Imperial and Eternal Fire behind first upsets of Elimination Stage
The Brazilians took down Virtus.pro in convincing fashion, while Vitality fell short to Eternal Fire!
South America continues to celebrate the first CS2 Major in the best way possible! On Inferno, Imperial blew away Virtus.pro 13-6 in a very comfortable manner. Kaiky 'noway' Santos lived up to his name and denied VP any possibility of making a comeback during the match, where the Imperial rifler went 21-11 in K-D.
Virtus.pro looked uncomfortable throughout the match against the explosive playstyle from Imperial. The loss for Virtus.pro will put pressure on the CIS roster from the get-go in the tournament.
Eternal Fire managed to convert a great start in the match against the reigning Major Champions from Team Vitality to a stellar 13-10 win on Inferno. Dan "apEX" Madesclaire and his men struggled throughout the match to deliver impact besides Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut, who played at his usual top-tier level. But against İsmailсan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş even the BLAST.tv Paris Major winners had to accept defeat. The Turkish rifler delivered another impressive performance for the Turkish side.
The 0-1 bracket already looks dangerous with both Vitality and Virtus.pro in the mix!
