Counter-Strike event<\/a>, with Astralis beating the Russian lineup 2-0. The series was held on Ancient and Mirage, where Cloud9 only got single-digit round totals on both maps.<\/p>\nAncient kicked off with Astralis in the lead; the team started with a 1vs3 clutch and held on to their advantage for the entire offensive half. By map half, Astralis had secured 12-round wins, which proved too much for Cloud9 to reel in. The Danish lineup won Ancient with a 16-8 scoreboard.<\/p>\n
While Mirage had the same outcome, Cloud9 started the map in the lead, racking up six rounds before the second half. They blew their chances of a decider on the third map after the map half, and Astralis once again won 16-8 and closed the series 2-0.<\/p>\n
Nicolai “\u2060device\u2060” Reedtz produced the highest rating on the map at 1.57 with a 94.1 ADR. Benjamin “blameF” Bremer was not far behind with 1.56 and a 91.0 ADR.<\/p>\n
Cloud9 players did not record a single positive rating, with Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov producing the highest rating of 0.99.<\/p>\n
Astralis is set to face off against ENCE in the group final to secure a direct passage to the IEM Dallas semi-final stage. The loser of the match will begin their run in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
With the loss, Cloud9 has dropped to the lower bracket and will play against Complexity on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Tuesday also saw 9Z’s elimination from the tournament following their 2-0 loss to OG. The South American team leaves the CS:GO tournament in 9th\u201312th place, while OG lives to fight another day.<\/p>\n
The series started on Ancient, which OG won 19-17 via the efforts of substitute player Iulian “regali” Harj\u0103u. The teams moved to Mirage, which OG also won, but this time due to the individual performance of Shahar “flameZ” Shushan.<\/p>\n
FlameZ recorded 31 kills and a 1.78 rating on Mirage, which helped his team win the map 16-12 and retain their place in the tournament. The player produced the highest rating for both maps at 1.33, with Regali in second place at 1.32.<\/p>\n
OG’s next match will be against MOUZ for a place in the IEM Dallas quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
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