Huge upset! Gambit eliminated by Copenhagen Flames

At Snow Sweet Snow 2 four teams entered the tournament in the Quarter-Finals. Gambit, Sprout, Cloud9, and Ninjas in Pyjamas all got an invitation for the playoff stages, but none of them made it through.

The first team to leave the tournament was Sprout. Paired against HAVU, the Germans were steamrolled in two of the three maps, with the two former ENCE players Jani 'Aerial' Jussila and Sami 'xseveN' Laasanen in absolute top form.

In the second match of the day, Ninjas in Pyjamas could not bring down Michał 'snatchie' Rudzki, who was the big difference in the match for AGO. The Polish team took down the Swedes after three maps.

Cloud9 was the third team to be eliminated. The "Colossus" fell after a battle against the Russian team Winstrike. Again it was evident, that Cloud9 is missing a dedicated AWP'er on their team. Winstrike won after all three maps ended 16-10.

Lastly, it was time for the IEM Katowice winners from Gambit. In their first match since the huge triumph at Katowice, the Russian side faced Copenhagen Flames. The Danes were tipped as heavy underdogs, but it was quickly evident, that this was not going to be easy job for the Russians.

On Vertigo Gambit took the expected win, but it came very close in the end with a good last push from Flames. On Train, the roles were reversed. Here Copenhagen Flames steamrolled the Russians in the first half and managed to stay calm in the second to claim the second map.

Overpass was left as the decider. Again Copenhagen Flames came out firing and took the first half with 10-5. In the second half, the Danes completely outplayed the Russians and took home one of this year's most surprising victories by 16-10.

Today's results:

Sprout - HAVU 1-2
NIP - AGO 1-2
Cloud9 - Winstrike 1-2
Gambit - Copenhagen Flames 1-2

Copenhagen Flames advance to the Semi-Finals, which will be played Wednesday.

12.00: HAVU - Winstrike

15.00: Copenhagen Flames - AGO