The org-less Frenchmen from DBL PONEY came into today’s match with a major upset victory in the bag, with a massive 2-0 win over their countrymen from Vitality. Despite a great showing, their strong form came to a halt against Astralis.
Alexandre ‘bodyy’ Pianaro and his troops came up short versus the Danish CS:GO titans, however, both Vertigo and Nuke ended up being two close and competitive maps between the two sides. The first map looked like an easy win for Astralis, after the Danes quickly presented a stellar 12-3 half-time score. Yet, DBL PONEY fought back hard and managed to set the score at 13-15 towards the end on Vertigo. The comeback was just not enough, as Astralis closed down the map 16-13.
On Astralis’ map pick on Nuke, Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander and company secured the win by displaying an outstanding 8-0 run on their T-side, which set up a likewise strong second half as the counter-terrorist. The 2-0 was inevitable, owing to Astralis just being levels above DBL PONEY, despite the strong and impressive fight by DBL PONEY.
Astralis – DBL PONEY (2-0) | Flashpoint 3
16-13 (Vertigo) | bubzkji – 1.37 Rating / 24-16 K-D / 97.2 ADR
16-13 (Nuke) | Magisk – 1.25 Rating / 21-16 K-D / 76.8 ADR
MVP of the series
Emil ”Magisk” Reif – 1.30 Rating / 47-33 K-D / 84.5 ADR
