Vitality defeat FURIA 2-0

Vitality have had difficulties finding the same level of performance since their anchor player in “RpK” was benched and removed from the starting roster. However, they are starting to show signs of regaining their dominance and their Bo3-series victory against FURIA today was another example of exactly that. FURIA was by no means helpless against the side of Vitality, but it was clear that it was the French who wanted it the most. After an intense victory on Overpass, the French closed out the series with a phenomenal performance on Nuke. The 2-0 victory means that Vitality now advances to the upper bracket of the IEM Cologne 2021 main event.

The first map was the pick of the French Vitality and was chosen to be played on Overpass. With both teams having a decent win-rate on the map of Overpass it was clear that the first map of the series was going to be close and intense. It was FURIA to start the strongest on their CT-side and could walk to halftime at a narrow lead at the scoreline of 8-7. Despite the strong performance from FURIA in the first half, it was all Vitality in the second half. Having woken up and now ready to fight they rolled through the Brazilians of FURIA and left them with little chance to make a comeback attempt. Ultimately the French Vitality closed out Overpass at the scoreline of 16-10.

The second map of the Bo3-series took place on Nuke. The map was, of course, picked by FURIA, and looking at their recent results on the map it was clear as to why they wanted Nuke to be the second map of the series. Despite FURIA’s impressive win-rate on Nuke, however, it was the French of Vitality to come flying out of the gate. FURIA managed to stabilize and tie things up, however, ultimately it was Vitality to take home the victory at the scoreline of 16-14 and thereby also the 2-0 series victory.

Map 1 – Overpass

16-10 Vitality | ZywOo 1.43 Rating / 87.3 ADR / 26-15 K-D

Map 2 – Nuke

16-14 Vitality | KSCERATO 1.25 Rating / 98.8 ADR / 25-20 K-D

Highlight of the BO1-series

MVP

Richard "shox" Papillon| 1.21 Rating - 41-32 K/D - 80.2 ADR - 71.4% KAST

IEM Cologne 2021 update – Renegades vs Natus Vincere (1-2)

While Vitality proved a point against FURIA another interesting matchup took place at the IEM Cologne 2021 main event. The underdogs of Renegades took on the tall task of facing Natus Vincere and “s1mple” in a Bo3-series. The first map was to be played on Inferno and surprisingly it was Renegades to take home the victory at the scoreline of 16-10. The second map was Natus Vincere’s map pick and saw the Bo3-series heading to the map of Dust 2. On the second map, it became clear that Natus Vincere are on a different level than Renegades and without too much hassle they managed to take home Dust 2 at the scoreline of 16-6. The third and final map saw Natus Vincere continue their domination as they closed out Nuke and the series with a 16-4 victory.