Summary of the 4th day of EPICENTER 2017

Map 1: Train

SK got off to a strong start thanks to TACO’s third phase on CT. Then they got themselves 2 rounds in a row to lead 3-0 on Train map. Dupreeh responded in the first gun buying round with 3 kills on A as he wriggled into ivy, but Astralis couldn’t win the round after SK team kept their cool and recaptured site A in a 3v4 (5-1) situation. .

Astralis’ money was reset, SK took advantage of that and helped me get a few more easy rounds. Dupreeh showed what he had done earlier in ivy in the 11th round, Astralis cut the score to 8-3 and they had to wait 2 more rounds for the 24-year-old to explode, scoring another 1. score on the scoreboard.

The first half ended with a score of 10-5. To T, SK continued to dominate thanks to a 3rd round in the pistol round from fer, helping to widen the gap to 13-5. gla1ve’s army regained its footing since the first round of guns in the second half. Thanks to AWP’s opening kills from device, Astralis shortened the score to 13-10. Here, SK almost won their 14th round, but the fer’s unnecessary aggressiveness made them pay.

In the unlikely next round, with SK only a pistol and a few utilities, FalleN shined when he hit from ivy at A. Astralis was unable to retake the site, giving the Brazilian team a chance to end game 1 from there.

Coldzera was the main member that helped SK make a comeback in Mirage.

Map 2: Mirage

Astralis is finally getting off to a good start at Mirage. Recovering from a 3v5, Xyp9x and Kjaerbye situation in round 5 helped Astralis make it 8-0 on the T side. However, SK made the most of the losing rounds, often saving guns and always having exit-frags, making Astralis always weak. When the FalleN-coldzera duo took the awp in round 9, Astralis’ economy collapsed.

SK won three rounds in a row, but Astralis regained control quickly. Xyp9x exploded, and his teammates continued to exploit the weakness of A. gla1ve in the first half also scored a lot of frags.

At the end of the first half, trailing 4-11, SK could have closed the gap after they won the pistol round and the next anti-eco round, but Xyp9x with the cz save from the previous round prevented the short push. . Device clutch round when 2 SK members have very little health left.

Astralis extended the score to 14-6. In the swing of the gun, SK returned dangerously, slowly wading upstream. The ability to eat frags too well from coldzera along with the hook phase from boltz in A was a dilemma for Astralis, as they had to rely too much on Xyp9x to get to the matchpoint.

SK brought the match to the 30th round. Another successful clutch after the bomb, Fallen and coldzera brought the game to overtime. In the extra rounds, almost everything happens in A and the following bomb situations. But the hopeful Brazilian boys ended Mirage 19-17, winning 2-0 on aggregate. The third map, Overpass, did not take place.

Semi-final 2: Virtus.pro vs. G2

Map 1: Cache

Semi-final 2 started on Cache map, Virtus.pro got their first pistol round. It’s quite strange that G2 decided not to force buy in the second round but to save money to be able to build enough items in the first gun round. Defensively in A from Virtus.pro, G2 credits themselves with the first score. However, they could not continue to replicate this and let VP take the lead. Without surrendering, G2 won in a round with only a few pistols with the AWP and M4 saved from the previous round to successfully defend A.

Once again, G2 couldn’t help them win 2 rounds in a row and was forced to eco when VP widened the gap to 6-2. Here, G2 regained its composure and won 5 rounds in a row to take a 7-6 lead. Virtus.pro brought the score to a 7-7 draw. In the last buy round on both sides, Virtus.pro took the lead again thanks to NEO’s huge treble that gave VP the advantage to win that round.

In the second half, VP won the pistol round, widening the early gap to 11-7. G2 refused to give up when they won their first round of guns in B, thanks to an opening kill from shox. Unfortunately, G2 lost the next round, giving Virtus.pro an opportunity to accumulate money. The 4th from byali on A on the 23rd round brought VP to the first match point (15-8), destroying the opponent’s economy. Although G2 won their 9th round, TaZ’s next epic B hit helped our team win the first map.

pashaBiceps is the winning key for VP at Cache

Watch pashaBicep’s phase 3 with AWP

Map 2: Nuke

At VP’s map pick, G2 won 5 rounds in a row, not letting VP take advantage of any openings. The Polish team also got their first win in the 7th round, and continued to win in the 9th round thanks to a secret hit on the B site. VP placed bomb B, in 3v3, pashaBiceps killed 3 and dealt a heavy blow to G2’s economy. Fortunately, a successful 1v3 clutch in the hut helped the French team win the next round.

Despite a slow start, Virtus.pro brought the game back after the first half (score 7-8). G2 won the pistol round after outperforming, helping them plant a B bomb and successfully defend. G2 extended the score to 11-7. A late double from NEO on A on the first round of gun purchases stopped G2. But G2 exchanged that losing round with a win the next round, forcing Virtus.pro to eco. Leading 14-9, G2 used the ‘timeout’ to prepare for the final rounds of Nuke map.

Byali’s double prevented G2 from taking the secret in round 21, raising hopes for Virtus.pro as they gradually shortened the score. G2 reached the match point at 15-12. It seemed that game 2 would end here, byali and TaZ saved the game by themselves, byali killed 3 and TaZ finished the remaining opponent and defused the bomb. VP brought the match to the final official round, the score is now 15-14 in favor of G2. Unfortunately, a forcebuy from G2 helped them capture B and defend successfully to bring the game to map 3 (16-14).

Map 3: Inferno

In the last map, VP had the first advantage by winning the pistol round on CT’s side. Lost 0-3. G2 deployed to hit B late very well and defended the bomb successfully. However, they couldn’t replicate that in the next round, when VP blocked B’s attack, forcing G2’s money to reset and leading 4-1.

G2 survived and brought the score back to 3-6, forcing VP to eco. After nearly losing the eco round, the shox clutch 1v3 succeeded after placing bomb A. The Polish team regained control in the next 2 rounds to lead 9-4, bringing the match gap 10-5 before the first half ended.

Winning the second pistol round from a quick A-bomb to prevent 4 G2 members from retake, Virtus.pro put one foot in the upcoming final. Losing 5-13, shox got themselves a 3 when the VP team tried to jump out of the apartments to enter A, raising hopes for the CT side.

After stabilizing the money, G2 started winning to start the ‘landing’ journey. They got their 10th round when the score was 9-13, forcing VP to forcebuy. After not being able to win that round, Virtus.pro had an early frag and with 2 AK saves, they were able to plant a bomb and successfully defended against NBK in a 2v1. G2 has the advantage of destroying Virtus.pro’s economy when they are over 5v3, but Snax and byali have 2 lives to bring VP to the map point. Right after that round, Virtus.pro ended G2 to win a spot for the EPICENTER 2017 final round.