Gambit remain undefeated in ESL Pro League!
Hobbit and company prevail against NAVI and take the series 2-1!
Gambit are now 3/0 in the Group C following a hard-fought victory over s1mple and company from NAVI. Hobbit continued his stellar form with a fantastic performance that helped his team wrap up the series on the decider of Overpass.
Dust2: 19-22 | electronic – 1.24 Rating – 85.1 ADR – 35-26 K/D
Mirage: 16-11 | Hobbit – 1.38 Rating – 93.7 ADR – 24-17 K/D
Overpass: 16-11 | Hobbit – 1.51 Rating – 92.8 ADR – 26-13 K/D
NAVI started off the series by stealing Gambit’s pick of Dust2 in overtime, closing out the map 19-22. Even though s1mple and company were sitting on a 10-15 lead, Gambit managed to string five rounds together to take the game into overtime which they unfortunately lost.
Hobbit and company bounced back on the second map of the series and took NAVI’s pick of Mirage despite getting a sluggish start. NAVI were on a 1-9 lead, before Gambit started to find their footing and grabbed the remaining rounds in the first half. They continued with the good form on CT-side where they only allowed s1mple and company to grab two rounds before closing out the map 16-11 and tying up the series 1-1.
Gambit secured the victory on the decider of Overpass where Hobbit led the charge for his team. The 26-year-old dropped 26 frags and won some key moments that helped the team secure the victory in the end. Hobbit wrapped up the series as the highest rated player with +18 K-D diff and 0.83 KPR.
MVP: Abay “Hobbit” Khasenov – 1.28 Rating – 90.2 ADR – 79-61 K/D
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