Astralis stuns Vitality in huge upset at BLAST Showdown!
The Danish dream of seeing Astralis at the Royal Arena is still alive!
In one of the biggest upsets in 2022, Astralis took down Team Vitality at BLAST Fall Showdown. The Danes are now ready for the Grand Final against either Heroic or Sangal.
The shenanigans started on Dust2, where Vitality felt comfortable closing the match after having won Astralis' map pick of Nuke. But a catastrophic T-side ruined the party for the French/Danish roster, who had to concede Dust2 9-16. It was an unlikely hero in Asger 'Farlig' Jensen, who got the job done for Astralis with a brilliant performance.
The match turned to Inferno, where a new Astralis player stole the show. Benjamin "blameF" Bremer drove his team to a commanding 12-3 lead at the break after a sick half as the Terrorists. blameF ended the first half with 24 kills, which was exactly the same amount as the rest of his four teammates combined!
Astralis held their nerves and won the match, which grants them access to the Grand Final on Sunday, where they will face the winner of Heroic vs Sangal for a ticket to BLAST Fall Finals at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen in November.
Astralis - Team Vitality 2-1 | BLAST Fall Showdown
12-16 (Dust2) | 
ZywOo – 1.65 Rating / 27–16 K-D / 100.9 ADR
16-9 (Dust2) | 
Farlig – 1.64 Rating / 23–12 K-D / 106.0 ADR
16-8 (Inferno) | blameF – 2.11 Rating / 30–12 K-D / 138.0 ADR
MVP: Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut - 1.55 rating
