly shields as well.
And then all the way on the right side of the screen, Smith in my opinion, playing mainly Blackbird and Clash, always on the shields and despite all of this, very close to 100 EPS, 5th best rated player in terms of the rookies, Zara being the top 10 best rated player.
Despite playing for Heretics, that to me is insane.
the team. I'm not sure if
they're going to be able to
play. I especially and also
Rory as well playing on one of
the best teams with huge
expectations after playing at
an STM international event as
well. You know, even got quite
a few clutches in there, so
profuse thanks to his teammates
for getting them out of some of
the situation, but he's looked
like an absolute natural slot,
and it doesn't look like a
rookie whatsoever. And whilst
we see many of these workers
actually return tomorrow, we'll
see what I'm already today as
well in that upper records game.
And that's the big thing that
we talk about here, right?
Playing an upper record.
Shoot you don't win your game
here today. You at least have
But for the first game of the day, we'll talk about G2 and the Falcons, two of our biggest
organizations in Rainbow 6C, two of the biggest names as well, playing up against each other
here in this matchup.
And then it's no surprise that these two have a lot of history between each other.
Yeah, absolutely.
I think we've seen them kind of top the crowd, top the standings of EML for so long, trying
to fight out who's going to be the best team.
And if we look at the team history, especially in the last six months, Falcons was clearly
the best and dominant team of EML.
And if you look at the recent years, G2 have lost that crown.
And the main thing is, I think that in recent history, we've seen, we've started to see
a shift, I think.
Because if you look at 2025, clearly Falcons are dominating, they're winning the two matches
that they played in Stage 2.
They won the face-off in the mid-major, they won the ML Finals, but then something changed,
Jack.
I think ever since the swap between Shaco and Jume in the short term, G2, they seem
to overcome Falcons.
I think that short term payment for Falcons has been kind of obvious. We've seen that very, very consistent stage and actually for G2, it's gone really, really well and it's not just a direct head to head history as well.
If we take a look at these teams in terms of their EWC results, you can actually see that it's been G2 that struggled back in time. They struggled, they missed game of 8, then they qualified to game of 8.
that was back when Gemini was
played and then they struggled at
that event, missed it and then
this is where the shift happened
last year. They got second place
whereas Falcons, who were well
known as basically the tournament
favorites, they won back to back
game as they won the first CWC.
The shift again happened last year
where they really struggled back
in rehab there. I think
realistically that's kind of
showing the teams and their
of stakes as well. I think for Falcons, obviously, they won EWC last year as an organization.
They won $7 million of cash price because of this. There is a lot of pressure on the
shoulders of the players to perform there because the victory at EWC brings 1,000 points
in the standings and it brings their organization closer to a big share of that partnership
program. For G2, it means the same thing. G2, they got 20th plaster. They got $200k.
So obviously, the pressure of both of these organizations are laying on the shoulders
team. The team is going to
win this season. They're
going to win this season. They
are the leaders of every
player, but the falcons
especially ever since they
joined the org, they haven't
found that success that you
see. I think they want
redemption and that's where
you start layering it. You
start layering the direct team
head to head where you know
it's been a tapestry over a
long period of time where
even when it was the call
roster street two against
BDS, they've got a lot of
history. The direct head to
head. Who's going to win? Then
you add in its qualification
for an event on a team basis
and their road to a side, and
then you add in on an
organizational level getting
more to this game than just who wins inside with us to play.
I think it's the roster changes that were a big talking point of course coming into
this game but also the momentum because if you look at G2 they are the only undefeated
team going into this one it's not without a reason that they topped the email groups
and given that that already has seemed to switch a little bit in their favor, Shikou being
added to that, coming up against a formal org, there's a lot of things that come into touch here.
I think there are two very different dynamics in the two rosters. It's the same roster change
by the way, it's like you remove like a superstar and you get a top player from Yamel.
But I think that the very big difference between the two of them.
On one side, you've got G2 that made a team of friends.
Friends that are incredibly gifted about the game, but are still a team of friends.
And I think in the short term, that's going to pay off in terms of synergy.
However, in the long term, maybe there will be a ceiling in terms of discipline,
in terms of maybe inventing a new play style, in terms of depth.
On the side of Falcons, I think it's the opposite.
I think that they added zoom to a system.
That means that they have, they can play so many different styles
that they need to figure out their identity.
And that's why in the short term they're struggling, but in the long term, maybe it will pay off more than G2, yeah.
That's obviously the thing that we're looking forward to, right? You're adding Jiu, a very promising player, and I think you made the comparison to, like, a liquid in SKL over the last week and where you get this, like, really big, promising player in, but the results aren't quite there yet.
But, of course, chances are even going into this best of three. We already mentioned it. Best of three really tests, like, the basics and every safety net of every team.
It really shows you is the better team going into this one and the maps might be a big part of that too
Of course, we've seen stronger maps from both teams. You've seen weaker maps
And I'm just glad that we're back in email where we actually get to see consulate as our first map of the day
Yeah, absolutely
I'm gonna focus first and foremost on the bounds actually both teams banning
Bank of fortress respectively their maps that both teams have got a recent losing record on get them out the way
G2's ban of border is impactful
Why is that because Falcons got themselves into playoffs now they're in fourth place?
They had an inconsistent stage. They got five wins. Three of those wins came on the map of Border.
G2, even though they're good on the map, they're unbeaten on it. They're getting rid of it.
They don't want to play it because they want to get Falcons outside of the comfort zone.
And what that means actually is G2 are going to get that first map Falcons outside the comfort zone.
Playing on Consulate, which was a map they actually played inside the stage,
where of course, because G2 are unbeaten, G2 won that matchup.
Yeah, exactly. They beat Falcons on this map. They are expecting to repeat that the same,
basically the same fit. And I think it's an interesting one because I wouldn't count on Falcons not having learned from that game either.
You lose 7-4 against their main rival. You know you're going to play them in playoffs. Like it's always the same thing.
You know they're going to face them. So 100% I think rework on the side of Falcons. They probably are ready maybe with a Counter-Strike.
EWC is on the line. I'm not surprised if they go there. Clubhouse was an interesting one for me. It's a map that is incredible for Falcons.
In my opinion, maybe the second best team in the world on the map. In the sense that they've got a 7 win streak.
If not for one loss and who was it against Jack face on face man the best team in the world on Tabas
The one team that I think is just like full process driven so methodical
So like really hard to beat on it for G2. It's not a bad metaphor. However, they beat VP on it
Yeah, they did beat VP on it
But I understand why you would go back, you know when if I stick a coaching cat on and I start think about why would I pick a
Team and even though they beat VP who are another top three team
I would look at G2 and I would think well, what did you two not want to be doing?
they don't really want to be
breaching. They don't really
actually like shields
compared to a lot of the other
teams and what's called us
great for teams that love
breaching and love attacking
and playing shields and
executing. So fundamentally
the match shouldn't fit G2
strength. That doesn't mean
they don't play. It doesn't
mean they don't win it. But I
could see why a team,
especially your good uncle
fast would want to pick it
into G2. Now looking at the
lobby, we don't have all the
players in there just yet, but
we will still be bringing in
our castles just to talk with
them a little bit before this
game. We're joined by ease and
there's the day and guys,
before we dive into the
guys before we dive into the game I want to talk to you guys as well did you
watch the England game yesterday like Jack did? Maybe. I'll comment before we
get into that actually Jack you want a nice watch? I am yeah yeah I am I've got
one on today yes. When is it? When is it what? When is it coming home man? It's coming home, it's coming home!
I can't wait. I learned a new word in my English vocabulary it's called delusion.
I can't wait to see killing buffet crying at the end of that game. It's going to be beautiful, not because he won either before you say it. I can't wait to hear Kane. Oh wait, I can't hear anymore anymore.
I can't wait to see killing him by playing crying at the end of that game.
It's gonna be beautiful, not because he won either, before you say it.
I can't wait to hear Kane.
Oh wait, I can't hear anymore.
He doesn't have a voice anymore.
He doesn't have a voice anymore.
He's like, hey, hey, hey, he's so good, yeah.
Before this kicks off with two countries against each other,
talking about this game, then.
Big qualification match, best of three, G2 against Falcons.
Who do you think takes it?
Ooh, we were talking as before we came live.
When you look at it, it's been 12 months
that's what I'm talking about.
I'm talking about the
best in the series. So. It's
hard, but I think you two more
informed. I think they went
here. Falcons have stepped off
in the last two or three months.
I think they're more beatable
now than ever. That's the bit.
It's numbers versus form. It's
like Falcons. Statistically are
always on top of this matchup.
It seems when you look at it
over the years, but they just
don't have the form at the
minute, finishing in fourth
place. G two beating everybody
taking the win off as pro at
you've got a back G2 for the
form at the minute. All right,
cool. It seems really exciting.
I'm like and where this is going.
Hopefully we'll get a great
match. There was our first
qualification game is ready to
start. Awesome. Let's get into
it and saying this is an exciting
day. We qualified two teams into
EWC were riding on the high of
England's win yesterday. I can
be in a better mood for casting
today, to be honest with you.
Absolutely does have to I can't
I'm going to be a great
player. I'm going to be a great
player. I'm going to clear this
up. I am a huge, huge football
fan, huge England fan. I had a
situation. I got up for the game
when it was a one a n kickoff for
us. I got up for the game. I was
there. I was ready to do it. It
got pushed back an hour, so it
wasn't going to finish to like
4430. Maybe later if it went to
extra time and I had had to get
up at 7 AM today. Absolutely
no option. And I have no option
of sleeping through the day
because I had a bunch of stuff
to do my daughter. So
the game. We're going to have
a look at the game. You know,
you can make up and watch the
game immediately in bed before
what before checking my phone,
and yeah, it was it really set
me up for the day and it set
me up for some competitive
siege as well. Just got me in
that right mind set and. We're
going to see some here between
G2 and Falcons were on console.
We've got a band's come through.
It's going to be snaking
talk about, so we're going to
have the Intel ops taken away
by Falcons. You know, very
the game. I think that's a
really good point. I think
that's a really good point between
her calls. You and I have
discuss this at length. There's
particularly at pro league. I
think you know what I was
saying was valid. We had more
than seven seconds generally
between calls anyway, so I don't
think it will have had a big
effect on pro play particularly,
so I think yet definitely plenty
of value in taking that book be
away still. But interestingly,
if we look at console, that's
the map these two played on
The church in PT help you Tim.
10 seconds to insert it.
No, not at all.
With writing that sorry excuse for a reason,
the justification, the missing out on some great victory.
To be fair, I fully believe that I made a sacrifice
for everybody else there.
Because if I'd have stayed up and watched it,
it'd have been a boring match in Mexico to 1-1-0.
But because I went to bed and missed it,
it was one of the greatest World Cup games of all time.
Whether you're an England fan or a neutral,
it was a brilliant game.
I don't think anybody could deny that.
And now the big role is, does this become one of the best siege days
through the Bones Volno and Tees?
Arguably, that's a two in terms of following and popularity.
So it certainly has to do with something.
That big question on our minds is, will we see falcons perform at the level required, though,
to be able to bring down G2.
We're starting things off with Alomar working his way down through secret, into war server,
and the cross.
So rather than going in for the main breach, they'll look for the verticals,
they'll look to get the charger on this side with Doki backing him up.
We've seen this play, it's blood, bread and butter at this point.
So now that you're shielding them and they're gonna come up alongside them,
looking to capitalise on the attention they're drawing,
that is gonna force players on the side of Falcons back into Woodside.
Alamo just fishing out the intel there, we saw the yellow or pink
and him and Doki have managed to progress far enough forward.
Shaco's in support of the ace as well, so they'll start getting this wall breached.
They know that there's one on the opposite side, I love this.
They've gone the wrong way, it was so close.
I love the play, get the Selmer on the wall, force the bandit to stay,
used the Maverick and they just on a 50-50 looked the wrong side.
Doki tried to get back onto his main weapon and check the other corner,
but by that point, Brede had been able to scamp her away.
Here is the opener, the Doki manages to get a leak of f**k as he tries to
rotate back into sidegown spiral. Great start for G2, five versus four.
Yes, and it does take a really quick time as well. I thought like, honestly Tim,
you could have told me that someone had just like smashed your favourite China plate
then without you reacting about that breach going up.
Obviously it didn't open the way that they need. It has men that for now at least Falcons are dug in that little bit deeper
But they are in a five versus four G2 with the shield on site. Plenty of nades and utility still to make use of when pushing their way forward here
They're not at all in any rush to try and get this one done. They know they've got buckets of time and not a whole lot left to do in this round
You can tell they're talking not the usual fabric
It's a little bit messy on the wall
but it gets the lines of sight that they need.
Nigel comes out, does no damage.
Shaco picks up Breeday, four versus three.
Diffuser can be collected as Shaco goes round and gets another,
gets himself into yellow now.
He can hold down that door from the pillar
and just prevent anybody coming back in,
which he does triple as he finds solid top.
Breeday, you want 30 seconds left to go.
Shaco planting, but won't have time as Benja picks up the last.
It's gonna be G2 taking round one
with a very nice attack of
basement. This is one thing
G2 have done ridiculously well
all stages attack. They're very,
very organized them and voters
probably think of looks so
exciting to watch how they use
shields to draw attention how
they still move forward at a
very good pace. How they tend to
just flooding together when it
comes to the execute and leave
the opposite side with very
little to do. Not once during
that round looked like G2 was
starting to get a little bit
and see a little bit wary that
they were running out on time.
Everything went according to
plant down to how they dealt
with the plant down to how
away from the C4. Now it's a holiday to Alomar, consistently pressuring players and letting
the rest of his team pick or kills. Now it's of course Shaka walking out with a 3k. Just
a perfect round from them. Zero complaints and Falcons. Dara says, see this is a similar
problem we've had with them in previous weeks when we've spoken about this. Solotov and
Likifaka have been playing as their go-to entries, always wanting to be the first ones
to take engagements. But they don't do it together, which leaves the sort of situation
you just saw. A perfect bring to Likifaka, 3B for Doki, G2, unbothered in round one.
So historically here on Consulate Falcons have actually got a really good record.
The 4-1 and the defensive win rate is 74%.
So they are looking for a strong start to this, you know, make no mistake in that, although
this is G2's map pick and you could be forgiven for thinking, well, you know, it's G2, obviously
Joe's in here, they want to come here, they want to play.
G2's attacking win rate 42% on Consulate.
So, yeah, definitely, you know, again, like I said at the beginning, the numbers always seem to stack up on the side of Alcant in this matchup, but G2 certainly carrying forward.
As I always say, winning is a habit, and it's going to be a habit that G2 look to continue as Shaco picks up his fourth kill in the game, takes down Leakerfak, five versus four.
Absolutely, well that's the start again, Leica Fax picks up as the entry because he's the
one trying to make things happen, but a comeback to that prior point, he's often doing so
alone and G2 are just so good at understanding when they need to get control of certain parts
of the map and if there's a roam of that as there was just now, it becomes all too easy
for them.
So, as you say, once again, Balkans are in a 4 versus 5 and G2 are very, very happy to
keep on bringing the weight, crushing down around them as the round wears on, solo stop
being shipped pretty low here, not forgetting that it's heat and news is currently dancing
around upstairs in G2. No, that's what they want to get done first. They want to force
these players back. So you've got a track coming in towards June to make sure he's definitely
downstairs. He's got a C4 that he's already tried to make use of. It's worth noting.
One still available to breed day in stage one has been our top C4 enjoyer. We did the
mass yesterday. He has got the most C4 kills with any player in EML throughout stage one.
And I can imagine this round, well, if you look, it's trying to find another because
my God, do his team needed to equalize the scoring.
I think I'm just aware of player in behind long desk up on the top floor. The track comes in that suggests. Yes
There was some communication there
It's just that's okay to bring in that track and clear out that position. That's exactly what's gonna happen
But G2 even though they've got that entry kill. I feel they are struggling to get themselves established here
Oh, that is a missed opportunity for tune
You have to be winning those if you get that takes that bench and brings it back to four before you start thinking right
G2 might actually struggle here, but 5 vs 3 now, they can start to get moving across this top floor.
Next track comes in, this time it's going to be onto the solos of Solotov.
He is low health as well, he really doesn't want to be taking a fight here.
And he's going to be careful going up against, upside down, Repel.
It's always going to be tough.
Ooh, and used to the reverse, gets rid of stomping as well, not bad at all.
Now being pushed onto, off him behind, he's not looking enough to get spawned onto at the same time as that went off.
But, let's get to himself alive.
Shiko squaring up again for a fight
on towards his old teammate.
The second time in a row now that he's got Solotov,
just by dropping his shoulder a little bit,
going into the crowd, should be picking up a kill
on Solotov as he rounds.
Last one was the bottom of yellow
when he was starting yellow pillar himself,
making it look easy.
And the cross from Benja on towards Breide,
uses the nose, a bit of a clutch,
gots him with 15 seconds to play.
It's doable, but you might be asking a little bit too much.
Finds one, lines up the second, but no.
Shiko is unwanted, dates him.
He wants to get to EWC,
and he's certainly ain't gonna let his old team stand in the way.
The problem for users there was always the second and third kill.
He was gonna get a freebie because they had no idea where he was,
but he was low health and as soon as he gets that kill, he announces his location.
And you're gonna end up losing in a head-to-head fight against two.
This was a big mistake from June, I'm afraid.
And I know it probably looks a bit harsh, it's a quick gunfight, these things happen.
I don't think it was quite 50-50 because I don't think
actually knew that June was there initially. And that's why we saw him get back into cover.
But June has to pick up that kill there. Four versus four, maybe the round goes different.
Label losing that is a big blow for them though. And they find themselves five versus three then.
G2 able to really start just piling the pressure on. We saw 20 seconds later,
Volkan is dropping back to site. They tried to leave Solotov up above, but he couldn't keep
himself in the fight and G2 yet just just really taking advantage of numbers situation that they had.
So they go to 0 remember I did say 74% defensive win rate for Falcons on consulate.
So far 0% win rate against G2 on consulate today big problem for them.
I mean look a little bit around the fact that G2 haven't managed to beat Falcons in the best
the last year and you might hear that, they played them once, they played them twice in
our finals back in December, they played them in Munich, Valken's won all of those series
and in fact played them back in the stage 2 playoffs as well. It has been plain sailing,
it's fair to say for Valken's but look back at the best one we've played in the middle
of the stage so far then, that was the 7-4 to G2 on this very map. So there's almost
like somewhat of a risk I'd say by letting G2 go back here again, granted once you go
into a best of 3 it is hard to ban away maps that you don't really want to play because
you might have pervabands you've got to deal with. You only get to Badaway 2 before the other side gets to pick better with big pillar G2 thought, well, we've batted you 7-4 here once, I'm very confident we can do it again and so far, well, that's showing that it might be a bit of a tide changer overall.
Fairly Shaco was the key that has helped them turn that result upside down, as you alluded to so far, yet to find a single round here. This could be a 3-0 start for G2 on the attack in half.
you know, just recognize it.
Maybe you've been struggling for
a little bit of Intel. They've
been surprised once or twice.
And also obviously the site will
play into that as well. Going
this time to the top floor site
will give more of an opportunity
and look at that. Benjy walks
in and this time June is more
than ready for the fight. You
put the vector to good juice,
picks up his man and that is
going to be the first entry
found for Falcons in this game.
Dorky manages to find
found for Falkens in this game. Doki manages to find Jumin with a late trade, but he can find
Jumin with that pulse scanner to get himself a nitro kill. How about that for some aggression?
Doki walks in and picks one up with Falkens. The trade game has been creating round three.
He's given this team a chance here. They can still try and get away where the planer
intention winning off the back of the round with Shiko. He smells blood to me,
trying to push in deep here as well. I expect him to find one on long desk but there is no one there
But you can see the danger. You give an IGL and then cell operator 7, they call everything.
Leak of Baxi in both players. There's been a bit of free trade here, they're ready for the swing.
Not quite able to collect him, but Shaco is now dangerously low.
60 seconds to play with this, a lot of time. They've got the defuser Baxi,
and now Alamo could try and be a little bit cheeky here for a plant.
The Shaco gets any more kills in this round. They're going to be ruined.
That missed opportunity again. There you go, he should have been dead.
The plant goes down, it's 2v2. He can't get the last book in Alamo.
He's been on an unbelievable resurgence lately in terms of his numbers. He has been going massive. We're talking back to 2021 Alamo. Can he hold on here? Yes. He finds the tower top. Does he get the second he takes? Damn it! He finds it!
What's that on the stairs? We've got a chanker on site.
He should be able to do this, but get through the freebie.
The stepping towards site was really clever as well.
They probably hear that door is blocked off
on the balcony side of the decay.
They're not pushing into there for now.
We're okay, they're just keeping it blocked off.
The fact that he opens it and gets the freebie
onto the chanker, Breede, I don't know how he didn't hear him,
but that was really what unlocked the round from there
and enabled Alamance to pull off that massive play.
It started so well, Tim,
but they're yet to find a single defensive round.
And Falcons are pretty sure at this point
they're just thinking, oh no,
not again. Yeah, it's been
really good from G2 so far,
whether, you know, in control
by the way, literally what HP
and a dream there, but puts
that DMR to great use, just
picks up the pulses, he comes
around the corner and G2,
whether in the lead or whether
having to find a response and
fight back from behind, they
have proven over those first
three rounds that they can do
it, whatever the situation in
front of them so much so that
we're going to see Falcons pull
that tactical time out. They've
decided that they need to be
having a chat. They've lost all
three defensive sites on a map.
They are historically 74% defensive
win rate on. This is an absolute
battering and the need to turn it
around it right now. Right now
round four has to be theirs.
I'll come back to what Alomar
said in an interview during the
stage where he said, you know,
we're actually quite like
starting on attack and I think
that's a small teams through
challenge league many, many years
ago who said the same is up about
the game. We've got a lot of
players that have been
involved in the game. We've
said the same is about that
confident in our attacking play
that we'd rather start on the
attack. Get that out of the way.
Get that as well as warned
provider. So we're not being a
little bit. Hello, but slow on
the defensive side. And you see
how it's working. Absolutely
wonders for them. Of course, they
didn't choose to start on the
attack. G two pick the map of
Falcons. Therefore got to choose
the side, but I guarantee you G
two were not bothered in the
slightest about having to start
on the attack given that's how
they've chosen to play many of
their games. I thought it is
to the basement for Falcons.
So what did we see from G2 last time?
It was a push with Alamo on the Monte,
down into secret and progress forward from there.
Open the wall from the rear side,
got a couple of kills around spiral,
and G2 push forward.
Shaco got a triple kill in the round,
which helps as well, of course.
That's gonna change this time.
You're just gonna rush on it,
and you see an opportunity.
He managed to take down Ucis on the mirror,
but the Nitro hit his mark.
Dorky is down, but not out.
He's just covering at the minute. They're not going to get an opportunity. I don't think to pick Dorky up
Oh, no, he does manage to choose himself back up. No, it's gonna be Kendra on the finger gets him back on his feet
But leave your back is all that's not ideal stomping with the team kill in the middle and G2 just getting a little bit ahead of themselves
There they thought it's in a gap. They went in aggressively but Falcons
I'm not sure we're quite ready for it, but they certainly responded good round from them
Yeah, I don't hate it as well because we speak about this a lot when a team takes attack time out
You normally expect there's a reinforcement of fundamental set up right play together playoff trades taught to each other communicate
What is the best way to undo all that mental preparation they're doing rush their pants off and be inside side 20 seconds
If we didn't see Alomar going down to the C4 if we didn't see shaka being domed at range
I think I have a very different conversation right now. So another one where it came down to being somewhat close
I like at least the idea coming out from G2, even if it didn't result in a round win.
Let's see how the fifth round goes.
Use this must have been absolutely hammering that secondary gadget button to detonate that nitro when he had the blitz in his face.
He knows he's got no other hope in that fight and he must have just been absolutely mashing the button track.
in the bottom track, Danny, Danny, Danny, as quick as you can, and he did ultimately manage to get,
and I think honestly that's that's the one of the round defining moments there. If Allamow survives
that gunfight and his insight on the blitz, he could turn into a real wasp in the room just,
you know, going around as an absolute nuisance that they can't get rid of and that's just taking
constant attention, maybe manages to get another kill on there in sight, so yeah, big from users
to recognize this is my best opportunity to win this fight and that's the one that I'm going to focus on so it's 3-1, it's round 5, G2, continue on the attack for two more rounds and Benja already has taken a ton of damage underneath, they're attacking top floor and Benja's trying to open up some of those power spots so that the Falcons can't play on in there and it looks like Falcons might have woken up here does.
He's still wanting to get himself in underneath his side 20 seconds.
He's gone a bit fast there, but this is the kind of style that G2P player can.
I've said that about them so many times in the past.
When things look go right, they look like absolute geniuses.
When they go wrong, they look like absolute morons,
because they'll do things that are a little bit risky,
because they'll, I won't go as they cut in corners,
but they know to move faster to be able to capitalize.
They need to be able to take risks from time to time,
so when it does work out, it's absolutely wonderful.
And yes, it takes some chip damage, but he's still alive.
He can still fulfill the role here that the book needs to.
So I wouldn't really be too much in terms of 70 points damage.
We'll see the next gunfight that it gets into.
That'll give us a much more clear idea of how important
that HP loss is going to be.
Utility dealt with so they can start pushing through from the admin side.
Oh, Doki absolutely deletes Saladov.
I think he just had a sixth sense that somebody was through there.
The Mew Jammer might have prevented the drones,
but it didn't prevent Doki.
just being aware rips the head off Solotov. That's the Valkyrie gone. G2 with another entry.
Continues on and that is four out of five for them so far today.
Yeah, Lee Kapak and Solotov have had such a rough time, but look at what I said earlier on. They
play individuals. They try and pull off a flank and you won't get away with that against a team like
G2. They're fast in Weldry, they've got a lot of information, a lot of drones covering the map as
well. They're going to know if you're coming and they're going to make sure you lose out on that
I really want to see them fix that early round play because for Falcons
It's what's in the months and lose in more often than not in the vast majority of them either way four versus four
They're balanced one back on towards doki still winnable as you come towards that last 45 and Breda has got a lot of fire to play with
Yeah, it's actually good stuff from Falcons this the fact that they've managed to get themselves largely back to site with
There's still four left alive
It's not bad at all, I think Leakifact was just tight against the wall there so he couldn't
move in any further to get his leg out of trouble, stomping managers defined users, second
kill of the game for him, it becomes a 4v1 as G2 have collapsed onto site and I really
thought Falkens had the manpower and the utility to hold on but it doesn't look like it's
going to be the case, Shiko was going for the plant but didn't need to in the end, stomping
picks up the kill at long desk and it's going to be G2, 4-1. Falcons essential round six coming up
for them. They need a 4-2 half, they need this defence. They're just making it look so easy right
now G2. They know everywhere that Falcons are going to run, they're winning every single gunfight
they're stepping into. It's just too easy isn't it? Like look, you can't be missing out here.
Equally, he has to know he's being shot out here but you've got to be doing something a little bit
more than what you're offering so far. I'm afraid Falcons are the school just carry on.
get excited for Falcons, even
when there's like 30 seconds,
20 seconds on the clock. That's
still all the time that G2 needs
to pull something off. They're
chasing management of the tempo
around is just absolutely
fantastic and has been from round
one all the way through to
round five. Final defense coming
up for Falcons and it is going
to be that mid floor site. We
saw them play it back in round
two the actually switched the
order in the second half.
to the actually switch the order in this second half,
which is a little bit of a concern for me
if I'm a Falkens fan, because I'm looking at this thinking,
maybe there's a little bit of a lack of confidence
in this side, because previously we saw the rotation
as basement, and then piano, and then top floor console.
We saw that, like I said, we saw that kind of reverse
in this one, it was basement, then console, top floor,
and now it's gonna be piano.
So, just makes me ask the question, you know,
was there a moment there in round five
they were picking the site where they said no no we fancy top floor more here and so G2 could be
in for a very good half if they're able to get this one one as well imagine it's going to be at
least immediate top floor pressure but I'm just looking at Benja here and not sure what the plan
is but he's right there next to the window ready to hop on in now he's moved away now to front
the
game.
I'm going to be too aggressive
from G2.
Okay.
Once again, Ben just doing a lot of vertical work. You see him multiple times. I get in underneath on the book. We see
upstairs holding off on the flank to make sure
they couldn't get through the vertical hole. So
while right now he's got himself
focused on the ground floor on the switch versus above, I do think you're still seeing head upstairs and look to give that cover to make sure there's no
unable to jump in the start cause of damage from above when G2 looks to go for an execute.
the day when you look back at Benja to go to like Nade and C4. God, I think they won
their side reference before. He had 36 C4 and grenade kills. This person in second
place with 18 was Brede. So double as many as the player in second place. He absolutely
loves playing on the vertical, whether it's got explosives or not. So I think you will
again see that control being focused, being a bit focused on the G2 to start things out.
They've got to force these four players away. Solotov finally gets himself an entry here
and it's Benja that falls down on main stairs.
I did wonder for a second there where the solid top was going to give Benjah opportunities.
Aime was just a little bit wide to begin with but then he did manage to find the kill.
It took quite a lot of damage along the way and I mentioned that because Jume has just
taken some on yellow stairs as well. Not quite as much but that's two players on the side of
Falkens that are just a little bit lower on health. The last time they got an entry kill was back in
round three. Jume on to Benjah they didn't go on to win the round. G2 were still able to overcome
those odds.
I mean, I'm not sure if it's
a good idea. Again, they've
given them an inch and she to
have taken a mile Tim. Do you
manage to find a beauty on to
the head of our mind, but
that's going to be all we can
do. Stop and manage to grab
a quad in the round. He's a
little bit quiet, but he's
walking up in round six. I
tell you what. Just Wow. Yeah
returned. If you give them an
they were in the right positions,
but. Just when it matters when
G2 step in towards site when
they look for the gunfight, it
all falls to tatters. I'm sure
the studio have got a lot of
thoughts and guys. What did you
make of that? We do have a lot
of thoughts about that because
we seem to be very impressed by
G2 so far, and I feel like
especially if you look at what
G2 are doing on the attack on
this map exactly. Yeah,
Consulate is our least played
map in the entire map. Actually,
I pulled some of the stats
Consulate worldwide is 37%
attacker favor and G2,
And G2 on this map, so far this year,
54% on the attack, and they've just put an absolute masterclass out there.
5-1, Leo, it's been honestly incredible for them.
And for me, it's the way they do it.
So if we look at actually Shai-Kou leading the charge on the side of G2,
it's a fragfest. It's him winning gunfights upon gunfights upon gunfights.
It starts on the first round, by the way.
The strategy here is follow a mountain down the corridor
in the middle of basement, in the middle of crossfires.
Strategically, is that sound? No, not really.
But A makes it like, like basically Shaco winning every gunfight, makes it work.
And so it's the win condition in round one, it's the win condition in round two,
it's the win condition here in round three, which was the clash from LMO,
and Shaco then brings back the 2v3. It just keeps on happening.
G2 are just the perfect example, like, of a team executing a 50-50 plan together
is far, far better than a team executing a 100% plan not together,
because they find a way, even when the plant is certain stuff, when things go wrong
and they have to probe and poke and lie, they do it scape and they do it in sync
and there's been five, one has been flawless from that.
So, so far we've explained how impressive it is for G2 to do that on attack on Consulate.
We've explained also the way they do it, right?
But we've not explained why it's happening.
So, let's take a look at one round where you have Buck aiming down towards Leakefak here.
Look at how frozen Leakefak here.
He's probably calling for help, probably trying to help.
Look at this, he's standing in front of the Buck, he's fully exposed.
It's like it's like makes mistakes that we never see from Falcons before and so we're fortunate enough to hear the team comes
And that whole round leaky fact knew the book was down there
He tagged him up
He was the reason that the book was 10 HP in the first place tagged him first engagement of the entire round there
And he was asking two of his teammates guys make vertical on this book
I will make a play that I think that's the reason that he was stood neither of his teammates did it
I think communication has been the big problem for Falcons the one round where they made the place together
together was the one round where they shut down G2's rush.
Every other round they were just so fragmented off doing their own things,
off doing little side-presses everywhere.
Valkyrie seems to have to start us a second half without the shield as well.
Without Sword Snake, is that going to bring much issues to them?
No, I think right now nothing game-related is the problem.
In other words, it's fully mental.
Like, if I wasn't nerting, it's like they need a big wake-up moment
and they need to start thinking, okay, we can actually do this
because one team is in the server right now and the other, they're not there.
No, absolutely not. That's what we're looking at here with this first half concluded and that 37% attack in half
Or percentage that you just mentioned Jack is not in favor of Falcons whatsoever
Something big needs to change to at least sell with something on that one
Thank you very much guys and very much to reinforce the what we said during that first half team coming in from the desk there
Which is she too
They might do things that when they work out look like genius and when it goes wrong
They look like lunatics, but the key thing is they do it together a strong together
Is the big thing or state and this is such on these bands from G2?
Shock or a team they are
Identical to the last time they played because like I said before if it ain't broke why fix it
They beat them seven four here with these exact bands
So they're stuck to the same
I wouldn't be shocked if you do get to round nine that we see a bullet's being taken away as our third is that was also
The band that we had last time around
I think at least three rounds back-to-back here for Falcons they need to match what G2 did which was starting off with a full attacking rotation
successfully. The stats don't support them doing that if we have a lot of 52% of Falcons historically on this map over the last six months
So it doesn't really support the winning and taking, you know, the full first three because they've effectively statistically used them in the second print.
But let's see what they can do. Straight away we're going to have a posit getting open up to those secondary hard breach gadgets.
They must is gonna be tracking
Onto the solace but doki manages to clear that obviously using those new guns to be able to
Just make sure that that track fails and further Intel is going to be given away
For now this anyway
Yeah, I mean this entry again for me is the big sticking point right like even across the last time these two teams
Play but G2 on the defense across the five rounds that it took to see in that second half
Falcon's got the entry in a single one
We're seeing exactly the same thing playing out today in the first half.
It's worth voting by the way, Benjy got three of those entries last time around too.
He was a little bit of a demon, it's fair to say it's in with those C4s.
And look at what he's got in hand now, a C4 yet again.
The lucky managers to pick up June, another good entry.
Five out of seven so far, going in for a bit of G2.
And they close out almost all of them.
They've only lost one round where they've got the entry kill.
to the list. Managers to find
another dinner. Hedge. It just
falls apart rapid from their
Benji goes in with a headshot. G
two collapsed G to get the round
and fuckings are in serious
trouble. This one could be over
before it began. Yep. I mean,
we're at six and one. It feels
like we're speed running towards
a very, very quick closing first
map. And the problem then, Tim,
is I know, of course, in maps
two and over in the best of three,
I know we're stepping into a
second map. You can't help us
You can't help but feel a little bit nervous, even with it being clubhouse.
A map that G2, I would say, aren't always the biggest fans of.
It's kind of the same story for Falcons.
I just feel like we're careering towards a 2-0 if this carries on.
They need to do a real quick reset in between maps here,
otherwise this series is over and done.
And they drop down to the lower bracket where I believe they face up against
Fnatic, who I can only imagine sitting there at that tantalising prospects
of making EWC and seeing a baton and bruised Falcons and thinking,
Yeah, that was for us. Cheers. Thank you. Yeah, I agree. I think it doesn't really look like the map is the difference. So, you know, what you're saying about a two zero, they're G2 go on and win.
Yeah, with the way things are going, and that wouldn't surprise me at all because G2 just look sharper. They just look quicker in the gunfights. They just look more accurate.
just look deadlier than Falcons do so far today. You know, G2 doing the wrong, they've played consulate
fantastically well, played as a team really well, pressured together, you know, worked together as a
unit, put that working together as a unit, that working as a team is going to carry forward onto
Clubhouse as well. June will not allow Dorky to carry forward into the rest of the round though,
that's the soulless, Garny nearly had his money, managed to land a shot or two onto June, didn't
to find ahead and do just an
absolutely wonderful reverse
solid top managers to pick up
stomping and the resurgence of
Vulcans that come back trail at
least starts off with a double
entry.
What's that possible saying the
rooms of my demise were
greatly exaggerated and maybe
maybe we start to see a bit of
a pullback if they lose this
round and there'll be a serious
problem there are five versus
two Tim it's one for the taking
my concern is less this round
It's the following four that we need to come out on top of as well. G2 will find a site that they can win on
They will find a way through around at some point and that is where I feel
I don't know. Oh, frustrated
Conflicted. You want to believe that Falcons can do something like that?
We've seen them pull off some amazing comebacks historically against teams that aren't G2 international events for example
This one just feels maybe it's a little bit too far. Yeah, Falcons absolutely can do it
that really well. Much better
round from Falcons. They
wouldn't almost all of their
gunfights there looked a lot
sharper, particularly that
kill from June. Good stuff
from them to take step one.
Calm down because that was a
solid top 4 K there, and you
know me, Tim. I speak about
hero plays all the time when a
single player pops off and goes
nuts. Yes, often enabled by
their teams from what will also
by mistakes from the other side.
You need to be able to win as a
team as well. The only man
they've done that in so far was
something a little bit mental, a bit of a rush. So we've had them deal with the rush well, we've had
Solisov drop an absolute nuke in round eight. As I said, the next four rounds is what I'm really
concerned about because the other six G2 have just been lights out a better team.
That's, and it comes down to, you know, the age-old G2 have only got to be right once. That's the,
you know, the way that G2 have played so far. Can you honestly see them not picking up one round
here on the defence. At the minute, it's difficult to imagine, but Falcons have just given us something
to at least build that hope on. It was a good round for them, a good couple of gunfights,
like you say, Solotov coming in big with 4k as well. They can't rely on that every single time,
but give it a nice shot as they're starting to maybe just get the gears moving a little bit.
This time, they are going to be attacking onto these split sites. It's going to tell us an
archives. G2 do have a top floor presence as well. They are everywhere but the basement
really there's nobody down in the basement at the minute but otherwise and they do have a presence
and this is interesting because that's exactly where Vulcans are looking to pressure early in the
round. Sure. Now there's actually falls towards Broody and that blitz that I said plays on the
previous balance from the last time they played on this map would be banned away that are a black
but they seem more comfortable leaving the strategy, of course, leaving the BlackBeat available for them to play with.
And if it's being identified as more of a problem, but they're to say, really hasn't had the best day so far,
so maybe they change it up and look towards something else that's been a problem throughout this game.
And I imagine that'll point more towards things like the jokobii that you're currently on.
Yeah, I look back historically at how, because I've always said that there are a team that relies super heavily on interoperators,
and I think relying on them clearly is not doing them any favors to Liquid 2 on-site,
and they just had a mute swing onto a window and get a free kill.
kill. Mm, okay.
Ooh!
Tornar damage benches, second natural kill of the game, by the way.
Look at her! Killed!
Yeah, exactly that. It's gonna be the doker bit and the demoss taking out.
Breidae low health, Stolatov low health, three versus three.
You've really gotta put this in the hands of G2 now.
This is their opportunity to close this one out.
Oh, so that's it. Look downstairs.
I think you might be working this way up now.
In fact, no, he's still hanging down there stomping.
Probably downstairs. I was gonna say how to see for but he does not was then trying to join up in support his teammate
But they're in a spot where they can afford to dance around a little bit here
The information getting me some lights on the side of Falcons and they'll punish them through the vertical
There's no day most track. There's no call available those two early aggressive kills from G2 might just see this wraps up here and now
And that's the really big loss to Falcons there if they wanted to keep anybody on the board
It was June he has a sledgehammer. He can open the verticals. He was full health as well
That's the other really important element solid top radio
I've got less than 50 health to share between the two of them G2
Shaco on full health stomping half-health for the TC SG
They are just in such a demanding position here stomping steps around first one down
And now you've got pre day with a fraction of health
He's on a shield is very little that he can do realistically and G2 just needs to be patient here
I think drop back to side exactly what stomp and does he's gonna leave this challenge up to shy
a masterclass of playing around the mute in those early kills and a well deserved win.
Yeah, absolutely devastated from G2 there as they open up with a solid win against Vulcans in map 1
and you've really got to worry for Vulcans coming into that second map.
Carlbeck, see how it goes. Of course, for now we'll see how things go.
We're in the break, Vulcans have got a lot of words to do. Back with you in just a few.
Kill!
You're gonna ask me!
You're gonna ask me!
Well, that is a clear statement from G2 with the way that this first map wins.
I think especially on their defense, just riding off of that momentum that they created
after going so well on the attack.
Yeah, and we started saying it in the halftime.
I don't think the moment shifted at all when I went to defense.
It's the same story all in all.
I think we are lacking the reaction on the side of Falcons.
Jack, you said it best.
There is some kind of nervousness.
There is nerves here.
There is a mental problem in the way
that Falcons is dealing with that game.
They are taking themselves very seriously.
G2 on the other hand, they're having fun.
They're crushing big scenarios like this.
Look at them, smiling, yelling.
And it's big moves again and again and again.
And even that round six after the clutch, look at this.
This was initially a 4v5 on round six.
And then something gets a 4kid.
And we're talking about 10 of the best players
inside of Wild Siege right now.
Inside of the side, every single one of them
is there on merit because they are in the best team in the world.
They are some of the best players in the world.
Now, what's the differentiation between the two?
It's usually mental.
It's pressure.
It's synergy.
It's how much enjoyment and how they deal with the occasion.
So far, it's just G2 dealing with the occasion and Falcons seem to be absolutely disappointed.
And you know what's like crazy about this is if you actually like compare like the two newcomers on
the side of G2 and Falcons like they're supposed to be like the big names on there. They're supposed
to be the big guys performing well. Yeah, look at that. I mean, there's barely someone that's not
doing his job here. No, that's rough to see that of course here, Shaco having a great start to this
I think that's what he did.
He was just much already. And
for some miles, it felt like he
was just walking in on the
attack, creating big scenarios
for him. And he was. He's the
player that G2 brought to do
just that. He used to do that
for this team in terms of
Falcons. And I think
realistically, he's like G2. I
think one of the best things
that they do is they make the
place around him. They see him
going for it, and then they go
for it. The very first round
don't keep said that even said
it in the team. He said, I'm
baiting myself up to die
because I know that you will
get the kills. And that's
exactly what Shaco did all the
way back around one. We can
measure some of the best
I know that these two rosters cast some of the best IGLs that European stage has to offer.
Absolutely, Alemao versus Liquefac, it's something that we've always loved to see.
And I think these two players have very different results.
Liquefac didn't have a bad stage whatsoever, but Alemao has been on a run.
The entire stage has looked amazing.
Today is no different.
Most importantly, pay attention to the entries here.
0 and 3 on the side of the Liquefac.
Alemao somehow gets two opening kills.
There is something, again, in a statistic that creates such a huge gap between the two.
Ami and Jack, and he only has two times more EPS than Link effect.
Yeah, he really does. He's been so good, and he's actually been so good the whole stage as well.
And I think it comes off the back of the same question, the same E-Force, is that
if you look at all the rise and the resurgence of this player, because actually he probably
had quite a bad last year, personally in terms of the stats.
He was blamed by everybody.
Everyone was seeing LMO as the problem.
Exactly.
Everyone was pointing to his stats.
the team. They've got a lot of
players. But they finally got a
team that works back in terms
of the individual positions,
splitting off playing together,
playing in sync and that synergy.
And also they've got a team any
referencing multiple interviews
now the power of the friendship,
the trust that they have in
each other, and it's got back to
him flourishing and playing his
best siege. Where's the leaky
back? Looks very stress. Looks
very serious. Very like he's got
the weight of the world on his
shoulders, and maybe that's
filtering down through his team.
We'll move on to our second map and that is going to be falcons.
Mepic. We're going to clubhouse. Now there is light in the situation.
Yeah, there absolutely is. When you put in such a desperate performance as falcons did on consulate, you let it go.
You just get back into it and you know that you're going onto your map pick.
Now, why should clubhouse work for falcons better?
Well, first and foremost, if they're trying to play off the back of each other and they're trying to communicate better,
all of that will come a lot more naturally on clubhouse because that map has been around since the start of time.
start of time. It's older than Leo. He's been playing since 2015, you know? Like he's been playing a
long time. Clubhouse was back then, well before you, Leo. So you know what you're doing. What that
does is it takes a little bit of hesitation away, which means they should be closer together and
they should be a little bit more in sync, which was their biggest problem. I think them starting
attack is a double-edged sword. What can they make of starting side? They can be proactive. They can
kick off their momentum again, because they will be in control of what's the game plan. However,
If a couple runs go the wrong way, that's the end, I think.
Just mentally, if that side goes wrong, they will be left...
Take fast, Fira.
Exactly.
From what I'm hearing, this first half is going to tell us a lot about Felicans chances
inside this matchup. Let's see how it turns out.
Thank you very much, Ann. And I think it's fair to say, Tim, we were at the same opinion earlier on,
this isn't a map issue, this series so far. It is a team diff issue. We don't seem to think
that a map is going to make all that much difference, especially looking at the
this map. Seven three against
Verna's pro. Other top team in
the region right now. Struggled
to see how they fall short here
against Falcons, especially
given Falcons are starting on
the attack, and that is where
they need to find some success.
Yeah, I would agree with that
wholeheartedly. I think this is
more about the performance that
the Falcons players can bring
into the map rather than the
performance that the map can
bring out of them. So we're
that. I mean, it's a
really good idea. It is taking
away along with bandits. We've
got the double electricity ban.
I'm not a huge fan of it for
Vulcans. We can come back to
that grim black beard taken away
by G two, so they're looking for
those disruptive operators.
They're going to remove them
trying making. I think that's
aimed, you know, heavily towards
church and arsenal as well,
which is somewhere that we would
see those operators, you know,
in particularly used black
people in down to turn all
you know, which walls you really speed it. I don't mind the game because you've got the hatches
just, you know, in church and arsenal. It can be a little bit tricky to get them if there's
a ledge close on there, although the pocket EMPs are pretty good at feeling them. I'm just looking,
I think, what is it going to speed up for you, basically? What should you not be able to deal
with? Which walls should you not be able to clear off? And now you're going to play into Azami.
you're going to play into mirror, you're going to play into flash.
So immediately I'm asking the question in the Falcons and it's one to watch in this round.
How do they deal with those three operators particularly who would be regular patterns
who they had the option to take away but instead focused on that, you know, all out electricity ban?
Absolutely. Well, let's see how they do. The thing of the attack is where you'll often see your teams
This is more for the non-media pens, it's something we've spoken about before on previous broadcasts him.
It's on the attacking side, it's when it really requires being coordinated with the team.
You've got to show that you can clear them up in good time, you've got a problem solve on the fly.
Defenders, you can place down your utility, you can play in your set positions,
you've got a little bit of an annotation around.
Attack is where really teams are defined as great or just good teams.
And I think here, Parkins are going to get tested very, very quickly in the first two or three rounds.
He's got himself inside a strip and they've got a nice drone inside a bar. So they know,
but at least for now, it looks pretty safe and sensible to start their march on forward.
But of course, you're mindful of G2, who know that I will have some tricks to best leave.
One of those you just saw being a C4 up into Walt's garage, but Doki pines, no one.
I'm going to see Doki relocate just to support in Mancubo and the tunnels hold.
You've got the mirror window in placement record, very difficult to take over at Generator
and see the presence of June up on this hatch as well. Still got two fire arrows so I can support the push.
Also got the small carousel could make that mirror useless as well. That's a June very, very important in his position
and what does with that utility as well over the next couple of minutes to see whether they can get
Falcons moving into blue elsewhere. Just having a look at what's going on with Falcons. They've got
Breeday inside of Kitchen so he's going to be opening Kitchen Hatch. We've got Leaker fact towards Central Stairs
So I like this from Falkirk, they are certainly stacking up for multiple avenues of attack,
which is what we always talk about on the site as being the requirement.
It is, and I used to say back in the past, I've admitted to being short-coast alongside,
there are a few other players, they were so good at executing on this map, there'd be 70 seconds
left on the clock and they'd be dropping in through three different edges at once,
play everyone down main stairs, and they would just overwhelm their opponents time and time again.
But G2 so far look pretty happy to sit in behind the clash against C4,
play behind. They've still got a lot they can do here to hold off the aggression. The
free information that comes out of stomping will really help, but you know it helps even
more than entry. Down goes Shaco 5 before. This is looking great, you Falcons.
Yeah, that's this Army Geltwood. That's one of those power operators that I asked how
a Falcon's going to handle it. They've handled it really well. We see the capital utility
coming in. Salatov steps around, manages to pick up Palome. That's the Goyo gone. This
is a great attack so far from Falcons. Penger steps up, finds one, can find no more, as
the last. The last two
matches. The last two matches
that we've had. We've had
some of these leaking facts on
these other sides. We did with
the last Balkans with a great
10 second collapse there. They've
answered me as a critic at least
or other people asking those
questions, at least for that
site. They will have benefited
from the KB and off the board,
but they still dealt with the
clash. They dealt with the
mirror. They dealt with the
army really well. They're going
to have to continue doing that
up on the top floor now. I'm
not entirely sure what G2 were
every player is back on site. You're given one of the top teams in the world and again
Falcons made multiple Grand Finals and arrived four of them. They were absolutely brilliant.
They're the kind of team that if you give them full map control and kind of go,
yeah, we can win despite hunkering down. Not on that side, you know. There's far too many angles
and far too many hatches and so far too much soft flooring to worry about. If you just sit there
and think that you can win against a top team like that. So if they're going to play downstairs
again or want to see them getting out of the map, they'll be willing to challenge early on.
look at how we closed out on Consulate. They got two early kills onto a Deimos and a Dokkerby,
and they were nowhere near sight when those kills came on through. You've got to be aggressive
early on, you've got to put the ropes towards Valken's a little bit and really make them fight
for every bit of map control, ideally, by paying with one or two lives to get there. So,
let's see if G2 can do a little bit more in this round.
Setting up for Gym and Bedroom, and like I said, definitely more is needed from G2 but Valken's.
As they said on the desk, really important that they get a good start here on Clubhouse,
and the first few rounds, especially in the bag, they've got the attack inside.
It's their map choice. They have to come away with the few. It could be a big confidence
builder for them, and that is how they've started off in Round 1 at least. But the top two floor
starts, they need at least one of these starts. They need to go to on the first rotation. 3-0
even better. It has to be a minimum of 2-1 though. G2 do have somebody down in the basement,
I like it.
You've got there you go.
I was going to say you've got a little scanner that can tell you where that drone is.
Doesn't go and take it out himself.
I think he's trying to keep himself off the radar a little bit there.
Now, Falkens.
He was worried about oil.
Yeah, Falkens really should be aware of that.
They should know about his presence.
Like he said, Doki not wanting to over commit himself and offer a line of sight to them,
so it's just a little bit of can house down there.
Well, this is what I was asking for, right?
The start of this round is can we be a bit more aggressive around the map?
can we waste time and can we force the resources out of the other side, whether it's players,
utility, drones, it doesn't really matter. It's just the sheer fact that we're wasting
a lot of time and look, about 75 seconds in, it's not tons of time wasted, but we've still
got players on the side of V2 looking too busy out around the map. You've still got the
class, you've still got a C4 from Benjah, Shakora. They are trying to waste time, they
are forcing Valkyries to commit more easily than maybe they'd like, but maybe looking
for a retake here, both on either side of the door. I'm not convinced they're 100%
and guns and they want to
just get in a little bit. Um
at the minute, G2. Just get
cash there as we see. The
inside of construction. Just
opportunity for that. That
drops himself away. That's
in this game between
We spoke about his efficiency with that utility breeders actually the leading natural killer as you said in the world at the minute
Bench is certainly chasing him down
However, they're completely unaware G2 that this plant is going down. There's very little that can do talking on the fight back
Can't they win the battle of Elbor from around that class shield not at the minute plant is successful falcons
They are on wobbly ground here does and they've got a smoke LMS
that pocket, still a second deny, an angle from the attackers if necessary. We will get Stumpen though, that's a beautiful play for Muses, she went to another and Doki has got it all to do. He did hit onto the wall to the one kill on the flank but he's got two more to find here, won't get away with it.
What a great call by Falcons, no since the number three players off site. They knew that Doki was in basement, they knew the clash was playing on construction door, they knew that Benja had dropped him on a C4 underneath. What are the remaining four players do?
hit site right now. Brilliant timing. Fantastic call. Great round. Stompens just inadvertently
sold himself there on the clash. The one thing that you have to do on a clash, if you're
trying to improve your clash play, this is one thing that would do it immediately. And
that is always think about the distance between you and the attackers. You have to maintain
that distance because otherwise it is so easy for them to take you down and deal with you.
was a purposeful from stomping.
He wanted to push elbow.
He wanted to see what was going on.
Unfortunately for him, elbow was pushed at the same time.
So it kind of unknowingly caused the distance
between the two of them.
That's why I say he's inadvertent.
I sold himself there.
But by giving that opportunity for them to get up close
and personal, use that melee attack, initiate the shield break.
They lose the clash.
They lose stomping and they lose the round.
That's probably why you've seen calling an attack time out.
this is not how they envisioned
this going, but that's what
they've got is the hand that
been dealt. I will say a lot of
it comes down to fact. What in
part to G two in part to
Falcons round two was a lot
better than round one for G
two. They were willing to
challenge around the map. Turkey
was trying to be a bit of a
nuisance and their extension
was also really good, but
Falcons in round one made all
these of the map control
have been given in round two
made a brilliant call when
they realized three players
were off site. So a lot of the
accolades needs to be given
delay things a little bit more with the opening of those hatches, just having a look across.
Got a couple of nitros as well, an often forgotten function of the Tugerao of course, is getting
those auto canisters down and when an operator walks over the top of them it'll leap up
right there, so it gives you a good idea if there's somebody up above it could be something
to play for, because the hatches have been left open, so it's not necessarily about keeping
those closed.
I'm wondering how much time Doki and Stomp can get away with here.
It's not like a huge investment in the room.
Two very much individual playing in different parts of the map, like yes Stomp can challenge
to the soft wall to help out inside of stock too.
The Valka's being, I think they're stepping towards that and being careful, they're reacting
to what they're seeing.
And I think having users on the dock would be here, along with Dume on the shield is a
really good way of making sure they can force control of these parts of the map.
that's a good idea. You know,
the hard ones, let alone the easy
ones. Do you get themselves now
completely back down to site
apart from Benja who's up on
that top four Falcons? Are you
aware? Do you have a plan in
place? Are you ready for the
possibility of a flank coming
through the drone does not
look in Benja's direction, so
they're going to be unaware of
his presence. I think here this
Now they know they're watching the window.
They're only slightly there.
He's got underneath it though.
Oh, he's got away with that one there. That's a painful one.
A bit of a seaside moment you might say as well because the drone didn't nearly get him out but look again.
They're saying okay then if he's going to do that, we need to go in towards Ty here.
We're in a four versus four onsite itself, but held back by the gore canisters.
G2 slowing them down, and now Ben Drew's above.
It's of course a bit of a headache for them as a C4 in hand,
but it can deny that hatch being open. This is a problem now for Falcons.
Exactly, they're looking to get the drop, and even if they go down, he can attack from two floors, stomping managers to get a double, and yet the inability to clear out Benj here, the inability to even be aware of his presence has probably cost Falcons this round.
It has been a big, big loss for them. Two versus five at the minute. A lot of health missing on the side of G2, so certainly not impossible, but not looking good, looking less and less likely.
the game. They're not going to
be able to do that. They're
not going to be able to do that.
Exactly in fact, as Shaco
manages to pick up solid top
five versus one now seven
seconds after go G2, they're
just going to hold their
positions. They've no three
days into it. Don't know. It's
going to see if you can get
himself a little. Compensation
there, but that's not going to
be the case is it's a flawless
round for G2 better defense
from them and just a big
mistake from Vulcans allowing
Benjy to slip the net up on
that top floor. Yeah, the
sight go does force your way down through that hatch here before Benjy and kill us. They did try
but they just ran into stomping head first and the two that were then trying to support inside
of dirt couldn't do so because of the stall coming out there. The Goya canisters the Izami for
example and so what Jitsu have done is basically disrupt the rhythm of Falcons. It's what I was
calling for after round one. How can we slow them down? How can we break them apart? How can we stop
them being able to execute as a full five? Really well played by Jitsu and that tactile
clearly doing good work for them. I mean we know the impact of Romalio in those
tactical time-outs we've heard at countless times from G2 themselves and
he has obviously given them a blueprint there, recognised those issues and given
them the opportunity to go through and take the round. Stomping managed to get a
3k in the round as well which will of course make up for his clash issues in
the second round. We're going to go into the second half of these defences if you
want to call it that. It's going to be round four and G2 will be back up to the top floor,
gym and bedroom. They lost us in round two. Interestingly, we haven't seen them go to
CCTV and cash yet, so the rotation now is likely to be gym and bedroom, CCTV and cash
and then back down to Church and Arsenal again. So, arguably, if we say that they're able
to hold on to Church and Arsenal again, having just done it there, that would give them at
least that second round. So if they can only get one top floor successful defense, it's
actually looking pretty good there's with the 3 3 half yeah if they can get away
with it of course that's the big if on this one because I imagine Falcons
themselves will have something to say about it two round buffer on the attack
is a great start but they feel they can build that into more and why wouldn't
they good how those first two attacks went down but as we said it's g2 are the
ones that need to shape things up by the way looking at the lineup on the side of
Falcons Tim they are looking about you got a Docomy you got the Deimos and you've
got the solid state they know I think the G2 are trying to play this more
destructive game and try to keep themselves out on the map wasting time
destructive Vulcans a good way to control that to bring into operators but I
don't know about bringing three of them personally.
So just making it difficult to breach into CCTV at the minute could be a big
factor later in the round if they're able to keep that closed and keep themselves
access into CCTV then all windows become infinitely harder to play on.
that's the first of those radar
scans coming in from Solid Snake as well.
Going to reveal Shaco's position doesn't really teach
Vulcans too much. I think you could recently assume that
somebody's going to be playing in and around master bedroom,
but they now at least know for sure.
Ah, freebies.
We've all been caught out by it at some point, but that's a bad
That's, uh, we've all been caught out by it at some point, but that's a bad one.
Punished by Shiko, Snake going down, one of the exact operators should be able to tell you where someone like Shiko is.
Shiko's gonna get that doccanical coming in. The question is, does he just take the damage? Yes, he does.
That's gonna be his phone off the board. Not gonna matter.
A stomper manages to find users. Five versus two, and G2, they just look like they're going to go for it.
really does those first two rounds they're almost unrecognisable compared to what we're seeing now
Falcon struggling to get inside of the building, struggling to find kills, struggling to really
get themselves into this round, Leak effect, super low health as well, G2 still in full control of
their extension of construction, of sight itself, Falcon's making very little progress on Jim and
Bedrin. Absolutely, like you say, doesn't the work come up a little bit, the wrath of Romalia
to be the most in there and
waiting to be beaten. Playing
the game far more actively and
being far more aggressive in
the challenge they're given to
the side of our country now look
a little bit lost and it does
make me wonder what we see a
tactile out from them. Potentially
after this round is the way to
try and recover things because
otherwise this could very quickly
crumble away from them a
comfortable round for G2 and they
bring us all even to two. It's
not been finding that final
kill on to leaky back on the main
stairs and we are now likely to
see from G2. We're going to
likely to see from G2 CCTV, which we haven't yet seen. So, Falkens are going to be going
into this one a little bit blind. Not going to have necessarily a previous round to play
off. They will have some prep in the background. They will be aware of how G2 generally hold
this, but maybe a little surprise. A little curve ball can be thrown their way by G2.
And given that Church and Arsenal is still on the board as a possibility for round six,
you actually start to worry a little bit for Falkens now, because they're going to, as
that. You know, we're going to
get to the last year unseen
style in CCTV catch. And then
they're going back to church
and arsenal, which is one of
the strongest defensive starts
in the game. We saw G two win
it in round three at the second
attempt. So I look at this and
I think there's a timeline. There's
a world where G two take a 42
defensive half and you've got a
fanciful them at that point
then to get onto the attack the
way that we saw the attack on
does make you wonder if I know I was going through to labs who walks away on top
because both teams, well I'd say both teams like the map, but G2 basically never play it
but I would wager that performance has been generally better throughout the
series, the highs have been better of course the first two rounds of this map
were a little bit like whoops today's got the hells going on here, the falcons
woken up, the last two I feel kind of showed it was kind of more on G2 not
really offering much in the fight, at that point does the map step in because it
become such a big lean towards Falcons but then G2 won't be able to bother
that we're going into that but they know that that's their perler band because
it means it's very little the Falcons have on them to go by.
We'll see if we get there of course.
We have the external wall breach immediately that's good prevents the defenders from moving on
and also increases the pressure but we are seeing the double reinforced you can
see it on the right of your screen there between CCTV and Garage Catwalk
It is something that we have seen more and more recently, but Doki doesn't play into it.
He puts himself onto the window. Watch from that breach and the kill comes in.
So, a little bit of support for Garage. Catwalk now has been lost.
Benja does take down Breedor, 4c4s for him so far in this game.
Leak of fact takes down Shaco, 4 versus 3, and this is looking good for Vulture.
They've got themselves control over Catwalk.
They've got themselves the sense utility deployed.
They've got themselves a kill on to stomping now, 4 vs 2, and you've got a backfalkens for the win from here.
Surely.
We've already seen a bot or something like this back on map 1, but with the shield on side, with all the control they've got.
Surely not, although there's a star.
The shield can get across to him.
They can look to get the plant down here, there shouldn't be a bother.
Is Bender going to see for him back pocket? No, he does not.
Alamo is going to get underneath that like boys. We've got the tools to get this job done, but we're making it look so hard right now.
Alamo is on red, gets one for himself. Benjy could lose out his fight though. Surely this is there for the close now.
Leak, in fact, the one with the shield on side. So-and-so, waiting for his man.
Alamo asking questions. Wouldn't that 1v2 back on Consulate? Surely not against him.
You wouldn't expect it would you but with Alamo at the minute and the way he's been playing
He just really don't know. Plant is going down. Leakerfak is going to secure it.
The cover wasn't played by Alamo. Manages to hit the first. He's got to deal with the Monk.
We know that this is one of the most difficult 1v1s in all of Siege. Can Alamo create a situation
where he can get that shot break? He can't get away. It's going to be very difficult for him to find the angle.
This is always the problem. We're trying to deal with the Monty.
However, he needs to somehow get him to drop the shield.
LikaFak is low health. He's not going to want to over commit.
If anybody can see this now, surely it is LikaFak.
We could drop it there for a second, but he's down to his last few chances.
He's going to push into a Tim Barton, and he gets away with it now.
No, LikaFak playing out while against one of our ghostly Monty players here at EU.
to the final. That's it. That's
a lot of fun. Yeah. It's over
the formative now, but sure
Falcons will get that third
attacking rounds for a second.
It looked ropey. The crucial
part is that back in the lead.
Yeah, I'll about lucky that it
was a monkey that he was left
up against there if you put
him in the one be too and he
finds the first you back him
to get the second but not. And
it is that big shieldy boy that
is going to put up the metal
Falcons have to come away seriously on top of this half, but they've got to do it down in church and arsenal
Hmm
And isn't that a little bit of a thinker
They played it out pretty well previously, but that's where the strut will come in I think is now how the Falcons respond to what they saw coming out of G2
And they can get away with a four to half then
Wow, it will feel a lot like consular. Yes, it was five one back there for G2 on the attack
It turns out both teams are just very, very good at teams.
They're picking things all and they're going the attacking side of their own map pick.
Both have been great so far.
This could be if you feel a little bit make or break for G2.
I fancy if Falkens get this attack.
G2 then ask, staring down the barrel of kind of overtime at best.
I would say personally, I think, you know, a 42 attacking half would be good for them.
then they get themselves that opportunity of a few extra rounds. 5-1 on the attack.
The attack's very well on console, but I think it is going to be a lot to ask against Falkens
on pubhouse. So, this is a really, I don't often call it as soon as round six, but I
think this one is actually really pivotal. If G2 can get this one, they give themselves
the opportunity then to be able to win this in regulation time.
It was certainly again set things up for a very, very interesting third map if we get
there, but we'll play to the rest of this one first and foremost once again, jumping
across onto playing the Monty because again, why fix what ain't broken?
Since so well-foying the previous round to help you get map control to be able to bully
the players with G2 around, don't try and change away from it.
The crucial part is pretty much everyone on G2 here is to back on side-to-side already
outside of Bench and Stomp and are ready to drop through the hatch, but got a little
bit aggressive here, they've got themselves inside this first floor, I'm in
Urtowal's change, there is a player waiting, there's now three of them team up on this
first floor, so it feels like Balkans have assumed it has been cleared and then found
out that actually it's not cleared. However, looking beneath them, Liga back has
got himself downstairs, a couple players have done just that, they're going to make
use of the ying to make sure these players upstairs can't contribute and it's going to hit site.
It's not going to work very well though, Stomping and Shaco managed to get one up
here, Shaco with another, and in the blink of an eye is a one versus five for
I mean, what I said could be a pivotal round. G2 look like they will probably come away with the win unless it is a 1B5S clutch. It will not be Shaco manages to get himself another. It is flawless for G2 in round six. And there you feel give themselves a little bit of an advantage with a three, three half.
Okay, what I'm slightly wary of is, is it time for a pistol key? I mean, I'm guessing it is, so if I
guess Walt he does that, and we can go to the studio and see what they think. I'll go for a
pistol as well, guys! What do you think? Thank you, good luck. I fell over that one though, but this
is why we like version 3 easy, right? The better team gets tested, the resilience gets tested as
well, and that's what we're seeing with Sparks from the start of Falcon. Yes, I think we saw a
couple of examples of Falcons finally leave up to the expectations that we had. Clearly, it has
worked the reset metal between the two maps. Let's take a look at this round for example they read
that it's double reinforcing catwalk they send the scents to cover top right and cash,
Monty's solo challenging Jager in rafters and look at Hibana using the smoke here to go through
the window on rafters and there to be wanting the player stuck inside of rafters that's left
actually we'll see in here and we'll get the pick up to Shaco they set up that for the three
eventually they get the plan down. It's just that, okay, finally we have strategically something that
is sound, and they're doing it all together. They've picked the right operators and are reacting to
the setup in front of them, and they're all doing it like cohesively at the right timing. So all of
the missing steps that we had, the fundamentals that we know Falcons are supposed to be one of
the best teams in fundamentals in the world, that's it. We're starting to see it alive.
Yeah, exactly. And that's what you kind of want to see. That being said, they did only get a 3-3 split.
I thought G2 were very good at prodding and poking and reacting well. So yeah, I think overall they're on attack.
So I think that it's decent, right? Clubhouse, like they're going to go on the user side, they're going to go on defense.
I think they can be happy. At least I see a chance here. I think it's a big improvement from map 1.
Yeah, exactly. I don't think they'll be fully thrilled with the fact that it was 3-3.
Obviously that rush went wrong in the end in the very final round.
But the reactions have been good and that's one thing that they've got to take into this game.
And I think that's what the coach will be telling them.
I think that's what Julia will be telling them during this two-minute halftime now,
is that, hey guys, forget about Conchlet.
It's been a great play. I've got something to build upon.
And now they will go on to their thumbs.
And the main thing is you're disrupting the momentum on a set of G2.
G2, who are taking everything life-threateningly, who are having fun,
who are on Conchlet, diminishing them.
Oh, suddenly it's getting a bit harder than they expected.
And so how are they going to react?
Are they going to keep up the steam of just laughing it off, or are they going to start to take it seriously, and are the nerves starting to kick off, you know?
Well, it wouldn't be a clubhouse if we get the most default basic vents on planet Earth as we're seeing.
Breeze and Isle, Breeze as well, anything else that we're hoping to see. I mean, this is also kind of along what we expected.
It leaves them on to open.
Yeah, it leaves them on to open. I think for G2 to get rid of the Bandit Cade, it makes a lot of sense.
Just get the walls for free. It will allow them to take the gaps, because that's what G2 are going to hunt.
to try and get as many walls
open as they can and then find
the gaps. So get rid of both
those breaches. Of course, it's
the same old thing to get rid
of the bridge, and as you play
into a lot of utility in the end,
I wonder whether the clash
become a player. I feel it's
actually very, very good against
G2 on this map.
Yeah, and we also saw how
annoying I'm once you really can
be in that first half here in
this matchup. Will this be a G2
2 Oh, or as far as it's going to
pass back?
Well, that is the big question
and isn't it? We're going to
find out in the next six rounds
whether or not this is going to
whether or not this is going to be a 2-0 or if it will be a bit of a bounce back and we go in something a bit more
Interesting on that haven labs just gonna bands real quickly the same bands what we saw actually in G2's game against furthest pro
They've banned away the kind in the bandit
They had the ace band away against them
But it was the captain's it was the Monty that you heard the desk kind of questioning the saying oh that's open
Maybe they play the clash here the capital is because in four of those rounds where G2 attacked against furthest pro
They did run the capital Tim
So I think we're looking at it and saying what they used it an awful lot to clear out a lot of them out last time
they were here. Let's just get it out of their hands and we'll find a different way to try and deal with the shields instead.
Leakerback, users and Juma are all going to be out of the room at the minute. You need to be aware here
because G2 are going directly towards Sightalm. Great down dirt tunnel with the Blackbeard. I'm not
sure where everybody, G2, so everybody else is kind of out. There's nobody backing Gallum out here. He's
on his own inside of dirt, so it's not a rush. He's not going to directly into Sight.
You've got your canisters to play against as that dealt with. But G2, you can't ignore those three on the top floor forever.
I like it from Breda as well. Drop another one down and then retreat even further in and the rest are trying to push it upstairs, Tim.
And they've lost two players trying to do it. This is the problem that G2 had back in that first half, was they weren't playing the map, they weren't giving Falcons problems to solve.
But Falcons, well, they've just made a whole host of problems here in round one.
that. Perfect. Perfect start
from Falcons, too. And leaking
back both getting the job done.
It was always a hard commit to
the room and try and take the
battle with the player on cat
look, but we know how difficult
that one is. Seven a look over
that keeper barricade. And right
now that double electricity
ban have already spoken about
it is going to leave G2 with a
the
map. He's down in the basement
at the minute. But they haven't
even got this top floor clearance
complete. I don't know if they're
aware. They don't know that we
could back there. Shaco, they
could back us as one. It was
flawless G2 last round. It's
flawless Balkans this round.
Well, doesn't that certainly
set this up to be a very
interesting second half? Yes,
only just starting the lead,
but the performance like that
in round one, they've shown that
they can deal with G2's attacks
that they can get out there and
out there and played the map. And Tim, we said coming in, we don't feel the map is going to make
a difference here. It's down to a team thing. It just goes to shows always. What the hell do we
know realistically? It changes like the wind between the map. We said maybe a chat between the
games would help out, but we were a bit worried about whether or not we'd see them fight back.
That's exactly what they've come out to clubhouse doing. Yeah, well, this is, you know,
this is the fact when you play at a pro level of something like Siege. It's actually
in the grand scheme of things,
very little in between these two teams.
One team may be playing better for a few weeks than another,
but is there a vast difference between the players
on Falkens and the players on G2?
No, there's wildly skillful players on either side,
and that can fluctuate within, as you say,
a match, a map even itself,
and you can get these passages of play
where a team will just grab a couple of rounds.
There's an important point
because teams have got to recognise
when they find themselves in that little bit of patch,
that micro kind of bubble of form,
even within one map,
that they make sure that they do grab those two or three rounds.
I would say on the back of that,
round seven from Vulcans, it was very, very good from them.
It was very efficient.
They now need to run with that.
I think, right, is there an opportunity
to get another two here
and find ourselves very quickly, six, three,
and looking at closing this one out and getting to labs?
You've gotta be able to take advantage of those moments.
I took the best teams to do really well.
And again, there's more problems that were put before them,
but so far so well handled.
As Alamon gets that entry onto the mirror,
takes the C4 offline at that as well.
And given they've got all the information
coming in from Benji, they should know.
This is the nice thing about sites like this,
it's also the same for CacheCyCy.
You can see so much because you're on the same floor,
you're outside the building,
you can feed your team so much information,
especially when there isn't a mute on the other side.
Just gotta be careful here about Jim,
of course we'll know about him as he's inside the garage.
That's what I mean, look, you can see, but things have been stepped up by players holding,
get a chance inside the garage and now has to back away.
Otherwise, G2 are coming for his neck.
Yeah, they're well aware of his position now, I bet you will know exactly where those shots come from.
The information continues to be fed in, Jaggo can do nothing with it,
Soletov takes down the Platbeer as well, that is just a complete reversal of Fortune's Revolcans.
It looked like it was going to be a tough half for them.
June manages to pop a bell swear in the map and find a kill onto Dorky and just like that,
inside of 10 seconds Falcons have been able to get themselves a couple of kills and find
themselves now 4 vs 2 rather than 4 vs 5. Brilliant stuff from them, they will not be
rattled by the G2 side and look, 5-3 on the scoreboard at the end of this round would
be absolute perfection for them.
Yeah, like just how they're playing, everything has been great. The thing is G2 are trying
the right things. They're making use of the snake, getting the lead onto the player inside
of construction, calling on Shikara to line, scan his well to step in and punish that player
and he still walks away with the kill with no response from the other side. That's even
the Falcons losing the entry, let's not forget. Nice kill for Stomp and Granted, but still
three more to find and Solisalvee ain't gonna give him much chance. They're not even a
sniff. Breedade for the close, another one going the way. Falcons still been there on
their way towards the map win. Stomp and needed the second kill on to use this inside of construction
If he gets that and it goes back to 2v2, maybe we're looking at a slightly different outcome on that round.
But ultimately, it was not to be. Falcons, they are dialed in at the minute on clubhouse.
This is one of those, it feels like sometimes rare days where we see teams really dominating their own map picks,
you know, more often than not, it's almost like they go the other way.
You know, you're winning the other teams' map, but that's not going to be the case here.
as Falcons get themselves a second that's successful defence 5-3 now and that is a little micro win for them.
I was talking about these kind of macro bubbles of form. That is a little micro win for them. That quarter of the game, their first three round defensive rotation, they've won it 2-1 minimum.
It might be 3-0 if they can hold on to CCTV and cash for G2. It's essential for them in this round nine that they get this one done.
this one. I said how important round six was. G2 were able to win it. They haven't got dividends
out of the back of it. They need to get round nine now because six three and five four are such
considerably different score lines if you are in G2's shoes. It is. Tim, we've had a bit of fun
with this in rank trees. I'm going to look at it. I'm seeing the maestro on side and not
to deal with it on the other side. You might look and frag grenades and say, well, that's something that's going to help.
Sure, I'm more of a concern here that all the information will be sat in useless back pocket off the back of those cameras,
and there won't be a whole lot that Jitsu can do necessarily to surprise them.
And we spoke about it already, that Jitsu relying that overwhelming nature of their game sometimes,
to look in and punish teams who, you know, the more times they shot players in the back, for example,
or this kind of kill is certainly not bad either.
I'm not too sure about that one, maybe if you back again falls down as the entry depth for his team,
But I was worried about that information now, but I was going to have a lot of fun this round.
I love that opener and I'll very quickly get this in. It is something you can take away to your all-time games.
You know, it may not be something that you do. You'll see it at the higher levels.
And what's happened there is one player has shot open the barricade while another one waits.
Because naturally, players assume that the barricade is being opened by the person who's going to be aggressive on that barricade.
But having it open for you, you are immediately ready to attack
attack and that will often catch defenders on the back foot and that's
what's happened there. They don't expect because the bullets are coming in from a
different direction and it's that angle that's being watched on to them.
Immediate death, really well played so try that. Get yourself lined up, get a
teammate to open the barricade for you and bang! Hit them hard and fast and you will often get some
Oh, I was gonna say, I'm not gonna find success, it's gonna be Soltop who manages to get a double up on a catwalk.
And that might just keep Falcons in this round three versus three.
Well, sometimes it takes a hero to him and he might have been that guy who finally shut down by Alamow
and shamed back into another. It's a 2v2 where it feels like there's a good chance here that Falcons might just hold on.
That's a lot of time and hustle being spent here, but come down to the last 70, N'Lodgy
Teruse is just half the time, they're going to try and make it happen, B-Day from one
side, can the cover come through? It's paused to pull off for a second, but there we go.
Comes in from the backside now, Alamo's got it all to do in a 1-B-2.
Yeah, it was a really big gamble that you've got a Maestro bubble there that's going to
be feeding Intel. You've got a minute left on the clock, I don't necessarily need to
take that, but Alamo now finds himself in the reverse of the position he was in earlier.
He's the shield in the 1v1. He's got 40 seconds left on the clock.
Breedid doesn't have any utility, so he's going to have to fight this.
And with a shotgun and an SMG against the Blackbeard, this one could be tough.
He's going to have plenty of intel from that bystrow bubble.
And Alamo just keeps playing with the defuser, but you just wonder,
is there a chance for him to just go for the kill?
Get the shield up in Breedid's face.
Oh, he does, and now that he's seen me notice it's not on the door.
No nays, even Roller Brede to try and force him back here.
Couldn't win it out against Leakey Fack.
Can he win it out against Brede?
Playing the dancing game, he's pulled away,
and Brede still gets him anyway.
It ain't quite the clutch day for Alamow.
That's two 1B1s that he's now missed out on,
and Falcons go up to that point.
Yeah, really big moment for Brede.
If you want anybody in a clutch situation,
even a 1B1 against the shield,
it's going to be that man right there, Brede.
I don't know if Alamow could have maybe
tried a little bit more movement,
get himself into top red, maybe just mix things up, try and close that distance to avoid the
staggering damage that comes out of that SES shotgun, but he was on cam the whole time.
You picked up on it at the beginning of the round as G2. I can only assume didn't pick
up on the Maestro during that prep phase, during that drone phase, and so they didn't
have the utility to deal with it. They didn't have a braver, for example, to steal those
This comes away a big missed opportunity from Dorky, by the way, upon Catwalk, and G2 just left short-handed at the end.
It's unfortunate, but that is how the rounds fall down sometimes.
And you can see how it's a mainstream as well here, showing that they have got that fight in them.
This ain't over yet, and they could still yet extend that streak of not losing to G2 in best of series.
I'm a little nervous for them going there. And again, it's them all now have to pick themselves up in the break and figure out how do we get through that final map.
final map.
Vulcans only need to be right once Church and Arsenal G2 didn't really get anywhere near
this last time.
Let's see if they'll learn their lesson, which was for your top floor, because they didn't
ask them around and Vulcans punished them heavily.
Just looking at the line of the Vulcans, certainly not as heavy a presence.
They've got League of Facts this time on Main Stairs and they've got Gym out in Garage,
No, but you're on top floor. So I just afford G2 a little bit of extra space. I don't hate this from Vulcans trying something
considerably different, you know, no top floor presence this time. Play behind the clash instead.
The snake is going to clear out that top floor super super quickly. So G2 will be aware this is going to have plenty of time in the round.
Question is now, do they have the utility to deal with the clash? It seems to be a common theme for them.
Didn't have the utility they needed to deal with the maestro. Now, I'm looking at it and I'm wondering
Where do they deal with that clash? They've got the five nerds left onside.
That is going to be the focus to try and deal with that operator.
Alright, well same as before, it's pressure going into Wals d'Eur.
To fair, I've really played this out so well last assessment, please. Please make sure it's open.
Last time round, quite a lot of time was wasted in here because while Alamo got a drill punch,
when he always puts these goya cans on the left here where Alamo is, he steps on 40,
bit of damage, gets forced back with some more of the fire is burning out, he typically
puts down another go of canister, but I do know he doesn't have a second one with him
here. This is where I imagine they've got another idea to try and deal with him instead.
He's taking a lot of damage there, pre-day two and trying to contest. Could be enough
here that he can get a bit of damage when he's going to Alomar with that impact sight
in bad pocket though. Either way, Alomar can start putting some pressure in. They've still
got a deal though, it's in that we saw last time with players upstairs, and it's still
a stop as long as it can be a bit of a bother.
It's like Benji managed to slip the net for G2, and they were on the defence.
He got himself up onto top floor, and it was unknown.
It looks like Solotov has managed to do the same thing.
G2 may well have a drone up there that will provide a little bit of intel.
Breeday, last little bit of health, is taken away from him.
Dume onto Shaiqo, we're going to see Doki down as well.
Looks like Hawkins could be on the roll here, towards this one.
Stomp and takes their users, as Dume got himself another.
Solotov does appear in the map.
G2, not a clue. Stomp and take it out, and it is now three versus one.
Alamo with it all to do, and he's got his worst nightmare up against him.
It's a clash that can activate the shield break, and it's Balkans winning clubhouse
just as quickly as G2 were able to win Consulate.
Well, that pushed them up to like an 8-1 record now, outside of their overtime, lost to FaZe.
Want to return to form for Balkans, Tim? I'm excited to see how laps goes.
Let's see what happens after a short break.
I
This is exactly the response we need to see from Falcons on their defenses here against
G2.
They were always one step ahead.
I love the mental reset that we just saw, by the way, going onto the map, completely different.
Look at the distance side, by the way.
How beautiful the Aidoid is going to 1v1.
How many of those do you see, by the way?
How many of those do you see being 1v1 Falcons?
Because on the side of G2, it's only 1v1 by 1.
Look at that, dropping the hatch, pushing on wall, trying to lurk around that window.
Like, if you look about it, all G2 is trying to do.
Look, that's a 1v1, by the way, again.
And look on the steps, Flare, that's another 2v1 on side of Falcons.
Falcons were amazing at isolating the gun fights against G2 and this is the biggest weakness in that game plan, Jack.
They're trying to play split.
Yeah, I think so.
And this is fundamentally when we went back to the map, I said, why would Falcons maybe want to go over to Clubhouse?
And it's because the map Clubhouse shouldn't really work for G2.
G2 wants to play split. How many times have you seen Alomar lost a lot of his shield because his team had died in other areas across the map around him?
And that's exactly what happens is, it's the big kind of weakness of playing split.
is that when people play into it, and they play split against you, when they've got those power positions and you've got to attack into some kind of utility,
you've got to walk up the catwalk stairs as we saw Doki on the plaza, you've got to jump in a window, you've got to walk through a bridge,
so you've got to walk into a tight angle against a defender that's ready for it and holding that, it's really really really hard to play split,
and I think that's where G2 got it wrong.
Two things to notice from that map, so right by the way, that's it, the pressure has shifted from one side to the other,
when Jume struggle on control, then Shaco is the leader, Jume is the leader on clubhouse, and Shaco is struggling.
I just love that story, the rivalry, building between the two recent pickups on the side of these two big teams,
two rivals facing each other and leaving up to expectations.
Most importantly, it's not only the game plan on the side of Falcons, playing against that split.
They also brought the clash here in that last round to try and basically stop Blackbird from pushing in.
Alema on the shield almost completely blocked by this strategy from the side of Falcons.
It's almost like you guys were saying that you were expecting a clash band in the half there as well.
I mean, it's not like they're
not going to be able to do
it. Well, we may be. Yeah, he
said that half. They didn't go
for it, but maybe into the next
map. They might go for it. I
think for G two, they've got a
real inflection point now
because they will be going on
tonight. Having lots. It is the
final map of this series. They've
not played it in terms of as
this roster Falcons have only
played it once or something and
lost it. So I think
realistically G two have a
point of do they want to double
up behind the shield and go
sweep over or do they want to
play more split if they want to
powerful operators that Falcons could play against. I do think that Night Heaven Labs suits G2 split
takes really well. You think of the top floor, you get the IT bridge, you get connector bridge
and then you have four different scenarios, four different endpoints. IT, garage, fish,
and then connector side and electrical. So and that's just top floor but if you look at the floor
storage you have to attack up top anyway. And if you look at the basement you can attack from
kitchen, you can attack from cargo, you can attack from animals and the bomb site. So if you just
Just think about it, the split theory from G2 in general should suit that playstyle.
The main thing to me, Jack, is can we make sure that this shield is going to be useful
inside of Alima?
Okay, so from what I'm hearing is for G2 fans, there's hope out there because the split
takes will work better on Nighthaven Labs.
Guess what?
They are starting out on the attack as well on our final map.
Time to send it back to Ace and Des.
Color me utterly shocked seeing the best arthing on the attacking side.
you know, you've already spoken
about it today about how you
love going there. But I think
both teams would make the same
argument because both of look
fantastic on the attacking side.
Defenses where it's fair to say
there has been work to do. Yes
been. It's been tough and but
look. You can't have teams doing
really well on the attack without
defense being tough. I think is
you know, something else that we
need to acknowledge because the
better that the teams are playing
on that side, they're harder. It's
going to be to face off against
to be able to do that. So
we're going to change up or not
on this map. We will see
time will tell. Have the
bands coming in. Oh my unusual
bad. I think we'll probably see
double hard breach on the back
of that. I'd be surprised if
not from Falcon's just looking
to slow down the breach in his
G to want to speed it up. We've
got a real, you know, sort of
juxtaposition of bands there.
I'm interested in where Alcans will it's going to start the events upon the top floor of spoken about top floors recently in general.
And about how it feels like it limits you a little bit as a defender. It restricts you a little bit because it removes that element of a Rome game or any serious extensions from side.
you. If you look at the last
map, we have Church in Arsenal
with so great success for
Falcons with that top floor
role, getting themselves kills
up there, making it difficult
for G2. When you play a top
floor site, that becomes a lot
less possible because if you
play out in the map teams
largely just ignore you because
they know that the defenders
have a little bit of a struggle
in really impacting onto a site
from below. Yes, they might have
So generally, you'll just be ignored. So top-floor defences you will notice tend to be very heavily focused
Just around the floor in question and see whether that causes any problems for Falcons here in Round 1
Hi, Schoico
Thank you. I wanted to know that people are reading him and you know saying hello Tim. So that's a Schoico
Oh, Schoico
It's also worth remembering that the winner of this map qualifies to EWC
This is the one that decides it all.
I was looking back at the last time they played this map,
and for Falcons it was too much.
I mean, that's just okay.
Horrible.
That's the right moment, isn't it?
Also, it was playing softwall on death.
Brilliant. It happened.
This is when I look at the band side of things.
When G2, so in Falcons, they played this map,
they found themselves on the receiving end of different bands.
This thing shaped it up. They had the bandit in the Ka'i the way,
and then they played Mira for the first two rounds.
And fair enough then, and it surprised me like,
Yeah, we'll take that off them pretty quickly.
I'm really surprised they haven't jumped onto it
in the first round here to make use of it,
given they played it across top floor
and then on the first floor,
we were playing that game before.
So, a little bit of work to do there,
I think maybe with a surprise
to come out in the next couple of rounds,
if the mirror isn't bound,
so the mirror is being banned away,
the Kaidah surprise can be brought along
probably more often.
I think when the bans are safe out here,
they're going to be in play in this round
at the very least, it's good,
but maybe we'll see a little bit of transformation
of that as the rounds go by.
I do expect it will be the third ban that comes out.
to get this wall open for G2, but they will get the job done now as the Maverick had burnt
the reinforcement off and the ash charge clears it out. Likapak has been backed up as well.
He was played inside of Connector, but he's been backed up only as far as Electrical where
he actually manages to take Shaco down with a headshot, so great work from Likapak being
that he's under half health and has the keys to the SG. Four versus four, one minute twenty
left on the clock, but here comes that problem. Possibly they're spoke about from Balkans.
They've smoked quite a lot of time left and they are now completely contained within sight
because they're a top floor, so they don't have that room to be cleared. They don't have those
extensions to be dealt with G2. They've cleared that early utility and now are knocking at the door.
They've got a good surround on, but no real like big power push coming in in any given direction
here. They need to kind of coalesce and get control of Catwalk as a group. Got this on the side of IC, for example, this Alomar stepping his way forward, but even this looks a little bit precarious.
You see everything that he's doing off the back of that bulletproof camera being in front. I didn't know if he's the one now trying to make a movie. Gotts has got to get a kill from somewhere, Tim, and sure enough gets one.
Did you know about the second on Aqua? I'm sure he will, and sure enough sees the player lying down. This could be him being pinned down here. This is looking great for G2.
was taking a little bit of damage from that toxic bear bear does back him up uses a light this change in location getting close to that breach show that he can put
Oh into action, but as it is he flips to the SMG and takes down doki TCSG gonna do the work
No, it's not the F2 sings and takes down leaker pack two versus one eight seconds left to go
Bench a down uses with a ball to hold on
Falken's take round one it was hard fought, but they got the job done
That's more of what we've seen from users throughout the stage as well a good few clutches to his name many a multi kill being
Stats of these really turned into the solid reliable backline player for this team
I know really had a bit of a struggled stage at points and in that first map that we saw here
Didn't always have the best performance either one and six at a time
But users just remains consistent big final one B2 from him
We kind of alluded to it
I think G2 had a bit too much to do there a bit too much control being taken trying to get every angle pushing in
the game. So as they lost the
player from one spot, that was
some near then a black hole
and exposed spot. The GT
going to have to try and fill
in other ways. So really good
round from Falcons and I love
the fact that when aggressive
in the two versus three tried
that very, very best to cut
down players on G2, so it was
never going to be a 3B2 round
and they got away with just
that brilliant stuff.
We'll be coming along. Right
now, and we're going to have
top floor presence coming out
of Vulcans because they are in
control and storage rather than
going down to basement. So it
looks like a small trickle
down towards that basement side
forward. I'm actually probably
the third choice. Just looking
at the lineup that they've got.
recently in the refinement balancing the limp effect so if you're unaware if you get hit by a
razor bloom you will limp for a period of time much like you would do if you got caught in a
frostman and freed yourself that went down from 15 seconds to 10 seconds so a slight nerf effort
going nothing too major in all honesty she still has put a point on shield or barbed wire great
second for utility and the razor blooms themselves are very very effective so June continuing to
to bring Thorne along. The denaried beam picked up for the second round in a row as well. We've
seen on the top floor it's, can it we'll call it, it's architecture up on that top floor is just
really well suited to the trip connectors and just being able to keep people out of connector
solid top. It's just the takedown shackle. It's the damos off the board with the verticality
available onto this site. That's a big start. It is, and again taking an install for Acer Offline
always crucial one you mentioned about the vertical it also becomes a big part of it too
this means that the lead to fact is now somewhat uncontested because typically you see a track
go on towards our pulse and make sure that you don't have to spot the sik alone just break
freely collect information toss c4s upwards so on play four so a real good first crucial first
line to get and a second one follows an alamow making a third as tuned as casually switches
over to the secondary to see zed rings gets rid of benja it's a bit of a crash around for g2 tim
and suddenly we're starting to see that attacking isn't quite the built-up strength that it was looking like.
This is the first time I've seen a team start on that attack inside and struggle.
June now sitting at 21 and 15 overall for the series really starting to build some serious pace
as Solotov manages to take down Doki 1 versus 4. It's all up to Stampen, but we know what this man
is capable of. We've seen him do it before. Will we see him do it again? He's just watching
that storage window. He knows there's a chance that one of them here, given the man advantage for
Falkens, decides to take a peek, here's to take a fight, but they've got a really good read on where
he's coming from as the Toxic Bear canister goes out. Stompens' Cough will give his location away
as well as a few HP. And there's a leak about with the scanner. He knows exactly where he is as well.
There's not much you can do here. I look at Bibbidi, you go fight over the gun and Solis
obviously the one who comes out on top. I wonder if we see a tactile outcomer early here for G2,
that's two rounds in a row granted the person was pretty close but two rounds have gone the
way the Falcons and that is not a fantastic start for G2. Yeah we've seen the tactical
turnouts for G2 be particularly effective so far today as you say it may well be that we have one
cold in here to try and just put the brakes on because things are going wrong and they're going
wrong quickly and if they don't get a handle on it Falcons could run away with this one before G2
to even know what's happening. We are on course for having the best of three between these two. All three maps over in just about two hours. If you take it, you know, if you look at just pure playing time, take out the bits of, you know, the broadcast in between, we'll be at about an hour, 52 hours that this could finish in.
That is absolutely rapid.
We're gonna roll on and I'm gonna see if they can turn it around otherwise
I didn't have it on my video coverage
We could be staring down the barrel of a J2 and lower bracket run
And I imagine a way and this is no spite towards Falcons if you are fanatics that they're waiting to see who you're playing against
I imagine you probably want to play against Falcons only because they're a little bit of a slower more structured team
They're therefore more easy to predict you can devise plans against them and not just get run over like G2 do for against so many of the teams
I mean, that's the earliest.
What was that about, predictable, Des?
Yeah, I mean, that's the second in a row
where Shiko has just been deleted far too easy
on the game of small operators as well.
At least the AG2 have got the documite
and they've got the stake onside, but that can't keep happening.
Now, AG2 have just switched off a little bit.
This is, you know, they're not performing to the same level
as they were on Consulate,
not having any idea that users was in a position
ready to run out there, just, you know,
basically strafing out into it, giving him the opportunity,
And it's one of the easiest kills he's gonna get all day.
And Shaco's gotta be sat there kicking himself,
because like you say, that is some serious utility loss.
With the docker being onside as well,
it is a real combo of operators
that you can use to get a snake on top of it all.
You know, you could have made things so oppressive for Falcons,
but with Alamo and the snake now taking out as well,
you've basically lost your cutting edge.
At least something. One coming back for them.
Still a three versus four, they've got to recover somehow though and given you've lost two of those three interoperators, this is not going to look pretty from here on out.
Now Benjy really gets a chance to even make use of the verticals unless we see the remaining players and Falcons completely fall back.
But looking at them now, all three floors have been spread across by all of them. They control the inside of labs right now. G2 barely have a foot in.
and I keep on saying it, but it really ain't.
The fence is the better side of Labs, four Falcons at least, if we look historically.
The last three times they've played it, 62% defensive win rate, only 52% on the attack,
but what does that tell you? They can expect three rounds on the attack if we go by the numbers,
which means if they can get themselves a 4-2 split here,
they would hope that it would be enough to get them over the line.
But as we've said on any given game day, we never know what teams are gonna do. It's a little bit too easy
So I thought just gives himself away, don't keep it for free day as well
We've just got a switcheroo as I say you never know on any given day game day what teams are going to do
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
What?
So there were three versus four without losing a single player. I'm sorry
that is a little bit of a
bottle by Falcons. You should
not be losing in that position.
But arguably being punished for
being too spread around the map
and GT managed to isolate a
couple of kills, punished players
by themselves. There's no trade
to secure. Falcons would be
kicking themselves for letting
that one slip. Definitely. There
was a three zero on the cards
there. That was absolutely
possible for the map. Like to
go back and watch again later
from all perspectives and try
and see exactly what has gone
of G2, being able to catch them out. I think a lack of intel is part of it. Can be difficult
on the defence, of course. You don't have the drones, you don't necessarily have the
means by which if those default cameras have been taken out to get that information. But
just the way that Solotov ran, gave himself away, here it is, just completely unaware
of Benj's position on that window. And then no real reaction to it, users just stood in
the middle of the garage. Yeah, Falcon's just switched off for a little bit there.
I've been due to switch off the first two rounds, and that's Valkenstern, I guess.
Come things in reverse.
I don't know what to say really, but it brought up one round proved to be definitive later.
It could well be G2.
They've definitely got to shake themselves up there because it hasn't been the cleanest
as we've said.
Let's see how did we enter that second quarter.
We'll play through the same three-side rotation, starting the pier with the top floor, Tim.
Very good defence from Valkenstern last time.
around but it came down to 1v1 at the end. But ultimately, sorry, 1v2 for users, but
yeah, Vulcans, they've just taken enough away from G2 by that point, they've left them in
a position where they just had to kind of push through that connector breach and it
was an easy hop-up for users at the end of it. So G2, want to see them stretch Vulcans
a little bit further this time, keep themselves, if they'd have had, you know, one person,
other person left alive or even one person in a different location. So they weren't pushing from that same side.
I think they won that first round. So G2 need to make sure, A, they've got a plan to do with these trip connectors because they
helped them stay for ages last time. And also that they maintain positions on opposite sides of the map to stretch the defense.
They did a little bit before and then the Spanish girls being punished before eventually they came together inside of
electric and had the, ooh, frozen off.
So things down at least a little bit.
But again, that's when they were very spread.
They had like Dierke coming up, Catwalk,
Alamow through IT.
We had one coming in through meeting,
and then it was Benjay.
It was just a little bit all over the place,
and that's okay.
It's a fine way to attack in towards this,
but I feel they're the ones who've got to change a bit here
because they've already shown that that attack
doesn't work out too effectively for them.
So, we will see.
Granted, it did come quite close last time around
down to the one versus two,
which we saw users come out on top up
against Benjay and Alamow.
Maybe you do think actually you know what it was all right last time we haven't got to change too much just do it again and we'll come out on top this time. We'll see.
You know the definition of insanity.
Doing the same thing and expecting different results.
Use is going to peek around this corner.
He's just going to jump out of the toxic beer canister, small things up.
It's not really anybody pushing on to that warehouse door instead.
The push was coming from underneath but June was fully aware.
I'm sorry, three out of four now have gone in favour of all this cheating, but just walking on into side.
Benja manages to get a double. He has been such a shining light for G2 in this series so far.
Shaco is able to get it going on the back while Benja got another, making it three in the round,
and it is up to June, moving his way back in one versus four.
He's had a hell of a game so far, but surely this is going to be a step too far.
But surely this is going to be a step too far in round four.
Well, the plan's gone down and this feels a bit unrecoverable for June.
Ben just in a gap to him and he has punished them for it.
I didn't quite see if there was someone inside I.T.
Dole there, making sure that he was clear to jump in
and be able to swing on towards without dying, for example.
But I currently imagine there wasn't.
Otherwise, they probably would have seen one of the few players that start on bomb, Jesse.
Either way, brilliant opportunity spotting.
It's what G2 do well.
It's what Falcons have also done at points throughout this series.
I'm going to hand them around
here and. Just fighting not
looking at what's around him.
Bring us up to two a piece.
G manages to get one shack or
closes it out with the trade
and G two issues here hold on
to the plant and level things
out to two and you've got to
say that G two I think of the
better off for that score line
the way that things have gone
so far. It feels like
Falcons have been in the
driving seat. They've been the
in this one and it's largely on the back of Benja to be honest. He's six and two, I think
he may be eight and two after that round, nine and two actually, because it was tripling
the round. So he's having an absolutely phenomenal map. He's playing lights out at the minute
and it is really keeping his team in this one.
I can say there's a real like control there, I suppose. More the Grim Bs or anything else,
I was giving him a little bit of info, a little bit of cover.
I didn't throw a three.
And sometimes you've got lives on the hero play.
You heard the death at the very start of the show
and our pre-show speaking about the rookies
and how things have been going across there.
The players like Smith, for example,
how well they've been playing, but I think Benjyall,
obviously not really a rookie,
he's obviously returned after a long time
for playing with SSG over in NA.
And then I think what looked at him
when he came back over and was like,
does this really make sense?
He's been here once, like,
we've already seen it not work out once,
it's why he left, like why is he coming back? And I think he comes down to the fact that
he's built up so much experience in NA, it's not that he wasn't a good player before, he
absolutely was, but he's seeing a real refinement to his players, the stage has gone on, I think.
I had a group and I think that comes from, you know, just time with the team and fitting
into that role and the team understanding each other better, you know, and putting Benjit
in positions to win. And that is what he loves to do and what he continues to do so far as
the third nine and two inside of this map, 23 and 15 overall.
For the series, I think we were on account of
four successful Nitro case for Bencher as well.
I often talk about utility and how mastering
that utility is an important part of mastering an operator.
Something else that you'll have to learn at home is,
if you're going to commit into an operator,
say you're going to commit into that Valkyrie,
you better get good with the Nitro.
She better be able to judge that throw distance.
you better be able to find those enemies up above you because that is how you
become truly great on an operator is being able to get squeeze every little
bit of value out of them and that's something that Benja has done fantastically
well so far today. We see him doing it now with the trick strong raining around
he knows exactly where all those default camps are he knows exactly where the
util is that he's playing for. Takes out as much as you can and then he's great
with the F2 as well so he's really working on every element of those operators.
Well, this force is going back a product. I can't keep on the way through but that's why the smoke comes out in response
Could cover from usage to make sure his teammates safe at least for now
Stomp him working his way through on the snake downstairs at the same time probably trying to find someone playing underneath with the C4
I'm looking in towards June there and of course in towards the leaky fat both trying to give cover to those upstairs and provide information
So being getting there and get rid of one or two of those that is gonna be mega for stomping
Just looking to get out of my way in through the window on the blitz
I was just going to say he's being held up there by the trip connector for the time being.
He's pausing the utility to clear that out and that gives him access into electrical at
least.
All the time Radar scan will give the exact position away for stomping.
He doesn't necessarily want to get too aggressive here because he's going to be ahead of his
team if he does.
They are not yet ready to start pushing on in and taking control of site.
He's concerned about the corridor right behind him.
also that's clear now and he's likely to just try and hold his position until they get in through
the spots there need to be in a post and that is a big start for G2.
Oh!
but it's hit three in the round,
and that is one way to behead the beast
that his falcons are four versus
to making a 5v1 technique,
as Ben just on his ass, and sure enough,
it's a flawless round, Tim.
G2, really waking up across these last three.
Yeah, it looked like falcons.
They came in, they had the first two rounds,
and they were dominant.
They were well on top of things,
and I thought, wow, you know,
I looked at G2's history on Night Eve in labs this year,
and two, they've lost it to Black Dragons
and Shopify Rebellion both at six Invitational,
you know, we haven't seen them
play it since. So I thought,
you know, right, okay, if all
can score to zero G2 might just
actually struggle to get this
one done. We were talking about
the possibility of having G2 in
the lower bracket. But then as
I said, each game in itself is
these little kind of micro
bubbles of a mental and G2 have
found theirs right now and they
are milking every bit of value
that they can out of it three
Who had a 4-2 G2 half on their bingo card? I have to see if Falcons got 2-0.
Not me. Not me.
Really thought we'd see Falcons run away with that half and it'd be a very tough challenge for G2 to claw it back,
but they're showing real resilience after round 2 and have only got better as the rounds have gone by.
This could prove to be a bit of a card crush if Falcons of G2 do manage to snatch away.
This last round is down in the basement and imagine once again we're going to see a lot of cover across all of the map.
All of the map, that's something they did in this round,
they kind of get sliced up by G2 and punished for being so spread,
even though it was a 4v3 for Valkans.
So I do want to see Valkans being really careful about
just how much of the map they tried to control.
There is a lot of laps that you've got to control,
and G2 may just say, forget about that,
isolate play, let's go direct towards site.
Lots of true potential, G-Valkans, good base.
Straight away on the back of that breach,
I like that aggression coming out from G2,
just taking ground as soon as it's available to them.
that he is clear to move forward will do so gets caught out by that f-knack though.
Little bit of danger there for Benja, but no damage done.
He knows that there's somebody inside here and peeks it perfectly.
Taking down 3-5 versus 4. G2, I'm wondering, where's Doki?
Is there an opportunity to get this diffuser down?
Maybe not, as Solotov clears outside, but Stomp and finds Doom.
4 versus 3.
Got some eggs on the window.
And sure enough, it's at least him. Nothing that he can do about it. Alamau removed a strong map earlier, 0-5 on this one, not super ideal, but it's a 3v3 inside the round with two minutes still to play to him.
G2 have come up great next speed, they've kind of got away with a surprise attack, and maybe now Falcons are going to start stabilising at least a little bit. They still don't have slight control though.
The decision to be made for G2 here, there's only Solotov inside a site at the minute, he's actually in Exo, so he's not directly inside, if you can get the kill on to him, the rest are inside of storage, as it is G2 wait for them to try and get back to site and take them out as they do, but it's not really, you can't defend the whole site from storage and G2 I just wonder if Benchard managed to keep himself alive, that diffuser could definitely be down by now, but 2 vs 2 and the twists and turns continue in round 6.
I'm not sure if he's going to
get the ball. He's going to
get the ball. He's going to
get the ball. That's the shop
from Chicago. He must have
heard me because now he's a
7 in three after starting out
zero and three one more to go.
Track on towards you. So now
he's going to force him out and
Chicago just makes it look easy.
What are we about to from round
because any of the G2 having
the vertical control after it
was the reverse about 30 seconds
prior and then Chicago just
does his thing at the end. Well
Well, let's see what our studio think about that one. And boys, what do you make of it?
From G2 there, but at the start of it though, we know that G2 were going to do these split takes, these attacks there.
And there was one essential thing going wrong with them at the start of these very first few routes.
Yeah, I think so. And this game's been such a good tactical arm wrestle between these two teams.
And it starts off with Falcons actually playing really well. The first thing that they abuse is going to be intracills onto Shaco.
They get free of them. And then here's what they do. Look at this. They abuse the fact that G2 will go split.
One's catwalk, one's IT, one's walking in from connector. What do they do? They smoke the catwalk, they then get aggressive from the catwalk,
and look at the denari traps up on the connector side. So they get the kill catwalk, relieve that pressure, go condense, go tight to each other,
and then these two players from G2, they have to walk in through the denari traps late on time.
And basically this was just Falcons refusing the fact that they could have all of the utility available to them
They went and they get out the clutch and now let's take a look at the response from G2
And in my opinion it has to do with the bands if you think all the way back on consulate
What happened the bands on consulate where do KB and so it's neck here
What do Falcons do they ban harbours?
But that's not an issue for G2 look at that last round look at that lineup look at the what what G2 has been bringing
Dukaebi, Lion, Green, Deimos, every crowd control operator that are basically broken right now in the meta
that helps them play in speed, trying to isolate the gunfight.
Benja right now is the main stakeholder of that, but the Chaco as well, the Deimos, the two of them extremely deli-jacked, especially in the entry-deportment.
It got so much better once they started getting rid of the shields, in all honesty.
Once they started unifying behind that line-up that you just said, the dog could be the lion, that 1v1, by the way.
that's the grim, the day most, yeah.
And once you start playing to finding the gaps
and using all of the operators available
to you to find the gaps,
that's when G2 started having success.
Like I said, it was an absolute arm wrestle.
G2 were finding it hard right at the very start
because Falcons were playing for that split,
and then G2 really, really abused the operators available.
If you think attack or defense favorite,
who comes out winning this first half in the European?
I don't think any side is favorite
exactly because of what Jack has just said
in the sense that it's your back and forth.
It's a tactical harm result and that's what is obvious to me that I don't think it's attacker or defender sided
I think that whoever figures out who can counter the other better is
Really gonna be winning because it's basically back and forth between the two of them
So there's no clear winner of the first half then G2 is the winner
Obviously they're four and two they found the perfect solution falcons
They haven't problem solved the crack control barriers
The only reason I would also say G2 is the winner is surely the scoreboard pressure where we're not free G2 now
We only need four rounds, falcons, unless we go 12 times, we're going to need five out of the next six rounds to get it done in regulation.
And generally the momentum has carried on in all of the previous maps.
Ooh, I like it. The excitement is rising, though. It's only a few more rounds until we find out our very first qualified teams at UWC.
Thank you very much, guys. We saw Monty being a bit of a frustration for them falling back on club teams, so I'm not wholly surprised to see her taken away here.
I mean, it's always, you know, you're always going to get value out of it, aren't you?
If you take a mountain to baton because especially on that, you know, sorry, not on the other
way around, especially pre day on the other side, you know that he's going to love to
play and operate like that. We've seen it already causing problems. It was actually
a leak effect on clubhouse. So you have a great mountain and so yeah, it just removes
that element of frustration, especially if you're trying to hold somewhere like catwalk.
not too distantly from Catwalk on Clubhouse and using those shields to
bully positions like that can be really really powerful. Something like the
Blackbeard whilst still good is not always as effective as the Monty in that position.
Alright, let's see how the second half goes because I have a feeling Tim we are
not in for a straight and narrow close for one of these two teams. I think it is
going to be a bit of a blow back. BAM! Burn it as we call it when a map tends to go
all the way. Over time would not shock me again. That reminder of what they're
playing for in case you're tuning in here and aren't sure. It is that spot AWC. The loser
does get a second chance in our lower bracket, or if they bring down there they also qualify.
But better to say Tim, you want it done here and now.
You don't want to be messing about with it, you don't want it dragging on. I think this
is a particularly important round. Forget about round nine, I'm going in on round seven
this time. If G2 get this in a 5-2 up, you start looking at it thinking this defensive
machine is then just going to continue rolling as it is at getting opened up or not because we
see the mirror window opened up allowed to stay on the board because of the Tiberhauer bandit bands
so you were hoping to get the walls open quicker were you well it hasn't worked because the mirror
that you didn't ban away has been used to prevent that wall being opened up.
Dostoe from the C4's made nays but used nays to force a little bit of space having where they've
but going to now is not about just being at all and it's the pressure starts to come out and not
by the way and trying to throw the top part might well get away with it. No, that has gone off to him
and now that means a great line of sight all the way through sight. Round pillar itself coming in
from this side that's a lot of pressure but no one right now working on towards IT they're very
much focused on trying to push in from connector and over towards Akra and that's all they've really
got to work with. Leakerfax the one to watch at the minute is over on the Akra side just sat on
the roof at the minute and as they get a man advantage there's every possibility that he's
going to drop down, throw himself into the action and could cause a real problem but as he comes
in, Benjamin missed with his opportunity, does it? Continues working with the shotgun, can't find the
man and loses his life as well. Kill after kill comes in for Falcons and the next is closing.
It's all up to that man, Shaco gets one, can't find a second, it's going to be Falcons taking a
the game. It's going to be a
straight run to the finish for
G2. It's going to be a
bomb burner, and that's the
start of one. The thing is you
saw how the first off when it
took a couple of rounds to
really see G2, Accumator
figure out how things are going.
Yes, you've now seen Falcons
come out starting strong. It
could yet be the same case
again for G2 is the key thing
old stress. So I want to see
how the first three rounds go
will then have a lot of
be the same case again for G2 it's the key thing I'll stress so I want to see
how the first three rounds go we'll then have a good idea as to which way this
game is starting to lean if one of the teams is on six by the end of round nine
well I'm picturing ready to be G2 to be fair but if they get themselves up to six across the next
couple I do them feel very very nervous the Falcons but if they can keep themselves
in lockstep winning this next round whoever wins round nine don't think it's
really gonna matter all that much it needs to be a Falcons round win here
though as we go to control and storage for round number eight
attackers have discovered the
what is going to be the
battleground once again, the
Vulcans taking over it phenomenally
well last time around. It was the
site and absolutely nothing G2
could do to hold on. If anything
it's going to be more difficult
this time around because they're
going to have less utility
because although not a ton of
utilities expended on this site
there will still be some in
and around the site which gives
that. You know, it's a bit of
protection from that side, at
least, but straight away again,
Vulcans. Looking to play with a
little bit of confidence that
that last round might have just
bought. Just a little bit at
least anyway, but then beyond two
shields as well now going to be a
bit of frustration points, so
because we're playing with a
little bit of confidence that
that last round might have just
bought. Just a little bit at
demonstration point so we spoke about it back on club do we see a second shield
bound come through in round nine very likely especially if we see the blitz and
the blackbeard it seems to be a real frustration point for G2 as we step
through these next couple of rounds got the IT floor being ripped up here often
a crucial one not to always have to play inside of that IT itself we're getting
that floor open that means it's not safe for the defenders to sit happily
underneath it and look to try and deny a plan just like virtually being open it's
what we call fan some pressure it might not be someone at that open window or
not open doorway, but there
always have to pay respect
similar thing with the vertical.
Yeah, just thought softening up
that pillar plant spot as well
because you know now that there's
nobody going to play up above.
We've got users on the fact that
I was just going to say that to me
screams that they are going to look
to go in for the plant inside a pillar.
And that's why the fact that is
there looking to capture any
nitros that might be thrown in it.
It's a good way of dealing with
the planter in that position but
for the time being,
Volkans just take a backward step and decide that there is more utility to be dealt with.
That is a heavy use of utility there. We know how valuable those Rumbi canisters are,
and one just giving away there to deal with the Tripp connector breeder is in.
Manga just to get up in the face of Stomp and finds one.
Can he get another? Yes, he can.
Doki taking down. It was important timing from breeder, but he got it just right.
Make it three. He is clean in house with the shield right now.
This could be a blitz, Ace there's!
At this point, he was 0 and 6 before this, by the way,
but that was from real heroics and got his team at 4k in the round.
All but guarantees that this one is there's 4 to take it.
Here he goes again.
He wants the Ace there, but sure enough,
if what he wants, he gets.
That's pre-day for you.
Five in the round and Falcons pull square.
I tell you now, it's not often that we see an Ace
from a shield operator as well.
All of those hit with the pistol.
Beautiful stuff from Breda,
and that gets Vulcans nice and level.
4-4 and G2.
They had four rounds in a row from round three
to round six on the attack.
Looks like they can't defend for love,
no money at the minute, does.
It's worrying, isn't it?
Yeah, again, I want to wait until the next one goes
because that'll be the tight record.
Who moves in the lead?
Vulcans with three attacks in a row.
Oh, Spaghetti, oh, it will not be pretty for G2.
They can win this next one to show
actually is still some bite, then good heavens. This would honestly be going either way, but
I wouldn't be surprised if I said, if we see one of those shields being taken away from
them after the next round.
I would expect so, but I've said this before, haven't I? What good does it do you? What good
does it do you at this point? You've not committed to it fully. And if you're going to go for
the shield spamming, you want that easier second half of your defense, you've got to
commit to it fully. Because if they do take away the blitz, they'll play the Blackbeard.
to take where the black be able to play the blitz and so there is still going to be an option g2 i
think need to get comfortable with the fact that they are going to be dealing with shields one way
or another in at least some of the remaining rounds here we do see during pick away from the
blackbeard this time goes on to the game os instead so it's going to be more of the kind of heavy
intel line up the dock will be the day of the serious disruption coming out of alcatraz
Alright, let's see what Falcon's bringing to this round then.
Pajitsu, as I sort of said, there's a bit of recovery work needed.
The clash may well be a bit of a helping hand for them.
Can keep the shields somewhat suppressed, which is why on the Falcon side, during that
practice they're taken away from shields and tires, they look forget about it, they don't
want to play that into the clash.
We'll have to find a different way to help deal with that, which is why a part of things
I'll tell them is going towards no man.
Now, normally we'd be pushing towards Catwalk.
That's not ideal, Doki.
I think we'll couple of shots
of the floor and he's got a freebie.
A really nice angle found by
Juno. They're not always easy,
especially at range and especially
on such an angle. A lot of the day,
Moss kills that we see vertically
will be sort of directly above
or directly below. So really nice
from him. Stomper needs to make
sure he's cautious and conscious
of that distance that he
is putting between him and the
attackers this time around. He
doesn't have a shield to deal with,
as you've said. Balkans picked
away from that, but if he
that's where the clash is easily dealt with. Just looking at the options that
Balkans have at the minute to deal with that. The air jabs, there's two of them
left, so Solotov does keep at least one of those in pocket. He will be able to
assist in dealing with the clash currently positioned inside of Electrical, but
this is another way of dealing with it, and it's no surprise to see something
moving back with one on Electrical window and one on Connector breach. It leaves
to breach it leaves him exposing his back to somebody and he needs to be careful of that.
Salomah waiting for here. They've been waiting a little bit too long you might argue,
splitting at the bottom of the C4 in hand so it just screams looking to make use of him.
But I think in a 5 vs 3 his options may be starting to run very thin on just how much he can get away
with. Can't really afford to spend too much time on the downstairs will be the main concern I suspect.
And as you're seeing there's a call on towards Shiko, there's a track on towards something,
in the parody. Not having a great time here. I guess I'll post it up stomping on the exact
spot where you spoiled that 1 vs 2 earlier. Now I'll set one angle but you're still going
to be respect for the day, boss.
All in one made left to deal with the clash and that is currently underneath. The captaibolt
are going to prevent him playing his shield for the time being at least and the kill will
come in. 1 vs 5 now. Shaco has been in this position before he didn't win it last time.
can't he pull it out of the
bag this time taken out by a
track from day Moss and that
is going to be Falcons now
taking the lead five four three
rounds in a row G2 on the ropes
taking body blows and in serious
trouble. Yeah, at this point I'm
now concerned we've had those
three rounds with a single band
drastically all to this. I don't
think so. They've got a lot of
work they need to be doing. And
that. I think it's going to be
a little bit of a red hot on the
attack of labs. I'm a bit worried
for G two Tim, but this might
not be the straight shoot for
EWC. They were hoping for
Falcons will make it there, which
feels somewhat like the narrative
demands it. Alcons is an
organization. Always one of the
best represented at EWC. It
would be strange not to see them
there. G two goes straight into
attack time out as well. Need
a little bit of extra time here
to collect their thoughts as
well as the operator ban to try
for the first time in a while.
So I think that's a good
idea. I think that's a good
idea. Kind of an earlier
tactical time out to a late
one and that's still class.
This is early enough. You're
not facing match point. That's
what I don't like the tactical
time out is necessary where
you're facing match point,
especially if you got me if it's
six five. That's not the end of
the world. The coach comes in
give you very clear blueprint
for round 12 and gets you to
overtime. Absolutely fine. I
think when it's like 63 six
what you've left it a little
bit too late because you
the game. They're going to
have to take this from Romalia
just giving himself time to
affect things in the game
before they reach that kind of
point of no return. But right
now, Vulcans on the attack just
look like a different beast.
They are in that pocket of form
and they just need to keep it
rolling. It's been absolutely
brilliant. G2 did take away the
Blitz, which you suggested maybe
the case is still going to have
As I say, I think a lack of commitment to the shield band sometimes can hurt you.
Ground hood, it means they don't have to deal with Monty or Blitz, so that's a good thing.
But it is not going to remove the problem, at least not in totality.
Alright, time to turn it around, G2.
As I said, I thought we might see the Blitz come on through.
We've seen this again from the number four as well.
It's the thing against Falcon to shoot Bannaway, the Monty and the Blitz.
Because you're more worried about how hard they leave Monmaid here,
idea that we see how effective we did to both of those operators of Blackbeard.
You know they're going to play it. We used to play it a whole bunch of four,
Dume of course is going to play it a few times today as well. Although it's still
annoying, I would argue it's not as impressive as the Blitz. Blitz will get
right up in your face and really stress you out and cause you problems. A Blackbeard
somewhat first-mortemly against an enducerist in the room until he drops a shield down at
which time you can quite easily challenge him, and Blitz can plush you for free.
And so I think there's more of a willingness to play against a Blackbeard as annoying as he still is.
anybody in there to do that. So I think we're going to see both animus and double wall open
up without too much of a problem now that the work has been done by a soliton on the
switch.
That's only the one, of course, as well. I mean, main breach execute doesn't really
look to be the game plan given the line of operators they've got. It's much more instead
leaning towards getting vertical control, forcing rumors back. That's why you have things
like the dockerby and the ram onside. If we were looking towards site, I would expect
to see like a glass being brought along to be honest with you. So yes, it's in a spot
where they're looking and thinking about it.
But I think it's more off the back
of the verticals being opened up.
So we'll keep an eye on usage really.
He's the one to keep us a watch out for
and where those round gadgets go down.
And equally, who then plays on the vertical?
Here we go.
That is the open look from rooftop.
That is unfortunate.
That is unfortunate.
The throw is bad.
And repeat, the throw is bad on the boogie drone.
But the kill is not.
The soliton manages to pick up the entry onto Shiaikou.
So that's going to be every attacking entry going in favour of Falkens by the way in the second half, that is now 4 in a row.
G2 just unable to win any kind of micro part of this game.
Benja, managed to pick up Leica fact, that's the trade, but takes a bunch of damage, has Alamo as well.
So 4 vs 3 as June manages to finish the kill onto the Kaid, and that's going to be Falkens now starting to take a little bit of ground.
But are they aware of Doki up on the top floor roaming around?
Well, last time they were aware of someone being off-roaming Tim, they just said let's just smash into all sight and not worry about it
But here we go. There's the punish and that is the danger of a shield
It just soaks away attention for long enough you to get a freebie solid top
It's three in the round of 4v1 stomping left all alone
It feels to me Tim like Falcons would be going on 6-4 and a no doubt on their way to wrapping things up here on laps
Yeah, we've had a real swing in terms of this game. Plant is going down
That's going to be the round over as team managers to finish shopping with a shield smash
game. They were fighting
for the game. They were
fighting for the game. We
said at the beginning, and I
stand by this, you know, it
didn't look like on concert
that the map choice was the
defining factor G2 would just
playing really well as a team.
They were working together.
They were creating crossfires.
They were moving us one. They
were winning all their gun
fights. It came down more to
those players that were in the
map rather than the map that
the players were on, and I
feel like we've seen that
slowly shift as this one has
the team. The team is
going to be able to get back
back to where it is clear that
the team far more comfortable
on this map. Falcons in this
case are the ones that are just
winning round after round now. G
two. They look lost that see.
They do. Don't they? They just
look completely unable to deal
with the attacks coming out of
Falcons right now. And it's
strange because it does have
bats a little bit what we saw
on club. A lot of it is coming
down to Falcon showing a little
bit more beans and maybe been
used to historical and I think
like the one who was at the next attrition point, but it was slow and it was composed,
at least you had no idea it was coming. Here with the Blackbeard is a similar thing, you know
the next quimper, it's up in your face distracting you and pulling attention. All it requires is a
second player to follow in the shield and get killed, this is exactly what G2 were doing back
on map 1 with shields as well. So both teams kind of go in light for likens with the playstyles
they've employed, but both look pretty unable to deal with the other's attacking capabilities.
could be the final prept is 4G2. If they are not able to stop the freight train that is
Vulcans from rolling on over the top of the momentum would suggest. That's the likely
outcome here. Garage wall is going to be open, so that's going to stop the rotation. Storage
and control is the site of choice for G2 to try and hold on here. They lost this back
in round eight. It was like all the others fairly comfortable for Falcons. Let's see if G2 can just
win the first minute of this, the first minute and a half by getting the entry kill. The last four
have gone against them. Give yourselves a chance. I'm just worried that they've really struggled on
the entry this half as well. We were speaking about it a little bit, but every single entry has gone
the way it falcons. Stomp and fall in foul twice, Doki another, Shoko another. It's not
just one player's and fall in foul, there's this, I kind of pointed out, three separate
ones. However, redeeming yourself a little bit here is Shoko, who was the victim on
the entry in the previous round, maybe starts to give his team a bit of a fighting chance.
Yeah, great start for G2. That's what we were asking for. Now, use that man advantage.
You can keep yourself up on that top floor for longer. You don't need to start giving
space up. You don't need to start worrying about getting yourself back in towards that.
just bought yourself a little bit of freedom with that entry kill. Double down, find another, don't
allow Vulcans to pin you back to get a kill and to level things up. One minute 20 left on the clock.
Vulcans now in control of the top floor. For the most part, Shaco is still on catwalk. Vulcans
are going to move on a little bit, try to get themselves downstairs and start establishing
towards sides, I think in a moment.
Ooh.
Well, well, well, not like this!
Exactly, that is...
You've had the entry, a leaking match has walked up and taken two scouts for free.
The man's had two kills, the pryback bench, and they're also going low.
A shield in his face that'll get finished off two G2.
They've been punished out on their own, Tim.
And what could have been a chance for them to hold on, is now falling by the wayside.
Four V2, but only 40 seconds to play.
G2 can only blame themselves here. They've had the opportunity to win this round. They had the man advantage the entry
They were able to start burning that clock down a little bit
But Falcons yet again as they have done consistently throughout that even labs have found a way have found an answer have found
Difficult of at least found a way to make life difficult for G2
Resilient goes off just gonna push the shield back a little bit. It's gonna be doki down three versus one plant going down
It's all up to that man Shaco against his old teammates. Can he do anything to keep G2 in it with a black beard in his face?
It looks like probably not.
Is he able to find that kill?
Goes out, and gets one!
Come on, get the third!
Users just rescuing Falcons from what will work.
It's a tough spot, and gets the map done, and they will qualify.
First, from the ML, into the EWC.
I really saw that being the highlight clip of the year for Saiko, but it just didn't quite work out.
A few deflected faces or drag down faces, but that's the way it's got to be sometimes.
We raced the Falcons, let's go to the desk and see what they thought of that series.
Sora, they will fly all the way to EWC.
They are first team qualified to the eSports world because what a momentum switch in that second half.
5 rounds in a row, but it was almost their all teammates should I go green according to what are rounds there?
We're still recovering the hotrace coming down from that final round, I thought he was going to get a generational clutch to see G2 back into that.
But you said it at the half-time, you said who's really got the advantage. G2 had the scoreboard, pressure.
But Falcons came out on their attacks, 3-day, you see him get the ace here. They had energy, they had togetherness, they were playing for the same thing at the same time.
And it was just so in tune. Five rounds in a row to send them to EWC.
Especially after the way that map won. That is a phenomenal turn around there.
They did G2 at their own game. Look at this. Look at Solid Snake on that restaurant.
Look at the Blackbird isolating the kills. Look at the Blitz, Ace, Brungery.
They look at all of these rounds, the way they play the crowd control fighter.
Baird with a shield. That incredible jump out from Shaco, who carried the G2's dreams.
Almost made him alive. A really good team performance on the side of Falcons.
once again, Zoom stepping up, Yuzus as well, sort of the entries. I think we just stood
at Falcon's trying to play G2's game and executing it better. Look at the momentum
on their side as soon as the sides switch, five rounds in a row on the side of Falcons.
And I think that the whole game, but especially that night at Avenlabs, it really was a tactical
arm wrestle and it really, you know, it really was the IGLs figuring things out and it was
just a night and day switch as soon as Falcons come to the fight. Like I said, they played
G2 at their own game.
We can have a look at the map summaries, a theory summaries rather in total because let's be honest, map one, a standard two for a G2.
That was a complete switch momentum from Falcons. It takes a good team in a best of three to come around and kind of defy their own enemies in this case.
And that's exactly the point, and I think it was actually the fact we spoke to who talked about best of ones and why they can be a little bit of struggle.
They can be a little bit of a coin flip, and you see that a best of three, yes, you lose your opponent's map pick.
your opponent's map pick. You're always expected to win your map pick and then ultimately it
goes out onto the decider. Falcons definitely carried the momentum in because they wouldn't
map two in such convincing fashion into map three and they believed in themselves. And
I think they just had the time to figure out what had gone wrong inside of map one, the
energy, the communication, and then they just carried it all the way through.
I love the fact that both Jew and Saiko are the best raided on each of their rosters.
Newcomers going crazy. Head-to-head in kills. 31 kills for both of them. Double digits on average on every single map in that BO3.
It was a beautiful game, I feel like. I felt like it was answer upon answer in terms of tactical play.
I love the reactions for Falcons. I love the resurgence after the first loss.
I also love the resurgence on the side of D2 after losing clubhouse to come in and have a really strong
side-first side on night heaven labs lacked a little bit of reactions. I think they tried to spread too much in the defense side
And they were really getting cut off guard struggled really hard against the shields and the crowd control operators
But overall Falcons the better one here. Yeah, I think so and I think that you know
That's the people think you've got a maybe question a little bit what G2 were doing in the map bands as well
You know the clubhouse like said allowing it through
I get that they wanted to ban away the border in the bank that they've not been so hot
But they allowed the clubhouse through which Falcons are phenomenal on there
and then we lost it to what was it, FaZeCon?
And actually G2 doesn't necessarily suit their style.
And actually, Nitehaven can't play out
very similarly to Clubhouse as well.
So too much that aren't necessarily
the G2's favorite instead,
in terms of style, they ended up playing both of them.
And we have an interview very soon
with the winners before that we can have a look at our bracket
and see where that puts our teams.
Because Falcons is now the first team
to qualify themselves to eSports World Cup,
but that means G2 dropped down to the lower bracket
and they have to face Fnatic.
This will be a tough opponent for Fnatic, I think,
despite all of the good momentum that this team has had there, they've made their way into playoffs.
It's the first time in two years that's not a lens there and they're going to play against.
I think one of the worst teams you could possibly play against, you know, in terms of chances to try and to make it to WC.
And it'll only be seven days on from when they played each other inside the league stage.
Of course, they played each other on the very final playday where Fnatic had it all to play for and G2 didn't have really much to play for.
G2 still ended up coming out on top of that game then.
So I think, yeah, Fnatic are definitely going to be up against it because G2 right now,
Having had this game in their hands as well, having had full control of map 1,
they were in reasonable control of Nighthaven Labs as well,
and that's like, they're gonna have a fire in their bellies coming into tomorrow.
They will, yes. The first time we see G2 lose a game as well, right?
They were undefeated in the whole group stage.
Sometimes teams talk about wanting to lose that game in groups
before the important ones come around.
Is this like, threatening anything for G2?
It's definitely threatening something because they had two bullets and they've lost one.
So they've got, they've lost their life, and thanks to that flawless run in the stage,
they had it. They were allowed to lose that one match. And honestly, they can be disappointed
that Falcons played that bad in the stage because the really big thing is they played
Falcons because Falcons were the false seed. You know, had it been different, it would
have been a very different story. Maybe if they played VP or Geeky, they would have been
simpler.
The reason they even play Falcons was because they won against Fnatic in the game that also
really didn't matter. But yeah, now I think that's the benefit of finishing in the top
four. That you get that upper racket game, that you do have that life and you do get
to play in theory as a weaker opponent. Should you lose that first game? And I think if you
do, it's all about the reaction now. We've seen them be really dominant inside of the
ML. We've seen them be dominant in this matchup, but they kind of let it slip. I think they
were maybe a little bit naive, maybe just banging heads against the wall a little bit
too much, especially on those defenses in Nighthaven, and they need to figure that out
tomorrow.
Yeah, they were dominant in the first map, even as well as we saw in the series here.
And as well, like the storyline we talked about is the two players switching, not having
to go up against each other. It's incredible to get through what is like here in Ambassador
3. Yeah, absolutely. And I'm just so happy also about Falcons making it here. I think
that for that organization, for the players, for them to be able to face the French crowd,
yeah, so many different reasons why they wanted to be there.
Yeah, we get to ask them about it as well. Now, finally, we have our interview. We get
to talk to League Effect and we get to congratulate you as the first team from email to qualify
to eSports World Cup. League Effect, I want to ask you about the player comps. We heard
Infinite passion there where you get opening kills with British ace as well. Do you feel like this is what you needed to turn a momentum around?
It's really just also like I think best of three as well helps because we just rolled the first map and
He didn't affect us because we have a good mental
And we just need the time to go in the game and then after when we are in the game like we play so good
We we play so good together. The only problem is the defense for now
We'll have them to fix it for for his portable cup
Liquefac, I want to talk to you about this game and how much it meant emotionally for you guys because it was the first time for you, you played the B3 against Shaco, first and foremost, and you were crazy against you guys.
And then in that last round, that was crazy for him. And then there's that, of course, there's the fact that from Falcons making EWC super important, there's a bit of that delusion from last year, I think you want some kind of revenge, right, going into EWC.
to EWC. For all of these reasons, did you feel like there was a lot of emotional involvement
on your part to win this match?
Playing Shaco, firstly, was the second time in my career because I was always playing
with Shaco. So against him, it's something new for me. But it's not like about taking
revenge against Shaco, you know. It's like just if he's not in the team anymore, it's
because like we had to make a change and now we just try to find ourselves. The emotion
like with Shaco being a game, I'm happy because he's still on the top level, still on top team,
still friends, but I'm not mad or I don't want to beat him so hard, you know, like he's just another
opponent now and and the friends inside of the game.
League fact, just just very quickly on the way that you approach the game against you too,
obviously it's quite well documented how split they will often play, you know, Ben just kind of
lurking in somewhere, you've got Alamo on a shield, I'm talking particularly clubhouse but also
night haven when he was on the defences. Was you playing into that specifically to try and identify
any weaknesses in that approach from them? On our side, the way we approach, we just said like
obviously in clubs, we didn't know how they played. On club, we had some info. On concierge,
we played them last time. So we knew what they were doing, but it's hard, especially when they
are in attack because they are good in jolting. You have to make pressure on them so they don't
don't take too much space but if you do too much you get instantly like you get
instantly like yeah you die instantly so yeah like it's it's really hard and
and that's why like we after the time out even on consulate after losing 5-1
defense we were like okay guys we can still win the attack we know we know
we are strong so you know the way they played right now really good I feel like
they remember me a bit of a phase you know like they have their own way they
They don't care what you do, they just do their game and who's better in the game basically.
It seems that the new meta with like Solid Snake on Benja, Deimos on Shaco, Doki AB sometimes
played by one of the other guys, Doki, like honestly like the meta is made for them.
I saw you guys ban Solid Snake and Deimos early on on Consulate, did you regret not
doing it on Night Heaven Labs?
Not really because the map is different, I think it's all about like how you want to
If you want to play more close to each other and like trying to like less space to enter the building because if you list termites for example
Yeah, maybe they don't have the cam maybe in that snake. They just open everything push up with Monty
You're like there is so much things to do in attack right now. Even if you ban snake and the car, Benjah will knock with switch
Shaco will be on nomads, you know like there is no point sometimes just depending on the map I think
All right, well thank you so much for all the words and the explanation of all of your emotions and everything throughout this whole game once again
A big congratulations on punching a ticket to EWC and good luck with the remainder of this bracket
Thank you, and also by the vacancy if you want to qualify for a spot all cap as well next year, maybe
Okay, good one. Thank you so much for your time, Linkin fact
Thank you for the big shout out at the end there as well always good to hear from him
And so much talk about this whole game in general the emotions that came to play with it as well
And as I was thinking, you know, this is a big improvement for them because if you compare this bracket to kickoff brackets, it's a world of difference.
Yeah, I think the experience is
showing us that they're maturing Jack. Yeah, I think so. I think you know, even not even just kickoff bracket, the league stage as well.
Yeah, it's the probably the last three four months for this team have been the most turbulent
It's kind of ever been but then to come through when it matters that shows of the team
It shows signs of a team that's maturing and a team that can handle the occasion
which isn't something actually we've always been able to say for this team.
I think the easiest way to put it is that we've seen the floor of Falcons,
we've not seen the ceiling yet.
Yeah, no, that's something we'll keep our eyes peeled for in the future,
maybe in the remainder of this bracket as well.
We picked up one of our two boxes this evening.
We qualified one team to the East World Cup,
but we have to yet qualify one more team that is either going to be GK or Virtus Pro after the break.
The EMR playoffs isn't the only competition going on inside our region. In fact, we have
the central combine going on right now, one of our official tier 2 tournaments and teams
are battling it out to make it to the live final and that is one of my favourite things
about the combine actually. They always have a live final and this time around we will
be going back to the USU office in Düsseldorf. Very exciting stuff to really make sure you
get a full highlight of the action. You know, meet the players, meet pro players, meet the
talents, meet cosplayers, community members and what are you doing on the run? I'm talking
about the combine, hello? I just bought a ticket. I just bought a ticket. I just went
to the website. I bought a ticket. I'm going to be there. I'm kind of white.
Very exciting. So one more reason to go there. You can take a selfie with Jack.
He can teach you the game. It's a pretty good, it's a pretty good review.
maybe. No, but for other reasons, obviously, you know, it's, it's, our T2 scene is the grassroots
that makes EML strong. EML has struggled in recent international events. We need a strong tier
two. We need a strong grassroots. And we've seen so many rookies start in this EML season.
One of them, Rorik, yeah, absolutely crazy and was partly revealed thanks to Combine. Yeah,
he was a big part of that Combine win last year. I think, you know, the, realistically, we've got
so many teams that will give rookies a chance. We've got teams from tier two that make the step
up into tier one through having played in tournaments such as Combine. So, I think, yeah, perfect place, go and support it. And it's also going to be a great day, LAN event as well.
Yeah, let's put it this way. It was less than one year ago, Rory was on that stage winning Combine. He's now one B03 away from EWC.
Yeah, it's a big thing, of course, for the organization, especially as they now have a chance to not only win just the Combine, but also punch themselves a ticket to EWC.
they'll have to do it against the Virtus.pro though.
This is going to be a great matchup
between these two organizations.
As you already mentioned, for GK,
there's a chance for many, well, rookies, essentially,
but also for players to qualify to an event this big
for the first time.
Whereas on the side of Virtus.pro,
when we look at this organization,
and more so the core of that roster,
is the last time we saw them really have
great success on the international stage.
Yeah, great to say us.
I just said it in my head.
At EWC, that was Virtus.Pro, the old roster, the last time.
The famously known drums moment, and that was Joystick,
and that was obviously Shepard on the side of VP with the old roster,
making it all the way to top four.
It was such an important one. I think it's the last time that we saw that old roster really come to success,
near a grand final.
On the other side, as you can see, it was also Gen.G, it was also SKYZ and NAKOs,
First ever international tournaments for both of them. It was I guess the results that was kind of disappointing on one side
VP they made it to top four
But after that they went down the drain and ended up one of the worst team in the ML. Yeah on the side of Neko and skies
It was such a hard break moment for Gen. G and now all five are basically back on the same roster with a revamped ambition
Going into WC. It was kind of the tournament
I mean, they're feeling it in it being this VP. You know, this time, like you say, the old God, the last time really we saw them on the main stage and now Neko skies their first ever event. But after that, they learned that, you know, it didn't go too well for them last year, but they joined VP this year. They learned they've now played a major and they're one game away from UWC.
And I want to highlight one player in particular on that roster.
We've seen Neko, for example, have great success with this new iteration of the roster,
not only just on the shields, but even when the shields are not available,
he still knows how to cook up a masterclass with Fotos Pro.
Absolutely. I think they've been called one of the biggest crutches of the shields, right?
VP basically abused it as much as possible.
Many people have said that they were not able to attack without a shield.
Let me prove you otherwise.
Let's take a look at them attacking on Lair,
They're playing against the first team that qualified to EWC. They're playing against Falcons here.
Top floor on there. Let's pay attention to the defense.
We see two players, Azami and Mira, on the top floor behind that desk.
On the other side, we see Clash and Ela on the top main. Let's pay attention to the comps.
Smoke my side door.
Watch once.
Watch one.
You ready guys? Let's smoke side door.
Let's smoke side door.
Open the Mira.
Smoke here, Naked. Smoke here.
Let's smoke here.
And go.
I want that. I want that.
That's good.
Beautiful. You hear, smoking in the door.
Smoke Mira. We've got Greenbees and Candela's on the Mira on top main.
That creates movement and the punishment is quite clear.
It's the opening kill.
The first thing is done, they've got a opening kill.
The second thing is now, let's try and problem solve Azami here,
preventing them to execute behind the desk.
The ying that was bottom main stairs is now running all the way down stairs.
She creates pressure on the Azami with a shotgun
and Azami cannot play there anymore.
Beautiful second problem solved.
Third problem they have to solve is this clash here with Lekefak
and I want you to pay attention to the lineup here
because they've got Kali and Kali can shoot at the clash, pressure her
So Clash is scared when Neko and Kali starts to push her and at the same time if they push Clash away,
that means that Skies can get aggressive and punish anyone basically picking him onto the bonsai.
As Clash goes away, Skies gets aggressive, gets the first pick and will get even more aggressive
and never get a second one here.
Beautiful players, you can see his teammates are already back preferring the execute.
Now Pay attention once again to the utility.
They're sending Candela's onto Lekefax so the Clash is basically useless, she's being pushed away.
And then Petention here, to Bridae, who's supposed to deny the plant, is being flashed away at the doorway, so they can plant at the same time.
Beautiful play. At this point, they've planted, and I want you to Petention to the last end of the round.
Look at this positioning. Neko can deny the plant from top main. Skies can deny the plant from ups.
At the same time, Kali is all the way down, and she can deny the plant from bridge.
It's a triple way crossfire at every single point in this round.
We see team play, cohesion, utility usage, VP, they're just on another level when it comes to that.
I genuinely think they are one of the best teams in the world at just fundamental team play.
Fundamental Rainbow Six Siege, the right operators, the right position, the right people in the right roles, at the right time, and all in saying.
I genuinely think there's no team better in EML, certainly some teams in World Siege can match them, you think of your phases, maybe your dark zeros as well, but they're up there.
They've maybe got a little bit of a limit when it comes to playing the top teams in terms of fracking FPS ability,
but I think they can reach that as well.
So what I'm hearing is that this is going to be a very tough hill to climb for GK,
and they're probably feeling the pressure as well,
maybe even so because of their eSports,
head of eSports going on social media and talking about how big this is for them, right?
Big-minute organization, many of that teams made it already to the EWC,
and he kind of expects this roster as well to be punching their ticket.
Yeah, the manager wants them to make it to the WC.
Obviously, the club partnership program is super important for Geeky.
And last year, there were only three spots away from being the top 24th team.
They would have earned $100,000 of cash price for this.
Obviously, it's very important for him.
He already expects them to make it.
So the pressure is definitely there for the team.
And I think if we take a look at how their group stage went,
they really had some destitute performances right at the very start.
They were not looking like a team that was particularly hot.
They lost their first two games quite convincingly. They then lost going up against VP and then finally they lost or they won against heretics
But you know it and it was looking pretty awful
Then what happens Leo is super weak hits and wow
Brand new GK. They're playing together. They're playing to the lurks
They're playing with you know grubby on the on the shields causing absolute carnage
The lurks coming in off the back of it from yoga from sarks as well
and ask what it's like he's really settled in,
and they go from strength to strength.
The team EPS from week one to two to three to four
was just increasing, you know, 10 score points every single time.
Put simply, they figure out their identity.
That's the biggest problem when you import a player like Ask from Brazil.
When you import another player, Yoga, from North America.
When you import another player from Poland, Grubby, another IGL.
So that's three different IGLs that you've basically brought onto your roster.
Yeah. And that means that you have many cooks in the kitchen
and they need to figure out their playstyle.
They've done so. What's the consequence, Jack?
A six-win streak to make it to playoffs.
Alright, I want to see where the series will take us to.
I'm just excited to see the best of three today
as the best team will get tested.
But, ooh, for us, Pro Pick on Laird!
You just showed us a clip of Laird.
They literally destroyed Falcons on that map.
I'm sorry, everybody on my map.
Exactly, I'm not surprised who's in them picking it.
It's one of their best maps, actually, Jack.
So, obviously, that one makes a lot of sense.
Yeah, I think so. You're always going to pick into it.
into it, all GK were not good at it, obviously this is a new team, so we don't necessarily
know how they will play. Then we're going to see the Chalet as well, and GK pick into
it because it's a strong map for them, it suits their playstyle, you can have all sorts
of initiator operators, you can play all of the current meta ops so well inside of their
map, and it's also a map that VP traditionally don't like, and also new VP over a medium
term also haven't been too hot at to be fair.
Yeah, they got destroyed by G2 and Falcons, that's all exciting on the map if I recall
So obviously they would have had to rebuild a little bit that map before going into this match.
My very hot prediction is GK going to have to get it done in 2 though, because I think if we get 4 trust, I don't see VP losing that.
Okay, well it's just a best of 3 that stands between these two teams and qualifications to the Esports World Cup.
We'll send it back to Ace and Des for GK and Virtus.pro.
Thank you very much guys, indeed second series of the day and I think I echo the comments that towards the end Tim.
the end team. GK needs to get
this done in two. Otherwise,
Virtus. Pro taking. Yeah, I'd
agree with sin G two and
Virtus. Pro both very, very good
when it comes to fortress. I
don't think anybody in the world
would want to play them there
if they could avoid it at the
minute. So yeah, GK looking for
a strong start coming out here
on layer, but it's not going to
be easy because guess what?
Virtus. Pro great on layer as
well. They are turning into one
of those teams and what a swing
gets pin for them used to map
you can see that. You can see
that. He's now getting to a
point whereby there are very
few places that you can take
them, but they struggle with
but. Shall it is one. So that's
something for TK. Both teams
have very much played the same
approach in the map, but we're
just banning away their own
weaknesses. They're imperma
bands and acknowledge in the
other side will probably pick
away their seventh least
preferred map. In this case,
that's exactly what has
happened. And I think it's
going to be a very interesting
So we're going to have to see some special coming out on the opposite picks map.
I think in order to see them turn around, we'll see how things shape up now.
We've got our bands over and done with it.
I think it's fair to say many today expect to see VP coming out on top.
They've been phenomenal this stage.
I guess the upside is you'll see us while Conte saying can't wait to see more of the
teams from GK making it to EWC.
There is also that game against Rebels coming up.
They do get themselves knocked down to that lower bracket where I think it's fair to say
a favour either of these two teams to make it through.
versus pro will use for the first three rounds whilst available at least that's it.
Absolutely.
And Dan's kicking it off on the Carly now.
A joke about this to the day actually.
I saw Birdus Pro put something out on social media in reference to other jokes that have been posted around
basically saying, oh that's it, you know, the top light thing is I'll do each playday.
You guys can choose the strat.
And I put a tweet out basically saying, right, Dan play Carly only.
Pasha stream after every single round win.
don't play ranks on play days as he's in his interview a few weeks ago realized that the
key to a good proposal him is to not play rank before he gets caught which is very interesting
but there's various things about it and the fact that we've got down jumping on to Carly immediately
around one um somewhat optimistic you know he uses the sniper scope it is going to be initially
taking out that barricade I was just looking to take away the keeper barricades pressure into ops
So that's going to be Furters pro looking to get themselves on in there to begin with
Men's there's is not going to be a possibility for them. We see the brimby's coming in. I would
guess from bathroom window into that position. Um, for now, but yeah, ox
Please, I think going to be getting very very soon by the first pro. They're moving really quickly here
Yeah, for now, we've got pressure on towards rocket. Understandable. These people are ready
to the right. What he can. He
wins out with that shot gun
constantly pushed on four
because of the barbed wire in
front of him, but he's got done
what he needs to. And now if
you need to go back to being a
bit of a nuisance from below,
Travis Galors is coming out. You
name it, but soft downstairs
is unchecked and takes away the
third one.
It's going to be moving through
on that blitz. Looking to
pressure into site. Um,
to hear GK keeping themselves level for man count at least but once they lose these couple
of keeper barricades inside a site at first as pro are able to clear those out and they
could be in some real trouble. Rorick underneath is going to be looking to deal with part of
that problem as well I would imagine. You can see he is now starting to open up the floor behind
so they don't necessarily need to take the keeper barricade itself, you just take the area that this
This army would be able to play.
Like I say, he's trying to bounce up here. They need to get a pick. They need to get something moving.
They've managed to just let the cells into the side drawers and impact comes over. Double on towards Naco.
He goes through and Dan, taken down by Sarge. He's such a critical kill, because really, he was the air quotes long range protector for the rest of his team.
Rorik though steps up, finds one more for himself, switching over to that bandit to do a bit of work.
And I tell you what, Tim, I can tell you he's been playing back today. He's 2-0 to start.
Sometimes, as you say, maybe just get him in the wrong mindset.
Niko is gonna try and put that diffuser down.
He doesn't get away with it though, because the cover isn't there.
Pasha gets the kill late, but with 12 seconds left to go,
it could cause a problem. Pasha, low health.
Groobie, full health, and looking to move through site.
Just get snagged on the rotate,
and that is gonna allow the diffuser to go down,
but two kills to be found.
This is very, very possible for GK, man.
He just to get one. Pasha has to hold on,
and he has the HP advantage, but not any longer as Paster
have managed to land a couple of bullets and gets the critical one into the head of Gruby
and that is going to be round one going to Virtus.pro.
It was a little bit nerdy towards the end there. I was really nervous for a time that actually managed to get inside
so I can get that diffuser down, given they had three players staring at them,
especially once you've seen Dan fall down, the Carlyer thought, wow, they've lost a lot of ability here,
but they hold on firm and play it excellently.
Into the water, getting the diffuser down.
MVP around for me.
I spoke about it twice in this exact same spot,
getting two kills, Rorick.
Even when it starts off towards the side,
getting that previous knee fall,
Rorick still kept his attention focused
on what was going on upstairs,
making use of the shot, but making use of the bend after,
doing a lot in terms of pressure,
and also being the one that gets the diffuser down as well,
but the hero at the moment,
of course, we pass her with that close and kill,
and a free kick.
See what it means to the nurse straight away on round one.
these shouts, the screams, the celebrations coming through the Virtus.Pro, they have looked
phenomenal so far this stage, only loss coming to G2 and you'd have to back to be the favourites
here to get themselves through to EWC at the first try, but we would have said the same,
I think for G2 coming into that first matchup and Volkens showing, I won't say that anything
is possible, Volkens are always capable of getting the win there, but it's definitely been a bit more
of the roll across the right forward of in stage one and there's it is they are the first although
the lowest placed up a bracket team they were the first ones qualified to the eSports World Cup so
let's see if GK can follow in their full steps round two is going to be versus pro on the attack
for a little while on the end. Roryk is the one I'm looking at on that glass needs to be dealt with
with always a tough one, no warden onside for GK.
So we're gonna have to find another way of coping
with the pressure that will come from those smokes
being deployed.
Yeah, I'm running, got some more of that pressure
from the socks, he was the one downstairs,
previously got himself a couple of kills,
one with the C4, being a little bit troublesome.
This one now doing the same,
but on the reverse angles playing it from above.
You've already spoken a lot today around
what we saw in our previous series,
a lot of Solas, a lot of the pulse,
just getting information to players
different floors and letting them know exactly where they need to be reacting and what they're doing.
Leak it back especially on Consulate, doing a lot of work with that pulse to keep you seem informed
as to where the push is coming from from G2 at all times. So they can either choose to ignore him
or try and hunt him down and kill him but even that in itself might not be the easiest thing to do.
At least got the right idea. Do they ignore, tell you what I'm saying, they ignore that for too
long, you might step out and partially take in a look at damage as he does so.
to go. You can certainly
up in this round a little bit
than last time. I think slightly
more secure from their point of
view and not taking that early
damage. Losing that map control
to earlier is off. For example,
in round one was taken off them
very, very quickly. So I like
this. They are standing firm
and yoga managers to get
himself the opening kill
I don't want to point back to all VPS like a habit thing, because this is such a different team now with the three different members they have on side, but it used to be that problem with it.
It was never one track mind at times and they would get sideswiped by teams that were looking to constantly give them bother.
I don't want to see them fall into that in this round and sort of get a little bit too focused on the objective.
the objective. Be willing to go and challenge those that are around the map. Sure enough,
they've got a down and towards fast, not a kill, but at least it's enough to ease a
bit of pressure for now as Groovy also falls. It's looking much better.
Alright, just going to be holding the angles from the hatches, like you say, Sark's almost
certainly uncollectable at this point, as GK has to focus on the threat at hand down,
about to bring the diffuser into position to put it down, and will begin to do so. GK
have to fight forward. He
managed to find the angle. I'm
not sure that they're aware of
the position just on the
opposite side for the company
manages to get a huge double.
The rest comes in and furters
pro just collapsed beautifully
there for a second. You thought
that might just all go wrong
for them as Dan took the blast
from the shotgun, but they get
the job done. Beautiful stuff.
Bro. It was just assuming
wasn't a ring around the roses
there. One second you're
back like what? Absolutely crazy, but it gets in the second round for sure. Even though it was a
better start, I thought from the other side, you know, especially the Solars looking to give a
little bit of challenge, cause a little bit of bother. Certainly wasn't a bad start from GK,
but Verna's probably once they got moving just a little bit too hard. Slow down, I'm afraid.
Up to zero then. We'll see if they can finally, GK this is, get themselves on the board in round three.
I think it's lighter to be, if that was, if he gets that first shot there onto Roryk, maybe the
to go to Vertus. So, like you
said, the real problem is
because we're saying for GK,
they really need to get this
going to the don't want to go
to Vertus and cross Fortress.
It's going to be very, very
tough, because it's going to
be very, very difficult.
It's going to be very, very
difficult, because it's going to
be very, very difficult.
It's going to be very, very
It's gonna be very very tough because they know two rounds down to get him pushed around on layer
It could be confident shall they all they want put
It's every chance that chalets not gonna be enough
Yeah
That's what I sort of said. It has to be a two-zero bust
So that rolls for from now in this round and looking towards what feels like a very classically VP line up
What pointing towards about they've got the fact that they've got the glass on side and also have the sense of nape
Here that is a lot of power for hitting a go-to side with no doubt with the factor on side
It's a guarantee that you can get this ball opened up and start piling in the pressure
That is of course to me they go for default wall by them while you bring a thermite and the fact that we weren't trying to make use of that
So it's happened to be down there
Well is going to be breach so that's at least step one if we have a look at that top floor
We've got four of GK up there, Yupa, Yaga, Sox, and Ask.
All tasked with holding onto it, Gruby,
will be the sole occupant of the site as it stands.
We've seen this bomb before. We know how it goes.
Virtus.Pro will try and create some space inside the site
using those sense light screens, particularly also the smokes
that have been brought along, not only by passion, but by skies as well.
That is a huge loss of utility, though, Gruby.
with a massive kill from inside a site.
Virtus.pro might struggle to clear top floor out now that they're short of numbers as well.
Geeky.
It's early, but could well have won themselves around with that opening kill onto the set.
When you say those are peeks around here and Pasha gets one more,
you really kind of need the sense of execute here into this doorway to protect yourself from the
above and even then it's quite risky.
Nothing, you're mad.
So many things, just try and make it happen and then someone above's like,
oh yeah, easy, free kill, no problem.
So I think we've got this player got themselves a challenge here either rotating trying to get the other side instead
Which is something I'm trying to do
Or you send someone top up stairs trying to challenge onto all these guys up here, but given there are two or three of them
You're asking for a world of her
That's a deployed toxic bird can't actually finish his own pasture
That's gonna be the glass off the board four versus three now 50 seconds left to ghost guys
Cannot find the space as of yet to put the diffuser down
I always love the fact that you're looking at, you know, yet looking to saw which using it like that stop that
Stop it again. You're gonna try to put the plot down. Is it enough thought this is it enough?
He's got an impact. Oh just in time to open the floor to get this fight as well
They're trying to raise my game here bird as pro but GK they went back to the old-fashioned way of choosing good
All this blows is to open the floor up instead gonna stick it here
They're now surely asked it's gonna say they must have eyes on it
the other side of the couple of
kills down through the floor.
Two comes across the down, but
Yogg is there for the swing, makes
it a 4k in the round. Great
round to hold on for GK verse
person. Cute ideas just didn't
quite come to fruition. Yeah, I
like I like this. So the idea of
dealing with the soul is in the
way that they did. I don't think
was a bad idea at all. The
problem is that you've still got
a shotgun up there, and it's
like it's like going from kind
You've got your digital solution, which is Solis.
Use the scanner, see exactly where the plant's going down
and pinpoint it, but if that fails,
you've still got the redundancy of your shotguns up there.
So you just start blasting the floor open.
We've got a rough idea of where you are,
so we're just gonna blast it open
until we get a view onto you.
It's not just the complete solution,
and I think that's what Virtus.Pro was seeing it as.
Let's use the statue, we'll block out the Solis' scanner.
We get the diffuser down, no problem,
but they hadn't thought about that shotgun
being up there and just the possibility of, you know, denying without the scanner.
And so, yeah, the Virtus.Pro are the latest in a long line of teams to suffer when trying
to put a plant down on that site without getting top floor control. It's as simple as that.
I can imagine this is only going to get harder to deal with as well, because the things that
the glass being taken away, it just needs to be playing more tricky set-ups on the site
itself that won't be so easy to brute force your way with.
drop down a bunch of smokes, have the glass pop off, that's when I'm going to really
option and even then ask them to bring around onto the warden at the same time.
They've always got options to deal with whatever it feels like they might throw at them.
I do wonder if maybe here we start to see a bit of a bounce back from the side of G2
except then the first two rounds it didn't look very decisive to be a big lead in towards
Verna's pro. Maybe now we start to see a bit of a confidence build. The same is
between G2 and Valken's. Once Valken's got a couple of rounds on side that's when we saw G2
really start to grow in confidence here on one of those maps. So don't write anyone off just yet.
But I think this is far from over for GK.
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That's really not immediately open there, which makes me think it's a little bit tricky to hold onto.
We saw the Grim Bs being fired in there earlier, and then the pressure mounted.
The bottom main stairs, they weren't able to keep a hold of it, versus CRO.
The passion does have Grim, so I think we will see kind of a similar there.
This time, they are going to deal with the barbed wire.
a little bit of a sticking point for them last time around. We saw the player down, they had to use
a nade or it to get in there and finalize that kill because they couldn't push forward because
the barbed wire, that won't be the case this time. And relying once again, Neko should enjoy
the use of the blitz, given that it is now being left on the board. The glass being taken away,
we expected to obviously see the commitment to the shields, but the live Neko to continue is 0
I'm thinking, do you know what, it's just got too big an impact on us.
High risk higher award isn't it as well playing the shield, especially a blitz.
You're going to be putting people's faces and being aggressive.
Don't run everything out. You don't know where potential angles are watching you from or if the player in front of you has a way to deal with you.
Well, you'll find yourself being 0-4 so carries on at this pace.
What he is good for though, of course, is taking some early ground control.
They've got rid of Opsie inside 90 seconds or so.
Still work to do with it or some clearing out.
or a second ago, the fire on Rockastare's burning on through.
The juper's going to kind of slowly shoot their way out.
So really about a drastic change, what we saw last time round
for Virtus.pro to be fair, they're thinking again,
why, if it ain't broke, why fix it?
And the thing is, it is such a simple attack.
Get control of ops, open the wall, open the wall into mask
rather than doing the external,
which is what they're going to do now.
And that opens up the plant spot.
This will force you, having to open the external,
to force the Azami away.
That's going to push through the back behind desk now.
So it's all up to the T'Chanka. He's trying to keep them out of this.
They need a little bit of patience here for this pro, because it's about time to get the guys rotated around.
You can't try that one. It's a warden. Need to be careful, because the diffuser is in the hands of Naquo.
Rorrik does manage to find Asc, five versus four.
But that's the diffuser down as Jogger manages to find Naquo.
Oh, the start's really lost something here, but won't quite find it.
Unfortunately, that's unfortunate, sees the man above him, but just misses the cross.
No, the timing is so unfortunate.
But it's a 4B3 now, upset to Virtus.Pro last 20.
Pasha almost being finished off, but no, remains standing for now.
That diffuser has to go down somewhere, that's him.
Problem is, they've got somebody underneath with shock,
and he doesn't know exactly where it's going down.
Yoga manages to pick up the kill onto Skye's butt.
The diffuser will be successfully planted.
The chanker prioritizing kills over Plant Denial might just be...
Costly in this round as Rorick manages to find one whilst escaping for the post plant
It is gonna now be two versus three yoga
Law help on the tachanka as well TCSG just trying to fight at the distance here for you
He's aware of one in ops, but there were two
Pasha manages to find his killed one versus three the tachanka steps out Pasha says
Thank you very much picks up another round and first pro looking pretty comfortable at three one
They are, yeah, look again, just a really good attack and not a whole lot changed from last time.
On both sides, arguably, you know, again we had Sarts playing on the downstairs, hunted down by Rorick in the end, same as he was back in the very first round.
Yep, Main stairs to Troll, getting himself into War's Arps, getting control of Mez, opening up that wall.
I argue the biggest difference is this play you've just seen on the screen there, and we had the Blitz trying to stab them into the wall at the back and disrupt them.
But otherwise, the Virtus Throne Maiden was out in the same style of attack work as last time around.
So GK's from the net, so we'll dance a little bit.
Or maybe it's just really hard to deal with Verna's protein,
because, again, they're one of our best European teams.
They're just, yeah, they're really hard to keep contained.
We know this.
So going back down to basement,
it's going to be the start that we're still back in round two.
Virtus.pro got the win down here.
There's only that third choice start of bunks and briefing
that GK have been able to hold on to successfully.
I think Virtus.pro will probably learn their lesson.
glass this time, with Casnabian hand out, that would suggest we're maybe going to have a slightly more horizontal hush, trying to get themselves in alongside sight and a few cantellas in there to create the spin.
Yeah, for those who may be here that are not interested in showing me any stake, obviously we've got a fantastic operator, but the gadget only works last for Lee, he can't see operators above or below him.
So if he's the only interoperator coming into a side that normally screams they want to do something like she focused rather than vertical
Of course, I mean towards not having things like a ram on side or a block or a sledge and whatever else
Maybe it's trying to keep it quite nice and narrow that's him at some point
So both teams do things typically like a warehouse side push with a shield leading the charge in and going forwards from there
But I can't really see they quit being that guy like right now
It's got a drone I can see inside barrels and decide lockers which says to me
He does want to push it on that warehouse side and start is pushing from there
So keep an eye on that he's got himself in barrels towards the top for now
But that's where the pressure starts to build of Dean work his way in lagerly start causing bollard head run else
Ying above jumping those candelars for boy
You've also got skies on the snake alongside you some of this starts to look a really good attack coming together
It's interesting because G gave got nobody inside at the minute by the way
So they've got socks upon top floor and then they've got four
or they had four in and around weapon and armoury where askers now drop back on to site.
Virtus.Pro, I think, are aware of this, so are continuing with their push forward towards the site itself
rather than playing into that top floor clearance.
Again, it's similar to the approach that we saw when they were on the third choice site.
It didn't work out for them that time, so they need to be cautious here.
We're going to have a second member of GK dropping themselves back to site.
Make that three, so they're now starting to stack up.
Here comes the Virtus.Pro utility.
3 vs 1, a minute left to go, need to follow in these candellas
should have been an easy kill, but it's a trade, groovy!
Somehow predicts the movement and gets the kill, Dan!
Onto Yoggadour, 4 vs 3, asked managers to level it up with the trade.
Leaves us now, in a 3 vs 2, this is just back for back for back kill for kill
between these two, and we found ourselves 2 vs 1, effectively, as Dan is down.
This is a long time.
Can it be recovered, the Nade goes in to create the space?
Back to 2 vs 2.
I suppose I get to catch it out, you can see everything, see how deep they are, at least one of them anyway, I must know that the second is deeper yet still.
Look how much utility you can potentially collect here as well, but now I'll seize the man, can't quite find the head though.
Damaging towards either side of Nade that should now make him move across, playing for the swing but not being gifted it.
Steps into a malusia, they know that he's inside now, sure enough, sees the head, gets the one, but it's down to a 1v1 with 10 seconds to play.
now being recovered will try and stick this one more of a coming up through but can he see anything I've been using his gadget here instead
Gonna try to stick this to use about you, but he's played the buying game. Well GK get round five
That is a really big round for GK because I feel like the third choice site of Bunkson briefing has actually been their best defensive site
So far that was the easiest win for them
It felt like third as pro with the furthest from accomplishing something on that site
So now, in a 3-2, with Bunkson briefing yet to come, you look at this and think, actually, a 3-3 is very possible here for GK, and what a start that is for them.
It really gets them into this one. We've said that the preference for GK has to be winning this in two maps. They don't want to play Virtus.Pro on Fortress.
They are phenomenal on that map. So, you look at Lair as being a real pivotal point of this game, because we do expect GK to take their map pick on Shallow.
It is a map that Virtus.Pro have struggled with in the recent past.
So, 3-3-1 half, massive start to GK.
Alright.
That doesn't be interesting from here.
To be honest, about the way that they have on a map that we get,
when you look at the numbers, it does not look like a good map for them to come to.
Not given, Virtus.Pro's record on it, five and two.
One that they love, GK.
Not winning this map at any time over the last six months.
You probably look at it very understandably and say,
should be a Virtus Pro Rollover, but I think a 3-3 split on leg, and it's been quite attack-a-leaning actually, I was gonna say it's attack-a-leaning, I don't mean it's been like a greater than 50% attack-a-win rate, just to not start all the nine maps, it's one of our more attack-a-leaning maps that we have there for Robin to say it's a attack-a-leaning map.
I think you probably still favor yourself as Virtus Pro looking at this intercapable and get a 4-2 then call. If it ends 3-3, I've been a little bit nervous and the GK may actually be able to pipe their way back in.
is. That's going to be what GKR Banking on, I have absolutely no doubt A-core continues,
he's going to round out the half playing Blitz consistently throughout apart from that one
round where he played sense and it did not work out. This time they're going to bring
in the Blitz, so that would suggest to me top floor clearance, they're recognising that they want
that top floor control, get the Blitz in there, get up in their faces, that's what we can see,
straight into Ops. Hash, Hash a manager to take down you. Well, that is a great start here. They
cannot lose this shield though. Nitro ripped and ready. Sark's is just waiting to hear that noise.
It goes over. Niko avoids it. That's big. The track is going to force Sark's a little bit deeper
here and versus pro will continue edging forward. Love what I'm seeing from them.
Yeah, much more composed to steal so far. Roryc again just pulling up the sort of play that he's
He's done so many times, especially for this site throughout the game.
And now in a position where surely with a half-round still to play,
they feel they can get a couple more collapses in, get rid of these other players,
and then worry about the vertical play itself, sure enough.
He's hunting, but Yogg has already dropped the hatch.
Changing max.
Yeah, it's certainly just getting a little bit away from them here,
but GK finding at least a little bit of a footing to push back from Dan and AQ.
Both a little bit low on health needs to be cautious,
but side access should be possible for Virtus.Pro.
If they start working in that direction later in the round,
Skyes does get taken down.
That's the snake off the board.
Not going to help them when it comes to Intel
and being aware of those swipes.
I like the way that Sarkis is playing this.
He's not over-committing, still full health.
Takes his challenge, drops away.
He's looking at the clock.
He knows that there's less than a minute left to go.
He knows that he can just play this game a cat and mouse try and run away more seconds and give them something to build up
It's the key difference right it's a total flip where they sure
I was about to say he can't get away with that as soon as you step over that barb wire
You have to know what's coming. It's an easy kill for Rory granted
He was a bit deeper on that top floor. Maybe he doesn't get away with it
But here we go. Nate grows in those folks which are stopping either
Holds up for a second and say here when he gets the tag that he needs Pasha finds this man
They've got the vertical, but it's about 10 seconds to go here starts to get charged at the same time down to almost nothing
What I just got to do is to decide to find new angle doesn't even need it
It's Dan finds the kill that he needs to collect a four to half of verus pro on their map pick
Yeah
I think that's pro pretty happy with the way that has gone to begin with four attacks not a bad thing gone layer
So now they're looking at being able to win this based on the two first choice sites
So whether it's probably basement and top floor if they can just get they don't even have to lock them down every time
Studio, let's go
Thank you very much. I said I love talking about this game
We'll take it from here for you shock and horror you've been some shields against rotas pro and somehow they still find their way to maneuver around it
And also you took the blitz. Yeah, absolutely
I think the thing is they they can play so many things it's bigger. Yeah
Yeah, you you you've done two shields
they can still play the Blitz, and they've done so, right?
And so, instead of Ying shotgun in those main stairs,
it's Deimos shotgun this time.
And it achieves the same objective.
We can still play vertically.
The Blitz is still able to plant.
And as you can see, the Grim from Pasha
is still on the bathroom side, always being so annoying.
And that's something that recurrently we've seen, right?
When Rorik is not then playing the Ying or the Deimos,
he's on what?
He's on glass.
And then we see another Deimos,
and then we see another Blitz.
And when it's not Deimos, it's Toli Snake.
They're abusing all of the operators that remove strong positions, Jack, and they're just so good at this game.
Yeah, they really are. They have the right people in the right roles, and their team play and synergy is, it's honestly second to none.
It's so impressive, and I think, realistically, two of the guys at the forefront of it, you just mentioned it there, Leo, was Rory Kompashia,
and why are they at the forefront of it?
Because, like I say, when they're not playing the Deimos, they're playing the Ying, when they're not playing the Ying, they're playing the Glass,
they're playing the current meta so, so well, and when the attackers got so many options, and you've got such a good shield player,
You target the shield, but that's great.
But then you allow all of the other things through.
If you target the other things through,
Maekor would have been more than ramping on the shield.
And they're playing the backstab position,
or the key position in most of these rounds in attack.
Rorik is the one dedicated to below and main stairs.
So he's the one that's going to get the people moving on site
and removing the desk.
He's the one that's going to get people moving on top main and bathroom.
Pasha is always playing bathroom and display.
And when it's on the basement,
one of them is backstabbing storage very often,
and the other is on the vert.
So they're all playing critical positions
and achieving super important kills to get better than this.
Bro, it's so impressive, isn't it?
Like, think of it, like, he was sent so long, so long genuinely in tier two.
And he was always there, he was always known about as a talent,
and he's made the step up into tier one today.
And he just looks at home, he looks so natural inside this roster,
and he's having such big impacts.
Let's remind you of the stakes of this game, by the way.
This is playing for a spot at EWC.
You know, this is playing for a spot at probably one of the biggest tournaments
in the entire Cicharna year to then go on to their goal,
Which will be to win it and then to make the six imitation was well and he just looks on face looks absolutely unflappable
And remember he's doing that in his rookie year as well
He was our best rookie so far as the group stage it was about time that Rowe got his call up to tier one and now with that
He can help us team win out this first map in an oh so important best of three series to qualify to EWC
to come out and lock this down now. I'm not saying necessarily 7-2, but I would expect
them to come out and get this one done fairly comfortably. Get the first couple of rounds,
your top floor, your basement, and then leave yourself in a position of just needing one
additional, or at least get two out of the first three, so you can the 6-2, 6-3, and
then you go on to cause it out from there. That's what I'm fully expecting from Virtus.pro.
GK, absolutely possible that they could upset that, that they could come in and have something
to say about it, but right now, anything less than that would be a little bit of a failure
on Virtus.Pro's part.
It's not a show, but they're sure we're giving the close to the scene from the so far today.
And oh, yes.
Let's see how things settle once we get into the half.
First down coming out from New York.
This case, I think there will be a progression coming out from Virtus.Pro.
Not really the scene that I expected to be done too much.
So we have seen, again, a very much reborn Virtus.Pro over the last six months where
aggression is a part of their game plan.
I've got here with a warden, of course, with a chancre and a smoke. That's a lot of you
first, which you can sit behind here. And a C4 certainly not going to hurt anyone either
as well. Rory getting rid of socks and once again, Tim, you've got a bit of a field day
and we've got to find out in the interview after this year, if he has been playing ranked
today, to guarantee you the answer, will you know?
Just I'm sure it's even at the level where I could be playing at, it's just a very different
So I'm sure you know you probably just just get into that right and maybe over challenges a little bit in prone gets punished for it where
He'd get away with it in right and but he's certainly getting away with absolutely everything so far today
So it's taken down by the nitro leaves them without the twitch that is gonna mean things like the Fnats
Might just be a little bit more secure if they weren't already dealt with they will down damn it
He had nowhere to go. It was well played by GK. They've created a situation where it was difficult for him to move
And come this week you can't listen to us though
And they're going to do a little bit of chip damage to ask who is now just below half health on the blacklist
So and that's a nice one. I'll tell you what he's a demon he's fucking today
So demon with everything
Just just to give him a nice maybe a bit of a spike that way might want to find himself the next in DD
He does. Rorik, another massive round.
He's the demon of Lairtim,
and they ain't taking it away from him. 5-2.
I think you could take all his guns off him,
and he'd still find a way.
Unbelievable double kill there from Rorik.
You know, how often do we see that where it's one on the shotgun,
flip to the secondary, hit it with the SMG,
not just hitting a headshot, but a headshot on a Blackbeard, by the way.
Even tougher.
Just, Rorik, I can't say enough positive about him at the minute.
absolutely brilliant stuff.
The server is so slim that it
has shot GK into attack time out
after just one round of the half
being played. What's that all about?
We always say if you see a one round
attack time out after you've gone past the half,
something is going drastically wrong inside of the camp.
And it's not like, OK, oh, the strat didn't work.
No, because you can give it.
You got played through two more different sites
before you can worry about
strat being corrected anyway.
It's a communication issue.
It's players not getting on maybe the way
they should be not trusting each other,
whatever it is clearly the game plan is not being met on the GK side and that
means about stepping early here try and get a handle on things.
Moving into round eight then we'll see whether that has any impact or not. I
think the best thing that GK can try to do at the minute is disrupt this
versus pro side on the defense. That's going to be a really important factor
for the versus pro in that last round. We're able to basically play the
positions that they wanted to play. As soon as Rohrit gets that Nitro, nobody tries to
move him after that point, and when they do, they go one at a time, they give him the opportunity
for the shotgun on the close range, and then the SMG on the long range, and there's just
no real disruption for him there. You know, where's the nades coming in to displace him?
We saw it come beautifully onto Dan, by the way. You know, that's what they need more of,
creating those lose-lose situations, forcing Virtus.Pro to get on their toes and move around
and move out of that first choice power position and get into a more difficult spot. And that's
what I want to see from GK here, just looking across the utility that we've got. They don't
have a massive amount with which to do that, or, you know, put grenades in there and your
capital fire bolts. They're going to be your main elements that are going to help you get
people moving around. Maybe a bit of verticality as well with the ban and the sledge force them.
It's a little bit difficult on basement level. I feel like you can get plenty of verticals,
But there's always kind of a door frame to hide behind.
There's always a little side room to stand in.
And so it's a real tough one, I think,
to gain vertical superiority and use it effectively.
It's like attacking like Coastline back in the day,
or I guess Cafe Morrow in the modern day.
It just forces players offside is the main thing.
And it can sometimes lead them into the waiting arms
of lurkers that will be on the attacking side
waiting to strike as players forced out of position.
But it is different what we saw back in that first half.
We didn't really bother with verticals at all.
This is very much no, every floor board needs to disappear, both the ram and the slurge onside.
They put the one looking to cause a bit of a bother, really, just hanging around the top of that staircase.
Very popular position to play in.
Looking to waste time with Goyo, canister, just smoked.
Loads, he gets to hit him behind here, like I say.
As well, that's a good point. What comes, you get both of those in one? Yes, he does. Both fire, canisters removed.
Nash used to be there, so very efficient, taking out that protection that Nekor has got up at the top of there.
He's gonna hold his position at least for the time being, but he's not gonna over commit to it
I don't think who else will get this right
Rorick
With the TCSG takes down you poor and that is the capital utility box when I talked about disruption
They have just lost a huge amount of that potential disruption that they could have used bullets
Don't rain down towards not one of them
Another single one
That is super locky for GK
That's that recalls a bit of a cruel mission she turns out, he'll get absolutely nothing.
This is to go where the threat of that vertical comes in, it forces players to move around
more than anything else and hopefully, insulating answer one or two on your side.
If the smoke comes out, that is the last one, so this is where things are a bit more free
now, GK will be able to start piling the pressure on.
Oh he's so dead, he's so dead.
This is it, Niko knows that he's got absolutely nowhere to go, the best he can hope is getting
one doesn't even manage that gets taken out by yoga the fight continues from
deep as dan did manage to evacuate get himself to safety and he can play this
half wall now look at the time 35 seconds left to go things are getting a
little bit nail biting for GK here they've got some of the verticality that
they wanted they've got a little bit of space to put the diffuser down they've
got to get in through filtration to be able to do that one alternatively look
to drop the hatch but they need to control filtration they can't leave
down in the position he's in, that's a big kill. As Groobie manages to pick him up, 15 seconds left to go.
Diffuser not going down as Skye's will clear out Asken. That is the Diffuser down in Norman's land.
Damage being done now. Groobie down, Starks finds Skye's. The Diffuser is recovered. It's going to
start going down. Two seconds left to go. It's going to be a Virtus Pro round as they have to come
off the bullet drain into the planter. And that's going to be Virtus Pro going 6-2.
good set up there coming out from bird as pro to run that cock pop down and now
GK unfortunately in quite a tough spot we did say if they're gonna win this
series it had to be a two zero it looks like they might be starting things out
down a single mafia look it's not impossible it's not impossible but
they'd better be ready it's what I will see if they're gonna end up playing
fortress against furters pro yeah who knows maybe nurse pro sure something a
little different on Charlie and that's why the difficulty really came to
the first three rounds so far have gone to Virtus.pro. This is going to be the third of those three. It's possible that they win it here and now. It's a third choice sites for GK. I think have a real opportunity to get in here. Get themselves an attack on the board.
the third of those three. It's possible that they win it here and now. It's a third choice
site, so GK I think have a real opportunity to get in here, get themselves an attack on the board,
take it to 6-3 and then maybe build a little confidence going into those top and bottom floor
sites again in the second half of their attack, but versus pro, you just wouldn't put it past them.
It's a cheeky need top floor control. It's as simple as that.
They will probably tell you yes, but will also make the same remark that we did about
Virtus Pro back in their attacking half when they had this sort of line up coming out.
It's again very lateral. You've got the stay con side which is going to help you clear top floor.
Then you can worry about executing with it off the back of the shield going through.
Again, you can see the game plan coming together for what it is.
But to do that first, I make sure that you and these players are currently hanging around upstairs.
otherwise you've got no chance in hell of getting that defuser down on site.
Blackbeard can be of course very useful in support of the Snake as well.
Snake feeds the intel, Blackbeard goes in and gets aggressive and starts moving those defenders around.
He takes care of the door, give away the opener.
Every time so far on the attack they have suffered the loss of that entry kill.
They need to give themselves as good a chance as they can, they co-op and themselves.
It's exactly like last round, when he was on the smoke, the nades start living and there's nowhere for him to go, beautiful from GK.
What a utility, but it gets the job done and creates the space that they need to start moving forward.
It gets the job done Tim, but look at the time, over half a round it's been wasted, all their nades have been expended,
they've had to use almost everything to be able to get the soft floor control,
which means you don't start getting somewhat limited in terms of what you can actually do on the site itself.
itself granted didn't need to load on site.
Sarkz is waiting for the backstop here just to kill Convert to Pasha though.
He's in towards one of the shield and Yaga wins out on that one.
That's a great little play.
Ror against one back, but there's a trade there.
Much better from GK Tim.
They've got a 4v2 surely.
Not being able to lose his position is all but guaranteed, right?
Yeah, really nice play from Yaga on the Blackbeard there.
Just timed it perfectly using that audio, knew when he was going to be approached
and just kind of almost pre-fired the shield, bashing up the job done.
little vertical angle coming out there but no damage done to yoga on the
blackbeard 30 seconds left to go it's the one thing GK need to be careful of
this round is theirs make no mistake about it but if they leave it too late
to drop into sight and start putting the diffuser down they could find themselves
in a position where they have to take unnecessary risks ask managers to find
skies all up to Dan. Oh boy. He's certainly capable but not like that.
Groobie finds his van through the soft wall and GK take that round that we
I think quite a lot of snake and honestly thought it might see that taken away.
It's pick your poison realistically, isn't it? When you've still got the snake, you've still got the doper bait, you've still got, you know, all these kind of power operators up on the board.
It's which one do you want to face off against the least they've decided in this case.
But snake is not the worst enemy that they are having to go up against at the moment.
I think given the way that versus
pro played, you know, round seven
and round eight when they got the
way up here on top floor and
down in basement, it's maybe not
have the biggest impact. So
especially for top floor. I think
if you're looking to win this year
and now look at the damage that
Rorick did with the glass to start
with, you know, in the first half
of things. There's pro know if
they can take that sort of power
I think it's actually quite a smart move.
Absolutely. I mean, it's impeding you and you feel you go a bit faster without it being
anyway. Why not? Makes sense to me. Again, my eyes are kind of like drawn towards quite
slightly eyebrows, slightly raised at the back of the glass. I think although it's been
something Virtus.Pro have shown, is it like an absolute must or a key part of their
on the, starts to fall apart if they don't burn it.
Maybe not, I guess the one thing it does free up though,
is you do not have to play Warden on the other side, yes,
they can of course then make use of that slot
for other operators coming out.
In fact, I'm walking back to burn here a little bit.
Take a little faster to the side,
needs to go to the front, not to play it, sorry.
They can, it's said, lead them towards much more
turtle-like setups and looking at this one up again.
We saw this a little bit earlier on.
So, open the janker, the gray one side,
now the mute as well, like, oh my God,
how much more do you wanna try and slow
the opposite team down by Tim?
It's gonna be a headache.
that we've seen GK struggling with time so far. It makes absolutely perfect sense for
to sprow reading into that. The breach is not going to be walkable, but the line of sight
is damaging enough on its own. It's that phantom pressure. It's that risk that somebody could
wander up. You can't play too aggressively now in towards that plant spot. You're going
to have to play from a little bit deeper behind desk. This is good from GK so far. They've
got the hole in mask wall. They've got the hole now in pops and they can start looking
directly into sight. The next job is getting the wall in front of you, opened up so that they can go in there and think about getting a
plant bang on the ground. They're a little way away from actually accomplishing that, but for now they can at least get the breach open, prepped and ready.
And then it's about starting to push around these players inside of sight.
Absolutely.
Committing to achieve the same impact that we saw there from Virtus.Pro, right?
Was playing on the vertical, or anything. That's really where my eyes fall towards you from what you can do to start piling a little bit of pressure on.
But now at least impeding on the main stairs. Here we go though with their shotgun on the Demos again.
Trying to move his way forward, but another smoke comes over from the sky. Just to waste a bit more time to him.
They're very happy playing it out this way. We're down to the last 60.
We've still got all but one of the shunners available. The final smoke is now coming out.
So Goya kind of still still still around in the sky, it's got rid of Reaper, this is the dream direction of Murder's Prime.
Just a brief fire coming across there, it was actually beautiful to take down Rorik, but damage is done elsewhere.
Skies will be punished, but not until the damage was done, he got a double kill in the round.
Look at Starks' health as well, super low, so GK with 30 seconds left to go, they're gonna have to start rushing towards right here.
It's not something they want to do with such low HP, but Pasha is finding himself in the same predicament at the minute now.
low health, he looks to make that challenge on to bathroom 20 seconds left to go, you've got to move GK, Nade comes in, forces pasture out of position, Yoko gets the kill 15 seconds left, but the problem is you've not dealt with the core of site yet, and Nako is full health with LNG in hand, he finds the first, will he close out the second, yes he will, versus pro they lock down there and take themselves the first map in our best of three.
Fed say what many expect and we saw that map coming up in our battle veto
Shall I be in that next one will be a really interesting challenge given
Virtus.pro have not won it in 2020 season maybe it can change we sure hope it is
a speciality in this gonna fight their way back in back with you after a short break
the best rated player in the ML, coming into this stage.
And the question that we said, oh,
that we were essentially posing is,
can he continue that form into playoffs?
And the answer to that is an unequivocal yes,
because he was by far and away,
the most valuable player for Virtus.Pro
inside of this map today.
Rory the Rooking.
The absolute Rooking.
He's still there, he's still the best.
And he's still the best in the VO3.
We might rename these stairs after him, to be honest,
because on attack and defense,
he just absolutely owns the rocket stairs.
Rory the Rooking.
Rory the rocket, the raw rocket starts.
Now, carry on now, imagine if they'd be around here.
Rory the rookie playing Rory around the rocket stairs.
Amazing player.
Whether it is on Deimos, whether it is on Ying,
whether it is on Warlin, whether it is whatever,
is so long as on this main stairs he's inculable.
Honestly, such a big player in the most important moment,
in the most important positions.
Rory always delivers 16 kills in the first map
to qualify his team to EWC.
Now, only one map away from making his first S tier event, that is massive for Marek.
I wish he dropped that when he played ranked for me yesterday.
I will say.
But no, he was warming up, he was playing a lot of demos in ranked yesterday, he's playing it today again today.
And I think he sure is an operator of Astilic, he's coming into this, he played a lot of hard breach operators, particularly for this VP side.
Today he was on the demo, shotgun flex around him a lot, the initiator operators as well.
And yeah, he's just proven he's his wife over and over again.
Now, we're speaking a lot about Rorik, but the reason why he had to prove so much is also because I think that Gikei played really well.
I know it shows the 7-3, but in my opinion, many of these rounds were much, much closer than the score line shows.
I think that Gikei never gave up. They could have went back. I think a comeback was possible.
In many of these rounds, the first few steps, they managed to get the opening kills.
The vibes are still high. As you can see, Graves is dancing.
I like this Gikei. I like the fact that they're not taking this too seriously.
They know they've got one life. They can afford to lose against VP
They will still have 1v0 3 to play and I think we can see it
And I think they know that they were on the opponent's map pick which is a map that isn't necessarily strong for the side of geek
We didn't seem to do well on it and kickoff obviously changes since then we've not seen them do well on again
And now they will get to go into their map pick which is much more suited to their style in terms of that shall I think about how shall
I plays out. It's a big L
It's not particularly a big map and it's got big cutoff areas where you can then use the solid
Like you can use the BenMesh, you can use the line, you can use all of those to then isolate areas of the map and then collapse in terms of FPS.
Light doesn't necessarily suit this off-side of that style of gameplay, but Shalei really does.
Think of the strong positions on there. Think of holding basement and trying to problem solve filtration, okay?
Try to problem solve filtration. They spent two minutes on Naiko when they were trying to attack the filtration on basement.
Spend of think about main stairs for example and rocket stairs how they could not problems of work rocket
Yeah, and rowing there two rounds two different rounds on top floor. They could not problems of this now think of the strong position on Chalet fireplace
Mm-hmm, okay bathroom solarium
All of these positions. They're much easier to problems of on Chalet and that to me is the biggest difference
From there to there. They're also the reason it's problems off
But they're also very quick it's such a small map that you can rotate away from needing its problems of them
just hit site or hit somewhere else directly within seconds you can't necessarily do that on that
so that's why this map should shoot should suit GK better. So I like what you're mentioning about
the vibes as well on the side of GK they seem to be high still and there's a chance of great
resemblance of how their group stage went as well which started poor and then they managed to come
back. Can they replicate that here in this important best of three for qualification to EWC?
Well it is the biggest question on everyone's minds and can they or can't they? There's only
only one way to find out Tim, and that's by taking us to map 2 in Shelly. Now, as you've
heard that I speak about, if there's any chance here realistically, GK need to be able to
speed up their attacks a little bit. As you heard Leo talking about towards the end,
they've spent a lot of time chasing players like Neko throughout the map in multiple rounds
and it really hurt them. The blessing being, Shelly is a much smaller map, it's a map they
haven't yet lost so far in 2026, and it's a map that Virtus.Pro have not won in 2026.
So, let's see if they can get it done. We'll leave that fear of Fortress until we get to it, but now we'll focus on whether or not GK can get this one over the line.
Bands will come on through a Castle Band, which is a slightly unusual one, and this is Army, so two architects taken away by GK just to give them a little bit more freedom.
the game. I think that's a
good choice for you. It's kind
of the antithesis to that
bandit K Bandit. We often see
this time taking away some of
the problems that might slow
them down. So I love that. We
know, as you said, Leo's
spoken about that. What are the
issues that are going to slow
us down? What are the issues
that are going to take time
this? They're going to have to
deal with the trap operators,
but at least it means they're
not going to be dealing with
those kind of power positions
being held down by castle as
So it's the furtive's pro on the flip side.
They don't want to deal with the Monty
and they're going to take the snake away as well.
All right.
I like it.
It turns a band.
I think again, leading it towards shield
is going to be a problem.
The snake is certainly an interesting one
because I think it just means
that you're going to see a hell of a lot of daemons
being forced and we saw a daemons
for an awful lot of the last map.
We also saw an awful lot of snakes coming out.
So it was both a good bands,
but I think because of the verticality of this map,
I would probably look into more targeting towards the daemons
appreciate that I think it's probably been an easier ban for most teams these days and the other
side as you say Tim, but the marquette's being taken away except the mirror but it's not being
ran at least here in round one. Touchdown will already be racing around looking to zap zap zap
all of those electronics that it can find and razor blooms I think will be a particular target
along with the electric hose and the focus and if they can take away any of those
Magnet systems from Wamai as well, I'm sure that that will be well appreciated.
The nose is visible, I'm just inside this window, because we've just seen it put in there.
And...
Little dash across there does keep socks away from any danger, only just the man is just to get himself out of there.
But now, it's very bad control.
We're looking to ask questions, but we'll latch to it as well, all the way through back into kitchen.
I saw an idea, and it's a confused place, walking around, and I'm looking to cross the spot.
But that is a really unfortunate siege time in a moment.
Sartre's looks to wear for the track and Skye's gets the drop on him and gets a freebie.
Great team play. Great team play there. I think, you know, the comm is there.
The track is in. It's going to be focused on me and Skye's.
It uses that to maximum effect.
Takes a bunch of damage along the way, but shouldn't be the end of the world.
Naecle is going to take the damage from the Dock of the Coal there.
Eat the 40, lose the use of the Thorn.
Don't forget that part as well.
walk me out to go on cams because no longer has a form to access them and still five versus four
one minute twenty we are now coming down towards and versus pros still very much active around
the map here and that problem of time is going to creep up on gk again pretty soon they know
but it's passion to get them what they want we'll leave him a free kill they just get too quick
Quick, snaps out of the distance as soon as he appears, but Neko gets pulled down here.
Now Pasha's still downstairs in the basement though, of course he is two floors away from
where the action is actually going on, so it'd be a shock if you can get away with a
killer or two here.
As Yogg gets one, Dan gets one elsewhere.
It is back and forth between the two, but right now it's Virtus.Pro coming out on top.
Two versus two as Yogg manages to get the trade onto Rorik Lord, Dan Law Health as well,
so this is not all playing ceiling for Virtus.Pro.
He cares to have an advantage in terms of HP.
Just looking to see if they can find the man behind desk.
Looking to chop and change their angles, keeping guessing.
He has managed to move up close to this wall.
That gets aggressive with the pistol and manages to find the kill.
And that leaves it all up to Jogger on the Twitch.
He'll have seen some big moments from him so far this stage.
He's going to drop a smoke and see if he can get away with putting this diffuser on the ground.
I think he might just, you know, I don't think that's his problem.
We're really aware in a position to do anything about it,
I'm going to get the kill. It's
the job done. And that's going
to be around one going to
versus pro. Great round from
down as well. Yeah, a little
bit scrappy and also the
use and we got to about a minute
15 left. I was like, guys. We
barely move. We're still set
around lobby. We've got meds
control, but not really no fall
else working with us right now.
Sure enough as they finally get
themselves moving forward, they
start getting pushed into pace
a little bit, especially comes
down to that closing to
which is really well played by
the game. I think we've got
too nervous on the do on the
door. Those peaks a few too
many times gave himself up.
Isn't easy for easy one for
Dan to collect on the other
side of things round one going
the way. But it's probably not
bad at all. Yeah, good start
from them. I think again, you
know, we're looking towards
the clock something to
definitely keep our eyes on as
this one continues through
because it wasn't, you know,
the defining factor in that
last round versus pro got a good
couple of kills, particularly
that clock ticking down towards the end did leave them in a position to to be concerned I think so
we'll be getting into a round two just as soon as we can do and versus bro going to be continuing
on the defense 1-0 it stands absolutely nothing else so what did go right for that round was they
did get good control early on as a team on that south side of the map it's one thing that will
praise them on the polish on towards meqo for example they were effectively getting that part
of the map done. A little bit unfortunate on their initial attempt to take over of the library
side, you know, they dropped the cage with the hatch, it was a nice little cute play coming out
from the skies, but it was really after that where the struggle started. So the early round starts
well, cool, hardly then translated into astronomy, it's not a big battle, but we're getting good map
control in good time. Let us play unsurprisingly, starting themselves up on the top floor to
waste a good chunk of time up here. Very classic setup that you see upstairs, then of course we're
looking to hold the verticals above sides itself, at which time you'll then see GK has
They've got control of that softball, then thinking about the rescue boss and then tells me Tim with a mirror on side
They are not looking to make this easy for the attackers
No exactly
This is the point that we're at you know with the balance you take away the castle you take away this army two of the big
Architects from the game thing you leave on the board
So you're gonna have to play into that instead
And this is the problem with GK first at the minute and I think you know part of the speeding up
Yes
This can come from the operators that you take away and prevent being played against you,
but it also needs to come from you as a team, going in there, getting massive finding kills
and finding space, and then continuing to move. I think it's about having that completeness
of planning lines, so there isn't these pauses between players.
It's right, we've got to establish what's the next step, start drawing it.
You know, it's got to be right straight onto it.
For the time being, we've got Nitro, pre-writ in hand.
I'm not sure they're going to get too much joy in it because she's here and not diving inside of building.
It does wipe us not back from anybody, but passion does take down Grubit.
Oh man.
I could manage a surprise start. And it is to be quite frank, it is just too easy.
They know that Pash was delayed that spot in the previous round that he was gulking around in the basement.
But to be fair to him, he's really isolated rather than then taking two poorly timed Wombly ones.
I say today's one of the sponsors, he's got a lot of some particularly excellent,
he's got the kills that he needs, and now really is set his team up to be able to close out this round.
Pashanel coming in towards the guys, we'll have no choice but to run for the drop at some point here as well.
You can see the Capitava, you perhaps hide, he's just waiting, but the reason why he's just impacted him
is that Renan and Noviatera's left have been counting, and now he's very safe, he's tucked in here,
unless he gets forced out by the Capitava. Look who he's playing, he's on one mind,
they have to challenge intention and they still get slow to kill far too easy. It's a flawless
round for Virtus Pro. Barely bothered in that second round. Yeah, absolutely. If you remember in
the last map on Lyra, I spoke about disruption in a nice from GK. You know, how are you disrupting
these defenders? How are you moving away from the positions that they want to play? And the answer
here is that problem is continuing. They haven't disrupted anybody on the side of Virtus Pro.
That trifecta up on the top floor was still in position. If you've, I can tell you now,
If you've got your player still in the corner of library as a defender at the end of a round
You have the unbothered throughout that round. You can see nico. He's still in the support position in box
There'll be a player on blue stairs as well
And you know, it's it's just not enough being done to dislodge them and move them around
Roryx supporting from underneath as well
He's the one who actually gets the kill on to ask as he comes up through there and yeah cheeky
They've been quite simply have to find a way. I like some of the stuff. They've been doing
a light bringing along the Reteros. Clear out some of that utility. It didn't work because guess what?
Verna's pro already free of the odds. Impact nerds in pockets, guys. Just cleared out the Retero draw.
Counter after counter after counter with Verna's pro. Always coming out on top.
Got to see GK really turn the heat up a little bit here.
It's been challenging in the same way a game with Leo saying on the desk about how the pace
really been lacking for their gameplay at points. It feels the same. They lack a conviction maybe
it's a strong word to use, but I'd say they're lacking conviction in the plays as a team they're
making. And I know they lost the series, but compare them back to G2's attack side around today.
Even Balkans, I'd say, to some level are the same. Like, they commit to what's been in the team and
they move in as a unit and they know that, okay, sometimes it might get a little bit messy,
but it's worth the character that's in Bristol we're taking. I'm not seeing much of that from GK
so far. It's a little bit too safe for my liking. Gitchin and dining is going to be the start for
attack this time we can see that the walls there have actually been opened up in a long line of sight
given it works both ways so the attackers will benefit from that a little bit and it might just
enable gk to speed things up here they can at least challenge all the way through into kitchen
prevent a little bit of movement from the defenders but what it does screen is there's going to be a
huge top four plus this versus pro which is what we can see there's only one inside a kitchen at the
minute and that's simply because the defenders can't play inside a site because of this line of
site they've left open. They want to make it uncomfortable for the attackers to be inside
of Fireplace. So, Virtus Pro Top Floor is what it is all about. They've got the verticals,
they are ready to deny from above. GK have to clear the mountain. They need at least two kills
up here before they force Virtus Pro back to site. Now, just again, that's part of not really
being too bothered. Extending the net a little bit further with the single trip mine being dropped
down here as well so the things have to worry about. Yogg's the one you're looking at to get inside there.
I love the use of this by the way. It's very pretty.
I mean it certainly puts lasers absolutely everywhere. It's what an obstacle for, I'd say, of it, yeah.
Is it like a year or something? It's beautiful.
The Rockies and Safer thing is more the point for conversation, but look, it's like seeing like a bank
and there's a very very secure object to the middle. In this case the player is the secure object to the middle of it.
Good luck getting in there.
Equal manages to find the opener and it seems like it's starting to crumble a little bit for GK here.
On Shallay, we normally expect the attackers to have a little bit of joy, but they're finding absolutely nothing right now.
And momentum sits completely with Virtus Pro. Not too much of a surprise into the stage that Virtus Pro have had.
Down taken down, but did take one along within three versus three as Starks manages to find Skaz,
But there's look at the clock 30 seconds after go again. It's still don't have vertical control and they still not in a position to put the diffuser down
And they close got a second and there's just no response on the other side
They close got a third and there's no response on the other side. It is
I don't know man. He's sat inside a kitchen. He's waltzed in towards dining. He's got three kills on his walkabout
This is where I say need conviction to just go sometimes as a team and do things
it's like the way to go. We're
not going to be able to go
through the things. It's almost
like the way too long for
conditions to be perfect than
to be absolutely certain what
they're doing is going to work
out. I'd rather see them try
than Peter out like we're seeing
them do here. Yeah exactly
that. I think you know, we really
do need to remember who they're
up against, and. Almost like
I just can't buy it like it's
had a wonder through sight to
But I think, you know, that can come from the fact that mentally GK might just be a little bit beating up at the minute, because Virtus.Pro, you know, it must feel like you're playing against six players sometimes against these Virtus.Pro, and mistakes will start to creep in, fatigue will start to creep in.
I think that's what we may be
seeing a little bit off at the
minute and GK just not full with
focus right now, but versus pro
they've only been beaten by one
team through the entire stage.
You know, it's it's a huge
ask to go up against him. I
think that's something that
maybe GK need to be reminding
themselves off here in this
tactical time out. Well, you
know, let's just go and play a
game. This isn't our only
opportunity. We go into the
lower bracket. We go again if
this doesn't work out. You know,
this is it's almost we've done
the game. I'm going to say
it's a really good shot. This
is this is a free attempt to
get in there. Well. A lot can
happen after attack time out.
A lot can happen when you get
into a second quarter and
repeat the sites that you've
already seen. And maybe just
maybe GK can start turning this
one around reminder again.
Ever wins the series looking
like it's going towards the
first program make it to either
you see the loser is out and
doesn't like unable to make
against the Rebels, but the wins that game will be the one that made it to EWC in the same stroke.
We've got Jitsu against Fnatic being played next as well, next is tomorrow to see how those teams who makes it.
Round four versus Pro will just repeat their rotation. It's going to be back to Master and
Office, Termers round one, and it's been convincing wins throughout about every single entry kill so
the
game.
They need to find solid land.
They need to find something to anchor on to so they can start to build from.
An entry kill would be a wonderful thing to get them going.
They're going to see that there is a presence in the library.
Disruption is a word I'm going to use again.
Versus broken, back to your right to defend the entirety of the town.
to defend the entirety of the top floor from beginning to end. The only one disrupting
anybody is Pasha as he steps out on a runout, doesn't get killed, he's almost down, he
might lose his life but it doesn't matter because the damage has been done. Upo's been
taken out, that's the hard breach gone.
Nah, he's off to Wall's garage mate, he'll pop up on Main Stairs and he'll get another
kill like he has done before. He's been down here in three of the four rounds so far, he's
the same operator. Yeah they
whole time in case you pop up
best main but as we've just
seen he's off in Narnia right
now is the other side of the
map.
Let me see the track coming
out onto Pasha but again it's
always the time isn't it
because he's got himself back
up to library now so he's got
a little bit of support as
well. You know from anybody
over towards that side. Just
having a look actually
everybody else has moved back, but with a minute 30 left to go, Pasha still exists,
he's still surviving and getting himself back to piano. It's borderline
unforgettable for GK, they can't allow that to happen yet they get the kill now, but what was the
time? What was the cost, it's been a minute 40 and the death, it's just, it's taken too long.
So sure about that flash, it's almost as if you have to capitalize on the back here,
but here comes Groobie, they're drawing in front of him as well, so a little bit of
team play being demonstrated but he's now converted into a KL, gets a free B through the scuffle.
That's the mistake isn't it? Maybe now getting swung in for the second. That's no idea where he's
being swung from. I have no idea the name quotes are positioned. Yogging to one more second from the
window. He's down, tried to go for the challenge but couldn't quite get away with it. GK finally
on the board. Yeah, much better alert round there from GK. I like the teamwork with the drone and
groupie going up solar stairs. First bro, I have absolutely no idea to be fair to them but it was
It's actually the team work that came in beyond that.
If you notice, Rorik tried to swing past the door
to challenge on into solo once Grubi had got that first kill,
but there was a player on the window,
so it was an easy kill.
The cover was already in place.
And then when the player in bathroom tries
to rotate back through to piano,
he gets taken down from double window
where there's a player on repel.
So GK had at least the players in the right position,
just to, you know, have the players in the right positions
to be able to put off those rotations
those routes for the defenders to be able to move around. It worked out really well
and they get themselves their first round. That is at least something for them to do.
For sure. I'm just a little bit worried at the start of it. The first 90 seconds didn't look
good. The start's not the same as the rest but the recovery was excellent. Now again,
can they turn it into a fifth? Can they turn it into a sixth round win? Well that
determined that depends how they want to play it out. Bar and game are going to be where we head
for this one. I'm not seeing anything suggesting them going to bar me. In fact more of the same
again we've got the capitol being swapped in we've got the floris coming in
same as we saw last time around but skies if you recall was moved out of the corner of library
he's got to sit there all day long they had a bit of a hail mary swing on towards him from the
double window but he still managed to get that kill and hold his position for longer so i'm only
starting nervously the gk trying to do the same thing as before and expecting different results
given all that we said tonight around xanathia is trying to same thing i hope for different
out come black by the bar. It feels a lot the same again.
Windows really opens straight away by GK. I like this little bit of, feels like a little
bit of extra pace from them. Already clearing utility with the Ratero Drones. Pressure towards
library already. Damage being done to Virtus Pro. We're only 40 seconds into the round,
so this is better from GK. It's a little bit more of an explosive start into this one.
But if we remember, last time they attacked onto game and bar, they weren't even able to get any top floor control.
Niko played in library right to the end, Rorik was inside a storage right till the end, and so there was no disruption there.
This time, they've already forced the player out of library skies, has been forced away.
He's had to drop the hatch, so already GP feel like they're ahead of where they were last time they attacked onto this.
You say there, he's got himself back up to the library entrance, so he's still dancing around and being a little bit of a nuisance.
I currently assume they know that they're forcing him away?
But do they know he's now asking the question once again and waiting to step in to challenge them? That remains to be seen.
With that cleared out, at least they could start to pressure him towards mezz,
somewhere they couldn't really get any kind of implication on last time around they were attacking on towards the site.
So he's coming through a fire and not off the back of it too, and Yogdor wants to fall down this time.
That really shouldn't be happening.
Not ideal to see important already as Pasha now swings out and towards mud gets his freebie even with a call coming on through
He don't care
Sox is gonna pick up Pasha one minute ten left on the clock skies low health
Rorick has damage done as well, but yoga down, but not out
I'm not sure if he's gonna be collected or not. It might not matter as Sox manages to pick up Dan
Effectively now three versus three versus pro have one inside a piano, but again GK keep chipping away
He starts, manages to get himself another.
He's going well over the last couple of rounds.
You pour on to Neko.
This is now one versus two, effectively,
with the Orca down, but he's going to be collected.
I like this move from GK.
They've got the time to do it,
and they get the man on his feet.
Toxic babe, canister goes out.
They know that there's a drop down
towards the main door, though,
Rorik, he's had a big taste so far.
Can he continue to hold on?
It's not going to take much to take down the lion,
but the net is tightening now
that's going to be a
opportunity to put this
diffuser down and I don't think
there's anything the smoke can
do.
I was going to say no way to get
through the kill on to the
planter and the player on the
hatch. That's two in a row now,
Tim, a GK style and warm back at
just the right time. If they can
get three rounds here, I feel
quite optimistic about their
chance in the second half. I
agree. I think, yeah, I think if
you can level it out, get three
in a row, carry that momentum
you can get something going. We do talk about shall a being an attack a favorite map. So
voters pro at least have that going for them on the second half. But we know this isn't
necessarily the best map in the pool. Having a look though, over quite a big sample size
over the last 36 rounds of attack they've played on shall a they've got a 61% win rate
on attack of voters pro. And that could be a real sticking point here for GK because
even a 33 statistically that would put voters pro getting four rounds. So they've got their
to get on to the defense.
All right, I'm bird is pro
clearly actually brought
rattled enough by the after
they've only got one round to
go. And you think, okay, it's
not all that impactful. Fine.
We'll let brought round six
play out. They clearly feel
they need to have forward
of entity that themselves on
the attacking side, but they
need this last round so
crucially, and that we can
kill themselves a little bit.
They've had the entry in
every single round this half,
yet still they managed to
concede two rounds over to a
four versus five GK. That
probably I imagine is where
that I probably imagine is where part of this conversation is going is boys we
can't be letting this one so that we need this one and then we can see this
back to Pintupe.
Bust the Bedroom is going to be the final sight for the Vintrait back in round
four they won it in round one they tried it in round four and lost it to GK if you
remember it was a really nice finish to the round where they had the solar push
at the end they had the double window cover they had the solar repel and they
just had every angle covered on beautiful crossfire cheeky and we're able to cause it out quite easily.
Virtus.pro just got picked apart, essentially. So they're going to have to do things a little bit differently.
Past your tried and run out and successfully achieved a run out in that time,
managing to take down the solar side of the attack at the beginning, at least.
So I don't really know what much more Virtus.pro can do here.
I was going to say lean towards traps, slow things down.
They've got the smoke, they've brought the banshees this time of the Malusse.
That could help to hold down the soloist side in quite a big way, and the Razor Flutes as well.
So, I've got up to here from Virtus.pro, but they're going to have to prove it.
Stand by, weakness for Polly.
I imagine Pasha feels a bit hurt being hit from around the soloist, then.
Or he's had a lot of fun with it.
But, as you say, leaning in towards the Malusse, don't hate slowing things down.
Though, again, the speed has been the issue for GK.
They've been a little bit, like I said, lacking in conviction at points, but...
the right way to try and help him here. Another 100% sure. Sartre's got himself on piano,
Windy here, took to nice and tight while the barricades around him being shot out.
That would have been a chance to get a freebie. Did they know that he's there?
It's only Rorik. I say if it was Rorik and piano, a different conversation made, but
he's the side master bedroom of Smoke, could very well displace him here, but no.
For now, he'll get to lie down and keep on holding his angle.
Just waiting for the peak to come on in. We'll have no idea how close that was to Rorik.
the corner, but he just chose
not to at the end. It was
certainly the right choice. You
can need to be careful here.
Nearly halfway through the
round and they just getting caught
sitting looking through windows
waiting for that opportunity to
present itself. As they try to
rush things as they try to get
things moving. It is a jump
through the windows. Arx has
been the shining light in the
last couple of rounds. He gets
Alright, but again, we're at the halfway mark in the round and we've not really seen a lot of movement.
It's almost like GK are waiting to see if players on the side of Virtus.pro would dare challenge them.
They'll swing them, they'll get a bit restless, and then maybe get a couple of kills off the back of it.
Clearly that's not been effective for them in the early parts of any round that we've seen on this map,
and a lot of the previous map as well, is with this mid to late round where things start to look a little bit more positive for GK,
at least from what we've seen across the last couple.
I feel like we're getting caught out over the last couple of rounds, always in bad crossfires, always in lose-lose situations, but like you say, just offering absolutely nothing up.
And that's where the time factor comes in for GK. We're now at 35 seconds again and it's another position where they might struggle.
Oh, you felt like Pasha had made the mistake there,
that he'd maybe gone for the wrong side,
that asked about 30 minutes manoeuvring,
but there was no pre-fighter from asking it alive, Pasha,
to get those shots in, take his man down,
five versus two as Rorik picks up Jogger.
It's a flawless round.
They were left to jump in through Windows, GK,
and this time they didn't have the answers
like they have in the last couple of rounds.
In the last couple of rounds, I think they found, again,
Virtus Pro stepping into their lines of sight,
looking to challenge them,
They've got away with three kills as a result.
This round here, Virtus Pro, dead patient
for the vast majority of it, right up until we got
towards the last 10 to 15 seconds.
And when they did do something about it, they exploded.
So, nice try, but still a nice half overall coming up
of Virtus Pro.
Let's see what Ann and the boys thought about that one.
Yeah, what a first half we've been treated to,
especially from Virtus Pro here,
and listening to the pair calls from GK
as they were on attack, there was a lot of chaos,
a lot of panic, and the problem solving on there
and seemed to be really rough.
Yeah, I think so. I think unequivocally Virtus.pro of one-half.
Shelly is a Tarkasided VP, get a 4-2 defensive half.
How do they do it? Well, let's take a look at it. It goes round two.
And they're playing somebody in the library corner position.
They start us off with Pasha getting aggressive. Big double kill.
Okay, DK, that's fine. You've now got a free kill. What are you going to do about it?
You're going to do nothing about it.
You know, they stood, looked at the window for Adria.
In the end, the solution was less double jumping on the window.
Absolutely get fried and die. Okay.
What about the next pile position? Beautiful. Beautiful Denari set up inside a piano.
How are you going to clear this GK?
Well, they don't.
They go and hit side direct,
and that's exactly what VP wanted.
They had the APOG, the long side,
they had the vertical, and they had done.
Exactly, look at the thing.
20 seconds left in there, you need me in.
Because they just looked at the strat,
and they couldn't have thrown this over.
And in fairness, the half then went a little bit better.
Shepard took his time out.
You know, GK managed to find a couple of round wins.
They started baiting out some of that aggression.
Pasha was running around like a madman
the first few rounds.
They baited that out,
They really started to get in the grasp on it.
And then we saw something that we don't necessarily always see.
We saw a timeout in round five of the half,
which I think from Darker was actually genius,
because he knows how important
winning the defensive half on Shelly is.
He wanted a timeout for one round
so that his team was carrying a 4-2 into this half
rather than a 3-3.
And then what did he do?
He asked them to play passive.
He asked them to wait.
Let GK execute, even wrap.
We saw Pasha go from a run, a madman running out,
Clive running out with impacts, sprinting at people, to ratting inside the dining.
Big playstyle change, and they win that round as well.
They had the main thing for VP, they had the right game plan, right?
Let Pasha go aggressive, let him roam freely.
The four other players will play behind line of sight.
They will play behind loads of utility.
And if you force Geeky to have to problem solve all of this utility,
as their game plan basically crumbles,
because their playstyle has always been split around, find a gap.
But what happens when you have to create the gap?
They've never trained to create a gap.
It's always there in front of them.
So when there is no gap, they don't know what to answer.
Now, I am absolutely shocked.
I have never seen these times before against Naix.
Never in my life have I seen two shields.
The Blitz you can't always go straight back on the Blitz.
I think what's interesting with that, and of course it's coming,
especially on Charlotte for this map, is which shield do you want in month?
They clearly identified the preferred month of Blitz rather than Monty or Blatman.
The cool thing is now we're going to see the difference between the two teams
when it comes to clearing this poor position.
And VP, I can tell you, they're going to be good at this.
And that's the big thing, it seems like Virtus.Pro are only just a few rounds away from Fuellification to the East Portion World's Cup.
GK, it's the second half of your final moment to turn a Tider out.
Thank you very much guys. Alright, let's see if they can turn that tide.
Virtus.Pro showed the ability to adapt, literally only for one round team in the sixth round and how they played it out as the Desk just explained.
GK gonna have to show a little bit of bot lane to hold on on what is typically a very attack-assided map.
And Birderspro, yes they have on Wonderspop in 2026 and GK haven't lost it, but we know they've got some serious attacking chops on them and I'd be nervous regardless.
Yeah, we've had a cool last day that we've had very important round 7, so this is certainly another one. Let's see how Birderspro shared hope.
We're going to have a bit of a present outside, straight away from GK.
Okay, there's not really much to do outside, but I'll try to distract Virtus.Pro, because it may be a little bit of a uterus to this one, but we'll see how the round goes on.
But for the time being, we've got Dan on the glass this time, because it is something that Virtus.Pro have used consistently on layer until it was back and away from them.
they've shown some you know real ability with it real power and it's no surprise to see it being brought along again
Absolutely
I lean towards all the operators that we again kind of accustomed the bird as pro roverick has been out some demons
We spoke about many a times already today
That's look at the numbers for the series for those who are curious on it so far
We're currently six way at the top on 22 and 10 on the other side everyone is negative or even except the yog is currently 17 to 11
it also limits their smokes. We've still got two left available after the one that
Dan has just used so Naqwa will need to get into position to be able to support
if the track comes out and that's going to pick up ask Dan in the basement.
Exactly the same as Pasha was playing the soloist. But look at the clock, a minute
left to go. Voters have not really done any work towards site just yet so need to
make sure that they're getting a move on.
I do wonder if the same issues begins before them in terms of speed, but here we are asking for hello
Surely you're dying. Yeah, see right now. How is your son alive guys?
We've got finally finished off and Rory gets the one downstairs at two versus one
Sarks all alone a steeper
Not quite finishing him up but the bullets they do the job into a one versus one and Rory has got the truck on
but look at it Tim, he is turntail,
hiding inside a bathroom,
this plank would go down in the corner here,
the nice part is of course he's got the track on,
he has the information, out he comes,
steps out towards one side,
Robin looking for him,
but finding nothing starts,
ready with the shotgun and finds him at range.
GK taking the first round of this half.
Yeah, first bro,
I've sold that round a little bit there,
the failure to pick up Yogg,
you know, you feel like Nair Kors,
maybe just got to extend himself around that corner,
just a little fraction more,
doesn't have to be a huge amount,
He's not going to put himself in any real danger, but the fact that Yogg is able to turn around,
come back inside and get a kill, yes, he was always going to lose his life in that position.
You can't let him take somebody with him. Big, big mistake there. And I think without
that happening, versus pro, and then in, you know, a man advantage situation, they don't
come down to a 1v1 at the end and they don't give socks the opportunity.
There's the two golden boys of the game so far up against each other socks versus Rorik.
and this time, surprisingly, some more glory lost out.
I love the attempt. I love the
aggression that GK are bringing
to this one. You know, let's
try and get ourselves into these
rounds in a positive way. Let's
take the fight to versus pro and
let them know that every inch
that they want to take is going
to come at serious cost. We're
going to be attacking onto bar
and gaming. Ruby is going to
We're going to be attacking onto bar and gaming.
Groobie is on the solos, or Groobie was on the solos.
He was playing over kitchen down inside, just trying to slow down any kind of solar and master push.
And he's not going to be slowing anything down as he gets taken down.
As you say, too easy really for Virtus Bro.
Just managed to create one of those lose-lose situations for Impassia.
Does take some damage along the way on the capitol.
game. He's going to keep
the ball on the top floor.
He's going to keep the ball
on the top floor. You might
ask is trying to do is now
about push coming across this
top floor. Yeah, to support
those that are playing
upstairs in library. Once the
push gets so far forward. I
mean, worry those two
music and coming back to
spoke about a little bit in
the last round is time wise.
Right? Like bird is probably
in the back shot here, but
there is still quite a lot of
work to do upstairs, the
forces players on the top
floor away, and were down to
the last 80 seconds. And on
to the balcony, but need to be
careful. Look at the shotgun
is the stock of socks.
And he just knows that he's going to be some pressure.
Come in, the scanner will tell them,
but I'm not sure they're aware of just how aggressively
socks is playing this.
As soon as they step across that window,
Rorick is going to get, I was going to say,
he's going to absolutely blasted by that shotgun,
but Sentry does choose to drop in.
He goes in, and it's just such a beautiful use of the goods.
I know it's simple, but I just love it every time
get to watch him move like that.
4C4 from Asks as well, the split between both players.
The second one comes up with no damage either.
Dave Crowe, doing his best in the face of Nioh from the Matrix
and dodging around those explosives.
It feels Sark's down, but he's ready and waiting.
Again, Nioh C4's with which to work,
but he's hoping to be able to support his team upstairs.
Don't quite think he'd be given the chance though, down to the final few seconds here.
Last 20, in a 5 versus 3, Converter's Pro get it over the line.
Just a bit concerned.
Oh, I was going to say, I'm a bit concerned.
They don't know about Sark's presence,
that's the third floor. The
third floor is round that
Virtus. Pro have had during
this game, by the way, and as
you said, there's one for one
doesn't really suit GK. They
need to start chaining rounds
together as soon as they can
do because that sees them now
five three down only two more
rounds required for Virtus.
Pro. Yeah, that was a much
better round overall. It was
slower and more composed. I
don't blame him. I think they
with the the X-faxes the the fringe element she might say the other side
especially trying to make sure they cleared that top side systematically it
would have been so easy to swing on there and try and put pressure on ignore
the fact of trolling entirely and get bitten on the backside by sarks we're
standing at that window really aggressively it would have made life
very hard for them so yes the sign controlled but I think they do cause
there because it is giving them a round when they're up to five and three now we
go into what we so often describe as such a critical round but it's probably
this one they're up six and three you can't see GK closing that three-round gap. If GK can win it
there is a world where you probably go into overtime it's unlikely to go on to win the whole
thing but at least they can keep it close so this one for me really will be what decides which way
this game goes to find out how it's going to OT or the Virtus.pro take a clean 2-0 and qualify for
EWC as well as a game against Falcons in the upper bracket. I think no matter what happens in this
matchup. When you look at the day as a whole, I think coming in it would have been reasonable to
expect, especially the performances that we've seen. The Virtus.Pro and G2 would have been the
two to qualify for the Esports World Cup. So one way or another, we are going to have a little bit
of a surprise here. I think, you know, Vulcans and GK being the ones that failed those first two spots
would be maximum surprise. So I think we're going to sit somewhere around medium surprise as an absolute
member. Virtus.Pro are looking pretty good at the minute to be, you know, at least sort of 50% of
of those predictions coming correct.
See the fact that library is clear,
gives them an opportunity to open that mezzanine wall,
but just conscious of the push from underneath there.
So Dan drops down to make sure
that he's not gonna take any damage.
Rory does take a little bit on the rappel there,
so he needs to be careful on Vertus Bro.
50 seconds into the round,
we'll now start trying to move these players
who are holding onto, particularly, mezzanine.
I was just going to say I agree because I'm still, I literally stand still and his presence
to prevent them from going in,
but they have purchased pro once
again, find the answer and found
the entry also worth mentioning
GK have only got one entry out
of nine rounds so far.
They have been playing this almost
constantly in a 4v5 and it
has taken its toll. There is no
two ways about it. I think they're
actually doing well to have got
three rounds in those circumstances.
Missed opportunity as they went for
the need. Sox will not know how
and they're punished as well as Pasha taking down socks continues to be the
thorn in their side. Ah, not for much longer as Skyz has managed to get underneath
and collects him after he's marched down through lobby stairs and can now rise up
through the loo. Happy that they've got control of this side of the map but Tim
again, time becomes a bit of a stinger here. Yes, they've only lost one, they're
taking down two, that's not the end of the world but they've got 45 seconds to
get full top floor control and go for a plant. This is a lot for Virtus Pro to
jump out for the most part of
the game. You can see the
potential to accomplish. It
really is asked. It does
managed to find one, and that's
giving GK at least the glimmer
of hope. We can see the top
floor. Ask is going to have to
drop with all could this helps
it's also a lot at this point.
You really can't be taken too
many fights, so it is going to
come down to that site.
Defences this start to drop
away. All of them now returning
down onto site. Next few gun
to get through, but the plant will be successful, gets away with it. It's all up to Dan. Do
they know his location? Doesn't quite see the head of the player as soon as he tries
to strafe across. Asuka's got to be careful here because he's so low health.
He's got a landing miracle shot here. Won't quite do it and now Duncan has opened the
wall. Has the range that he needs. Sees the body, takes the shot himself. So dangerous
he loves. Someone has got to swing at some point. Or at least force out the temporary
one versus one. He's asking sure enough gets the down that he needs. I think Gregor this
bands there a couple of times but a triple kill when he's seen most needed draws the rounds down
to just a one round difference. GK aren't out of this yet. We continue on the back and forth and
Dan I really thought that was a winnable situation from there. He was down to 20 seconds he allows
us he's I think too focused on opening up the line on to the plant spot he's too worried about
going to be a great opportunity
to get the softball. You can
spray through that later. As
soon as asked takes the peak is
in serious trouble. That's the
fight that he needed to focus
on. Those were the bullets
that he needed to land couldn't
do it. And G K get themselves a
good retake their four or five
then. But as we have said, if
they can't get back to
backgrounds, they will lose
this game versus problem. Yeah,
you've got to find at least another round in tandem to the one you've just got to bring us back to a level playing field.
Oh boy, oh boy. Well, it's making things entertaining, Tim. I was really worried we'd come into war, shall I?
And I know, again, Virtus.Pro haven't won this map over the last six months.
I know that GK haven't lost it over the last six months, believed it's 0-3 and then 2-0, respectively.
But they are giving us one hell of a good fight.
I really thought Virtus.Pro would get the chance to run away with it.
run away with it, but even there seeing now in the second half that the time waits for
Moe, when it's hurting them a little bit here in the same way they did with the GK,
and yes it's countered on an ass to have a big step up round when he's been quite poor
throughout the series so far, but when he's maxed out most, he's gone massive, and there's
still got a chance like I say to bring this club towards overtime. I don't even get a
7-5 win here to send us through to fortress and regulation, I think it is going to demand
overtime.
We were joking a little bit on our podcast yesterday and saying, could you imagine a world
the way that we don't expect
where Falcos managed to be G2
and we see GK managed to do
Virtus Pro. We were saying it
feels unlikely like one of them
could happen, but you can't see
a world where both happen. Yet
something just gives me a feeling
if we get to fortress, it ain't
going to be as clear cut as many
would like to think. It's
certainly starting to look like
more of a gray area as this one
continues on and GK slowly
to be open up. We're going to
back at verters pro, keeping them
in distance at the moment. Have
the. On six goes out. Clear
out the double window is a master
office attack to the window,
particularly important, even if
it's a phantom pressure, but we
saw the value of double window
earlier. I like this from the
capital early on. That's going to
allow that wall to be opened up
to try to take the Selmer off.
Can't find the charge. We hear
that's just made it really
difficult to play inside of
master bedroom. Now. Oh,
looking tight, baby. Then
toast going to be toasty. But
they probably assume that he's
not here. They weren't thinking
that he's out on the bout.
They'll think he's probably
inside bathroom or a step out,
which gives him a little bit of
room. It's full time jump to
the window from here. Well,
they say if you assume they
can step in and more fire comes
out. But again, he's able to
move. That's also all the smoke
coming out from passion team.
Yet no one on the side of
yet no one on the side of Virtus.Pro has made moves off the back of it.
They feel a little bit uncoordinated right now.
I can only assume that they know that the fire is not doing the job.
Ask, gets taken down.
You've got an opportunity to spray through that floor from below.
If they don't, they're going to find out pretty quick that Grubit is still in position.
Just the fact that the second... There you go.
Just the fact that the second fire arrow went in told me that they were aware.
Holding the angle onto Bathroom, he knows.
He's just waiting for the opportunity.
As soon as he moves across, he takes the shot a little bit too soon.
It tells Groovy that he needs to be careful.
How is he surviving for this long?
He's on his belly.
He's crawling like a snake.
He's going to get himself to safety on real play from Groovy.
What a scapegoat.
He has survived everything coming his way.
Two at three angles, being contested.
And now he's back!
And now he's going back for seconds!
This absolutely mad man!
He's in a great spot, but now he'll get challenged.
No, let's play at the run time.
But Spice is rolling them over into a second in the round, almost facing a third, but no Yupa.
Second kill on the map coming out, but it's got a Winston, especially here.
They don't get away with it in the end, but my God, Groobie pulling off something like Herobic there.
We did predict the problem for GK, maybe, versus Pro, just going one for one with them.
We find ourselves now in a situation where that does continue,
versus Pro go on to match and series point, and they have two opportunities at it.
If the pattern continues, then Virtus.Pro will be the second team in EML to qualify to the eSports World Cup.
If GK can pull off something special, get two rounds in a row, we will head into overtime.
You suggested that might be where we were headed, does?
We'll see after the next couple of rounds, but I've got a feeling that Virtus.Pro are going to find one of them.
They are just looking so good at problem solving at the moment.
Yeah, again, if we could have seen GK battle that back could have had a little bit of optimism. Maybe they win this round, but
As you said, oh half they've got to do it back to back and they struggle to accomplish that up to this point
It's gonna be a master office defense to potentially see the conclusion of this series and bird as proud booking their ticket
To Paris for the EWC and again a reminder about what everyone's excited about for EWC one
Fat prize for the line, but most important is the winner gets an also immediate qualification to SI 27
That is going to be seen in special and no doubt what every team has got their eye on
Not having to worry about what happens in stage two, how you perform at the major
Potentially last chance calls, you can put your feet up and just enjoy the ride at that point in
Knowing full well, you've got a chance to lift the hammer in February
Yeah, I think I'm right in saying it will be the first confirmed qualification as well
So you'll be I will check, but I'm pretty sure you're right
Yes, even even dark zero on a hundred percent confirmed, but they may well be if they make it to EWC
Points they get from this from the league itself. Yeah, so
the game. It's going to be
on the right. And then we're
going to see the game. We're
going to see the game fairly
summarily as we see the gossips
and the needs doing their jobs.
That's going to be the access
they need at least. One minute
50 left on the clock. Good
quick work from verters pro so
far more than aware of group is
position this time this time
is going to be on the castle
and just looking. He's got the
super so we can open up the
vertical. I don't know. That
little brief fire just predicts
some nades, the man making moon fire in the nades at the same time, we saw some brilliant
stuff done earlier on on Lair, like one after the same again, three nades at once, I believe
it wasn't towards Naco, he had no chance of surviving, he had no chance, they're getting
away with nothing, the nade, you heard it in his hand, it doesn't go anywhere, Groobie,
just name the spot after him man, just name it, come on.
Boomi once, shame on you, Boomi twice, shame at me.
Boomi three times, I won't let you quite get away with that.
Rorrik does manage to find him, that's going to be four versus three,
but honestly, the damage is done.
You've got the sense taken out, you've got the ace taken out,
so no heart breach, no planting utility,
you know, really, really bad stuff from Virtus.Pro, really poor there.
Both of them just running below the peak hold that GK had opened up
and grew to be taking full advantage of it,
so really well played from him on the castle.
Honestly, probably gets his team a win in round 11, because at least the 12, we're going to have the smoke going in.
If you hop in here, you're almost, you're going to die.
Just see him have to move away. Two versus four, though, it's looking good for GK.
They're hopping through the window. One taken down, there's the second.
Nice.
We are at least going to see all 12.
Well, I'm glad they learned on the third time they've asked me how to deal with Intim, which to get below and destroy the floor underneath him.
And therefore, he had no option but to move and ultimately die.
just a little bit of time for
just to adjust to that one. I'm
afraid, but either way, it's
GK with the result still with
the chance here to take us to
OT, but they've got to be
winning this next round. It
has to get them there, and
it's got to be a big
performance coming out. This
is the real question now, isn't
it? It's like, yeah, you've
got a couple of rounds, but as
we've said, they keep trading
rounds. They haven't had two in
a row since we managed to get
I'm sorry, um, round four and five together. So it's not only about getting two rounds back-to-back now, it's about doing it on the pressure as well, because you know that you've not achieved this as of yet.
And now you've got first board, you've been taking the entire series if you don't get it, but this time, so it is a big ask here for GK, but they're going to give it everything they've got.
they've got. They're in kitchen and dining. If we have a look last time, they've only defended this
once. It was backing round down. Good choice for them. It was a sight that they won. It was the 2v1,
if you remember, came down to a 2v1 at the end. It was an ask preco on Ellory.
He managed to get that final kill on to Dan, and he was super low health at the time as well.
So I like that they've picked a sight that they've, you know, they've got confidence on there.
I think it was quite a close round for them. And I don't think this is a guarantee.
Nothing is guaranteed to him. Not given what's on the line for both of them. 100%.
So let's see how it started there. Cleave. Our Sky's working his way from the basement.
Last time, Manning was dancing a lot around Lobby before he came his way out towards blue.
And if you recall, he got that trade onto one of the players that managed to get a kill on Swarovski's players at top of blue.
So I was able to do quite a lot of work below, but here he's gone straight up onto Swarovski instead.
a lot of work below but here he's gone straight upon towards the roof instead. I imagine Ass is
going to be the main one they want to try and deal with here running around on that soulless
once again not playing on the poles but feeding information to the team on who's on drones where,
where gadgets are coming in from, where drones are rolling in from. Yeah I don't want to be very
used to it by now when you see drones grooving in the part of the map normally two or three of them
you know what's going on you know the focus is going to be on that part of the map.
Similar clearance to that that we saw last time Groobie as we've seen has shown himself to be
an absolute pro escape artist. When it comes to these settings, is he able to just keep
himself in position for as long as possible? Niko is down and that is going to be the dokkabee
as well. I don't think he's long for this world as he's being chased down, so I'll take
him out. But that is a big loss with those phone calls gone. We're not even halfway
through the round yet. GK have the advantage in terms of manpower, Groobie is going to
suffer a little bit of utility going up there, but it's only an absolute fraction of damage
that gets done to him. And right now, I think GK are looking good in this round.
They are. And again, I was a bit nervous coming in. I thought there's no way they can win two
bats in that right, but they're not, but they're not a jinxed them, but they're not miles of doing
it because the other player haven't got tons of map control here. Let's not forget. And of course,
have lost in this lens, two of their main intel operators. They've still got Rorik,
one of those scans available to him, but after that's been used, they are basically out at that
point. Though GK loved out coming in from the shotgun on towards us. Letting nobody do know
that you're there, please move. But they so badly need this kill. And I don't think you also get
give them anything goes out and that is the perfect timing as Dan is stood there
with a grenade in his hand it could be absolutely nothing about it the trade is
there from Pasha expecting a swing but there's nothing coming in from the side
of GK can they get this done in the last 45th and they've got a win of three
versus four yeah that trade could be a little bit it's too little too late
though I couldn't hit the damage may well be done three versus four
they're aware of the push and this is going to be a GK
No, Pasha just somehow overturns it. Managers to get soft. Now there is a surprise. 3 vs 3, 25 seconds left to go. Still so much work to be done though.
Virtus.pro, nowhere near sight. They've taken far too long fighting over library. This is going to be just a last gas rap. Just rushing to sight.
Groupie managers to get skies. 10 seconds. I don't see anywhere that they do this now. Pasha, then 3 HP left.
gets a kill, likely to be a meaningless exit frag, four seconds left, doesn't have diffuser
in hand, takes the quad, surely doesn't get the ace, no he won't, and we are going to
overtime, Dez!
Wow, I mean if he managed to get a spray onto the soft wall and pick up the last player
then I would have lost my mind, but he doesn't get away with it, and GK against all odds
have battled their way back through, and as Tim says, they take us into O.T. I'm not sure
Who starts on what side here going into it? So you will find out of course in just a second
But they could yet send us into fortress team again on paper
It's not a map the GK are gonna have the best success on against furthest probably it's a map that they like mind you
They're banning tendencies when we say that I'm gonna say they like the map
But in tendencies looking at today first ban it during vetoes
I eat their perm a ban or to the leave it until quite late
GK leave it quite late. Although furthest pro are a very very good fortress team
I don't think GK are going to be all that bothered about going there looking at it on second time of asking
It could be a very very interesting affair when we get there
But GK I've kept calling them the mystery team throughout the stage
We never know what we're going to get and I'm going to say the same for them on fortress
I expect a very good fortress out of Virtus.Pro. I think all of us do that's why we've been talking about this requirement for a 2-0
For GK if at all possible. They don't want to miss the fortress
But as I've said, we've consistently throughout the stage just not really known what we're going to get from them.
We've not been confident at any point that, you know, there isn't a surprise coming from them.
And maybe that's what they give us in map three.
And maybe it is that, you know, ultimate surprise outcome of Falcon to Angie K being the first two qualifiers
and versus Pro and G2 being in a position where you lose, you go home.
The next round of the playoffs in that lower bracket, but couldn't that?
now we continue on in overtime it's the best of three rounds effectively GK on
the defense so I would suggest that they have the advantage they are going to
defend the top floor master and office they played there three times they won
it twice and versus Pro of Waste the far too long over these library clearances
okay well both teams struggle with the clock on Shelley it wasn't quite the
case back on map number one but map number two it has haunted them both and you
feel that the pressure might now will be on it bird's program and on the attacking
side as Tim says that has been their curse throughout that second half
especially those last few rounds when it feels like GK started to hit a groove
and dare I say to him a lot of it came down to the man that was on your screen
a second ago groovy whether he's playing on mezz or playing up around solar he
has wasted so much time in multiple rounds now not always got kills at the
back of it but the time that he's waited the utility that is drawn away from
But Dan puts his 50 HP to great use headshot onto socks for versus three advantage versus pro control of library and plenty of time left on the clock
Boy oh, that's so crucial a couple more kills flowing their way
That's what bird is for an interview this over the line. They've got a 4v2 with 50 seconds to play
Most things are bought your hand off for this kind of advantage at this point in time
He's down to Ipa and Jog. Jog has been left in so many 1vxs and no surprise he's won out a few of them as well.
Been really clutched this team throughout the stage at various points.
Ipa could be a little bit less so, but Jog playing aggressively here, daring this thing to come on through.
He really wants his kill, but they ain't going to give it to him, just gets him.
It's the sliver of an angle. They're trying to get rid of the barbed wire at the same time.
They just want to give it away, but no, he loses out.
This is our Rorick, down on two spelling like a snake.
Skye's there for the close and Virtus.Pro
once again up to series point
with a chance of locking in EWC.
What a peak that was for Rorick on the office door.
Absolutely beautiful.
Just changes up his position.
He knows that the shots are gonna ring above his head
and he manages to find the kill on to Jogger.
Jogger didn't have much of a choice in that situation.
You know, you may be forgiven for looking at that thinking.
Stop it, you know, you let him play into you.
But look, they're in a 2v4.
they've got to make a move at that point.
They've got to get something going.
They can't just let the pressure build on
to multiple sides of them.
So it was, you know, fair enough,
he's got to take the challenge,
but Virtus.Pro, they were equal to it.
So they struggled on the attack,
only managing to get two in regulation time,
but they take the first opportunity,
round 13, to secure another one.
They now go on to the defense.
It's going to be top floor again,
but there's plenty of it in this matchup.
They've already failed on two series point attempts.
They've now got another two.
The question is, can they get it done?
Because in rounds 11 and 12, they could not.
Granted, of course, we have sides. What's part of this, too?
But Shike lost their previous round.
They get to choose any of the four sides if we do go to round 15.
We've criticized them a lot for being slow throughout this game.
about this game on their attacking sides. We said the same about Virtus Pro. GK got
to shake off that defensive rust that maybe they picked over the last seven rounds though
and show they can get this one done. It's now or never, otherwise they drop down to that
fated game against Rebels for a second chance at making its EWC tomorrow.
Double window is opened by GK, just having a rustle iron up. They've got socks on the
I know, man, the AirJabs last time were used on this side of the map, but it looks like this time it's gonna be to protect him playing out on the double window previously.
It was to protect the players playing on that bathroom balcony. Instead, they are just going to use the sense light screens to create a little bit of state in the piano window and the bathroom window as well.
I've seen quite a lot of action around bathroom window.
Just looking to pressure that spot that we saw Groobie playing in earlier as well.
It's sort of just above the solar stairs.
So, 5 vs 5, 2 minutes 10, plenty of time left on the clock.
And a ping of the player underneath Pasha.
It will be impact aiding hand,
looking for an opportunity for a bit of verticality.
But have they recognized guys down in the basement?
They wouldn't like that.
They know.
They know.
Oh they know.
to go. I'm forced to chase
you. You could burn another 30
seconds, even if you lose your
life. But instead, he just kept
walking back into the bullets.
Not very good from him at all. One
minute 10 left to go down and
pasher low health as well. The
Virtus Pro. They are hanging on
by a thread at the minute to be
honest. Pastor out on blue
stairs. The fresh is going to
mount on him very, very quickly
time is gonna be the factor but the get roaring they're gonna get Pasha real soon
I feel like we could be going to 15 but all done steps out against you for 3v3 the trend is there
but 40 seconds and no time it's looking all kill all the sudden but how how does Pasha win that?
What? It sucks flashed himself for something there that did a lot right to me looking completely the wrong way
they knew that he was on the stairs Yogg with a wonderful shot though refuses to get knocked out here
If you will not down knock down here even ask going in for the plant you're gone for a 4k if he can get this done
Pasha now vying as well towards top library diffuser is down to a 2v1 is resumed
This is not looking pretty as your gets back into his safe place
I'm balcony and just waits for him to step across positions have been taken. This is looking good
And surely is theirs for the win Tim you can say the line again. We're going all the way to 15 does
the game. And I'm sure there's
a chance. Sure we are. We did
say. Can you believe they can
do it back to back? Well, now
they've got no choice. Tim is
due or die. Virtus. Pro win this
one. Then it wants to EWC if we
can see GK pull it off and they
send us to map three fortress
will awaits. Yeah, I feel like
that defense was a little bit
poor from versus pro like I say
skies down in basements begin
with I feel like you could have
played that situation better and
there, especially if they're trying to play around balcony, which they were trying to play around
library, which they were because he can pop up at any time. Pasha does a great job here to bring
it back to a 2v2, but he's then miles away, again, giving the opportunity on that office door. This
is kind of the inverse of what I was saying earlier. In the 2v4, Yogg has to make a play. Of course,
he does. That's why he challenges that door. But Virtus.Pro, your 2v2, time's ticking down. You
don't have to really make a play there. You know, you can wait for the player to push the door. You
you can take up a deeper angle.
You've got other options there,
and I feel like Virtus.Pro overcommitted
to a number of positions there,
and GK, they forced the errors
and took full advantage of it.
They are the better factor in that round at least.
It's seven, it's seven now, Virtus.Pro.
They managed to get the attack done in round 13,
and they double down and do it again.
They're gonna be going into dining and kitchen,
and it is a sight that they've not yet won on the attack.
Oh boy. Okay. I mean it's a good way to really put the screws to them and see what they can prove.
But as both teams have struggled with them, they've said it's so many rounds in the row now and getting sick and tired of hearing myself say it.
Both have struggled with time and I think this site is going to demand a lot of them.
Especially if they have to push their way in towards the library. And guess who's there? Once again Tim, it's Groobie.
It's that there behind the wall, this time by the way, electrified.
it has been they've got to open up very very easily. My only worry here by double reinforcing
it off and castle barricading it off is you know can't challenge on towards that window.
So he can't assist with any kind of pressure into war's library itself. Yes, you can watch
front door. Yes, you can touch on a double window. But as he's actually impacted towards
libraries now nonexistent. Yeah, really, you need to be the thing is they don't necessarily
need to worry about library to much. It's not a modern gaming site. It's a kitchen dining
So really, they're looking to hold on to Office and Master, so...
Really true.
Ruby is just out here as a little bit of extra time-wasting.
They're just wanting to live his life for as long as possible.
So, I actually quite like this from GK, and that is also...
Oh, come on.
..that Ruby manages to pick up Rory.
That's exactly what they wanted from him.
GK, look like they could be cruising towards Map 3,
as Sark's takes down Neko.
They are having absolutely none of it.
You can stand the candles in all you want, but it is too little, too late.
Pasha goes through the door, he's chasing shadows.
There's nobody on Library stairs for him to take a kill,
or even take a fight with 2 vs 5.
There's plenty of time left on the board,
but I honestly don't see that Virtus.pro get this done.
Ah, you claim to those kind of shots.
I've got his whiff in the lot here and Groobie wins it, ow!
My number top of the leaderboard, Tim, up to me, the MVP of this map.
He has wasted so much time and won so many rounds
and they're going to end it in time for the flawless round to send us through to map 3.
A fantastic round 15 coming in from GK there. As you see,
Groobie has wasted collectively about 25 minutes in that entire matchup.
I think he's done a brilliant job of just putting himself in those difficult spots
and surviving wonderful stuff.
GK takes the fortress.
I really can't recall which way this series is going to go,
but one thing is for sure, you want to stay around to find out.
round to find out what's in you in just a few minutes from now.
What the heck is this?
Lights! Lights! Camera!
Cable!
What the heck is this?
What the heck is this?
I
But they managed to get it on another time. Yeah, they did. They really did and I think after really really struggling on
Honestly on their attacking half when VP were defending they they ended up losing the half for full control
They managed to kind of cause a lot of the same problems to VP that VP were causing them
You know, I'm thinking about probably playing on the castle again
We've seen a couple times on this map play the castle just cause all kinds of problems
And if he was playing inside a solar not getting fired causing problems
And then even then when he's going up on top mezzanine on the very final rounds there finding problems
Finding killed the VP and I think fire plate because we've not really seen this funding to be the whole state
We're unable to solve those problems. It's really weird because at the beginning of the FX bit
They were able to problem. So most of this and like I said if it's not for solar solar here as we can see with the grubby holding
the strong position
And then and then the top fireplace again. Yeah, it's two different
Example of strong positions where clearly they are enabled to problems of this
It's really weird when you see how complex it is on the map that player for example to do
They do it perfectly, but on a map where it's easier on Chalet, it's maybe a map they practiced less,
maybe a map where their automazons are not the same, but look at this,
problem solving despair in Fairplay shouldn't be that hard, and props to Groot, by the way,
who came up with this idea of having the double reinforcement, the Kaid and the castle there,
very smart move. Once again, I just want to praise the mental resilience on the side of Gike,
because already on Lair, they were fighting hard, tooth and nail, even if they were down three
match points. Here today they show that they can do it also on Chalet and save multiple match points.
And this is the second time that we've really seen that tested this stage. The first time was when
they were on a losing streak, when they were only just scraping past heretics, what was going to
become of Geekay. And then the second time is, okay, we've got past all of the best of ones where
they've had time to prepare, speak with the coaches, you know, turn over a new day. How do they do it
inside the fixture? They lose the first map, they're coming into the second map. How do they respond?
How, where's the resilience? Where's it coming from? Probably had a little bit of a crash out in
in the team comes and it really sparked a fire inside of his team and then they really
came together off the back of it. And I think that's great because you can see a team that's
had the best of one but it's really has had the best of three where you really see what the
metal of a team is about. And I think we saw that GK have got that they've taken it all the way to
a map free now. It's the first time I get to see an actual best of three with this roster this
iteration of GK as well. And it brings me back to the pre-summer where we talk about it right for
Virtus Pro this would be a Cinderella story a big return to EWC. You know EWC was the first event
for many of the players on this roster here, and then for the side of GK, I mean, if they're ahead
of Esports is already counting on them making it through the event, there is a bench pressure on
their shoulders. I think that with a level displayed on both teams today in the match, it's quite clear
that there will be the strong favourites in the game against Rebels should they lose this match.
I think that also in terms of momentum, there is something particularly hard. When you're the
leading team, you've won the first map, you have had what, three match points on the side of VP,
And in the end, it's straight back as a draw, it's now a D01 to decide who's going to go to EWC.
When realistically, everyone felt like out of the four big teams in the ML that were in this upper bracket,
DK was supposed to be the weakest one.
If we look at VP and the performance throughout the stage, it was almost flawless.
Same thing for G2, who was flawless, Falcons has been historically the best team.
So they were on paper facing the easiest opponent, they were one map already ahead,
they were in a position where they could close it off.
I mean, it's really tough. It's
really tough. For me. It's
really tough to come back from
their mentally. It's kind of
their first big hurdles. I
don't say actually causes a
little bit of adversity on the
side of the because this this
stage has pretty much been on
easy mode for them. I think
they've played very, very well.
I think they you know, they
they have. They would be in
anybody to be honest, this
stage, but they finally and in
flesh point now where it's
like, okay. What's was our
reaction from the side of BP
because like you say, this was
supposed to be the easy one. So
they're going on to map the
going on to fortress, which is
It's very, it resembles live, very similar. It's big. It's a very expansive map with a lot of choke points and a lot of defender positions to clear.
So it should be a little bit more home territory for them, but momentum's a weird and wonderful thing inside of Besta 3.
It's very often the team that wins the second map in a Besta 3 will win the third map.
It is, and we're looking at our final map in the veto here. It's going to be fortress.
Jack, not to put you on the spot one, but we were in the pre-show, you said,
Jake, I need to win this in two, and they want to have a chance. Do you still feel that way, or do you think there's an opportunity now?
I don't. I still feel that way.
Yeah, I think VP come into it as a big favorite.
I think they're very, very strong on the map of Fortress,
and I think it plays out so similarly to Lyle, like I just said.
I can see them growing in a world where they actually really will start
probably defending all honesty. They're going to start defending.
They're going to cause a lot of problems for GK.
Think of the horse area, the bathroom area, the meeting room,
all those types of areas. It's going to be really difficult to play through.
I think it's that home ground attack being said, I will say GK looked strong on it when they played against G2
They did that off the back of playing docu B. Every round particularly
Pre docu B now as well and a lot of those initiator operators and then they beat up to be honest a pretty poor secret that so yes
GK like it, but I just think it's such a home ground for VP. Yeah two different player pools
All better buzz rather on both sides. I think on the side of GK
We're gonna see them abuse those towards control operators
I can see them play the Solid Snake, play the Grim, play the Deimos, play all of these
operators that allows them to play, I would say, I would call them a baby G2 in the play
style because they love to split quite a lot, maybe they don't have the same caliber of
players but clearly they're players that can't contend with them and so I think we're gonna
see that play style on their side, on the other side of VP, I think what I'd like to see is for
them to be able to bring as many utility ups as possible, those that wouldn't be banned,
I'm thinking of flash as a me and then treble birders Fenrir
Denary I was just gonna go up not to fly that past Julio that you knew had a little bit of experience within the ranked arena last night
Which was what was it on this month clash denari as a me clash Fenrir and
Melu say Melu so I would alter for yeah, and yeah, and that's also the problem
We've we've actually seen and I think the start side because effectively we're into a glorified best of one now, right?
That's what we're into. We're both teams of one man that pick we're now into a best of one
Now the team that gets the bigger round differential gets to choose the start inside that team is that's pro because obviously it was 7
8 on the map that they lost and then they won the map with with a bigger skull and then that on the map that they won
So they choose the start side. They will choose defense, which means they get to actually
Create all of those problems for geek it's up
They get to run that line up that you said and more by the way
Cuz you know there's the phone on top of that the cage the but you know all of that type of stuff
They get to run all of that and create the problems for GK to solve can GK problem
That's going to be the biggest question
Can they solve those problems if they can I think one for a game if they can't then I do fear for them inside this map
And looking at our players waiting on the final players to join the lobby as well before we kick off this as you
Mention essential best of fun that we're going back back down to now
You like if you mentioned the operators on the defense, but also for the attack
There's still a lot of opportunities for a lot of crowd control as well
Yeah, that's that's what I meant by the different playstyle in the baby to playstyle
I do think that this won't be a game that's decided by the bridges in the world in IE as much as I think that they might be in
The bands I think it's really gonna be about who plays the shields the best who plays those park control parodas the best
I think that DK like I said abuses demo solid snake green quite a lot VP does the same thing and then
Like Jack said, I'd like to see DK being able to maybe go away from that control lineup
or I think if they do so still be able to problem solve your toes in front of them
It's been a clear weak point for both of the teams on Chalet and even bigger weak point for the side of geeky on layer
That is something that is now become a pattern on their side
And that's something that VP after two maps 100% are gonna abuse
I need to know some names as well
Which players do you feel like have the most pressure on their shoulders and maybe haven't had the greatest of map one and two and
We'll need to lock in to help the female
I think this is a real testing
point for him because he's the
agile. He's ultimately in game
leader, but also kind of out of
game leader now. He's the one
who gets target bound as well,
and he's the one who has the
vision and has the team has to
run his straps. And I think it's
important for him to set up the
defenses and the attacks
correctly for his team to XQ
on didn't have the best shell a
on a personal level, and the
team also didn't have the best
shell a on a team level either.
So I think he's going to be
really important. Let's remember
just one one year ago, we were
talking about him this stage
qualifying to his first ever
international event. And I
So, relatively, he's still in experience at this level.
And on the set of Geeky, I would say Yupor and Azk.
I think that Azk has been quite inconsistent in his match so far.
We've seen him deliver incredible performances during the stage.
He's always been kind of an inconsistent player.
He has some incredible live games and then some others where he's dropping the ball hard.
If there is one moment and he needs to come alive, we don't care about the last two maps.
That map is the one that matters.
And on the set of Yupor, he's been the most quiet player on the side of Geeky.
I think having a great game at the end would be really nice for him.
And if it is any moment to step up, it is now, it is just one map that stands between these players and their qualification to EWC, who will be ahead as a fortress in the final map of the series.
Thank you very much, Ann and the guys over on the desk. Tim, it has come down to this. And at a certain point on Chalet, we didn't anticipate that it would require a third map to see Virtus Pro over the line.
the line, but they left the
door open and GK have
battled on through taking it
clean off their hinges and now
have a chance to cause what
many will probably view as the
biggest upset of playoffs. Yeah,
I think I think that would be
a fair description versus pro
of looks so solid through stage
one fortress is a map that they
love for and one recent record
on their 74% defensive win
break. They are going to be
tough to break down. Make no
to be able to get it done.
They're going to be able to
show that they were able to dig
deep on Charlie, taking them
reeling them back in, getting
them to overtime. And even
after losing around 13 able to
then win two in a row to get it
done and bring us here to three.
So one way or another, this
becomes effectively a best of
one, and we will have a winner
by the end of it. Bands come
through. It's going to be a
to be able to do that. All
right, and it's been a bunch of
these bands being very much
following throughout the
series, especially the Monty
and the snake. It's like class
is certainly an interesting one.
Maybe more of a statement of
intent on the side of GK. They
do want to run some shields here
in this first half. Of course,
take away one more and he gets
the end of round three, but
they can't take them all away.
It's probably the key one, which
is why that class was left
towards the second ban. Let's
start the lean towards the
Goya ban. This map a lot of
tight doorways to work your way
through Goya can just waste so
that it can make attacks absolutely infuriating.
So being GK here is trying to give themselves the ability to take a lot of map control quickly.
The shield will certainly allow that. Not having a goya on side is going to allow that.
Maybe you're reading what was going wrong for them across our first two maps.
It's about the speed element and they're trying to course correct that here in map three.
Let's get into it then. GK versus Voterspro. It is one a piece in this best.
The three Voterspro took less than three. GK took shally eight seven.
We found ourselves on fortress for the decide verters pro start of the defense 74% win rate
Historically for them here on fortress on the defense and they're gonna start us off over on the master and
Sorry the office and bathroom side of things
Let's see what we get out GK on the attack is
Two kind of main attacks are actually starting to see court yard utilize the attacks a lot more than it was at the beginning
quite often we'll get the old tower drop, push through, go on some games, take control of that side to side and push on from there, get grief in, breach into bathroom and try to get a plant down.
More frequent, well more recently we've been seeing this side of push which is trying to get control of whites there, so up to top eagle, drop the new tower and get yourself into master bedroom and work your way through from there with a little bit of pressure from courtyard as well.
the game. We're going to be
going to be a little bit of a
combination of both. We see how
GK shape up, but one minute in
nothing too dramatic from other
side just yet. I'm actually
probably wondering by the way
how the kills are stacking up
throughout the series for the
curious. You're currently 27
and 16. So it's 19 to 18. They
are the only two positive
players on the side of GK on
the other side. Robert 20 and
Well, it looks like he's only getting better for Dan in particular.
Dan won for himself, passed her into another U-Pur.
Okay, one of his very few kills.
He's got his sixth, actually, the entire series so far.
Yoppa for one more, but Dan, well, he's a killer machine, too.
And he ain't stopping. Ask what they also do against the finals.
So your players here are pretty decisive for quick rounds.
You've got us only halfway in, and it's already drawing towards a close.
Yeah, I don't think Kask is going to use too much of this time.
He knows the situation.
He knows that he needs to just try and find a couple of these fights.
I like the little bit of it with the drone sends it out, but nobody's bighted versus pro well aware of what he's likely to try
Just hoping that they're gonna give him something but you can see first purchase not moving at the middle
We told him they don't need to toxic bear canister goes out does a little bit more damage to ask you already
had some HP off the board maybe a bit of an opportunity for him here, but
just hiding in behind the
corner down with the DMR
manages to take down ask. That's
going to be versus pro taking
up their first defense. Like I
said with the bands, I thought
we might see them moving a bit
more pace and trying to be a bit
more proactive. I wouldn't quite
call that a rush, but it was a
more aggressive play coming out
of the side of GK. Just
unfortunately for them when it's
actually come to hitting into
wards like they've hit that
brick wall that Dan can sometimes
be three kills in the round with
and it's very handy put them in the mud. So once there is a VP, we'll see how things go as I imagine we'll step down towards
Bunkz and gaming in round two.
Yes, I would have thought so. That will be the switch.
GK never really got themselves established inside of the map there. They were punished every time they tried to step foot inside.
side so maybe this site will help them a little bit because you've got that external pressure
that you can get you've got the the breach down on the south side get that opened up we've got
you put on the A stop I think that's going to be his target be careful a bending window but other
than that teams generally manage it without too much of a problem get that breach open and it just
gives you an opportunity to put some pressure directly into site without necessarily going to
take too much map control and then there's a lot of setup here that you're going to have to play
to the crew and those particularly in briefing, looking out towards bathroom, causing off the
office-sided push. There's a lot of work that they're going to have to do. They do have the
twitch onside, so that's going to be a job for Ask to try and get in there,
pop the cost out of that, and it'll be a big step for them if they can get that done.
Sure. Now that lots of dig their way through, mind you, double trap operators coming out,
for example, just to impede them even further, but realize, okay, maybe they're trying to go
Okay, fast forward, we can slow them down with certain operator selections.
And I said, few trap operators plus the mirror are certainly going to do a great job of that to smoke too, no doubt.
Now, where Rorik is currently sat, she's a very, very common spot.
You just get on that single window, which normally leads outside to the breach.
You're always at risk because if they find themselves spraying through that window, you're basically dead to rights.
And that's another twisted mind-play here.
Sean would lie under that window, wait for the right opportunity, and then step up when the aggression came out.
And of course, you can see GK are conscious of that.
They've got their eyes on that window in case someone does pop it open.
but by the looks of it, Rory just steps away to the free to, at least for now, get access in towards Scythe.
I like the second Selma that came out there, just opening up that kind of partition wall, if you want to call it that, between one site and the other.
So it gives a really long angle all the way through towards Old Tower Scythe from the breach.
So like that from TK, going to make it difficult for the defenders inside of Scythe.
No damage done so far to Virtus Pro though.
you can take half a second and
sure that's a head shot like
Christ. That's a text. Then
you're going to fall versus five
will see how much of a problem
it is. It's a big one as they
lose three players without not
being able to pick up what
should have been a freebie
that manages to get starts.
Fabby one and it looks like
this round is almost certainly
over. You put is going to try
to get something going. He does
have one cell in the pocket as
being a flawless round.
Gonna pop the glass out of the mirror.
See if anybody wants to give him another opportunity.
30 seconds left to go.
Chasingly, I think the Selma charge,
that's the wall it was thrown onto,
and I'm not sure if it actually opened up.
No, it doesn't look like it actually got the job done,
so they're able to shoot that off as well.
Virtus.Pro have kept a really tight control of this site.
GK have never been anywhere near it realistically,
and as we see the clock tick down,
Very little that you can do for the situation.
Next step, watch the clock run down to zero.
Yep, he's got it on his backside.
It could have been a nice kill to collect, but he won't get it.
Again, Adam Stewart is back on the Askerstone,
all the hard parts there.
He's got the drone in, he smokes out the corridor
so you can make a safe cross.
Lined up a free kill onto a player that isn't moving
and still can't collect the kill.
That would have really helped free the team up for a push
in towards horse or potentially to come in towards eagle side
and move down for that knowing there's only one play
They've got to worry about on that side of the map at that point.
So Devil Whiff on his side, dies for free, like look, like...
You know he's there, you've joined him.
Now that F2 really starts tough, does?
But I don't care, like the first shot is like free, the first shot is free Tim.
He can't even move in, brother, like, I don't know man.
I think just getting caught up in the mix a little bit there, and like you say,
taking the spray rather than just taking the time to pick out his shot particularly.
I think he gets the kill there, but ultimately everybody at this level should be handling it. They have to a little bit better than that, so GK.
Just one shot, just tap.
Even got us a spray, because I know that it's hard to control. Just a click.
Whichever you choose there, to be honest, they should be getting the kill there.
GK found themselves two down there, versus Pro, going to be going to the third choice defensive side downstairs.
If they're able to come out, this is the round that GK needs to win.
to win it first for able to come out with a full defensive sweep here honestly I
start thinking I think we start looking towards you know 7172
territory because I could see Virtus.Pro easily going 5-1 on the half it's not
6-0 so pivotal moment coming up to GK.
One of the things that's going to be the hero for them really, I know Jogges had those moments throughout the series
who mentioned he was by far on the way at start the map 27 and 16 leaves ahead of
the rest of his team. Groobie's had an impact that you won't see reflected on the board.
I think it's fair to say Sark's had some good moments back in map one as well, but consistency
I'd say has been at their primary challenge on the other side where Dan has been negative
throughout the series so far, up to five and zero after a couple of rounds. He is absolutely
flying. So GK, I need to see them pull things together here. I said before, more coherency,
playing more as a team. They've got the right idea, just not always quite the right amount
of pace with which to execute what they've got in mind.
challenge whatsoever on the top floor from Virtus Pro they are happy to just
play this one laterally on the defense so it gives GK plenty of time to get
themselves in there quickly and work is being done by Groobit and ask to open up
the verticals need to be careful Nitro comes out not going to be successful
I'm gonna find it's manual it's gonna do is open up extra verticals for them
need to get the Hatch open and this is good quick progress from GK this is all
within a minute 15. Upo does take some damage there, so Bax away decides that's not the fight for him, but Virtus Pro right now, they are not playing
in sight because they're just forced out of it. I like this disruption from Jika.
It's better for sure that all the work is being done here, it's like utility wise, make sure they can get control of what they need to.
Hatch is being opened off, but control being established, it's not bad, but very, very standard for the side that you need to get this one done.
and then of course we need to look towards met control as their main entry point.
Typically a shield is really good for this, but no shield on side means they don't have to brute force their way through somewhat.
But first try so far, looking mostly unbothered.
The question is how unbothered did they remain once we get to that execute phase.
Hmm, courtyard bush?
If GK are able to get themselves established to put the defuser down on the ground,
it could be a little bit of a different matter.
Aske is gonna try to push in, he needs to be careful here.
He's got diffuser in hand if you lose.
His life, it could leave us absolutely in no man's land.
Takes a whole bunch of damage.
35 seconds left.
Might mean they don't have time to recover.
A downed diffuser needs to be careful.
Again, Niko just dips himself away to safety.
They did put the entry, so he's taken down.
And this is too easy for Virtus. Pro Des.
They're just having to wander on into their lines of sight.
steps in towards side by himself. No one looking to play off the trade. Someone has dropped the
hatch and just died for free. Yupa's looking out towards the corridor on the north side and yeah,
it gets a nice little one tap on towards pasture, but outside of that, there's no pressure on to
a target man inside where they've isolated and realized if we kill that player, we get large
control. We can then look for a plant off the back of this. The start of the round was good,
but it's the late round here that's really hurting GK and where the problems are really starting
to reveal themselves. I'm a bit nervous to see whether or not they can get anything out of this
half maybe of the back of attack time out as you suggested Tim they can see
something coming. Yeah no surprise to see it cold in given the the battery.
Look at this by the way. Nothing else. That was the point where I said nothing else. It's too easy.
It's just too easy it's just one by one by one not only is it one by one but it's
walking into lines of sight you know you're literally walking on a corner
somebody's sad, yes onto it it's the easiest fight that is pro are gonna
to have all day long. Yeah, look, for GK right now, I don't know, they've not got anywhere
near any of these three sites realistically, they haven't even been in a position to put
a diffuser down. They haven't had any site control. They haven't really prevented Virtus
Pro from doing anything that they have wanted to do. And that is a big, big problem in the
I think I would like to see GK in the second quarter, if you will, in the next three rounds that they've got on the attack.
I'd like to see them focus on kind of single objectives one at a time.
So here for, you know, office and bedroom, that might be right.
The initial objective is let's take game and go.
And I'd just like to see them all focus on getting inside of the map, getting that area taken and then moving on from there.
from there. I understand that is going to slow them down and time has been a problem for them,
but at the minute I just feel like it's irrelevant because they're trying to do so many different
things at once. They're getting caught out in 1v1s, 2v1s continuously, lose lose situations,
and they're just being punished. They're not even getting inside of the map a lot of the time. When
they do, they're not getting control of anywhere, so that's why I would like to see them just use
their numbers going, you know, if somebody's playing in goons, 1, 3v1, go on, really take that
advantage. Get a shield, look at their face, force them out of position. You may laugh really
difficult for them. Even if you end up running out of time towards the end of the round and you've
got to push it a little bit, you've got that man advantage. Sometimes you can just brute force that
and make it work. Well, we'll see just how much they can get away with here, Tim, because it's
a great much focus on the execute with the line of the shot, which I don't hate. Back to basics,
keep it simple, stupid, all that kind of good stuff. Surely with the capitol and the shield
and the eagle eyes on side, that is going to be the game plan.
Just no getting shot in the back as you work your way up the eagle stairs.
That'll be most ideal.
Now, looking into what's hard breach, only really in the hands of ASCII,
so if you want to get inside the middle tower, if it's been reinforced off,
then you don't need to do something about that.
And the nice thing for this side is you don't need tons of hard breach,
so a little bit often can be enough.
Into this wall here, there's typically a rotate for the players
that want to get back into the wall site, but they can reinforce.
What are they doing now?
So suddenly, the importance of those hard breach gadgets
in ASCII's back pocket starts to go up.
I see the toxic babes coming out just to slow things down towards white stairs so it is very much that north side in push coming along and like I said let's keep the numbers up, let's make it difficult for them to hold you back.
I like that nice pacing, Yaga gets himself up to the top, the problem is he hasn't been joined by his teammate but he's posed, he's waiting and he's hoping for that support.
It's going to prevent it coming in though as he finds a nice Nitro onto the glass big loss there
They try to push the shield forward
And towards that and I like that it's bully in the players inside. It's just not quite working for GK
And I feel for them in this round
If they had the glass a beautiful conversation
I think you freshen them with the argue of the state of range inside a smokeball going for a plan up with the blitz
For example something like that, but as it stands
It's just not gonna work transpire that way losing socks early on it's really gonna sting them here
They've got a two versus three to try and recover.
It's not looking good.
And how are you up?
Looking pretty good, though, fair play.
That's a correction for earlier on, some missed opportunity.
In towards, he goes, I'm looking for a second.
Pasha's a little bit better in the moment, though.
So 1v2 for Groobie to keep his team in it
and not see this go to a 4-0.
6-2, Pasha really getting himself into this one.
Skies, there's an opportunity there for Groobie
to get the kit and bring it to a 1v1.
He just didn't quite find his shots
and Skies causes him down at horse.
two. You know, it's just
four zero now for the pro except
I do feel for GK a little bit
in that round. The kind of did
what I suggested going in.
There's three of them that push
white stairs and they had the
glass over in tower as well.
And the way that you use that
shield to force that movement
inside a site, the kill came
in. It was, you know, they were
there. They were ready. They
were waiting for that
movement. And it was nicely
done as a team to get
as pro versus pro just had answers on top of answers and we're waiting elsewhere to punish them. So it's almost like, you know, in chess, sometimes you might give up a piece to capture a more important one, you may sacrifice a pawn to capture queen. And it was that kind of situation. It was like, yeah, we're going to bring them into this
kills on, we're going to give them a little bit of something, but then there's two kills
in return and Virtus.pro just did that so well.
Well, then the question now, probably many have on their minds, are will GK get a single
round out of this half?
Because as things stand, the answer is feeling increasingly like no, a map like this with
a bit more complexity through it where there's been a lot of challenges for them, they've
not been able to problem solve their way through it unfortunately, Virtus.pro just looks a little
bit too comfortable.
So, despite what I said earlier about both teams liking this map in terms of their batting
tendencies, but it's probably due to either a bit of a different level right
now. It's what we expect from Fortress, we've seen
Gertus approach, it's so dominant on this map. I think GK probably allowed it through
the banning phase thinking, we've seen him play a lot, we've got the footage there, we've got a plan,
but what is it? Plans rarely survive first contact with the enemy,
right that was the position that we are right for lostness today we're white
we're really not so many one liners
alright now pass to us
Vertus bro very much proving that truth and you know you can have all the ideas
all the plans you want but they are just better right now like I said even it's
like a game within a game to them even when you feel like you've got them even
when you feel like yeah we push that ball we've got the kill we've forced them
to be a natural gun as well.
So that's the big start. Good
stuff for GK to build on. It's
absolutely. Can they build on
that because that's right. It's
another thing again where you've
got yours, of course, being on
the cloud. You've got the
smoke. So come out the back of
it as well from ask who's now
looking to one of those down
open room to get in and sure
enough. He is going up. He is
ready right here from right
to one of those down open up room to get in and sure enough he is good up he is
ready right I can write that's on the downstairs the man waiting for him and
groovy's rewarded for the second good work on the book so far and surely to
the fight versus three cannot be lost and it's a game this working as a team for
GK the put Rorick in a lose lose situation he knew he was pushed for
old tower he was pushed from the wall so he had to take a challenge on one of
them and it was you know it's still lay down difficult situation I don't think
They know about Naikwars' position.
Too easy for him.
Three versus two, as Ask does manage to pick up the trade,
but is the damage done as Virtus.pro got themselves
to cover a skill geogre taken out.
The class going off the board again could be definitive.
The Manchester recovered the defuse now on the main breach,
but can they really say everyone pushing towards B?
Instead, it feels like it might be the play.
This just feels so high risk, but they're going to go for it.
As well, high tail it into the corner.
And now there's a real effort needed from Virtus.pro
to be able to recover this.
We've already got that one versus two down taking damage.
Groobie, another in the round for him
as he brings down pasture.
Dammit it, all to do.
Seize the gun.
Probably even aware exactly aware.
Ask here, he's off towards his left hand side is the answer.
But off the back of some brilliant play from Groobie.
It feels like GK might have this one in the books.
Yeah, it really does.
It's a great plant spot is that one.
If you can get access to it,
defensive teams need to make sure
that they're keeping that one underlocking key
as much as they can because you see how difficult it is
not only to prevent a plant going down once an attacker is in there, but also then to retake it.
So, a good round from GK. I love the play on Tororic.
It's that teamwork that I talked about.
Put them in bad situations.
Don't give them any opportunity to get away from it.
He had to challenge down the bottom of the stairs because he was being pushed from both sides,
but they were in the advantage because it's okay, difficult a challenge.
that is brilliant stuff from groovy to get that kill and then GK took their
opportunities they nearly threw it away with being unaware of their close
position but otherwise that's the from them and they get themselves one on
course it's one for me it's one team and I've got to find another as you go down
to the offside they can get a few rounds on the board here this will feel like a
real recovery for them inverters pro will be scratching their heads given how
dominant those first four rounds have been and how GK really struggled through
much of them as well. Additionally, last time round, big time, it was more of a synergy issue
that I spoke about. Players largely doing their own thing, not acting on a 3-2-1 countdown
and then pushing in as a group. So that's what needs to be tightened up for me, if we're
going to see GK come away with this round win here in the last one of the half.
4-2 have been absolute steal. I know we say this quite often, but honestly, versus pro,
a 5-1 feels like a steal for GK, to be honest, with the way those first four rounds have
got and but you know getting that last one big moment for them and maybe they
have a little bit of an opportunity now you know to rescue something out of this
half again into us a second I expect to see them do better on defense to be fair
but versus broke gonna do everything in their power to prevent that interesting
like when I look through the list every round so far has gone in favor of the
entry kills so keep your eye on that one whoever picks up that first kill gives
themselves a massive bonus when it comes to the probability of them winning the round so far.
Pasha has three, Warwick has one, you've got to have one Pasha. Who made that four?
Again, like a bit of caution, boys. Like, you've got Grimm, you've got excess drones with the
Riteros, you've got Yogg on the docker bee. We shouldn't be getting peeked at windows and shot
out here. It just should not be happening. Granted, Tim, I will point your eyes towards the
that they've gone off your screen where the drone count is very low, which in the case of clearly,
they've lost so much during the prep phase and during the early parts of this round,
likely to pass you on that soloist charging around picking them up,
that he's been able to capitalize on the back of that, but that's more full view than it is full
Vertus Pro. Vertical angle going to be opened up from above, but Vertus Pro have proven the last
time they defended this site that they really don't mind giving up the verticals. They did a great
to be able to win at the
right moment. 20 left on the
clock. G2 GK without a return
kill. Now four versus five is
pretty much locked in at this
point, and they're still trying
to get a picture of exactly
what they are going into. You
poor is going to be downed
outside of a window as well.
Maybe he can be collected. I
think he will be collected.
So I think he's going to be
I think he will be collected, so it's just better to hand it that way as well though.
Now you've just down as well, so in alternative angle push here as well, like the approach to taking some wards here.
There's ultimately all transfer in the same kind of push at the end of the day, but the one being down and Greg Evans going to recover him now down to really yog all by himself on this side of the map.
The other squad is very happy they're going to dig in tight and just wait to see where the push comes from next.
next. Yeah, really important
that he wins this fight on
central stairs. He looks to go
up there. Pasha manages to pick
him up with the shotgun, and
that is likely going to be the
round. But here come GK
Upoor on a fightback. Managers
to get skies. Pasha doesn't
need to overpeak this with 27
seconds left to go. It is
possible to just force them to
play the round. Upoor on less
than 20 health. Groob it on
about half health. That'll be
50 for the ash. Seize Pasha on
the left hand side. Prefires
in five to the kill 2v2, 10 seconds.
The problem is, we're going to try and get the plan down this time, or get both kills.
And I don't think it's going to be so easy, not with a shotgun, it's already in wait since
you have to push in.
Dan collects one for himself anyway, six and two, he steps up towards here, it's about
dying in a few seconds.
You put once again going to KD save, second time this half is in that, Tim, and it will
be Virtus Pro going up five and one.
End of the round then, they managed to pick it up, Virtus Pro five, one, and it was fairly
comfortable for them towards the end.
Oh well, that's the studio anyway. Off we go.
We keep on talking this night about responses that we need to see from a team, but then
again from Virtus.Pro here a 5-1 halve on what is essentially decided to come down to
a best of 1 is important because we're seeing a similar challenge from GK as well where
they can't seem to fix the issues that they have.
Yeah, it feels like this every now. It feels like we're layer again, the same terrain,
The same problem of trying to problem solve basic extensions and the same problem of players
doing one by one because they don't know how to go through the utility.
First round, Mira, Anami, what do we see?
Castle, Fenrir, everything that we call all the stronger paraders that make this site
so strong are the same issue.
They cause problems.
In that round, how many players have I seen going to Medic alone, one by one, in total
weight?
It's been a consistent issue on Shadow of Geek and obviously I know Fortress is definitely
I think they needed more. I think they needed more as well. And I think really what we're seeing is at the minute we're seeing the benefit of the fact that VP won their map by a bigger margin than GK won their map because they got to choose the starting side.
They got to set the tempo on this game by going defense on fortress, causing all the same problems as we're just seeing in the clips there and really capitalizing on every single one of them.
them. For GK I'm really a little bit disappointed actually that there wasn't a lot of adaptation,
that they would just fall into the same trap over and over and over again. Even at round six
they've lost again to time. I kind of maybe would have wanted to see something a little bit more
direct, something a little bit faster paced, maybe something a little bit cheesy, because ultimately
you know they could have ended up in the same place either way. The big thing now is scoreboard
pressure really does apply, because that's a five one half VP, only need to now win tertiary sites
on their attacks. They don't even need to win either of the primary bombsites.
And at the same time, if there's one team that can come back, it's DK. I think after
having fought the way they have, the entirety of the match, when they were down on layer,
you know, down 7-6-3, they never gave up. They were still having fun. They were still joking around.
When they were also led with four different match points on Chalet, did they give up? No,
they didn't, and they went back and came back. So I think they will have that mental ground.
I'm looking forward to seeing which shields get banned away from Neko right now and I'm
kind of liking this already. A clash band. The reason I'm liking this is we talked about
the choke points, we talked about the utility on the defense. Now, Neko's going to have
one shield available. Absolutely. Monty's going to be banned. Probably a Blackbeard I
would imagine, which means he's going to have the Blitz available. That's a high impact
operator. It's a high impact shield. It's a fast operator. If you're going to play
anything fast, what do you want? Not against you. Probably a clash out of all the defender
options there. So I like the ability to get rid of it. Oh, and actually they're giving
I was thinking about the warden as well, which means the ying now comes into play.
I was thinking about the warden because the fact that they're going to have the blitz open
and at the same time that they can play the ying, which they've been abusing a lot, against
the warden band, like it's perfect.
And again, scoreboard pressure.
Two rounds out of six.
If they're going to go fast, if they're going to go cheesy, if they're going to use the shields.
They can try things.
They can just try it and they can keep banging their heads against the wall because at some
point you'd imagine two and six they will get.
Yeah, that makes me worried as well going into this one here.
I mean, you talk about the big difference in rounds right now and the fact that GK has come back,
but it makes you wonder how much fuel is there left in the tank, really, how many map points can they come back from in the situation here.
GK, you've got to give us anything to give us hope for the second half.
Do indeed. Thank you very much, Alan, and the guys. It is a tall order, Tim.
We look back at our previous maps. They were down 4-2 at the half on Lair and they were down 4-2 on Chalet.
It did manage to throw it back on one of them, of course, to an 87 win, but back on Lair, they lost out spectacularly, 7 and 3.
The advantage is even bigger here, so I think he's quite understandable, quite nervous to their prospects of being able to fight their way back into this one.
Yeah, absolutely. They are now staring down the barrel of a matchup against Rebels in that part of half of the bracket, but it is not over yet.
it is absolutely doable than you
need to match or better what
versus pro achieved on their
defense. If we have a look at
versus pros attacking stats when
it comes to across 27 rounds,
they've only won 13 so there are
48% attacking win rate, which is
not fantastic. It is enough to
get the job done. I will say
that with a few spare rounds as
well, but it does mean that
maybe maybe something available
have got themselves just opened up windows doors created a little bits of
pressure it looks like they're gonna be moving in towards that safe side pretty
soon again same as I was saying back in the first time you've got to be wearing
the window all times as well bird as pro nice use of the candelus here as well
to make sure no one can push into it if they do they're full flashed out but it's
more of a bay actually Tim because while the focus is going on in some walls
there and they're thinking the cave reaches open they're gonna push in
They're about to take you to go over in Tarly and hitting hard from the south side instead.
Out goes the Mutechama, and that's going to be, I think, games and dorms in their possession now.
We can see they've dipped themselves away. They don't want to be playing up into Naquo with the Blitz there, so they're not going to fight that any longer.
A presence on Courtyard as well from Virtus.pro. Look at this before with progress.
It's just taking a bit of damage there. Naquo needs to be careful. They're getting themselves into briefing here,
and getting aggressive versus pro they know that this one just peeking around the
car at the corner it's the Goyo of Yupor that needs to be careful lest he
lose his head when he has a look around one minute ten left to go and time
we've talked about time endlessly almost for GK now it's been a problem but at
times versus pro have certainly cut it five
and the last thing is with the shield you should be able to get control of
braking with a relative comfort I still try to force our way through here as
Smokes have been consumed and burnt out but coming into the last 50 with two smokes in
back pocket still. Ellets are worried about no more C4s and mirelates have to try and
challenge your way through. There are still a couple of obstacles here that they've got
to be wary of so I hope to God. Virtus.Pro have got a good idea in mind. They've got
no control of this part of the map but this feels like a bit of a fool's errand to try
and force control of forces late in the round.
Especially with Vulcan canisters declared through Pasha. Managers to get what asked is there
for the trade and they're having to just take really difficult gunfights here Virtus.Pro.
you say it really is a case of trying to force a path rather than forge a path and right now it's a two versus three
15 seconds left to go GK looking good for their first defensive round. Here comes Nekor two versus one
He's got the support of Rorik nine seconds left to go
Is there an opportunity to put the diffuser down? They don't need to Nekor putting the pistol to use beautiful shots
and it's 615 back into back
series points now versus
pro wasted four of them on
shall we will they get it done
on fortress? I often say when
the plot runs low, you as the
attacking team are being the
other ones being forced into
making forced errors. Things
you don't want to have to do,
but you have no choice, not
drawing something, pushing
into gas, for example, taking
unfavorable gun fights, but
they've managed to make a two
versus three there with the
finals and players both on
horse, make that work out
wonderfully. Here's the
wonderfully here look I'm just baffled as to how they managed to lose all these
gunfights but it's mad. Google is missing some really crucial shots and to be fair I wouldn't expect to have to win that close in gunfight against those
farmers who play as pushing into him. Really good support by Verda's prior great
recovery and if they get this done as a 7-1 and more than deserved victory I'd say
that I'll look back at Shelly and say it should have been done in Ducidere and then
but they won't care because it means they're heading to EWC. Yeah they know it's not one
the game. They're not going to
get it. They're not going to
get one of their maps and
happen to just get themselves
on the fortress and get it
finished off like you say
guarantee that qualification
and they can just kind of sit
back and enjoy the rest of the
playoffs. Whatever happens
happens. I'm sure they'll be
looking to finish as high as
they can. There's still s I
points on the board. We can't
assume there's only one team at
these. What's welcome will
qualify through to s I so
as they can. Let's have a look at exactly how that looks actually in terms of EML. So,
top spot will get 420, second is 300, third is 250, fourth is 200. So, I would say moving
in to the upper bracket final will guarantee you at least it should be what, a top three finish,
as well as 250 plus, but there's still a lot to play for after that point, 170 SI points.
Yeah, it's gonna make it interesting, isn't it? We were kind of speaking about it earlier on, even DZ, who won the Major, aren't locked into SI at this point, so it will be interesting for them.
Going to EWC and seeing, of course, what they get away from that one. Okay, guaranteed win isn't necessarily required, just one like DZ, given how many points they've got, that'll be fine off the back of Stage 2.
But other things, like the ones that are watching now, probably iron that up and licking their lips at the opportunity to get themselves locked in, and not have to worry about their results in Stage 2.
Tower wasn't down towards the top of those stairs. Nobody was pushing that deep at that point, so
I think they should have the value there wasn't that one.
So you've got the ready, just waiting for some here to drop down, but there was no drops in those
people, so he's killed the back of that one for Yogg. I was placing him early, we already came in at
28 and 16 to this map, he's won and seven so far, so I don't want to point fingers because he's carried
the last two maps more than kept them competitive and he's probably helping to get a win, but right
Right now he's not quite doing enough. Skye's getting one towards Yupa. The one for one trade between the two.
As he gets towards his last 50, once again we're going to find that clock becomes an opponent here for the attackers.
Importantly, Rorik being taken down there stopped the plant as well, so Skye's goes through it again, but as Napo's taken out he has to keep coming off here.
to scan from the Solar Ton radar, might just create the space that he needs, he knows where
the push is coming from, does he yet? Skye's reacts, taking down the 3 vs 2, it's up to
Dan and Skye's now to try and hold on, they've got about 30 seconds left to secure this one,
to secure their position, but are GK gonna just get on the diffuser here, Des?
Well, Dan's got to go nuclear to make that a good map so far, but here it's got to basically
the game. It's been a long
time. They've been out of one
versus two when they start
trying to stick the diffuser ask
will be the one that gets on it.
Right choice. If you ask me wins
out towards one looks for a
second, but can't quite find
it starts gets the collect and
GK hold on for at least one
more round. Yeah, it was all
seemed a little bit like it was
being kind of snatched up there
for Virtus pro. It was like they
went in for that plant and they
were in a 5v5. You know, they
were really going for it, but
But he has to keep coming off and every time he's coming off that diffuser
It's because somebody's died but he keeps going back to it and it feels like versus pro really tried to force the issue on that one
There was six one ahead. It's really not the end of the world. But yeah, definitely a tough one for them on this
And we can just see scars
Player a point there as well. Yeah, I just I feel like they were never in enough control to get the diffuser down there
It was a nice retake from GK as soon as he was doing the 3v1, took the opportunity to get asked on to the diffuser and close out the round.
So, 6-2, they fight back for one round at least. How long can they keep going for?
Not another 4-2, I'm sorry. Like, I'd love to be a believer, but that ain't me. It's just not in my DNA. I can't.
I can't see a world where they manage to hold on for 4 rounds. I'd love to see it. I love an underdog story.
But I just think at some point Virtus.pro were going to find what they need to get it over the line granted.
Last round they were pretty handily dealt with, yes they got the fuser down but it was quite comfortable.
And the prior required them winning 2v3 that they shouldn't really have won.
So, can GK do it? Given the previous two rounds? Yes.
Do you think they will? Probably not.
But I'll happily be proven wrong.
I would love it if I could be proven wrong.
So come on GK.
Oh shucks.
Let's keep it quiet. They're going to be the Virtus.pro this time attacking on to the bottom floor site, waiting room and cafe.
Not too much for them in terms of verticality. They do have the hard breach charges if they want to open the hatch.
They've got the Ratero drones. I apologize. Actually, I'm on the right-hand side.
People was confused for a second or plenty in terms of verticality.
You can't even use this cute evolve and blind on the right.
if it was the left it would have been the right one.
If they brought the ram, they're going to be looking for top floor control.
They're going to be looking for top floor control, and to get those verticals,
get the half choke, look at the capite, get the smokes down,
drop him with the blitz, that's going to be largely the whole play.
It's too easy.
If absolutely...
There's absolutely no idea that the blitz is in the room with him.
Mmm, yeah, if that happened.
I can't, like I said, Tim, I want to believe, but I just can't.
It's against 2AM as a person and this is a bit too much to ask a thing for.
Maybe we just need you to go absolutely nuclear now.
Why not? Now it's time to step up and you've got to listen to that hymn.
It's been quiet on this map after having a really good series so far.
Let's start to build up though and here we go.
Yogg into a 1 vs 1 now, flashed out as well.
Well this one of things is over and done with.
Tim makes the cure with a flawless round.
The Earth Pro are going to EWC.
Yeah, pretty easy for the Earth Pro at the end now.
But it has been a tough series overall.
They've been forced to work for that win.
GK dropped down to the lower bracket,
where they will have another chance to qualify
when they play Rebels,
but ultimately the day belongs to Virtus.Pro.
And between map one and map three,
what a performance it has been from them on the whole.
And of course, I'll forget we've got two massive games
coming up tomorrow in GK against Rebels
and Fnatic against G2.
I can't wait to see these themes in action again.
It's going to be a banger of the day,
but now we'll go over to our studio
and now wrap up the show for you.
See you tomorrow.
Alright, we're just getting treated. It was a banger of a day today as well with two close match-ups,
both going their way over three maps.
And at the end of the day, we see Virtus.pro punched their ticket to EWC.
I think they deserved as well, you know, given that course, but as well, the resilience they showed on the third map here.
And also just how much more dominant this one was than map two.
Put things in a simpler way, they were just a better team overall.
I think the reason why Kiki stayed in it was just one objective grit.
They wanted it, they fought hard, they never gave up, they always tried to bring the rounds back.
Even in situations where strategically they were under Virgus Pro, they would still give it a good fight,
they would still find a way to make it close, and sometimes clutch their way into it.
And that's how we went to a third map, but overall, and that is a testament of their stage,
Virgus Pro is the better team in this matchup, and will punch their ticket to EWC well deserved on their side.
And I think that's exactly what you will often see in the best of three,
that's a team that's maybe the
underdog team can nick a map,
especially when that map may
be favours their playstyle
favours their great as you did
mention there. But the better
team over the course of the
best of very usually will get
the job done because they have
more experience. They have more
about them. They have more
tactical awareness and
understanding of how the map
and better team play. I think
we saw that from black. They
got right back on after shall
like what works well and where
let's play straight into that
exact same playstyle. Those
exact same wind conditions and
as soon as they were out five
one, it was always going to be
5 and 3 kills. 5 and 3 kills in 9 rounds.
Wow.
And double digits once again.
He was a demon tonight.
He was a demon. He's been one of the best rated players of EML for so long, so consistent with that lineup,
but finally a team that works so well.
Honestly, he just was deserving of this EWC spot.
The one with the less emotions on the player count.
Yeah.
But the one that delivers the most kills in the game.
Yeah, it's funny. And even like going back to the discussion we had before the third map ride,
we asked which players needed to step up.
So it turned out to be the one from British pro and then on the side you said ask a new bar and they stepped up
But it just wasn't enough. No not enough
I think you need a collective effort here and I think just side choice was the biggest problem the fact that they only won in overtime and then on the other side
VP won with a much better round differential
Yeah meant that they could start in defense the side that they picked and on fortress is just too much the exact problem that we
pinpoint before the
match was can they problem solve the utility and all of the cross players that you have on fortress the reinserve was no
They're they couldn't and that's why they struggled so hard
I think realistically when you're in the best of three as well from a geek a perspective when you're in the best
Afree a map pool can get exposed a little bit more in the best of one you can protect it
You can ban away four maps which means you can only have a pool of five maps in theory that you could play now
I'm not suggesting you can only play five maps
But I think the fact that they ended up on two maps very similar
the game, but they're not
really the same size is very
similar problems that could be
presented to them. It was
really testament to the fact
that VP had a good game point
going in. Yes, they had to
concede. Shall I for that to
happen? But they got too much
that they wanted and
ultimately it wouldn't amount.
Yeah, who would have thought
that we would talk about
Virtus. Pro and them having a
stronger map pool than
opponents inside the best of
three, but things changed
because there are new players
on the roster. And one of
those is on the line with us
to ask him a few questions.
events that you qualified to last year as your first event.
How are you feeling?
I'm feeling amazing, like just again after the major,
still putting good matches, just qualifying again
for the event, but I'm just happy, I know.
Nico, how excited are you to potentially play
in front of a French crowd?
Obviously you went to UWC in Saudi last year,
you've been out to Salt Lake,
but actually doing one inside a Europe home crowd,
that must be big if you can get there.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right now, like, okay, we get that qualification, I'm just, like, dreaming of that stage in front of French crowds, it would be amazing, like, I went to S.I. Paris, it was just an amazing crowd, I think we French people have just amazing crowds at every event.
I'm not going to stay otherwise.
I'm not going to stay otherwise.
Neko, congratulations.
Welcome to Paris.
I'm so happy to see you.
Go there.
So happy to see you.
Go at TWC again.
I think, you know, a simple question from my side.
Last year, you were first round at the GENGY.
It was a hard one.
It was your first ever international event.
You're going by there with your brothers, guys.
How do you feel you guys are going to do there this time with VP?
I think we'll do great.
Of course, I can say with confidence we will do better than with Gen.G, but I think we'll do great.
At least my main goal of course is making the stage on the playoff, like I said.
I think when we have a good day and we play like we train and we do every day, I think we can get this SH11 win.
So I'm just full confident with this team going into EWC.
Just a quick question on the game as well today, particularly on the two maps, Lair and Fortress as well.
Was your game plan really to cause GK problems?
Because you know they like to kind of lurk, they like to be around the map.
So was it based on utility, just forced them to solve a lot of problems?
To be honest, we didn't do that much adaptation about GK, because we knew like, we knew like, strategically wise,
like they will bring nothing basically, they just lurk, lurk, lurk.
So it didn't just too much, we were just focusing on guys having a check on, be sure to help each other, stop giving them this kills outside, this lurk, stop being like naive to it.
And it just went good on both maps, and I think we could end up winning 2-0, but I mean, it's a VPN challenge, just full trolling, so it's casual.
Happens, but regardless of what's rolling or whatever you say it is, you do manage to qualify to EWC, and that's the most important thing after all.
Thank you for your time and good luck next week as well in your matches. Thank you guys. Bye. Bye
Good to speak to him always nice to have happy players here on the line with us talking about the qualifications to events
Well for this pro a matchup with Falcons is on the table next week in their matches
But for us looking at these lower bracket matches
Final chances for phonetic g2 rebels and GK to still have a chance of making it to an international event
There's some big names in there that you don't expect to be dropping out here
Yeah, I think so. I think particularly G2 that was I think maybe the upset especially how they started about one
Don't worry Jack. It's between the lower bracket
But it is G2 in the lower bracket and being honest
I'm gonna be very very real even if you can call me a fanatic
Apologist or whatever Leo they are a big favorite going into tomorrow and I would expect them to come through
I think the big story line really to be honest out of the entire VML is the fact that rebels or GK will make it to
But either we say because I think both of these teams have had their trials and tribulations
Rebels have pretty much struggled on attack the whole stage have basically got to this bracket off the back of amazing defense and
GK have
Kind of come through they were the most informed team but as Neko just said luck luck luck and when they came up against the team
Prepared for that in the Vesa 3 they did fall short ultimately and here we go again
I have to go face camera and apologize to Rebels because who was saying that Rebels would need a miracle to make it to EWC
It was me so I'll go straight to one of these cameras and just just go there deliver an apology to rebels
I'm sorry guys. I actually I had no belief that a team full of what three rookies were able to go all the way into the stage
Make it to the playoffs and then all the way one single B03 away from EWC. How nice of the starland would it be though?
It would go crazy. It would be so nice. It would be crazy.
Another French team going 3WC inside Paris like it would be incredible.
I mean at this point you have what you have two guys on Falcons, you have one on G2 potentially making it because sorry for you but I do think that they're going to be kinetic tomorrow, you have the guys on the side of VP that have made it and then eventually maybe some on the side of Rebels, that would be crazy.
The storylines that would defeat families for centuries if we do get there but that's for us to find out tomorrow with two Bresa3s on the line.
as we said, qualification is up for those teams who win their matches tomorrow at 6pm and 9pm CEST.
That is it for us today with the first day of playoffs. We thank you so much for watching.
We hope to see you again for now. Have a good night.