Virtus.pro humiliated NIP in the end at IEM Summer
In what seemed to be a close match after the first map turned into a clear demonstration of powers on Overpass from Virtus.pro in the end.
The first map was played on the famous map Mirage, where most competitive games are being played.
It was a very even map, where NIP ended up taking the map win after winning 16-14.
In the first half, NIP got themselves a great start as the T side, where their offensive plays bulldozed through the CT defense from the Russian side, but then they came back in the game Virtus.pro and only lost the first half 8-7, after a great half by NIP.
Nip delivered again as the CT side, where they had troubles holding the A bombsite, but they managed to win 8-7 again in the second half, meaning that they won the map 16-14, but from here on the game had one team, and that team was Virtus.pro as NIP seemed to have disappeared from the game after Mirage.
Virtus.pro got themselves the perfect start at their map pick Inferno, they won 10-5 in the first half, and they were in full control of the game.
It was almost certain that the game would need a third and decisive map, but NIP fought on in the map, but they didn’t come any closer in the map against a strong Virtus.pro side, as both teams managed to win 6 rounds in the second half, and this was enough for Virtus.pro who won the map 16-11.
Therefore, a third and decisive map was needed and it was on Overpass, a map where there only was one team on the field.
It is not any day that we witness such a clear demonstration of powers on the professional scene, but the performance by Virtus.pro in the third map was outrageous and clearly near perfect.
After the first half, where Virtus.pro started as the CT side they were leading 14-1, a perfect CT side on the map.
The NIP offense didn’t have a chance against the perfect defensive strategy from the Russian roster.
The map was already decided if we shouldn’t see the biggest comeback in CS:GO history, but they fought bravely after being demolished in the first half, they managed to win themselves three round in the second half before losing two against Virtus.pro, which was enough for them.
Virtus.pro won 16-4 on Overpass.
NIP – Virtus.pro (1-2) | IEM Summer 2021
16-14 (Mirage) | 
hampus – 1.43 Rating / 26-16 K-D / 89.0 ADR
11-16 (Inferno) | 
SANJI– 1.61 Rating / 27-15 K-D / 102.1 ADR
4-16 (Overpass) | 
buster – 1.59 Rating / 19-7 K-D / 95.8 ADR
MVP: Timur ”buster” Tulepov – 1.29 Rating / 62-38 K-D / 81.6 ADR
