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09-28-2024 · 7h 59m
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I can't hear. My man is going with you. He don't want to see you come back then day two here of the ESL
Challenger 2024 European closed qualifier. We've already said goodbye to a couple of teams today.
We'll actually be sending a team through to Canada. It's a that will be this evening. That game
between bait and 3D max. But first a couple of racket games ready and a couple teams,
I guess in this lab bracket that will catch people off guard. I think you said to me yesterday
You went one of your opening statements was whenever I try and predict in these qualifiers
It never goes well, and I think that that resonated with me, especially when I look at the bracket now
I left you for the second game yesterday, and I look at my phone and look at HLTV and I'm like wait
have beaten saw two. Oh,
after looking not so great
against OG. I think that's fair
to say they seemingly step up
massively against the Portuguese
and well, the best rated team
and the best team without a
shadow of a doubt in this
qualifier is now in
elimination brackets. Scary
time to put that that games
game. We're going to go to the
next. The 3D Max 9 Z game, which
is concurrently in the bracket,
but that started an hour before
an hour before just under an
hour before we went live with
saw bait. That game was a two
zero and it finished after us.
That's how dominant bait beat
saw it finished first
despite starting about something
like 45 50 minutes late. Um it
was a pretty shocking
and I'm not sure if you can see
also getting upset by 3D Max on
their side of the bracket. It
means that one of these teams
will not be in Katowice. One of
these teams will not make it the
two favorites will not be
there and equally baiting 3D Max
and I'm playing later for the
slot. So yeah, I mean, um,
you can't ever you can't ever
work out what's going on in
this. It's always it's always
carnage like no one wins in
Like we were talking yesterday a lot about the the raucous upsets in the open qualifier
And I'm really glad to see that they are continuing now, but we should probably hone in on after the game
We can go broader later, but for now saw versus Namiga again
Remember whoever lose this is eliminated and whoever wins this how many more best of threes is it to go for them to
Qualify they need to win three in a row. There'll be two today and then one tomorrow at the same time
So most certainly the favourites. However, Namiga look they've gone through a qualifier before that got them on the map
And even though they may be lost their talisman, they're still looking pretty good. I'll be honest
I haven't seen much of this Namiga team
Obviously, there's there's some recognizable names in the mix but in terms of this lineup
I don't think I've ever watched them Freddie playing and they've obviously to have a world ranking that they claim at the moment
31 for HFT and 29 for Valve. You don't get that by winning some Counter Strike. So clearly
they have won a lot of games. So I am genuinely curious to know, I guess you've seen them
a little bit.
A little bit.
What is this team all about? Because I genuinely know nothing about them.
I think that's very fair. And I want to firstly bring the narrative of when I saw
Flamas go to Game of Legion, it was firstly like, okay, that was bound to happen.
Someone was going to pick him. I think 18 years old, he speaks English. He had an
insane stats.
someone's gonna pick them up.
I then was like, well, that's Namiga done.
Like, you know, well done.
You guys had some cool results.
You won, like, you know, you made it to Chengdu.
And they bring in this 16-year-old called Zwei.
He's actually has insane potential,
really smart for his age.
He's a lurker, very intelligent and can pack a punch,
especially if we get a Moobit in the Vito.
That's actually gonna become very apparent.
I think he excels on the map like that.
And Namiga have utilized Zwei really effectively.
Well, also Xanta has had a massive like up
with shift in his statistics
and how he performed on the server.
And realistically, that was not a thing
when Flemish was playing.
I think they've had some role changes
and I think it's worked out.
So we've got Xanta in more of a position to succeed.
And I think that was shown
when they only qualified for the RMR, right?
But also like, what a hell case.
sure they beat that end point in the final it's not the best result but they had some good results to get there and I think Namigha actually landed on their feet shockingly quite well after losing the player that I thought would just demolish it all.
Yeah again I mean I'm really excited to see this team it tends to be when these teams come a little bit out of nowhere.
have to be cracked. Like a
couple of these players are
going to be players in the
future of their region. So
learning that over today would
be is going to be is going to
be very interesting on the flip
side again will be sore in
this game. Obviously we've
really discussed a little bit,
but quite a surprise to see
them see them in this game
before they've been in
their course qualified for
Atlanta just a few weeks
going just the same format as
this. Um and. Let's be real.
You just wasn't there
yesterday. He wasn't there
not at the level we
and he's got to show up today in much better form.
Yeah, the Atlanta qualifier is a really interesting one for Saw
because it was a much easier, I think, run of form.
Like Gen 1 and Brand, a game of legion that was still
in its early stages, I think, done five times.
So I think comparatively,
this is definitely a harder qualifier,
but regardless of all of that,
this is a qualifier where Saw outright,
are like, we're making it through,
especially considering there's two slots.
Like, if Saw does not make one of them, that's a big upset.
And the one thing that just made me a little bit scared recently is some of their online
form.
You know, like they got domed by Insilio.
And Insilio are very, I feel like, a lot of similarities to someone like the Miga where
you have young players in experience and age, you've got maybe some aggression and
that caught off Saw's.
So Saw looked at doing well against the best in the world, but are they going
to be able to come online and actually still keep up that form against the like top 30 top 40 teams
yesterday that evidently wasn't the case against Bates. Yeah I mean even seeing it I couldn't actually
tell you what went wrong. That's kind of the bizarre thing about that game is you kind of watch it and
you just like saw just don't look like the team they have been in recent tournaments again you
know maybe you jerks not being there is no doubt a factor but there's more than that is more
You don't lose a game like that to a team ranked below you about there being a systemic problem
Maybe Roslis as well as that is it's Gress kind of strike. I mean donors disparage from bait
They played incredibly but with this level saw as produced particularly on land against top teams
you just feel like they're gonna win that game and equally you feel like they're gonna win this qualifier and
Yes, they can see like the sport. They can't win the qualifier, but man if we get a saw a saw 9z game
And that's what I am expecting later
Um, someone's going to be upset, very upset at the end of the day with how this call of
far has gone for them because I think both of those teams came into this saying surely
we're going, we're going to land.
Especially when you like, I think so if you look at, um, like maybe the upper bracket game
of like eight, three max, look, they've done well and like three max is one and international
land depends how you rank that, that run, but like, you've got both sore and nine
who have made deep runs in IEMs. They've made waves this year at the biggest events. The fact that
one of them is not going to make it through a qualifier like this is just very, like, bo- yeah,
you're really very disappointed. And for Saw, I was going to talk about that online form. Apart
from that one game against Insilio, it's been pretty flawless. Like, they came back from Cologne.
I think there was definitely, like, you could, you could have a conversation and come back from
like you're going to be able to get back online. You can be able to like, you know, kind of dig deep like you've done all that online. And it seemed like, yeah, they did come back online. They went flawless in the challenger in the like the RMR qualifier, like all these online results have been really good since cologne.
And I think it would be just a bit of a bit of an asterisk if they're not able to get through this close qualifier, especially considering Atlanta is right around the corner.
They're also trying to spool up for those RMRs. So your lands under their belt, more opportunity to test their map pool, sort certain things out.
You can't underrate the opportunity to play offline, versus just online games and scrims.
It really would be a trial run, I guess, of their RMR and hopefully for them the major playbook and all that sort of jazz.
And we do have the veto, so I'll bang through that real fast.
the game. Um, so, um, I guess
they're not gonna be able to
get the first pair of man's go
up the way. Amiga have picked
Um, ancient, which they seem
to play quite a lot of over
the last three months. All
pick inferno, which I guess
is a bit more of a punished
pick. Um, I guess they couldn't
go for the new question. Be
there regular and the third
will be vertigo. Um,
didn't feel like any massive
surprises. Um, surely an
My, what I'm looking at is Inferno most like that's because that's an interesting pick from sore like you can't pick nuke is is Inferno the second map that you lean on and they've got some pretty good results on land so I feel like they should be able to at least convert that but
But ancients can be very, very difficult, especially when you are an Amiga and you've got so many reps in a incredibly positive manner.
Like, there are some, okay, sure, not the best of opponents always, but like some very good results.
However, I feel like when you do have that much, I would trust that Barry is very much clocked in and very much been watching those demos, been trying to find whatever he can.
Yeah, I'm sure they would have watched the games back from yesterday.
Um, and I'm sure there are there are mistakes. I'm sure they could point to stuff and say they make the change obviously
Was casting the game is a bit harder to to see exactly what was going on
But surely they found some through line of maybe our communication was off
I don't know why we approach that game wasn't correct
Maybe we underestimate bait and didn't prep for them properly
So playing lessons to carry into in today and and frankly if you're sore you need to win this game
You need to come out dominance. You need to show us why you're the highest ranked team in this tournament
Why we expect this level of you now and hopefully they show us that
Over the next couple hours
We did hear there was a bit of a delay, but hopefully we're going live soon
So we'll just hold it for now. I think yeah, what's interesting?
So we're talking about the qualification to lands to get the reps in before the RMRs
Realistically, ESL challenger Atlanta is a lot weaker than Katowice right off the bat.
Katowice has so far a turn off fire, MIBR, Falcons, Monty. Monty, take that what you will.
And then I kind of took a look at the North America, South America. We can get Payne, Wildcard
being qualified. Those are the best two teams pretty much from the region to play
it like a challenger level. Atlanta, you've got Saw actually being the best team.
you've got like that boom who I think maybe making a roster change recently and then rooster
and fly quest that aren't the strongest of opponents like that's not going to be as beneficial
practice on land for the RMR and it's only like kind of it's like that is literally playing
as best as well yeah and for some of those teams that are already there and teams are
going to qualify this will equally be a major site or an RMR site for them so then I'm
I'm just messing around.
Simple's not going there to come second place.
I can tell you that much.
I can tell you that much going into that.
So yeah, I mean, it's just, it's just, um,
especially with the short form nature of the
Challenger events, it's not like, it's not like
going out somewhere to play a three week event
and trying to tell how it really is a good
opportunity to short and sweet, test your
map pool, test yourself online
and real stage environment and get ready
for, uh, you know, the biggest
games, uh, of all,
hopefully we do get into our game nice and soon.
You've got my guy looking very scary as well. They've got so much firepower now.
Yes, I mean Insani alone was, he's low-key one of the best players of the year.
Obviously he's not going to be in the playoffs of huge events always and in the deepest runs and major finals
finals, but in terms of someone who is, you know, doing wonders for his team in sanny is
he's a pleasure to watch.
I remember like at Melbourne, sure the opponents weren't great, a large, but he farmed everybody.
However, let's stop talking about Brazilian CS. We were getting ahead of ourselves with
some of the teams at kind of it's already, but now saw versus Namiga, we're in the
lower bracket to me final whoever loses it gets eliminated whoever wins well they get one step closer
to catavits uh yeah it's still a very long way yeah i've saw an amiga and and nines in the other
side and one team can make it and who say it's gonna be one of them right xanth is here to play
okay playing a dangerous game you judge peeking this man finally ends the reign of terror but
Ultimately, B bomb site seeded mana advantage for an Amiga.
That was meant to be the lurk in mid.
And it just wrecked shop.
You've also got a layer in middle just being like by that.
No one's mid. They're all kind of coming from CT.
Issue is, Sora's actually making this contestable.
And Leer needs to activate or at a minimum, risky pub needs to survive.
I'm not planted for Leer either.
Luckily no one's on it, they just tapped it, they've added some distance, I don't think they even know where there is yet, it doesn't matter, Risky Bob cleans up and it's very satisfying that I kind of made the statement about Namiga of like Xanta's having a really good rise in performance, he's filled that gap, that flameless left, and there he is, just opens up the game with shredding two kills.
Looking good, looking good.
I see how this kind of goes from here, obviously, it'd be nice for an Amiga to convert, get an early lead.
But if it can make this series competitive,
something we'd be asking a lot of questions of sore.
This round, straight up A-hits.
Just these MP9s on location, there was just damage.
Ooh, through the smoke comes story with an eagle, okay, maybe we should pay attention! Second!
He's inspired!
Bombs still yet to be planted, the Bombs are actually sprinting back into the tunnels.
and they're gonna start rerouting as this T side, you can feel the tension.
Well, Liz made this one a lot more winnable by not only getting that kill in Ontoroman, but
you see the utility he's thrown has dragged all of Soar to Glaze towards middle and
yeah, basically like turn their attention and retake some space, but the issue is for
an Amiga is that sort of just gone okay and they've actually taken that control very effectively so now
they're back in position and the information that no one's made they're ready to fight towards a but
can't just spamming them through the smoke we down to a three versus three Amiga are playing this so
slow calm collected they're not overstepping they're not making a mistake and where they get
the kills, they are taking the space off it and now moving back towards that B bomb site.
Broken posed round, this T side given how it started.
There the one set in the pace, dropping that pace when needed.
And Saur might just save what they have, I'm not sure if they can get any upgrades off the
ground. Maybe there's a glil, I think yet. But yeah, that really could have got ugly.
It was Leia wasn't it, they've rerouted into mid, cuts off a rotation, sows the seas of doubt
that forces saw off A and they're thinking it's going to be mid
Can't blame saw it
kind of is the logical move for Namiga to make but
Namiga were playing a different round of chess
Actually really impressive round from Namiga, I think you kind of touched on as well, they're very composed
You lose those first two kills on an anti-force buy
I'd say a large majority of teams would start fumbling and we're gonna start
faffing around maybe but it's very good that Namiga don'ts. I think a big
theme in Namiga is look you do have some like names who have been around the
blog but you have Khan who even though he's been on this roster for 11 months
it's very inexperienced still and he's only gonna be getting better and better
and same as Zwei like brand new so you've got those two and a three versus
5 here completely like they don't they don't panic and I think that's a really
good really good look for the mega
no we shouldn't expect too much from soaring this round just the saves a
couple pistols shuffed over to I'm on the me good to see how many bodies we
can keep alive through this one okay more Bob rest in peace Bob
sounds like a very Russian name Bob but we'll go with it yeah wait it or Khan for
a second didn't see you just yeah Bob is a I hear like I don't know Vladimir
Dmitry Bob doesn't quite have the same ring to it does it oh my lord
Con why did he jump?
That's a disaster. That is more than a disaster
Linow has to clutch up a one versus two this round
We were talking about how many people didn't Amiga keep alive well possibly none. Oh
my
20 25 seconds time is gonna very quickly become
Another factor in favor of sore Roman into the flames and that's pretty much still to deal now 22 HP
Roman didn't need to peek. This is
live. You jokes is somewhat low and
that is ridiculous. What's a roller
coaster of a round? Lea had no
business winning that and yeah and
untimely peek. I guess Roman thought
he was peeking to hold the bomb but
had he just waited that was impossible.
Emotions just up and down in that
round. Like you know it's the
Amiga, okay, so they got hit with some nice shots
Yeah, that was I think saw me kicking themselves a little bit like those are two rounds on the force by that you are
100% could have achieved success
Unfortunately, they don't look at this commotion being caused on a by risky ball. He is
He's dragged three players over at one stage
The story is gonna kind of remain towards middle
And after taking a lot of that contact on A, Risky Bob's just keeping and maintaining
that control while the rest of his forces go towards B.
The issue is, three players here, luckily for them though, they will use their utility
perfectly so Roman's gonna be ineffective, Neutrus and Ujerks smoked off, Ashes comes
through the fight, initiates and Roman pops out for a double, run out bullets trying
to survive he's picked up an M4 from his teammate's dead body and he's just not allowed any space
to be taken. The meager, that defensive smoke by Saw was absolutely perfect and Roman is
excelling in this round. Four kills on the dollar and it's red on the trigger.
We'd love an ace but I don't know Bob's making it that far. Could just use the save.
Roman's a hero for those that didn't see their series yesterday against bait. Roman
was a monster. Especially on the first map. Forty didn't have the cavalry but he did everything
in his power to send that series the way we all expected. So important round win for Saw
and whilst they didn't win the previous, they probably should have. They did at least
keep the money unbelievably low. So it may be going to be in a very tough position
Regarding the finances going to round number five here
That was because I saw the the lurk smoke thing dropped out
And I thought it was a T side lurk smoke and I thought they were trying to
Scale up with it with also the utility in cave
But it turned out to be a CT smoke which was a really interesting defensive smoke and Roman just plays around it perfectly
I love the fact that like they were there were multiple players on the V bomb site and Roman who was the one player
I thought wouldn't achieve success is the one that just constantly is moving Bob it and weave him and
Somehow just is causing absolute chaos. That was a really good round for him
But the narrative I was saying to you off-camera was I think it's worrying if Roman's at the top of the scoreboard potentially
Like yesterday, I think that's not a great sign for sore if he's like so far above everybody else and
and like, Sory, uh, Ujerks, and a Rostos potentially aren't performing, I think that's more worrying, however, in that round it's all fine. Roman, fantastic.
Well, Namig is used all their nades. One smoke to go. What have we got? B lane control, no mid control yet, got that one smoke left and could feel like I'm gonna save that for the slight hit over anything else.
Now they just burst it, smoke goes onto red room in mid.
That is all the nades burnt, it's always going to burst this mid smoke.
Damage for his own trouble.
They're relying on pure entry kills now, there's no other way onto a bombsite.
Those range has to connect a triple spray down and even though there's great damage on risky Bob
He only gets the kill on layer. It's just not enough
What a round from mr. Bob and he builds the round around nothing
Like the risky brown account of strike, but it works
Story in Roman, I don't know what they were doing they but why why walk back into red room without if you're gonna do that
you are you're joined at the hip and instant trade they were they were just far enough apart that they
couldn't trade it's kind of bizarre and it's also like if we're going to push you back into mid and
clear it what's the incentive is it what's the motive do we think that the bee was about to be
here or will be that desperate for information it just doesn't add up for me entirely what I've
murder in that round I guess specifically risky Bob and and yes so this is
not looking great for them their parents my pick but they still do other
right because the weapons they saved and because how flawless they went on
their gun run victory. Don't be serious that's unfair Roman doubles up and now
Namia left without a lot of options. I don't know what you really do from here
one minute 30 to go and that B take the beer Gresham from sore worked utterly
flawlessly. I mean it worked flawlessly because Namiga did nothing to oppose it
there was no shelf smoke from elbow for instance there was no pressure applied
towards elbow so you had Muceris who was just really able to jump up and
And then as well on ramp I'm pretty sure they just ran down.
I think it was very simple.
So Namiga, you start off this round with an instant two man disadvantage however, you
have seen from the previous, they can just open up bombsites.
I think Risky Pop is going to be looking to do it again.
This is a cool little off angle from story where he can take first contact for a rosdos.
Oh, that's, hmm, oh, uh, force time the charm.
I I think they've given away the element of surprise now
Full story just banter a spoke and now that is sweet sweet sweet from a rosters
Don't want any KZ championships right here. I don't even know that's Casey at that stage like yeah, that's
If that's what we're doing
Oh my
Well, fortunately didn't remake a lot of difference
um
And Namiga by virtue of having no loss bonus are shaping up for a force buy and it is quite
ugly.
Look at this, Tecna and armour, a lot of util though, hilariously it's the most util they've
had for ages.
And he's made use of it.
Do you know the background of many of these Namiga players, do they used to be a core
of another team and they got picked up as it just, you know, various parts brought
together?
Do you know how it all worked?
I mean, Lee has been on this roster for two years.
Khan was ran, you know, I remember.
He was, like, when he joined, he was out of nowhere.
Brisky Bob and Xanter have been around for a while, right?
Like, they've been around the block.
Um...
Not from the same teams, though, from different parts of CIS.
Um, so yeah, very muddled and very random.
And speaking of muddled and random, I think this...
That kind of depicts this round perfectly.
This Bomsite has been very formidable.
And I say that though, it's a 2 vs 2.
Oh my god, I just cursed them.
Okay, that was a 4 vs 2 in favor of Saw.
It felt like they'd done really well to not allow Namiga space once again,
but now it all comes down to me just spots the bomb crossing,
but it's a little bit too-
He's always a clear.
And yeah, no way he tests Lear.
He does kind of, but Lear clotheslines him.
And Namiga, that's a 2 vs 4.
What's just happened?
How is saw?
So now she did happen to say Freddie is sawed in pause.
Oh, really at all.
Which surprises me because various coasts and Indian medicine as well a lot of counters,
right?
He's been playing counter strike impressively since I was born basically.
Possibly I would have to check exactly when but I would get missed 2000.
start playing when I was two years old. There you go. Shouldn't have been able to then about
slowing down games but saw just allowing this games continue immediately back in the fray.
Another B hit and why not as an Amiga? You're feeling confident. Another opener.
Ruterius finds one but it's swiftly traded. It is feeding in one at a time and the bulldoze
that isn't Amiga at the moment it's probably too hard to handle. Six rounds.
That first round saw one when it was Roman's 4k was okay you have individual
brilliance by Roman but was also really impressive from sort of was their
counter utility and Roman was able to get that 4k because of the utility
that was put down where was any of that that was not a case and Amiga are
just seemingly catching saw completely off guard and yeah they got given a
lifeline by winning 2 vs 4 with a tech 9 and a mach 10 by the way and now they're
against an eco and yes so interesting thing about Barry I've done like quite
a bit of research so I you've seen I don't know if you've seen any of my
interviews but I do quite like I quite in-depth interviews with people like we
do go back a long way and with Barry we were talking a lot about his 1.6 days
like he was in the second best Danish team at one stage in in 1.6 like he
He played in Chengdu actually, back in like 2008 I think.
He played 1.6 majors, he never like did amazing at them, and he had like the odd good placement.
He actually has had a weird career of like he was constantly building up players and like
people were like kind of he was the builder up of players and then they would get snatched
away from him.
But so I thought it was actually great at technical timeouts and I saw because they
were at Blast London so I was there so I was kind of watching them and Barry
would like get on the mic and remember they're playing its phase and they were
winning. They actually ended up losing the map and to leave on ancient and he was
like guys just calm down like as in like we're doing well don't get over excited
and I feel like now he needs to take a tactical pause and go calm down like
you're down seven you're down two to seven and we've had good rounds we should
chill out and just like kind of fall back on our laurels. We've taken phase
is ten two on this map before.
We can do well on this map.
Running out of time.
Gotta give yourselves a breathing room
for those halves switch.
Let's see.
Triple mid star for sore.
We can see by the mini map that Namiga
might be putting up quite a gambit.
A at the moment is undefended,
Orozdos and Moutyrus starting out to
slew for their way back.
Let's go to the site. U2 are now starting to stream over.
Timely molotov.
I see if that is respected. There are smokes here.
This T side.
Coming a little bit late.
Arostos repositions. The teammate in tow. Great headshot.
Perfect trades and they're doing a lot of work.
Bonklan should be available soon.
As long as Story doesn't get...
Yeah, Story is traded. Good stuff.
Two on two now.
Rounding off.
Is there a kit down? There must be a kit down somewhere for you jerks.
First collected.
He's taking ever so low.
I mean there is time technically for full on stick but...
Doesn't have the HP to do it.
A very chaotic take from Amiga but...
They're not going to care. Rounds and rounds. They're smashing this.
It was like they're playing very simple Counter-Strike Allen.
I don't know if you'd agree but they had...
hitting bomb sites. They're like a bulldozer. They just roll in and you can you can you can
you know front it or not. Yeah, like that was I don't know. So haven't seen to go. They look
good for sore as well. I mean the Roseless Molly goes down and gets the smoke onto the
Molly they're committing through. I think he might have got team flash you know. There
So there's definitely a CT flash now, I don't know if it helped, so yeah, whatever's going
on sort, cannot find a way to lock down the site's profit from the hits.
It's really interesting as well to see like Xanta isn't even necessarily the player who's
been popping off, like he got two kills in the pistol round, and I think he got three
kills in that last round, or two at least at a minimum, so he's actually not had
massive impact
but it has been a very
It has just been a bit like near and riskable to be honest cars playing very supportive, I think with the orc
and yes ways being
Playing with the packed a little bit
Just cranks plays also zanta plays towards be perfectly here gets flashed off doesn't know how many people are pushing
just complete sorry
Completely runs away and just doesn't allow for any trouble
basically he's like I don't want to die here I want to make sure that I at least
maintain this space
you twist
back to him
that was the only lifeline saw in this round and Namika have nine rounds on
their map there
oh no oh no mr. Hender oh no
could be a done deal
and what are you supposed to do when Leia is going 16 to 4
That's just outrageous.
Um...
So we're on in this game.
Whatsoever.
Roman got them on round.
That's out of that.
Between slim pickings.
He mistakes here and there, but all in all an Amiga just playing a better...
...better brand of Counter Strike at the moments.
Might be simple, but it's effective.
And Soar had never had enough control.
They've never had the Leon information.
and these sites are just getting pounded every single time.
Amiga waste, no opportunity to take space, no opportunity to wrap onto these sites.
Fine frag, get the bomb down. This round is no different.
If it was any other round, so will be saving, but they've got to go for this.
Also again, just look how methodical Amiga are playing.
They don't rush to get the bomb down, they actually cleared the bomb site,
they utilized their utility perfectly, and now they're able to play a very secure post-plant.
Everybody's having to funnel through from cave. Good damage, but so still to get out and now the last three remaining players
They're gonna be subjugated to death here
They're gonna be walking out into the lions then and there it is here comes the crossfire and in a flash
Namiga take double digits in the first half saw have no idea what's hit them and they recover in the second half
Sores on the ropes
Two rounds of live found. They're in the lower bracket loser of this game goes home
At least the series. This is just the first map and
We need to just answer the question do saw have any life left them in them on ancients and risky Bob is
In behind Mootiris has found one on the entry, but what can Bob do that is the bomb
It's caused a lot of problems for this
Terrorist side, but if he doesn't lose all of his teammates
Tell me to much avail.
Lear was the hero of the first half.
17, make it 18 to 4.
These two have just been absolute stalwarts.
Heroes, Lear is undeniable.
You had a back team every day of the week to get that final headshot.
Just 31 HP.
Canny 4 to Hedgehog angle around this box, Muteris.
There's exactly where Lear is.
And Muteris saves them from what would have been a horrifying defeat.
That was a very weird pistol round, cause yeah, like Risky Bob gets all the information,
but only one kill from that position at the very beginning, I feel like, was not good.
I think he got 100% was in a position to multi-frag, especially with the dual barretes up close.
He's a very well placed microphone where he gets every single bit of information,
and it is worrying that everyone around him died.
Uh, but yeah, Lear and Risky Bob then in the one versus two as one really played together.
Risky Bob takes the first contact. He instantly feels Lear then can't land the shot.
Great clutch from Muterus. And is this a lifeline for Saw?
They've been given a bone. Are they going to run with it?
This gun round is going to suggest yes or no.
Thank you. I believe this map is already over. I think they're too far down.
But, but,
So needs your mind as well. They feel like to win some rounds of Counter Strike before we hit Inferno
That for me is what they're playing for for the moments. They can make it a lot closer
Then I'll start having the conversation but for now
Amiga is still in the driver's seat
That's if somebody's gonna deal with Leia
It's a good start though
Risky Bob's tie sound very low because of early grenades
saw a very clear plan off the bat this is an age-old tactic first gun round just go
towards a this way he's gonna be telling his teammates guys here comes utility
come out on the A on the B bomb site and also the A bomb site and oh he's already
got a kill for the smoke that is a really big deal gives Namiga the
advantage. Look at Roman though. He's on the extremity, issue is the bomb's been denied.
So Roman's activation is going to be so difficult because everyone else has died. Roman just had
to have his teammates survive and they don't get a single kill. Finally he activates on the lug
and the meager. They get like three kills through a smoke there. That is so unfortunate of a sore
and I feel like that is really telling of just how this game has played out for the Portuguese.
Romans like guys I'm lurking I'm lurking stay alive I'm lurking oh you're
dead didn't make it in time too late to the party and had a party poppers me
you're now on to 11 and they just seem to be utterly undeniable at the moment
risky Bob and Leia combine for 34 to 15 when he played 15 rounds that is
fearsome and certainly a level where none of the sore players can match.
New Tiris, in-game leader takes Mattis into his own hands, an important opener,
Ujux, with a space towards B in the meanwhile. And this to me looks like a
team that's playing frustrated. Very individual, I mean it works in this
round but potentially some warning signs that
Swords had enough of playing slow.
They every single one wins their duel
That's not a sign that's repeatable and if it is
That's really worrying for Namiga
Speaking of tactical timeouts
Alan you hit the nail on the head you went or saw never take any and that's actually really worrying
Namiga that's probably the part time to take one go. Okay guys. That was quite a silly sloppy round from us
Let's just not have that happen again
You just burn one every gun round if you're them from here
just ensure the game I think the fact of there is the bias on the brink for them
that they need to sort out what they needed do they need the utile to fight
them it early do they need you know gonna favor rifles instead and use have less
utile seems like they are indeed gonna use some nades for mid control how long
do they stick here Romans gonna cause problems real soon
Didi does. Can't late trade when Miserys is there to finish him off, so very favourable
opening now for Saw. Leona looks like he's in a lot of trouble too into his Jag. Doesn't
feel healthy for the CT side. So dangerous.
Yeah, there was a world there. Xanza just runs through the mollo, gets into long,
so A's also rotated him. Amiga are thrived in these disadvantage positions. Xanza
Just hard swung.
The individual from Ujerx, but it works out.
And also the opening of that round though for Saw was a lot better.
Like, it was Roman orchestrating a lot of it,
but there was definitely more layers back at that opener.
And unfortunately for Sway, he runs out of bullets, it's all in S.
It shouldn't be as well if he runs this USP out.
Saw, back to back rounds, and that one looking a lot better.
Even though it was closer, the round itself was set up in my opinion with like more promise and more kind of like
Okay, we have actually a game plan instead of you run up ramp, you run middle, you run cave
It can help here
This one will be a lesser buy
Have the eco for an Amiga
Couple HEs of water up so we'll see if they're dunked
Most wars though, okay.
Talk about that one.
Not a lineup you'd like to use at home.
An edge combined for 5 damage.
Big damage.
Keeping this clean.
I was going to say, keeping it clean isn't one of the sort,
but realistically, like,
they lose there on map.
You know, they're against map point anyways, so...
I think they're just more likely that it's been the rounds.
Um...
I've never seen much of an orp out of the story on the CT side.
I don't even remember, like, maybe?
I haven't seen much, I feel like this game is being dictated by the rifles mostly.
So, maybe we see Story picking up the AWP.
I would assume so.
Yeah, okay.
Can he perform with the AWP?
This could be one of the wind potentials of S.O.L.
And Alan, you did write off this map.
It's four rounds.
I still, I mean the lost bones will build up, it'll get easier for Namiga to buy, but yeah, I saw I've made this one with Pelion I expected.
It's a 5-1 half at the moment, for Saw.
So, you know, at least they're a little bit back in winning ways.
But, nevertheless, they're walking the Tiber, they can't make any mistakes.
And Mutearis! She doesn't work out of me to this half so far.
Plugs Leia
Post-a-child so far this game for the meager
Bob gets one in response
As there's a couple of other players what has happened there so many frags and quick succession
so did they get over eager because
That look a perfect opening to the round for them and it just completely crumbles
Yeah, I I don't know Zway
Just pushes a and gets a kill in a main and then saw
try to react off that opening kill towards B.
Issue is that story missed the shot and you just have really nice rotations
where Risky Bob rotates in to help Xanta who was coming out of the cave
and also now he's not going to miss his old shot.
When you keep 4 HP there is no way he wins this
And Risky Bob shuts him down before any madness can consume an Amiga 12 to 7
Maybe you were correct. Maybe we're just waiting out for the full gun round to come through for an Amiga
And saw now having to win five in a row
Lawlessly and that will only give them overtime not even a map win
Just feel insurmountable
Okay
Seven Amiga can get this done
Now that you used to open this run free to admit plenty of you to disperse towards that elbow position and it's gonna face I
Mean it hasn't worked out that many times actually materials has done a lot of work
Spend it off on this occasion plenty of
Leds sent down the lane
And no connections Roman again creeps up close for the molly
Denies in vision
Two openers for an Amiga make it free that is just insults to injury salts in the wounds
Muteerish remains and this will be an Amiga 13 to 7 after a 10 to first half
Nobody had this on the cards. I feel like that last round was just a perfect pitch and everything like just through the smoke
One taps like that's perfect and also Khan showing up the open those last two rounds right actually having a little bit of
impact that sign that really we didn't see from any of the orpers until those final two rounds and whoa
okay, so our
one map away from being eliminated in a very early stage of a
Close qualifier where they were set to be the outright favorites to qualify
Especially considering there were two European spots
But currently that is not the case and now after this break
I am really interested to see if this is going to continue the same way on a me you're gonna pull off a 2-0
That would be a monumental upset or will sort step up
We're gonna find all this out on the second map after this
Map number two underway now
This is sores map pick but Stevens expect them to be down here in the lower bracket against elimination
They now have to win both maps to progress from this lower bracket semifinal and then even then they'll play another game
Later against probably 9z and then let's play another game
To make your words catter against the loser of bait 3d max
There's a I mean the number of tick boxes now for any for them to actually make this land is getting real long
They need to get a lot of things right and they can't get anything wrong from here
Yeah, so speaking of that next game as well like I'm not gonna get ahead of ourselves
But 9z look on track to be be going through is that lower final?
So as you anticipate against the podge, I think they won map one quite dominantly
Yeah, 13 to 5 on a podge's map picks. So for you the Polish group might not be so long left in this
Tournament and well, so yeah, this is
Hmm that was that was a map where it feels like ancients looking like a bit of a difficult one on nine
Obviously they lost a bait yesterday. They don't have the luxury of picking into nuke as well as the meagre fan nuke
So we were talking about inferno is potentially somewhat of a counter pick
Namiga to be fair have not looked great on this map recently a lot of losses in
There in their record for the only time they had success on
Inferno was when they won that hellcase cup pen when they played against like nine pan was an end point
which I think are a little bit of a different beast however look if Leera is
able to go 22 and 11 and brisky bob 17 and 11 again then there's definitely I
don't think it matters what map we're on but I think for me saw should be taking
inferno however we might see more from someone like you jerks who commented he
wasn't doing too much yesterday against paid he didn't exactly show up to pay yet
No, but it's not just him. I mean it's
You don't lose the first half two to ten without that being some pretty serious problems on the side of sore
And I hope you can see now what I mean by what happened last night
It's actually quite hard to point at one thing for sore and say this is the problem, you know
They're not communicating well. I mean the pauses is a standout, but that's something we can very easily
You know extract from the game and see it's not happening
Saw just aren't playing like the team I know they can be and they are they're out of time. This is it lose this and you're out
They got saved by Muturis a few times
The only reason why we had a few rounds from saw was because like Muturis got one that has to on the pistol round
And yeah, I actually agree with what you're saying
I don't really know what went wrong for saw because it felt like Namiga were just running themselves at bomb sites and
at the very beginning saw were able to deal with it
saw we're able to deal with it on the B bomb site, we remember Roman had, yeah like Roman had that great 4k
that was signed with like a Rosdoss over on A as well, like they had on the two
rounds were on the two different bomb sites, they actually succeeded and then
you're just like okay well saw we're losing to low purchases, there's maybe
some awkward regression as well in some cases, poor trading, losing advantages, it
It felt like just all the fundamentals were falling away, so definitely something to change here on Inferno.
It's their map pick. They're starting on the T side, this pissed around.
It just has to start well for solo. We need to see them getting a good lead and just a good beginning on this second map.
Or I'm going to be starting to get quite scared.
Pick the right site. Leia has no armor and one flashbang.
It's good on the last map for this one didn't sound much of a chance bomb will go down now and
When I'm gonna have a kit I got a smoke they're gonna go for this, but
There's not a high percentage. They're gonna win this retake
You heard like one or two swings out sees everybody very good and clean first kill a flash bang
flash
Lucifer's just fully blinded.
So it doesn't matter.
Arrozdos, that was... wow, he just cleans house there at the end.
Almost a full row flush, but in the end, so...
Luckily they picked the right bombsite.
So we got a bit scary.
Oh for sure.
And this Mr Arrozdos here decided not to miss.
Towards the end.
Not rounds or rounds.
So they need to stay focused.
This one now is a four spy from Namiga.
We know how dangerous these rounds can be on a map like Inferno where there's close
Sightlines and tricky positions you can get yourselves into
Namiga the favoring look at this a 4b stack nothing funky with the nays that is
risking it with the numbers
Risky Bob takes H ease of the face
And we're gonna any real question this round is also gonna go be
Yeah
And I guess the reason why they haven't used any funky grenades is because they don't want to reveal numbers of it
They want to lure soar into this B bombsite and for me this is actually this is this is how I like playing force wise
Just gamble a bombsite. They go the other one up the save and you do it again in the next and well
Looks like they're gonna get rewarded
Two players are smoked off. There's only two players on the bombsite for now
Now, utility bar and rope, flashbang can live, is a little bit too late to help this wave,
Danza gets one, but now with this utility and identification of many players on B, saw retreat,
they fall away from that B bomb site and utilizing the lurks they had of Roman specifically
but also of Rostos, they're able to now scale back in towards this A bomb site where
Namiga have no players here to defend and around that could have got very dangerous
Luckily for sore is completely adverted
So one of those rounds which is just could counter strike from both teams. Namiga did nothing wrong
They tried to let sore get all the way onto the site before they revealed themselves their utility and sore on the flip side
only sent in a couple of players and
Then had lurkers elsewhere, so they weren't over committed the bond could reroute and it was a really
composed piece of mid-rounding from the Portuguese team.
Net them a second.
I'm pushing pretty hard to take away these saves.
I'm not sure it's really worth
sending men into the fray.
But I used your jerks as conspiring to put me wrong at the moments.
There should be.
What?
Okay.
Does your Mac tend to do that, Alan?
No.
I don't think so.
It I understand what you mean by like it wasn't worth it. They lost players
But the fact that you guys get to both cause in the Mac 10 and there's like no MP 9s this round
There is definitely benefit there of it. There's just no worry in this round
well
operatively speaking
You mentioned this kind of composure in the mid rounds
Wasn't the site that I think saw much of sore foot on on ancient
We were actually if anything raising the megas composure in a lot of those situations on the T side
So it's good to see that already being instilled on the furnace and it's already it's great to see you jerks farming up with the Mac 10
That's what?
$2,400 across two rounds so far. That's really nice for his economy very early doors
to clean up
Lots of money
Well, we did ask for a good start. We got one. I didn't get any better than this
Couple uh just the one SMG carried into this round in the end
Okay, well I'm intrigued to see what one Domega gonna bring for us on Inferno
I've watched some fun on this map before so it's all new to me
Hopefully it's all a bit of bad a little bit of verse themselves and what their
hair would be up against. Hopefully they've done their research.
He's just leading the charge trying to open up some space in the meantime you've got
A Rolls-Dost who's being a bit of a nuisance towards A.
Amiga don't have a lot of room to breathe here, but luckily I forgot they have Lear on the server.
This is interesting regression. It doesn't seem like it would have worked,
but I guess with the utility they had down, the retake utility, it works perfectly and Lear
backs away. He doesn't over commit. So we've got a player advantage skill.
Kahn's gonna rotate in. Unfortunately the Orpah are the worst weapon having the situation to support Leia.
So this FAMAS pretty much is doing it all.
And look, Risky Bobbin's way are not rotating off.
So this round completely pins on Leia with the FAMAS, and Roman decides to decapitate him.
Not quite flying when he lands the shot, but just leaping through the sky.
And yeah, as I mentioned, Kahn's Orpah is really not the best weapon for this.
It's very hard to find impact in this scenario.
Luckily though, there comes a rifle as city smoke has faded, risky bomb, tries to capitalize upon that, can't quite land the shot but there goes the orb and now it's Muturus left in a clutch and there's gonna be no saving for Saw as Namiga snatch away a very nice two as a three retake.
brought them on of that. It's a real trouble as the site was overwhelmed but
I was retaking they also didn't have a kit they have somewhat fortunate that
Namiga came for the fights okay first on the board for the CIS squad but given
the the dominance of Soran and Antioch around a few ago got a full buy in the
tanks are no problems there. Let's see what call Mitterus is gonna bring out
for us in this round. It's like a default to me at the moment. Two towards the
app side. Two soon in banana. Well having said that, you just need a bit of help.
Mitterus has come nearby, he could do a flashbang. As these two on the CTSide
mill are gonna take real soon, you just swings off the noise queue. Lear is
Evaporated
Is that a chance? Flashbang is good as they swing back in for control, Khan, a tiny trade
Pins his back to a 3 on 3
Shroud has just got very interesting
It's about to get a whole lot more interesting
How does Wei win that?
16 years old. Oh my god
turning around
Was he like FPL player before this, do you know?
Oh
Honestly, I remember I watched the Liga one day. Yeah, this is just this is silly
This is this is just stupid at this stage like how does way get all of those kills there?
I remember I like I was watching so I casted them once it was the I think it's actually the second time
I've casted them and I was with Ted and I was like
I have no idea who this guy is and Ted was like lucky 16 years old and he's really good and really smart
And I was like okay and in that game you was really good and really smart in this round
He just gone. I'm actually just gonna win out the round and I'm just gonna peak three play like that a second shot was just
disgusting, let me let me do a face-it search for him
His first age of the recorder games in the last year
He's top 26 in Europe and face it that I think yeah, you're not you're not messing around. Yeah, he's in FPL
I don't know when he joy yeah like he's literally done nothing apart from the mega type thing
If you look at his I'm looking at his like
He played for K 27 in
Kind of like advanced so he's played some see he's played a bit of advanced
And then yeah went from K 27 who actually made a box
very fresh and I think even in the other challenge they're doing really well.
Amiga are. Unfortunately in this one I'm going to live first before the game.
Okay, what was the plan there you jerks?
I mean before this, you know, his body wasn't exposed but it was, so that man
advantage is short-lived. Omega chooses to stick with the sole player on being
materialist. I'm showing, dare I say these are schoolboy errors? That's better.
That's more like it. That's his answer on the fullback. Retake required. There's
kids this time. It's funny, you till. Let's see if Saul can do any better this
time around. This is, this should be a winnable scenario. And this mod's
So that's gonna be a couple seconds ticked off the timer, Khan got flashbangs waiting
to try and support his teammates here they come, but also this fully blind grenade doesn't
miss though so now it's a chip damage, Roman being baited in part of the queue, however
he gets nothing, Risky Bob had to land that spray in because he doesn't now, Khan is
just gonna get one kill on the fade away and sort they do better this time, they
hold onto the bomb site and don't allow for a retake.
around was a bit of a recovery mission but they pull it off big kill big kill on
to the Namida site player on B and time if anything was going to huge faction
that after plants so very important for saw equipment is up to four neither team
has any money left we'll invest it here and obviously early days but Lea
isn't getting off the off the starting blocks like you did on map one
feelings ways of getting a grinder so not only what they paid two best of threes
yesterday right in in channel in this qualifier he then went and played two
pugs till what it'd be like 2 a.m. his time so this guy doesn't joy counter strike
it appears I wish I was young enough just ridiculous you played two best
threes you're like I'm for some I'd like some more counter strike please okay
Well, practice again, come on Sway.
Overlooked, not really the right weapon for the job.
And unfortunately, the cosy doesn't get to there.
And because Risky Bob also falls, it's going to be round over.
So, no highlight reel for Sway in this round.
Time to save.
CT side.
So, keeping it simple.
Looks on this occasion.
I've actually got a funny anecdote about another young pro player.
Do you know X-Cast for Sky on Young Ninjas?
Yes.
Oh, I don't know where he is anymore, because they've obviously kind of fallen apart with
Mistim and Spray being thrown over, but I was still in the spray.
Spray had to actively disallow him to pug, because he was playing too much Counter-Strike.
I mean, it didn't surprise me.
Yeah, some of the players just, they didn't really know, it was good for them.
it as a disaster. Um, playing
obviously, you don't get into
this game unless you have a
true love for the game and
just playing it, but it does
come up. You've got to learn
at some point that it goes
against your own interests.
It is crazy. I was a an
Amiga tactical pause, right?
That was timing. Well, I just
assume no, no type pauses
source. Yeah, you see it
That's my philosophy.
You cover your eyes and you're like,
Omega.
Must be.
Yeah, as soon as it's just a half-buy.
I mean, Xanta's got a long way in
because they've given this a half-buy.
So, you know something I don't know about what they're saving.
Dual barrettes.
I'm not a fan of buying dual barrettes
in a half-buy.
No, I don't...
I think outside of pistol,
they kind of lose their flair.
And Farn is very lucky
that that second grenade went towards sandbags
and not towards pwners.
There's probably been a lot of chip damage, so he's kind of just about okay.
There's only, there's two worries in this round for Saur.
You've got Leia over in I think balcony or mini pit that would be with the A1S and it's
Khan with the AWP.
Usually only two things that worry me, Saur, and one of those worries has already been
identified.
Khan takes a timing shot as he's blind.
I think, what's happening?
Saur's heard that AWP and gone, there we go.
It's coming over. We've got any rifles here. We've got Leia on location
Fall off balcony you just make yourself all the way around there's two in towards mini pit position. Leia finds two
This way be expected shows himself
I'll take on some Roman but can't finish his food
Khan is nearby, but he is plucked so a
Valiant attempt with Leia's frags, but doesn't come too much else
If I come to nothing else, only the two kills total as it was answer that comes in with the jewelies
How dare you question them?
Is he going for this? Okay, this seems brazen. I
Would love from just to save you up, but I guess he's got a lot of Rosdorce
Don't give it to him. Don't let him hit these banger shots and okay. I could just see him flicking on to his head there
Okay, I would have preferred to save there
I would have loved to have the old thing saved over it's just great for the economy that we don't need to have to force unnecessary
Purchases, but saw it looking a lot better and I mentioned how we had to see an early lead from them
There's actually what comes out so far
So further attack pause
If you were not here too long pray start from a rosdos
Of course a lot of our focus has been on you jerks is under performing gestate
But a rosdos is meant to be his sidekick
and even sharp so nice to see him on the server of course the winner of this
will play the winner of 9z a podgey let's quick check the score there
because it wasn't looking good for a podgey earlier all they evened it up a
little bit haven't they? they've got the lead 6-5
and a bead perhaps a game on their hands I don't think I've ever casted 9z
well they don't know I don't think I have but that's they don't they don't play a lot in Europe
in fact they must they must what event are they here for because they would have played the South
American qualifier yeah well they just do camping yes they might be bootcamping they have a spoo but
They've got Rio beforehand. Yeah, okay. They are just bootcamping.
That was there. They came over to bootcamp and then they're gonna fly back to SA for Rio and then back again to Finland.
And then China. That's pretty rough.
And they go up right before they go back to China.
Or I guess if they qualify for Katowice, that lands before the R-Miles, right?
So they'd be going, Jesus, that is an actual amount of travel.
Yeah. I'd say if they qualify for Katowice, they just stay in Europe maybe.
after a spoon if they make a deep run yeah they might have to bootcamp outside of you
proper time that reasons but yeah that's gonna be a rough look at it we
good end to the season in terms of the playing a lot but a bad end in terms of
the fatigue level surely look at me look at muterus we need to see sore
apply a bit of pressure to allow for muturis I think yeah yeah his timing is
very early and so do that kill well the numbers are immediately went down to
frankly the flank doesn't actually play a big factor it's quite a surprise what's
just happened there to Namiga you look at that round on paper like wow this
flank to catch something from behind it but he actually doesn't they would
just die from apartments and short I guess it's definitely one benefit of
of Muterus catches off the second player in that round.
So if there's ever a worry of a multi-frag coming out
from like a crossfire on the bomb site,
that wasn't possible.
But in general, one of me goes, well,
that was a round where they had a man advantage
very early on.
And I think they just got a mega timing on them.
Yeah, just a really, really awkward timing of being,
like, Muterus should not have been allowed
to wrap behind.
But as you mentioned, it didn't actually seem
it was that wouldn't have mattered either way. I think we're gonna have another technical pause as well.
Namiga, not only are they not looking great on Inferno, they've also just had a play disconnect.
It seems like he's back in the server, so normality shall be resumed. Not even a habitat pause,
actually. Yeah, Namiga, this is not a great map for them and they're not really showing me much
yet. Hmm. Weird series. Can somebody give him Rescue Barber Pistol? Like, just from
the, on the USP. Pinty. Relay's good of Barber Pistol. Okay, live. Save day one ass. We
didn't get a double with it before. This time, though, sideline. Reasserts of gameplay
coming out from sword. A massive difference from what we were observing on ancient. This
is looking like a different team. Roll reversal of the moments. And it's Roman again! All
the players, you look at this team and you say, Roman's here to be the experienced
calm head who plays his, you know, maybe in somewhat more supportive positions and certainly
storing new jerks in the spots that they thrive in. But Roman, man, he wants that
and spot more than anybody else at the moment if it was like we're just seeing
Like the beginning of Romans rebirth. He's like, you know, I've been around for a while. However
You haven't you haven't seen me yet. I'm this is some really cool form because I mean
I miss it as well
But going off what you mentioned to me in statistics Roman had a great performance can be yesterday
even though the game wasn't too great from sore and in map number one
The two what one of the two rounds on the city side that was one by sore was because Roman got a fork on the bomb site
And he's continued that form onto Inferno
Sure, that was against a lower purchase
It was like if there's any if he basically was just like if there's any worry. I'm making sure there's none
You just want to fight
Get it either way soon
Time to Molly from story to prevent Amiga from swinging now they decide to disperse their utility in the CT side and with free players here
They've won this take
Time to get betrayed but they've shown a lot of presence here a lot of presence here on be and saw make that call
They say a must be lightly defended
Just need to deal this orper and the site is theirs
Muteiros starts to lurk surely here's risky Bob in behind
They expect muturous.
He can't look in this way.
But I think this is a false sense of security.
Risk of what's jiggled.
No!
He still gets the kill.
Muturous, he had an opportunity.
He lost the line.
Can't.
This is a massive round coming out from the orper.
Not only does he just get two kills there,
he never quivers.
He never falls.
Maintain security of the bomb site.
Sorry though.
Though you might have a say in the affairs swings up with the tech nine card misses his shots story
Has evened up the playing fields. It was a one versus three and now Zanta with it all to do
County saving the biggest blushes
Has you till but opting to not show his position story is holding in this direction
What a round this should be from a story?
To come soon story can't connect right. I angle Zanta finds the head
It's gonna be free for an Amiga, but my gosh, do they have to fight for it?
Didn't like how story play that one was as one I
Feel like yes, he wasn't the scoped in with the orp. He was literally playing quick scope post range angles
Not ideal, especially as you mentioned the right. I peek fours and to their favours in massively
I want to comment as well on you jerks
That's the second time where I've seen him get a perfect timing on banana. Like he peeks out seemingly
Immaculately to get at least one kill. I
Thought he'd done enough because there was a lovely reaction then over towards a
Identifying the gap in the defense, but well con and a moveable object
He does enough for the rotations and if his answer to come through and win it out
Four rounds would be saving Namiga's bacon here
I think so they'll still be happy with eights, but they'll definitely know inside that we could have actually seen a tender off
potentially and can
Okay
That's one way of doing it. What is a flashbang?
I think and then just bull bang headshots of rush doors
What an opening kill and really good grenades as well then from there
Time as well holds this T-sided bay and here's a loan
on location. Doesn't last long though. Risky Bob is nearby. Flash bang over. Does Lea feel
like going through this coffin smoke? Yes he does. Oh, and A down in hand. Almost caught.
Ah, it's the YouTube damage is ruinous. And that might be enough here for Namiga. It's
just Roman remaining. It will be for shortly. Indeed, it is late recovery, but we'll
enough we'll find out in a few minutes give themselves a fighting chance two
rounds in a row has made this a lot more contestable so I genuinely thought they
was gonna run away with it but for now if they don't win this pistol round he
said to me have a game on our hands equally sore can end it pretty much
here and now sure in this no T side bomb plant they're ever so close getting
us on to a third. Ujerks opens the scorecard. Dante hits the deck. Clean edge shot. Miserious
mother taken. Bit of a gush earlier on, but Saul shouldn't be disappointed. And now
we can see Namiga starting to reroute free and towards apartments. No flashes though.
They're going in dry. Arrozdos in pit. Story. He's playing Antifax, doesn't
as you need to, but we're getting engaged soon.
First player jumps out to pull the attention,
pull the crosshair, good trades.
To actually get out here in a 2v3 is impressive.
Muterus has been tagged down
from the beginning of the round as well,
so he's very low, playing in the cubby.
All they clear here is wasting the rare,
but Parn will fall before his way,
he can have a save in this round
and saw saved by the fact story gets a double
And then a beautiful retake.
Still a bomb plant.
That's what Namiga needs to cling on to.
What can they get for us?
And I'll stay at a couple more kills
because then we can get maybe more AKs out.
This could be the one I think on the way.
Pause in for Namiga.
They see the importance.
You win this round and this is close
to being an even game.
Lose it and
haven't got a lot of leeway.
It's a quick discussion.
utileva so they need to be really pointed with how they're going to open this round they want to
contact the controller and use it as utile um it becomes so valuable each piece and you'll have much
of it. I like this purchase though from the meager that you've got xanter and lair who have got
tec9's utile and we saw a lot on ancient that they can just open up these bombsites
Zwei on an AK, like we know what he can do individually.
If he gets set up correctly with the, as you mentioned, like utilizing the small amount of utility they do have,
he can just run in with that AK and he can just rock some heads.
So, an Amiga I feel like is a very dangerous purchase and Saw needs to be definitely on their guard basically.
They're passing an opening from an Amiga.
Get him.
We're buffed by this Util at the moment.
I'm gonna have to play in the banana.
We've got Roman's holding a retake set.
Is it now?
See if they're respected by this teaser.
They want to commit B at some point.
Risky Bob is in front of the Utile.
It's nothing done.
Roman here comes to clear and loses his life.
And they might choose to accelerate behind this.
Timely smoke from New Jerks.
That's the way it almost gets around the corner.
Not quite.
Hmm, there's a lot of things I don't like about this round from both sides.
Roman, I don't think has to force the issue.
To take that advantage, you're right away with it, especially with the CT side Molo nowadays.
Those retake utility sets do not have the same potency.
I don't think Zwei needs to get aggressive in A. I think because he falls there, this
round has basically faded away.
Kardon's answer now, left alone.
Bombs being spotted.
Surprise story hasn't more aggressively rotated it over.
smoke for CT Ivor so they are open to every angle neutral so I was gonna say
could be caught off guard but never mind and look at this they haven't even
cleared Ujerks so really quite perfect from Saw and exactly as you said Alan
of both sides that pissed around basically could give this game some
legs for Namiga or Saw could just close it off and I think that's exactly
what they've done. Yeah those legs are broken. Been sawed off, put some stuff. What have
we got now? It's gonna be a half buy. A flat for an Amiga. Saw have Vertigo in their sights
now. I don't have a strong feeling about an Amiga from here. I mean they haven't
bought enough to contest this round. The best case scenario is a bit of damage. Keep
I think the money's low I think. Nades are good!
I'm credit for that.
We're only working on the currency of frags and...
...I'm found yet for Namiga.
I think the issue there is...
...the damage is great, but you have to get a kill if you're on Namiga with those triple nades.
Like that kill spearheads you forward for potentially overwhelming one player on the bomb site,
but because Ujug saves a live, gets another kill, allows for the rotation,
And no damage realistically will be included now. Maybe risky Bob gets one more
Lil from you jokes is dead body, but yeah, okay, there is that one kill
Should be it. Yeah, okay, it's me to us
Let's put it into that 11 to 4
This gun round could be it. I think even if this isn't a winning blow
It's gonna come eventually
feel like I ancient but this game just feels sealed even if let me get some
rounds or suppose we'll go up for sore they get so many gun rounds and at some
point you joke to Roman story somebody's gonna have a round that's our feeling at
the moments freebie start for sore numbers are over clearly have intent to
take he's dispersed and those hg's are brutal there is gone Khan is limping
at this point. Xanta finds one to at least keep this round in the realm of possibility.
Smoke forced out from the materials. That felt like it was going to go ahead a lot worse
for the T side. Not in a bad spot at all in all.
My sentiments exactly. I think Xanta has alleviated an immense amount of pressure with that
one kill. Khan just being alive is so important. Not only is that meaning it's a 4 vs 4 on
the face of it, but he still has utility. Like you wouldn't have dropped a mollo, so it would
have lost his smoke. I think having three smokes here is really important for an Amiga
because they can execute onto the Beep on site and then replenish the smokes. But unfortunately
for Sway, I was praising him in the pre-show because of his lurking abilities. This is
Two rounds in close succession where he's had the ability to have big impact and has actually
been the reason why it's going to be a losing round.
Story, I wish I had your confidence.
He's just run down middle of that hill and even though he's really close, players on
the B bomb site need to hold true.
This is getting scary.
A Rosdorce misses his opportunity.
Look at the HP though.
Story's been set up for a sitter.
now he's in a one versus three bomb denied six seconds left story just wins by default get out of
their story that's exactly what's gonna happen oh my dear an amiga they do not anticipate the quick
flank that's just painful oh yeah so hectic those rounds as you'll see edge of T side and like
give your bodies going down people losing HP it's understandable that maybe a gap is left open
in all the chaos but that is almost certainly sealed the deal now eight chances for sore to write a lot
of wrongs from ancients and you wouldn't bet against them to do it immediately I mean I critiques this
way there in that round not only for giving up the advantage or sorry kind of the gives the
advantage of sore but if story did not have that aggression down mid so early on you wouldn't
Roman out, so sneaky playing around the top of banana supported by perfect utility.
Roman finally does fall, but I feel like the damage has already been afflicted.
Story had the opportunity to firm most certainly a victory here,
but now with the the fall of a Rostos, this round-up has potential,
Especially with Risky Bob coming through from long
Down story isn't connecting any shots that theme is going to continue
And the bomb should be planted for an Amiga and a three versus two and this round it look done
It looked like saw we're gonna be ready claiming 13 for one more round the CIS side do survive
Playing a little bit longer. I don't mean layers map has it
No
This uh, I mean he was so pivotal for map one that we let him off, but hopefully back here
We hope he's back for map three
This map is gonna continue a little bit longer than
saw
I'm not sure where the lost benefit is actually might be a minimum
This is a slam dunk pause in the following to sort out the buy they're gonna go in for it all
They might just choose to eco and think more long term even where I'd like to see that discussion
Happening a little bit slower. I think you have to
Just gonna go through the river my fingers right
Utilize the your pay came you've got yeah single round lost bonus
This indicates to me. It's a double eco. So you're purchasing here
I
Think the play is that almost full eco
I prefer this person
No reason I say that is I think when you're on 12. It's like just maximize full price
This isn't I mean most teams would buy here, but that's just my philosophy
Yeah, for me. This is just like going through the rhythm like this is just the standard
So you wouldn't I guess you'd have you would have to ecode twice in a row. Yeah, but you might get multiple by
Right anyway, let's focus on the hero now because story it's cracked this one open the megal wanted to go for an apps pop
Surely can't anymore. That's that's information. That's information of two in apartments
It's always free. Yeah, sorry for a for now. Can't say like this for long though Roman disperses first Mac has another
New jokes are gonna peel off.
Bracket control.
It's getting claimed by this team side.
In front of the smokes though.
Armitius.
Doesn't last long.
Story now comes back into the fray.
Can't get a lot done.
This is a hard round now for Saw.
How do you rotate?
You're not really sure what's coming at you.
But you've just killed one person dude.
And stories crack the cranium of Risky Bob.
Oh dear.
Namiga that was really nice mid-rounding it all falls very flat one versus four
this would be doubling liars kills you tell a very rough game on Inferno and
that will continue 13 to 5 the purchase in the end was the right idea it worked
out for sore and they never allow anything for Namiga they don't give
any scraps that was a very dominant map to and we've had very dominant
performance was in both maps.
And in both series, a podge of 1,
thus to 16, 6 over 9 Z.
I was looking at that.
They won the they went out of 7 0 T side.
They were down 4 1 1 to 4
against to start off the map and 1 13 6.
Both series have gone to three maps.
I mean, there's not a world is there
when neither 9z or soul are in cow right surely not i don't know i i want to play that would be
ridiculous i want to play devil's advocate here and i want to say that it's the day of the this
tournament is a tournament of underdogs that open qualifier to me i feel like that set a trend it
was foreshadowing what we're going to be seeing in the post qualifier if no one remembers that
open qualifier I listed off yesterday chaos ITB first round NIP third round
sinners the list goes on sangal 13-1 by Navi Junior and well the post
qualifier might have a few more upsets so they are looking a lot better though
they would bring it on to that ago I think they've got a lot of momentum in
their sales let's see if they can convert that third map let's see if
they can advance through closer to Katowice, will Namiga bounce back and cause quite the
quite the upset when we find all this out after the break when we get on to Vertigo?
To separate our two teams, Saw came back with a punch in map two after he made blindsided
in map number one and they said it would be Vertigo to decide who's going home and
who's going through to play again later today. Saw haven't played much Vertigo,
I've seen a lot of them in the past but in terms of recent reps
And can't be coming through many of their visas. I've only played it three times in three months
Yeah, I was I was looking over it though
I saw that as well as the last very surprising and it appears they played it like quite a bit at the start of the year
Across different lands as well that they played at the major. They played it at pro league
That doesn't mean they did very well on it though. It seems to be a very
inconsistent map for them and yeah they haven't had too many reps since the
player break they would have had only three a loss against Rebels and then a
more recent victory against Sashian game alligators are quite good wins to be
fair I do agree this is gonna be a very weird matchup because Namiga also aren't
like fantastic on this map so I think this might shape out to be quite a
scrappy third map. Namiga could have put this to us too they decided to
banned us to and instead allow it's vertigo where at least statistically and not
necessarily as favored so they're certainly feeling that vertigo is a
better chance for them and yeah I mean so what was the last thing they played like
a month ago or something let's have a look see it a second nothing this 29th of
29th of August so just under a month ago yeah that's not a lot of that's not
lot of CS on this map rather than it smashed the last two games but who knows
we're not really sure what they're going to present but yes at least we saw them
back in better form the map they just played is the best CS they've played
probably in this qualifier last night the never great game versus Bates
obviously map one here didn't get to see the saw we know and love so for me
that's kind of the really the main question isn't it is saw gonna produce
what the level we expect from them the level we have seen now consistently for several months
You would assume going on to the third map when they're going against tough when you're on the brink of elimination
This has to be very
I was very very impressed with you jerks his timings on banana on the T side
I would then hopefully assume that correlates to science similar on to vertigo a ramp
It's realistically very similar to banana a lot of timings that you need to be very correct on
I think if he can start flexing his muscles a little bit that is gonna be really valuable
But we do have to face the reality of there's a very very real chance
We might be progressing through to not even that deep on in the tournament realistically
This is this is the second round of the lower bracket. We've only had two better three stayed out
We might be seeing both saw and 9z eliminated and a podge in the meager go through to being very close and touching distance away from cali
Which is a which is a reality that I haven't come quite to grip
Yeah, I mean we said it coming off the second map is there are worlds as well
9z nor saw make it as well, which would be even crazier
So yeah, these qualifiers always front surprises. Of course, we're sent for our first team later today and
Herbal wins that should be absolutely jive them because they've done so much great work
Namiga
What went wrong on map 2 didn't feel like they were in it. Lea was obviously I mean he set a very high bar
But didn't have his best second map
Did we need to see Lea back in top form to win this series?
I think I have a really easy answer to this and it's something I commented especially on the T-Sci for Namigar
Zwei was getting
Horrific timings and there was a good few rounds that if Zwei hadn't had those unnecessary lurks and
Losing on them. I think we might have seen more from Namigar for me
That's a really easy answer of like he had that one fantastic round
He's playing anchor roles right like he's not it's hard for him to succeed completely on the C side
But I feel like we can see more from one aim and I also think those lurks on the t-side like he can't just be going in and dying
At like the most unopportunistic times that for me is a quite an easy response
More consistency from Khan as well
It really he showed up a little bit on ancient wasn't needed in furno had a round
Him on the York would be very valuable to overcome story as well
Alright, it's game time.
Ruse from Saw in mid, that doesn't pull a great deal of rotations.
Still though, it was only a 1A start for Namiga, so they are out of position by virtue of their
opening.
Ujerk snaps Skulls to get us into this third and final map, and Saw will look at this,
they pump the brakes, they decide, show too much presence, slow this down.
Xanta get engaged with his flank and see what story lurking out in mid. There's a lot going on big kill from story and
Surely this is gonna cause problems with the CT rotations now the bomb moves back towards the Xantas here
Timely frag from Ujerks
This round is wild, but I think so having in hand now
Super super super important that Ujerks gets that trade
If he didn't, all of a sudden, hand ammonium.
Great luck out from story though.
That is the round-running play, realistically.
We were praising the patience of Saw on map 1, sorry on map 2, definitely not map 1.
And it's cool to see it exhibited once more on the server.
a very tidy pistol round for the Portuguese
setting them off in the right direction here on map number three.
Yes, sir.
Always an ego and a meager looking towards rifles
on the third round.
So
shouldn't expect much in this one.
For a stack, three man boost here,
but saw the troops elsewhere, the bulk of the forces.
It is claimed for free and Xanta.
He's... gone, crowned over.
People are lying. Don't lose anyone else.
Let the map ends far.
Okay, easy, easy. I do agree. I think you mentioned Lear as well.
You were talking about what used to happen for an Amiga.
He was evidently the most important piece of the puzzle on Ancient.
Completely vacant.
And as a Rostos tries to kickflip a Deagle,
We're gonna be looking to skate past this first government. What have you got for us in Amiga?
Heavy air opening and given mid favorite fight for these sites
His answer in the meanwhile is gonna get aggressive on some of those B stairs
repost but nobody
Sightlines at the moment
Smokin
Still
Can't find his much desired connection. Well, that's a big opening kill
I'm going to sit back on the bomb sites and just being tested on B. A very abrasive swing
that unfortunately doesn't succeed. Lear is dead. He tries to go back towards default.
The Molotov blocks him. He almost broke back into it. I am shocked that Lear is alive
there. However, I think Saur have done enough. Even though they don't get the kill, they
They draw a lot of pressure over towards me, and it leaves Wei completely by himself.
He is ahead of the utility for now, and that will actually grant him the first kill.
Amiga, back in the triving seat, and here comes the rotations,
screwing back in towards this A-bomb site, and Risky Bob and Wei just not moving.
This bomb site not capitulating.
Wei, perfect on the anchor.
Where's the hero?
Commissar Tetris
First skill found, buys his time, waits for his teammates, then plays off his teammates' contacts
Ideal! In around the solo like they were about to recover in
My god, it's a tactical pause
I like it never
And they need to discuss the finances
Sauron and Eugos can buy it pretty healthfully
Rostos could go Galeo and get full util
They're clearly going to invest
definitely going to sort out which needs they're going to need. The Russell's yet to buy a rifle
because he's asking what needs do I need to buy. He goes AK. So, we're lights on mollies,
and HE grenades. Good amount of smokes, but sacrifices have been made to get these AKs
out.
I feel like this is Barry's worst nightmare as a Danish coach.
The quest to utility, why we've got so many AKs.
But okay, that round looked good from sore.
But they just couldn't get past Ray.
And now, this round, or at least they do actually win out those opening interactions towards
round.
Not story falling without a trade this time.
Four versus three.
They're playing very close and very personal, but unfortunately that will be as down for.
Khan swings in, tries to kick off someone with the AWP, but he just falls back taking
a lot of damage, slinking off towards that B-bomb side, trying to save, but there's
a very real possibility that Sword do not allow this to be the case.
All around plenty of numbers alive Khan shows himself there is time for a
hunt to play out and some entities for one does story get the patch no he
doesn't know what so yeah Khan will survive just about I wasn't nervous
No it's all. Never a moment in doubt.
Sorry, those two shots from Khan both were out of the sky.
Both players were mid-air shots. That was actually quite cool.
It doesn't actually matter though.
Because that save is cool and it's decent damage on the face of it.
But you lose the round. You do bring out the York again into round 5.
Luxury are those two kills.
He got the opening kill with the rifle. Two rounds of it.
In the last round he failed to have any impact and this round he's towards the middle
It is cool that he's taking a lot of space very early on
Unfortunately, he's not actually met with anybody
But he still does have a lot of impact by how much round he controls in this round
Oh, okay
This one means this down a lot of damage
You took streams over to try and hold the seaside of bay is coming through to the fair
Khan called upon next stuck behind the generator and he's the long-forledged world story gets
another there's a midluck in the meanwhile from Roman just throw endless bodies at the
problem and it seems to be working for sore I think you just back he's taken a hiatus
in some of these games recently, but the clock burst completes the hat trick for him. I was
quite an entertaining watch. Um, Zway does well to actually get Roman in mid there. I
think Roman, I showed his hand and that's why Zway was very aware of it. Ninja. Wait,
no, Alan. No, what's going on? What? What? How does store? Wait, what's just happened?
Sorry, what the heck how this way you get away with the author
What
Okay, this game. I really hope this continues because this is a very entertaining
very turbulent
Exciting first few rounds
Honestly couldn't tell you I'm guessing
Story might have got for free. I think more likely actually that he's he just isn't really looking at his screen
because he thinks the round is over bizarre but that's frags that's bad
money for sore that's an orp now in this I guess it's a sort of a half by seems
like a small thing but this could doom sort of double eco down the line in
this half if they can't ever get their money off the ground there's been a
very rambunctious two rounds and I hope it continues. Okay the orphean a
consistent theme for Namika they've done very well to bring one out but in that
last round my fears were answered of like okay you've got the orphe you need to
do something with it this round is kind of centered around the orphe once again
this is okay yeah they never expected that quickly doesn't get away
Artillery strike holding in position risky Bob. That was a very risky play to pick up
Muturus identifies it before as any worry what was this for his answer though?
Stop it. I was gonna say my next words would be caught off in middle
However, that's not the case risky Bob not known for his orping and unfortunately with no armor
It gets gets neutralized very quickly still a three versus three and this is some
They just push in through the smoke way
It's helpful though. I don't think of Rosos was holding for the gap
But I think was more holding for the flank, but it still works out regardless and okay
Surely surely no more shenanigans surely right stop saying these things
Anything get up and it's serious though. Here's to that enough clean up crew is here
Here's a there's a nerve-wracking day to be a sore fan. That's for sure, but they survived the onslaught
Even save a few guns they have it takes us out of double eco territory and
The compelling rounds for the meager but I need some round wins I need some traction I need to break source money because
I don't even know what happened anymore. I would have assumed that this like scrappy gameplay
actually favours Namiga because that's what was really exhibited on ancient of just like
Namiga's chaos and Namiga was shining through that chaos. Okay, a really big round for both
sides like does Saur just cement themselves on this T side or does Namiga throw some
resistance and already Rostos's boost fell Xander. He's had a very difficult time towards the B-bomb
side. I don't know if you've necessarily noticed, but Xander has been consistently dying very early on
when tested and also great early damage. Risky Bob gets knaded for 47 and Lear just takes lots of
damage from the Molotov on B so Thor in a very good position right now. Got some more there.
reply and a rostos might think he has more space than he does yeah layer is
really abiding his time he usually doesn't want to face because he's low
HP but he's called the numbers over story important kill now their faces a
rostos is on location despite the numbers here the defences with some
down fully crumbles six for sore eco shorted to come for an Amiga this this has been a
dire some series for a map to almost for an Amiga seems like our fears are being
quelled because not only a sore playing fantastically 9-0 also up 8 to 1
against a podge he's actually just been a like a map reset there seems to be a
tech pulls over on that game. Yeah okay that was a great round from story
towards the end. I was very cautious of Roman over-aggressing on A. I could
understand the sentiment of trying to hold players over on that bonsai. I think
literally the only reason Whiskey Bob doesn't or is Lid as close. I think the
only reason Lid doesn't succeed was because there was no utility for Namiga.
I was thinking if there's a flashbang, he gets popped through
Devastation will then continue but unfortunately
The resort really cleans up good to see him doing well
Gonna have to carry that form against 90
6 to 1 he's low buys though. I remember yesterday. I mean dates
It's like the megas a team that never want to count them out when they've got pistols
No, sir. I'm Scott USP armor
Go to it. Oh my that is bad time. It's bar made
Retire is down Roman follows suit the bomb is dropped. Okay. The bomb is lower
So we need to make some decisions
Rossos's pressure has pulled a lot of rotations and
and you jerks with story in tow are starting to scout out to this A side of the map. Surely an
Amiga realizes soon that there's not going to be a B round anymore. So we continue taking space,
no connection, deep smoke though. She applies to him a lot of space. Risky Bob equally gives up
heaven control so bomb plant should be on the cards there's so much going on
so we're getting aggressive they want to take the fight to their opponents a bold
move but could pay a lot of dividends Sarasthos out of ammo and of all the
rounds how is it this one for the meager not gonna say I cooled it but I
did say remember those pistols can be the most devastating and Zwei I cooled
upon him going on to vertigo i said i think he could have so much more impacts i know he can
and he's had some really big rounds that one is a perfect example of it two kills of the five seven
very early doors and then slays two more to accumulate four kills with the ak so left very
gazed and confused i don't think they know what just hit them and the big question though
Remains of is that a flash in the pan moment the me get they have to continue off as excess if it means anything
very
Maybe so many of their needs this map control and frankly, I'm not just got that much out of it
Rampus doing the hands of an Amiga. We're down to one smoke and one flash bang on story. So
We're gonna have to contact in for space
Gotta save this for the side take and
And uh, you just can start working up.
Click check towards Ivy.
B will be the port of cool.
Boost here.
Kiteemate and Toe works his way up the stairs.
Story is over now with the smokes.
Anticoach caused a lot of problems just by blocking.
Frontside, but does he expect a Rostos this close?
Wide swing almost means his death.
Smoke, I don't think it's ideal.
I don't even know about a Rostos.
They do not!
A Rostos!
Too collected!
Snake in the grass.
Um...
On there, will not get planted.
17 seconds remaining this time.
Could prove to be a big problem.
Looking for the frag before they plant.
Can't get another with the nade.
9 seconds remaining.
Ujerks sprinting over to lend a hand.
MacTennin hand!
He is gone.
Bomb might be planted, but surely Roman gets found soon.
Gets aggressive himself.
This would be unbelievable.
Can't get it done.
Quad kill for Khan.
What a hero.
Great utility as well.
And I don't think he hit an easy shot that whole game, the whole round.
Like every single shot was very difficult and very necessary.
The fact that he denies the bomb crossing to the bomb site.
That sliver angle you get between generators and CT.
Oh, baby.
I was calling upon Khan a lot on those early few rounds be like you have the or pout
Can we please start seeing something and there it is Zway has his here around Khan follows in his footsteps
Oh, no the game those shots were so tasty those shots those shots were too tasty and
Okay, we're taking a little breather
I think everyone needs to take a breather after that because those are some very exciting performances
There's some very exciting rounds and all of a sudden Namigra back in it.
That is, I thought Roman might actually won that.
We got the bomb down and like USPs were out, smoked it down, but can't be fair.
Verticality climbs up, still succeeds.
I mean, these rounds are just pure chaos all the time in the moment.
So it's pretty hard to keep tabs on what is what is going on.
Quick B stream update.
It is 10 to one, it seems to be 11 to one for 90.
So I can't quite say they're in the in the next round, but it would be a catastrophe if they weren't from here
So we're assume the winner of our series at the moment. Will we play 9z at the rate we're going and
Well, it's gonna make some broken hearts in the end of today. Whatever happens
Yeah, I think it's tea side nuke as well
so there's a lot of
expectations that 9z make it past a podgey here and
And there was like, if you looked at that 6-1 scoreline for Saw, you'd probably be like,
oh yeah, you know, they're cruising.
But I think they've started to get tested momentarily.
We're back on Namiga having a lot of rebuttal, and it had to be heroic from the individual.
So what my question now for Namiga is that you've had the hero around from this way,
you've had the hero around from this way.
we need to start seeing more like Asian, not necessarily, oh this one guy just won out the
round for us, because we need to see just like, okay, that was a good team round.
It's like, I think I'm looking at Xanthar on B, he seems to be a real weakness for Namiga
right now and I think they're abusing that very effectively, Lear as well in that mid
play like, those two just aren't really finding success and I think if I'm sore I'm looking
and to abuse that once more like a roster.
It was worth the money that's going to be at now.
He also the round after might have played out without us being there.
Oh, I don't know how quickly they can.
You wouldn't have thought they could hold the game mid round for a technical problem on our side.
So I guess we'll wait and see.
We'll let you guys at home know when we know and we don't know.
I'm looking at H on TV and it's still in the previous room
Yeah, so who knows there's obviously a bit of a delay to what you guys are seeing on stream and the game itself
Being played Leah again not off to the best start
Time to say
Just seem to leave it all on map one man map one was absolutely nuclear and since then
So much fun for him
Yeah, I think
Like what he he went for in 15 and if anyone is asking why that's a big deal
It's because I'm not number one. He went 20 to an 11
He called for me. Yeah
that
Is a great does yeah? Yeah does okay, so we're not expecting him to be at the top of the scoreboard
I'm not one man. She's shredding
Yeah shredding everybody actually yeah, what happened?
I guess it's interesting that Mutress was also a map bug. You know, he was the one that won the one visitor
He gave them
Contestability I
Think saw still take this map. Okay. I'm looking at HRTV the next round
Let's see if it starts money a sore if we are going into round 10 not great a
the three points
all the buying it was a three point five maximum on a roast us
and it looks like
they have purchased into around ten
i would assume it's
mac tens
and of that type of by
and namiga also have
really bad money because it was obviously
uh... or spyware
it to stay alive
and then obviously
just the solo save from khan it was the one versus one
So both I think saw even though they didn't have good money,
they have the anticipation of, okay, we buy like Mac 10s,
whatever glills, and we just try and reset the economy
at seven, three, be up against the low by bruised.
Yeah, sure.
Be interesting to see.
We're hearing the technical issue
might be a little bit more overreaching.
So we're gonna have to take a quick break.
We'll bring the game as soon as we can.
And hopefully it's not too long.
go anywhere and we'll be back with the game real soon. Fingers crossed, we're back on top of the
problem, I keep this going. We did miss around Freddy's so give us the five second wrap up of
what we missed. Saw, forced in, trying to kill Omega's money, Rush Day, Zway got a multi-frag,
we play a state of life with Omega and they're up against Nico. Thank you very much,
That's all that more often.
Is that a saying that my class is bad?
There's no need to sing to give her a whole game in about 20 seconds.
What?
Let's pay attention.
New York's has just found two brutal kills.
Goes wide.
He almost found the head there.
Oh my lord.
This would be impossible.
One to go for the one on four with a tech 9 2k to get it going.
And why is all the remains and you jerks at the moment feels like he will not be denied
He is though in the end. Wow
That is
That is a statement from a man that hasn't played his best. Yes in the last few days. He is here to cause problems
Do you know what my theory of that is he gets the first two kills gets the third and then starts panicking?
Starts, you know, that's when it starts getting scary. That's when it starts getting real
That's when it's like oh my god. I might do this and that's what we see maybe like you know
He starts spraying trying to like catch off sway if you push his forward
Whoa that that was that got my blood boiling definitely got an amigas
Very sitting on the edge of a seat there as well be like oh my god. What's just happened?
Sway's got two KB right now and off finally. Yes, Santa finally. He's got kills on B
Unfortunately though you jerks
Continuing on that fantastic pawn
It's up towards the A-bombside, Muturus in tandem, and Namiga, even though they have clawed their way back in.
I'm being proved wrong.
Story and Muturus now on a two versus three. All three players retaking from CT.
There's a boatload of utility, but Muturus taking the fight to RISKYBOB.
This is a beautiful play. RISKYBOB, none the wiser, but now Muturus is by himself.
himself. His teammate has fallen and Moazov onto the bomb. There's enough time and smokes
for Namiga to not really care about that. Zanta's just having a great round and Mutur
has not planned for him. There's no way he wins this out. Food bullet, 14 HP, Zanta
collects a quad kill. Fantastic from him as Namiga. Even up the score lines going
into the second half. A game on our hands. You do not want to divert your attention
away from this map. Map 3, Vertigo, look like they were in the driving seat. 6-1, they were
about to park their car in the next stage of this qualifier, played most likely against
Nainzi who have overcome their demons against Apodji on their third map, but Namiga have
given the Portuguese a run for their money. Five rounds in a row, orchestrated from
a five seven round clutches galore you jerks hitting bangers car and hitting bangers
This is a very electrifying game and I could not tell you who takes verse ago
lose goes home
Does not get any more brutal than that
Winner will play the winner of nine z apology. They'll be later on seems like it should be nine z but
Playing with their food a bit at the moment, so we'll keep tapping that one too
So either way, focusing up on the here and now.
Tires, couple potshots.
Not much found in the meanwhile.
New Jerks or a U towards A must take in a long range bullet
to the head.
Here's we're going to try to wrap B or maybe just go A
if they end up finding kills.
Seems like B is going to be the destination story.
First on our defense. Spots out, only two.
Neutrus is in a very difficult position.
Okay, this is perfect. That was a necessity of a kill.
Now Namiga have no real support.
They are tunneled in towards middle. A very poor mid-rap smoke.
Allows Ujerks to collect two kills on 5 HP,
Swing and Khan.
They've been on fire. These are two players I highlighted for Namiga.
Two versus four. They know about Neutrus.
They have a pretty good idea that the other two players are towards middle.
Zwei's got the bomb, needs to make sure he doesn't die to Muturus,
but Muturus does not play his cards.
Rostos, very low HP, does fall.
This is now very winnable for Namiga.
Muturus finally activating himself after residing in the shadows for so long.
Roman needs to be very careful in middle,
because they might just try and charge him down and head towards A,
but Roman stands his ground.
It's way 16 HP, can't take any bullets, and Nutrius who started off that round towards B will finally reveal himself for the 7th.
I'm in the balance so long with that pistol round and critically saw wins without a bomb plant for an Amiga.
They'll have to echo this one surely, looks like it.
It's an all-important pistol round win for Saw.
I've got a Hero Galil. Okay, that's gonna say the glass cannon Hero Galil would be a new one.
It's yeah, that would be a bingo checklist.
You wanna hear something crazy?
I have never casted a 13-0 or a 16-0.
I think I've had everything else checked off my bingo list apart from a Queen's Suite.
I've covered many.
One or two?
I've had a lot of 12-os
Like 15-0 halves. I've never had
Into the game pretty well he covered a few I remember me and Mike casted
There was definitely a 13-0 one of the first. I think mommy's our Cori got like I don't know
It was like it must be only the fight I want to say it was maybe the third game
We never covered in CS 2
So that was fun, it must have been the first CS2, 13-0.
Yeah, that was when it was like real Wild West, right?
Oh yeah, it was mental.
Oh man, I remember just like kind of waking you up and being like,
oh, there's a new game, I'm covering CS2 tomorrow.
It was actually a bit of a mad those first few months.
There's also like the Orphans on the CD side that literally couldn't get killed.
They couldn't kill anybody.
No one had any idea what to do. Every orper. If you're an aggressive orper, I was like, well, I can't play anymore.
We'll pick up this conversation in a moment, because this is a really important round for Namiga.
They've kept themselves in a very good position, never mind. This is best-case scenario. You go one-four on ramp.
Pretty good. You take that space. You'll take that any day of the week. However, two more kills on the entry.
entry happy days muturists only worry for an Amiga now it's found one
that's all they find really nice assertive play from Leather pushes
through the smoke gets a timing a rostos can't deny the bomb crossing gets the
sound cues but can't exactly relay that to anybody he does anticipate calm this
This is good to learn, it spots the barrel, hmm, is this winnable?
No, Xanta just peeks out, okay, this game, it's never ending.
This game is gonna really continue to show some very exciting moments, I believe.
I've got another series to play later soon, that's not quite lean towards never ending.
Never ending.
The bite a bit grizzly here for sore.
Yeah, we got loan aids. There is no kids okay on the server
Rostus has spent a lot of money there dropping the all to stories, so
Can you see that purchase justified? Where are you stories ever towards this gap side goes wide?
Get to connection is the trade there? No story out of dodge
Import an opening kill even more importantly another user's play out slow standard round
That could prove very painful you're gonna love this
Podgy just won a two versus five on the T side and now
Four rounds away from the people's colon
Yeah, I'm gonna say love this
Okay
That's a big kill
It's a back into a four as a four but as soon as they find success it all comes crashing down because Roman steps up into the fray
They don't have the bomb man. Yeah, they just have the bomb. Yeah, there was to win this site
We mean which is it's just a pistol, but
You joke she's on the bomb
This is gonna get real interesting now
44 seconds and Amiga surely now have worked out they need to make a move, but they don't have a clue about you joke
no chance no chance you jerks might as well just seal the deal there and then
Romans over to help risky Bob cannot win this round he has not got time to get
down to get the bomb find a kill and then come back and this is not possible
he's even just dying before time runs out here does collect one but the
body system, works perfectly, Romant and you jerks are the heroes.
Don't know quite what happened for Namiga in that round, because you had Risky Bob working
middle, he obviously does good work and they end up taking B, but it seemed like Roman
picked off one player that was Sandbags so close on them and then one player deep, so
this coordinated I guess, Namiga?
I don't know if there was a comms problem where like they were just pushing too many
different angles and positions at once. I don't know that round is an Amiga's if
Roman doesn't let both. Because even if one survives that's when the bomb can
rotate over towards B and as you mentioned we just saw some 5-7 so Roman
has given a lifeline to saw and he has been maybe my MVP for them today.
Story is definitely contesting that. That's back-to-back opening kills for
him this time with the FAMAS as he lost the AWP in the previous money's still not
great for sore so we definitely have like you need to be keeping this one
clean as you only had one alive in the previous and that's the hero I get that
Dante's picked it back up he's got no armor but if you hit instant head shot
so I don't think it matters too much oh he looks away at the worst time
Yeah. Crisis. That's it.
It's cheap. Okay. Fun key, but all good in the hood. 10 for sore. Rescue Bob is going
to be on a, put it for the tech nine at best here. And Amiga running out of time. Running
out of chances. It's gone round. Board is on a necessity. Lose this and you might
I might not be buying again until you're up against 12.
It's an important round, Lea in game leader.
Taking more of a backseat after map 1 needs to make some superlative calls.
But for now the call is just the defaults.
Think special just yet.
One-two-two signifies to me that they don't really want to be putting massive pressure
on the ramp.
It's feeling it out.
Santa's taking a lot of liberties over towards me in the elimination game, very brazen from them.
But I guess it works out, because look at the amount of attention he's drawn over, forced out utility.
Oh no, I've got a bad feeling.
Yeah, I have a bad feeling about this.
Okay.
Well, I feel like my face wasn't on the screen enough, so we'll live up again.
Um, yeah, it imagines the same problem. Um, so you guys at home know the game itself. So the server the game is on is fine. It's our relay server, the go TV server that's having some problems. So, um, the only silver lining is it's not affecting the competition, which.
Is, uh, is, uh, is the end of the most important thing. So hopefully we're back in there soon. That round will get played out off camera. Unfortunately.
So, we'll wait and see, keep an eye on HOTV to where that is going.
A quick update again, I guess, on the other game.
11-8, 5 in a row for Apodgy after their 4-spy win.
So they're just about to lose this round though, so...
It's a decent try, but they might just fall at one of these last hurdles.
Yeah, and you see that 2 vs 5 on...
When it was so... 7-11 is the win.
They got three openers and then Virtuoso and Polo wanted two as a five.
That's upsetting. That's upsetting. So 90, taking their time, but they're edging ever closer.
They were up, what were they up? 11, 10, 10-2 first off, so.
10-1.
10-1 first off, always the HGTV getting confused with the reset and all that jazz.
Um, yeah, I just want to get back to the counter strike
It's out it looked like an Amiga with going towards a and saw has three on B
hunters
Ain actually did you good good things?
But um, you doing all right Alan
Just about
Just want to see some colors like okay guys same stories last time if she's a little bit more widespread so quick break
When we're back, we will get back into the action apologies and we'll get back going again when we can we'll see that
Whatever you long for, enter into non-man. Come on, nothing you say. Come on, nothing you say.
Into mission, we were 10-7. It was a 5 vs 5 and at Namiga, they tried to split towards the B bombsite.
They saw three players there, so they came up quite handedly.
There was a saved AK on Sway. That's why we see him with zero buckery, so everyone else on 10-9.
Unfortunately, he's the first to fall here electric star into round 19. So they're looking to close out this series
They're looking to join 90 in the next round both teams got tested both the favorites drew blood, but ultimately
The Titans will advance looking that way at the moment. It's was just a half-life from the meager
Okay, okay now we've got it and now we're gonna focus up Khan
it's an absolute ripper. Roman
decides. back in Taiwan.
Alrighty then. 5 chances for
saw. They have played a very
good series after losing ancient
ancient was just bizarre and in
the same way that the bait
game was yesterday.
is a weird series
as yes so like so for a map by rearing a point like so for map one to two and
three issues
pleaded and
i think we have to do is like
what's it's not actually do
it was like maybe there was an element of the me
and the specific need played
just an unbelievable game
okay
it would love to send it off there
are not able to take them as assertively as he would have wanted to because of a steamy
flashbang being poorly timed.
That could be the beginning of the end.
Aros does, slaps up Xanthar on the B bomb site, and Rory clings around these smokes
towards Gap.
He's in the hot seat.
This is not an easy position to play, past the first kill and he gets away scot-3.
The player on sandbags being baited in perfectly as well.
Roman, Naded. Oh, I think Tag from that Nade, like, as in they heard him hit by the grenade.
Are they just actually not even hearing him? They're not. Roman peeks in in combination
with you jerks and saw it got very scary after Mach number one. They put all our worries
to ease and to rest and they will advance a little step closer to penitence.
Yeah, fairly fairly comfortable in the end a long map, but only by virtue of the tech pauses of lies
It wasn't too bad. There was a six or first half but after that second half all good
I heard pretty much a flawless CT side and
Yeah, it's going to be said. I mean at the end of the day
They only played one bad half and up the first half of ancient not sure what's going on there from there
But they looked a lot better. They will be facing 9s you won't they in the second game today
So wow one of the heavy is is going home and equally you're gonna have a surprise team into Katowice for you max will play
In about an hour's time that that series will start
Namigas out Freddy they gave it a good go today didn't they?
They're playing a team which maybe they shouldn't have been playing at this point in the tournament
No, I mean there's a case of that
It's just a bit too early for them too young as players to an experience for this sort of level
I think Namiga's a really interesting, really interesting team because a lot of cases you see teams make
success online and they qualify for a big event. Namiga did it like the other way around.
They qualified for IEM Chengdu, put themselves on the map and then started to find some success.
And I think yeah, like Zwei just needs more time and we see like we saw so many flashes of brilliance from him.
It's very clear that he is going to be doing big things in the future.
And I think this was not a good showing for Namigya in this tournament, they get owned by 3D Max, they lost a map to Alliance and then fell out of favour against Saw.
I think Namigya are not going to be happy with their performance, they probably know they could have caused an upset and maybe stolen away a second spot.
the second place and the second spot to challenger kind of it. So I think they're going to have
to go back to the drawing board. They didn't qualify. So they're still in that phase of
being through having to go through the qualifiers. They are going to probably be entering the
top 30. I think there's definitely a bright future for them. And I agree. They definitely
did not anticipate the space saw in the like second round of the lower bracket.
That's definitely signed that I think it's an unfortunate one.
the game. The game is going to
be a lot of fun. It's only as
commiserations to me. They are
out of the tournament as said
about an hour, guys 7 30
Central Europe bait versus
Brady Max the spots in
Canada. It's a low bracket.
Nine Z versus sore loser goes
home. We'll have the upper
bracket game in the Asian
Beach. We'll be taking that
nine Z saw game. So bit of
a break, guys. We went back
some really exciting action
just free a series to go here in the qualifiers for the ESL challenger 2024 in the European
region. This is the upper bracket final, it's in our first team of fruits, cannabis, and
then with tomorrow after they will have the second game, the lowest of the brackets
and the second team through, but surprises, Freddie, it's bait versus 3D max. Everybody
the game for the first
qualification for the land,
but it's not. It's bait or
3D Max. Whoever wins this is
going to be so happy because
it's just made their season. I
personally love this. I am
actively very happy that we
have both 3D Max and bait
conquering the two favorites
both teams that have fought
very hard this season. Both
teams that have showed really
good resistance and kind of
resistance and kind of tenacity over a long span of time now
Really, yeah as you said like this makes their season qualifying for a challenger where the teams already invited are
Insanely good. This is gonna be where hopefully they can test their metal against the best in the world
But we still have to get there and what is comfortable?
Is that if you do lose this we actually do have another opportunity
So it's not it's not like a one and done. You do go down to the lower bracket final you still get qualified
Here is said bracket. He's gonna go through a lot of it already
But yeah, big surprise it is 90 versus saw for that lower game the winner of that game will play
The loser of today tomorrow. It says grand final. We kind of ignore that that doesn't get played
It's just the top two teams go through
The winners today and then they said the lower bracket winner will find out to
So, we're going to go to Maro.
Let's focus in on this game.
Of course, we've covered a bit of bait here on the A stream, but no 3D Max just yet.
3D Max are playing some of the better Counter Strike for a while.
They're always in, they're always on the extremities.
They're always almost into products, almost into a challenger, almost into a major or an RMR.
But this seems to be on the uptrend just to write time for Eddie RMR coming up.
through to Kato. This could be a great two to three months of their year, couldn't it?
Because not only have they just had Pro League and they've got the RMR coming up, but they've
also qualified for the Yellow Compass LAN by winning Yellow Compass Summer. So that isn't
listed yet because it hasn't been announced yet, I think, when it is. So this would be like,
they're what, fourth, fifth LAN if you include the Sky eSports Championship. And yeah,
pretty much speaking of that event in India, even though it maybe had some of its own issues
and some harm surrounding the event. I don't think you can take away that. They still went to
LAN, they still played against some pretty decent opponents and they showed that they are not messing
around at pro league as well. They showed a really good sign. They've been getting decent online
events results. But they have been a little bit slower going back to online since pro league.
They actually played a
This is the best of three or best of threes against Zero to nasty
It was that their first three games back online were all against Zero to nasty
They lost one and then one the other two and
Honestly, they're on the upswing and the person orchestrating all of that
Not only because he's the brains behind the operation, but Mac
He is having possibly the form of his career right now and he has exhibited it not only
only outside his qualifier, but specifically as well some insane moments from this qualifier.
He's been brilliant. It's him in ecstasies that are the highest rate players so far.
So crazy counter strike for them game underway quickly through the veto bait picked ancient
free max for go for dust who haven't seen that yet and nuke as the decider we've seen
that before for bait. So we know through to kind of it's not expected teams here
in this upper bracket final.
But if you're looking another way,
Freddie, this is your best chance to lose this
and you're playing a top 20 team for the final spot.
It's your best opportunity.
Both teams are great on ancient.
Show it in this other five.
Next you see, you mentioned him as well,
kind of in tandem with Macca.
Unfortunately, only gets one kill in this pistol round.
He's in a one and done and doesn't get a multi.
Now, acceleration towards the B-ponsai.
Alex, sorry, that is a monstrosity of a play running for a smoke in a molotov.
Gravity only good for one as well, so NPL left up into the clutch.
Just the two minds up against each other in the pistol round.
This is such a matter of timing.
Back is going to buy his time.
But as he gets angsty, starts moving out, NPL unchecked.
Assassination from behind keeps his cool as he has done.
So many times already in this qualifier, individually and as a cooler.
Bait, strike first.
That's why he's the IGL.
A very bold play, because if you get cleared, you're dead there, right, for MPL.
But he plays that really nicely.
I wasn't there, obviously, for the game against Saw yesterday.
But it seems like he really stepped up, because he was quite absent against OG.
I think that was somewhat of a talking point for us.
But he seemingly really excelled yesterday against the Portuguese squad.
So hopefully that's a constant theme we have for Bay today.
They've actually had quite a few games against each other as we return back to our cameras.
They're actually faced off in a CZD final, unfortunately their coach had to sub in for luck in the map for the 1st, so I'm kind of discarding that.
But they've played also in res, they beat them 2-1, and even though Maka lost, he did go a 1.50 hltv rating.
So I think that really sets the tone for what my expectations for Makarar in this game, especially
because Hedrick's also starting to light up the server once more.
Okay, back underway.
Got a bit nervous there, Freddie, but short pause.
You can take those.
That's for sure.
They took out the midi ration.
Three Maks want to fight and they fight for their death from them.
Get shredded.
Alex doing so much work free for him, can call to his teammates.
bomb is streaning towards B because why not when XC is not for long so hectic but you
take that for your life. Eko now looking good.
Alex was criminally good on that one against OG yesterday. If he is able to bring that
same ferocity, green mats could be in a lot of danger. And it was a big theme we mentioned
about there you go. Maybe that team play wasn't great against OG. They got bailed out by individuals
a lot. So if those individuals stay and then the team plays also good. Happy days.
Ooh.
Just better attention.
Back here. That's how I have armor so... even a 40A punch was doing him and it did.
So my body's lost and Bait would have wanted but look like they've stabilized.
there's nobody here on B, pretty max upload up mid.
Maybe they'll start thinking already about just running over guns, trying to save something
and I'm wondering if there's an AK down, a little there for Graviton.
I don't think there's an AK down.
Maybe the map 10 is the other player that's dead, yeah, it's a map 10 on the floor.
Okay, I wasn't here for the gaming and sword, give me the cliff notes for bait versus
Um
Simple yeah fish and Counter-Strike
Reasonably aggressive it was a very fast series on the quick rounds
Hedrick went absolutely nuclear on the
Had some
Truly unbelievable rounds
So ages don't all cylinders calling was clean
team play was good and the individuals were absolutely cracked which was wild given how
much CSV had played in that step.
It was about to be in their 3rd best of 3, there was a lot of over times.
Pretty much have also already played today, they've already lost, they've played against
Bepoom in the CCT semi finals, got owned on map 3, not mistaken on like a new boost
I think it was, they also kind of threw away Mirage which Bepoom's not picked,
They won the first map in the series, glance over it, and mind myself, I took a glance,
yeah so they owned and tried, threw away new, and then they've played a lot of characters
like this, overtime in there, they seem to age like fine wine with the amount of CS they
got better and better. But now only one best of three players. Probably three-quart attackers.
Ready. Good mid-control being taken. You can see that it's positioning for a split to A,
but XC is alongside gravity, having really nice mid-pressure. This is gonna catch up to the
T side but not quite. Trick does expect XC. He's expected to be a second player,
but with the bomb down, XC is just playing his life. He needs support now because look,
these bono players are starting to speed up so exorcise is in a really awkward position where
he's being wrapped upon finally maca does come through however he's very futile he gets eliminated
how is exorcise still alive finally he pulls but uh it's all in vain
bizarre round kill from um npl onto maca is massive maca
if he can hold the side side of those eight tunnels it leaves exorcise in a really strong
position but Makka can't win that duel for the life of him gets absolutely annihilated
and this is a nightmare star isn't it for 3d max
now they're again on the half by feety gets out of hero m4 where's that that's towards doughnut for
the moment so you're getting a bit of a boost yeah i'll appear over that doughnut smoke that's cheeky
Alex is like where have I died from? Captain Kirk there needs to get a double hair. He doesn't.
I was gonna say maybe if Lucky gets one kill there, 3D Max really could have a valid attempt at
this retake but it seems like that's not gonna be the case. But if I even know, you would have
shimmed from this position. I'm not sure if 3D Max want to go for this. I guess they have a
person the next, but having those two AKs is never something to shy away from.
They're playing for Xs. This is a bit of a look, but they should be saving through CT now.
And ultimately these, the play for the Xs is not going to come to much. So yeah,
five for bait, their money is starting to blossom a bit. It was quite low earlier on,
close half buys, force buys from from 3D Max, but now their money is in a position where
they can't run around lost. There's gonna be some pauses soon for the
Frenchman before let's get out of control almost like you know what you're
talking about. I think this is the best time to take a pause. You've lost five
in a row. You've lost a gun round. When you put it like that, the latter one I
mean where you say you've just lost one gun around, it's actually not that
bad. The score line in ML12 can really fly away from you unknowingly. But
But yeah, this is a perfect time for classical sports.
Get Lambert on the mic.
Shat about a few things.
Macca, no AWP.
Interesting.
Had money for an AWP.
He's good for the AK.
Macca is somebody who can rifle very well.
And that's a big theme I see from the lot
that he's just reading on the AWP.
So I've seen, I've actually heard a lot of
tier three, tier two AWPers say that they watch
Macca demos as a priority.
There we go.
The man's learned from me.
What have we got here?
Early lineups.
Quite going to commit out of A.
Be a double pump, because at the moment they're held back by a Molotov, it smokes land, but
very late committal actually, is Senfield gets a timely learn.
Graffiti is taken out of the game.
NPO in for the trade on some maca, make it two seconds.
It is brutal from NPL and in so many ways I didn't like that execute, but when
you got individuals like npl sometimes you can muster magic from nothing hold your horses though
it's a real world where this falls apart good read lucky are you kidding me runs out of bullets
but the final shots lands on npl and the igl just thinking guys i got two kills to open up that
round and we lost a what three versus two post-plant to one guy.
Lucky's played a sensational qualifier so far. He's probably been the biggest
surprise. You look at this team and you say it's probably Graffiti. Don't be the
man we look at. Mack has always been somewhat inconsistent but he's had a
high ceiling. It's not a surprise to him playing well but Lucky has been
sensational and he bells them out. Probably should have been 6-0 for
Another eco for 3D Max, but it is not.
Get on the board.
And we need a little bit more.
Mid-morning mist by the CT side gives Alex space to play with.
Making use of it now. Do they consider tree?
Doesn't feel like it, does it?
They're looking that direction.
Resmokes onto the red room and donuts.
When does XCC's play his hand?
Can't stay here forever.
Yeah, it's clear. Shadow though. Doesn't matter.
What are you supposed to do? He defies the rules.
I feel bad for 3D Max, but sometimes you just get hit too hard.
It's just nothing you can do.
I feel like playing as Bate must be the most
crazy thing in the world.
Like, yeah, you even have the edge on Alex there.
But he's just so sharp with it.
Lucky. Any more heroics?
He seems to forget that they could be coming for Red Room.
He's fixated on middle.
And unfortunately there's no one here but Ascentiol who catches them off at a perfect timing.
Oh dearie me, Ascentiol is starting off really quite perfectly for the Ukrainian side.
That is just so hard to play against a team that's performing like this individually.
And again it's just simple CS from BAPE.
It's what they've built, they've run on so far, nothing crazy.
Grouped up, making moves together, and treading.
Also all the easier when you're in game leaders, it makes every call look amazing
You know in-game leaders making perfect calls in 11 to 2
You know, you know, it's good. Okay
Max needs to
I guess okay take this round
another tactical pause
afterwards when you go into the gun round because that gun round is really okay take it now that still works as well
Is this next gun round and these following few rounds if they are not able to start adding resistance
You are already
Suggesting that this is run away from them
Yeah
Time any pause because this is not being a close engagement so far
planning to think about
Big decisions made I guessing they're discussing the following gun round not this round
I'm not even just saying much time discussing this
This is when you have science set up and you've already got a gimmick that you want to try and do
These rounds can be dangerous though. We've seen
100% in this whole qualifier there's been a multitude of occasions where these rounds have
They aggressive in the middle
But look at Alex. He just goes okay. You have it
He goes and joins everyone on B
There's a slow barrel map for now, a feeling they're going to go through at a serious
pace and Lucky is the only player on the other side and he's currently just been
naded for 45. I'm a bit nervous about it, it haven't been perfect against these sort
of guys so far. 3D Max are making a good read, look at this, 3 on B. I'm guessing
correctly for the moment there is no utility on the CT side so it's going to be all
on. Game being true. Bolly does not catch graffiti but shoulder exposed. Lucky stuck behind this
smoke and Makka doesn't feel like he wants to take an engagement too early on here. Decent
damage but see a little too late. 7 for bait. I don't even know if we have the conversation
if damage would be good as in last phase because you're just looking intrinsically
at rounds. I was a little bit cautious when that. They slowed down a bit too much for
my liking, but I guess it worked out in the end for them.
Okay, 7-1, 3 max, have a gun round in the following. This could be the first opportunity
we see Makka bring out an AWP. It could actually be the first AWP out in the whole
series, but he's bought quite a lot into that previous round, so currently Jocko
I would have to drop in the order he wants one
Mr. Plan on the rifle because they took that pause before the half by in the previous so you knew you knew how we're gonna shake out
Because he's just comfortable with it
Right, let's see what the seal was disgusting that pause because 3d max. I've got a fundamentally changed
So I'm gonna be pragmatic at some point
free towards mid
Maybe the elbow position would make the moment and they're gonna get aggressive if we get a good spawn
He's going route flashbangs though
MPL clearly did not expect a terrorist player in this vicinity to meet his grave.
I'm a little bit perplexed.
I'm just a little bit confused why they thought that it wasn't a possibility.
My only thought process would be that gravity or graffiti just ran straight through Molotov, right?
That was a Molotov up. He completely abused that.
and I would assume NPLers didn't think that someone could be that close and
especially with no flashbangs it was like well there's been no presence also
fate in this three was as for look at the HP Alex on 14 captain Kirk of 41 this
round should be over there's only one player on the 8 bomb site is lucky
however smoke towards donor and now the rest of utility should start
calling over the others, uh, Miss Marzov actually, that's gonna hinder their progression out of a main
and this round is just getting from bad to worse. Jocko gets a collateral that appears at the final
final moments of that round and 3D Max kind of perfect. Jocko's always insurance policy there,
a big flank. And then behind totally enveloped as bait. And yeah, it's a bit of luck there
with that opening or a real designed plan to abuse baits defaults. It worked out very
well for Graffiti. So they can't do that again. I'm gonna get away with that twice.
Surely not. They're gonna go for it though. Graffiti run boosted. Okay, full us once.
is too many look at the amount of space they have look at what they have done to
free max's rotations you've got no one currently on the B bomb site a cential
if he's brazen enough to make the maneuver up ramp he's gonna identify
that nobody's there npl what is going on npl doesn't get lucky but jocco falls
instead reload it's gonna be the cost for lucky npl that is a that is one of
He plays of all time and even if he hadn't got any of those kills
He still had the the information right and because of him identifying to that spurred on the B offensive so baits
Even though they didn't need MPL to get both they still do and because of that 3D max they just left the wielded
Just utterly unplayable at the moment
Utterly unplayable of course a nice adjustment for bait
to catch the the run boost over the ledge but yeah beyond that NPL does
tremendous work. It's not like Alex having a bad game either. Those two
combined there's not a lot. 3D Max had offered him resistance. XC is doing his
best hold on to this gun and he will not. This is a really rough start. I
appreciate it's bait pick, baits pick but 3D Max have not been in this
map yet. I'm actually somewhat happy that they missed that because they would have been
No wait, they're there. It's one. Okay, um one for one
I don't think the same as 3D Max. Look at the amount of damage that XC's and graffiti has been inflicted upon
Ah, yeah three rounds in a row like you just not have the depth in your
That's the playbook guys. Yeah, that is that the playbook opening
It's uh, it's wild check out the CT call as well for B right
and
my gosh
Ah, the numbers are here just at the right time.
There is no way.
Oh God, it's green Earth.
The bait's ever expected to be meeting that many players.
It might be a tier one, too, where the bomb is now.
Let's guess tricky.
Frankly, tricky for both teams, because...
I don't think I'm gonna stay on the site, do you?
Can you get flanks?
I have to reposition.
That timing is impeccable for Lucky.
I think Captain Kirk was just too far away.
Oh my oh no, what's really sad as well is that if Hedrick had hit that shot
I actually think we could have a conversation this round being very winnable this smoke as well. Not the greatest
VT's playing very
Cut away and yet Hedrick will stray past him. Yeah
So Captain Kirkland is too far away in middle to activate when he maybe would have wanted to and then yeah
Hedrick in that one was to
Maybe something he's wanting to forget it
Yes, sir
Okay, best case is for
It's playable but
Okay, so we know that monotone far from ideal
Very little utile to hold beta bay and they capitalized in control is practically to free graffiti though hit shots
Let's play a joker into a jagd is not a dog just in time as well
battle. So, bad advantage retained. 3D Max got to capitalize upon this. We can't afford
any mistakes. I am shocked 3D Max have come out of that early. Interactions, River player
advantage. That seems criminal. Issue is, Alan look at the utility. We've got two smokes
and a flashbang left. One gets repelled in cave there. There's a minute and five
seconds left on the clock. Bates, even though they're on a managed advantage,
try and capitalize upon the lack of utility. Jocko, this is a very brazen play. This could
cost them the round if he falls. Ascential, staring, fixated at that smoke, doesn't win
out the duel. Jocko does get swiftly traded. NPL! What a bruiser. Continues on to Macca.
The op finally out, however, it doesn't matter. However, Bob now dropped. They don't
anticipate the doughnut player NPL he is not over with this round pre-kill so far
the bombs been collected he's gonna try and join up with captain Kirk who's
taking space out towards a man possessed it's been absolute monster so far on
ancient the poina graffiti in here somewhere captain Kirk clears another
headshot between these players on plan in a nick of time and NPL goes looking
for his fourth not to be lucky.
Capitalizes no kidding his hands.
Quick tap, Kierke faces, and it will be four for 3D Max.
They had to work so hard just to get four
rounds out of his half.
Will it be enough?
I'm not sure.
We'll find out soon.
They deserve to make it through to ESL
challenger Katowice.
3D Max have shown some rebuttal
at the later end of that first half.
The question is, is that going to result in anything?
Or are they just going to continue their dominant form from that T side?
NPL saved his best last.
He was fine in the early games, but this is something else.
This is sensational and...
Okay, mind guys, he's the in-game leader,
and he's just called a 4B stat in the second pistol.
There's so many bodies for 3D Max to get through.
Big entries, but do they clear the cubby? One for Kierke, can only make it one. So despite the stack, it's a free V2, decent situation for the Frenchman, very open engagement, it doesn't go the way of the CT side and yeah, had all the bodies but not the frags.
Well, MPL can cool a great round, but he wasn't there.
So that's when you have to start relying on your other teammates.
And even though we had some cool crossfires and setups, they'll go awry.
They're now starts being inkling of worry for baits.
They gave away a few rounds at the end.
Lucky clutches up a 1 versus 2.
Pretty max win the pistol round.
We're one gun round away from it being my scoreline.
Are we worried yet? Probably not.
It's definitely within the realm of the possibility.
This round's all about damage.
They are buying the next but they find two free kills.
It's good for the gander.
Let's see!
Don't feel like getting the moment.
Stop peeking from the CT, let your teammates do the job.
Okay.
Oh
Exuberance of the young men too much
Down boy down
Another line from the script. I can just make this like some meta narrative ongoing
No one's gonna get what you just said apart from there. There's somebody in chat. There's much to all these games. There's some absolute
There's someone
Probably Janelle
First and last appearance of the a stream
You've corrupt this is you're doing I've been a good I've been I've been a good boy these last few days
You've been you're here to be the scapegoat. Someone's gonna go down. It's like it's like in politics. So I'm gonna get fired
You're like, but I did nothing wrong quick pause
Right, it's time to find out this game is legs
They win this, and we tend to help you leave the other borderline by for 3D Max.
Lose this, and all bets are on!
Figuratively.
Hmm, I still think they should be just taking the victory there.
You're some good on the first half. Don't let that slip now.
Ascentfield definitely could produce more.
He's always been a player that's very much impressed me in recent form.
They're playing a very dangerous game currently.
Oh, they're holding answers.
Oh, they go star spraying.
How, I don't even, okay, Ascendiel gets away scot-free,
but in the meantime, we turn our attention towards middle
where 3D Max were situated, and they break through,
not only bone up, but also red room.
Three players now buying for a retake from the B bomb site.
They realize that with that smoke,
they can't get through it.
in the disadvantage baits they save and Alan I think we have our answer this
game has legs game on baby game on up to help me to pick a 3d max so if they
could could smash this one away that really changes the complexion series
that map to will indeed be it's dust to and it's far from baits favorite so
This has certainly become very interesting.
What's interesting as well is that last time these guys could have been together in that final.
Even though Gwassink had the sub-in for map number one, Lutty was back on ancient, and baited 13-6 to the English.
They had a 10-2 T-Half.
They had a good T-Half in this map.
It felt like they could have done more.
I think this tactical pause is perfect.
You have saved some weapons.
Do you commit to a purchase here off the back of that?
Or do you save and go full in in the next round when the scores are dead even?
It's going to be a half-boy.
They are playing the long game.
That said, they probably of any team in this qualifier can be very dangerous on these
rounds.
Be between these guys and 9z for the punch on the pistols.
I somewhat like the NPL with one of those rifles, but he can cook, he can cook with a
dig.
No doubt about it.
Sighting me enough, Saw and Ninzey have 5-5 on map 1, so we can see we've got 4 teams
left in this qualifier who, even though one may be like top 10 in the world or whatever,
they're all very close to us.
Anyone could make it through this crop.
Of the 4 I have no idea who's going to make it.
Never. Not a single ounce.
Can't normally say that at this point.
So I'm just shaking out enough.
We have a good feel.
Alright, what do we got? Bait 4B stack.
Bomb is here for 3D Max, but they do have time to pivot should they desire.
For the moment though.
It's numbers over towards this lane area, towards the ledge.
Roll in to Jag.
Send for your force to give that control.
3D Max are leaving decisions here very late.
Could be an a split in the end. They're not really poised to hit either of the sites at the moment
Red room smoke lands
They need to go man. They are running out of time. I
Think it has to be a split but look at Captain Kirk a look at his advanced position
How affiliate this range
Exes he's toppled him past around winning kill
Captain Kirk could have undone everything
That bombs not blinded man said that bomb is not planted yet. Why is the time in doughnuts?
Yeah, they might have left this to like from it's sprinting towards the site
Do you bait on a base on the tap? Yes, they do. It's so awkward. Everybody is pinned in the front of doughnuts
and we find ourselves
Two men remaining hatred 24 HP not enough not enough 3d max just got away with murder
Ivy of bait were playing anything less than for a 4b. They lose that round
completely anything less. They had no info. It was at 40 seconds left. We're making a decision
when we had no map control. They were asking for problems.
Even though bait don't win that round, you can find success because this is the round
that you care about. This is the round where you fully pushed up. This is where hatred
has the AWP. Remember, only one player stayed alive in the previous. Lucky has shown
Wuss once more and his clutch ability is through the roof today. Ice in his veins is an understatement.
8-8, 3d max, they will have a purchase again in the next however that will be then all their economy
gone. 8, yet to win a round in the second half. This is their first proper opportunity on a full
gun round with the Yor-Pouts and currently 3d max with a much better sense of map control.
You have Maka maintaining the whole of middle that doughnut smoke has forced npl and alex to also come towards red room because
Realistically, they don't have any mid control and because of that we see a sense you will completely by himself on the bomb sides
Just was being manipulated right now by the Frenchman
Flash bang was behind me clear out towards long who needs it who needs a jocco heads in first
Alex as ever in this qualifier, tremendous work, even numbers can't get by free HP just
in the nick of time.
Does go down, but there's not much surely left in this round, Mako though, bringing it
into the rounds.
Two found, Hedrick Peaks before Mako can readjust.
Absolute carnage and we want to know of a way.
That was 3D Max's round, dudes.
I was there round, the rotations as we were talking about,
engineered to perfection.
There was one player on the B bombsite, one player,
and they go so slowly.
3D Max takes so long to start scaling up,
it allows for those rotations.
I don't know if it was like, didn't have a smoke,
but a Molotov, shallow and long,
and they peek out after it's blooms.
Like it's already faded.
Phil at 3D max if throwing away an opportunity.
Macca as well.
He's had such a slow game.
You have four kills going into previous round
and that one versus three,
oh he was about to light up that server.
He was about to show that he still can breathe fire.
But no, that trick saves the day.
Bates, they win their first round in the second half
but it comes at a monumental cost.
One player stays alive.
economy isn't
Not a great position
All the city side and the same can be said for 3d max, but at least at the minimum they go they get a full purchase
Back to us for a moment
or not
Just just teasing you keeping you in your toes exactly
back on the way
Okay
well
If I'm bait first guys can say the story can hold to both teams both things and break some serious money of the other opponents
Pretty much have barely anything in reserve. They're one nine loss
Have to eat over losers round
Game absolutely hangs in the balance and this math matters so much for bait
They're not gonna enjoy dust who surely not
Great set play from the VT with the Mac 10
Unfortunately, he failed
for a smoke this is really bold okay they're gonna cancel that's 100% the
right cool in the moment but look what it's done to the rest of this round
we've got Akin Kerkor residing deep in a main you've got mid control being
controlled by Hedgerick like it's the right cool in the moment this is put
at three maximum awful position however Doco's fighting his layouts gotta go
now surely. NPL's on location. He was an absolute hero in the first half, repositioned back
site and again there's no smokes guys. Nothing's covered off these positions, bomb is dropped,
heaved out, a pinned and then some is lucky, head or toe to hold. Lucky actually finds
a kill before meeting the grave. That is impressive and the meanwhile the whole
all the time Captain Kirk's a big
flag double P comes in first.
all in Captain Kirk's a I don't
know if there's a kid about
John is not going to wait for
that the white swings nine for
3D Max and money back on the
brink.
The Ukrainian squad.
That is one of the strangest
rounds because 3D Max they
get denied their original
force the reset and then Jocker's gifted a 3B in cave and it basically just goes from there.
Two players stepping on each other's toes towards long, very awkward round for Bait where I thought
they'd played that perfectly but they main, good middle, your 3B still goes wrong.
I've watched another bait in this qualifier to know that these are just the moments where
they produce some magic. Oh yeah. These are scary rounds for the T side. They might be
winning rounds for IndieMax but they've burnt away all of their loss bonus. Lose one and
they're in double eco territory round a bomb plant. That is the fear right now. I'm not
scared of. Every mound matters so much. Look at this NPL. Trying to get engaged.
Lucky, thankfully, they're to bail out his team and quick call. We see a lot in mid.
A can't be heavily defended. Easy move to take this bombsite.
Should get some utility, I guess, onto Donut and then that bomb can be planted.
You've just got the whole city to keep control.
This round, I'd be so surprised if 3D backs lose this.
Senthiel will get one. Alex reads into Graviti, but unfortunately looks away just as he clears the corner.
So a very awkward interaction that favors the T side sent the
That's it out and dealt with this is the first time the whole game
3d max
Plane the lead it's probably at the most important time as well 10 to 9
Hey, it's back against the wall. I think it's one T side. Oh, yeah. Hey, too. I think it was precisely
Yeah, they too early on
That's wild
That is why we're one, let's see, one CT round, mate.
I love to snuff.
Having a chance are they gonna get quick control here?
That's Mach 10, Graviti is so annoying!
What are you supposed to do?
Team kill in the mix keeps the numbers somewhat even.
The trades ultimately slipped away at 3D Max.
Donuts being claimed at a rate in the meanwhile.
Joker's holding it for the rotation.
Okay?
He might have been holding,
But he didn't get the frag, Alex is on location, and he's so early, I don't blame Macca for not expecting that, second found as well.
Well, fortuitous.
What a funky round, that felt like a slam dunk for 3D Max.
Rolkus is an understatement, it doesn't do that round justice.
Okay, a team kill, a two versus three.
How does Jocko not get the kill on the look? I don't understand.
I don't even know how much we blame Jocko there as well, because Senthiel has nailed him.
Like, what a shot from a Senthiel.
And also, what's even just more hilarious is that Alex gets a double wallbang headshot.
I feel like that was a cherry on the cake for that round.
This game is providing exactly what I was hoping for.
Pure and utter entertainment for the most important game in this qualifier.
Carnage.
It's what it's been so far look at the buy as well
for 3D Maximal surprise they could have paused because
They need some time to cry out the way. This is looking
Have we got free AKs?
Utility is a bit sparing especially over towards graffiti
My Mac has bought an AK armor
She's a little... let's drop that AK over
Right
3D Max is out of cash! All the chips are laid down
We're playing it simple. Awards here we go.
Hedtrick first line of defense. He's pating in for his teammate and even though Jocko's
boost, the whole point of it is to hatch off Hedtrick. Jocko stills full. Captain Kirk
are being baited in perfectly. He reveals his cards but lucky what a trade spins
around 180 that's given 3D max a possibility. Graffiti is so far away though. He's trying
to catch off someone rotating in through middle but unfortunately he finds nothing. Lucky takes
one more to the grave before he falls and now a 1 versus 2. They have no idea where Graffiti is.
He's going to be popping out of his head from A main. There's a world he can pick up the bomb
without being spotted as well Alan. I hope it's not on the boost. That can happen.
It can happen. I'll give an anecdote in a minute but it is possible. Let's have a look.
Bomb is not. That is fortuitous. 30 seconds remaining in base. Haven't bitten.
28 seconds to go. I don't think there's time to go anywhere else now. And Alex knows it.
can just play off his teammate's contact. Bid is time. 17 seconds. Nerves of steel from
Bait. They do not move an inch. It's Enfield. Pins. Graffiti to the wall. Such a huge round.
Bait's blood level though must be very high because even though that was a really perfect
round and they were set up, literally you wouldn't want any better. Still gets very
close. You know, it still comes down to a 2 versus 2, right? So, not the most ideal
situation, however, it doesn't matter. They've broken 3D Max's economy. 3D Max have a
tech 9, and then Glox. And they just naded their teammates. The nades missed?
Are you kidding me? It's an eco ram. It doesn't really matter. But like,
what are we doing? What are we trying to nade?
like off the wall and they must have knated into each other.
Okay, lucky you didn't get all three kills there and that one was a three.
Here's two grenades.
So let's all let's hear your anecdote.
We've got some.
Oh, we were playing NIP in the RMR and then.
We ran out of time because the bomb was on the boost.
We only realized we were like, I think it was like eight seconds to go
and we didn't have time to boost somebody.
And it was just far enough.
We couldn't jump and get it.
That was a wild game.
That's one of the moments where you sit back
and you reflect upon it and you just go,
it wasn't meant to be.
Yeah, that was also the last event that I ever coached.
I never will coach one.
People were like,
I think it's a sign that I shouldn't coach anymore.
Yeah.
I mean, now I can just laugh at people
when it goes on the boost.
Yeah, crying.
And there's no repercussions.
We had of course the French team does the French balls where they take time to talk about the eco
Talk about the gun round in the eco that is
Well, this is important. This is very important pretty max when 10 and up they actually had the lead
But they sweep in with three in a row
They have two opportunities now close out their map pick in the first map
map this series one step closer, qualifying to Katowice and joining some of the best in
the world.
One round at a time for 3D Max, this map is doable and it's massive for them.
Completely changed the face of this series.
Can't be giving this one up for free.
Flashbang is brutal, Asenfu is gone.
Man advantage 3D Max.
Just got to get out of dodge now and retain his advantage.
they do okay what now bait need to keep a close eye on head trick and Alex those
two players towards cave are gonna try orchestrate something try and retake
some map control potentially because everyone else is really like
realistically calms really max their best play and their best bet is just a
contact up here. They do, they win the round. However, as I mentioned look at this
Jewel in Cave, Alex initiates the first headshot, lucky for this. Does he realize
they're on V? No, as I mentioned that contact plate is sublime, entry gets baited in but
only for the first. Good trades, 3D max now, 3 vs 2 in the post plans and you
can see Captain Kirk has already called the save. NPL, trapped. I don't know
If you can get out of this position
Are they going for it? Oh captain Kirk is going around the world MPL's got a kit. They're fighting for this Alan
He's become playing for exits nobody was presenting you sure
Okay, you'll find one cook so in a second there is just about time I believe and
Right on the brink they get it done. That is crazy. I
I I'm stunning went for that absolutely stunned and
the timing was I
Mean if it fooled me it fooled 3d max as well. They couldn't believe that that was even being attempted
Heartbreak that is most certainly the worst way to lose a map and in such an important series as well for both of these teams
NPL is gonna be chuckling to himself knowing a way that he just got away with murder
There was what half a second maybe left on that defuse and he plays it so patiently
He just tucks around that box in CT waits for them to make some noise
They run down ram and that's when Captain Kirk who made that round the world marathon rotation also can activate
Superb from baits and 3d max that was that was in the palm of their hands
They could have fought for over time, but no now they have to go into dust to they have to mentally refresh
to be fresh, which is going to
be really certainly quite hard.
Can they reflect positively? Can
they say, okay, we made that
competitive and they go on to
dust to can they send us to new
can they still put themselves in
the conversation to making it
through as that top seed to
yourself challenger kind of
bits and we're finding all of
these things out after the
break.
the game. It's a little bit
different. It's a little bit
different between bait and
3D Max winner goes to kind of
it's a. First map was a brutal
affair like bait had it in the
bag ready at the half time, but
it's like the long way and just
go to the line with a wild
retake. Um, but we need to set
the scene ready because although
it feels like 3D Max lost that
first map and like they're in
great position. Dust who is so
You do need to brush off what just happened like the elephant in the room is that bait just one then that pick through a
Like ninja diffusion quite the word, but I feel like it's in the realms of it was a two versus three
Seven seconds left until the play was activated type of play
Like it's definitely pretty max needs to be refreshed going into this map
And I think you use the phrase even today or yesterday where you was like get the feel of winning rounds again
And 3d max certainly did I think if it was a white wash of mat number one
No matter what we'd still be going into second map being like whoa bait
No, they didn't give 3d max an inch like pan 3d max bounce back
I think because they did at least be that contestable you now go on to their home turf a map that they
They look near flawless on and then on the duality of it, they have really looked far
from it.
I think we've got 3D Max setting us up.
Should be should be NPL was brilliant on that first map Alex chimed in very well too.
Maybe we yet see quite quite so much from some of the 3D Max guys when they had their
moments sort of very close map but maybe Macca a little bit absent from that first
So I'm using one of the best players in this qualifier so far.
So I'm expecting big things and obviously Dust2, AWP, quite an iconic duo.
And French teams as well, right?
So you've got AWP, French CS, Mac or Inform, or more G1.
That's actually like today is one of the worst days for Mac.
We didn't play very well against Pepoom earlier either.
So I really hope you can brush it off because they need him.
Like they really do need him right now.
I
We going live is this I think it's live
They should certainly play on even if they have caught something but it looks like to me. Okay. It seems like we're fine
Just another bold bold pistol from they for a start actually four towards long now there
Pivoting back is a bit more conventional
It's local conceal the movements bus father 3d max
They can end wherever they like.
Smoke is dropped.
I think it's just going to be a show up catwalk play.
Leave Lucky in towards mid to hold against rotations, go for a short plant.
Molly can go onto this ramp area too.
Let's see.
Smoke is dispersed towards CT.
Could be a drop.
And indeed it is.
Going to close ground over towards car and it works perfectly.
Jocko.
Great opening kill.
Now looks towards long.
Very critical engagement.
send a few wins so retake it's still on the cards
MPL had no idea we just hit him ecstasy's gets away just about that was a good flash bang
but Alex couldn't capitalize upon it and because of that now maca is in a one versus
two hole what you're kidding me one tap followed by another one the p250 sings the sweet song of
death and 3D Max. What? I've been shocked. It was a critic now.
The Mac is dead so far and he's playing angry. That was
absolutely savage. Absolutely savage. They denied forced onto
the force by now. Tunnels crunch and lucky surely hit
something. Call to his teammates and say beware. Go with
numbers like a first to clear. This is engagement as teammates and time so
should be able to clear out this time of position. Nonetheless they are playing
into the range that these guns like to be in. As Enfield finds two fast headshots
and maybe 3D Max should have gone elsewhere. 2v2 now the bombsite is
terribly exposed from the defensive perspective. You need to cross these doors in one piece
and there is a bomb plant.
That might be easier said than done. Their one smoke remaining was used towards tunnels
so the scout is holding the cross. Captain Kirk has just upgraded to a Galil. The espionage
has been activated. The high enemy lines is in a perfect position but Hedrick moves
off the angle that would probably would have won them the round and because of the silence
exorcise anticipates a flank, dings down but still breathing, captain Kirk eliminated,
Hedtrick is rotated around towards tunnels, the bomb can go down undisturbed and all that
utility thrown towards tunnels to me indicates that they know that Hedtrick's coming here.
Renato sends exorcise away from this round, Makka now left for another clutch.
It was a 1 vs 3 in the previous.
He's up against the Galil of Hedrick.
He's got an AK.
Hedrick's repositioned.
He's got no armor by the way.
He was last cannon with the scout and time sticking down.
I think he's overcooked this.
Yeah, there's no time.
It was a valiant attempt.
He might get the kill.
not gonna get the round. It's a very good try. How are you gonna pause? Think about buying
again. I think they will buy again. It's tempting. It's very tempting. As you could drop a Famas.
You know the city, the terrorist money's a disaster. Okay, just a half buy. Not all
in. So 3D Max just about survived that previous round. It was a very bold decision to clear
tunnels when they knew their numbers in there. And this round for the tea side, well first
and foremost all this is about winning the round but beyond that, they have to have some
cash in reserve. There's nothing at the moment. 300 total. A smoke grenade.
Oh, last round there was a bit over eagerness from Jocko. He got two kills with a hard
Then just splits apart away from Macca and that allowed for a cential to get the second just very poor trade spacing
Bates even though they've got low weaponry in this round Alan
What's the right reaps or players? They make a lot of good reaps
Yeah, they make it do MPLs on it man
MPL really is the definition of brains by the operation
However, unfortunately for this gamble stack, good ball on top to me is that the bomb side
is actually completely empty. Damage, remember, is the name of the game here for baits. How
many players can breathe at the end of the live? So far, it's looking good. It's looking
even better than good. Patrick, they know he's towards Gandalf, and they're all
staring at him. Four stare live. That's really important.
3DMax just managed to drop another Nade on their own team mate.
Did it again. Why not? Why not?
Okay, but all in all, given they went into that many players, that was quite impressive for 3DMax to
retain so many guns. Gives him a little bit of a buffer.
They wouldn't have had otherwise.
Round four, no AWP out of the hatchery, it could have lost, and many players would on a map like Dust2,
But he's favored the rifles heavy long opening for this CT side and Maca says
This is too hard to handle
And I'm not talking about the Netflix show
You definitely love that
I've never seen it, but
It's like you can take the or power the offer you can't hit
Wow
Poetic stuff.
Poetic stuff.
They are being very angsty with these peaks.
They're kind of utilizing that.
We saw this on the last round of Ancient, where they're really utilizing flashbangs to try and take fights.
Even though they have used a bit of utility, there's still very much of drummingcy in this round, because they have none.
three players laying weight for Zeb on site lucky is kept two towards B
three max is stealing up for free will they be aware of player induce sent yours
in baited in they do clear very lackadaisical though and they don't get
the clean to kill cleanly everything is just cascaded in favor of being able to
take so much control they might have fought the bait playing heavy along
of course they showed a lot long earlier on the way the teaser postured was they're only sending
three up cat there's one mid another one on the lurk I think towards the tunnels and it's like
well the plan obviously is to plan for short and then have good after plans but
player goose for the player on that CT ramp with play coming back from long I don't think
free max expected that much contact and they pay the price by here is far from
ideal either is it couple AK's not so much you till all the dust is necessary
the map we need the most but always comes in handy and another risky cool
NPL is always the trickster free towards B and given our information this
could be the wrong move. So yeah I see
exercises on long and I assume they're
going to try and utilize that. Long
doors to be precise. Okay fake mid or
three max they're going to come back
towards long. You mentioned the lack of
utility. They've used half of their
utility for fake mid. Captain Kirkhead over
looks. Captain Kirkhead. Any more for
any more. Lucky shuts him down.
Enough of that. Another madness. However, now the rotations flocking towards this A-bomb site.
Final...
An ultimate smoke rather used. The cross. Nade.
What's gonna affect greedy max?
We're in a disadvantageous position.
Re-smoke towards the cross. Very much so confirming that they are here.
Lucky failed to jump on the first attempt.
There's bullets flying everywhere.
They're not connecting with anybody, but look at Alex on the flank.
How does Hedtrick, what?
Molo'd out from Gandalf, and now Alex can activate.
How does Hedtrick get a double in that position?
For me, it's all in that lazy clear.
Towards the platform out by long.
They were really, they're in a really tough spot.
If they lost long, the rotator away out,
it would have been a really hard, hard hole I think.
to get a lot more than he should have. I guess that was always the insurance policy, so. Not
the easiest. This one's a extremely light spy from 3D Max, just a pistol on Macca. Real
opportunity for Bay to bank up some cash. Let's hope they keep all these rifles alive.
one was dropped but uh but Hedricks going to grab a pistol instead of the rifle okay
all right why not? Why not? Why not?
you can see I guess Beedon gets hold interesting
question mark discard the mp9 gonna make a bold move pick up the awp
no on just two of all maps I feel like that type of play would be made
he's pushing targets yeah okay he has this oh i stopped no i think they missed the smoke that's why
yeah that's why the men's aligned in front of xbox yeah i would that's my assumption
probably true they certainly look like he's gearing up for it yeah that you wouldn't just
randomly stop that's my only thought process either way they quickly reset i like the call from
Last round, I really think it was a gamble for 3B, as it's the last gun round, I guess two rounds ago.
This time, we've played out a good few rounds.
We might have tried a unsuccessfully. It stands to reason that a B round is going to come at some point,
and especially Patrick, that MP9, he didn't feel there's a lot of positions he can play.
So why not commit by this construction area and start of the window?
I've been praising the reeds of bait, but in this round they completely missed the target.
The gravity is holding the cross.
We needed for the first, but you were spotted out two more coming in the middle.
That's a boatload of information.
Bomb finally being planted.
Smoke deployed to reach short because of that information.
MPL lucky to be alive.
Captain Kirk for a long.
This activation could be the round winning play if he goes
late after bait take contact towards short so this round is pinned on Alex in a
sense you're captain Kirk he's the first to move he smites to and in tandem
everybody pulls a free mass immaculate retake from baits that almost look
easy a little bit stunned I'm really a little bit stunned 3d max despite
calling into the right areas of the maps, two go-mounds in a row, they can't win an
aft part to save their lives at the moment. How does Captain Kirk to get two
kills just wide-swinging from long? I don't really understand how that
went so south for 3D Max. What's also worrying is that I'm pretty sure
someone was holding the Captain Kirk on default so I thought that's why I was
Okay, okay play late. Well, you're calling for that be play
Replayers are here and tricks towards middle
He smoked off towards door. So he's gonna reposition was window and 3d max. They wanted to go be I love the bait
just keep playing this this
God forsaken free be setup like it's gonna work NPL is just sat there like
This is gonna work
We're gonna keep doing this
Eventually they're gonna come be
They did a side of the round, but they're gonna sit in it for now
Even that, they're just I mean they're just so confident this one in their air retakes
their holds
Flash can allow surely the goose player to swing MPL gets engaged
Second engagement of the day and it goes just well. Oh my lord, right again. Let's pay attention
To take nine kills in an instant head trick
Making use of that new box
Smoke will keep Senfil at bay surely.
He's a bold man, but going through this before his DMAs takes contact would be too much to ask.
H.
Pronounced.
Alright, it's awkward.
Can bait win the round.
I think 3D Max were always actually wanting to go towards B, but then there was a monotone
and a lot of utility that basically suggested that they maybe shouldn't.
And that round was what, a 2 vs 4, 2 vs 5 type beat, and then the tech nines just started
shredding.
They start cutting through knife like butt, knife through butter, but unfortunately in
the 2 vs 2 head trick just goes, actually guys, I'm really good at orping, and I'm
just gonna battle-orp them.
Really nice team play as well between NPL and Captain Kierke.
The round did though pin on the fact that NPL gets that opening kill.
flashbang you want one would argue the flashbang came a little bit too late if
npl had died in that first interaction but because he doesn't it's perfect and
already while as the hit came in Hedrick and Alex had already rotated over that
was a small little macro change the round even though bait have played
retake a like four rounds now or something silly they've always waited
for the hit to come through then started moving but in that previous
round, Hedrick and Alex had already started transitioning over and that made the execute
that much harder for 3D Max. I wrote to you that was the most excessive thought though.
Okay, finally a round that isn't a 3D start. Conventional from Bates, Hedrick pivots himself
in towards mid. He's actually the is leading towards the V side, so tried and trued him.
They must've done some prep man, I'm quite convinced.
They are utterly playing a conviction
that they need to be 3B, they've been 3B every gun round.
MPL's like, guys, they're gonna go B.
And then you've got MPL, or Captain Cook is like,
I hear a lot of them short, he's like,
no, no, no, they're going B.
Ignore the short presence, they're going B.
Lucky's been doing really well at putting
a lot of pressure on B as well.
He's been lurksmoking, mollowing, all that jazz.
Okay, we're just scaling up.
This is very simple from 3D Max.
There is no complication whatsoever.
Only three players actually go out onto the bomb site,
so we've got Lucky coming through B,
Exorcise coming through middle,
and Bait, you slice down the middle,
Captain Kerker, left by himself at long,
and he'll only achieve one kill.
3D Max, that was maybe perfect.
It's exactly the same play that it did earlier in the half and there was that play of Goose
and then the long player for the CDs I came back to help him.
This time it was Ramp and a Molly Land at MPL's feet, so no Goose player to bail them out.
No doubt this pause is a discussion of, can we have some more A players please?
This is getting a bit, I'd love to know why, of course you don't have interviews
after these games.
love to know why they're playing freebie with such conviction I might I might
shoot NPL a message though if I told you the anecdote I've actually had a few
run-ins with the bait players in pugs started off with Alex this was before
on bait I was playing I just got ran like I think I was like 3k at a time
but I got put into like a 4k lobby and then me I was being thrown around and
Alex I was like I'm so sorry guys
Alex just goes hold worry Grimmy you're a caster. You're supposed to be bad and I was alright
Okay, thank you
And then NPL like you'd against him and he instantly types to me and goes for me caster easy clay easy game
Thanks to the elo and we were playing mirage. I was a anchor and I think he killed me like every round
And he was just typing to me every round. It was so funny. It was also just so demoralizing
I was trying my best to like every round different position every round same thing just annihilated
It made me realize actually how good he was I was okay this guy is really crisp
Okay so this time it is most certainly a more conventional set of hatchery towards short and that
That should have been a slam dunk for a player of Hedrick's calibre, cannot find the connection,
bit of an awkward adjustment, lucky he collects another and this stance that 3D Maxip presenting
with 3Up Short and then Lurk is elsewhere is starting to pace in dividends, MPL's got
to save.
Pratina won 70 rounds on the trot, they don't have much money do they?
Wow, okay, Graviti, he's got a bit of, he's got a, he's not too happy with MPL all of a sudden, a bone to pick with MPL, just start shooting his dead body.
What I was trying to say before Graviti threw some BN into the mixture was, four alive, three alive, that's really good with 3D Max.
money's in a decent position, Akka's got the AWP out, still.
And I wonder how they start reacting to lucky and ecstasy on the lurks.
That's been my perspective, the reason why these rounds are being so clear cut.
So I do wonder how they start reacting to that going into this next gun round.
Snack is true. It's in the right place. Dusty though, especially towards long, is a timeless
position for kind of, you might know they can be long, but without the weaponry, without
the U2, you might be able to stop them regardless. Couple of scout headshots would come in very
handy. Quick tag onto Graffiti. No more. Cent fuel swings does make you one. So,
what a team-based attempt to get some fights really going their favor should
be a clean up now you default for 3D max all the YouTube streaming out now
get up on down and keep somebody in and around pet should be fine we should be
keeping all four alive also a sword 9z game they're still on map one there are
a double overtime car in Dust2. So if you're a Dust2 enjoyer, you're definitely, you're
having a field day, you're getting everything. You've got Dust2 over on the A stream and then
Dust2 on the B stream. We have a double overtime with Rudy Max. Now and here, they hit the
lead on around a half bait. 3B question mark?
It's a weird one because it kind of was working earlier, but it wasn't working
because they were freebies, weren't because they've retooks so well.
It's kind of a funky one.
Kick this one out, Alex.
He's moving towards under.
Lucky, clearly told, it could have been a possibility.
And a mid-pushing the meanwhile,
Fletch over the top,
Exorcise is running for his life.
Captain Kirkzer goes
for the chase.
With Moevers Molly down, he's stuck, isn't he?
MPL is
surely in for a word of trouble.
How an earth do you fall back from this position a headache it's tagged in the meanwhile of catwalk?
I don't think this necessarily gonna play out so well for the season side now
It's sent your though
He wants to have a say about this round
Really crisp first headshot at range
The HP across the board
Handle is in the low maca. Oh
That timing couldn't be any worse. Lucky has to go pick up the bomb
Except your spam doesn't connect, but Lucky's does.
Head trick left now in this one versus one.
Lucky has time to pick up the bomb and reposition freely.
16 HP, compared to the 43 of Lucky.
Such a tense final round the half.
Lucky, he's running around towards the B bomb site.
Head trick, a million thoughts in his head
swirling around.
Does he pick the right one?
As he goes towards B, seems like he's read into this poorly and he's going towards A.
He's probably a kit down somewhere, probably run over it.
Information in now, can't see a kit on the ground here.
So eyes on the clock, boys and girls, a hedgehog needs to take a reasonably fast move, goes
pistol first, needs a headshot, lucky stays ducked.
Up at the perfect time
Seven for 3d max quite a recovery recovery for in a row
We head into the T side can they get this done by not in a few
ability in this series has been through the roof
It is once more exhibited
First half of one versus two to give 3d max the Lee on their map pick going in second half now on the CT side
Macha is looking sort of strong
However, these flash flanks is gonna have to respect them
He's gonna have to fall away and no one else is remotely nearby
Well smoke is down even unlucky. I get engaged for a full flank
Macca
He's alone for now
Feety now jumping up two wards that new box back is gone. Ding on towards graffiti. He is taken out to
Kirk sir one step ahead
chest versus drafts and bait are gonna claim this pistol game back on this is
such an evenly matched game and it's really exhibited how we've had six six
half seven five like constant back and forths and we were having that story
line of please do not know where to predict the rest is qualifier and I
think that's very much exhibited by the other game 9z saw being finished off
in double overtime saw winning 90s map picks so it's all the line all the marbles to play for
and 3d max is going to take a full eco allowing for bait even not the scoreline
no expecting much here from the defense we're going to get a catch
the dry run take so far for bait
and we'll go down soon just a question of counting these late players streaming in long
for the CT side gets me in a fight, one found.
Let's see if we can get them mixed.
It's in a few of them today, haven't we?
Yeah, I see, CT many.
We were talking about AWPing going into Dust2, because it's Dust2.
Didn't see much of it in the first half, to be honest.
Oh, we're going to be going fast.
Keep bombsite, here we come.
Grenades though are really good.
The Molotov is going to force them to ice-hex,
So it just says three players in by themselves.
Gokko dancing and prancing.
You've got that final kill that probably was round over.
OK, Mac, he doesn't care.
There is nothing about him that cares about those smokes.
He went straight through Alex's holster spray, though,
and Alex clutches up.
What a tumultuous round.
No respect given either side, but Alex saves a day.
That's everything I like my DUST 2s to be.
I mean, it's utter carnage throughout.
Pause from bait.
As I think I imagine this pause for them is just to set all the nerves as it was or calm down a little bit because that was crazy.
Absolutely crazy.
Nevertheless, a very pivotal moment, isn't it?
Round lead taken.
This one is going to be a pretty light sort of half buy from 3D Max.
Opportunities now.
Katowice is not far away.
That's exactly what Makka and Graffiti can come out of these interactions with an advantage.
MPI missing today?
No, it's changed to breakfast.
That's for sure.
I'm done here, tricky angle here, Captain Kirk sir.
Come to play.
QV3 now for the CT side in the right location, but...
...what do I work left to do?
Here are the previous and Alex.
Get to the other line, so...
...somewhat hairy.
But, sir...
...maybe that's how they like it.
Put it over the line.
This one round...
...could dictate if we're going to a third map or not.
This is a very important gun round. No AWP out yet again for either side, choosing just to go for the rifles
and bait, sending a lot of players early towards on the pass.
They want to be taking some mid control, but in the meantime, 3D Max, they make a point,
send 3 players long, take a lot of that control. So both teams with control of their own, however,
because 3D Max put a lot of resources towards long early on,
Could be a gap in middle is come back at the right time smoke
used
So by lucky for perfection they go ahead of it. I'll go now swing from the people on site. It's in for
Fortunately only good for the first and then captain Kirk shines in glory
Smites to and gives bait a fighting chance
Nothing's easy against me
nothing's easy
Huge kill from Macca and then said you have no idea. So
Like you was pivots. I've been nervous for a second, but 3d max finally
Get one of these rounds. They're being made to work so hard
Every single bait individual feels like they can make a heroic play at any moment right now
And that is a fearsome sort of trait to have
It's late in a series. I do love the fact that Macca doesn't have a care in the world
He'll just swing he doesn't care. He's given no respect. That's a good sign for me. I like that
Play dirty. What's this dude gonna get an AWP?
Mike is just rifled so much of this series
That's a big question for me especially on Dust2
Let's get one off the ground. I'm sure he had you get an AWP in the previous
Is there not one they could grab? No, I think it was the rifle still for bait
Hmm. Also, Lucky gets away with murder and that runs. They go ahead of the smoke before it blooms and Lucky just gets gifted the kill.
The second was really nice tracing through the smoke, but they don't want to make that same mistake.
It's aiming off shorts. That nade on the front cheese does not reveal anything.
You have long control, currently big lack of information, they have 4 players on short
and if they explode, Makka could be in a world of danger.
The main time here, Lucky has some just about, relocating time, timely movements, only
makes it terribly awkward to Makka but it's not deep enough, giving space to play with,
NPL finds the head, however.
And look at this lurk!
This could be a death sentence for 3D Max in this series.
It's Zenfuel.
The timing is...
Phenomenal!
As he walks out of those tunnels.
And now Graffiti and XT are between a rock and a hard place.
The only way out is Frags!
Where did that trifecta come from?
Graffiti!
He needs a statue.
How has he done that?
frankly, the series might be over.
Ascentioules just walks out B frag two players.
There is no, he has no other option.
He can't even save.
His only option was to fight.
Next time I go to Paris, I'm expecting
there's a statue erected for graffiti.
Just slap bang in the middle.
Yeah.
Right next to the Loura,
because he has given three max the way back in.
Two rounds in a row for the French side.
Talk about a lurk though for Ascentioules.
My god, we were praising Exorcise and Lucky on their T side,
a senthial one ups them and he must be not a happy bunny right
now, because he couldn't have done anything more in that round.
This pause is much more about the mental game than the more
physical game as it was.
Yes, agreed.
They're the same in conversation saying guys, I don't know
what went wrong, but we need to stay calm.
That though could prove to be a massive moment.
This is frankly just a map of survival.
3D Max are fighting too for now just to get us on to Nuke.
A lot will be forgiven if they can make it that far.
This was just a half fight for the T side.
We know they can be dangerous.
On paper, this should be the easiest round for ages for 3D Max,
but I'm not going to believe it before I see some frags coming in.
You say that Alan, you say that.
If they just taught us anything this qualifier is that when they've got pistols you have to give them respect
Macha, I am an all-out, issue is, only the worst time to have that big green it's a two-for-two trade
NPL picked up that AWP, another rifle can as well be collected through the arse loathe if necessary
But no, they turn their attention towards tunnels and NPL now can be cutting off rotations
If I were of exes or lucky choose to go through that mid smoke
I think for a moment they actually thought it was 0B, but they obviously see this like
a Jocko.
They're going to take their time.
Exes decides they need information timing is 2 collected, can't quite make it 3, but
he's done his job and then some 37 seconds remains, NPL, AWP in tow, off angle for
Jocko.
Too much to handle.
Scary
Doesn't come with a final destination ending I
Also did not know that you could see a shadow though that was a first for me
NPL shadow got spotted before he did you ever seen a final destination film without it before your time
Yeah
They're pretty tragic
Okay, well that will save me some time then
This is aggressive, Maka is playing in middle, he's a player in underpass, Hedtrick needs to be sooo careful here.
Hatchbang, Maka stays, Maka eliminates, does get traded, Fiti now left on island by himself, a sentiel bind for this kill!
Graffiti comes out on top, really maxed Cruisin' for a bruisin', Hedtrick left alone in a 1 vs 3, he does find the first but the bomb is down behind enemy lines.
lost in no man's land. There's no way he can retrieve that easily. Both Exorcise and
Jocko have grouped together, playing the buddy system and Hedrick unfortunately has no idea
where Exorcise is, so he's just trying to scout for him, trying to search for him, but
he's going to come up with nothing.
Graffiti just produces something else. Impossible. How does he get two kills? I think he
even dinked a third player.
Yes. Insane.
That is unbelievable.
And he's left Hedrick
in what feels like an insurmountable position.
Can he isolate one on one?
It's a left eye peek to go through these doors.
That's why Jocko isn't scared to take this fight.
Hedrick would need to be mechanically perfect to win this.
And he is.
Look at that.
Game on, baby.
He's here to play
bomb his scoops, smoke.
Surely cause ecstasy to stay up by.
is the foot steps and makes his move that bombslips into B and we know how hard
of retail this can be at the best of times. Hedrick could put them so close to
Katowice with this one-on-one holds the doors. Right decision! Pins the head to
the wall! That is a colossal moment in this series. Alan that could be the
around that breaks the camel's back. 3D Max, they only kept what two alive in the anti-Force
buy, so they are dirt broke. Hedrick had no right in winning that one versus three. And
luckily for him, 3D Max were playing a setup in that two versus one to counteract a short
push. The one place that dismantles everything is Hedrick coming through doors. Utilities
perfect he is so clinical on those executions 20 kills he now sits on the
author is deciding that he wants to go play another land he wants to go face
the best in the world and prove themselves on land in Katowice a a storied
city with a best pass through and 3d max now on an eco what a nice edge is
is this game. 11 should be a guaranteed for the Ukrainian squad. That means they are two
rounds away from qualifying, two rounds away, and potentially just making their season.
Every round matters so much now. They can't take these anti-eagles either for granted.
They need to be flawless. Util communication, spacing. Every scrim they play leads to
these moments. Got to be well drilled. And look at the call from NPL he says it's almost
it's almost too obvious. Take long pit long on that on one of these sort of rounds. I'm
going to change the game. We'll leave Hedrick in pit and we'll run to a free B bomb site.
That's how it stands at the moment
Okay, buddy, okay
It's against an eco and it it realistically doesn't matter, but it's just it's just the like
Sentiments like the principle that shouldn't be allowed. That's just disgusting
I think that that's just sums up the whole game with 3d max and bake
They have played some of the most maps this year on hltv and
For sure is it showing on the server qualified for the rmr
qualified for espoo and now looking to qualify for ESL challenger Katavitsa
not scraping through may I add as well. Not just about narrowly making it as the second place. No, the first team to qualify by beating saw now potentially three max both in two way fashions.
They lost their first map of this qualifier in overtime.
Since then, five in a row, and we could be set for six.
Two rounds, two rounds, that's it guys.
That's all you need.
And it might just be the one in the gun round because there's obviously no money in reserve
for 3D Max and if we get into this one for that now, every decision is critical.
along NPL critical trade takes a lot of damage for his trouble but numbers wise
still in the conversation Alex next up very awkward jewel I guess he's gonna
wait for his teammates he doesn't have the numbers with him wants to back off and
he does I could just go looking for a little bit too late wait no Alan look
of this Alex showing his presence has dragged everybody off the A bomb site now look how close they are
lucky line-sided 3D max save you go for this you maybe you have to
Hp bars of disaster for this yes I don't know I would ever see me make they've got to be on exactly the same page
this modest off from Jocko frankly could be the tournament it's gonna be perfect heads on
towards car and that's not where the majority of the players are. Makilo finds the first
graffiti chimes in. One for Ascent Fuel but it's not enough so. Was the right decision
to commit? They were on the same page and now it's even Stevens.
I thought that was it personally. I thought that was 12. Four versus three post plant.
You were on the money. HP bars were so, just so low. It's appreciatingly low.
that 3D Max as you mentioned were all on the right page. With Cohesion, they swept through.
Maka on an AWP, I felt like a broken record thinking that he wasn't an AWP in that previous
round. Exorcise, very lucky as well. I think he's very thankful that his teammates won
out that round. He would have been hitting himself if they lose that and he wasn't
able to get two towards long. Bates, changing up the rhythm of this round though. We've
seen this default come out from the at the very beginning of the half three
towards tunnels two and top mid with the bomb last time we did this it ended
towards a it's been a long time since we've gone towards P for bait this could
be the round to change the whole pace of it change the theme and try and tackle
Jocko and graffiti this is a key round if I've ever seen one whoever
losers round will have a brutally bad buy to try and force overtime and what are
we gonna get MPL goes poking disperses smoke but this is all just a ruse they
are far from committing yet still have three smokes plenty of mollies make it
sorry just a smoke dropped over still just three smokes and it seems good
obvious now that it's gonna be short 3d max of reasonably well positioned a
I set up as old as time all towards car
Like you can pivot up and he gets confirmation and here we go. It's explosive. It's fast Maca connects first
Flashbangs in effect you
Take him off these angles it's getting very awkward as players are jumping down from catwalk trying to avoid that AWP
And indeed they will sent you goes lurking and he does find one
Free on free it's gonna be bomb planted
Retake your safer series if you're free, Max.
And Bates, they've taken short.
They know Yorpa's towards long.
They know his 1 CT.
Head to C's, not accounted for.
Flashbangs come through.
Space being taken.
Molotov's perfect.
Alex fighting in it.
But Fools, Captain Karka can't stand on the bomb.
Say, Head Trick, not another one.
He's already had 1-1 versus 3.
How about a second?
Makar taps the bomb, plays on top of the box,
and denies the clutch.
The kit is there, the clutch is there, and 3D match, the Fars team to go to 12.
Kidnarscripts it.
Kidnarscripts it.
What more do you want from Hedrick?
What more can you ask from that young man?
They have come so close to winning this series, so close!
Millimetres on multiple occasions, miss long corner smoke.
Of course this actually comes in late, but they're just gonna go out towards long.
one for one trade for the moment.
They feel like continues to commit to this is so much you still landing at their feet.
This feels ill advised.
But who am I to say when hedgehogs like that are getting produced to make it with the lineup?
Alex seconds.
It is utter brutality.
Nobody is backing down.
Alex is is just keeping him alive and he is he's doing it by running through smokes.
I love it.
Give me more of that over time. We haven't had enough this qualifier
Us two is has been exhilarating why not give us more, but Jocko and graffiti. They want to put an end to this
I love this push. They are currently being held for though. However
Do they make a move now? Do they wait for some confirmation?
Jocko
Does clear the long doors all the timing MPL holds MPL frags doesn't expect a second. No
Graffiti waits all the time. It could be brutal. Does he have the trigger to spin?
He doesn't have the gun for this Freddy. He has to be pitch-perfect and NPL is ready!
Overtime demanded and this game deserved it. You're kidding me. You're actually
kidding me. The NPL turns on a sixpence there for no reason. There was no
sound cues whatsoever. He just in the back of his mind thinks there's one
more long and you know what he is bang on it overtime is upon us 3d max that was
their opportunity and that should have been their rounds the grenades were
perfect utility towards long doors was sublime you've belittled everybody on
baits matches double wasn't enough Alex saves the day but MPL puts the chair
on top and now let's look at this be bomb sites now we're cooking right in
very very aggressive call but it's free kills with bait and it's all the
opponents they are hungry for blood but if you get the bomb down it's not too
bad it's B bomb site and look at this from ecstasy's he is a madman smokes at
his feet and he's buying so much time his players can't back off they're
waiting for the flanker to get engaged that is Captain Kirkter and this
round of so many tops and turns I'm I'm speechless this doesn't make any sense
I don't know if you picked up on it NPL blocked head trick head trick was in the
fire honestly I don't know what was going on I just saw NPL looking at the
Molo with like a knife out or a nade out and just blocked head trick head trick
burns to a crisp because his IGL even though he's been sublime let's make a
a pretty big oopsy there and well bait they try their hand at a B execute B pop I guess
and it does work out it should have been a four versus three but the team kill doesn't
make that to be and um yeah I mean actually should have I mean they should have killed
him we got out of window I can't believe he stayed alive like it's uh there's so
many layers but something that a through line of these last let's say six seven
eight rounds is they look really kind of hectic they look quite flustered in these
after plans they are making really fast moves and decisions and they are a
young team in game leaders only 19 years old so I don't think we should
necessarily be very surprised but it could cost them if they don't get a kind of a grip on on the communication
Well they've got an advantage in this round, Macker was being held for at range, short push, heavily
hit by 3 mags, failed, BT was all by himself, he was the only player, the only defender towards mid and B
and they don't even need a trade gate. They sail past him. NPL lurking in
middle, not allowing for those rotations. And bait, punch, back.
Remember it was actually NPL they were shot at. It was graffiti who shot NPL's
body a long time ago now. NPL gives them a taste of their own medicine.
NPL looks really jittery to me. Like he looks like somebody that's absolutely
why it yeah on the drenland at the moment you just kind of get that sense
watching him play right now okay everything's a lot in a pause in a
huge bout of overtime and they're gonna burn it now point to raise about that
wasn't wasn't the jitteriness and this kind of nervousness actually one of the
things that was attributed to NPL and RV. This is really, I'm pulling
different kind of fish. I mean, if we're kind of young kid for
into playing on stages of the biggest events in the world.
Yeah, everyone, everyone. I mean, some of my money is the only
plan I've ever seen go out, maybe don't and perform
immediately. So true. You know, we can big this up how much
Show me what you want, but this game is in the stage game.
What a stakes on the line.
That said, he wasn't the Indian leader of Na'Vi, so he has other responsibilities here.
Karn will be about himself.
And even if he individually is, you know, maybe, I'm not saying he's playing badly,
but if he's getting to him with the mental side, he can't let it get to his calling.
Because we've also been praising him a lot of his calling.
So, that can't slow down now.
So another, this seems to be the basic default for Bates.
Two top mid, three tunnels, take short.
Normally the end towards A.
This time they're throwing a bit of a variation.
Captain Kirk and MPL are going to be going out as a duo towards Long.
Look at Maka, lying in wait.
He cannot miss this upshot.
Is there going to be any utility?
Yes.
But by the CT side, what do they do with this?
Maka's come to ward short.
They to just molo'd themselves short.
30 seconds left on the clock, and they
are all sitting waiting to be naded.
Luckily for their sake, doesn't do much damage.
25 seconds, Maka's just dropped another molotov.
Look how much utility 3D Maks have at 20 seconds left.
A double nade towards short, hatch a kill, ecstasy is slipping at the wheel though.
It comes a long prong, 10 seconds, the bomb though, on a senthule needs to make its way towards the bomb site.
This is the most important part of the round and he falls and it's over.
3D Max take the advantage going into the second half on overtime and it's very messy.
What is that from Macca? A jumping no-scope, you have to be kidding me.
It's salt in the wounds.
I am very flustered.
very flustered
this nades
like a conviction
they've invested so much energy into this map
if they were to lose it that is that is hard to brunt
bit of a pause here as we flip sides
we'll need a bit of a break just to reset
everyone could do a reprieve though
if you were a fan
we called out mackrafter map 1 he wasn't the player wasn't the rest of his qualifier but
golly
Especially towards now the end of regulation and so overtime, he has been a monster.
Can't believe he just hit a jumping no-scope as well.
At range.
Gas.
Freely max, I think must have identified that default.
Because they had an abhorrent amount of utility left.
A silly amount left.
With like 30 seconds.
Ed Trick didn't even see someone in that previous round.
And when someone's 27 and 18, and he gets naded before he can have any contact,
You're doing something right. You've got the advantage 3d max
You've been here before you're not quite on map points
You're in a pretty good position to take it
75 they won the first half on the T side right so we're pinning them
Probably to be the favorites now in this overtime and especially with how beta playing the jittery that the jitters
certainly showing I
I would be surprised if now we don't get to a third map.
No, you said it. Nothing is for certain in this series.
Yeah.
And as much as bait are making mistakes, 3D Max equally when they realize they're close.
Pushing us to a third might themselves start to falter.
What is the call, 3D Max?
Short control, about to be taken.
Remember guys, regulation, T-Side was a lot of rounds of free-off short.
with the Avangar and the ledge smoke and then seeing how much resistance they face
this looks fairly similar. Ledge smoke is down, here comes Avangar and it's pretty
much the same. Bomb is there so they can plant for short, they make it that far.
Only will cause problems for NPL. Flash is perfectly timed, deny headdrake a
good fight. Perfect nade, there's not some of a plant surely not NPL goes wide though.
So, not for long, Maca trades.
Exes C's on the lurk, that is a catch.
And can hold the cross for side.
This surely is destined for 15,
two chances for the Frenchman.
Small little macro play as well there is that
you were talking about the three up short.
What they were also doing so well in regulation
at first half was having those lurks.
They had Lucky and Exes C's just tormenting rotations.
And in that round, Lucky peeks out and he goes one for one.
18, perfectly exesies because they were playing the exact same position.
Makka, that opening kill, who has potentially been game over.
He doesn't die, but he takes a lot of damage.
Alex and Hedrick now set up in a double setup towards lower tunnels.
Hedrick nails the first shots.
He has been immaculate.
He's snapped.
He doesn't want to end it now.
Makka's hurt gone long.
Trying to continue in the same step as IGL, but fortunately only good for one, however, that does maintain an advantage.
And look, the whole of the B-bombside is being played out. They know it's towards A.
They're going to be bringing everybody over. They are very cautious of the lurks though.
You can see Senthiel's not 100% sure about rotating over.
NPL just died in the Molotov. NPL just died to a Molotov.
3 vs 3. The bombside's capitulated.
Hedricks walking through smokes and now they had the information of players coming towards shores
Nails one same with a cent feel and a cent feel left in the clutch keeps bait alive
That was chaotic and the jitters are still very much there, but bait still
The possibility of a double overtime is alive
Well, I would give the heart rate monitor is on these players. They're gonna be off of the charts
3d max my pause
Because that probably should have been it
Okay
Well check out the pie
triple or
No doubt some of these will hold the cross. Does anybody have a long spawn? Yeah, she's dead
Double-boost three two one timely smoked across very timely
Course the French team brings out the triple orb as well, right? Don't be done
We've only kept one. Sorry. This is awesome how we've held the cross and Jocko just ran
tunnels. Jocko's already got space in middle. They have played the exact same CT side setups.
3A, 2B. You said to me once it was on cave paintings.
It is?
3D Max need to have a gun because they're feeling quite readable. And there is a slight
variation here with Lucky throwing some presence towards the B bomb site.
Eeping, Alex and Ascentheal, aware and then potentially scared of a Tunnel's play.
Same with Exorcise, he's putting contact towards Long.
Issue with Jocko's position is like, they're kind of expecting him.
He's been here every time.
Well not him, but his teammates.
And I think because he's there, both of them are going A, Allen.
It's a similar look, but players are much more dispersed for 3D Max and that kill is going to sow a lot of doubt in this CT side.
Despite being caught in transition, a huge kill.
Nevertheless, I was going to say the B bomb site is seeded, but it doesn't matter.
Senfu is undeniable.
16 seconds and Graffiti has to get this bomb down.
And he will.
That could be it Captain Kirk to one versus two Mac are posted ready to go one shot to send us to a third and final map and he connects an absolute marathon of a game of dust two.
And 3D Max pull off the impossible the number of crazy rounds that the wind to get this to a T was with bonkers in OT even more and this series deserve to third month.
It certainly does. Whoever now qualifies for Katowice has certainly earned it and we were calling upon Makka.
My god, did he deliver more than we could ever imagine in that final round as well.
I really felt like 3D Max would overcook it, but it was all to plan.
Never in doubt whatsoever.
And well, I guess it's definitely helped by a 4k from Makka.
And now I'm interested as we go on to this third map, as we go on to Nuke, what is going to happen?
It's it's up for anyone to take I I don't think anyone could predict where this third map's gonna go
But certainly what I need to see from baits a lot more calmness on the server
I think you touched upon it a lot
We're a hundred percent right it seemed very frantic and a lot of different scenarios towards the end whereas Mac
I certainly kept his cool
He'll be looking to continue that onto nukes off this break
We're gonna be going to a third map by the end of nuke
You'll be deciding first team through to yourself challenger kind of it
So you do not want to miss it feedback about 12 minutes
Want to go then it's nuke to separate these two teams winner
Take some a spot in ESL challenger kind of it's in about a month's time
Being a turbulent series to put it mildly look like bait
We're gonna get that series over the line on dust to but plus did
Communication way over the shop inspired moments from 3d max
It's not like anything away from them and we find ourselves on
you what going into this one Freddy other key win conditions because I
Somewhat feel like for 99% of that map bait with a better team, but in those dying moments
They just couldn't hold it together
Dude like night. We were literally shaping it up as bait have qualified
We were like this is bait's opportunity to take it to qualify and they did it through that away
And I think it's exactly what you said like there were some very jittery moments. What's a lot of heroics?
It was I don't remember graffiti is that like that 3k and then Maca steps up
I think a big win potential is Maca you can see there's a very clear distinction between how
Performed and Maca wasn't really playing too well over on map one and then when he did step up on that
Mitsu
He's been playing out of his mind not just in this tournament
but just in general recently that theme has to continue and I think in the exact same sentiment goes for Hedrick
You've got both Orpahs who were in red hot form and I think if one of them drops off that she spelled disaster for their respective team
Yeah, I mean, yeah, it's gonna be really interesting to see that that battle head to head Hedrick has been so good during this tournament
Yes, Maca to Maca did take the first map off in this series, but decided they weren't losing dust too
I still the round that stands out to me was like that graffiti round where I think it was the Senfield that walked out of B
And he gets two kills on the lurk and you know, this is absolutely impossible
And that round saves the entire series
For 3d max, but they've done it for any all is forgiven all is forgotten from those first two maps
Big old reset button is slammed down upon
It's the best of one
Winner goes to Kato.
He's definitely been a big factor to why they've got to this stage. It looks like on nuke. He is not here to mess around
He's here to perform
Look how 3D Max is pumping the brakes
They're like
We're not gonna make the next move. We're gonna wait by our time. Let's bait get aggressive
Now bait aren't getting aggressive
But that's all somewhat to their detriment because they have no information and given the way the freedom acts are posturing at the moment
There's only one a defender
That's in Kurtka. Off towards the squee door.
In an opportunity at some fights, he does connect.
Immediately no chance and immediate trade can.
A captain find more. Yes he can. Out of ammo, but teammates are on location.
2v2 now.
Micah swinging through.
Bomb is out the front of a head and Makka.
I can't find the head.
Second time lucky. Bomb now getting planted.
Just need to play together chaps, peek at the same time, out of ammo, knife is out from back, yeah?
Not required.
Okay, um, there was never a moment of doubt.
Mm-hmm.
I think them stopping, as you said, perfect.
It also shows the seeds of the seed into Bait's head, like they're just like, what do we do?
We have no idea what's going on.
It's a bit scared.
The reception though didn't really work.
It took a lot of heavy lifting and they are going to already just buy back instant.
They want to have a straighter battle.
Marcus got out onto a Bonsai and no one seems to have realised.
Because of that, his Mach 10 shreds two.
Advantage for 3D Max, however, not for too long.
Ascentheal gets a kill towards Vram.
So yes, 3D Max has the Bonsai.
It's playing a post plan. It is still a three was a three a maca. Oh
He gets the bomb down, but it costs in his life
And it's not exorcist all unlucky. He's a low HP players, but he's got a lot to do
NPL is biting his time so well
Fusor is cracked. Is there time remaining? I think there is surely
close for no cigar
bait win the force by
MPL wins that round. That one kill onto Makka. To me, it makes a round that 3D max even though
it's a 3 vs 3, probably unmassively favoured him. All of a sudden, that's not the case
anymore. And also, as you mentioned, fighting his time, not showing his hand. He wanted,
there was Makka right, and Makka wanted for MPL to swing into him. Never gifted to him.
So they now really miss out on a pistol round wind
Right back. They throw a punch to their own
They get on the board force 3d max on pistols with Mac are on the hero a.k. It's challenged and people though are here to help as well
And that is an utter cleanup
Feet no one ever bomb even a frag would be quite
Position
You were saying yeah, maybe someone impressive, but it was the
Yeah, S and G.
It didn't last long.
MPL's ready.
He's playing. He's at a good start.
Five kills in two rounds. Also a cent for you.
He's a player that I think
maybe at times could have done more in this series.
And...
He's ready.
Getting a lot of impact and focus rounds along side MPL.
That calls to me that
Ramp might be a very hard nut
not to crack the 3D Max which is not a good sign. Alex has yet to really show us anything.
Obviously he's... remember last time we saw them on you? Alex, they lost in overtime to
OG. I guess you saw them before. But for me, they lost in overtime to OG and Alex was...
He couldn't do anything wrong. So if that continues
this
Oh, no 3d max. They did be sore straight afterwards
That is a pretty impressive result actually because sore like it on that map
French is making us white things come to those your weight
Yeah, yeah
I see a 3D max out for us. This is where you work out. We took the metal as the in-game leader.
T side nuke third map winner makes land. Gonna make some good calls. And it's macro up first on this T side.
MPL be up later on. It's going to be an in-around I think. Just Graffiti sent towards Alton
no one's going to pivot. Maybe meeting too much resistance. But they haven't used these
out of smokes at all. Graffiti's now just kind of close to this, close to cross smoke
but I don't think you're fooling anybody. I don't think they ever, especially now
with a secret play, think that anybody's crossed. As you don't know what you do
now is freely max. You burn all your smokes bar one to get no map control. Hopefully
trick's lulled into a false sense security hopefully he ever peeps pretty much what
I'm thinking is the game plan here but no there is patience exhibited in a man
patience is a virtue officer wall and now with that opening kill you can see
look at this look our courses from MPL he just gives distance he just goes
you know what we can play the long game we've got the advantage however
caught sleepy at the wheel. Raviti tears off his head. Hedrick now, forced to
reactivate. Up secret, he's being held for, and luckily for Jocko, Raviti saves his life.
Raviti has given them a way into this round with those two kills. Unfortunately,
though, Jocko knew he was going ahead. It felt like he was just going to his
grave by continuing up on his path. Lucky! Oh my god! That one versus three was
almost winnable. Captain Kirk does sublime to get three of his own. Lucky, so close but
sadly no cigar.
Let me ebbs and flows in these rounds. There's always going to be a tall order for 3D Max.
Big kill onto NPL at least makes it possible, but good at the staying power despite the
heroics with their last man alive. It's going to have to be a half buyer best for
3d max pistols out a bit of you silk a lot of he grenades actually are we
about to these top hot nades they were like is that where they're meant to go
in front of city then sound like dial I forgot what people actually call that
to be honest there is a call out for that but where CT then that like the
Where those like fire extinguishers are
Maybe if there's a smoke down so like it's where the nays landed
Behind where captain Kirk is now like directly behind when you hug the wall a lot of people play that when they're
Are you yeah? I see what you mean despite me off angle for sweet. Yeah
Like you kind of hold it so you can't see them until they've come out and it catches people off guard
Haven't seen as much in the last year
Especially when they made that over like top-up
Why your guess is as good as mine. That's the only rational thing you have or at least I think maybe it missed
Well, two of them went I think one hit top button to when
Event
You can also made heaven
Sight that site is normally where people double. Yeah, who knows didn't work
It was a gimmick, but it happens.
Right.
Okay, this is a very important round.
We were talking about testing the metal of an IGL.
Got a first gun round, and got the best.
Say the least.
Alex almost just swung to his grave there.
Parker's yet to get a kill, and that is per se that way.
Spam through the smoke.
NPL also clears out the outside presence.
This is not looking good for 3D Max, they have started off the second gun round in a devastating manner.
This is a really point start for the map for 3D Max. That was so hard to get to this point.
It'd be almost depressing to go out with a whimper.
But in this round alone, I don't know what you do if you're 3D Max.
It's saving an option, it doesn't feel like a good one because it means lucky next season we'd have no money for nades.
So I think you have to keep pressing this and accept it's a half-by if you lose.
And at the moment they are just praying, aren't they, for an over-facing CT player, but it's not coming.
I'm very scared of a player being down B.
Even though NPL's somewhat holding the cross.
It might be an event dive smoke, do you?
Yeah, it was.
Alex and Team Ely held it quite nicely.
Okay, this is a shutdown.
Sure, you get one kill.
Does it matter?
A-A-A-B?
Nah, okay.
That's a really neat hat trick from Alex.
And the other thing about having to play a lower-res bay is it's been so long since you've seen anybody
that part of you is just thinking there's got to be event-diving player making a play.
I mean, why else?
They can't just be sat in lobby for 45 seconds doing nothing.
It's like, yeah, they can.
And they can.
However, they were.
They were.
I think maybe NPL as well so he got a kill outside on graffiti
But he wouldn't have got all of the information right like there's always a world someone can slip by
And what I think is very clear is that they have the confidence on the players on the a bomb site
That it's fine and that's exactly what happened MPL is also in heaven. What comes the worst?
You don't actually die straight away in that round, but still like he was fine
That's good pause
every much needed
20 up to 9, 16 kills and we're going into round 8. So just over 2 kills a round.
On average with 3D Max, that's not going to cut it.
They need a little hard play. I'm going into this one. A few smokes,
let's get out immediately for the cross.
They don't actually, they do one deeper smoke for the cross.
Lucky there's nobody in heaven
Yeah, I don't know that's a miss call me
It doesn't seem like a high percentage played to cross out about that. Perhaps they wanted to swing by their in Molly. I'm not sure I
Shave off this game at the very beginning
I'll go through this map saying fades are very happy to be on you as a decider
That is being portrayed on the cell
Also a little update from our B stream. Seems like Saw are in touching distance, completing a lower bracket run.
12-8 in a 3 vs 3, HLTV reads currently.
I'm in Z though. They look like they're actually going to be doing this round.
Saw just pushed middle actually, in the Inferno CT side, which is a play.
I am worried for 3D Max though as we get back into this game. I am worried. I am worried indeed.
You and the other 16 million Frenchmen?
Yep. Chocco has 8 ADR by the way.
Not ideal.
Captain Kirk and MPL have more kills than Chocco has ADR.
I think it's a round 9.
Yeah that isn't...
That is a problem.
Yep.
That is a problem.
a bit more I think. Me, I'm no expert but Alex did get a spam kill one round on
Jocko through door and I almost thought he was gonna do it against a luck.
Bayer choosing not to walk. I absolutely could have got one. Choosing to plan the
rifles. The dynamic way to play. Hedger because you can see he's committed to
ramp with with the send fuel so getting those options it does mean there's no
there's no all-pay-on-outer to hold the cross where that kill come from he's
punishing the huts move at the same time Lobby is being crunched from this ramp
position I don't think freedom actually caught off guard but if he knew it was
He didn't matter, he did it.
Brutal.
Look at Lucky.
They don't know about him.
He can cut off rotations and also be assistent.
Oh, I think 3D Max have gone down B.
But they couldn't be any more wrong.
3D Max, rolling onto this A bomb site.
NPR.
That is a reeky clean first kill on Lucky.
But unfortunately, it means nothing.
Captain Kirk could be eliminated swiftly.
no damage there no problems 3D max get a little bit lucky in this round I think
when bait cleared lobby like they did and they saw basically nobody and they
also have the information that there were players outside I they just assumed
that it was me and I don't necessarily blame them because how 3D max haven't
gone be much recently so it's okay this seemed like the round they would
But unfortunately for them a Frenchman deceived them they outplayed them on the T side for their first round
Since the pistol round and jocles on the board and even noticed
Jocko doesn't get a second kill, but you know what he's gonna have at least more ADR now
Yeah, they just did 60 damage with a hat trick so in battle me look at that
25
legend
Well, who is better than one?
Not much better than one, but it's better than one.
We're gonna need some more.
That's for sure.
That's not for us, Macca.
No early consoles this time.
Slower affair.
You'll have to throw this set outside the front of Squeaky to at least frame an event dive.
It's burst.
And there's a freedom.
It's like, it takes a bit of space, you might.
Okay, I'm not so lucky there.
Alex doesn't seem aware of the damage he's done. Doesn't matter though, he just gets two.
Alex with the first player to fall in the last round, A makes up for his mistakes in this.
Damage as well inflicted to Graviti, NPL.
Aw, he smells blood.
Apex Pro, sir. Set out on the hunt.
Uh, what's going on?
Apex, why are we throwing away this round?
It was A5 versus 2, and now it's a 2 versus 2, 3D max, nowhere head trick is,
and they've gone down towards the B bomb side, which is currently completely vaporized.
Gotta retain composure.
Jocko hits an absolute ripper.
XC's chimes in with the final and they need to pause.
They need to pause right now because that was that was a wild what they were doing.
Just play across fire, sit on the site.
It is impossible for 3D Max to win.
If you play together impossible
See Alan the option word there is playing together
It was the second player in name NPL ran in with his knife out Alex was out in the open. It all fell apart
Raise it and pause that really surprises me
What the boss yeah, yeah, like really like like any any coach pauses there quite easy decision
Not for Madden though. He says play on. Really nice play from Hedgerick.
Oop. Oop is out. It's taken a while. It's in the last round but not really used much in this round.
Aided in giving Bait a 2 player advantage. Bum goes down the B bomb site.
Seemingly surprises Bait because 3 players went down the bench.
I've been throwing that set outside squeaky. We commented upon it every round.
This time they actually utilize it through its full potential.
Look how much useful they still have for ramps.
So they've completely blocked off that primary zone from being effective.
Exorcism of timing. Never mind.
Still snaps onto Captain Kirk, a Jocko.
He is alive and kicking on this server now.
Two versus three, smoke on double, that's blocked off.
Oh, fails, but Jocko! I said he was alive!
And most certainly he is on this server.
now landing so many crucial kills in back-to-back rounds as red on the trigger and blood on his mind.
Where was this Joker in for the first 10 rounds? Playing one-handed or something.
Now he's on the server. Colossal kills from Joker. Another massive blunder from Bait.
They're comms are a disaster. I'm I'll just call them out
It's the only explanation for them in the rounds here. There's on the rounds the end on dust who they must be so hectic
Nobody is on the same page
Somebody needs to just you know calm the yeah down
Calm down. I believe you just said Joker. Were you playing with one hand?
I'm taking away from all whatever that you just said
Nine rounds
Sorry
He's raring npl
Oh, no.
He, that's a, that's a GG desk broken moment.
We've already had one desk broken.
That's right today.
How about a second? Make it a third.
Because Hedrick misses a sitter.
Vent rotation's been heard.
However, look, the masses are in lobby.
Alex, what?
You're a criminal.
You've gone away with murder there.
But as I mentioned, they don't expect
for the three players to still be in lobby.
Alex is out of position. Yes, he's got those two kills, but it's left now. There's a bomb site vacant
He's gonna make his presence known
Secret with that Molotov a cent you're currently blocked from the retake last round the half and 3d max
They've clawed their way back in a fifth would be the cherry on the cake
Sent you well
They've left lucky one versus two. Oh dear
Here, three versus two retakes, sorry two versus three and 3D max, they throw away that opportunity, Bates redeemed themselves in the final round of potentially this final half winner of the next half goes through to Katowice and currently it's looking like Bates.
Welcome to the cold room and we are cooking. One after go, Winner goes to Katowice, Bates frankly could have been in for overhead on this map.
They still made it to 8.
T-side now to follow.
NPL has been on a tear and as the captain of this team
Potentially to victory will he be denied lots of missed shots here from the young Frenchman as
Ramp is overwhelmed with the Ukrainian forces streaming now through the ramp
Buffed a little bit by this jewelies from Lucky and look at this pin is pulled. We're going elsewhere
Where?
Make this third map contentious.
Playing angry.
Maybe so they should.
No bomb blast on the bait.
This one.
Destined for a very heavy eco, surely.
On dig, one PZ-15 on my shells to shout about.
Lucky has no head armour.
So they keep tabs on that one.
Hopefully two detriment.
I think I'm looking at Micah for this half.
Get the orb out.
Give us a dust 2s performance and just maybe.
We'll have some fight components.
This round sets the tone for the half.
Bates have laid the foundations for success.
They've taken the advantage on the CETA side.
Sure they could have got more.
Even 8 was actually pretty hard 4-4.
Is it all for nothing?
When they secure the victory, not just in the series, but the whole close pull-up
by making it through is the first team to Katavica.
I'm sending 3D Max to Ruling, but they're gonna have to play Saw tomorrow, which is not an easy opponent.
MPL is so much space.
Fast-forwarding this place.
Bobby Crunch. Does not work.
Keep throwing men into the fray. No kills found! It is a white wash!
Lam's slaughter. You know the analogy.
Disaster stations for 3D Max.
3D Max have opened up the door for baits.
And it's a can of worms on the other side.
I said that round sets the tone for the half.
And Alan, I think I've got my answer.
Not only does MPL, as you were mentioning,
get a excruciating amount of space outside,
which they didn't know about.
So that means you can just do it again.
But they go flawless.
Senthil and Alex the two younger players
By experience that's already a by experience on this team
Don't even miss a beat. They shred through 3D max the French he's sprawling
So they might have to start prepping
Because the Portuguese I think they're waiting in the wings for the French he's now
2m 4s 2 foot 2 MP 9s and a 5-7
It's not great, is it?
No sir.
Lose this.
Eco one.
11 for bait.
And we were thinking about focusing on the here and now.
And they don't have a lot of the utility posture with either.
They need to save these smokes.
Save them for re-smokes on the squeaky.
The trick disperses the cross smokes.
Lucky's dropped.
Come off the lower side of the map.
He's actually clearing Vent a bit, so he's somewhat scared it could be an event dive, but uh...
Now I can convey that information to his teammates.
I don't need to bring any more forces lower.
It certainly feels like bait a posturing for an inner hit.
Top-up Molly ready to go.
Got no more smokes.
We're relying on good path and good flashes.
And our buddy system.
All-important players now out of Squeaky Hut 2.
This is plenty of tees in the vicinity, three headshots in three seconds.
It's gonna be round for bait surely.
I'm almost stunned 3D Maxi even putting these guns near the sides because they're all they're gonna have in the following.
I think maybe scare that he could die to the bomb explosion
Okay, so Mac is gonna have the
Luxury of an M4
There's a fully co for 3d max
Mac has not been
The same Maca I was on dust to the Maca jumping no scope
The Maca who got a 4k to send us to nuke
sitting 7 to 12 and a very unenthusiastic T side has led us to a position where they
are up against an eco, they're looking to go 11-6 up and then be 2 rounds away from
Katavisa. They've looked like a better team on a lot of occasions in this series. I think
you said it, they probably should have won Dust 2. They get sent onto Nuke, I mentioned
they were probably quite happy it was nuke and that theme staying true.
Still though I'm not forgetting how Dusty ended. They were pellet-plusted so I've
been watching around like this and saying it's so important that we stay
calm and we stay on the same page and we stay well grouped and even if we go
into a stack we're gonna retain our composure. One dink is through into the
Lions then go bait
Fortunately trades are on point just need to a sale maca
PM4 and
What's the choice to devoid him at the ball man perhaps?
Luckily for me captain cousin comes out swinging in that he just heads on a swivel
pirate running in just
Impalred
Is this patience for baits or is this over complication doesn't matter
Mac is saving on 10. He's on 20 HP. I think they should just keep this simple plan and then join the hunt
like
When in a in a series where forget map one map to him free
Maybe not free. Yeah, but certainly end of dust too. They had a lot of small mistakes
it's just like
Get the simple stuff right play the simplest band of Counter Strike you can
You're discarding map one you also got to remember if 30 matches 10 9 up at one stage after like an 8-2 lead or some of that from bait
So those silly mistakes have been very much
prone
to be coming in over this series
Even though they won ancient still like 13 to 10 I got hella close when it never should have and
There's definitely a scare that could happen now
This next gun round remixes for all the marbles. Luckily it's not a single elimination, they're
really lucky that they have two spots going through to Katowice. A bit less lucky though,
they have to face Saw tomorrow if they do fall here. That's unideal to say the least.
This has to work! Now the way around it, graffiti opens up.
It's a good start.
Kills Alex too.
He's been a pretty heavy hitter in this entire tournament, but particularly on the games
of Nuke.
So good opener.
Look a little bit rattled, debate, whatever their plan was, is rebuffed, they're going
to re-align.
I want to go for a couple of smokes stills.
They can cross Alta.
Here we come.
Lucky has a grenade, so he can definitely throw a spanner in the works here.
You can see Gravitis come in to assist.
What?
Oh my god, they don't see anyone.
And that Nade comes in when Lucky's reloading.
Unbelievable!
Oh my god.
Okay, that's the first bit of information that Martoff does a player outside.
I actually wish there was no Molly.
Like, they didn't know it.
They almost don't even have thought that's what it was.
Also, what was that Molly for?
Like, where's that go?
There we come.
We're speeding up now.
Here's all of those first steps.
Steps full pack.
Jocko.
Not able to get two.
Macca gets one.
However, numbers still in favor of the 3D Max.
Captain Conker has sent the old tag.
Scruciatingly low.
Combination of 35 HP between those two players.
Bomb.
You do not get planted.
I was going to say just about plant, but not today.
Money isn't really an issue.
This is going to actually be nice, but it doesn't matter.
Oh, they actually are going to get the bomb down.
okay no this they do okay what a weird round i'm sure i'm trying to bait you for that bomb
plant i had no idea when that bomb if it was gonna go down well if you're 3d max one round at a time
we know how quickly these leads that have our sort of can slip
yeah keep your eyes on the prize pull by an alpha plate bomb plant is a value
you can see that value a little bit further down the line but bosses the
bank a little bit more and what is the cool MPL
On a quarter of a man early
Graffiti he had like five kills going into that last round
He's playing like he's on 30 and I love it. Give me that confidence. It's ruined
MPL sweating bullets around that smoke
There was one kill in the mixture that actually came out towards Jocko pushing roughly ramp. Oh, they're wrapping me
Exorcise here's all of this
Captain Kirk can't trade 3d max
Surviving and it's not by the skin of their teeth. They're surviving with conviction
second pause comes in for bait
They have money, but it's running low. Quick discussion. No doubt the first point in that
discussion is guys, why are we playing for a 5 after 10 seconds? Let's stop, make a change.
3D Max and one gun round from making this a match. Winner goes to Kato. Loser plays
the best even in the tournament tomorrow. Losers probably not going to do that. Simple as that.
Yeah, I think that's a very logical thought process. Okay, eight haven't lost anyone.
This is better than the last two rounds combined. Losing players early on is the worst thing
possible for a two-side. It just, it just stints whatever you have planned.
So at least now all five players alive past the 1 minute and 30 seconds mark.
Faking some utility towards A and Alex gets a kill.
Dr. I himself an off angle on Ram does superb to get a double there.
Rotations flowing. Already two players down towards the B bomb site.
Graffiti opens up that door.
He wishes he had it. It was hell on the other side.
MacaToolsDouble will succeed and they are giving him all the kills at two versus three and 3d max are clawing their way back in I
Can't believe joker got to
Sensational Maca behind the molly does God's work and now this is game on
Absolutely eco to follow for bait
3d max do look more composed
They are the much more experienced team
All of these players have been around for a long time.
I think they're starting to show fate in some ways of their own worst enemies.
Two maps now, they've got to the final hurdles.
And those final hurdles seem to be 20 foot high because they just can't get over them.
I'll fight this round.
They're getting out.
Can they keep playing?
They are getting out.
Oh no!
You cannot be serious!
Hedtrick almost smites Makka through the smoke, lucky to not be taken down there.
Jocko rotates in from ramp into 3 vs 33.
Makka still be winning this and Makka no respect.
He does not care about anything right now.
He is swinging for the fences and he's swinging for glory.
Captain Karko, he's already got two kills.
Up for the 1 vs 2, there's the first headshot, sharp.
Jocko with a smoke.
Put it down onto the bomb.
Captain Karka you're kidding me there were tech nines players didn't have armor and a 1 versus 2 with 4 HP
Hurt fate on map and series Katowice appoints
Destiny, 3D Max, how's it not them that takes the pause?
Maybe they will, showing it behind this one
A near or unloosable situation
the end. It's a great
situation. Requires missed
shots at the end. Cast a
silhouette around Captain
Kirk's got. As he's emerged as
the hero on this map. Everybody's
had their moments during this
qualifier. There is that
portion, 3D Max. As they are
going to discuss what can they
do with this by two pauses.
So a pause from Bates. Yeah,
to calm down the finder resolve figure out what in God's name are they gonna do
with a 5-7 for mass MP9 2M4s no kit as well that's a really important factor
the bomb goes down that just could be it one round to go baby three chances
90 out, saw her to the lower bracket, 3D max, up next to the strongest contender.
They had their chances on map too, but it will be forgiven. Nobody cares how you made it, as long as you make the tournament.
They can taste it. So close now. So close.
The feety being on a 5-7 playing door is maybe worse thing you could possibly imagine.
His openness of being crucial.
He ain't getting that one on a 5-7.
Also, a minute on the clock.
No smokes.
Remax have just used their last mollo.
They've got two nades and a flash, oh no, excuse me, the mollo got passed around
so it is still around.
on Macca. Lucky is gonna use what seems to be their final HG, tries to throw it in the
smoke. We've been touching distance away from knocking MPL out of the round, but
Graffiti, I've been pretty strong. Did he seriously just push hard?
He just pushed hard. Two players pushed hard. They lost outside, they transitioned
towards Lobby. All the information is in the quarter three, Max. Players
He is flocking to use this B bomb site, Maca though, one of his M4s unsuccessful, Jocko
eliminated, Graffiti, oh this guy, he's done everything for 3D max on their CT side, he
started off the round with a 5-7 and he just got three more kills with an AK, Captain
Kerker, he's already crushed up once but not today, we continue, inject it into
my veins because this game is amazing we're about to get it again two rounds left in regulation
nothing's uncertain everything's on the cards every clutch is doable money is is borderline
to put it mildly for this t-side two four loss bonus and i think we're shaping up for a half by
we know they're dangerous on these rounds they've already won one they're so
dangerous pop hey there's 3d max they've actually played really poorly when
actually a cat on the A bomb site graffiti plays Tetris and the one
players plays on the default position that has happened twice for 3d max and
they've lost both times one was obviously that tech 9 round previously
instead they're gonna try to go towards that and oh it almost works yep it
definitely works Maca tries to swoop in but he's way too late Joker's
already fallen an opening kill for bait and it's given space for Captain
Kirk to work on the extremities unfortunately not able to silence the
player on default maca he's he's running around everywhere this man's got a
motor on his legs he's now snuck towards into second vent but that will be his
downfall exorcise has to go nuclear he's all by himself rotations are
nowhere to be seen and one is simply not good enough lucky is in vent
Lucky comes up fence for free. That's really important and now gravity and lucky can play together
Oh bad Molly misses Alex in a central stare at a heaven they double swing lucky
However graffiti lines them up. He's got a kit NPLs
Gonna P 250 he's coming from heaven. He doesn't seem to be in the pitch of a graffiti
Oh MPLs one graffiti is non-the wiser a P 250 is what sends bait to
they have found solace in
victory and they go through
first in this close qualifier.
Deserved. Thank you,
champions. Claiming that first
to two spots and.
One thing isn't it on the
pistols. They couldn't win it.
It couldn't win a gun round for
the life of them in the last
10 rounds, but it doesn't seem
will be between 3D max and a sore for that final spot. Um, I guess commiserations somewhat
to 3D max in this series. It was a tremendous try. They held themselves in a number of rounds
or they never should have stood a chance. Um, but fundamentally these bait players,
they're skilled to a level that you know, few teams are in there and they're sort
of vicinity.
If you're 3d max you are not going to sleep well tonight
Like you had new and you lose to the low buys twice in the space of three rounds
that is
Kind of unacceptable from a team that is vying for what like pop 20 really see I guess
Who's are the rounds that like it's silly and I think that sign that
Separates like good and great is cleaning up those smaller rounds post plans retakes, whatever and yeah
losing to a P 250. The final kill coming through from a P 250 is poetic.
What day it's been. That's a long day of Counter-Strike. Bates though, they've qualified, they've made it through
one series to go. Saw 3D Max tomorrow, 3.30 in the afternoon for Central Europe.
That is going to be one hell of a game and if you're 3D Max, you've got to brush it off.
You've got to get a good rest. You've got to prep well for tomorrow because losing against Bait
puts you up against one of the best teams in the world at the moment. That is sore,
and they are hungry to reach another challenger event. That wraps it up for today,
but show up tomorrow because it's going to be a cracker. We'll see you then.