Astralis claimed her 4th Major title after beating AVANGAR 2-0 in the StarLadder Major final.
The Danish tycoon needed just over two hours to beat his opponent and claim his 4th Major crown, ending his thirst for titles from BLAST Pro Series São Paulo. It wasn’t until 169 days later that Astralis felt the taste of victory again and showed fans where their peak talent was, with another 2-0 victory.
As the series ended, Astralis announced that this was just the beginning and that they were looking to reclaim the world number one spot from Liquid, who dominated the year.
“We’re going to keep winning, we’re doing everything we can to stay at the top,” gla1ve said after the match. “We’re going to climb back up, we’re going to take the number one spot again and it’s going to happen soon.”
Entering the series, AVANGAR knew in advance the challenge that he had to face. Inferno and Dust2 were two maps that the team played quite successfully in Berlin, so expect the match to last longer is entirely possible – not to mention Overpass AVANGAR is also very strong. But they are no match for the former world No.
Astralis got off to a flying start at Inferno on the T side. The Danes took control of the map and exploited some of AVANGAR’s defensive holes. AVANGAR can’t put any pressure on T side.
Dauren “AdreN” Kystaubayev rescued AVANGAR when the team was 0-8 down by a quadruple, leaving Astralis with no money to add utility in the next round – seen as key as they couldn’t resist CT rotate to B However, Astralis immediately responded with only Desert Eagle after killing Jame while pushing mid. This AWPer had no effect on the CT side, ending the first half with exactly 1 kill while the team fell 12-3.
To T, AVANGAR deployed attack B flourished, preventing the opponent’s winning circuit. This gave the CIS team more room to breathe, but once the money came in, Astralis gradually returned to the form of the beginning of the half. The Danish team won 4 rounds in a row to finish the first map with a score of 16-6.
device to Dust2 with a 4 in the pistol round, putting Astralis ahead. The Danish team took the momentum to win 7-1 and lead the opponent 7 rounds at the end of the first half, despite making a few unnecessary mistakes.
SANJI gave AVANGAR some hope in pistol round 2. However, that hope was soon dashed: Astralis settled into the round force buy and let the opponent do nothing, winning the next 4 rounds convincingly.
Final rankings of teams at the StarLadder Berlin Major:
first. 
Astralis – $500,000 + Legend status
2. 
AVANGAR – $150,000 + Legend status
3-4. 
NRG – $70,000 + Legend status
3-4. 
Renegades – $70,000 + Legend status
5-8. 
ENCE – $35,000 + Legend status
5-8. 
Vitality – $35,000 + Legend status
5-8. Liquid – $35,000 + Legend status
5-8. 
Natus Vincere – $35,000 + Legend status
9-11. 
CR4ZY – $8,750 + Challenger status
9-11. G2 – $8,750 + Challenger status
9-11. 
mousesports – $8,750 + Challenger status
12-14. 
MIBR – $8,750 + Challenger status
12-14. FaZe – $8,750 + Challenger status
12-14. North – $8,750 + Challenger status
15-16. 
NiP – $8,750
15-16. DreamEaters – $8,750
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