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Here with Fallen, you don't need any introduction, and we're going to talk about...

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I was going to say one of your favorite maps.

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Is Overpass one of your favorite maps?

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Yeah, I would say so.

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I like Rippers a lot.

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Where does it fill in all time for you?

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After a train.

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It's been over a bus.

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I'll catch you on a train with you then.

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Well, we're on over a bus now.

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This is where, on the CT side, are you just letting the players call the openings based

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of the flow of the game once you get past the opening game plan.

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Yeah, so I would say that this role here for the rifle only, I think at least on CSGO,

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it was the position with the most opportunities for higher ratings on every single position in the

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game. So like the rifle in position is one that really can do a lot on the map and it gives you

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opportunities to be playing well and I would say that his job is literally to knowing how to play

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effectively in different areas. So there will be rounds where you want this rifle to be effective

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on this area, like he's gonna be aggressive, he's gonna have some plays.

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Sometimes there's two, sometimes there's three, even as far sometimes.

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Spiritually bring four players here, if they know the other things, I'm gonna play a big game.

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If he needs some options, being aggressive on fountain, aggressive on playground,

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I think that a secondary way of playing it is just really blocking the utility in the beginning of the round.

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He's gonna be trying to smoke here to make sure that they don't know what we're doing, right?

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Sometimes the smoke-motic combo is gonna be just for faking it, sometimes he's gonna be playing around it,

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so he's gonna be trying this a lot of times because then he cannot really read him.

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Because if you only throw this when you're going to use it, people are like, okay, he's coming, right?

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Sure.

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So he has his own game, and then I think there's a secondary game where they're going to pair up, for example on toilets,

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I'll propose rifle, or even on this part of the map.

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But I think that most of the time, it's all about this rifling understanding, which kind of pressure the other team wants to apply,

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and which kind of things that they can punish, for example.

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Okay.

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So for example, I think I know that Jakindar is going to be looking for what our opponents are doing when they go on A,

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he's gonna be trying to understand where he can have impact, where he can punish something.

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And then everything that's happening here, sometimes it's gonna bring Yuri back to A.

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So, the less aggressive they are, for example, if you go more like VP, old style, or Jame and Thamon playing super passive,

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and they don't really care that you're gonna come A, then you will normally have this Alper playing retake mode.

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The rifle is gonna take as much as it can, they're gonna throw a defensive smoke,

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and then you don't really need the retake guy to be much away,

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because they're playing so passive that they can play more 3B, you know?

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So, this rafting position when he's playing more passive or playing, for example, here,

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on long passive, it gives you indication from when this guy has to come up to A.

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Or sometimes you can also think like, I think they're going to take out this map and go back to B,

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so U is TAB, so we don't really have only two players on B, you know?

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Okay, let's say you're doing a more passive setup like this.

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Is this the type of thing that you are happy to turtle up across the map?

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Kind of like Nuke where you're giving a lot of map space.

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Or is this the type of thing we want in this scenario to have short control

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so that we can flank up connected behind?

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I personally think that the passive game on Overpass is more suitable,

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but there are teams, and I've seen, I think that on Tier 2, even more,

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they're much more challenging, right? They're going to be taking space,

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this duo is going to be taking short together, looking for kills.

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And I mean, it's great if we're catching the lurker off-guard and we're getting a 5v4,

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then of course it's worth it.

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But I also think that if the other team is playing on a high level,

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you're going to get punished a lot doing those things.

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And then that's where I think third-ling up is a little bit better.

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But eventually, I think the best case scenario, you know how to play both.

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But I think team should be playing passively first,

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because otherwise, you're not going to get there.

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No fundamentals if you don't have the passive stuff down.

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5v4, T-Side overpass.

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How confident are you in a round with them?

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Because it's still a very C-T-Side map.

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But off of one pick, are you like 70% of the time we should be converting that?

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Like what do you think?

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I know it's hard to put numbers on it, but...

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I would say that if you find this Q on the rifle, there's two ways the CTs can think.

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One of them is instantly rotating towards A and going for a three-man A defense where

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they're going to even push up stuff more or even gamble away, but that's going to

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be not played too much in my opinion anymore because the CTs already know that the pressure

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has been applied on A and they know that the T's know that you're rotating A. So sometimes

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people are just going to say, I'm going to solo with the LPA, you guys stay 3B, hope

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for them to go B. And then if you are trying to be smart as terrorists, I'm going to say,

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okay, they're coming towards A, let's go B. And then if you don't have the diligence or if you just

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think it's a normal round, if you go 5-3 on B, and then it's normal, the rifle kill on A

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doesn't really matter, right? If the players on B are playing well, if they get multi-kills, then

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the death on A doesn't really matter. So you know, it's not too easy to understand what's

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going to happen after this first kill. And I think short presence is important on this moment.

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So the same way that sometimes you are capturing some control over A, and you want to have

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have lockers, when I have long, on some situations you want to take a look on

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short, you want to make sure that you have it. I think nowadays on CS2 cities

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doesn't really stay here much because the positions that you can stay here are

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not too strong anymore. Back on the days you could stay on top of this way if you

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were watching Monster, you could call this a 3-position. This position is not so great anymore on this game

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because of the high of the... Really? Okay. Yeah, it's not as good as it was before.

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So you know nowadays I'm still checking for this short area to give me more

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There are reasons to go B or open up the map, but I feel like it's already giving it up to you anyway.

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But still I think it's crucial for you as T. Okay, I got a Q on A, I open up short again,

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so they have to be scared of B, and then you can think of end game.

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And then it's pretty much like all the other maps and all these gambling decisions that the cities can take,

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but yeah, overpass. If you can't really do much of fakes or so,

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I don't feel like this map is too great to be faking, go back faking, it's hard to play like that too.

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I feel like one of the things that is good for though is like the seesaw.

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So not like a full-on like let's throw in the aids and then we'll just rotate B because

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they're obviously going to beat you on rotation.

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But it's just about like putting the pressure and then taking space, putting the pressure

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and taking space because like if you do have all control, short control and bathrooms on

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the T side.

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Yes, they have your shorts on this too.

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It's great.

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They have everything you want.

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Yeah.

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So like you can, as you're pressuring A, you can have a guy searching short to either catch

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rotations or see if the site's empty, right? That's one of the things in the modern game

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that Super Key is your lurks knowing when to be active enough.

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Yeah, there's very micro decisions that micro timings, micro understandings where

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they might have gone for a 3A, have to check it, and it's worth to go for this 1v1 or 2v1.

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But yeah, we have a word in your team that we call Pinocchio.

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Pinocchio?

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Yeah, and basically we're trying to sell a lie, you know?

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Okay.

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If we kill this guy away, and I know that there's a chance they can go be retained to A,

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sometimes I'm going to tell the A players we're closer to Pinocchio A,

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so they understand like I have to apply a little bit more pressure, however I can,

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in order for them to be a little bit more convinced that it's A,

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and then this is the micro timing for the replayers, you know.

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They are doing the lie, they're selling the lie on the other side,

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and then the lurkers have to capitalize, okay, this is all they can do, you know.

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So they're going to communicate that I'm done, like this is all I can do,

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and then they don't have this opportunity to be going for those kills.

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It's an important keyword.

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Interesting.

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That's what I find out.

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Yeah, okay.

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Well, cool.

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Thank you for giving us some of your thoughts on other bugs.

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That's it.

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The good maps.

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Hard to play on Pugs though, but it's a good map, comparatively.

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Yeah, just don't play it on Pugs.

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It's hard for myself.

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It's hard.

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I'm not sure if you can hear me.

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I'm not sure.

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I'm not sure.

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I'm not sure.

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I'm not sure.

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Like in Rio, it's truly well and alive.

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And we have just witnessed something magnificent

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in the marvelous city of Rio de Janeiro.

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First blood, two with the pistol and the kit and the gun.

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So the man's up, down the middle.

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Oh, my goodness, George, he's hiding behind the wall.

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He got pulled from the knife.

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Three on three, cold-series and some thieves.

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Oh, my God.

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Three shots to the face.

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I told you, that's what he said.

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Oh, my goodness, he actually hit the ground.

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Oh, my God.

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I can't believe that.

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Whose first steps shut down, OG need the prawn. Thanks for what you've paid.

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He's gone for it. I will take the risk.

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No!

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He doesn't have a chance to escape.

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So he hits his A.

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Oh, that finds too high.

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I know!

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Play with the fame.

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Be more...

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Oh!

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Shatters Cloud 9 with one magazine.

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It's the ace as well.

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Oh, it's not left!

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Leaping one tap, nonsense!

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Oh, heck!

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Oh, man!

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Accidary slaps him out of the serve of the shot!

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Two ball!

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Out of ammo, this is for a little closer.

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But maybe you ever need to train!

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Oh, man!

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And that's a quick turn!

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Wonderful one!

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Need another!

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Out of ammo!

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Out of ammo!

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Now he's on the ball now, Molly.

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I think it's the plate, it's the plate.

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The best thing to do is get the game over and over again!

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What the hell about it? They've done it!

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He can't get any of them!

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He nearly dies right then and there.

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And they know if he comes slower down, he has to keep rolling.

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They can either let him survive if they want it or want to shot. One more would be great.

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Find him!

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No way!

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It's been an uneven fight still by Talik. He's doing everything they can.

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Side-woo!

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3!

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They're close!

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And now they're gonna win the fights and while Snappy's still doing it...

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Oh, I got him now!

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That's a blast, ready for it!

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This is the opportunity, but won't make the same mistake again!

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Fuck his time!

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Belize!

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He can really beat Fanatic's hero, Giga!

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Wow, what a headshot!

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He has the hole, that's exposed, and Giga can play the time!

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Has a Q-comber, and he gets the clutch!

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Outsiders up to 50, Giga to come up clutch!

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Fanatic need this round, Giga's the one to deny!

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They can get more!

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And more for them!

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Outside is called upon to reason for some magic!

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It enters inside the site, holds it up!

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Oh! They get murdered if I help it!

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The kill, we've got this pushing, we've got smoke, we've got cover, we've also got a heart in a ball!

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There he is!

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Well, you better check your corners, Dexter!

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Yet again survives!

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He does it every time!

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Dexter!

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He finds another no more!

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Wow!

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Nine!

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To the future sound, all of you happy?

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If you're a 1-1, I'm going to have to stop!

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Now you can take him down!

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In the case of Ron, we've got him doing a little...

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Oh!

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That's some die-up.

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Now we get into the 1v1 bit,

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versus Grop,

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from on the other side of that jump.

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Oh, and now for the shot.

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It's the Narvin's resources, you're restricting them now.

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Oh, it's going to hold your arms for the mountain.

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Making that money, baby.

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You're looking to save right about now.

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Simple dead bit,

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Biff on up onto and it's off with a huge run.

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Now you might need to multi-kill Biff, throw themselves out of route,

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the corner, and you can predestimate the wrong position.

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Felsen going off, the drops are relenting, he just won't give up.

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Oh!

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They've done it!

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They're going into the semifinals!

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This is completely unexplored territory for all five members of maps.

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Outside is given an inch they will absolutely take a mile.

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Norbert is absolutely ready on the other side.

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A great triple spray down.

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Tosh is still here.

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He's going to get that and through the smoke.

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He finds Norbert and then cut the one.

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He probably feels that his presence in the B-bomb site, but the clutch is on.

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If we try to put some pressure, he's looking close for it, and picks up a...

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Oh no! How does this world...

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...dave?

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Prost is ready, and that Glock is doing tremendous damage.

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It's probably the end of the retake, and it's one versus two now.

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And he's playing his own with an angle to the italic session.

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If they peek him again, Prost is on the other side!

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Come on, family! We will steal the game from them!

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Counter-Strike has traveled the world and today is a day for Brazil.

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One match away from the grand final matchup, no one saw coming.

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But this victory will not come easy.

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Baroic, the capacity to make their own and break hearts simultaneously.

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Takes the case of Arto, holds down his trigger, and drops two.

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Can't they get that one now?

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He's missed his chance and the offer still hits it as the ball pops in!

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I don't believe it!

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K-Soronto catches him on the edge of it!

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Oh no!

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This round has to be defeated!

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It's over!

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16-6!

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And now the fighter tanker is K-Soronto again denies!

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Last to find!

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Your body's dropping and now he gets two-three!

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Oh my goodness! God damn, that was close to ridiculous!

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Out the door, Dutton Uri, big front back out of shush.

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Can the 1v3 manifest?

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And that's a turn for the house!

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Gosh, outstanding!

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One of the Urians, separated from the play!

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Ah!

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Kadeon 5-3!

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He'll take it by force.

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Heroic are off to the Grand Finals of IEM Rio 2022.

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The Grand Final, the starts on Mirage. These two squads, both greater than the sum of their parts,

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bear that full bruling for a major title. We've got the honour of telling you the story as it unfolds,

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No one knows where this one goes.

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Chaddler's going to be a whole lot of fun.

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I'll be fucking dead!

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I'll be fucking dead, fuck!

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Kadeon, about to make a lot of impact on this rush.

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They're throwing bodies into the B-side, and Kadeon's just slapping them away.

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Pasty must keep toes, get out!

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Flanking the flankers who flanked.

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Javi, how's he going to get up?

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Buster!

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Javi!

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The impact!

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Is he dead?

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He's dead again.

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He's holding it, holding it, he doesn't, he doesn't expect it, but he's rising!

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What a round, Yabi!

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Friends, we'll find the bomb here.

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Yeah, that's big from Tess S, round defining.

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Sniper out!

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Ah!

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Oh no!

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Head kicker!

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As soon as you cross into his line-up.

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And this last map, highly competitive, as a grand final should be.

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I can't wait to crown a champion later today.

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It's been four!

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He may have spotted the flag, Yabi delivers.

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Oh!

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He's been wrapped all around for the map.

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In this grand final, easy, easy, letters are squeezed.

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His outside is up on the fast map.

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Heroic, crumble.

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This isn't like any other game.

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This is your opportunity to win a major grand final

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and join the elite.

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How well cut, this is the tippy top of our mountain ride, and this is every Counter-Strike player's dream.

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It's Math 2, baby. Grand finals, we crown a new champion today.

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Break through, maybe, about the SMG, yeah?

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Oh, Josh breaks into the site!

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A-ha, a little bit of host!

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And he smashed my flip!

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We'll jump to the infos, get this safely.

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Now, as he looks and the RB tries to play the game,

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James confirms they should have...

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...fucked it out!

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Outsiders will make you work for everything.

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You cannot relax.

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We're talking about ghost launch.

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You never know where James is going to be with the AWP,

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but he's up next to me. He's somewhere.

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Down to me, outstanding, six years.

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That's not a J.I.G. in this stream.

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They got the right pieces,

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and now they've got a piece for the trophy.

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With an 18 majors,

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55 names and scribes,

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and today we make it 60

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with an outside of victory.

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And crown your champions

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of I.M.Leon, 2022!

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Hello guys! Crazy summer right? What are you doing bro?

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Your brother?

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Couldn't go anywhere without people asking for pictures

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Yeah, same

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Wait, you guys have fans?

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First major win and I'm even more motivated

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I don't know what jail was talking about

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Same brother

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I'm not gonna lie, it feels like we can do no more.

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God bless.

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We unstoppable.

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So what do you guys think?

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No, no, no.

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Then.

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Then.

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Then.

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Then.

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The first time these two teams will be taken to this very stage, let's get it on!

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Yeah but watch this more because I was here and opened the door and Jack keeps on what's going on!

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I was- AHHHHH!

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That's a RIP will dig!

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Look at the damage!

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Destruction, hopes and dreams of a new man fading away in the last place.

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The game is not ready for this Crembo, makes it on the diffuse, on the diffuse Crembo!

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Same big flank cleanly, that's a quad kill in the round.

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Just as the Flash popped he finds an E-DALITY 8-Pixel Double!

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Deagle the Nade and now Zywin, oh he's getting that jump, comes down to half!

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Beautiful read of it.

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Skyward, he closes with style and vitality, securing it in turns.

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Just like that, they clap.

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Nothing to be happy with that one.

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Considering the form they found and stepping onto the stage,

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the individual seemed to wake in a word.

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Heroic versus Furia, it's so destined.

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Furia won the revenge versus the team who cut short their journey.

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Last time they were in Rio.

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This moment, here you know it.

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Guns get swapped around.

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What are you, the captain?

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Looks to try to get some work done.

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Yeah!

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Yeah!

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Yeah!

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Yeah!

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Yeah!

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Kadeon, the captain.

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Capable in the coach.

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One man ascending.

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Saves him behind him.

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Kadeon.

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Oh!

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And lead by example.

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What's up with Joey?

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He needs more.

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It's now just Yuri.

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What's up with Joe? He needs more. It's now just Yuri.

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They can get him to the state.

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But Yami puts his head out of the sharpened back of the Furia.

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Steal that pistol, Rao.

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Yami doesn't have to play in time.

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Stam, left in the crush, playing with the hearts, playing with the minds.

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Oh! But he can't take it!

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They're going to the semi-finals, they don't let Furia rise up and battle their demons.

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They become the big bad, they embody it in Rio de Janeiro.

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The last time Nabi walked out on this stage, they were left alone against the voices of

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thousands.

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But that changes now, right?

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They are the heroes against Heroic on their quest for vengeance in Rio de Janeiro.

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The fact is, you're just a fucking bee is closed!

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The church could be all the glory, they fight in every step of the way just for a pleasant suppression.

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FTL, I'm gonna do it alone!

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And what a round from the rookie!

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You know you got safe passage.

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What?

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What is going on?

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What a way to go into the team.

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Now these scramble bodies down into the B side.

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They've got to. They've got no other choice here.

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They're making plays in the 2B2.

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It's a big rise to the occasion.

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Resilient throughout.

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They've got to.

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They've got to. They've got to.

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They've got to. They've got to.

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They've got to. They've got to.

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They've got to. They've got to.

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Resilient throughout by the Heroic Squad to make this the map that it was.

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It's now just simple, some sort of massive play is going to be made.

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Heroic can feel this, one man left to stop them, and the Heroic Tide watches over Nabi!

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They wanted vengeance, and they now have the chance to get it.

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The quick headshot and start knocked, he killed again!

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Look at the aggression, Shearer was the deepest chopped and he's missed his first.

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Shot and flourish, it's Shearer to secure a cloud 9.

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Maybe Magisk has got it in him.

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Can he inject some...

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No!

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It's a direct set-up!

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Just by one, no one will take a disservice.

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You know of it!

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I can't believe that!

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So in the world!

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I just had enough of Junity.

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Pay the numbers.

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Hold on to that advantage.

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As long as you can and extend it.

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Great play in the end of the day.

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He's okay.

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It all comes out in the wash.

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It's nothing, it's running, delivers, nothing at all, isolated and overpassed!

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It's off the way!

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It's on policy!

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One versus four, I'm in 8-27, that's perfect!

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Shawty player, get out of the way!

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Oh, why?

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That's how on these jiggles, that's the first fight we've looked for, and that's just your night in the strength.

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It's time to bring the fight!

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In this gorgeous corner of the world today, we will bear witness to the beating heart

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of competition that every single fan of Counter-Strike lives for, a grand final

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with two teams of their peak, a grand final that feels too close to call.

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The sweet Counter-Strike adrenaline that we all love.

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Let's get into it, shall we?

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No second chances, it's Tywoo and Dupree!

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Now Church will play a piece on this B defense.

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Oh no, it's not exactly what Church wanted.

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Tywoo and Marcus get ready to defend and now lay down the pain.

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The gist lives for these days games.

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Down this beautiful switch, could be anywhere.

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Marci and Flanky are all about the pain.

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They're getting desperate right now, running smokes and running guns!

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But Kadeon poses the gap to one-two!

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WHOA! Kadeon with a phenomenal round and they're still clustering!

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But this guy wants the redemption of...

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Try to play out as they pitch with the bats.

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And they pitch under and lexing, but Miro can't make it go up!

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Fight them!

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You risk everything you've got, you need this round, you need this win.

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Oh, there's a gap. You see what?

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No!

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You bastards! There might be no time. There's no way!

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And this is vitality! Working it over the line!

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Sure! The Pyramids themselves!

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It is eternal! And vitality will overcome those demons!

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To start the run! The better the players carry them through!

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You're champions in IEM Rio!

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It's Team Vigil!

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Rafa, really making history. Absolutely phenomenal.

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And Ace is the champion of the Intel X-Train Master, the world final.

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Sturves to the left by NDC, he's gonna take this fight for three seconds left.

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Last two rounds, I don't think he's gonna stop it when we're free to see.

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And this is a boxing move, this is where he's got content with just a nexus kill.

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He woke up the back of them, she's gonna be hit again.

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And it's all done, a strong place.

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Unbelievable road with a full and shallow victory over Clash.

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And they did it again in the back of the house.

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It's all new.

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The

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The Intellixtree Masters Rio 2026 is brought to you by ESL in partnership with Intel,

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Acer Predator,

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Chex,

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and DHL.

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championship Sunday at the

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Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2026.

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Later today. The race for the gold

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bars is truly on as vitality

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take on spirit in that coveted

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grand final, not before

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Falcons face for year in our

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third fourth place decider where

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I'm going to go bother your

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kinder for a few words ahead of

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this series. You can welcome

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weekend for you guys, can you just tell me some of the emotions you've experienced?

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Yeah I mean honestly like in my I don't know like eight, ten years of career this

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was the craziest arena I've ever played in and honestly the guys were telling me

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like oh it's gonna be crazy, it's gonna be crazy. Well I was like well how crazy

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can it be? Yeah it can be very crazy, honestly yeah. Yeah we're just super

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grateful for even having this opportunity to play in front of such a crowd

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against such an opponent and honestly even though we lost we didn't feel

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necessarily that bad after after the loss because at least we put a fight and

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it was just details that kind of decided the outcome. Obviously it's a bittersweet

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moment right because this is the last time Fallen will be playing a tier one

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event in front of a home Brazilian crowd I just want to ask you we always talk

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about his impact upon the Brazilian scene and the wider scene as well how has

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you changed your career? This guy is probably one of the most heartwarming

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teammates I've ever played with. Not only a leader inside the server but also

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outside of the server. He's just like a great example of what the player

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should be. I feel like many people idolize him and look up to him and that's

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completely right because a career that Thon has had is something that people

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try for and many many of people cannot even reach the same highs as Fallon and

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the things he's done for for the game and for Brazil is honestly pushing them

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on legendary player lists of all time. 100% just one final question obviously

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going up against Falcons in this third place decider. What do you make of them

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and their trajectory at the moment? Yeah I mean we've been practicing a lot

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against them lately and we felt that they're very very very good and they

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beat Vitality in the group stage which honestly kind of it's a little bit

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surprising because all the rumors with the Karrigan thing and whatever but we

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know how good they can be and honestly we don't know the outcome of this

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match how it's gonna happen and everything we're just grateful for

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having this opportunity to play on the stage again and hopefully Falcons are

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and I enjoyed it a lot as well because I think even though everybody was against Vitality

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yesterday, I think for them it's also great and a cool experience.

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Thank you so much for your time, I wish you kind of good luck.

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Hey Damian, we're doing a little vibe check.

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Hi, how are you?

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I'm good, excited to play again.

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What is the mood in the team after that yesterday's loss?

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Obviously we have to talk about it a bit.

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Yeah, I mean, it's not the best we would have liked to win and play the final, of course, but today we have another chance and another chance to play in this arena in front of this good crowd, so we're excited to play again.

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This is exactly what I want to ask, because you're not playing only against Furia, five players on the server, you're playing against thousands of people in the arena. This is a lifetime experience, do you agree? Do you feel the boss?

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Yeah, of course. I mean, I've played in this arena once before and not against Furia, but even when Furia is not playing the games here are crazy, so I can imagine how it is when Furia is playing.

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And this crowd, I feel like they will want to make you give up, like after a slow start,

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after you lose a couple of rounds in a row, they will obviously boo you.

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What do you as a captain will do to not let that happen in Falcons?

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I think we just need to stay calm and be prepared mentally for this.

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It's gonna be a hard game, I think Furiya is a good team and of course the crowd is gonna help them a lot.

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So it's just about, as you said, not giving up, staying calm and just keep doing what you're doing.

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Let's do that always lovely to talk to you and good luck see you on the stage

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I know it's boring to have to play in the past, after losing,

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but for us it's a new opportunity to see our pure in the field.

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So I ask you to receive the palm trees,

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those who have an ancient history of duel against us,

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with you, the team of Falcons!

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and

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Receive all the love of the world, our FURIA!

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I'm going to ask, who's here for the Falcon's team?

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Who's here for the Furia's team?

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Who's here cheering for the Murya team?

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I want to see the girl who's having a lot of fun.

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So let's start the show. Let's kick off the show.

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Without a doubt, the most important third place to SIDY yet, Furia still on home soil

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and still with one more swing on this very stage.

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Up against the Falcons, on their last dance as well,

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it's not just fallen, it's a final outing in Rio de Janeiro.

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The Falcons on the edge of Barasta change, so it's rumored.

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And still with something to prove, I think, here on this very stage.

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Won't be easy, uphill battle, Falcons have the crowd,

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cheering for them in their last matchup.

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But today, it's very clear.

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Furia, home favorites, more to do,

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and still looking for their second win since 2022 against Narvi.

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Dan, you know, while we're talking of kind of the first

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for a squad like Vitality in the final,

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the idea that they could be the first team to win

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back-to-back grandstands, this is a series kind of all

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about lasts.

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Hickshand last outing. You see them hyping him up trying to have him switched on full focus.

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Heading into this third place decider.

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They really did feel like, you know, Bucharest all over again for the Falcons in the sense

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of the performers were getting out of Kickshand in that group stage, right? Going out with

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an absolute bang, a wallop against Vitality to put Falcons in that semi-final. Great to

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The C-Kick's hand putting himself on the map.

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But here in Brazil,

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fallen, unfinished business

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would certainly be nice to end on somewhat of a high

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after falling short yesterday against the world's best.

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Yeah, I think it's kind of nice to have fallen always to dress to get directly.

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So in this third place decided, it's where a lot of teams just never want to find themselves.

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but this one today is all about going out there,

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ending on a high, playing some good CS.

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So that will be the goal.

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But now one of these lame duck third place deciders,

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both squads want the victory.

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You know what's exciting, right?

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I want to talk about the veto.

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That's got Furia picking into Dust 2 today.

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Yeah.

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Right, they floated against Vitality.

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We thought that was ballsy.

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We thought that was crazy.

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Angel was one thing,

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but willing to take on Vitality 44 and 4,

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well, that was something else.

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So, picking it against the Falcons, making more sense.

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It's a map we've seen Falcons have struggles on,

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but it still shows that Fury have something in store.

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And I'm looking forward to seeing what that's gonna be.

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If you're confident enough to play it against the Undisputed,

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then what can you do against the Falcons today?

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Mirage map two, Nuke decider, found to be a fanger,

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potentially all three.

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Yeah, the fans of these maps have been eating very well across all of Rio, right?

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This has been a consistent map haul that you've had in these playoff games.

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And third place decided, no exception, to that rule.

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Couple of players worth keeping an eye on as we go into this one.

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Mododoy would love to feel like he's turned it around from these slow performance in that semi.

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The idea going out with something here at the end of a falling's tale in Rio.

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And so hey, pressure's off for everybody.

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Let's just have fun.

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T side start here for Furia.

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Plenty of grenades.

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And Falcons all the same, double jewelies.

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Careful Kiyosuke.

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These tunnels have eyes so please be able to get the spot off.

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There's a risk at all on that push.

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What can I commit to being here for Furia?

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A lot of guys out through the lower tunnels have the utility launched into one as long

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as they don't lose Yuri.

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Maybe at least stemmed this catagression, beating it back.

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It's out kick-sand trying to take next contact out through middle.

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He's got Tesses here alongside him.

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Header for Tesses and he walks that CT smoke from coming down behind Brazil.

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It's kind of ruffled furious feathers here. I like the call. It's given them so many options to change their mind and go back, but...

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I mean, your kinder walks out long with his knife in hand, knowing his position is clear.

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Tessa's back in the bombsite, still with some utility.

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In 40 seconds for Furia to make up their mind, well, that will be decided with the entry in middle.

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They can meet your kinder here.

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Test this, there's no idea you kind of crept in.

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Oh good, turn around and deal with him, but won't get any more exciting than that, it's Furia.

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Starting things off with a bang, a big 3k out of K Serato.

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Kicks sand, surely not.

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Well, no saving here.

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It's going to 1v3, I think it's always tempting.

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Just go for it, we've got nothing to save, we've got nothing to lose in a 1v2.

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Come on Kicks sand.

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Another cat.

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Found the first, but can't quite convert in case Serato bought kills in the pistol here for Curia.

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I really like what they were doing there. They left so many options open. They had two sets of utility.

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They played it nice and slow, reactive, tried to find out the stack, and then you came to find the gap

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and I just sent them perfectly into an ace plate. Tess has did all he could really in that position.

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but here we are, quick trade and on the board early.

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Give the force from Balkans, scout from Odyssey.

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If the falcons you're really hoping the fury just waltz in to this A-Stack, you're done

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for this force.

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in the early gamble.

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Oh, he got out.

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That's a lot fewer you take the bait.

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Sarato still has all this room.

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Oh, it doesn't look like it.

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It's like he dropped down into CT.

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That's up close with the 5-7.

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Spot on Niko.

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Look at him up close.

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This D-Gull never gets going.

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He gets past it, one man left for the B-hold, it kicks in and he is on it, borrowed time,

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wrapped through middle, forward and we'll find it.

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Bomb dropped back here in middle, how many things were you?

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Your kinder doesn't seem to think so.

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Some fooling's going to grab that bomb, look to get out of there, oh my god, nice shot from

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Odyssey.

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Didn't even see the scope.

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Careful, don't give him anything here.

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Falling is low on that B bomb site, but right above is Yuri, and as much as he goes searching for an upgrade, he can just drop it.

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Simply done here for Furia.

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A little bit messy at the end, but no cause for concern.

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It's going to be an eco here for Palkans.

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His tempting is three kills might be for a buy. It's ET dust too.

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way conservative. Get those guns out, and AWP for Monacy, who is without a doubt in a standout player,

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number one rated of this event, even after the struggle that was that semifinal against Spirit.

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Hasn't knocked him off his perch. Had a great group stage.

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Oh dear. Not the star you were hoping for, Nico. One deeg through the long smoke.

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And that deagle still has a bit more to say.

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It's going to give rise to the mid to B. That's where this boost hopes to change things.

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At their minimum, it's stopped the spillover from Furia.

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You know they're not out, Moledoy ready for the boost.

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Oh, it's a painful round right now.

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Still on a b-side kick, so Flash dodges a good reaction.

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Yuri's gonna essentially whip around from position unless something goes astray.

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Fallone just trying to survive in the middle, but low health on two of these players.

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that kill for Yuri should have sealed this all and refuses to give them a way

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back in and Tessa's on higher health takes the gun I'm just gonna be through

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this Molly Yuri looks inquisitive but not wanting to throw away this three

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round here

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here we are converting three zero stars

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Okay, a couple of kills coming through there right at the end of the round, it won't matter,

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there's no time left.

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It ends up being expensive for Fury, considering Falcet's come into it with no investment.

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Outside of a couple of flashes, a deagle.

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You'll take that, you save an AK, everyone for Fury, it dies.

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Now your guns get to come out testers, even with that saved AK could cause some problems for Puria.

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Really good rounds, I mean, you know, to get impact for Falcons in terms of removing guns.

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That's five kills and three kills in their eco rounds.

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So, Puria, right.

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Can Falcons break their money in this first gun, set themselves off very well?

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Molo-Doi's AWP is in play.

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If Puria will have nothing if they lose this one.

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He's really giving themselves a shot of controlling the early game.

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Furia with a gap found of Niko.

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This is so early, he's just put gun on.

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But I don't think he's truly ready.

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You get the wide out mid, mid to be smoke comes down.

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They could just speed up if they want.

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But Furia choose to pull it back.

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Niko found as a rotating rifle, maybe scared of 2B right now and they would be right.

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right.

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Back rolling right now out of fury at

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Tessay's back stab closing in.

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Holodoy would be on the chopping block here.

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Feels like Tessay's missed that timing and so

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Holodoy gets a chance to fire on the AWP.

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Back stab will get rumbled as well.

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They know about Tessay's now as he closes in

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from behind.

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Nice shots.

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Let's see, overran.

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Sight still taken, ready for Tessay's,

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up another. Your kindar called clutch up. Round wrestled back by kicks out of Falcons

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on the board. Money broken for Furia. I mean when you consider the room Furia had in that

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round that's a surprising victory here from the Falcons. All the cutting rotation. It's

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Monosy who buys all the time to the site double kill with the AWP. Falcons realizing that

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That was a 2-2 split, but that AWP sometimes hits harder than just one player, honestly holds very strong and Falcons that they don't get out clean, they're not exactly comfortable, and that might tempt Fury in with another buy.

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With five rifles versus the one, safe to say this is Falcons opportunity at the start of Dust 2.

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a map that has been somewhat difficult for them at times.

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On a full lost streak right now, but you know, considering the level of opponents these are,

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the top teams in the world, Spirit Vitality, Buria and Narvi.

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Still does not hold well for Falcons in this first map.

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It's a bee, it's a kid, it's watching right in.

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in. And the U-tail ahead of that smoke takes Kiyosuke to swing out and keep things in Falcon's favor.

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Tessa's been relentless with this long-dose aggression and again it's looking to have big impact.

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Tessa's timing on the two players getting out through middle, but chance to just pep a caseurato from afar.

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It's Yuri reopening the round. Bomb will make it in. Molodoy, 1v2 clutch in front of him.

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Good chance to shake off those stage nerves. Smoke down, crowd on his side and a 1v2.

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Takes a potent position.

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They've run it right in. No time to wait for the Falcons. They play that one very aggressively.

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They have all this util, but they don't waste their time with it. They just charge it down, go together.

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Loving what Tessus is giving us, right, his long-dose aggression, right, and maybe in

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some rounds his prep, I mean that round is just the fact that you can just walk down

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B with the AK and the bombs been dropped, so he knows there's no one back in T spawn.

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But maybe realizing that in all of these rounds Furia have gone in very group setups, they

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haven't had anyone holding the Extravity, Roller-Glo is not the kind of AWP to be sitting

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in T spawn holding long doors.

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And so a big gap being found by Tessus, something that Furia will have to watch out for in the

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the rest of this half.

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Your kinder's also the guy who's going to be like lurking out long

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doors in the late round.

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So if you see him in the kill feed,

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some reassurance for tassels.

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Good info. The Tarkins have started all these rounds, double B, and this was always kind

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of the fear for Furia with those early couple of rifle rounds where they were up against

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the Ecos being so expensive. You lose out on that first rifle and suddenly you are in

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a bit of a strife. I think Furia saw the trajectory of that smoke coming down from the A side

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So they know that no one's sorry that from middle. It's gonna walk out instead. Oh dear Nico Dinked

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Cover there though. Monacy helps out

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It's a stylish little 360 as well

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He going trouble

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But his team have his back

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Oh

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No, I mean I want to see that again from Monacy

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It's a shame because Kicksand's already beaten to the phase audition tape, but man, that

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was a stylish little 360 there, bit of flair out of the monocle.

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Recovery, very much in play here, Falcons level out at 3-3, and now comes the 4x4 front

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Fury up.

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Over the way, armiless.

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And aggressive, his honesty, tacits by his side.

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That should get the AWP to fire, but honestly, Tross & Tessers fall back, meanwhile B hits.

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That's how we've really had anything resembling a lurk here, even though it's just a fake with

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U-tail out on the long side.

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We'll give a bit of pause to these rotates, so we needed the B side to withstand this

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hit and it crumbles after one.

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Mollidoy watching.

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Ooh, just gets up the line.

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It's fine.

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Fallen does have this from the spawn site.

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And minimum it's the info.

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Can't convert the kill.

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Tess says providing a backdoor.

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See, Nico's so late from the long side.

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That's because of the Fallen fake there earlier.

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Oh.

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Mollidoy.

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It's a glancing blow onto Montesey.

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Molly's wasting time.

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I don't know if Falcon's going to fall this hit.

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Molly themselves out of the tunnels.

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They can't go, there's three players up right now.

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Moving in quick, they need every kill and they need it clean.

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Backside hide for Yuri, he's one to the time.

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I don't think Niko can get this.

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Oh, it's real close.

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Oh, a millisecond short.

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That close Molly to push Molotoy off.

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I feel like they had to go,

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they had to just take the trade kill.

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It comes down to a mere second, but boy does it make the difference.

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Nico couldn't have gone on that bomb faster.

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Even Fury, it doesn't look too satisfied about that round.

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Best CB post-pod. It's a weird one where both teams are kind of equally unhappy.

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If you really don't like that it gets that close, you get into B, almost as clean as possible, you know, a two-for-one opening like that.

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Usually enough to take a very clean round, but sure they win it and I think, you know, for Falcons, the disappointment is there because you get all the kills,

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you're milliseconds away from the plot and you've had plenty of time worried not for your own util.

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All right, bit of a change of pace here potentially, you've got flashes getting set up for a long take.

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Have had a bunch of these slower rounds for Furia, try and change that and get chewed up at the long position.

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Still, you saw a lot of players in the kill feed as Cacerato takes room out on shore.

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Furia stay stuck in it long, they're not gonna be all alive, so this is still a difficult position.

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Fury, we'll put that bomb down and Falcons are stuck in the mud right now.

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Are they even going to go for this?

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No kit, not a single bit of utility and this kill will decide it.

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Monotoy pulls.

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A chance opens up now for the Falcons.

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Maybe a kit on a body here.

01:00:40.680 --> 01:00:41.680
They start moving quick.

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They can't find it.

01:00:42.680 --> 01:00:46.360
Smoke retrieved from Kixson but you've got to get past this cross.

01:00:46.360 --> 01:00:47.360
Oh no!

01:00:47.360 --> 01:00:54.200
Okay, Serato caught with Nades out and so Fallon's going to do it.

01:00:54.200 --> 01:00:56.200
Oh!

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In the run for their money, ready for all the fights he was given, but couldn't convert on them.

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It feels like a bit of a choked post-war there for Furia.

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It's coming down really close again though.

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And the Falcons barely get it.

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Four kills for Kyosuke, massive round for him.

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I mean, Furia had the positions, I think if Fallen stays on that box, he's gonna catch that first player who's low.

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Instead, Kaiserato tries to flash for him right as Falcons come round the corner.

01:01:23.000 --> 01:01:25.320
You're trying to do too much. It feels like in this round

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Their positions were strong

01:01:29.440 --> 01:01:36.640
They just needed one more kill to slow Falcons down instead fourth round found and now you can hear a AK

01:01:38.760 --> 01:01:43.160
It just still feels like you're brawling for that early control over the game man

01:01:43.160 --> 01:01:50.080
Like neither team set up in terms of the money and so a world kind of opens here as we get into the final couple of rounds

01:01:50.080 --> 01:01:54.960
of the half where one squad really could just suddenly come out a left field and finish this

01:01:54.960 --> 01:02:00.160
in a great position. You're both still feeling that the vulnerability of these early costly rounds.

01:02:01.840 --> 01:02:07.680
And it is feeling like Balkans might be that team. AK lost in middle full and has retrieved it.

01:02:10.000 --> 01:02:13.440
This is the lead up for Grabs, in case you get one of a player's hand.

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Tessas is tempted. This is only a glock, so hopeless and gather here for fooling.

01:02:34.080 --> 01:02:40.080
Oh, my God. Tessas is in sharp incredible form to start this one off.

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Lovely stuff. Three kills and yeah, the AK, but no armor behind it.

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Flash, temporary, minus he falls back and winning this round, a far cry.

01:02:57.080 --> 01:03:00.080
Falcon's in control for the moment.

01:03:02.080 --> 01:03:07.080
What's helping you out so much right now is just, you know, your kind of B-side player in Kiyosuke,

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always able to multi-kill whenever they've come to his bomb side, Tess's out on the long side locking it down.

01:03:13.080 --> 01:03:19.960
it down these you know two pivotal areas of the map just being helmed by two very

01:03:19.960 --> 01:03:23.760
strong individuals right now that gives a bit more freedom as well to guys like

01:03:23.760 --> 01:03:29.520
monosy to make their moves oh he's making one aggro play up in the top mid

01:03:29.520 --> 01:03:34.600
tried to keep pushing the boat out your kindar says no one's enough that is a

01:03:34.600 --> 01:03:38.720
very quick trade from your kindar and you could have expected more presence

01:03:38.720 --> 01:03:44.640
down lower from the CTs but fearless trade and much needed here to keep

01:03:44.640 --> 01:03:48.560
the round of life of Furia limited utility they have one smoke in this

01:03:48.560 --> 01:03:52.480
T-side right now so you've got to make a really standard basic call call and

01:03:52.480 --> 01:03:57.120
try to fake out long right now testers isn't even in this position it's gone

01:03:57.120 --> 01:04:00.800
all the way back round the cat as Alcans take space back this will leave them in

01:04:00.800 --> 01:04:06.360
a good position to retake if they play aggressive but it's still going to rely

01:04:06.360 --> 01:04:10.040
on Kixson's hold and that be bombsite. None is not enough.

01:04:10.040 --> 01:04:15.920
Yeah, we talked about where the money's at and so even one, you can have a moment of

01:04:15.920 --> 01:04:24.400
pause here. If Kixson dies without doing anything, the round is off. That's the first. We take

01:04:24.400 --> 01:04:28.120
start and take shape in towards CT. That's where you look towards Foulin.

01:04:28.120 --> 01:04:31.120
Oh, not bad.

01:04:31.120 --> 01:04:33.120
Tag on the cross.

01:04:33.120 --> 01:04:38.120
Holden in a position that could unravel this retake.

01:04:38.120 --> 01:04:41.120
Drop down into the spawn at timing missed.

01:04:41.120 --> 01:04:44.120
They did check for it as they turned from that flashbang.

01:04:44.120 --> 01:04:48.120
Still, it's only the one and done to Fallen, so round very much on.

01:04:48.120 --> 01:04:50.120
Yuri tries to thin the herd.

01:04:50.120 --> 01:04:51.120
The board down to a 1v1.

01:04:51.120 --> 01:04:56.120
It's top performer Tess says up against bottom of the board, Mollidoi.

01:04:56.120 --> 01:04:58.940
And this is for control over dust to

01:05:00.140 --> 01:05:05.560
Test says closing in times been a problem in these retakes. So try to put the pressure on

01:05:06.120 --> 01:05:08.120
Test says takes them down a peg

01:05:10.600 --> 01:05:12.760
And Falcons in control

01:05:14.600 --> 01:05:19.320
As that clutch comes through a water game for test as we're getting right now as a player

01:05:19.320 --> 01:05:23.840
We've seen who has had struggles in players struggles on stages and sure sometimes you can

01:05:23.840 --> 01:05:32.640
Talk about the stars of this team, definitely going missing when it matters, but the floor also is important and Tess says is raising it right now.

01:05:32.640 --> 01:05:38.340
15-5, another clutch up for the Falcons, another retake for the Falcons.

01:05:38.340 --> 01:05:45.840
Molotoy on low health with no Kevlar, opted for the AK over the AWP and it comes back to burn him.

01:05:45.840 --> 01:05:54.080
That is three post parts one out on this CT side and on dust to that is easier said than done

01:05:59.280 --> 01:06:05.600
64 and fury are feeling the burn forcing up with galils two AKs limited utile

01:06:07.840 --> 01:06:12.720
I hope in a dream and this is the round you talk about Harry with Falcons being in the position to

01:06:12.720 --> 01:06:21.640
run away with this first half there's an 8-4 up for grabs in this round and for

01:06:21.640 --> 01:06:27.080
Fury they've won one rifle round in this entire map thus far and the round they

01:06:27.080 --> 01:06:31.760
won was that kind of on that they win out they squeak out to time over at the

01:06:31.760 --> 01:06:36.920
B site so desperately needs something to go right here that's two smokes used on

01:06:36.920 --> 01:06:41.920
the cross and now you've got to go on the smoke for monosy.

01:06:46.920 --> 01:06:50.520
That will slow the roll, remember they don't really have the ability to wait here. Getting

01:06:50.520 --> 01:06:53.920
delayed by this Util is a big problem for Furia.

01:06:54.920 --> 01:06:58.920
Bomb on the back of Fallon, he'd be going back to clear long. Now he's got to throw that across.

01:06:58.920 --> 01:07:02.920
You've got two players in the site, going to strung out from the rest of the team. This

01:07:02.920 --> 01:07:05.240
This is really rough for Furia.

01:07:06.440 --> 01:07:08.680
They're dumping nades and Falcons have more of them as well.

01:07:08.680 --> 01:07:10.480
Molly and H.E. still available.

01:07:10.480 --> 01:07:14.280
Might not even be required as Furia feel like they need to take fights here

01:07:14.280 --> 01:07:15.600
before getting the bomb down.

01:07:15.600 --> 01:07:17.000
That bomb's not even crossed.

01:07:17.000 --> 01:07:18.240
Furia moves in.

01:07:18.240 --> 01:07:19.840
Smoke fading soon.

01:07:19.840 --> 01:07:23.160
He's got to watch out because Niko's got him in his crosshairs.

01:07:23.160 --> 01:07:24.840
1v4 for Fallen.

01:07:24.840 --> 01:07:31.000
Long as so wrong, Falcons almost start to doubt as to whether or not it is this long play.

01:07:31.000 --> 01:07:32.560
Honestly, he was even going back.

01:07:32.560 --> 01:07:36.560
trying to have a glance into the tunnels thinking that there's got to be more to it than this.

01:07:36.560 --> 01:07:39.560
Can't have just been five guys out through long.

01:07:41.560 --> 01:07:45.560
This might turn into the perfect final outing here for the Falcons.

01:07:46.560 --> 01:07:51.560
Everything going right, a slow start, but recovering as soon as they hit the gun rounds.

01:07:51.560 --> 01:07:54.560
Winning out some very difficult post-plots.

01:07:54.560 --> 01:07:58.560
Making Furia look confused at times.

01:07:58.560 --> 01:08:08.560
to make a move back to back.

01:08:08.560 --> 01:08:09.560
push into the tunnels. There's

01:08:09.560 --> 01:08:13.560
only one man here.

01:08:13.560 --> 01:08:14.560
Anyway, we talk coming into

01:08:14.560 --> 01:08:16.560
this. They kind of is a bit of

01:08:16.560 --> 01:08:18.560
pride on the line for both

01:08:18.560 --> 01:08:19.560
squads in this one.

01:08:19.560 --> 01:08:20.560
If you fall into your last

01:08:20.560 --> 01:08:21.560
chance to play in front of the

01:08:21.560 --> 01:08:22.560
home crowd, you don't want to go

01:08:22.560 --> 01:08:24.560
out on two losses in front of

01:08:24.560 --> 01:08:25.560
them in the arena.

01:08:25.560 --> 01:08:27.560
Likewise, though, kick sand

01:08:27.560 --> 01:08:40.400
Dub in the Falcons Jersey. And so this is Burier in a three on four trying to evade a one rifle

01:08:40.400 --> 01:08:48.040
round half. Can't catch a break can you? So I'm jumping through, but pick back up. Where are you

01:08:48.040 --> 01:08:53.960
gonna go with it Fallen? Needle the smoke and Falcons utility has just been masterful on this

01:08:53.960 --> 01:09:00.960
CT side. Furia nowhere to go. Nowhere to hide.

01:09:05.960 --> 01:09:11.960
Monacy's looking into this position. Shadow helps him out. And it's a multi-kill to close

01:09:11.960 --> 01:09:17.960
out of Falcons duo Monacy and Nico. Everyone stepping up right now for the Falcons. For

01:09:17.960 --> 01:09:22.060
It's one rightful round in that entire first half

01:12:47.960 --> 01:12:52.680
It's Falcons who seize the opportunity here in this third place decider.

01:12:52.680 --> 01:12:58.840
Pride on the line for the Brazilian squad and Falcons on their own last outing with their captain.

01:12:58.840 --> 01:13:02.280
Still have something to prove here in the Pamasi Arena.

01:13:05.400 --> 01:13:08.840
Semi-final did not go well for the Falcons.

01:13:11.560 --> 01:13:17.000
And so a final hurrah here on Dust2. Not a bad CT side at all.

01:13:17.960 --> 01:13:31.640
Still really waiting for Fury to show up in this third place decider.

01:13:31.640 --> 01:13:37.640
I'm going to wait. I'm going to lower.

01:13:43.640 --> 01:13:45.640
It's almost like you knew someone was around the corner.

01:13:45.640 --> 01:13:49.640
Who's Yuri with a bit of cover from the B site?

01:13:49.640 --> 01:13:53.640
Hicks down a monosie, 2B4.

01:13:56.640 --> 01:13:58.640
Don't count them out. Monosies got re-smoked.

01:13:58.640 --> 01:14:01.760
That always causes a big problem in this site.

01:14:02.260 --> 01:14:06.400
The tunnels might be nice, but I think he just got the spot there, yeah, shot in the back by Monogoy.

01:14:06.700 --> 01:14:09.340
Monosy P250, is there a highlight brewing?

01:14:11.280 --> 01:14:14.120
They have to be, came into this, looking good.

01:14:14.280 --> 01:14:16.900
One tap for Monosy, they're closing in!

01:14:17.080 --> 01:14:17.880
Uh-oh!

01:14:17.880 --> 01:14:22.360
Ooh, he hit the ace clutch, and midair to shut him down, it's fallen!

01:14:22.720 --> 01:14:23.940
Oh my, what's happening, wasn't he?

01:14:23.940 --> 01:14:28.980
two bullets left it felt like it was meant to be and falling mid-air saves the

01:14:28.980 --> 01:14:33.940
ramp of furia so whoo the sigh of relief I think on that pistol round both pistols

01:14:33.940 --> 01:14:39.940
go to furia in this map but I don't think the conversions is guaranteed this

01:14:39.940 --> 01:14:45.660
time around when you consider bomb plant down might tempt Falcons

01:14:46.860 --> 01:14:51.940
and yes it does monosy AK

01:14:51.940 --> 01:14:58.940
Kiyosuke scouts. Falcons put all in.

01:14:58.940 --> 01:15:19.780
Oh, we go too here ready to face them on the jump up to Catwalk.

01:15:19.780 --> 01:15:23.020
You're here doing the Falcon setup against them.

01:15:23.020 --> 01:15:30.380
high-low crouch in the corner. You can get ready to swing. Long as entirely open.

01:15:35.020 --> 01:15:41.340
You don't really feel prepared to make that cool, right? You have to signal it somewhat with these

01:15:41.340 --> 01:15:46.860
flashes. Uh-oh. Okay. Ooh, that's a tap and a half out of monosy.

01:15:49.260 --> 01:15:52.460
Don't take this flight. It's not worth it. This is the best gun in the round right now.

01:15:52.460 --> 01:15:54.460
He also had a guy slip the net, right?

01:15:54.460 --> 01:15:56.460
Make it past Monossey's cover on the cross.

01:15:58.460 --> 01:16:01.460
Now you've got Molodoy in behind enemy lines, closing in.

01:16:01.460 --> 01:16:03.460
Won't you be able to read it?

01:16:03.460 --> 01:16:07.460
Because Keisarato gets them lined up.

01:16:07.460 --> 01:16:10.460
The flash came and they didn't feel like they turned.

01:16:10.460 --> 01:16:12.460
Niko looked away for a second.

01:16:12.460 --> 01:16:14.460
Monossey just giving us what he can.

01:16:14.460 --> 01:16:17.460
Two kills deep into this clutch.

01:16:17.460 --> 01:16:20.460
Some well-played shots, but that's enough.

01:16:20.460 --> 01:16:30.460
The convoy secures around Hippofuria, and so another conversion on the table here to grab

01:16:30.460 --> 01:16:39.460
should be a low eco here, 4 footner of the falcons, 5 rifles.

01:16:39.460 --> 01:16:45.460
That's flashed by here a lot.

01:16:45.460 --> 01:16:53.060
round. I feel like we've seen Tess says this event, always able to get one on the

01:16:53.060 --> 01:16:58.980
Deagle. Not necessarily the first port of cool when you think about the Deagues in

01:16:58.980 --> 01:17:01.900
this Falcon's lineup.

01:17:01.900 --> 01:17:13.900
Nice.

01:17:13.900 --> 01:17:15.900
Damage made.

01:17:15.900 --> 01:17:21.900
Nice, you know these rounds can always get weird if you let them and so finding all that earlier.

01:17:21.900 --> 01:17:27.900
DK Serato putting on a shooting gallery out towards mid.

01:17:27.900 --> 01:17:31.740
problems and down on a one-round game below this is the pistol round of the

01:17:31.740 --> 01:17:35.180
conversions they're minimum this time they're clean right you remember that

01:17:35.180 --> 01:17:40.620
first half the pistols came at a great cost to fury at that feeling like a

01:17:40.620 --> 01:17:44.700
empiric victory in those first three rounds right for reset heading into the

01:17:44.700 --> 01:17:48.820
first girl round that's exactly what happened here each one cleaner than the

01:17:48.820 --> 01:17:54.980
last some money built up but it's staying power on the CT side it's in these

01:17:54.980 --> 01:17:56.980
rifle rounds that Furia was struggling.

01:17:56.980 --> 01:17:59.980
Chucky, modest, he didn't see anyone there, but that's the H.E.L.I.

01:17:59.980 --> 01:18:00.980
B hits, coming!

01:18:00.980 --> 01:18:02.980
Cross, and it's three by his home!

01:18:04.980 --> 01:18:06.980
Come back, Makiasuke!

01:18:06.980 --> 01:18:08.980
You ready for even more?

01:18:08.980 --> 01:18:12.980
Yuri's just barreled through the smoke, gets him behind enemy lines!

01:18:12.980 --> 01:18:13.980
Haha!

01:18:14.980 --> 01:18:17.980
Three in the site, they were so ready for that rush.

01:18:17.980 --> 01:18:20.980
That is the perfect read from Furia.

01:18:21.980 --> 01:18:23.980
Not even lucky around middle.

01:18:23.980 --> 01:18:29.980
And so yeah, you go through that smoke trying to avoid the close player, there is one more in the site.

01:18:29.980 --> 01:18:32.980
And to be fair, how could Falcons have known that?

01:18:32.980 --> 01:18:39.980
Honestly, he ran down middle without his own HE with the AWP, and spotted nothing.

01:18:39.980 --> 01:18:43.980
Fury a perfect cross with the HE, and perfect start to the round.

01:18:43.980 --> 01:18:46.980
They'll secure their second go round of the map.

01:18:53.980 --> 01:18:58.860
I think if you get Monosy one kill rounds on he's really feeling it right now

01:18:59.900 --> 01:19:01.900
well

01:19:01.900 --> 01:19:05.020
More needs will slow the roll still that's info on two

01:19:06.700 --> 01:19:08.700
On a seat backside player

01:19:09.420 --> 01:19:15.020
Taking down the hops won't save it. The hops are nice though style points from what I see in this game

01:19:15.020 --> 01:19:18.620
He's in the 360 to clean funny hops into beat

01:19:19.260 --> 01:19:21.260
He gets a chance to scope you just know that's

01:19:21.260 --> 01:19:30.740
A monosy moment. His renewed form is a great part of watching him this year, knowing he

01:19:30.740 --> 01:19:38.460
can potentially lead Falcons to victory, something they have not accomplished since

01:19:38.460 --> 01:19:43.100
he joined this roster. Their last trophy being with Dexter MVP.

01:19:43.100 --> 01:19:51.060
A monosy has not been the problem, safe to say. Even in that semi-final against Team Spirit,

01:19:51.060 --> 01:19:56.820
Odyssey was still the only positive player for the Falcons.

01:20:00.020 --> 01:20:05.220
It's not the format of the server right now alongside Kisarato.

01:20:07.140 --> 01:20:12.020
Here's where Furia reach out and grab that lead. The power of converting your

01:20:12.020 --> 01:20:15.420
pistols very much shown in this game. Falcons have been the better team on

01:20:15.420 --> 01:20:20.220
rifle rounds but Furia the lead is right there.

01:20:21.060 --> 01:20:23.060
Oh, no.

01:20:23.060 --> 01:20:41.060
Trying to feign that there's no push on the long doors with a smoke lobbed in behind him.

01:20:41.060 --> 01:20:45.060
Tess says waiting for this exact move gets rewarded.

01:20:45.060 --> 01:20:47.060
He's seen it before.

01:20:47.060 --> 01:20:48.060
Look!

01:20:48.060 --> 01:21:13.060
How come he's trying to get blood from a stone right now?

01:21:13.060 --> 01:21:18.660
this Ekko sing and they've got five smokes. Not only is an execute available, but if you get into

01:21:18.660 --> 01:21:23.380
that B bomb side with decent trades, you can smoke off the doors and maybe win the round.

01:21:23.380 --> 01:21:28.580
Long push coming down for Fallen. Good info, but there's still only one player inside of this site.

01:21:28.580 --> 01:21:32.980
Yuri's got to be very careful. Ekko's down for free. This could be a big problem. Nice spray,

01:21:32.980 --> 01:21:37.940
but Ekko's eagle spams him down and there's the one for one in middle. Falcons looking like they

01:21:37.940 --> 01:21:42.660
might just pick up the tech nine. Another one you ought to be giving away if you fury. And now

01:21:42.660 --> 01:21:47.620
decision to make. Do you want to go for this? You've had that early streak of clean rounds

01:21:47.620 --> 01:21:53.780
and so you've got money to fall back on. You might be really reluctant to let this round go

01:21:53.780 --> 01:21:56.580
without giving it a look in. Molotov seems interested.

01:22:02.420 --> 01:22:08.020
I'm weighing it up as well. A kill is to be found quickly. Maybe just playing to

01:22:08.020 --> 01:22:14.740
deny here right try and rip everything you can out of the round it's gonna be

01:22:14.740 --> 01:22:21.100
a last second retake attempt right as Falcons think it's the safe no way Niko

01:22:21.100 --> 01:22:29.820
had to hold on and a beautiful little 1v2 Niko denies that cheeky last second

01:22:29.820 --> 01:22:33.900
attempt out of it from Fulvin and Molodoy yeah that's good karma coming back

01:22:33.900 --> 01:22:38.700
to Niko after trying to very late to retake back in that first half. It's Furia who did

01:22:38.700 --> 01:22:45.100
the same thing against him. Open Falcons, leave that site. But they do not. Niko rooted

01:22:45.100 --> 01:22:51.020
in place, three kill round, and saving that 1v2. The clock was already expired, but he

01:22:51.020 --> 01:22:57.380
ensures it. Niko win here for the Falcons, and that was Furia with a lead up her. The

01:22:57.380 --> 01:23:07.460
grab. Molotov gets his orb out again. First time on this CT side.

01:23:10.580 --> 01:23:21.140
Ooh, pressure along. Smoke allows Falcons to cross into pit. Molotov eyes on the corner.

01:23:21.140 --> 01:23:26.140
that. That jump spot is good.

01:23:26.140 --> 01:23:27.140
It pulls it in, but it missed

01:23:27.140 --> 01:23:28.140
shot for Mollardoy and it costs

01:23:28.140 --> 01:23:32.140
you, it costs you everything.

01:23:32.140 --> 01:23:34.140
Banger from Monacy right through

01:23:34.140 --> 01:23:39.140
the windshield.

01:23:39.140 --> 01:23:40.140
It feels rough because you know,

01:23:40.140 --> 01:23:42.140
you know Mollardoy's capable of

01:23:42.140 --> 01:23:44.140
when he's kind of at his best.

01:23:44.140 --> 01:23:45.140
Here in Rio though in these

01:23:45.140 --> 01:23:46.140
playoff games where he's

01:23:46.140 --> 01:23:47.140
contested against the top

01:23:47.140 --> 01:23:55.180
paupers, right? Playing Zawoo yesterday, I'm honestly today. That's come up. Kind of woefully

01:23:55.180 --> 01:24:05.420
short. Through the molly, a little burn, but arriving quickly is the Valkyrie. It needs

01:24:05.420 --> 01:24:11.420
to do a lot to complicate matters. It's falling in K Serato, dropping the volley out from spawn.

01:24:11.420 --> 01:24:15.580
with that. Still a man down. The good thing here is the bomb dropped here for Fury. It's

01:24:15.580 --> 01:24:23.020
down in spawn. Falcons have to fight their way out of this round right now. And there's

01:24:23.020 --> 01:24:28.780
only 20 seconds. You've got to go really quick. Kicks that I'm trying to drop in. Get some

01:24:28.780 --> 01:24:34.020
full blinds. Oh. Got to be a last second snatch and grab of the round. Need this killer, and

01:24:34.020 --> 01:24:39.300
Nico, and he's got it. Nice call for Nico in this game. Back to back clutches now for

01:24:39.300 --> 01:24:48.000
the Falcons as well. Big moment from Nico and Monosy in this map of Dust2, a map that

01:24:48.000 --> 01:24:54.640
has plagued Falcons in the last couple of events. Some one-sided losses against the

01:24:54.640 --> 01:25:01.360
world's best, including Curia in overtime back at Rotterdam. Find out Falcons having

01:25:01.360 --> 01:25:09.360
No problem winning rounds from very difficult positions and Molotov at all he's just been

01:25:09.360 --> 01:25:11.360
AWPed on a cross in this round.

01:25:15.360 --> 01:25:20.360
That's what the idea that this could be you know that the last AWP he gets to see in the remainder of dust 2.

01:25:22.360 --> 01:25:24.360
It's the player 8 points of health.

01:25:24.360 --> 01:25:31.360
Short control taken very very quickly here for the Falcons. Gives them an option that

01:25:31.360 --> 01:25:36.520
they want just to pick up the pace in this round. No resistance thus far from the site

01:25:36.520 --> 01:25:39.940
as Util's getting juggled around onto your kinder.

01:25:39.940 --> 01:25:44.600
We just not see as many aggressive plays from Molodoy in these couple of playoff games right?

01:25:44.600 --> 01:25:48.560
Like very very passive positions often not getting more than one or two shots out in

01:25:48.560 --> 01:25:53.520
a round. When we first saw him in Fury the thing that was remarkable was how many shots

01:25:53.520 --> 01:25:57.360
he gets off of the AWP and yeah there were some misses in there and there were some whips but

01:25:57.360 --> 01:26:00.960
you know if you're getting a mag out around you're gonna take some with you.

01:26:00.960 --> 01:26:04.960
Oh and Molotoy yesterday was really punished by strong utility for vitality

01:26:06.240 --> 01:26:13.200
and never really got going today is the same and this round might not be up for him.

01:26:14.080 --> 01:26:18.560
Stuck on that B bombsite double or rather single entry your kinder put low

01:26:18.560 --> 01:26:27.560
and full-long control here for the Falcons. Molotoy will not be a piece of this round and Niko might just sink the blade in the back of Yuri.

01:26:28.560 --> 01:26:30.560
Nowhere to go now.

01:26:33.560 --> 01:26:39.560
Alright, Molotoy's been able to claim one back as has Yikindar. Enter Monosito.

01:26:39.560 --> 01:26:45.560
He's been a real force of nature on this AWP. Smoke push for Yikindar. Can't even get the better of him.

01:26:45.560 --> 01:26:50.560
with the combat orb and Moledoy trying to save.

01:26:50.560 --> 01:26:55.560
All you can do, low health on that cross and Falcons, perfect split.

01:26:55.560 --> 01:26:58.560
Honestly, just had so much impact across the map.

01:26:58.560 --> 01:27:04.560
Saw it early on, right, that the kind of potential was there with your extremity players feeling really, really solid.

01:27:04.560 --> 01:27:09.560
You were looking at Tess's, now towards the long doors, you were looking at Kiyosuke and some of these B-holds.

01:27:09.560 --> 01:27:14.120
holds, that kind of frees Monacy up a hell of a lot and now he's carried that momentum

01:27:14.120 --> 01:27:18.960
through with it into the T side but a driving force behind these openers, getting the tag

01:27:18.960 --> 01:27:26.800
off on the cross. Hell, even in the psych takes themselves. I mean, I expect it to become

01:27:26.800 --> 01:27:31.360
a bit more about the right flows. Monacy still being the guy igniting everything for the

01:27:31.360 --> 01:27:32.360
Falcons.

01:27:32.360 --> 01:27:37.240
So combat all bit coming through this game for sure. He's 22 and 14 and it feels like

01:27:37.240 --> 01:27:39.480
He's even better than that right now.

01:27:39.480 --> 01:27:42.120
Numbers don't even tell the full story.

01:27:42.120 --> 01:27:44.680
No exit kills.

01:27:44.680 --> 01:27:47.000
No Ecos.

01:27:47.000 --> 01:27:50.080
Pure rifle-on-rifle impact here from Monosif.

01:27:53.880 --> 01:27:56.640
This really is now you want to go out a few furrier.

01:27:56.640 --> 01:27:58.040
This would be a whimper.

01:27:58.040 --> 01:28:01.400
The game is close, but it's only because of the pistol rounds

01:28:01.400 --> 01:28:02.680
and those conversions.

01:28:02.680 --> 01:28:04.400
Yeah, they've won two gun rounds in the whole map.

01:28:04.400 --> 01:28:08.960
They've lost to a tech mine forced by on the B bomb site and converted those pistols

01:28:09.680 --> 01:28:14.640
Like one of the rifle rounds they won was I would say more of a throw from the Falcons than any

01:28:15.280 --> 01:28:17.280
Troke of genius out of Furia

01:28:18.960 --> 01:28:22.800
Okay, monocies been wounded earlier. We'll see if that holds him back in this round

01:28:24.160 --> 01:28:31.760
And if the rifles have to take command instead still kind of nervous because even though monocies been kind of the fire starter here for the Falcons

01:28:31.760 --> 01:28:39.600
He's not the only one hitting. Niko's had some real clean moments, stringing back-to-back

01:28:39.600 --> 01:28:45.280
clutches as well, just to make this pretty for the Falcons. There's the orb found as

01:28:45.280 --> 01:28:48.320
well, they know exactly where it is, that might just tempt you into the mid to be of

01:28:48.320 --> 01:28:53.080
this point. You don't need to go into Molotoy right now. Alcum still get up, Catwalk control

01:28:53.080 --> 01:28:56.960
knowing they're pushing back. You almost think it as well, right? You've just seen the orb.

01:28:56.960 --> 01:29:01.920
revealed his hand so he's been a reposition so maybe going where that

01:29:01.920 --> 01:29:07.320
Orp just fired off from isn't as silly as it might feel. He's still gonna have a

01:29:07.320 --> 01:29:11.640
very hard round Molotov, he's on his own, no supportive flashes, fear of the long

01:29:11.640 --> 01:29:14.760
side of Falcon's Group Tide.

01:29:14.760 --> 01:29:21.000
Been waiting for a big Molotov round. Oh could this be it, two kills off the Molotov

01:29:21.000 --> 01:29:25.000
The only gun in the round.

01:29:25.000 --> 01:29:29.000
It's got a tail on the USP!

01:29:29.000 --> 01:29:35.000
This is not around that Fioria was supposed to win, or even be competitive in.

01:29:35.000 --> 01:29:40.000
The father and the son have snatched this one away from the Falcons.

01:29:42.000 --> 01:29:46.000
Shocking round to pick up at this point in the game.

01:29:46.000 --> 01:29:50.000
We are talking about this one being closed down nice and clean here for the Falcons

01:29:50.000 --> 01:29:55.680
Falcons and Molador, it saves the day from bottom of the server, double kill, Fulham

01:29:55.680 --> 01:29:58.080
does the same with the USP.

01:29:58.080 --> 01:30:02.480
Surprised to see Falcons call right into Molador's AWP, maybe scared of that B-stack,

01:30:02.480 --> 01:30:07.960
but it was ego, it was flat USPs on the rest of the team, so Falcons do call their way

01:30:07.960 --> 01:30:08.960
into danger there.

01:30:08.960 --> 01:30:13.480
They've kept the double off in play, Fulham's giving it over to K Sarato.

01:30:13.480 --> 01:30:14.480
Oh man.

01:30:14.480 --> 01:30:20.000
I'd like to see a last hurrah from Foulins all from the stage.

01:30:20.000 --> 01:30:23.520
But Molodo is gone and maybe he'll have to go back and grab it.

01:30:23.520 --> 01:30:25.520
Foulins moving quick.

01:30:25.520 --> 01:30:27.640
Back in a shot again from Monacy.

01:30:27.640 --> 01:30:28.640
You can be getting involved.

01:30:28.640 --> 01:30:32.880
In case we're off to spotting as well, they know about the presence of this double wall.

01:30:32.880 --> 01:30:35.440
Foulin did grab that AWP out in middle.

01:30:35.440 --> 01:30:36.440
Hold on, lad.

01:30:36.440 --> 01:30:39.720
And it might be in the right place.

01:30:39.720 --> 01:30:42.720
Bomb in the tunnels.

01:30:42.720 --> 01:31:03.160
One more time.

01:31:03.160 --> 01:31:08.240
They block on the tunnel side, they're going to go back and clear this mid area out.

01:31:08.240 --> 01:31:16.680
He's been falling at the B side of the map alone, Uri hard committed to this mid-clear,

01:31:16.680 --> 01:31:23.040
knows he's got Tessa as boxed in for all-time 7-3 now, so come on for it!

01:31:23.040 --> 01:31:28.000
Ball on lines, one more time!

01:31:28.000 --> 01:31:34.720
The red line ready to cut through Falcons on this hit, Monace gets rid of him with the

01:31:34.720 --> 01:31:38.680
The rest of Furia, pull up and get through.

01:31:38.680 --> 01:31:40.840
Shocking now, still here to be honest.

01:31:40.840 --> 01:31:45.600
A round down now, very winnable position from Furia

01:31:45.600 --> 01:31:47.080
in this first map of the series.

01:31:47.080 --> 01:31:49.480
Falcons are bottomed out, 2K a player.

01:31:49.480 --> 01:31:50.440
They've got to take an eco.

01:31:50.440 --> 01:31:53.480
This is going to come down to the final round of regulation,

01:31:53.480 --> 01:31:55.480
if not over time.

01:31:55.480 --> 01:31:58.160
And Furia starting to make more moves.

01:31:58.160 --> 01:31:59.280
Nice clear from Yuri.

01:32:01.880 --> 01:32:04.240
And the Akindar, pushing into lower in these rounds,

01:32:04.240 --> 01:32:08.160
getting very aggressive as well.

01:32:08.160 --> 01:32:11.240
Furia believing again.

01:32:11.240 --> 01:32:24.560
Warmed into this game.

01:32:24.560 --> 01:32:27.840
Kixxen's had like nine deaths in a row without a kill.

01:32:34.360 --> 01:32:41.960
Kixxerado, just their chance to pad your stats here, bunch of pistols out and near in this crossfire.

01:32:42.560 --> 01:32:46.360
The kill box is firmly centered around the Falcons.

01:32:48.760 --> 01:32:52.960
So no chance with these pistols tying us up late in the map.

01:32:52.960 --> 01:33:01.240
Really a big 3k from K Serato, 11 apiece and money still vulnerable for the Falkans.

01:33:01.240 --> 01:33:07.280
If Furia won a course correct, they were really struggling to find much here on Dust2, but

01:33:07.280 --> 01:33:12.400
a streak of three finally changing their fortune in these gun rounds.

01:33:12.400 --> 01:33:17.440
They could break Falkans money and tee themselves up for a win on Dust2 after all.

01:33:17.440 --> 01:33:33.440
Oh dear, Monacee on the mid-shot, he fires into the smoke and Keisarato is just going to say what a great game from him after yesterday, doing it again on the stage, showed up against Vitality, but dead in one of these final rounds.

01:33:33.440 --> 01:33:44.440
Molotov spotted, he's going to go forward. Tess says he's already in the long doors and he is ready to receive 5v3 for the Falcons, all this hope for Furia starting to dwindle.

01:33:44.440 --> 01:33:48.120
Ben, your money's fine, so you can go for this three on five.

01:33:48.120 --> 01:33:50.680
You can try and set this up to be threatening.

01:33:50.680 --> 01:33:52.760
The move that he's running the risk is just getting caught

01:33:52.760 --> 01:33:54.280
with Util out in the open.

01:33:58.120 --> 01:34:00.920
They will find Niko out on the back line.

01:34:00.920 --> 01:34:02.960
It's a 2v4.

01:34:02.960 --> 01:34:04.560
They've got money.

01:34:04.560 --> 01:34:07.360
It's the AKs they might want to hold on to here.

01:34:07.360 --> 01:34:10.120
Like falling going for that 1v4 against Vitality on ancient,

01:34:10.120 --> 01:34:11.720
I want to see if you're going to try this.

01:34:11.720 --> 01:34:13.040
There is almost nothing to lose.

01:34:13.040 --> 01:34:15.960
Yes, the AK's temptation.

01:34:15.960 --> 01:34:23.600
But at this point, saving will not affect the economy.

01:34:23.600 --> 01:34:27.680
But Furia, no, it's probably not theirs.

01:34:27.680 --> 01:34:31.640
Walking away, Falcons, map point on Furia's pick.

01:34:31.640 --> 01:34:32.960
Did just want a time for, honestly,

01:34:32.960 --> 01:34:34.720
to be connect on that mid-shot, you know?

01:34:34.720 --> 01:34:37.680
Keisarato, hot hands across the entire map.

01:34:37.680 --> 01:34:40.640
Been the real driving course behind Furia,

01:34:40.640 --> 01:34:45.200
picked out of the all important round just trying to get to the bomb site

01:34:47.840 --> 01:34:53.840
and you know now that chance to break falcons be the team on that point out the window you're

01:34:53.840 --> 01:35:02.320
looking for overtime you're a final time I called here and final round of regulation

01:35:02.320 --> 01:35:08.640
to try and stay on the stage in this map it is their pick Mirage up next

01:35:10.640 --> 01:35:25.640
And Falcons salivating at the prospect of ending this game clean.

01:35:25.640 --> 01:35:29.640
Two Orcs purchased stuff in this round for the Falcons.

01:35:29.640 --> 01:35:34.640
Niko and Modesty. Niko or...

01:35:34.640 --> 01:35:41.640
It's got the longspawn. It's got the best possible longspawn. So we're gonna throw himself in there.

01:35:43.640 --> 01:35:47.640
Honestly, it also has the best possible B spawn. So you're gonna have two players looking for picks.

01:35:47.640 --> 01:35:52.640
The door to this round. That is the call for the Falcons. And if one of them connects, you're in trouble.

01:35:52.640 --> 01:35:58.640
Oh, and Nico will get given a fight here out on Long. Your kinder has already made it past the Utile courses in back.

01:35:58.640 --> 01:36:02.640
Important to shoot, just to hide the fact of the other wall.

01:36:02.640 --> 01:36:04.640
Might lead to you being a bit more

01:36:05.280 --> 01:36:08.640
Like so days ago with how you approach the tunnels you're dead on

01:36:10.400 --> 01:36:14.000
Jump spot gives you enough reason for concern

01:36:14.000 --> 01:36:17.880
I'll drop in a molly and not be open to the line. So neither all

01:36:18.520 --> 01:36:20.520
Manning success in that opening bow

01:36:22.840 --> 01:36:27.540
You're breathing a little easier now that they haven't given anything away in this all important round

01:36:27.540 --> 01:36:36.540
Now Kixon has to dig deep right? He's having trouble getting individually but Falcons have still had some well put together rounds on this T side.

01:36:36.540 --> 01:36:43.540
So he's going to cord him out of this hole. They've got no info. Minut on the clock. Don't know where Furia have laid their hat.

01:36:43.540 --> 01:36:50.540
So Falcons still with all the utility they need to win this round and to put their pieces together and find an answer.

01:36:50.540 --> 01:36:53.540
Furia three strong at A Molotoi long corner.

01:36:53.540 --> 01:36:59.120
corner. You just know where to expect Keisarato and Yuri in this type of round there, right?

01:36:59.120 --> 01:37:02.580
Feeling like a standard opening, that's likely what they've kind of registered their up against

01:37:02.580 --> 01:37:08.100
here. And so, just dodge the two top performers, right? The guys that have been causing you

01:37:08.100 --> 01:37:12.140
all these struggles. You're going to come in with an early attempt to get into the safe

01:37:12.140 --> 01:37:17.380
spot. Two players dropping sport, Nico with a key. And there's Molenoid dead on the long

01:37:17.380 --> 01:37:22.420
side. The kinder not knowing about goes unclear to the back of Goose, but not for long. Nico

01:37:22.420 --> 01:37:28.740
finds him. Is this the beginning of the end or is it a wild 2D4 for the fans of Furia?

01:37:28.740 --> 01:37:34.740
K Sarato opens with spam, low HP on the next three players. Can't go slow.

01:37:37.620 --> 01:37:41.620
Sing yourselves up to go and try and fight for this short control. This could be real awkward

01:37:42.340 --> 01:37:47.620
flash to signal the approach. Two players out in the open, both are shot away from certain death.

01:37:47.620 --> 01:37:55.200
They'll stop this retake with the flashes get to better positions now Falcons that much harder to get out of this spot

01:37:56.020 --> 01:38:00.460
Yuri dead first man facing case the rato can't get it done

01:38:00.460 --> 01:38:07.180
And this one is a nail by a go in the four twenty four rounds when all is said and done

01:38:07.260 --> 01:38:13.900
It's Falcons taking down Furia on Furia's pick of dust to no silly rounds for the Falcons

01:38:13.900 --> 01:38:16.620
No throwaways, no man advance just given up.

01:38:16.620 --> 01:38:18.180
That was a great game out of Niko.

01:38:18.180 --> 01:38:20.180
A fantastic game out of Monosy.

01:38:20.180 --> 01:38:23.620
And Tess S, who recorded to start that CT side,

01:38:23.620 --> 01:38:25.900
gun round, march of tier Falcons.

01:38:25.900 --> 01:38:27.420
They take Furious pick.

01:39:27.420 --> 01:39:36.940
This is an interesting one. How easy is it to tell something is off with your team? Because

01:39:36.940 --> 01:39:41.780
I saw earlier about how it's such an intimate thing with the five players plus the coach

01:39:41.780 --> 01:39:49.020
when it's live. But you can tell with like a player's tone of voice or lack of communication

01:39:49.020 --> 01:39:54.700
or something that something is wrong with an individual or the team or how quick into

01:39:54.700 --> 01:39:58.700
a game can you be like oh shit like they're not in it today or this guy he's

01:39:58.700 --> 01:40:02.500
not you know something's not clicking does for you that probably doesn't happen

01:40:02.500 --> 01:40:08.940
too often at the moment yeah yeah yeah another time I guess Paris vision some

01:40:08.940 --> 01:40:15.860
maps at pg and crucial yeah even though we we did the comeback but we found

01:40:15.860 --> 01:40:20.740
solution to the bounce back as a clip but it happened yeah like I remember this

01:40:20.740 --> 01:40:27.860
And the corner final, for example, against Aurora, and push, okay, we won 2-0, but we felt something was wrong, like

01:40:29.020 --> 01:40:34.180
We won inferno, but it was not that close, but should have been closer than that

01:40:34.180 --> 01:40:38.100
And we had to talk between maps, like guys, we are not the best right now

01:40:38.100 --> 01:40:40.020
We are not playing super well.

01:40:40.020 --> 01:40:42.940
Just a bad day or you know, what are your child postings up to?

01:40:42.940 --> 01:41:05.940
There is stuff like, I don't know, maybe it was also after four or five days I think for the Cryo Final and yeah we were just, we needed to high pitch also basically because it's still the Cryo Final and you have to make sure you have to close the game and it was a bit special and we want some stupid ones to be honest.

01:41:05.940 --> 01:41:11.860
And yeah, you you can feel it basically we have a team when you have a game leader like Dan

01:41:11.860 --> 01:41:16.220
He wants energy he wants to feed the guys and after one to buy a round I can feel it

01:41:16.220 --> 01:41:20.540
It's something as long with the energy especially does he does his energy ever dip like sometimes

01:41:20.940 --> 01:41:25.280
Especially the second half of last year his individual form dipped a little bit and then he was taking

01:41:25.980 --> 01:41:30.740
More risks to try like if it looked like he was trying to force things right because maybe the team wasn't doing what he wanted

01:41:30.740 --> 01:41:32.980
to do what's now that, but is his energy ever different?

01:41:32.980 --> 01:41:37.380
Yeah, he also felt something was wrong, you know, some of his players' energy was different

01:41:37.380 --> 01:41:43.820
or less confident. We had one or two maps, we didn't feel comfortable individually, like

01:41:43.820 --> 01:41:47.900
Train for example, and there was a map, I don't remember there was a map, maybe it was in

01:41:47.900 --> 01:41:59.060
a bit this time. No. What about now? No, I cannot say anything. So yeah, you can feel

01:41:59.060 --> 01:42:04.060
it. It's really easy. But yeah, the problem you can have done sometime is yes, when you

01:42:04.060 --> 01:42:07.820
feel something is wrong, you will try to force move a bit more, a bit more, a bit more.

01:42:07.820 --> 01:42:12.420
Like, we have to do something, so it's the moment you need as a coach to write, say,

01:42:12.420 --> 01:42:16.300
no, we need to be something together. Because the problem with players, when they lack of

01:42:16.300 --> 01:42:23.140
of confidence, say we try to do a hero play, but individually, and not a good timing, etc.

01:42:23.140 --> 01:42:27.620
So it means they are losing confidence of their feelings, so you need to adapt instantly

01:42:27.620 --> 01:42:30.300
and try to do something together.

01:42:30.300 --> 01:42:37.980
Hello everybody, today we are here to do something special, me and Fawn, revisiting

01:42:37.980 --> 01:42:43.020
some of his great great great great great memories in the pictures, in photos, maybe

01:42:43.020 --> 01:42:44.500
some bad ones there as well.

01:42:44.500 --> 01:42:50.980
nice going down the memory lane let's see oh what do you think about this one oh this is

01:42:50.980 --> 01:42:56.820
kaboom oh okay so this one is nice so this one is 2014 from what wrong and this is the first csgo

01:42:56.820 --> 01:43:02.660
tournament i went international and to go for this competition we used all the salary we were

01:43:02.660 --> 01:43:10.500
saving money i think she was me the twins lucas and hennie sir and still from what wrong and we

01:43:10.500 --> 01:43:14.400
We were saving the money, like we were receiving about $300 a month, and we were saving it

01:43:14.400 --> 01:43:20.140
like for five, six, seven months, and we used all the money we had to go for this competition.

01:43:20.140 --> 01:43:25.540
And also, Games Academy here on the Arms, that's a project of classes I was giving at

01:43:25.540 --> 01:43:29.140
the time, and it was insane because when we said that we would use this money from the

01:43:29.140 --> 01:43:31.700
project to go for this tournament, it doubled up to the subscriptions.

01:43:31.700 --> 01:43:33.260
It was just wanted to help, you know?

01:43:33.260 --> 01:43:37.220
So we went for like 200 students for 400 students on that month, and then we were able to pay

01:43:37.220 --> 01:43:38.460
all the expenses and go for the competition.

01:43:38.460 --> 01:43:39.460
That's very cool.

01:43:39.460 --> 01:43:42.900
Academy thing, what I was like, how do you come up with this?

01:43:42.900 --> 01:43:49.500
The first edition, it was in 2010, I called it Falling Academy, and my idea was, my family

01:43:49.500 --> 01:43:55.180
was really struggling, and I wanted to keep playing, and Counter Strike was not really

01:43:55.180 --> 01:43:59.700
a big event anymore in 2009, 2010, and then I was like, I need to figure out something,

01:43:59.700 --> 01:44:04.900
and then I was playing Deathmatch one day, there's a guy called Diego Morgan, I learned

01:44:04.900 --> 01:44:10.060
later I met him there and he asked me can I buy your firegamer's t-shirt I was

01:44:10.060 --> 01:44:13.740
thinking about the classes and then I said instead of you buying my jersey

01:44:13.740 --> 01:44:18.180
would you be up to sign up for some classes oh and I gave him the jersey and

01:44:18.180 --> 01:44:21.580
he signed up for the classes and then when I saw that he was interested I was

01:44:21.580 --> 01:44:24.940
like maybe more people are interested and then I decided to open up for other

01:44:24.940 --> 01:44:30.180
people to to to sign it up and I divided my daily schedule right I'm gonna have

01:44:30.180 --> 01:44:34.260
six days from Monday to Friday so that's gonna be 30 students and then I

01:44:34.260 --> 01:44:35.620
I signed it up like in a day.

01:44:35.620 --> 01:44:37.060
And were you playing for a team back then as well?

01:44:37.060 --> 01:44:37.900
I was playing as well, yeah.

01:44:37.900 --> 01:44:38.740
That's very great.

01:44:38.740 --> 01:44:39.580
That's cool.

01:44:39.580 --> 01:44:41.780
I imagine you were sleeping like maybe six hours a day, huh?

01:44:41.780 --> 01:44:42.700
Yeah, I was working a lot.

01:44:42.700 --> 01:44:44.500
And then later, maybe give a games academy

01:44:44.500 --> 01:44:46.660
when I decided to bring my teammates on this project ship.

01:44:46.660 --> 01:44:47.660
That's very excellent.

01:44:47.660 --> 01:44:49.380
2014, you're saying, yeah, this one.

01:44:49.380 --> 01:44:51.460
The photo is 13, right?

01:44:51.460 --> 01:44:52.300
This one is 14.

01:44:52.300 --> 01:44:53.780
Yeah, memory is working so far.

01:44:53.780 --> 01:44:54.740
Okay, next one.

01:44:54.740 --> 01:44:55.980
Ooh, I'm bald here.

01:44:55.980 --> 01:44:57.380
You know why I'm bald here?

01:44:58.700 --> 01:44:59.540
I don't know.

01:44:59.540 --> 01:45:01.700
A friend of mine wanted to dry my,

01:45:01.700 --> 01:45:03.100
you know, change the color of my hair.

01:45:03.100 --> 01:45:03.940
Yeah.

01:45:03.940 --> 01:45:08.280
So wait wait wait wait like here, but is there a picture with you with with the chair with no

01:45:08.720 --> 01:45:11.820
She was trying to do it, but it didn't work. So if you see here

01:45:11.820 --> 01:45:17.080
I'm already losing my hair for sure, but it's even worse because right side left side we're doing this extremity

01:45:17.080 --> 01:45:20.540
I'm trying to to to make the blonde hair, you know. Oh, yeah

01:45:20.540 --> 01:45:26.300
So it got me it got me bald earlier than expected. I believe you look you look very happy. What was the event?

01:45:26.300 --> 01:45:31.620
I think this one I'm playing with still. I think this is it looks like a CS first term and maybe

01:45:31.620 --> 01:45:39.620
Or maybe it's a good term as well. Wait, so you played 1.6, Source CS2, CSGO, 1.6, everything?

01:45:39.620 --> 01:45:40.620
Crossfire?

01:45:40.620 --> 01:45:46.620
Yeah, I played 1.5 initially. 1.5, 1.6, CSGO, Source, conditions there we don't have competition.

01:45:46.620 --> 01:45:50.620
CS2, CS2, Crossfire, or Saltfire, yeah.

01:45:50.620 --> 01:45:52.620
Now they don't do this tournament in this city anymore.

01:45:52.620 --> 01:45:54.620
MLG, this is MLG.

01:45:54.620 --> 01:45:56.620
We saw one cat at 2015.

01:45:56.620 --> 01:45:57.620
Oh, okay.

01:45:57.620 --> 01:45:59.620
But this is qualifier though.

01:46:01.620 --> 01:46:07.020
Let's go with you. Who's been your favourite player over your entire time as a coach to

01:46:07.020 --> 01:46:13.580
coach? Has anyone been more coachable or receptive? Because you had to deal with players

01:46:13.580 --> 01:46:20.420
like simple. I think bit. Bit with your foot, yeah? Yeah, because it's always easier to

01:46:20.420 --> 01:46:28.740
coach younger players. And this is what, for example, Kulio is showing now. That you can

01:46:28.740 --> 01:46:33.940
take people who listen to you, you can take a lot of good players and build something from this,

01:46:33.940 --> 01:46:40.340
and there will be no lot of resistance, you know, like that can resist your opinion a lot,

01:46:40.340 --> 01:46:46.500
like trying to go different direction. So yeah, I think we in that case, we can say for sure,

01:46:49.060 --> 01:46:55.700
before he was electronic, okay, when he was in flip side, also was amazing experience,

01:46:55.700 --> 01:47:02.700
because the way he was making decisions in the game was unbelievable.

01:47:02.700 --> 01:47:07.700
I mean, when he moved to Na'Vi, this was his prime, basically.

01:47:07.700 --> 01:47:13.700
Yeah, I think this was by coaching, because you cannot coach a lot.

01:47:13.700 --> 01:47:17.700
Simple, for example. He's already like a unique player.

01:47:17.700 --> 01:47:27.500
player. You can only direct a little bit, try to... Imagine he has an energy, you can

01:47:27.500 --> 01:47:32.660
only try to control it a little bit, like right, left side, right side, or so on. You

01:47:32.660 --> 01:47:34.660
cannot change it completely.

01:47:34.660 --> 01:47:35.660
Okay.

01:47:35.660 --> 01:47:45.180
Yeah, something like that. I don't remember. You said in Gambit there was a mirror. And

01:47:45.180 --> 01:47:47.820
It was also a good experience to coach him.

01:47:47.820 --> 01:47:50.860
He was always listening, always trying to connect with you,

01:47:50.860 --> 01:47:55.820
to respond in the same direction.

01:47:55.820 --> 01:47:58.820
You feel the connection basically.

01:48:00.700 --> 01:48:01.700
Where are those guys?

01:48:03.180 --> 01:48:05.180
Come on, come on, we're sorry, we're late.

01:48:05.180 --> 01:48:06.180
What's up, Bryce?

01:48:06.180 --> 01:48:09.580
Well, you're lucky this time, 10 to 15 minutes here in Brazil.

01:48:09.580 --> 01:48:11.540
We take it granted, you know, there's no big worries,

01:48:11.540 --> 01:48:13.980
but you guys are starting on a good fit.

01:48:13.980 --> 01:48:14.820
I like it, I like it.

01:48:14.820 --> 01:48:15.980
Today I'm gonna show you guys

01:48:15.980 --> 01:48:16.820
what is the name of it.

01:48:16.820 --> 01:48:17.740
We're gonna go to the beach.

01:48:17.740 --> 01:48:19.100
I'm gonna show you guys some caipirinha.

01:48:19.100 --> 01:48:20.220
We're gonna play some football,

01:48:20.220 --> 01:48:21.660
some sports on the beach.

01:48:21.660 --> 01:48:23.220
Also, I'm gonna take you guys some restaurants.

01:48:23.220 --> 01:48:24.220
I know you love Faroqa.

01:48:24.220 --> 01:48:25.980
I know you like the good food.

01:48:25.980 --> 01:48:27.260
And you guys are gonna see

01:48:27.260 --> 01:48:29.820
how a real Brazilian lives a daily life here.

01:48:34.620 --> 01:48:35.460
Let's go, guys.

01:48:35.460 --> 01:48:36.300
Let's go, let's go.

01:48:36.300 --> 01:48:37.340
Now we're full gear.

01:48:37.340 --> 01:48:38.180
We're ready.

01:48:38.180 --> 01:48:40.180
It's time to start our day at the beach.

01:48:40.180 --> 01:48:41.500
Oh, that's good.

01:48:41.500 --> 01:48:43.500
They check that out.

01:49:02.500 --> 01:49:09.500
We have our view about the Brazilians, you know, easy out going, never angry, very fun, you know, very, very easy to get along.

01:49:09.500 --> 01:49:14.780
easy to get along very good people and everything but what for you is true

01:49:14.780 --> 01:49:18.920
Brazilians? I think Brazilians can go through a lot of hardships with his

01:49:18.920 --> 01:49:22.360
mind in the face you know because the daily basis is not easy for most of

01:49:22.360 --> 01:49:26.400
Brazilians and then we have a beautiful country you can see the beach like we

01:49:26.400 --> 01:49:31.680
have places to go where everyone's gonna go around well get along well but I

01:49:31.680 --> 01:49:34.680
think it's the people the people are just different it's the fire inside huh

01:49:34.680 --> 01:49:38.440
yeah it's like the way they will the relationship they get easy going with

01:49:38.440 --> 01:49:42.280
everyone they meet on the street you know like they go through too well. I think the services as well

01:49:42.280 --> 01:49:45.880
you go to a restaurant people go through too super well regardless of who you are or which

01:49:45.880 --> 01:49:50.120
restaurant you are in they're gonna make sure you feel well accommodated so yeah I think it's the

01:49:50.120 --> 01:49:54.360
Brazilian heart. Yeah I haven't met a bad Brazilian except you. Ah, I'm the only one.

01:50:01.240 --> 01:50:06.760
To really become full Brazilians, you guys are gonna need to learn Brazilian.

01:50:08.440 --> 01:50:22.720
Every single neighborhood, they got some standard coffees, you know, very popular.

01:50:22.720 --> 01:50:26.280
So before everyone had computers in their home, they were going to those places to play

01:50:26.280 --> 01:50:29.880
games and after school, so they get along there.

01:50:29.880 --> 01:50:33.600
And then eventually because people were getting internet and computers in their own home,

01:50:33.600 --> 01:50:34.600
those places closed.

01:50:34.600 --> 01:50:37.960
But it was very, very popular, so that's why a lot of people are interested in games.

01:50:37.960 --> 01:50:42.920
It's actually interesting because in Eastern Europe, the computer clubs or something, people

01:50:42.920 --> 01:50:48.480
would play there because it's cold outside, it's raining, it's cold, you can't do anything.

01:50:48.480 --> 01:50:51.880
Here's warm beach, party, party, beer.

01:50:51.880 --> 01:50:55.320
Even the football players, for example, like a lot of children that we see now today, and

01:50:55.320 --> 01:50:57.240
they're related to countries, right?

01:50:57.240 --> 01:51:02.360
At some point in their childhood, or they're like 12, 13 years old, at some point they

01:51:02.360 --> 01:51:03.360
went for some place like that.

01:51:03.360 --> 01:51:04.920
That's why they love the game too.

01:51:04.920 --> 01:51:06.400
But yeah, I understand.

01:51:06.400 --> 01:51:08.800
They always said that the Swedes, for example,

01:51:08.800 --> 01:51:11.600
so cold that they have to find something to do, right?

01:51:11.600 --> 01:51:13.800
But for us, I think we just love the game.

01:51:13.800 --> 01:51:15.960
Yeah, that was it, guys.

01:51:15.960 --> 01:51:16.800
You like the food?

01:51:16.800 --> 01:51:17.840
Yeah, good, thank you.

01:51:17.840 --> 01:51:18.680
You like the food?

01:51:18.680 --> 01:51:20.000
The family is cool, for the rest of the day.

01:51:20.000 --> 01:51:21.800
Brazilian food in Brazil is different, right?

01:51:21.800 --> 01:51:22.320
Yeah.

01:51:22.320 --> 01:51:22.880
How's your guys?

01:51:22.880 --> 01:51:24.480
I want the mother's game better.

01:51:24.480 --> 01:51:26.320
You like the beach, you like the restaurant?

01:51:26.320 --> 01:51:28.200
So what's nice?

01:51:28.200 --> 01:51:30.440
Getting Brazilian citizenship.

01:51:30.440 --> 01:51:46.120
Hello everybody, today we are here to do something special. Me and Fawn, be visiting some of his great great great great great memories in the pictures, in photos, maybe some bad ones there as well.

01:51:46.120 --> 01:51:48.440
Nice, going down the memory lane, let's see.

01:51:48.440 --> 01:51:53.120
I like this one a lot because of your facial expression, I don't know, I feel like you're very happy at this moment.

01:51:53.120 --> 01:51:57.400
This is views of 2022, I'm a D.C.L. Cougar book.

01:51:57.400 --> 01:52:03.920
Yeah, so here, I wasn't playing on this competition, on the playoffs, and they gave me the honor

01:52:03.920 --> 01:52:09.200
to bring the trophy to the stage, to the main event, to the playoffs, yeah.

01:52:09.200 --> 01:52:13.080
And that was an amazing feeling, an amazing feeling, I couldn't be happier, it was very

01:52:13.080 --> 01:52:14.080
nice.

01:52:14.080 --> 01:52:15.520
It went from one all-pie jail to the other one.

01:52:15.520 --> 01:52:19.760
He went to Jame, he went to Jame, I was carried for Jame, he deserved it, yeah, nice.

01:52:19.760 --> 01:52:20.760
That's very cool.

01:52:20.760 --> 01:52:21.760
Shout out to Jame.

01:52:21.760 --> 01:52:22.760
That's very cool.

01:52:22.760 --> 01:52:24.760
Oh, that's a good one.

01:52:24.760 --> 01:52:26.760
This is a little bit newer.

01:52:26.760 --> 01:52:28.760
Ooh, nice!

01:52:28.760 --> 01:52:30.040
Hell, which tournament is that now?

01:52:30.040 --> 01:52:32.520
Because we won a couple, okay, so that place as well.

01:52:32.520 --> 01:52:33.960
Place Chengdu, right?

01:52:33.960 --> 01:52:34.800
Yeah, Chengdu.

01:52:34.800 --> 01:52:36.480
Yeah, okay, so this is us,

01:52:36.480 --> 01:52:38.240
new iteration of the lineup,

01:52:38.240 --> 01:52:40.280
our system staff around us,

01:52:40.280 --> 01:52:41.920
and we just won Chengdu.

01:52:41.920 --> 01:52:42.760
That was amazing.

01:52:42.760 --> 01:52:44.200
We won a couple tournaments last year,

01:52:44.200 --> 01:52:46.000
and it was very amazing

01:52:46.000 --> 01:52:47.160
because that was fighting hard

01:52:47.160 --> 01:52:49.240
to put another core to the top.

01:52:49.240 --> 01:52:51.320
And when you guys came in,

01:52:51.320 --> 01:52:53.360
you finally clicked through, yeah, great.

01:52:53.360 --> 01:52:54.200
Thank you.

01:52:54.200 --> 01:52:56.480
This final, who do you play here?

01:52:56.480 --> 01:52:58.480
Vitality. Vitality to you? Yeah.

01:52:58.820 --> 01:53:00.820
Wow, we played that game. That was the ancients game.

01:53:01.820 --> 01:53:02.980
Oh, yeah.

01:53:02.980 --> 01:53:05.220
Well, how was like the ancient thing?

01:53:05.220 --> 01:53:09.140
Yeah, you remember we didn't expect ancient to be open. We thought they're gonna ban it, right?

01:53:09.140 --> 01:53:13.220
They should have banned it. They expected us to ban it and we decided to pick it.

01:53:13.380 --> 01:53:20.780
Because you know what? We had to take a risk and when I was shaking hands or doing interview on the before the match started,

01:53:20.780 --> 01:53:23.260
I went to Apex. He came to me.

01:53:23.260 --> 01:53:26.740
We were like, yeah, I said something along the lines.

01:53:26.740 --> 01:53:28.020
Well, if you're gonna fuck us over, right,

01:53:28.020 --> 01:53:29.020
we don't pay the back.

01:53:29.020 --> 01:53:32.540
That's like having fun, you know.

01:53:32.540 --> 01:53:34.380
You're like, yeah, yeah, he was actually shocked

01:53:34.380 --> 01:53:35.900
that shit was there too.

01:53:35.900 --> 01:53:37.300
So yeah, it was very nice.

01:53:37.300 --> 01:53:38.340
I ain't paid off, right?

01:53:38.340 --> 01:53:39.180
Yeah, that's right.

01:53:39.180 --> 01:53:40.980
1311, the match was going south.

01:53:40.980 --> 01:53:42.700
I won a collection of B, remember?

01:53:42.700 --> 01:53:44.660
Won me to an ancient, won me to an infernal.

01:53:44.660 --> 01:53:47.100
Yeah, it was a great game.

01:53:47.100 --> 01:53:49.460
So many pictures and memories and everything, like.

01:53:50.620 --> 01:53:52.060
Yeah, is it warming hard?

01:53:52.060 --> 01:53:54.820
It's very nice to see all those things.

01:53:54.820 --> 01:53:55.820
There are many more.

01:53:55.820 --> 01:53:57.300
I've played with so many great people.

01:53:57.300 --> 01:54:00.060
I met so many great people and very thankful.

01:54:00.060 --> 01:54:05.580
You know, the moment for my life right now where I look back to those things and it makes

01:54:05.580 --> 01:54:07.540
it all worth it, you know.

01:54:07.540 --> 01:54:11.780
Changed the lives of my family, changed my life, helped build a community in Brazil.

01:54:11.780 --> 01:54:15.180
And also you've changed a lot of people's lives.

01:54:15.180 --> 01:54:16.180
Yeah, so it was worth it.

01:54:16.180 --> 01:54:18.180
Going down the memory lane is always a pleasure.

01:54:18.180 --> 01:54:21.540
I appreciate the opportunity, guys.

01:54:21.540 --> 01:54:25.900
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01:54:25.900 --> 01:54:29.940
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01:54:29.940 --> 01:54:30.940
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01:54:30.940 --> 01:54:33.460
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01:54:33.460 --> 01:54:37.900
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01:54:37.900 --> 01:54:38.900
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01:54:38.900 --> 01:54:42.820
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01:54:42.820 --> 01:54:43.820
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01:54:43.820 --> 01:54:46.980
Take it into account the full situation.

01:54:46.980 --> 01:54:49.100
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01:54:49.100 --> 01:54:51.100
Good luck, and have fun!

01:55:19.100 --> 01:55:42.140
It's a battle for a finish on the podium, third place decider, right now Falcons team

01:55:42.140 --> 01:55:49.740
in the lead, downtown heroes of Furia, all in spinal outing in Rio for this squad. Last

01:55:49.740 --> 01:55:54.260
chance to play in front of the home crowd. Doesn't want to end it on an L, well now it's

01:55:54.260 --> 01:56:02.060
to try and turn things around on Mirage. This is Balkans territory, Hugo. Yeah, maybe more

01:56:02.060 --> 01:56:05.500
installed over Furia, I think. They started pretty slow in that game, they were struggling

01:56:05.500 --> 01:56:09.900
on the gun rounds. By the end we had some better moments, but Balkans came out swinging, no

01:56:09.900 --> 01:56:15.100
doubt about that and it's a very map it took over team vitality back in the group stage

01:56:15.980 --> 01:56:20.060
some struggles against spirit yesterday well when donkenton era playing like that

01:56:21.020 --> 01:56:28.060
hard to beat falcons are they up for the 2-0 or will they make a meal out of this third place match

01:56:28.060 --> 01:56:40.260
see some good games out of fury historically on mirage but as of late it's been getting

01:56:40.260 --> 01:56:47.620
a little bit shaky in a heads head the falcons have started to win out fury I wanted four

01:56:47.620 --> 01:56:53.300
times in a row now falcons back to back they go in for the quick a hit in this pistol it's

01:56:53.300 --> 01:56:55.300
It's gonna get messy all right.

01:56:55.300 --> 01:56:57.300
Woo!

01:56:57.300 --> 01:57:01.300
It's in midair, gets his on the drop down the ladder.

01:57:01.300 --> 01:57:03.300
What's Niko up to here?

01:57:03.300 --> 01:57:06.300
A little smoke push and it's right as they leave.

01:57:06.300 --> 01:57:08.300
Gives him a...

01:57:08.300 --> 01:57:09.300
kind of the forward position.

01:57:09.300 --> 01:57:11.300
Modesty, even with a bomb on his back,

01:57:11.300 --> 01:57:13.300
takes that next fight on a yukinda.

01:57:13.300 --> 01:57:16.300
And now things get awkward for Furia.

01:57:16.300 --> 01:57:18.300
Once allowed, they've got all the space back.

01:57:18.300 --> 01:57:22.300
Think about how instrumental pistol rounds were for Furia on Dust2.

01:57:22.300 --> 01:57:25.180
and then weren't able to close it out.

01:57:25.180 --> 01:57:28.060
Big reason as to why it was even close in the first place

01:57:28.060 --> 01:57:30.340
was the fact they won both of them.

01:57:30.340 --> 01:57:33.300
Well here on Mirage, it all gets unraveled

01:57:33.300 --> 01:57:36.100
unless Fallon can clutch up.

01:57:36.100 --> 01:57:37.660
Won't be able to come through, swing in.

01:57:37.660 --> 01:57:40.940
Instead, it's Monacy with a big hat trick.

01:57:40.940 --> 01:57:42.380
The kickstart map too.

01:57:42.380 --> 01:57:44.460
Monacy's the guy we were talking about on Dust.

01:57:44.460 --> 01:57:46.220
He was the guy hitting hard,

01:57:46.220 --> 01:57:50.100
facilitating so much, doing so much for the Falcons.

01:57:50.100 --> 01:57:56.600
Honestly, making a statement on the stage, it appears, showed up in the groups, top rated player,

01:57:58.100 --> 01:58:06.600
even kept it going in the Lost Semi vs Spirit, but today, master class from Modesty 25 and 18 last map, 112 ADR,

01:58:07.100 --> 01:58:11.100
and a 3K in the pistol to pick it up for the Falcons.

01:58:11.100 --> 01:58:19.100
Fury of force by up. Fallen scouts on the B side. Triple set up.

01:58:19.100 --> 01:58:20.100
up.

01:58:20.100 --> 01:58:31.100
Falcon's low and slow in control, not a threat.

01:58:31.100 --> 01:58:37.900
Keep that always going, re-peaking window, trying to gather information for Furia.

01:58:37.900 --> 01:58:40.140
This would be a hard ground to do so with a 5-7.

01:58:40.140 --> 01:59:04.640
It's just going to contain a boost.

01:59:04.640 --> 01:59:05.980
He hit attempt.

01:59:08.140 --> 01:59:10.720
Charles Depele Londo with tests around right now.

01:59:10.720 --> 01:59:12.220
He's left out of the action.

01:59:12.220 --> 01:59:13.560
Maybe to take that too,

01:59:13.560 --> 01:59:17.680
because you're going into just a gamble stack here from Furia.

01:59:17.680 --> 01:59:18.680
It's a fake one, eh?

01:59:20.020 --> 01:59:21.440
Don't have to draw anyone over.

01:59:21.440 --> 01:59:24.440
Fallen, starting to take the bait.

01:59:24.440 --> 01:59:25.520
Besides the hang around,

01:59:25.520 --> 01:59:28.600
sticks to his guns with the triple B lean.

01:59:28.600 --> 01:59:31.640
Can get rewarded for this first shot sales past.

01:59:31.640 --> 01:59:34.640
I don't see fear the fallen scout.

01:59:34.640 --> 01:59:38.640
Run over the head of Molodoy, there's the backstab.

01:59:38.640 --> 01:59:42.640
Dingle cuts down two, more of that came from Needon, it's Monosy.

01:59:42.640 --> 01:59:45.640
Still in the show at every turn.

01:59:45.640 --> 01:59:48.640
How does he bail them out of that so quickly?

01:59:48.640 --> 01:59:54.640
Double from Molodoy gets himself an AK, but he was so blind his teammates get wiped in the site before he gets vision back.

01:59:54.640 --> 01:59:59.640
And so Falcons, that looks very scary going into a B-stack.

01:59:59.640 --> 02:00:05.900
get out all the better. All the scout struggling to connect and Quesarato just

02:00:05.900 --> 02:00:10.960
exits or save here. As like you said those important pistols for Fioria those

02:00:10.960 --> 02:00:16.560
six rounds they got off the back of them back on dust or the first pulls through

02:00:16.560 --> 02:00:26.320
their fingers. Mike Spark of last map was Quesarato. Outfract, honestly if you

02:00:26.320 --> 02:00:39.760
to believe it. It's very much that head to head of this series being sent in

02:00:39.760 --> 02:00:50.120
around. I mean, it's the floor being higher for Falcons that stood out.

02:00:50.520 --> 02:00:55.920
And you think it back to dust. Sure, Kixxan didn't exactly wow us, but outside of

02:00:55.920 --> 02:00:58.760
that you know everyone else had their moments was pulling their way

02:00:58.760 --> 02:01:02.920
I hope we get

02:01:02.920 --> 02:01:09.920
at least you know a Moledoy multi-kill would be a great place to start

02:01:14.280 --> 02:01:17.280
especially with Yuri in case the Rado looking good

02:01:17.280 --> 02:01:21.560
and you know, show off of all in its

02:01:21.560 --> 02:01:24.600
case that he can't win in Rio anymore but

02:01:24.600 --> 02:01:28.200
I want to go out back to back losses.

02:01:28.200 --> 02:01:37.400
It's more just the fact of what I've been saying yesterday and today, that Fury and Fulin not winning in this arena.

02:01:37.400 --> 02:01:44.800
Since that Rio upset in the 22 Major, they took down Narvi, the front runners for the Major, they went on against Heroic.

02:01:44.800 --> 02:01:49.000
They got battered, come to third map and eliminated.

02:01:49.000 --> 02:01:53.360
And since that point we've seen Furia in the playoffs multiple times in Rio de Janeiro.

02:01:53.360 --> 02:01:58.440
Back in 2023 and 2024 both losing out.

02:01:58.440 --> 02:02:03.560
23 to heroic in the quarters, 24 to mouse and a semi they got smashed in that one.

02:02:03.560 --> 02:02:06.960
Fallen was there by that point.

02:02:06.960 --> 02:02:13.040
And now here in that final outing more bad memories in Rio de Janeiro.

02:02:13.040 --> 02:02:17.680
It's not too late to save it.

02:02:17.680 --> 02:02:32.200
But not in this round.

02:02:32.200 --> 02:02:36.840
Do you get a little nervous with just how integral these pistol rounds have been to

02:02:36.840 --> 02:02:37.840
Furia?

02:02:37.840 --> 02:02:42.600
Is this a bad omen on Mirage?

02:02:42.600 --> 02:02:47.640
That's wonderful against them in the series so far, and it's a pretty clean set of conversion.

02:02:47.640 --> 02:02:49.640
out of the Falcons.

02:02:56.640 --> 02:03:02.640
Let's see something bold in this first rifle round. I like the aggression the fury you bring to their CT side of Mirage.

02:03:05.640 --> 02:03:07.640
You'll frequently see

02:03:08.640 --> 02:03:14.640
the Kindar Yuri down to get involved in palace pushes, ramp pushes, you name it, that A side of the map.

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a real propensity to be active over there.

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Cal, even some of these anchor and mid-set-ups,

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I wonder if you want to pull that into your first rifle round.

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You try and set the precedent early on

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to watch for the aggression,

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maybe look to slow down the Falcons a little bit.

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Or do you wait and see how they play this first rifle round?

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That's the decision that Fallen's having

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a way up right now.

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Jump up ladder for Fallen.

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I don't want to end the window, of course, all of those orb end this first gun round,

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and it's deeper than the apartments, and we're getting flashed down on ramp.

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Falcons do get that big control.

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Honestly.

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Oh!

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Tied in there, little awkward.

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Throws that flash, it ends up becoming a Keisarato highlight.

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Kiyosuke made it into the window, but needs something big from this backstab.

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Double kill!

02:04:21.840 --> 02:04:25.080
A-Site opened wide up by Kiyosuke.

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This is going back to get it.

02:04:28.880 --> 02:04:32.200
Enough survival, Nars. Instead he's taken one with him.

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35 brewing

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And they're not even looking to finish on this opened up a bomb site bomb heading in through the apartments

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It seems like they do they realize which side he's gone to

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Still luck is gonna be impactful, but kiss. Okay hoping that fury would expect that bomb to go away

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You can leave him out of the action it's essentially Molodoy Vitesse's right now

02:04:58.120 --> 02:05:03.160
Kiyosuke tries to bait them into rotating 20 seconds,

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Volodoy can save this round.

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You just shouldn't expect him here.

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You see Fallen out there in mid.

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Think the B-Sites empty.

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Molodoy, nice, easy denial.

02:05:12.920 --> 02:05:16.680
2B5 denied, and warrior on the board.

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Very scary.

02:05:18.240 --> 02:05:20.880
Excellent triple kill for Keisarato.

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Awkward timing as Monosito is a flashbang.

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And he comes out with three kills, Keisarato.

02:05:26.160 --> 02:05:31.040
Kyosuke getting behind them, held his shot for as long as he could in this arena, but

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still not going to amount to the round here for Falcons, Furia on the board in their first full buy.

02:05:56.160 --> 02:06:01.160
There's more of this aggression, Uri taking palace early on.

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He's at least been down to get up to his usual tricks here.

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Aggression into ramp and that first gun round, this time an early palace clear, but...

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...Palkens match this with a slow palace take.

02:06:17.160 --> 02:06:20.160
Well aware of the moves that Uri likes to make.

02:06:21.160 --> 02:06:25.160
So we'll give it away as well. Flash on the ramp, Balkans are gonna hear that, they know where Uri is.

02:06:26.160 --> 02:06:31.680
He could just walk all the way out and honestly scoop up and find that pick.

02:06:31.680 --> 02:06:34.240
Cacerato dead and they know what more is in the site.

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It's Molotoy who would have been a question but throws out a smoke to block Palace.

02:06:37.920 --> 02:06:41.560
Barker's have a decision to make.

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They'll call it off.

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Molotoy down here in Connector knows he's going to play a trap on the left hand side.

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It's building to be the A finish. 30 seconds left. Bombs still in palace.

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Molledoy trying to force this fight ahead of time. Throw the timing off. Kiyosuke survives.

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Will he make it up to cause problems? Yes. Now Yuri in at the rampside. Fallen taking

02:07:11.760 --> 02:07:16.760
up position out here in the spawn. This is a low econ round. Alkins dangerously close

02:07:16.760 --> 02:07:17.760
Just the winning it.

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I'm bomb.

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The cover of Fallen out from the spawnside causing you problems.

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No safe route to get the bomb plot.

02:07:22.760 --> 02:07:25.960
It's got to deal with one of these players if you want to get it down.

02:07:25.960 --> 02:07:30.760
Stick in the smoke, won't get denied, and Yuri gets overran.

02:07:30.760 --> 02:07:35.880
Fallen, what's he got for us?

02:07:35.880 --> 02:07:39.360
First kill in the 1v3.

02:07:39.360 --> 02:07:41.360
Looking for the next man in the site.

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Kicks down with the jump scare, hounds him down on the deagle.

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They're not going to say the fundamentals for Falcons are going really nice right now.

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They're not panicking in these scary moments, right?

02:07:50.280 --> 02:07:55.760
These are positions that we see Falcons throw away and choke historically with this roster,

02:07:55.760 --> 02:07:58.440
but really, really calm in that 3-2.

02:07:58.440 --> 02:07:59.720
That's a hard spot to be in.

02:07:59.720 --> 02:08:01.440
They've got pressure from both sides.

02:08:01.440 --> 02:08:02.960
They've got 15 seconds.

02:08:02.960 --> 02:08:04.880
The bomb is trapped in the corner.

02:08:04.880 --> 02:08:09.640
A teammate throws a smoke out on the bomb site, covering ramp with the two rifles, ignoring

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spawn and letting kicks and getting that bomb down.

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staying very composed in these difficult scenarios they did back on Dust2 as well.

02:08:17.760 --> 02:08:26.000
Something to be said for that here, as Falcons aren't getting caught up in easily loseable

02:08:26.000 --> 02:08:27.000
situations.

02:08:27.000 --> 02:08:35.520
I think the only bad round in this series for Falcons has just been the one where they

02:08:35.520 --> 02:08:44.200
on Dust2, going to the Molotoy AWP on the Eco, and you know, it's still somewhat

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forgivable. It certainly doesn't feel like a radar moment.

02:08:49.240 --> 02:08:53.520
Falcon's clinical right now, just walking up and your kinder has no idea.

02:08:53.520 --> 02:08:59.520
Blindsided off to a rough start, 0-6. K. Serato, can he provide any hope?

02:08:59.520 --> 02:09:05.520
Drop in that smoke, going to give the room to pass, and Monosy even drives one in through the back.

02:09:05.520 --> 02:09:08.520
Molotoy can't retrieve that orb.

02:09:09.520 --> 02:09:14.520
It might just have to be a save here for Furia, orb on short, chance to go and grab it.

02:09:18.520 --> 02:09:22.520
Hang around, see if anything's presented once this smoke fades.

02:09:29.520 --> 02:09:39.680
Oh, it walks in, no one's looking, but yeah, gun picked up, that's enough to walk away.

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Furia take their spoils, ranks the riches on this eco, the Falcons find a 5-1 lead,

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a very dominant start to this game.

02:09:52.880 --> 02:10:01.800
You are yet to give us much to talk about in the second map.

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With slow start and only one round to their name.

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Just starting to feel kind of rough, like you see in the plays here he's getting up

02:10:36.080 --> 02:10:40.720
to over here on A, this is what he's used to doing, I think he's been holding up his

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side of the bargain but mid's been a big problem. They've been very susceptible to these splits.

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Kindar 0 and 6 certainly doesn't help in that front.

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I need to go and kind of stake your claim to middle.

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Best looking round we have was Keisarato with that big 3k when they kind of all in

02:11:07.040 --> 02:11:14.040
this earlier mid-fight. To real estate the Falcons keep looking for. There it is, more

02:11:14.040 --> 02:11:19.560
of that, exactly what you wanted. Connector swing with the flash, finds the 5v4, monosies

02:11:19.560 --> 02:11:24.240
all depleted, top middle. Just a nice way for the round to start, you're not as worried

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now, you're not looking over your shoulder the whole time, you're trying to make these

02:11:27.200 --> 02:11:32.080
moves over the waltze. Now you can afford to, even if you want to, kind of take your

02:11:32.080 --> 02:11:34.080
from this mid-portion, right?

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You still have fallen over on short.

02:11:36.080 --> 02:11:38.080
Still have players on the extremities

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that can pay attention to any of these avenues

02:11:40.080 --> 02:11:42.080
that lead away from middle.

02:11:42.080 --> 02:11:44.080
Still moves being made.

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Great flashback.

02:11:46.080 --> 02:11:48.080
Ooh, lazy check, but Yuri will clear it.

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5-2 here.

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I've seen one of these get awfully close,

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but Kiyosuke, nothing in this round.

02:11:56.080 --> 02:11:58.080
He kicks a 5-1.

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Hot starts.

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But no more. Quesarato takes control again. Both Furia rounds coming off of Quesarato triple kills

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the saviour of

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Furia right now

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Just been your way in right Quesarato and Yuri have been fantastic out here in Rio

02:12:16.600 --> 02:12:23.520
Both of them in really really solid form and so you know give them as many chances as you can to be involved

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You kind of want these guys more than anyone right now involved in these real swing fights for the round

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the game. It's been a while

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since we've had a lot of

02:12:33.120 --> 02:12:36.120
players around. Yeah, it's

02:12:36.120 --> 02:12:38.120
a thing that Yuri came into

02:12:38.120 --> 02:12:40.120
today, still as the top four

02:12:40.120 --> 02:12:42.120
rated player of the event with

02:12:42.120 --> 02:12:43.120
the games in case Roto has

02:12:43.120 --> 02:12:45.120
given us speaks volumes about

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Yuri's group stage as well.

02:12:46.120 --> 02:12:47.120
Look at what you've done now.

02:12:47.120 --> 02:12:49.120
Right? You want that midfight

02:12:49.120 --> 02:12:50.120
kind of convincingly twice over.

02:12:50.120 --> 02:12:52.120
Balkans decide they don't

02:12:52.120 --> 02:12:53.120
really want to play for mid

02:12:53.120 --> 02:12:55.120
this time around. And so you've

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got that early info case

02:12:57.120 --> 02:13:00.120
on their bombsites, got the crossfire set up over in B,

02:13:00.120 --> 02:13:02.120
fallen even playing back in the market for it,

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slightly faster rotate.

02:13:04.120 --> 02:13:06.120
Or you can do it rather.

02:13:06.120 --> 02:13:08.120
Pop out Palace, that's all they've got.

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The U2 is in Palace, which will not make it easier.

02:13:13.120 --> 02:13:16.120
Reblocking the Molotov, you know the lineup he's throwing there,

02:13:16.120 --> 02:13:19.120
chasing down, moment that smoke spotted still.

02:13:19.120 --> 02:13:21.120
Guns ready to trade.

02:13:21.120 --> 02:13:22.120
Oh, what?

02:13:22.120 --> 02:13:26.120
Dig back for Nico, hold on a second.

02:13:26.120 --> 02:13:29.360
This type of shot this gives you hot hands.

02:13:29.360 --> 02:13:31.400
Let's see if Niko can do anything else with it.

02:13:34.480 --> 02:13:36.880
Really try to milk this.

02:13:36.880 --> 02:13:38.720
Looking for another on the D-goal.

02:13:38.720 --> 02:13:41.360
Niko can't find his footing.

02:13:41.360 --> 02:13:43.760
A kickstand's been spotted, not long for this world.

02:13:43.760 --> 02:13:45.920
All three players closing in on him.

02:13:47.240 --> 02:13:50.560
Bit of a streak forming here for Furia as they're looking

02:13:50.560 --> 02:13:52.960
for a resurgence in this first half.

02:13:52.960 --> 02:13:55.880
Okay, so Rota just keeps killing another multi for him

02:13:55.880 --> 02:14:01.720
and it's broken Falcon's money, so if you're with the opportunity here on Mirage to break it

02:14:04.200 --> 02:14:09.880
much like that second half of Dust 2. Right when you're ready to count them out.

02:14:12.440 --> 02:14:16.440
Bit of belief comes back for Furia, broken for Falcon's five blocks.

02:14:17.560 --> 02:14:19.880
Just gonna hit this B-bomb site and hope for the best.

02:14:24.120 --> 02:14:24.600
Ouch.

02:14:25.880 --> 02:14:32.880
I'll come to the scoreboard you came up and wait for him to find his first.

02:14:32.880 --> 02:14:35.880
There's no way to do it.

02:14:35.880 --> 02:14:38.880
Gonna need a little bit more before the second dominant.

02:14:38.880 --> 02:14:43.880
Just these blocks, nice easy moe down for forward.

02:14:43.880 --> 02:14:48.880
Go on, let him get the fourth.

02:14:48.880 --> 02:14:53.880
One shot, shot!

02:14:53.880 --> 02:14:59.000
We'll take it. The Brains of Fury are falling and you're kind of finding your fight.

02:15:01.560 --> 02:15:06.120
So here's the bite of Alcant's back on. I mean these rounds have been squeaky clean,

02:15:06.120 --> 02:15:09.640
like you went from being in a really vulnerable position rounds ago.

02:15:10.600 --> 02:15:16.120
There's constant A splits, always looking over your shoulder. Now you've had two flawless rounds,

02:15:16.120 --> 02:15:19.640
three surviving in there as well, one where you don't really lose any money even on the

02:15:19.640 --> 02:15:24.500
re-investments so money really starting to build up into a pretty point for

02:15:24.500 --> 02:15:32.200
Furia. Gonna make them that much harder for the Falcons to dislodge.

02:15:33.320 --> 02:15:38.240
I'm out called in, Sonic had his time on the mic.

02:15:43.800 --> 02:15:47.840
You wonder what they're gonna go back to? Is it gonna be another one of these

02:15:47.840 --> 02:15:54.680
these midfights where you're left looking at Keisarato having to overcome some terrifying

02:15:54.680 --> 02:16:03.520
odds. Always been up for the task. I don't know, but there is three out towards A, so

02:16:03.520 --> 02:16:10.480
maybe a set piece here. That's what I like to see, Keisarato top middle, and he's going

02:16:10.480 --> 02:16:15.240
to want B1 as well. There's no walk waiting for him. Very nice flight. Keisarato leads

02:16:15.240 --> 02:16:22.280
it out. Three, catches Palace, push and one by one, Falken just gets shredded in this round.

02:16:29.720 --> 02:16:33.080
Duo of Niko and Modesty, now it's just Iliad.

02:16:33.080 --> 02:16:46.280
He can even closing in on him, won't expect this, bait of the smoke, monosy core, and

02:16:46.280 --> 02:16:50.680
a very clean slate of rounds.

02:16:50.680 --> 02:16:57.600
Drip, Fred, Fury is away, all helmed by this duo, K-Sorato and Fury, 20 kills between the

02:16:57.600 --> 02:17:05.400
mirrored score lines both punching very very favorably for Furia money now

02:17:05.400 --> 02:17:10.120
broken for the Falcons and so suddenly this game is well and truly opened up

02:17:10.120 --> 02:17:13.040
yeah I thought I could necessity to have these two played well right even

02:17:13.040 --> 02:17:17.520
yesterday when Furious was struggling against Vitality three players went a

02:17:17.520 --> 02:17:24.320
bit cold it was those fangs that bailed them out round off the round on

02:17:24.320 --> 02:17:32.720
overpass. Now Furia, sink their teeth into the CT side after a 5-1 lead for the Falcons.

02:17:32.720 --> 02:17:39.160
Furia is still looking to win the half-out right now. This is only pistols. Falcons going

02:17:39.160 --> 02:17:47.320
for a 4-A execute. Yuri back in spawn. Cacerato willingly taking fights with a missed-stair

02:17:47.320 --> 02:17:50.720
smoke. Big problem. Cacerato could just fight forward.

02:17:50.720 --> 02:17:57.200
Another guy you want with open sight lines right now. It's into the lines down here the bomb side of Yuri and K

02:17:57.200 --> 02:18:01.000
Serato the two top performers and get past K Serato

02:18:03.240 --> 02:18:10.040
Get this room out towards jungle to boot and even try to take it all the way through to spawn off Fallen's here to stop that

02:18:10.280 --> 02:18:12.580
No crazy rooting in this one

02:18:12.580 --> 02:18:19.580
He's throwing himself into these fights.

02:18:19.580 --> 02:18:25.580
Niko D trying to make things interesting.

02:18:25.580 --> 02:18:27.580
Swing from short, long range fight.

02:18:27.580 --> 02:18:29.580
Niko thinks better of it.

02:18:29.580 --> 02:18:33.580
Now hoping to draw Molotoy out of the spawn.

02:18:33.580 --> 02:18:36.580
Knows that this kill would give you a bomb plant.

02:18:36.580 --> 02:18:38.580
Gives you a fighting chance.

02:18:38.580 --> 02:18:40.580
Niko's hit a blinder.

02:18:40.580 --> 02:18:46.320
They'll all be where the Niko Deagle...

02:18:46.320 --> 02:18:47.720
Yeah, go for it.

02:18:47.720 --> 02:18:48.720
Round the world.

02:18:48.720 --> 02:18:49.720
It's open plants.

02:18:49.720 --> 02:18:52.220
A kiss we can buy time.

02:18:52.220 --> 02:18:57.720
But Niko, with the backs turned and the Deagle, will be watching.

02:18:57.720 --> 02:19:08.640
And it's all Senei Mez, but here could be the dream of Niko, third shot connects!

02:19:08.640 --> 02:19:17.040
And one man is $700, stealing this one away from Furia, your kindar can't do a thing.

02:19:17.040 --> 02:19:19.480
Time expires and Niko comes hunting.

02:19:19.480 --> 02:19:22.800
Oh, war is highlight.

02:19:22.800 --> 02:19:24.040
That is a thing of beauty.

02:19:24.040 --> 02:19:29.840
And that right smile on Niko's face, nothing hits quite like a Niko D.

02:19:29.840 --> 02:19:36.920
Yeah, four amazing frags for Niko in a 2 vs 5.

02:19:36.920 --> 02:19:41.720
Stickening shots to be for rather, but every single one coming up for Nico

02:19:44.040 --> 02:19:46.040
You cannot complain about that

02:19:48.920 --> 02:19:57.120
All headshots all easy and Falcon's second eco win of this series that is gonna send the propelling forward straight up shorts

02:19:57.360 --> 02:20:02.200
It's just a huge boon to the confidence isn't it your kinder hot on their heels with a backstab

02:20:02.200 --> 02:20:05.200
can't stop the bomb right here right now.

02:20:05.200 --> 02:20:06.840
Modesty dead, and that's the bomb

02:20:06.840 --> 02:20:08.040
loose out in the apartments.

02:20:08.040 --> 02:20:10.240
The result of this B-play doesn't matter

02:20:10.240 --> 02:20:12.000
till you go and get that bomb back.

02:20:15.560 --> 02:20:18.440
Theory of throwing one hell of a spanner in the works here.

02:20:22.040 --> 02:20:23.880
Kickstand gets a free beat.

02:20:23.880 --> 02:20:28.120
And so now it is just a duel for this bomb control.

02:20:28.120 --> 02:20:30.440
What a weird position to be in with the amount of utility

02:20:30.440 --> 02:20:34.260
They can hold on, use their nades by more time.

02:20:34.260 --> 02:20:37.040
Falcons are going to have to go around the world.

02:20:37.040 --> 02:20:39.640
Murtes says, whittled.

02:20:39.640 --> 02:20:43.000
Another HE from Holodoy could seal his fates.

02:20:43.000 --> 02:20:45.600
Yes, okay, offering a flash.

02:20:45.600 --> 02:20:47.560
Gonna wait for his teammate to get in position here.

02:20:47.560 --> 02:20:51.600
Kixen coming from around the world.

02:20:51.600 --> 02:20:55.140
No health here for the Falcons, no easy round win.

02:20:55.140 --> 02:20:57.560
Despite the man advantage,

02:20:57.560 --> 02:20:59.560
You keep them in strong position.

02:21:00.440 --> 02:21:02.440
What a weird spot to be in.

02:21:05.560 --> 02:21:07.560
Splash McGeaseycky shouldn't do much.

02:21:07.560 --> 02:21:09.560
That's the fact they're all so low. I mean...

02:21:09.560 --> 02:21:11.560
How do you even bring yourselves back?

02:21:11.560 --> 02:21:13.560
Oh, it's a conversation!

02:21:13.560 --> 02:21:14.560
Oh, God!

02:21:14.560 --> 02:21:16.560
Molotow is going to do it alone!

02:21:16.560 --> 02:21:18.560
They're both low, sure.

02:21:18.560 --> 02:21:20.560
It's the all-brilliant, the gun for the job here.

02:21:20.560 --> 02:21:22.560
They're going to try and split on Molotow together.

02:21:22.560 --> 02:21:25.560
No, the double peek is how they take this one.

02:21:25.560 --> 02:21:32.120
Falcons somehow, some way recover and they will see this one through to a winning half.

02:21:32.120 --> 02:21:39.960
They're rying up the 2-0. Furia, you're looking at KSR, you're looking at Uri, they're doing all they can, but will it be enough?

02:22:25.560 --> 02:22:27.560
I

02:24:55.560 --> 02:25:09.480
It was feeling like we were well on our way to a fury recovery on Mirage.

02:25:09.480 --> 02:25:15.120
Then Nico and his Deagle came along and changed our minds entirely.

02:25:15.120 --> 02:25:18.560
Balkans go on to win out that first half, 7-5.

02:25:18.560 --> 02:25:23.040
That was after a really strong start, 5-1 up.

02:25:23.040 --> 02:25:24.880
It was the tiebreaker round.

02:25:24.880 --> 02:25:28.600
That was where Nico pulled through a critical juncture in this game.

02:25:28.600 --> 02:25:35.240
Buriinao on the back foot and in danger of falling shy.

02:25:35.240 --> 02:25:38.840
The last win they could achieve here in Rio with this lineup.

02:25:38.840 --> 02:25:43.520
Third place, leaning Falcons direction right now.

02:25:43.520 --> 02:25:48.760
And it's coordinated, cohesive, fearless Falcons right now as they push all the way

02:25:48.760 --> 02:25:51.960
to the top of middle in this pistol all together.

02:25:51.960 --> 02:25:55.880
Back on A in time for the hit, but Jungle Smoke dovelocks Falcons out.

02:25:55.880 --> 02:25:56.880
Bomb gonna go down.

02:25:56.880 --> 02:26:02.360
No spam connecting here, that's an open plant and that puts Furia in a very strong position.

02:26:02.360 --> 02:26:05.480
Kittles for the Falcons, one smoke to cause some chaos.

02:26:05.480 --> 02:26:07.160
And that's all they've got.

02:26:07.160 --> 02:26:10.520
Fake Flash towards spawn, it's gonna make Falcons slow down here.

02:26:10.520 --> 02:26:13.920
Honestly holds on, they come his way and he takes two with him.

02:26:13.920 --> 02:26:17.360
No way, monosy triple kill, just shreds Furia.

02:26:17.360 --> 02:26:21.920
This pistol is back on for Falcons, but Quick kills in the smoke and Knife to stop

02:26:21.920 --> 02:26:23.440
The defuse might just walk out.

02:26:23.440 --> 02:26:25.920
Kacelotto brings the blade.

02:26:25.920 --> 02:26:26.920
1v1.

02:26:26.920 --> 02:26:29.040
You might need another knife here.

02:26:29.040 --> 02:26:31.040
Might need to be a double knife in the pistol.

02:26:31.040 --> 02:26:33.680
Kacelotto's pulled it out, looking for the shank.

02:26:33.680 --> 02:26:35.880
Trying to ship them down, but Tessa's won.

02:26:35.880 --> 02:26:38.600
Giving the double knife pistol round.

02:26:38.600 --> 02:26:41.400
Still, Uriah pull up.

02:26:41.400 --> 02:26:44.400
The blade of Kacelotto slices them in half.

02:26:47.520 --> 02:26:49.800
And that is a 2v5.

02:26:49.800 --> 02:26:53.880
Honestly triple kill in jungle in the connector

02:26:57.840 --> 02:27:00.520
And somehow furious stay alive

02:27:09.600 --> 02:27:11.600
Now we'll go a long way to the comeback

02:27:14.680 --> 02:27:16.680
Falcons on pistols

02:27:19.800 --> 02:27:29.800
Sneaky does it.

02:27:29.800 --> 02:27:31.800
Ooh.

02:27:31.800 --> 02:27:33.800
They're well to get out with his one.

02:27:33.800 --> 02:27:35.800
I mean, the rest of them, they knew it was the B-play.

02:27:35.800 --> 02:27:37.800
They said to Tess, do what you can, mate.

02:27:37.800 --> 02:27:39.800
They're all alone in this one.

02:27:39.800 --> 02:27:42.800
Triple ramp push for the rest of the Falcons.

02:27:42.800 --> 02:27:44.800
You can trap Furia in now with the bomb.

02:27:44.800 --> 02:27:48.800
Try and quarter the exit.

02:27:48.800 --> 02:27:51.800
Take some guns out of here, do some damage.

02:27:51.800 --> 02:28:17.800
They realize what's happening, they realize the attempt to keep them trapped is a real

02:28:17.800 --> 02:28:23.800
They realize what's happening, they realize the attempt to keep them trapped with that explosion.

02:28:31.800 --> 02:28:34.800
It's great if you love Fury, they certainly do.

02:28:35.800 --> 02:28:41.800
It's seven all, and the guns come back out for the Falcons.

02:28:41.800 --> 02:28:44.800
All for monacy, from the word go.

02:28:44.800 --> 02:28:49.600
Big 3k in the pistol but he's been tamer in this game and he wasn't dust 2.

02:28:49.600 --> 02:28:52.600
A city side orb could change that fact here for monosy.

02:28:59.600 --> 02:29:00.800
Starts on triple.

02:29:05.800 --> 02:29:06.600
He kicked up.

02:29:07.200 --> 02:29:10.400
On top of me it's sucking on that tap. He's stuck in the corner.

02:29:14.800 --> 02:29:22.800
And you just look like a set piece out towards A.

02:29:22.800 --> 02:29:26.800
Looks like getting ready.

02:29:26.800 --> 02:29:33.800
Kind of putting pressure on middle alone behind these boxes, hoping to keep eyeballs on mid.

02:29:33.800 --> 02:29:39.800
Fallen, forget to buy always is all part of the master plan, he is Glock armor, he's throwing nades.

02:29:39.800 --> 02:29:44.360
Although he will get picked first, there are guns available for Fallen, saving for later perhaps.

02:29:44.360 --> 02:29:50.520
He doesn't need guns, burns out kicks it, but despite the little health, I can still hold a man advantage.

02:29:53.480 --> 02:29:57.080
Took him a little while to find a rifle there on the back of the ramp here,

02:29:57.080 --> 02:30:00.600
and even that's taken a bit of pace out of the sight here for Furia.

02:30:01.240 --> 02:30:02.600
Oh, a two-molecule.

02:30:02.600 --> 02:30:04.600
It burns out Niko!

02:30:06.600 --> 02:30:08.600
Swing for Kiyosuke!

02:30:08.600 --> 02:30:11.600
Went for Glory, hoping for the multi-kill.

02:30:11.600 --> 02:30:15.600
Yes, the info gets the spot up, but at least that's meant to convert this.

02:30:15.600 --> 02:30:18.600
It's very labored, but eventually comes through.

02:30:18.600 --> 02:30:21.600
Double for Monacy as well as that AWP.

02:30:21.600 --> 02:30:24.600
Makes its first appearance in this CT side.

02:30:24.600 --> 02:30:27.600
And an instant multi-kill falls his way.

02:30:27.600 --> 02:30:32.280
Yeah, despite a double-molecule fury of feeling like they had no purchase on that A-bomb psych,

02:30:32.280 --> 02:30:34.600
can't put the bomb down with the con smoke up.

02:30:35.800 --> 02:30:40.000
Felt like they had a bit more time, a bit more room than they would have imagined.

02:30:41.000 --> 02:30:44.800
They got stuck out on bench together, Kiyosuke comes swinging,

02:30:45.800 --> 02:30:49.600
and Falcons smiles on their faces as they secure the first gun round of this hall.

02:30:49.600 --> 02:30:52.600
We've seen Falcons in a fair few third-place deciders.

02:30:52.600 --> 02:30:57.400
And I'll say one of the things I always like about watching them in is they do seem to have a genuinely good time.

02:30:57.400 --> 02:31:00.860
Now they'll play some good in-your-face counter strike.

02:31:00.860 --> 02:31:03.940
Never feels like it's hard to get Nico on, honestly, smiling.

02:31:08.440 --> 02:31:13.800
I mean, knowing that you just took that round, now you have Furia in a very vulnerable position.

02:31:13.800 --> 02:31:16.260
Kind of exposed on this T-side.

02:31:16.260 --> 02:31:21.500
You're going to have another investment here, but it's got limitations, a lot of them.

02:31:23.940 --> 02:31:26.740
Only a handful of smokes, bunch of flashes.

02:31:27.400 --> 02:31:29.120
Three guns to work with.

02:31:31.520 --> 02:31:33.320
So maybe something a little bit pacey here,

02:31:33.320 --> 02:31:34.800
hoping the chaos is the answer.

02:31:34.800 --> 02:31:38.520
Well, they're gonna go right in to this Monosy AWP.

02:31:38.520 --> 02:31:40.440
Clashes find him on the first shot.

02:31:40.440 --> 02:31:42.320
Second one, it sails past as well.

02:31:42.320 --> 02:31:44.880
Monosy's gotta provide something on this orb,

02:31:44.880 --> 02:31:46.280
living on borrowed time.

02:31:46.280 --> 02:31:48.000
Income the reinforcements.

02:31:49.360 --> 02:31:50.720
Nico back at the site,

02:31:50.720 --> 02:31:52.000
two kills to the good,

02:31:52.000 --> 02:31:54.320
squaring off against your kinder.

02:31:54.320 --> 02:32:01.720
Long of his takes, the closer Kixxan gets, the more he gets to play this with Niko.

02:32:01.720 --> 02:32:05.960
And so this season they're slowed down, very intentional.

02:32:05.960 --> 02:32:08.560
Still, Niko's off the one up.

02:32:08.560 --> 02:32:12.080
Kixxan's crept in, not known about by Yikindar.

02:32:12.080 --> 02:32:13.720
Need a clutch from the captain.

02:32:13.720 --> 02:32:14.720
Eyes off.

02:32:14.720 --> 02:32:23.040
Now Yikindar knows, only half the battle, it's Kixxan remaining elusive.

02:32:23.040 --> 02:32:26.480
You know what, the crowd let him down in that one, turned the wrong way.

02:32:26.480 --> 02:32:32.800
Too late to the party, kicks and sneaks in and finds that perfect gap to get behind Yikindar.

02:32:32.800 --> 02:32:34.680
Nice catch with the MP7.

02:32:34.680 --> 02:32:38.920
And yeah, you mentioned Falcons being in these third place deciders, they've never lost one, Harry.

02:32:38.920 --> 02:32:43.440
Taking down Vitality back at EWC.

02:32:45.600 --> 02:32:48.680
And even defeating Malz in Chengdu as well.

02:32:48.680 --> 02:32:53.680
So make your own conclusions from that, but Falcon's looking for the 3P tier in Rio.

02:33:12.680 --> 02:33:16.680
Just layers of defense out here in mid-Kiyosuke and Niko.

02:33:18.680 --> 02:33:25.920
this one squeaky clean it starts at the round yes his rifles to come out of the

02:33:25.920 --> 02:33:34.920
CT side Falcons are going berserk with four three in a row cleaners can be in

02:33:34.920 --> 02:33:41.160
this one right now Nico backs out obviously takes window

02:33:41.160 --> 02:33:45.740
I shot K-Sorato.

02:33:45.740 --> 02:33:51.120
K-Sorato, man, like really wants this to go the distance.

02:33:51.120 --> 02:33:52.120
Across both maps.

02:33:52.120 --> 02:33:55.400
Just been a very consistent output for Furia bin.

02:33:55.400 --> 02:33:59.520
One of really two players you've looked to to try and make a difference.

02:33:59.520 --> 02:34:02.040
Honestly, just check this.

02:34:02.040 --> 02:34:08.000
Oh, second time is the charm.

02:34:08.000 --> 02:34:13.000
Hello.

02:34:13.000 --> 02:34:15.000
That's just rough for Yuri, right?

02:34:15.000 --> 02:34:16.000
Seize him.

02:34:16.000 --> 02:34:17.000
That was the promise of a kill.

02:34:17.000 --> 02:34:18.000
He's right there.

02:34:18.000 --> 02:34:19.000
It doesn't have the angle.

02:34:19.000 --> 02:34:21.000
Gives Monacee a warning shot.

02:34:21.000 --> 02:34:24.000
That's the last guy you want to give them to in this game.

02:34:24.000 --> 02:34:27.000
Monacee was quiet in that first half,

02:34:27.000 --> 02:34:30.000
but he has doubled his kills already in the CT side

02:34:30.000 --> 02:34:33.000
after just five rounds of play.

02:34:33.000 --> 02:34:36.000
Come back into this game with a vengeance now.

02:34:36.000 --> 02:34:42.200
Now, Falcons put Furia on pistols and they are all smooth sailing towards that finish line here.

02:34:51.400 --> 02:34:53.000
All maids could be catastrophic.

02:34:54.300 --> 02:34:55.100
Ouch.

02:34:59.500 --> 02:35:05.300
Retake on A is a strong setup here for Falcons who won't offer up guns to pistol players.

02:35:06.000 --> 02:35:12.760
Have the sight, take the plant, you're not holding this down though, not without some

02:35:12.760 --> 02:35:22.080
phenomenal D-Wolf.

02:35:22.080 --> 02:35:33.680
Two rounds left for Falcons to get on that podium, and Fallen's final outing in Rio,

02:35:33.680 --> 02:35:39.460
with a bitter taste. Individually, he's up there, he's on the board, quiet games from

02:35:39.460 --> 02:35:48.800
the imports here for Furia. But the opportunity truly was yesterday against Vitality, two

02:35:48.800 --> 02:35:55.000
close maps for Furia, two chances against World Number One.

02:35:55.000 --> 02:36:04.000
My exact set piece out in a way.

02:36:04.000 --> 02:36:06.000
Oh, full in my beful blind skill.

02:36:06.000 --> 02:36:11.000
Gonna deliver the opening to Furia.

02:36:11.000 --> 02:36:13.000
Get in, but now you're gonna button down the hatch.

02:36:13.000 --> 02:36:17.000
You've seen these post-plots fall apart for Furia.

02:36:17.000 --> 02:36:20.000
Plots can now get denied by just this onslaught of Util.

02:36:20.000 --> 02:36:24.000
And that's gonna mean all these smokes fade when you finally go to plug in these numbers.

02:36:24.000 --> 02:36:31.000
numbers. Parkes have done a really good job of keeping the pressure on.

02:36:31.000 --> 02:36:36.000
Far from comfortable even in this 4 on 4, Monace looking for the tips of heads.

02:36:36.000 --> 02:36:42.000
Boosted through the connector, Boost gives him an angle, gives him a line.

02:36:42.000 --> 02:36:48.000
Decision there for you, Kindar was playing up whether he chases down Tess's, but decides to go back,

02:36:48.000 --> 02:36:53.000
feeling like his teammates need the help in the site. Good thing he has, because he dealt

02:36:53.000 --> 02:36:57.240
with Kiyosuke on the cross and a follow-up on a monosie.

02:36:57.240 --> 02:37:00.440
Tessa is left looking on as this round gets away from you.

02:37:00.440 --> 02:37:04.480
He went all the way on the exit, but he is heading for those hills.

02:37:11.040 --> 02:37:14.200
Saving grace, Yokindar and Keisurato.

02:37:14.200 --> 02:37:16.720
Latta keeping them in it.

02:37:16.720 --> 02:37:21.920
And nice to see Furia stabilize despite a very chaotic round.

02:37:21.920 --> 02:37:26.640
Valkers put all their Utah in to the pre-plant and kind of have nothing left for the retake there.

02:37:26.640 --> 02:37:30.160
They kept just a couple of Nades and HG and Molotov.

02:37:30.160 --> 02:37:33.600
They could have really flushed some positions out, make that far more uncomfortable,

02:37:33.600 --> 02:37:35.040
but they wanted to deny the bomb.

02:37:36.080 --> 02:37:41.280
And Fury just waited out that utility, so some good damage early, but leaves it with nothing for later.

02:37:42.000 --> 02:37:46.880
So Fury do converts in a post-bond, finding their first round since the pistol.

02:37:46.880 --> 02:37:51.880
It's not too late.

02:37:51.880 --> 02:37:55.880
And again, a weakened buy.

02:37:55.880 --> 02:37:56.880
Two galels.

02:37:56.880 --> 02:37:58.880
And that's just what you're going to be contending with, really,

02:37:58.880 --> 02:38:01.880
unless you take one of these rounds super cleanly.

02:38:01.880 --> 02:38:07.880
You want a position to start to make money without earning it.

02:38:07.880 --> 02:38:11.880
A buy for the Falcons.

02:38:11.880 --> 02:38:14.880
A chance to keep the pressure on a bare minimum.

02:38:14.880 --> 02:38:20.080
An aggressive start as well. Not sitting back out here on A, not giving away a lot of room.

02:38:20.080 --> 02:38:23.280
It's spammed to open things up. Niko dead first.

02:38:24.320 --> 02:38:29.280
IPv4. Last time it got traded straight away. This time Fury gets to play with disadvantage.

02:38:29.280 --> 02:38:39.280
to the left of the road.

02:38:39.280 --> 02:38:41.280
Watch.

02:38:41.280 --> 02:38:45.280
Trade for monacy is a reaction

02:38:45.280 --> 02:38:48.280
waiting out from palace.

02:38:48.280 --> 02:38:49.280
Honestly, we'll have to hit a

02:38:49.280 --> 02:38:51.280
flick here. No, hoes in on the

02:38:51.280 --> 02:38:53.280
location. Yuri goes to his

02:38:53.280 --> 02:38:54.280
death. That's all one purpose

02:38:54.280 --> 02:38:56.280
here for monacy. He knows you

02:38:56.280 --> 02:38:57.280
can hear that drop and

02:38:57.280 --> 02:39:03.180
He pulls him into his crosshair, final hurrah here for Furia on the B bomb site and it's three on one right now.

02:39:03.180 --> 02:39:05.180
It's Tessas alone.

02:39:07.180 --> 02:39:09.180
Going in the right place.

02:39:09.180 --> 02:39:13.580
It's all about just how much damage can Tessas really get away with.

02:39:13.580 --> 02:39:15.580
Oh man, snuck out into the open.

02:39:15.580 --> 02:39:21.480
Tessas gets the drop on Cacerato. Time is very, very low. Gets the info on both players.

02:39:21.480 --> 02:39:24.980
Bombs gonna get scrambled, gonna get planted. For now, you've got a 2B1.

02:39:24.980 --> 02:39:29.180
you try and take it, go early in the akin dark, and get a stand packing.

02:39:31.020 --> 02:39:35.380
Monosy, 1v2, staring him dead in the face.

02:39:36.300 --> 02:39:37.540
Does he want to give it a try?

02:39:37.540 --> 02:39:39.540
Does he want to go for the glory?

02:39:40.100 --> 02:39:44.180
Place it out into the site, right down, forward the cover.

02:39:44.940 --> 02:39:47.340
And the game continues to close up.

02:39:47.340 --> 02:39:50.420
Very scary to be one with Monosy.

02:39:51.220 --> 02:39:53.100
Try to find any advantage.

02:39:53.100 --> 02:39:56.460
If you really won't give it away and they fight together well played in the post-bond

02:39:57.340 --> 02:39:59.940
That says one more kill might have just sealed their fate

02:40:02.060 --> 02:40:06.540
Fury a lift to fight another round that is back-to-back, but again not clean

02:40:07.500 --> 02:40:09.740
Just enough to put Falcons on pistols

02:40:10.660 --> 02:40:13.620
Focus gonna have a bit of a decision to make here. Yeah, okay

02:40:13.620 --> 02:40:20.900
They could they can justify the buy you still have this chance like if you win this type of a Hail Mary round

02:40:20.900 --> 02:40:25.460
But you put it all out there, but you find success in spite of the back you know, you

02:40:25.460 --> 02:40:30.380
buy is a little weaker, there's limitations, you get to capitalize on all that early damage.

02:40:30.380 --> 02:40:34.220
And so this is a play to try and win you the series right now.

02:40:34.220 --> 02:40:37.820
Yeah, it's a nice investment, I mean, you still have the output, honestly, it's high

02:40:37.820 --> 02:40:38.820
value.

02:40:38.820 --> 02:40:46.940
If you lose it, you buy again at 11 apiece, if you win it, it feels as good as done.

02:40:46.940 --> 02:40:49.140
A risk worth taking here for the Falcons.

02:40:50.860 --> 02:40:53.300
And they make sure they get that util here. It's not a...

02:40:54.100 --> 02:40:55.100
weak buy...

02:40:55.980 --> 02:40:57.180
by any means.

02:40:57.660 --> 02:41:00.300
And their utility has been very strong in this series.

02:41:02.220 --> 02:41:04.980
And the last two rounds, it's been open as for Furia.

02:41:05.140 --> 02:41:09.740
That early kill going their way, and it's had a big impact on how the round shapes up.

02:41:09.740 --> 02:41:17.540
It's not quite as involved on the early doors in this round of the Falcons, playing within

02:41:17.540 --> 02:41:19.940
their bombsites, playing these crossfires.

02:41:19.940 --> 02:41:24.660
Honestly, you're roamed out towards mid early on the AWP, but the moment he's not given

02:41:24.660 --> 02:41:27.420
that initial fight, he just eases back.

02:41:27.420 --> 02:41:31.980
On these rounds, who do you say?

02:41:31.980 --> 02:41:36.980
Let's just not give anything away for the first 30, 40 seconds.

02:41:36.980 --> 02:41:37.980
Then you make your moves.

02:41:37.980 --> 02:41:38.980
Oh, he missed the flash.

02:41:38.980 --> 02:41:40.980
It's a flash play. It was meant to get me through.

02:41:40.980 --> 02:41:42.980
Very involved. It's a crunch.

02:41:42.980 --> 02:41:46.980
Upon middle, but that flash bang missing could have died consequences.

02:41:46.980 --> 02:41:47.980
Has.

02:41:49.980 --> 02:41:50.980
That hurts.

02:41:52.980 --> 02:41:55.980
Honestly, the culprit, the man that missed the flash.

02:41:55.980 --> 02:41:56.980
Oh, dear.

02:41:56.980 --> 02:41:59.980
Well, Momma Noy doesn't miss the flash in that head-to-head.

02:41:59.980 --> 02:42:01.980
It's a one-round game.

02:42:01.980 --> 02:42:03.980
That's a really nice play as well.

02:42:03.980 --> 02:42:05.980
The little underdrawn, there was a back turn.

02:42:05.980 --> 02:42:09.260
and fault line that should be an easy opening kill for Nico and then they

02:42:09.260 --> 02:42:16.000
brawl then they clash but utility going nowhere and too late to cancel the call

02:42:16.000 --> 02:42:24.580
they just jump in that really hurts and that was your try your attempt to end it

02:42:24.580 --> 02:42:29.740
here and now now you got to play out until again the end of regulation and

02:42:29.740 --> 02:42:36.740
And honestly, he knows exactly what calls that.

02:42:36.740 --> 02:42:42.740
So Furia are going to have a good buy no matter what happens.

02:42:42.740 --> 02:42:45.740
And Leo, it'd be a good buy.

02:42:45.740 --> 02:42:49.740
Now all we say hello to map 3.

02:42:49.740 --> 02:42:52.740
Tessa is Deagle alone at the B side of the map.

02:42:52.740 --> 02:42:55.740
That's where Furia are heading.

02:42:55.740 --> 02:42:57.740
Tucked in at the bench.

02:42:57.740 --> 02:43:00.740
a couple of long-range fights to try and take on this Deagle.

02:43:00.740 --> 02:43:03.740
What's Tessas made of? He's all alone.

02:43:03.740 --> 02:43:06.740
Sharp of a Deagle, but this would be something else.

02:43:06.740 --> 02:43:07.740
Oh, he's missed.

02:43:07.740 --> 02:43:10.740
Oh, sure. How long does he hide out?

02:43:10.740 --> 02:43:12.740
Do they clear this? Is Tessas alive?

02:43:12.740 --> 02:43:14.740
He can make noise.

02:43:14.740 --> 02:43:17.740
They don't know just yet.

02:43:17.740 --> 02:43:19.740
Oh, backstabbed Tessas!

02:43:19.740 --> 02:43:21.740
Oh, it's a double!

02:43:21.740 --> 02:43:24.740
Oh, no! This was meant to be the free round.

02:43:24.740 --> 02:43:28.180
Tess says, calls all that in a question.

02:43:30.020 --> 02:43:32.820
These needles closing in, pressure getting applied.

02:43:32.820 --> 02:43:36.300
Molador has to hit that to alleviate some of this pressure.

02:43:38.500 --> 02:43:43.500
Niko gets his one and kicks that and finished off.

02:43:44.300 --> 02:43:45.980
Damn nice try, it's off.

02:43:47.500 --> 02:43:50.900
A damn nice try here, but Fury are well

02:43:50.900 --> 02:43:52.540
and truly back in the building.

02:43:52.540 --> 02:44:03.540
As on Dust2 this goes the distance and no certainty for the Falcons as Furia found four rounds

02:44:03.540 --> 02:44:09.180
straight on this T side right when you're ready to give up on them.

02:44:09.180 --> 02:44:11.180
It gets way too close.

02:44:24.180 --> 02:44:27.180
An effort to kind of motivate the troops falling ahead of this one set.

02:44:27.180 --> 02:44:31.180
You know, Fury are looking to do it for the fans, for the folks watching.

02:44:31.180 --> 02:44:38.460
That one might have had you questioning that, but here I'm up to resilience on display at

02:44:38.460 --> 02:44:39.460
a furia.

02:44:39.460 --> 02:44:43.700
Fall has put in a shift as well.

02:44:43.700 --> 02:44:47.180
It's what a flipping of the script that's gone on here as well, right?

02:44:47.180 --> 02:44:52.380
It was furia having to do more with less this entire time, well then are the ones who could

02:44:52.380 --> 02:44:54.060
really do a number to the Falcons.

02:44:54.060 --> 02:44:58.340
They're the guys with that free route to win this map.

02:44:58.340 --> 02:45:00.540
They can find success in this rifle round.

02:45:00.540 --> 02:45:07.380
Molotov-V-Monacy might be the first kill behind that molotov. They double-boosted window.

02:45:07.380 --> 02:45:13.580
This allows you to two-man lurk. Tessus B push, freeing up rotations. And this might

02:45:13.580 --> 02:45:19.380
well end A. You know, you ready for two up in window. This one is crazy. Falcons have

02:45:19.380 --> 02:45:25.460
everybody moving over right now. Still waiting for that first blood. 40 seconds they jump

02:45:25.460 --> 02:45:29.860
over. You've just taken the loss of window as a concession. You're playing heavy for

02:45:29.860 --> 02:45:35.860
Kiyosuke, even suspicious that there could be more players in this position, having their eyes on it all around.

02:45:35.860 --> 02:45:42.860
Saitake coming in, you've got a four man fight for the CT spawn position and a backstab on the cards for Tessas.

02:45:42.860 --> 02:45:47.860
Do they let him play first? He tries to go out. Kasey Rato is coming down.

02:45:50.860 --> 02:45:53.860
Now it's just these players out from CT, first kill.

02:45:53.860 --> 02:46:00.500
kill. Locked in by Kiyosuke, smoking a fade as Furia back off to play around this post-plant.

02:46:01.540 --> 02:46:04.580
On out in the open, planted four jungle, four the connector.

02:46:06.340 --> 02:46:12.100
Keisurato able to help from the ramp side. Moledoy, string of misses. Keisurato dead.

02:46:13.700 --> 02:46:20.340
It's the bomb out in the open that causes problems. Kiyosuke stealing one more back and Niko here.

02:46:20.340 --> 02:46:24.740
It's going to be real close on this deep use nail bite of a

02:46:27.780 --> 02:46:32.900
How do they win that round perfect post bomb positions here for Furia

02:46:32.980 --> 02:46:40.020
No smoke for the bomb Falcons have one flash and it is the perfect bit of utility taking back ramp control

02:46:40.020 --> 02:46:45.340
There was a click to kind of sum up Molotov in these playoffs here in Rio. This would be down here

02:46:45.860 --> 02:46:48.580
four or five chances of catching players

02:46:48.580 --> 02:46:54.660
missed every single opportunity I think he even got a call out on those last

02:46:54.660 --> 02:46:59.820
two but it didn't matter because Falcons trade out Nico off that bomb with

02:46:59.820 --> 02:47:05.420
his teammate nowhere near him to save it with the final kill very impressive

02:47:05.420 --> 02:47:11.660
series from Nico today this mirage has been miraculous that deagle 4k and

02:47:11.660 --> 02:47:17.780
And right now leading in the server with a match point in their pocket

02:47:22.160 --> 02:47:25.540
Dear oh dear, this is what it comes down to

02:47:28.640 --> 02:47:30.640
Fargo to just a so composed

02:47:31.300 --> 02:47:35.140
Composure we've not seen from this team. He really have like not in a whole

02:47:35.140 --> 02:47:39.220
Oh, speedy state to misplay any of these situations.

02:47:39.220 --> 02:47:42.860
Everything's very considered that make it shorter on the same page.

02:47:42.860 --> 02:47:46.100
And now looking for the shutdown, looking for the two-way advantage.

02:47:46.100 --> 02:47:47.340
Need to find Moledoy.

02:47:47.340 --> 02:47:49.460
His round never gets the start.

02:47:49.460 --> 02:47:53.740
The mid-clash, and it is a shutdown of Furia.

02:47:53.740 --> 02:47:57.700
K-Zorato might have been a force to be reckoned with in this series.

02:47:57.700 --> 02:48:00.860
But a 1v4, lineup for the double.

02:48:00.860 --> 02:48:02.940
K-Zorato, surely will.

02:48:02.940 --> 02:48:04.940
And still believing!

02:48:07.940 --> 02:48:15.940
Monace left the tribe denying this glory of the 1v4 and the overtime that awaits round the world.

02:48:16.940 --> 02:48:21.940
Monace saw that bomb, he knows what Cacerato's doing, he just doesn't know where he's gone.

02:48:22.940 --> 02:48:24.940
Through B?

02:48:24.940 --> 02:48:38.400
for something unexpected, and honestly meets him there.

02:48:38.400 --> 02:48:42.760
Last thing you'll expect is Monacee out here in this position, you get the spot, but now

02:48:42.760 --> 02:48:47.720
it's all eyes on Kei Serato, been the hard hitter, been the guy to watch across this

02:48:47.720 --> 02:48:54.320
entire series, and looking for the lifeline clutch that keeps Furia on this day.

02:48:54.320 --> 02:49:06.320
right down, right denied, Montesey secures it, steal in that one away, Falcons with a clean 2-0 finish on the podium for third place.

02:49:06.320 --> 02:49:16.320
And that round tells the story of Furia in Rio right now, close but not quite incredible from Cacerato, but not enough to take a win on this stage.

02:49:16.320 --> 02:49:21.200
the vitality yesterday they thought of falcons today furia with a final hurrah

02:49:21.200 --> 02:49:27.000
fallen in his last year professional player of the 20 years competing for

02:49:27.000 --> 02:49:32.400
trophies to see us go majors more first places and you can count but not in

02:49:32.400 --> 02:49:37.280
brazil falcons of final outing where they do some of their best work and I

02:49:37.280 --> 02:49:41.600
got to say today they showed composure and they showed resilience nico showed

02:49:41.600 --> 02:49:45.720
up and monest he was there for the close a good day in the office for the

02:49:45.720 --> 02:49:48.000
Falcons here in Rio de Janeiro.

02:49:48.000 --> 02:49:51.600
Yeah, just kind of the dream scoreboard from top to bottom.

02:49:51.600 --> 02:49:54.800
And Kicksan Elise gets to leave this squad with that win,

02:49:54.800 --> 02:49:58.720
this final charge, this final push for a podium finish

02:49:58.720 --> 02:50:01.440
in Rio de Janeiro.

02:50:01.440 --> 02:50:03.440
But fallen now, you know, the idea

02:50:03.440 --> 02:50:05.240
that this was the last time he's going

02:50:05.240 --> 02:50:07.080
to get to play in front of his home stage,

02:50:07.080 --> 02:50:10.920
dawning upon the furrier roster at emotional time.

02:50:10.920 --> 02:50:12.520
We're going to throw it down at the stage.

02:50:12.520 --> 02:50:13.480
Let's hear from him.

02:50:15.720 --> 02:50:30.720
First of all, congratulations. I know it's not exactly the situation you would have liked to be in, but you came here today, played insanely, so to speak, and secured your spot on the third place. How are you feeling right now?

02:50:30.720 --> 02:50:42.720
I don't know, it's just a mix of feelings. We lost yesterday and we are still not on the tournament and we had to play against, we are today for the third place. It's just a game, I don't know, a mix of feelings.

02:50:42.720 --> 02:50:51.720
Okay, I understand. There's a lot of excitement around what's next for you guys. What can you say to the fans today?

02:50:52.720 --> 02:50:57.720
I don't know, we'll just go home, we'll improve. Even if it's going to take ten more years to improve.

02:50:58.720 --> 02:51:02.720
We'll fight until the end, even if the last hope is over, you know.

02:51:02.720 --> 02:51:09.520
So, just gonna try to become better and better every single day and show better game and

02:51:09.520 --> 02:51:14.720
play-offs than what we showed last few times, or all the times.

02:51:14.720 --> 02:51:18.720
Sounds amazing, thanks ever so much.

02:51:18.720 --> 02:51:19.720
Thank you.

02:52:32.720 --> 02:52:39.400
Hey guys, I'm Niko and this is Kixxan and today we're going to talk about Mirage and

02:52:39.400 --> 02:52:41.120
our positions, how we play together.

02:52:41.120 --> 02:52:45.840
He's the anchor on Mirage and I'm playing there as connectors, so I'm kind of fighting

02:52:45.840 --> 02:52:48.360
for him a little bit and also helping him on the A-side.

02:52:48.360 --> 02:52:52.800
I think I'm mostly fighting him, he doesn't get too much help from me, but I think that's

02:52:52.800 --> 02:52:54.280
just how the map works.

02:52:54.280 --> 02:52:59.000
I think the freestyle is the most important because based on what he says or what we do

02:52:59.000 --> 02:53:02.960
as a team I will position on A side based on that so if I know that we are

02:53:02.960 --> 02:53:07.360
fighting mid heavy I will not go fully committed on A for example and the other way around so

02:53:07.360 --> 02:53:11.280
yeah for me this is the most important thing how to start the round and then it's easier to play.

02:53:11.280 --> 02:53:15.840
If I know that he wanna play close then I know that I should play the closer to him so I can

02:53:15.840 --> 02:53:22.440
support him with the flash or to pick on his contact so it just I think as he said everything

02:53:22.440 --> 02:53:27.960
is connected really from freestyle obviously he if he has a player idea of what he wants to do

02:53:27.960 --> 02:53:33.440
then I need to listen to him and try to help him in a way that doesn't affect the whole team,

02:53:33.440 --> 02:53:35.560
but that's just that he feels comfortable on the side.

02:53:35.560 --> 02:53:40.600
I think it's pretty tough honestly in CS2. I enjoyed it a bit more in CSGO,

02:53:40.600 --> 02:53:44.400
because now you don't even have like those one ways that you can play around connector.

02:53:44.400 --> 02:53:49.240
It feels like you're always exposed, they can always, you know, break the con smoke,

02:53:49.240 --> 02:53:54.080
and just flush you, and you're kind of very hard to defend this area.

02:53:54.080 --> 02:53:57.840
I would just say that it became a bit more unpredictable, and this is the annoying part.

02:53:57.840 --> 02:54:03.120
The thing against executes is obviously hard, but for me it's even harder when people have these

02:54:03.120 --> 02:54:06.800
defaults or some rounds where people just come and search out A, if they know that don't,

02:54:06.800 --> 02:54:11.120
it's not picking for example, so I find this a bit more hard than the executes because I think

02:54:11.120 --> 02:54:15.280
when you see the execute coming, there are some things you can do, maybe some defensive smoke,

02:54:15.280 --> 02:54:19.920
maybe you can just play retake, maybe you'll get one kill and die, so all of these things are fine,

02:54:19.920 --> 02:54:25.200
but getting searched out from Palace Ramp, it's a bit annoying. I mean obviously the most common

02:54:25.200 --> 02:54:32.200
Some of the ones that are molly round and flash meet at the start of the round, some people in face it still don't do it, so I would recommend that you start doing this at least.

02:54:32.200 --> 02:54:38.200
Other than that, the smokes are important, so obviously smoking Ramp or Palace at the start of the round is important to maybe delay the piece,

02:54:38.200 --> 02:54:45.200
or if you want to play passive you can save the smoke and maybe do a defensive smoke later that will allow you to have more space.

02:54:45.200 --> 02:54:50.680
And I felt like I was behind the battle a little bit, and then I started watching multiple players'

02:54:50.680 --> 02:54:56.840
exertion, I watched E-Math, I even watched Apex a little bit just to see what kind of tricks he had.

02:54:56.840 --> 02:55:01.200
So yeah, I started watching a bit more of the Inverse on some positions just so I kind of

02:55:01.200 --> 02:55:08.200
update myself, but it was just easier before to do it, but yeah, now I need more resources, obviously.

02:55:11.200 --> 02:55:15.000
Hello everybody, today we are here to do something special.

02:55:15.000 --> 02:55:21.720
Me and Fon, we're visiting some of his great, great, great, great memories in the pictures, in photos.

02:55:21.720 --> 02:55:23.400
Maybe some bad ones there as well.

02:55:23.400 --> 02:55:25.640
Nice, going down the memory lane, let's see.

02:55:25.640 --> 02:55:26.360
Dupree.

02:55:27.160 --> 02:55:28.600
Oh, nice, in Solo Mid.

02:55:28.600 --> 02:55:29.640
Dupree in power, huh?

02:55:29.640 --> 02:55:32.120
I could be wrong, but this is a Kleszner Poker tournament.

02:55:32.120 --> 02:55:34.600
I have a feeling, or a FaceIt tournament, I don't know.

02:55:35.160 --> 02:55:39.480
But yeah, this is right before they actually went to Australia, and here I was in LG.

02:55:39.480 --> 02:55:43.960
This was a tough team to beat, and they had to work hard to become a good team,

02:55:43.960 --> 02:55:48.120
because they were losing games that they should win a lot before they really established themselves.

02:55:48.120 --> 02:55:51.720
And yeah, the pre-man, the guy won five majors and I'm shaking his hand, what can you say?

02:55:51.720 --> 02:55:53.160
Yeah, two legends, huh?

02:55:53.160 --> 02:55:54.200
Where is it from?

02:55:54.200 --> 02:55:56.920
This is basically 2015.

02:55:56.920 --> 02:55:57.560
Basically.

02:55:57.560 --> 02:55:58.280
Nice one.

02:55:58.280 --> 02:56:00.280
Oh, I have not seen this house either.

02:56:00.280 --> 02:56:01.000
Yeah, nice, huh?

02:56:01.000 --> 02:56:01.720
Yeah, this is pretty cool.

02:56:01.720 --> 02:56:02.280
I like it.

02:56:02.280 --> 02:56:04.120
So this is the last interaction.

02:56:04.120 --> 02:56:05.240
These had balls and steel.

02:56:06.120 --> 02:56:07.160
I really like this lineup.

02:56:07.160 --> 02:56:11.160
At some point we stopped evolving and that's why we had to go for some moves.

02:56:11.160 --> 02:56:13.160
Code 0 replaced the ZKK.

02:56:13.160 --> 02:56:17.000
and then we became stronger and then we were reaching a lot of quarterfinals but that never really

02:56:17.000 --> 02:56:21.080
going through any of those games but I really enjoyed playing with both of them still and both

02:56:21.080 --> 02:56:26.280
and both are very good teammates very good people as well a lot of play at the end as well that's

02:56:26.280 --> 02:56:31.000
very cool why is here from 2009 now is my coach yeah actually why did why do you think you got

02:56:31.000 --> 02:56:35.320
stopped evolving what was the reason I think there are some limitations honestly a little bit

02:56:35.320 --> 02:56:40.840
for limitation and I'm pulled yeah I guess couldn't go further with this direction oh next one okay so

02:56:40.840 --> 02:56:43.720
So this is MVP, not many, I don't have many.

02:56:44.280 --> 02:56:45.000
Wait, so...

02:56:45.000 --> 02:56:46.120
This is nice, but they...

02:56:46.120 --> 02:56:47.400
This is Cologne, I think, and they don't...

02:56:47.400 --> 02:56:50.040
Did they start giving the MVP medals, like, instantly?

02:56:50.040 --> 02:56:50.760
Like, actually?

02:56:50.760 --> 02:56:51.320
I think it was...

02:56:51.320 --> 02:56:52.680
I don't think there was medals before, no?

02:56:52.680 --> 02:56:54.520
I think it started on 15 or 16.

02:56:54.520 --> 02:56:54.840
Mm-hmm.

02:56:54.840 --> 02:56:57.800
So now we know that it's definitely like, in 2016.

02:56:57.800 --> 02:56:58.200
Yeah.

02:56:58.200 --> 02:56:59.240
What's the tournament? SK?

02:56:59.240 --> 02:57:01.320
I think this is Cologne 17.

02:57:01.320 --> 02:57:01.800
17?

02:57:01.800 --> 02:57:02.520
Cologne 17.

02:57:02.520 --> 02:57:03.320
Cologne 17.

02:57:04.520 --> 02:57:06.520
First MVP at DreamHack Austin.

02:57:06.520 --> 02:57:07.000
Austin.

02:57:07.000 --> 02:57:07.320
Oh, okay.

02:57:07.320 --> 02:57:09.320
So this was when I played Immortals on the finals,

02:57:09.320 --> 02:57:10.120
the other Brazilian team.

02:57:10.840 --> 02:57:11.840
How was it?

02:57:11.840 --> 02:57:12.840
It was fun.

02:57:12.840 --> 02:57:14.340
We changed nicknames.

02:57:14.340 --> 02:57:15.840
Everyone was giving hearts to the other team.

02:57:15.840 --> 02:57:16.840
We complimented each other.

02:57:16.840 --> 02:57:17.840
We were very friendly.

02:57:17.840 --> 02:57:20.840
We were actually living pretty close to each other at the time.

02:57:20.840 --> 02:57:24.840
So nowadays as well we have like an opportunity to play against Brazilian teams.

02:57:24.840 --> 02:57:26.840
Do you think there's like a difference?

02:57:26.840 --> 02:57:27.840
There is a big difference now.

02:57:27.840 --> 02:57:32.240
Because back in the days when we first went to live in Ricardo's house, Ricardo opened

02:57:32.240 --> 02:57:35.480
his house with Camila for us to go with the Caboon lineup.

02:57:35.480 --> 02:57:39.540
And then at some point we decided to open another house in front of us to another Brazilian.

02:57:39.540 --> 02:57:44.940
So, me, Ricardo and Camila, we decided to do a games academy project and we made a competition in Brazil.

02:57:44.940 --> 02:57:48.540
We called it the Golden Chance and the team who would win it would come and leave in the game.

02:57:48.540 --> 02:57:49.540
That's very cool.

02:57:49.540 --> 02:57:52.540
So, you know, we're born with FNX team, bro.

02:57:52.540 --> 02:57:54.540
FNX always, we're born with FNX team.

02:57:54.540 --> 02:57:59.540
FNX team helped the team a lot. FNX Showtime, Max, Hany, I don't know, some people.

02:57:59.540 --> 02:58:05.540
That's very cool how like, Brazilians, like, somebody gets a hand from somebody and then the person who got the hand,

02:58:05.540 --> 02:58:08.540
he gives a hand to another one, you know, like helping each other.

02:58:08.540 --> 02:58:12.300
Giving something back. Yeah, that's what I think I can help. That's very cool

02:58:17.980 --> 02:58:19.980
XM

02:58:38.540 --> 02:58:40.540
I'm just gonna make sure she's okay.

02:58:40.540 --> 02:58:41.540
Yeah.

02:58:41.540 --> 02:58:42.540
Yeah.

02:58:42.540 --> 02:58:44.540
Oh, Dabla, Dabla, Dabla.

02:58:44.540 --> 02:58:46.540
Are you scared?

02:58:46.540 --> 02:58:47.540
Yeah, I'm a leg.

02:58:47.540 --> 02:58:48.540
You're a leg?

02:58:48.540 --> 02:58:49.540
You're a leg?

02:58:49.540 --> 02:58:50.540
Dabla?

02:58:50.540 --> 02:58:51.540
Dabla?

02:58:51.540 --> 02:58:52.540
Dabla?

02:58:52.540 --> 02:58:53.540
Oh!

02:58:53.540 --> 02:58:54.540
I've heard that you're a footer.

02:58:54.540 --> 02:58:56.540
I thought you were not helping me, bro.

02:58:56.540 --> 02:58:58.540
You're not helping me, bro.

02:58:58.540 --> 02:59:00.540
You're not helping me.

02:59:00.540 --> 02:59:02.540
You're not helping me.

02:59:02.540 --> 02:59:03.540
Here we go.

02:59:03.540 --> 02:59:04.540
I won, I won.

02:59:04.540 --> 02:59:05.540
Please, we've done it, bro.

02:59:05.540 --> 02:59:06.540
You won?

02:59:06.540 --> 02:59:11.540
You didn't find the bomb, bro. You couldn't find the bomb.

02:59:17.540 --> 02:59:18.540
Right.

02:59:19.540 --> 02:59:20.540
Wait.

02:59:20.540 --> 02:59:21.540
The right bomb, right?

02:59:21.540 --> 02:59:22.540
Yes, the right one.

02:59:22.540 --> 02:59:23.540
Damn.

02:59:23.540 --> 02:59:24.540
It was different.

02:59:24.540 --> 02:59:25.540
Right.

02:59:25.540 --> 02:59:26.540
The right one.

02:59:26.540 --> 02:59:27.540
Go ahead, go ahead.

02:59:27.540 --> 02:59:28.540
Take the right one.

02:59:29.540 --> 02:59:30.540
He's here.

02:59:30.540 --> 02:59:31.540
He's here.

02:59:31.540 --> 02:59:32.540
The bomb is here?

02:59:32.540 --> 02:59:33.540
Yes, yes, yes.

02:59:33.540 --> 02:59:34.540
Did you get it?

02:59:34.540 --> 02:59:38.540
Back, back, back, back!

02:59:38.540 --> 02:59:40.540
Right, right!

02:59:40.540 --> 02:59:42.540
Back, back, back!

02:59:42.540 --> 02:59:44.540
Turn left, turn left!

02:59:44.540 --> 02:59:46.540
Turn left, turn left!

02:59:48.540 --> 02:59:50.540
Turn left!

02:59:52.540 --> 02:59:54.540
I can't believe it!

02:59:54.540 --> 02:59:56.540
It's impossible!

03:00:26.540 --> 03:00:28.540
Go left, go left!

03:00:28.540 --> 03:00:30.540
Go left, go left!

03:00:34.540 --> 03:00:36.540
Go left, go left!

03:00:36.540 --> 03:00:38.540
Go right, go right!

03:00:42.540 --> 03:00:44.540
Go left, go right!

03:00:44.540 --> 03:00:46.540
Wait, wait, wait!

03:00:46.540 --> 03:00:48.540
It's so hard!

03:00:48.540 --> 03:00:50.540
It's so hard!

03:00:50.540 --> 03:00:52.540
The problem is I don't know the map as well.

03:00:52.540 --> 03:00:54.540
It's so hard!

03:00:54.540 --> 03:00:55.540
What are you doing, man?

03:01:03.540 --> 03:01:05.540
Look at that, he's turning a mask off.

03:01:05.540 --> 03:01:07.540
He's turning a mask off and he's going to shoot.

03:01:08.540 --> 03:01:10.540
You know what to do, man?

03:01:13.540 --> 03:01:15.540
You know what to do, man?

03:01:15.540 --> 03:01:17.540
You know what to do, man?

03:01:17.540 --> 03:01:19.540
Run, run, run.

03:01:19.540 --> 03:01:21.540
Get out of here.

03:01:21.540 --> 03:01:23.540
I'm gonna kill you.

03:01:23.540 --> 03:01:25.540
He's running here, he's running here.

03:01:25.540 --> 03:01:27.540
He's running here.

03:01:27.540 --> 03:01:29.540
Run, run, run.

03:01:29.540 --> 03:01:31.540
Run, run, run.

03:01:31.540 --> 03:01:33.540
Run, run, run.

03:01:34.540 --> 03:01:36.540
Run, run, run.

03:01:36.540 --> 03:01:38.540
Run, run, run.

03:01:43.540 --> 03:01:45.540
Right, right.

03:01:45.540 --> 03:01:47.540
It's not normal.

03:01:47.540 --> 03:01:49.540
Left, left, left.

03:01:49.540 --> 03:01:51.540
Go left, go left.

03:01:51.540 --> 03:01:53.540
Left, right.

03:01:53.540 --> 03:01:55.540
Straight.

03:01:55.540 --> 03:01:57.540
Under you, on the right.

03:01:57.540 --> 03:01:59.540
Under you, on the right.

03:01:59.540 --> 03:02:01.540
Go, go, go, go.

03:02:01.540 --> 03:02:03.540
Go, go, go.

03:02:03.540 --> 03:02:05.540
Oh, my God!

03:02:05.540 --> 03:02:07.540
Oh, bro!

03:02:07.540 --> 03:02:09.540
XM! XM! Of course, bro!

03:02:09.540 --> 03:02:11.540
Of course, bro!

03:02:11.540 --> 03:02:13.540
Easy.

03:02:13.540 --> 03:02:15.540
It's so hard!

03:02:17.540 --> 03:02:19.540
I think it's a secret.

03:02:19.540 --> 03:02:21.540
Right, right, right.

03:02:21.540 --> 03:02:23.540
Left, left, right.

03:02:23.540 --> 03:02:25.540
Right, left, left, left.

03:02:25.540 --> 03:02:27.540
I'm going to kill you, please.

03:02:27.540 --> 03:02:29.540
Go, go, go, go!

03:02:29.540 --> 03:02:31.540
It's so hard!

03:02:31.540 --> 03:02:33.540
Bro, it's so hard!

03:02:33.540 --> 03:02:35.540
It's actually so hard!

03:02:37.540 --> 03:02:39.540
I'm going to kill you, please.

03:03:09.540 --> 03:03:11.540
I'm gonna finish, bro!

03:03:11.540 --> 03:03:13.540
I'm gonna beat you up!

03:03:13.540 --> 03:03:15.540
Finish, bro!

03:03:15.540 --> 03:03:17.540
I'm gonna finish, bro!

03:03:21.540 --> 03:03:23.540
I'm gonna restart again. Let's go!

03:03:23.540 --> 03:03:25.540
Restarting, bro!

03:03:25.540 --> 03:03:27.540
Yes, yes, run like this.

03:03:27.540 --> 03:03:29.540
Double, double, double, bomb.

03:03:29.540 --> 03:03:31.540
Put a little forward.

03:03:31.540 --> 03:03:33.540
Mir, look, look, look, look.

03:03:33.540 --> 03:03:35.540
Mir, my turn.

03:03:35.540 --> 03:03:37.540
I'm going to put you on the left.

03:03:37.540 --> 03:03:39.540
Right, right, 300 degrees, 300 degrees!

03:03:39.540 --> 03:03:41.540
I'm gonna shoot you!

03:03:41.540 --> 03:03:43.540
Shoot him!

03:03:43.540 --> 03:03:45.540
I killed him!

03:03:45.540 --> 03:03:47.540
He's dead!

03:03:47.540 --> 03:03:49.540
I'm gonna kill you!

03:03:53.540 --> 03:03:55.540
Left, left!

03:03:55.540 --> 03:03:57.540
Go to the left!

03:03:57.540 --> 03:03:59.540
Left!

03:03:59.540 --> 03:04:01.540
Right, right!

03:04:01.540 --> 03:04:03.540
I'm not going to shoot them, just go left!

03:04:03.540 --> 03:04:05.540
Left left!

03:04:05.540 --> 03:04:07.540
What? Dmitry! Dmitry!

03:04:07.540 --> 03:04:08.540
Ski! Ski!

03:04:08.540 --> 03:04:09.540
Don't see...

03:04:09.540 --> 03:04:10.540
Don't see...

03:04:10.540 --> 03:04:12.540
Come here! Don't see!

03:04:12.540 --> 03:04:14.540
Shots on me!

03:04:14.540 --> 03:04:15.540
Don't clear!

03:04:16.540 --> 03:04:18.540
Come here s fiction!

03:04:18.540 --> 03:04:21.540
30 more! All your friends!

03:04:21.540 --> 03:04:22.540
Don't kill me!

03:04:22.540 --> 03:04:23.540
Damn!

03:04:23.540 --> 03:04:24.540
Let me kill you!

03:04:24.540 --> 03:04:26.540
Damn, that was stupid!

03:04:26.540 --> 03:04:27.540
Good job!

03:04:28.540 --> 03:04:30.540
You're doing well, bro!

03:04:30.540 --> 03:04:31.540
DiJ's is easy!

03:04:31.540 --> 03:04:32.540
You're a fucker!

03:04:32.540 --> 03:04:41.220
Hello everybody, today we are here to do something special, me and Fon be visiting some of his

03:04:41.220 --> 03:04:46.300
great great great great great memories in the pictures, in photos, maybe some bad ones

03:04:46.300 --> 03:04:47.300
there as well.

03:04:47.300 --> 03:04:52.340
Nice, going down the memory lane, let's see, oh this is nice, Kato, it says here, okay,

03:04:52.340 --> 03:04:56.340
this is like a gear gas engine, yeah, a little bit, yeah, it's a little bit, yeah, it's a

03:04:56.340 --> 03:04:57.340
little bit.

03:04:57.340 --> 03:05:00.860
So that's fair, Kodzira, Kako, Zeal's on the back here with the hat, I think, or here,

03:05:00.860 --> 03:05:03.460
Oh, this is nice. So this is Katowice. I have the hint here.

03:05:03.460 --> 03:05:04.460
Is there FNX?

03:05:04.460 --> 03:05:05.960
FNX is probably here too, yeah.

03:05:05.960 --> 03:05:08.660
FNX, it's actually the hats and seals on the background here, I think.

03:05:08.660 --> 03:05:09.760
Yeah, is this the best lineup?

03:05:09.760 --> 03:05:13.060
I think this is the tournament we lost to Fanatic on the finals,

03:05:13.060 --> 03:05:14.360
because I never won Katowice.

03:05:14.360 --> 03:05:15.260
Really?

03:05:15.260 --> 03:05:17.660
So this one is the tournament we went to the finals,

03:05:17.660 --> 03:05:19.460
we were winning Chuo and they came back on Best of Finals.

03:05:19.460 --> 03:05:20.960
Was it a major?

03:05:20.960 --> 03:05:21.960
It wasn't a major, you know.

03:05:21.960 --> 03:05:23.660
Just thought it was gonna be nice tournament, yeah.

03:05:23.660 --> 03:05:26.360
Fun times, bro. 2016, I think.

03:05:26.360 --> 03:05:27.060
Check it out.

03:05:27.060 --> 03:05:27.860
2016, I think.

03:05:27.860 --> 03:05:28.260
Or...

03:05:28.260 --> 03:05:28.760
2016?

03:05:28.760 --> 03:05:29.460
You're right.

03:05:29.460 --> 03:05:30.160
Yeah.

03:05:30.160 --> 03:05:35.160
Who do you think would win, like this LG lineup or R3 nowadays?

03:05:35.560 --> 03:05:37.760
Yeah, well, that's a legendary question, bro.

03:05:37.960 --> 03:05:38.560
What do you think?

03:05:38.760 --> 03:05:39.560
You would be a good fight.

03:05:39.560 --> 03:05:40.160
Yeah, really?

03:05:40.160 --> 03:05:41.160
You would be a good fight.

03:05:41.560 --> 03:05:42.160
Next picture.

03:05:42.360 --> 03:05:44.760
Oh, now we have some celebrations.

03:05:44.760 --> 03:05:45.360
Nice.

03:05:45.360 --> 03:05:48.360
This is the major, Columbus 2016, first major or one.

03:05:48.760 --> 03:05:51.160
One of the most special days of my life, definitely.

03:05:51.560 --> 03:05:52.960
Well, this is when I felt

03:05:53.960 --> 03:05:56.960
everything I have lived so far goes to that point, you know?

03:05:57.160 --> 03:05:58.760
You win the major, got it all.

03:05:58.760 --> 03:05:59.960
That's why we do it, huh?

03:06:00.160 --> 03:06:01.160
That's why I do it.

03:06:01.160 --> 03:06:02.880
Just for exactly this moment, huh?

03:06:02.880 --> 03:06:05.960
Since then, trying to get the same feeling again, it's hard.

03:06:05.960 --> 03:06:08.400
How long this feeling lasts for?

03:06:08.400 --> 03:06:10.400
This one lasts a little bit more.

03:06:10.400 --> 03:06:13.200
Yeah, yeah, this one lasts a little bit more.

03:06:13.200 --> 03:06:14.200
But not much.

03:06:14.200 --> 03:06:16.000
After you, you really want to go back to work.

03:06:16.000 --> 03:06:17.000
So what year is it?

03:06:17.000 --> 03:06:18.000
This is 16.

03:06:18.000 --> 03:06:19.000
16, yeah.

03:06:19.000 --> 03:06:20.000
All right.

03:06:20.000 --> 03:06:21.000
Next one.

03:06:21.000 --> 03:06:22.000
Back and wide.

03:06:22.000 --> 03:06:23.000
Oh, this one.

03:06:23.000 --> 03:06:24.000
Oh, this one.

03:06:24.000 --> 03:06:25.000
Oh, this is 2017 Cologne.

03:06:25.000 --> 03:06:26.000
Cologne, huh?

03:06:26.000 --> 03:06:27.000
Yeah.

03:06:27.000 --> 03:06:29.480
I think these are second major wins.

03:06:29.480 --> 03:06:30.800
We beat Team Liquid on the finals.

03:06:30.800 --> 03:06:31.800
It's the finals, huh?

03:06:31.800 --> 03:06:33.640
Simple was playing for Team Liquid at the time.

03:06:33.640 --> 03:06:34.640
This was the second major win.

03:06:34.640 --> 03:06:35.640
It was very special as well.

03:06:35.640 --> 03:06:37.640
Was this called Jumping Shot on Mirage?

03:06:37.640 --> 03:06:38.640
No, that was the first one.

03:06:38.640 --> 03:06:39.640
First one.

03:06:39.640 --> 03:06:41.640
So, this was the second one here.

03:06:41.640 --> 03:06:45.240
Or more like an established team, we're playing better for a couple of times now, for a couple

03:06:45.240 --> 03:06:46.240
of months.

03:06:46.240 --> 03:06:47.240
So, you're like the vitality of the day.

03:06:47.240 --> 03:06:48.240
Yeah.

03:06:48.240 --> 03:06:49.240
Back in the days were the favorites.

03:06:49.240 --> 03:06:53.280
And I had my whole family going for this tournament in Cologne, which was special too.

03:06:53.280 --> 03:06:56.880
So I was definitely one of the members and I was actually...

03:06:56.880 --> 03:06:57.880
I wasn't in the team the tournament.

03:06:57.880 --> 03:06:58.880
No, I wasn't.

03:06:58.880 --> 03:07:00.880
No, Code Zero, no, I was not. Code Zero was made in VP.

03:07:00.880 --> 03:07:02.880
Of course, but the code there isn't in the team.

03:07:02.880 --> 03:07:03.880
Yeah, Code Zero is like now...

03:07:03.880 --> 03:07:06.880
How can the fight-tarted guys get MVP with Zayu in the team?

03:07:06.880 --> 03:07:08.880
Same vibes, same vibes.

03:07:08.880 --> 03:07:09.880
Brazilian flag.

03:07:09.880 --> 03:07:11.880
Ooh, your guests are helping me out.

03:07:11.880 --> 03:07:12.880
Here's a pro league.

03:07:12.880 --> 03:07:13.880
And pro league, huh?

03:07:13.880 --> 03:07:14.880
Same team.

03:07:14.880 --> 03:07:15.880
Where was the pro league by then?

03:07:15.880 --> 03:07:16.880
So many places.

03:07:16.880 --> 03:07:17.880
Odense, maybe?

03:07:17.880 --> 03:07:18.880
I think it was probably Odense.

03:07:18.880 --> 03:07:19.880
Odense and Denmark.

03:07:19.880 --> 03:07:21.880
If we're lifting the trophy, it has to be 17.

03:07:21.880 --> 03:07:23.880
16, we won the majors.

03:07:23.880 --> 03:07:24.880
Really?

03:07:24.880 --> 03:07:25.880
Life hack.

03:07:25.880 --> 03:07:27.880
16, we won two majors and nothing else.

03:07:27.880 --> 03:07:29.880
We won't like more tournaments, no majors.

03:07:31.880 --> 03:07:35.880
Hello everybody, today we are here to do something special.

03:07:35.880 --> 03:07:42.880
Me and Fawn, we're visiting some of his great, great, great, great memories in the pictures, in photos.

03:07:42.880 --> 03:07:43.880
Maybe some bad ones there as well.

03:07:43.880 --> 03:07:45.880
Nice, going down the memory lane, let's see.

03:07:45.880 --> 03:07:47.880
Do you think you have a good memory?

03:07:47.880 --> 03:07:49.880
No, I definitely have one of the worst memories as possible,

03:07:49.880 --> 03:07:51.880
because I was memorizing too many strategies over my life.

03:07:51.880 --> 03:07:53.880
Ah, right, right, right.

03:07:53.880 --> 03:07:56.880
So what happened if you're not memorizing them anymore?

03:07:56.880 --> 03:08:00.880
The strategy is because now I'm starting to think about my life, so maybe this is going to be good.

03:08:00.880 --> 03:08:02.880
Okay, so let's start, let's start.

03:08:02.880 --> 03:08:04.880
We have some very good ones.

03:08:04.880 --> 03:08:07.880
This one is very old, huh?

03:08:07.880 --> 03:08:14.880
This one is very old. I'm right here in the middle. On my left side is my brother Thiago, and on my right side is my older brother Marcelo.

03:08:14.880 --> 03:08:16.880
And I have one more brother, it's not here in the picture.

03:08:16.880 --> 03:08:19.880
And we were playing a 3v3 tournament in Brazil.

03:08:19.880 --> 03:08:20.880
In Petrinha.

03:08:20.880 --> 03:08:21.880
A 3v3 competition.

03:08:21.880 --> 03:08:24.880
And we were playing as brothers and this is the first trophy I won.

03:08:24.880 --> 03:08:25.880
That's super cool.

03:08:25.880 --> 03:08:26.880
Cyber coffee.

03:08:26.880 --> 03:08:27.880
The trophy is bigger than me.

03:08:27.880 --> 03:08:28.880
The trophy is very big.

03:08:28.880 --> 03:08:30.880
Actually bigger than you.

03:08:30.880 --> 03:08:35.080
I've played some couple 2v2s and 5v5s in the line tournaments or whatever, but I've never

03:08:35.080 --> 03:08:36.080
seen a 3v3.

03:08:36.080 --> 03:08:37.080
Aztec.

03:08:37.080 --> 03:08:38.080
Aztec.

03:08:38.080 --> 03:08:40.280
My brother was insane if they all played on the bridge, you know?

03:08:40.280 --> 03:08:42.680
So he was kind of like the inspiration, yeah?

03:08:42.680 --> 03:08:43.680
Yeah, both of them.

03:08:43.680 --> 03:08:44.680
That's amazing.

03:08:44.680 --> 03:08:45.680
Second one.

03:08:45.680 --> 03:08:47.560
Ooh, that's a nice one.

03:08:47.560 --> 03:08:48.560
I know this guy.

03:08:48.560 --> 03:08:49.560
Yeah, this guy.

03:08:49.560 --> 03:08:50.560
I know this guy.

03:08:50.560 --> 03:08:51.560
Biggy mentor as well.

03:08:51.560 --> 03:08:52.560
This is NAC.

03:08:52.560 --> 03:08:58.160
This photo is from 2009 and I'm playing my first international competition on World Cyber

03:08:58.160 --> 03:08:59.680
Games in Chengdu.

03:08:59.680 --> 03:09:00.680
In Chengdu?

03:09:00.680 --> 03:09:03.480
First trip I did to China and here I am.

03:09:03.480 --> 03:09:05.960
I was 18 years old, playing Alp.

03:09:05.960 --> 03:09:07.880
I was playing against Markalov at the time.

03:09:07.880 --> 03:09:08.880
Get right.

03:09:08.880 --> 03:09:09.880
Oh really?

03:09:09.880 --> 03:09:10.880
Yeah.

03:09:10.880 --> 03:09:11.880
2009.

03:09:11.880 --> 03:09:12.880
How many times have you been to Chengdu?

03:09:12.880 --> 03:09:13.880
Chengdu 3 or 4 now.

03:09:13.880 --> 03:09:14.880
One time for a conspire as well.

03:09:14.880 --> 03:09:15.880
And how many times have you won there?

03:09:15.880 --> 03:09:16.880
Only the last one with you.

03:09:16.880 --> 03:09:17.880
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah.

03:09:17.880 --> 03:09:18.880
Marek.

03:09:18.880 --> 03:09:19.880
Marek.

03:09:19.880 --> 03:09:21.880
So how was it playing against Markalov?

03:09:21.880 --> 03:09:25.320
How was it playing back then? Do you think it's very different from now?

03:09:25.320 --> 03:09:28.600
I think now we have more resources to understand the game better,

03:09:28.600 --> 03:09:32.920
to study the game more. And now I have more experience as well, so I feel like I really

03:09:32.920 --> 03:09:37.640
know what I'm doing. Back on the days I had less knowledge, but I would say I was more exposed,

03:09:37.640 --> 03:09:42.440
you know? More skilled. Do you think back in the days it was more like a dream,

03:09:43.080 --> 03:09:47.400
like playing the game and competing internationally than it feels like now?

03:09:47.400 --> 03:09:52.760
I feel now, it feels like it's a reality, like even the new kids, the second generation of gamers

03:09:52.760 --> 03:09:57.000
we're coming out, they see this as a profession and back on the days, we didn't know how many

03:09:57.000 --> 03:09:59.960
tournaments we'd go for. So these are the tournaments that are very important because

03:09:59.960 --> 03:10:04.040
they would pay for the trips, pay for accommodation. Now it's standard, right? Yeah, go for tournaments

03:10:04.040 --> 03:10:07.560
if Estelle don't pay them, right? But now back on the days, it's a miracle they did it,

03:10:07.560 --> 03:10:10.840
and this was very important. Here you're playing for something different. It's not only money.

03:10:10.840 --> 03:10:14.440
It's not only money in the team. It's just life.

03:10:14.440 --> 03:10:18.440
It was amazing, he taught me so many things.

03:10:20.440 --> 03:10:25.440
The Insul Extreme Masters returns for our fourth championship Sunday in Rio de Janeiro,

03:10:25.440 --> 03:10:29.440
where by the end of the day, one team will indeed be posting the trophy.

03:10:29.440 --> 03:10:33.440
Bestico, sadly as the old saying goes, some things never change,

03:10:33.440 --> 03:10:36.440
just like Brazilian teams performing on Brazilian soil.

03:10:36.440 --> 03:10:39.440
And that is truly a curse that we have to address, obviously,

03:10:39.440 --> 03:10:42.440
not winning the home trophy tournament for a long time.

03:10:42.440 --> 03:10:46.000
And with full announcements, well, he's never going to live that trophy in front of the

03:10:46.000 --> 03:10:47.120
foam audience.

03:10:47.120 --> 03:10:51.200
This is not what you want to see, but vitality are playing on different levels.

03:10:51.200 --> 03:10:52.200
They are indeed.

03:10:52.200 --> 03:10:55.880
On the other side of the bracket, however, we finally saw Falcons had found some winds

03:10:55.880 --> 03:10:56.880
beneath their wings.

03:10:56.880 --> 03:11:00.760
But it turns out, no, it was actually spirits to be showing up on the big stage.

03:11:00.760 --> 03:11:04.480
And last time that happened was the Budapest Major, so it leaves kind of a lot of questions

03:11:04.480 --> 03:11:05.880
in Falcons' department.

03:11:05.880 --> 03:11:10.120
What they're going to do, especially with kick-sand and rumors around that.

03:11:10.120 --> 03:11:12.320
After all, spirit is the one taking the grand final.

03:11:12.320 --> 03:11:14.960
and Dong is doing Dong things so let's see how that goes.

03:11:14.960 --> 03:11:20.480
Another question I have, can Team Spirit become the first ever team to claim that giant killer bonus?

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It's time to find out as we kick off the Intel Extreme Masters Rio in 2026.

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And it's all gone!

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I'm trolling quick!

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Unbelievable road,

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with a four-shadow victory,

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overpass it!

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And they didn't get it!

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In the backfire!

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It's all moved!

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Give it up for your dead tilt,

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Extreme Master,

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Warp!

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Slap it!

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the

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the

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the

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the

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the

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the

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the

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the

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that best of five grand final is inching ever closer. I'm so excited to kick it off in the

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Intel 10 with my friend, Stiko. We have had such an incredible weekend so far. I am hoping

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that this grand final is going to deliver maybe a little bit more than the two map affairs

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we've been having so far.

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I feel like whatever is going to happen on the server, it will deliver because the emotion

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that is being shared the most resilience and the players on the stage, it's a lifetime

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experience. I can assure you that they are feeling it. They're enjoying it. And this is just

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the beauty of Counter-Strike that we're witnessing here in Brazil. Can I just put something on

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the record as well? I did tweet it out, but during our pre-match interviews for the Furria

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by Talonty game yesterday, I kid you not, I could not hear a word that Apex was saying. I don't

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think you could even hear my questions. Like, I have never experienced loudness at that level.

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Yeah, exactly happened to me as well with Fallen. I mean, when you see Fallen standing up on stage,

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everyone starts cheering and actually prepped for that interview. Like, I wanted to ask a follow-up

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question, right? On something that he will answer. I did not hear the answers. I was like

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threading the water, so to speak, and it is surreal experience, but I can only imagine how

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louder it gets once the game goes live. Of course, we were talking a lot about the game

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to go down yesterday, but I do want to talk about some recent news going down as well.

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Let's start off with Maus, and the changes have happened in the camp over there, because we were

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kind of all hearing that some rumors of a couple of changes maybe that were going to be happening

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during the off season at the beginning of the year. That didn't materialize for whatever reason

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that is. So the change is Siko. Can you just run us through exactly what we're going to be seeing

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in Maus moving forward? So the big change with the roster is that Jimmy is out and obviously

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Roland is also out. For now they're going to be bringing in their Academy player, promoting

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Celex and for the time being it will be also JL for upcoming two events. So I estimate and I'm

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I'm pretty happy about that.

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But the big thing is also a RGL transition from Xersion,

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and these duties will be shared amongst them.

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And this is Cyclone, basically sharing his vision

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on the team, and I love these changes.

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I don't really know if it's the correct timing

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to do these changes, but you never really have

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the correct timing, so to speak.

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So at the same time, I'm just happy

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that the changes are happening

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because it's been way too long

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since Maus lifted the trophy,

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and you cannot really label them as a contender team anymore.

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That's a totally fair assessment. I do want to pick a brain and a couple of things there. We mentioned obviously Roland

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He is going to be in the server for the I am cologne major coming up as well

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Not as Ian gave me that as you said it's going over to zershin

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I'm first of all initial takes on that like it kind of feels like a little bit of a repeat of what we experienced last year where it was like

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Oh, Roland's becoming the IGL. Okay. I never knew that was of interest. Does this make more sense for session?

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Obviously cyclone has to have some kind of a data on exertion that will make him a right fit

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We cannot really know that without him explaining into detail

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But what is boring to me is that Xersion is the guy that is a playmaker essentially right now in mouse and

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He used to struggle in play of big time. Whenever the playoffs rolled around

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He's his rating just dropped down and he wasn't feeling very comfortable on the server

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Making these plays. How is that going to impact his calling as well right now?

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You know, it's another layer to the whole game that you have to think about and if Xersion is ready for that

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I am not sure. That's why I'm kind of skeptical on this, but at the same time nothing can be worse than it was right now, because mouse were not winning trophies, and with that line-up you need to do that.

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Yeah, no, I'm really glad they made a change. I totally agree with you. I'm not sure whether it is going to be the correct change for now, but I am very excited to see an Academy player graduating at the mouse, right?

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right? So Alex, you pointed that out, right? We were chatting about it in the green room.

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We did see him take into the stage in Cadovita, in that kind of interim period between Spinks

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joining the roster. Just in terms of what your takeaways are from him, how much have

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you seen from him? Does this make sense? Is the guy to be getting in?

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I did a couple of research pieces for Mauser, from now Mauser next to when I watched their

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game. So I'm quite familiar with their kind of roster. So I'm really happy about this

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promotion. I think he was, I don't want to say by far the best player on the roster,

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he was definitely the most impactful guy on the server and whenever Maus and XT were playing

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it kind of showed and they were right now in my opinion the best academy team to really make

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this promotion happen so I'm happy for that obviously he's Hungarian kid but he already

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had that STR kind of LAN experience from the past when he stood in for Maus for the specific event so

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I am happy to see Maus going this path instead of buying the new players and superstars try to

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to integrate them into the team.

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You really take that grassroots approach

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and I want to commend Cyclone for taking that route.

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And of course, as you mentioned,

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your former teammate, JL, give us a few words as to that.

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It's pretty exciting for me to see him back in the server

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as well.

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I know he was quite hungry to get back in there to tell me,

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maybe tell me some of your favorite memories for JL first of all.

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Obviously it has to be the Paris match around

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that we had the semifinal that no one expected

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and Apex being in the semifinal of the major

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is something surreal to even think about.

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We did lost that to Vitality that eventually won the major, but it was surreal experience

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and that was a breakout moment for Jail I feel like because right after that Navi approached

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him and he took that offer and no one really blamed him.

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Obviously he did big things in Navi, won the major, MVP of the major, couple other tournaments

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as well.

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I am really happy for him and obviously he's having kind of a stand right now where he's

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not really playing for a team, but he himself mentioned that this is kind of like his test

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to get ready for the second part of the season because obviously this is just a stand-in situation

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for Maus for two events. It's not going to be at the IM Cologne Major, as he mentioned,

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but I do believe that this is kind of a stepping stone to bring him back into the form so he

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can advance in the second part of the season for a real team, hopefully.

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Let's talk about one of your other former teammates as well and the changes that I guess

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unfortunately Kixson is going to be going through because we don't know exactly where

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he's going to land. I would be surprised if, you know, top tier team didn't try and grab

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him immediately or maybe that's already in the works. But when I spoke to Nico yesterday

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in the exit interview after their series, he kind of, I don't want to say soft confirmed

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that changes were coming. You kind of see it ticking over and him saying he wanted to

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say the future is uncertain, but he's like, well, it's not really uncertain because you

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kind of know what's going on. But either way, moving forwards for Falcons, I am so excited

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If Kerrigan does enter that jersey, enter the server for Falcons, I'm so excited to see what's going to happen.

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Niko does like to edge us, right? I mean, Kerrigan coming into the Falcons, it's, again, one of the surreal experiences.

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If you look back a year, that is kind of for a lot of players, either unthinkable or a dream scenario in a lot of ways.

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Now, for reference, whenever Kerrigan is joining a team like this, he is clearly bringing his vision.

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vision. It's not like he's going to adapt to Falcons, whatever they were doing, and now we're

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slowing Kerrigan. Kerrigan will bring his capacity, his knowledge, his team-building structure-wise,

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everything that comes along with it. He will bring that to Falcons, and that will take time to

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implement even for the grades like Monasi or Niko, which Kerrigan used to play with before.

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Obviously, they know what they're getting. They have as well that connection with Zonic as well,

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that I didn't really think about before, but what is going to shape Falcons is the time,

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in my opinion, and Kerrigan will need some time, at least months, at least tournaments,

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where he needs to really pull that vision through, and it's not a short-term solution,

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so for IAMColon, I don't actually have high hopes for Falcons.

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No, I was going to say, what are we at now? We're at the middle tail end of April,

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we've got what, less than 60 days until the Major kicks off, obviously Falcons are going to be

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starting in the latest stage as well. So that does buy him a little bit more time. But I guess

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that's the question, right? We were talking about it. It was a bit of a slow offseason.

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Let's just say that we were expecting a lot more changes. Hindsight Andy here, but I kind of wish

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that it happened earlier so we have a little bit more tape. But either way, very exciting change.

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And not to put you on the spotlight, but have you spoken to picks and all? I know you did a

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vibe check with him heading into that third place decider. Like, what do you like just on

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speaking terms after you've played together on Apex? We're on a great terms, by the way. Whenever

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we get a chance to chat we do chat but I don't want to bring this up even in private conversation

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I don't want to know more than I'm not supposed to know I don't want to know more to kind of hide

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behind the feelings I know that he is here focused to win the tournament right now it's not happening

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he's just playing the third place decided but it is kind of interesting to see how he's handling

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that because he's putting up pretty good numbers he's still leading by example I am really happy

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with what I'm seeing so far because this is his resume for the next team that he's about to join

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and as nerds tweeted yesterday, I think kickstand is going to be acid for pretty much every single tier one team when it comes to

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Belating and I do stand by that 100% ever. The professional is kickstand

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I do want to move the conversation on to that esl grand slam because it is on the precipice of happening

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And this is historical for many reasons one it could be the first team to go back to back be the first two time esl grand champion

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And on a second note, it could be the first player to win it three times in ropes.

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I could not think of a more deserving player to be taking it home like the amount of accolades this kid is picking up.

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It's just unfathomable, but I feel like there's something brewing.

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I feel like we're going to be witnessing history tonight.

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I just realized we're talking about all my previous teammates.

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JL into kickstand, into ropes.

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Yeah, alongside some braids, right?

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I mean, this is kind of nice to reminisce about the old times at the same time.

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And if there is one player that is deserving that, that is Ross.

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Even when he was breaking through and when I get the chance to play with him

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and he was just a developing player, it's just quote-unquote developing into

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into a superstar eventually, that is the kid that just I want him to have it.

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He is just such a hard worker.

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He's such a good vibe, very low resources at the same time.

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On the server, he's doing what he has to do, not the shiniest roles,

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but he's reinventing them to be shiny, right?

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it's it's it's a spectacular thing with what he's managing to do, especially in the

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Vitality lineup, ever since he joined. It's clearly the best team in the world.

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If they do take this Grand Slam, I mean, what a way to do it. I mean, maybe you can attest to this

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more than I come with Maus, but I would say at least two times in his career, he's been that

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missing piece of the puzzle, right? Obviously, back with FaZe as well, really a cornerstone move

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for them coming in. And then obviously Vitality as well to go on this era. See, I've never actually

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I'll shoot this in person, which is crazy, but who's era do you think is better fatalities or strollers?

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I do have to say vitality even though I was on the receiving end of it

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I always lost to straws in the semifinals. It was annoying to play against but at least we've seen some weaknesses that we can abuse

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Right now when you're playing against vitality, you don't even see the weakness because even if it's a tactical weakness

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There's I will waiting for it. There's ropes. There's flame Z. There's even apex is having moments where is like what the hell is happening?

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How is this ideal so good and

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it's tough to play against. I will give credit whenever I can to Vitality for what they're

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doing right now. The competition has never been higher and all these roster changes that

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we've been spoken about in this segment, they're there to dethrone Vitality. Perrigan is coming

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to Falcons to push them over the edge in those close moments. Even mouse changes are there

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to kind of bring these younger guys into trophy contention to dethrone Vitality.

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And the spirit quite literally the last bastion of hope. If anybody wants to take them down

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here in Rio. But one more exciting thing that we do need to announce, obviously face it season 8,

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it's going to be starting very soon. We've got cashback, Siko. Why is it so exciting that we've

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got this new season? So, new season comes with a little bit of a change to the elo system. Now,

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you have to play 10 placement matches to actually determine your true skill, your true elo. And it's

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just referencing that not every player is deserving their elo, especially when you play, don't play

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for a long time. You tend to drop in your performance and it's just natural. If you don't play

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counter strike for seven days. For example, I don't know how to hold a mouse after seven days.

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It does make sense that it kind of calibrates your rank to where you truly stand and it will be

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just a little bit of a better experience in these lobbies to play against people that you are quite

03:25:01.020 --> 03:25:05.180
matched up with, but also with the teammates that are around the world. Well, speaking of games,

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it is time to kick off the biggest one of this tournament yet, a best of five between vitality

03:25:09.980 --> 03:25:14.140
and team spirit going down here at the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2026.

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I'm still recovering from that

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big fury a party that I didn't go to by the way and you know who else didn't go

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there Hugo because they're trying to be locked in they're trying to be on the

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ball today by tally nor spirit big day for them VO5 grand final here in the

03:25:36.460 --> 03:25:40.460
formacy arena and vitality chasing a grand slam as well be wondering why we're

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We're here to talk about our colex.gg fantasy picks. We've still got five players in Harry. That's what happens when you pick semi-finalists

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Yeah, yeah, it's fair. We have pretty 200 IQ with how we do this now

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We've done a couple of these colex fantasy heads heads. We split right now, but I think that's gonna change here in Rio Hugo

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I'm winning. I'm actually destroying you if you don't mind me saying 12 points and destroying

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I'll give it to you. I'll give it to you something resembling what destroying might look like look you have vitality

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And you're maxing out vitality on that very that final as well

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We've got a third place designer that's already about to go down and yeah safe to say I think you might have won the

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Bo3 Harry, I'll give it to you this time

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I'm gonna make it a secret BO5. Okay, come the next event secret BO5

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That's what we're working to bring to these events

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and that's what I hope gets picked up by more TOs moving forward.

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But now though Hugo, seal in the kind of, seal in the chapter of Colex.

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Are you saying I take the BO3?

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Well, let's see how it goes, but you're in a great place, Sarah.

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I'm proud of you. You come a long way. It's been a good duel.

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Thank you.

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It's been a good duel.

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Good duel. Good duel.

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And you can duel too. Colex.gg.

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Tenir, hey, welcome to the Grand Final.

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I wanted to ask you how does it feel?

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Because for the first time, it feels like you will have audience on your side.

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Hello. Really I'm happy because we're thrown into the Grand Final.

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It didn't happen a lot of time for me in general and for the organization.

03:27:15.340 --> 03:27:21.340
But for our goal on this tournament, being as a team, that's it.

03:27:21.340 --> 03:27:25.340
We just want to go into the arena and just enjoy the game.

03:27:25.340 --> 03:27:29.340
You have the opportunity to rewrite the history, something that has never been done before,

03:27:29.340 --> 03:27:34.140
to deny the Grand Slam? Is this an extra motivation to get that 100,000 dollars?

03:27:35.340 --> 03:27:40.300
I'm not sure. I don't know. We just want to play and that's it. We don't care about the Grand Slam,

03:27:40.300 --> 03:27:44.380
we don't care about the Grand Final, we just want to show our game, we want to be as a team and that's it.

03:27:44.940 --> 03:27:48.060
All right, about the Best of Five final, you feel like you're ready with the map pool that you're

03:27:48.060 --> 03:27:53.580
having right now for that kind of a task? Sure. Because I wanted to ask, with the preparation,

03:27:53.580 --> 03:27:57.660
with Holy Missing, you already had troubles in Best of Three, what you said. What about the Best of

03:27:57.660 --> 03:28:03.660
Were you like the whole team helping Magix and Saltwick to prepare or did you leave it to them?

03:28:04.660 --> 03:28:13.660
Sure, Magix and Saltwick did a lot of preparation both, but of course everyone also did preparation

03:28:13.660 --> 03:28:21.660
and they share with their ideas or something like that and they will combine this for like in general our plan and it's fine.

03:28:21.660 --> 03:28:27.260
If the stars align, you have this opportunity to actually win the event, deny the Grand Slam

03:28:27.260 --> 03:28:32.300
and maybe even get MVP because of your performance so far this tournament and to steal it away

03:28:32.300 --> 03:28:35.700
from Zybu or Dong must be pretty cool, right?

03:28:35.700 --> 03:28:38.980
Looks pretty cool, but really, I don't care, I don't care.

03:28:38.980 --> 03:28:43.900
For me it's best point, trophy, it's fine.

03:28:43.900 --> 03:28:46.540
That's all you need really, trophy, right?

03:28:46.540 --> 03:28:49.220
See you on the stage and get that best of life final underway.

03:28:49.220 --> 03:28:50.220
See you, see you.

03:28:50.220 --> 03:29:14.620
I think it's our usual schedule to finish the game and get straight back on to watching

03:29:14.620 --> 03:29:18.980
the next opponent prepare all the maps especially for a best of five it's a long preparation

03:29:18.980 --> 03:29:23.500
But it's just time to give everything we have left for this matchup now

03:29:23.500 --> 03:29:26.840
You must be very used to it by now, right? You're making it to so many grand finals

03:29:26.840 --> 03:29:31.900
You're very used to winning them as well. How do you make sure you don't come in too overconfident just assuming it's going to be like

03:29:32.500 --> 03:29:34.580
Basically all of your previous grand finals

03:29:34.580 --> 03:29:35.100
No

03:29:35.100 --> 03:29:41.180
I think it's soon that we've tried to make sure we do over the last 18 months of the team is just to never be too complacent

03:29:41.180 --> 03:29:46.460
Never take it too easy because of course you can always have patches like we did at the end of last year where you kind of

03:29:46.460 --> 03:29:49.100
of maybe think you are a bit better than you actually are.

03:29:49.100 --> 03:29:51.140
And then you kind of, the losses start to roll in

03:29:51.140 --> 03:29:52.740
and then you maybe lose a bit of confidence.

03:29:52.740 --> 03:29:55.580
But for us, I think, yeah, we just want to win

03:29:55.580 --> 03:29:57.700
as many trophies as possible, be as successful as we can.

03:29:57.700 --> 03:29:58.660
And that's the goal.

03:29:58.660 --> 03:30:01.020
I think the best way to do that is always to stay confident

03:30:01.020 --> 03:30:03.460
and never take it too easy and be too complacent.

03:30:03.460 --> 03:30:05.060
And you guys are looking pretty damn good right now.

03:30:05.060 --> 03:30:06.260
This is whole narrative about,

03:30:06.260 --> 03:30:07.380
is the Astralis who are better?

03:30:07.380 --> 03:30:09.100
Is it my talent year or better?

03:30:09.100 --> 03:30:10.780
I mean, if you get your hands on a second year,

03:30:10.780 --> 03:30:13.700
so Grand Slam, surely your year is better, right?

03:30:13.700 --> 03:30:15.260
Astralis only got one.

03:30:15.260 --> 03:30:18.860
I mean, I'll let the others kind of discuss that.

03:30:18.860 --> 03:30:21.260
I think we're kind of just still living in the moment

03:30:21.260 --> 03:30:23.780
and making sure we can kind of build our legacy, of course.

03:30:23.780 --> 03:30:27.180
So I had had their time and then maybe once ours is done

03:30:27.180 --> 03:30:28.620
and we've won what we've won

03:30:28.620 --> 03:30:31.220
and people can discuss it then, but yeah, we'll see how it is.

03:30:31.220 --> 03:30:32.340
Thank you so much, Masi. Good luck.

03:30:32.340 --> 03:30:33.340
Thank you.

03:31:15.260 --> 03:31:23.260
The founding harem is still in each battle and here we're calling each other.

03:31:29.260 --> 03:31:31.260
Now the double peep is getting his shot down!

03:31:31.260 --> 03:31:33.260
Unbelievable!

03:31:36.260 --> 03:31:39.260
Something special to talk about is D-Gun and that's it!

03:31:39.260 --> 03:31:40.260
It's a good happens!

03:31:40.260 --> 03:31:41.260
Got a mix-up!

03:31:42.260 --> 03:31:44.260
We are back!

03:31:45.260 --> 03:31:52.780
You know, it's like having God above you talking to you with this headset.

03:31:52.780 --> 03:31:53.780
Put the blindfolds?

03:31:53.780 --> 03:31:54.780
No.

03:31:54.780 --> 03:31:55.780
Okay.

03:31:55.780 --> 03:31:56.780
Okay, just put it there.

03:31:56.780 --> 03:31:57.780
It's fine.

03:31:57.780 --> 03:32:08.780
Put it left, left, left, left, down, and down, right, right, right, right, right, right.

03:32:38.780 --> 03:32:39.780
I'm gonna run.

03:32:39.780 --> 03:32:40.780
Hang on, D-Tap.

03:32:40.780 --> 03:32:41.780
Hang on, D-Tap.

03:32:41.780 --> 03:32:42.780
Shoot!

03:32:42.780 --> 03:32:43.780
Shoot!

03:32:43.780 --> 03:32:44.780
Okay, wait.

03:32:44.780 --> 03:32:45.780
Can you give me a 360?

03:32:45.780 --> 03:32:46.780
Turn around.

03:32:46.780 --> 03:32:47.780
Turn around!

03:32:47.780 --> 03:32:48.780
Stop and keep going.

03:32:48.780 --> 03:32:49.780
Oh, I am.

03:32:49.780 --> 03:32:50.780
I'm going for it.

03:32:50.780 --> 03:32:51.780
Yeah, he's somewhat of...

03:32:51.780 --> 03:32:53.780
Okay, you can...

03:32:53.780 --> 03:32:55.780
Down, and Dan is in front of you.

03:32:55.780 --> 03:32:56.780
Up a bit.

03:32:56.780 --> 03:32:57.780
To the right, right?

03:32:57.780 --> 03:32:58.780
Actually, it's a door.

03:32:58.780 --> 03:32:59.780
Up a bit, right.

03:32:59.780 --> 03:33:00.780
Down.

03:33:00.780 --> 03:33:01.780
Down.

03:33:01.780 --> 03:33:02.780
Right, right, right.

03:33:02.780 --> 03:33:03.780
Right, down, down, down.

03:33:03.780 --> 03:33:04.780
Left, left, left, left.

03:33:04.780 --> 03:33:05.780
Right, right, right, right.

03:33:05.780 --> 03:33:06.780
Change.

03:33:06.780 --> 03:33:08.780
What the fuck is happening?

03:33:08.780 --> 03:33:10.780
What is happening?

03:33:10.780 --> 03:33:12.780
He's in the water.

03:33:12.780 --> 03:33:14.780
He's in the water.

03:33:14.780 --> 03:33:16.780
Shoot.

03:33:16.780 --> 03:33:18.780
Right.

03:33:18.780 --> 03:33:20.780
Do the right.

03:33:20.780 --> 03:33:22.780
Shoot, shoot.

03:33:22.780 --> 03:33:24.780
Shoot!

03:33:24.780 --> 03:33:28.780
What the fuck is going on?

03:33:28.780 --> 03:33:30.780
Yeah!

03:33:30.780 --> 03:33:32.780
You need to control your M.

03:33:32.780 --> 03:33:34.780
Yes, you shot him in the twice and you couldn't hit him.

03:33:34.780 --> 03:33:35.780
You couldn't hit it.

03:33:35.780 --> 03:33:38.780
Buy XM for that or something.

03:33:38.780 --> 03:33:40.780
Robin has $400 for some reason.

03:33:40.780 --> 03:33:41.780
That's a shame.

03:33:41.780 --> 03:33:43.780
It's not our problem.

03:33:43.780 --> 03:33:44.780
I'm sorry.

03:33:51.780 --> 03:33:52.780
P90 or P90?

03:33:52.780 --> 03:33:53.780
You're on a rock.

03:33:53.780 --> 03:33:54.780
Okay.

03:33:54.780 --> 03:33:55.780
Let's see.

03:33:55.780 --> 03:33:56.780
You're going towards the house now.

03:33:56.780 --> 03:33:57.780
You're looking towards the house.

03:33:57.780 --> 03:33:58.780
Yeah.

03:33:59.780 --> 03:34:00.780
And you open your XM.

03:34:00.780 --> 03:34:01.780
Straight right behind it.

03:34:01.780 --> 03:34:02.780
To the left.

03:34:02.780 --> 03:34:03.780
To the right.

03:34:03.780 --> 03:34:10.780
You're in the back in front now, he's inside the house and you're outside.

03:34:10.780 --> 03:34:11.780
He's behind you?

03:34:11.780 --> 03:34:12.780
You're outside the house.

03:34:12.780 --> 03:34:14.780
You can move around your left side a bit.

03:34:14.780 --> 03:34:17.780
Left side, straight, straight.

03:34:17.780 --> 03:34:19.780
We're going into the wall.

03:34:19.780 --> 03:34:22.780
Ok, now we need to fucking...

03:34:22.780 --> 03:34:24.780
He's on the front roof.

03:34:24.780 --> 03:34:26.780
Look behind you.

03:34:29.780 --> 03:34:32.780
Ok, you're going up the stairs now, you're in the house.

03:34:32.780 --> 03:34:34.660
Down, down, down, down!

03:34:34.660 --> 03:34:36.340
Get to the bottom!

03:34:36.340 --> 03:34:38.340
Down, down, down, down!

03:34:38.340 --> 03:34:39.780
It's a bit of a...

03:34:39.780 --> 03:34:41.260
Why do you plant the bomb, bitch?

03:34:41.260 --> 03:34:42.260
No plant the bomb?

03:34:42.260 --> 03:34:43.460
Its easy, eh?

03:34:43.460 --> 03:34:44.460
I'm sorry!

03:34:44.460 --> 03:34:45.940
I forgot the bomb was plaited.

03:34:45.940 --> 03:34:47.740
I forgot it was gonna explode!

03:34:47.740 --> 03:34:49.740
Otherwise, I will knife?

03:34:49.740 --> 03:34:51.900
Eh, nice first round, I will plant the bomb.

03:35:02.780 --> 03:35:08.020
All right, we've arrived at our destination, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, everyone

03:35:08.020 --> 03:35:12.220
around the world gathering, conjuring up, getting their friends and family members together

03:35:12.220 --> 03:35:14.220
so that we can watch this grand final.

03:35:14.220 --> 03:35:21.020
Together, team spirit, taking on team vitality, ESL Grand Slams on the line, legacies potentially

03:35:21.020 --> 03:35:24.180
on the line, namesakes very much always so.

03:35:24.180 --> 03:35:28.940
My name is Traceranthus, alongside of me will be Yenka, YNK, Panabich, and on the very end,

03:35:28.940 --> 03:35:30.460
Jacob Pimp, Winesh.

03:35:30.460 --> 03:35:34.460
Gentlemen, how are we doing today? It's a Sunday. It's time for some games.

03:35:34.460 --> 03:35:40.460
It's a good Sunday. It's Championship Sunday and it's a Sunday where you could potentially hand out a million bucks.

03:35:40.460 --> 03:35:42.460
Which I think is pretty cool.

03:35:42.460 --> 03:35:50.460
Yeah, absolutely. Vitality on a quest, chasing history to be the first team ever to win two ESL Grand Slam.

03:35:50.460 --> 03:35:53.460
First team ever to win it back to back as well.

03:35:53.460 --> 03:35:59.780
Spirit also in a way would be the first team to deny someone and get that killer bonus

03:36:00.180 --> 03:36:05.080
If they beat vitality here today. Yeah, the killer bonus something we haven't seen activated quite yet

03:36:05.580 --> 03:36:08.260
But I mean I hate to say the odds of spirit doing it today

03:36:09.180 --> 03:36:13.440
Yeah, they're not great, you know, but there's always a chance and I think if anything which will dive into later

03:36:13.440 --> 03:36:17.700
They've been playing better and better and then there's this one, you know extracts of this one kid called donk

03:36:17.700 --> 03:36:20.020
Who can always throw a spanner into the work?

03:36:20.020 --> 03:36:25.140
So I'm not willing to give it up just yet. We have seen Vitality already at this tournament lose a game to Falcons

03:36:25.140 --> 03:36:26.620
So they're not unbeatable

03:36:26.620 --> 03:36:29.940
But I think you're right when you're saying trace that the odds of it happening

03:36:30.260 --> 03:36:33.060
Spirit beating Vitality are not that great to be honest for me

03:36:33.060 --> 03:36:37.860
It isn't even about dong because vitality have shown in the past that they're more than capable of dealing with him

03:36:37.860 --> 03:36:43.220
I think it's the fact that we're seeing you know some new energy with this team spirit in this tournament right obviously

03:36:43.220 --> 03:36:45.860
We're seeing you know to near play much better individually

03:36:45.860 --> 03:36:52.080
but you could just see how they've turned the corner in this tournament after getting stomped by Falcons and losing a map to Red Canids.

03:36:52.080 --> 03:37:01.500
You know, Magix was also very vocal about it. They had a team talk, they sort of aired it out, and then from that point on, they played much better Counter-Strike.

03:37:01.500 --> 03:37:11.800
You know, the absence of Halle, in a way, is putting more responsibilities on Magix, and Sothvic, of course, is his replacement, or his standing rather.

03:37:11.800 --> 03:37:19.600
So he's been figuring out those dynamics on the fly and perhaps just perhaps they're enjoying a little bit of you know

03:37:19.600 --> 03:37:24.000
More relaxed environment. They're definitely playing with some more freedom

03:37:24.000 --> 03:37:27.760
Yeah, we talked about magics and it's because also he had given us a quote right here

03:37:27.760 --> 03:37:31.040
So they're playing pretty good and maybe they can win a map versus Vitality

03:37:31.040 --> 03:37:34.080
He's also gone on to say that it shouldn't take two years basically, right?

03:37:34.080 --> 03:37:39.180
You know what I'll be honest here, you know, I like magic as a player and I like the fact that he's willing to take up

03:37:39.180 --> 03:37:44.940
You know the responsibility of being an in-game leader and trying to invent himself in that role but listening to him and interviews

03:37:44.940 --> 03:37:48.300
I'm kind of but you know where half the time it's I'll be honest half the time

03:37:48.300 --> 03:37:52.340
It's just him me mean you know trying to to be funny edgy etc etc and I get it

03:37:52.340 --> 03:37:56.340
You know sometimes it's a great way of maybe removing focus or not taking into account

03:37:56.340 --> 03:38:01.300
What you're actually being asked by then denying even answering the question which can be a strategy in itself

03:38:01.300 --> 03:38:04.580
But it's a little bit too much for my liking and heading into this final

03:38:04.580 --> 03:38:06.260
Of course the goal is not to win one map

03:38:06.260 --> 03:38:07.460
The goal is to win the trophy.

03:38:07.460 --> 03:38:09.420
The goal is to, when you have Dong on your lineup,

03:38:09.420 --> 03:38:10.580
when you have Xio on your lineup,

03:38:10.580 --> 03:38:13.180
to go into every single tournament and be a title contender.

03:38:13.180 --> 03:38:17.660
So, you know, for now, it's maybe fun for people at times,

03:38:17.660 --> 03:38:19.020
but I've had a little bit too much of it.

03:38:19.020 --> 03:38:21.700
I want to see a bit more, I guess,

03:38:21.700 --> 03:38:23.500
decisiveness in the way he communicates.

03:38:23.500 --> 03:38:25.420
I mean, it's a defense mechanism in a way.

03:38:25.420 --> 03:38:28.100
It's what G2 Esports is all about, right?

03:38:28.100 --> 03:38:30.100
Win or lose, we're going to meme about it.

03:38:30.100 --> 03:38:32.940
And in a way, when the team is struggling, right,

03:38:32.940 --> 03:38:39.140
and you keep doing that, it does sort of deflect some of the blame, some of the pressure.

03:38:39.140 --> 03:38:43.780
So, yeah, I don't think for now, because he's still new to the role,

03:38:43.780 --> 03:38:47.740
and it's only been a couple of months for this new team spirit roster

03:38:47.740 --> 03:38:54.020
that people are focusing on it too much, but let's say they still don't have any tournament wins

03:38:54.020 --> 03:38:56.980
four, five, six months from now, when then all of a sudden,

03:38:56.980 --> 03:39:02.100
I don't think it's going to be as coy for Magics in some of these interviews.

03:39:02.100 --> 03:39:05.540
Yeah, still seems like ironing some of the problems out, some of the kinks out around there.

03:39:05.540 --> 03:39:08.660
Maybe Donk can give us some insight. Let's hear what the young man has to say.

03:39:10.900 --> 03:39:16.020
Donk, ahead of the grand final. You said previously that you don't really care when

03:39:16.020 --> 03:39:20.100
audience boosts you, right? What about when they cheer for you? Because it might actually

03:39:20.100 --> 03:39:23.220
happen here in Brazil. They're going to be on your side probably, right?

03:39:23.940 --> 03:39:30.260
Yeah, I think so. No one wants to let you win again. So yeah, probably they will be on our side.

03:39:32.100 --> 03:39:38.300
Yeah, I think it's more enjoyable to play when the audience cheer for you, but it's still a game.

03:39:39.300 --> 03:39:46.700
I feel like the only guy that can stop Zaibu right now is you, in the world, in these kind of matches.

03:39:46.900 --> 03:39:52.500
Do you agree with that? And he had an insane tournament, but also it's for you getting better and better from map to map.

03:39:52.500 --> 03:39:55.900
You're stronger and stronger, obviously you're sick, right now you're not anymore, I hope.

03:39:55.900 --> 03:40:03.900
So do you feel like this is kind of a nice chance to snatch that potential number one in the in the in the in the rain thing here I?

03:40:05.200 --> 03:40:10.280
Think yes, I think we have a good opportunity to like to beat them and

03:40:10.700 --> 03:40:16.940
They're in good shape as a team and I think we can make some damage to them

03:40:16.940 --> 03:40:24.720
And but I don't think about me be beating I want more thinking about the team spirit beating team vitalities like

03:40:24.720 --> 03:40:33.720
That's perfect, and what about the best of five? This is something that you haven't played in a long time and obviously Vitality are very good at it. Do you have a map pool ready for best of five?

03:40:33.720 --> 03:40:48.720
Yeah, we had more time to preparation than Vitality because we were playing first yesterday. I think we are ready. It's easier to play best of five because you know the mobs.

03:40:48.720 --> 03:40:59.720
mobs, and on their zone, they like the positions of this mob fighting, but it's fun, it's enjoyable.

03:40:59.720 --> 03:41:05.540
You still are an underdog coming into the final, so tell me honestly, what needs to happen

03:41:05.540 --> 03:41:07.200
for Team Spirit to win this game?

03:41:07.200 --> 03:41:08.760
Do you need to play your own game?

03:41:08.760 --> 03:41:10.200
Do you have some surprises ready?

03:41:10.200 --> 03:41:13.360
Maybe you just want to finish it as fast as possible, 3-0.

03:41:13.360 --> 03:41:17.360
What needs to happen for Team Spirit to actually claim that trophy right there?

03:41:17.360 --> 03:41:22.720
I believe we are not chasing a trophy, we are chasing a good game, I would say.

03:41:22.720 --> 03:41:28.520
We want to become a better team, and we don't really think about reaching the trophy.

03:41:28.520 --> 03:41:36.040
Vitality is a great team, and maybe they are better than us, but it's not the spot, I would say.

03:41:36.040 --> 03:41:39.840
We are just going to show our game, and we want to see.

03:41:39.840 --> 03:41:45.120
It's very interesting to see what damage can you do to the best team in the world.

03:41:45.120 --> 03:41:48.200
It's a beautiful mentality, and, Donk, good luck in this best of five.

03:41:49.720 --> 03:41:52.920
Yeah, ironically, Donk telling us right there about chasing the dragon a little bit

03:41:52.920 --> 03:41:57.680
against that of Team Vitality, the ever-classful, the ever-world-beating Vitality.

03:41:57.680 --> 03:41:59.800
Path to the finals for Team Spirit looked a little bit like this.

03:41:59.800 --> 03:42:01.160
We look at some of those series.

03:42:01.160 --> 03:42:02.960
2-0's here, 2-1's there.

03:42:02.960 --> 03:42:04.360
Sure, but that's an interview I like.

03:42:04.360 --> 03:42:06.440
You know, I like the fact that he's actually saying that he thinks

03:42:06.440 --> 03:42:09.080
they have a pretty good chance of doing damage against Vitality.

03:42:09.080 --> 03:42:11.160
Whether or not you're thinking about the trophy,

03:42:11.160 --> 03:42:13.800
whether or not you think you're in a position to claim it all,

03:42:13.800 --> 03:42:14.720
I also agree with that.

03:42:14.720 --> 03:42:21.800
He's assessing the team in a period of development, assessing the team as in they've had the worst start to a season ever with him on the line-up in 2026.

03:42:21.800 --> 03:42:26.440
So for them to be in a final all of a sudden, it would be ridiculous for him to say that we expect to win the trophy.

03:42:26.440 --> 03:42:31.160
But I like what I hear from Donk, he's well aware that on a good day, they can put up a fight against Vitality.

03:42:31.160 --> 03:42:32.960
On a good day, he could do a lot of damage.

03:42:32.960 --> 03:42:35.840
And on a good day, he's still assessing the team as what it is right now.

03:42:35.840 --> 03:42:39.120
A team in development and a team that is progressing towards the IEN Cologne Major.

03:42:39.120 --> 03:42:41.160
And they absolutely have their chances, right?

03:42:41.160 --> 03:42:46.440
I mean goes without saying Vitality is the favorite, but if they play 10 times

03:42:46.440 --> 03:42:49.240
you think Vitality beats them every single time? Probably not, right?

03:42:49.240 --> 03:42:53.840
So the main reason why they can have some confidence is the improvement that

03:42:53.840 --> 03:42:57.840
we're seeing in their play, right? And even Magix was talking about it that

03:42:57.840 --> 03:43:00.660
this is the first sort of good result that they've had and first time we're

03:43:00.660 --> 03:43:05.000
playing good CS ever since Krakow. So it's been a work in progress in terms of

03:43:05.000 --> 03:43:09.640
figuring everything out, especially him in the in-game leader role. So now you're

03:43:09.640 --> 03:43:13.660
coming into it being the heavy underdog right don't have really pressure on your

03:43:13.660 --> 03:43:17.820
side you've done better in this tournament than any other this year right

03:43:17.820 --> 03:43:24.940
and those are all good omens for you to be able to have a good game yeah and if

03:43:24.940 --> 03:43:27.820
you're the side of team spirit you can see some of this head-to-head history I

03:43:27.820 --> 03:43:31.740
mean it's pretty one-sided Jacob it is one-sided you know but that's also a

03:43:31.740 --> 03:43:35.500
result of who by tell me on and what kind of pivot they've been in you know

03:43:35.500 --> 03:43:38.740
the fun thing with these head-to-head histories is that sure when you're

03:43:38.740 --> 03:43:43.520
Comparing you know team number two versus team number five that could be an interesting storyline and that if you compare

03:43:43.520 --> 03:43:45.480
Vitality's head to head against anyone in the world

03:43:45.480 --> 03:43:50.520
It's gonna look like this more often than not apart from Falcons was that a good job of beating my telly

03:43:50.520 --> 03:43:55.400
So in that regard, I don't want to take too much into account of this because I also do think spirit are playing much much better now

03:43:55.400 --> 03:43:56.560
Than they were three weeks ago

03:43:56.560 --> 03:44:02.400
So in anything I agree with the sentiment that spirits should be comfortable knowing that they have a much better chance beating

03:44:02.400 --> 03:44:06.480
Vitality today than they had a month ago because they're playing better and two results that stand out

03:44:06.480 --> 03:44:10.240
They are the first and the last one right with Katowice in 2025

03:44:10.400 --> 03:44:15.280
So being the first tournament that Vitality won with this roster and then they went on this

03:44:15.960 --> 03:44:22.240
Tremendous streak and then at the Budapest major in that semi-finals actually Spirit had a huge lead on the first map

03:44:22.240 --> 03:44:25.080
Right and went into overtime and lost in double overtime

03:44:25.080 --> 03:44:31.040
So, you know, who knows if they're able to win that first map. Maybe they can make something happen

03:44:31.560 --> 03:44:35.960
So they've actually had a good game against them last time they faced

03:44:35.960 --> 03:44:42.960
Yeah, for a team-like spirit when they go up against a Vitaly, that 20-25 you're referencing there in Katowice, that was his rookie year, right, Pradam?

03:44:42.960 --> 03:44:44.960
It was second year.

03:44:44.960 --> 03:44:47.960
Second year, you know, but every year is a rookie effort on the way to playing right now.

03:44:47.960 --> 03:44:50.960
He just keeps, you know, raising the ban in that degree.

03:44:50.960 --> 03:44:54.960
Yeah, it's good, you know, and I think, as you also said, you know, I learned it too right here.

03:44:54.960 --> 03:44:58.960
There are different ways of losing. If you make it close, as you said, at the Major in Budapest, it was a competitive game.

03:44:58.960 --> 03:45:03.960
It was also a time in spirit where a lot of people were questioning whether or not Sway should even be on the line-up.

03:45:03.960 --> 03:45:08.240
in the lineups, so Spirit obviously didn't come into that major in their best shape or

03:45:08.240 --> 03:45:11.240
in a condition where they were supposed to win the entire thing.

03:45:11.240 --> 03:45:14.200
We talked about Vitality, we talked about Furia and whoever else was going to be the

03:45:14.200 --> 03:45:16.680
third best team, probably Maus at the time being so.

03:45:16.680 --> 03:45:20.440
I think there's a difference between then and now and I think that difference is only

03:45:20.440 --> 03:45:21.440
good for Team Spirit.

03:45:21.440 --> 03:45:25.080
As you said, they play better now, they've activated the guy like Tineir at this tournament,

03:45:25.080 --> 03:45:26.720
Magic's coming in with new ideas as well.

03:45:26.720 --> 03:45:28.280
It's a different team Vitality of Faze.

03:45:28.280 --> 03:45:30.520
Yeah, you're saying the words that need to be said right there.

03:45:30.520 --> 03:45:33.720
Tineir having a blinder of an event, a pretty good one, Janko.

03:45:33.720 --> 03:45:41.240
Yeah, absolutely. Without a doubt his best event, I think in a team in spirit jersey, not just this year, right?

03:45:41.240 --> 03:45:47.840
And you can see the numbers they speak for themselves and I think one of the main reasons is he's taking more initiative, right?

03:45:47.840 --> 03:45:55.640
He's playing with more confidence. He's not just worried about not making a mistake and sort of waiting for the rest of the team to make a play

03:45:55.640 --> 03:46:02.640
and then play off the back of them. Like he is the aggressor in some of these rounds and it's worked wonders for spirit in this tournament.

03:46:02.640 --> 03:46:06.640
He showed a lot of personality throughout the tournament, both on the server, even off the server.

03:46:06.640 --> 03:46:11.640
The crowd-pandering, you know, showing up in a Brazil shirt every time he walks on the States as well.

03:46:11.640 --> 03:46:15.640
Being very open in the interviews, you know, seemingly being very happy as well, energized.

03:46:15.640 --> 03:46:20.640
So you can clearly feel it's a player that is animated, it's a player that is willing to put in the work,

03:46:20.640 --> 03:46:23.640
and has been able to put in the work for Team Spirit so far in this tournament.

03:46:23.640 --> 03:46:27.640
As you said, I very much agree. I think it's the best tournament he's ever had in Team Spirit.

03:46:27.640 --> 03:46:31.640
And if he can continue that in the Grand Final against Vitality, against the final boss,

03:46:31.640 --> 03:46:35.160
pose a 1.24 rating on average over the course of maybe five maps.

03:46:35.160 --> 03:46:38.600
Then I think Spirit winning this game becomes way more likely.

03:46:38.600 --> 03:46:41.800
It's again, not a case of me trying to paint them as the favorite,

03:46:41.800 --> 03:46:44.120
but more so saying that with Tenia playing well,

03:46:44.120 --> 03:46:48.680
supported by Donk, supported by Shiro, you're looking at a Spirit with a lot to offer on the Zero.

03:46:48.680 --> 03:46:50.040
Where have we seen that the most at?

03:46:50.040 --> 03:46:53.720
I mean, is it something where, of course, for a team like Vitality,

03:46:53.720 --> 03:46:54.920
yeah, they've got the target on the back,

03:46:54.920 --> 03:46:58.120
but Team Spirit always trying to punch upwards towards them, right?

03:46:58.120 --> 03:47:00.360
Yeah, they've just been trying to find themselves

03:47:00.360 --> 03:47:06.560
and goes without saying, when you go up against Vitality, you can't have guys missing, you know?

03:47:06.560 --> 03:47:11.560
Like everyone needs to deliver, and we talked about Donk and Shirou so much, and for T'Nir,

03:47:11.560 --> 03:47:16.360
I mean, definitely stepping up, and also Team Spirit as a whole, right?

03:47:16.360 --> 03:47:20.560
Like, we have an example from the Falcons game talking about them playing with some more freedom,

03:47:20.560 --> 03:47:26.060
more simplifying their game somewhat, you know? Just not overthinking it and letting the players go wild.

03:47:26.060 --> 03:47:32.060
First gun round on that second map, you can see the mid smokes. Donk is just going to use some utility, sort of try to

03:47:32.540 --> 03:47:38.940
fake a mid default. You can see three players going towards apartments, dropping some utility for Maggis, who's going to do

03:47:39.500 --> 03:47:44.060
most of the supporting in this round, right? You can see the time on the clock, 1.20,

03:47:44.780 --> 03:47:51.340
pretty straightforward, and but you'll see how Tenir as the first guy gets out of apartments as well, on top of everything else

03:47:51.340 --> 03:47:57.260
as the utility comes in from Agus, he's actually going to go down the ladder into the Molotov,

03:47:57.260 --> 03:48:02.620
completely catching Kixson off guard, gets the entry there, Niko spams, immediately kills him as well,

03:48:02.620 --> 03:48:07.340
and that's the round done and dusted, right? And we see a little bit more of this from Team Spirit,

03:48:07.340 --> 03:48:12.060
you know, where they're just very direct, brute-forcing their way into the bomb sites.

03:48:12.060 --> 03:48:16.380
Of course, they still play default, they still have the slower rounds and the splits and everything,

03:48:16.380 --> 03:48:19.780
but they know when they have the edge,

03:48:19.780 --> 03:48:21.900
when they can use the momentum to their advantage,

03:48:21.900 --> 03:48:23.820
and they've been really good at that in this tournament.

03:48:23.820 --> 03:48:26.940
That's why I feel Magics deserve some credit as an in-game leader in this tournament.

03:48:26.940 --> 03:48:28.620
We spoke about Harley not being here,

03:48:28.620 --> 03:48:30.620
and maybe that has been a blessing in the sky,

03:48:30.620 --> 03:48:32.900
in the sense that they've been able to play a bit more free,

03:48:32.900 --> 03:48:35.300
or maybe experiment with a different style.

03:48:35.300 --> 03:48:37.820
As you said, it's not like they changed completely how they approached the game,

03:48:37.820 --> 03:48:39.260
or gone away from running defaults,

03:48:39.260 --> 03:48:42.780
but in certain rounds, it does feel like all the players are led a bit more free.

03:48:42.780 --> 03:48:44.460
And for a new in-game leader like Magics,

03:48:44.460 --> 03:48:47.740
who's still trying to figure out what kind of style he's going to have at the end game leader.

03:48:47.740 --> 03:48:51.660
Maybe that's a style, you compare him to maybe a guy like Kerrigan who throughout his entire

03:48:51.660 --> 03:48:55.980
career has had that style of allowing individuals to have freedom to make decisions. Maybe that's

03:48:55.980 --> 03:48:59.980
the same magic as to do when in spirit, when you have so many different playmakers on the team in

03:48:59.980 --> 03:49:03.980
terms of Shiro, Dong and Sinni as well. They developed a little bit of an attitude as the

03:49:03.980 --> 03:49:08.940
tournament progressed, you know in that semi-final against Falcons you are even seeing Shiro in

03:49:08.940 --> 03:49:14.820
some rounds, AWP or rifle doesn't matter, sort of peek into fights and search for fights

03:49:14.820 --> 03:49:18.220
and then be aggressive in a way that we don't usually see him do.

03:49:18.220 --> 03:49:22.820
So that's just, you know, the mindset of Spirit at this tournament is, you know, to not play

03:49:22.820 --> 03:49:27.620
scared, to be the aggressors, to be the ones who dictate the fights, especially when they're

03:49:27.620 --> 03:49:30.340
off to a good start and then they start gaining some confidence.

03:49:30.340 --> 03:49:33.740
And if that happens in this final as well, Vitality can get in trouble.

03:49:33.740 --> 03:49:37.300
Yeah, and I think for us it's also probably important to isolate and look at some of these

03:49:37.300 --> 03:49:38.300
support players.

03:49:38.300 --> 03:49:41.340
the supporting cast when we look at these two teams, who's going to be the ones in there

03:49:41.340 --> 03:49:44.460
throwing the flashes, making the moves, and making the space, creating the opportunities.

03:49:44.460 --> 03:49:46.780
I'm looking at the Zontics, I'm looking at the Typhus of Mezzy.

03:49:46.780 --> 03:49:50.780
I think it's always fun to look at the support cast to the main stars, because obviously we

03:49:50.780 --> 03:49:54.460
kind of know what we get from Zybel. We know what we get from Dark. It would be a surprise if

03:49:54.460 --> 03:49:57.100
neither of the two are going to have maps where they're going to blow up this server,

03:49:57.100 --> 03:50:01.100
but it's a little bit more a delicate, they're saying, what a guy like Mezzy and Zontics for

03:50:01.100 --> 03:50:05.500
that matter as well. I think Zontics returning into Team Spirit used their little time to get

03:50:05.500 --> 03:50:09.260
warmed up, you know. He had a bit of a break from Counter Strike for good reason. Now he's coming

03:50:09.260 --> 03:50:13.420
back to it. It's not the good old Sun Ticks when he was at his best, but he's slowly but surely

03:50:13.420 --> 03:50:18.300
warming into it. Whereas Messi to me has established himself as a player that vitality can count on

03:50:18.300 --> 03:50:21.820
when they need him the most. It could be in a game where Spirit are playing well. It could be

03:50:21.820 --> 03:50:25.660
a game where the game is heading into a fourth map and it's all of a sudden close and then you see

03:50:25.660 --> 03:50:30.620
Messi pop off out of the blue. He has that habit of stepping up in big moments, they say, more often

03:50:30.620 --> 03:50:33.820
than not. And that's why I think the support cast tonight could be equally important as to

03:50:33.820 --> 03:50:37.820
I mean, you don't need to look further than the last time they played, right?

03:50:37.820 --> 03:50:42.820
Spirit off to a, I believe, a 6-0 start on their CT side on Mirage, the opening map,

03:50:42.820 --> 03:50:44.820
and then it's Mezi, you know, stepping up.

03:50:44.820 --> 03:50:48.820
It's not Zywoo, it's not Robs, it's Mezi actually with some clutches,

03:50:48.820 --> 03:50:53.820
with, you know, clawing back in 2v4s, in 2v3s, you know, on that B bomb site.

03:50:53.820 --> 03:50:55.820
I think the guys in Spirit hate his ass for that.

03:50:55.820 --> 03:50:58.820
I mean, they were doing everything right, they were playing so well,

03:50:58.820 --> 03:51:02.820
they're shutting down Zywoo, he's having a terrible start, and then Mezi shows up.

03:51:02.820 --> 03:51:05.100
shows up, but that's just the strength of vitality.

03:51:05.100 --> 03:51:09.740
You know, there's always someone who can take the mantle,

03:51:09.740 --> 03:51:12.740
step up, lead the way, and sort of get by them some

03:51:12.740 --> 03:51:15.540
breathing room for the rest of the team to get into the game.

03:51:15.540 --> 03:51:16.980
At leading the way.

03:51:16.980 --> 03:51:18.740
And it's kind of like you led the way yesterday, same.

03:51:18.740 --> 03:51:21.020
We never said Flames's name the whole time.

03:51:21.020 --> 03:51:22.060
Well, let's say it now, Jacob.

03:51:22.060 --> 03:51:22.980
Say what you gotta say.

03:51:22.980 --> 03:51:25.140
Well, I mean, yesterday he had a fun experience.

03:51:25.140 --> 03:51:27.420
Obviously, I pointed out, saying that he was gonna be

03:51:27.420 --> 03:51:28.940
one of the most important players in the game,

03:51:28.940 --> 03:51:31.860
and then he goes 0-11 in the first half on an overpass,

03:51:31.860 --> 03:51:35.300
turns it around, had a great showing in the second half and found a lot of impact.

03:51:35.300 --> 03:51:38.380
I think Flamesee is vital for a team like Vitality, especially today,

03:51:38.380 --> 03:51:40.700
because there's going to be a lot of head-to-head duels against Donk,

03:51:40.700 --> 03:51:42.260
two players who like to be aggressive.

03:51:42.260 --> 03:51:44.900
Flamesee, a player that Apex likes to send in first.

03:51:44.900 --> 03:51:48.340
There's a lot of utility behind him, and that's something you can dive into if you want to.

03:51:48.340 --> 03:51:52.180
If you study Vitality, you study the pathway of Flamesee when he's entry-facking.

03:51:52.180 --> 03:51:57.460
He's not doing it by himself, whereas for Donk has a bit more of a habit of creating the space by himself.

03:51:57.460 --> 03:51:59.300
Flamesee is a guy that is working within a system

03:51:59.300 --> 03:52:02.100
and then it's getting a lot of support by utility behind him.

03:52:02.100 --> 03:52:04.660
So two different ways of doing it, but definitely do what you're about for.

03:52:04.660 --> 03:52:07.820
Yeah, getting the support, but also understanding his role

03:52:07.820 --> 03:52:09.540
and keeping his eyes on the prize.

03:52:09.540 --> 03:52:11.820
You know, he was talking about in the interview, actually, the games,

03:52:11.820 --> 03:52:14.780
like, I didn't care, I knew I didn't have many opportunities.

03:52:14.780 --> 03:52:16.460
Sure, I missed a couple of times.

03:52:16.460 --> 03:52:17.620
The boys were getting it done.

03:52:17.620 --> 03:52:18.820
We still had a good half

03:52:18.820 --> 03:52:21.620
and I knew I'll have my opportunities in the second half.

03:52:21.620 --> 03:52:23.620
He got opportunities and he took advantage of them.

03:52:23.620 --> 03:52:26.740
As a coach, you cannot ask for anything more

03:52:26.740 --> 03:52:30.660
from a guy in terms of his approach and his mentality than that and that's why

03:52:30.660 --> 03:52:35.700
guys like Flames are invaluable. You know you can't have five Zaybu's or five Ropsys on a team.

03:52:35.700 --> 03:52:42.260
There's only so much space to go for and so much ego as well to go around in a team. So

03:52:42.260 --> 03:52:48.020
having guys who are humble like willing to just do whatever is necessary for the team they're

03:52:48.020 --> 03:52:51.620
absolutely worth their rating goal. This is a soldier you know a soldier that you can count on

03:52:51.620 --> 03:52:56.100
and a guy that Apex is constantly pointing out to be a gem for the lineup because whatever he

03:52:56.100 --> 03:52:59.700
He says whatever he tells him, whatever he's needed to do, Trace, he will.

03:52:59.700 --> 03:53:02.020
Yes. Yes, he will.

03:53:02.020 --> 03:53:04.420
And talking about Vitality doing whatever it takes, right?

03:53:04.420 --> 03:53:08.820
Yesterday on Overpass, they're down 6-0 on the front of that Brazilian crowd and everything.

03:53:08.820 --> 03:53:10.900
And they still managed to find a way to stabilize.

03:53:10.900 --> 03:53:14.980
They end with five rounds on the T side, all of them being gun rounds.

03:53:14.980 --> 03:53:16.820
Now, that's not easy, you know?

03:53:16.820 --> 03:53:19.780
Only the best teams in the world are capable of doing that.

03:53:19.780 --> 03:53:23.460
And we've got an example of what is it that makes Vitality so strong, right?

03:53:23.460 --> 03:53:26.860
Why are they potentially the greatest team of all time?

03:53:26.860 --> 03:53:30.860
And it's just they do almost everything so well, right?

03:53:30.860 --> 03:53:40.260
We're going to look at the last round of the first half to show you them going for a sort of a more standard, more faster mid-default here.

03:53:40.260 --> 03:53:42.060
We see the insta smoke for Gate.

03:53:42.060 --> 03:53:44.060
We see Molotov and Yakin are kind of playing close.

03:53:44.060 --> 03:53:47.260
Flamesy is that first guy with the Mag-10 just running in.

03:53:48.260 --> 03:53:50.860
Apex as well, take that early fight, right?

03:53:50.860 --> 03:53:53.260
But while they're putting pressure on A, this is Rob's.

03:53:53.260 --> 03:53:59.420
B-Lurk on his own, no utility on him or anyone else. He's just going up, walking up short,

03:53:59.420 --> 03:54:04.860
trying to put some pressure on his own, right? And not everyone has the balls to do this, right?

03:54:04.860 --> 03:54:10.300
Like, he's just trying to put pressure to keep three defenders on the B bomb site, trying to find

03:54:10.300 --> 03:54:14.220
an opening where the rest of his team is working A. So they're putting so much pressure early on,

03:54:14.220 --> 03:54:18.380
Flash comes in for Flamesy, he wants to chase down Ykin there because he hears him,

03:54:18.380 --> 03:54:25.020
but gets punished by Molotov. And this is a very common setup. Apex also not afraid to take space.

03:54:25.740 --> 03:54:29.820
Immediately starts pushing here, gets really good timing, and they understand

03:54:30.700 --> 03:54:35.580
what the setup is. On B, Furia is making a flash play. Robbs actually will get punished. You don't

03:54:35.580 --> 03:54:41.260
see that very often. So right now it's a 5v3 for Furia, real quick. But Molotov and the Kindred,

03:54:41.260 --> 03:54:45.260
they know that they're stuck. I know you're looking at this 5v3. What are they doing pushing? But

03:54:45.260 --> 03:54:50.620
But because of how Apex is forward, they sort of need to try and take this fight to some extent.

03:54:50.620 --> 03:54:54.820
Zayvou punishes it, they know that your kinder was close, they clear him as well, right?

03:54:54.820 --> 03:54:59.620
In this 3v3, now Apex is trying to push to put some pressure, cut off the rotations.

03:54:59.620 --> 03:55:03.300
He's actually in a good position, fallen just hits a blinder, overshot on him here.

03:55:03.300 --> 03:55:06.900
And now in a 2v3, you can see Zayvou putting pressure, why?

03:55:06.900 --> 03:55:11.900
Because Messi had to go back into T spawn to pick up the bomb, and now he actually understands, alright,

03:55:11.900 --> 03:55:19.300
this must have pulled the rotation from the CETs, B is most likely open, Zywul just uses the extra utility

03:55:19.300 --> 03:55:24.700
he has to keep the defenders there as they go over to the B bombsite and from this point on, right,

03:55:24.700 --> 03:55:28.820
you're sort of feeling that the edge is on the side of Vitality, even though there are men down.

03:55:28.820 --> 03:55:33.780
First of all, Zywul is alive in a clutch, even if it were a 1v3 you'd think he has a good chance.

03:55:33.780 --> 03:55:37.860
Actually, Kacer atrociously in the center, but doesn't go for the fight, even though it's gonna

03:55:37.860 --> 03:55:46.020
flush out Mazzy that gives him the timing to tuck into water and once he's able to do that

03:55:46.020 --> 03:55:51.620
it's just sort of a matter of finishing the round for Vitality. Mazzy and I would do such a good

03:55:51.620 --> 03:55:56.740
job of playing off of each other the utilities being used to flush K Serato off the angle

03:55:56.740 --> 03:56:02.020
that allows Mazzy to get into water if you're taking their sweet time. You can also feel the fear

03:56:02.020 --> 03:56:07.000
factor you know that vitality instills in you and they just end the round pretty

03:56:07.000 --> 03:56:10.160
cleanly in the end. A lot of layers to this round but I think you're saying

03:56:10.160 --> 03:56:12.820
something very important at the end of it you know the fear factor that is being

03:56:12.820 --> 03:56:16.120
spoken about a lot. Sonny said it you know the Falcons coach that he often

03:56:16.120 --> 03:56:19.300
feels vitally winning games because teams are walking in afraid of them

03:56:19.300 --> 03:56:22.740
believing they'll lose before they even joined the server. Great example was

03:56:22.740 --> 03:56:25.700
Astralis back in the days I think Cypnix you know yes you cannot say he wasn't a

03:56:25.700 --> 03:56:28.560
great clutcher but a lot of the clutches that he used to win back in the days was

03:56:28.560 --> 03:56:32.080
also because people played them oddly difficult by themselves, right?

03:56:32.080 --> 03:56:36.160
He installed the fear factor in them that by having the repetition of being a great clotcher,

03:56:36.160 --> 03:56:37.840
people will kind of approach it differently.

03:56:37.840 --> 03:56:40.480
And I think the same could be said here against a team like Vitality.

03:56:40.480 --> 03:56:43.440
The best example you do show right here, Keisarado not going for the fight.

03:56:43.440 --> 03:56:45.440
Had they played against any other team than a Vitality?

03:56:45.440 --> 03:56:48.240
I think there's a higher likelihood that Keisarado is going for the fight,

03:56:48.240 --> 03:56:49.880
killing Messi, shutting down the round.

03:56:49.880 --> 03:56:53.240
But because they kind of earned their repetition by being so good,

03:56:53.240 --> 03:56:58.520
they also take advantage of some of those situations by being able to convert a 3v5 or 2v3

03:56:58.520 --> 03:57:01.800
in a round that most active would have gone the other way had they not installed the fear factor.

03:57:01.800 --> 03:57:09.240
Yeah, and the fearlessness and the decisiveness from them not being afraid to make mistakes,

03:57:09.240 --> 03:57:14.600
like going for those risks, trying to make plays. You have to play that way if you're going to win

03:57:14.600 --> 03:57:19.480
championships, right? And teams going up against Vitality, sort of, you see them hold back a little

03:57:19.480 --> 03:57:23.960
bit because that's just what playing against the number one team in the world does to you.

03:57:23.960 --> 03:57:27.080
Yeah, and when you're on the number one team, when you left another good team, you came to the

03:57:27.080 --> 03:57:31.560
number one team and you guys just became unstoppable almost. It might make you the coolest dude in the

03:57:31.560 --> 03:57:35.240
server or at least in the server today and outside the server. It's Robs.

03:57:37.400 --> 03:57:42.360
Robs, welcome back once again to get another Grand Final. I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't

03:57:42.360 --> 03:57:46.920
ask you about the ESL Grand Slam on the line. You are on the precipice of making history,

03:57:46.920 --> 03:57:52.520
not only with your team but with yourself. Can you tell me just from an individual standpoint

03:57:52.520 --> 03:57:55.880
what this would prove in terms of your career if you're able to close it out?

03:57:57.080 --> 03:58:02.840
Yeah, it will be for prestigious achievements. Not much else to say, it will be one of our

03:58:02.840 --> 03:58:07.240
kinds and that's probably my first time I have such an achievement, one of our kinds.

03:58:07.240 --> 03:58:12.720
So I'm looking forward to it, hopefully this one can bring it home but you know we have

03:58:12.720 --> 03:58:15.680
some chances left but hopefully we get it done here.

03:58:15.680 --> 03:58:19.040
Considering the stage that we're at in the season right now with Cologne and Chinc ever

03:58:19.040 --> 03:58:23.200
closer and closer, how important is it for you to just get the job done quickly so then

03:58:23.200 --> 03:58:25.480
you can switch focus to the upcoming major?

03:58:25.480 --> 03:58:28.620
It would be nice to get that done before the Major, I think that's the goal.

03:58:28.620 --> 03:58:33.900
Obviously, if it doesn't happen, it could be the only one with the Major and the Grand

03:58:33.900 --> 03:58:34.900
Stam.

03:58:34.900 --> 03:58:38.680
That's also an opportunity, but I think we want to do it here.

03:58:38.680 --> 03:58:43.080
If not, we also have one more in Atlanta and perhaps even more after the Major, but

03:58:43.080 --> 03:58:44.080
the sooner the better.

03:58:44.080 --> 03:58:45.740
That's always the case with the Grand Stam.

03:58:45.740 --> 03:58:48.560
You lift off the pressure, but yeah, let's see.

03:58:48.560 --> 03:58:50.240
Yeah, you've been there a fair few times.

03:58:50.240 --> 03:58:51.560
You probably know that better than most.

03:58:51.560 --> 03:58:54.320
I've got to ask you about your Grand Final's opponent today.

03:58:54.320 --> 03:59:00.080
face spirit since the semi-finals of the Budapest Major. Just in terms of the overall temp check

03:59:00.080 --> 03:59:04.080
of spirit at the moment, how different do you see them than the version of themselves back at the

03:59:04.080 --> 03:59:10.800
Major? I haven't been looking too much into the teams necessarily but obviously they are a bit

03:59:10.800 --> 03:59:15.840
different with the big change in the IGL and I think players are coming into form to new

03:59:15.840 --> 03:59:19.600
this tournament playing really well so far so that's what we have to watch out for. I think

03:59:19.600 --> 03:59:23.840
that's definitely the biggest difference making for them is when the individuals can

03:59:23.840 --> 03:59:28.640
can slip up and, you know, provide dunk some help if needed.

03:59:28.640 --> 03:59:30.800
Obviously, dunk is always there and firing an all-cylinder,

03:59:30.800 --> 03:59:32.760
so it'll be hard to play against him.

03:59:32.760 --> 03:59:36.120
But I think as long as they all play well,

03:59:36.120 --> 03:59:37.560
it's going to be a tough game for us.

03:59:37.560 --> 03:59:38.840
But yeah, we'll see.

03:59:38.840 --> 03:59:40.400
Thank you so much for your time, as always, Ross.

03:59:40.400 --> 03:59:41.920
Good luck.

03:59:41.920 --> 03:59:44.320
Rob Sweet-Donk, that's a good duel,

03:59:44.320 --> 03:59:45.760
as our friend Mr. Greer would say.

03:59:45.760 --> 03:59:47.000
That's a really good duel.

03:59:47.000 --> 03:59:49.440
But obviously, for the path to the finals with Vitality,

03:59:49.440 --> 03:59:51.880
they did start out showing us that they are mortal.

03:59:51.880 --> 03:59:57.480
They did break their streak there by losing to the Falcons in a game that was a good game, to say the least.

03:59:57.480 --> 03:59:59.080
It was a good game, you know.

03:59:59.080 --> 04:00:03.480
A game where I think Falcons deserve the victory, but if more so, you know, it was the game against G2.

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There was worries of the fact that you're playing against a stand-in, the fact that you're playing against a G2 who is not supposed to give you a big fight.

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Let's not forget that Vitality, yes, they did win the game on Dust2, or was it Inferno?

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Sorry, they faced two match points as well.

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There was a great likelihood they could have lost that game and dropped down into the lower bracket.

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I'm not saying I played a picture perfect tournament, but you could clearly see the switch when they hit it into the quarter-final.

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Yes, you can look a little bit absent in the group stage. Yes, you can play at maybe 80-85% or whatever,

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but once they turned into the playoff, you could clearly see that switch where Vitality were instantly back to being the best team in the world.

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Exactly, and they just started dominating everyone.

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I mean, on a team level and also the individual started showing up, Zaybu in that quarter-final against Navi.

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And even yesterday, you know, we had that ancient, which we knew was going to be a

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Weird encounter for safety for fury by tatin. He had that 3k towards the end just with the AK after the uri 1 v 2

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Which you felt like was such a momentum swing in the favor of fury and not then Giza's I will shows up says that this is where the

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Game ends. Thank you very much. You all can go home. I'm going to the final

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Yeah, and it can be that easy for the side as I was which is the craziest thing to watch right?

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You see this guy in a server and you may think, hey, somebody finally got Vitality's number wrong.

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Here comes the win.

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That's the thing though with Vitality.

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And I think that's the best way of describing Vitality and maybe, you know, putting down the win condition for them, compare them to a team like Spirit or pretty much anyone else in the world.

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Vitality can afford to have Saivou having a decent final, not a great final.

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On the other side, I don't think Spirit can afford to have Donk not having a great final.

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And that's the point I want to make here.

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There's so many different ways to victory for Vitality.

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whether that is Messi stepping up, buying a bit of time as we spoke about,

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as he did in Budapest against SimSpirit,

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whether that is Flamesee, who throughout the season so far has been playing as a top-cry raffer in the world,

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who's been incredible efficient in the entry-fractic department.

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Raps, who speak about him being maybe one of the most annoying players to go up against,

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because you can watch all the demos in the world, you can study him in and out,

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but he always finds a way to change it up.

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He's very hard to read in the game, he creates a lot of cares,

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and he's always, you know, talking about the fear factor.

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He installs a fear in every single opponent that he's playing,

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that at some point he's going to walk around the corner and kill me without me expecting

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it because he's lurking around and being a little bit of a rat, so to speak, in the

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game.

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So I feel like when you describe Vitality and again it goes without saying there's just

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so many different ways they can win the game.

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They can grind it out.

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They can have Seiru popping off.

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They can have Faberci popping off.

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Whereas when I look at Team Spirit, they can't really win this game against Vitality without

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Dunk at least playing close to his best and that's how one-sided it is in that department.

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It's crazy to see that he's looking for his 31st MVP on HLTV.

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I don't know if you've played 31 tournaments, Jacob, in your town.

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Hardly, hardy.

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Online Cubs will count him in this instance.

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Actually, let's talk about our best of five.

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Things have changed.

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You're just tuning in.

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This will be a best of five, whereas all the other matches best of three.

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So when we think about that, we think about the five maps we're going to play.

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What do we know is out of the gate right away?

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No inferno.

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That's a no-brainer spirit.

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I'm not going to make a...

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You can't even say no ancients, can you?

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No, I can't write this.

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I'd expect Vitality to remove Ancient to be fair. I wasn't impressed with what they did yesterday.

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I was impressed with Saibu, you know, but in terms of playing Ancient in this final against Spirit, I doubt they'll allow it.

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It would be too much, right?

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Even Flames, he alluded to it in his post-game interview, is like, yeah, against Spirit tomorrow,

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we won't do it, but against teams like Fury and Aurora,

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we will do it because we feel like we'll better do them on the map and don't want to give them a freebie.

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But we'll see. What's interesting about Spirit with this iteration was they were actually picking Overpass a couple of times.

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They would pick Anubis, you know some of these maps that are more tactical instead of trying to master the open maps where you know guys like

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Donk, Tnir can with their individual prowess perhaps gain some advantages like Sotastu, Mirage, Nuuk and so on and so forth

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So I wonder where they're going to take it

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Unfortunately for them outside of Mirage Vitality has a hundred percent win rate on every other map that's going to be in the pool

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So you can't really do much in terms of targeting weaknesses

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I guess either Mirage or Anubis. Those are their two options, it feels like.

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I think Anubis would be throwing in a bit of a curveball.

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We haven't seen Vitality play it much as of late, you know, so maybe that's a way of doing it.

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Mirage as well. Yes, I know Vitality have been not struggling on it, but it hasn't been as strong.

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But then again, we saw Cybru play Mirage just a couple of days ago and do the dirty stuff to Falcon.

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So I'm not too worried on behalf of Vitality. It's more so the order of the maps, not necessarily what maps we're going to play.

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So, given the constraints of what's going on right now, let's just throw it out there

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to the world what that first map's going to be and we can continue on with the conversation.

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We're looking at Mirage with a CT-sided start for Vitality.

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So Spirit picking Mirage into this series, I guess that makes sense.

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Yeah, I think it was a coin toss for who starts team A and team B, right?

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Because usually compared to the best of the three, this is where you want to be team A

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because you get two out of the three maps in first, right?

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So Spirit gets Mirage, Vitality goes for the new picks,

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Spirit starts on the CT side,

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and then Dust2 actually for the side of Spirit.

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So right out of the gate

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for the first three maps of the series,

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how much punch will we pack in here?

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And why is it going towards Vitality?

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That's the crazy thing for Vitality, right?

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Dust2, 100% win rate so far this year, unbeatable.

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Last year they were amazing on Dust2 as well.

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You have that as the third deciding map.

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You have a map like Anubis in there as well,

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which they've shown strength on, it doesn't matter where we go here,

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Trace, Spytel, the other favorites on all five maps we're going to play.

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Yeah, and we might just get all five, so to do that though,

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we need to get these players on stage, and let's do a quickly,

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swiftly pleased Spytel versus Spear.

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It's the first time for us to play the crowd team,

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and they were like snowballing us in the beginning,

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we had no answers, they had fantastic reads,

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and the game was quite easy for them,

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and that's the sort of thing you don't want

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when you're having that kind of a crowd with you against us.

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So, it was a tough talk, but we managed to find a way in there.

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We all know that it's the greatest team in CS history, and everyone wants to be there, and everyone knows they're great.

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Everyone in CS wants the same here as they have.

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I'm very happy that I'm playing CS during their era.

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I can see from my eyes, I can play against this great team.

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It's amazing, but sometimes you hate them because you want to win.

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It's just great to leave the trophy in front of their face.

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We were always as dominant as there's been a few tournaments where we win cleanly, we can win ugly.

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I think that's kind of the storyline we always talk about.

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talk about.

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I was wondering who to play here in this arena like for three years I think since major.

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I always know that the Brazilian crowd is great. I would like to live the track-free age here.

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Down goes Paul, let me get another one, stop!

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I've never got all those up!

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I'm going in and taking one!

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What's he's done?

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Do you know what's done?

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He might want to stay!

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It's probably the loudest stage I've ever been on.

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There's no way out, just what's done.

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Deep run on home soil, but it's heroic to humble them.

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Fury is very terrible, walls to mouse.

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They will awake tomorrow, and this nightmare will be a reality.

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He's looking off for it!

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Oh no!

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I'm in this world!

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Are you kidding me?

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Thanks to the horizontal, there's no swing, there's no way!

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This is vitality!

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Racking me over the line!

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My family!

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I'm overcome!

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Now it's evens!

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Emma!

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It's just vital!

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This is a team that we're not doing!

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This is a team that will fall to win!

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And the champions of IEMORIO!

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I

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Well, you may be chasing your dragons, but if you're the likes of Vitality, you're looking

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close out this ESL Grand Slam and you want to do it while you're down in Rio de Janeiro. We know

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our five maps being Mirage, new Dust2 overpass, and Nugas should be near them. Let's talk about the

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realities of the situation here. There's a lot of people saying a best of five Grand Final and you

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can tune in to map three, four, and five if you want to get all the excitement. I think you have

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to tune in right here right now for Mirage because if this series has to have any life to it, if we

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were to believe that Team Spirit can do the unthinkable and deny by telling me the ESL Grand Slam,

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I think they have to start off by winning Mirage. When I look at the five maps in Contention,

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I think that's where they have the best chance of meeting the one map that magic so bad you want to win against Vitality.

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It has to start here, Mirage. That is the ticket into the match.

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And we talked about the Nubis potentially being an option for Spirit. They actually go for Dust 2 in the second phase,

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and that just tells you we don't care about punishing.

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We want to go for maps that we are comfortable on, and that's a good sign.

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Getting some confidence going into this, but man, we'll hold a special place for Apex and Zybel, right?

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going back to 2023, semifinal against Schiro, Denning Cloud 9,

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the 1-0 down in the series, 12-3 on the second map,

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and they come back to win it, win the event that was the last event

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before the Paris Major, right? And they go on to win that first major, first

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major MVP for Zywoo as well, so Rio just almost destined for

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Vitality when they want to etch their name in history as the first team to

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win back-to-back ESL Grand Slams.

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Now, speaking of Apex, right? If you were to put them all up against each other head to head,

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you have a Saivoo versus Don, you have the Op-Duel as well, potentially Shiro versus Saivoo,

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the in-game leading duel, the Apex, the experience, the tenacity he's coming in with,

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he's going up against a green guy in Magix who's slowly but surely getting better,

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slowly but surely learning his ways, but in a best of five grand final,

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when there's so much pressure, when there's so much at stake, there's one guy that I would like behind me.

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There's one guy I would like to lead me if I were in a game like this, and that is Apex.

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So I think in terms of having a big win condition in that department alone from the fact that he's been playing individually brilliant so far this tournament

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I'm leaving that towards Apex. It's gonna be a big part of this matchup too because even though Apex has all the experience

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There's always the micro mind games between in-game leaders, and this is the first time he's facing against

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Magix as an IGL so hopefully Magix can use that to his advantage.

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Hopefully so, and it does appear as though I've gotten the work. We're ready to play this grand final. Best of five right in front of us.

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Team Vitality and Team Spirit.

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Grand finals in the Farmasti Arena.

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We are live from Rio de Janeiro.

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Counter-Strike fans have gathered to watch a champion be crowned.

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The question is, will there be extra goals today?

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Vitality, walking into Championship Sunday

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with the opportunity to go where no team has gone before.

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No team since the inception of the ESL Grand Slam has won it twice.

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Never mind it, back to back fashion. Spirit have the chance to be the first team to deny.

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Heat months as they last made it to the final day of play.

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Something that has never happened before though, is a guarantee today. History will be made one way or the other.

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And it's a fixture only found deep into the playoffs.

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Zayu on one side of the server,

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Jolk on the other.

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Two of the best players in CS fighting to make history.

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And it starts on the large.

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I'm going to show you how to do

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this.

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A weak point for Vitality. It's

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around this one. I say weak

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point.

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Few and far between.

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This year, this season, never

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lost twice.

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Both to Falcons and one of the

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group stage of this very event.

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Spirit have a task on their hands,

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but there's been a change.

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Aggression, confidence.

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Setting the tone.

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of course set up with dual brothers and a smoke to block this he's on an island right now apex jogs on over

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He'll be there in time

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Retake now eyes on shiro he's gonna be dealing with these rotations around middle this p250 around the world is flamesy

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He might be able to deal with this, but sure the bomb down and the boots aren't moving pissed around looks confirmed

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It has something to say about at least she wrote holding for the rotations, but it does look like it is going to be

04:15:52.220 --> 04:15:55.620
Spirit start they dreamed of today. I can hold on to the Kevlar

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It's not going to give anything over but it don't go on to Zai Wu our opening exchange of this grand final

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So is an honor and a pleasure to watch

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To the absolute greats of all time to battle and with the form that Zai Wu has been in

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Somehow he's getting better

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It hasn't been the Donk show in Rio. It's near the top of the tables.

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Magic is calling up a storm.

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Spirit, well they've been with us so far.

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Here in Brazil regarding the pistols. That start line continues.

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Smoke comes in, hits Donk.

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If anything, forces him forwards. No, we've caught off guard.

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Not ready for that eruption and then into the Jiu-Barae-Daz.

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See you later, alligator.

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New pace goes down and now we head into the fourth. The Kevlar save does allow some cheap upgrades into head armor here

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You know what that round says though. That's donken announcing. I'm here for this final. That's what we need to see

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Say look, it's not donk versus. I work

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spirit versus vitality

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Over five maps. We always say this is a marathon. Well, it's been a sprint in the playoff bracket so far two zeros throughout

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Averaging 13 seven score lines. This has been stompy and you couldn't really ask for a better playoff bracket in modern Counter Strike

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Surprisingly the results be so lopsided. Set up for another conditioning round early towards B.

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Mully's at the ready and here they go.

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Who's for Messi but they've jumped past and flash obscures his vision, but there's a third man, a third prong for the defence.

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Teneir's had no issue removing two of them though.

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Fancy arrives from the mark here, side by the side, and then he lasts and side by the, yeah he lingers in the smoke, the dunk is dealt with him without much sweat on the brow whatsoever.

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this course by going straight down the gurglar.

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Flames he's going to try and tower and save the farmhouse,

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bring his Kevlar through to the next, he's been spotted now by Donk.

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But the B site, the focal point for the first two rounds of play.

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Spirit conditioning, that's a great success there from Taneir, just mentioned his name,

04:17:51.720 --> 04:17:54.680
brought into this roster to bring a whole lot of firepower and we've

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haven't really seen that. Finally in Rio, without Halley,

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He's got a finding that form that I think everybody would have hoped for.

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Maiden Voyage for Magix, first time he's going to be in a grand final as an in-game leader.

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And what change was after that map lost to the Red Caneers?

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I think it awoke the beast inside and that's for the team.

04:18:17.160 --> 04:18:20.720
They have just been playing a completely different game.

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Plainzy can he hold on to this and Dazzo, okay, Famous, retained.

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So at least they have something going into round number three.

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One of the keys the Duster was discussing is they've found some aggression and some confidence

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dictating the time.

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What does that mean?

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Well, they're the ones who are deciding on what turn these fights are taking.

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Not just doing a default spread, getting map control, waiting to get picked off.

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Everything looks like there's a choice behind it.

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Alright, we want to hear this, we want to pressure here.

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And then even when the chips were down in some of these earlier matches, they're winning

04:18:47.320 --> 04:18:48.320
2v4s.

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The Spirit showing a different face and that's exciting for what could be what we hope is

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a competitive final. Deagle's 5-7 around this upgrade.

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Pressure from Donk, applying it towards the ace side this time.

04:19:05.520 --> 04:19:09.520
Apex's desert eagle has removed Sontik's in the palace position.

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And he's playing for more as well.

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Anti-flash, progressmate.

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Rob still touched. Potential crossfire here at Donk, missteps.

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Nice find on the first, and there's the trade.

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Losolid from Rob's inside with the sidearms connecting.

04:19:20.520 --> 04:19:24.920
Tenere stabilizes. Touchdown, Flamesy hunting it with the farmers.

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Come back in! Come and handle Teneir!

04:19:27.480 --> 04:19:30.520
That's what we've been seeing from this man here in Rio.

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Another bow-out moment, that's just against the eco.

04:19:33.480 --> 04:19:35.160
But an important one early.

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You don't want to be getting any of your heads of your spirit.

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You need to be converting rounds like that if you want to take down Vitality today.

04:19:41.720 --> 04:19:45.320
They really had a golden opportunity there to completely subvert spirits opening.

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Teneir stands his ground and nails it on the galil spray.

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He's going to line it up for imperfect work.

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rifles come out now Zahra gets his AWP shiro does not

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and away shiro's AWP starts window smoke offscaling fast

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rock charging down towards carling is quick still with my

04:20:06.840 --> 04:20:09.680
brush to the con player

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Actually utility towards the island box magics, the ground is deep.

04:20:21.320 --> 04:20:28.680
Little usage has been on point, but the same for Apex, here's a shy the mark to near, chipped

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away at.

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That's my flumes.

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This is another of the ready bomb top mids, so no clear indication of where this wants

04:20:37.440 --> 04:20:42.440
to finish, likely expecting some type of mid clamp down, but it's going to be Palace Push.

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Zyra takes. I think he poised for this, but Flamesy just quicker on the trigger.

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Opening kill, full vitality into the first gun.

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When pressure come in, those cash and smokes being deployed, Magic's going to try and remove the vision,

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but not before Dong takes a fight and actually catches an AWP bullet through the wall.

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Limping, Zybul finish on to Tuneir and the damage that Zybul inflicted is converted upon by the M4 of Apex.

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Magic's next victim, just the one back from Shiro.

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Bonn last, gonna have to scoop that one up.

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Doesn't really have the time to try and isolate and piece this one together and he's gonna go down to Mazzy.

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Vitality convincing into the first gun round.

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Alright, and that's what you wanna see.

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We stabbed his stuff, there's nothing to add to the box, other than the palace push.

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So Zontics isolated the note.

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It's his responsibility on that side of the map.

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Donk could be working on the mid-control.

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I think Taneira and Magik's there.

04:21:35.340 --> 04:21:36.840
A little bit more all over the shop.

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The casualties they took against that Eco Rant in round number three.

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Two come home to lose early for Spirit.

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Shiro can get out the AWP.

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Slight upgrades for three of the five.

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Donk with the AK, Shiro with the AWP.

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So still in with the shot.

04:21:51.220 --> 04:21:52.820
This one looks more direct.

04:21:52.820 --> 04:21:54.620
Standard mid-Utuk, Shiro making a play.

04:21:54.620 --> 04:21:56.220
Going to try and catch them on the jump.

04:21:56.220 --> 04:21:59.900
Yeah, Messi seems to be well drilled on this. Rottener relayed early steps.

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Doesn't give Shearer what he's looking for.

04:22:04.940 --> 04:22:06.940
He's forced up the block utility early.

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He's now understanding the presence and now backing off.

04:22:11.420 --> 04:22:13.420
Gone fishing. No bites.

04:22:20.940 --> 04:22:22.940
He's earned about the underpass.

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Now backing once again towards B.

04:22:25.420 --> 04:22:29.020
Another block smoke lands, it's near just ahead of that.

04:22:36.700 --> 04:22:43.100
All through underpass, in game lead up. Apex considers the boost.

04:22:47.580 --> 04:22:50.620
20 seconds no contact, that made the first damage done.

04:22:50.620 --> 04:22:55.540
Well, where they came from as well, Robson quipped, and now he's handling up, Apex under

04:22:55.540 --> 04:22:56.540
some pressure here.

04:22:56.540 --> 04:23:03.420
Magix and the M10 first, the M4 and loses his head, 0-3, 4 spirits, captain.

04:23:03.420 --> 04:23:08.420
He finished, 35 seconds, gonna have to be Teneir charging in, strafes in, gets his boost on

04:23:08.420 --> 04:23:13.980
the ground, it does more than that, puts Robson down, Teneir again, namely say, tip of the

04:23:13.980 --> 04:23:19.580
tongue, a double entry from Teneir, finally found by Apex, off to Zontics to convert upon

04:23:19.580 --> 04:23:24.340
a two versus two high stakes 18 seconds the off-trained on Zontick's location

04:23:24.340 --> 04:23:28.660
his knee poking out but he doesn't connect to Shiro does so one beauty for Zai

04:23:28.660 --> 04:23:35.460
we're closing the gap not gonna be easy with the sniper rifle and he peeks on into Shiro

04:23:35.460 --> 04:23:40.580
another round we can give Tanera a firm pat on the back spirit dig themselves out of

04:23:40.580 --> 04:23:48.380
trouble Tanera big partner 50 HP just a tech nine breaching a site incredible

04:23:48.380 --> 04:23:51.020
He's a big part of it. He's the one that turns the round on the head.

04:23:51.580 --> 04:23:53.420
This is fantastic work from him early.

04:23:54.060 --> 04:23:58.140
We've seen a lot of this throughout Rio, and the more the better.

04:23:58.780 --> 04:24:00.620
The question was who's going to be helping Dark Bolt.

04:24:00.620 --> 04:24:03.820
Shiro, sure he's on the off, but there's not an aggressive right-flut.

04:24:03.820 --> 04:24:05.980
And here he is. He's meant to be getting in that mix.

04:24:07.180 --> 04:24:08.780
Money for both, but the buy once more.

04:24:08.780 --> 04:24:10.380
Shiro boosted up and over.

04:24:10.380 --> 04:24:13.900
Ross could be susceptible to this, but he's usually so restrained.

04:24:15.020 --> 04:24:16.140
He'll use that smoke.

04:24:16.140 --> 04:24:19.180
now thrown by Spirit to vacate should he desire to.

04:24:21.020 --> 04:24:23.900
It's a really strong start for Spirit early. The fact that this is 4-1,

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and in a lot of these rounds they haven't been getting the original kills. It's a more impressive

04:24:28.940 --> 04:24:35.580
fact. If they win this one, Money Spills open for Vitality. And Spirit can already secure 6.

04:24:36.460 --> 04:24:39.740
It's a very important round for Apex and his boys to respond.

04:24:39.740 --> 04:24:45.820
We've lost this map, but to Falcons, that's a G2 throughout the run already.

04:24:45.820 --> 04:24:50.900
It's considered a weakness in their pool.

04:24:50.900 --> 04:24:52.540
It's not glaring, it's not easy.

04:24:52.540 --> 04:24:54.540
It's always going to be tough.

04:24:54.540 --> 04:24:59.020
It's over towards B for a split this time.

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Alternative avenue of approach.

04:25:01.460 --> 04:25:05.020
Apex will be there with Zywoo, boost up for Shirro's AWP.

04:25:05.020 --> 04:25:12.520
And easy on to the rivals, I will go down, Apex got put in our lanes, the B-side falls again.

04:25:12.520 --> 04:25:16.520
Now look out to Wreck, this is always have a great idea of how they want to finish these rounds, Spirit.

04:25:16.520 --> 04:25:19.520
But I'm a blaster, they're not getting picked apart.

04:25:19.520 --> 04:25:20.520
Simple.

04:25:20.520 --> 04:25:22.520
And it's going to be the save right now Vitality.

04:25:24.020 --> 04:25:27.520
We're going to retain these three rivals, Rops wards off Donk for now.

04:25:27.520 --> 04:25:30.520
2900, lost bonus going into the next.

04:25:30.520 --> 04:25:32.640
So decisions to be made and likely

04:25:32.640 --> 04:25:34.720
a tactical timeout coming from Xtaz.

04:25:39.280 --> 04:25:41.480
Great to see confident picks coming out of spirit in this one.

04:25:41.480 --> 04:25:43.760
Everyone trying tricks to get past vitality,

04:25:43.760 --> 04:25:45.000
but no, just settling in.

04:25:46.320 --> 04:25:49.320
Starting with Mirage, and then a second choice was Dust2.

04:25:50.320 --> 04:25:52.000
Now, to be Nuke.

04:25:52.000 --> 04:25:53.520
Something we haven't seen in an awful lot of spirit

04:25:53.520 --> 04:25:54.560
in recent times.

04:25:54.560 --> 04:26:08.520
This round concerns four round gap, unlikely a conversation needs to be had.

04:26:08.520 --> 04:26:10.360
Timeout has been called and this is beautiful.

04:26:10.360 --> 04:26:13.360
Just boosted up and that's why it was first peak.

04:26:13.360 --> 04:26:18.200
Just getting there to hold on to Short as he peers in, Shiro's already ready.

04:26:18.200 --> 04:26:21.040
And the timings are against him, it's like the pistol round, now you're seeing it again

04:26:21.040 --> 04:26:23.480
on another rifle round.

04:26:23.480 --> 04:26:29.480
So short, Taneer has bowed them out of some tougher situations, but everything seems level.

04:26:29.480 --> 04:26:32.480
The Spirit are still able to find the solutions.

04:26:35.480 --> 04:26:39.480
I'm going to force behind the saves, knowing with the max loss bonus going into the next, they can get a full gun round.

04:26:39.480 --> 04:26:43.480
And these are the type of rounds that are gritty for vitality.

04:26:43.480 --> 04:26:45.480
You heard it from Rops there on the way in.

04:26:45.480 --> 04:26:48.480
They can win clean, but they can also win ugly.

04:26:48.480 --> 04:26:56.480
And these are the type of rounds that, I don't want to say they're the foundation of their dynasty, but they're definitely a markup.

04:26:58.480 --> 04:27:00.480
Yeah, the 6-0 hole yesterday.

04:27:00.480 --> 04:27:04.480
That's discussed it. How about 5-1 today?

04:27:06.480 --> 04:27:08.480
It's time to turn into an ace split.

04:27:08.480 --> 04:27:10.480
It's gone very quickly down, challenging car.

04:27:10.480 --> 04:27:13.480
Oh, the opportunity onto apex, jiggles away.

04:27:13.480 --> 04:27:15.480
It's an air insurer up ramp.

04:27:15.480 --> 04:27:20.480
Breschen straight to Sywin.

04:27:20.480 --> 04:27:22.480
Opening kill for Vitality and docked down!

04:27:22.480 --> 04:27:23.480
Look at Flamesy!

04:27:23.480 --> 04:27:24.480
Pushes through!

04:27:24.480 --> 04:27:26.480
Apex charging forward, trying to finish it.

04:27:26.480 --> 04:27:27.480
Rob's roll!

04:27:27.480 --> 04:27:28.480
Teneir though.

04:27:28.480 --> 04:27:30.480
He's still alive, only for a moment longer.

04:27:30.480 --> 04:27:31.480
It's messy through the smoke.

04:27:31.480 --> 04:27:32.480
Successful!

04:27:32.480 --> 04:27:35.480
And now Shirou, his whereabouts noted by the trajectory of the molotov.

04:27:35.480 --> 04:27:37.480
He can peek in, can't hit the flick.

04:27:37.480 --> 04:27:39.480
His back potentially exposed to Flamesy.

04:27:39.480 --> 04:27:41.480
And misses his opportunity.

04:27:41.480 --> 04:27:43.480
That's a big turnaround from Vitality.

04:27:43.480 --> 04:27:59.480
in the weaponry department doesn't stop them from finding their second and the finances going forward without just being a light investment behind the saves. Again, these opening kills continue to come in for vitality at another one to the tally there.

04:27:59.480 --> 04:28:03.960
opening. Yeah, they're head to head in that department is booming for Vitality. It's just

04:28:03.960 --> 04:28:08.680
being able to finish from here. So this one much needed to plant themselves in the final.

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And we teeter back and forth. Vitality made no secret that Rio is where they wanted to get

04:28:17.560 --> 04:28:24.120
the Grand Slam done. This was the priority. This was the focus. It's been a bumpier road.

04:28:24.120 --> 04:28:27.440
Never so slyly, just that loss to Falcons.

04:28:27.440 --> 04:28:32.400
Man, they've had to run the quarters into the semis and now the Grand Final, now the

04:28:32.400 --> 04:28:34.120
Furia and Spirit.

04:28:34.120 --> 04:28:35.120
No easy beats.

04:28:35.120 --> 04:28:46.520
You know, on a Tech 9 again, but already, who did this to great success?

04:28:46.520 --> 04:28:49.920
Magic's in T-Spawn with a smoke to deploy.

04:28:49.920 --> 04:28:55.920
They're not pushing the issue, they're not jumping out underpass, they're not running

04:28:55.920 --> 04:28:56.920
up mid.

04:28:56.920 --> 04:29:02.240
They've got the respect, they've got the room.

04:29:02.240 --> 04:29:03.760
Now they're starting to take that space.

04:29:03.760 --> 04:29:09.160
Here's going to be a clamp down here, robs, catches, Magix on the mantel, and there's

04:29:09.160 --> 04:29:14.440
a second body, it's down, poor low, but drips away, and hits the headshot on Tomezi.

04:29:14.440 --> 04:29:17.680
Changes the elevation and finds that pixel-puff, a headshot.

04:29:17.680 --> 04:29:22.280
for Apex catches to near jumping out with Zontics, late with the bomb, he's hiding there.

04:29:22.280 --> 04:29:27.280
Seen them with his tricks before. Trying to play these rotations, but right now only 35 seconds.

04:29:27.280 --> 04:29:31.480
They have to piece this one together quickly. Shiro's going to join over to join Zontics.

04:29:32.880 --> 04:29:36.680
Looks like he can catch anything in the interim, so really all the pressure on the in-game lead up.

04:29:36.680 --> 04:29:39.080
So much work for Apex to do here.

04:29:39.480 --> 04:29:43.480
Otherwise, Spirit will breach his sight. Just looks away.

04:29:43.480 --> 04:29:48.080
Sontics has progressed the gap, caught the timing and now vulnerability for Apex!

04:29:48.080 --> 04:29:50.080
Just enough time to adjust!

04:29:50.080 --> 04:29:51.580
Sontics couldn't finish his meal!

04:29:51.580 --> 04:29:55.580
Shiro's his next challenge! Apex alone on the site passes the test!

04:29:55.580 --> 04:29:58.780
I consider mind games in play, we're always talking about name play, Counter-Strike then,

04:29:58.780 --> 04:30:01.580
but the two B players out short looking for midfights.

04:30:01.580 --> 04:30:05.780
Donk aware of that possibility, but Apex, instead of being part of that as the con player,

04:30:05.780 --> 04:30:08.580
helping them fight towards middle, he's trying to be a step ahead.

04:30:08.580 --> 04:30:09.880
He finds himself on B.

04:30:09.880 --> 04:30:12.880
He's some great shots from Donk, and you can't fault Taneer.

04:30:12.880 --> 04:30:15.080
Look at the two names. Okay, Robson, Mezzi dead.

04:30:15.080 --> 04:30:16.240
B should be clear.

04:30:16.240 --> 04:30:18.280
He goes forward. Apex takes him for free.

04:30:18.280 --> 04:30:19.760
The round stalls out.

04:30:19.760 --> 04:30:21.360
Amada's sclera gets it done.

04:30:21.360 --> 04:30:22.360
E-coat now.

04:30:26.960 --> 04:30:30.320
On the dig is the first consecutive rounds now posted for vitality.

04:31:00.320 --> 04:31:03.200
miracle, Mezzi calls for back up and he's just gonna farm this one.

04:31:03.200 --> 04:31:06.480
Rocks chips in from short and well there's more on the way.

04:31:06.480 --> 04:31:11.720
Chirro, he'll get one for his troubles, but all in all,

04:31:11.720 --> 04:31:15.200
I think this a one round game in a moment's time.

04:31:15.200 --> 04:31:30.080
I don't know if I can catch a corner, excuse me, but it's that Magic's interview with that HLTV.

04:31:30.080 --> 04:31:34.640
He's a realist, not an optimist. I know, okay, maybe we'll win one map.

04:31:34.640 --> 04:31:36.680
But with the form they've been in, it's felt like they've turned a corner.

04:31:36.680 --> 04:31:40.280
Magic's shouldering a whole lot more responsibility without Halley here.

04:31:40.280 --> 04:31:43.680
Some of it, there isn't a coach. It's just that it's the one from the academy.

04:31:43.680 --> 04:31:45.880
and he's given them a little bit more responsibility

04:31:45.880 --> 04:31:48.640
to chance them to work it out between themselves.

04:31:48.640 --> 04:31:50.640
And so far, so good.

04:31:50.640 --> 04:31:51.820
This one's direct.

04:31:51.820 --> 04:31:52.880
Five-man A execute.

04:31:52.880 --> 04:31:54.400
Mezzy and Flames are on mid control.

04:31:54.400 --> 04:31:56.120
All pressure will be on Zywoo.

04:31:56.120 --> 04:31:59.000
He's going to have Apex close by.

04:31:59.000 --> 04:31:59.960
Zywoo with a lot to do.

04:31:59.960 --> 04:32:00.920
Doc on the entry path.

04:32:00.920 --> 04:32:02.000
They first man in.

04:32:02.000 --> 04:32:03.720
Zywoo is forced to near out, but that's

04:32:03.720 --> 04:32:04.760
what you want to see from Doc.

04:32:04.760 --> 04:32:07.040
His early progression enables the trade.

04:32:07.040 --> 04:32:09.480
Surge is forward ready to ask questions of CT.

04:32:09.480 --> 04:32:11.440
That's where Apex is heading.

04:32:11.440 --> 04:32:13.000
The rest behind the smoke.

04:32:13.000 --> 04:32:15.000
Stonk decides an AK better suited to the task.

04:32:16.000 --> 04:32:21.000
Apex pushing through the smoke and actually best Stonk pulls Zontik's attention.

04:32:22.000 --> 04:32:24.000
E vs 3 after that trade.

04:32:24.000 --> 04:32:27.000
Smoke CT, they have got the utile. Rops is a little delayed to this one.

04:32:28.000 --> 04:32:29.000
He's the one with the most.

04:32:31.000 --> 04:32:33.000
I'll place HE from Magix.

04:32:36.000 --> 04:32:37.000
Default plant.

04:32:37.000 --> 04:32:39.000
Smoke for the bomb. Kits for the defuse.

04:32:39.000 --> 04:32:42.000
Yeah, this bomb is ticking. Magix and Zontik's parting towards the side.

04:32:42.000 --> 04:32:44.240
Thanks for the ball. They have to stop them from getting across.

04:32:44.240 --> 04:32:48.000
It's a default plant. If they get across, it's surely curtains. They have to get across now.

04:32:48.000 --> 04:32:52.960
And they have already onto the default box. Here, if you go down, they're going to lose the round.

04:32:52.960 --> 04:32:57.840
And Zontics comes up to the patch. Backstab for the 1v3. The simple no time.

04:32:57.840 --> 04:33:02.240
Zontics pulls it off, calculated on his rotation.

04:33:02.240 --> 04:33:12.240
I think it was the one on the

04:33:12.240 --> 04:33:18.240
refuse. Yeah. You would have

04:33:18.240 --> 04:33:20.240
had it if anyone else with the

04:33:20.240 --> 04:33:22.240
kit went on it. This kid's

04:33:22.240 --> 04:33:24.240
idle on site. Uncharacteristic

04:33:24.240 --> 04:33:27.240
errors from vitality. Okay

04:33:27.240 --> 04:33:29.240
that one a little bit odd right

04:33:29.240 --> 04:33:31.240
there. The clock the press

04:33:31.240 --> 04:33:36.200
up but the round is Spirits guaranteed six on the harp. No wonder Magix is

04:33:36.200 --> 04:33:39.920
smiling he called that 3 hours spawn.

04:33:40.440 --> 04:33:44.280
Opps does he want to push forward here Magix to find flash forward opening kill

04:33:44.280 --> 04:33:46.760
another one they just keep coming pressure on Mezzi now.

04:33:46.760 --> 04:33:54.760
Avinae towards the beast charge multiple bodies Mezzi overlooked needs to beast this together before the trade comes in they swing him on side does find another bit of damage

04:33:54.760 --> 04:33:59.960
but his Tenera is on six potted up and nothing from Robbs.

04:33:59.960 --> 04:34:03.540
Easy and Ziloo, a decision.

04:34:03.540 --> 04:34:05.740
Nades come in, 2v2, give it a go.

04:34:05.740 --> 04:34:09.340
Today's holding though, and Shearer can swing off the contact here.

04:34:09.340 --> 04:34:12.140
It's all going to come down to the fate of the smoke, Flamesy.

04:34:12.140 --> 04:34:16.100
How quick can you be lightning fast from Flamesy on the M4 headshot?

04:34:16.100 --> 04:34:19.020
Shearer on half health, looking to come up clutch.

04:34:19.020 --> 04:34:22.620
Hell of a difference maker if you can pull this off.

04:34:22.620 --> 04:34:24.620
Smoke and kit available.

04:34:24.620 --> 04:34:29.060
But they've got to find it, they're searching the site, and there he goes, just enough time.

04:34:29.060 --> 04:34:34.860
calculated by vitality, not rushing to the diffuse, knowing you have to be around the side somewhere,

04:34:34.860 --> 04:34:37.860
and convert it into a one round game.

04:34:41.860 --> 04:34:44.860
You're already going to be happy with the half of your spirit,

04:34:44.860 --> 04:34:47.660
but you'd love to get seven, just getting a leg up early.

04:34:47.660 --> 04:34:49.460
You know that you have a puff up,

04:34:49.460 --> 04:34:53.860
but you're not going to find yourself down 0-1 going into new, can ensure dust too.

04:34:53.860 --> 04:34:57.460
It's a great map for you, you're 11-1 for the year.

04:34:57.460 --> 04:35:04.460
Vitality are 44 and 4 with this roster on a 16 streak.

04:35:05.460 --> 04:35:10.460
So the two best Dust2 teams in the world, we will get to see that map as number three.

04:35:17.460 --> 04:35:18.460
Should be a banger.

04:35:18.460 --> 04:35:30.500
Well, base grenade, but it's dunked down to 45, forced to skidaddle.

04:35:30.500 --> 04:35:34.380
Magic's talking an awful lot.

04:35:34.380 --> 04:35:36.780
No doubt he wants to finish this, but nearly loses out on his life there.

04:35:36.780 --> 04:35:39.060
Apex spots him over the top of the con smoke.

04:35:39.060 --> 04:35:41.260
Bomb not spotted though.

04:35:41.260 --> 04:35:43.500
She erode the parting middle as well.

04:35:43.500 --> 04:35:44.900
Retooling and regrouping.

04:35:44.900 --> 04:35:46.900
Let's watch the A site.

04:35:54.900 --> 04:35:58.900
It's a good timing for the X-Act, expecting them to put resources into clearing middle.

04:35:58.900 --> 04:36:00.900
Now the smokes are in the sky.

04:36:00.900 --> 04:36:02.900
When you go ahead of that, there's a tech 9.

04:36:02.900 --> 04:36:06.900
Peaks in. Perfect timing. Apex has found Donka and they've ramped Vance.

04:36:06.900 --> 04:36:09.900
Xayah is missing shots, but it's Apex that's doing all the heavy lifting right now.

04:36:09.900 --> 04:36:18.900
Now, third miss out of the Sniper to near him to the site, realises they've managed to lock Vitality out, should facilitate magics to get across with the plant.

04:36:18.900 --> 04:36:20.900
This is tough, even if the bomb goes down Hayman to win this one.

04:36:20.900 --> 04:36:27.900
Especially with the CT occupation, another one from Apex, finally Zywoo gets the lead, and a 6-6 half.

04:36:27.900 --> 04:36:32.900
Dead, even from 5-1 Vitality clawed their way back in, spirit happy with the 6.

04:36:32.900 --> 04:36:34.900
What's the second half got in store for us here?

04:39:39.900 --> 04:40:00.860
The

04:40:00.860 --> 04:40:04.620
Strongstar for Spirit Mirage, it is the first of this best of five grand final with so much

04:40:04.620 --> 04:40:08.360
at stake history and stake one way or the other.

04:40:08.360 --> 04:40:13.260
You've managed to find their footing, though, winning five of the last six rounds of that CT side.

04:40:13.260 --> 04:40:15.660
Apex and Robs the top of the tables.

04:40:15.660 --> 04:40:17.800
Yeah, you're normally thinking it's Don versus Zywoo.

04:40:17.800 --> 04:40:21.360
Well, Apex had a whole lot of impact within that first half, and Tania as well.

04:40:21.360 --> 04:40:23.060
The spirit continuing that form.

04:40:24.260 --> 04:40:27.020
Finally, what spirit fans want to see from this man.

04:40:29.260 --> 04:40:30.460
Oh, he split the pistols.

04:40:30.660 --> 04:40:32.860
Tanya, they tried their luck at an A execute.

04:40:32.860 --> 04:40:34.860
The

04:40:37.620 --> 04:40:39.620
Alice smoked

04:40:40.380 --> 04:40:46.660
Milton here find impact once more time attract the ropes claims he's already covered a lot of ground and is gonna go and try clearing

04:40:46.660 --> 04:40:49.460
But she was there and perfectly nails the headshot the jumping flames

04:40:50.500 --> 04:40:53.780
That's blood off the pistol goes spirits way, but the part down

04:40:55.100 --> 04:41:00.300
What they're searching for it to test the side who quick on the first no one to have impact on the pistol rounds here

04:41:00.300 --> 04:41:05.300
the side. He's starting again.

04:41:05.400 --> 04:41:06.800
quick succession. Now the fade

04:41:06.900 --> 04:41:08.200
of the smoke and magic is

04:41:08.300 --> 04:41:09.300
coming in from the flank.

04:41:09.400 --> 04:41:11.300
Messi's dealt with Donk. This

04:41:11.400 --> 04:41:12.300
one's going vitality's way,

04:41:12.400 --> 04:41:13.300
keeping that momentum up from

04:41:13.400 --> 04:41:14.300
that second, that first half

04:41:14.400 --> 04:41:16.300
here in the second. Yeah, that's

04:41:16.400 --> 04:41:17.300
key. The fact that they're able

04:41:17.400 --> 04:41:18.300
to pick this one up and run with

04:41:18.400 --> 04:41:19.300
it. They obviously have to get

04:41:19.400 --> 04:41:21.300
past this force fight going into

04:41:21.400 --> 04:41:22.300
the next is magic looks to

04:41:22.400 --> 04:41:27.300
retain this kevlar. Top mid. He's

04:41:27.400 --> 04:41:28.300
going to have a period in the

04:41:28.300 --> 04:41:33.040
But he might go down before that node and now Apex is going to constrict him, but that's not before Mezzie gets in first.

04:41:33.540 --> 04:41:37.600
That is only the third opening kill of Spirit so far in this map.

04:41:38.540 --> 04:41:40.400
And it's only a one round game, so you can see...

04:41:41.040 --> 04:41:45.900
Isn't that first up over there? They were able to capitalize off of those opening deaths, making space for all the good trade work.

04:41:47.440 --> 04:41:48.040
Zywoop.

04:41:51.640 --> 04:41:52.300
This is, uh...

04:41:52.300 --> 04:41:57.300
the game. And I said it was

04:41:57.300 --> 04:41:58.300
going to be a force. Well,

04:41:58.300 --> 04:42:02.300
magic goes down. This is the

04:42:02.300 --> 04:42:03.300
Kevin. Instead they take the

04:42:03.300 --> 04:42:05.300
eco. So I tell you, you should

04:42:05.300 --> 04:42:07.300
be able to extend this lead to

04:42:07.300 --> 04:42:10.300
eight to six. It'll be a 41

04:42:10.300 --> 04:42:12.300
split. Don't compete. Everybody

04:42:12.300 --> 04:42:13.300
else from spirit on the A site.

04:42:13.300 --> 04:42:18.300
This one's just about damage.

04:42:18.300 --> 04:42:23.300
here with Apex in Palace.

04:42:23.300 --> 04:42:29.300
Telling that's likely wanting to see this one finish over towards A.

04:42:29.300 --> 04:42:34.300
So if we get more of that spirit from yesterday, they were hyper aggressive with these mid-fight Zontics.

04:42:34.300 --> 04:42:37.300
I've never seen him be so aggressive on catwalk on the CT side.

04:42:37.300 --> 04:42:41.300
He's extremely proficient at position, but he was taking a lot of opportunities,

04:42:41.300 --> 04:42:45.300
and time and time again, they paid off.

04:42:45.300 --> 04:42:50.260
Vitality they will have taken note of that would have done their prep. They see that this is going to different

04:42:50.540 --> 04:42:54.380
Slaver to the spirit ever since that big stars to go so wrong

04:42:54.940 --> 04:42:56.740
It's great to see them

04:42:56.740 --> 04:42:59.020
Trying to play ahead play from the front

04:42:59.580 --> 04:43:01.800
As they're about to be crunched upon apex

04:43:02.220 --> 04:43:06.260
This is our palace announces himself and they aren't just going to collapse onto this site

04:43:08.380 --> 04:43:12.260
Because the easiest of the rounds to convert and you love to do it spotlessly

04:43:12.260 --> 04:43:16.220
So one more man is just donkeys rotated in brought down at range

04:43:17.140 --> 04:43:21.980
Now we get to that vitality bonus. It's only one Mac 10, but there is three Galils

04:43:21.980 --> 04:43:24.460
You're not going to be upgrading those you won't be throwing them away

04:43:25.460 --> 04:43:29.340
She wrote does have the opportunity to bring out the AWP and will it's glass cannon

04:43:29.340 --> 04:43:35.620
You have 4800 so he's got 50 bucks left to spare that means no kit limited you till and that's not just for him

04:43:35.620 --> 04:43:37.380
That's the team

04:43:37.380 --> 04:43:44.460
So Spirit, do you want to put your opening rifle round of the second half on the line with something a little bit more aggressive?

04:43:46.140 --> 04:43:52.820
Any map doesn't tell of that. You need Shiro then to insert himself into fights. He's been brought down by the flames early.

04:43:55.780 --> 04:43:57.780
It's very fragile.

04:43:58.260 --> 04:43:59.820
No Cavalry either.

04:43:59.820 --> 04:44:01.820
It might just have to play too good.

04:44:02.780 --> 04:44:05.660
It's here in Sandwich, Donka round Con, Sontics on Cat.

04:44:07.380 --> 04:44:12.960
We're gonna read this you till for as long as you can but the pressure it's gonna feel immense early minute 20 here

04:44:12.960 --> 04:44:17.700
They come as that double smoke they start that crawl mid. It's off. It's all turned into the latter room

04:44:22.440 --> 04:44:24.740
So that flash is gonna catch magic serious I will

04:44:26.620 --> 04:44:30.680
Distracted some ticks profits, okay first blood drawn favor of spirit

04:44:31.800 --> 04:44:36.340
Thanks gonna Molly but Zontick's gonna be a punish beautiful from Zontick's wants more

04:44:37.380 --> 04:44:41.380
Solid as a rock from the short position, first comes out.

04:44:41.380 --> 04:44:44.380
It's named in the feet twice.

04:44:44.380 --> 04:44:46.380
Don't have to fight this, they can let them in 50 seconds.

04:44:46.380 --> 04:44:49.380
Don't have to be overextending Taneer's in sandwich.

04:44:49.380 --> 04:44:51.380
Bombs down top mid.

04:44:51.380 --> 04:44:53.380
A bit of an overextension, shouldn't cost them anything here,

04:44:53.380 --> 04:44:55.380
other than the casualty itself.

04:44:55.380 --> 04:44:58.380
Magic's about to find the bomb.

04:44:58.380 --> 04:45:00.380
Taneer's going to be overlooked completely.

04:45:00.380 --> 04:45:04.380
He's above you, jumps in to his demise, an easy pick up, the easiest for Taneer.

04:45:04.380 --> 04:45:08.080
Okay, you can see how they shifted once magics push mid said hey boys bombed down

04:45:08.080 --> 04:45:11.420
We don't have to worry about fighting that pack the entire complexion around shifts

04:45:11.420 --> 04:45:14.540
And now it's just ropes left in a 1v4 with about 20 seconds on the clock

04:45:15.620 --> 04:45:17.620
So spirit through Sontics again

04:45:18.900 --> 04:45:23.040
Nominal output there on short through the venerable first comes in second on the fade

04:45:24.940 --> 04:45:26.740
So look polished

04:45:26.740 --> 04:45:31.660
Gets them started early another key is how many bodies they've managed to keep alive in this one

04:45:31.660 --> 04:45:37.160
That was the bonus. They

04:45:37.160 --> 04:45:41.660
retain Galils. The Mac 10. You

04:45:41.660 --> 04:45:53.660
have to buy full here.

04:45:53.660 --> 04:45:58.660
Flash to catch the deep shot

04:45:58.660 --> 04:46:02.120
very well. And to near that's the easiest kill you're going to get all game.

04:46:06.020 --> 04:46:09.420
Got the wads, eh? Everybody else is turning middle right now.

04:46:10.040 --> 04:46:12.040
Oh, it gets out. Got the wads tap.

04:46:17.820 --> 04:46:21.660
Jaleer's going into this. He's walking straight through the smoke. He's caught robbs.

04:46:22.000 --> 04:46:23.840
How on earth does he pull that off?

04:46:23.840 --> 04:46:29.760
The audacious maneuver through the smoke onto the perpetually aware.

04:46:29.760 --> 04:46:32.960
Rare to see Robbs look in the wrong direction.

04:46:32.960 --> 04:46:34.840
And they build upon it as well.

04:46:34.840 --> 04:46:37.640
Zontics probes out middle, continues to fight.

04:46:37.640 --> 04:46:39.840
They're not playing scared, our spirit.

04:46:39.840 --> 04:46:42.040
Something that's outzonic.

04:46:42.040 --> 04:46:43.040
That's your Falcons.

04:46:43.040 --> 04:46:44.640
Put out the airwaves earlier.

04:46:44.640 --> 04:46:46.440
You have to disrespect this team.

04:46:46.440 --> 04:46:50.840
If you play scared, if you play totaled up, you don't take your chances.

04:46:50.840 --> 04:46:52.840
You're never going to find any.

04:46:52.840 --> 04:46:58.840
So 3v5. Disadvantaged for vitality, but they still have oodles of utility to look for the finish.

04:47:00.840 --> 04:47:02.840
Lose this, your money goes in the mud.

04:47:05.840 --> 04:47:08.840
Shiro tickets near, and the site docks the support from Jungle.

04:47:09.840 --> 04:47:16.840
Oh, Shiro clean onto Flamesie. Now he can tuck in. Apex strides into the Orbs Crossout. Shiro collects another.

04:47:16.840 --> 04:47:29.240
I think that's two very nice statement rounds from Spirit.

04:47:29.240 --> 04:47:33.200
Act that those kills come in so easily and feel untradable.

04:47:33.200 --> 04:47:36.320
Ops had no chance getting caught off guard.

04:47:36.320 --> 04:47:38.320
Where's this Tenerben?

04:47:38.320 --> 04:47:40.320
Yeah, this is what we've been looking for.

04:47:40.320 --> 04:47:44.800
It has to be this shouldering responsibility now put on the team.

04:47:44.800 --> 04:47:50.800
He's not here. He's out for medical purposes. He won't be back until after Astana and things have not been going well at all.

04:47:50.800 --> 04:47:54.800
This has been, by spirit standards, an extremely poor year.

04:47:54.800 --> 04:48:00.800
It's not that they have been missing the playoffs in every event. It's just that when you have Donk and when you have these experienced pieces,

04:48:00.800 --> 04:48:05.800
we're talking major winners at Donk Magic's Azontics, Shiro.

04:48:05.800 --> 04:48:07.800
You expect a whole lot more.

04:48:07.800 --> 04:48:09.800
Then it turns to the fact that this is

04:48:10.560 --> 04:48:14.840
Magic's first opportunity as an in-game leader still as a young man, but an experienced one

04:48:14.840 --> 04:48:17.960
It's never gonna come together quickly, but the adversity

04:48:18.720 --> 04:48:24.320
and the lack of Halley with the guiding hand of Saltfig a bit of a hotfix says that

04:48:25.440 --> 04:48:29.880
Put them in good form. Yeah, it was actually his counterpart on the other side of the server that

04:48:30.480 --> 04:48:36.500
Took to the social medias to discuss that. I was glad he wasn't judged on the first six months of calling

04:48:36.500 --> 04:48:44.860
He knows and acknowledges just how much of a shift that is for magics. I just think one of the keys is the tenacity of spirit this event

04:48:44.860 --> 04:48:47.420
Right a lot of these rounds. We've been looking at it on dust to

04:48:47.700 --> 04:48:53.320
These setting up moves for plays like teneur has moves it feels like now whereas there's been discussion

04:48:53.320 --> 04:48:56.260
Okay, it's just don't going in or where's the flash work?

04:48:56.340 --> 04:49:00.980
We're seeing all the things that we felt are lacking for spirit start to come to fruition

04:49:00.980 --> 04:49:10.980
the game. We already knew that

04:49:10.980 --> 04:49:11.980
they had players who can deliver.

04:49:11.980 --> 04:49:12.980
She wrote just searching

04:49:12.980 --> 04:49:16.980
against the eco. Get made as

04:49:16.980 --> 04:49:20.980
well. Look at that. Solid

04:49:20.980 --> 04:49:21.980
fight and burn him down cooks.

04:49:21.980 --> 04:49:25.980
Too shabby. There's his right

04:49:25.980 --> 04:49:27.980
was even get a chance to play

04:49:27.980 --> 04:49:29.980
the round. They were lacking in

04:49:29.980 --> 04:49:36.980
the last three rounds. Only

04:49:36.980 --> 04:49:38.980
four casualties for spirit. They

04:49:38.980 --> 04:49:39.980
are looking extremely strong in

04:49:39.980 --> 04:49:46.980
the finances.

04:49:46.980 --> 04:49:48.980
Already starting competitive.

04:49:48.980 --> 04:49:49.980
Again, this is spirits map choice.

04:49:49.980 --> 04:49:50.980
You want to see it continue on a

04:49:50.980 --> 04:49:54.980
map to map basis.

04:49:54.980 --> 04:49:59.080
competitive again this is spirits map choice you want to see it continue on a

04:49:59.080 --> 04:50:03.460
map-to-map basis that's one of the things when you're watching vitality

04:50:03.460 --> 04:50:06.860
throughout their era is well they can come back from any score line with any

04:50:06.860 --> 04:50:12.660
weapons at any moment so you never feel like this team is down and out and they

04:50:12.660 --> 04:50:16.380
don't look super disconnected today it's not one of those games where they're

04:50:16.380 --> 04:50:19.860
overstepping the mark but there are some concerns in the last few that they're

04:50:19.860 --> 04:50:23.700
getting picked apart without the trade potential that's likely a call that Apex

04:50:23.700 --> 04:50:28.500
wants to change the buddy system. We have to trade while taking this territory. This

04:50:28.500 --> 04:50:37.500
window smoke highlighted. Apex will replenish. Oh, fumble on the boost. Now, HEs are going

04:50:37.500 --> 04:50:43.160
to find him. He's ringing for Apex and Robson. Stopping about this. They might be going to

04:50:43.160 --> 04:50:46.880
call it off after giving away the Qs. Just left on the ledge for now, Robson. We'll activate

04:50:46.880 --> 04:50:51.800
on the timing of his own design. So, I think he's going to try and play on the

04:50:51.800 --> 04:50:54.460
They try to catch him. He had the dismount of Robbs as well now.

04:50:55.260 --> 04:50:56.460
Force-free location.

04:50:58.260 --> 04:50:59.760
His Nazis was ready for that, so...

04:51:00.260 --> 04:51:01.760
Why is he moved there for Robbs?

04:51:03.500 --> 04:51:06.800
55 seconds. The reroute is now on the bomb, over towards A.

04:51:08.300 --> 04:51:09.960
He'll get some flames. He will head over to join that.

04:51:09.960 --> 04:51:11.060
So Robbs is going to plan the lurk.

04:51:11.060 --> 04:51:13.960
It looks like he's just heading back up to patrol for any B pushes for now.

04:51:15.300 --> 04:51:18.960
So for the finish, couple of smokes and flashes, and a molly to near.

04:51:18.960 --> 04:51:26.460
He puts himself up on the balcony. Smoke well timed. That's a 35 second buy. This will just force them through the grey screen.

04:51:26.460 --> 04:51:30.960
Three up the ramp, once Rube Palace rops on the lurk. He's so far away from this, it has to be A.

04:51:32.960 --> 04:51:37.960
Teneir in the smoke right next to Apex as he lines up his U till he's going to be a disruptive force.

04:51:37.960 --> 04:51:42.960
If he gets that first, he can get many. Starts to spam. Apex down. Teneir profits.

04:51:42.960 --> 04:51:47.560
It's as does donk on the default walks disconnected from the play and he need

04:51:48.600 --> 04:51:50.600
something from vitality

04:51:51.000 --> 04:51:55.020
And I'm gonna single frag chat. This is a little bit concerning now in this patch

04:51:55.020 --> 04:51:57.680
It's four straight rounds three of them have been gun rounds

04:52:01.440 --> 04:52:03.440
The double digits by spirit first

04:52:04.360 --> 04:52:09.360
Lovely play again from Taneir. Sure. It's a bit hectic on the fight might be another ex has time out

04:52:09.360 --> 04:52:17.160
lost bonus maxed out 3400 into the next you have this saved AWP and AK you

04:52:17.160 --> 04:52:23.280
light by behind it just when it came falling in the first half they had the

04:52:23.280 --> 04:52:27.600
same situation three saved guns two upgraded pistols they got it done can

04:52:27.600 --> 04:52:34.320
they do it again now on the T side they'll start with a boost for Zawoo

04:52:34.320 --> 04:52:39.920
And today he's coming. Flash is here and he's got a vision! He's got the reaction speed!

04:52:39.920 --> 04:52:43.320
Sheer are finding Apex though, immediately levels things out.

04:52:47.820 --> 04:52:52.620
Apex can call from the grave though. His weapon irretrievable.

04:52:56.120 --> 04:52:58.420
Magic's on the jump spot, has block, you tell.

04:52:59.320 --> 04:53:02.320
Could be susceptible to a Zywoo orb though on this angle.

04:53:03.320 --> 04:53:05.320
Oh, he's down.

04:53:05.320 --> 04:53:07.320
Oh, Highlight now. Zontik's still here.

04:53:07.320 --> 04:53:09.320
There's a minute on the clock. This doesn't have to be the finish.

04:53:09.320 --> 04:53:11.320
You've gone and applied pressure. You spotted yourself.

04:53:11.320 --> 04:53:13.320
They've used another smoke.

04:53:13.320 --> 04:53:17.320
So if you've been counting those, there's just one remaining for Zontik's.

04:53:18.320 --> 04:53:21.320
Dong's been left as this sleeper agent over towards A.

04:53:21.320 --> 04:53:23.320
They aren't gambling on this B site.

04:53:23.320 --> 04:53:25.320
Again, we're at the 55-second mark.

04:53:25.320 --> 04:53:27.320
The pack through underpass.

04:53:27.320 --> 04:53:29.320
Rock's top middle.

04:53:29.320 --> 04:53:31.320
And this is a tough position to clear.

04:53:31.320 --> 04:53:35.960
in the pit. Sontick searching forward in mid with a lot to do. It's going to do a lot here.

04:53:35.960 --> 04:53:39.800
Necessary from Robbs. Stops here from Spirally. Adjitz is here in time and they still won't

04:53:39.800 --> 04:53:43.720
know about Donk. He's been here the whole time. They want to pivot. Robbs is heading back to

04:53:43.720 --> 04:53:47.800
spawn towards A. This is going to be a buzzer beater down to the wire. Not running that clock down thin.

04:53:49.720 --> 04:53:54.280
So we're going to start his entry crawl. Supported by Nezzy with that bomb. Robbs through the

04:53:54.280 --> 04:53:56.280
the rampside. Don't lingers.

04:53:56.280 --> 04:53:57.280
Magics.

04:53:57.280 --> 04:53:59.280
He just finds one here.

04:53:59.280 --> 04:54:01.280
They've got 18 seconds.

04:54:01.280 --> 04:54:04.280
They're taking their sweet time and there goes the bomb.

04:54:04.280 --> 04:54:07.280
Spues out of Mezzi. 13 seconds. Don crawls in.

04:54:07.280 --> 04:54:09.280
And they have another time.

04:54:09.280 --> 04:54:12.280
Spirit have done enough to make a level of reality.

04:54:12.280 --> 04:54:14.280
Shiran closing down.

04:54:15.280 --> 04:54:18.280
First map of this marathon of Spirit of Shoe

04:54:18.280 --> 04:54:20.280
and their stretch in their legs.

04:54:20.280 --> 04:54:23.280
That was just the partial up there behind the saves,

04:54:23.280 --> 04:54:28.960
It's still going to be a little bit wobbly here by Taladip because Romsen Zawid didn't get that loss bonus going into the previous.

04:54:28.960 --> 04:54:39.360
Here's that X-Taz timeout, really starting to run out of opportunities. Two more rounds and another Mirage loss that'll be three out of the four played in Rio so far.

04:54:39.360 --> 04:54:52.360
We'll give himself an AK in hand, Nezzy will just take back Khalil.

04:54:52.360 --> 04:54:58.700
And we've said any score line is going to be sooner rather than later now if Vitality

04:54:58.700 --> 04:55:00.800
are to try and put themselves into a winning position.

04:55:00.800 --> 04:55:01.800
Map 1.

04:55:01.800 --> 04:55:08.240
This is such a great sign for the grand final itself.

04:55:08.240 --> 04:55:12.600
know if you're a vitality fan, you might start to get a little bit nervy, but if they can

04:55:12.600 --> 04:55:16.560
start with a Mount Victory, we might get a competitive series here today.

04:55:16.560 --> 04:55:18.680
Bumble on the straight, wanted to start sure side.

04:55:18.680 --> 04:55:30.880
I'm sure we'll have to go through the b-side itself.

04:55:30.880 --> 04:55:34.680
Sontics is playing over the wall today on this one, so the re-think, if it's an a-finish,

04:56:04.680 --> 04:56:08.980
gets one traded, Sontikz will have an opportunity to try and farm this multi.

04:56:09.680 --> 04:56:13.780
Plenty of smokes, flashes, mollies for this full A execute with all five.

04:56:15.380 --> 04:56:16.780
So much riding on this one.

04:56:17.480 --> 04:56:18.380
On Mirage.

04:56:19.780 --> 04:56:21.380
Mates, rain in.

04:56:22.380 --> 04:56:25.080
Clean headshot to near-converts. Flames, he goes down.

04:56:25.180 --> 04:56:28.180
Now Sontikz baited in. They overlooking completely. Only the one, though.

04:56:28.280 --> 04:56:30.280
Sidewall two on the entry, parving.

04:56:30.880 --> 04:56:32.580
Should have access to the plant as well.

04:56:32.580 --> 04:56:35.700
Oh, Sparrow does connect a little, but not enough.

04:56:35.700 --> 04:56:38.140
Donk's pull it just the one.

04:56:38.140 --> 04:56:42.340
So allowed to replenish that smoke deacon.

04:56:42.340 --> 04:56:44.060
Hopps on for default box.

04:56:44.060 --> 04:56:45.460
Apex ramp side.

04:56:45.460 --> 04:56:47.740
Just trying to lay with that flashbang.

04:56:47.740 --> 04:56:49.580
Nothing caught.

04:56:49.580 --> 04:56:51.780
Might be a Zywoo Donk head to head on the CT fight.

04:56:51.780 --> 04:56:55.540
Magix and Shiro crawling in from the stairs side.

04:56:55.540 --> 04:56:56.300
Nice from Zywoo.

04:56:56.300 --> 04:56:57.420
That's his third.

04:56:57.420 --> 04:56:58.700
He's taking control of this round.

04:56:58.700 --> 04:56:59.940
He's doing it on his own here.

04:56:59.940 --> 04:57:02.420
Now Donk connects challenge, brings him down.

04:57:02.420 --> 04:57:06.220
Two versus two, there's a kit available for both of the CTs, but time is running thin.

04:57:06.660 --> 04:57:09.580
They need that headshot on Apex now, and he's the one to provide it.

04:57:09.580 --> 04:57:12.140
Nothing for Donk. Vitality prevail.

04:57:12.140 --> 04:57:14.220
OK, that's what you want to see from your superstar.

04:57:14.220 --> 04:57:17.100
The world number one, when the chips are down and it's looking die up,

04:57:17.100 --> 04:57:20.540
gets you a massive round, a triple kill from the Woot.

04:57:21.460 --> 04:57:23.540
And we make this a two round game once more.

04:57:26.460 --> 04:57:29.980
Great trade word here you can see in Zontics, it gets activated there.

04:57:29.980 --> 04:57:34.980
He's just going to be able to murder them down, but just warning him away one by one at Zywook. Job done.

04:57:37.980 --> 04:57:39.980
And a hard team to put away.

04:57:42.980 --> 04:57:45.980
Shirou into underpass. Flavor of aggression.

04:57:45.980 --> 04:57:51.980
And there's the un-receiving end of this. I mean, he beats this. He's a dead man. Shirou doesn't miss these.

04:57:53.980 --> 04:57:57.980
Three members of his team up top mid though. They could apply pressure with Util.

04:57:57.980 --> 04:58:02.260
Sontek's trying to ward them off of that. Active on the short side.

04:58:02.260 --> 04:58:06.260
They're committed to this. Either forward or back. You gotta fire these mid-plays or you have to deal with Mezzi.

04:58:06.260 --> 04:58:10.980
And here it comes. That head to head sherry in the wrong way. This doesn't matter. Donk is handled it on his own.

04:58:10.980 --> 04:58:15.780
Oh! Flies you down on the jump spot!

04:58:15.780 --> 04:58:18.420
You weren't ready for an up-down, Undo!

04:58:18.420 --> 04:58:24.780
Roms knows they're active mid and they immediately spring back towards the A site. He's ready to catch you on this reaction.

04:58:24.780 --> 04:58:26.780
Look, Donk, swing alone.

04:58:27.780 --> 04:58:28.780
Shows restraint.

04:58:29.780 --> 04:58:31.780
Doesn't give raps what he's looking for.

04:58:31.780 --> 04:58:33.780
Through mid, it's Apex and Zywoo.

04:58:34.780 --> 04:58:37.780
Might use that CT smoke against them. They start their crawl through Khan.

04:58:38.780 --> 04:58:40.780
Donk's attention drawn and Apex, he profits.

04:58:41.780 --> 04:58:42.780
Shiro down as well.

04:58:42.780 --> 04:58:44.780
Suddenly, it turns the round on his head.

04:58:44.780 --> 04:58:46.780
Tanir turns on towards the ticket.

04:58:46.780 --> 04:58:48.780
He falls into the vibe of Zywoo.

04:58:48.780 --> 04:58:50.780
Finds an instantaneous deletion.

04:58:50.780 --> 04:58:57.540
That was all onto Magic's locked out of the site and a 10th round imminent for vitality.

04:58:57.540 --> 04:58:58.540
And money on the line.

04:58:58.540 --> 04:58:59.540
It's a turn around.

04:58:59.540 --> 04:59:00.540
1900 here.

04:59:00.540 --> 04:59:01.540
He needs to hold on to this.

04:59:01.540 --> 04:59:04.620
Shiro and Donk have enough for buys into the next.

04:59:04.620 --> 04:59:08.940
Magic really needs to retain this, but another round where Zawoo gets a multi.

04:59:08.940 --> 04:59:11.820
Sure, it wasn't just him, but they stuck to their guns at Robs.

04:59:11.820 --> 04:59:12.820
Very well done.

04:59:12.820 --> 04:59:14.660
Takes that space, doesn't overextend.

04:59:14.660 --> 04:59:17.900
Both teams so aware of the potential of the lurk and how it's going to function, but the

04:59:17.900 --> 04:59:19.700
gap was pipped.

04:59:19.700 --> 04:59:23.540
smoke was a blessing and vitality. They reached 10.

04:59:28.540 --> 04:59:30.860
Sure, we'll be able to get another AWP if he's so

04:59:30.860 --> 04:59:32.740
designed, but I think this would be a good time for

04:59:32.740 --> 04:59:33.900
Sothwick to call this.

04:59:36.940 --> 04:59:39.340
Magic is going to be able to drop a rifle. They're going to be

04:59:39.340 --> 04:59:42.500
all good for a CT side by. Don't you worry about that.

04:59:43.940 --> 04:59:48.940
But it's late stages with the finances on the line. And there's

04:59:48.940 --> 04:59:54.400
that time out the first. The stand-in coach has had to call and he's been having a tougher

04:59:54.400 --> 04:59:57.860
time in this one. He's had some big performances throughout the run in Rio, but at the moment

04:59:57.860 --> 05:00:02.820
just four frags. The Bianca, but also in-game leading in a grand final against the best

05:00:02.820 --> 05:00:08.220
team in the world in their home. I'm not talking about Rio, I'm talking about best of five

05:00:08.220 --> 05:00:16.980
finals. You threw in the flavor of aggression, you got the two men opening from there, gave

05:00:16.980 --> 05:00:21.660
away a little bit too much. This was beautiful from Shiro. It's rare that you see this man

05:00:21.660 --> 05:00:25.580
getting stuck in and this was tempered and it wasn't just holding W, getting your face,

05:00:25.580 --> 05:00:34.340
that kill came in at a minute 18. So well done. It was from nowhere, 0-100. Vitality snatched

05:00:34.340 --> 05:00:40.740
that round away. Spent out a couple of those in the first afternoon with the Tech 9, saving

05:00:40.740 --> 05:00:42.740
them on an eco with a Galil as well.

05:00:46.740 --> 05:00:50.740
Okay, well, the timeout has started Zontics A.

05:00:52.740 --> 05:00:54.740
That just jumps what B-Shiro...

05:01:00.740 --> 05:01:01.740
Well, Bombs going B.

05:01:10.740 --> 05:01:12.740
Hang on a second Shiro's missed a shot.

05:01:12.740 --> 05:01:14.020
Flamesy drops into the side.

05:01:14.020 --> 05:01:16.020
There's four members of Spurt here.

05:01:16.020 --> 05:01:17.140
One of them for Apex.

05:01:17.140 --> 05:01:19.060
It's Magix again for a second.

05:01:19.060 --> 05:01:20.260
Flamesy needs the double.

05:01:20.260 --> 05:01:21.020
Can't hack it.

05:01:21.020 --> 05:01:23.900
It's Magix solid as a lock from B.

05:01:23.900 --> 05:01:24.620
A ramp play.

05:01:24.620 --> 05:01:26.460
All the information, the rotation comes in,

05:01:26.460 --> 05:01:27.100
stalled out.

05:01:27.100 --> 05:01:29.820
Magix, just as I brought his name in the conversation,

05:01:29.820 --> 05:01:31.420
gets a triple kill.

05:01:31.420 --> 05:01:32.220
That's stunted.

05:01:32.220 --> 05:01:34.820
Anything that Vitality were hoping to get away with right there.

05:01:39.100 --> 05:01:40.260
They're orders as well.

05:01:40.260 --> 05:01:42.260
This is what you want to see the growth of this man

05:01:43.860 --> 05:01:45.860
Sorry can be a troll in the interviews

05:01:46.340 --> 05:01:50.500
But there's a reason they have promoted him and brought him back from the bench to this position

05:01:51.540 --> 05:01:53.540
Tech man to apex of flamesy

05:01:54.660 --> 05:01:55.700
Up on the line

05:01:55.700 --> 05:01:59.780
Ultimate opportunity for spirit start this grand final off with a declaration

05:02:00.500 --> 05:02:02.500
The urinates have win it

05:02:04.500 --> 05:02:08.820
Magic saying sure we'd like to take a map. Well, how about the first in the best of five?

05:02:10.260 --> 05:02:23.380
I get that to near Robb's head to head once more.

05:02:23.380 --> 05:02:25.380
Action on mid.

05:02:25.380 --> 05:02:28.580
Sontics to be tested, throws a block of smoke, actually an extended area of his own design.

05:02:28.580 --> 05:02:31.100
It's Apex with an opportunity, spotted on that bench position.

05:02:31.100 --> 05:02:35.340
The chip damage, smoke break, but don't guess nothing.

05:02:35.340 --> 05:02:37.900
Quick reactions out of vitality, and look at the mantel out of Apex.

05:02:37.900 --> 05:02:39.340
He's going for quick for the gap.

05:02:40.540 --> 05:02:41.580
It's a short re-aggress.

05:02:41.580 --> 05:02:42.740
That Molly's gonna force a decision.

05:02:42.740 --> 05:02:44.940
Zontick, so you get a stander, you get a bang.

05:02:44.940 --> 05:02:47.860
Decides to go forward, takes that ladder of space,

05:02:47.860 --> 05:02:50.660
enables him to find answers towards that window position.

05:02:53.020 --> 05:02:54.140
It's a smart reroute.

05:02:57.340 --> 05:03:00.300
40 seconds for Vitality to convert this man advantage

05:03:00.300 --> 05:03:01.460
and extend play.

05:03:01.460 --> 05:03:02.500
We can see the gap is B,

05:03:02.500 --> 05:03:04.980
but Vitality have nowhere knowing that.

05:03:04.980 --> 05:03:06.980
We'll set it right now for what is likely.

05:03:07.900 --> 05:03:13.340
Vortex just goes right on window didn't understand the cut off the noise messy will punish and extend their advantage

05:03:13.340 --> 05:03:19.020
Still gonna go into the stack by the looks of things 25 seconds going up on to 8. Okay to deal with an opportunity despite

05:03:19.220 --> 05:03:25.060
Two frags in favor of vitality now another magic starting to put up a fight one hell of a fight with two

05:03:25.500 --> 05:03:32.320
But from the back stabs I will convert and take us to the final round of regulation very likely this one spells overtime

05:03:32.320 --> 05:03:38.080
She really can go to the all but everyone else is gonna be lacking. This one's had the back and forth and something he's been

05:03:40.400 --> 05:03:46.080
Taking these timeouts he's got two Romani but only one around so he can take him back to back if he so desires

05:03:47.520 --> 05:03:49.520
This is tough now

05:03:50.160 --> 05:03:55.440
And the ones without the finances so late in the piece the stack there in the right place short

05:03:55.440 --> 05:04:07.640
See here the bi-mainly MP9 heavy. It's near chips in with one as well. It's on state of

05:04:07.640 --> 05:04:12.080
affairs that that's going to provide the type of range of fights. It might force your hands

05:04:12.080 --> 05:04:17.360
to play aggressively. Certain areas of the map to see if you can capitalize on the extremity

05:04:17.360 --> 05:04:22.840
players. Nezium rocks. You really want to try your luck. You could barrel up top mid with

05:04:22.840 --> 05:04:28.480
an island box molly see if you're able to get the mp9 stopping the likes of flames the apex in zahua with the choke

05:04:29.440 --> 05:04:30.960
their own envy

05:04:30.960 --> 05:04:33.220
The discussion in that tactical timeout

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This one should spell overtime. Oh and it certainly will now shero down. That was the best gun they had

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It was four SMGs in the sniper

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SMG up close though

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Yeah fair fight

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Donk and Tamir are puffing up their chest rampside with the MP9.

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Creeping and crawling, tapping heads, Robs removes Donk, Tamir can't find the response,

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he disappears into the puff and smoke, and now exposed! Long range headshot from Tamir's MP9!

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Gets away with the upgrade, nearly, Mirzi catches him just in time.

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They side stairs, stairs for the taking, they're working it out now.

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Now, Magic's low HP as well, it really does spell OT.

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Take a miracle on this MP9 from Sontics, some likely, Magic's AWP can find anything.

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Now Zyve, triangulate Sontics position, down to the MP9 though.

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Magic's AWP could have caught Robbs.

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They'll get across to Sandwich though.

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Okay, gotta get a move on.

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Everything stacked against spirit.

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Everything tells us this is going overtime.

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Extra rounds required in the opening map of this grand final.

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Robbs ensures it. Just magics with no kit, no hope.

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Oh, why?

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And overtime secured.

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Vitality, we said they're hard to put away.

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The demonstration before our very eyes.

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How tenacious, how difficult this team is to beat.

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these late stretches that's a vitality and pulled up to keep themselves in this.

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Into overtime we're looking for the magic number of 16 but once I work just dry swings

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up top mid and takes down the rival all per easy as that this round was always theirs for the taking

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a little bit later a bit a little bit messy but regardless they've clawed this back.

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Flamesy all in the tournament said well if you take a swing at the king you better not miss

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Is that your chance, squandered?

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Long just staunch, hoping a fight comes his way, not backing down from this mid-control, but Apex!

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Seein' this?

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Such a gap to near, in sandwich. Where are the possibility that Apex can't get the job done?

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Oh, it's looking here.

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Oh, it's looking now! Gets another one to Robbs!

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That was the entirety of that a it's salt shut down by one man

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I just hoping to get away with a double lurk there. It is reports. Thanks. You're feeling you definitely need that refrag

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This is one hell of an audacious reposition

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Wow

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Such initiative on display

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No one's told him to do that

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and immediately put spirit into the winning stance for the first round of OT.

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How many can say with the 45 seconds left for the clock? I think some 6, I'm close and personal.

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I'm going to make sure there's no way forward, so he starts to head back at least the fake steps in the mix.

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We did the setup ever slightly but with time dwindling out as he doesn't start making some moves

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You have no way of winning what is already an impossible situation.

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Dinkton, D'Zontics will confirm it, but that round's all about to near.

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Lookout Palace undetected.

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Get surprised by the fight wins the duel.

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Rocks attempt to trade, no chance.

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And it just keeps on moving.

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He's encapsulated exactly what it is we've seen Spirit getting up to throughout Rio.

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Playz on plays.

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He knows he could have had an ace.

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Still yet to see one.

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In the playoffs here in Rio, on the 4 in total from the group stage.

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Grand Final would be quite the time.

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Donk again.

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Continuing to play with confidence. Flash stands, finds the fight opening down and traded. This time, Robbs gets his man.

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This time, Shiro doesn't hit the jumping flames.

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Reveals the orb's position on the short side and Teneir continues to flow.

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Look at him go.

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There's he.

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This time ready.

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Raring for action.

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On small nameplate counter strike, knowing that the ALERK was elsewhere.

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He's going to get into the site entirely.

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Sontics will be able to put up a fight, makes it across into site.

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just hit. This is the three-man assault, drops elsewhere top mid. Uhtos gonna start

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pulling Shiro's rotation. What can you do, Zontics? How much time can you buy?

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Polatov's gonna flush him straight into Messi's crosshair. Over the top of the smoke though,

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Shiro profits. Moving immediately, showing towards CT. Can he find another, shave it off the pack?

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Oh, magic. It's three that he has to deal with. What's he got? Claims he's masked by the smoke.

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Shirro's overlooked the potential with that default plant.

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The diligence from Vitality to have a smoke down for him.

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Now Shirro fires off his shot.

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Nanti's holding for the push.

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Looking set to balance us back out.

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Open up rare on those wallbangs.

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Reloading Brechenli in front of their face.

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One more try.

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He's got the money for the next.

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Just hoping he gets a little bit lucky, but no.

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Mezzi. That's himself a multi-kill, three within that one, combining with Robs to tie things up 13 apiece.

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One more round in the first half of OT number one.

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So I always got the best midspawn as well.

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He's picking up Shirro's AWP and trying to open up the mound as he gets in the first.

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Solid stuff from Vitality not to rush it up for those two opening exchanges,

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still using their nades, still being diligent, not just waltzing in, not just thinking they'd

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be able to bludgeon them.

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He's trying it again, Shiro is going to be taking a more passive approach this time,

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Zyward is going straight across to tap, so his objective is to catch Zontix and his

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aggressions.

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Oh, and he was perfectly placed for it, goes on in and Magix with the swing.

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Zyward, we are opening kill.

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Nice flash one.

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Look at that, no feasts on the spray.

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A double kill from Flamesee.

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They know Magix was near the short side too, because he found Zyward, now they're clear

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the head to head. Robs first to near this time. Robs on top.

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You don't get away with that plate too often. I had a couple of moments where he's been able to stick the landing, but

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expected now and as they continue this aggression, Vitality know the push will keep following.

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Needed more precision if he wanted both. Magic still finding one before Apex trades.

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Again, Shiro a familiar feeling for him, alone in the clutch. And Robs may have heard that.

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Yeah, easy pickup, vitality, the lion's share of the rounds in the first half of O.T.

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Yeah, well, this is where you feel that there's a shift in the air.

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They have their chances throughout that matchup regulation to get the business done.

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A very important double from Blames, his own flashbang.

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And so, frustrations from Dom.

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Understandably so. When you were so close to starting things off on the right foot,

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Now you're going to dig deep, go back to the T side, and your bedrock of rounds came from the pistol with the conversions.

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Once we got later in the piece, the fatality took over with the gunnies.

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Just the con molly there.

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I don't know how much it would have mattered as a smoke dropped in from the CT side to detail any early aggressions.

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on the short side of 25 frags so far on the Raj.

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Safety first, they wear out the smoke, they come through underpass and they see that nobody

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lingers.

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Sonic 6 takes heavy damage, he's behind him with his bullets, and as he locks it down,

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the fact he's provided an opening kill is the Bianca.

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Ooh, that spells trouble.

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Time loop.

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Gonna have to smoke break, but doesn't look like he's gonna catch anything.

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Robbs will though.

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Look at that!

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Perfect timing!

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No trade available.

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I don't

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Disgusting

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To me it's a nice timing. He's had backs turning will drop in so I will react spam through the box doesn't find the frag

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And our flames inside will poised and ready to collect

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round 15

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Next to vitality's name upon the death of sureo

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Didn't have too many chances to put them away in regulation the score read 12 to 10

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But you did have chances

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Now you're the ones who are going to have to draw this back and try and push it into double overtime. She wrote

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Absolutely no chance of getting this done

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It's gonna waltz up to his demise straight into Zawooz AWP and he'll take another as he finds his 19th

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But it's Rops and that Rotterdam MVP form saves his best for the finals

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He's having kills deep

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It's the no tee timeout used now

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Now, which is on the T side for all three of these being able to go by-for-by.

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The reality in taking on Vitality is now sinking in.

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Canton here in the first half value of a couple of bad situations, but right now you're not

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getting into those situations.

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You need to at least get into the site or find yourself in a trade scenario towards middle

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where then you can at least play the rotations because right now,

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Vitality, they're saying no and to close this looking for round 16 they've decided to bring

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out the double AWPs.

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It's a perfect time to pull it out.

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And the margin for error is slim to none, 14 spirit.

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Opening kill could really secure it.

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Don't can share our top mid.

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Forced away by the might incendiary.

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Apex just stayed here there.

05:15:07.440 --> 05:15:08.640
Yeah, he nearly missed the nade.

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Oh, he has fucked the nade.

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But there it is.

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The second door has filled the feed.

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Zontics was late to Palace, throwing nades to start off the round.

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He's only got to take in that space back late.

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Rops jumped up there and took that early, just sitting, waiting.

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And that kills come in.

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Now that's a home for Flamesy.

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The opening incision of what should be the 16th.

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He is massive.

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I've never been to be smoke breaks.

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He's on to Cheryl!

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What's he doing at all?

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He can!

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And he rolled the big game play up.

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Looking to be in a league of his own.

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Upon the lift of this trophy.

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Upon the conversion of this slam.

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But this is just that first step.

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nearly had the chance at the

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donk on the jump across a one

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versus four for Donk if he wants

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to see Mirage extended.

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It's the first onto a willy

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hilly push of the smoke Zaru

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secures it vitality so hard to

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put them down spirit two

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opportunities vitality ceiling

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in overtime.

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Checkmate is using my config.

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What?

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This is a private property.

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Let me lock in.

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Do you think that stealing is okay?

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What?

05:17:30.740 --> 05:17:31.740
Donks config.

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One of your players has stolen donks config.

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You need to ask for permission.

05:17:37.740 --> 05:17:38.740
Well?

05:17:47.740 --> 05:18:12.140
I did not consent to surveillance.

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Your name and employee number, now.

05:18:22.140 --> 05:18:23.140
No.

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For the last time

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No member of my team would ever break your mouse

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Now that was a battle that had all the fix in we find out that it's gonna be vitality taken map one of this grand final

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1613 but not after two

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Back to back six six six score lines. That's four six is not just three

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Another soul-crushing defeat for Spirit against Vitality on Mirage, man.

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Finally, we get a close game in these playoffs also.

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It feels like it's been a lot of stumps, but that game had everything.

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Matt, worthy of a grand final, without a doubt.

05:19:33.580 --> 05:19:36.380
But as you said, Janku, a little bit of a bittersweet feeling right now.

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A few team Spirit kind of labeled it coming into the game,

05:19:39.140 --> 05:19:42.300
that the ticket into the matchup for Spirit was by winning Mirage.

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And they were dangerously good doing, so being up 12-10, you think to yourself,

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OK, you can close it out when they were leading 11-8 in the game as well,

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before Saivou stepped up massively again.

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I thought to myself, okay, Spirit,

05:19:52.580 --> 05:19:53.980
you've been the better team in this game.

05:19:53.980 --> 05:19:55.780
You've been the better playing unit there,

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say, on a map like Mirasso.

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At that point, they deserve to win it.

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Unfortunately, it doesn't matter,

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because they couldn't close it out

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and now they find themselves in a bit of a headache.

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Yeah, and I think most importantly,

05:20:05.220 --> 05:20:06.540
they were playing to win, right?

05:20:06.540 --> 05:20:08.820
They weren't afraid to make plays individually

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or as a team play the same way that we've seen them

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in the last couple of games too.

05:20:14.380 --> 05:20:18.700
And Taneer was definitely playing with some Bravado,

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maybe a little bit too much when he came to that over time, you know,

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it's like mid-round, it's a bit quiet, I'm going to push, you know.

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See what happens, caught Robbs a couple of times,

05:20:27.460 --> 05:20:30.380
but then Robbs got him back towards the end of the game

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and it was very crucial down the stretch to shut him down.

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He was the best player on Spirit.

05:20:35.540 --> 05:20:38.180
Yeah, Robbs was absolutely tearing him in half, Jacob.

05:20:38.180 --> 05:20:42.260
Robbs, you know, it is a player that we've definitely identified multiple times,

05:20:42.260 --> 05:20:44.620
but in this grand final so far it is a Robbs show.

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Yeah, he did a great job, you know,

05:20:45.620 --> 05:20:47.740
he was involved in a lot of different departments in the game,

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Whether that be opening duels, which normally is not his strength.

05:20:51.140 --> 05:20:52.940
I think he won 4 out of 5 in this game.

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He was also staying alive, you know, later into the rounds and winning rounds in the middle of it.

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You know, turning around rounds where Vitality would be down 2 versus 3, playing a 3v4.

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So, in terms of fighting impact in different, I guess, timelines of the round,

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Rupst was involved in pretty much all of it.

05:21:08.340 --> 05:21:11.640
So, another great example, you know, that as I said, coming into it as well,

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there's so many different win conditions for Vitality.

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Whether that is Saivoo stepping up when it's the most important.

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whether it is RAP is having a great game.

05:21:17.940 --> 05:21:22.940
Apex, from a fracking perspective, we spoke about it in the semi-final, even the quarter-final.

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He's been the second best fragger for Vitality in the play-off, apart from Cyroo.

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So there's just so many different ways to get a W of your Vitality, and we got to see a lot of them in this game.

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Apex was instrumental on the CT side, right, because they were not off to a good start.

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They were down 5-1, and you could see a lot of emphasis being put from Spirits towards that B bombsite.

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and Apex as the rotator a couple of times, on the rotate a couple of times, already being there,

05:21:47.700 --> 05:21:54.180
the right place in the right time, was just able to have so much impact, right, to sort of

05:21:55.300 --> 05:21:59.620
deny spirit to snowball the first half out of control.

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Some would say Apex is the only place for the Sundays. You know, at this point,

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I think that's all that Vitaliy really thinks about.

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A bit of a sweet tooth, no?

05:22:05.300 --> 05:22:07.540
Yeah, a little bit, something like that, sweet tooth.

05:22:07.540 --> 05:22:10.820
Hey, no, I'm thinking overall though, like great performance here from both teams,

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So I'm thinking obviously we have at least a good final. You said the point right there that we have at least a close playoff game Jacob

05:22:17.300 --> 05:22:22.120
We do we had a close playoff map so to speak, you know, and that could be my word

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We probably don't have to talk about it now, you know

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We can still keep focused on Mirage and what happened in this game

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But but I could be a bit worried that this was the one chance bird had of purchasing a way into the game

05:22:32.540 --> 05:22:35.980
Yeah, let's talk about some of those rounds. Let's start in the second half around 20

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I think rounds really to me is is where vitality came back alive, you know

05:22:39.200 --> 05:22:44.800
And I said it before, I'll happily say it again, Saivou, that the way he's able to find impact out of nowhere is great.

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It's a relatively simple call, after a little bit of pressure applied in the middle, in the beginning of the round you go into a stand-up, E-execute.

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Again, Teneir doing a good job getting the first kill, not getting the second one, then you see Santex getting the second kill.

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But guess who's trading both of the times, that Saivou?

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Also carrying the bomb on his back, as if he's not doing enough by getting the kills, planning the bomb right here.

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You give it a few seconds, and of course Saivou will play it to perfection, getting a third kill right here.

05:23:07.500 --> 05:23:10.700
Maybe I wouldn't say overextending a little bit right here, but finding another duel,

05:23:10.700 --> 05:23:14.620
getting traded finally after getting a triple kill, and he leaves the team in a situation

05:23:14.620 --> 05:23:19.580
where they can almost not lose the round. At this point, 11-8, Teneir gets the first kill.

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You have essentially a 5v4, you have a 4v3. I thought Spirit were going to win the map and

05:23:24.220 --> 05:23:28.380
win Mirage right here right now, but again, Saivou, as we saw yesterday on Ancient as well,

05:23:28.380 --> 05:23:31.420
when they were playing Furia, he just comes up winning the man as the most.

05:23:31.420 --> 05:23:35.740
It was absolutely necessary for them to win that round. That was their first round on the

05:23:35.740 --> 05:23:42.300
T side really in the half and I think also the round right after was crucial too because

05:23:42.860 --> 05:23:47.500
that was still a close round you know a lot of economy behind vitality after that round when

05:23:47.500 --> 05:23:51.740
and you're going to the following round spirit with some aggression you can see Donk wanting to

05:23:51.740 --> 05:23:58.140
get involved right finds the first kill she wrote from underpass as well he's a sick shot here now

05:23:58.140 --> 05:24:03.820
it's a 5v3 right but if you look at it robs has already snuck out ram he understands it's a fight

05:24:03.820 --> 05:24:10.940
from it. It's just so good. He finds the space but doesn't overextend and gets information and

05:24:10.940 --> 05:24:16.940
a bit of a lapse here from Spirit leaving everything open in a 5v3. Don't get Sandwich

05:24:16.940 --> 05:24:22.860
from Connector and now the kills come in as well. Here is IWU one more time with the multi-killing

05:24:22.860 --> 05:24:28.860
back-to-back rounds. Sort of save vitality really in a way but that's just what makes them great.

05:24:28.860 --> 05:24:35.740
the composure under pressure, the calm under fire, even though they lost two entries, they still

05:24:36.700 --> 05:24:41.020
have that calmness and are able to get themselves on a really tough spot.

05:24:41.020 --> 05:24:45.420
That is the cleanest 3v5 you'll ever see from any team. In the span of what five seconds,

05:24:45.420 --> 05:24:49.340
as you said, with drops coming up, finding the space, clearly communicating to the rest of the

05:24:49.340 --> 05:24:53.740
team that now is the time to pounce. Turning around a 3v5 like that, at that moment trace,

05:24:53.740 --> 05:24:57.980
that is what won Vitality the game. I know they only got into overtime and had to get the job done

05:24:57.980 --> 05:25:00.460
by them, but they would have lost had it up in for those two rounds.

05:25:00.460 --> 05:25:04.460
Yeah, especially in that round. I mean, what, 11-9? You need that round. You need to kind of make

05:25:04.460 --> 05:25:08.460
that effort to maybe avoid overtime if you can, and if not, just to secure it at the very minimum.

05:25:08.460 --> 05:25:12.140
And if you're vitality, you've been in these situations before. You've kind of faced these

05:25:12.140 --> 05:25:16.380
demons over and over and over again. And I don't mean beside a donkey company joining the server

05:25:16.380 --> 05:25:22.700
and not missing. I'm simply saying like the idea that Mirage itself has given us a pretty good

05:25:22.700 --> 05:25:26.780
feel. Yeah, but I think also what's important is the manner in which Spirit is playing. They

05:25:26.780 --> 05:25:30.980
They haven't fallen off, they're still going for place, Tanir is still playing well, if anything.

05:25:30.980 --> 05:25:32.180
I mean, Donk was average.

05:25:32.180 --> 05:25:37.580
Yep, this map. If you just got a little bit more out of him, that one round, perhaps, right,

05:25:37.580 --> 05:25:39.780
it could have been enough in the grand scheme of things.

05:25:39.780 --> 05:25:43.380
So I don't think it's necessarily over just because they didn't win this map.

05:25:43.380 --> 05:25:46.980
I think they can still give us something on some of these other maps,

05:25:46.980 --> 05:25:51.080
because they have the quality to do so and they played well to kick things off.

05:25:51.080 --> 05:25:54.280
I think along those lines, it was more Vitality playing well,

05:25:54.280 --> 05:25:56.760
then it was Spirit not, you know, living up to any sort of expectations.

05:25:56.760 --> 05:26:00.600
I agree. They played a good game of Counter-Strike, and with the level of Counter-Strike they played in this game,

05:26:00.600 --> 05:26:03.400
they would have been able to beat pretty much any other team at this tournament,

05:26:03.400 --> 05:26:07.880
apart from Vitality. That's the issue, though. Their opposition in this grand final is Vitality,

05:26:07.880 --> 05:26:12.040
who ever since they entered the playoff has been a complete different team compared to what was on the group stage.

05:26:12.040 --> 05:26:15.960
And for Vitality, this feels like home. For Spirit, also feels like home.

05:26:15.960 --> 05:26:18.760
Especially when you go to Nuke, and you start on your CT side, if you're Team Spirit.

05:26:18.760 --> 05:26:21.240
Isn't that cool? You know, we had Nuke at the third place this time.

05:26:21.240 --> 05:26:25.380
and pretty much every matchup so far in the playoffs, but we haven't had any games going to the third map.

05:26:25.380 --> 05:26:28.860
So we finally get to see it. Now, is it a good pick for Vitality?

05:26:28.860 --> 05:26:31.240
I think it's one of those where I could have, I could have, you know,

05:26:31.240 --> 05:26:34.300
wondered whether you want to go with Nuke first or you would have even picked us too,

05:26:34.300 --> 05:26:36.840
or you would have picked another map or overpass for that matter as well.

05:26:36.840 --> 05:26:40.180
I think they go with Nuke because they feel comfortable on the map. It's a map they played a lot.

05:26:40.180 --> 05:26:43.580
It's a map that they're willing to go up against and start on a T side as well.

05:26:43.580 --> 05:26:50.320
So if I'm Vitality, the way they approach it with A picks, you know, always being active in yard, always being active pretty much all over the map.

05:26:50.320 --> 05:26:54.660
You described it earlier as well this tournament. Janko having ropes, you know playing ramp at that position

05:26:54.660 --> 05:27:00.300
He's probably the best in the world at doing so gives them a great sense of balance and then Saivoo who with the AWP

05:27:00.300 --> 05:27:06.780
Particularly on the CT side always finds it back. I think it's also a matter of spirit has had their struggles on this map

05:27:07.300 --> 05:27:12.500
With this current iteration of the roster and perhaps a somewhat of a curve ball from vitality

05:27:12.500 --> 05:27:17.300
I mean this is the fourth different map that they pick in this tournament third different mapping the playoffs, right?

05:27:17.300 --> 05:27:25.820
That just tells you how deep their map pool is, how versatile they can be and make it very difficult for their opponents to sort of predict

05:27:26.180 --> 05:27:27.860
where they're going to go with the beat.

05:27:27.860 --> 05:27:33.940
You've been advocating for Rubs, you know, a couple of times playing Nuke being the most annoying player probably to go up against.

05:27:33.940 --> 05:27:38.820
His average rating T side on Nuke for Vitality last three months is 162.

05:27:38.820 --> 05:27:42.020
You know, that's the amount of impact he's finding T side on Nuke.

05:27:42.020 --> 05:27:43.220
It is outrageous.

05:27:43.220 --> 05:27:46.500
You add in that Saivou's average rating on the map overall is 1.50.

05:27:46.500 --> 05:27:50.820
You have two of the best individuals in the world at playing Nuke going against Spirit,

05:27:50.820 --> 05:27:52.500
as you said, who's been struggling lately.

05:27:52.500 --> 05:27:55.620
I see this as a pretty clear-cut favorite heading into it,

05:27:55.620 --> 05:27:58.500
and it's going to be tough and require something extraordinary,

05:27:58.500 --> 05:28:01.060
if you're Spirit, and to near for that matter, to turn around that.

05:28:01.060 --> 05:28:04.180
Well, tell me that, Janko. Tell me about what Spirit does here on that CT side.

05:28:04.180 --> 05:28:07.300
You come out swinging. Do you come out trying to play the game you just came from?

05:28:07.300 --> 05:28:09.540
Yeah, I think they have to keep being fearless, right?

05:28:09.540 --> 05:28:11.620
And try to take the fight to vitality.

05:28:11.620 --> 05:28:15.060
Don't let yourself be discouraged by the fact that you lost a close game,

05:28:15.060 --> 05:28:20.580
and you had, you know, map points on Mirage, just, it's not over yet. Keep your head in the game.

05:28:20.580 --> 05:28:24.260
Yeah, Vitality Spirit, we're going to go to a quick break so we can jump right back into it.

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You are watching the Grand Final. This is the Intel Extreme Masters, and it is Rio de Janeiro,

05:28:29.060 --> 05:28:33.780
2026. We've got Vitality Spirit ready to jump back into it after getting some rehydration,

05:28:33.780 --> 05:28:37.620
which I invite all of you to do at home as well. We're going to go to a quick break with BRB.

05:28:45.060 --> 05:28:57.140
Placent matches set your starting point.

05:28:57.140 --> 05:28:59.260
Facet rating measures your impact as you climb.

05:28:59.260 --> 05:29:03.380
The soft ELO reset narrows the gap between the highest ELO players and the rest of level

05:29:03.380 --> 05:29:04.380
10.

05:29:04.380 --> 05:29:06.820
Your starting point will be based on your recent ELO inactivity.

05:29:06.820 --> 05:29:11.260
We're introducing Facet rating so you can see exactly how much you stack up against others

05:29:11.260 --> 05:29:12.580
at your level.

05:29:12.580 --> 05:29:16.180
rating measures how much your actions have increased your team's chances of winning

05:29:16.180 --> 05:29:17.180
the match.

05:29:17.180 --> 05:29:20.340
Picking into account the full situation.

05:29:20.340 --> 05:29:22.460
Season 8 launches April 22nd.

05:29:22.460 --> 05:29:23.700
Good luck and have fun!

05:30:42.580 --> 05:30:56.900
X-Tas, can we grab you for a second?

05:30:56.900 --> 05:30:59.900
Map, that was your weakness, goes unpunished.

05:30:59.900 --> 05:31:04.620
Why do you think this is kind of your weakness throughout this event so far?

05:31:04.620 --> 05:31:09.540
Because so far we did a lot of stupid mistakes on CT.

05:31:09.540 --> 05:31:16.640
Today we didn't execute properly what we wanted to do at the beginning same on T side. We fade the window smoke

05:31:16.640 --> 05:31:18.640
It was not on portals, etc

05:31:18.640 --> 05:31:24.340
So each time it was just to fix and basically play what we wanted to do and then it was close game

05:31:24.340 --> 05:31:28.260
And I'm happy we finished exactly that slow start. I want to mention

05:31:28.260 --> 05:31:32.280
I want to praise you for your poses because you stopped the road at that one five score line

05:31:32.280 --> 05:31:37.780
Can you share a little bit what you're talking to the guys during this process? Is it more like a pep talk?

05:31:37.780 --> 05:31:40.980
Is it an adjustment in strategy or is it emotional support?

05:31:40.980 --> 05:31:43.980
Like what are you bringing up throughout this process?

05:31:43.980 --> 05:31:45.580
Because they're super influential.

05:31:45.580 --> 05:31:48.580
The first was an adjustment and the second just to wake up cold

05:31:48.580 --> 05:31:50.180
because it was two, three rounds.

05:31:50.180 --> 05:31:51.780
I don't remember exactly.

05:31:51.780 --> 05:31:55.380
Buy in a small buy and basically one millisecond of the time.

05:31:55.380 --> 05:31:57.380
One super millisecond actually.

05:31:57.380 --> 05:31:59.780
And then we were going down, down, down.

05:31:59.780 --> 05:32:03.380
So I wanted to step up to have a good communication,

05:32:03.380 --> 05:32:05.180
to take that time to execute properly

05:32:05.180 --> 05:32:06.980
what we have to do and we did.

05:32:06.980 --> 05:32:13.980
Thank you so much for this. See you on

05:32:13.980 --> 05:32:19.980
yuk. I'm here at the Intel tent with our friends Intel and Acer Predator were over the course of this weekend. There has been plenty of

05:32:19.980 --> 05:32:24.980
excitement going down. We already gave you a little bit of a peek behind the curtain as to some of the signing sessions going

05:32:24.980 --> 05:32:30.980
down with the top players. But I would argue this is even more exciting because you get the opportunity to play on some of

05:32:30.980 --> 05:32:36.100
the latest and greatest gear. And luckily, I've got an expert to tell me a little bit more about it.

05:32:36.100 --> 05:32:40.980
Fi, I'm sorry to bother you mid-round, but I'd love you to give me a rundown of exactly what you're

05:32:40.980 --> 05:32:44.820
working with here. Oh, don't worry about it. I'm playing on a beast of a machine. It's the Predator

05:32:44.820 --> 05:32:51.140
Orion 7000 PC, 5090 inside, Predator Cyclonex cooling, literally everything you could want to play

05:32:51.140 --> 05:32:54.580
high FPS Counter Strike. Of course, it's not just that. There's plenty of new and exciting things

05:32:54.580 --> 05:32:59.780
coming in the very near future. Mac, tell me a bit more about that. Okay, so we have just released

05:32:59.780 --> 05:33:01.900
the Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus series

05:33:01.900 --> 05:33:03.900
processors about three weeks ago but

05:33:03.900 --> 05:33:06.980
this baby here the newer Orion 7000

05:33:06.980 --> 05:33:08.480
is going to have those new processors

05:33:08.480 --> 05:33:09.820
in them as well as some new bells and

05:33:09.820 --> 05:33:11.580
whistles but if you look at it that is

05:33:11.580 --> 05:33:13.340
what you can purchase very very shortly

05:33:13.340 --> 05:33:14.580
it's not quite released so it is the

05:33:14.580 --> 05:33:16.980
first look so keep your eyes on it. It is

05:33:16.980 --> 05:33:18.900
an absolute thing of view thank you so

05:33:18.900 --> 05:33:20.060
much for your time I'll let you get back

05:33:20.060 --> 05:33:21.660
to the ground and we get back to the

05:33:21.660 --> 05:33:23.660
the grand final.

05:33:43.660 --> 05:33:46.660
Spirit really have their work out for them now.

05:33:46.660 --> 05:33:50.660
You're dealing with a cohesive vitality.

05:33:50.660 --> 05:33:55.860
Every individual masters of their craft, they survived the test on Spirits Map pick.

05:33:57.140 --> 05:34:00.900
Robs playing like a man determined to make history.

05:34:02.420 --> 05:34:06.260
Up next, Vitality-Elect to take us to their turf of Nuke.

05:34:09.540 --> 05:34:13.860
We haven't seen Spirits play so far in Rio. Last outing,

05:34:13.860 --> 05:34:17.060
a loss to Mongols to eliminate them from Rotterdam.

05:34:17.060 --> 05:34:25.860
So a couple of position changes here in Rio, a bit more in store, let's find out together.

05:34:25.860 --> 05:34:35.540
This is the map that I was undefeated for Vitality so far in 2026. The loss to Falcons,

05:34:35.540 --> 05:34:37.860
It's the only replenish on the record.

05:34:45.300 --> 05:34:46.340
Just with the pistols.

05:34:46.820 --> 05:34:48.020
The one in map number one.

05:34:50.100 --> 05:34:51.220
Inevitable feeling.

05:34:52.300 --> 05:34:54.820
These are Vitality's gold bars set back here.

05:34:54.820 --> 05:34:55.820
And that was the question.

05:34:56.500 --> 05:34:57.940
So we head to the Southern Hemisphere.

05:34:58.180 --> 05:34:59.420
Who can stop Vitality?

05:34:59.780 --> 05:35:02.180
Many thought it would be a slam dunk for the Grand Slam.

05:35:02.180 --> 05:35:08.180
That resistance, it was limited. Maybe it's futile.

05:35:08.180 --> 05:35:12.180
Top pop set up at the ready, door swing open, Molly goes in.

05:35:12.180 --> 05:35:14.180
Taneir, you'll be taking that fight.

05:35:14.180 --> 05:35:18.180
Oh yeah, media. Top block by Taneir. I think that's countered. Beautiful.

05:35:18.180 --> 05:35:21.180
Yeah, it works out for Shiro as well. Guess that opening fang on to Flazy.

05:35:21.180 --> 05:35:23.180
Sy will however just the one, takes him off of heart.

05:35:23.180 --> 05:35:27.180
But Taneir again with impact. It's Mazzy right back in kind.

05:35:27.180 --> 05:35:31.180
He finds the double kill. Things will slow down as Apex and Mazzy can relocate.

05:35:31.180 --> 05:35:33.180
to be able to get the ball

05:35:33.180 --> 05:35:41.180
to the right. Have info on to

05:35:41.180 --> 05:35:43.180
just messy. He takes an unknown

05:35:43.180 --> 05:35:45.180
entity. After this split right

05:35:45.180 --> 05:35:46.180
now, you have to play for info

05:35:46.180 --> 05:35:48.180
if you spirit. You can't really

05:35:48.180 --> 05:35:50.180
commit to these fights. So. As

05:35:50.180 --> 05:35:51.180
it says, I've been to shave one

05:35:51.180 --> 05:35:52.180
off the pack, but as the time

05:35:52.180 --> 05:35:53.180
continues to tick, you will have

05:35:53.180 --> 05:35:55.180
to consider outside at a certain

05:35:55.180 --> 05:35:56.180
point. You see him now pivoting,

05:35:56.180 --> 05:35:58.180
worrying about exactly that. At

05:35:58.180 --> 05:36:00.180
that moment, the door swings

05:36:00.180 --> 05:36:03.480
moment, plant that bomb. See

05:36:03.480 --> 05:36:05.380
planting heaven site. Apex

05:36:05.380 --> 05:36:06.880
behind single and now magics up

05:36:06.880 --> 05:36:07.980
heaven. It'll need to be

05:36:07.980 --> 05:36:09.820
Zontics up the vent. They

05:36:09.820 --> 05:36:11.280
unarmored Apex and Nezzie,

05:36:11.280 --> 05:36:13.520
neither of which has the

05:36:13.520 --> 05:36:14.720
additional all body shots

05:36:14.720 --> 05:36:17.720
could be lethal. Nezzie's not

05:36:17.720 --> 05:36:18.720
looking a clean headshot.

05:36:18.720 --> 05:36:20.720
Doesn't matter now into the

05:36:20.720 --> 05:36:22.400
clutch goes Apex springs in.

05:36:22.400 --> 05:36:23.300
He heard Zontics. He knows

05:36:23.300 --> 05:36:24.360
where he is exactly where he's

05:36:24.360 --> 05:36:25.160
coming from. Doesn't matter

05:36:25.160 --> 05:36:25.800
if it's a head to head,

05:36:25.800 --> 05:36:26.440
though. It's just gonna be a

05:36:26.440 --> 05:36:28.500
battle of wits a battle around

05:36:28.500 --> 05:36:37.900
the site. That wasn't looking

05:36:37.900 --> 05:36:39.200
good for spirit whatsoever. I

05:36:39.200 --> 05:36:40.100
thought Zonti was going to have

05:36:40.100 --> 05:36:41.100
to fly out the bend. The fact

05:36:41.100 --> 05:36:42.400
he's gone noisy ramp and at the

05:36:42.400 --> 05:36:44.100
same time, that's when Magix

05:36:44.100 --> 05:36:45.500
activates. If you're all the two

05:36:45.500 --> 05:36:46.600
players in the top site, if you

05:36:46.600 --> 05:36:47.800
hear a player rant, you don't

05:36:47.800 --> 05:36:48.600
think someone's going to start

05:36:48.600 --> 05:36:49.900
peeking on their own. It was

05:36:49.900 --> 05:36:51.400
very noisy running up. So I think

05:36:51.400 --> 05:36:52.400
with that apex position

05:36:52.400 --> 05:36:54.000
potentially hurt him and

05:36:54.000 --> 05:36:55.100
messy for we had enough time to

05:36:55.100 --> 05:36:56.600
kind of establish his position

05:36:56.600 --> 05:37:03.360
Nice round to win and the bomb does go down. However, we know what that means a forced by it brews for vitality

05:37:03.360 --> 05:37:06.820
I woof it's an AK-47 for his troubles

05:37:09.760 --> 05:37:15.640
As they go little in the hands of mezi act 10 to tech nines and well everybody in lobby

05:37:17.120 --> 05:37:21.520
Try and pressure zon'tix over towards ramp by the looks of things you till lined up here

05:37:21.520 --> 05:37:26.560
They come what's a nice pop flash completely nullify son takes news his vision forced to turn tail tuck into

05:37:26.600 --> 05:37:31.320
the side, but they're coming support alongside as well. He's got Donk, early start down here,

05:37:31.320 --> 05:37:36.680
Zontics connecting as it's Donk in combination. They've completely nullified vitality on that

05:37:36.680 --> 05:37:44.280
second round. Nothing to celebrate for vitality. That's not the way you'd hope the forcefighter

05:37:44.280 --> 05:37:50.600
go. You need a little bit of resistance here. The fact that absolutely nothing done means,

05:37:50.600 --> 05:37:56.120
of course, is the eco, but you don't shave anything off the pack. You don't put the quarters all

05:37:56.120 --> 05:38:01.160
through the roof here for spirit. The flash was great. Zontics has to drop down, but the rotation's

05:38:01.160 --> 05:38:05.880
better. This is just a shut down. It's a moment to mount number one where I think Zontics would have

05:38:05.880 --> 05:38:11.400
hoped he's done a little bit better. This one, a very important moment to start off map number two.

05:38:12.040 --> 05:38:16.120
I think again, the inevitability, vitality in that first map, we're thinking, okay, well at any moment

05:38:16.120 --> 05:38:19.640
they're just going to wake up and bring it back and it did. It was, Zaiwu having to step up in a

05:38:19.640 --> 05:38:25.160
massive way, but spirit is still bringing the fight. This is the best they've looked in some time,

05:38:25.160 --> 05:38:27.720
definitely the best they've looked with magics as the in-game lead up.

05:38:29.220 --> 05:38:31.420
Yeah, it might be some concerns, but to me, right?

05:38:31.460 --> 05:38:33.300
Well, first, grand final.

05:38:35.300 --> 05:38:37.360
The first couple of looks of magics calling the shots.

05:38:37.400 --> 05:38:39.700
It was less than pretty.

05:38:40.260 --> 05:38:43.800
Yeah, but I think it's just the attitude shift of the whole team.

05:38:43.840 --> 05:38:45.600
It's not just his calling, right?

05:38:45.640 --> 05:38:48.280
You need everybody to compliment each other.

05:38:48.300 --> 05:38:49.580
The comms need to be on point.

05:38:49.600 --> 05:38:52.020
And when the comms are on point, you're playing off of each other, right?

05:38:52.040 --> 05:38:52.640
You're flying.

05:38:52.640 --> 05:38:56.840
And what also builds that is ideas, having moves, taking the initiative.

05:38:57.540 --> 05:39:00.940
It's also about trust. Trust is such a theme in these best teams.

05:39:00.940 --> 05:39:04.140
It's every player knows if team's got his back.

05:39:04.140 --> 05:39:07.640
I think that's the biggest point as far as Vitality can serve.

05:39:07.640 --> 05:39:08.640
We could talk about...

05:39:09.340 --> 05:39:13.140
Hang on. So I was nailed at first and threatening on the second.

05:39:13.740 --> 05:39:15.140
Dong versus Zywoo.

05:39:15.140 --> 05:39:16.640
8k versus D.G.O.L.

05:39:16.640 --> 05:39:17.740
Dong stunned well.

05:39:17.740 --> 05:39:20.840
Three kills deep before Flamesy finishes what Zywoo started.

05:39:20.840 --> 05:39:22.840
I think more to be said here.

05:39:22.840 --> 05:39:25.840
Yeah, that was his opportunity for Robbs, lingering and Lobby.

05:39:25.840 --> 05:39:29.840
Magics with a peer in towards the squeaky door confirms his location,

05:39:29.840 --> 05:39:30.840
but he oversteps the mark.

05:39:30.840 --> 05:39:32.840
The bomb is outside Lobby, there's 25 seconds.

05:39:32.840 --> 05:39:35.840
They need to move right now if they want to pick that up and give this a chance.

05:39:35.840 --> 05:39:39.840
Robbs starts back, he's going to grab it, but at that point now there's sub-20 seconds.

05:39:39.840 --> 05:39:40.840
Okay, so Zywin...

05:39:40.840 --> 05:39:41.840
So unlikely.

05:39:41.840 --> 05:39:42.840
Gonna have to come in from the main side.

05:39:42.840 --> 05:39:44.840
Maybe Teneir gets caught.

05:39:44.840 --> 05:39:46.840
He tucks into the vent at the perfect time.

05:39:46.840 --> 05:39:49.840
It is just Teneir here, and Flav's a lazy on the clock.

05:39:49.840 --> 05:39:53.640
Two headshots, instantaneous deletion.

05:39:53.640 --> 05:39:57.640
Okay, I think there's a little bit of chance there for Tanea.

05:39:57.640 --> 05:40:01.540
A lot more damage done in there and they weren't able to salvage the AK.

05:40:01.540 --> 05:40:06.740
As Tanea, he's turning into the showman for the spirit roster.

05:40:06.740 --> 05:40:09.340
Most of their personality is displayed by their output.

05:40:09.340 --> 05:40:14.940
Tanea, he's got the smile on the face and he's happy to punch the crowd.

05:40:14.940 --> 05:40:18.740
Now the gun's equipped by Tali, right for round number one.

05:40:18.740 --> 05:40:19.740
Shiro gets his AWP.

05:40:26.240 --> 05:40:32.740
He kept discussing the prowess of Mr. Cool, who had a fantastic first map of play on the T side of Nuke.

05:40:33.740 --> 05:40:36.240
It's a tough job, but one that he makes look easy.

05:40:38.740 --> 05:40:39.740
All of Smokes.

05:40:43.240 --> 05:40:46.240
Such a heavy investment of resources, you're gonna be making a play around this.

05:40:46.240 --> 05:40:51.800
Smoke break sets up Shiro, but they take cover, so we're well aware of the possibility.

05:40:51.800 --> 05:40:57.400
A second this time, don't try to set him up, and all in this shot from Shiro goes punished.

05:40:57.400 --> 05:41:02.280
And using the smoke as well, they'll quickly move, Flamesee's gonna catch the back turn here.

05:41:02.280 --> 05:41:05.160
Sports him on the top of the heart, easy on Tomar, Jicks to knee!

05:41:05.160 --> 05:41:09.840
Challenge! Flamesee huge! On the entry, just Zontik's here, coming in from Heaven.

05:41:09.840 --> 05:41:13.560
Rob should have his number, and Vitality get off of that goose egg.

05:41:13.560 --> 05:41:18.040
Okay, Flames inside with just the can open, it's ripping off heads, that looks beautiful.

05:41:18.040 --> 05:41:21.480
When they throw that third smoke in, it's a call to question mark smoke.

05:41:21.480 --> 05:41:26.120
It just creates so much parving opportunity, and for Donk, that gives him so much to be concerned about.

05:41:26.120 --> 05:41:30.680
Understand that was the opening exchange, this one right here, getting peppered away on Shira after the opening,

05:41:30.680 --> 05:41:35.120
but then Donk starts to worry about the slip through those smokes in the credit, are they going single, are they going main?

05:41:35.120 --> 05:41:38.200
And that means the top defense is having to worry about a whole lot more.

05:41:38.200 --> 05:41:42.000
Sure, it's the hard door and squeaky, but as soon as main becomes a problem, you're having to help yard,

05:41:42.000 --> 05:41:46.480
you're considering all the comms and now your money is not in tatters but this

05:41:46.480 --> 05:41:51.120
bite it's not pretty an open and then four

05:41:51.400 --> 05:41:58.320
complimented by full of MP9s and a 5-7 the fight early necessary for spirit

05:41:58.320 --> 05:42:01.080
they have to be able to try and bounce back in rounds like this we know

05:42:01.080 --> 05:42:05.760
vitality can spirit need to be able to do the same

05:42:06.280 --> 05:42:11.000
oh and it gets harder immediately just off a smoke spam Rob's pulls to near out

05:42:11.000 --> 05:42:18.920
of the round. Looks like a test for Zontics brewing. Just a flash and go.

05:42:18.920 --> 05:42:22.240
I have support. Shiro won't get here in time. Yeah, he's just got an MP9. At least he'll

05:42:22.240 --> 05:42:26.200
have vision. Thank you, leading the path. Even the charge,

05:42:26.200 --> 05:42:30.080
Mach 10, and shut down with empty hands. I do the save at this point. There's only

05:42:30.080 --> 05:42:33.600
so much you can do there if you Zontics, especially with Tineir going down top. They're going

05:42:33.600 --> 05:42:38.960
to hedge their bets. Donk! He's committed. He is fully committed to this fight. It's

05:42:38.960 --> 05:42:41.160
It's a feast of fun and position.

05:42:41.160 --> 05:42:44.360
It is one man versus vitality.

05:42:44.360 --> 05:42:47.280
And he now is positioned as whereabouts noted.

05:42:47.280 --> 05:42:50.040
He's running out of ammo and he's lost his head.

05:42:50.040 --> 05:42:53.360
He won't be saving, at least not those two,

05:42:53.360 --> 05:42:55.840
just Shirou's hope to be brought through to the next.

05:42:55.840 --> 05:42:58.040
Rops may have just opened the runway for him.

05:42:59.240 --> 05:43:00.600
Is he considering this possibility?

05:43:00.600 --> 05:43:02.240
Shirou just parks up in lobby.

05:43:02.240 --> 05:43:03.240
Rops goes onto the roof.

05:43:03.240 --> 05:43:06.680
So there is a slight chance that Shirou can worm his way

05:43:06.680 --> 05:43:12.220
towards T spawn and retain this it would mean that Robs would have to not be as

05:43:12.220 --> 05:43:19.100
diligent as this man is and that of a robot is the Estonian. This is a man on a

05:43:19.100 --> 05:43:23.120
mission today. He's already won back-to-back Grand Slabs but looking to

05:43:23.120 --> 05:43:27.960
do it in the Vitality jersey to become the only man with three. Polishes off

05:43:27.960 --> 05:43:34.020
Shearer, wipes the board and I'll draw this back to just a one round game as we

05:44:04.020 --> 05:44:06.520
They were just on a 24 map run.

05:44:09.320 --> 05:44:10.720
This event they secured.

05:44:12.220 --> 05:44:15.920
The most top four placings in consecutive fashion of any team ever.

05:44:18.720 --> 05:44:21.920
The same conversation happens every time we see this team in the final

05:44:22.020 --> 05:44:25.920
talking about the accolades, how stacked the trophy cabinet is,

05:44:26.020 --> 05:44:28.420
how polished each and every piece of this team.

05:44:30.020 --> 05:44:31.320
There is still a debate.

05:44:31.320 --> 05:44:34.320
The quieter it gets, but it still exists.

05:44:35.320 --> 05:44:38.320
Is it Vitality the greatest of all time, or is it Astralis?

05:44:39.320 --> 05:44:44.320
Yeah, Flames even taking to the interview saying that we want there to be no debate.

05:44:45.320 --> 05:44:54.320
Well, this ESL Grand Slam, another one for Vitality would certainly bolster the conversation in their favour.

05:44:54.320 --> 05:44:56.760
They'll be the only team to have accomplished that.

05:44:58.480 --> 05:45:03.920
And then to be still running the rest of the season as clear favourites.

05:45:03.920 --> 05:45:07.440
Head and shoulders above the rest of the pack who now playing musical chairs.

05:45:07.440 --> 05:45:09.120
Roster changes left-flying centre.

05:45:09.120 --> 05:45:10.760
Park is going to bring in Carrigan.

05:45:10.760 --> 05:45:12.240
Maus have just made changes.

05:45:12.240 --> 05:45:17.160
The pieces continue to move and Vitality continues to win as this eco 30 seconds remaining.

05:45:17.160 --> 05:45:18.720
Time is the issue but...

05:45:18.720 --> 05:45:20.720
Ah, it's Iowa Mezzi.

05:45:20.720 --> 05:45:21.760
They light up the scoreboard.

05:45:21.760 --> 05:45:22.760
It's down towards B.

05:45:22.760 --> 05:45:24.760
They'll get that bomb down with ease.

05:45:24.760 --> 05:45:27.760
You can still gather yourself an AK-47.

05:45:27.760 --> 05:45:30.760
Yeah, I think make sure that you get that in dog's hands in the next round.

05:45:30.760 --> 05:45:33.760
We know how wicked he can be.

05:45:36.760 --> 05:45:38.760
Three rounds, T side, nuke.

05:45:38.760 --> 05:45:40.760
Sun to simmer in nicely.

05:45:40.760 --> 05:45:42.760
Just talking about that run.

05:45:42.760 --> 05:45:46.760
Six straight before losing the Falcons here in Rio.

05:45:46.760 --> 05:45:49.760
All of those outings, single-digit stomps.

05:45:49.760 --> 05:45:51.760
The closest was a 13-7.

05:45:51.760 --> 05:45:58.460
This is a map that Vantada are extremely strong on 13, 2, 13, 4, 13, 5, 13, 5, 13, 4, close at all.

05:45:58.460 --> 05:46:00.160
And they start on the T side when they pick it.

05:46:00.160 --> 05:46:04.960
And they're dealing with teams like Fury and Mongols, Aurora's in there, now's.

05:46:08.460 --> 05:46:09.960
This one now is confirmed.

05:46:16.960 --> 05:46:20.360
You look at last year, back-to-back mages.

05:46:20.360 --> 05:46:27.360
7 straight titles, 30 consecutive best of 3, best of 5 series win streak.

05:46:27.360 --> 05:46:32.360
And the Grand Slam that they were able to pick up down under.

05:46:32.360 --> 05:46:36.360
Winning Melbourne over Falcons, definitely a final to remember.

05:46:40.360 --> 05:46:44.360
And almost a year to the day later, it's only a week.

05:46:44.360 --> 05:46:47.360
It's a week difference, it's almost the anniversary.

05:46:47.360 --> 05:46:51.360
They're able to do it again right now in 2026.

05:46:51.360 --> 05:46:52.360
This is their fifth tournament.

05:46:52.360 --> 05:46:53.480
They already have three trophies.

05:46:53.480 --> 05:46:55.040
They're looking for the fourth.

05:46:55.040 --> 05:46:56.960
That concludes Rotterdam.

05:46:56.960 --> 05:46:59.480
Rio up next, the world tour on display.

05:47:01.960 --> 05:47:04.160
This record breaking excellence continues.

05:47:06.880 --> 05:47:09.720
We're just going to sit back and enjoy it.

05:47:12.760 --> 05:47:15.360
My dog, A.K. in hand.

05:47:15.360 --> 05:47:18.960
back into the guns, then you stop the rock.

05:47:30.400 --> 05:47:32.160
Look at his forward position from Robbs.

05:47:32.800 --> 05:47:37.440
To strike him high gives you so little room to move in top that you don't even know.

05:47:37.440 --> 05:47:40.640
And it's so sound cue based as well. You give him an extra sound cue,

05:47:40.640 --> 05:47:44.720
you give him that extra step, that dismount and drop onto the floor, he will profit.

05:47:45.360 --> 05:47:46.920
and he will punish.

05:47:46.920 --> 05:47:48.240
Is he now...

05:47:48.240 --> 05:47:49.920
popping out the second wave of sorry?

05:47:49.920 --> 05:47:50.520
Here we go.

05:47:50.520 --> 05:47:52.440
He's just caught a little bit of a window of opportunity,

05:47:52.440 --> 05:47:54.400
but Magix will catch him as info, though.

05:47:54.400 --> 05:47:56.600
Spots two towards the hut position.

05:48:00.720 --> 05:48:02.560
I need to gravitate back towards Lobby now.

05:48:02.560 --> 05:48:04.600
And as he has the bomb, Apex coming over to join,

05:48:04.600 --> 05:48:05.720
so I would not too far behind.

05:48:05.720 --> 05:48:08.200
It's Flameseek who needs to make some room outside.

05:48:10.200 --> 05:48:12.080
Consider that room made.

05:48:12.080 --> 05:48:13.280
Yeah, now it's your options.

05:48:13.280 --> 05:48:16.960
Okay, do we want Flames to come back late for a top hit or do we want to just try and split B?

05:48:16.960 --> 05:48:18.160
Flames you can go down secret.

05:48:19.280 --> 05:48:20.880
They're aware of the possibility of the slips.

05:48:20.880 --> 05:48:23.040
Zontik's announcing that by blowing off the double doors.

05:48:24.000 --> 05:48:25.520
How far behind the rotation do they think?

05:48:25.520 --> 05:48:28.080
They are in how many bodies do they think Vitaliy have committed to this?

05:48:29.200 --> 05:48:31.520
Ramp is not open. It's Donk.

05:48:31.520 --> 05:48:33.200
He's now starting to fortify this.

05:48:34.720 --> 05:48:35.520
30 seconds.

05:48:35.520 --> 05:48:45.560
He's on it. Nails it onto Sniper, finds it for first and looking for number two. Apex

05:48:45.560 --> 05:48:47.840
too quick for it.

05:48:47.840 --> 05:48:51.560
Darting down to the B site, light on time. They've got 17 seconds. Flames, he's still

05:48:51.560 --> 05:48:56.240
unable to find Xontix. Process of elimination dictates, he's in HAK! Just in time, they

05:48:56.240 --> 05:48:57.240
clear room.

05:48:57.240 --> 05:49:03.520
Vitality, opportunity to plant with no response available. Down the vents is GK.

05:49:03.520 --> 05:49:10.380
Coming in from the rampside hoping magics can find something on this flank attention drawn towards the rampside. It's flames. He versus magics

05:49:11.080 --> 05:49:15.300
Tap from the head nice one to me. Magics onto flames. He's just messy in the clutch

05:49:15.300 --> 05:49:17.480
He's got to find that second one heroes that

05:49:18.400 --> 05:49:20.400
Spirits will make it a fourth

05:49:21.560 --> 05:49:26.380
Well, something said bubble now on there. I think in that position he needs to get at least one

05:49:26.380 --> 05:49:29.920
It doesn't matter in the scheme of things. They're able to retake in that 3v3

05:49:29.920 --> 05:49:37.440
three, but it definitely ups the pressure. It's a well-handled. It's another round that

05:49:37.440 --> 05:49:41.400
when you get what is essentially a free opener like this, the timing of ropes on the heart

05:49:41.400 --> 05:49:48.400
push. Magics able to get there in time. Donk gets his. A great shot from Taneer to open

05:49:48.400 --> 05:49:54.680
the way up for that retake and get back in. Now they need to establish themselves within

05:49:54.680 --> 05:49:58.040
the gun rounds on this CT side. Consecutive feels mandatory.

05:49:58.040 --> 05:49:59.840
Nezzy, fast heart.

05:49:59.840 --> 05:50:01.800
How quick is he going on this?

05:50:01.800 --> 05:50:05.200
Pushing that absence of the incendiary early heart.

05:50:05.200 --> 05:50:10.560
Just rotated away, sure to help outside. There'll only be 2 on A to deal with this.

05:50:10.560 --> 05:50:15.360
He's going. Walk it straight in. Perfect off angle, occupied by Magix to near from the heart as well.

05:50:15.360 --> 05:50:21.480
Shots down Vitality, the door closed and Zaru is in it to win it.

05:50:21.480 --> 05:50:24.920
Nice clean headshot, an opportunity for that Malti!

05:50:25.720 --> 05:50:27.160
Oh, that got close!

05:50:28.120 --> 05:50:36.040
Santic saves him in the 1v1, he pulled that 1v3 rapidly into 1v1 territory and it's Axtas on the mic.

05:50:36.040 --> 05:50:38.680
Great showings by this top defence, they've been called upon.

05:50:38.680 --> 05:50:42.280
Sure, it was a Rob's look-out in the previous, but that one right there was a full assault,

05:50:42.280 --> 05:50:46.040
and both players in that A site had to deal damage early.

05:50:46.040 --> 05:50:49.480
That gave enough time for the rotation to get there, the top site turned into a blender,

05:50:49.480 --> 05:50:54.760
and Magics in Tanea they passed the test. Very important that they're able to convert those

05:50:54.760 --> 05:51:00.280
but X-Tas before the finances are completely burnt through wants to get on the mic. They get 2400

05:51:00.280 --> 05:51:03.800
loss burners into the next the full investments are there actually have a bit more cash than

05:51:04.600 --> 05:51:09.320
maybe Spirit would be hoping for if they get the bomb down it could be another buy so maybe

05:51:09.320 --> 05:51:15.400
not to be the partial on the follow-through even if they concede another little technical timeout

05:51:15.400 --> 05:51:19.320
has been called. You can see it apex with the headset off.

05:51:19.320 --> 05:51:24.920
The mics aren't going out to arena, so no need to watch what we say.

05:51:24.920 --> 05:51:32.760
Name's E. 6K yet to buy. He won't have any issues.

05:51:32.760 --> 05:51:42.760
Same kind of story of Mirage. Spirit putting up a valiant defense here.

05:51:42.760 --> 05:51:48.760
It's mad, it's near the top of the tables. Again, map to map, from Maraj to Newt, to near continues.

05:51:56.760 --> 05:51:58.760
Something lads, the yard sentry, excuse me.

05:52:00.760 --> 05:52:02.760
Vitality again in no rush, you want to...

05:52:03.760 --> 05:52:06.760
Stay down, OK, Apex is actually, this red space quite quickly.

05:52:07.760 --> 05:52:09.760
Got the smoke, sure, he finds nothing.

05:52:09.760 --> 05:52:14.760
Oh, it's too easy. Way too easy over the top of the smokes. Apex felled.

05:52:16.760 --> 05:52:20.760
So I went closer to it to avoid that, but now susceptible to the spam.

05:52:20.760 --> 05:52:26.760
It was Donk that attacked him up a little. Still enough time to get themselves across.

05:52:30.760 --> 05:52:34.760
Bomb and two additional players down the secret stairs.

05:52:34.760 --> 05:52:37.760
It's Robs that's ready for the angle to near on the clear.

05:52:37.760 --> 05:52:42.760
that. That's a good one.

05:52:42.760 --> 05:52:43.760
Yeah, Rob's profits. Let's us

05:52:43.760 --> 05:52:45.760
into the four on four, but

05:52:45.760 --> 05:52:47.760
that be finished. There's no

05:52:47.760 --> 05:52:48.760
one down here. No one is

05:52:48.760 --> 05:52:49.760
cheated over to do with this.

05:52:49.760 --> 05:52:53.760
They know that's a possibility.

05:52:53.760 --> 05:52:54.760
That backbox is zomtik. Sure is

05:52:54.760 --> 05:52:57.760
actually evacuated to go. He was

05:52:57.760 --> 05:52:58.760
attempting to help elsewhere, so

05:52:58.760 --> 05:52:59.760
they will be able to get this

05:52:59.760 --> 05:53:01.760
site for free. They're still

05:53:01.760 --> 05:53:03.760
going to scale out as if there's

05:53:03.760 --> 05:53:05.760
bodies. Are they up towards

05:53:05.760 --> 05:53:09.760
right now, especially these mollies to be able to restrain.

05:53:09.760 --> 05:53:12.760
Props, not playing the lobby, look, over towards Yard.

05:53:12.760 --> 05:53:16.760
Three players looking to retake from Ramp. Magic still towards A.

05:53:16.760 --> 05:53:18.760
This is even harder than the last one.

05:53:21.760 --> 05:53:22.760
Mezi stays site.

05:53:24.760 --> 05:53:26.760
Mezi gonna be the first one to run on the receiving end.

05:53:26.760 --> 05:53:29.760
Ramp centric. Three players charging in.

05:53:30.760 --> 05:53:33.760
Taking from Siren. Takes the head off. Nice from Mezi in reaction.

05:53:33.760 --> 05:53:38.800
catches Zontics look in the wrong way and the rest achieved by virtue of the

05:53:38.800 --> 05:53:42.960
number disadvantage. Shiro and Ajax just got a save. 1400 into the next they need

05:53:42.960 --> 05:53:46.960
to hold on to these if they want anything to fight with they're gonna

05:53:46.960 --> 05:53:51.480
evacuate back towards secret so retaining these no problem but Vitality

05:53:51.480 --> 05:53:55.320
make it a one round game and I love that right there it's flashes as gay we

05:53:55.320 --> 05:53:58.560
can't block the choke points but what we can do is once they've established a

05:53:58.560 --> 05:54:02.280
little bit of space in that retail we can flash and we can clamp down just

05:54:02.280 --> 05:54:09.080
They're dominant on that B site and it looks simple spirit not believing that it was gonna be to be finished the site completely unguarded

05:54:17.600 --> 05:54:19.600
Suffolk

05:54:19.640 --> 05:54:24.400
It's on the mic second tactical time out the first half of plate knowing how valuable

05:54:25.800 --> 05:54:29.440
B CT side rounds are the T half. It's gonna be a completely different beast

05:54:29.440 --> 05:54:35.220
Vitality, they're in the driver's seat to be able to only type things up, but extend

05:54:35.220 --> 05:54:36.220
this lead.

05:54:36.220 --> 05:54:39.640
And they are going to force bike behind the saves.

05:54:39.640 --> 05:54:44.200
It makes sense with the 1400, but for the remainder of this half, you are going to be

05:54:44.200 --> 05:54:48.240
working very little if you do not convert this one.

05:54:48.240 --> 05:54:55.760
You're 1900 into the next, you take the save, 2400 you have a meek bike for the final round

05:54:55.760 --> 05:54:58.600
of the first half of the second map.

05:54:58.600 --> 05:55:00.600
You had chances on Mirage.

05:55:10.600 --> 05:55:12.600
This is what I would, yeah.

05:55:12.600 --> 05:55:14.600
Straight on to main roof.

05:55:14.600 --> 05:55:16.600
This time Apex does get across.

05:55:16.600 --> 05:55:19.600
Is anybody going to drop down B to acknowledge it this time?

05:55:19.600 --> 05:55:25.600
Because if not, it's another key weakness that is just open for the taking.

05:55:25.600 --> 05:55:29.160
I'm sure there's not the extra bodies. There's not the bomb, but there's so much space and

05:55:29.160 --> 05:55:30.160
Fezzy.

05:55:30.160 --> 05:55:33.560
Today has gone down a couple of times through smokes towards that top side. That could have

05:55:33.560 --> 05:55:34.560
been another.

05:55:34.560 --> 05:55:39.000
They're trying to channel him into this high angle. Shearrow knowing he has to be a bit

05:55:39.000 --> 05:55:42.160
of a playmaker here inserts himself forward.

05:55:42.160 --> 05:55:46.160
This sucks for Zontics. He's just heard the Molly go off towards double doors. So it could

05:55:46.160 --> 05:55:47.160
be single.

05:55:47.160 --> 05:55:51.960
God, no idea how close to there was. Way pecs.

05:55:51.960 --> 05:55:54.960
You need to make some plays. You need to see that type of aggression.

05:55:55.960 --> 05:55:58.960
Understand it's not easy on a map like Nuke, especially not with MP9s.

05:55:58.960 --> 05:56:01.960
Yeah, Magic's actually got the info inside, who does avoid the shot.

05:56:06.960 --> 05:56:08.960
Now the bomb is across.

05:56:08.960 --> 05:56:10.960
Yeah, but Tanez down, have a low HP.

05:56:10.960 --> 05:56:12.960
Oh my goodness, nearly two. Flamesy.

05:56:12.960 --> 05:56:14.960
They're able to provide the trade, though.

05:56:14.960 --> 05:56:17.960
Now Apex. Ooh, had to head with Zontics.

05:56:17.960 --> 05:56:18.960
Moving the rifle.

05:56:18.960 --> 05:56:23.120
Find outside could lead to a pivot. It's flames you with the bomb and zon'tix on the green

05:56:23.920 --> 05:56:30.320
Beautiful again impact out of zon'tix. 25 seconds ross can get down this vent. Yes, he can shiro's chasing ghosts

05:56:30.560 --> 05:56:32.560
Gonna be a little bit behind the

05:56:32.560 --> 05:56:33.840
queue

05:56:33.840 --> 05:56:36.640
Only seconds they have to find this fuck fast zon'tix

05:56:37.200 --> 05:56:42.320
Supported by donk now tags up. I cut the vent. They are gonna pivot up roms. He's got the bomb, but shiro's got him

05:57:12.320 --> 05:57:13.920
mentality's money that has concerns.

05:57:13.920 --> 05:57:15.200
That's an extremely important round.

05:57:15.200 --> 05:57:16.560
You need eight if you're spirit,

05:57:16.560 --> 05:57:19.080
and this is a tall blown off top go.

05:57:19.080 --> 05:57:20.160
No ramp.

05:57:20.160 --> 05:57:23.160
A little bit of pace, definitely the name of the game.

05:57:23.160 --> 05:57:26.800
Zaiwu raps, fight back after Zoncik's opening

05:57:26.800 --> 05:57:27.920
into the top site.

05:57:29.280 --> 05:57:30.840
You know, Teneir typically lives there,

05:57:30.840 --> 05:57:34.160
and so a cut of noise, they completely cancel.

05:57:34.160 --> 05:57:36.320
The fact that they just want to fight at ramp and top site

05:57:36.320 --> 05:57:38.400
in the first 15 seconds of the round.

05:57:38.400 --> 05:57:40.080
And you take it down Don Canceiro.

05:57:40.080 --> 05:57:42.740
the amount of gaps available is huge.

05:57:42.740 --> 05:57:44.020
Well, Yard's not one of them.

05:57:44.020 --> 05:57:47.520
Teneir stands his crown, holds onto Yard,

05:57:47.520 --> 05:57:50.720
puts Saouen the dirt, and pulls Spirit back into contention.

05:57:50.720 --> 05:57:51.560
All right, now that it's level,

05:57:51.560 --> 05:57:53.020
you have to plow through each other here, Spirit.

05:57:53.020 --> 05:57:55.220
You've been able to claw this one back just.

05:57:57.960 --> 05:57:59.060
Zontik still towards ramp.

05:57:59.060 --> 05:58:00.820
Magix up in the heavens.

05:58:02.300 --> 05:58:03.940
And Teneir will take over the responsibilities

05:58:03.940 --> 05:58:04.760
at the top site.

05:58:04.760 --> 05:58:06.760
So, Magix will just take this little gap

05:58:06.760 --> 05:58:08.300
he's gonna have, a whole lot of information,

05:58:08.300 --> 05:58:09.700
but can't do a lot with the shots.

05:58:09.700 --> 05:58:11.700
A spots him, he's communicating this, he's playing for Apex,

05:58:11.700 --> 05:58:14.100
shit hasn't dead to right, he's there on the tap, back in the skull.

05:58:15.100 --> 05:58:17.400
He can't find the trade, hidden out behind that box.

05:58:17.400 --> 05:58:19.400
It's still a partnership towards Teneir though.

05:58:19.800 --> 05:58:22.400
They're looking for him, gonna make life miserable with the Molotov.

05:58:22.600 --> 05:58:24.600
Faults into the fight, Robs pivots in.

05:58:24.600 --> 05:58:27.700
In combination with Messi they find him, still lobby for Heaven.

05:58:27.800 --> 05:58:29.600
And it's gonna be Stonzik's the place next.

05:58:29.800 --> 05:58:31.900
Robs is not looking, Magix finds Robs,

05:58:31.900 --> 05:58:33.600
and now they can double up, they'll double swing!

05:58:33.600 --> 05:58:34.900
Messi on the adjustment!

05:58:35.300 --> 05:58:36.300
They're so low.

05:58:36.300 --> 05:58:38.300
28 seconds, he can't get back!

05:58:38.600 --> 05:58:39.400
Considered it.

05:58:39.700 --> 05:58:42.260
Three blitz, it's all Nezzie has to work with.

05:58:42.260 --> 05:58:45.780
Magix onto his pistol, the 20 seconds, the pressure's on the T side.

05:58:45.780 --> 05:58:48.220
And Magix does it on the USP!

05:58:48.220 --> 05:58:50.220
A necessary round!

05:58:50.220 --> 05:58:53.220
Closed down, clutch for Magix!

05:58:53.220 --> 05:58:56.420
That's tough, where's the fights kicking off to Wartite and Ramp immediately.

05:58:56.420 --> 05:58:59.980
You mentioned it, Donkenshiro, the first to fall, and they clawed this one back.

05:58:59.980 --> 05:59:00.980
This is a hard call.

05:59:00.980 --> 05:59:04.700
And Magix again, are playing ahead of his teammate, just like the pistol round.

05:59:04.700 --> 05:59:07.700
He's just swinging out ahead, but taking these jewels, getting stuck in.

05:59:09.700 --> 05:59:17.320
the butchers get the clutch done and the money in the bin for vitality you force in it's

05:59:17.320 --> 05:59:19.200
tech 9 heavy there's one rifle.

05:59:19.200 --> 05:59:22.200
Messi's got the galil.

05:59:22.200 --> 05:59:26.640
8-4 on the door you would love that if you're the dragon.

05:59:26.640 --> 05:59:35.720
Assess the bar certainly on par smoke wall all three thrown by Nezzi and the tech 9s

05:59:35.720 --> 05:59:36.720
will start their crawl.

05:59:36.720 --> 05:59:53.720
They suspect that they want to go through name and it's the right idea, it's the right

05:59:53.720 --> 05:59:54.720
read.

05:59:54.720 --> 05:59:55.720
It's going to be in the perfect position.

05:59:55.720 --> 05:59:56.720
Only the one though.

05:59:56.720 --> 05:59:57.720
Good for Zywoo.

05:59:57.720 --> 05:59:58.720
Stop Stonk from the multi.

05:59:58.720 --> 05:59:59.720
Rob's clearing corners.

05:59:59.720 --> 06:00:00.720
Magic's up top.

06:00:00.720 --> 06:00:01.720
Good for it.

06:00:01.720 --> 06:00:02.720
Double kill on the farmhouse.

06:00:02.720 --> 06:00:03.720
Apex lost man standing.

06:00:03.720 --> 06:00:04.720
Eight.

06:00:04.720 --> 06:00:06.960
It's found for spirit.

06:00:06.960 --> 06:00:08.480
They're not going down without a fight.

06:00:08.480 --> 06:00:11.960
That is a solid bar set on the defensive side of Nuke.

06:00:11.960 --> 06:00:14.320
Vitality's pick, will it be Vitality's win?

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I

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I

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Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. It's Nuke and an 8-4 half from Team Spirit has got us

06:03:49.120 --> 06:03:56.560
all locked in on what could be guaranteeing the fourth map if Spirit could pick this one up at

06:03:56.560 --> 06:04:00.400
minimum. We're live from Rio de Janeiro, the FAMASI Arena having fun.

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The Spirits were 2 in that first half. We swapped sides though. The CT side more favourable.

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Vitality looking to pick up a pistol. The blocks are off in this one. A broken

06:04:14.720 --> 06:04:19.280
by round late in the piece. Spirits out for success. They're showing some grip.

06:04:23.040 --> 06:04:25.600
Spirits are the best pistol team in the tournament.

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We're looking to go 3-1 in that department.

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Zonk outside P250.

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Oh, Teneir's been chipped away.

06:04:33.600 --> 06:04:34.600
Solid connections from Flames.

06:04:34.600 --> 06:04:35.600
He's spamming the smoke there.

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Clean headshots.

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We want our P2000 representing.

06:04:39.600 --> 06:04:40.600
Takes out Zonk.

06:04:40.600 --> 06:04:41.600
Takes Magix.

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Finds a belated trade through.

06:04:42.600 --> 06:04:44.600
Hot double entry from Magix.

06:04:44.600 --> 06:04:45.600
He's got the bomb.

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He's doing everything.

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Heavy lifting from Captain Magix.

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But Apex on the crawl gets...

06:04:49.600 --> 06:04:51.600
Ooh, distracted by Donk and Shiro.

06:04:51.600 --> 06:04:52.600
Profits.

06:04:52.600 --> 06:04:54.600
Gets him on the trade from the Heaven.

06:04:55.600 --> 06:05:02.080
Rob's clean onto Magix, just shero, two to find, knows he's got to dance between these two elevations,

06:05:02.080 --> 06:05:05.080
it doesn't find the necessary fast bullet onto Messi.

06:05:05.080 --> 06:05:06.440
Alright, we split him again.

06:05:07.440 --> 06:05:13.480
And these in-game leaders, and just leering out heaven in these equal game-state situations,

06:05:13.480 --> 06:05:18.360
taking such a chance, but it's worked for Apex just like it has for Magix.

06:05:48.360 --> 06:05:54.520
few players that will use every trick and weapon in the book. It's crazy just to see it so early.

06:05:56.200 --> 06:05:59.480
It can be quite a statement. Your second round, you're already running into an Org if you try

06:05:59.480 --> 06:06:06.280
Ram. I guess that means he needs less help. I can focus elsewhere. The break of the smoke

06:06:07.480 --> 06:06:15.000
doesn't find anything, but I'm straight. Well, it does. Donk chipped away, brought to 78 as everybody

06:06:15.000 --> 06:06:18.360
from Spirit is going to be able to cross silently down secret.

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Flames, he started down lower.

06:06:20.360 --> 06:06:24.280
He's been jump-spotting this entire time, just balancing his head off of the arch

06:06:24.280 --> 06:06:27.400
in order to get that info safely. And now, well, he's been spotted as well.

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Thanks for the door open.

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And now they're running straight into the MP9, an important trade from Donk.

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And he could get weird.

06:06:34.280 --> 06:06:36.360
Long range with that scope, though. Rob's got a couple of...

06:06:37.240 --> 06:06:38.440
Perfect range for it.

06:06:39.080 --> 06:06:40.840
One bag from Tinez, tech nine.

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And we should see the bomb go down.

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They're not contesting immediately.

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Tenir allowed to scavenge an M4,

06:06:45.800 --> 06:06:47.800
Rops creeps around the corner into Tenir.

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Sontics as well.

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They've got the advantage.

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The second round, who needs the pistol?

06:06:53.800 --> 06:06:55.800
They've only got Mezzi to get past.

06:06:55.800 --> 06:06:58.800
Bombs been picked up now, they're worried about him swooping in.

06:06:58.800 --> 06:07:01.800
It's a good door, double door, that's a bit of a problem.

06:07:01.800 --> 06:07:03.800
But Mezzi, he's just come down the ladder.

06:07:03.800 --> 06:07:05.800
He's going to let them play next.

06:07:05.800 --> 06:07:07.800
So Bombs will get planted.

06:07:09.800 --> 06:07:11.800
20 seconds thrust on the clock.

06:07:11.800 --> 06:07:14.100
as Mezzi starts to make a move.

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Oh, if he peeks, he's gonna potentially catch Tanea

06:07:17.300 --> 06:07:19.000
before he finds cover.

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Elevated spy, Asandor crying, Tanea's aim on display.

06:07:22.300 --> 06:07:26.100
Another one of these rounds where Tanea has a multi-kill

06:07:26.100 --> 06:07:28.100
in a very impactful moment.

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This has just brought the half alive,

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and they had already done the business on their CT side.

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Excuse me.

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This is a scenario now where Vitality go in with a 1,400 force fight.

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You get past this spirit. It's your map to lose.

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It's not just a fight that they're bringing, they are in it to win it.

06:07:49.300 --> 06:07:53.300
Skauffer Zawoo, 3-5-7, it's Deagle from Nezzy.

06:07:53.300 --> 06:07:56.300
Vitality bleed.

06:07:56.300 --> 06:07:59.300
It's so nice to see this level out of Teneir.

06:07:59.300 --> 06:08:04.300
Since he was rumored to be joining the roster, we had this lengthy period of time.

06:08:04.300 --> 06:08:06.300
Obviously, Magix went out as Wei came in.

06:08:06.300 --> 06:08:11.160
Zontics was hanging around for a period of time, but we knew that he was done with they were going to bring in Tanea

06:08:12.000 --> 06:08:15.660
He hasn't looked uncomfortable if anything the teams looked out of sorts

06:08:17.140 --> 06:08:21.500
Unlike they've just completely dropped us the face of the earth, but this is meant to be a contender for titles

06:08:22.020 --> 06:08:24.580
And finally here in Rio, it's starting to look that way

06:08:26.220 --> 06:08:32.480
Donk on this parthing get spotted by Zairu scout, but unable to connect the dots can't hit the short magics can

06:08:32.480 --> 06:08:36.480
Flames he goes, does well, mid-range 5'7", a second on to Tamir's head.

06:08:37.480 --> 06:08:42.480
Long range already jipped away, softened up by the HG, Apex with that 1-2 dunk in conversion.

06:08:43.480 --> 06:08:48.480
Long range 5'7' headshot, Vitality could return and respond in kind.

06:08:50.480 --> 06:08:56.480
With just armoured pistols, it falls to Zontics and Shiro, to rectify, make it just Shiro.

06:08:56.480 --> 06:09:02.480
clear in this, not clear in Apex and he closes it down, Vitality, respond in kind.

06:09:02.480 --> 06:09:07.280
I think the response time of that, they showed themselves outside, they get that frag immediately,

06:09:07.280 --> 06:09:12.640
pivot up towards A. The fact that Apex after getting a kill outside is in the rafters tucked in,

06:09:13.280 --> 06:09:18.000
just insane work, one step ahead on Vitality and they won't go down without a fight.

06:09:18.000 --> 06:09:22.480
Flamesy, he's the one that ignites here to make this round a conversation, Apex at range,

06:09:22.480 --> 06:09:24.840
Just keeps moving. Doesn't stop.

06:09:26.640 --> 06:09:29.440
Just played that very well. The individual four-night of Apex.

06:09:30.200 --> 06:09:31.480
Well, they take the eco.

06:09:31.480 --> 06:09:34.640
They don't want to get drawn into the force by wars.

06:09:35.040 --> 06:09:36.040
This is a...

06:09:38.720 --> 06:09:42.080
decision to make when you're dealing with 1400 loss.

06:09:42.080 --> 06:09:44.440
So next round only the 1900.

06:09:44.440 --> 06:09:45.440
It's going to be touch and go.

06:09:45.440 --> 06:09:49.240
Maybe it's an eco into a half, then into a full gun round.

06:09:49.240 --> 06:09:52.960
the way it's a great opportunity now for vitality to work back into the game.

06:09:55.520 --> 06:09:58.520
So we continue to tap as both teams

06:09:59.760 --> 06:10:01.560
think some strong counter strike on display.

06:10:12.960 --> 06:10:15.480
Offs his all of my feast here.

06:10:15.480 --> 06:10:18.240
I know I'm the team spirit charging in.

06:10:18.240 --> 06:10:21.940
The decedent eagle gets nothing. That scope advantage hero knows all too well.

06:10:23.200 --> 06:10:24.300
How many did he get it?

06:10:25.100 --> 06:10:28.500
He's done some damage to Zontick. Support has arrived as well in the form of Apex.

06:10:28.500 --> 06:10:30.800
Just rotate in, blocks them with the incendiary.

06:10:35.400 --> 06:10:37.600
Such an unfavorable fight for the Glocks.

06:10:39.300 --> 06:10:41.700
I don't think they'll be getting too much done in this one whatsoever.

06:10:42.000 --> 06:10:44.500
I'm just more interested to see what the bi-pad looks like from here.

06:10:44.500 --> 06:10:47.040
Sophie used two of the tactical timeouts in the first half, so

06:10:47.040 --> 06:10:51.820
Not sure he wants to take one going into the next then just have to put faith in the team

06:10:52.380 --> 06:10:54.380
PC miss one together as apex

06:10:54.820 --> 06:10:57.940
The farm up to donks got something done, but all in all

06:10:58.780 --> 06:11:02.020
This will be the seventh round now for vitality

06:11:03.140 --> 06:11:08.700
On the amount of time until they converge on dog and they're coming from all angles. Let's see

06:11:09.820 --> 06:11:11.820
to lead team

06:11:11.820 --> 06:11:18.820
So

06:11:18.820 --> 06:11:25.260
Nothing for what is life are going to be heavier galils with this type of a buyer. I say that they're buying in selling back

06:11:26.020 --> 06:11:27.820
This is such a

06:11:27.820 --> 06:11:30.100
week by for what?

06:11:30.100 --> 06:11:33.780
This stage of the half should be your first gun round. It's two AKs

06:11:34.540 --> 06:11:39.380
Two Mac 10s in a tech nine. They've already been able to win a force by but this isn't that

06:11:41.820 --> 06:11:43.820
Not a very smoke in the sky,

06:11:43.820 --> 06:11:45.820
lurk smoke door,

06:11:45.820 --> 06:11:47.820
wall of smoke yard.

06:11:47.820 --> 06:11:49.820
Four smokes burned in the first five seconds.

06:11:49.820 --> 06:11:51.820
You feel that you're forced into science

06:11:51.820 --> 06:11:53.820
a little bit more poppy because of these

06:11:53.820 --> 06:11:55.820
Mac10s and

06:11:55.820 --> 06:11:57.820
TEC9s, but then you have the AKs on

06:11:57.820 --> 06:11:59.820
Don Kinshiro, so do you want to give them

06:11:59.820 --> 06:12:01.820
opportunities to work and

06:12:01.820 --> 06:12:03.820
look for equal jewels? Well,

06:12:03.820 --> 06:12:05.820
I haven't taken any space outside.

06:12:05.820 --> 06:12:07.820
Not cognizant of

06:12:07.820 --> 06:12:09.820
opportunity for Apex

06:12:09.820 --> 06:12:12.820
Apex or Zywoo lingering around playing for info.

06:12:14.520 --> 06:12:17.120
Looks like they want to go sent on through main.

06:12:17.620 --> 06:12:21.020
Magics with flashes to facilitate, drops it, trying to synchronize now, it's in there.

06:12:21.020 --> 06:12:22.320
Nice one and done, though.

06:12:22.820 --> 06:12:24.220
Zywoo quick on the trade.

06:12:24.520 --> 06:12:28.520
Apex has found Magics in this pacy top, this second wave.

06:12:29.220 --> 06:12:31.520
Just crashing into the rock that is Zywoo.

06:12:33.120 --> 06:12:37.620
Fero, he's gonna try and play for the plant, but Robs is just gonna have to end it here.

06:12:38.220 --> 06:12:39.520
Makes it a one round game.

06:12:39.520 --> 06:12:45.740
I like the idea, right? They threw the top utility first. That's going to draw the attention. That brings the yard players into focus.

06:12:45.740 --> 06:12:54.740
Donk is able to find the gap and swiftly executes, but it's not enough follow-through, and now it will have to be an eco again.

06:12:54.740 --> 06:13:06.080
So, patterned rounds, falling favorably for spirit as the blue wall, one out of the five rounds, one in the second half, so far, four vitality.

06:13:09.520 --> 06:13:16.520
the next so by virtue of a

06:13:16.520 --> 06:13:17.520
little bit extra cash they can

06:13:17.520 --> 06:13:19.520
equip themselves with some

06:13:19.520 --> 06:13:22.520
pistols again. If you couldn't

06:13:22.520 --> 06:13:24.520
make them slip up in the last

06:13:24.520 --> 06:13:25.520
with some misdirection, you

06:13:25.520 --> 06:13:26.520
have to hope that you catch a

06:13:26.520 --> 06:13:28.520
good timing and wanting to try

06:13:28.520 --> 06:13:29.520
drops again by the looks of

06:13:29.520 --> 06:13:30.520
things this time playing over

06:13:30.520 --> 06:13:33.520
towards elbow. Actually starting

06:13:33.520 --> 06:13:35.520
to path forward does that mean

06:13:35.520 --> 06:13:37.520
that there's support on the way

06:13:37.520 --> 06:13:43.380
The smoke is about to fade. Magic's selling a fake towards Yard, but it is all on

06:13:43.380 --> 06:13:52.480
Robs. Borg, primed and ready. Tineer gonna be leading this charge.

06:13:53.520 --> 06:13:58.520
Robs prime, starts to unload. Oh, and it's only the two before Don gets his

06:13:58.520 --> 06:14:04.260
Tech 9 frag accelerating into the B side, but my foul, Flazy, catches Tineer

06:14:04.260 --> 06:14:08.060
bringing a knife to the gunfight.

06:14:08.060 --> 06:14:10.700
Donkers found Rob's rifle.

06:14:10.700 --> 06:14:11.900
Seven bullets in the mag.

06:14:11.900 --> 06:14:14.580
Magics a free frag of four Apex.

06:14:14.580 --> 06:14:17.700
So a helpless one for team spirit here.

06:14:17.700 --> 06:14:19.740
And Flames is going to play by the book.

06:14:19.740 --> 06:14:21.700
Could have just swung, took that fight.

06:14:21.700 --> 06:14:23.140
Such a huge man advantage.

06:14:23.140 --> 06:14:24.260
But then it was on the line.

06:14:24.260 --> 06:14:26.980
You want to get this one time as quick as possible.

06:14:26.980 --> 06:14:28.300
That's how they've been letting the world know

06:14:28.300 --> 06:14:31.260
that the focus is on Rio getting these gold bars.

06:14:31.260 --> 06:14:37.180
that cool Millie. Take the pressure off with the major right around the corner. Looking

06:14:37.180 --> 06:14:45.260
for the three Pete. Don't need that extra baggage, Donk. He's in this side. He's faked

06:14:45.260 --> 06:14:48.860
the flag. The door swings open. There's one, but times against him.

06:14:48.860 --> 06:14:55.500
Oh, it's him for an effect to faked the Nade only by a hat. Runs at him to try and die

06:14:55.500 --> 06:14:59.500
the defensive side. You just

06:14:59.500 --> 06:15:01.500
have to return to round number

06:15:01.500 --> 06:15:03.500
three of this half. I think that

06:15:03.500 --> 06:15:04.500
the T sub was always going to be

06:15:04.500 --> 06:15:05.500
difficult for spirit was always

06:15:05.500 --> 06:15:07.500
going to be an uphill battle. But

06:15:07.500 --> 06:15:08.500
once you had spilled over the

06:15:08.500 --> 06:15:09.500
money, you knew that my tiny

06:15:09.500 --> 06:15:13.500
would buy him back in with that.

06:15:13.500 --> 06:15:16.500
Pretty average looking weaponry.

06:15:16.500 --> 06:15:18.500
That was your chance to rack up

06:15:18.500 --> 06:15:20.500
double digits and likely 11 putting

06:15:20.500 --> 06:15:23.500
you pretty much in the lead.

06:15:23.500 --> 06:15:27.740
and likely 11, putting you on the precipice of another map.

06:15:29.100 --> 06:15:31.100
You had your chances on Mirage.

06:15:32.220 --> 06:15:34.220
Now we're all tied up here on Nuke 9-9.

06:15:35.020 --> 06:15:37.020
Robs starting down towards B.

06:15:38.540 --> 06:15:41.100
Now because the smokes haven't come in yet, Robs can actually

06:15:41.820 --> 06:15:43.420
continue to take this space.

06:15:43.420 --> 06:15:45.340
He knows that nobody could have crossed secret yet,

06:15:45.340 --> 06:15:48.780
which will allow him to get to the stairs and be a jarring presence.

06:15:48.780 --> 06:15:50.940
Okay, he's going to have to respect the flames.

06:15:50.940 --> 06:15:59.900
Molotov throws that into question, second wall, throwing them prompt to you through the red.

06:16:05.020 --> 06:16:06.860
Robson's fully committed to this fight here.

06:16:08.140 --> 06:16:10.460
He's peaked on in. Doesn't get the fight he was looking for.

06:16:11.020 --> 06:16:14.940
Magics will bring him down and they keep five or rather four alive. Excuse me,

06:16:14.940 --> 06:16:18.540
Tanira died over towards the silo position. That's a lot of information that Robson gets

06:16:18.540 --> 06:16:24.060
right there. He sees those three bodies. He knows the bombs there. And apex is quick on that.

06:16:26.300 --> 06:16:28.460
Looking for the lobby lurk and apex is so

06:16:28.460 --> 06:16:34.620
Oh, he looks away as dog strikes. Takes the head off of apex, frustration visible.

06:16:35.980 --> 06:16:38.140
Magic's going for that plant. Uncontestable.

06:16:39.180 --> 06:16:40.940
Sorry from the rampside, Neat to Nezzy.

06:16:42.380 --> 06:16:44.220
He claims he's trying to draw attention to himself.

06:16:44.220 --> 06:16:51.580
He's fumbled, the smoke goes down the staircase instead, he was hoping to obscure the cross

06:16:51.580 --> 06:16:54.180
offence but he still hits the shot.

06:16:54.180 --> 06:16:56.860
Takes down Donk, gets a 3 on 3.

06:16:56.860 --> 06:17:01.340
Clock ticking in Spirits favour, chunk of damage, Delta Magic's back site, swinging from the

06:17:01.340 --> 06:17:02.340
single side.

06:17:02.340 --> 06:17:05.980
Flames he can apply, the pressure, instant head shot out of Magic's.

06:17:05.980 --> 06:17:11.380
Looking good to collect, Shiro with the spray, only Mezzi and he's been just tagged, position

06:17:11.380 --> 06:17:13.380
Noted and there's no time.

06:17:14.080 --> 06:17:16.580
Spirit will find double digits first.

06:17:16.580 --> 06:17:18.680
You can see Counter-Strike timing right there.

06:17:18.680 --> 06:17:20.980
The difference between Apex and Wingo losing that round.

06:17:20.980 --> 06:17:24.380
Just the fact that he looks away on that parvink.

06:17:24.380 --> 06:17:27.380
If he's able to get behind and they're not considered that's a multi-kill.

06:17:27.380 --> 06:17:28.780
This one, a little bit rough for Robs.

06:17:28.780 --> 06:17:31.680
He's been very good in this series so far.

06:17:31.680 --> 06:17:33.180
He's 18 and 12 right now.

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So that's probably his only misstep.

06:17:36.980 --> 06:17:38.680
And Donk was already low.

06:17:38.680 --> 06:17:45.240
So, you felt he should have at least gotten one in that environment, but the team was there to make sure he didn't go down.

06:17:48.120 --> 06:17:50.920
Once more, double digits, reached first by spirit.

06:17:55.640 --> 06:17:59.640
Only on the line for Vitality in this one. The only one with extra cash is Apex.

06:18:00.360 --> 06:18:03.640
They lose a sight early as those nades chunk donk.

06:18:03.640 --> 06:18:07.240
They just push Lobby. So many moving pieces. So aggressive.

06:18:07.240 --> 06:18:09.860
He's looking for the lobby lurks on Tixdwar's trophy.

06:18:09.860 --> 06:18:11.160
Donk into the warehouse.

06:18:11.160 --> 06:18:12.500
Yes, so many moving pieces.

06:18:12.500 --> 06:18:14.060
Glamis keeps going.

06:18:14.060 --> 06:18:16.660
If anybody heads back, they're going to be caught out.

06:18:16.660 --> 06:18:17.660
Rageous.

06:18:19.740 --> 06:18:22.540
But Arm descends the secret stairs, rops to receive them.

06:18:23.700 --> 06:18:24.540
Oh, Tom.

06:18:24.540 --> 06:18:27.300
Yeah, Zairu, unaware.

06:18:27.300 --> 06:18:29.540
Donk's have walked this whole way back.

06:18:29.540 --> 06:18:31.740
Turns to Zairu, gets a whiff.

06:18:31.740 --> 06:18:33.160
Just in time.

06:18:33.160 --> 06:18:35.660
So the opening kill goes the way of vitality.

06:18:37.240 --> 06:18:42.000
Robbs has got support in the form of apex towards control power position from Robbs

06:18:42.440 --> 06:18:45.000
We have two rounds with empty hands. No, sir

06:18:45.760 --> 06:18:50.340
Finds magic Shira to swing on it for number two and Robbs has got the bomb in front of him

06:18:51.160 --> 06:18:53.160
Zontics reveals the lurk on hut

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Nothing else to be done though. And so a tied up game 1010 seems inevitable

06:18:58.060 --> 06:19:01.860
It's just gonna have to hold on to this 30 seconds where he holds his breath and flames

06:19:01.860 --> 06:19:05.880
Yeah, right? He went around the world and found nothing. Maybe he can remove this

06:19:05.880 --> 06:19:11.880
to take the threat away to the

06:19:11.880 --> 06:19:14.880
following. It's 2,400. The

06:19:14.880 --> 06:19:16.880
spirit and that's not really

06:19:16.880 --> 06:19:18.880
going to set them up with

06:19:18.880 --> 06:19:21.880
anything. Convincing in the

06:19:21.880 --> 06:19:23.880
bias. It's been a spotty half.

06:19:23.880 --> 06:19:25.880
Consecutive rounds would have

06:19:25.880 --> 06:19:28.880
gone a long way. If

06:19:28.880 --> 06:19:30.880
Sontics goes down after time.

06:19:30.880 --> 06:19:32.880
That is absolute worst case

06:19:32.880 --> 06:19:34.880
scenario. Flames is not going to

06:19:34.880 --> 06:19:38.880
the next round of play. Oh that's

06:19:38.880 --> 06:19:40.880
going to leave the camp of

06:19:40.880 --> 06:19:42.880
Team spirit with a sour taste

06:19:42.880 --> 06:19:44.880
in their mouth. It's been hard

06:19:44.880 --> 06:19:45.880
to be able to get these buys

06:19:45.880 --> 06:19:46.880
together and it's going to be

06:19:46.880 --> 06:19:48.880
even more difficult now. It's a

06:19:48.880 --> 06:19:50.880
sixth sense for Zyra. Maybe

06:19:50.880 --> 06:20:07.520
difficult now. Just a sixth sense for Zyra, maybe unzoomed and caught him in his peripheral.

06:20:07.520 --> 06:20:11.520
Shake it off, have to use these 30 seconds wisely. Whether it's about what follows through

06:20:11.520 --> 06:20:17.480
in this one or the next, the game's far from over. The feeling of inevitability when you

06:20:17.480 --> 06:20:21.400
up against Vitality. You're trying to buck that trend. Magix has had some big moments.

06:20:21.400 --> 06:20:28.920
17 frags for the in-game leader and his grand final debut in that role. Pressure on this

06:20:28.920 --> 06:20:34.600
man's shoulders. They've decided not to shove and go for another one of these wonky buys.

06:20:34.600 --> 06:20:37.280
There's already been enough of those in this half of a plate. They're going to take the

06:20:37.280 --> 06:20:42.440
conservative approach. Some other pistols upgraded. Next round with the 2900, they will

06:20:42.440 --> 06:20:47.880
be able to buy. You'd love to get a plant if you're Zontix. That's just to help him out, right?

06:20:47.880 --> 06:20:51.000
2900 plus the 400, it's not going to go too far.

06:20:52.040 --> 06:20:58.280
A Donk Diggle headshot would go miles. You have to get past this off angle. Look at him go.

06:20:59.640 --> 06:21:06.360
Robin cool, the sweatlord. Off angle, Org, poised and ready to shred your unarmored opponents.

06:21:06.360 --> 06:21:10.920
And then try to grab every time on the D.Cams and flash. Headshot angle, absolutely.

06:21:10.920 --> 06:21:12.920
Farming gets three!

06:21:14.120 --> 06:21:19.000
A wall bang would have been nice a little early from the first, but Tag's Marchix on the second,

06:21:19.000 --> 06:21:22.120
to here on the walkup gets made in. It's like you could just see through walls.

06:21:23.000 --> 06:21:29.640
Zywoo collects another! Just Robson and Zywoo dealing with this one, no threat, no sweat.

06:21:29.640 --> 06:21:31.960
Just wonder how many offerings has Robs gotten.

06:21:31.960 --> 06:21:35.000
I'm trying to make sure that Zywoo doesn't get his 31st MVP.

06:21:35.000 --> 06:21:35.560
I think you're right.

06:21:35.560 --> 06:21:40.680
I just feed the X. I know the adjustments in play, but Robs with that Org,

06:21:40.920 --> 06:21:45.920
has had so much activity.

06:21:45.920 --> 06:21:46.920
Magic's can't do anything with

06:21:46.920 --> 06:21:48.920
it and understandable with the

06:21:48.920 --> 06:21:49.920
type of buy that they brought

06:21:49.920 --> 06:21:51.920
into it. Okay, the guns now

06:21:51.920 --> 06:21:52.920
is on ticks. It's just going to

06:21:52.920 --> 06:21:53.920
have to concede and work with

06:21:53.920 --> 06:21:55.920
the Mac 10. Sheerah gets his

06:21:55.920 --> 06:21:57.920
all. The AKs are there. This is

06:21:57.920 --> 06:21:58.920
one of the better looking buys

06:21:58.920 --> 06:22:00.920
throughout. Maybe the weirdest

06:22:00.920 --> 06:22:02.920
looking new pile I real for

06:22:02.920 --> 06:22:04.920
Robbs. Maybe the logic is that

06:22:04.920 --> 06:22:05.920
against the EECS, if he gives

06:22:05.920 --> 06:22:07.920
it up, he's opposed to now to

06:22:07.920 --> 06:22:09.920
use it. Uh huh. It's going to

06:22:09.920 --> 06:22:15.360
or so kills with that aug against very lightly equipped opponents and now up against the guns goes m4

06:22:24.320 --> 06:22:28.400
an easy way back into this spirit it'll be only against the rifle rounds down the stretch

06:22:32.800 --> 06:22:36.400
that is so cheeky push is on the first smoke

06:22:36.400 --> 06:22:41.400
Straight through squeaky door, catches Shira with his knife out, pats around his ankles.

06:22:41.400 --> 06:22:44.400
Didn't know about that push where he went around the world before, so why not?

06:22:44.400 --> 06:22:46.400
He dipped his toe, the water's warm.

06:22:46.400 --> 06:22:50.400
It's just the most frustrating death for Shira, you could empathize.

06:22:52.400 --> 06:22:55.400
Just screaming. I can't believe he's done that.

06:22:55.400 --> 06:22:57.400
He's still hanging around for more.

06:23:01.400 --> 06:23:03.400
Not conceding to play the man advantage.

06:23:03.400 --> 06:23:04.400
advantage.

06:23:04.400 --> 06:23:05.400
He's on his praise.

06:23:05.400 --> 06:23:06.900
Well, Messi's here as well.

06:23:06.900 --> 06:23:07.900
CT-Vent.

06:23:07.900 --> 06:23:08.900
They can double swing this.

06:23:08.900 --> 06:23:09.900
That's faded.

06:23:09.900 --> 06:23:11.900
OK, Zontics thinks twice about it.

06:23:11.900 --> 06:23:12.900
He's going to flash him in.

06:23:12.900 --> 06:23:14.980
Zontics, how quick can you turn?

06:23:14.980 --> 06:23:15.980
Swings on in.

06:23:15.980 --> 06:23:19.100
Spots Zontics for the head to head and calls for backup as well from Trophy.

06:23:19.100 --> 06:23:20.100
45 seconds.

06:23:20.100 --> 06:23:21.100
Oh!

06:23:21.100 --> 06:23:22.100
What's the point about this?

06:23:22.100 --> 06:23:23.100
Mades out.

06:23:23.100 --> 06:23:24.100
OK, very aggressive from Flames.

06:23:24.100 --> 06:23:30.620
He enables an equalizer from Magic scavenging Shiro's law but puts it to good use.

06:23:30.620 --> 06:23:33.300
Nox on the main door.

06:23:33.300 --> 06:23:34.540
It's an air-through squeaky.

06:23:34.540 --> 06:23:35.980
Masi one onto darkness.

06:23:35.980 --> 06:23:38.140
The peak through, leg shot.

06:23:38.140 --> 06:23:39.820
Apex is alive.

06:23:39.820 --> 06:23:41.180
Second least of lives.

06:23:41.180 --> 06:23:42.660
I will with the need to finish.

06:23:42.660 --> 06:23:44.460
And Magic's heading for the hills,

06:23:44.460 --> 06:23:46.060
wanting to hold onto this.

06:23:46.060 --> 06:23:47.780
Brutal, brutal.

06:23:47.780 --> 06:23:49.180
It's another one of these scenarios, right,

06:23:49.180 --> 06:23:50.700
where Apex playing the Joker.

06:23:50.700 --> 06:23:52.860
Either calls one of his teammates or it's himself,

06:23:52.860 --> 06:23:55.460
hiding in that top site ahead of the plate.

06:23:55.460 --> 06:23:58.380
And that's 12, secure.

06:23:58.380 --> 06:24:00.340
And Blemish on the record against Valken.

06:24:00.340 --> 06:24:03.620
That one's not going to matter. That's group stage. This is in pursuit of the gold bars.

06:24:03.620 --> 06:24:08.980
The Spirit have had some real fight in them throughout both maps so far this grand final.

06:24:08.980 --> 06:24:12.540
You mentioned the ones that have gone. It's the one that's coming up next that I'm the most excited about.

06:24:13.180 --> 06:24:16.620
44 and 4 Vitality to Apex led squad on Dust 2.

06:24:17.060 --> 06:24:18.740
They've won 16 consecutive.

06:24:19.620 --> 06:24:21.540
Spirit, it's also their home turf.

06:24:22.260 --> 06:24:23.100
11 and 1.

06:24:24.340 --> 06:24:28.580
What a shot. Yeah, he was dongs reacted like that. That's how you know you've been a banger.

06:24:28.580 --> 06:24:31.260
And he didn't slam the table, he was impressed with that one.

06:24:32.300 --> 06:24:33.500
Last ditch attempt.

06:24:34.060 --> 06:24:39.140
As you on map 1, who had the 12-10 scoreline, Vitality brought it back to overtime and ripped it out of your hands.

06:24:39.420 --> 06:24:43.180
Nice little run boost to get Shirou set up to try and catch an opening kill.

06:24:44.620 --> 06:24:49.100
Apex have absolutely none of that, he's got his hands off the mouse and keyboard, checking his teammates' monitors.

06:24:51.260 --> 06:24:57.580
No sign of who's got the cross, and I can't quite believe that Flamesy's pushed Lobby in back-to-back rounds

06:24:57.580 --> 06:25:04.780
a grand final no less with map point at stake he brings the fight through lobby through the smoke

06:25:06.060 --> 06:25:12.700
he's such a trickster oh and apex hits a heavy to near down on the yard spot

06:25:13.900 --> 06:25:22.220
five on three vitality set to collect a two map lead flash out more fight this time dog humbles him

06:25:22.220 --> 06:25:33.580
Flash to get him on the swing, Donk's toes tapped from the hot position, and oh my god

06:25:33.580 --> 06:25:38.620
he perfectly read it, he's read him like a block, Zywa with a 5-7 up close, punishes

06:25:38.620 --> 06:25:47.980
the smoke walk, it's going down for spirit.

06:25:47.980 --> 06:25:53.740
reaggresses from the CT side, Robs is cleared out Lobby, they don't let Spirit

06:25:53.740 --> 06:25:58.900
catch their breath for a moment. 30 seconds, bomb outside, Churro down towards B,

06:25:58.900 --> 06:26:04.100
this one's hopeless, this one has absolutely no chance, Zywoot ensures it

06:26:04.100 --> 06:26:09.300
and now it's just Manjix, a 1v4, the time is ticking, he knows his fate and so to

06:26:09.300 --> 06:26:14.380
the team, it's map 3 coming up next, Messi will secure it and Vitality take a 2

06:26:14.380 --> 06:26:20.980
map lead apex more than happy with that one but the spirit close but no cigar

06:26:20.980 --> 06:26:26.580
time and time again it needs to be a different look on dust too or this one

06:26:26.580 --> 06:26:29.500
is done in three

06:27:44.380 --> 06:27:51.380
Members of the jury, rise. Placements hearing. Proceed.

06:27:51.380 --> 06:28:02.380
This is bad. This is bad.

06:28:02.380 --> 06:28:14.380
Now this is talent. 5k you are.

06:28:14.380 --> 06:28:21.380
Good thing Donk isn't deciding your ego. Your placement games do. Season 8 starts 8.22.

06:28:32.380 --> 06:28:37.860
Spirit tries hard as you absolutely can.

06:28:37.860 --> 06:28:38.860
You win that first pistol.

06:28:38.860 --> 06:28:39.860
You even convert.

06:28:39.860 --> 06:28:43.300
You think about maybe even taking the conversion from Vitaliy in the second half, which you

06:28:43.300 --> 06:28:46.860
do, but it's still just a little shy of where you want to be.

06:28:46.860 --> 06:28:50.100
13-10 here in this grand final second half for the Intellixtreme Masters.

06:28:50.100 --> 06:28:51.100
I'm traced.

06:28:51.100 --> 06:28:53.100
Got Yankee on the middle, pimp down on the end, but ready to talk a little bit more

06:28:53.100 --> 06:28:56.700
Vitality, as if there's any other team quite to talk about like them.

06:28:56.700 --> 06:28:57.700
Yeah, it's crazy.

06:28:57.700 --> 06:29:02.340
Every time they seem to be on the ropes, they just find a way to recover, you know.

06:29:02.340 --> 06:29:06.420
players start stepping up they win rounds they're not supposed to on paper

06:29:06.420 --> 06:29:11.060
rounds that they're the big disadvantage going out of spawn in terms of weaponry

06:29:11.060 --> 06:29:14.460
in terms of utility and that's what makes them great is no matter the

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situation no matter the disadvantage they find a way to win. I can't help to

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feel for Spirit a little bit because I agree you know Vitality are playing

06:29:22.340 --> 06:29:26.420
great Counter-Strike very composed Counter-Strike finding ways to win you

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know when you think it's not possible but I don't think Spirit is playing bad

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by any sort of their imagination I think as a team right now they're showing

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up some of the secondary line-up, you know, some of the secondary, I guess, actors within

06:29:37.460 --> 06:29:41.380
the lineup are doing a good job in Magics and Sun Tix finding impact, and Nier continues

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to have a great showing. There's only one piece missing right now that could tip it

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over the scale sort of for Spirit. And that is Donk. That's the only thing I'm missing

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right now from Spirit, from seeing and, you know, maybe staying, that they're playing

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some of the best counter strikes I've seen Spirit play in a long, long time.

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I don't think it's just Donk. I mean, Shiro's the lowest-rated player for the series. Magics

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is their highest-rated player so far, Tanir being second right and we're talking about them losing

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the first map in overtime and second map 13-10 after having an eight four half right and winning

06:30:09.460 --> 06:30:14.900
that fourth buy really which is where you thought all right now they're gonna be able to close this

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out but Vitality found a way to bounce back that's a huge issue for Spirit at the moment it's their

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stars that are letting them down. Yeah and it just seems like yeah you might have Vitaly where you

06:30:26.100 --> 06:30:29.080
you want them if you're spirit sometimes and some rounds but yeah you get those

06:30:29.080 --> 06:30:32.660
miracle rounds you get those things with robs is known for side who's coming out

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and pulling it right out of the back pocket you can't account for that if

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you're spirit no you well you can't and you can because that's gonna happen every

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single time you're playing vitality it's just about whether you can withstand

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the pressure and whether you can cope with it and I think there was a few

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examples in this game where they actually did it round 11 is one that

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want to bring up if production is ready for it that's around that has a lot of

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elements to it why I think spirit are really good standing the pressure coming

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You see Santex going in straight away, finding a kill, finding a duel right here, then a trade coming in from Cyru, perhaps a little bit lucky, it is one of this, a 4v4.

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Another duel taking place, and you now have Vitality playing a 4v3 tenure, not afraid of exposing himself in Yard, taking a duel versus Cyru, Magix making it a 3v2.

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Vitality applying pressure all over it, again walking towards the inner bomb site right here, flushing out a player on the side, making it a 2v2.

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I feel like there's so many occasions in this round where Spirit could have lost it again, a 2v1, Messi gets the first kill,

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plays a 1v1, it goes down to this, where there's dual, where both players are down to 1 HP essentially

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and MadTix wins it with the USB. At this point in the game, when it's 7-4 for Spirit, I think by

06:31:34.860 --> 06:31:39.860
telling you applying all the pressure that potentially can, you see Teneir's response going out yard, taking a

06:31:39.860 --> 06:31:44.860
hit tough fight versus Saeru, they were outstanding that pressure in the first half. They were outliving it almost

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and still it wasn't enough to get the win over the finish line. So, you know, the more I think about it, the more

06:31:49.860 --> 06:31:53.860
I watch this game, I want to give credit for really putting up a great fight to Team Spirit, but it's just not

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spirit but it's just not enough without Duncan and Shearer. Yeah they're absolutely taking the fight

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to vitality you know and you also need to give them props that for losing some of these rounds

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to pistols and whatnot they're not fazed by it you know they don't get tilled from it they're still

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trying they still had opportunities in some rounds but unfortunately when it comes to those

06:32:13.300 --> 06:32:18.420
3v3s when it comes to some of those post plans their guys just aren't delivering that's where

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that's where you need Shearer to step up right in the clutch that's what he's good at that's where

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where you want Donk to get you a sort of a multi-kill perhaps, where there isn't a post-plan.

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The opponents are just saving, and that hasn't been there today for Team Spirit.

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No, but it has been there for Vitality, and I mean everything else besides that.

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I'm talking about the side of Apex and company leading these guys to victory on Nuke.

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Not nearly, I'd say, as convincing.

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You know, we have a spirit in the final, but, yeah, for Vitality, step ahead every single time.

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That's what it feels like. You know, they find different ways to win every single time.

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Every single game where the matters the most this game is again, you know

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You win the pistol in the second half, then they lose the force by the team spirit anything

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Okay, that's it spirit are gonna run away with it now

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I think chat said it during the cast as well. They are the firm favorites to win

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It then takes 40 45 seconds for for my telly to head into the force by around in round 15 win that one

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I think we have it as well when you win that round, you know, and you kind of kick start your own momentum on the CT side

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That's where I feel spirit lost a little bit. That's what we see don't visibly being frustrated

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That's what we see, Donk, maybe.

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I wouldn't say trying too hard, because we shouldn't revert from playing the style of Counter-Strike.

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You don't normally play it, but he's not really finding the success that you want right now.

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So I think it's a case of both, where I'm telling you, yes, they're playing good Counter-Strike right now,

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where Spirit, as you described before, is well, they're not capitalizing on the moments in the game right now.

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They had someone Mirage, they had some here, Nuke.

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You can argue they could have won both maps, yet they're down 0-2.

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Yeah, that's what I said, right?

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Like, don't underestimate them.

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They still have their chances, even though they missed out on Mirage,

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but eventually you're going to have to find a way to close out, right?

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Just being within striking distance isn't good enough.

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And with Dust2 around the corner, we know about Vitality's track record.

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And you wonder that it's just being these close losses

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and some of these rounds that they're losing, they're not supposed to

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starting maybe to chip away at the mantle of Team Spirit.

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Yeah, and for Team Spirit,

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well, they might be taking a backseat to this next little installment that I've got for you.

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It's our DHL MVP.

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Who will be the DHL MVP? You decide. You can participate in the DHL MVP vote as it happens.

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Make sure to be tuned in to the Twitch stream and be ready to have your say.

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Well head of the two best Dust2 teams the world has to offer. We are looking to crown

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our DHL MVP. Our first candidate on the block today will be Robs.

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Rops has had a great series, Rops has had a great amount of impact in this game so far

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and Rops is doing exactly what he was assigned to do in Vitality.

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He is a different Mega on the server, he's been a different Mega in terms of the way he precisioned himself

06:34:56.700 --> 06:35:00.700
and finds impact in pretty much any given scenario that he can offer.

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Hi Australian player of the finals so far, always there for the big games

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and another guy who seems to always be there for Vitality when it matters of course.

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It's going to be the Wu, not having to do all too much in this game,

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but on Mirage we pointed out a couple of rounds where he really stepped up on the T side

06:35:19.740 --> 06:35:24.940
to get his team into OT and we just know he's going to find ways to be impactful every single time.

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Always, always in contention for the MVP.

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Messi as well.

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Isn't that a pretty, pretty...

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Brazil, thanks.

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I don't know, I think Epic should be in there as well.

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It's the first real CT side player for Vitalik.

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True, and I can do the best thing, can be on the server as well,

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but not to say anything away from Messi.

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I think that's a close call for who's gonna be third in that race for now is messy, but I guess that could change after that too

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Yeah, it can change with your votes at home

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This is your time to get activated in the channel that you are watching the game on is our DHL MVP boat

06:35:51.780 --> 06:35:55.040
So I would invite you to do that now that we can talk about

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Third and potential final map of IEM Rio here and in doing so we're talking about that's to we're talking about vitality

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Starting on the CT side. We heard Chad say that these are the two of the best dust two teams the world has to offer

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Why?

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There's levels to being a good Dust2 team.

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Yes, Spirit is great on Dust2, and I respect a lot of the work they're doing on it.

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Vitality is on a different level. They're the best team to ever touch that map, hands down.

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They've played the last 12 months, they've played the map 38 times, and they won 35.

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And in the last 24 times, they've played the 23 of those games, right?

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It's a map they never lose.

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Apart from that one-time versus team Spirit, long, long time ago, where they lost 13-2.

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So you're telling me there's a chance?

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I'm telling you there's a couple of percentages of a chance. I agree. Spirit is a great Dust 2 team.

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Vitality is the best team to ever charge the map of Dust 2 and right now they're in a streak that is unheard of.

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In those wins, in those 24 wins they've had, you know, as of recently. I think 16 or 17 of those games are single digits as well.

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It's not even close.

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Yeah, those are all great points, but I just have a feeling that Spirit has been playing too well the last couple of games to get 3 out here.

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And also, a really donking shero just gonna be AFK for this final, I mean, not literally,

06:37:06.580 --> 06:37:09.460
but right where are some of the big moments from those guys.

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And you feel like on Dust2 at the very least, you're gonna get a couple of rounds from them.

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And that's all Spirit needs at the moment to win a map.

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You just need a couple of rounds from their stars, because as a team, you know, they're right there with Vitality.

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I get that and I agree, and I hope that's the case, but that's also under the conditions that

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But Maddix continues to perform at this level, and Teneir continues to perform at this level.

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And while I do believe Teneir can do that, I'm having a tough time seeing Maddix ending

06:37:34.660 --> 06:37:38.340
this series as the top fragger and the highest way to play up for Spirit, then you know something

06:37:38.340 --> 06:37:39.340
is wrong.

06:37:39.340 --> 06:37:40.340
Oh, then it's going to be a 3-0, I feel like, if that's the case.

06:37:40.340 --> 06:37:41.340
It's going to be a 3-0, right?

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So, that's the issue.

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I'm not even sure if Shiro wakes up, and if Dong wakes up, that's going to be enough to

06:37:46.020 --> 06:37:47.900
take down a team like Vitality and Dust2.

06:37:47.900 --> 06:37:49.980
They have so many different ways of playing this map.

06:37:49.980 --> 06:37:53.900
Robs is a guard on the CT side, shutting down the B bomb side, Sairu roaming all over

06:37:53.900 --> 06:37:54.900
the place.

06:37:54.900 --> 06:37:58.120
the amount of impact he's finding and the amount of chaos he's creating on this map

06:37:58.120 --> 06:38:02.900
is also something you should take attention to, so yeah, I'm gonna be honest, I think this smells of a 3-0.

06:38:02.900 --> 06:38:08.980
And we remember the last time in Melbourne when that grad slam was right there, it gets sketchy, you know, towards the end.

06:38:08.980 --> 06:38:15.320
The pressure starts mounting when you're right there, so let's see if it's the same case for Vitality this time around,

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or will they just close the deal 3-0?

06:38:18.100 --> 06:38:21.060
Yeah, they've probably been through this motion a couple times now at this point.

06:38:21.060 --> 06:38:24.660
I mean, it seems like a regular Sunday occurrence for Vitality find themselves in the server

06:38:25.380 --> 06:38:28.540
and for us to go to a break so that we can come back and jump into dust too.

06:38:28.740 --> 06:38:32.340
That's right. This could very well be potentially the last map

06:38:32.340 --> 06:38:36.500
the Intel Extreme Masters Rio de Janeiro 2026 and it could very well be a map

06:38:36.500 --> 06:38:40.100
that secures the ESL Grand Slam 14 Vitality.

06:38:40.100 --> 06:38:42.500
We go to that quick break and we're jumping right back into it.

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06:39:06.500 --> 06:39:10.100
Face it rating measures how much your actions have increased your team's chances of winning

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Good luck and have fun.

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You and your tricks can't mix up!

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We are back!

06:39:52.100 --> 06:39:53.100
What's he looking at?

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Inspired by our French comrades.

06:39:57.100 --> 06:39:59.100
I've decided to shuffle things up.

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We are swapping the walls of a catastrophe!

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Wait, does that mean...

06:40:06.100 --> 06:40:08.100
Yeah, it does!

06:40:08.100 --> 06:40:10.100
Mr. Maitreya!

06:40:14.100 --> 06:40:18.100
Alex, the machine! Tell me, how is the shop for me?

06:40:19.100 --> 06:40:21.100
Even though she's been doing it, you deleted it!

06:40:21.100 --> 06:40:22.100
You're too...

06:40:23.100 --> 06:40:24.100
You must have confidence in the shopper!

06:40:24.100 --> 06:40:26.100
Who ordered all this?

06:40:27.100 --> 06:40:28.100
Now hold on a second!

06:40:29.100 --> 06:40:34.100
You have one person, one job, that's all you have to do is a part of your intelligence!

06:40:34.100 --> 06:40:36.100
What's going on here?

06:40:36.100 --> 06:40:38.100
Bye bye, Alex!

06:40:38.100 --> 06:40:40.100
Merci beaucoup!

06:40:46.100 --> 06:40:50.100
My map, thus too, is so beautiful when the sun is low.

06:41:04.100 --> 06:41:06.500
That nightfall that Hilo harvesters left.

06:41:08.700 --> 06:41:11.100
Their cruelty to my people is all I have known.

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Made I must live.

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That's better.

06:41:16.500 --> 06:41:19.200
And a double kill, it's all onto Alexi.

06:41:20.000 --> 06:41:20.800
Picking.

06:41:20.800 --> 06:41:23.300
He's got 19 bullets, everything he needs.

06:41:23.900 --> 06:41:25.000
No, you...

06:41:25.000 --> 06:41:25.800
...cook.

06:41:25.800 --> 06:41:27.000
Does he swing off the name?

06:41:27.000 --> 06:41:28.200
You've got the name!

06:41:28.200 --> 06:41:29.000
The name's the name!

06:41:29.000 --> 06:41:30.600
The name's the name!

06:41:34.100 --> 06:41:41.100
I'm not human, it's virtual.

06:41:41.100 --> 06:41:50.100
In my desert, my ego, I dust you.

06:41:50.100 --> 06:41:59.100
Oh for fuck's sake, I'm missing with any fucking bastard.

06:42:04.100 --> 06:42:09.100
I'm here at the Intel tent with

06:42:09.100 --> 06:42:10.100
our friends Intel and Acer predator

06:42:10.100 --> 06:42:11.100
were over the course of this weekend.

06:42:11.100 --> 06:42:14.100
There has been plenty of excitement going down.

06:42:14.100 --> 06:42:16.100
We already gave you a little bit of a peek behind the curtain

06:42:16.100 --> 06:42:18.100
as to some of the signing sessions going down

06:42:18.100 --> 06:42:19.100
with the top players.

06:42:19.100 --> 06:42:21.100
But I would argue this is even more exciting

06:42:21.100 --> 06:42:23.100
because you get the opportunity to play

06:42:23.100 --> 06:42:25.100
on some of the latest and greatest gear.

06:42:25.100 --> 06:42:28.100
And luckily I've got an expert to tell me

06:42:28.100 --> 06:42:29.100
a little bit more about it.

06:42:29.100 --> 06:42:31.100
Fi, I'm sorry to bother you mid round,

06:42:31.100 --> 06:42:33.100
but I'd love you to give me a rundown

06:42:33.100 --> 06:42:37.340
over exactly what you're working with her. Don't worry about it. I'm playing on a beast of a machine.

06:42:37.340 --> 06:42:43.420
It's the Predator Orion 7000 PC, 5090 inside, Predator Cyclonex cooling, literally everything you

06:42:43.420 --> 06:42:47.020
could want to play high FPS Counter Strike. Of course, it's not just that. There's plenty of new

06:42:47.020 --> 06:42:51.100
and exciting things coming in the very near future. Mac, tell me a bit more about that.

06:42:51.100 --> 06:42:56.780
Okay, so we have just released the Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus series processors about three weeks ago,

06:42:56.780 --> 06:43:02.220
but this baby here, the new Orion 7000, is going to have those new processors in them as well as

06:43:02.220 --> 06:43:06.460
some new bells and whistles but if you look at it that is what you can purchase very very shortly

06:43:06.460 --> 06:43:11.180
it's not quite released so it is the first look so keep your eyes on it. It is an absolute thing

06:43:11.180 --> 06:43:14.700
of beauty thank you so much for your time I'll let you go back to the grind and we get back to the

06:43:14.700 --> 06:43:16.700
to the grand final.

06:43:38.980 --> 06:43:43.380
Team Vitality standing on the precipice of history.

06:43:43.380 --> 06:43:47.060
The FAMASTA arena, just one map away from bearing witness to this.

06:43:49.020 --> 06:43:52.020
No team has taken two ESL Grand Slams,

06:43:52.020 --> 06:43:56.020
and they stand just one map away from their primary objective.

06:43:56.020 --> 06:43:59.980
They've made no secret that all eyes this season

06:43:59.980 --> 06:44:03.460
were on claiming the gold bars for the second time.

06:44:05.900 --> 06:44:11.100
And Robs with his Midas touch, every roster he touches has turned to gold.

06:44:11.100 --> 06:44:22.100
He stands to do what no player has done before, to be in a category of his own, a third Grand Slam, within tushy distance.

06:44:22.100 --> 06:44:35.100
Spirit of put up a fight today, double digits, close near misses, clutches going their way, pistols going their way, but that has not stopped vitality.

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Will Dust2 be different? Chad most excited for this one, the two teams he considers the

06:44:43.860 --> 06:44:54.420
best at this very amount, locking horns with the stakes this high.

06:44:54.420 --> 06:44:56.420
to

06:45:02.060 --> 06:45:04.580
Doc's been quiet that needs to change

06:45:05.380 --> 06:45:09.780
The rest of spirit is functioning as it needs to we need some massive tonk moments

06:45:10.580 --> 06:45:15.900
Mate long pop on the table. There's the flash. That's how we're gonna lose vision. I'm not gonna lose his head

06:45:15.900 --> 06:45:22.340
Oh, he's just out two heads out of the round just like that. It's so calm

06:45:22.340 --> 06:45:27.340
the long doors and I will not

06:45:27.340 --> 06:45:31.340
just taps head. Three dead out

06:45:31.340 --> 06:45:34.340
mid for Zontics. No brawl, no

06:45:34.340 --> 06:45:36.340
mid rounds. Just a two man

06:45:36.340 --> 06:45:39.340
advantage. That's beautiful from

06:45:39.340 --> 06:45:41.340
Zawoop. Here it feels like he's

06:45:41.340 --> 06:45:43.340
taking his game to another level.

06:45:43.340 --> 06:45:45.340
That's crazy to say with someone

06:45:45.340 --> 06:45:46.340
who has the accolades of this

06:45:46.340 --> 06:45:49.340
man apex still shooting hard for

06:45:49.340 --> 06:45:52.100
for the old man, the in-game leader.

06:45:52.100 --> 06:45:53.500
He's more than that.

06:45:53.500 --> 06:45:56.660
He's a captain, a strategist.

06:45:58.860 --> 06:45:59.700
He's a leader.

06:45:59.700 --> 06:46:02.740
Yeah, he is the engine room of this squad.

06:46:02.740 --> 06:46:05.340
He's the enforcer when times are tough.

06:46:05.340 --> 06:46:06.700
He'll take the hits.

06:46:09.380 --> 06:46:12.860
All right now, this perfect concoction of players.

06:46:12.860 --> 06:46:14.060
I don't have lightning in a bottle.

06:46:14.060 --> 06:46:16.300
They've got a sustained thunderstorm.

06:46:19.340 --> 06:46:28.220
It's only elite teams who are able to claim ESL Grand Slam, Astralis, Liquid, Navi, FaZe,

06:46:28.220 --> 06:46:31.940
Vitality, and they're looking to conquer it twice.

06:46:31.940 --> 06:46:34.220
An eco here, force spirit.

06:46:34.220 --> 06:46:38.580
They're going to get a little bit of long control, but this all counts for nothing.

06:46:38.580 --> 06:46:42.420
They will be swept under the rug swiftly.

06:46:42.420 --> 06:46:43.860
My guns will be coming out the next.

06:46:43.860 --> 06:46:47.900
This is one of the maps that they've definitely made their home tour, somewhere that also

06:46:47.900 --> 06:46:50.780
Tanira has been comfortable making his moves.

06:46:50.780 --> 06:46:54.940
If I need to see Donk, show us some of that,

06:46:54.940 --> 06:46:56.780
or try to test the battle hardens.

06:46:56.780 --> 06:46:59.180
Right, he's a beast, he's a monster.

06:46:59.180 --> 06:47:00.380
And his team needs him now.

06:47:03.100 --> 06:47:05.100
The eco dealt with, the guns now equipped.

06:47:12.380 --> 06:47:16.620
It's focusing on some of this, not pattern calling,

06:47:16.620 --> 06:47:20.900
But tendencies that they've been showing throughout the tournament the crisscross smokes how they're able to plough for the different looks

06:47:22.460 --> 06:47:24.460
Tani will have studied all of those

06:47:27.900 --> 06:47:31.460
Let's go into the motions donk and zontics will be gifted lower tunnels, but

06:47:34.100 --> 06:47:39.280
They'll be made damage apex trying to slow down the cat roll with that incendiary onto his he

06:47:39.280 --> 06:47:47.040
He knows a lot of the strategies revolver on this Xbox lineup is Zontics that stomachs

06:47:47.040 --> 06:47:55.600
the HE.

06:47:55.600 --> 06:47:57.600
Picks up an extra one left in CT.

06:47:57.600 --> 06:47:59.280
No surprise there.

06:47:59.280 --> 06:48:02.880
The reason his U2 damage is so high is two factors.

06:48:02.880 --> 06:48:06.160
One, he's got his lineups on lock.

06:48:06.160 --> 06:48:11.460
But two, they funnel them to the man because of the positions he plays. Flames, he borrows in.

06:48:11.460 --> 06:48:14.360
This is going to be tough for Tanir, Donk and Shirin to break without a flash.

06:48:14.360 --> 06:48:19.260
Just chef's kiss. Off the incendiary. You're not ready for this? No, at all!

06:48:19.260 --> 06:48:23.760
The sound cue gave him that false sense of security. Flames, he kept humble to one.

06:48:25.260 --> 06:48:29.060
Zayweez angle. Ooh, nice shot out of Donk. That's his second contribution.

06:48:29.060 --> 06:48:32.260
If Apex is under pressure from the short side, he gets two.

06:48:32.260 --> 06:48:35.260
Completely nullifies both of them on the short.

06:48:35.260 --> 06:48:37.260
Smoke for the cross in a 2-1-2.

06:48:37.260 --> 06:48:39.260
Robbs is going to be mantling up.

06:48:39.260 --> 06:48:41.260
It's Mezzie playing close to the smoke.

06:48:41.260 --> 06:48:43.260
She's got a plant safely here.

06:48:43.260 --> 06:48:44.260
Defensive smoke into the site.

06:48:44.260 --> 06:48:46.260
Bomb will go down.

06:48:46.260 --> 06:48:48.260
Time is perfectly. Robbs gets out.

06:48:48.260 --> 06:48:49.260
Does manage to find Donk.

06:48:49.260 --> 06:48:51.260
Now all on to Shiro's shoulders.

06:48:51.260 --> 06:48:53.260
And he falls to Robbs too.

06:48:53.260 --> 06:48:57.260
Tossed guns and not going to find the win.

06:48:57.260 --> 06:48:58.260
Very well done there from Apex.

06:48:58.260 --> 06:48:59.260
Understandable Flamesy.

06:48:59.260 --> 06:49:01.260
He's the one that caused the chaos.

06:49:01.260 --> 06:49:02.260
Donk, massive trade.

06:49:02.260 --> 06:49:04.260
But the bigger is the shot on N'Zai.

06:49:04.260 --> 06:49:06.260
that opens up the avenue for the split.

06:49:06.260 --> 06:49:08.260
So this is how it kicked off,

06:49:08.260 --> 06:49:10.260
but it's all Apex on the side getting a multi kill.

06:49:10.260 --> 06:49:12.260
He has had some really important moments,

06:49:12.260 --> 06:49:14.260
especially early on in halves.

06:49:14.260 --> 06:49:16.260
These are stabilizing rounds.

06:49:16.260 --> 06:49:19.260
No, that is going to have to just be the partial investment now,

06:49:19.260 --> 06:49:21.260
as the smile on the face of Mr. Kul

06:49:21.260 --> 06:49:24.260
in pursuit of the 30 SL Grand Slam.

06:49:24.260 --> 06:49:27.260
And with the formula, he was in in Rotterdam,

06:49:27.260 --> 06:49:29.260
the form that he's been showing in this final so far.

06:49:29.260 --> 06:49:33.260
Before we met it into map number three, he was already 52 kills deep.

06:49:33.260 --> 06:49:38.580
to be top of the server without a doubt I mean that's one of the factors with

06:49:38.580 --> 06:49:42.780
Rob's it feels like when the pressure is at its highest when legacy's at stake he

06:49:42.780 --> 06:49:48.180
finds another level actually invested a little bit more don't has an AK right

06:49:48.180 --> 06:49:54.380
now was a tag early from the scouts so this one it's a bit of intrigue about

06:49:54.380 --> 06:49:59.420
it this opportunity shero as well he had the scout primed so now you've got the

06:49:59.420 --> 06:50:06.280
coordinates of Zaru's orb don't feels like he can take up that space limited

06:50:06.280 --> 06:50:10.380
you took to the finish right now I was still very early stage in the round but

06:50:10.380 --> 06:50:13.080
regardless it's just a handful of smokes and one of them's been thrown out for

06:50:13.080 --> 06:50:20.640
the mid to be he's gonna go for a sweep facilitate by apex you tell oh smoke

06:50:20.640 --> 06:50:24.560
they're pushing so I will call off doesn't just finds magic with a trade

06:50:24.560 --> 06:50:32.800
from down there. It's flamesy. That's the problem. Just tapping heads. Crushed our spirit.

06:50:32.800 --> 06:50:37.680
Just some takes a nice shot on the deal. Finishes what she wrote. Started a second is stunning.

06:50:37.680 --> 06:50:43.400
A third asking too much. He's starting to heat up there. Good damage done. When you make that

06:50:43.400 --> 06:50:47.760
type of investment, that's what you're hoping for the plant. That would have helped out.

06:50:47.760 --> 06:50:51.640
Make sure everybody has AKs going into this, but regardless, that was a partial. I know

06:50:51.640 --> 06:50:56.440
look threatening and they're fortunate that it was this was great from flames he gets there inside

06:50:56.440 --> 06:51:02.200
the flash the sharks and everything stolen this cat push he thinks I was getting caught off still

06:51:02.200 --> 06:51:06.760
finds that opening kill but now both snipers with their weapons of choice shiro has his

06:51:07.640 --> 06:51:14.040
sorry trying more wall bangs we've been seeing plenty of that oh wow about that one four blind

06:51:14.040 --> 06:51:20.280
shiro catches flames he over extended on the long corner fast blood drawn you've got to make the most

06:51:20.280 --> 06:51:25.400
of this now. Shiro's giving you a gift of an opening. Flash is for good, but Shiro, just the perfect timing.

06:51:32.040 --> 06:51:37.480
H.E. still breaks. Catches a glimpse of magic towards the X-Box, or at least audible. Now Apex

06:51:37.480 --> 06:51:42.840
gonna sweep on through shore. Shiro looking the wrong way, loses his head to Apex on the aggression.

06:51:42.840 --> 06:51:46.280
How messy. Yeah, you'd think that would be it. You'd think the aggression is done.

06:51:46.280 --> 06:51:47.280
He's backing off.

06:51:49.280 --> 06:51:51.880
I'm going to give one back, Rob switches up the tunnels, they just keep moving.

06:51:51.880 --> 06:51:55.480
They're always moving, it's so brutal for Spirit, they're getting clamped in on.

06:51:55.480 --> 06:51:56.480
I wouldn't expect this to happen.

06:51:56.480 --> 06:51:57.480
Surround this!

06:51:57.880 --> 06:52:01.680
Back turned, Don gets away on a scrap of health and send the aerial force to decision.

06:52:01.680 --> 06:52:06.280
It's Apex through the smoke, catches Zontix, chain available, good for Magix.

06:52:06.280 --> 06:52:07.680
He's open, Teneer's taking it.

06:52:07.680 --> 06:52:09.480
There he has, but the bomb's still on Catwalk.

06:52:09.880 --> 06:52:13.880
It's a weird dynamic now, Zybel would have to hit the flick of his lifetime here.

06:52:13.880 --> 06:52:15.080
Teneer's got the drop on him.

06:52:15.080 --> 06:52:17.840
I didn't know how the palsy looked around!

06:52:17.840 --> 06:52:18.840
Catches him!

06:52:18.840 --> 06:52:21.340
One step too many!

06:52:21.340 --> 06:52:24.240
Bombs picked up, you've got Messi on A.

06:52:24.240 --> 06:52:26.400
He's just tucked inside, he's letting them come to him.

06:52:26.400 --> 06:52:27.400
They got Monies though.

06:52:27.400 --> 06:52:28.900
That's gonna, oh go Goose.

06:52:28.900 --> 06:52:30.400
That's not gonna go site.

06:52:30.400 --> 06:52:32.760
Messi's got a safe haven.

06:52:32.760 --> 06:52:35.800
Perfectly positioned for this to keep Faitanthes round rolling.

06:52:35.800 --> 06:52:37.300
Down he goes!

06:52:37.300 --> 06:52:39.300
Magics can't do anything!

06:52:39.300 --> 06:52:42.200
And for Donk, he doesn't have the health to come up clutch.

06:52:42.200 --> 06:52:43.200
Maybe he does!

06:52:43.200 --> 06:52:44.200
Maybe all he needs is a 14!

06:52:44.200 --> 06:52:47.200
14, because Xayu versus Dong in the 1v1.

06:52:47.200 --> 06:52:49.200
Hard hand on Xayu.

06:52:49.200 --> 06:52:52.200
Overlown picks up the M4 to clutch up.

06:52:52.200 --> 06:52:54.200
I think in that little sequence right there,

06:52:54.200 --> 06:52:58.200
Taneir's taking plait control and he's jumped off of plait to get into site.

06:52:58.200 --> 06:53:00.200
And in that moment, a step has to have been made,

06:53:00.200 --> 06:53:06.200
because Xayu went from not having awareness to being a little bit sure that there is that possibility.

06:53:06.200 --> 06:53:08.200
Oh, what an opportunity.

06:53:08.200 --> 06:53:12.200
So 5-0, the scoreline reads, remember, 16 straight.

06:53:12.200 --> 06:53:38.200
I can't possibly put into words how insane that they have a 44 and four record on this map. This is dust 2. This map is almost as old as the game. And everyone can play dust 2. This is it, right? The fact that they are able to show such a pedigree on this map, it is absolutely insane.

06:53:38.200 --> 06:53:40.200
with the

06:53:40.200 --> 06:53:42.200
cushion of a 5-0 start,

06:53:42.200 --> 06:53:44.200
what you likely see happen

06:53:44.200 --> 06:53:46.200
is a few more risks, a few more pushes

06:53:46.200 --> 06:53:48.200
that they were just doing in the last.

06:53:48.200 --> 06:53:50.200
Shiro's going to be pulling his hair out.

06:53:50.200 --> 06:53:52.200
Think about those flamesy door pushes. You didn't even get your chance

06:53:52.200 --> 06:53:54.200
to play your T rounds on Nuke,

06:53:54.200 --> 06:53:56.200
because they were unraveling you at the start of it.

06:53:56.200 --> 06:53:58.200
Oh, again from Shiro!

06:53:58.200 --> 06:54:00.200
Back to back.

06:54:00.200 --> 06:54:02.200
This time it's Apex that's got his cracks.

06:54:04.200 --> 06:54:06.200
This man's had a chance at tonight.

06:54:06.200 --> 06:54:09.960
The NSL Grand Slam before, attempted to stop phase.

06:54:10.480 --> 06:54:12.880
Hello, Donk extends their advantage.

06:54:13.280 --> 06:54:15.640
Catching Siren Girl and walk about short side.

06:54:15.840 --> 06:54:18.320
OK, so a two-man advantage has to convert.

06:54:18.320 --> 06:54:20.720
But they haven't. We'll go back to Mirage.

06:54:22.080 --> 06:54:23.600
This is just to get on the board.

06:54:25.400 --> 06:54:28.320
You can't be fumbling. This one bombed down outside upper tunnels.

06:54:28.320 --> 06:54:31.240
A fake double nades in. Good information available now.

06:54:31.240 --> 06:54:33.440
They're pivoting quickly. Robs is on the site.

06:54:33.440 --> 06:54:36.140
Donk has the rotation.

06:54:36.140 --> 06:54:38.240
Sontics is going to pick up that bomb.

06:54:38.240 --> 06:54:39.940
Oh, Donk, he's going to allow this.

06:54:39.940 --> 06:54:41.340
The cross. No.

06:54:41.340 --> 06:54:44.340
Blames it down, so now all that pressure, once again.

06:54:44.340 --> 06:54:45.940
Oh, Robin, cool.

06:54:45.940 --> 06:54:49.240
Oh, Nezzy finds Donk, and now he's missed a call.

06:54:49.240 --> 06:54:51.640
Three players asking questions of his side.

06:54:51.640 --> 06:54:53.040
Nezzy trying to lend a hand.

06:54:53.040 --> 06:54:54.640
Down he goes with empty hands.

06:54:54.640 --> 06:54:56.240
Looking good. Spirits have converted this.

06:54:56.240 --> 06:54:57.840
They've just got to get past Nezzy.

06:54:57.840 --> 06:55:01.040
Chivro all the way from downtown.

06:55:01.040 --> 06:55:02.840
Sontics, the one to close it down.

06:55:02.840 --> 06:55:06.440
And, yeah, nearly a full TMA is just magic that doesn't contribute.

06:55:06.440 --> 06:55:12.840
We weren't able to get there at that AWP, so unfortunately for Spirit,

06:55:12.840 --> 06:55:18.440
that is not a weapon that Shiro will have, but might not be necessary if he's hitting shots like this.

06:55:18.440 --> 06:55:22.040
Seeing Shiro go for opening moves on the CT side with the AWP is one thing.

06:55:22.040 --> 06:55:24.640
Seeing him take that long fight is another.

06:55:24.640 --> 06:55:29.840
People have been asking for Shiro to find some form of aggression because we know how talented this guy is,

06:55:29.840 --> 06:55:31.840
but he's an AWP that does it more by the book.

06:55:31.840 --> 06:55:36.240
So this is great and important. You've got nothing to lose. Your two maps down.

06:55:37.040 --> 06:55:39.840
I'm gonna talk about buy the book. They're gonna go for that quick B pop.

06:55:39.840 --> 06:55:43.840
A block smoke might change their plan, but Mezzie has borrowed deep into lower tunnels.

06:55:43.840 --> 06:55:47.640
The CT buy the after focus on, look how brittle it is. Two MP9s and a Famous.

06:55:47.640 --> 06:55:50.640
The flash works out, but not able to profit is Mezzie.

06:55:50.640 --> 06:55:54.640
This is a breakpoint right now. Spirit, if you can take this one, it's gonna be worth two.

06:55:57.640 --> 06:56:00.240
Better buy for the attack.

06:56:01.840 --> 06:56:07.840
Now the smoke will be called out to the upper tunnels.

06:56:07.840 --> 06:56:08.840
Only one remains.

06:56:08.840 --> 06:56:12.200
They've juggled now.

06:56:12.200 --> 06:56:14.240
Mezzie, boosting up to deal to the mid to B.

06:56:14.240 --> 06:56:19.640
This actually means they're hedging a little bit more towards A.

06:56:19.640 --> 06:56:24.960
Obviously Mezzie can contribute with this, but it is going to be the B split.

06:56:24.960 --> 06:56:27.560
It's a famous to do the job.

06:56:27.560 --> 06:56:30.560
This is tough for Robbs.

06:56:30.560 --> 06:56:37.240
cross denies along the potency of that boost. Wow, so does Donk takes his head off instantly.

06:56:37.240 --> 06:56:41.720
He's wrapping into ropes. It's one man versus an entire squad and he gets overwhelmed over

06:56:41.720 --> 06:56:49.600
the run. A clean execution and conversion as you highlighted. If you could take all the

06:56:49.600 --> 06:56:53.320
guns away, they'll have nothing. So Taneir and Lower Tunnels Flames, he's

06:56:53.320 --> 06:56:56.760
come to find a bit of space. Now, for him, he'd love to get an upgrade, but if he could

06:56:56.760 --> 06:57:02.600
also acts as a bit of a bodyguard so Zaru can hold on to this AWP and early beacon of

06:57:02.600 --> 06:57:07.480
information. They asked them to trundle towards the backyard. Flancy will have contact if

06:57:07.480 --> 06:57:12.280
Zontics and Don't continue on this trajectory and they're noisy. They're called it clear.

06:57:13.240 --> 06:57:16.600
Now do they know Flancy's borrowed into the corner? Yeah, well they want to start building

06:57:16.600 --> 06:57:25.880
their bank on the T side as well. So, uh, just a few steps away from demise, but they will

06:57:25.880 --> 06:57:33.400
guarantee their second spirit and it's at the tally and again showing they're not just going to roll over and give this one for

06:57:33.400 --> 06:57:44.200
free so it does take a frag onto Tonku just to overstep the mark all in all it's my tally to you who are the ones having a

06:57:44.200 --> 06:57:46.200
deep conversation regarding what comes next

06:57:51.560 --> 06:57:55.720
so tough for the Famous but not only that you're essentially in a four one set up they were playing

06:57:55.720 --> 06:58:02.520
somewhat for the mid to be, but just not on that side of the map. So Zywoo, you had your moments throughout, you've got the AWP saved.

06:58:04.600 --> 06:58:05.640
And they're coming your way.

06:58:06.200 --> 06:58:09.000
Ajax and Donk out long early, and the bomb's going to join them.

06:58:09.800 --> 06:58:12.760
Sontix, he's going to be responsible for this potential flank.

06:58:12.760 --> 06:58:14.200
Lazy pushed the Molly.

06:58:14.200 --> 06:58:16.200
There's an awful lot of damage here, but it has some space.

06:58:17.240 --> 06:58:18.520
They swap responsibilities.

06:58:19.240 --> 06:58:19.960
Oh, Molly's missed.

06:58:19.960 --> 06:58:22.600
Oh, Molly, so Zymon will be able to maintain this position.

06:58:22.600 --> 06:58:24.840
Don't forget, it is really all on his orb.

06:58:24.840 --> 06:58:27.680
Catches Donk, a miss thrown Molotov.

06:58:27.680 --> 06:58:30.280
Is that really what's going to cost you the conversion here?

06:58:32.160 --> 06:58:33.280
Shirro spotted.

06:58:33.280 --> 06:58:34.880
Spiral on the uncroached nails it.

06:58:34.880 --> 06:58:36.840
How's he dipping in and out?

06:58:37.200 --> 06:58:38.320
A third available.

06:58:38.320 --> 06:58:40.360
Finally felled by Magics, but Flames.

06:58:40.360 --> 06:58:44.000
He's flanking to near, is holding MP9 versus the AK.

06:58:44.360 --> 06:58:45.600
Miss shots from both.

06:58:46.480 --> 06:58:48.160
Looks like Robbs wants to pile in as well,

06:58:48.160 --> 06:58:50.840
so it's going to be two on the site and two knocking on the back door.

06:58:51.800 --> 06:58:54.480
Apex, just a P250, gets caught on the fade.

06:58:54.480 --> 06:58:57.800
Nice play from Zontics and he surges forward towards CT.

06:58:59.800 --> 06:59:01.040
There's he, doesn't have anything.

06:59:01.040 --> 06:59:04.960
Just a P2000 to his name, calling for backup, flames he can lend a hand.

06:59:05.960 --> 06:59:08.080
That's the Zontics positioning rewarded.

06:59:08.080 --> 06:59:11.000
Now, robs his 5-7, doesn't have the weapon for this kind of range,

06:59:11.000 --> 06:59:13.280
but he does now, kicks up the AK.

06:59:13.280 --> 06:59:15.320
Oh, he has the chance onto Zontics.

06:59:16.160 --> 06:59:17.880
Threatening, no doubt about it.

06:59:17.880 --> 06:59:19.840
Zontics gets a farm pat on the back.

06:59:20.520 --> 06:59:23.200
Three kills, saves spirit and converts it.

06:59:23.200 --> 06:59:29.840
That's one right there for Zontics. Him playing in the smoke on the fade, he understands he has to make a move.

06:59:29.840 --> 06:59:37.180
And sure, it's just against the saved AWP and some very light upgrades, but that one was still extremely tense.

06:59:37.180 --> 06:59:39.880
It's a two-round game, 5-3 to scoreline reads.

06:59:39.880 --> 06:59:43.880
The guns do come back in, Zowoo is just going to have to function forward with a scout.

06:59:43.880 --> 06:59:46.880
So now it's Shirou who has the advantage regarding the sniper department.

06:59:46.880 --> 06:59:52.680
Very good B spawns available for Spirit, but unlikely they're just going to want to run straight into this.

06:59:52.680 --> 06:59:56.280
Again, this time it's the opening kill, not the closing of the round.

06:59:56.280 --> 07:00:01.480
And Zawoog, you can see him starting to go from strength to strength in this, dropping down to spawn flamethrower.

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We can't quite believe how that one unfolds.

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It won't be a diffuse kit unless Zawoog buys one.

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Yeah, we need to go.

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That was obviously from Vitality.

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Still turns out there regardless of that two-map lead.

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I'm going B to the pit, Messi trying to control the spray into the meat grinder, one back

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from the orb, tracks him on the drop down, solid from Shiro, a tag from the scout, could

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be finished off by the Nade, he's been dumped on, oh and Zywu will follow up onto Taneir.

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Robbs, Messi, Zywu, Apex, everyone quick to attend to the pace change on B.

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Looking to miss it. This is such a tough opportunity now for Magix. The bomb down in enemy territory.

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He's just been smoked off. There's another one on Apex to lob in again.

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Tau'u is jump-spotting for the potential mid to B. Magix can't do anything until the smoke fades.

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He can't play forward. He has to wait for it to be removed then.

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That's another port of call that they have to worry about on the Vitality side, but he has...

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...Tau'u on his side.

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Another one, even.

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Oh, that's okay. Yeah, with that, you just keep smoking up the tunnels.

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There's no way. There is absolutely no way.

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spirit just as they started to get things going. They went for the crazy maneuver of that B-pop,

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the high-low setup, completely shunced them out of this one, and this will be the sixth of vitality

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now. He takes the vacuum cleaner, picking up what he can.

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and the last one. And.

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And how much of catalyst

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Reo was once upon a time for

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Vitality back before that last

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major victory. You could

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go for the second title in

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Rio, but it's all about the

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ESL Grand Slam. You can tell us

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last year, win over mouse

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Season 22, a win over Falcons of EPL, Krakow, the necessary component, you need a Krakow or a Cologne if you want to get this one done and they picked that up over Fury up.

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Now it's Spirit's turn.

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Everybody in the Counter Strike world at the moment seems to be taking turns being the contender to try and take them down.

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A different point in the last six months.

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You're going, OK, well, Fury, they had a good streak

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at the tail end of 2025.

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You're going, OK, well, Navi, they're looking pretty good.

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Spirit now. They find some form.

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They have Dong. That's why they're always in the conversation.

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And speaking of, Dong has taken this early contact war

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through Shorq. Could potentially catch timings.

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We've seen multiple players on that ramp get caught juggling nades,

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but never mind, they will announce it.

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Who's the attention of Flamesy?

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Vision obscured on CT, Sairu and Robb's tending to mid.

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Let's have that palm flash.

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Apex hoping for a chunky HE on the top.

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It's such a gamble setup that you're assuming nobody's going to come out long.

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This setup right here is so risky, but I guess because you have a buffer of rounds,

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you feel you're reading the play, and Apex tends to have a good reader and his opponents,

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So, will it come back to bite them?

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Doesn't look great.

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Teneir and Zontik's starting to make waves out long,

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or at least just Teneir.

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Zontik's shifting back.

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He just left the upper tunnels,

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and now he jaunts over again

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while this blocked smoke on short is up.

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He hasn't even poked his nose out long yet.

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So, I will have a flash on the fade of this short smoke.

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Does he want to use it or not?

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Jaun for the mid to be.

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Jiro should have something here on the sweep.

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Jump up. Oh, it gets punished.

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Magics goes down, it's Shearer back, and now long just in time, Zywil tends to it.

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Today gets nothing, it has to be B.

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As you, and Robs realized that too, in unison.

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And just drops into site in time, confirms Zontik's approach.

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Robs clean with it, finds the headshot, don't back with one.

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It's a head to head, John Robs versus Donk and Donk comes out on top.

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But applied, 10 seconds, they can try and run it down.

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He has to punch it in right here right now. Apex charging knife out, Zywil as well.

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Just run at him!

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Apex not waiting around and that is the seventh round closer and closer to glory vitality edge

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Just such a late call it looked like they were definitely going to be heading back to a but when that block smoke came in late towards

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Sure, it's not just was in T spawn. I thought he was grouping up with a team to finish for this a split

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They send him back for the B split and

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Right now. It's just back to the pistol. So

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the game. They're not going to

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make it. So spirit can't sink

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their teeth into this one. It's

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been a strong map for them this

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year. They've only lost it once.

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That was to Australia's back at

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EPO. Otherwise it's all green.

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Vitality. They haven't lost it in

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16 consecutive and looking to

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make it 17. It's just the

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numbers right? We're talking about

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these accolades these records.

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This one's only going to go one way.

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No pace in it.

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Oh, there's a couple of smokes in a flash.

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You have to catch a timing, but look at the radar.

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It's that net of blue.

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Nobody's overextending.

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They're all playing for A right now.

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Cywu with the AWP gets to lockdown long.

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That means the two rifles get to mow them as they come running out.

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There goes her.

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Hey, Chief.

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Yeah, looks like it's going to do significant damage.

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Just dunks off to Songtix.

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Apex unloads.

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Cywu racks them up.

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It doesn't get better.

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Five kills between the two Frenchmen.

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man, shut down spirit, sent back to sport with one last opportunity and they aren't going to take

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a timeout, soft thick on the mic, would love to see a fourth before we swap sides.

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It's felt close, a lot of these first halves up until this point.

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The inevitability of vitality, ask the Counter-Strike world about it.

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This has been the conversation now for well over a year. 2025, there's about a doubt,

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20-26 shaping up nicely.

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I will with 16 frags, Apex 12. That is the French. We're putting the hammer down.

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And this is what you've come to expect with this team.

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You got to enjoy it while you have it. And that's something that Apex is very cognizant of. Something

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he's made his team very aware of.

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A roster like this only comes around once in a lifetime.

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When while you can, as much as you can.

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Double orbs, ropes, wheels one.

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So I will obviously be out there.

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It's not too searching.

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He's looking for that lurk.

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Looking for Zontics.

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He's drawn the line in the center and on the big soap.

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I think that's a good one.

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Overstep and you've given up an

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opening death. Anything going

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against Vitality in this round

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is the fact that they have lost

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long, but props. Believe you, it's

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that pressure and. Oh, Sonics

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best. A lovely clear perfect

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pregame and opening kill.

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Expecting some type of reaction

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What with Zawoo gonna try and hover back over.

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It's a joint Mezzie for the B defense, but it's all about a split.

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Bombs out long on Shearo, Sontics is just gonna pass that line of sight.

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Oh, and that's come too easy.

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They're flashing a swing.

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Just like that.

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Now from the shore, Sontics, all actually safe from...

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No, heavy nape damage.

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Another flash.

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Still coming, though.

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It's an air-advancing, the flash, push three.

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Oh, and Flamesy finds him.

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All three for Flamesy.

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As he went on top of A, he jumped straight into Zontics though, combining for a threat.

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Apex finding Zontics puts it all onto the shoulders of Dong to try and end this, but the bomb is on long.

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20 seconds, he has to go and now.

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But if he goes, it drops, so Apex got him dead to rights.

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Drops in, Zahru gets the info when he rots the clock.

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He knows what's up, makes it difficult, surely time against him. Apex just has to do it!

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He can't, he's just chasing Ghosts. Apex tugs in, 5 seconds and I foul!

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Chasing him to try and find the Joleneh!

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No!

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Must take the nick of time!

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Hold as ice is for an up!

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Or does this end right here, right now?

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I

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I

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Is this the map where Vitality make Counter-Strike history?

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This is Vitality as well. We're just living in it.

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They dropped this one short.

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They still have two more opportunities to get out done right here, right now, in Rio.

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It's the word you keep throwing around with Vitality inevitable.

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This one feels it.

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A pistol would certainly raise some eyebrows, keep the conversation going.

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What's lower tunnels the bomb is outside upper B, but it's all gonna be a bit of a fake right now

07:13:01.740 --> 07:13:03.740
They take this long space

07:13:04.540 --> 07:13:11.060
Zombies will be noting the smoke on the cross. He's going unclear. Oh head spotted. Oh, you got just enough just another spot

07:13:11.060 --> 07:13:14.240
The zombies he clears him out. That's gonna sell it the whole team are here

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Sports another flammie finds another. This is just a fake, but he's found lethality

07:13:19.700 --> 07:13:27.100
Double kill shiro long as he hits shots and the bombs going B. I don't want a they will be they want the whole damn thing

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Oh, a pistol that exemplifies their dominance.

07:13:31.580 --> 07:13:33.520
The devil and the D-Tas.

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Everything looking perfect.

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Two players selling a fake in air quotes,

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but they win the round with frags on the other side of the map.

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I think it's dawn on you now if your team's spirit

07:13:44.280 --> 07:13:47.820
resistance is futile.

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The question coming into Rio, can anybody stop them?

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This is a resounding no.

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The top of his dome just spotted their flames.

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Nezzy Marauders on that A site.

07:14:01.920 --> 07:14:04.520
We don't split the pistols on this one.

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Sontics.

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Can't quite believe it.

07:14:09.000 --> 07:14:11.120
The BB Eco.

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Donk him with a dig.

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The rest on the USPs.

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Sure, Donk had his clutch moment.

07:14:19.280 --> 07:14:20.440
Feels too little, too late.

07:14:24.720 --> 07:14:26.720
Ending in a whimper.

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The writing's on the wall.

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This head-to-head is about to become a six straight series for vitality.

07:14:41.720 --> 07:14:44.720
And that kicked off when they erred it.

07:14:44.720 --> 07:14:47.720
IEM Katowice 2025.

07:14:47.720 --> 07:14:52.720
An announcement of intent to the Counter-Strike world and what was to follow unprecedented.

07:14:54.720 --> 07:14:58.320
And every time since then these two teams have done battle. It's been in the playoffs

07:14:58.560 --> 07:15:03.360
It's taken that long before it's got them in another grand final against one another

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Things are a whole lot different this time round a new in-game leader

07:15:08.640 --> 07:15:10.640
A new piece to bottom the firepower

07:15:13.600 --> 07:15:18.320
And a couple of easy frags there for Zahe we're running through the flames Chiro will trade with his eco

07:15:18.800 --> 07:15:20.800
We handily dealt with apex

07:15:20.800 --> 07:15:25.840
controls the rotation as the bomb will get planted on D. Just magics and

07:15:25.840 --> 07:15:29.220
zontics with these USPs to try and keep up a bit of a fuss but this is

07:15:29.220 --> 07:15:33.380
double digits. No doubt about it.

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It's comfortable.

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It's all about this next round of play. Will there be a fight?

07:15:45.840 --> 07:15:52.840
will be added to that long

07:15:52.840 --> 07:15:53.840
list of teams that couldn't stop

07:15:53.840 --> 07:15:55.840
vitality. This is it. 2026

07:15:55.840 --> 07:15:57.840
They've only lost to one team

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twice. Parkers with a stand in

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and in the group stage of Rio.

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Otherwise. They will leave you

07:16:04.840 --> 07:16:06.840
record is absolutely insane. It's

07:16:06.840 --> 07:16:08.840
just bonkers. It's absolutely

07:16:08.840 --> 07:16:10.840
bonkers. So I will catch is a

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whiff catches shiro with a scout

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bullet through the doors and

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Shiro lives on.

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Oh my god now Dong's catching flag through the smoke it was Robster connected.

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This is tough, sure the Shiro once known about.

07:16:31.840 --> 07:16:37.840
The Dongkwon's unconfirmed but two very brutal players and the two that you turn to at your spirit.

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it. Magic's Rio just rotating rifle position. He's look comfy, but that's because he's had

07:16:46.020 --> 07:16:57.800
a lot of maids, but in the first gun round, that's what's limited. All the bells and whistles.

07:16:57.800 --> 07:17:03.320
What's the right place at least that? Hey, cheat find some targets. Sheer rose all finds

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One, two. Apex down.

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He's called by Robs.

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Surging forward into the site,

07:17:08.800 --> 07:17:10.600
you've got Magix playing around the smoke,

07:17:10.600 --> 07:17:11.840
hoping to catch a little something.

07:17:11.840 --> 07:17:14.360
A misthrowing Molotov, but cleared by Flamesy.

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The mix of the orb of all things.

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Makes it work onto Magix.

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Now that bomb ticking in favour of Vitality.

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Edging closer to an ESL grand slam.

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That'll be the save.

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To a trophy in the cabinet.

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I'm going to get away with these guns.

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Can't get anything going.

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Ah, you are just being smothered.

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You're gonna sit and take part in this, but you know which way it's going.

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Rob secures the rounds.

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That's 11, and you have to partial by or force out the game.

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This is their home.

07:17:47.760 --> 07:17:49.760
They don't feel more comfortable.

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The grand finals.

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You just have to sit back and enjoy what we're witnessing.

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His dominance doesn't come around often. Oh

07:18:06.320 --> 07:18:07.840
Yeah

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It just gets better and better a cross at your own barrel for my gym

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Don't go least gets across. I'll have our body on B

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But it's a light investment and you can't even keep five alive

07:18:21.080 --> 07:18:24.040
That's just crossing to the side. This is that

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It's a spectacle to behold

07:18:31.760 --> 07:18:45.440
the grip vitality of have on that number one spot no one comes close

07:18:49.280 --> 07:18:55.000
and in the last place be so this one will be done ropes contains up a tunnels

07:18:55.000 --> 07:18:59.240
maybe he goes down but as you grab the bomb you'll take it towards a dog's

07:18:59.240 --> 07:19:06.200
going to get that frag, scoops up the AK, and Apex is already taking space over towards B.

07:19:07.320 --> 07:19:10.040
Tauu is going to trundle through T spawn to

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knock the escape route. He knows that he could have gotten off, and you don't really want to give

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that AWP over. I'm sure he will be able to bar one in the next either way with the 3400, but the score

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will be 12-4.

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that you need to list off as Doc, you will get to hold on to the AK.

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I don't think you're too worried about that if you are Apex, the leader of men.

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This team, changing our expectations of what's possible.

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One round is all that separates you from achieving what no other Counter-Strike team has done before.

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Five frags.

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It could be right here and right now, Teneir tasked with holding on to Long and just standing in the flame open for that overextension.

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It's not rewarded.

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Jiro boosted up.

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Apex on the mantle, LaFati catches a glimpse of magics.

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That's him down to half.

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Now it smokes, Zontik's considering aggression, that's all's up, Rob's relays.

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Nothing jarring to this default whatsoever, all mid control, short space if they wanna,

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impending doom.

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Look at Flamesey, straight through, plays ahead, not afraid of that.

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at all. But Zontics on to Robs is a start. You've given yourself the advantage, you're

07:21:18.860 --> 07:21:26.940
pushing for the info, you're going to be relaying that Upper Tunnels is clear.

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So mid to B split available. Sure, but Prong not available through Upper Tunnels unless

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Apex finds this gap. Zontics has to play to contain. He can't keep pushing, he needs

07:21:36.860 --> 07:21:39.180
to watch Upper Tunnels. Apex should be dead to rights.

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Yeah, it should be a guaranteed frag, Zontics has positionally played him like a fiddle.

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But now you accelerate into Donk, try and isolate this while Zontics is not a part of it.

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They're running at him. Donk throws the block smoke, they're gonna flash and go, layering them through.

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Donk, anti, he reads them well, nails the first, finds Flamesy, solid in defense.

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Just messy, bringing him down, but Zontics, unknown towards the tunnels.

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Gonna push him, all of them is gonna overwhelm and deny the first of many.

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Okay, Zontics, up to 13 frags there.

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I'll keep them in it for a moment longer

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How many more times you're gonna be able to pull that off as soon as you get some good long spawns for vitality

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I'm sure you're just gonna pull the ripcord you just need one. I think about how many opportunities you have

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You had eight now you got seven

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I'll take those chances

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For me, this is the greatest Counter-Strike team of all time, but there is still a debate

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Oh, we're trained and ready.

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Shiro crosses late.

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Tried the hand of the double law, but Dom's fired off a short Shiro will too.

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repositioning Donk elsewhere. Hot shot through the smoke. So I was got a good idea as to

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where Shira occupies and the fact that right next to each other, Donk's gonna be trying

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to cheat over to be just in time before the fate of the smoke. Shira remains still war

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on the midline. Doesn't hit the shot necessary top mid.

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Not going over the top of the smoke hoping to get another pick onto Robs.

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They're translated into Spirit's fifth.

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Depending on mid to B with an AWP this is not going to be easy.

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He misses the first, they're going to be able to scale.

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This B defences in so much trouble.

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He's going to get that first.

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Vitality right there for the taking now.

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Flash off of the line is Donk, tagged up through the doors.

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Xonxix and Donk versus five members of Vitality.

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And they won the gold.

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Into the side now. Awkward for Donk.

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Forced to fall back.

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Rob brings him down.

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The bomb site lost.

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Cyrus cut rotations.

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One from the back.

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Nice from Tenir.

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And Rob's ready to nullify anyone through turns.

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It's going to all be through the B ramp.

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Picked up some flashes.

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This could be instrumental on the way back in.

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Street! No team has taken two! ESL Grand Slam in the bag!

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Another step closer to ending the greatest of all time debate once and for all.

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What we are witnessing is record breaking excellence.

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You're going to see this time and time again because this team are showing no signs of slowing.

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Incredible performance.

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Robs inducted into a club all of his own.

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The solitary three-time ESL Grand Slam champ.

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He is the gold standard.

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All others measured against him.

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The best, the most reliable.

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And somehow gets better under pressure.

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This Vitality team are changing.

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Now we measure Counter-Strike.

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Another Rio title for the likes of Apex and Cywork.

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They're 13th with this rostock.

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The streets, the records, they all continue.

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There simply is no one better.

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You're IEM champions.

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Vitality!

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Oh

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I got congratulations

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They are very loud for the Vitaly team, our great champion!

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secret the secret is to work harder to be once always one step ahead and to have

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these amazing guys actually you know today even though we won 3-0 I was

07:27:35.660 --> 07:27:39.380
maddened because we were losing so many bad runs because I want us to be

07:27:39.380 --> 07:27:44.540
perfect all the time but I'm proud of them they they played insanely well and

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yesterday was one of the best experience of my life playing here the

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The nose you guys did was insane so thank you guys.

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Thank you!

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Do you think they can help you?

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You know, it's not the first time we're getting booed somewhere or we're not loved.

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But it's fine.

07:28:01.500 --> 07:28:05.500
It helped me actually. I did my best playoff for the last two years maybe.

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Because of that so keep booing me please.

07:28:08.500 --> 07:28:10.500
I enjoyed that.

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Okay, this is the title you have achieved at Grand Sala.

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Once again, this is insane.

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Could you talk about the preparation and the sacrifices and how it feels?

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Yeah, I think like we're the only line-up to everyone to Grand Slam now.

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This wonderful gang 1-3, he has a lot of money now.

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But yeah, we make a lot of sacrifices playing Counter-Strike.

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We work hard. Sometimes our girlfriends are not happy because we work too hard,

07:28:37.500 --> 07:28:42.500
but we enjoy so much what we're doing and we know how lucky we are to have this team.

07:28:42.500 --> 07:28:47.500
to have this team and we understand each other so well, we work so well and it's unbelievable.

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For me, a Gronch NAMM is harder to win than a Major, so I'm honest, there is no doubt that we are the best team of history right now.

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Amazing. To bring the gold barlets, welcome Mark Winter, Director of the Ecosystems Counter-Strike.

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Please come to the stage.

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Yes, indeed. The ESL Grand Slam. Oh boy, for vitality, this is part two. They did it in

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season five, first time around. Wendy Claw in 2024, Cada Vita 2025, ESL Pro League season

07:29:24.600 --> 07:29:30.480
21, and then all the way there to Melbourne in 2025. And wow, what a ride it has been.

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two times, the official two times, and I'll just say it,

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because somebody said it once on broadcast,

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the undisputed best of all fucking time.

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Yeah, I think so too, you know,

07:29:41.880 --> 07:29:44.040
whether there's a debate or not, that's up for debate,

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I guess, but right now we can just congratulate Vitality.

07:29:48.040 --> 07:29:49.680
Yeah, but I feel like right now

07:29:49.680 --> 07:29:52.640
it's just absolutely fantastic to see Vitality play.

07:29:52.640 --> 07:29:53.480
Yes, it is.

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Let's hear some more from him.

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I'm sure they've got plenty to say.

07:29:55.920 --> 07:30:04.100
Raps, please. You are the first player in the entire world to achieve the Grandslam three

07:30:04.100 --> 07:30:08.740
times. This is insane. Can you tell us a little bit about that?

07:30:08.740 --> 07:30:12.100
It is fucking insane. I don't know what to say.

07:30:12.100 --> 07:30:14.300
It is something else, right?

07:30:14.300 --> 07:30:19.280
It's crazy. I mean, having three of these, this is like the pinnacle of what you can

07:30:19.280 --> 07:30:23.360
achieve in CS and having three is just unspecious.

07:30:23.360 --> 07:30:30.400
is absurd. Is anyone capable of knocking you off the top? There's many teams. I mean,

07:30:30.400 --> 07:30:35.560
Halkins have been giving us some trouble, but other than that, so far, so not so much.

07:30:35.560 --> 07:30:40.400
Obviously, are you going to keep going? No? We're not going to slow down, so yeah. The

07:30:40.400 --> 07:30:45.640
team's first tip up. Amazing. So, take it. You know what to do. There.

07:30:45.640 --> 07:30:53.560
He knows exactly what to do. He has been in this exact situation several times and for

07:30:53.560 --> 07:30:56.160
a rapsicle, man, he's just cold as ice.

07:30:56.160 --> 07:31:01.360
Yeah, I think in the same way that it's becoming increasingly difficult to have a debate about

07:31:01.360 --> 07:31:06.960
who the greatest team in the world is, the same case as for who the greatest rifle of

07:31:06.960 --> 07:31:12.960
all time is, right? I mean, raps with what he has achieved with this victory, three grand

07:31:12.960 --> 07:31:18.960
You could argue he should have won a major MVP at the last major as well.

07:31:18.960 --> 07:31:20.960
Every team that he has joined, he's made them better.

07:31:20.960 --> 07:31:22.960
He's made them a championship caliber team.

07:31:22.960 --> 07:31:25.960
And he's been instrumental in those championships.

07:31:25.960 --> 07:31:31.960
He's been impactful every single time, even though he may not be the MVP every single time.

07:31:31.960 --> 07:31:36.960
You cannot question his impact and his prowess in the biggest of games.

07:31:36.960 --> 07:31:41.960
Very much agree. He's anything but a passenger princess in this whole project that is Vitality.

07:31:41.960 --> 07:31:47.960
He's having an enormous amount of impact and he's been able to help them transcend into a new level.

07:31:47.960 --> 07:31:51.960
People may seem to forget a little bit where Vitality were at before they signed Grubbs.

07:31:51.960 --> 07:31:56.960
That was a good team, but not a team that would win a lot of trophies, not a team that anyone had on their radar

07:31:56.960 --> 07:31:59.960
in order to be the best team in the world and a team that would dominate.

07:31:59.960 --> 07:32:05.960
Sure, they were up there, but once the Grubbs joined and once they got him played in, it took a tournament and a half

07:32:05.960 --> 07:32:09.960
and then they just been undisputed the best team in the world ever since.

07:32:09.960 --> 07:32:14.280
Titles for Vitalik. Yeah, streaks are cool. You know, you can have all the match streaks that you want

07:32:14.280 --> 07:32:17.400
But if you ever strung together ESL Grand Slam

07:32:18.280 --> 07:32:22.600
It's crazy. It is crazy. You know, I thought I'll be completely blunt

07:32:22.600 --> 07:32:25.960
I'll be completely honest when it first was introduced the whole grand slam thing

07:32:25.960 --> 07:32:27.960
I thought to myself whoever designed that

07:32:28.120 --> 07:32:32.280
Decided with the purpose of making a splash, but no one was ever supposed to win that

07:32:32.280 --> 07:32:37.960
No one was ever supposed to claim the one million dollars because what you have to achieve and what you have to do over a

07:32:37.960 --> 07:32:41.000
a relatively long period of time as a Counter-Strike team,

07:32:41.000 --> 07:32:42.760
to me back then just seemed unreasonable.

07:32:42.760 --> 07:32:44.400
You know, yeah, sure, as far as we're able to do it,

07:32:44.400 --> 07:32:46.320
I thought, okay, so we have one team winning it,

07:32:46.320 --> 07:32:47.400
that's never gonna happen again,

07:32:47.400 --> 07:32:49.560
but I've been proven wrong over and over and over

07:32:49.560 --> 07:32:51.920
and for my talent to do it in this fashion

07:32:51.920 --> 07:32:54.200
and who's to say they can't do it a third time.

07:32:54.200 --> 07:32:57.720
I'm just looking at a team right now who's rewriting

07:32:57.720 --> 07:32:59.640
what I thought was ever possible for a team

07:32:59.640 --> 07:33:01.680
to achieve in such a prolonged period.

07:33:01.680 --> 07:33:04.160
I just hope the old price stays where it is in that case.

07:33:04.160 --> 07:33:06.400
But yeah, I think it's also, you look at the fact

07:33:06.400 --> 07:33:11.600
we're in MR12 and the fact that they've been able to be so dominant like we're talking about map

07:33:11.600 --> 07:33:18.160
streaks about match streaks you know that's even more difficult to do in today's day and age

07:33:18.160 --> 07:33:22.880
they're going through these grand finals without dropping a single map yes there's overtime yes

07:33:22.880 --> 07:33:29.920
they're close but I mean they're still winning them like it's the level of dominance is unseen

07:33:29.920 --> 07:33:35.200
the level of dominance is is definitely there but also the level of problem solving I mean the

07:33:35.200 --> 07:33:39.480
the critical thinking skills that has to take place for two guys to get on the same page

07:33:39.480 --> 07:33:43.360
in a 2BX situation, much less when things are still 5E5.

07:33:43.360 --> 07:33:47.320
It's also a result of having played together for quite some time now.

07:33:47.320 --> 07:33:50.680
The more you play these scenarios, the more you sit on stage, the more you find yourself

07:33:50.680 --> 07:33:55.200
in a 2B2, let's say that you're Messi and Flamesy, they play that same scenario over

07:33:55.200 --> 07:33:56.200
and over and over again.

07:33:56.200 --> 07:34:00.600
And I know that we often advocate for roster changes and in the case of Maus, at this tournament,

07:34:00.600 --> 07:34:04.000
clearly was needed, but there's also the caveat too that when you keep the same players

07:34:04.000 --> 07:34:08.240
together for such a long time, at least the core of the line, then everyone knows exactly how each

07:34:08.240 --> 07:34:12.560
other is reacting in certain moments. And that's also something they're thriving of right now,

07:34:12.560 --> 07:34:16.560
that is only helping them to transcend and elevate to an even higher level.

07:34:16.560 --> 07:34:22.160
Well, transcending as they will, we still need to crown our DHL MVP. I can take a couple guesses,

07:34:22.160 --> 07:34:24.560
but I would rather us just hear from them direct.

07:34:34.000 --> 07:34:36.000
What's up, guys?

07:34:36.000 --> 07:34:38.000
What do you think?

07:34:38.000 --> 07:34:40.000
I don't think you've heard of it.

07:34:40.000 --> 07:34:43.000
And the DHL MVP is...

07:34:43.000 --> 07:34:47.000
Zai Buu!

07:34:51.000 --> 07:34:53.000
Who's here?

07:34:55.000 --> 07:34:56.000
This is amazing.

07:34:56.000 --> 07:34:59.000
You are the MVP once again.

07:34:59.000 --> 07:35:00.000
One more time.

07:35:00.000 --> 07:35:01.000
You are a matchup.

07:35:01.000 --> 07:35:02.000
This is insane because

07:35:02.000 --> 07:35:05.440
It's insane because you always give it your all.

07:35:05.440 --> 07:35:09.160
Could you tell us the secret behind your consistency?

07:35:09.160 --> 07:35:10.160
No secret to wellness.

07:35:10.160 --> 07:35:11.560
I'm just enjoying with this thing.

07:35:11.560 --> 07:35:14.040
That's made me bring incredible to wellness.

07:35:14.040 --> 07:35:16.640
So I'm just enjoying the life, bring CS.

07:35:16.640 --> 07:35:18.200
That's what my will be before.

07:35:18.200 --> 07:35:21.040
So just enjoying that's my secrets.

07:35:21.040 --> 07:35:21.880
Amazing.

07:35:21.880 --> 07:35:23.880
Do you know that people in Brazil really love you?

07:35:23.880 --> 07:35:27.960
Like, I mean, you are the boogeyman, but they really do.

07:35:27.960 --> 07:35:28.800
I swear.

07:35:28.800 --> 07:35:33.800
You guys don't love Osayu, I know he's the best, but you love him a lot!

07:35:34.800 --> 07:35:36.800
There's a lot of noise there for Osayu, guys!

07:35:58.800 --> 07:36:12.080
Well, it's just another day in the office, not just for him, but for us as well, crowning

07:36:12.080 --> 07:36:13.600
him the DHL MVP.

07:36:13.600 --> 07:36:17.640
It seems as though we've been here before, Jake.

07:36:17.640 --> 07:36:18.640
We've definitely been here before.

07:36:18.640 --> 07:36:22.960
You know, it goes without saying that Saibu right now is living his best life and I think

07:36:22.960 --> 07:36:24.560
that's to me the most impressive thing.

07:36:24.560 --> 07:36:26.240
You know, I thought we'd seen the best of Saibu.

07:36:26.240 --> 07:36:29.720
I never thought in my wildest imagination that that player, you know,

07:36:29.720 --> 07:36:31.680
what he has been in the last five years, six years,

07:36:31.680 --> 07:36:33.680
ever since he emerged into the Counter-Strike scene,

07:36:33.680 --> 07:36:36.640
that he was going to be able to chop that off, you know, to become even better.

07:36:36.640 --> 07:36:39.440
But last year we had this whole race between Hen and Dong,

07:36:39.440 --> 07:36:42.040
and seemingly something happened within Sae-Woo.

07:36:42.040 --> 07:36:45.840
He wanted to prove everyone a point that he can play even better than we've seen so far.

07:36:45.840 --> 07:36:49.160
I think he's on track driving his best year of Counter-Strike as a player ever,

07:36:49.160 --> 07:36:51.840
not only, of course, as a team as well with Vitality,

07:36:51.840 --> 07:36:56.600
but the fact of the matter is that he's just missed a consistent and a very, very, very

07:36:56.600 --> 07:36:57.600
item.

07:36:57.600 --> 07:36:58.600
You see him right there.

07:36:58.600 --> 07:36:59.600
Jankos saying, hey, give me my gold bar, bro.

07:36:59.600 --> 07:37:01.720
That's the beautiful thing about Counter-Strike, right?

07:37:01.720 --> 07:37:03.880
Like, there's always someone new coming.

07:37:03.880 --> 07:37:07.880
We thought, NIP, no one's ever going to do something like that, and then the next team

07:37:07.880 --> 07:37:12.440
comes, and the next team, and the next player, and so on and so forth, and there's a good

07:37:12.440 --> 07:37:18.400
reason why Vitality is the organization that's been able to win two ESL Grand Slams and doing

07:37:18.400 --> 07:37:23.080
it back to back, they've just done pretty much everything right ever since they entered

07:37:23.080 --> 07:37:28.840
the space and you know there was a great coaches round table with Xtas, Blade and Zonic and

07:37:28.840 --> 07:37:34.440
they're talking about how you build a roster and how you need to match also the personalities

07:37:34.440 --> 07:37:39.560
and not just the roles on the server but outside of the server and I think no team embodies

07:37:39.560 --> 07:37:45.960
that better than Vitality and you touched on this before Jacob you know Apex he's absolutely

07:37:45.960 --> 07:37:52.280
the heart and soul of that team and a leader unlike any other really that we've had, we've

07:37:52.280 --> 07:37:57.240
had some really good ones on the server but outside of the server I think he's unmatched.

07:37:57.240 --> 07:38:00.520
I think it's a really good point to bring up you know that obviously it's about the players,

07:38:00.520 --> 07:38:04.520
it's about the side rules, about the apexes as well but Vitality as an organization you know

07:38:04.520 --> 07:38:08.600
you're giving them flowers and I just want to add a bit of historical context to that as well.

07:38:08.600 --> 07:38:12.120
You remember when they won the Major in Paris and then they kicked Dupree you know one of the most

07:38:12.120 --> 07:38:16.240
legendary players straight after winning the Major and signed Flamesee instead. Flamesee

07:38:16.240 --> 07:38:21.500
is still on that line-up. Flamesee is also this year having an absolute stunning performance

07:38:21.500 --> 07:38:26.740
event after event after event. He's now 1-2 as well. So, you know, being able to be brave

07:38:26.740 --> 07:38:30.960
and ballsy and basically kick Dupree who at the time was one of the biggest legends

07:38:30.960 --> 07:38:34.540
of the game, you know, and maybe a candidate to be the greatest rifle of all time, to bring

07:38:34.540 --> 07:38:39.020
in Flamesee who yes did well in OG, but no one could ever anticipate him to develop into

07:38:39.020 --> 07:38:45.260
what he is today at Path of Vitality who were willing to take a risk, who were willing to take a gamble back then and oh my, they're the payoff.

07:38:45.260 --> 07:38:53.060
And they did get 3-0 but we would be doing a disservice not to mention Spirit as well, who has played their best tournament with this lineup.

07:38:53.060 --> 07:39:08.760
It feels like made it a competitive final, you know, up until Dust 2 and unfortunately, you know, their stars didn't really show up to the extent that they need to, in order to be able to take a map or really push vitality to the very edge.

07:39:08.760 --> 07:39:14.880
No, I absolutely agree with without a doubt they can walk away from this tournament being super happy and super

07:39:15.160 --> 07:39:18.620
Hopeful I guess for the future because you're right in saying that in this grand final

07:39:18.620 --> 07:39:23.440
Especially on the first two maps there's a case to be made that they could have won both maps in particular on Mirage

07:39:23.440 --> 07:39:29.220
They were in a winning position and the one thing that they never showed this grand final was obviously the dog show in the show

07:39:29.220 --> 07:39:31.720
Show so if you're going home now on your team spirit

07:39:31.720 --> 07:39:33.960
Well, you activated to near you activated magic

07:39:33.960 --> 07:39:37.160
You played much much better team kind of strike that you've done in Christendom time

07:39:37.160 --> 07:39:41.320
And then as you said yanker we're never gonna see shiro and donk having two poor tournaments in a row

07:39:41.320 --> 07:39:44.320
And it's not that they've had a poor tournament, but in this grand final that didn't show up

07:39:44.320 --> 07:39:48.840
So I'm hopeful on behalf of teams bird. Yeah, they showed a lot of poise a lot of promise right there

07:39:48.840 --> 07:39:52.540
Especially through this grand final and I'm sure they'll be as eloquent to give us some words

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It's a bit of a real talk now. I want to ask you, humbling experience. It was 0-3, but first two maps, actually pretty close.

07:40:08.540 --> 07:40:11.540
What are your feelings after a match like this?

07:40:11.540 --> 07:40:17.540
After a match like this, we got humbled as fuck.

07:40:17.540 --> 07:40:18.540
Yeah.

07:40:18.540 --> 07:40:20.040
That inside?

07:40:20.040 --> 07:40:25.760
No, but they are really strong.

07:40:25.760 --> 07:40:30.180
I want to ask you, like, if you could pinpoint some gaps

07:40:30.180 --> 07:40:34.760
to close for Team Spirit against Vitality, is it tactics?

07:40:34.760 --> 07:40:36.560
Is it individual performance?

07:40:36.560 --> 07:40:38.360
Is it mentality?

07:40:38.360 --> 07:40:38.960
What is it?

07:40:38.960 --> 07:40:41.680
What is it that you need to improve to beat Team Vitality

07:40:41.680 --> 07:40:42.280
in the future?

07:40:42.280 --> 07:40:52.280
Stay more focused during the round, we lost a couple of 5-3s in weird situations, where

07:40:52.280 --> 07:41:00.440
the players feel themselves pretty comfortable, and that's why they managed to turn around

07:41:00.440 --> 07:41:03.760
some 5-3s.

07:41:03.760 --> 07:41:08.400
You as Nigel, this was your first big final like this, this is an experience you need

07:41:08.400 --> 07:41:12.000
to be better and be better in the team as a captain as well.

07:41:12.000 --> 07:41:13.920
So what are your thoughts on that?

07:41:13.920 --> 07:41:17.520
How are you taking this event as a learning experience?

07:41:17.520 --> 07:41:20.160
What's your biggest takeaway from this event?

07:41:20.160 --> 07:41:24.920
Well, as I've said in the past, we have been pretty bad

07:41:24.920 --> 07:41:27.000
during the beginning of the event.

07:41:27.000 --> 07:41:30.280
But in Wales, it's as definable, of course.

07:41:30.280 --> 07:41:33.520
We played much better and we were playing as a team,

07:41:33.520 --> 07:41:37.040
which only happened in the track of for us.

07:41:38.400 --> 07:41:43.120
So there's a science of positivity for us.

07:41:43.120 --> 07:41:46.320
And the final words to the fans, you can make it English,

07:41:46.320 --> 07:41:47.520
you can make it Russian up to you.

07:41:53.280 --> 07:41:55.200
Thank you for this good run.

07:41:55.200 --> 07:41:55.880
Nice try.

07:41:59.200 --> 07:42:01.040
And as I said, pretty eloquently put there

07:42:01.040 --> 07:42:03.600
by the side of magics talking about, well, yeah,

07:42:03.600 --> 07:42:04.440
they were humbled.

07:42:04.440 --> 07:42:06.280
And in certain degrees towards that last map,

07:42:06.280 --> 07:42:06.760
they were humbled.

07:42:06.760 --> 07:42:08.880
They can't hold their head high for the first two.

07:42:08.880 --> 07:42:12.320
Yeah, it's never fun losing a grand final, never fun losing 3-0.

07:42:12.320 --> 07:42:17.480
So I understand why and perhaps also agree that they should be slightly disappointed now.

07:42:17.480 --> 07:42:23.680
But tomorrow they wake up and they must look at this tournament as a tournament that really showed that they're on track now.

07:42:23.680 --> 07:42:27.040
They're coming back to a point where we can have them in the conversations about,

07:42:27.040 --> 07:42:31.280
can you maybe win a trophy? Can you go to tournaments where vitality is not at and win a trophy?

07:42:31.280 --> 07:42:35.520
Can you go to IM Cologne, progress, activate Dong a bit more in these big games

07:42:35.520 --> 07:42:38.960
and get sure of and running again while maintaining what we saw from Teneir,

07:42:38.960 --> 07:42:41.440
then all of a sudden you're looking at a spirit that could be a contender

07:42:41.440 --> 07:42:44.120
to win a game and win a series against Vitality.

07:42:44.120 --> 07:42:46.120
As Janku said a couple of times, the first two maps,

07:42:46.120 --> 07:42:48.280
you see the scoreline right here as well, Mirage,

07:42:48.280 --> 07:42:50.120
they probably should have won that map, Nuke.

07:42:50.120 --> 07:42:53.000
They had opportunities in that game and thus, obviously, what a wise was.

07:42:53.000 --> 07:42:56.400
But that spirit right now, what's to say that can be better in a couple of months at Colombo?

07:42:56.400 --> 07:42:59.680
Yeah, definitely a learning experience for Magix as well.

07:42:59.680 --> 07:43:02.920
Stiko pointed out his first grand final of a big event,

07:43:02.920 --> 07:43:07.000
then you go up against the final boss in Vitality.

07:43:07.000 --> 07:43:08.760
Those games are always different

07:43:08.760 --> 07:43:10.800
than the rest of the playoffs too, right?

07:43:10.800 --> 07:43:13.320
And he's going to need to use the experience

07:43:13.320 --> 07:43:14.640
from here in the future.

07:43:14.640 --> 07:43:18.040
And we'll see, this is just a scary prospect for Vitality,

07:43:18.040 --> 07:43:19.640
looking up to the Cologne Major, man,

07:43:19.640 --> 07:43:21.960
because this was their one goal leading up to it,

07:43:21.960 --> 07:43:24.640
to finish the Grand Slam as soon as possible.

07:43:24.640 --> 07:43:28.960
And this is the fifth time that Ateem wins the Grand Slam

07:43:28.960 --> 07:43:30.920
on their first attempt.

07:43:30.920 --> 07:43:37.520
I mean, in the first Grand Final that they get in, so still no giant slayer bonus for anyone else.

07:43:37.520 --> 07:43:43.120
Spirit got pretty damn close-ish there for a little bit, but obviously that does it for the Intel,

07:43:43.120 --> 07:43:46.520
or excuse me, the ESL Grand Slam, I should call it, in this season.

07:43:47.520 --> 07:43:52.320
Yeah, absolutely. And as I said, scary going into the Cologne Major because Vitality can chill now.

07:43:52.320 --> 07:43:56.720
For the rest, you know, for the next month. Yeah, I know they're going to be attending some tournaments.

07:43:56.720 --> 07:44:04.600
I mean, I feel like they could win Atlanta without practicing with some teams that are there to, you know, quote-unquote, challenge them so they can

07:44:05.920 --> 07:44:11.320
concentrate all their focus on Cologne, right, and take some time off perhaps after this if they

07:44:11.560 --> 07:44:16.880
can and they do such a great job at scheduling and managing the load for the players

07:44:17.160 --> 07:44:23.320
It's going to be tough for someone to topple them in question. It's about to say they earned it right now to do the load management

07:44:23.320 --> 07:44:25.840
and maybe skip out on a couple of weeks of practice

07:44:25.840 --> 07:44:27.600
and then hone it in for Cologne.

07:44:27.600 --> 07:44:30.240
So yeah, it's not looking like anyone is getting

07:44:30.240 --> 07:44:31.840
any closer to Vitality.

07:44:31.840 --> 07:44:34.240
If anything, as you said, Spirit played better this tournament,

07:44:34.240 --> 07:44:36.200
Furia played better this tournament as well,

07:44:36.200 --> 07:44:37.640
we know Falcons are gonna make changes,

07:44:37.640 --> 07:44:39.320
so it's still gonna be interesting to see

07:44:39.320 --> 07:44:40.920
who can level up for Cologne.

07:44:40.920 --> 07:44:44.560
But if we speak about the gap between Vitality

07:44:44.560 --> 07:44:46.160
and the rest of the field right now,

07:44:46.160 --> 07:44:47.960
as I said a couple of times throughout this tournament,

07:44:47.960 --> 07:44:49.360
it just feels like it's growing

07:44:49.360 --> 07:44:51.000
game by game, tournament by tournament.

07:44:51.000 --> 07:44:54.840
Yeah, the disparity is just, it's ginormous, but also...

07:44:54.840 --> 07:44:55.980
Is that a word?

07:44:55.980 --> 07:44:56.780
It is now.

07:44:56.780 --> 07:44:58.180
Jacob, maybe it's a language.

07:44:58.180 --> 07:44:59.740
You know, what's next for Robbs?

07:44:59.740 --> 07:45:02.340
He's gonna have to switch to Bugattis or something.

07:45:02.340 --> 07:45:05.340
Like, or Porsches just doesn't cut it anymore.

07:45:05.340 --> 07:45:06.740
Ferraris, I don't know.

07:45:06.740 --> 07:45:07.980
Got a lot of money.

07:45:07.980 --> 07:45:10.940
Yeah, he definitely has netted himself a pretty sweet check right there.

07:45:10.940 --> 07:45:15.140
Speaking of which, that concludes that ESL Grand Slam.

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And guess what, guys?

07:45:16.420 --> 07:45:17.260
There's no more.

07:45:17.260 --> 07:45:18.100
There is another.

07:45:18.100 --> 07:45:18.780
We've tapped out.

07:45:18.780 --> 07:45:20.380
Nope, nope, there is another one.

07:45:20.380 --> 07:45:23.500
been told that there is another ESL Grand Slam in the crowd apparently like

07:45:23.500 --> 07:45:27.740
that too, maybe not. I don't know. Am I getting this right? You know, Vitality take a

07:45:27.740 --> 07:45:30.940
couple of weeks chilling, winning Atlanta, going into Cologne, winning that one and

07:45:30.940 --> 07:45:33.580
then we're already looking at Vitality who's not too confident in another one.

07:45:33.580 --> 07:45:35.500
It could win another one this year. Yes, it could.

07:45:35.500 --> 07:45:41.500
In Atlanta, Cologne, next season of Pro League, and another IEM, it's possible.

07:45:41.500 --> 07:45:44.700
Well, look at it. I mean, this is what we have in front of us. You're talking about

07:45:44.700 --> 07:45:48.460
Atlanta, yes, that is the next stop. We head over to North America, the Cologne

07:45:48.460 --> 07:45:52.620
major. Everyone's got their eyes on that. We kick right back into ESL Pro League on the other side

07:45:52.620 --> 07:45:58.780
after a little bit of a break into IEM. China and then we round off the entire year with another major.

07:45:58.780 --> 07:46:03.260
Yeah, it's a packed schedule. It's going to be interesting, but that's also where I do want to

07:46:03.260 --> 07:46:08.140
say is as Janko kind of hinted before, you know, we always stand in these scenarios and right now

07:46:08.140 --> 07:46:11.740
it's unthinkable to think that Vitality is not winning Cologne, but there's a world where they

07:46:11.740 --> 07:46:15.420
won't. Right now it's unthinkable to think that Vitality is not going to be the best team of the

07:46:15.420 --> 07:46:19.900
year, but there's a world where someone else will pick up the channels and maybe pressure them a bit.

07:46:19.900 --> 07:46:25.740
Like we saw with Furia last year, no one anticipated Furia to come in in the second half of 2025.

07:46:25.740 --> 07:46:29.980
And theoretically speaking, being better than Vitality for three, four months, beating him in

07:46:29.980 --> 07:46:34.860
a couple of grand finals. So it's not to lose hope out there for the people. But right now,

07:46:34.860 --> 07:46:38.460
we've got to give all the flowers, all the credit to Vitality. But trust me, there's a lot of people,

07:46:38.460 --> 07:46:42.620
a lot of great players out there, a lot of great minds were busting their ass off to make sure that

07:46:42.620 --> 07:46:45.660
that is not going to be the same thing happening over and over and over.

07:46:45.660 --> 07:46:49.740
Well, shoot, even in Atlanta, I mean, it's a pretty good size amount of rosters there

07:46:49.740 --> 07:46:52.140
that could really poise a bit of a danger.

07:46:52.140 --> 07:46:55.540
But if you're vitality, you kind of medded that ESL Grand Slam here.

07:46:55.540 --> 07:46:57.420
Maybe you thought you might need Atlanta for it.

07:46:57.420 --> 07:46:59.980
Now do you go into Atlanta with a different mindset, perhaps?

07:46:59.980 --> 07:47:02.540
I mean, they can go in much more relaxed, right?

07:47:02.540 --> 07:47:04.580
They're going to be a massive favorite.

07:47:04.580 --> 07:47:06.140
Just pick ancient every game.

07:47:06.140 --> 07:47:11.220
They think that tournament, brush up on whatever it is that they want to do because they got

07:47:11.220 --> 07:47:13.220
The main goal for now, though.

07:47:13.220 --> 07:47:18.220
Yeah, they absolutely did, gentlemen. Guess who else is in Atlanta?

07:47:18.220 --> 07:47:21.220
That simple guy, you ever heard of him?

07:47:21.220 --> 07:47:26.220
In a while, I should be able to talk about him. Anyway, are you guys done? You got anything else you want to add?

07:47:26.220 --> 07:47:33.220
Not really, apart from the fact that Vitality, you know, have done what not a lot of people thought would be possible to do so quickly once more.

07:47:33.220 --> 07:47:39.220
Winning a Grand Slam, I think it's impressive. And I think, you know, whether you like the debate or not, whether they're the best team in the world,

07:47:39.220 --> 07:47:44.220
I agree with you that it opens up for different conversations as well is the side with the greatest player to ever play counter strike

07:47:44.220 --> 07:47:47.140
I think there's a case to be made his ropes the greatest rifle of all time

07:47:47.140 --> 07:47:52.420
I think there's a case to be made and if anything then apex as an in-game leader like we speak about the glaives of the world

07:47:52.420 --> 07:47:57.940
We speak about the the caregans of the world as well apex is quickly transcending into those conversations as well

07:47:57.940 --> 07:48:01.420
So there's just so many different ways you can attack this and all of them are quite fun

07:48:01.420 --> 07:48:04.740
And I'm pretty sure that's I would guy was born on the day counter strike was released, right?

07:48:04.740 --> 07:48:08.420
Or did I read that somewhere might be crazy what it would would explain a whole lot gentlemen?

07:48:08.420 --> 07:48:12.420
Thank you so much for your time, your effort, mostly your thoughts and your words therein.

07:48:12.420 --> 07:48:13.420
For us, though, that does it.

07:48:13.420 --> 07:48:16.420
The Intellect Stream Masters Rio de Janeiro has come to a close.

07:48:16.420 --> 07:48:18.420
Vitality, ESL Grand Slam winners.

07:48:18.420 --> 07:48:21.420
Event winners just winning all the way around.

07:48:21.420 --> 07:48:23.420
We'll see you next time, and that's in Atlanta.

07:48:23.420 --> 07:48:37.580
We're just super grateful for even having this opportunity to play in front of such a

07:48:37.580 --> 07:48:39.580
crowd against such an opponent.

07:48:39.580 --> 07:48:41.080
We just want to win as many trophies as possible.

07:48:41.080 --> 07:48:43.980
And it is a shutdown of Furia.

07:48:43.980 --> 07:48:48.860
K-Zerato might have been a force to be reckoned with in this series, but a 1v4 lineup for

07:48:48.860 --> 07:48:49.860
the double.

07:48:49.860 --> 07:48:54.220
Keisarato, surely, truly, still believing!

07:48:54.220 --> 07:48:57.940
But now it's all lies on Keisarato, been the hard hitter,

07:48:57.940 --> 07:49:01.260
been the guy to watch across this entire series,

07:49:01.260 --> 07:49:03.140
and looking for the lifeline clutch

07:49:03.140 --> 07:49:05.940
that keeps Puria on this day,

07:49:05.940 --> 07:49:08.740
a shut down, right denied,

07:49:08.740 --> 07:49:12.840
Modesty Falcons with a clean 2-0 finish.

07:49:12.840 --> 07:49:20.840
Here the stars in the dark, my victory can lie.

07:49:20.840 --> 07:49:24.840
Running like we lose.

07:49:24.840 --> 07:49:27.840
He's going to take Sally straight out of the round.

07:49:27.840 --> 07:49:28.840
Takes the upgrade.

07:49:28.840 --> 07:49:29.840
Thank you very much.

07:49:29.840 --> 07:49:30.840
Apex can't track him.

07:49:30.840 --> 07:49:32.840
Teneir stabilizes.

07:49:32.840 --> 07:49:35.840
Touchdown Flamesy hunting him with the farmers.

07:49:35.840 --> 07:49:36.840
Come on back in.

07:49:36.840 --> 07:49:37.840
He can't handle Teneir.

07:49:37.840 --> 07:49:40.840
That's what we've been seeing from this man here in Rio.

07:49:40.840 --> 07:49:41.800
Oh, Maria.

07:49:41.800 --> 07:49:44.680
Knocked attention, draw on an apex, he profits.

07:49:44.680 --> 07:49:45.800
Shiro down as well.

07:49:45.800 --> 07:49:48.040
Suddenly, it turns around on his head.

07:49:48.040 --> 07:49:49.440
Tamiya tucked on towards the ticket.

07:49:49.440 --> 07:49:51.360
He's going all into the fiber side,

07:49:51.360 --> 07:49:53.640
who finds an instantaneous deletion.

07:49:53.640 --> 07:49:57.880
The Rocks like thunder and roar.

07:49:57.880 --> 07:50:01.360
Every mile, we've wandered, leads us so.

07:50:01.360 --> 07:50:03.720
Dust on a jacket, it's a story.

07:50:03.720 --> 07:50:04.760
Sets you down while you're still alive.

07:50:04.760 --> 07:50:06.240
The 22nd, the pressure's on the T-Sane.

07:50:06.240 --> 07:50:09.600
And the G-Stuffin on the USP.

07:50:09.600 --> 07:50:12.100
Let's talk it back together, we sure strongly run right now.

07:50:12.100 --> 07:50:13.100
Let's talk it go, boys.

07:50:22.900 --> 07:50:26.100
Straight into the coys, and proper to rush up there.

07:50:26.900 --> 07:50:29.100
I can't lose vision, I'm not gonna lose his head.

07:50:29.100 --> 07:50:31.100
Oh, he's just had two heads out of the round.

07:50:31.100 --> 07:50:33.600
He's like, man, inside of his pistol.

07:50:33.600 --> 07:50:35.100
Today's got the drop on him.

07:50:35.100 --> 07:50:37.600
I took a scope, the palsy looked around,

07:50:37.600 --> 07:50:41.760
Catches him, maybe he does, maybe all he needs is 14,

07:50:41.760 --> 07:50:44.000
because Zywin versus Donk in the waltry one.

07:50:44.000 --> 07:50:46.240
He can't handle Zywin.

07:50:46.240 --> 07:50:48.600
Sheeroy goes down just at the right time.

07:50:48.600 --> 07:50:52.320
Ropful strike, Vitality about to take it.

07:50:52.320 --> 07:50:54.560
It's all good, it's all theirs.

07:50:54.560 --> 07:51:00.280
This chapter in Counter-Strike history is written in golden ink.

07:51:00.280 --> 07:51:02.920
And in the golden hour in Rio de Janeiro,

07:51:02.920 --> 07:51:05.880
they make Counter-Strike history.

07:51:05.880 --> 07:51:10.880
We feel the storm in our veins, in our hearts like the new dawn

07:51:19.880 --> 07:51:21.880
Give them too many rounds, okay?

07:51:21.880 --> 07:51:25.880
I want the perfection, I know we win and we are great team but we can be even better

07:51:25.880 --> 07:51:28.880
And I will put you for without forever

07:51:35.880 --> 07:51:46.080
A historic feat that we all knew we were on the precipice of, but it's a completely different

07:51:46.080 --> 07:51:50.400
emotion once it's realised. I'm up on stage, I'm going to get a few words. Matt, I know

07:51:50.400 --> 07:51:54.560
that you don't often do interviews. Let me ask you a few questions though. First of all,

07:51:54.560 --> 07:51:57.760
who's the first person you text when you make an achievement like that?

07:51:57.760 --> 07:52:02.800
Okay, so I had, anyway, I have a routine, so it was not a fifth map or third map, but

07:52:02.800 --> 07:52:06.800
I'm just texting and calling my family, so my girlfriend and my mom all the time.

07:52:06.800 --> 07:52:11.800
But they are obviously the first person and then yes, the players here.

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That's amazing. Can you just walk me through the emotions of that game for you, right?

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You're saying on the sideline, it's not often that we see a game get quote-unquote easier and easier as it progresses, right?

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First map was really back and forth. What were your emotions when you were watching it?

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I mean, it's always stressful for me because I know all the world, they're just putting in the hour or so.

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They have no doubt about it. It's not because I'm also close to them, it's because they really, really deserve it.

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Because they don't work there and what they are doing with this team is just amazing.

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So we are putting the bar really, really high and so yes, every game, every single game, we are just giving everything.

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So obviously it means a lot when we are winning and when we are winning the Bundesliga, it's even more because it's just an achievement.

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Of course, what we did before, the months before, but yeah, this team is special.

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I don't know what to say with them all the time. We have a capture after a win and after a tournament.

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and I'm just lacking of words at some point I'm just enjoying my time with them and they are also enjoying their time together because it's really unique

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It's an indescribable feat right?

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I believe if I remember correctly when I was doing this interview with the guys after Melbourne you weren't there right?

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You weren't able to be in person. What's it like actually being here?

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I mean obviously it was particular for me because I was like really really far away and it was just my short film coming for personal reasons

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But this one is also special because I wanted so bad to achieve it and not being like missing this moment with them so yeah, it's just amazing feeling.

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I know you don't like interviews but thank you so much for your words on that one.

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It was okay, okay, maybe more of Matt in the future.

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But yeah, Flamesee, he's got his spectacles.

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Finally, I saw you wanted to get the glasses so badly, you got them on.

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Congratulations man, once again, back to back, Grant's lamb.

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Just walk me through what's going through your head right now.

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right now? Well, I'm very happy to be honest. I thought it would be more stressful, a bit

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more longer, but we went clean with it. It's crazy to see that the last year, the same

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first season, it's kind of running back again. I'm curious to see if ESL are going to cancel

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the Grandslam because we're stealing too much money from them, so hopefully they keep another

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one. I was just thinking, right, like not to put the pressure on you, but we've got

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We've got Atlanta coming up, we've got Colom, we've got EPL, we've got China at the end of the year.

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I mean, you could do it twice in a year, in theory.

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Well, last year we came to the second season with big hopes and I think we will start slowly

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and we'll see how it goes, obviously, if we win the major.

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Then the Grandsum is always there as an opportunity.

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Obviously, Atlanta is also important to win that, but for us right now the main focus is the major.

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I think we've done a good job as a team and I'm very happy and I'm very proud of everybody.

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joking when I say that but with the form that you have right now I don't think it's an impossible

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for you right to get to back to back again in the same year. Last time in Melbourne as you said

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it's such it was a more long drawn out affair I don't know whether you remember but I mean we

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finished at like what 11 p.m almost midnight local time and you go yeah yeah you were showing me

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your gold bar and you dropped it you dropped it from the desk on to the floor did the first one

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survive is this one a replacement? No no the first one survived pretty well it's a it's an aluminium

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bar to be exactly because it's not gold. So it's nice and strong? Yeah it's nice and strong but

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actually the bar is, it cannot stand up, it has to lay down, the bar is shaped badly underneath so

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I had to test if it stands up or not, it was my first one and now I have two to hold each other up.

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Lovely, where's it going to go? Do you have a mantelpiece at home for your accolades?

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I mean you're getting a lot of them at the moment. Well my girlfriend is in charge of the designing

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I'm just bringing the trophies.

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Good man, Flamesy. Good man.

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Congratulations. I'll let you get on.

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Take all your pictures.

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Celebrate with the crowd.

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I think I'm going to try to get messy.

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There's a lot of fans in the crowd at the moment

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trying to get signatures.

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So I feel very, very honoured to get these guys.

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Congratulations, messy.

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We were talking about it before.

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Does this now cement you?

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Is better than Astralis there, surely?

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I mean, what have you said?

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I mean, no, I think, yeah.

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I mean, for me, it's been the way we've been playing.

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the record we've been breaking, the success we've been having, all the tournaments, yeah.

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For me, we're the best, but we're not done yet. We're still going for more, we still want more.

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We never get tired of lifting trophies, and yeah, that's the goal.

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I was half-joking with Flamie, that you actually legitimately do have the ability to do two in one year.

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There's actually no events for you guys to do it, it's crazy.

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Is there anybody that you want to thank? I'm sure your family couldn't fly out here to Rio, anybody they want to shout out at home?

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of course a family I mean as always they do like my plan does an incredible job at home so many hours

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with the family and I spent so much time away so there's so much work for them to do at home and

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yeah it's a it's a big shout out to them because without them I wouldn't be able to be doing all

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this and be here lifting trophies in front of the fans so yeah a huge thank you to my family.

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Amazing stuff Mazi congratulations sincerely well deserved I'm gonna go try and get Jack from behind

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Is that okay, Jack?

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That alright, yes, he might do it.

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He's already done, he's already done his service.

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Congratulations, Jack.

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Once again, getting the Grand Slam, I mean, almost a year to the day with the last one, right? Isn't that crazy?

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Yeah, I don't think we thought this was going to happen when we were in Melbourne last year.

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Was it a bit less of a stressful final this time around?

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A little bit less, yeah.

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Yeah, that best of five was insane, one of the best final that you'll ever have.

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Yeah, 100% I'm regretting it.

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So just mental.

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It was an incredible feat.

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Talk to me about the guys and the attitude, right?

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We heard from Nebe asking what's the secret to success, and Apex said there is no secret.

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It's just hard work.

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How hard are the guys working outside the server?

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Incredibly hard.

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We try to balance it so that we're not burning out.

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you know, we tried to make Lisbon, sorry, Rotterdam, a bit more relaxed because this is the price,

07:58:07.020 --> 07:58:10.860
right? Like this is what we're aiming for. So the work the boys put in in the two weeks of

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practice leading up to this and then, you know, maybe the lost of Falcons like kicked them into

07:58:16.940 --> 07:58:22.700
gear a little bit because after that it was full focus and they have this synergy in the practice

07:58:22.700 --> 07:58:27.820
room where ideas are just constantly flowing, they're bouncing things off each other, they're

07:58:27.820 --> 07:58:31.540
problem-solving on the go so there's this it's hard work but there's such a

07:58:31.540 --> 07:58:35.620
good chemistry between the guys that like they make ideas together so when

07:58:35.620 --> 07:58:38.420
they're on the server like they've already done it they've been through all

07:58:38.420 --> 07:58:41.580
these scenarios and they know what they're doing. It's crazy that you say

07:58:41.580 --> 07:58:46.120
you took Borodam Chill could you still go and win it like that's crazy. Yeah I mean

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that's like they're incredibly talented like we've got the best player of all

07:58:49.740 --> 07:58:53.460
time the best IGL of all time the best Israeli players all time the best

07:58:53.460 --> 07:58:55.980
Estonian player of all time the best British player. Definitely the best

07:58:55.980 --> 07:58:57.180
British parable of the time.

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Like, look, they're blessed, like, and they talk about it all the time, like, how lucky

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they are to have each other.

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Like, talent-wise, personality-wise, it's an amazing fit, so we're blessed to have

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this opportunity, but then, yeah, it doesn't come without the work.

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Like, you don't just go, we've got five good players, it's going to work.

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So they know this might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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It's extending nicely, but they know that they don't, they'll regret not making the

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the most of this team. 100%. I'm just going to give you the opportunity to shout anybody

07:59:28.980 --> 07:59:32.620
out that you have at home that allows you to do what you do up here as well because your

07:59:32.620 --> 07:59:38.100
job is so important for the guys. I will say when we started planning for the Grand Slam,

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my mum has this saying, so Virginia, hello, how do you eat an elephant one bite at a time?

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And today, like this was the last bite of the elephant. Like we've had to win four tournaments

07:59:49.620 --> 07:59:54.420
to get here. We're taking little bites, spitting bit as we go and that's like these boys are

07:59:54.420 --> 07:59:58.420
so good at just staying focused on the moment, on the one thing that's happening right now.

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Just deal with each bite one bit at a time. So thank you mom. That was she was part of the

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experience today. So we love a counter strike mom. Shout out Virginia, shout out to you Jack.

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Congratulations. I'm going to go try and find any other players. I think I might have to go down

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some steps here. Just a little bit of a spoiler. This combetti is very sleepy so please come around

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I think I'm going to slip over honestly. Well, there's no there's no stairs. He's coming up. He's coming up. So good, the man of the hours. I'm so sorry. I had to probably open the fans. Um, what an incredible experience. This final, even more convincing than the last time around.

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The man of the hour is IWU, I am so sorry, I had to probably open the fans.

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What an incredible experience. This final, even more convincing than the last time around that you won the Grand Slam, now back-to-back champions, can you just walk me through what's going through your mind right now?

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I mean, happiness and yeah, I mean a lot of things is going on in our mind, obviously like you said, I think we played really good.

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I mean obviously we did a lot of mistakes as well, but I think we played better than last time in Melbourne.

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And yeah, a lot of things happened to be honest, we were a bit maybe stressed at the beginning

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because we have a lot of things on the table with the Grand Slam and Rio, the more important

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is the way we are winning, the way we are supporting each other and the way we are as

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a team so we are really happy for that.

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Almost a year ago to the day that you won Melbourne to get you first and after that

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Apex was repeating this phase that you never know when you're going to get a team like

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this in your career.

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This is literally a once in a lifetime team.

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Jack also echoed that sentiment, right?

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For you, does it feel real that this period has been well over a year now, that we've

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seen this dominant form from Vitality?

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Does it feel real for you?

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Of course, I mean, for us it's really, we know the capacity of this team, we know whenever

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we play good, no one will have any chance to win us, that's the truth, even us when

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we play it's unbelievable the way we are playing good together, sometimes we are not even talking

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or speaking to, we know like our teammate behind us is going to do the job. So having

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this team around us and at this time, of course, we couldn't believe before we picked the

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ropes, but right now we believe like we are one of the best team, we are the best team

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like OCS or HoVos, like HoVoTimes, so obviously we are really happy for that.

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I love what you say with so much confidence, Ayumu. I just want to give you a chance to

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shout out to anybody that has been supporting you to allow you to do what you do on the

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server and have so many accolades.

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for me my secret is just to enjoy when I don't enjoy it's when I play bad to Vanessa

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and when my mindset is really down so obviously when you enjoy with who you are playing with

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the game you play you have the smile on your face you just enjoy what you do I think that's

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the best thing you can do and perform with it so that's my thing I'm just I'm not even grinding

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anymore to Vanessa like the game I'm not so I just want to enjoy this game with my teammate with

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is the people I like and it's working for me.

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We thoroughly enjoy watching you, Zabu.

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Here's your trophy.

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Once again, congratulations.

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That is Vitality, your Grand Slam champions

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and a champion to the Intel Extreme Masters Rio, 2026.

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The Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2026

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is brought to you by ESL and partnership with Intel.

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Acer Predator, Chex, and DHL.

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Rafa, really making history. Absolutely phenomenal.

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And Ace is the champion of the Intel X-Train Master.

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You're a fighter.

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Storm still not found out. He's gonna take this fight though. Three seconds left.

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One of those two rounds, I think it's gonna start in World 3 to see.

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And this is the last you've ever seen. He's not content with just the Nexus kill.

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He was a jack-of-all-trades!

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And it's all done!

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And it's all done!

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Unbelievable run!

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Winning 4 Cheryl Victory over Classic!

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And they did it again!

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In the crackdown!

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It's Bobby!

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