What could have been a major catastrophe and an early exit for the superstars from Vitality, were avoided this Wednesday evening by Dan “apEX” Madesclaire and his troops through a confident 2-0 victory over Grayhound.
Going into the match, the number one team in the world had positioned themselves with their backs against the wall in a fierce elimination bracket after falling short against both Outsiders and GamerLegion respectively.’
Grayhound after upsetting Cloud9: F*ck your pick’ems!
But today on the stage in the Riocentro arena, Vitality looked much more like the well-oiled machine which won them ESL Pro League last month. Especially a player like Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen stepped up to the plate, with the veteran presenting a dominant level in Vitality’s 16-6 first map victory on Inferno.
Grayhound, the Oceanic hope at IEM Rio, were a bit more competitive on the second map of Mirage where they managed to scrap up a bunch of round wins on CT-side and even more on the offensive side. However, in the end Vitality proved too strong for the underdogs and has therefore lost their shot to take up a place in the Legends Stage after losing 2-0 tonight.
Grayhound – Vitality 0-2 | IEM Rio Major Challengers Stage
6-16 (Inferno) | {cflag:DK} dupreeh – 1.63 Rating / 22-10 K-D / 101.1 ADR
12-16(Mirage) | {cflag:FR} ZywOo – 1.64 Rating / 29-17 K-D / 114.8 ADR
MVP: {cflag:FR} Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut – 1.56 Rating / 46-24 K-D / 102.9 ADR
