WEBVTT 01:00.000 --> 01:02.000 I 02:30.000 --> 02:32.000 I 09:00.000 --> 09:02.000 I 19:00.000 --> 19:07.000 I'm gonna keep it going, I'm gonna keep it going, I'm gonna keep it going, so I ain't got nothing. 19:30.000 --> 19:37.480 So, Leo, since our last session, how have you been feeling? 19:37.480 --> 19:44.880 Not so good, but I've been dreaming of the French team winning ENC before lifting the 19:44.880 --> 19:52.120 SI Hammer with shifters in France being the best country in Rainbow 64. 19:52.120 --> 19:53.280 This is not going to work. 19:53.280 --> 19:54.840 We need something heavier for you. 19:54.840 --> 19:56.200 I think I've got just the idea. 19:56.200 --> 19:57.760 I saw this on TikTok. 19:57.760 --> 20:03.140 I'm going to hypnotise Leo. Leo, you have to look ONLY into the pendant, okay? 20:03.140 --> 20:04.860 Only into the pendant. 20:04.860 --> 20:06.580 You are no longer French. 20:06.580 --> 20:08.020 No longer French. 20:08.020 --> 20:11.320 P4 is not going to lift the hammer. 20:11.320 --> 20:12.400 Lift hammer. 20:12.400 --> 20:17.580 On the count of three, you are going to wake up and have a reasonable Rainbow Six take. 20:17.580 --> 20:19.080 Rainbow Six take. 20:19.080 --> 20:22.820 One, two, three. 20:22.820 --> 20:25.780 When does Stomp and Play? 20:25.780 --> 20:27.780 I'm Diamond One. 20:55.780 --> 21:00.280 It is time to send some EML teams to the Salt Lake City Major. 21:00.280 --> 21:05.280 We got two really important qualification games today, and we have the upper bracket final as well. 21:05.280 --> 21:09.780 My name is Anne, I'll be your host for today, and joining me in the studio we have Alfama and Fresh. 21:09.780 --> 21:14.280 Guys, I think it's quite the privilege that we get to send the first teams to the Salt Lake City Major. 21:14.280 --> 21:20.280 Cannot wait. We will finally know we've been playing through kickoff for the last few weeks, every single region has. 21:20.280 --> 21:24.780 But by the end of today, we will know two EML teams that will qualify to the Salt Lake City Major. 21:24.780 --> 21:30.180 And I think it's especially important with how big the roster menu was to really see who really comes up on top, 21:30.180 --> 21:33.780 who made the best changes, who had the best players, and it's all decided today. 21:33.780 --> 21:39.280 Right, I want to take a look at the bracket to see where we find ourselves in the middle of this kickoff playoffs. 21:39.280 --> 21:44.080 So here yesterday the lower bracket we said goodbye to Fnatic, we said goodbye to Rebels as well. 21:44.080 --> 21:51.080 Today we'll be jumping into the upper bracket again as we look at match 5 and 6 and the winners of each of those will be sent to the Solid City Major. 21:51.080 --> 21:52.920 And I think so far, no big surprise here. 21:52.920 --> 21:54.760 Maybe secret, not being that over bracket, 21:54.760 --> 21:57.200 but if we look on paper at the top teams with CG2, 21:57.200 --> 21:58.640 we see Falcons with CVP, 21:58.640 --> 22:01.200 those three are really the ones that impressed us the most 22:01.200 --> 22:03.480 during kickoff, at least during the group stage. 22:03.480 --> 22:06.400 Twisted Minds here with, I guess, all of their sheer talent. 22:06.400 --> 22:09.920 They made it back, they made it here, beating Fnatic, 22:09.920 --> 22:12.560 which I think was already a statement itself 22:12.560 --> 22:13.640 in the way they did it. 22:13.640 --> 22:15.200 We're looking at it, Jack, and we're thinking, 22:15.200 --> 22:17.560 can we define a new top four, you know? 22:17.560 --> 22:18.400 Well, I think we're gonna have to. 22:18.400 --> 22:20.320 That's what the next couple of days are about playing out. 22:20.320 --> 22:25.720 But yeah, it's good because we've previously, over the last entire year, we've been saying we've got a top three. 22:25.720 --> 22:28.720 It's an untouched top three and everybody else is fighting for fourth. 22:28.720 --> 22:31.720 Now it feels like we've kind of got six teams. Yes, of course, there's better teams. 22:31.720 --> 22:35.320 The Falcons as well are up at the top, but we've got six teams fighting for those four spots. 22:35.320 --> 22:37.720 And genuinely, it could be any combination of the four. 22:37.720 --> 22:40.720 We have a busy day today though. We have three versus three in total. 22:40.720 --> 22:44.720 As we mentioned, those two qualification games and the winner of both of those games 22:44.720 --> 22:47.920 will then play the upper bracket final later today as well. 22:47.920 --> 22:51.780 So we're gonna lock with some competitive games. We might be here until like 2am 22:51.920 --> 22:54.600 Yeah, it's right all the way and if we look at these two matchups 22:54.600 --> 22:57.960 I think we have a matchup of of strategy in Falcons versus VP 22:57.960 --> 23:02.440 Right, that's really about theory and about good ideas of this and then we have a matchup of fire power 23:02.440 --> 23:06.920 She are fire power between G2 and Twisted Minds. Yeah, very excited about the two different play styles 23:06.920 --> 23:09.760 We're gonna see also almost feels like a boxing on the path 23:09.760 --> 23:13.680 You know this little brawlers going out, but then this is a real strategist fighters as well 23:13.680 --> 23:17.220 But yeah, I can't wait and then whoever wins out of the brawling out of the strategy side 23:17.220 --> 23:20.700 They play off against each other to see who is ultimately the you know 23:20.700 --> 23:22.220 John before we get into those games 23:22.220 --> 23:25.740 I feel like we've been talking so much about the importance of today, right? 23:25.740 --> 23:30.400 We know that the qualification to the major is on the line and that probably is the most important thing for these players 23:30.520 --> 23:36.000 But especially when we look ahead there's more at stake today, especially already thinking of the six-hundreds 23:36.000 --> 23:38.160 For example, yeah, it's big ticket Thursday 23:38.160 --> 23:44.560 It is the one with a cash price to win, guaranteed $8,000 for whoever makes it in the top two of 23:44.560 --> 23:51.040 EML by winning today, guaranteed 175 SA points and more will be waiting for you at the Soul Lake 23:51.040 --> 23:55.840 City Major and you will qualify directly to Phase 2 because you will be the top two seats of EML. 23:55.840 --> 23:59.440 Yeah I think that's the important, the qualification strengths Phase 2, that of course gives you the 23:59.440 --> 24:03.360 best chance, not only at the Major but it gives you an increased starting point to get the best 24:03.360 --> 24:07.360 chance for that, things like the Sixth Invitational point. Of course we're very very early down the 24:07.360 --> 24:16.360 We are in the kickoff tournament, but teams will already be thinking about, you know, positioning themselves for trying to qualify to the six-invitational, even though it's so far away. 24:16.360 --> 24:22.360 You guys got me convinced. I'm buying a ticket. That was really, really convincing talking about, you know, the six-invitational and everything coming up as well. 24:22.360 --> 24:29.360 But especially for our first two teams in this matchup, right? We talk often about this top four that we have inside of EML. 24:29.360 --> 24:33.360 We talk about Falcons. We talk about Votus Pro, kind of maybe merging into that conversation. 24:33.360 --> 24:38.400 conversation, but the real challenge for Fortis Pro here is to take down Falcons in a best of three 24:38.400 --> 24:41.520 to qualify to the Major and that's going to be difficult because they haven't been able to do 24:41.520 --> 24:47.200 that inside the tier one circuit over the last three years, but the roster has changed and that 24:47.200 --> 24:50.880 might lead to opportunities. Yeah this might be the biggest proof that the roster of a whole was 24:50.880 --> 24:54.720 worth it, it is the biggest test they could have in anywhere in the league maybe facing G2, but I 24:54.720 --> 25:00.320 think facing Falcons has it's you know it has a special place for any EML teams and like like 25:00.320 --> 25:04.560 I'd like to say that every time when we play a team, they want to take us down. 25:04.560 --> 25:09.280 There is special motivation for everyone that takes on Falcons because of their prestigious role. 25:09.280 --> 25:14.160 Now, verse pro for me, I think over the last two years, I wouldn't have ever used the word innovation 25:14.160 --> 25:19.120 when it comes to verse pro. Maybe a lack of innovation would be the only time I would have ever thrown around for them. 25:19.120 --> 25:22.560 But verse pro this stage, they are innovating. 25:22.560 --> 25:25.680 Now, they're going to go up against Solid Snake, the newest operator in the pool. 25:25.680 --> 25:29.600 We've seen a lot of attackers really use Solid Snake to get information. 25:29.600 --> 25:37.600 They've innovated. They put all of their roamers out there on a mute jammer. Solid Snake cannot find any information if a player is inside of the mute jammer. 25:37.600 --> 25:46.600 This engagement actually goes against Verstpro. They're on the defense here. But when the Solid Snake goes to clear the middle floor and this is Rebels that they were up against back in the group stage, 25:46.600 --> 25:55.600 realistically, that happened again, and then the player flanks got a double kill, won the round for Verstpro. That was a big innovative play, and this is the Verstpro. 25:55.600 --> 25:59.200 And this is the best part, this is the reason why, well not just me, but a lot of people 25:59.200 --> 26:01.040 fall in love with this new look best part. 26:01.040 --> 26:03.920 And this is the reason why kids should never trust their phone. 26:03.920 --> 26:06.680 All these skits on their damn phones these days. 26:06.680 --> 26:10.680 One thing I want to say about those videos, really will put together, of course, Big Proctor 26:10.680 --> 26:14.600 or Production Team 4, stitching all that together, it makes it look so appealing. 26:14.600 --> 26:16.000 Thank you, you make things easy. 26:16.000 --> 26:17.000 Big thumbs up. 26:17.000 --> 26:21.040 Well, we have to talk about our opponents as well, right, because for Falcons, you're 26:21.040 --> 26:25.320 probably expecting them to make it to an international event, especially with this new change and 26:25.320 --> 26:28.520 the roster and looking at how their group stage went, I mean, the victory state, God, 26:28.520 --> 26:31.200 were really dominant, a 7-0, a 7-1, a 7-2. 26:31.200 --> 26:34.600 Yeah, and they're a little slip up to secret along the way, but apart from that, everything 26:34.600 --> 26:39.040 else was so, so dominant. I think this team was already a complete team when they came 26:39.040 --> 26:43.840 into, it came into 2026. They then moved on, they badded in Dume as well, especially 26:43.840 --> 26:47.360 Tyler. He's been the best raid player over then solo top on the roster. He's spotted 26:47.360 --> 26:53.240 in naturally. Everything's feeling very good. This feels like the typical same old Falcons, 26:53.240 --> 26:59.640 with that added flower of June as well. It will make them one of the most formidable opponents in the entirety of World Siege, Leo. 26:59.640 --> 27:04.440 Yeah, and I think if we look at this roster, we think the strength, right, the idealing of Liquefac. 27:04.440 --> 27:10.640 We think of the firepower with June now, we saw it off. We think of the clutch potential from Brite. 27:10.640 --> 27:16.640 But I think what's teach everything together is their ability consistently to have the composure in rounds like this one. 27:16.640 --> 27:19.840 It's a 3v3, they're attacking, they have 26 seconds left. 27:19.840 --> 27:24.140 As you can see, you have Blackbird and Nomad on Lair here at the doorway of Toxin, 27:24.140 --> 27:28.540 and you have three defenders on the bomb site, and the key thing here is they have intel gathering. 27:28.540 --> 27:30.540 You have a drone that feeds information. 27:30.540 --> 27:35.140 And based on that, users who are still upstairs are going to bait a drop onto the hatch, onto the bomb site, 27:35.140 --> 27:36.140 and then look at Blackbird. 27:36.140 --> 27:40.640 He takes his 1v1 on a guy close, Jume is not paying attention, he's looking at a trade potential, 27:40.640 --> 27:44.040 he gets that kill, they 2v1 the guy, and they 2v1 another guy. 27:44.040 --> 27:47.440 So they transform, that's 3v3, inch 2, 27:47.440 --> 27:49.840 Another 2v1, another 2v1, and another 2v1. 27:49.840 --> 27:54.440 And that's the beautiful, I guess, display of team play and cohesion that this team has. 27:54.440 --> 27:56.240 And that's what puts them ahead of everyone else. 27:56.240 --> 27:59.040 So many rounds in Siege aren't played out in a 5 vs 5. 27:59.040 --> 28:01.840 You get to these kind of nitty-gritty 3 vs 3s, 28:01.840 --> 28:04.840 where you've got loads of variable factors that you might have lost your verticality 28:04.840 --> 28:07.240 or your hard breach or something that you've lost in the round, 28:07.240 --> 28:08.840 and you've got to figure out a way through it. 28:08.840 --> 28:11.640 Falcons are great at micro-managing those situations, 28:11.640 --> 28:13.240 like we've just seen there, to win the round. 28:13.240 --> 28:15.440 And there's one player really in charge of that, right? 28:15.440 --> 28:18.960 inside the round when things don't always go to plan. We're talking about the IGLs. 28:18.960 --> 28:22.640 You said as well, Leo, this match will come down to the strategic part of it. 28:22.640 --> 28:26.720 And when we're looking at both these teams and their IGL, we need a masterclass from them. 28:26.720 --> 28:30.240 Yeah, it is an ideal showdown to define who's going to get to select city. 28:30.240 --> 28:35.120 I think that we're looking at two teams that have heavy and really good understanding of 28:35.120 --> 28:40.240 modern siege, that have a deep tactical strategy. I think that if we look at 28:40.240 --> 28:44.800 At Nego I think it stepped up massively the strategy depth of the G-Spro. 28:44.800 --> 28:48.480 Leakefac is the staple ideal of EML along with Savage. 28:48.480 --> 28:52.960 I think that if we look at this, we look at a jewel of the two Frenchmen 28:52.960 --> 28:57.360 leading in English, their roster. I know you like that because they're speaking English, 28:57.360 --> 29:01.040 but are you a lot like Christopher? Exactly, we can agree. 29:02.560 --> 29:06.160 And then we can agree that we're going to see a match of who's got the best innovation, 29:06.160 --> 29:09.760 who's got the best tactical play, and I just love to see it because that's my kind of seed. 29:10.240 --> 29:14.240 I'm not so much into the Fiverr, although I find it entertaining, but I do think that 29:14.240 --> 29:16.040 the strategy we're going to see on this play is the best. 29:16.040 --> 29:19.160 Absolutely, both teams obviously have a lot of firepower on them, but they've got some 29:19.160 --> 29:21.000 great minds that are underpin it as well. 29:21.000 --> 29:24.400 They do, but I want to bring it back to that kind of pressure about VORS for having to 29:24.400 --> 29:28.080 take down Falcons today, or it might be that special kind of element that they can add 29:28.080 --> 29:29.840 today to take down Falcons. 29:29.840 --> 29:32.880 I think there's a bit of surprise element, right? 29:32.880 --> 29:37.440 The thing is, VP, you've seen a bit of them, just because of the kickoff and the group stage, 29:37.440 --> 29:40.000 They had to play a BF3 to get him. 29:40.000 --> 29:43.960 But however, that's only so few votes that you can watch 29:43.960 --> 29:45.840 to kind of guess what's their playstyle, 29:45.840 --> 29:48.160 what are they cooking, are they rushing all the time, 29:48.160 --> 29:50.000 what are their pace, because still, 29:50.000 --> 29:52.920 we're looking at a VBA so drastically different, 29:52.920 --> 29:54.000 dramatically different. 29:54.000 --> 29:54.840 Dramastically different. 29:54.840 --> 29:56.280 From the last two stages, 29:56.280 --> 29:58.560 that they can abuse that as much as possible. 29:58.560 --> 30:01.640 Maybe new maps, maybe maps that we've not seen yet, 30:01.640 --> 30:02.800 maybe new strategies. 30:02.800 --> 30:04.560 Those are things that Falcons, they cannot afford. 30:04.560 --> 30:06.960 Falcons, they have hundreds of votes of them 30:06.960 --> 30:08.960 I think that's a good thing. 30:09.060 --> 30:10.560 Yeah, I think that's a good 30:10.660 --> 30:12.060 thing. I think that's a good 30:12.160 --> 30:12.860 thing. And changing Jun has 30:12.960 --> 30:13.960 not been a chance of being 30:14.060 --> 30:15.960 talent. Yeah, exactly. 30:16.060 --> 30:16.960 Breed is looking very chill. I 30:17.060 --> 30:17.960 will say. I don't think he's 30:18.060 --> 30:20.960 doing the office was coming. 30:21.060 --> 30:21.960 You know, he's just getting 30:22.060 --> 30:22.960 ready to run again. You're 30:23.060 --> 30:24.960 just young really. What are 30:25.060 --> 30:25.960 you doing? No, I don't know 30:26.060 --> 30:26.960 what's going on. But yeah, no, 30:27.060 --> 30:28.960 I think realistically that the 30:29.060 --> 30:30.960 VP. The VP talk is a really 30:31.060 --> 30:32.960 curious one because. The five 30:33.060 --> 30:34.960 of our nc's, you know, three 30:35.060 --> 30:35.960 Russian players, one of them 30:35.960 --> 30:37.960 they've got a lot of different 30:38.060 --> 30:39.460 styles and ideas. So they 30:39.560 --> 30:41.060 probably feel in this very big 30:41.160 --> 30:42.460 honeymoon phase right now where 30:42.560 --> 30:43.960 they've got all these different 30:44.060 --> 30:45.460 styles and ideas that are coming 30:45.560 --> 30:46.960 at them and everything seems to 30:47.060 --> 30:48.460 be working out and they're doing 30:48.560 --> 30:49.960 really, really well off the back 30:50.060 --> 30:51.460 of it for Falcons. That makes 30:51.560 --> 30:52.960 them a really difficult opponent 30:53.060 --> 30:54.360 because like you say, you've got 30:54.460 --> 30:55.960 limited information on their maps 30:56.060 --> 30:57.960 on how they play those maps on 30:58.060 --> 30:59.460 how deep their struggle is as 30:59.560 --> 31:00.960 well. So there's a lot going on 31:01.060 --> 31:02.460 for them and that makes it 31:02.560 --> 31:03.960 dangerous for Falcons who are 31:04.060 --> 31:04.960 probably just to be honest, 31:04.960 --> 31:09.840 the game. We're going to pick 31:10.060 --> 31:10.940 the best three. Yeah, so we're 31:10.940 --> 31:12.600 going to see them flex that 31:12.600 --> 31:14.100 map pool again. You know, we 31:14.100 --> 31:15.600 talked about how we think we 31:15.600 --> 31:17.480 suspect that they've got a big 31:17.480 --> 31:18.540 of map pool. They're going to 31:18.540 --> 31:20.180 pick into cafe, which is a map 31:20.180 --> 31:21.440 we've not seen them on yet this 31:21.440 --> 31:22.440 stage. They will, of course, 31:22.440 --> 31:24.040 because they're playing cafe, 31:24.040 --> 31:25.280 they will be starting out on 31:25.280 --> 31:26.960 the attack because Falcons will 31:26.960 --> 31:28.080 start on the defense. That's the 31:28.080 --> 31:29.520 big trade off in any best 31:29.520 --> 31:30.660 three when you pick the map. 31:30.660 --> 31:32.120 The opponent will pick the 31:32.120 --> 31:33.520 starting side, which on a lot 31:33.520 --> 31:37.960 the start inside, which on a map like Hatha, you can snowball defenses very quickly. 31:37.960 --> 31:42.680 Yeah, and also it's funny because it used to be the top one map of the old VP roster, 31:42.680 --> 31:45.940 you know, it's a map on which Pasha, Dan are used to perform really well. 31:45.940 --> 31:47.440 Never let it through. 31:47.440 --> 31:51.040 Never let it through, and this time you will have to play it under Neko's vision, we'll 31:51.040 --> 31:52.040 see how that changes. 31:52.040 --> 31:54.720 For Falcons to be clear, if it's open, I'm not surprised at all. 31:54.720 --> 31:58.280 Yes, it is a map that VP likes, but it's also, we've just seen Falcons demolish Tristan 31:58.280 --> 32:05.140 and 972 on it in the in the in the clip that I showed before Falcons absolutely love it and they've been one of the best teams really in the world 32:05.140 --> 32:07.400 That's adapting the map as soon as it was in the met pool 32:07.400 --> 32:08.960 This is completely coincidental 32:08.960 --> 32:14.720 But we both created a clip for each of the teams in our free map both of them on law and now we're gonna get to see them 32:14.720 --> 32:17.960 Head to head on left so I think that's gonna be an absolute bomb burner 32:18.000 --> 32:23.640 Both so far feel very very competitive and then should we get there on bank now last year 32:23.640 --> 32:27.040 We ended up talking to VP about quite a lot because they were forced to play quite a lot 32:27.040 --> 32:30.040 and they ended up losing it 32:30.040 --> 32:31.040 quite a lot as well. But 32:31.040 --> 32:33.040 clearly this is a brand new 32:33.040 --> 32:35.040 VP. It isn't however new 32:35.040 --> 32:36.040 falcons and falcons we know for 32:36.040 --> 32:38.040 the longest time. Bank is being 32:38.040 --> 32:40.040 one of blessed any you to have 32:40.040 --> 32:41.040 so many good teams at Bank. You 32:41.040 --> 32:42.040 know the secrets of this 32:42.040 --> 32:43.040 world. The G two's of this 32:43.040 --> 32:44.040 world, the falcons of this 32:44.040 --> 32:46.040 world, they all absolutely 32:46.040 --> 32:48.040 bank and I'm excited to see if 32:48.040 --> 32:49.040 we get that if VP are also 32:49.040 --> 32:50.040 there as well. Do you think 32:50.040 --> 32:51.040 we might get that? Do you 32:51.040 --> 32:52.040 think I think there's a good 32:52.040 --> 32:53.040 chance to get that? I think 32:53.040 --> 32:54.040 this this specific feels very 32:54.040 --> 32:55.040 competitive to me. We're 32:55.040 --> 33:09.040 We're reaching a point where we're only eliminating the worst teams, we're keeping the best ones, so the level is getting closer every time, the opponent gets harder every time, so we're reaching a point where we should be thriving to always have a 2-1, always go to the third map in this position. 33:09.040 --> 33:24.040 I feel like it's obviously helping for us to throw in the situation as well, they're all playing from the same room, right? If you do want to kind of extend that honeymoon period when your roster gets together, being able to play together, be on that bootcamp, suspectably on lower ping as well, we know how much this really helps with the play. 33:24.040 --> 33:28.240 Yeah, it helps them bounce just when you can look each other in the eyes and you can really fresh out theory 33:28.240 --> 33:32.000 You can bond as a team. You can become brothers when you're in the room together 33:32.160 --> 33:33.600 That's so much harder online 33:33.600 --> 33:38.160 So it's good to see the fact they've done a bootcamp for the whole of kickoff so far and I started being ranked together 33:38.160 --> 33:41.480 Even before the the kickoff started and they are still doing it 33:41.480 --> 33:44.280 I still see the streams from skies from Neko where they all play together 33:44.440 --> 33:50.760 It helps the communication flowing and we've seen it before lots of question mark about the English speaking players that 33:50.840 --> 33:52.840 You know didn't know English very well 33:52.840 --> 33:59.360 They go for example skies. These guys they've learned it. They've experienced it and now they're grinding in ranking in the camp as well 33:59.360 --> 34:03.820 As we can see all the players at their PC and hopefully all with their jerseys on as well 34:03.880 --> 34:06.160 The match is almost ready, which means we can bring in our 34:06.480 --> 34:10.440 Arcasters for today for the first two matches for joined by fluke and demo 34:10.440 --> 34:14.060 I think it's fair to say that you two landed some really good qualification games today 34:14.660 --> 34:21.160 Yeah, I'm super excited. I think these are gonna be great games. I came into this call super happy ready for these two games 34:21.160 --> 34:25.160 I think that's going to be 34:25.160 --> 34:27.060 the first map. I think that's 34:27.160 --> 34:29.060 going to be the piece out to 34:29.160 --> 34:31.060 get them into a map free. I 34:31.160 --> 34:33.060 think cafe has to happen for 34:33.160 --> 34:34.060 them. Lair. I think the way 34:34.160 --> 34:35.060 that Falcons applied a layer. 34:35.160 --> 34:37.060 I mean, they said, no GK. Don't 34:37.160 --> 34:38.060 forget as well. Like not too 34:38.160 --> 34:39.060 long ago, like they are just so 34:39.160 --> 34:41.060 good at that map. I think that 34:41.160 --> 34:43.060 they're going to be the 34:43.160 --> 34:45.060 best way to get them into a 34:45.160 --> 34:47.060 map free. I think cafe has to 34:47.160 --> 34:49.060 happen for them. Lair I think 34:49.160 --> 34:50.060 with the way that Falcons 34:50.060 --> 34:52.060 the game. It's the only 34:52.160 --> 34:54.060 chance that you can get back 34:54.160 --> 34:55.060 to the game. It's the only 34:55.160 --> 34:56.060 chance that you can get back 34:56.160 --> 34:58.060 to the game. They are just so 34:58.160 --> 35:00.060 good at that map. And certainly 35:00.160 --> 35:01.060 for cafe. I mean, Jack, you 35:01.160 --> 35:02.060 talked about it. It's the 35:02.160 --> 35:03.060 snowball potential on cafe, 35:03.160 --> 35:05.060 which I've always terrified. Do 35:05.160 --> 35:06.060 you look at maps like cafe 35:06.160 --> 35:08.060 maps like consulate? You know, 35:08.160 --> 35:10.060 those runs can really start to 35:10.160 --> 35:11.060 rack up. That's the only where 35:11.160 --> 35:14.060 I have for VP. But even if we 35:14.160 --> 35:15.060 get the bank, I mean, Falcons 35:15.160 --> 35:17.060 and bank. I mean, that is. I 35:17.160 --> 35:18.060 don't know. I just think it's 35:18.060 --> 35:23.060 of course, I think. Thank you 35:23.060 --> 35:24.060 very much. Oh, wonderful desk. 35:24.060 --> 35:26.060 I didn't even get to my bit with 35:26.060 --> 35:28.060 Leo and I'm sad about that 35:28.060 --> 35:30.060 because I like doing comedy bits 35:30.060 --> 35:32.060 with Leo. He's such a funny guy. 35:32.060 --> 35:34.060 Did you know this when you first 35:34.060 --> 35:36.060 met him or was? You know, were 35:36.060 --> 35:38.060 you like this guy is a human 35:38.060 --> 35:40.060 guy? No, I just I just kind of 35:40.060 --> 35:42.060 thought Leo was just this, you 35:42.060 --> 35:44.060 know, this French guy that 35:44.060 --> 35:46.060 would really cool. We're 35:46.060 --> 35:50.060 I want to replicate him going, I'm diamond one. 35:50.060 --> 35:58.060 Because he needs to do it properly with the echo. Anyway, sorry, I watched the whole show. I watched the little bits. I find them funny. 35:58.060 --> 36:04.060 We are here! How can this is about as bright? This is not a fully dual diamatch. 36:04.060 --> 36:09.060 Obviously this is in really lovely stakes, but there is also a consolation prize of dropping down. 36:09.060 --> 36:16.800 But there is also a consolation prize of dropping down towards the lower bracket. We are still within the battling back and forth 36:16.800 --> 36:19.300 They'll find themselves still with a chance of getting qualifications 36:19.300 --> 36:24.880 But we start here on cafe and there is the fun little thing about cafe as well demo is this was 36:25.140 --> 36:30.560 Part of the last best of three these two teams technically great against each other last year in October 36:30.560 --> 36:35.940 It was obviously slightly different rosters for both of these two teams bigger in the side of bird as pro 36:35.940 --> 36:57.940 But that is pro even win it out. They were on to the defense in the second half and they got pretty much all of them only dropped a single defensive round. So if we're talking about history of a cafe, though, so I ask you a falcon start on attack, technically, the better might lean into that is pro. 36:57.940 --> 37:02.580 I think the key thing though for VP is obviously it's the change up to this roster, isn't it? 37:02.580 --> 37:09.140 It's the new players being brought in, it's the kind of identity of the team changing where we have the IGL switch. 37:09.140 --> 37:12.980 They're going to English, that's kind of been, you know, the talk of VP hasn't it been this stage? 37:12.980 --> 37:19.940 Just how much they've kind of changed is what we're used to seeing from VP, which is kind of the same old, same old for a lot of years, wasn't it? 37:19.940 --> 37:23.540 So yeah, I think for VP coming onto cafe, we'll see what they can do. 37:23.540 --> 37:30.080 I think this is again going to be a really tough half always is I think for any side starting off in the attack your first man on cafe 37:30.140 --> 37:34.880 You need to be switched on really really early. I think whenever they get through the defenses though 37:34.880 --> 37:37.340 I think that they should be fine. I think they've been pretty solid 37:38.060 --> 37:41.980 In terms of what they've put up in the defensive side of things so far this stage 37:42.740 --> 37:47.780 But I am expected again shields will probably play a part in you know things don't go theses way 37:47.780 --> 37:51.820 They've got all the shields open too. Don't forget. They've got Monday up. They've got the blitz 37:51.820 --> 37:54.820 You've got the Blackbeard, all of your disposal. 37:54.820 --> 37:57.220 But for the first tramps, not often to go for it. 37:57.220 --> 37:59.660 Instead of putting more of a kind of U-tail focused, isn't it? 37:59.660 --> 38:01.740 See the castle be brought in from Valken's. 38:01.740 --> 38:04.260 It's going to be destroyed by the Habana. 38:04.260 --> 38:06.820 And that big old U-tail dump from the Yng and the Capita 38:06.820 --> 38:09.180 we're still waiting. 38:09.180 --> 38:12.380 Now, obviously, we've had a bit of talk in the desk earlier on 38:12.380 --> 38:15.460 about Solid Snake and the applications of the Sinky Man 38:15.460 --> 38:17.820 and his ability to call on those and how teams 38:17.820 --> 38:18.780 have been playing against them. 38:18.780 --> 38:20.140 And most notably, teams in this game 38:20.140 --> 38:25.980 bring in the information denial, just stuffing with the dirty and being as powerful as it 38:25.980 --> 38:30.780 liked to. Oh no! That was like when you were in the movies and sitting 3D. 38:30.780 --> 38:36.300 Soliton opens it up, gets rid of Rorik, Neko finds Brede, and they're all a go here across 38:36.300 --> 38:40.460 the soft floor trying to blind and smash their way in. Falcons, they've lost out two of their 38:40.460 --> 38:44.940 opening players, including the backline Maestro that is Brede, so instead trying to find a second, 38:44.940 --> 38:47.180 can rebuild Doom though. He's a bit loose and solid cocked. 38:47.180 --> 38:48.580 What in the gym? 38:48.580 --> 38:52.860 Hanging in white and pounces to bite the head off of this 38:52.860 --> 38:55.580 Virtus.Pro approach now, though. 38:55.580 --> 38:57.540 Everything's almost reset itself. 38:57.540 --> 38:59.180 Dan swings his way in towards Whiskey, 38:59.180 --> 39:00.220 pastures on his shoulder. 39:00.220 --> 39:01.980 They can try and double up for a bit of support. 39:01.980 --> 39:04.860 But at this point, Falcons, they can rotate their way 39:04.860 --> 39:05.700 back up white. 39:05.700 --> 39:07.700 They've been able to get themselves back into the site. 39:07.700 --> 39:10.380 Doom's got himself a little bit safer here, demo. 39:10.380 --> 39:13.020 Maybe if they put a little bit more gas in the tank, 39:13.020 --> 39:14.660 VP could have got it. 39:14.660 --> 39:19.860 I think there might be a mistrone and now this is the dangerous position for VP so 39:21.940 --> 39:23.940 I'm also gonna try and double up 39:24.500 --> 39:29.180 Well, here we go. Yeah, there is from June. No problem. All mixed room easy swing on a cigar shop 39:29.180 --> 39:34.300 And I mean there's no you tell I mean done. I'd used all this candela's and really on the cafe 39:34.300 --> 39:38.980 Top floor if you don't have that you tell anymore, and you're gonna be at the disadvantage in the man count 39:39.100 --> 39:42.740 It's really tough because you're walking into a massive open room 39:42.740 --> 39:46.860 and there's so many different angles that you have to try and face check in the crossfires. 39:46.860 --> 39:48.860 There's disgusting gym. 39:49.640 --> 39:52.740 There's an overpeak there, that does give Pasha an opportunity. 39:52.740 --> 39:53.740 Out of clutch. 39:54.040 --> 39:56.160 So look at his HP though, not favourable for him. 39:56.160 --> 39:59.460 Gonna try and open up that long angle and we'll do that successfully. 39:59.460 --> 40:00.740 He's like, oh, didn't have a peek. 40:01.140 --> 40:02.440 Pointing to one bullet. 40:02.440 --> 40:04.440 It's gonna be enough to take him out and Pasha. 40:04.740 --> 40:08.160 Able to land one shot, but again, just look at this, the face checking. 40:08.160 --> 40:11.740 He's just unsure, has to check off of these different angles and he fakes there. 40:11.740 --> 40:15.780 the top floor. I mean, I would 40:15.780 --> 40:17.780 say half of the top floor just 40:17.780 --> 40:18.780 ran out of gas. Didn't they 40:18.780 --> 40:19.780 once they lost some players? 40:19.780 --> 40:21.780 Yeah, it's the sad thing, right 40:21.780 --> 40:23.780 because you sort of. I think 40:23.780 --> 40:25.780 they just got caught at the 40:25.780 --> 40:27.780 worst possible time, right? 40:27.780 --> 40:29.780 Think about the how the class 40:29.780 --> 40:31.780 is coming through. Obviously 40:31.780 --> 40:33.780 this before just, uh, and then 40:33.780 --> 40:35.780 you've got this positioning 40:35.780 --> 40:37.780 rolling down the candelas from 40:37.780 --> 40:39.780 the top of skylight. You're 40:39.780 --> 40:40.780 getting these positions, but 40:40.780 --> 40:46.380 positions, but as Dan is rotating to try and assist elsewhere, Neko just goes a little 40:46.380 --> 40:50.020 bit too deep, gets caught and crossfire. They lose somebody at the same sort of second, 40:50.020 --> 40:53.820 and if one of those kills had gone away, it's a bit rough, but the fact that it was 40:53.820 --> 40:59.340 happening whilst the two other Virtus Pro players were trying to get some support, Falcons 40:59.340 --> 41:03.740 probably didn't know that, but they're lucky because of it. There was nobody to try and 41:03.740 --> 41:08.540 get the trades back in, get the refrags back in as they really supplied them in position. 41:08.540 --> 41:15.300 way. Ju, I mean doing Ju things, right? Getting himself into those little positions. What else 41:15.300 --> 41:19.580 do you expect? 10 seconds remaining. Yeah, you don't want to see that though, VP. You 41:19.580 --> 41:23.060 don't want to see Saul Plumman Juve already off to the races to get, because we know what 41:23.060 --> 41:30.660 those two men can do if they get an opportunity just to grab a game. So yeah, VP as expected, 41:30.660 --> 41:37.180 the shields coming to play. Niko very proficient on the run as we know. I mean, you look at 41:37.180 --> 41:42.820 the lineup here for VP. You kinda expect the uh, the Freezer to take no with the sense gadgets 41:42.820 --> 41:48.900 that you can kinda cut off the lines of sight in towards Cote, in towards uh, kinda long 41:48.900 --> 41:54.700 corridor in beside VIP. Smoked off the uh, the Freezer holes. That's kinda what we're 41:54.700 --> 41:59.900 expecting to see from Dan with that operator. He's gonna be carefully getting taken out 41:59.900 --> 42:04.340 and roaming June. I know what he's like, lots of peeking. Only know where he is now and 42:04.340 --> 42:07.700 He's kind of trapped though, all it takes is for someone just to kind of hold him here and 42:08.360 --> 42:15.200 Jurem is going to be stuck, however, you look at the lineup though from VP, they have no nades, so they can't really deal with him in a great manner. 42:15.980 --> 42:23.020 C4 towards the window, get shot out, full me once, shame on me, Stolatov won't get the open and kill with the C4 twice in a row, but 42:23.400 --> 42:30.640 there's that hold, right, as soon as he tries to leave, he's caught, but what if he doesn't try to leave, or what if he tries to fight his way out, you can already see Stolatov 42:30.640 --> 42:37.640 trying to offer some support as best you can. They're like trying to sort of get a bit of covering fire, but ultimately as you said, no grenades. 42:37.640 --> 42:43.640 They can't just stick it. They can't just wait. They have options fine, but the options might be hopping in on the back of flashes. 42:43.640 --> 42:48.640 It's not going to work. When you do not have either a rower to cover off the Christmas door or the wedding door even, 42:48.640 --> 42:52.640 and you don't have anything to just sort of obscure your motion from bullets. 42:52.640 --> 42:58.640 Either way, they've had to sort of pick up, go for the rotate. June can enjoy another day in and stairs here so they can make their way in. 42:58.640 --> 43:04.680 towards the paycheck side and back to the site instead he expected to put 43:04.680 --> 43:08.840 some more come over towards the site and I mean he's got himself his own pocket 43:08.840 --> 43:13.840 gadget where he can set himself up once again Pasha though this be the first 43:13.840 --> 43:19.960 full engagement cut the hole half he's hoping a bit of a rotate but there it 43:19.960 --> 43:24.920 is great little pinch on towards the back was offering some support now demo 43:24.920 --> 43:27.400 that in the middle of the site there's a battle against him on the inside of 43:27.400 --> 43:29.400 It's gonna raise a couple of warning symbols 43:30.320 --> 43:35.280 Yeah, I mean that monty though look the information though able to keep that for it includes the sense which 43:35.640 --> 43:38.700 Will be dropped as June don't forget how's that? 43:38.700 --> 43:41.200 Goyo canister as well to try to block off that windows 43:41.200 --> 43:45.520 So close for the aggressive swing, but not gonna work out for impassion 43:45.520 --> 43:51.120 It was exactly where Jim's gonna be the jump is there and the trait is good VP maintain the lead two to three 43:51.120 --> 43:56.120 They're making sure they're in these positions, but users are trying to fight back and pre-day. 43:56.120 --> 44:00.120 That's the second time he's taken a bite from a gun up in distance as Neko puts the pressure in. 44:00.120 --> 44:04.120 They know exactly where the last player is, so they're going to try and go for the plant. 44:04.120 --> 44:07.120 You can see it's being pinged for him, but he's got a long distance to cover, 44:07.120 --> 44:10.120 and he's got to try and find a longer, less safe way around. 44:10.120 --> 44:14.120 And now a post-plant with a Monty on one side, and Rorik on the other. 44:14.120 --> 44:15.120 Virtus Pro. 44:15.120 --> 44:18.120 There's almost the example of what I was talking about after the first round there demo, 44:18.120 --> 44:22.520 that demo when they can get themselves into the trade positions as they did there they can keep on 44:22.520 --> 44:28.040 top of it last time they got rottenly timed and called out this time they drove the pace 44:29.400 --> 44:33.240 yeah and there wasn't much going on i think kind of during the first half they struggled with 44:33.240 --> 44:38.600 him early on you know he didn't really have the the useful to deal with a player in that corner 44:38.600 --> 44:43.720 but i just think the mounting force in his way in through bakery was so important to have that 44:43.720 --> 44:45.720 you know, they're going to be 44:45.720 --> 44:47.720 going to be able to get that 44:47.720 --> 44:49.720 information. You know, being 44:49.720 --> 44:51.720 able to pick off and say, Okay, 44:51.720 --> 44:53.720 there's one behind bakery. 44:53.720 --> 44:55.720 Duma's rotated in towards 44:55.720 --> 44:57.720 wedding and that double up that 44:57.720 --> 44:59.720 pinch on the wedding that was 44:59.720 --> 45:00.720 crucially needed to get rid of 45:00.720 --> 45:01.720 German. Yes, they may have 45:01.720 --> 45:02.720 trained our body, but because of 45:02.720 --> 45:03.720 that strong opening kill where 45:03.720 --> 45:04.720 something was able to walk down 45:04.720 --> 45:06.720 red stairs. That was very 45:06.720 --> 45:08.720 important for that side to have 45:08.720 --> 45:09.720 that one man advantage and they 45:09.720 --> 45:10.720 just kept training like you said, 45:10.720 --> 45:12.720 so yeah, I think the Monty 45:12.720 --> 45:18.240 very very strong the shields keep it working you know we see teams um like secret look how proficient 45:18.240 --> 45:23.120 you can be as a side if you have a shield player obviously they've got savage uh just think shields 45:23.120 --> 45:28.000 as much as what maybe the game has tried to change the shields and tried to hinder as much as possible 45:28.000 --> 45:32.880 uh speaking as as a shield made myself still you can still make it happen you really can just 45:32.880 --> 45:38.000 feel a little bit more careful and also i think with the kind of buffs to to foreign for example 45:38.000 --> 45:42.800 also makes things very difficult for shields, but still as prevalent as ever in the game. 45:46.000 --> 45:50.560 Wow, let's take a little bit of a moment. One of the things that might be quite fun is how this 45:50.560 --> 45:55.200 game is going to pull itself out defensively between these two teams. Coming into this play 45:55.200 --> 46:00.160 day, across all of the sort of play days in the teams that we've had so far, they are the top 46:00.160 --> 46:05.200 two defensive win rate teams. Falcons, just a little bit higher than everybody else. Okay, 46:05.200 --> 46:10.960 10% higher than everybody else, but 6 feet of 22, compared to the 21 of 33 for first pro. 46:10.960 --> 46:16.880 That sort of gives a bit of a drive as to how they're pretty locked in towards the game itself. 46:16.880 --> 46:22.480 I suspect these attack rounds to be the sort of diamonds in the mine as we find ourselves already 46:22.480 --> 46:26.400 digging and looking for some sort of glory and victory here, but a shield maybe being surrounded, 46:26.400 --> 46:32.400 gone a little bit too deep, caught out, and there's two for Falcons. They just weren't quite able 46:32.400 --> 46:36.160 to connect the parts of the approach there. We saw them trying to move in on towards white, 46:36.160 --> 46:42.480 trying to move in across here on Libre, and unfortunately for that caught out and punished 46:42.480 --> 46:50.880 across the board. That's in the idea that VP wanted to go for, take early ground in towards 46:50.880 --> 46:55.600 that mid-floor. Secure reading is your kind of staging ground, use that shield by like the way 46:55.600 --> 46:59.600 that they use the Fatcher to remove any form of traps that could have been on the door frames, 46:59.600 --> 47:05.920 But timing just was not on the side though for Neko. Just could not lock down the castle and 47:05.920 --> 47:10.360 typically I mean if a castle comes up against the Blitz, the castle loses that. Every single 47:10.360 --> 47:15.440 time pretty much so yeah unfortunate that the Blitz just couldn't find him. I think E-Fight 47:15.440 --> 47:20.200 doesn't know how lucky he was that he rotated Infrared pillar just at the right time and yeah 47:20.200 --> 47:26.520 I think for VP losing that Blitz, also losing Pasha on the 3v5 a minute left, you just have to 47:26.520 --> 47:30.060 try and play off kills and I mean for Falcons as long as they can just step 47:30.060 --> 47:38.320 tight play the trade game should have no issues at all I mean yeah it's a standard 47:38.320 --> 47:41.280 it's almost that trade game it's almost that sort of being in the position to 47:41.280 --> 47:45.860 refrag game that yeah okay she's saying something obvious it always decides the 47:45.860 --> 47:50.320 games but here it's really good the make or break for Virtus.Pro's rounds they 47:50.320 --> 47:53.400 weren't able to get themselves entirely locked in this damage being done over the 47:53.400 --> 47:59.400 Jump and roar until the next to go down, quickly followed by Dan, leaves, just, just, guys. 47:59.400 --> 48:02.400 Hello! He was outside the building briefly there, didn't he? 48:02.400 --> 48:05.400 I don't think he clocked. I'm pretty sure he used his jump from top floor down, 48:05.400 --> 48:07.400 and then came into the window behind him. 48:07.400 --> 48:09.400 Okay, I thought he just hopped out. Okay. 48:09.400 --> 48:10.400 I'm pretty sure he did. 48:10.400 --> 48:11.400 I did not clock. 48:11.400 --> 48:13.400 Yeah, but you have a window, I'll tell you. 48:13.400 --> 48:16.400 So that was a real Chris Kamara moment for me. 48:16.400 --> 48:19.400 It's like, it's where I'm at the window. I thought I couldn't subbed. 48:19.400 --> 48:21.400 I'm pretty sure he did. 48:21.400 --> 48:28.440 I mean that that for VP is one of those where I think if you kind of lose that opening kind of dual 48:28.640 --> 48:33.120 Especially losing it by two and you're in the five free position man advantage in cafe 48:33.120 --> 48:38.720 That's where the defenders can really start to snowball because there are a lot of rooms where it's just very open 48:38.720 --> 48:41.280 You think about pillow you think about the top floor the map angles 48:41.280 --> 48:46.140 You need to face check and if you don't have players you can kind of trade you off and cover those angles 48:46.140 --> 48:52.540 It's so tough to get for everyone knows the pain of attacking cafe if you're at the man disadvantage everyone knows what it's like 48:52.860 --> 48:58.060 And again for falcons. They're a team which aren't going to give you those opportunities to get back into it 48:58.700 --> 49:04.700 And they're always going to just play very passive. I mean you look at brady just sat in an echo cam inside 49:05.340 --> 49:07.340 Waiting for vp to have to make a move 49:09.500 --> 49:13.100 But silver vp, I like I do like the attempt though. I think it was a good idea 49:13.100 --> 49:34.720 I mean, we've seen a lot of sort of fall through games. I think in the history of the soil. It's sometimes comes that argument of 49:34.980 --> 49:41.620 Are you just looking for the two or are you looking for, you know, a sort of single-site win to get that locked down and just sort of nail it 49:41.620 --> 49:47.360 and blah blah blah but you know I think pretty much every single team would be happy leaving 49:47.360 --> 49:52.500 the attack side of this with two. As I said though, it's the weird thing that plays into 49:52.500 --> 49:57.580 the idea of these two teams both being the two best EML defending teams. It means that 49:57.580 --> 50:02.940 when you do get one of those ones, you know, maybe it's worth a bit more than a one against 50:02.940 --> 50:07.380 a slightly worse defending team, right? Maybe that translation will hit a bit heavier because 50:07.380 --> 50:14.380 Well, with their statistics of 5-1 half and their defences pretty much passed the course for these two teams. 50:18.380 --> 50:23.380 See, our VP want to go about this top floor now. 50:24.380 --> 50:27.380 We're successful here the last time we've seen them. 50:27.380 --> 50:34.380 It was down to a pretty good movement for Falcons and VP not having the trade game as what we've seen previously. 50:34.380 --> 50:38.380 I mean they were able to get themselves into the building pretty quick with that big old utility dump 50:39.780 --> 50:43.340 I mean you look at the bands though, no shields which certainly the 50:43.660 --> 50:47.100 sort of reason I would say why VP were able to win at that cafe 50:47.100 --> 50:50.900 They brought the shield to slow the pace there and gather a lot of information and just played off of it 50:51.220 --> 50:53.220 So a good band from Falcons 50:54.660 --> 50:58.660 Dan with the glass now because he shot gonna expose himself 50:58.660 --> 51:02.700 So I think I'm a smoke gonna be popped nobody from Falcons is gonna have a peek 51:02.700 --> 51:04.900 You're gonna know what's gonna be a blast on the other side of that. 51:04.900 --> 51:07.300 And really the two smokes remaining for himself. 51:07.300 --> 51:09.900 And here comes the utility dump in towards Pixel C4. 51:09.900 --> 51:11.900 Out! But that is... 51:11.900 --> 51:17.900 Just further back from that C4 and no danger whatsoever of getting picked out by that. 51:17.900 --> 51:19.600 Minute 20. 51:19.600 --> 51:21.700 Still need to try and get themselves in towards Piano though, Fluke. 51:21.700 --> 51:24.500 That's kind of the heartbeat, isn't it, of this bomb site. 51:24.500 --> 51:28.700 You can control Piano, you can't open up those long lines of sight 51:28.700 --> 51:31.300 and can really punish those defenders at range. 51:32.700 --> 51:34.700 Well, I think I'm trying just... 51:34.700 --> 51:37.500 Oh, Stapler out! He's out of the building again, Demo! 51:37.500 --> 51:40.300 He was like, oh, sorry, did you not see that in the last round? 51:40.300 --> 51:42.500 Fine, I'll jump out the building again. 51:42.500 --> 51:44.300 See if I can try and find my way back in. 51:44.300 --> 51:45.800 In the meantime, Doom takes... 51:45.800 --> 51:47.000 Well, Doom gets a bit... 51:47.000 --> 51:47.700 NAKO! 51:47.700 --> 51:48.300 Ooh-hoo! 51:48.300 --> 51:51.800 Spins and turns and decimates inside the middle of the site. 51:51.800 --> 51:54.900 He wants to plant, but he's still surrounded, right? 51:54.900 --> 51:58.400 He cannot entirely dedicate, but because they were in this position before, 51:58.400 --> 52:01.200 so instead, they focus on getting the clothes down. 52:01.200 --> 52:04.040 on Solotov and use this, they double up again. 52:04.040 --> 52:05.200 They get themselves in a position, 52:05.200 --> 52:07.720 that's the first, there's the second. 52:08.920 --> 52:10.200 Gets himself a second to reload, 52:10.200 --> 52:12.120 but now they have the kit planted, 52:12.120 --> 52:13.320 they have the long watch, 52:13.320 --> 52:14.860 they have their way across the game. 52:14.860 --> 52:17.120 And I mean, just a great idea here, 52:17.120 --> 52:19.160 obviously the first body happened out the window. 52:19.160 --> 52:21.200 They used that as their go, go, go sign. 52:21.200 --> 52:23.160 They knew that there would be slightly less of a fight 52:23.160 --> 52:25.120 inside the site and that man, Neko, 52:26.200 --> 52:29.720 he dictated how that round went with a triple kill. 52:29.720 --> 52:40.720 Yeah, massive from Neko. And did you see the way the glass was used? The glass obviously popped it right on the cigar shop door, as I mentioned, nobody from Falcons is going to challenge that glass. 52:40.720 --> 52:50.720 Yeah, that smoke comes up, you know, not to pick it. But because nobody's holding onto that door now because they're terrified that a glass is going to be there, it allows Neko just to walk in. 52:50.720 --> 52:56.460 I mean, that's the beauty of kind of almost baiting the glass head against the glass guys. 52:56.460 --> 52:57.460 You can't peek it. 52:57.460 --> 53:01.340 And then because nobody saw him, the door Neko was in and he picks up a beautiful double 53:01.340 --> 53:02.340 kill. 53:02.340 --> 53:06.540 And because we seen the jump out earlier and they knew about Solotov, Neko was able to 53:06.540 --> 53:10.140 ping out Solotov downstairs beforehand too. 53:10.140 --> 53:13.500 So they knew where the two remaining players are and then, yeah, you just pay that post 53:13.500 --> 53:14.500 plan. 53:14.500 --> 53:19.580 But really, I just want to highlight how smart it was using that glass to stop Falcons 53:19.580 --> 53:24.460 from holding on to just a slight door and a line of the player to spread in and get the things. 53:24.460 --> 53:27.580 And we know that after is like a theater, right? It's so quick at killing people, he says. 53:27.580 --> 53:31.500 Yeah. But that's pretty changed too. Easy to control. Nobody has any excuses now. 53:32.220 --> 53:37.180 I think, yeah, it's an joy of it because obviously, DMRs are pretty good right now, 53:37.180 --> 53:41.340 don't they? Yeah, they're pretty solid. And they've sort of tried to make other guns a little bit 53:42.060 --> 53:47.980 tastier. And I mean, Twitch on a DMR was sort of everything he has to do. And then we've seen 53:47.980 --> 53:55.260 that other gun get buffed and we've seen other guns try and rise up and I like that there are other 53:55.260 --> 54:00.140 guns than DMRs in the game even though you once described me whilst we played ranked together 54:00.140 --> 54:07.340 as a DMR merchant yep which I still yeah I mean I don't argue with it you're lucky there was no 54:07.340 --> 54:21.340 Oh no! Sky is unlucky! That's just... Imagine like the slow-mo fall as you're looking at a grenade, like, you're probably wondering how I got here. 54:21.340 --> 54:28.340 I must do one of those magnetic grenades and so they'll get lead shoes on or something, because I have to just fall them right down the hatch. 54:28.340 --> 54:31.340 Stuck through his pocket. Oh wow, that's a shame. That's a... 54:31.340 --> 54:34.340 Sandwix. Thank you for entering the game, guys. 54:36.340 --> 54:38.340 We have now an opening kill. 54:38.340 --> 54:42.340 It's actually the second time throughout this game that Virtus.Pro has been able to get the opening kill. 54:42.340 --> 54:46.340 And there's a weird fun to visit, actually. The last time, it was a very different Virtus.Pro roster. 54:46.340 --> 54:49.340 The last time they sort of played Cafe in that game against Secret, 54:49.340 --> 54:53.340 the opening kill dictated how the entire round went every single time. 54:53.340 --> 54:56.340 And they did not get many. They only got three. 54:56.340 --> 55:02.120 They've really struggled to get a handle on towards the early aggression game here and the roster changes that they've had 55:02.560 --> 55:08.520 Have really actually sort of lit a spark in a game that used to sort of procedurally hope old-sverte's program 55:12.240 --> 55:18.080 I mean, it's just because the effect of it changes the fact that they have these shields and we see a few shield coming in from Neko 55:19.400 --> 55:23.360 Fuses obviously got to bring that shield, but you know, we like to have after the multiband 55:23.360 --> 55:28.360 There's also going to be pretty good at just clearly general util on this bombsite. 55:28.360 --> 55:33.360 And there's no goos that they have to worry about this time as Palpheas have not chosen 55:33.360 --> 55:38.360 to bring it into their lineup, but he's still looking to remove some different bits of util, 55:38.360 --> 55:42.360 think about the bloke of camber that June had, maybe a jammer as well. 55:42.360 --> 55:47.360 And even just trying to get people to clear that on that bombsite. 55:47.360 --> 55:50.760 There was a fuse, uses, on the warden. 55:51.760 --> 55:57.860 I know all that's happening over for Bakery this time, as we can see, so he's just gonna be a bit of a lone wolf on that side. 55:57.860 --> 56:02.260 And here comes the drop, using that sense. This was the expected take, the first time they went here, it is. 56:02.260 --> 56:08.660 Now gonna work for them really, really well, in goes the fuse, and Red Egg tries to go for the jump over, but... 56:08.660 --> 56:11.660 I think this diffuser being planted now should be a lockout. 56:11.660 --> 56:14.060 I've seen many teams winning from this spot. 56:14.060 --> 56:15.900 If I get some star for this war, 56:15.900 --> 56:18.460 recording on upstairs and oh dear, 56:18.460 --> 56:22.060 uses up against the shield and Neko's there with a pistol. 56:22.060 --> 56:25.900 VP, that is a really strong kitchen attack. 56:25.900 --> 56:29.180 Soon as the util went in, they were straight on for the idea 56:29.180 --> 56:31.900 of just getting the plant down as quickly as we can. 56:31.900 --> 56:35.220 So, so, so, so, we raised the point, 56:35.220 --> 56:38.060 we raised the question of how many attacks are you after. 56:38.060 --> 56:40.860 We sort of said two is acceptable and three. 56:40.860 --> 56:46.460 three in this manner as well. 56:46.460 --> 56:53.860 They're fired up and you sort of painted the scene in the idea that this is going to be a three map best of three, which is fair. But what happens if 56:53.860 --> 57:05.860 furthest. How much of this game do you think in this map? Do you think first pro need to get under their belts before we hit layer for them to potentially to other series? How much of a mental shift? 57:05.860 --> 57:12.580 I mean, the thing about Falcons, I think as a side where, look, we have seen them have 57:12.580 --> 57:14.180 heavy losses throughout their career. 57:14.180 --> 57:18.580 You know, it's one thing, you know, we've always said about Falcons is, you know, there's 57:18.580 --> 57:22.100 so many good opportunities to venture up these, and it just hasn't happened for them. 57:22.100 --> 57:27.740 And there is that element where, you know, they get to those finals for a reason, don't 57:27.740 --> 57:28.740 they? 57:28.740 --> 57:29.740 And I think you can never really count them out. 57:29.740 --> 57:33.860 It is always the kind of sense with Falcons that's kind of been their DNA, where they 57:33.860 --> 57:39.860 will always try and find a way to get to position they win, but never actually win. It's always a funny one for Falcons. 57:40.860 --> 57:44.860 But certainly I think whenever it comes to best of freeze, we know they're a team which will just go into it. 57:45.860 --> 57:52.860 And I think, looking at the remaining two maps, I mean as much as what the bank can be called with the sider, we know it's going to favor Falcons massively. 57:52.860 --> 57:59.860 I think it's... you know, bank is one of those sort of monolith maps, right? 57:59.860 --> 58:04.860 When you know that you frequently talk about teams and their runs and their records and blah blah blah, 58:04.860 --> 58:08.860 and you break a swap, it's fine. And records are meant to break records, right? 58:08.860 --> 58:10.860 But usually they're broken on the biggest stage. 58:10.860 --> 58:17.860 If the need doesn't happen inside sort of league play, and that's that risk that everybody sort of attributes to 58:17.860 --> 58:22.260 They're sort of team and map combos, but it's a very fine a Virtus.pro. 58:22.260 --> 58:26.460 And I'll be honest, there was a couple of questions I had about how this Virtus.pro would hit against this team. 58:26.660 --> 58:30.160 Because you look at the records that they've sort of had to get them here and yeah, fine. 58:30.360 --> 58:32.260 They're able to sort of beat out G2. 58:32.260 --> 58:35.660 But it was G2's opening playday, the second playday for Virtus.pro. 58:35.660 --> 58:38.560 It went kind of far and since then G2 got better and better and better. 58:38.560 --> 58:41.560 They warmed up in towards it. They have the opposite of a honeymoon phase. 58:41.560 --> 58:47.160 Whereas, otherwise, the points that Virtus.Pro have been taking have been against the teams 58:47.160 --> 58:50.920 that they should be beating, as weird as it is to say. 58:50.920 --> 58:55.320 This against Falcons is another one of those sort of true test maps, and I'm really glad 58:55.320 --> 58:58.160 to see them hitting it with such ferocity here. 58:58.160 --> 59:04.280 If you can imagine that they walk away with 4-2-1-1, then pressure is certainly on Falcons, 59:04.280 --> 59:08.320 and Falcons have certainly tried to play, I think, the more aggressive style of C-Chad 59:08.320 --> 59:12.520 out of the two. I don't think me and Fackles haven't been shy of going for the jump house 59:12.520 --> 59:18.720 playing cafe the way you can expect cafe to be played. But VP certainly matched it really 59:18.720 --> 59:24.080 well and tried to control the game as much as they can using the shields very effectively. 59:24.080 --> 59:28.000 Big solid snake has been a big talking point of course during this stage of his addition 59:28.000 --> 59:32.200 into the game and oh yeah and then they're using really well just for information speaking 59:32.200 --> 59:37.560 of info look at that bathroom camera. Oh no Dango's soul top again that was me and it's 59:37.560 --> 59:43.160 Sometimes the issue of Solotov though isn't it? It's either he will play a massive port in the round or he lives for 30 seconds 59:43.160 --> 59:45.440 So that was to the player that was on the Val'kamp 59:45.440 --> 59:50.840 So they knew he was gonna be peaking that as he did that Solotov just tried to challenge it I guess and lost out 59:52.000 --> 59:55.280 But I guess it's the engagement right as he said Solotov's play style 59:55.280 --> 59:56.400 He's gonna try and send it 59:56.400 --> 01:00:00.960 He's gonna try and get himself in users does get barric they still got the reading what's going on the blackbeard players 01:00:00.960 --> 01:00:03.360 They would get one more you talk about how good they are with the shield 01:00:03.360 --> 01:00:08.680 and he just keeps on going and going and going uses this the next to fall but he gets himself as third for the round 01:00:08.680 --> 01:00:10.180 So he's putting his work 01:00:10.180 --> 01:00:14.920 Now it's just this narrow fire fight once again. They'll stick the plant once again 01:00:14.920 --> 01:00:17.780 It's a post plant once again. It's a post plant with a shield as well 01:00:17.780 --> 01:00:23.680 And I mean how do you get your way round? There's no way you can get the player up that grenade is gonna be the end of it 01:00:23.680 --> 01:00:25.680 But it's actually through the journal. Oh 01:00:26.260 --> 01:00:29.660 Dear oh dear oh dear and well that's a four to half 01:00:29.660 --> 01:00:32.700 But I'm wondering what our desk is gonna say about it all 01:00:33.360 --> 01:00:43.360 Thank you very much. What a convincing first half from Vrotus where we put pressure on their shoulders, on this map, on the attack as well, and they are delivery, especially with that round from Pasha that kickstarted it. 01:00:43.360 --> 01:00:54.360 Yeah, we said that it was a potential map that the defense could snowball on, and Falcons certainly had their run of it in the first three rounds. If we roll the clip from Pasha, you'll see just how much Vrotus were actually really struggling. 01:00:54.360 --> 01:00:57.700 really struggling. This is round two. They were really, really struggling to clear out 01:00:57.700 --> 01:01:01.380 Bakery. It was a full Bakery-sided attack. They gilly-dallied, they decided maybe we 01:01:01.380 --> 01:01:04.820 want to go top floor. Actually, we're going to go back to Bakery, and it was all up to 01:01:04.820 --> 01:01:09.420 Pasha to just get a free-k to open the round up completely that then enabled that Bakery 01:01:09.420 --> 01:01:10.420 attack. 01:01:10.420 --> 01:01:14.260 Strategically, that's where we lost this round, and they really did. They didn't have an answer 01:01:14.260 --> 01:01:17.620 to what Falcons were throwing at them, the shape that they were getting thrown at them, 01:01:17.620 --> 01:01:21.380 but Pasha opened it up, they managed to find a way to win it, they got the plant now, and 01:01:21.380 --> 01:01:24.980 From there, Leo, they managed to kickboard and they managed to springboard on. 01:01:24.980 --> 01:01:30.280 Yeah, relying on some individuals most of the time, but still strategically, what a way to close rounds. 01:01:30.280 --> 01:01:38.280 You look at the round where they're upstairs, for example, and Neko is rushing through the long bar here, finds an opportunity, kills the player in cocktail, kills the player in bathroom, boom. 01:01:38.280 --> 01:01:42.580 They've got the maladantage, then that's it. One player is holding white stairs here, making sure he gets the kill. 01:01:42.580 --> 01:01:44.680 Arguably should have killed the two of them, but that's fine. 01:01:44.680 --> 01:01:48.280 Even in that situation, look at the way VP is set up. They're in a 2v1. 01:01:48.280 --> 01:01:51.880 The player is in the freezer, one is in the cigar, one is going from the other side, free kill. 01:01:51.880 --> 01:01:56.360 And then around after, when they're attacking basements, that's a fortunate first kill, let's be honest. 01:01:56.360 --> 01:02:00.280 But then look at this, those scents took over here, they run through the smoke, they don't care, 01:02:00.280 --> 01:02:04.040 they go for the plant, look at how he will get covered. He starts to go to the plant, 01:02:04.040 --> 01:02:08.280 and look, one player comes to the double door here, the smoke, instead be covered and killed. 01:02:08.280 --> 01:02:12.760 Instead, we're looking at a team that plays well together, manages to get the opening kill, 01:02:12.760 --> 01:02:19.340 Yeah holds upstairs as well when someone retakes. That's a VP that is perfectly able to understand what the win condition is 01:02:19.540 --> 01:02:21.440 When even they don't have the man of the edge 01:02:21.440 --> 01:02:25.440 Yeah, find that openity found a gap on one of the most defendants that have mapped in a meta 01:02:25.440 --> 01:02:29.160 And that's exactly what you want like said defend the side in map. They they did start slow 01:02:29.160 --> 01:02:31.140 They say strategically lost the first three rounds 01:02:31.140 --> 01:02:37.380 I just found one way to win that second round and then from that they really kicked on and they want every single round in that second quarter 01:02:37.800 --> 01:02:40.000 Of the game and it was so clean as well 01:02:40.000 --> 01:02:45.860 You're listening to what they're saying if you're seeing how these attacks unfold. Yeah, it's it's a wonderful start for a furthest 01:02:45.860 --> 01:02:51.520 Pro they're going now on the more comfortable side on defense and looking at the operator bends. What are we seeing so far? 01:02:51.520 --> 01:02:55.620 So good right there banning the monstery. I think they're expecting some kind of shield play on the side of Falcons 01:02:55.620 --> 01:02:59.780 I wouldn't say necessarily this is the strongest suit of Falcons, but I understand why okay 01:02:59.780 --> 01:03:03.600 So they might go for a triple shield span actually yeah, just keep it away from them 01:03:03.600 --> 01:03:07.300 Breda does hop on them from have from time to time from Falcons actually they're gonna get rid of the mirror in the 01:03:07.300 --> 01:03:09.300 the top floor, but also both 01:03:09.300 --> 01:03:10.300 of the middle floors because 01:03:10.300 --> 01:03:11.300 whenever you're defending the 01:03:11.300 --> 01:03:12.300 middle floors and cafe, you'll 01:03:12.300 --> 01:03:13.300 put the mirror in his army up 01:03:13.300 --> 01:03:14.300 on the top floor. You can then 01:03:14.300 --> 01:03:15.300 play through the top floor 01:03:15.300 --> 01:03:17.300 much easier, so it makes those 01:03:17.300 --> 01:03:19.300 attacks much more simple. 01:03:19.300 --> 01:03:20.300 Alright, and when we bring it 01:03:20.300 --> 01:03:21.300 back to our casters, I have a 01:03:21.300 --> 01:03:22.300 question for for demo. You're 01:03:22.300 --> 01:03:23.300 really critical of what 01:03:23.300 --> 01:03:25.300 first perhaps to do in this 01:03:25.300 --> 01:03:27.300 map here on cafe. How are you 01:03:27.300 --> 01:03:28.300 feeling about that statement 01:03:28.300 --> 01:03:29.300 now? 01:03:30.300 --> 01:03:31.300 Critical me. 01:03:31.300 --> 01:03:32.300 No. 01:03:34.300 --> 01:03:35.300 You've barked up the wrong 01:03:35.300 --> 01:03:36.300 tree there. 01:03:36.300 --> 01:03:41.580 there man. You've done everything you need. You've done everything you need. You've got 01:03:41.580 --> 01:03:48.380 badges and everything. Buried the old dam under the old oak tree. What ever happened 01:03:48.380 --> 01:03:54.980 to old oak? Don't ask. Don't ask us. Go back to the A pack. How are you feeling? How are 01:03:54.980 --> 01:04:00.660 you feeling, Denny? Answer this question. Obviously, for VP, they needed to come in 01:04:00.660 --> 01:04:04.460 and hit the ground running. You know, we know whenever you pick a map like this, you're 01:04:04.460 --> 01:04:07.580 you're not going to have the site choice. And that's always the case. I mean, we've seen 01:04:07.580 --> 01:04:12.140 it time and time again, maps at cafe, especially maps like consulate, where whenever you're 01:04:12.140 --> 01:04:16.180 picking the map, you then have to start on the bad side and teams just are not up the 01:04:16.180 --> 01:04:19.660 straps for it. You're kind of thinking, why did we pick the map if we know this was the 01:04:19.660 --> 01:04:25.300 site choice? So yeah, credit the VP. They've really come out, hit it well. Again, the shield 01:04:25.300 --> 01:04:30.420 gameplay coming for extremely well. I'm also very shocked that I'm seeing a double shield 01:04:30.420 --> 01:04:37.420 I wouldn't say Falcons are necessarily the premier shielding. 01:04:37.420 --> 01:04:42.420 Yes, your pretty can play it, but I wouldn't say it's like the style of Falcons. 01:04:42.420 --> 01:04:49.420 Falcons is very much if I finds the gap, finds where they want to try and pressure, and they all just go for it. 01:04:49.420 --> 01:04:52.420 That's usually how you see Falcons triangle. 01:04:52.420 --> 01:04:55.420 Well, they tried to call, it's out the window and one right back. 01:04:55.420 --> 01:04:58.460 Back! There goes Jude, there goes your gridlock. 01:04:58.460 --> 01:05:00.260 Before they're even able to really get any tracks, 01:05:00.260 --> 01:05:05.020 thing is down as well, which means all that rotatable play is well rotatable. 01:05:05.020 --> 01:05:09.820 In the meantime, Falcons just come try and drive themselves in across the floor above the site as well, 01:05:09.820 --> 01:05:13.540 think about where the loss has been and think about what they still have to get done, 01:05:13.540 --> 01:05:15.740 so that making sure that they're in the pace. 01:05:15.740 --> 01:05:20.460 The way they haven't really gone for the direct clear on towards the top means that they have a bit more time to work with, 01:05:20.460 --> 01:05:31.100 But the worry is, with those cans, those 2c4s in danger that might start to present it, some almost gets all of the sledge there, sell it off, takes a big bit of damage in the meantime, 01:05:31.100 --> 01:05:39.260 and a bit of kit-big-election from the fancy gadgets of Solid Snake, and they can try and utilise that going forward still. 01:05:39.260 --> 01:05:45.860 Double down on the soft, it shouldn't take themselves too long, and actually in the words of Fresh, no dilly-dallying now. 01:05:50.460 --> 01:05:55.660 I think for Balkans this is pretty typical of what we expect to see, isn't it, on a kind of 01:05:55.660 --> 01:06:01.180 Bakery attack. Oh sorry, Freezer attack, because that's what we're going to be eyeing up. You've 01:06:01.180 --> 01:06:09.100 got the Ying there too. I mean no real intention at the moment of going anywhere near VIP, and you 01:06:09.100 --> 01:06:13.420 know there's two players kind of located towards that side of the map. You've got Dan and Pasha 01:06:13.420 --> 01:06:18.460 over towards that. I wonder if there's any people who try and use the Candelas to try and block it 01:06:18.460 --> 01:06:24.540 Pashas went to the re-tick up the stairs and Solotov is shutting down and Bride almost getting taken out and I mean to lose him 01:06:24.540 --> 01:06:26.540 That would have been massive for VP 01:06:27.020 --> 01:06:32.700 He's taken down the game without using the candelas with him in Vega. Oh Solotov gets picked off that a great shot 01:06:33.740 --> 01:06:37.820 Beautiful take there on towards the going for the blind. We've got 30 seconds now 01:06:37.820 --> 01:06:41.420 The pressure comes on towards the side but he just misses the man Bride 01:06:41.820 --> 01:06:45.180 Hooked angles and rotating around the bars couldn't quite net him the kill 01:06:45.180 --> 01:06:49.240 They're still trying to shepherd some clear space, but look at the positions that they're in 01:06:49.240 --> 01:06:53.140 In fact has to cover from one side. They are aware of him as Rorik's holding down 01:06:53.460 --> 01:06:55.460 with that LMG cork 01:06:56.180 --> 01:07:02.660 In the cross 10 seconds needs to try and plant a dropping blind here demo for this pro 01:07:03.380 --> 01:07:05.380 five two 01:07:06.100 --> 01:07:12.540 Yeah, big from VP. I mean Falcons looked as though things were going to plan and then they just capitulated 01:07:12.540 --> 01:07:18.140 I mean obviously the idea was to use the ying to blind off the guys in towards VIP 01:07:18.300 --> 01:07:26.220 But that pick from Dan was crucial because you picked off the slice the player sat on the hatch the player who would have been playing the 01:07:26.220 --> 01:07:32.260 Vertical angles and once you eliminate soliton there's then that kind of element of oh dear 01:07:32.500 --> 01:07:36.460 We've lost the only guy who could have stopped them rotating in and around the site 01:07:36.460 --> 01:07:39.700 You know stop them using that hatch so you look at this guy's position 01:07:39.700 --> 01:07:44.260 immediately lose to the sort of dice he then retakes in towards Razor and then 01:07:44.260 --> 01:07:47.860 because they're not entirely sure where he's went it just wastes more and more 01:07:47.860 --> 01:07:53.220 time and you look at where Skies was at that final kill right over towards Bunker 01:07:53.220 --> 01:07:56.780 which again could have been covered for a but they just didn't know where he was 01:07:56.780 --> 01:08:02.380 so very important for Dan to take that challenge get that even man count I also 01:08:02.380 --> 01:08:06.260 think those on Elm where Falcons were really hoping that there would be an 01:08:06.260 --> 01:08:11.220 opportunity for E-Fight to kind of go for that backstab. But he loses out that engagement 01:08:11.220 --> 01:08:15.060 to the chanker, and then from that point, both players above have to drop the hatch. 01:08:15.060 --> 01:08:18.200 It's going to be a meat grinder. 01:08:18.200 --> 01:08:24.500 Welcome. A lot to do for the conversation. Instead the game will keep itself moving on 01:08:24.500 --> 01:08:29.860 and on and away we go. And you know, you sort of look at how the teams have been applying 01:08:29.860 --> 01:08:32.820 themselves as well. Obviously we've talked about how brilliant Neko was in the opening 01:08:32.820 --> 01:08:36.660 Half how, you know, his shield play was a big driving factor, he was 8 and 2. 01:08:36.660 --> 01:08:38.420 First now he's 8 and 3. 01:08:38.420 --> 01:08:39.220 Oh no. 01:08:39.220 --> 01:08:43.700 But, him and Pasha have been just all over the place throughout this, 01:08:43.700 --> 01:08:46.420 and that was led by Pasha, you know, trying to fight his way up the stairs, 01:08:46.420 --> 01:08:47.380 caused some problems. 01:08:47.380 --> 01:08:49.780 Think about then, Breedei almost getting caught immediately. 01:08:49.780 --> 01:08:51.780 It's a bird of pro that didn't want to just sit there. 01:08:51.780 --> 01:08:55.540 They didn't let Falcons stand up, and this is part of that growth that they were talking about. 01:08:55.540 --> 01:08:57.140 There it is, the DUMBLE! 01:08:57.140 --> 01:09:02.740 As I say, if the man delivers, they do not let Falcons 01:09:02.740 --> 01:09:08.020 set up they are refusing to allow to be comfortable they are refusing to allow to 01:09:08.020 --> 01:09:12.580 wrestle in their laurels and they are refusing to be like the Virtus Pro we 01:09:12.580 --> 01:09:19.360 remember because this is the Virtus Pro of today yeah much better VP really 01:09:19.360 --> 01:09:24.220 dominating the opening of this round for his last time they you know they 01:09:24.220 --> 01:09:29.220 did allow Falcons to kind of set up some form of attack this time not gonna be 01:09:29.220 --> 01:09:32.980 the case. Look at who they've lost. They've lost a banner. There's full castle barricades 01:09:32.980 --> 01:09:39.100 up on windows and kind of areas such as the bar doors. Guys just find users as he walks 01:09:39.100 --> 01:09:43.380 across the trades there from EFAC. But at this stage it's just going to be down the 01:09:43.380 --> 01:09:48.740 salt of an EFAC, playing out of their minds and finding these picks with VP. They've got 01:09:48.740 --> 01:09:53.620 the man advantage, a two-man advantage to be in fact, and only after just trying to kill 01:09:53.620 --> 01:10:03.620 They have time, time to work with here to try and keep themselves off of this sort of dying post. 01:10:03.620 --> 01:10:06.620 How can these two work together? 01:10:06.620 --> 01:10:08.620 The T-facts watching on towards pillars. 01:10:08.620 --> 01:10:10.620 There's the pressure on the T-facts way down. 01:10:10.620 --> 01:10:13.620 I mean, they've got the long watch from the train as well at the back end. 01:10:13.620 --> 01:10:15.620 They're making sure that they have all their options covered. 01:10:15.620 --> 01:10:18.620 There's a couple of pings on towards the player, but it's in narrow little angle. 01:10:18.620 --> 01:10:24.660 He's got it just eat through and they surrounded him look at that network that they built around the last player 01:10:24.660 --> 01:10:26.980 Then they pinched on to the final one. They just 01:10:27.500 --> 01:10:33.500 Made sure that they had to read on the advantage made sure that they had the knowledge of that approach and then they had 01:10:33.900 --> 01:10:39.860 Three of their four players sort of actively watching it in some regard, right? The fourth was in the washroom 01:10:39.860 --> 01:10:41.860 the fourth was not far away 01:10:42.100 --> 01:10:44.100 but 01:10:44.100 --> 01:10:48.140 I mean, it's like, you know, 01:10:48.200 --> 01:10:50.140 I mean, it's like, you know, 01:10:50.200 --> 01:10:52.200 finally time for the time out. 01:10:52.200 --> 01:10:54.200 And we've had a very passionate 01:10:54.200 --> 01:10:56.180 speech once upon a time from 01:10:56.180 --> 01:10:58.180 Licky fact on a cafe. I mean, 01:10:58.180 --> 01:11:00.180 where did they want to push? 01:11:00.180 --> 01:11:02.180 He's talking and they're just 01:11:02.180 --> 01:11:04.180 not listening. We don't get the 01:11:04.180 --> 01:11:06.180 lessons in this time, but I 01:11:06.180 --> 01:11:08.180 can imagine it's equally 01:11:08.180 --> 01:11:11.180 frustrating. Well, gonna need 01:11:11.180 --> 01:11:13.180 a bit of magic from Falcons 01:11:13.180 --> 01:11:17.140 pull this back if they want to give themselves that one map advantage going 01:11:17.140 --> 01:11:21.140 to their map pick which is still to come layer we won't be seeing layer no 01:11:21.140 --> 01:11:24.580 matter what back on the other hand still up in the air to see if we get there or 01:11:24.580 --> 01:11:32.660 not for Falcons it's a lot of pressure on them don't forget I think for Falcons 01:11:32.660 --> 01:11:36.260 even though they've had that roster change they're losing shite go through 01:11:36.260 --> 01:11:41.260 actually it was kind of you know the face of that team for how many years and a 01:11:41.260 --> 01:11:48.460 They change losing him. You then go and pick up June. I mean, top player in the world. We know that. 01:11:50.060 --> 01:11:54.860 So I think for Falcons, you can expect them to hit the ground rolling, aren't you? You can expect 01:11:54.860 --> 01:11:58.460 business as usual. Which I think we see that during the stage. It's kind of business as usual with 01:11:58.460 --> 01:12:04.540 this side. But yeah, I think it's just more the changing VP. I mean, that has been it, hasn't it? 01:12:04.540 --> 01:12:09.180 It's just we did a lot of expect this from VP coming into the stage with, you know, 01:12:09.180 --> 01:12:14.180 And talking about the team making changes, it wasn't just you brought in new players. 01:12:14.180 --> 01:12:18.180 You're changing the IGL. You're changing the language of the team. 01:12:18.180 --> 01:12:21.180 You know, it's massive compared to anyone else. 01:12:21.180 --> 01:12:25.180 I mean, what team in the league has had more changes, really, 01:12:25.180 --> 01:12:29.180 than if you actually look at it from a fundamental basis? 01:12:29.180 --> 01:12:32.180 Oh, man. 01:12:32.180 --> 01:12:35.180 I mean, yeah. 01:12:35.180 --> 01:12:38.180 It's just been a brilliant sort of resurgence. 01:12:38.180 --> 01:12:43.940 this was a game that I sort of had a bit of an eye on because you can only really weigh a team by the 01:12:43.940 --> 01:12:48.020 best team that they've beaten in some regards in recent industry right you can sort of look at it 01:12:48.020 --> 01:12:52.900 you could be like yeah they pulled off a 7-1 they pulled off a 7-2 but the opponent matters a lot and 01:12:53.460 --> 01:12:59.140 that in the case of Falcons is always the big thing Falcons obviously sort of you know had changes 01:12:59.140 --> 01:13:03.540 but let's be honest their change was swapping one of the greatest of all time players for one of the 01:13:03.540 --> 01:13:09.100 of the greatest of all time players. It's a mix that nowhere, as you said, compared to 01:13:09.100 --> 01:13:15.940 Vance Pro, the biggest fundamental core changes going into this, especially from the history 01:13:15.940 --> 01:13:20.820 that the roster had, and I'm not going to say comfortable, they'd sort of been because 01:13:20.820 --> 01:13:24.020 they weren't having a great last year, but you get comfortable playing in an environment 01:13:24.020 --> 01:13:28.980 and then suddenly you've got to not just move city, but move country and move language and 01:13:28.980 --> 01:13:35.300 move out of the map solid. The IQ is gone. That means that pulse has certainly become 01:13:35.300 --> 01:13:39.380 a lot more of a problem if not already but you know we talked about the use of shields 01:13:39.380 --> 01:13:46.660 here and this is unfortunately a bit of a shy approach. Yeah Falcon is playing with that 01:13:46.660 --> 01:13:53.060 man disadvantage. No C4s though remaining on the side of VP, they've used both of them. 01:13:53.060 --> 01:14:07.060 So at least we're at the gym. Not much to worry about in the shield department. Use this, try and use the shotgun to make a little bit of a hole over the top and use those condensers and I'm sure conjunction with the Blackbearder should be sprinting on through. 01:14:07.060 --> 01:14:18.060 Yeah, here comes Jume, the condensers are up, we were shot. Here comes the prefire, but nope, he's gone, he's down the hatch. So Falcons, they have been able to take the top floor control but they haven't found any kills for it though. 01:14:18.060 --> 01:14:20.500 So VP, wise enough to get out of there. 01:14:20.500 --> 01:14:27.100 Now, but a minute left, a minute, potentially all left, the Falcons on this map before we 01:14:27.100 --> 01:14:28.700 hurt them towards our second. 01:14:28.700 --> 01:14:33.700 Be fair, this wasn't their map to pick, but as Neko finds himself one more before it's 01:14:33.700 --> 01:14:40.740 traded out, whilst being hot-droned around, I mean, hot-droned by the opponents, it just 01:14:40.740 --> 01:14:42.740 sort of becomes. 01:14:42.740 --> 01:14:50.420 statement of how much of it has really been theirs to take. 40 seconds now opening up their 01:14:50.420 --> 01:14:54.500 verticality they only really have a single option for a plant. Here comes the smoke casters for the 01:14:54.500 --> 01:14:58.740 cover and well there's the break on towards the laser gate on the door itself. They've obviously 01:14:58.740 --> 01:15:02.260 still got to get themselves around and try and get the pressure on towards the plant. It'll only 01:15:02.260 --> 01:15:06.980 be deactivated for so long but without that body put out in the middle and no C4s. They're just 01:15:06.980 --> 01:15:12.340 going to swing on. Where's the vertical cover demo? Where's the support? Well it's under pressure. 01:15:12.740 --> 01:15:16.740 As we see, they rotate their way up, the shotgun swings the corner, but it's a two versus one, 01:15:16.740 --> 01:15:17.740 users. 01:15:17.740 --> 01:15:20.740 All that is left but not for long for this pro! 01:15:20.740 --> 01:15:22.740 What a show! 01:15:23.740 --> 01:15:24.740 Yeah, no cover. 01:15:24.740 --> 01:15:26.740 Easy swing for VP. 01:15:26.740 --> 01:15:28.740 They know exactly where they want to kill it, Slamman. 01:15:28.740 --> 01:15:29.740 With the defuser. 01:15:29.740 --> 01:15:32.740 Also welcome to mention the pulse rotate above, using the scatter, 01:15:32.740 --> 01:15:36.740 seeing that users who was going to hold the flight to them went to the other side. 01:15:36.740 --> 01:15:40.740 I'm sure that pulse would have won either ways in the perfect position. 01:15:40.740 --> 01:15:41.740 But yeah, VP, big statement. 01:15:41.740 --> 01:15:48.740 And what way are we going? Oh, this sign says, do a quick break before we're back with the desk. 01:20:41.740 --> 01:20:55.900 I don't think we were supposed to be sitting here or expecting to be sitting here before 01:20:55.900 --> 01:21:00.140 that first map. Thinking about this, but there's one player in particular. We have to talk 01:21:00.140 --> 01:21:05.340 about Pasha being a big instrument here. Yeah, he was he was so good. We had this round 01:21:05.340 --> 01:21:10.540 that we've shown right now in in half time, but he continued that he really had a variable 01:21:10.540 --> 01:21:14.680 game to him on the attack. He was finding the Lexus, finding the big kills. But then 01:21:14.680 --> 01:21:17.600 once he got onto the defense, he was making those plays, especially on the source, the 01:21:17.600 --> 01:21:21.820 big double plays that open rounds up. Those are not necessarily like strategical, like 01:21:21.820 --> 01:21:26.400 extra is better than wire strap. That is just a player making a place to open a round up, 01:21:26.400 --> 01:21:30.280 having the energy. It's so good. That's the jolliest you'll ever see. But he is having 01:21:30.280 --> 01:21:33.760 a great time. I mean, he used to be the one that carried the energy for the roster. 01:21:33.760 --> 01:21:35.800 Doesn't need it anymore. Everyone else is going crazy. 01:21:35.800 --> 01:21:42.200 Everyone is, I think, stemming from that energy, and I think also the fact that he's liberating that confidence, 01:21:42.200 --> 01:21:46.800 that he's feeling that confidence against a team like Falcons, he's really pushing the rest of the team. 01:21:46.800 --> 01:21:50.800 And then you think that's only him, and then you look at Dan in the last round, 01:21:50.800 --> 01:21:55.800 and you can still feel that confidence stemming from Pasha, because what a round for him. 01:21:55.800 --> 01:21:57.800 So he's on a rune, and he's playing the cocktail deep here. 01:21:57.800 --> 01:22:00.800 First and foremost, he wins the first gunfight onto the Cigar player. 01:22:00.800 --> 01:22:02.800 Then this is Ki here, look at what he's doing. 01:22:02.800 --> 01:22:07.400 He uses the smoke at the advantage, pushes in, gets a kill with the pistol, look at the ammo. 01:22:07.800 --> 01:22:10.800 He has barely any ammunition, it does not reload here, it's got four bullets. 01:22:11.800 --> 01:22:15.800 Four bullets, he still holds that door, he still wins the god fight with four bullets. 01:22:15.800 --> 01:22:18.800 Then now he reloads, does not go and wins another one. 01:22:18.800 --> 01:22:22.800 Like, just with the pistol, that move to go through the smoke, get a triple kill, 01:22:22.800 --> 01:22:26.800 holding the door with 17-7s left, with only four bullets, and he still wins it. 01:22:26.800 --> 01:22:31.800 It feels so good talking about that, because we highlighted Boric over the most of the group stage of how good he was as a rookie. 01:22:31.800 --> 01:22:36.080 was as a rookie. The game on Monday, when they played on Monday, we were highlighting 01:22:36.080 --> 01:22:41.520 the two players, and now it's Patrick and Dan. Again, just the team, everybody is doing 01:22:41.520 --> 01:22:42.520 everything. 01:22:42.520 --> 01:22:44.680 Yes, and I like what you guys are saying, because when we were talking about Vornus 01:22:44.680 --> 01:22:48.120 Perot and this kind of new iteration with him, we talked about these two players now 01:22:48.120 --> 01:22:53.760 specifically being let off the leash by this new IGL and allowed to shine right. And that's 01:22:53.760 --> 01:22:57.680 happening right now. We're seeing that with the IGLs inside this matchup. We put them 01:22:57.680 --> 01:23:01.160 against each other this year with a bit of a showdown, but looking at their stuff so 01:23:01.160 --> 01:23:03.860 So far, I mean, Neko is clearly winning that matchup. 01:23:03.860 --> 01:23:09.600 Yeah, I think also because Neko is the one that manages to use the gaps open by his teammates, 01:23:09.600 --> 01:23:13.400 whether it's Pasha, whether it's Dan, he's the one that caused the right things after 01:23:13.400 --> 01:23:14.400 this. 01:23:14.400 --> 01:23:18.180 You said it before, I think, and you called it with the Pasha triple kill, Jack, at the 01:23:18.180 --> 01:23:19.180 beginning. 01:23:19.180 --> 01:23:23.020 It was, he starts with trying to clear a basement and doing a first ball take. 01:23:23.020 --> 01:23:24.020 It does not work. 01:23:24.020 --> 01:23:25.020 They are lost. 01:23:25.020 --> 01:23:26.020 They don't know what to do. 01:23:26.020 --> 01:23:27.520 Suddenly Pasha finds the kills on the right stairs. 01:23:27.520 --> 01:23:29.880 Then he adapts all of the strategy around that gap. 01:23:29.880 --> 01:23:34.760 where Neko is really leading right now because he knows how to punish the opposing team as 01:23:34.760 --> 01:23:40.200 soon as one of his teammates finds the opportunity. We were fortunate enough to be able to listen to 01:23:40.200 --> 01:23:44.520 some of the team comps in that game and he's very easy flowing. If his teammate is getting a gap, 01:23:44.520 --> 01:23:48.200 he is like, let's go for it, let's hit it now. Everybody needs to go now, doesn't matter what 01:23:48.200 --> 01:23:52.200 you're doing, go now. And it's very decisively via gelling from him. And obviously that was a big 01:23:52.200 --> 01:23:56.840 concern, you know. French to English, will it work out? Very clearly and fast, yes it is working 01:23:56.840 --> 01:24:01.180 I mean so far it is right they find themselves on that map point to make it to Salt Lake City major 01:24:01.180 --> 01:24:03.980 And we're looking at the responses so far on the side of focus 01:24:03.980 --> 01:24:08.140 This has not turned him to a standard day at the office for B-Day that is one thing for sure 01:24:08.140 --> 01:24:10.240 But we'll talk about map to you after the break 01:24:26.840 --> 01:24:30.140 I'm breaking next to the body now, I'm trying to get this energy, I'm never signing out 01:24:30.140 --> 01:24:33.260 I'ma keep the courage, it ain't nothing but 01:24:33.260 --> 01:24:37.840 I'm breaking next to the body now, Oh, I feel a boost up in my money now 01:24:37.840 --> 01:24:40.480 If I can't get it down, I'm just running up 01:24:40.480 --> 01:24:43.780 I'ma keep the courage, it ain't nothing but 01:24:46.180 --> 01:24:48.500 I'm going to the world now 01:24:56.840 --> 01:25:03.840 Let's get started. 01:27:56.840 --> 01:28:07.360 The IGL showdown that currently is being won by Neko inside this matchup, they find themselves 01:28:07.360 --> 01:28:11.200 on map points to make it to Salt Lake City and here's a chance for Falcons to bounce 01:28:11.200 --> 01:28:12.920 back on their own map pick. 01:28:12.920 --> 01:28:17.000 We're going to go to Lair and license a little bit on the steps, on storylines going into 01:28:17.000 --> 01:28:18.000 this map. 01:28:18.000 --> 01:28:19.600 It is a map that they absolutely love. 01:28:19.600 --> 01:28:24.040 They played it during the group stage, they 7-0 DK, they 7-2 Twisted Mine on it, but on 01:28:24.040 --> 01:28:28.840 On the other side, VP, they also played it against Rebels and also 7-2 Rebels, you know? 01:28:28.840 --> 01:28:29.340 Yeah. 01:28:29.340 --> 01:28:32.440 So we're looking at a map historically that Southings absolutely love, 01:28:32.440 --> 01:28:35.640 that they've showed recent history that they're dominating on it. 01:28:35.640 --> 01:28:39.440 However, you know, VP still can play well on it. 01:28:39.440 --> 01:28:39.940 I would agree. 01:28:39.940 --> 01:28:42.440 And I think why the both teams seem to really like the map. 01:28:42.440 --> 01:28:45.140 If you think about how the map plays out, it's usually multi-flawed. 01:28:45.140 --> 01:28:48.240 You're dealing with at least two flaws in every single attack that you do. 01:28:48.240 --> 01:28:52.040 You've got to unravel the whole mess of utility, player positions, everything there. 01:28:52.040 --> 01:28:56.940 Both of these RGLs are quite decisive, and they usually will make exactly the right call for their teams. 01:28:56.940 --> 01:28:59.640 And that's why both of these teams are very comfortable attacking it. 01:28:59.640 --> 01:29:00.840 That's why they're strong on this map. 01:29:00.840 --> 01:29:08.540 So, I feel like this will be another very contested map, but Falcons, maybe over the longer term, have a slightly higher preference for them. 01:29:08.540 --> 01:29:11.940 They will start attack, which I like for them, because they can be proactive. 01:29:11.940 --> 01:29:17.140 They will be the ones that are leading the base in theory, because they are the ones that are forcing VP to react. 01:29:17.140 --> 01:29:21.640 I think that's an opportunity for the man on your screen here, Liquefac, to push his team to find some gaps. 01:29:21.640 --> 01:29:24.880 because that's how Lair is played. You pressure certain areas of the map, 01:29:24.880 --> 01:29:28.840 you wait till one of them folds, and then you can commit and crack the center of the map, 01:29:28.840 --> 01:29:30.680 which most of the time is the bomb site. 01:29:30.680 --> 01:29:35.000 So I think he has to deny it in his own hands, you know, it's fine. 01:29:35.000 --> 01:29:36.520 They're very experienced team. 01:29:36.520 --> 01:29:39.320 They can bounce back in the BO3 and hit the reset button. 01:29:39.320 --> 01:29:40.360 Well, we need it from them as well. 01:29:40.360 --> 01:29:44.280 We need a response from Falcons to keep themselves alive in this matchup. 01:29:44.280 --> 01:29:45.720 The series continues on Lair. 01:29:45.720 --> 01:29:55.720 What is it? What is it? Well, 01:29:55.720 --> 01:29:57.720 what is lurking in this layer 01:29:57.720 --> 01:29:59.720 demo? Will it be falcons that 01:29:59.720 --> 01:30:01.720 can finally wake up from the 01:30:01.720 --> 01:30:03.720 nest and saw a little bit or 01:30:03.720 --> 01:30:05.720 as the bear of Virtus Pro 01:30:05.720 --> 01:30:07.720 decided. Mm Falcon is a very 01:30:07.720 --> 01:30:10.720 tasty bird this time of year. 01:30:10.720 --> 01:30:13.720 Well, still the fans are 01:30:13.720 --> 01:30:17.560 win the first map. Everyone will kind of go in and say, oh, no, no, the one, the second. 01:30:17.560 --> 01:30:21.480 But still a lot of people have in faith that Falcons can still pull it back on 01:30:21.480 --> 01:30:26.360 Lair. Last time they played it was a 7-0 out team for themselves up against 01:30:26.360 --> 01:30:34.440 GK. But Falcons on the attack is where they go. I believe last time wasn't it 01:30:34.440 --> 01:30:39.120 the defensive map they had against GK, I think it was. So certainly the attacks, 01:30:39.120 --> 01:30:41.920 We didn't see a massive amount from Falcons last time they played it. 01:30:43.120 --> 01:30:46.520 Yeah, well, I mean, we didn't see a lot in our game with the matches. 01:30:46.520 --> 01:30:49.520 Yeah, so they're from the defense, obviously 7-0ed. 01:30:49.920 --> 01:30:53.120 And then when they played that long before against Swiss Combined, 01:30:53.120 --> 01:30:56.120 they opened on the defense and they got four of those 01:30:56.120 --> 01:30:58.920 before going on to their attack and 100% in their attack. 01:30:58.920 --> 01:31:03.920 Anyway, so technically, it's the same over this year in our split, 01:31:04.320 --> 01:31:08.320 they are better on attack because they have won four of their four attacks 01:31:08.320 --> 01:31:15.720 they've had, but also getting 10 of their 12 defenses, that's pretty good. I would put 01:31:15.720 --> 01:31:22.760 that in the pretty good column, I think. We've never seen them play a full half on the attack, 01:31:22.760 --> 01:31:28.640 which I think will be a nice change to see, won't it? But yeah, I think VP, looking at 01:31:28.640 --> 01:31:32.640 the bands that they've went for, yep, take down the shield, take down the grin, I mean, 01:31:32.640 --> 01:31:37.560 what more can you say, it's just really strong bands form up, like LAR, obviously with the 01:31:37.560 --> 01:31:42.120 utile WXXC over towards the kind of mezzanine and towards rock stairs. 01:31:42.120 --> 01:31:45.560 Grimm is fantastic at that and also over towards art window too. 01:31:47.400 --> 01:31:50.600 Standard, uh, Electride band two from Falcons. 01:31:50.600 --> 01:31:51.880 Angle's band, Angle's kid. 01:31:51.880 --> 01:31:55.080 Gonna make sure that that main breach has opened up a lot easier. 01:31:55.880 --> 01:31:59.400 But I think the uh, the kicker is probably gonna be this crashes as always. 01:31:59.400 --> 01:32:03.480 I mean that's an operator which we have seen such a high pick right, 01:32:03.480 --> 01:32:06.680 I think throughout every region just how strong that operator is. 01:32:06.680 --> 01:32:08.680 I think he's ready for it. 01:32:08.680 --> 01:32:11.680 I think Falcons have got, you know, semi-decent answers to it, though. 01:32:11.680 --> 01:32:15.680 You've got the Flores, which can also kind of, if she does place the shield down, 01:32:15.680 --> 01:32:17.680 it can force it off and go for the destroy. 01:32:17.680 --> 01:32:20.680 But even having the Captain, I would say, try and pinch her. 01:32:20.680 --> 01:32:23.680 You know, there are options here for Falcons that go up against the clash. 01:32:23.680 --> 01:32:26.680 So we'll see how they can deal with it. 01:32:26.680 --> 01:32:30.680 But I think for Falcons, it's just, they kind of set up, get the breeches open, 01:32:30.680 --> 01:32:32.680 clear away bits of utility. 01:32:32.680 --> 01:32:44.440 Also, if I douse their demo, so I wonder if he's going to go for his kind of classic backstab where he looks for that gap fluke, or is he going to be used more in the sense of track somebody and try and go for the kill from below. 01:32:44.440 --> 01:32:51.280 I think he's going to try and get the track in the kill from below. Like, you know, you can see that he's sort of fishing out opportunity and he's never a man to say no towards it. 01:32:51.280 --> 01:33:01.280 But at the same time, whilst his attention is being drawn in, the position he could get into underneath this clash, especially if you think about the sort of route, and there is the track immediately on towards the clash hit. 01:33:01.280 --> 01:33:03.000 with the gun six or anything on the cover. 01:33:03.000 --> 01:33:04.000 They know the Daemons is below 01:33:04.000 --> 01:33:05.280 and the clutch has to retreat. 01:33:05.280 --> 01:33:08.080 They cannot stay there, skirt, on the stop. 01:33:08.080 --> 01:33:10.080 They have to try and get themselves back somewhere safe 01:33:10.080 --> 01:33:10.920 and safe and further away. 01:33:10.920 --> 01:33:13.480 And you can see exactly why E-Fax on this position 01:33:13.480 --> 01:33:15.520 with Doom also covering in case anybody tried 01:33:15.520 --> 01:33:17.920 to swing on towards the Daemons. 01:33:17.920 --> 01:33:19.120 They just made sure Falcons 01:33:19.120 --> 01:33:21.680 that they could clear this position pretty cleanly. 01:33:21.680 --> 01:33:24.040 Slight worry, no hard breach left. 01:33:24.040 --> 01:33:27.560 That means that the actual mezzanine site wall 01:33:27.560 --> 01:33:29.520 is gonna remain reinforced. 01:33:29.520 --> 01:33:34.520 So this is going to be really difficult now for Valkyries to have any resemblance of a plon. 01:33:34.520 --> 01:33:38.520 I mean, it was already going to be difficult whenever there is a chanker breathing down your neck. 01:33:38.520 --> 01:33:43.520 So might have to be killer orientated here from Valkyries because try to get in now about that breach being open. 01:33:43.520 --> 01:33:46.520 How do you clear away the player in behind that desk? 01:33:46.520 --> 01:33:51.520 And yeah, it looks to be that Kills is going to be in the menu because Bride has had to make that big old cross. 01:33:51.520 --> 01:33:53.520 It takes a bit of damage from the flames too. 01:33:53.520 --> 01:33:56.520 I don't know, this is up in the air it feels like. 01:33:56.520 --> 01:34:01.920 Yeah, you know, maybe a bit of mis-prep here, and they sort of shot themselves in the foot. 01:34:01.920 --> 01:34:04.420 The first fight, the shot in the face, Solotov goes down. 01:34:04.420 --> 01:34:06.620 They lose that capitao, they lose the pressure, 01:34:06.620 --> 01:34:10.520 doom in the meantime, going for the pressure on towards the back stab on top green, 01:34:10.520 --> 01:34:13.520 whilst Breda is drawing attention here, so they've gone wide, they've gone for kills, 01:34:13.520 --> 01:34:16.820 but they've only got 30 seconds to try and make everything land together, 01:34:16.820 --> 01:34:20.520 and still both the Chanka and the Clash try and break their way through. 01:34:20.520 --> 01:34:24.520 That man is perfect in these sort of conditions, and these conditions call for a shotgun. 01:34:24.520 --> 01:34:29.520 the last body. That is now 01:34:29.520 --> 01:34:31.520 seven rounds in a row for 01:34:31.520 --> 01:34:32.520 Virtus Pro over these two maps, 01:34:32.520 --> 01:34:34.520 but says we look at the top 01:34:34.520 --> 01:34:37.520 center. This one only says one. 01:34:37.520 --> 01:34:39.520 I mean, that's an easy round for 01:34:39.520 --> 01:34:41.520 VP, isn't it? Didn't really have 01:34:41.520 --> 01:34:43.520 to do a whole lot just played 01:34:43.520 --> 01:34:45.520 behind their util using the 01:34:45.520 --> 01:34:47.520 clash using the chanka. I mean, 01:34:47.520 --> 01:34:50.520 in terms of Falcons, pretty poor, 01:34:50.520 --> 01:34:52.520 not. But I think it's pretty 01:34:52.520 --> 01:34:58.840 poor. Not opening up the, you know, the, the, the mezzanine wall, not clearing out certain 01:34:58.840 --> 01:35:05.320 positions, getting stalled out by the clash. I mean, it's very uncharacteristic, all of 01:35:05.320 --> 01:35:11.600 that side, is it? I mean, I don't know, it's, yeah, it's too easy for VP. It just does not 01:35:11.600 --> 01:35:15.680 look as though he's sweated at all. I mean, that pause as well, I mean, just a drive swing 01:35:15.680 --> 01:35:20.120 from Solotov. You know there's always going to be something playing there behind that 01:35:20.120 --> 01:35:26.120 Yeah, I mean it's usually a person with keeper barricades and I think there's only one of 01:35:26.120 --> 01:35:31.040 those or you'll have to clash sometimes and I think there's only one of those. 01:35:31.040 --> 01:35:34.040 It's just they had all the options to make that a powerful place, right? 01:35:34.040 --> 01:35:36.800 They had everything that would cause problems there. 01:35:36.800 --> 01:35:40.120 They're playing the T'Chanko which is the long range arms off keeper way way of holding 01:35:40.120 --> 01:35:42.040 on towards that position as well. 01:35:42.040 --> 01:35:46.240 When they double band your electricity, you know that they're going to get that cross 01:35:46.240 --> 01:35:50.080 wall open. Which means that you know you have to play it kind of hesitantly and you'll probably 01:35:50.080 --> 01:35:54.320 have both walls open and they'll probably try and go for the oh no what do you mean they didn't 01:35:54.320 --> 01:35:59.600 bring enough hard breach to open up both walls oh well then we're overkitted for holding this 01:35:59.600 --> 01:36:05.440 position we have more than we thought we would and yeah I mean we're not saying it's entirely the 01:36:05.440 --> 01:36:09.840 difference of a single hard breach charge but it would have made life a lot easier 01:36:12.720 --> 01:36:13.360 changing that 01:36:16.240 --> 01:36:21.240 See if Falcons can try and recover after that first round. 01:36:21.240 --> 01:36:24.240 You can see the Bridei this time. 01:36:24.240 --> 01:36:26.240 Gonna go on the Blitz, that comes into play. 01:36:26.240 --> 01:36:31.240 I mean typically we see the Blitz kinda be used to clear away the roamers in towards that mid-floor. 01:36:31.240 --> 01:36:35.240 There are quite a few of them, got two players. 01:36:35.240 --> 01:36:38.240 Ready to go, oh they actually tries to cover the Blitz. 01:36:38.240 --> 01:36:41.240 I mean they still do get the Blitz but they did move the smoke though. 01:36:41.240 --> 01:36:47.240 So, down goes Dan, Falcons, yes they thought sublix, but that smoke is the very important one. 01:36:47.240 --> 01:36:54.240 We've seen smokes do great damage in this bombsite, mostly for stalling out the staircase right now where we see the echo camera. 01:36:54.240 --> 01:37:00.240 So, not having the smoke now in combination with that echo, it's a little bit more riskier. 01:37:00.240 --> 01:37:04.240 So I think for Falcons, they have a lot more time to deal with than what they normally would. 01:37:04.240 --> 01:37:09.040 Yeah, I would sort of say it's one of those high-risk, high-potential-reward plays. 01:37:09.040 --> 01:37:11.840 I mean, maybe you need to make it as your smoke as your first-foot forward. 01:37:11.840 --> 01:37:17.240 But it's Pasha, and Pasha had the best map doing exactly those kind of plays in the previous map. 01:37:17.240 --> 01:37:20.840 Of course he's going to bring more of that energy, it's because he's really, really good at it. 01:37:20.840 --> 01:37:24.640 Here now, pressure's on towards the players inside the little Nukin Avenue. 01:37:24.640 --> 01:37:27.440 They've still got half the wall open, the Chanker to play a little bit of keep away, 01:37:27.440 --> 01:37:29.640 and the Echoes just get that read through. 01:37:29.640 --> 01:37:32.840 But the man advantage is that important part. 01:37:32.840 --> 01:37:37.420 They have a little bit more time, the ramp, and it's off, we're draining their way across 01:37:37.420 --> 01:37:39.800 as they expect somebody to try and push up. 01:37:39.800 --> 01:37:43.380 Currently, Virtus Pro, they're just keeping themselves a bit further away, and that is 01:37:43.380 --> 01:37:45.900 in some effect the benefit of the Echo, right? 01:37:45.900 --> 01:37:49.920 They can get a read on it exactly when the pressure starts to come in from certain locations, 01:37:49.920 --> 01:37:52.800 without fully needing to be in those places. 01:37:52.800 --> 01:37:57.080 You can see both Pasha and Dan watching Echo drones, watching these sort of positions, 01:37:57.080 --> 01:38:01.640 they're getting a little bit of an adventure up here, Neko, and unfortunately, the adventure 01:38:31.640 --> 01:38:36.640 was what they were after and you know I think for VP it was at the position where if they 01:38:36.640 --> 01:38:40.160 just sat inside they would get demolished so that's why they went a little more aggressive 01:38:40.160 --> 01:38:45.200 with Neko trying to take up that position but just too many bodies to deal with them. 01:38:45.200 --> 01:38:48.680 You know, Rorick was kind of, I would say, manmarked by E-Fact pretty much that whole 01:38:48.680 --> 01:38:49.680 entire round too. 01:38:49.680 --> 01:38:53.960 He had to try and hold the backside and it just left the 3v2 overwhelmed that we've 01:38:53.960 --> 01:38:54.960 seen. 01:38:54.960 --> 01:39:00.280 So yeah, for Falcons a good response, just for VP the wrong game not working out as planned. 01:39:00.280 --> 01:39:05.280 So they're gonna run it back though, and then go for it again, however they have dropped 01:39:05.280 --> 01:39:10.840 at the chanker this time, so that's gonna be kind of a different operator being brought 01:39:10.840 --> 01:39:11.840 down. 01:39:11.840 --> 01:39:14.040 I believe it's gonna be a mute, and that's probably down to the fact there's a lot of 01:39:14.040 --> 01:39:17.040 solid snake and there's some damage being played by Falcons. 01:39:17.040 --> 01:39:20.400 Oh yeah, I mean you need things to slow them down, right? 01:39:20.400 --> 01:39:22.120 You need things to try and cause problems. 01:39:22.120 --> 01:39:27.040 You need, in effect, what was worth and so brilliant for you in Cafe, which was those 01:39:27.040 --> 01:39:31.360 little stabs as I said before, perhaps just going for those plays because those plays are working 01:39:31.360 --> 01:39:38.080 really, really well. And once you find the balance, get yourself a little bit more sort of mystery of 01:39:38.080 --> 01:39:43.760 foot and then buy yourself a bit more of an opportunity to cause problems. Combined with the 01:39:43.760 --> 01:39:48.960 mute, as we've already said, great player, great sort of balance, great operator against this approach 01:39:48.960 --> 01:39:53.680 and maybe things will be a little bit more problematic, but I'm really presuming the potential 01:39:53.680 --> 01:40:01.600 calls that come through from E-Fact. Here is the day, Mars almost hoping somebody pops in. 01:40:01.600 --> 01:40:06.320 Easy bit of removal there with the grenade and just get rid of anything and everything on the 01:40:06.320 --> 01:40:13.840 other side. Can't actually see the prox. But that one should be able to get rid of it and that lets 01:40:13.840 --> 01:40:20.000 them have an easy access. Yeah massive horizontal take down profile is completely different than 01:40:20.000 --> 01:40:24.520 than what they went for last time, maybe realizing and seeing that hey, you know, there's the 01:40:24.520 --> 01:40:31.240 visual they've got on you now, maybe our roam hoppy operators aren't going to be as effective. 01:40:31.240 --> 01:40:34.960 So now for VP, the players above, what did they do? 01:40:34.960 --> 01:40:39.440 I mean, really look at Pasha all the way in towards that top floor, he has an impact grenade, 01:40:39.440 --> 01:40:41.480 so we could try and make a vert hole. 01:40:41.480 --> 01:40:46.000 You see if he can catch somebody by surprise, there is a player on set of vert holes upstairs 01:40:46.000 --> 01:40:49.000 right now, that's going to be Skye's. 01:40:49.000 --> 01:40:54.760 They have rotated Chim upstairs. They may be trying to backstab these roamers upstairs, so I mean for Falcons, it's 01:40:55.280 --> 01:40:57.280 You're just waiting for that first pick, aren't they? 01:40:58.000 --> 01:41:02.960 Yeah, they're sort of hoping they can get the catch on with the lineup that they thought is quite aggressive 01:41:02.960 --> 01:41:07.920 But otherwise right now, I mean it's still what trying to hunt on towards the skies, you know, he's under a bit of pressure 01:41:07.920 --> 01:41:12.880 It's a Jamos in a 1 vs 1, but you can see the drones were in their way round making sure they can't swing on 01:41:12.880 --> 01:41:18.440 But Rory actually gets the opener even whilst the beings around it here, three days being cooked, the pressure's being put on 01:41:18.440 --> 01:41:21.240 June's able to find one kill on the switch round from the rotation. 01:41:21.240 --> 01:41:25.940 They still got this player above in his own fight, in his own engagement, and he was just caught. 01:41:26.940 --> 01:41:32.340 And that gives them now a minute and a man advantage, but here is that player and that play 01:41:32.340 --> 01:41:36.240 we talked about that could really just shift the balance on the scales. 01:41:36.240 --> 01:41:42.040 Not aware enough as the answer to the question I was about to say, if that went a little bit longer 01:41:42.040 --> 01:41:45.540 now a three versus three, but they're aware somebody isn't on the site, but 01:41:45.540 --> 01:41:47.340 We're going to play the game. 01:41:47.340 --> 01:41:48.980 All the great little ones who 01:41:48.980 --> 01:41:50.580 punch trapped the man in the 01:41:50.580 --> 01:41:52.240 box. Get the man's cover and 01:41:52.240 --> 01:41:53.480 get everybody else. But as 01:41:53.480 --> 01:41:57.780 pro, they bounce back to one. 01:41:57.780 --> 01:41:59.180 VP players in sight doing the 01:41:59.180 --> 01:42:00.840 business. I mean, some cracking 01:42:00.840 --> 01:42:02.480 shots that I didn't think they're 01:42:02.480 --> 01:42:03.880 gonna win out. I mean, against 01:42:03.880 --> 01:42:06.460 that DMR the SMG 11 just 01:42:06.460 --> 01:42:09.460 better. Yeah Falcons. I mean, 01:42:09.460 --> 01:42:10.560 other Falcons were in pretty 01:42:10.560 --> 01:42:12.360 good stead. They were able to 01:42:12.360 --> 01:42:14.300 kill the rumor upstairs, and 01:42:14.300 --> 01:42:18.300 the game. You know, it's not 01:42:18.300 --> 01:42:20.300 like it's going to be later on, 01:42:20.300 --> 01:42:22.300 but by the time that vigil got a 01:42:22.300 --> 01:42:24.300 kill, Falcons were kind of 01:42:24.300 --> 01:42:25.300 stalled out in the bomb site. 01:42:25.300 --> 01:42:28.300 They just couldn't get into it. 01:42:28.300 --> 01:42:29.300 So again for Falcons, you think 01:42:29.300 --> 01:42:31.300 they look good and then maybe 01:42:31.300 --> 01:42:33.300 just fundamentals kind of failing 01:42:33.300 --> 01:42:34.300 them. However, I do think that 01:42:34.300 --> 01:42:36.300 the addition of having the 01:42:36.300 --> 01:42:38.300 vigil and the mute, it just 01:42:38.300 --> 01:42:39.300 slows down that approach from 01:42:39.300 --> 01:42:40.300 Falcons. You know that day most 01:42:40.300 --> 01:42:41.300 is having issues couldn't get a 01:42:41.300 --> 01:42:43.300 lock. Obviously kept track. The 01:42:43.300 --> 01:42:47.500 that's just VP adapting and 01:42:47.500 --> 01:42:48.100 counter into a mentioned. You 01:42:48.100 --> 01:42:49.060 bring that new in. That's 01:42:49.060 --> 01:42:50.700 going to help you a lot against 01:42:50.700 --> 01:42:51.500 that lineup that Falcons have 01:42:51.500 --> 01:42:56.700 been bringing. Now any time out. 01:42:56.700 --> 01:42:58.500 Sort of get in the conversation. 01:42:58.500 --> 01:42:59.700 I'm not going to say out of the 01:42:59.700 --> 01:43:00.700 way, but they really need 01:43:00.700 --> 01:43:01.700 something to calm it down and 01:43:01.700 --> 01:43:02.860 also probably calm down 01:43:02.860 --> 01:43:05.860 Virtus Pro, right? Maybe maybe 01:43:05.860 --> 01:43:07.700 there was a part of the Falcons 01:43:07.700 --> 01:43:09.300 roster that sort of went, okay, 01:43:09.300 --> 01:43:10.900 you know, we're a team that can 01:43:10.900 --> 01:43:12.500 do our resets, get ourself back 01:43:12.500 --> 01:43:16.660 So, maybe that they'll find themselves out of that first map, the adrenaline will go 01:43:16.660 --> 01:43:19.700 down a little bit and we can sort of, no. 01:43:19.700 --> 01:43:21.380 No is the answer. 01:43:21.380 --> 01:43:26.180 They've sort of hit the ground running once again and Valkyrie's just trying to do something 01:43:26.180 --> 01:43:28.980 to scan the flow there, June, guess the one. 01:43:28.980 --> 01:43:33.860 They've got the follow through as well, but just a play back in of Pasha to retake that 01:43:33.860 --> 01:43:35.060 verticality. 01:43:35.060 --> 01:43:38.620 Everything that was done inside the site was pretty magical. 01:43:42.500 --> 01:44:00.500 I mean it was so simple for VP the last time in towards that top floor just had to kind of sit in their hands and just use their util because the general attack from Falcons just missing a lot of key steps 01:44:00.500 --> 01:44:04.500 I mean, it was so simple for VP the last time in towards that top floor. 01:44:04.500 --> 01:44:07.500 Just had to kind of sit in their hands and just use their Util. 01:44:07.500 --> 01:44:10.500 Because the general attack from Falcons is just missing a lot of key steps. 01:44:10.500 --> 01:44:12.500 They didn't open up main breaches, for example. 01:44:14.500 --> 01:44:16.500 But looking at the lineup, I mean, Brita this time on the ace. 01:44:16.500 --> 01:44:19.500 A dedicated hard breacher in the lineup. 01:44:20.500 --> 01:44:23.500 It's still the only one, so, again, just have to be careful. 01:44:24.500 --> 01:44:27.500 But I think the news is though, looking outside of VP, 01:44:27.500 --> 01:44:30.500 Falcons don't have to worry about that main bridge to the impact they have. 01:44:33.500 --> 01:44:38.500 I mean it's always to sort of gamble in the risk reward in some ways, right? 01:44:38.500 --> 01:44:43.500 Sure, they've now got the ace, they've got the Selmas, it's not a huge amount more hard breach than they had. 01:44:45.500 --> 01:44:46.500 Can't breach that mate, can't breach it. 01:44:46.500 --> 01:44:49.500 You can't breach that, as far as I know. 01:44:49.500 --> 01:44:53.500 That's not a breachable point, but you never know. 01:44:53.500 --> 01:44:56.500 They've obviously got the cover to make sure no one can go in on this swing. 01:44:56.500 --> 01:44:59.500 Oh, in fact, I was hoping you'd get a bit lucky there. 01:44:59.500 --> 01:45:03.500 The brief is open. No impact trick to at least limit this side. 01:45:03.500 --> 01:45:08.500 It's usually just used as a bit of an open eye, but obviously no impact to go for any side of the trick. 01:45:08.500 --> 01:45:13.500 It's out of a C4, but that's not probably where they wish to spend that. 01:45:13.500 --> 01:45:17.500 Obviously the Daymos back does immediately bring out the snake. 01:45:17.500 --> 01:45:20.500 It brings out a slight change in the approach. They've had great success with the Daymos, 01:45:20.500 --> 01:45:28.020 it just changes the sort of course that they can ride on their way in. Otherwise a similar sort of ideal 01:45:28.020 --> 01:45:32.660 here on the defense. They're not opted for the clash. They didn't expect to death, probably be a bit 01:45:32.660 --> 01:45:38.900 more of a sort of bounce against it. But instead, still got themselves locked in, still got all 01:45:38.900 --> 01:45:44.020 of the pressure removing the chankers, swingspot and also removed the head of Dan, who got a little bit 01:45:44.020 --> 01:45:49.620 adventurous. We'll expose the glas though, they know what bit they're up against. 01:45:50.500 --> 01:46:00.500 And having this breach open, I mean there's nothing stopping him. If I could for a wonder, oh, Rorik tried to pick off the glass, but he wasn't ready for Britei, holding on to the flank, 01:46:00.500 --> 01:46:05.500 shuts him down in towards Skybridge, and things are going from bad to worse now for VP. 01:46:05.500 --> 01:46:12.500 They lost that opening pick, and now they've lost the second. And a minute left for Balkans. They can just take their sweet time of it, June. 01:46:12.500 --> 01:46:19.460 of it June fully tanks the Razorbloom. Pasha an easy swim for him. However, Solotov is 01:46:19.460 --> 01:46:25.460 there, but he also goes down to Dan the Razorbloom values off the scales. 01:46:25.460 --> 01:46:30.980 Yeah, Dan got himself a nice little combo. That's the sky's drift by to go for the plot. 01:46:30.980 --> 01:46:38.260 Oh, oh no! Mr. C4! Didn't Mr. Fallout 3 fight? Doesn't know where the plot is. Oh, he's 01:46:38.260 --> 01:46:42.660 Got the wrong side! Oh ho ho ho ho! Shakespearean tragedy! 01:46:43.500 --> 01:46:47.540 We get to see it, and unfortunately, now that is probably don't. 01:46:49.380 --> 01:46:56.500 Oh, unlucky. I mean, I think the logical thing is, the last time they seen the ace, was Skybridge, you know? 01:46:56.500 --> 01:47:02.780 So it would have been logical from the joe in through the Skybridge window, and it may be in Fortis Breach, that's probably why he was looking there. 01:47:03.260 --> 01:47:04.980 But no, came in the backside. 01:47:04.980 --> 01:47:08.980 I mean, I think it's a good 01:47:08.980 --> 01:47:12.980 chance. Yeah. VP now calling the 01:47:12.980 --> 01:47:14.980 time out. So we just seen 01:47:14.980 --> 01:47:16.980 Falcons use theirs and now VP 01:47:16.980 --> 01:47:18.980 are going to go for it. And it's 01:47:18.980 --> 01:47:20.980 it's. I think it kind of 01:47:20.980 --> 01:47:22.980 highlights that how important 01:47:22.980 --> 01:47:24.980 it is for VP to take these next 01:47:24.980 --> 01:47:26.980 two defensive rounds. You know, 01:47:26.980 --> 01:47:28.980 it may be a case where they know 01:47:28.980 --> 01:47:30.980 how good Falcons have been on the 01:47:30.980 --> 01:47:32.980 defensive half. I mean, you look 01:47:32.980 --> 01:47:38.020 side so I think VP know and more important they respect how good Falcons are in this map. 01:47:40.580 --> 01:47:45.940 There's also the fun element now the second half of this map after the like half time time 01:47:45.940 --> 01:47:51.700 out where we get to our desk well we listen to our desk. It's just only gonna be what the game is 01:47:51.700 --> 01:47:58.420 right from that point onwards just gonna sort of sit it's a lot of conversation pauses moments and 01:47:58.420 --> 01:48:05.300 all of that sort of built in here on the first half and you can see he's almost one of the best 01:48:05.300 --> 01:48:17.540 clutches of the day but not quite now was it enough of a conversation four rounds deep both 01:48:17.540 --> 01:48:23.460 timeouts used two rounds until the half can they break the deadlock or the other question can 01:48:23.460 --> 01:48:27.460 Falcons do better than they did on Dostoevsky. 01:48:31.460 --> 01:48:37.460 They get to have another top floor, see if he can say run up that again. 01:48:37.460 --> 01:48:44.460 I'm actually surprised that the one operator that they changed, actually, yeah just the one. 01:48:44.460 --> 01:48:50.460 It's no more foreign and it said that the top comes in and the form is actually pretty good value as well, don't forget. 01:48:50.460 --> 01:48:56.020 In terms of what the tub's gonna achieve, I mean without the two electrification operators that counter it, 01:48:56.020 --> 01:49:02.700 the best tub is gonna stall out, you know, a few couple seconds, you know, realistically in the grand scheme of things. 01:49:02.700 --> 01:49:07.260 But if that's what they think, okay, maybe we need the 30 seconds denial and go for it. 01:49:07.260 --> 01:49:13.660 Because in terms of value elsewhere, I mean, Daemus has been banned out, so in terms of freezing yourself to get the thing off you, 01:49:13.660 --> 01:49:16.460 I mean, that's not gonna be the reasoning. 01:49:16.460 --> 01:49:19.460 So I think it is just gonna be stalling at the base for a little bit longer, but... 01:49:19.460 --> 01:49:23.460 I don't know. Maybe just wants a DMR. Who knows? 01:49:23.460 --> 01:49:29.460 I mean, there are players who have played to Brawl and... 01:49:29.460 --> 01:49:34.460 Oh! Okay, good. Good to buy the chanker. Yeah, you're gonna go off about that, aren't you? 01:49:34.460 --> 01:49:39.460 Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's... Okay, get the idea, freeze it, and then send somebody to Skybridge to then shoot off the Fermite Charge, 01:49:39.460 --> 01:49:45.460 but they're not gonna let you do that, as they exhibit it. And now you've lost the chanker. 01:49:45.460 --> 01:49:47.460 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 01:49:48.500 --> 01:49:52.460 Okay, well there's exhibit. I guess we got the explanation of why they were bringing the tibra out. 01:49:53.600 --> 01:49:59.440 But the point I was gonna make is there are players that have played tibra out and not for a single Zotokanister. 01:49:59.440 --> 01:50:04.000 And just wanted him for the gun, so it's not the most unusual. 01:50:04.000 --> 01:50:07.060 I think Ollian Link's were talking about it at NAL on a game the other day. 01:50:09.900 --> 01:50:14.080 Anyway, there goes the Janko. They still got the smoke so they can still do some of the long range hold. 01:50:14.080 --> 01:50:22.660 and all the C4 gets the Nomad and Pasha gets himself one as well so in one fell swoop 01:50:22.660 --> 01:50:26.500 two bodies gone but they're still trying to clear some of the ground underneath 01:50:26.500 --> 01:50:30.700 as well and hoping they can sort of get a bit of a lucky catch in the meantime 01:50:30.700 --> 01:50:38.180 what was a nice lead has dwindled away yeah all of a sudden VP about the two 01:50:38.180 --> 01:50:43.620 man swing and they're back in front in terms of the denial they've still got 01:50:43.620 --> 01:50:45.940 three smoke canisters that they can utilise. 01:50:46.700 --> 01:50:49.620 So it's not going to be easy for Falcons to get in and go for the plan, 01:50:49.620 --> 01:50:51.340 and there's still a deployable shield, and... 01:50:51.900 --> 01:50:54.460 ...nessers have gone six still on the side of June. 01:50:54.980 --> 01:50:57.220 They're not going to be able to get rid of that shield. 01:50:57.620 --> 01:51:01.700 So with this DMR, Dan is in the perfect position to challenge on aggressively, 01:51:01.980 --> 01:51:02.980 onto the door. 01:51:03.460 --> 01:51:07.380 In goes the canister as well, just to freeze out the rounds ever so slightly, 01:51:07.380 --> 01:51:12.380 and, oh, the gone six was pulled out, but Dan able to kill him as he did lose the shield, 01:51:12.380 --> 01:51:16.380 But that's still a kill for a shield, but that's a pretty good trade in my books. 01:51:18.880 --> 01:51:22.880 Wow, with the position still partially smoked off and one more smoke canister in pocket. 01:51:22.880 --> 01:51:26.380 As long as they can get that loosed and thrown, well, sort of now, 01:51:26.380 --> 01:51:28.880 the less deep off last spot isn't going to be tenable. 01:51:28.880 --> 01:51:30.880 They're going to have to try and drive themselves even deeper. 01:51:30.880 --> 01:51:33.380 Preday, you can't survive there, buddy. 01:51:33.380 --> 01:51:36.880 Oh, you can't survive anywhere. It seems like there, I mean, 01:51:36.880 --> 01:51:39.380 you know, they would have had to drive themselves in. 01:51:39.380 --> 01:51:44.620 What a response from timeouts, right? Two timeouts in a row. Both of them have met a success for the team that took them. 01:51:45.900 --> 01:51:47.580 Will this be an even half? 01:51:50.180 --> 01:51:51.940 I mean, it's big for VP to get that round. 01:51:53.220 --> 01:51:54.300 Under their arm. 01:51:55.380 --> 01:51:57.140 So at least they won't lose the half. 01:51:57.660 --> 01:52:01.220 Best they can do is draw it against, uh, Falcons. 01:52:02.620 --> 01:52:06.660 But I mean, that top certainly was the kind of compensation part of it we had this round. 01:52:06.660 --> 01:52:13.340 I mean to be fair, I mean I think stalling out that breach was also pretty good. 01:52:13.340 --> 01:52:19.980 Not the exterior breach, the inside breach, and then the smoke just hits them where it hurts and yeah, just stalls out the round. 01:52:19.980 --> 01:52:25.740 So I think there is a moment where whenever Falcons lost those two bodies very closely back to back, 01:52:25.740 --> 01:52:30.140 they just didn't really know where they wanted to go from there and they took too much time. 01:52:30.140 --> 01:52:31.660 And then that's where the smoke gets you. 01:52:34.660 --> 01:52:36.140 Wow, so that's pride. 01:52:36.660 --> 01:52:41.180 perfect bounce back in and you know if we talk about the power of the first map 01:52:41.180 --> 01:52:45.060 right we talk about who was popping off Neko and Pasha absolutely sort of 01:52:45.060 --> 01:52:50.220 running the boards down here ten and two just he's that player that seems to have 01:52:50.220 --> 01:52:55.420 a map that brings the statistics but he doesn't kind of quietly throughout the 01:52:55.420 --> 01:52:59.980 map itself right he's had a 3k at the start there's another 3k fine it's been 01:52:59.980 --> 01:53:03.660 the run of what he's been doing but he just keeps himself active he keeps 01:53:03.660 --> 01:53:09.360 himself sort of raise a step in and put the pressure on maybe he did need that to 01:53:09.360 --> 01:53:15.220 brow for the DMR for the 3k so let's off needs to kill up onto skies and that is 01:53:15.220 --> 01:53:20.600 actually as it gets created out oh and another double down okay it's back and 01:53:20.600 --> 01:53:24.120 forth demo I'll get my point later for now we're still exploding tools to start 01:53:24.120 --> 01:53:27.360 yourself pre-day once I try and drive his way in has a bit of cover on 01:53:27.360 --> 01:53:31.040 protection here from users they're just sort of stepping and scanning and moving 01:53:31.040 --> 01:53:34.720 and making sure that they've got a little bit of awareness on all of the approach. You can see 01:53:34.720 --> 01:53:37.680 that they want to try and cut themselves across. I think he wanted that grenade to make you go 01:53:37.680 --> 01:53:40.160 a little bit further, but it's all right. He could pick up another one. 01:53:41.760 --> 01:53:45.200 He can step himself in, watch towards the swing position at the back, but 01:53:45.200 --> 01:53:48.800 what if this happened within the opening 30 seconds, not a bit of a quiet 30 seconds, 01:53:48.800 --> 01:53:52.320 but look at this. You just get that sort of no man's land here in the middle of that mode, 01:53:52.320 --> 01:53:57.520 between all six players. Treasures have been dug. Who's going to make the move first? That's the 01:53:57.520 --> 01:54:01.880 question but I mean typically for the horizontal tights I think the only kind of 01:54:01.880 --> 01:54:04.960 issue the attackers have is you're going in the bottleneck you've got two doors 01:54:04.960 --> 01:54:09.560 it's the only way in from this side of the map and whenever you have got traps 01:54:09.560 --> 01:54:13.680 which I mean it all depends if they've been naded off though as we've seen the 01:54:13.680 --> 01:54:18.760 kind of ability of solace like been able to use a grenade and grab another one 01:54:18.760 --> 01:54:22.720 but I think he has made it this door so solace should know it's clear to walk 01:54:22.720 --> 01:54:28.480 the game detected. Good 01:54:28.520 --> 01:54:29.520 look at this from you. It's 01:54:29.560 --> 01:54:30.480 going to go above. I mean, 01:54:30.520 --> 01:54:31.160 there's a hatch open to him. 01:54:31.180 --> 01:54:31.780 Is that going to be possible? 01:54:31.820 --> 01:54:33.280 Yes, it is. And the whole 01:54:33.320 --> 01:54:34.580 gets spotted out. Nobody's 01:54:34.620 --> 01:54:35.680 still alive. Ingo's are going 01:54:35.720 --> 01:54:36.480 to be calling Shirley Falcons 01:54:36.520 --> 01:54:37.280 are going to put up the back 01:54:37.320 --> 01:54:40.280 of this. And yes, they will. 01:54:40.320 --> 01:54:41.880 Two versus two now. Everything 01:54:41.920 --> 01:54:42.880 is sort of traded out. 01:54:42.920 --> 01:54:44.680 Everything is a battle back 01:54:44.720 --> 01:54:46.680 and forth. And all is Neko 01:54:46.720 --> 01:54:48.280 goes down and then follows. 01:54:48.320 --> 01:54:51.280 It is an even half between 01:54:51.280 --> 01:54:55.280 two teams and it is even more desk for us you say? 01:54:58.280 --> 01:55:03.280 So far inside this matchup but we have to talk about this side on Virtus Pro. 01:55:03.280 --> 01:55:05.280 We're seeing some incredible stuff, specifically from one player. 01:55:05.280 --> 01:55:08.280 We've already talked about it Pasha and Dan, but specifically in this one, 01:55:08.280 --> 01:55:09.280 Dan has been showing up. 01:55:09.280 --> 01:55:12.280 Yeah, what's impressive is he's doing it with the U30 base of Eredor as well. 01:55:12.280 --> 01:55:16.280 You can see him holding the most important location here, 01:55:16.280 --> 01:55:20.880 and the best with Azani, then using his default to get a kill with another round. 01:55:20.880 --> 01:55:24.640 Another round, he's playing Thorn for example, the other one is playing Tabarrao, 01:55:24.640 --> 01:55:29.360 he's playing all of the utility base of Verterus and getting the most crucial frags inside the round 01:55:29.360 --> 01:55:30.680 to stop the adext from Farkens. 01:55:30.680 --> 01:55:34.560 I believe Solotov actually called it the most annoying form trap he's ever had to deal with 01:55:34.560 --> 01:55:36.800 in terms of the, that was the form trap that he died to. 01:55:36.800 --> 01:55:40.360 Yeah, Dan's been absolutely the man inside of this map specifically. 01:55:40.360 --> 01:55:41.360 He's been so good. 01:55:41.360 --> 01:55:43.120 I think Free Free for Farkens, bro. 01:55:43.120 --> 01:55:44.760 I think, I actually think Farkens have been great, 01:55:44.760 --> 01:55:48.760 But Dan's a big factor as to why that's probably even inside of this game so far. 01:55:48.760 --> 01:55:55.760 And even then, by the way, there was a round where we almost believed in the skies when V3 and when everything goes well for Falcons when they play right, 01:55:55.760 --> 01:55:59.760 the individuals on the side of VP are fighting back a huge, individual part. 01:55:59.760 --> 01:56:05.760 That has had a great series so far. I mean, we're talking about this map, but we also talked about the whole of the series so far. 01:56:05.760 --> 01:56:10.760 Look at that, 76% cost for this whole series. He's making life really rough for Falcons. 01:56:10.760 --> 01:56:12.600 He kills with one map and a half, by the way. 01:56:12.600 --> 01:56:13.720 That's completely insane. 01:56:13.720 --> 01:56:17.720 It's exactly what we anticipated was going to be the strong suit of this roster when 01:56:17.720 --> 01:56:18.720 it came together. 01:56:18.720 --> 01:56:24.040 It was having Dan, Pasha, Rorik as the lead, as the entry line, and then the rest of the 01:56:24.040 --> 01:56:25.040 team. 01:56:25.040 --> 01:56:26.040 They're really coming together. 01:56:26.040 --> 01:56:29.440 I feel like the more we advance, I don't see the end of the honeymoon yet. 01:56:29.440 --> 01:56:32.280 I see actually that they're taking more and more space. 01:56:32.280 --> 01:56:33.280 Yeah. 01:56:33.280 --> 01:56:36.560 They've been pretty good, but I will say for Falcons, I think, specifically for Falcons 01:56:36.560 --> 01:56:38.840 as well, they had a really tricky start to the game. 01:56:38.840 --> 01:56:40.560 They banned the way they came, they banned the way they banned it. 01:56:40.560 --> 01:56:45.000 They had to deal with so much late-bound utility, it was only once we got to the third band 01:56:45.000 --> 01:56:48.200 that they were able to get rid of that as army, once they did they actually found some 01:56:48.200 --> 01:56:51.920 success, so a 3-3 half on-line is not to be sniffed at either. 01:56:51.920 --> 01:56:55.760 Ok, so what do you want to see from Falco's in the second half then? 01:56:55.760 --> 01:56:59.200 I think there needs to be a reaction to the way that VP had been attacking. 01:56:59.200 --> 01:57:03.800 So far, with the way we've seen their attacks on Café, it was all about opportunity seeking, 01:57:03.800 --> 01:57:07.880 whenever they could not find a gap, somehow they were created, one guy would come, lurk, 01:57:07.880 --> 01:57:10.080 find an opening and then from that they would snowball. 01:57:10.080 --> 01:57:12.200 They need to be very close to each other, avoid that gap. 01:57:12.200 --> 01:57:14.040 It's definitely showing overlap, that's what we saw. 01:57:14.040 --> 01:57:16.000 At least two or three of the cafe attacks. 01:57:16.000 --> 01:57:18.000 Aaron's pasture found a lurk, found a 3k. 01:57:18.000 --> 01:57:19.520 Nacoa went round 4 on cafe. 01:57:19.520 --> 01:57:21.440 Found a lurk through the middle of the bomb site. 01:57:21.440 --> 01:57:23.360 Found a 2k to open the round up. 01:57:23.360 --> 01:57:26.560 If Falcons can shut that down, that's where they'll find success. 01:57:26.560 --> 01:57:32.640 You can see they've actually got rid of the flim and the Monty as well. 01:57:32.640 --> 01:57:35.200 So, and Bandit and Mira again, splitting the lanes. 01:57:35.200 --> 01:57:36.160 Yeah, I think that's fine. 01:57:36.160 --> 01:57:39.360 I don't think K2B are at this level of pace that important. 01:57:39.360 --> 01:57:43.460 I think they can always bring, like we see here, the Kali, you can always get rid of it from below. 01:57:43.460 --> 01:57:46.260 So I think Woldinai itself is not such a big thing. 01:57:46.260 --> 01:57:49.460 I think removing the shield makes sense, but you went all the way to remove one. 01:57:49.460 --> 01:57:53.160 I mean, you're still needing Naeko. He can still play... play it simply, like very... 01:57:53.160 --> 01:57:54.160 You can even play few shields, okay? 01:57:54.160 --> 01:57:55.160 Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's fine. 01:57:55.160 --> 01:57:59.560 I feel like with this game being 3-3 so far on the second half, it could be anybody's game! 01:57:59.560 --> 01:58:01.160 We'll see how this next map plays out. 01:58:02.460 --> 01:58:04.660 And didn't ask you for a controversial opinion this time. 01:58:05.560 --> 01:58:06.560 Don't like it? 01:58:06.560 --> 01:58:10.360 No, I think maybe she's just interested that you're a new positive guy 01:58:10.920 --> 01:58:15.100 What's your last repulsive of any night you have a little poster above your desk now? 01:58:15.280 --> 01:58:17.880 That's like a little cat hanging on tree that says hanging man 01:58:19.560 --> 01:58:21.560 Yeah, I'm a sign on this on the side 01:58:21.560 --> 01:58:23.560 What movie is that from? There's one that was like, uh, 01:58:25.560 --> 01:58:27.560 Oh, it's from Captain Henry, isn't it? 01:58:28.560 --> 01:58:33.560 Probably, a lot of things. It is. I remember it so well. It's from every scene in the cooking scene and he cuts his tail off. 01:58:33.560 --> 01:58:39.940 Yeah, yeah only the culture among us would know that reference now. I need to watch the cat nap movie again great film fantastic 01:58:44.340 --> 01:58:46.340 It's a classic anyway 01:58:48.260 --> 01:58:50.260 Well reload 01:58:52.040 --> 01:58:54.040 Well, we find ourselves 01:58:55.280 --> 01:59:00.560 Driving in here six apiece and we have a car Lee maybe a direct response towards the class 01:59:00.560 --> 01:59:02.960 Yeah, I guess we will see 01:59:04.040 --> 01:59:07.800 If that is how it's gonna get self-driven in obviously one of the 01:59:07.960 --> 01:59:10.760 Electrics is banned got the kite himself as well 01:59:10.760 --> 01:59:13.640 So she could utilize to try and remove that bit of a problem 01:59:13.640 --> 01:59:17.020 But it seems like actually two bodies in a body cop film 01:59:17.020 --> 01:59:21.680 I would watch solid snake and Deimos there being a little bit sneaky here underneath 01:59:21.680 --> 01:59:24.020 I think I'm gonna try and punch their way up or instead 01:59:24.560 --> 01:59:29.200 Sort of pluck at the heartstrings of the players that might be holding these positions demo 01:59:29.200 --> 01:59:38.200 Yeah, those two operators, also known as Shikoo's entire operator pool, right there, in a nutshell. 01:59:38.200 --> 01:59:42.200 Again, dangerous in this matter, a lot of information you can gather from both of them. 01:59:42.200 --> 01:59:48.200 Here comes the clash though, like you mentioned, they have a Cali, so it shouldn't be too much of an issue. 01:59:48.200 --> 01:59:55.200 However, remember the Cali isn't even needed as Dune takes a hefty amount of damage from that demo from downstairs. 01:59:55.200 --> 01:59:58.800 well gonna be opened up to the ace of the fundamentals of making sure those 01:59:58.800 --> 02:00:05.200 breaches are opened up it's done successfully here by by VP K-trick 02:00:05.200 --> 02:00:10.480 though was able to get parts of that Selva charge and a C4 gonna get the 02:00:10.480 --> 02:00:15.440 other okay now there is a bit of an issue because they cannot get him through 02:00:15.440 --> 02:00:20.040 that gap unless they can shrink and get themselves in it's gonna be kind of the 02:00:20.040 --> 02:00:26.340 same issue that member Falcons had where they were kind of corralled into the door frame 02:00:26.340 --> 02:00:31.740 in towards mezz so very important that C4 was used to remove that Selbin in June Matthews 02:00:31.740 --> 02:00:36.340 gives the clash away for what reason. Literally I was just about to say I did a great thing 02:00:36.340 --> 02:00:40.060 you know beating out the Carly picking up the shield took a bit of damage fine but it 02:00:40.060 --> 02:00:43.060 doesn't leave the hole. Put the shield on the back, press find the back, reverse Galaxian 02:00:43.060 --> 02:00:47.660 lost to their head. Now Dan, he's at least being pressured back in here two players want 02:00:47.660 --> 02:00:52.380 swing on to water but they have to read on it and use it as like I don't really care. Let him watch. 02:00:53.020 --> 02:00:57.900 Gets the double down. Deimos is now underneath as well but so is the Kaid. Causing problems here. 02:00:57.900 --> 02:01:01.580 E-Fax take it a bit of damage but it means that well they're just going to try and drive themselves up. 02:01:01.580 --> 02:01:04.780 We have to head guard as pro. Do this as well as they asked me before whilst they know that 02:01:04.780 --> 02:01:09.340 somebody's off the site. Let's try and drive in but the Tshanka is doing absolutely everything 02:01:09.340 --> 02:01:15.580 to keep him at bay right now. Breeday, the composer at work and his new piece is Keepaway. 02:01:15.580 --> 02:01:18.920 Pasha in the meantime says, well, my new piece is kill away. 02:01:18.920 --> 02:01:19.920 Goodbye, look at that. 02:01:19.920 --> 02:01:22.420 Gets more one, there's Neko getting another, 02:01:22.420 --> 02:01:24.980 and now it's a 2 vs 4 vs 3, 02:01:24.980 --> 02:01:26.420 as they're trying to stop in the plant itself, 02:01:26.420 --> 02:01:30.080 but a post plant situation comes together, a 2 vs 1. 02:01:30.080 --> 02:01:33.220 This guy's finally locks it in, but look at the verticality. 02:01:33.220 --> 02:01:35.920 You've got Pasha right underneath the kit. 02:01:35.920 --> 02:01:39.720 Perfect operator to do it with the gear that he has got. 02:01:39.720 --> 02:01:42.220 He can sort of play this for time as much as he wants, 02:01:42.220 --> 02:01:45.220 and well, now there's one, there's two, 02:01:45.220 --> 02:01:50.220 He has a shotgun, hoping he's gonna hold out, but he just misses the angle of the opportunity! 02:01:50.220 --> 02:01:52.220 Pasha escapes! 02:01:52.220 --> 02:01:57.220 And now he has the openings, he's got a time list to perfection, he's baiting, he's holding, he's... 02:01:57.220 --> 02:01:59.220 Let go! 02:01:59.220 --> 02:02:04.220 He has one, maybe one more of these he can pull off, but as we cross that second, 02:02:04.220 --> 02:02:07.220 DEFINITELY it's Pasha's round! 02:02:07.220 --> 02:02:12.220 I think he's pointing and saying, you are that guy, Pasha. 02:02:12.220 --> 02:02:14.220 Did you see the reaction of Soltholf? 02:02:14.220 --> 02:02:19.220 I'm not even kidding. I'm 02:02:19.220 --> 02:02:21.220 pretty sure he could have. He 02:02:21.220 --> 02:02:24.220 could have diffused it twice. 02:02:24.220 --> 02:02:26.220 100% The first time was 02:02:26.220 --> 02:02:28.220 enough because Pasha did not 02:02:28.220 --> 02:02:30.220 have the holes pre made, so he 02:02:30.220 --> 02:02:32.220 is shot going in here there and 02:02:32.220 --> 02:02:33.220 everywhere. And I think at that 02:02:33.220 --> 02:02:35.220 moment, you just have to chance 02:02:35.220 --> 02:02:36.220 it. But then he could have went 02:02:36.220 --> 02:02:38.220 on a second time. It was for 02:02:38.220 --> 02:02:39.220 Pasha was kind of should I go 02:02:39.220 --> 02:02:41.220 should I not? I'm not sure 02:02:41.220 --> 02:02:45.940 second time and it was repach was kind of should I go should I not go should I go should I not go 02:02:45.940 --> 02:02:53.140 and again I think Solov could have stuck it so oh I mean the reaction was Solov he knows he should 02:02:53.140 --> 02:02:58.980 have had that knows he should have had that because he did well would get even get himself in the 1v1 02:02:59.620 --> 02:03:05.300 you know but I think come back to VP and we'll talk about what VP did really well with they 02:03:05.300 --> 02:03:10.340 assessed the fact okay we've messed the breach up we can't get in the traditional way so we have 02:03:10.340 --> 02:03:13.020 We have to try and strong on our way in. 02:03:13.020 --> 02:03:14.980 And I think there was a moment where they were like, 02:03:14.980 --> 02:03:16.740 okay, how do we do that? 02:03:16.740 --> 02:03:20.460 But as soon as they seen that the Cade was downstairs, 02:03:20.460 --> 02:03:21.860 they knew they had the manifest. 02:03:21.860 --> 02:03:23.900 They straight away came and slapped the Cade 02:03:23.900 --> 02:03:25.180 and went upstairs with his teammate. 02:03:25.180 --> 02:03:27.220 And then it becomes a 3v4 on the side. 02:03:27.220 --> 02:03:28.220 And they used that shield, 02:03:28.220 --> 02:03:30.020 which is what they've done so well this day, 02:03:30.020 --> 02:03:33.220 just use those shields and that shield got them in. 02:03:33.220 --> 02:03:35.260 And once they're in, they know about the Cade 02:03:35.260 --> 02:03:37.180 and gonna have to try and go for a flank on the staircase. 02:03:37.180 --> 02:03:40.100 They dealt with that and they get that diffuser now. 02:03:40.100 --> 02:03:51.100 and then we've picked out, talked about the soltile thing already, but still, for VP to get themselves in after the breach not working out for them, job well done, and assessing the weaknesses, realising that we have that man advantage, let's roll with that. 02:03:54.100 --> 02:03:57.100 Well, four to three, that's pro, and they've got themselves off. 02:03:57.100 --> 02:04:03.340 So, pretty strong start. We sort of talked about what Falcons can do and what Falcons 02:04:03.340 --> 02:04:08.940 have done on this map in recent memory, and unfortunately they've already taken a lot 02:04:08.940 --> 02:04:14.700 more rounds lost than they have across their previous two times playing it, right? They've 02:04:14.700 --> 02:04:19.580 struggled and maybe that's the sort of gambit they wanted to come towards here. But, they 02:04:19.580 --> 02:04:23.380 were happy to lead it up, they were happy to sort of make the statement that, oh yeah, 02:04:23.380 --> 02:04:27.180 You know, we've seen your game on this map, we've played our own game on this map. 02:04:27.180 --> 02:04:32.120 We have a sort of recent play of it too. 02:04:32.120 --> 02:04:37.580 Three days ago they took a 7-2 against Rebels obviously on it as well and the first best 02:04:37.580 --> 02:04:42.420 of three that they had to play their way through and then, you know, that was sort of picked 02:04:42.420 --> 02:04:46.620 against them as well and that was one where most of it was one on the defense, fine. 02:04:46.620 --> 02:04:51.780 And they were able to get two of their opening three attacks in here. 02:04:51.780 --> 02:04:53.220 Oh, big risk. 02:04:53.220 --> 02:04:55.660 The user isn't quite able to net the damage on towards them, 02:04:55.660 --> 02:04:57.420 but look at the flood that they're trying to make happen. 02:04:57.420 --> 02:04:58.620 Greedy has to roll on back. 02:04:58.620 --> 02:05:00.660 There's just pressure, pressure, pressure here. 02:05:00.660 --> 02:05:03.340 Coming in from the side of the lockers, keep us up. 02:05:03.340 --> 02:05:07.900 To hold on and try and slow this roll in, Demi. 02:05:07.900 --> 02:05:10.620 Yeah, that flash, she's going to try and stall things 02:05:10.620 --> 02:05:11.580 as best they can. 02:05:11.580 --> 02:05:13.700 And you know, it's not a good picture. 02:05:13.700 --> 02:05:15.460 What they're going to see is, again, the catch 02:05:15.460 --> 02:05:17.500 being on board solid top, a great little pitball. 02:05:17.500 --> 02:05:18.220 Look at that! 02:05:18.220 --> 02:05:22.140 Using the fingerstiff for that quick ADS and the BLEX, 02:05:22.140 --> 02:05:25.060 a great combo to have, and Neko takes full advantage 02:05:25.060 --> 02:05:26.620 of downing Solotov. 02:05:26.620 --> 02:05:28.580 And I don't think Solotov's gonna be in a big position 02:05:28.580 --> 02:05:29.420 to get picked up too. 02:05:29.420 --> 02:05:32.060 Dan now with the glasses, just all the cheeses 02:05:32.060 --> 02:05:33.740 working out here for VP. 02:05:33.740 --> 02:05:37.100 Oh, the mice, they're living. 02:05:37.100 --> 02:05:39.580 Users swings one bat though at three versus three. 02:05:39.580 --> 02:05:41.380 They still have the clash on the board. 02:05:41.380 --> 02:05:44.100 You can hear the shield warring away, 02:05:44.100 --> 02:05:47.100 making this approach slightly slower, slightly more risky. 02:05:47.100 --> 02:05:50.540 We have another sort of no man's land territory, but the cross towards the kit 02:05:50.540 --> 02:05:54.940 It's much closer to the fight that it was a second before Dan 12 and 4 02:05:55.220 --> 02:06:00.480 Just picked up better and better since the break look a roic on the far side going for the rotate towards the hatches 02:06:00.980 --> 02:06:04.020 Hoping to see if he can get a pin towards the player the C4 02:06:04.980 --> 02:06:06.980 Almost gets the player 02:06:07.780 --> 02:06:12.060 The closest slip you can see was waiting for somebody in the meantime. He faxed wings out 02:06:12.060 --> 02:06:15.960 There's pasture bites back at the timer here demo seven seconds in a class 02:06:15.960 --> 02:06:21.960 that. And it's separation. I 02:06:21.960 --> 02:06:23.960 mean, this one will just fade 02:06:23.960 --> 02:06:25.960 its way across. No time is 02:06:25.960 --> 02:06:27.960 going to hold F. But unfortunately 02:06:27.960 --> 02:06:30.960 that doesn't stop a shotgun. Yeah, 02:06:30.960 --> 02:06:32.960 you can see the VP very similar 02:06:32.960 --> 02:06:33.960 to the round of Falcons where 02:06:33.960 --> 02:06:35.960 they wanted to wait until a 02:06:35.960 --> 02:06:37.960 player can rotate upstairs and 02:06:37.960 --> 02:06:39.960 utilize that hatch. But the 02:06:39.960 --> 02:06:40.960 player in the hatch. Didn't 02:06:40.960 --> 02:06:41.960 really have the impact that 02:06:41.960 --> 02:06:43.960 they were looking for Falcons 02:06:43.960 --> 02:06:45.960 you're out of time. You know, 02:06:45.960 --> 02:06:46.960 the Goyo was kind of dealt with 02:06:46.960 --> 02:06:47.960 the first half and then the 02:06:47.960 --> 02:06:48.960 clash gets you in the second. 02:06:48.960 --> 02:06:49.960 So yeah, really tough for VP. A 02:06:49.960 --> 02:06:51.960 lot of time denial there for 02:06:51.960 --> 02:06:53.960 Falcons. But it was. I mean, it 02:06:53.960 --> 02:06:55.960 was just a massive trade of 02:06:55.960 --> 02:06:57.960 Utah was that from both sides. 02:06:57.960 --> 02:06:59.960 And I think whenever you kind of 02:06:59.960 --> 02:07:01.960 have operators like Goyo like 02:07:01.960 --> 02:07:04.960 the clash, it's just eats up so 02:07:04.960 --> 02:07:06.960 much of your time here in 02:07:06.960 --> 02:07:07.960 Lair. And like we mentioned 02:07:07.960 --> 02:07:09.960 before, especially on that 02:07:09.960 --> 02:07:11.960 attack, we're trying to go 02:07:11.960 --> 02:07:18.360 Tryna go horizontal those two doorways are just bottlenecks. Yeah, yeah, and I 02:07:21.440 --> 02:07:27.320 Mean at this point for four I wanted a good game, and I think I'm guessing it's good man 02:07:27.800 --> 02:07:32.520 Good map great map. It's stepping up, but I think both teams back and forth every round is enough 02:07:35.920 --> 02:07:39.400 Yeah, I think that I mean the fact obviously we've already had to the tree 02:07:39.400 --> 02:07:47.320 Yeah, it's been traded every single round there's only one round where the opening killer hasn't told us how it's gonna go as well 02:07:57.760 --> 02:08:01.480 There was a clip that came through my feet the other day where Tom Joe Sherlock 02:08:02.080 --> 02:08:03.680 wonderful UK streamer 02:08:03.680 --> 02:08:08.680 said the exact same word at the exact same time and there's exact same cadence as jazz. 02:08:08.680 --> 02:08:12.680 And now I want to sort of try and, you know, you can't repeat the magic. 02:08:12.680 --> 02:08:13.680 And we're obviously on the back. 02:08:13.680 --> 02:08:16.680 It's going to be like that twin thing where the twins can say what they're thinking. 02:08:16.680 --> 02:08:17.680 Yeah! 02:08:17.680 --> 02:08:19.680 Are you twins with Tom? Is that what we're going to try and test today? 02:08:19.680 --> 02:08:23.680 No, but we're obviously like, we're slightly in the future compared to the broadcast. 02:08:23.680 --> 02:08:24.680 The streamer's guess. 02:08:24.680 --> 02:08:26.680 So I got to guess what I think Tom Jo shall like. 02:08:26.680 --> 02:08:28.680 Let's say at a certain point. 02:08:28.680 --> 02:08:31.680 Shall I count you down and we'll see what word you say. 02:08:31.680 --> 02:08:32.680 Ready? 02:08:32.680 --> 02:08:34.680 3, 2, 1 02:08:36.120 --> 02:08:36.920 PSEEEE 02:08:36.920 --> 02:08:38.920 I don't know, I don't know, I'm not dead 02:08:39.320 --> 02:08:41.320 I bottled it, I've bottled it 02:08:42.120 --> 02:08:42.620 Damn 02:08:43.880 --> 02:08:44.680 Oh wow 02:08:45.880 --> 02:08:47.320 They're playing the game here 02:08:47.320 --> 02:08:48.920 I love this game 02:08:48.920 --> 02:08:50.120 Love the mini game 02:08:50.120 --> 02:08:52.920 Freeze the wall, catch the wall, freeze the wall, kill Neko 02:08:53.640 --> 02:08:55.640 Oh no, that's a wall 02:08:58.600 --> 02:09:01.240 Still going, still one more tub as well 02:09:01.240 --> 02:09:07.240 There we go. Finally it will be used. Only two EMPs left for Auric, so he really needs to make this count. 02:09:09.240 --> 02:09:18.240 I mean, this is it. I mean, this is the make or break. If this wall gets opened up, then yeah, VP can very swiftly start looking at us like executing it will. 02:09:19.240 --> 02:09:24.240 So yeah, good for VP. Just showing the kind of factor change in how strong he is now. 02:09:24.240 --> 02:09:29.240 Not gonna have the same old woes that you used to have with the tub and the cave trick. 02:09:29.240 --> 02:09:33.080 So yeah, we'll see now how VP kinda wanna pivot. 02:09:33.080 --> 02:09:37.400 I mean with that breach open, you obviously have to be very careful of using that because 02:09:37.400 --> 02:09:41.600 we know it can be held from above, from these defenders with all their revert angles that 02:09:41.600 --> 02:09:42.600 they've opened up. 02:09:42.600 --> 02:09:47.960 So just comes down to if VP wanna try and go above and try and fly onto them. 02:09:47.960 --> 02:09:50.840 Which I wouldn't say they're really primed to do so. 02:09:50.840 --> 02:09:54.520 They're still very much interested in trying to open up another site wall. 02:09:54.520 --> 02:10:07.520 He goes to the final EMP, now that WAL is going to be ultimed up, and this makes I think E-Fight's job very difficult now, because he's in the bombsite, and there are many places that he can really sit that's going to keep him safe. 02:10:07.520 --> 02:10:16.520 Once he tries to put the pressure back out, sort of breathe out of it, but Dan doubles down, gets himself the second for the round, but it's 14th for the map. 02:10:16.520 --> 02:10:24.520 As he puts the pressure on towards the verticality, but look at the timer down, 21 seconds, having to sprint through his own fire for the hope, but a kill, but Jume locks down one side, 02:10:24.520 --> 02:10:34.520 Paster in the meantime in Skye's double it up, just leaves Jume alone, but he's in the vertical, so he has just that little sliver of hope, but the sliver is something that can be shot at point proven, can't quite catch. 02:10:34.520 --> 02:10:39.880 catch the man with the kit for three seconds it's Pasha the pushes on and 02:10:39.880 --> 02:10:48.200 traded rounds is still the name of the game cool as ice 02:10:48.920 --> 02:10:54.160 Oh big for VP I mean they knew exactly what they wanted didn't they they 02:10:54.160 --> 02:10:58.280 didn't have any real issues I mean everything went to plan it just took 02:10:58.280 --> 02:11:01.160 them a while which I mean it's gonna take you a while if you're up against the 02:11:01.160 --> 02:11:05.260 you get it open. That's very 02:11:05.260 --> 02:11:07.260 key. And then they kind of 02:11:07.260 --> 02:11:09.260 pivot. They think, okay, we're 02:11:09.260 --> 02:11:10.260 not going to go fully upstairs. 02:11:10.260 --> 02:11:11.260 We're still going to focus on 02:11:11.260 --> 02:11:13.260 getting now the kind of interior 02:11:13.260 --> 02:11:15.260 site will open up, which they 02:11:15.260 --> 02:11:17.260 did. And I mentioned a fact now 02:11:17.260 --> 02:11:19.260 as the loan site player, which 02:11:19.260 --> 02:11:21.260 I mean, I think playing the 02:11:21.260 --> 02:11:23.260 loan man in that bombsite is 02:11:23.260 --> 02:11:27.300 that's not the only way to get 02:11:27.300 --> 02:11:29.200 the ball. No man in that bomb 02:11:29.200 --> 02:11:31.300 site is tractors. It is so 02:11:31.300 --> 02:11:33.200 difficult because once 02:11:33.200 --> 02:11:34.240 everything is around you, where 02:11:34.240 --> 02:11:35.240 you step that's going to be 02:11:35.240 --> 02:11:36.340 safe and really for even 02:11:36.340 --> 02:11:38.340 there wasn't. There was no 02:11:38.340 --> 02:11:39.340 position that he could have 02:11:39.340 --> 02:11:40.340 sat that would have kept them 02:11:40.340 --> 02:11:42.340 out of harm's way. And then I 02:11:42.340 --> 02:11:44.340 also want to highlight the 02:11:44.340 --> 02:11:46.340 the capitol upstairs. Pasha 02:11:46.340 --> 02:11:48.340 using the flames to cover off 02:11:48.340 --> 02:11:50.340 those site angles allows the 02:11:50.340 --> 02:11:51.340 format to walking through the 02:11:51.340 --> 02:11:57.340 I think VP, they had the game plan in front of them and they just folded step by step by step and it worked out well. 02:12:01.340 --> 02:12:14.340 5-4, 5-4 vs. pro. Two rounds, separate them from being able to get themselves in towards, so like confirmed and pushing their way on here. 02:12:14.340 --> 02:12:20.420 I'm trying to just lock in that final of a stretch, and obviously it doesn't mean the 02:12:20.420 --> 02:12:23.780 run is done for Falcons, it would drop down towards the lower bracket, there would have 02:12:23.780 --> 02:12:28.900 one more chance, one more swing, getting themselves in on towards the major, the kickoff event, 02:12:28.900 --> 02:12:33.580 even getting themselves in on the confirmation, but the margins are not what you would want 02:12:33.580 --> 02:12:35.860 from this team. 02:12:35.860 --> 02:12:42.860 They can be a bit sharper than my three to one count was earlier 02:12:42.860 --> 02:12:48.860 They've got themselves in this good punch, but it's still that punchiness that I've loved about this 02:12:48.860 --> 02:12:52.860 Virtus Protein. They always seem to, you know, if they're on the back foot, if they're on the front foot, 02:12:52.860 --> 02:12:56.860 they make sure that they don't slow down, they double down, they put the braces on, they go, 02:12:56.860 --> 02:13:02.860 okay, fine, we've traded a body over there, but we've got the intel, let's use it, let's operate on the back of it 02:13:02.860 --> 02:13:08.540 I really love that sort of network of energy they've applied and supplied throughout this 02:13:08.540 --> 02:13:15.940 here's another narrow fight and Pasha catches Likifak and just another perfectly orchestrated 02:13:15.940 --> 02:13:23.380 trap will there be revenge Solotov knew somebody was coming but always the drone reveals the 02:13:23.380 --> 02:13:27.340 position it doesn't have to take this fight Solotov not yet not until he's got a bit of 02:13:27.340 --> 02:13:36.940 support. Well the need's trying to find a kill back. Because VP, I've been able to get 02:13:36.940 --> 02:13:43.340 that opening pick and... often really came out a response to Falcons. Oh I think the 02:13:43.340 --> 02:13:48.060 Gladi scope just picked up the yellow with solid solvices. And really first and after 02:13:48.060 --> 02:13:52.180 this kind of trade, get a kill back and level up in a 44, but oh dear here comes the shield. 02:13:52.180 --> 02:13:56.620 That's he you don't want to see and he's also been blocked off by, looks to be the explosive 02:13:56.620 --> 02:14:00.220 pipe and he takes a lot of damage. Actually it's from his own Goyle if it was knaded off. 02:14:01.020 --> 02:14:06.460 So yeah, Solotov just has to sprint through, take a lot of damage from his own gadgetry. 02:14:07.580 --> 02:14:12.700 And now for VP, they can really start to kind of lock in the pincers and start pressuring these 02:14:12.700 --> 02:14:19.420 points, getting that shield forced in towards the green side. The chanker is going to be there 02:14:19.420 --> 02:14:23.180 to try and hold it off. In the course of smoking, I was going to allow the glass to move in. 02:14:23.180 --> 02:14:27.660 The flame will go in but it doesn't look to be troubling these attackers and 02:14:27.660 --> 02:14:31.100 then it needs to be carefully done so they can step out of the smoke. 02:14:31.100 --> 02:14:32.860 Gonna go for it again. 02:14:32.860 --> 02:14:36.860 I mean just a slow and steady approach from BPs working really well for them. 02:14:36.860 --> 02:14:42.380 At this point now, 30 seconds, they're gonna see if they can drive themselves in. 02:14:42.380 --> 02:14:44.860 More of this trade game, more of this network in this pressure. 02:14:44.860 --> 02:14:46.940 And only one of those smoke casters, but all those. 02:14:46.940 --> 02:14:51.940 Shumika fires left in pocket and left ready to pop and pounce. 02:14:51.940 --> 02:14:56.940 20 seconds, swings out, cord out, double down once again. 02:14:56.940 --> 02:14:59.940 Uses all that's left but not for long. 02:14:59.940 --> 02:15:01.940 The hardest bro. 02:15:01.940 --> 02:15:05.940 They are sitting on a precipice of greatness, 02:15:05.940 --> 02:15:08.940 sitting on plane tickets to Salt Lake City. 02:15:08.940 --> 02:15:11.940 And boy, this is a plane. 02:15:11.940 --> 02:15:14.940 They have built themselves part by part. 02:15:14.940 --> 02:15:21.940 I mean, this is fantastic for 02:15:21.940 --> 02:15:23.940 VP. They just they know exactly 02:15:23.940 --> 02:15:25.940 what they want. I mean, I just 02:15:25.940 --> 02:15:27.940 want to mention as well. That 02:15:27.940 --> 02:15:29.940 angle that the buck was holding 02:15:29.940 --> 02:15:30.940 for pretty much the entire 02:15:30.940 --> 02:15:31.940 round downstairs, just waiting 02:15:31.940 --> 02:15:33.940 for someone to swing in towards 02:15:33.940 --> 02:15:34.940 art. What did they do? He swung 02:15:34.940 --> 02:15:36.940 and it just led into that 02:15:36.940 --> 02:15:38.940 kill. You know, they're covering 02:15:38.940 --> 02:15:40.940 each other so so well, and I 02:15:40.940 --> 02:15:42.940 just think it is because they 02:15:42.940 --> 02:15:47.540 I just think it is because they get that opening pick, and they do so well in front. 02:15:48.820 --> 02:15:53.020 You know, for Falcons, they were desperate to try and get that kill back, but it just never came for them. 02:15:55.500 --> 02:16:03.220 Falcons have to try and dig deep, and find two rounds back, or else they'll be going into that lower bracket. 02:16:04.860 --> 02:16:09.700 For a team like Falcons, you just want to do it here, now don't you? You want to make sure you lock it in? 02:16:09.700 --> 02:16:15.540 I mean, obviously for VP, it's just massive. You know, I think you kind of mentioned as 02:16:15.540 --> 02:16:19.860 well about, you know, the games that they've had. They beat the kind of first round of 02:16:19.860 --> 02:16:25.260 a G2 have had. They make likes of, you know, fanatic keratics, lost the shifters, which 02:16:25.260 --> 02:16:28.300 I think, you know, we've seen some gaps there where they were going to be throwing away rounds 02:16:28.300 --> 02:16:31.820 that they should have had. We want to see them do it against the other group. We want 02:16:31.820 --> 02:16:35.700 to see them against Secret. We want to see them against Falcons to show that they are 02:16:35.700 --> 02:16:39.780 the real deal that this team really has turned a corner for good and here it is 02:16:39.780 --> 02:16:42.900 they have they've done it you know they've submit themselves as well these 02:16:42.900 --> 02:16:47.820 top teams and if they can take it too clean against Falcons it's massive for 02:16:47.820 --> 02:16:50.620 the confidence which is only gonna face this thing this site's only gonna get 02:16:50.620 --> 02:16:58.220 better not seeing anything here double down with their soft control obviously 02:16:58.220 --> 02:17:03.460 still got the shield as well it's just has been sort of our lesson to future 02:17:03.460 --> 02:17:08.900 teams of maybe we ban more shields against this team. Let's pull them out of the hands of Neko. 02:17:10.740 --> 02:17:12.740 There's that attack with them. 02:17:15.140 --> 02:17:19.540 That's just been so repeatedly driven, repeatedly paced. 02:17:23.300 --> 02:17:27.620 Here, two minutes. They've got the chance at Intel. Breeday on the Echo. 02:17:28.580 --> 02:17:32.580 Once you might be really leaving anything to chance, you can see obviously Neko's sort of 02:17:32.580 --> 02:17:35.580 face check in takes a lot of damage 02:17:35.580 --> 02:17:38.080 on the first, but anyone else would be dead. 02:17:38.080 --> 02:17:39.880 Yeah, it goes going to be massively important. 02:17:39.880 --> 02:17:42.380 Remember when we sort of talked about these sort of plays? 02:17:42.380 --> 02:17:43.880 There's one that nets itself. 02:17:43.880 --> 02:17:46.980 It wasn't a smoke that went solo, 02:17:46.980 --> 02:17:50.080 but they had to led by the drone demo. 02:17:50.080 --> 02:17:53.180 Yeah, great little play down the shields. 02:17:53.180 --> 02:17:56.580 Or we can do something that you want to try and target away from VV 02:17:56.580 --> 02:17:59.180 using the echo in conjunction with a great double swing. 02:17:59.180 --> 02:18:01.780 They go no chance at all. 02:18:01.780 --> 02:18:07.200 So I'm actually quite fortunate for Falcons too that Rorik had left the Blackbird at the perfect time that the Echo comes in. 02:18:07.200 --> 02:18:10.160 Because Rorik was behind the tricker the entire time. 02:18:11.180 --> 02:18:12.180 BP? 02:18:12.980 --> 02:18:19.180 I've been able to secure their mid-floor control now. They can start using the vertical operators in Dan and with that sledgehammer. 02:18:21.380 --> 02:18:24.380 Oh, still a lot of utile that they have to try and go up against. 02:18:24.380 --> 02:18:28.780 You must do the go-yo canisters and oh look at this use of dodging nades on both sides. 02:18:28.780 --> 02:18:37.780 Able to tuck his way in, source connector, and that comes around as well, and double down on that soft destruction from above. 02:18:37.780 --> 02:18:43.780 But no pixel, this is the issue for VP, Falcon's doing very well, just to kind of step in their hands. 02:18:43.780 --> 02:18:48.780 Yeah, they've capped themselves at a slight bit of distance, they've capped that cool. 02:18:48.780 --> 02:18:55.780 As I said before, you know, when we're sort of running around this, with how early the timeouts were from both teams, they only had the game ahead of the pre-day! 02:18:55.780 --> 02:19:00.300 all right you hit you at the pre-fire but there's one but only 20 seconds to try 02:19:00.300 --> 02:19:02.940 and keep on pushing and they still got this utility to have to push their way 02:19:02.940 --> 02:19:06.220 through you can see the blinds coming out so it's up takes a lot of damage 02:19:06.220 --> 02:19:11.880 June though trades out one find two June the all important superstar player 02:19:11.880 --> 02:19:19.820 gets the picks he needed they make sure they look in just one more but just one 02:19:19.820 --> 02:19:25.180 more and then just one more and then just over time 02:19:25.780 --> 02:19:27.780 Falcon's still alive for the meantime 02:19:29.980 --> 02:19:32.140 One rounds all they need to kick it into OT 02:19:32.140 --> 02:19:36.360 I mean that round was just kind of made from dealing with that shield very early on wasn't it? 02:19:36.860 --> 02:19:42.220 I mean they knew the wincon you eliminate the shields you eliminate the kind of I was a vision and 02:19:43.260 --> 02:19:45.820 The way that they want to execute with that shields, you know 02:19:45.820 --> 02:19:50.980 I mean Neko is just so good at just almost bullying anyone he's up against and just you want a better ground 02:19:50.980 --> 02:19:52.460 He'll take that better ground 02:19:52.460 --> 02:19:54.460 See you remove that 02:19:54.460 --> 02:20:02.100 And then VP, obviously playing for the man does advantage, have to go in and kind of, you know, blind-check themselves and take these positions where I'm at, she is. 02:20:02.700 --> 02:20:06.060 And Falcons did very well at just making sure they keep that man advantage. 02:20:07.260 --> 02:20:11.740 So for Falcons, aren't able to win downstairs again? 02:20:12.140 --> 02:20:16.660 But I think the worry though, Fluke, is that has been the only bombs that Falcons has been able to win. 02:20:17.020 --> 02:20:20.060 They have not been successful up near VP of one at twice. 02:20:20.060 --> 02:20:26.020 yep and yet here we are once again they obviously opted for it rather than 02:20:26.020 --> 02:20:29.820 trying out Bunk's briefing was there other one or I mean well they're not 02:20:29.820 --> 02:20:36.180 gonna do the fourth though they're not that clear so yeah but only one they 02:20:36.180 --> 02:20:39.700 just have to make it sort of land once and to be fair you look at how the 02:20:39.700 --> 02:20:45.460 split right it was a big clutch potential situation the very first time but it 02:20:45.460 --> 02:20:50.980 almost went their way, almost sort of pulled itself out and towards the one versus one 02:20:50.980 --> 02:20:54.360 as the one versus one often is to do. 02:20:54.360 --> 02:20:56.900 Pasha just securing it. 02:20:56.900 --> 02:21:03.060 Since then again, only two rounds now where the entry kill hasn't dictated how the rest 02:21:03.060 --> 02:21:04.060 of the round is going. 02:21:04.060 --> 02:21:06.980 It's usually been a statistic that has let in towards Falcons' favor. 02:21:06.980 --> 02:21:10.820 They've been able to sort of make a cap, I guess, a bit of it, and a big bit of it depends 02:21:10.820 --> 02:21:11.820 on who they get. 02:21:11.820 --> 02:21:14.420 They get Neko, they get that shield, they get that power player. 02:21:14.420 --> 02:21:18.420 All right, they're sort of looking at that sort of decent position at the same time. 02:21:18.420 --> 02:21:23.420 Maybe shutting down Dan with how he's been playing throughout these days. 02:21:23.420 --> 02:21:27.420 16 kills on this map, 25-11 throughout the series so far. 02:21:29.420 --> 02:21:36.420 Making sure that he just keeps on putting the pressure on, but Pasha's also sprung to life a bit. 02:21:37.420 --> 02:21:43.420 Unfortunately, for the side of Falcons, you don't really have anybody that's leaning too far ahead. 02:21:44.420 --> 02:21:50.420 very early hold here for falcons from june 02:21:50.420 --> 02:21:54.420 over towards the 02:21:54.420 --> 02:21:58.420 operations room 02:21:58.420 --> 02:22:02.420 flash also backing things up 02:22:02.420 --> 02:22:05.420 you know you always have the chancas hat in the back 02:22:05.420 --> 02:22:09.420 you can afford to use bits of time denial very early on 02:22:09.420 --> 02:22:13.420 using the goya canisters you can see the smoke as well 02:22:13.420 --> 02:22:17.820 Over towards rock and stairs, you could delight the inevitable push that's going to come in from that shield. 02:22:18.820 --> 02:22:23.220 Passion. Again, working downstairs, using that skeleton key to open up a lot of these different angles. 02:22:24.020 --> 02:22:29.220 And really, for useless, now he's in a bit of a pinch here, and all the flashbang comes in, but still, 02:22:29.220 --> 02:22:33.820 useless, able to connect with a shotgun. Pacha is gone. 02:22:34.620 --> 02:22:39.020 Nothing pick goes in favour to Falcons, and now for VP with that man disadvantage. 02:22:39.020 --> 02:22:41.620 How do they break through this smoke that's going to try and facecheck the shotgun? 02:22:41.620 --> 02:22:43.620 But never mind, look at this, we're using this. 02:22:43.620 --> 02:22:46.120 Slippy maneuver into bathroom is where he goes. 02:22:46.120 --> 02:22:48.120 The clash is gone. 02:22:48.120 --> 02:22:50.120 VP are gonna try and force the lead. 02:22:50.120 --> 02:22:51.620 We're gonna be able to fight two kills. 02:22:51.620 --> 02:22:53.120 That was pretty well. 02:22:53.120 --> 02:22:55.120 They shall be like, using his flames. 02:22:55.120 --> 02:22:56.120 What the heck? 02:22:56.120 --> 02:22:59.620 Yeah, I was gonna say, finding kills isn't really the way that they wanted that to go. 02:22:59.620 --> 02:23:02.620 I said if they could try and get rid of one or the other, but unfortunately, 02:23:02.620 --> 02:23:05.120 they're gonna have their own players to shield. 02:23:05.120 --> 02:23:06.620 They can buy themselves some space. 02:23:06.620 --> 02:23:08.120 We set up brilliant NAKOs played. 02:23:08.120 --> 02:23:10.120 This is slips his way in, slips his way back out. 02:23:10.120 --> 02:23:14.280 out the destruction's coming on the other side but it's otherwise a fully fronted just a shalt 02:23:14.920 --> 02:23:21.320 onto the desk and now two falcons players left on the back end. Neko takes a lot of damage 02:23:21.320 --> 02:23:31.160 Solotov gets one but it just leaves one for three versus one. They confirm their place in the top 02:23:31.160 --> 02:23:37.640 two soft lake city in that side point skalore and they defeat falcons knocking them down to the 02:23:37.640 --> 02:23:43.560 the lower bracket they run it's a done demo but a lot of lessons to learn before a potential rematch 02:23:44.120 --> 02:23:51.320 and that's a statement for VP getting themselves in to Salt Lake. Celebrations galore for VP. 02:23:51.320 --> 02:23:55.240 I mean don't forget VP will also play later on this evening so let's stop over for them yet 02:23:55.240 --> 02:24:00.280 they still have to go on and play in that winners match but for VP they've secured their spot to 02:24:00.280 --> 02:24:07.400 the states. Wow we've secured our spot on a one-way ticket to a lovely break let's go 02:27:37.640 --> 02:27:39.640 I 02:29:07.640 --> 02:29:27.640 What a hell of an achievement for a team that made material drastic roster changes new coach, new IGL, new nationalities within the team. They ripped up their old formula. They created a brand new formula for a team that made material drastic roster changes new coach, new IGL, new nationalities within the team. 02:29:27.640 --> 02:29:34.640 for a team that made material drastic roster changes, new coach, new IGL, new nationalities within the team. 02:29:34.640 --> 02:29:39.640 They ripped up their old formula, they created a brand new formula, and at the first opportunity, 02:29:39.640 --> 02:29:47.640 they're the first team to qualify to the Salt Lake City Major, and also to do it against one of the best teams inside of World Siege Falcons, 02:29:47.640 --> 02:29:48.640 one hell of an achievement. 02:29:48.640 --> 02:29:54.640 Yeah, because you take down a team that has not lost to BO3, the EML, in a long, long time, very long time. 02:29:54.640 --> 02:30:01.640 They dominated the ML last stage. Stage 2 they win it. Stage 1 they dominated it up until they lost it to G2. 02:30:01.640 --> 02:30:06.640 It is a team that has been known to be the best team out of Europe in terms of consistency. 02:30:06.640 --> 02:30:12.640 Evan went secret 1-EWC. Evan when they went into the Grand Final of FSI, who was the favorite FSI? 02:30:12.640 --> 02:30:18.640 It was still Falcons because they're expected to be a top team. To take them down, that means that they won't be top 2. 02:30:18.640 --> 02:30:22.120 Yeah, that is a big news that means also that they are gonna 02:30:23.160 --> 02:30:29.900 Eventually maybe miss so like city if they lose the next match. So, you know, it puts them on a really tricky spot 02:30:29.900 --> 02:30:35.480 I'm not too worried about them in the sense that I think that you know having a having their back against the wall is exactly the 02:30:35.480 --> 02:30:42.240 Kind of opportunity for them to grow. It is you mentioned already briefly a new coaching staff over on the side of rotas pro as well 02:30:42.240 --> 02:30:44.820 We get to speak to them as we have them on the line 02:30:44.820 --> 02:30:50.320 Congratulations, Dark, on qualifying to the Salt Lake City Major. Please, tell us how you're feeling. 02:30:51.320 --> 02:30:56.320 Hello everyone. First, sorry for the camera. I don't know why, but the internet looks like it's not so good in the moment. 02:30:56.320 --> 02:30:59.320 But I think we use all the energy in the game, right? 02:31:00.320 --> 02:31:02.320 Just being very proud for all the play. 02:31:03.820 --> 02:31:05.320 All the work you can do. 02:31:06.320 --> 02:31:12.320 Dark, in terms of the players, you have quite a few players not used to necessarily being at the international event, you know? 02:31:12.320 --> 02:31:16.920 It's the first time for Rorick, the French guys especially, only ever been to one before. 02:31:16.920 --> 02:31:21.200 Was there much NAVs before the game? 02:31:21.200 --> 02:31:25.160 To be honest, I think they even don't think about that. 02:31:25.160 --> 02:31:29.840 I'm feeling they're on the game like real experienced guys and they showed that today, 02:31:29.840 --> 02:31:30.840 right? 02:31:30.840 --> 02:31:35.160 So I'm thinking, for sure, like they have some players here who are going to have the 02:31:35.160 --> 02:31:39.920 first experience but they play like big guys today, you know? 02:31:39.920 --> 02:31:43.220 And I think looking at you guys play today, I thought we saw another map again, we saw 02:31:43.220 --> 02:31:44.220 Café. 02:31:44.220 --> 02:31:48.260 I feel like we see more and more of you guys and the more I look at it, I'm like, I don't 02:31:48.260 --> 02:31:49.700 know how limited your map pool is. 02:31:49.700 --> 02:31:54.900 Like I feel like in such a short amount of time, having made such big changes and changed 02:31:54.900 --> 02:31:58.860 IGL, somehow you have an extended map pool for BO3s. 02:31:58.860 --> 02:32:02.340 You feel the same or do you think there's still a lot of work to do before going to 02:32:02.340 --> 02:32:03.340 the City Major? 02:32:03.340 --> 02:32:08.140 Yeah, I think we have a more work to do before going to Major because work with nine maps 02:32:08.140 --> 02:32:13.340 is really hard and we have some things we don't show, we don't play bank on this stage. 02:32:13.340 --> 02:32:17.340 I don't remember if we have a more map she didn't play, probably was just bank now. 02:32:17.340 --> 02:32:21.260 But anyway for the major, for sure you need more things right, so it's time for we focus 02:32:21.260 --> 02:32:22.260 on that. 02:32:22.260 --> 02:32:26.220 And the work like it was enough for sure for kickoff, kickoff is like a more fast than 02:32:26.220 --> 02:32:27.740 any stage. 02:32:27.740 --> 02:32:36.300 So it was my choice to choose a map, but I have the minimum maps good you know. 02:32:36.300 --> 02:32:43.300 So, thanks God the playoff was just too best of three because we cannot do too much more than that, so now it's time to focus on the major. 02:32:43.300 --> 02:32:46.300 That's awesome, thanks so much for sharing all these insights. 02:32:46.300 --> 02:32:51.300 Better time to online now, regain the energy as well for the next years that you're playing. 02:32:51.300 --> 02:32:53.300 Thank you for your time. 02:32:53.300 --> 02:32:55.300 Thank you, thank you everyone. 02:32:55.300 --> 02:33:00.300 I love how you just casually dropped the fact that they only had material for 2v3. 02:33:00.300 --> 02:33:04.000 Guys, if you're 3-2-play, it doesn't matter. 02:33:04.000 --> 02:33:06.940 They're into stage 2, the solid stage, and that's all they're gonna care about. 02:33:06.940 --> 02:33:09.540 Yes, the big tech box is ticked off, right? 02:33:09.540 --> 02:33:14.940 That qualification to the major, the first team worldwide that has made it to the major. 02:33:14.940 --> 02:33:22.160 Big congratulations once again to Virtus.Pro, and once again, to do that in the fashion that the EDI is 7-2 on map 1, 02:33:22.160 --> 02:33:24.360 just making sure this doesn't go to overtime as well. 02:33:24.360 --> 02:33:27.000 For the second map here, it is incredible. 02:33:27.000 --> 02:33:28.360 Yeah, well, I think there is... 02:33:28.360 --> 02:33:30.160 I'm not gonna say there was doubt in the first round. 02:33:30.160 --> 02:33:32.160 that was the first time, but 02:33:32.160 --> 02:33:34.160 the group that they were in 02:33:34.160 --> 02:33:35.160 relatively, I think inside of 02:33:35.160 --> 02:33:36.160 the ML were quite weak. So it 02:33:36.160 --> 02:33:37.160 was expected that they would 02:33:37.160 --> 02:33:38.160 come through in the upper 02:33:38.160 --> 02:33:39.160 bracket alongside you to which 02:33:39.160 --> 02:33:40.160 is exactly what they did. But 02:33:40.160 --> 02:33:42.160 then to go on from there in a 02:33:42.160 --> 02:33:43.160 best of three against Falcons, 02:33:43.160 --> 02:33:44.160 that was why I think a lot of 02:33:44.160 --> 02:33:45.160 people felt this would be the 02:33:45.160 --> 02:33:47.160 real test. Can they come through 02:33:47.160 --> 02:33:48.160 it? Can they escape? I know 02:33:48.160 --> 02:33:49.160 demo right at the start. You 02:33:49.160 --> 02:33:51.160 know, doing it, it's all 02:33:51.160 --> 02:33:53.160 Falcons and then they go out and 02:33:53.160 --> 02:33:54.160 they put in a dominant 02:33:54.160 --> 02:33:56.160 dominant performance largely 02:33:56.160 --> 02:33:57.160 in parts of that man on your 02:33:57.160 --> 02:33:58.160 screen. Naco, you know, 02:33:58.160 --> 02:34:03.160 You know, organizing his two troops, getting them ready, getting them going, but it wasn't just Neko. 02:34:03.160 --> 02:34:06.160 Particularly Dan and Pasha on those big game moments. 02:34:06.160 --> 02:34:12.160 To find a way to win a round, it was just big pop-off, multi-kill, after multi-kill, after multi-kill from those guys. 02:34:12.160 --> 02:34:18.160 I just felt like Lera was a repeat of Café, in the sense that the guys that were the enablers, in the end, where the entry line was Dan, 02:34:18.160 --> 02:34:23.160 it was Dan and Tasha, it was them finding a gap, finding a kill. The very first round, when they're on demos, 02:34:23.160 --> 02:34:27.160 they don't have a way to problem solve the top-lot, they're facing the clash, 02:34:27.160 --> 02:34:29.840 they're facing the smoke in the main stairs, they don't have any solution. 02:34:29.840 --> 02:34:31.160 Who finds the gap? 02:34:31.160 --> 02:34:34.840 Deimos from the downstairs, kills the clash, boom, then gets the main stairs player, 02:34:34.840 --> 02:34:36.320 and then that's it. 02:34:36.320 --> 02:34:38.320 From that then, Neko makes the right call. 02:34:38.320 --> 02:34:42.600 But the main thing and the hardest thing was trying to break apart the defense from Falcons. 02:34:42.600 --> 02:34:47.240 They tried to play the right way, but at the end it is a firepower game, 02:34:47.240 --> 02:34:50.760 you know, it is about the shooters, and then Pasha today, 02:34:50.760 --> 02:34:53.240 far ahead and shoulders above everyone on Falcons. 02:34:53.240 --> 02:34:55.120 Yeah, and I understand the darkest day as well, like you know, 02:34:55.120 --> 02:34:58.920 We've used all of our energy in that game. We hope that they will save a little bit for later 02:34:59.200 --> 02:35:03.320 Because we know that Gordus for will not be playing that upper bracket final later today 02:35:03.320 --> 02:35:05.480 We can have a look at the brackets and see where we find ourselves 02:35:05.480 --> 02:35:09.040 They're locked in for that match seven the last match really playing today 02:35:09.280 --> 02:35:14.520 That means we're gonna have to determine their opponent as well the next qualifier to the Salt Lake City major 02:35:14.520 --> 02:35:16.800 But that also means you to brush upon it 02:35:18.760 --> 02:35:20.760 So one of them is missing the major 02:35:20.760 --> 02:35:24.760 I mean, Falcons just get absolutely 02:35:24.760 --> 02:35:26.760 eradicated out of this up bracket. 02:35:26.760 --> 02:35:28.760 Puts them into low bracket. That 02:35:28.760 --> 02:35:30.760 means at best they will finish 02:35:30.760 --> 02:35:32.760 third. What that means for 02:35:32.760 --> 02:35:34.760 Falcons. What that means for this 02:35:34.760 --> 02:35:36.760 core is this is the worst ever 02:35:36.760 --> 02:35:38.760 EML result since since BDS took 02:35:38.760 --> 02:35:40.760 on this call since they took on 02:35:40.760 --> 02:35:42.760 League back solid top users and 02:35:42.760 --> 02:35:44.760 Breeday. Obviously they've changed 02:35:44.760 --> 02:35:46.760 human recently. That team has 02:35:46.760 --> 02:35:48.760 finished in the top two. 02:35:48.760 --> 02:35:55.340 That team has finished in the top two for BML every stage two years fluff this stage this kickoff 02:35:55.340 --> 02:35:56.960 They will now be third out burst 02:35:56.960 --> 02:36:00.880 I want to come on say that by saying and I will find excuses that this is kickoff 02:36:00.880 --> 02:36:02.440 This is a very condensed form 02:36:02.440 --> 02:36:06.640 It is a condensed format three weeks long and it is very much true to a bracket and the way it's made 02:36:07.000 --> 02:36:09.720 Because I think that if you had had nine play days 02:36:09.920 --> 02:36:14.660 It's exactly the kind of things where the consistency will help you and then you have a longer playoff 02:36:14.920 --> 02:36:17.520 No, it's not coffee. I'm just look at me that way 02:36:17.520 --> 02:36:20.080 I mean, it was the first, but the three they played and they lost. 02:36:20.080 --> 02:36:21.800 And they're the real twin, one best free. 02:36:21.800 --> 02:36:24.240 They could have fallen off in the best position possible. 02:36:24.240 --> 02:36:25.440 Yeah, they only played one. 02:36:25.440 --> 02:36:28.400 We talk about this in the way that we put them to a high standard, right? 02:36:28.400 --> 02:36:29.840 We expect them to make it a top two. 02:36:29.840 --> 02:36:33.000 Expect them to even make international finals and windows as well. 02:36:33.200 --> 02:36:35.880 But then again, it shows that there is no reason more to do for Falcons. 02:36:35.880 --> 02:36:38.400 But they get to do it tomorrow against Secret in their matchup. 02:36:38.760 --> 02:36:39.400 We... 02:36:39.400 --> 02:36:40.480 And top two as I... 02:36:40.480 --> 02:36:41.040 It is. 02:36:41.040 --> 02:36:41.480 It is. 02:36:41.480 --> 02:36:46.640 But I want to have to stop you crashing out because there's still so much more left for us here in the EML. 02:36:46.640 --> 02:36:52.640 We have another best of a right. We have a really important qualification match because we have to send yet another team to the solid 02:36:52.640 --> 02:36:55.380 Lake City major that's either gonna be trust the minds or G2 02:40:16.640 --> 02:40:42.080 Well, I hope you've got your popcorn ready for this song. 02:40:42.080 --> 02:40:47.080 is going to be absolute cinema 02:40:47.080 --> 02:40:48.080 between these two teams. If you 02:40:48.080 --> 02:40:50.080 like chaos, aggression, passion, 02:40:50.080 --> 02:40:52.080 all start players. You got to be 02:40:52.080 --> 02:40:53.080 watching this game between G two 02:40:53.080 --> 02:40:55.080 and twisted minds because it is 02:40:55.080 --> 02:40:57.080 about to go down a qualification 02:40:57.080 --> 02:40:58.080 game to the major that is what 02:40:58.080 --> 02:41:00.080 is at stake for these two teams. 02:41:00.080 --> 02:41:01.080 And we're looking at chica once 02:41:01.080 --> 02:41:03.080 again, aiding that popcorn as he 02:41:03.080 --> 02:41:05.080 was doing earlier. We have our 02:41:05.080 --> 02:41:07.080 own as well because we are so 02:41:07.080 --> 02:41:09.080 ready for this game to dive into 02:41:09.080 --> 02:41:10.080 it. I want to start talking about 02:41:10.080 --> 02:41:13.720 the thing that set this all up with all of the popcorn. 02:41:13.720 --> 02:41:16.080 Speaking of this roster, we haven't seen him in a little while 02:41:16.080 --> 02:41:17.720 because they got first in the group, 02:41:17.720 --> 02:41:19.560 the thing we kind of hope and expected to see 02:41:19.560 --> 02:41:21.280 from this all star roster. 02:41:21.280 --> 02:41:22.920 But please again, to remind people, 02:41:22.920 --> 02:41:24.920 can you describe the G2 that we're seeing 02:41:24.920 --> 02:41:26.160 with the changes to this roster? 02:41:26.160 --> 02:41:27.560 Yeah, of course I can. 02:41:27.560 --> 02:41:29.640 Once I've got popcorn outside of my mouth, yeah. 02:41:29.640 --> 02:41:30.960 G2, they made massive changes. 02:41:30.960 --> 02:41:33.200 They brought Benjo, they brought Shaco in. 02:41:33.200 --> 02:41:35.320 They've got some of the best talent on Earth, 02:41:35.320 --> 02:41:36.640 some of the biggest fragment power, 02:41:36.640 --> 02:41:38.880 and it's easy just to break that down and just say, 02:41:38.880 --> 02:41:40.840 Yeah, they're all just about the gun twice. 02:41:40.840 --> 02:41:42.520 They have a very modern way of playing. 02:41:42.520 --> 02:41:44.320 It's very high risk, very high reward. 02:41:44.320 --> 02:41:46.040 A lot of phone offers, a lot of great offers, 02:41:46.040 --> 02:41:48.680 a lot of demo snake, grim, capsa. 02:41:48.680 --> 02:41:49.760 Blitz, you can see that. 02:41:49.760 --> 02:41:51.640 Dukkobi from something is very fast. 02:41:51.640 --> 02:41:55.160 He's very in your face, and it's very aggressive. 02:41:55.160 --> 02:41:58.240 And I think we've seen the entrance of Shaco 02:41:58.240 --> 02:42:01.400 inside this roster, I think really gel so well. 02:42:01.400 --> 02:42:03.480 He made everything so that he would fit in there. 02:42:03.480 --> 02:42:04.600 He plays still the star role. 02:42:04.600 --> 02:42:06.920 He still plays the demo, still plays the asemi. 02:42:06.920 --> 02:42:10.280 plays the thing that made him the best entry of the league, 02:42:10.280 --> 02:42:12.320 and I think the way that they surrounded him 02:42:12.320 --> 02:42:13.360 with the right positions, 02:42:13.360 --> 02:42:15.440 Benjah as a lurker, Stompin as the right line, 02:42:15.440 --> 02:42:17.720 we're seeing a team that is really well put together, 02:42:17.720 --> 02:42:19.600 and that justifies why they top their group. 02:42:19.600 --> 02:42:21.640 Leo, when does Stompin play? 02:42:21.640 --> 02:42:22.480 Well, right now. 02:42:22.480 --> 02:42:24.360 He does play right now. 02:42:24.360 --> 02:42:25.880 It is gonna play against Twisted Minds, right? 02:42:25.880 --> 02:42:27.560 The roster that we wanna speak about as well, 02:42:27.560 --> 02:42:29.840 because they kind of show us that aggression as well. 02:42:29.840 --> 02:42:32.480 They like to be very fluid all over the map, 02:42:32.480 --> 02:42:34.400 and that first series that we saw from them, 02:42:34.400 --> 02:42:36.560 the best of three, it was a close one against that, 02:42:36.560 --> 02:42:38.060 But still it was a 2-0. 02:42:38.060 --> 02:42:40.960 I think we really saw the twisted minds that we expected against Fnatic. 02:42:40.960 --> 02:42:44.760 I think more or less throughout the group stage, we saw twisted minds that was confident on defense, 02:42:44.760 --> 02:42:47.160 but not so confident in their own abilities on attack. 02:42:47.160 --> 02:42:50.960 When they came to Fnatic, they were really just throwing bodies, they were throwing shit, 02:42:50.960 --> 02:42:53.860 they were having a lot of fluidity and a lot of fun with it. 02:42:53.860 --> 02:42:55.760 Yeah, sorry. 02:42:55.760 --> 02:42:57.460 Imagine if this is what you'd eat popcorn right now. 02:42:57.460 --> 02:42:59.460 If we're all just eating popcorn, then yeah, why not? 02:42:59.460 --> 02:43:02.860 But yeah, no, I think that's, you know, they realized they remembered the twisted minds, 02:43:02.860 --> 02:43:06.720 the the the identity that they had and it gets fantastic it really showed that 02:43:06.720 --> 02:43:10.380 especially that second map on the AM and lbs it really is dominant whether they 02:43:10.380 --> 02:43:14.140 can do that again today against G2 will be will remain to be seen. This is the 02:43:14.140 --> 02:43:17.220 biggest push and mark because in terms of playstyle this went from a Fnatic that 02:43:17.220 --> 02:43:21.260 was completely scared and feared and then they struggled with confidence and 02:43:21.260 --> 02:43:25.220 obviously you can bully someone that feels like they cannot fight back it's 02:43:25.220 --> 02:43:28.420 not gonna be the same story today against G2. No because they play a way more 02:43:28.420 --> 02:43:31.900 aggressive team right I feel like that's where it might clash in regards to the 02:43:31.900 --> 02:43:33.900 two teams here, both showing that aggression. 02:43:33.900 --> 02:43:38.400 Yeah, to me, we're looking at the two teams that are the most aggressive in the lane. 02:43:38.400 --> 02:43:42.560 If you look at the playstyle, I mean, let's take a look at these two teams playing against the same opponent. 02:43:42.560 --> 02:43:43.060 Right. 02:43:43.060 --> 02:43:43.560 Tufnatic. 02:43:43.560 --> 02:43:50.400 Doki with a triple kill, here, the hard roam, the aggression on every side, picking players outside. 02:43:50.400 --> 02:43:54.900 You know, there is no respect to Tufnatic here, he's just G2 bullying them the entire time. 02:43:54.900 --> 02:44:01.400 And even in this scenario, you know, this was, if I remember all, this was 2v5 that he won, just the entire thing. 02:44:01.400 --> 02:44:05.000 What do you mean if it's with Twisted Mind here? Do you see them respecting Fnatic? No, they don't! 02:44:05.000 --> 02:44:09.880 They run in, they go aggressive, this was a 3v5 that they won, another one. 02:44:09.880 --> 02:44:15.080 I mean, we're seeing teams on both sides that pull Fnatic, that play super aggressive, 02:44:15.080 --> 02:44:20.040 that pick outside, like one more pick outside here, by the way, one more step forward side here as well. 02:44:20.040 --> 02:44:24.840 That one, boom! I mean, we're looking at teams that are not afraid to take risk, 02:44:24.840 --> 02:44:29.400 that are not afraid to take individual good fights, that might seem like they're not unwittingable, 02:44:29.400 --> 02:44:34.920 and they win it. Feels like this cluster styles, it's not in the cluster styles, it's two styles exactly the same in each of us face. 02:44:34.920 --> 02:44:38.680 It feels like we're in for a bomb bomb. Yeah, it's a saloon brawl, straight to school like City. 02:44:38.680 --> 02:44:42.520 Yeah, I mean you can't, you have to take risks here. You can't leave things, you can't save maps, 02:44:42.520 --> 02:44:46.360 you can't save strats or anything. It's a qualification game, probably the most important 02:44:46.360 --> 02:44:50.680 best of three that you're playing instead of the whole Kiko fight, especially talking about the SIPoints. 02:44:50.680 --> 02:44:55.640 Talk about everything, but we're looking at the maps for the series again, but not on there. 02:44:55.640 --> 02:44:59.880 Yeah, and I liked that 4G2 because the last two teams they played with Jack was LSI. 02:44:59.880 --> 02:45:00.380 Yes. 02:45:00.380 --> 02:45:01.800 They played against FaZe. 02:45:01.800 --> 02:45:02.920 Yes, they did, and they won. 02:45:02.920 --> 02:45:04.120 They won 7-0. 02:45:04.120 --> 02:45:04.920 Wow. 02:45:04.920 --> 02:45:06.040 Okay, the World Champions, right? 02:45:06.040 --> 02:45:06.520 Yep. 02:45:06.520 --> 02:45:08.200 Then they played it against M80. 02:45:08.200 --> 02:45:09.240 The major champions. 02:45:09.240 --> 02:45:10.360 And they won it 7-4. 02:45:10.360 --> 02:45:11.000 Wow. 02:45:11.000 --> 02:45:15.160 So they've played some of the two best teams in the world and destroyed them both. 02:45:15.800 --> 02:45:17.160 Oh, do you want to know something funny? 02:45:17.160 --> 02:45:17.720 What's up? 02:45:17.720 --> 02:45:21.400 The last time Christian Mane played the map, they lost it 7-2. 02:45:21.400 --> 02:45:23.000 So Falcons inside of kickoff. 02:45:23.000 --> 02:45:25.080 Yeah, now that feels like it's on Roth 1. 02:45:25.080 --> 02:45:29.120 However, we will go to border as well falcons now if we've not seen them play in tier one 02:45:29.120 --> 02:45:33.160 But for both of these teams gunfight heavy teams on a gunfight heavy map of border 02:45:33.400 --> 02:45:38.320 Whatever happens, there's gonna be some big plays made on that. Oh, we will be I'm so excited for this matchup 02:45:38.320 --> 02:45:43.640 Especially with the maps that we have but we can take it to our casters to ask them if they are feeling just as excited as we 02:45:43.640 --> 02:45:49.520 Are about those matches a little bit less excited. I'm a little bit less excited. I have to I have to be honest right now because 02:45:49.920 --> 02:45:51.920 You know deminice sat here at home 02:45:51.920 --> 02:45:56.920 I mean, it's just so far away 02:45:56.920 --> 02:45:58.920 and production sat there eating 02:45:58.920 --> 02:46:01.920 popcorn. It's cheers, boy. Little 02:46:01.920 --> 02:46:03.920 divas. All of you. What do we get 02:46:03.920 --> 02:46:07.920 home demo? We get a handshake 02:46:07.920 --> 02:46:09.920 and a well done with a We didn't 02:46:09.920 --> 02:46:11.920 even get the cats and we got 02:46:11.920 --> 02:46:13.920 commiseration. He's thrown us as 02:46:13.920 --> 02:46:15.920 a terrible throw. You know what 02:46:15.920 --> 02:46:17.920 are you doing? We are what are 02:46:17.920 --> 02:46:19.920 we ducks ducks at the pond? Come 02:46:19.920 --> 02:46:23.520 Hey, I don't think you have a reason to be upset. Okay. You got a great match to cast 02:46:23.520 --> 02:46:30.260 I'm gonna sit here get it with our popcorn and then I want you to take it away for a great qualification game between G2 and twisted 02:46:30.260 --> 02:46:31.880 Mines 02:46:31.880 --> 02:46:37.440 Fine when she puts it like that. Maybe it's just a previous experience as a teacher 02:46:37.600 --> 02:46:44.040 But I feel educated. We're gonna have a great time here the audience thing G2 is gonna have an even better time and 02:46:44.040 --> 02:46:52.220 and we'll be selling the popcorn that Leo threw on the floor to anyone who wants it later on this broadcast. 02:46:52.220 --> 02:46:53.140 Demo! 02:46:53.140 --> 02:46:58.980 GP2 vs Twisted Minds! How do you think this one is going to shake out? 02:46:58.980 --> 02:47:06.480 Oh, this is a fun one! I mean, you've got obviously G2, the new looking G2 with the players that they've brought in. 02:47:06.480 --> 02:47:10.780 Obviously this phase, that was the talking point, and then you've got Twisted Minds. 02:47:10.780 --> 02:47:12.780 players that have been 02:47:12.780 --> 02:47:14.780 in the last couple of years. 02:47:14.780 --> 02:47:16.780 We've seen these players at 02:47:16.780 --> 02:47:18.780 international events before. It's 02:47:18.780 --> 02:47:20.780 not so these are like newcomers. 02:47:20.780 --> 02:47:22.780 Um, it was just kind of they were 02:47:22.780 --> 02:47:24.780 like locked out last year, weren't 02:47:24.780 --> 02:47:26.780 they? But it's good to see them 02:47:26.780 --> 02:47:28.780 back in. Look, I think twisted 02:47:28.780 --> 02:47:30.780 minds are always going to have 02:47:30.780 --> 02:47:32.780 that aggressive play style where 02:47:32.780 --> 02:47:34.780 they'll do things that is a 02:47:34.780 --> 02:47:36.780 little bit different than what 02:47:36.780 --> 02:47:38.780 we're seeing from other teams 02:47:38.780 --> 02:47:41.580 and, you know, was successful against them. 02:47:41.580 --> 02:47:43.460 They always kind of said, was, 02:47:43.460 --> 02:47:46.700 oh, we were kind of expecting more at a Twisted Minds. 02:47:46.700 --> 02:47:48.180 And I remember distinctively, 02:47:48.180 --> 02:47:50.140 it was whenever GK played against Twisted Minds 02:47:50.140 --> 02:47:51.580 and they did an interview at Packball, 02:47:51.580 --> 02:47:53.380 and he said, we were expecting 02:47:53.380 --> 02:47:55.860 for more crazy things from Twisted Minds, 02:47:55.860 --> 02:47:57.220 but we didn't really see that. 02:47:57.220 --> 02:47:58.660 So I think for Twisted Minds, 02:47:58.660 --> 02:48:01.100 we just want to see them play their style of the stage, 02:48:01.100 --> 02:48:03.060 which does that off the cuff style. 02:48:04.260 --> 02:48:07.900 Well, off the cuff might be off the tough route, 02:48:07.900 --> 02:48:15.300 As we get ourselves in towards this opening map, I think Boulder is going to be an absolute feast for all of us. 02:48:15.300 --> 02:48:21.700 But, well, we have another 2-0, or, well, we have, I suppose, a series that goes a little bit of the distance. 02:48:21.700 --> 02:48:28.900 G2 versus just Mines. All these two teams will confirm themselves, as we've just had before, at Salt Lake City, precious aside points. 02:48:28.900 --> 02:48:37.100 And, well, there's a sort of good idea here for G2 who's started this split. 02:48:37.100 --> 02:48:41.940 They're only lost against furthest pro and then since then have just looked better and better and better demo 02:48:43.060 --> 02:48:44.260 Yeah, it's good 02:48:44.260 --> 02:48:50.780 They go for all from G2. It's the stage that they probably wanted it was to hit the ground pretty well and you know finishing first in their group 02:48:52.020 --> 02:48:57.860 Making it so all they have to do is win just a match and then they're into the major is is what they're after 02:48:59.100 --> 02:49:04.500 Obviously for G2 whenever it comes to like later you're kind of expecting, you know, this utility dump 02:49:04.500 --> 02:49:09.140 You know, Si, who aren't scared to play this map, I think they have a pretty good record on it. 02:49:09.140 --> 02:49:12.840 Over the past couple of months, I think it's 5-1 at the moment. 02:49:12.840 --> 02:49:15.640 Last time they won it was up against an 80. 02:49:15.640 --> 02:49:20.740 So, you know, it is a good back for G2, all in all, whenever you kind of look at the stats for it. 02:49:20.740 --> 02:49:23.500 G2, just doing the basic try. 02:49:23.500 --> 02:49:27.240 Doing a little bit of util here and there, making sure the bridges are opened up. 02:49:27.240 --> 02:49:31.640 I mean, G2 with the electrification bands, that's always going to kind of happen. 02:49:31.640 --> 02:49:41.640 You're more looking at J-Lab though in the kind of hot seat, a very aggressive standpoint here from the Izami in towards operations and now makes that rotate back in place very close towards the breach. 02:49:41.640 --> 02:49:45.640 I mean this is the kind of place that, you know, could net you a kill, could catch somebody by surprise. 02:49:47.640 --> 02:49:55.640 They want to try and just creep their way in here, Shiko, slipping himself forward. He's obviously sort of been one of the top performers throughout the league this split. 02:49:55.640 --> 02:50:01.860 Well, Ducky won't quite be able to push out Hasham as he does before a man famous for his peaks and positions 02:50:01.860 --> 02:50:07.240 He's propped up and ready to pop down anybody that steps up those stairs themselves 02:50:07.240 --> 02:50:13.480 It's still a bit of a fact finding fun information here as Ben just gonna get the read on who's watching him on the side of art 02:50:14.360 --> 02:50:18.940 But otherwise the only thing it painted is a little bit of a route in towards the site step by step 02:50:19.240 --> 02:50:21.920 Ducky over the top now the opening underneath 02:50:21.920 --> 02:50:25.600 It might cause them some worry, but it's going to be the approach here. 02:50:25.600 --> 02:50:28.960 The blinds quickly round the corner, swung in, they're looking for the breach. 02:50:28.960 --> 02:50:30.320 We can hear the ADS being burned. 02:50:30.320 --> 02:50:31.360 You assume it's on the stairs. 02:50:31.360 --> 02:50:32.400 There's the go, go, go. 02:50:32.400 --> 02:50:33.760 And he's going to pull himself back. 02:50:33.760 --> 02:50:36.080 And I cannot find a safe place. 02:50:36.080 --> 02:50:37.360 He's got one. 02:50:37.360 --> 02:50:38.680 An oasis in the smoke. 02:50:38.680 --> 02:50:40.720 There's nobody swings up on the back, but we can see. 02:50:40.720 --> 02:50:42.960 Benja wasn't a million miles away. 02:50:42.960 --> 02:50:44.360 Look at that positioning there. 02:50:44.360 --> 02:50:45.080 Now it's the post. 02:50:45.080 --> 02:50:46.440 There's Benja getting one. 02:50:46.440 --> 02:50:47.480 There's an important shotgun. 02:50:47.480 --> 02:50:49.800 And it locks in for the second follow-through. 02:50:49.800 --> 02:50:51.040 But now they know about his position. 02:50:51.040 --> 02:50:55.320 So we actually relocate to Stokey, drives his way across a great little change there. 02:50:55.320 --> 02:50:58.980 From the side of Hashop, he's been guessing, it's a very important swing for them to try 02:50:58.980 --> 02:51:03.300 and lock in and now, the Strix guys could get a bit of support and a bit of structure 02:51:03.300 --> 02:51:07.940 at Hashop, there he is, pop right over from the top rope, gets one, better get some self 02:51:07.940 --> 02:51:10.900 a second, make it three! 02:51:10.900 --> 02:51:18.340 But 15 seconds here, demo, P9, all that is left on the longest watch possible, the past 02:51:18.340 --> 02:51:23.000 They know where he is now, so they've just got to try and sprint their way past him now 02:51:23.940 --> 02:51:27.740 Stopping to secure the site at this point. They know exactly where he's coming from 02:51:28.580 --> 02:51:32.220 And they'll just pop out and get the round win almost but 02:51:32.900 --> 02:51:34.900 G2 adapt and change 02:51:36.140 --> 02:51:43.020 Yeah, I mean G2 I think that they were very surprised that somebody was still alive on the rocket stairs 02:51:43.020 --> 02:51:51.820 players. Because I mean, I think for us, he just found the perfect little circle there. 02:51:51.820 --> 02:51:55.420 Make sure he didn't die to the flames because it's all around them. I mean, it turns a G2. 02:51:55.420 --> 02:51:59.100 I mean, strategically, I think they've got a pretty vinyl haven't they? It's just somehow 02:51:59.100 --> 02:52:05.820 hatch on survive. He sees it alive. But still, I think G2, you know, they have the players 02:52:05.820 --> 02:52:09.820 up there. They have the players you can just go in, banja, right in the money just finds 02:52:09.820 --> 02:52:13.260 the free piece. You know, gets them out of that hole that they were maybe in after Hasham 02:52:13.260 --> 02:52:17.500 was able to get the second pick. I mean, that's the thing with GT. I mean, they're probably 02:52:17.500 --> 02:52:22.020 the only team who you kind of look at and think they could just go and get whatever 02:52:22.020 --> 02:52:26.100 player they want. You know, that's just how they operate, isn't it? Like, how many teams 02:52:26.100 --> 02:52:33.220 can go and get a shite going to Benji? You know, that's the thing with GT coming into 02:52:33.220 --> 02:52:38.900 it is we've seen how many players come and go at this side, always having players you 02:52:38.900 --> 02:52:41.540 you just think, oh, you know, just fantastic players in the right. 02:52:41.540 --> 02:52:44.380 You know, I kind of mentioned before, you know, losing lawyer, losing 02:52:44.380 --> 02:52:47.900 Blaz, I thought really good players, especially near the end, 02:52:47.900 --> 02:52:50.340 especially outside, but they really came into it well. 02:52:50.340 --> 02:52:52.460 But the team thought, no, we need to make a change. 02:52:52.460 --> 02:52:55.020 And, you know, you just go and get Shaikou and Benji. 02:52:55.020 --> 02:52:55.940 It's just ridiculous. 02:52:55.940 --> 02:52:59.020 And, you know, I think that's a comment that maybe Jack can talk about G2, 02:52:59.020 --> 02:53:02.220 where, you know, we've seen the individuals perform, 02:53:02.220 --> 02:53:04.460 but we want to see more of a team performance. 02:53:04.460 --> 02:53:06.620 Because we know the individuals, we know you can all step up, 02:53:06.620 --> 02:53:15.620 But whenever you kind of get to the international level, whenever you're up against the other regions, especially up against Brazil, you need everyone singing from the same hymn sheet, don't you? 02:53:16.620 --> 02:53:22.620 Oh, yeah. I mean, like, if they're not, then it's like when you have castes all trying to sing together. 02:53:23.620 --> 02:53:28.620 Which is a horrible sound. And we've heard it on tech tests before. 02:53:28.620 --> 02:53:36.740 The name is just a video of us doing that for Wellerman from a different, from a Parasaside, 02:53:36.740 --> 02:53:38.240 but the first Parasaside? 02:53:38.240 --> 02:53:45.020 We are terrible singers, it's a private video for just that reason, and Shoki, well privately 02:53:45.020 --> 02:53:49.780 please remove yourself from the area, you are not allowed to participate in the rest 02:53:49.780 --> 02:53:50.780 of this round. 02:53:50.780 --> 02:53:56.300 Shilad, close on the corner, the second followed through, almost catches, and you're elsewhere, 02:53:56.300 --> 02:53:57.300 they drive in! 02:53:57.300 --> 02:54:03.100 does without Hashom though, gets out of the same second, so, twisted mind, they're just 02:54:03.100 --> 02:54:07.500 pushing out there, sort of making sure that we've got one, let's see what else we can 02:54:07.500 --> 02:54:12.180 sort of net at 4-3, still are a f***ed shit, whoo! 02:54:12.180 --> 02:54:14.780 How'd you do that? 02:54:14.780 --> 02:54:16.580 My eyes are too old. 02:54:16.580 --> 02:54:22.660 I mean, look at the G2, it's very individual isn't it, everyone just kind of finds A-picks 02:54:22.660 --> 02:54:27.420 somewhere, isn't it? And this is maybe the worry that we've had with G2. It's, you know, 02:54:27.420 --> 02:54:32.700 yes, they've got the potential to go off and have individuals shine, but, you know, it 02:54:32.700 --> 02:54:38.540 is very risky of a play, but they just keep finding the kills. I mean, Twisted Minds are 02:54:38.540 --> 02:54:44.540 really giving things a lay right now. Don't we call, comes in, gonna be off of her hash 02:54:44.540 --> 02:54:49.460 off, has to go for the prone play now, and again, he can just TP back to the site if 02:54:49.460 --> 02:54:53.340 He needs to be actually bait now and see if he can catch better by surprise 02:54:53.340 --> 02:54:57.020 I think it's work vengeance and fell for the bait. He hurt the TP, but no 02:54:57.980 --> 02:54:59.980 Stompin in the 1v2 02:55:01.020 --> 02:55:03.020 And P9 the TP 02:55:03.860 --> 02:55:06.700 Stompin was not expecting the scope post 02:55:07.460 --> 02:55:12.860 Swings and roundabouts, isn't it? Looked to be the G2 were breaking away and then a 2v3 02:55:13.300 --> 02:55:15.300 From twist of mind secures the round win 02:55:15.300 --> 02:55:21.300 Well, they were able to get themselves sort of pushed back round. 02:55:21.300 --> 02:55:25.300 You know, they didn't really want to play toughly. 02:55:25.300 --> 02:55:27.300 It's not always been the thing Twisted Minds have done that. 02:55:27.300 --> 02:55:30.300 It's a great idea to court him on the reload, put the pressure back in, 02:55:30.300 --> 02:55:34.300 but G2 have that ability to get these kills from these insane positions. 02:55:34.300 --> 02:55:40.300 He said, teleport brings him back around, the flash comes out, and, you know, they lean in. 02:55:40.300 --> 02:55:42.300 Right, it's one of the things that's often great about this team. 02:55:42.300 --> 02:55:45.580 about this team, it's one of the things that's caused so many problems for other teams is 02:55:45.580 --> 02:55:53.100 Twisted Minds having no fear. They have just built themselves. These monuments of bravery 02:55:53.100 --> 02:55:57.500 and they're more than happy to introduce you to the brickwork that goes into it. 02:55:59.660 --> 02:56:03.900 One apiece and benches off to a very strong start over these opening two rounds, 02:56:03.900 --> 02:56:06.380 but Hashom is not a million miles away himself. 02:56:06.380 --> 02:56:17.580 And we get this deadlock. 02:56:17.580 --> 02:56:22.860 So the top floor not working out for Twisted Lines but the basement certainly is and instead 02:56:22.860 --> 02:56:28.460 of maybe going back in towards the top floor they just continue along with the rotation 02:56:28.460 --> 02:56:29.460 into the midfloor. 02:56:29.460 --> 02:56:35.260 That's what G2 have to go up against and we'll see how G2 want to approach this. 02:56:35.260 --> 02:56:39.660 I mean, they still line up. We're certainly going to be using that sense, isn't it? 02:56:39.660 --> 02:56:42.860 You know, we know that this sense is a great time here in the mid-floor where you can cover off 02:56:43.260 --> 02:56:48.060 not only just the angles in the bomb site, but also the angles that can be held from above with the verts. 02:56:49.180 --> 02:56:52.300 Still for G2 though. I mean, Doki on the shield here. 02:56:52.300 --> 02:56:55.820 I'm looking to see if he can enter in towards Skybridge and enter in towards Green. 02:56:56.860 --> 02:57:00.060 I mean, certainly I think for Doki, you know, he himself has had to adapt his game, 02:57:00.060 --> 02:57:02.940 isn't it? It's on a different role. We've kind of seen him on this stage. 02:57:02.940 --> 02:57:07.280 Whenever you bring in Banging you bring on Shai, but there's kind of see-off in Doki's thunder a little bit 02:57:08.760 --> 02:57:11.860 So him and the shields certainly a sight to the halls 02:57:16.500 --> 02:57:18.660 Spray through push back down green stairs 02:57:18.940 --> 02:57:22.860 He's got the ability to get himself a little bit more not like that though 02:57:23.580 --> 02:57:26.840 They just kept on driving the flash comes around the corner 02:57:26.840 --> 02:57:29.900 There's somebody trying to offer a modicum of support, but in the meantime 02:57:29.900 --> 02:57:36.480 reloading. They're just being caught all over here. Four versus three. What was that first 02:57:36.480 --> 02:57:41.360 loss turns into two return gains? And they now have that body balance in towards their 02:57:41.360 --> 02:57:47.040 favour as well as the proposed aggressive position here. But there's still a watch going on and 02:57:47.040 --> 02:57:51.920 this is exactly it, right? Look, just, oh, it's, I mean, it was a gamble. Fine, but look 02:57:51.920 --> 02:57:53.880 at the health of Shaco and how close it was. 02:57:53.880 --> 02:57:59.520 I mean, Shaco is going too, and he thought, give me diamonds, there it is, this is what 02:57:59.520 --> 02:58:05.240 he can produce on his favourite operator. Hasham being tracked out by said diamonds, 02:58:05.240 --> 02:58:08.640 so exactly where both of these players are, it just feels like a matter of time before 02:58:08.640 --> 02:58:13.680 G2 are going to have full control of the bomb site. Look at where both players and Twisted 02:58:13.680 --> 02:58:17.760 Minds are, I mean, they're separate from one another, so in terms of trades, it's just 02:58:17.760 --> 02:58:22.280 not going to be there. Doki just waiting for him to get set up, and he's going to try and 02:58:22.280 --> 02:58:26.000 and go for that jump in and forces away in with that shield. 02:58:26.000 --> 02:58:28.200 In goes the sense, and I think stopping in Alamo 02:58:28.200 --> 02:58:30.120 maybe gonna try and challenge the player upstairs 02:58:30.120 --> 02:58:32.200 because they know it is gonna be a solo snooking. 02:58:32.200 --> 02:58:35.360 He's gonna go for the plant and oh, somehow, 02:58:35.360 --> 02:58:37.080 we're able to see a kill happening from above, 02:58:37.080 --> 02:58:39.000 but Alamo have the double, a good trade, 02:58:39.000 --> 02:58:42.280 and yeah, it's already matter of time for Hash on fell. 02:58:42.280 --> 02:58:44.600 G2, good bounce back that mid-floor, 02:58:44.600 --> 02:58:45.980 making it look very easy. 02:58:49.000 --> 02:58:49.920 What's he doing? 02:58:49.920 --> 02:58:51.200 What's he saying? 02:58:51.200 --> 02:58:52.040 What's he doing? 02:58:52.040 --> 02:59:03.160 sing it a song what song you have to guess I probably only made up I think 02:59:03.160 --> 02:59:15.000 withering heights by Kate Bush that song you know it nope wow all right what 02:59:15.000 --> 02:59:16.720 about the one that was in Stranger Things 02:59:16.720 --> 02:59:24.240 I know that one. Okay, let's say that then. For the sake of you and your understanding of 02:59:24.240 --> 02:59:36.200 media, let's say it was that sound. G1, G2 off, super back on G2 in the lead. Back to 02:59:36.200 --> 02:59:43.280 a stronger start. I like the Iron Man in the back of Shai-Kai's setup there, because he's 02:59:43.280 --> 03:00:00.800 like bonking his head so full rotate off the bomb sites only gonna end with one 03:00:00.800 --> 03:00:04.820 defensive winning here for twist of minds wasn't that basement they're gonna 03:00:04.820 --> 03:00:11.200 attempt now that top floor once more and didn't work out for the last time they 03:00:11.200 --> 03:00:19.880 over here. He's off the back of a Benjafreeca. I wonder what the change-up's gonna be. Now 03:00:19.880 --> 03:00:25.880 if you look at the bands here for Iverteam, there's gonna be two operators that were used 03:00:25.880 --> 03:00:31.360 in this first round. It was the Tachanka being plugged by P9, it's gone, and it was also 03:00:31.360 --> 03:00:35.760 that solid snake that, again I mentioned, Benjamaster was able to find the free piece 03:00:35.760 --> 03:00:41.860 So for all good bands for both sides has been operators which have been a problem for both of them 03:00:42.480 --> 03:00:45.940 So we'll see how they want to adapt mostly look at the twist of mind 03:00:45.940 --> 03:00:49.560 You know without that the chanker now you what's gonna be your main form of denial 03:00:49.560 --> 03:00:55.360 What kind of rubber you gonna take? I mean, I think it's a fairly easy cross over as that you you take away one flame operator 03:00:55.360 --> 03:00:57.360 You bring in another you bring in the Goya 03:00:57.800 --> 03:00:58.680 Yeah, oh yeah 03:00:58.680 --> 03:01:03.400 You need to sort of just do something else to buy yourself a bit of control right by yourself a little bit of 03:01:03.400 --> 03:01:07.000 of, okay, we can slow down what they're doing. We can slow down their bite-in. We've just 03:01:07.000 --> 03:01:12.840 seen multiple times G2 pushing advantage, pressing and pressing and pressing. And there 03:01:12.840 --> 03:01:16.040 was just one more example to add towards the list. 03:01:16.040 --> 03:01:20.360 I was going to say, are we about to get another example of stuff Hashom likes to do, which 03:01:20.360 --> 03:01:26.040 is be outside the building. Just take these fights, take these advantages. Obviously the 03:01:26.040 --> 03:01:29.320 mirror on the board, it buys them a bit of pressure, they can apply them towards operation. 03:01:29.320 --> 03:01:33.420 the twitch is gonna do their best to remove some utility or just looks away 03:01:33.420 --> 03:01:40.480 as the drone slips on by blinds over the top to swing round on towards this 03:01:40.480 --> 03:01:44.920 position the capitol will just force out the player oh it won't oh it will 03:01:44.920 --> 03:01:50.440 she'll add we stuck yeah entirely stuck the echo is doing its best just to try 03:01:50.440 --> 03:01:54.640 and blind people but that's not gonna slow down shaco pushes on gets the player 03:01:54.640 --> 03:01:57.000 have they bought enough time and it's actually I'm about to do something 03:01:57.000 --> 03:01:59.340 They'll buy them another- BUDDY, YES! 03:01:59.340 --> 03:02:01.080 Great positioning. 03:02:01.080 --> 03:02:03.500 On towards the swing, forced out by the Fenrymine, 03:02:03.500 --> 03:02:05.740 and they are suddenly back to square one, 03:02:05.740 --> 03:02:09.080 but with a less body than their opponents. 03:02:09.080 --> 03:02:12.080 Yeah, this is where Twisted Lines get very dangerous 03:02:12.080 --> 03:02:15.280 when you have players who will just go for the most random plays. 03:02:15.280 --> 03:02:17.680 And I mean, that's all in the f-com shotgun. 03:02:17.680 --> 03:02:18.920 Able will make it work for him. 03:02:18.920 --> 03:02:21.680 Kandala's will go out. 03:02:21.680 --> 03:02:23.480 And that should be a dead smoke, and it is. 03:02:23.480 --> 03:02:26.000 Doki takes a lot of damage through down to 1 HP, 03:02:26.000 --> 03:02:28.640 and there's Hashim again, makes the rotate in the bathroom. 03:02:28.640 --> 03:02:31.760 She's an absolute medicine, I mean, who wants to swing him? 03:02:31.760 --> 03:02:33.920 Who really wants to go up against this guy? 03:02:33.920 --> 03:02:36.960 Stumpin' able to find one to get it back into the 2v2 03:02:36.960 --> 03:02:38.320 and 40 seconds left. 03:02:38.320 --> 03:02:40.720 Stumpin's in the bomb site and Benji has to try and support him. 03:02:42.720 --> 03:02:46.880 I mean P9 puts down Stumpin and there's Benji getting one apiece 03:02:46.880 --> 03:02:48.960 and look at the health, it's almost even between the pair 03:02:48.960 --> 03:02:51.600 and no gadgetry, we have an old fucking shootout 03:02:51.600 --> 03:02:52.880 and Benji is the boy. 03:02:52.880 --> 03:03:01.340 way to make that stick and you just had such a cool drink afterwards no song this time 03:03:01.340 --> 03:03:05.420 from doki but that was a let's go tell that 03:03:05.420 --> 03:03:10.580 he's getting very jumpy isn't he doki he's getting into us that's where you know things 03:03:10.580 --> 03:03:14.480 are going well if he's always kind of rocking back and forth in this chair ready for the 03:03:14.480 --> 03:03:15.480 next round 03:03:15.480 --> 03:03:22.480 Well I mean this is the twist of my playstyle, this is Hashim, the guy fears nothing, doesn't 03:03:22.480 --> 03:03:26.520 get a video or Hashim will do the same thing. 03:03:26.520 --> 03:03:33.200 But really for Benj, again, the saviour of G2, 7 kills for the man. 03:03:33.200 --> 03:03:37.400 Equally so a check, I'm also in 7 kills, but the score line tells the different stories 03:03:37.400 --> 03:03:41.200 that G2, here in the lead, a two round buffer. 03:03:41.200 --> 03:03:46.400 I mean G2, I mean in that kind of opening they did the right things didn't they? Again that utility dump 03:03:47.400 --> 03:03:51.280 But they just again need to be careful for those plays that twist that mines can go for 03:03:52.560 --> 03:03:57.520 They'll still find a way G2 and that's all they care about as long as the rounds keep on coming their way they will mind 03:03:58.760 --> 03:04:01.240 And even with something as well good decision-making 03:04:01.400 --> 03:04:06.600 You know gets into the GV2 and just thinks right I need to make a play it just charges into the bomb site 03:04:06.600 --> 03:04:14.680 at this point now, driving themselves step by step further forward. It's obviously the, 03:04:14.680 --> 03:04:19.400 you know, we have the conversations about the strength of this map, right, and how it's 03:04:19.400 --> 03:04:24.680 going to be playing in towards the favour, and we get onto border. We have these two teams 03:04:24.680 --> 03:04:29.720 like to play. Would you shave waters a bit of the clip of the coin from Twisted Minds, 03:04:29.720 --> 03:04:34.360 or from that sort of side, or do you think they will have that extra element? 03:04:41.360 --> 03:04:42.360 Or are you unsure? 03:04:43.360 --> 03:04:44.360 I'm stumped you. 03:04:44.560 --> 03:04:47.120 I'm giving you too much to think about, too much aggression. 03:04:47.920 --> 03:04:49.120 I mean, there's too much... 03:04:49.240 --> 03:04:50.760 But this is going to be an aggressive game, 03:04:50.760 --> 03:04:52.800 because it was always going to be kind of stemmed that way 03:04:52.800 --> 03:04:54.320 with the players that we have on both sides. 03:04:55.280 --> 03:04:56.480 Yeah, yeah, yeah, entirely that. 03:04:56.480 --> 03:05:01.000 And but then I think that's the thing about border is when we eventually get that twisted minds the way they've been playing 03:05:01.440 --> 03:05:06.040 Mmm, I don't think this is a map that rewards it as well as border does right? 03:05:06.040 --> 03:05:10.900 It was close in the previous round because of that but imagine that happening on a map like border where 03:05:12.040 --> 03:05:16.240 You know it's sort of you're closer together to the rest of your team 03:05:16.240 --> 03:05:19.680 You're closer towards the support structure. You can get yourself backed up as a defender more 03:05:19.680 --> 03:05:27.440 I mean, I still think that being G2, I've also got quote-unquote aggressive right-players. 03:05:27.440 --> 03:05:30.760 I mean, a lot of them are what I would call right-wracks, we're looking at Doki, we're 03:05:30.760 --> 03:05:33.960 looking at Benji, you know, they put a hard right to what they're like, and I think in 03:05:33.960 --> 03:05:38.280 a map like Porter, where they'll be very proficient on it, you know, I think Porter does lean 03:05:38.280 --> 03:05:43.360 in sometimes to that kind of right-play style, where you can just find a gap and go massive. 03:05:43.360 --> 03:05:45.360 5-4. 03:05:45.360 --> 03:05:47.360 Now that's gone, they've lost the picks. 03:05:47.360 --> 03:05:49.360 It's the first route in, but the first route in 03:05:49.360 --> 03:05:51.360 might actually be Doki off to the races. 03:05:51.360 --> 03:05:53.360 Misses the first player if he can 03:05:53.360 --> 03:05:55.360 sneak on fire, but look at all the gacketry. 03:05:55.360 --> 03:05:57.360 They might be on the other side of this. Oh, none of it is! 03:05:57.360 --> 03:05:59.360 Gets him, gets one, gets out, 03:05:59.360 --> 03:06:01.360 and they get on the camera just to split second to 03:06:01.360 --> 03:06:03.360 late. Doki strikes back 03:06:03.360 --> 03:06:05.360 and almost gets himself another. 03:06:05.360 --> 03:06:07.360 Dove is a bit stuck right now 03:06:07.360 --> 03:06:09.360 in that corner. 03:06:09.360 --> 03:06:11.360 Just thinking he needs to cool down now, 03:06:11.360 --> 03:06:14.520 as the cooldown of Doki's done well to get that pick. 03:06:14.520 --> 03:06:18.400 Caused a little bit of panic I think in the site. 03:06:18.400 --> 03:06:19.960 Just to make sure that mines is thankful. 03:06:19.960 --> 03:06:22.120 How's that damage walked into the bomb site? 03:06:22.120 --> 03:06:24.960 And that G2, they have all that vertical pressure 03:06:24.960 --> 03:06:26.440 now they can apply from the hatch. 03:06:26.440 --> 03:06:29.560 And Shaco's just waiting for somebody to go for the peek. 03:06:29.560 --> 03:06:31.280 And oh, Benjo's seen the legs. 03:06:31.280 --> 03:06:33.200 He knows exactly where that L is. 03:06:35.120 --> 03:06:36.640 That's just gonna go for Benjo though. 03:06:36.640 --> 03:06:38.960 And the big ol' flashbang goes to the shots, 03:06:38.960 --> 03:06:40.440 but Shaco is there finally. 03:06:40.440 --> 03:06:43.880 Shaiiko gets the kill, he was holding on to that for a very long time. 03:06:43.880 --> 03:06:46.180 Yeah, as close as you like there. 03:06:46.180 --> 03:06:52.480 Now, 4 vs 3, but again, low timer, so if they can pop this in the right play, he gets them 03:06:52.480 --> 03:06:58.840 out of this shoulder, gets the follow through, close by P9, gets himself 2, but Stompin makes 03:06:58.840 --> 03:07:03.800 things level once again, but demo, we're in the red time here as Jake puts it, and now 03:07:03.800 --> 03:07:10.280 he's just watching his friends die around him, no kit, no vision, no idea, no round. 03:07:10.280 --> 03:07:19.720 He takes the gamble right in front of a hatch. He goes for that play and nobody from G2 was 03:07:19.720 --> 03:07:27.360 done the wiser and he picks up the double. I mean, Twisted Minds were really trapped 03:07:27.360 --> 03:07:32.240 in the bombsite for the majority of that round, but all it takes is that one moment of brilliance 03:07:32.240 --> 03:07:40.120 and it completely flips around on its head and Twisted Minds, it's a big play from P9, 03:07:40.120 --> 03:07:45.720 I mean, once again, being successful on the base, that's the only bombs like that they've won. 03:07:47.020 --> 03:07:49.020 So it gets them the two rounds, but... 03:07:50.020 --> 03:07:53.920 Victory G2, they know they don't have to play that base, but go into the next round. 03:07:53.920 --> 03:07:56.720 I think that's a bonus for G2, they can't go back here again. 03:07:58.320 --> 03:08:03.020 Yep, they've sort of got themselves, you know, a site that's going away from them. 03:08:03.020 --> 03:08:05.020 And in some ways, you kind of look at that and go, 03:08:05.020 --> 03:08:06.520 Yeah, okay, fine. 03:08:06.520 --> 03:08:08.720 Like, if you want the full two split, fine. 03:08:08.720 --> 03:08:11.880 we can work with that we can work against that 03:08:11.880 --> 03:08:13.400 all of that can be 03:08:13.400 --> 03:08:16.960 put together and pulled away from us we don't really care because as soon as we 03:08:16.960 --> 03:08:21.120 get on towards that other site we'll sort of dictate the fact that this is our map 03:08:21.120 --> 03:08:22.360 and 03:08:22.360 --> 03:08:26.840 i guess it's still the pressure on but it's not that the rounds have been 03:08:26.840 --> 03:08:28.920 you know a million miles away 03:08:28.920 --> 03:08:32.640 right there's the gt round which came down to the one versus two technically from the 03:08:32.640 --> 03:08:34.000 side of benjo this 03:08:34.000 --> 03:08:35.400 could be 03:08:35.400 --> 03:08:37.520 A score flip the other way around, twisted minds. 03:08:37.520 --> 03:08:41.240 They're not sort of curtailing their play style there, 03:08:41.240 --> 03:08:43.520 instead trying to breathe more life into water. 03:08:43.520 --> 03:08:44.360 Yeah. 03:08:44.360 --> 03:08:45.600 They are missing. 03:08:45.600 --> 03:08:48.680 Dove and Gillard sort of start putting bodies down. 03:08:48.680 --> 03:08:50.200 They're not always the sort of driving factor. 03:08:50.200 --> 03:08:51.600 Then you look at the spread of what's going on 03:08:51.600 --> 03:08:54.200 from the side of G2, and well, they're a team 03:08:54.200 --> 03:08:57.040 that often has five guns firing on their good days, 03:08:57.040 --> 03:09:01.000 and you don't really want to not be able to sort of 03:09:01.000 --> 03:09:02.080 catch up with that. 03:09:05.400 --> 03:09:11.900 Well, we go in towards this mid-floor, remember I said last time that G2 were here, it just 03:09:11.900 --> 03:09:13.600 felt too easy for them. 03:09:13.600 --> 03:09:17.520 You know, they were able to use the shield really successfully, so I'm a little bit shocked 03:09:17.520 --> 03:09:21.680 why they've kind of switched off that Blackbeard, but Doki had a lot of control on instead of 03:09:21.680 --> 03:09:26.520 it is going to be the Blitz on his trusted conductor, being Alamau. 03:09:26.520 --> 03:09:31.680 He's getting very proficient on the shields as we know, so we'll see where the Blitz kind 03:09:31.680 --> 03:09:32.680 of wants to go. 03:09:32.680 --> 03:09:39.680 It just kind of feels a little G2, it's going to be a full, top four assault, they're going to really try and work out these rollers and take that vulnerable control. 03:09:41.680 --> 03:09:48.680 Well, here's the attempt to drive all the way through, you can see they're just trying to see if, you know, there's anyone on the other side of it, but it's the mines. 03:09:49.680 --> 03:09:51.680 Well, here's the fight, there's one that's nearer than a bow! 03:09:52.680 --> 03:09:57.680 Prevenge for being the opening death the previous round, wants to try and catch up for lost kills. 03:09:57.680 --> 03:10:06.960 kills. Now, B9 gone, Tricks gone as well. They have the vertical control, but Hash on. 03:10:06.960 --> 03:10:10.920 He's tempted by a little bit of sneaky action on green stairs. He's held this position 03:10:10.920 --> 03:10:14.760 before, but when you've got a shield around the corner, and that's what you're about 03:10:14.760 --> 03:10:22.960 to find, there's the activation, and there's the assassination. Three, four, Alamo. 03:10:22.960 --> 03:10:26.320 Shalada's suffering elsewhere. He's doing his best to fight this way through, but don't 03:10:26.320 --> 03:10:29.820 We had it on watch. This is where I mean all of them are happy to find the bikes. 03:10:29.820 --> 03:10:35.820 And I said we wanted to see a little bit more from Dov this time round. It will not be the case. 03:10:39.820 --> 03:10:42.820 Oh, it was even easier, wasn't it? Well, that, that bunks attack. 03:10:42.820 --> 03:10:45.820 I mean, all credit to, to Mr. Carl. 03:10:45.820 --> 03:10:48.820 Big, big pop-off round for him. 03:10:48.820 --> 03:10:51.820 Usually I would say is the, kind of, one for the joke. 03:10:51.820 --> 03:10:54.820 Well, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Demo, demo, demo. Mayday, mayday. 03:10:54.820 --> 03:10:56.820 We have to throw it back to our desk. 03:10:56.820 --> 03:10:58.820 All right, thank you. 03:10:58.820 --> 03:11:01.820 On pause for G2 with this first house so far. 03:11:01.820 --> 03:11:04.820 I mean, it's all down to a player that we see on the top of the scoreboard so far. 03:11:04.820 --> 03:11:06.820 Benja is having some incredible pop-up moments. 03:11:06.820 --> 03:11:07.820 Yeah, he really has. 03:11:07.820 --> 03:11:10.820 Benja's been spectacular through the first half, I think. 03:11:10.820 --> 03:11:13.820 He plays a role that's still a little bit supportive in nature at times. 03:11:13.820 --> 03:11:17.820 He plays a lot of the cutoff, a lot of the vertical lines of sight in terms of his role on G2. 03:11:17.820 --> 03:11:20.820 But he's picked up a lot of kills, including the huge one versus two as well. 03:11:20.820 --> 03:11:24.740 as well. So I think G2 could attribute a lot of that round success to him so far. 03:11:24.740 --> 03:11:28.420 Yeah, I think the main important thing is, you know, he's playing a role that 03:11:28.420 --> 03:11:31.700 means either he has impact either he doesn't, he can seem a bit of a 03:11:31.700 --> 03:11:35.060 baiter when the way he plays, you know, he plays as a lurker. So either he has 03:11:35.060 --> 03:11:38.340 information and brings that to the table, either he brings kills. 03:11:38.340 --> 03:11:41.700 But the most important thing is that when he did that, and you said it best, 03:11:41.700 --> 03:11:45.540 it's half between the round, right? It's the most important kills because 03:11:45.540 --> 03:11:48.740 those are the kills that will shift the balance at the last moment 03:11:48.740 --> 03:11:52.900 towards the end of the round, he will be in a mad advantage, or he will clutch it back 03:11:52.900 --> 03:11:56.660 based off his performance. And that's really what's made the difference for G2 so far. 03:11:56.660 --> 03:12:00.180 And it's worth noting actually that G2 are up against a really tricky player 03:12:00.180 --> 03:12:04.020 and potentially a tricky playstyle, but the only player that seems to be having that aggressive 03:12:04.020 --> 03:12:09.220 playstyle so far for Twisted Minds is Hasham as well, because he has been that usual annoying 03:12:09.220 --> 03:12:14.180 self, that player that you don't really necessarily want to play against. He's been aggressive, 03:12:14.180 --> 03:12:18.660 he's been prone in the weird and wonderful positions inside of the smoke, floating up to the 03:12:18.660 --> 03:12:24.580 bathroom window here, just flumping away, getting those kills, being a real thorn in the side of G2 03:12:24.580 --> 03:12:29.700 and yes they've managed to shut down everybody but Sean is at a tricky uproar, he can have big 03:12:29.700 --> 03:12:33.860 impacts, we saw P9 also have a big impact round where it's just a little bit unpredictable, 03:12:33.860 --> 03:12:37.940 if Sean manages to have some more unpredictable rounds he could be a threat to G2. 03:12:37.940 --> 03:12:41.380 What's interesting is the dynamic inside the team right, because if you look at most of the 03:12:41.380 --> 03:12:46.820 rounds what happens is Hashim is left alone on the vigil, on the scope post, on a really weird 03:12:46.820 --> 03:12:51.140 position, where he needs to get aggressive, he needs to be annoying, he needs to basically create 03:12:51.140 --> 03:12:55.700 disturbance for the side of G2, and then the rest of the team just plays back side, they peel off 03:12:55.700 --> 03:13:00.340 and peel off and peel off, like P9, for example P9 on that round, he's playing the anchor with the 03:13:00.340 --> 03:13:05.700 smoke, but all of this time has been burned on the other side by Hashown. So we're gonna see now, 03:13:05.700 --> 03:13:10.580 if switching to attacks is Twisted Mind, keeping that playstyle, that aggression, that unpredictability, 03:13:10.580 --> 03:13:16.020 the chaos, are they reverting back to a slow-paced attack, which I think will be their biggest downfall 03:13:16.020 --> 03:13:19.860 the team like G2. Well, they 03:13:19.860 --> 03:13:20.420 don't have the Monty in the 03:13:20.420 --> 03:13:22.460 day was at least to their 03:13:22.460 --> 03:13:23.020 disposal. Yeah, no Monty. No 03:13:23.020 --> 03:13:24.260 day most that you know, it 03:13:24.260 --> 03:13:25.260 indicates a little bit of 03:13:25.260 --> 03:13:26.260 fast paced forcing some team 03:13:26.260 --> 03:13:27.460 play around. They have got 03:13:27.460 --> 03:13:28.300 rid of the case in the Monday. 03:13:28.300 --> 03:13:29.500 You're not a fan. Is that what 03:13:29.500 --> 03:13:30.500 you're grimacing at Leo? Yeah, 03:13:30.500 --> 03:13:31.460 because then they will play as 03:13:31.460 --> 03:13:32.700 any then they will be mirror. 03:13:32.700 --> 03:13:34.300 Yeah, it's the same old the 03:13:34.300 --> 03:13:35.500 early one should be good. The 03:13:35.500 --> 03:13:36.540 ball of preaching should be 03:13:36.540 --> 03:13:37.140 good, but they're going to 03:13:37.140 --> 03:13:38.540 play into a lot of G2 utility 03:13:38.540 --> 03:13:39.540 that being said, G2 are not 03:13:39.540 --> 03:13:40.780 always known to be the most 03:13:40.780 --> 03:13:41.780 disciplined behind that 03:13:41.780 --> 03:13:43.380 utility, so they will find 03:13:43.380 --> 03:13:44.380 some opportunity. All right, 03:13:44.380 --> 03:13:45.380 let's see how twisted minds 03:13:45.380 --> 03:13:47.380 half 03:13:48.900 --> 03:13:52.820 And we're back damn I think Anne should interrupt them now I interrupt you 03:13:54.900 --> 03:13:56.900 She needs to be more 03:14:08.340 --> 03:14:11.940 Well, okay, how about this production I think 03:14:15.380 --> 03:14:20.140 them during the half-time break. The place is sort of ominous song that gets closer and 03:14:20.140 --> 03:14:21.860 closer. Oh, I'm thinking of Countdown again. 03:14:21.860 --> 03:14:23.860 You're thinking of Countdown again. I'm thinking of Countdown. 03:14:23.860 --> 03:14:27.460 You've named the show. Ah, I'm thinking of Countdown again. 03:14:27.460 --> 03:14:29.460 Scratch that, scratch that, scratch that. 03:14:29.460 --> 03:14:35.580 We're back in 14, GT. That electric band here. And what are your thoughts? Where's 03:14:35.580 --> 03:14:38.060 your head at? Do you remember what you were talking about? 03:14:38.060 --> 03:14:41.900 Oh, I was just trying to say, you know, welcome to the park. Because sometimes he doesn't 03:14:41.900 --> 03:14:47.900 get enough love, but I think he deserves. You know, it's actually quite good. I think 03:14:47.900 --> 03:14:52.460 those folks are saying something about, you know, Carl, Carl did really well in the scrims 03:14:52.460 --> 03:14:56.460 today, he dropped the sixth bomb, something like that. This kind of caught me surprised, 03:14:56.460 --> 03:15:00.220 so they're very harsh on him. So I always like it whenever there's a very good round. 03:15:00.220 --> 03:15:05.380 I certainly did that with a Blitz and yeah, four to half for G2. This looking good. I mean, 03:15:05.380 --> 03:15:10.140 the bands here, I don't really think are surprising. I mean, G2 go with the electrification bands, 03:15:10.140 --> 03:15:14.160 standard a map like lair or if you kind of look at the getting into the top floor 03:15:14.160 --> 03:15:17.560 it can be a bit of a nightmare for teams if you have to try and go through the 03:15:17.560 --> 03:15:20.560 kind of premise of having to deal with a bandit trick having to deal with a k-trick 03:15:20.560 --> 03:15:24.840 I don't know Bencha he's tried to hash home calls plan hasn't worked out for him 03:15:24.840 --> 03:15:31.560 no it takes a lot of skills to be able to pull off those sort of plays and well 03:15:31.560 --> 03:15:35.160 Bencha has it but he doesn't have it this round there's the catch on an 03:15:35.160 --> 03:15:42.840 aggressive as army. Keep it deployed. Slip the way out there and get the reinforce down 03:15:42.840 --> 03:15:48.760 the bar and hear them smashing it. He heals it back now. Is the drive across? 03:15:48.760 --> 03:15:54.360 Got it. Got more attention being played towards it. It's quick land grab but they're actually 03:15:54.360 --> 03:15:58.040 able to hold on to the utility there. Pull the shield back and get it redeployed. 03:15:58.040 --> 03:16:03.480 Yeah, it's not bad for Doki, keep the use up, place it down again. 03:16:03.480 --> 03:16:07.080 I mean, obviously that could try and get the smoke, somebody with Wink on here for G2. 03:16:07.080 --> 03:16:10.880 It's about using that time denial. 03:16:10.880 --> 03:16:13.680 So time is always going to be up against Twisted Minds here. 03:16:13.680 --> 03:16:16.680 And they still need to try and make headway in towards Mez. 03:16:16.680 --> 03:16:20.480 They've got Stomp in the deal with him, he's there with the shotgun. 03:16:20.480 --> 03:16:24.480 And Alamo, I mean, the Wink on the top of the row, it's the check of the smoke and Alamo 03:16:24.480 --> 03:16:25.480 goes wandering and gets punished. 03:16:25.480 --> 03:16:40.480 Doki able to get one kill, here comes the Blitz and Doth, charging straight in looking for Stolpen, but he says not today, Blitz. Not today. Shot can make another. No, just has a fade away shot. Here comes Doki with a support. Great stichy from Stolpen and Doki. 03:16:40.480 --> 03:16:46.480 And Twisted Lines, they have the lead, 5-4, and now they're down a man and 3-2. 03:16:46.480 --> 03:16:52.980 At this point now how can they try and sort of capitulate the force they've got the blind 03:16:52.980 --> 03:16:58.480 and they actually catch the player brilliant bait and cut and well unfortunately it doesn't 03:16:58.480 --> 03:16:59.800 last too long. 03:16:59.800 --> 03:17:04.760 You know the 1 vs 2, only Shaco and Stumpin to get through, how hard can it be? 03:17:04.760 --> 03:17:11.280 I think we're about to find out, 15 seconds and they've got themselves pings either way 03:17:11.280 --> 03:17:12.280 and there it is. 03:17:12.280 --> 03:17:15.440 Oh Dars get the head of Stumpin, get some stuff, a third for the round and it's going 03:17:15.440 --> 03:17:19.440 I'm going to try and bait the 03:17:19.540 --> 03:17:21.440 plant. Shaco has to drive 03:17:21.540 --> 03:17:23.440 himself forward. He's off in 03:17:23.540 --> 03:17:25.440 his background. Three seconds 03:17:25.540 --> 03:17:27.440 and I'll play very well there 03:17:27.540 --> 03:17:29.440 by Shaco. Prefile. Okay, almost 03:17:29.540 --> 03:17:33.440 There was a moment demo. I mean, 03:17:33.540 --> 03:17:35.440 the pocket shields still stayed 03:17:35.540 --> 03:17:37.440 up and just give some cover, 03:17:37.540 --> 03:17:40.440 but I mean for G2. Look, it was 03:17:40.540 --> 03:17:42.440 it was questionable and some 03:17:42.440 --> 03:17:48.600 really good synergy. I think from Doki and Stumpin wasn't to really stop that push coming in through Bathroom Hallway. 03:17:50.920 --> 03:17:57.880 But yeah, just for Twisted Minds, again the time just maybe got the better of them that time around. 03:17:59.800 --> 03:18:08.200 I mean, this was the, I was just so surprised. FIB3 and somehow GT had been able to pull it back, but this was lovely everything from Stumpin and Doki. 03:18:08.200 --> 03:18:17.800 the game. Like you said, almost. 03:18:18.200 --> 03:18:19.800 But still round winners around 03:18:19.800 --> 03:18:21.800 win for G2 has been scrappy at 03:18:21.800 --> 03:18:23.300 points like no doubt about it 03:18:23.300 --> 03:18:25.000 has been a fairly scrappy game 03:18:25.000 --> 03:18:26.300 and maybe the score line. 03:18:26.300 --> 03:18:28.200 Doesn't show how maybe close 03:18:28.200 --> 03:18:29.300 around have been some points 03:18:29.300 --> 03:18:31.000 or GT or maybe looking thinking 03:18:31.000 --> 03:18:32.000 which is about got away with 03:18:32.000 --> 03:18:33.600 that's a good thing you had that 03:18:33.600 --> 03:18:37.200 Well there's the top floor locked out and where do we go? Straight into the basement for G2. 03:18:40.800 --> 03:18:45.920 5-2, hmm that's wider and wider here and the pressure's sort of on for the side of Twisted 03:18:45.920 --> 03:18:50.720 Minds and we obviously see some very strong historical performances here. We talked about 03:18:50.720 --> 03:18:57.760 Lair and obviously G2 handing it 7-0 against FaZe and 7-4 against M80 and Twisted Minds in the 03:18:57.760 --> 03:19:03.600 the same Breslaut, 2-7 against Falcons. It's kind of going that way, right? We're sort 03:19:03.600 --> 03:19:08.400 of getting that taste of this map. We're seeing why G2 is so good at proper solving. And yes, 03:19:08.400 --> 03:19:12.160 there is these very close rounds. There is this very, very close moment over and over again. 03:19:13.040 --> 03:19:17.680 But maybe the brilliance is the fact that they can try and bring these ones back together, 03:19:17.680 --> 03:19:22.400 right? We've had, what, three different players from the side of G2 get at least 3k. We've had 03:19:22.400 --> 03:19:26.400 to one of the next classes from their team. 03:19:26.400 --> 03:19:29.400 And now we've got another open and kill their favor. 03:19:29.400 --> 03:19:33.400 They just seem to always have an extra little trick that can't be predicted. 03:19:33.400 --> 03:19:35.400 Stompin has gone down elsewhere. 03:19:35.400 --> 03:19:38.400 Ooh, move it. Cool out by a frag grenade. 03:19:38.400 --> 03:19:40.400 Oh, in fact, no. 03:19:40.400 --> 03:19:43.400 Okay, okay. 03:19:43.400 --> 03:19:46.400 I mean, look who's shot. He's been able to pick off the ace. 03:19:46.400 --> 03:19:51.400 So getting open that main kind of single wall breach that we would see in the horizontal takes 03:19:51.400 --> 03:19:56.560 Uncle takes is not going to be a possibility here for twisted minds. So they're going to 03:19:56.560 --> 03:20:01.740 have to try and go into again those kind of bottlenecks that we see on this bomb site 03:20:01.740 --> 03:20:06.880 in towards those two doorways. But just feels like again that the time I mean there's half 03:20:06.880 --> 03:20:10.560 there I'm gone and really what have twisted minds got to show for it. They've got their 03:20:10.560 --> 03:20:15.760 way in towards warehouse and that's really it. Not much else. I don't really think the 03:20:15.760 --> 03:20:20.080 options of going in towards the kind of mid four vertical take and G2 responded with two 03:20:20.080 --> 03:20:24.820 two kills now. There's down two, she'll have the tricks and oh well there's the glass able 03:20:24.820 --> 03:20:30.000 to pick up one, that goes all the way over. Still no fluke, I mean a minute or so left 03:20:30.000 --> 03:20:33.280 and oh my word she'll actually go for the dropies and the bombslayer. 03:20:33.280 --> 03:20:41.280 Oh, tricks this is anymore, oh no there is she'll add. Yeah that sort of peeled itself 03:20:41.280 --> 03:20:51.160 away yep and well six to six to how is this gonna shape its way up now as you 03:20:51.160 --> 03:20:54.800 sort of start looking towards border and at what point do they go right 03:20:54.800 --> 03:21:00.080 mental's a bit sort of pushed to a side do we just sort of look at the aspect 03:21:00.080 --> 03:21:03.400 if it was to get two defense rounds throughout this map but remember they 03:21:03.400 --> 03:21:08.560 were both on the same sites so even if they win this next one you might find 03:21:08.560 --> 03:21:12.640 themselves suddenly in this horrible pattern where they're only winning one side either side and 03:21:13.200 --> 03:21:16.320 from now on for full round they're going to be perfect! 03:21:24.080 --> 03:21:27.760 What a pressure for twists and lines that don't have to be perfect! 03:21:30.480 --> 03:21:35.200 I mean for G2 it has been kind of cruise control as of the past couple of rounds now 03:21:35.200 --> 03:21:41.120 now. That's free in a row. They're sitting pretty good stead to take this map in very 03:21:41.120 --> 03:21:46.400 convincing fashion as well. I mean, we're always looking for twisted minds. It was going 03:21:46.400 --> 03:21:51.200 to be a tough match up for them. I mean, this G2 side of hit the ground running, which is 03:21:51.200 --> 03:21:56.720 what they want. They needed, you know, for a G2 side who we always say, okay, what's 03:21:56.720 --> 03:22:00.000 this year going to be for G2? You know, you think about how many players have came through 03:22:00.000 --> 03:22:06.240 the door of this organization and you know they've only had you know just the one trophy 03:22:06.240 --> 03:22:12.400 between the old Penta G2 roster to obviously what we know with Alamo and Doki today. 03:22:12.400 --> 03:22:19.960 It's been a long time, been a long time, yeah, memories, I mean that's what three years 03:22:19.960 --> 03:22:25.600 since they won that invite you know it's time is moving but it's also I guess it's 03:22:25.600 --> 03:22:30.040 Sort of worth saying, I think, is that SI-2025, 03:22:30.040 --> 03:22:31.600 which is sort of the changes in the league, 03:22:31.600 --> 03:22:32.800 and the structure now is going together 03:22:32.800 --> 03:22:36.480 with the last time that we had a menoplayer roster 03:22:36.480 --> 03:22:41.480 at sort of T1 circuit major, obviously ENC, 03:22:42.000 --> 03:22:44.120 or EWC, whatever, last year, 03:22:44.120 --> 03:22:47.760 but within the realms of the majors and SI's, 03:22:47.760 --> 03:22:50.560 and such, and it was obviously this roster, 03:22:50.560 --> 03:22:54.400 and there's this element of wanting to fight the way back in, 03:22:54.400 --> 03:22:59.400 whereas G2 they're always consistent regardless of the fact of whether that was their last great triumph 03:22:59.400 --> 03:23:08.400 they're still a team of consistent performance and triumph and well not this round for their case 03:23:08.400 --> 03:23:16.400 he's gone, early first body can't twisted minds bring this one to an end or will we have as I said before 03:23:16.400 --> 03:23:22.400 our third clutch round for G2 player place your bets now 03:23:22.400 --> 03:23:32.400 I don't think it'll be him. No, that would be outside of the horse for the broken leg. 03:23:32.400 --> 03:23:41.960 And that case of it. Oh, for the jump out or the run out, whatever it was. That was in 03:23:41.960 --> 03:23:47.680 front of July. I think it was. Yeah, he's got the kill. Anyway, it's the one for one 03:23:47.680 --> 03:23:54.400 trades are still twisted mines able to have the advantage but a minute remaining and twisted 03:23:54.400 --> 03:23:59.680 mines I have to start thinking about maybe looking at getting the aggression towards 03:23:59.680 --> 03:24:03.400 his top floor and all of a sudden that is a bad challenge he was ready for the blitz but 03:24:03.400 --> 03:24:09.720 not expecting P9 to be with him so that leaders doubled down the man count G2 strike one benches 03:24:09.720 --> 03:24:13.680 there's two new pickups have to try and go for the clutch pencher this is happening that 03:24:13.680 --> 03:24:16.480 C4 gonna try and go a craft, they've been able to pick up Hatch-Chomp! 03:24:16.480 --> 03:24:18.680 They've all killed for vengeance, look at him! 03:24:18.680 --> 03:24:21.680 Going straight away to rotate and maybe looking for a flank. 03:24:22.980 --> 03:24:26.480 Well, they've got the shield, they know the pressure they need to apply, and almost a good one too, 03:24:26.480 --> 03:24:28.280 but they dropped the hatch as well, P9! 03:24:28.680 --> 03:24:32.680 Perfect place, there's a fight on green to lock it in and twist the mines, they get one. 03:24:32.880 --> 03:24:39.280 But, as I said, at the start of the round, it's not a matter of being able to take the tertiary, 03:24:39.280 --> 03:24:42.120 It's not a matter of being able to have one in your books. 03:24:42.120 --> 03:24:45.440 You have to do a perfect rotation of all of the sites, 03:24:45.440 --> 03:24:48.240 including the two that you've lost. 03:24:48.240 --> 03:24:51.820 So from this point onwards, it's 03:24:51.820 --> 03:24:53.200 got to be more of a lock in. 03:24:53.200 --> 03:24:55.240 And this is a sort of set. 03:24:55.240 --> 03:24:56.680 You're still looking at the spread, 03:24:56.680 --> 03:25:00.080 and you're still, unfortunately, missing 03:25:00.080 --> 03:25:01.920 a good chunk here of Twisted Minds, 03:25:01.920 --> 03:25:06.120 whether it's just the map, whether it's just the opponents, 03:25:06.120 --> 03:25:08.760 whether it's just a bit of a false start. 03:25:08.760 --> 03:25:15.080 Now is the time to have that sort of superhero third act and show up and remind people what you can do. 03:25:18.120 --> 03:25:19.320 Now there is the jump out. 03:25:20.640 --> 03:25:21.140 What? 03:25:21.960 --> 03:25:24.440 Like, was it just trusting no one was... 03:25:24.440 --> 03:25:26.680 Yeah, just holding that part of the back. 03:25:26.680 --> 03:25:27.180 Mm-hmm. 03:25:27.180 --> 03:25:28.180 Ha ha ha ha! 03:25:29.380 --> 03:25:33.560 I mean, it is although, I mean, yes, he gets the one, but he's out there. 03:25:33.560 --> 03:25:36.040 Is he really gonna be able to get back into the building? 03:25:36.600 --> 03:25:38.120 You know, that's the... there's a thing, is it? 03:25:38.120 --> 03:25:41.520 You know, yes, you're gonna get killed, but you're probably gonna die. 03:25:41.520 --> 03:25:44.080 And also, I think, don't forget, operator was the smoke. 03:25:44.560 --> 03:25:44.880 Yeah. 03:25:46.000 --> 03:25:48.520 So, you know, when you were like, I like it when Carl's having a good map. 03:25:48.960 --> 03:25:49.280 Yep. 03:25:50.000 --> 03:25:50.840 Would you add that? 03:25:52.840 --> 03:25:53.520 He's got seven. 03:25:53.520 --> 03:25:54.720 Bob, put some respect. 03:25:54.720 --> 03:25:55.200 He does. 03:25:55.400 --> 03:25:57.400 Yeah, yeah, he got, no, he got his one. 03:25:58.080 --> 03:25:58.560 Right. 03:25:59.520 --> 03:26:00.400 Like, I'm not. 03:26:00.400 --> 03:26:02.200 He's not better than scrims, according to Doki. 03:26:02.400 --> 03:26:06.480 Yeah, he's technically like, you know, that's a good cost round for him. 03:26:06.480 --> 03:26:12.480 I mean, G2 is pretty tight gripping, isn't it, based on all the ales? 03:26:12.480 --> 03:26:15.480 I mean, nobody's really out in front. 03:26:15.480 --> 03:26:18.480 It's everyone stepping up, and that's what you want, isn't it? 03:26:18.480 --> 03:26:21.480 I mean, for a side of G2, you can just don't want to be sat there, 03:26:21.480 --> 03:26:25.480 maybe Ben just got 18 kills, and then maybe the next map, then it shiked with 20. 03:26:25.480 --> 03:26:28.480 I mean, they wouldn't complain about that, but still, I think for the viewer, 03:26:28.480 --> 03:26:30.480 we want to see everyone step up and have a good performance. 03:26:30.480 --> 03:26:34.480 Oh, 100%. And I think that's sort of the point that I'm making about, you know, 03:26:34.480 --> 03:26:42.400 how this is playing in versus Twisted Minds and versus the sort of set up of these two teams because you're getting these big performances and you 03:26:42.400 --> 03:26:45.480 You know, should I go and stomp in two of the best rated players in the whole league? 03:26:46.520 --> 03:26:51.760 Benja not that far behind. Doki not that far behind. The only one under an 100 EPS to start today was Alamow 03:26:52.880 --> 03:26:57.520 Whereas on the other side when you're looking towards Twisted Minds and the sort of performance that they've been putting in 03:26:57.520 --> 03:26:59.560 Well, it's actually a similar sort of story 03:26:59.560 --> 03:27:09.560 Trix, P9, Jolad and Hasho, all of them were over 100 bts coming into this, Dov was the only one who was below, but again, 86, not a million miles off, so playing a support role. It's sort of tracks. 03:27:09.560 --> 03:27:25.560 Here, unfortunately, those missing links are just sort of showing a bit more, and it proves when you have a team that is as sort of agile and as violent as both these two rosters can be, well, it doesn't quite have the same results. 03:27:25.560 --> 03:27:33.840 results. Here. See if they can try and try some of the pressure in, cut themselves and 03:27:33.840 --> 03:27:41.760 watch across the top and no immediate fight. What's, what happened? Because he's, he's 03:27:41.760 --> 03:27:46.960 also in fur, right? But he has none, he's done remaining. So he can't open up the, 03:27:46.960 --> 03:27:53.200 the site breach. See, external breach. Yeah. That's what we guessed. I mean it wouldn't 03:27:53.200 --> 03:27:55.200 I've got tricked off, but I'm not going to be able to do it. 03:27:55.200 --> 03:27:57.200 How have another one been wasted? 03:27:57.200 --> 03:28:01.200 On the roof that we saw Breeday try and breach earlier, maybe. 03:28:01.200 --> 03:28:03.200 Why would he use two in the same... 03:28:03.200 --> 03:28:05.200 What do you mean he used two in the same one? Hello? 03:28:05.200 --> 03:28:07.200 Why would he use two in the same one? What happened? 03:28:07.200 --> 03:28:09.200 I don't even know. 03:28:09.200 --> 03:28:11.200 Who told you that? 03:28:11.200 --> 03:28:13.200 The observer. 03:28:13.200 --> 03:28:15.200 Oh, I didn't hear that. 03:28:15.200 --> 03:28:17.200 That's a weird one. I don't know. 03:28:17.200 --> 03:28:19.200 You know what they're hearing right now? 03:28:19.200 --> 03:28:21.200 They're hearing this one. 03:28:21.200 --> 03:28:23.920 push on towards Doki, then he's trying to double down. They have to ping on the player, 03:28:23.920 --> 03:28:27.760 but it's a shopping on the first corner, so it turns into a game of reactions and out-of-hours. 03:28:27.760 --> 03:28:32.080 Oh, not quite quick enough, but stomping. He's always sharp, pops out, gets one. 03:28:32.080 --> 03:28:38.160 Look at the second stomping! Bad heads of hand. And now, as Darv goes for the fight back in, 03:28:38.160 --> 03:28:43.520 it's a two versus two. There's a two versus one all down. To the man who goes first, kill 03:28:43.520 --> 03:28:49.840 this round in 20 seconds to find two more. And he's almost caught out by a razor bloom. 03:28:49.840 --> 03:28:52.640 He'll be slowed. He'll be bloody. 03:28:52.640 --> 03:28:54.760 And he'll be limping probably to the finish. 03:28:54.760 --> 03:28:58.800 No kit. They've got the cross peak as well. 03:28:58.800 --> 03:29:00.800 This point, you can't even get close enough 03:29:00.800 --> 03:29:02.160 for this first engagement. 03:29:02.160 --> 03:29:05.880 And well, that is all that they wrote. 03:29:05.880 --> 03:29:08.320 Strong, strong G2 match. 03:29:08.320 --> 03:29:10.400 Strong, strong opening for them. 03:29:10.400 --> 03:29:13.840 But this was obviously their pick. 03:29:13.840 --> 03:29:15.880 Let's just start with how this goes, demo. 03:29:15.880 --> 03:29:18.560 The up good all-round team for the G2. 03:29:18.560 --> 03:29:23.440 for a switch that mines. Yes, it wasn't their map, but you have gave a lot of momentum now 03:29:23.440 --> 03:29:29.760 before G2 are going to be feeling really good after a very convincing win. Commencing is 03:29:29.760 --> 03:29:36.720 sort of the underlined word here, followed by full stop. We are going to a break. 03:34:18.560 --> 03:34:38.000 What place is that? 03:34:38.000 --> 03:34:40.000 Thank you, boys. 03:34:40.000 --> 03:35:04.040 I don't know. I was thinking of another verb. Gold star for trying. Do you know what? Do 03:35:04.040 --> 03:35:08.140 you know what? I tell you what. Vibes are a massive part of safety. G2 have very clearly 03:35:08.140 --> 03:35:13.020 got the vibes, their mental's up, their mental's high, they've won the game, what's more, what's 03:35:13.020 --> 03:35:18.540 not to look? I just say that Dukie's scams are very offensive, that's the level of faith. 03:35:18.540 --> 03:35:23.420 Okay, okay. Okay, but the vibes should be high, right? Because they got step one done in this process 03:35:23.420 --> 03:35:26.940 here, they win their own map pick, they win the first map, that's the most important part, right? 03:35:26.940 --> 03:35:31.660 And the way they do it as well, I feel like that is what we need to speak about, it's clean, it's 03:35:31.660 --> 03:35:36.300 dominant. I would say it's somewhat convincing, I don't think it's dominant. I think that many 03:35:36.300 --> 03:35:41.820 Many of the rounds come back to a 2v2, to a 3v3, look at the amount of rounds where 03:35:41.820 --> 03:35:43.820 actually Twisted Nights are making this close, right? 03:35:43.820 --> 03:35:47.260 And so on the back of the double kill here on Stomp in on the very last round, that they 03:35:47.260 --> 03:35:48.460 are actually making it. 03:35:48.460 --> 03:35:52.060 Because if he doesn't get that double kill, I think that Twisted Nights have all the control 03:35:52.060 --> 03:35:53.300 they need to take the one side. 03:35:53.300 --> 03:35:57.540 The main thing is, Benja brought them multiple rounds, Stomp in on the back line brought them 03:35:57.540 --> 03:35:59.980 multiple rounds and Shaco as well. 03:35:59.980 --> 03:36:01.580 But isn't it the strength of G2? 03:36:01.580 --> 03:36:02.580 Yeah, that's... 03:36:02.580 --> 03:36:03.580 To win the critical gun fight. 03:36:03.580 --> 03:36:07.720 That's exactly what I was about to come back to you with here, we're talking boxing here, Leo is, yeah. 03:36:07.720 --> 03:36:11.400 They know that sometimes they're going to let rounds slip, but they know when they do. 03:36:11.400 --> 03:36:14.640 They've got stomping, they've got bencher, they've got doki. 03:36:14.640 --> 03:36:17.720 They even got, I don't know who's jumping out windows on smoke making plays here. 03:36:17.720 --> 03:36:19.160 Getting a triple kill is bits as well. 03:36:19.160 --> 03:36:24.400 I need to get triple kill, blitz as well, so, yeah, they've got the players to bring those rounds back, that's exactly what we'd expect. 03:36:24.400 --> 03:36:29.880 The main thing to me is that it is exactly the right playstyle to go into border, you see, you like to just... 03:36:29.880 --> 03:36:30.540 Oh! 03:36:30.540 --> 03:36:31.200 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 03:36:31.200 --> 03:36:32.000 Tell them a point there! 03:36:32.000 --> 03:36:32.920 What a transition! 03:36:32.920 --> 03:36:47.920 I was going to talk about that. I mean, we've seen crazy stuff already on there, players jumping out, a whole shebang, feel like border even fits in that playstyle way, way more and we can hopefully see even more aggression, more crazy plays, more chaos on the second map after this break. 03:37:02.920 --> 03:37:04.920 I'm breaking this and I'm partin' out 03:37:04.920 --> 03:37:06.920 Check the sex, sign it out 03:37:06.920 --> 03:37:08.920 I'ma keep it goin' til I ain't a nut 03:37:08.920 --> 03:37:10.920 I'm breakin' this and I'm partin' out 03:37:10.920 --> 03:37:12.920 I'm gonna kill, I'm gonna suck my money out 03:37:12.920 --> 03:37:14.920 Cause I can't get down from this runnin' up 03:37:14.920 --> 03:37:16.920 I'ma keep it goin' til I ain't a nut 03:37:16.920 --> 03:37:18.920 I'm goin' til I ain't a nut 03:37:18.920 --> 03:37:20.920 I'm goin' til I ain't a nut 03:39:32.920 --> 03:39:43.160 The pressure is on the shoulders of the Twisted Minds players as we look at them going into 03:39:43.160 --> 03:39:44.160 this matchup now. 03:39:44.160 --> 03:39:49.160 My main question is, do we see enough Twisted Minds of the Twisted Minds players? 03:39:49.160 --> 03:39:53.640 No, and I mean the basic explanation is that so far we see a Hashim play the aggressive 03:39:53.640 --> 03:39:57.240 role, we see Hashim on a vigil, on a scobo, trying to play aggressive, maybe on the blitz 03:39:57.240 --> 03:39:58.240 sometimes. 03:39:58.240 --> 03:40:03.200 problem to me is where's the tricks at this moment you know? Where's JL? Where are the 03:40:03.200 --> 03:40:06.700 other players that are supposed to be aggressive at the same time? Yeah. We're gonna go on 03:40:06.700 --> 03:40:10.400 to baller. This is a TDM map. Yeah. Twisted mines are not the heavy-favoriting 03:40:10.400 --> 03:40:14.440 this matchup, Jack. They're not expected to be G2. They're two maps away from the 03:40:14.440 --> 03:40:18.760 Seoul XCT Major. Let's take risks. They're still in upper bracket. So let's get all-on 03:40:18.760 --> 03:40:22.040 aggressive. I'd like to take you back just a few days ago. When Twisted Mines were in 03:40:22.040 --> 03:40:25.240 map 2 of their game against Fnatic, what were they doing? They were getting aggressive. 03:40:25.240 --> 03:40:40.240 they would be in twisting minds, they picked this map very, very clearly. Border is an aggressive map, they want to play it aggressively. If they don't, if they just lay down the falter, then they won't be going to Salt Lake City at least today. So we need to see that coming out from everybody around the shop. 03:40:40.240 --> 03:40:49.240 We will attempt to board the helicopter in a G2's case, maybe even all the way to Salt Lake City if they win the map too. 03:40:49.240 --> 03:40:56.760 Matt to make or break both their sort of route through and probably some hearts, but obviously 03:40:57.720 --> 03:40:59.720 This goes the way that you all think it's going to go 03:41:00.360 --> 03:41:03.640 Oh 86 percent of you you still got 14 cents going to strong. Heck yeah 03:41:04.920 --> 03:41:09.720 It's not over twisted minds. They have another shot another swing another chance to make it happen 03:41:09.720 --> 03:41:14.040 But g2 they're one map from securing their place. Yes another international event 03:41:14.040 --> 03:41:21.040 I think. Yeah, I think G two 03:41:21.040 --> 03:41:23.040 gonna be feeling pretty 03:41:23.040 --> 03:41:26.040 confident after a good showing 03:41:26.040 --> 03:41:29.040 on layer. Seven free is always 03:41:29.040 --> 03:41:31.040 pretty convincing in my books. 03:41:31.040 --> 03:41:33.040 So it is over to the side of 03:41:33.040 --> 03:41:35.040 twisted minds to win this map 03:41:35.040 --> 03:41:38.040 and push us into map number 03:41:38.040 --> 03:41:40.040 free. But I think for G two on 03:41:40.040 --> 03:41:42.040 border will be confident on 03:42:12.040 --> 03:42:18.040 as it did on the first map, sort of quick as you like. Locked in, 7-3 performance. 03:42:18.040 --> 03:42:24.040 Order itself, obviously, it was pointed out by the desk. It is, GDM is aggressive, it's quick, it's violent, 03:42:24.040 --> 03:42:29.040 and it covers pretty much all the bases at the same time. You need to be able to get yourself in, 03:42:29.040 --> 03:42:33.040 and have some of that sort of even footing and even balance here. 03:42:33.040 --> 03:42:36.040 And it's also the fact that if you said, obviously, we haven't already seen it from just your minds, 03:42:36.040 --> 03:42:38.040 Into one in the meantime 03:42:38.680 --> 03:42:45.760 Pretty nice map for G2 a couple of months ago. They took face-contour at 175 D plus gear 71 03:42:45.760 --> 03:42:50.760 It's just a map that they are happy to sort of bask in and 03:42:52.120 --> 03:42:54.220 They're kind of rooting themselves for wood 03:42:59.040 --> 03:43:01.040 Already getting some stress outside 03:43:03.040 --> 03:43:05.200 Back in around a hatch on opens up 03:43:06.040 --> 03:43:13.040 Well, stop it. Takes a peek at the main door and well, there's Hash on to punish him. 03:43:13.040 --> 03:43:19.120 That's good for Twisted Minds having an opening pick. See if they can follow up and have the 03:43:19.120 --> 03:43:24.040 opening round in their side, a Clio canister too. It's been spotted out. 03:43:24.040 --> 03:43:32.040 And there we go, it will be hot too. So just slow and steady at the moment. 03:43:32.040 --> 03:43:39.800 Here for twisted mines and oh no, Banja goes for a swing, tries to get a kill back and well, 03:43:39.800 --> 03:43:44.160 Jalad is there to punish him, G2 a bad start and stay right down two men within the first 03:43:44.160 --> 03:43:47.960 minute. 03:43:47.960 --> 03:43:51.600 Now the pressure starts to come over, they're looking to see if they can try and pinch this 03:43:51.600 --> 03:43:54.800 out as you said two men down and now we'll get that test of it. 03:43:54.800 --> 03:43:59.200 It's been a really nice procedural approach, the glass, I hope that they can get another 03:43:59.200 --> 03:44:02.800 a gift and it's a fight either side of a narrow door but they use that time to slip away. 03:44:02.800 --> 03:44:07.760 They maybe heard the throw come through and they go shite go gets one back and escapes 03:44:07.760 --> 03:44:11.640 and where's he off to? Maybe he wants to try and find Hashom. He's been causing problems 03:44:11.640 --> 03:44:16.320 down below and wow that's exactly it. He knows the fight is coming. They're trying to just 03:44:16.320 --> 03:44:22.040 get out of there shite go. Costing down gets caught by bees. Will they try and move on 03:44:22.040 --> 03:44:27.920 the back of this too much? Too much danger. Jalad survives but cost of a lot of blood 03:44:27.920 --> 03:44:33.920 and now the three versus three demo. Yeah, this is scary now for twist the minds and they have the glass in the black field. 03:44:33.920 --> 03:44:39.920 Oh, both they go both of them at the exact same time for somehow G2. 03:44:39.920 --> 03:44:43.920 I've turned the free V five into a free V one. 03:44:43.920 --> 03:44:51.920 I mean just pitch and pitch perfect and what else can you sort of say. 03:44:51.920 --> 03:44:53.920 I mean, what a sort of mental 03:44:53.920 --> 03:44:54.920 and momentum builder, right? 03:44:54.920 --> 03:44:56.920 Is the open of a G2 immediate 03:44:56.920 --> 03:44:58.920 back foot? Uh-oh. Two bodies 03:44:58.920 --> 03:45:00.920 taken very cleanly. Long period 03:45:00.920 --> 03:45:02.920 of time before the next thing. 03:45:02.920 --> 03:45:05.920 Somehow. I say like somehow how 03:45:05.920 --> 03:45:07.920 do they bite back? Shiker gets 03:45:07.920 --> 03:45:09.920 a 2 K rooms is we run like it's 03:45:09.920 --> 03:45:11.920 not. Yeah. You don't need to be 03:45:11.920 --> 03:45:13.920 a rocket scientist to be like 03:45:13.920 --> 03:45:16.920 Shikos good at siege. He can do 03:45:16.920 --> 03:45:19.920 that. It went from. What's 03:45:19.920 --> 03:45:29.920 It went from a 5v3 after the first minute to then a 0v3 after the second minute. 03:45:29.920 --> 03:45:35.920 It was certainly around which just fell away from Twisted Minds. 03:45:35.920 --> 03:45:43.920 And I think for Twisted Minds it was you're allowing Shaikou to go and get single picks and not be able to trade them back. 03:45:43.920 --> 03:45:49.520 I mean, obviously they killed onto Hash on downstairs. This kill right here was a perfect example 03:45:49.820 --> 03:45:55.860 You've let him go down and find a pick to get his team back into the game and nobody's got Hash on. Nobody's there to get that trade back 03:45:59.800 --> 03:46:04.500 Well at this point G2 off to at least the first round 03:46:05.600 --> 03:46:07.600 pretty sad view 03:46:07.600 --> 03:46:10.800 So look at the trade setup. You sort of look at the situations and 03:46:10.800 --> 03:46:17.680 You get the people that are firing and you know it's that worried continuation as it was before. 03:46:17.680 --> 03:46:22.880 I shall manage a lad we're able to get kills a piece obviously but really they were two of the 03:46:22.880 --> 03:46:27.920 three that were able to make it land on the previous map it's the extra wiggle room we need from them. 03:46:33.440 --> 03:46:37.840 So if you're still at mind it's going to be stunned by that first round that you know they had that 03:46:37.840 --> 03:46:44.160 two-man advantage and let it slip through their fingers. Now we'll be the top floor locked out so 03:46:45.120 --> 03:46:50.800 downstairs we go and into our vent and a workshop hold here from G2 and it looks to be a pretty heavy 03:46:50.800 --> 03:46:54.480 top floor hold which I mean is kind of expected whenever you're dealing with a bomb site 03:46:54.480 --> 03:46:59.360 that has full vertical fly that the defenders of Quipers can't use to stop attackers from planting 03:46:59.360 --> 03:47:05.680 inside of it. It is going to be the way to defend this bomb site even Alamo and the Solis just in 03:47:05.680 --> 03:47:10.480 case a quick plan was to come in, you still have that cover so nothing surprising here for G2. 03:47:11.440 --> 03:47:15.680 And for Twisted Mines, looks to be that they're going to try and use that Blitz as their focal 03:47:15.680 --> 03:47:19.920 point. Straight in we go, this should be an easy pick up, it will be if the Blitz gets one, but 03:47:19.920 --> 03:47:24.800 his swiftly trade it back, actually not finished off though, so there is an opportunity that maybe 03:47:24.800 --> 03:47:30.080 Tricks could get leveled back up, nevermind Alamow is there with the impact, Dom though able to take 03:47:30.080 --> 03:47:34.800 down Shaco, there's a big problem for Twisted Mines in that last round, so a good start for Twisted 03:47:34.800 --> 03:47:37.800 They've lost the blitz, but they haven't been able to get too close from it. 03:47:39.800 --> 03:47:44.800 Well, they hadn't advanced as before, demo, and well, we saw how that went. 03:47:45.800 --> 03:47:48.800 Swingin' that way out, and, oh, good take, Hash on. 03:47:48.800 --> 03:47:53.800 Just fires at Hammer's home on towards Adam Alff, puts it into the 4 versus 2. 03:47:53.800 --> 03:47:55.800 Benjamin and Stompin'. 03:47:55.800 --> 03:47:58.800 Everyone's gonna have to get killed in that opening round. 03:47:58.800 --> 03:48:02.800 They were the first two bodies gone, caught out, and now they're gonna see if they can try and match the heroics. 03:48:02.800 --> 03:48:08.580 the heroics they've done just before in the meantime we can hear the reveal we 03:48:08.580 --> 03:48:11.920 can hear the pressure and we can see that does be able to get a kill this sort 03:48:11.920 --> 03:48:15.580 of opening set up get himself in a little bit further on already matching 03:48:15.580 --> 03:48:20.640 a performance as he had to use the entire map it's actually the attempted 03:48:20.640 --> 03:48:24.000 fight being pinched out something has to go somewhere and Bencher actually gets 03:48:24.000 --> 03:48:30.840 on towards what he was entirely surrounded and he said good I have 03:48:30.840 --> 03:48:36.960 options. Shilad does get the endermies inside the site. They seem to have a reveal they're 03:48:36.960 --> 03:48:43.960 going for the plant itself. He expects to be swung but nobody's currently home instead. 03:48:43.960 --> 03:48:49.520 Missed an opportunity there based on expectation and now it's a bit of a tricky retake. He 03:48:49.520 --> 03:48:52.840 sort of baited the sound of the audio of the beepers. He's hopping back and forth. He's 03:48:52.840 --> 03:49:02.440 trying to find an option but just many many missed buses at this point 25 03:49:02.440 --> 03:49:05.480 seconds he knows they're gonna pull themselves further and further back he's 03:49:05.480 --> 03:49:10.760 expecting to be swung from behind him the other position isn't really gonna get 03:49:10.760 --> 03:49:14.320 to him in time instead it goes vertical brilliantly played there but twisted 03:49:14.320 --> 03:49:18.160 minds just swing round put a couple of bullets out give him some pressure and 03:49:18.160 --> 03:49:22.160 to the left of the left. I 03:49:22.160 --> 03:49:24.160 think he's going to get some 03:49:24.160 --> 03:49:26.160 styles of this around back. 03:49:26.160 --> 03:49:28.160 What a piece. Yeah, really good 03:49:28.160 --> 03:49:30.160 post plant there from twisted 03:49:30.160 --> 03:49:32.160 lines. Very safe. Good plant 03:49:32.160 --> 03:49:34.160 position. Good rotate as well. I 03:49:34.160 --> 03:49:36.160 felt from. Uh, July act moving 03:49:36.160 --> 03:49:38.160 his way in towards tellers knows 03:49:38.160 --> 03:49:40.160 that if the kid is going to start 03:49:40.160 --> 03:49:42.160 being diffused, he has an easy 03:49:42.160 --> 03:49:44.160 swing as the head holes were 03:49:44.160 --> 03:49:45.160 opened up. So yeah, twisted 03:49:45.160 --> 03:49:46.160 lines did well to hold onto 03:49:46.160 --> 03:49:48.160 you know, you can see the 03:49:48.260 --> 03:49:50.060 idea. It's using the 03:49:50.160 --> 03:49:52.060 operators that you can expect 03:49:52.160 --> 03:49:54.060 to see in borders that you 03:49:54.160 --> 03:49:56.060 look into the dream. You're 03:49:56.160 --> 03:49:58.060 looking at the documie. No 03:49:58.160 --> 03:49:59.060 man's going to be there to 03:49:59.160 --> 03:50:00.060 cover off the flanks. You 03:50:00.160 --> 03:50:02.060 know, they've got that 03:50:02.160 --> 03:50:03.060 recurrence. He also a shield. 03:50:03.160 --> 03:50:04.060 They've always had a shield in 03:50:04.160 --> 03:50:06.060 the previous two rounds. You 03:50:06.160 --> 03:50:07.060 know, you can see the 03:50:07.160 --> 03:50:08.060 difference between the 03:50:08.160 --> 03:50:10.060 players and the players. 03:50:10.160 --> 03:50:12.060 You know, you can see the 03:50:12.160 --> 03:50:14.060 difference between the 03:50:14.160 --> 03:50:16.060 players and the players. 03:50:16.160 --> 03:50:30.160 So obviously for G2 they should kind of expect that game flag. I think G2 maybe they lean in to maybe more traps, you know, if a shield is going to be consistently used, if they're going to use operators, like Dokby, where they're looking for these kind of cracks, what's in using the sounds. 03:50:30.160 --> 03:50:43.160 Traps is a really good way to go against that. And hey, look, the floor comes back in again. I mean, hey, for the shields and maybe the flag as well. Who knows? 03:50:43.160 --> 03:50:50.660 I do. Yeah. Okay. There's like two maps where I'm sort of excited to see an RX. It's this and it's bank. 03:50:50.660 --> 03:50:55.160 I was gonna say, I bet you're gonna say bank. Yeah. Because that's always the, the basement isn't it? 03:50:55.160 --> 03:51:00.160 Yeah. Always, always, always, always. You can go from the bottom to the top within like five seconds. 03:51:00.160 --> 03:51:06.160 It's useful. And here as well, it's the space that you can play around with getting in, getting out, getting yourself around. 03:51:06.160 --> 03:51:12.760 it's just great. But it doesn't always mean it happens. Like, you know, so it's a rare treat. 03:51:12.760 --> 03:51:17.200 That's the reveal of the position of the player. But does someone want to shoot at the barricades? 03:51:17.200 --> 03:51:20.520 They don't want to give away his position until more support comes. You can see them setting up 03:51:20.520 --> 03:51:25.560 on towards the side of past boat. And another drone is not quite sure where he's being watched 03:51:25.560 --> 03:51:31.240 for. Could he use being watched? How long can he keep himself alive? You can see Shai goes off 03:51:31.240 --> 03:51:35.240 They can't quite enter their way in towards East Stairs instead. 03:51:35.240 --> 03:51:40.240 They're off and underneath, and, well, Bender might still be on a drone. 03:51:40.240 --> 03:51:43.240 There's one more. How much utility could one Bender eat? 03:51:43.240 --> 03:51:47.240 Seems to be the read through. He's still got two pocket proxies just in case. 03:51:47.240 --> 03:51:50.240 There's that drone finally caught out. 03:51:50.240 --> 03:51:55.240 And now it's Shiko gets targeted. It's been a lot of setup and prep up time. 03:51:55.240 --> 03:51:58.240 So he's trying to implement for the first kill on towards it. 03:51:58.240 --> 03:52:02.840 Yeah, I think the Benjy just, he doesn't know who's being watched, but that's the man that... 03:52:02.840 --> 03:52:04.440 That's a fairly close one. 03:52:04.440 --> 03:52:09.440 Yeah, Twitch's mind just making sure they lock down Benjy as best they can with the Missed C4, and goes to Nade. 03:52:09.440 --> 03:52:14.840 Alamau though, able to open things up, and Benjy exposes himself to GLaD, just walking in freewaying. 03:52:14.840 --> 03:52:20.640 Anywhere from the trade doesn't look to be, as though players are in towards Catwalk, and Nade will just tag up Alamau, 03:52:20.640 --> 03:52:23.840 but he doesn't know which way to look, he doesn't know where this player is, Shaiiko though. 03:52:23.840 --> 03:52:28.480 able to take down tricks another player in towards east-pastion also find in one 03:52:28.480 --> 03:52:32.620 but she had goes up the stairs and Alamo somehow goes off will be killed off now 03:52:32.620 --> 03:52:36.720 with a trick and stuff is there what a trade game from G2 and Hashom is in the 03:52:36.720 --> 03:52:40.920 middle of the bomb site but he doesn't have the kit and stomping will put an 03:52:40.920 --> 03:52:45.560 end to him from the verts wow weird round I think for both sides all of the 03:52:45.560 --> 03:52:50.960 fighting in towards waiting and in towards east this G2 you come away with 03:52:50.960 --> 03:52:55.000 it. Yeah, they just as he said 03:52:55.000 --> 03:52:57.000 it like sort of halfway through 03:52:57.000 --> 03:52:59.000 that great trade game there 03:52:59.000 --> 03:53:01.000 from G two. But the positions 03:53:01.000 --> 03:53:03.000 from G two are also a bit 03:53:03.000 --> 03:53:05.000 peculiar points, right? And I 03:53:05.000 --> 03:53:07.000 think, you know. Go on. Even 03:53:07.000 --> 03:53:09.000 have to say that they're in 03:53:09.000 --> 03:53:11.000 positions that should be 03:53:11.000 --> 03:53:13.000 punished by twisted lines. Yeah 03:53:13.000 --> 03:53:14.000 like planning towards can't 03:53:14.000 --> 03:53:15.000 walk and stuff. You know, you 03:53:15.000 --> 03:53:16.000 need to take your east control 03:53:16.000 --> 03:53:17.000 if you want to go waiting. But 03:53:17.000 --> 03:53:19.000 then again is a case where you 03:53:19.000 --> 03:53:23.400 position in towards east really difficult if someone knows how to play it well. So maybe 03:53:23.400 --> 03:53:27.160 that's the case for it. I don't know. I just felt as though they crouched walked into the 03:53:27.160 --> 03:53:31.960 map very early on trying to flood in through customs and they were hoping to find some 03:53:31.960 --> 03:53:38.360 picks, but she's never gave them any. 03:53:38.360 --> 03:53:43.000 I mean, so much sort of dedication obviously on towards Banjo below as well. We can see 03:53:43.000 --> 03:53:46.440 them circling that position from outside for a long time. 03:53:46.440 --> 03:53:50.280 long were they prepped up ready on that double door before wanting to try and 03:53:50.280 --> 03:53:53.760 swing their way across the cut what support they're waiting for and almost 03:53:53.760 --> 03:53:58.000 the caution of approach yeah they got the kill of the end yeah it came down to a 03:53:58.000 --> 03:54:03.720 trade game but it was one that G2 still had time to build surprises into and 03:54:03.720 --> 03:54:11.120 surprises of what sort of get you as point-driven 03:54:11.120 --> 03:54:19.080 Anyway, trading rounds still, still the option with the twisted mines to keep fighting their 03:54:19.080 --> 03:54:20.080 way back in. 03:54:20.080 --> 03:54:26.840 I think production's out to get me right now, they're not really, I love production. 03:54:26.840 --> 03:54:31.720 You know we made the joke, I made the joke, I'm taking full responsibility, I'll think 03:54:31.720 --> 03:54:36.160 on my own chip about them having popcorn and being spoiled. 03:54:36.160 --> 03:54:39.160 Well, they've just put a message in the production trap. 03:54:39.160 --> 03:54:42.160 There's cheesecake in the kitchen. 03:54:42.160 --> 03:54:44.160 I'm kicking off. 03:54:44.160 --> 03:54:47.160 Production, I'm kicking off. You're not too busy in cheesecake. 03:54:47.160 --> 03:54:48.160 I'm kicking off. 03:54:48.160 --> 03:54:50.160 Where's my cheesecake? 03:54:50.160 --> 03:54:52.160 I love cheesecake. 03:54:52.160 --> 03:54:55.160 In both cheese and cake, and cheesecake form. 03:54:55.160 --> 03:54:57.160 Well, great use of a quiche drone. 03:54:57.160 --> 03:54:59.160 Yeah, so say, well, you're rapping about cheesecake. 03:54:59.160 --> 03:55:02.160 It has a great little cake there for tricking the quiche. 03:55:02.160 --> 03:55:05.160 You're unable to get the mirror window as soon as it was placed. 03:55:05.160 --> 03:55:07.160 right place right time for the drone. 03:55:08.440 --> 03:55:12.200 Benja had that very strong mirror window that you place in towards 90. 03:55:12.200 --> 03:55:14.200 Just kind of control that break room door. 03:55:15.240 --> 03:55:16.760 But I'm not going to have that now. 03:55:16.760 --> 03:55:19.640 I mean this seems very classic here from Twisted Minds. 03:55:19.640 --> 03:55:21.320 They're going to go for the smoke. Play angles to Blitz. 03:55:21.320 --> 03:55:24.200 They have the Thatcher. In case the C4 does get leashed in July. 03:55:24.200 --> 03:55:27.320 He's going to go for the plant. However, not great from a post plant position though. 03:55:27.880 --> 03:55:29.720 Unless he's putting back the window, which I don't... 03:55:29.720 --> 03:55:31.480 Actually, he has his planters right at the window. 03:55:31.480 --> 03:55:34.840 So it is a really good post plant that you can hold from that window. 03:55:35.160 --> 03:55:38.680 But look at this retake though from G2, they found three kills! 03:55:38.680 --> 03:55:40.760 And that was up to Hashalman P9! 03:55:40.760 --> 03:55:44.360 Hashalman used Olive's U-Till though, so he can't really deny it with a fireball. 03:55:45.560 --> 03:55:48.760 So they're gonna say if they can pop their way out, but you know, 03:55:48.760 --> 03:55:52.520 how much of it is an actual Claymore? Where's the danger? Where's the draft? Well, there's 03:55:52.520 --> 03:55:56.200 the Claymore. Talked about it's a three versus one. Nobody though, because they can just win it 03:55:56.200 --> 03:56:00.600 by fighting their way back outside the building. Traded rounds, no more! 03:56:30.600 --> 03:56:34.600 they're going to go for the 03:56:34.600 --> 03:56:36.600 jump outs. But for just the 03:56:36.600 --> 03:56:38.600 minds, it's not what they want 03:56:38.600 --> 03:56:40.600 it. And they are going to go 03:56:40.600 --> 03:56:42.600 for the time out. I don't see 03:56:42.600 --> 03:56:44.600 they've seen something that 03:56:44.600 --> 03:56:46.600 they're not happy with. And 03:56:46.600 --> 03:56:48.600 they're going to go for the 03:56:48.600 --> 03:56:50.600 call and see if they can try and 03:56:50.600 --> 03:56:52.600 turn this around because at the 03:56:52.600 --> 03:56:54.600 moment it is very slowly 03:56:54.600 --> 03:56:56.600 hurling towards a G two series 03:56:56.600 --> 03:56:58.600 win and then G two. They will 03:56:58.600 --> 03:57:07.980 And that's it. And there's the conversation done. Now, obviously, I had a couple of games 03:57:07.980 --> 03:57:12.640 earlier where, you know, early time-outs, early sort of conversations in the game itself, 03:57:12.640 --> 03:57:17.500 but you can't let them build more and more events. Right? You can't let that distance 03:57:17.500 --> 03:57:21.840 get wider. What was the main sort of thing we talked about and the desk talked about? 03:57:21.840 --> 03:57:27.840 Because sometimes we all worked together and was missing parts of the roster. And I know 03:57:27.840 --> 03:57:33.080 I've been harping on it, but the longer this goes on you look at the balance spread on the side of g2 03:57:33.080 --> 03:57:37.440 You look at the spread on twisted mines. It's just unfortunate. You're not quite looking for them 03:57:37.440 --> 03:57:41.000 And yeah, it's a game of two halves everybody 03:57:41.000 --> 03:57:45.320 I'm aware but it was the same for both halves in the first map and you don't want it to be 03:57:45.640 --> 03:57:50.480 Three halves in a row because then you get to the fourth and feel like it's an impossible task 03:57:51.320 --> 03:57:53.320 Change otherwise 03:57:57.840 --> 03:58:02.840 Still chance for them to try and get this evened up. Still chance for them to try and balance this back in. 03:58:02.840 --> 03:58:07.840 Obviously the site that they're able to make work was this one in the W2 vs 1 situation, 03:58:07.840 --> 03:58:13.840 but getting in, getting a kit, the close plot is very well put together from the sides of Twisted Minds. 03:58:19.840 --> 03:58:22.840 And I'll trust that Minds need to try and find something. 03:58:22.840 --> 03:58:28.220 I think for G2, again, it's that spread of kills I'm interested in, it's that team performance. 03:58:28.220 --> 03:58:34.180 Whereas for Twisted Mind, you still have got those stragglers, I mean, Dove, in terms of the series. 03:58:34.180 --> 03:58:36.300 It's not being a good day for him. 03:58:36.300 --> 03:58:44.700 Overall, he's 2-13 across the two maps, and you'll get everyone on G2 above 11 kills between the two maps. 03:58:44.700 --> 03:58:50.500 So that kind of sums it up, everyone from G2 having a good day, whereas all it takes is just that 03:58:50.500 --> 03:58:52.940 What about disproportion in the daily apartment? 03:58:53.460 --> 03:58:54.740 And this is what can happen. 03:58:56.020 --> 03:58:56.660 Ash-Om? 03:58:57.340 --> 03:58:58.820 Now it's certainly been the... 03:58:59.140 --> 03:59:00.420 kill leader for... 03:59:00.860 --> 03:59:02.700 Twisted Minds. It's gonna see if he can open up. 03:59:02.940 --> 03:59:04.100 That opening pick is this. 03:59:04.100 --> 03:59:04.740 So close! 03:59:04.740 --> 03:59:06.140 Oh, wow! 03:59:06.380 --> 03:59:07.540 How does he do that? 03:59:07.860 --> 03:59:09.740 Ash-Om should have had him dead to right. 03:59:10.260 --> 03:59:12.020 Well, now wins the engagement. 03:59:12.500 --> 03:59:13.540 And even look at Dove. 03:59:13.540 --> 03:59:14.820 Oh, look at his HP. 03:59:15.940 --> 03:59:20.340 There's not gonna be much use now as a low HP blitz is certainly a sad affair to have. 03:59:20.500 --> 03:59:22.800 are you trying to do this? 03:59:22.900 --> 03:59:26.000 Yeah. For twist of mind. It 03:59:26.100 --> 03:59:27.200 looks to the team play just went 03:59:27.300 --> 03:59:29.100 out the window. Alamau out the 03:59:29.200 --> 03:59:30.700 window. You were saying. Well, 03:59:30.800 --> 03:59:31.800 there's two things at the window. 03:59:31.900 --> 03:59:33.300 The team play for twisted minds 03:59:33.400 --> 03:59:35.300 and also Alamau. Yeah, don't 03:59:35.400 --> 03:59:36.900 look at his HP. Now even works. 03:59:37.000 --> 03:59:42.700 Good mind will finish him off. 03:59:42.800 --> 03:59:44.900 Okay at this point now. This is 03:59:45.000 --> 03:59:46.300 the time for them to see if they 03:59:46.400 --> 03:59:47.500 can try and find that extra 03:59:47.600 --> 03:59:48.900 spark. We talked about how 03:59:49.000 --> 03:59:49.900 momentum could be a big thing 03:59:49.900 --> 03:59:54.780 versus three that G2 able to pull back in towards their favor from the deficit. There's always 03:59:54.780 --> 03:59:59.900 possibility in this game that it can happen the other way around, but it requires them, 03:59:59.900 --> 04:00:04.300 because he said get this trade game, get it locked down, and Jaco touched around on the radio corner. 04:00:05.420 --> 04:00:08.940 I'm gonna swing out, there's somebody propped up on the left, I believe it's stomping, 04:00:08.940 --> 04:00:14.460 there's no longer stomping, and they were asking, they're just sort of slowly piece by piece driving 04:00:14.460 --> 04:00:23.340 and the captain revealed. Now 04:00:23.460 --> 04:00:25.500 the double swing now a full 04:00:25.600 --> 04:00:27.540 versus nobody. Another round 04:00:27.660 --> 04:00:30.540 into words, G2's favor, and 04:00:30.660 --> 04:00:32.540 they are excited to see the 04:00:32.660 --> 04:00:36.460 wonders of Salt Lake City. 04:00:36.600 --> 04:00:38.560 Yeah, pretty pretty standard 04:00:38.700 --> 04:00:41.540 here from G2. Just getting the 04:00:41.660 --> 04:00:43.340 job done. So all they need to 04:00:43.340 --> 04:00:48.220 every single round. I mean, that's just that operator, not only in the Shaco, you know, 04:00:48.220 --> 04:00:52.820 love Elysian, but it adds so much value against the side that Twisted Minds and also a map 04:00:52.820 --> 04:00:56.460 like Border. You know, the values gained from the Goominds is really important. You look 04:00:56.460 --> 04:01:01.060 at that Goomind, they hit the glass and easy free fire there for him. I mean, really, this 04:01:01.060 --> 04:01:07.140 one, when I've got that kill and then the second, that was around, wasn't it? Don't 04:01:07.140 --> 04:01:14.140 I think, yeah, I probably would have left him alive if I had to impact him, but still. 04:01:14.140 --> 04:01:19.140 He's having a good day, he's having a good day. 04:01:19.140 --> 04:01:25.140 He's having a great second map, he was having a good first map to the point we commented on it, 04:01:25.140 --> 04:01:28.140 even when he jumped out of the building and he got his one. 04:01:28.140 --> 04:01:32.140 Here, that confidence has sort of grown and exploded. 04:01:32.140 --> 04:01:41.140 That's two of the idea, right, is let's not be shy, let's not be subtle, let's be big, bold, brash and bloody hell they're doing it. 04:01:41.140 --> 04:01:48.140 Yeah, yeah. I mean, across 15 rounds so far as Siege, we've got Stompin, who is 11 and 10 in the series at least. 04:01:48.140 --> 04:01:58.140 Doki is 12 and 10, Benjit is 14 and 8, Almau is 14 and 8, and Shaco is 14 and 8! It's a free of a kind! 04:01:58.140 --> 04:02:03.140 What's that worse? I'm not very good at card games. 04:02:03.140 --> 04:02:05.140 Well that'll beat your two pair. That'll beat- 04:02:05.140 --> 04:02:06.140 No! My two pair! 04:02:06.140 --> 04:02:08.140 And a two pair. 04:02:08.140 --> 04:02:11.140 My two pair of Pashomon's your last currently. 04:02:11.140 --> 04:02:14.140 It gets beat by a straight and anything up above that. 04:02:14.140 --> 04:02:16.140 Ah, that's a shame. 04:02:16.140 --> 04:02:18.140 Four to one. 04:02:18.140 --> 04:02:21.140 Twisted mines. Can they try and match? 04:02:21.140 --> 04:02:25.140 What they kill and sort of heal together here. 04:02:25.140 --> 04:02:27.140 There's the opener. 04:02:27.140 --> 04:02:32.020 That's that first body in towards their favorite the first time they've had that since the second round 04:02:32.020 --> 04:02:36.000 It's been a bit of a gap for a few rounds and that's the second. Okay 04:02:36.660 --> 04:02:40.940 They found a bit of a spark Shiko pops on towards one and 04:02:42.780 --> 04:02:45.820 Otherwise they're in a bit of a scrappy fight, but he's able to escape 04:02:46.260 --> 04:02:50.140 That's the important part and he doesn't want to leave just quite yet 04:02:50.140 --> 04:02:54.520 In fact support is coming up the stairs stomping. It's gonna double up now 04:02:54.520 --> 04:02:59.520 Now, all of this is being pinged by the snake from outside, but it doesn't matter! 04:03:00.520 --> 04:03:05.520 All the information in the world, but it doesn't mean that you can make it sing the way Saiko does! 04:03:05.520 --> 04:03:09.520 You have any options? P9 goes down? That's just pretty much everybody else, Benja! 04:03:09.520 --> 04:03:11.520 All that's left alone? 04:03:11.520 --> 04:03:16.520 Oh ho ho! Great play with the shield! They get them, he's off! 04:03:16.520 --> 04:03:22.520 Wait, wait, wait, oh, he's off to go and listen to our wonderful desk at halftime. 04:03:22.520 --> 04:03:25.520 What a final round, we just witnessed that. 04:03:25.520 --> 04:03:29.520 And then this so much just sends it off immediately after that round. 04:03:29.520 --> 04:03:34.520 What a first half in general, we're going to have to praise some players over on the side of G2. 04:03:34.520 --> 04:03:38.520 We heard the casters do it too, but this is a very balanced performance by them. 04:03:38.520 --> 04:03:43.520 Yeah, I think it's exactly what we expected from the moment coming back from there into border. 04:03:43.520 --> 04:03:46.520 We see the same aggression, we see the same team play on the side of G2. 04:03:46.520 --> 04:03:49.520 Whenever they fight against a nursery point, they do it together. 04:03:49.520 --> 04:03:51.520 They just trap operators as much as possible. 04:03:51.520 --> 04:03:55.520 When they're in the 3v3 like this Shaco goes and grabs the kills together. 04:03:55.520 --> 04:03:59.520 Yep. You see that aggression? Sometimes it pays, sometimes it doesn't. It doesn't matter. 04:03:59.520 --> 04:04:01.520 The risk taking is worth it. 04:04:01.520 --> 04:04:05.520 What's the problem Leo, if your Twisted Minds would have taken a brawl for G2? 04:04:05.520 --> 04:04:08.520 Well, you're facing some of the best gunners in the world. 04:04:08.520 --> 04:04:11.520 That's kind of the problem. So, we knew that Border was going to be a map pick. 04:04:11.520 --> 04:04:15.520 So, you know, we saw all the map pick and we're thinking, great, this is Twisted Minds being aggressive. 04:04:15.520 --> 04:04:18.520 They're going to try and play close. They're going to hit site fast. 04:04:18.520 --> 04:04:26.520 They're going to play with the Demos, with the Karim, with the Nomad, with all of this utility and all of this aggression in the glass as well. 04:04:26.520 --> 04:04:30.520 But if we know it, G2 certainly know it, and they were more than ready for it. 04:04:30.520 --> 04:04:33.520 And look at that triple kill that we just saw from Alemao, by the way. 04:04:33.520 --> 04:04:37.520 It's two jump outs, it's one against a bit where he impacts the Blitz and kills him, he doesn't care. 04:04:37.520 --> 04:04:41.520 He doesn't care if he's outside, he doesn't care if he's one hit away from a Blitz that can flash him. 04:04:41.520 --> 04:04:43.520 He doesn't care, he wins those gunfights. 04:04:43.520 --> 04:04:48.320 And so, in a scenario where the only thing, the only value that brings to Sunmind's table is, 04:04:48.320 --> 04:04:52.240 oh, we're going to play aggressive and we're going to play those shields and we're going to try to play chaotic, 04:04:52.240 --> 04:04:56.240 you're just trying to play G2 at their own game, you can't beat them, you can't beat them, 04:04:56.240 --> 04:04:59.080 because they're just the best at this game, at this NEML. 04:04:59.080 --> 04:05:03.560 Especially when G2 are playing as well as they're playing, you know, the fact of the matter is they're recovering rounds as well. 04:05:03.560 --> 04:05:07.000 The second round that they had, they're recovering a free versus five scenario. 04:05:07.000 --> 04:05:09.520 The team play on G2 is genuinely really, really good. 04:05:09.520 --> 04:05:11.560 Alomar seems to be knowing exactly what's going on. 04:05:11.560 --> 04:05:14.480 They seem to have a really good read on Twisted Minds. 04:05:14.480 --> 04:05:16.320 And when you're at Twisted Minds and you're on an entry, 04:05:16.320 --> 04:05:18.080 it's just kind of aggression, direct sight hits. 04:05:18.080 --> 04:05:20.440 It's shallow. You don't have to depth come up with some nails. 04:05:20.440 --> 04:05:21.320 That's kind of the problem. 04:05:21.320 --> 04:05:23.280 That's why we're seeing G2 be so dominant. 04:05:23.280 --> 04:05:25.080 Even though Twisted Minds have made those changes 04:05:25.080 --> 04:05:26.120 that we asked them to do, 04:05:26.120 --> 04:05:27.000 they are being more aggressive 04:05:27.000 --> 04:05:28.360 than we were bringing those operators. 04:05:28.360 --> 04:05:29.440 It's still quite shallow. 04:05:29.440 --> 04:05:31.960 And ultimately, when they get into a brawl with G2, 04:05:31.960 --> 04:05:32.960 G2 are coming out on top 04:05:32.960 --> 04:05:34.240 because on the balance of things, 04:05:34.240 --> 04:05:35.480 they've got the better players. 04:05:35.480 --> 04:05:36.840 But we can look at that even further 04:05:36.840 --> 04:05:38.960 and compare the best players of each roster 04:05:38.960 --> 04:05:43.520 really further showcase that depth that we're seeing here. We talked about how show, we talked about 04:05:43.520 --> 04:05:47.280 Shaco, but then still if they are their best performance and this is the difference between them? 04:05:47.280 --> 04:05:50.720 Yeah absolutely and the guy on the left hand side of your screen Shaco, he's just been dropping 04:05:50.720 --> 04:05:55.520 numbers every single map that he's joined for G2. That very last round that we saw, 04:05:55.520 --> 04:05:59.600 he very nearly won them that round. 1v2ing a blitz and a player behind him inside a 04:05:59.600 --> 04:06:05.120 palka, he's just got that aggression about him. It's interesting the smoke and the ward 04:06:05.120 --> 04:06:11.120 Really annoying for the rotations. Setups are gonna be impacted by that. They will need to play other champions. 04:06:11.120 --> 04:06:15.120 That's why they have to play the Thor, the Mute, and the Denari for the setup. 04:06:15.120 --> 04:06:19.120 That also means that Ying will be more efficient, that Blitz will be more efficient. 04:06:19.120 --> 04:06:21.120 It is a... well, Ying is not a banner. 04:06:21.120 --> 04:06:25.120 Yeah, Blitz is actually very, very usual in this scenario. 04:06:25.120 --> 04:06:31.120 Okay, but G2 only three rounds away from Salt Lake, so let's see if they close this out in how many rounds? 04:06:31.120 --> 04:06:34.720 Oh, thank you very much, and I still wanted you to sort of hit them 04:06:39.120 --> 04:06:41.120 Yeah, it's like positive affirmations 04:06:44.840 --> 04:06:46.840 How many rounds 04:06:48.560 --> 04:06:51.600 I'm just gonna take it one round at a time and the reason I say that is 04:06:53.640 --> 04:06:59.120 Oh, what fun, let's see what I'm gonna go for doesn't have the kit for it, but yeah 04:06:59.120 --> 04:07:06.180 Yeah, I was gonna mention that usually if we you know see them are in border top four typically straight in free sandwich 04:07:06.180 --> 04:07:11.920 Maybe try and get a flat down. Thank you. I'm picking up the hatch. Oh, yeah, this is this is a hot the hatch job 04:07:15.200 --> 04:07:18.280 Well, he's so ready for it 04:07:19.080 --> 04:07:21.760 There it is he calls it round. He's looking for the first 04:07:21.760 --> 04:07:23.760 Oh, he's picked up back with a burn! 04:07:23.760 --> 04:07:25.760 Oh, no! 04:07:25.760 --> 04:07:27.760 Loading new bike! 04:07:27.760 --> 04:07:29.760 There's two for tricks. 04:07:30.760 --> 04:07:34.760 Shaco does bleed in. They're just going to keep the pressure on, keep themselves driving in, 04:07:34.760 --> 04:07:38.760 but then it's the cross fight and the fire, the swing round almost catches the man on the rappel themselves, 04:07:38.760 --> 04:07:42.760 but at this point, a failure to launch. 04:07:43.760 --> 04:07:46.760 They're still just flying out the building. It's a great sort of response. 04:07:46.760 --> 04:07:50.760 Hashum going out the double door means that Stompin couldn't support the swing, 04:07:50.760 --> 04:07:53.960 swing couldn't support the break couldn't make his way in as he did the others 04:07:55.800 --> 04:08:01.880 could have been a very quick opener but started in tragedy and sort of continued in that manner 04:08:01.880 --> 04:08:12.360 for g2 yep better caught the bg's but uh definitely for g2 it's there's a round which i mean it just 04:08:12.360 --> 04:08:18.120 comes down to the one kill isn't it you have tricks to ice bomb sex g2's they probably won that 04:08:18.120 --> 04:08:29.900 I'm pretty sure they Sophia stand and they something double stunned the doorway so they should know that somebody's there and 04:08:30.760 --> 04:08:34.400 Just just need to check his angles and they are against punish because but 04:08:35.680 --> 04:08:41.360 The paper stop but I mean if he wins this one, I would be down to twist the minds give him a minute, but 04:08:41.360 --> 04:08:47.740 Look at this, this triple crossfire, this trio, just waiting for him since he gets up 04:08:47.740 --> 04:08:48.740 to the staircase. 04:08:48.740 --> 04:08:52.740 It should be a 3-2-1 swing as long as nobody overpeeks. 04:08:52.740 --> 04:08:56.460 So, well, well, hi Sean. 04:08:56.460 --> 04:08:57.460 I would disagree. 04:08:57.460 --> 04:08:58.460 Oh, he hit with the knot. 04:08:58.460 --> 04:08:59.460 He got him. 04:08:59.460 --> 04:09:00.460 Got him. 04:09:00.460 --> 04:09:01.460 Anyone want to kill? 04:09:01.460 --> 04:09:02.460 No. 04:09:02.460 --> 04:09:03.460 Go on. 04:09:03.460 --> 04:09:04.460 There we go. 04:09:04.460 --> 04:09:17.140 anyone want to kill? No. Go on. There we go. Alright. They get our opener. I'm sure 04:09:17.140 --> 04:09:25.660 he's pulling pranks on him. He's being sneaky. It's good energy there. I mean, you know, 04:09:25.660 --> 04:09:30.020 it's what they need right now, right? Let's be honest, if that round had gone away, we're 04:09:30.020 --> 04:09:33.900 probably not looking at a long rest of this series, as we sort of said before, how quick 04:09:33.900 --> 04:09:40.700 Water Day B, they almost needed something chaotic to reclaim. As weird as that is to say. If it was 04:09:40.700 --> 04:09:46.380 a sort of procedural round take, there's that feeling that it's still going, it's still a bit 04:09:46.380 --> 04:09:54.300 of it, it's still very high and intense. Taking around like this, where, you know, just the sort 04:09:54.300 --> 04:09:56.300 What a pick, but you're browned. 04:09:58.300 --> 04:10:00.300 It's just been playing. 04:10:02.300 --> 04:10:04.300 Good fun. Ah, good fun. 04:10:04.300 --> 04:10:06.300 Ah, thank you. 04:10:06.300 --> 04:10:09.300 Thank you, wonderful production team. 04:10:09.300 --> 04:10:12.300 I'm sorry to run about cheesecake so much. 04:10:13.300 --> 04:10:15.300 I just really want cheesecake man. 04:10:16.300 --> 04:10:18.300 Any brand will do. 04:10:20.300 --> 04:10:23.300 Do you like cheesecake? I feel like I'm a kind of person. 04:10:23.300 --> 04:10:28.300 I'm always the pens, I'm always the pens, but mostly I'll only use it. 04:10:28.300 --> 04:10:30.300 That's not true! 04:10:30.300 --> 04:10:32.300 That's not true! 04:10:32.300 --> 04:10:34.300 Whenever it comes to Cheesecake, that's... 04:10:34.300 --> 04:10:36.300 Okay, when it comes to Cheesecake, fine. 04:10:36.300 --> 04:10:39.300 Have you ever seen me be picky about desserts? Let's be real here, come on. 04:10:39.300 --> 04:10:40.300 Who's that? 04:10:40.300 --> 04:10:42.300 Hey, it's, you know... 04:10:42.300 --> 04:10:44.300 Do you earn desserts? 04:10:45.300 --> 04:10:46.300 And, uh... 04:10:46.300 --> 04:10:48.300 I've probably killed half of this game and... 04:10:48.300 --> 04:10:52.300 I've tried Cheesecakes, I must have lost a series of the day with a Cheesecake in my hand. 04:10:52.300 --> 04:10:57.300 We might be seeing one more map before I get to make a quick trip. 04:10:57.300 --> 04:11:04.300 They get this self-leveled up. They can actually try and find some sort of stability in this showdown. 04:11:04.300 --> 04:11:10.300 The first map, obviously, is 7-3, but there was generally a big chance where they weren't able to get anything. 04:11:10.300 --> 04:11:15.300 Most was sort of three rounds, though. Here they've been able to break at the same moment. 04:11:15.300 --> 04:11:20.300 They have to make sure that they can try and build some stability themselves, because this is the first time. 04:11:20.300 --> 04:11:25.820 They have threaded two rounds in a row across this showdown. It's either side of the half-time 04:11:26.780 --> 04:11:32.060 But it means that for the first time they feel like they have a bit of calm and control 04:11:33.300 --> 04:11:35.980 Now it's how much further they can get with it 04:11:39.460 --> 04:11:43.620 To us a slow approach nobody's in the building 04:11:44.780 --> 04:11:46.780 after almost half the round 04:11:46.780 --> 04:11:52.300 Target's probing and can really target I think Jalad here and he has used his last 04:11:52.300 --> 04:11:56.320 key of barrier in the exact same spot I think he's already used maybe two or 04:11:56.320 --> 04:12:03.260 three prior to it too. So if they do move that then the Islamic will be null and void. 04:12:03.260 --> 04:12:06.740 Still for G2 it's all about this E to control that is what they're trying to 04:12:06.740 --> 04:12:13.700 target. Oh Jalad picks up a kill on the Shai Go Dov, on the Stumpid and tricks on 04:12:13.700 --> 04:12:17.660 on the L now and P9 on the dookie and Hatshaw on the bencher. 04:12:19.500 --> 04:12:24.500 Okay, we're tied up with far and away the strongest round 04:12:25.580 --> 04:12:27.100 that we have seen so far. 04:12:28.260 --> 04:12:31.300 The smiles are on the faces of twisted minds. 04:12:31.300 --> 04:12:34.620 They are not done yet and great positioning, 04:12:34.620 --> 04:12:38.940 great awareness and also that network of this team 04:12:38.940 --> 04:12:40.100 is operating. 04:12:40.100 --> 04:12:43.420 The thing I've wanted so far throughout this is showing up. 04:12:43.700 --> 04:12:50.200 And that is such a big boon for them, just sort of spiritually and emotionally into the ethos of the game itself. 04:12:50.200 --> 04:12:58.200 Start shutting them down, start being that five-sided nightmare for your opponents to deal with. 04:12:58.200 --> 04:13:02.200 And start getting that spread across the team here. 04:13:02.200 --> 04:13:09.700 Now within the last two rounds, we have had a lot of the team actually start to get themselves close to even, right? 04:13:09.700 --> 04:13:14.700 It was a very different score. It was only really Hasham and Jilad that had, I think, more than two kills. 04:13:15.700 --> 04:13:17.700 Across all five of them. 04:13:17.700 --> 04:13:19.700 I'm going to hold a bit more on the side of Jax, but... 04:13:20.700 --> 04:13:22.700 What if Rove takes back? 04:13:25.700 --> 04:13:27.700 Three rounds though, Demo. Three rounds in a row. 04:13:27.700 --> 04:13:29.700 Three rounds separate them from a map, too. 04:13:29.700 --> 04:13:31.700 A map three, even. 04:13:31.700 --> 04:13:32.700 I can count. 04:13:32.700 --> 04:13:35.700 Shut up. Don't tell people I can't count. I can count. 04:13:36.700 --> 04:13:38.700 I don't understand anything. 04:13:38.700 --> 04:13:39.700 Yeah, you better. 04:13:45.700 --> 04:13:47.700 So, G2 in the hot sea. 04:13:47.700 --> 04:13:50.700 This game is slowly getting away from them. 04:13:50.700 --> 04:13:52.700 From where they were, 04:13:53.700 --> 04:13:56.700 seeing four rounds to one up. 04:13:56.700 --> 04:14:01.700 So now losing that lead and twisting the mines and clawing it back to full square. 04:14:01.700 --> 04:14:04.700 I need somebody to show up here from G2. 04:14:04.700 --> 04:14:08.900 I'm actually surprised that maybe the shields and you know coming to play now 04:14:08.900 --> 04:14:12.940 is obviously something that we know is in the arsenal of G2 are gonna be those 04:14:12.940 --> 04:14:17.540 shields I mean border. Think about Blitz, great map for him. 04:14:17.540 --> 04:14:22.500 Instead, still kind of go over this I would say more kind of subtly groups where 04:14:22.500 --> 04:14:26.100 it's mostly trying to open up these long lines of sight they still got the 04:14:26.100 --> 04:14:29.660 information up there. There goes the Dokobie and almost the Dokobie goes down 04:14:29.660 --> 04:14:33.900 and Shalad had the pink there but instead it's gonna be a big old flurry of kills 04:14:33.900 --> 04:14:36.700 Twisted mines come out on top, Shiko of the opening dead. 04:14:36.700 --> 04:14:38.200 Twisted mines. 04:14:38.200 --> 04:14:41.500 Have lost the east control but I don't really think they're too worried as they have found 04:14:41.500 --> 04:14:43.500 two killers in response to that. 04:14:46.500 --> 04:14:48.700 They still have this one body advantage. 04:14:48.700 --> 04:14:51.700 They still have that pressure and as you said they probably don't have to be too worried 04:14:51.700 --> 04:14:54.700 losing just Hashum because Hashum is off them. 04:14:54.700 --> 04:14:55.700 That point man, right? 04:14:55.700 --> 04:15:00.200 He's the one being that problemer and then you look towards the problem sold and it's 04:15:00.200 --> 04:15:01.200 Shiko and Benja. 04:15:01.200 --> 04:15:03.200 It's the docker being the daimos. 04:15:03.900 --> 04:15:11.200 Stumpin' though, from the next one more we hear a razor-blue and pop off, but no result and reward for it. 04:15:12.380 --> 04:15:15.980 In the meantime, Tricks in this position can drop the hatch, can't get out of there. 04:15:15.980 --> 04:15:20.660 He is his own support and as a trade comes out over two stories and two players. 04:15:22.660 --> 04:15:24.660 Now, it puts us into almost... 04:15:25.500 --> 04:15:29.700 There's a single pinch on this side that they might not truly be aware of, Alamo. 04:15:30.700 --> 04:15:32.700 Step by step and... 04:15:32.700 --> 04:15:38.600 to the right. Oh, just miss 04:15:38.600 --> 04:15:39.200 each other out. Drift their way 04:15:39.200 --> 04:15:40.600 down, get themselves rotated 04:15:40.600 --> 04:15:41.200 round. There's nobody to catch 04:15:41.200 --> 04:15:42.600 the follow through. They're 04:15:42.600 --> 04:15:44.600 looking for the spray through 04:15:44.600 --> 04:15:46.600 the. Oh, the floor is almost 04:15:46.600 --> 04:15:47.600 another vertical trade back and 04:15:47.600 --> 04:15:48.600 forth here. It's still a two 04:15:48.600 --> 04:15:50.600 versus two 45 seconds, and they 04:15:50.600 --> 04:15:52.600 almost got one player in a box, 04:15:52.600 --> 04:15:53.600 but they're the ones that have 04:15:53.600 --> 04:15:55.600 to try and plant demo. Yeah, 04:15:55.600 --> 04:15:57.600 still time here for G2 to figure 04:15:57.600 --> 04:15:59.000 out what they want to do. 04:15:59.000 --> 04:15:59.600 Doesn't look as if they have 04:15:59.600 --> 04:16:00.600 any drones. So information is 04:16:00.600 --> 04:16:02.600 going to be lacking for them, 04:16:02.600 --> 04:16:06.520 in this round. Are they going to go for the hatch truck? Yes they are. And he goes, Alamow, 04:16:06.520 --> 04:16:10.680 who just gets led up. Yeah, no idea that Jalab was in the other bombsite waiting for 04:16:10.680 --> 04:16:18.080 him. And I stop him. That's the one V2 he has to try and clutch up with 20 seconds left. 04:16:18.080 --> 04:16:22.880 Shotgun close on the door, but we won't even see it. Now, are we going to get a time out 04:16:22.880 --> 04:16:24.120 from G2? The energy? 04:16:24.120 --> 04:16:25.120 Should do, yeah. 04:16:25.120 --> 04:16:29.480 Yeah, it's been better and better, bigger and bigger and bolder and brashier from the 04:16:29.480 --> 04:16:36.140 side here just the mines and I mean at this point right sort of compare the 04:16:36.140 --> 04:16:39.920 vibes later in the latter half of the previous map to the fact that we have 04:16:39.920 --> 04:16:46.360 now had from their side four rounds in a row absolutely retaken momentum of this 04:16:46.360 --> 04:16:52.740 game it was a four to one half or a four to one game even since then G2 just 04:16:52.740 --> 04:16:58.720 fallen the drift fallen further and further away and we'll be the time out 04:16:58.720 --> 04:17:04.320 in the conversation here. Just to try and re-establish themselves a bit. 04:17:12.320 --> 04:17:20.960 G2, fucking puzzled in terms of how they want to go about this, as this has been a pretty 04:17:20.960 --> 04:17:28.600 desperate situation for them now. That is free attacks in a row, lost a full rotation 04:17:28.600 --> 04:17:30.600 for Twisted Minds has been successful. 04:17:31.600 --> 04:17:37.600 They've lost that lead that they had, done really well in the defensive half, but it has just slowly got away from them now. 04:17:37.600 --> 04:17:42.600 I mean, that opening kill stat, I think over these past four rounds, has also been pretty damning here for G2. 04:17:42.600 --> 04:17:45.600 They've lost every single one of them. 04:17:45.600 --> 04:17:51.600 So certainly the entry kills that stepped up big time for Twisted Minds, and really, you know, so has everyone. 04:17:51.600 --> 04:17:57.600 I mean, we kind of mentioned as well how the Replayers who were having off days, you know, you looked at Dove, you looked at P9 inside this map. 04:17:57.600 --> 04:18:05.600 You know, Dove has been able to break even. P9, 5 kills too, so twists that mines are slowly getting into this game. 04:18:09.600 --> 04:18:16.600 So, all leveled up, and then beyond it, but what will stop the run? What will stop the rain? 04:18:16.600 --> 04:18:24.600 There's otherwise been that control of the second half of this map and the control of a series that otherwise has been entirely out of their way for a long time. 04:18:24.600 --> 04:18:36.600 It's been a long time since we've been able to have this roster, sort of the breakout kids of the new system and we've had the old new system. 04:18:36.600 --> 04:18:44.600 If you remember it, when we were able to sort of get all these new regions and new potential teams coming into the mix, Meno was the area that impressed everybody the most. 04:18:44.600 --> 04:18:48.600 I did to know, you know, sort of, maybe, the fact about it. 04:18:50.600 --> 04:18:54.600 And if they can win this series and they can get themselves back in, 04:18:54.600 --> 04:19:00.600 bouncing towards the sort of first chance at getting to an international 04:19:00.600 --> 04:19:06.600 tier one main circuit event since last SI, 2025, well, 04:19:07.600 --> 04:19:09.600 I'm sure they'll be pretty happy with that. 04:19:09.600 --> 04:19:38.400 I mean, that's a kill that should never go in favor of all of them. 04:19:38.400 --> 04:19:45.400 That was a, that was a breezy day. 04:19:45.400 --> 04:19:50.400 Well, 5-4, twisted vines, they've lost his opening body, Hashrom's gone. 04:19:50.400 --> 04:19:54.400 But again, you know, we sort of said it in the round before, he's often that point man. 04:19:54.400 --> 04:20:01.400 Maybe he could have done a bit better in that engagement, but hey, we'll let him off this time. 04:20:01.400 --> 04:20:06.400 Otherwise, pressure on towards break and the pressure outside the building. 04:20:06.400 --> 04:20:10.320 You should have wants to see if you can try and you know find that little player 04:20:10.320 --> 04:20:13.440 It's step by step here from the side of G2 04:20:13.440 --> 04:20:17.120 They've got themselves a bit of a surround on towards break on towards the back of it 04:20:17.720 --> 04:20:19.960 Otherwise it's split pressure coming through but I'm out 04:20:20.440 --> 04:20:25.240 There's a bike taken out of him from P9's position lying down, but it's dubbed that has to cover 04:20:25.680 --> 04:20:29.760 Shows how awkward it is to enter on towards this map because there's always somebody else 04:20:31.200 --> 04:20:34.380 Takes on towards P9 good idea. Unfortunately. Whoa 04:20:36.400 --> 04:20:39.300 bad execution everywhere else. 04:20:39.300 --> 04:20:42.560 The ball that's left, Alamow has gone down 04:20:42.560 --> 04:20:45.300 amongst all of that, but is getting back up. 04:20:45.300 --> 04:20:48.180 So give them a four versus nobody. 04:20:48.180 --> 04:20:49.180 Benja has the cover. 04:20:50.660 --> 04:20:52.220 Yep, better from G2. 04:20:52.220 --> 04:20:53.540 Finally, getting a good, 04:20:53.540 --> 04:20:56.020 getting an established bit of ground in the map. 04:20:56.020 --> 04:20:58.980 East this time was taken for them. 04:20:58.980 --> 04:21:00.260 I mean, they have a bit of trouble 04:21:00.260 --> 04:21:02.040 they're getting in towards break. 04:21:02.040 --> 04:21:03.500 I actually thought it was quite good setup 04:21:03.500 --> 04:21:06.020 that they had their twisted lines, 04:21:06.020 --> 04:21:12.340 obviously have that kind of danger man towards break who made that impact all the minute very difficult for anyone pushing down that long corridor 04:21:12.740 --> 04:21:17.080 And then you had good cover as well dove using that long dmr to hold on to the break door 04:21:17.640 --> 04:21:19.640 and also the catwalk door 04:21:19.640 --> 04:21:21.640 but just also maybe 04:21:21.640 --> 04:21:26.780 Maybe just kind of it was kind of the breaking portal wasn't it you know G2 did very well to do a large room work waste a lot of 04:21:26.980 --> 04:21:28.980 Kind of utility that the defender sad 04:21:29.260 --> 04:21:32.460 And three two one they'll push in and they just win their engagements 04:21:32.460 --> 04:21:39.460 So, yeah, much better from G2. I think the opening kill, as I mentioned, that's something that needed to go in their favour. 04:21:39.460 --> 04:21:44.460 I mean, it is very lucky that that alum I was able to get that pick. You know, Hashem gets that kill. 04:21:44.460 --> 04:21:51.460 I mean, just imagine that the nightmare that G2 would have kind of moving him out of that position in towards bottom east. 04:21:51.460 --> 04:21:56.460 So, yeah, very important first pit that just went in favour of G2, so the timeout is good. 04:21:56.460 --> 04:21:58.460 It is going to be five rounds a piece. 04:21:58.460 --> 04:22:02.400 Now, here's what I wanted to see. We see a shield be brought in. 04:22:02.400 --> 04:22:06.040 Alamau has not used the shield so far in this attacking half. 04:22:06.040 --> 04:22:08.660 Where are they going to go with it? That's the question though. 04:22:12.260 --> 04:22:16.600 It's also how this is going to sort of get itself in on this early engagement, right? 04:22:16.600 --> 04:22:23.140 You know, the opening rounds, the opening kill has converted every single round outside of the very first one. 04:22:23.140 --> 04:22:26.360 That was the fun sort of thing to look at as the pattern of players. 04:22:26.360 --> 04:22:33.360 up here so I can say that worth 04:22:33.360 --> 04:22:35.360 starting to come up a little bit 04:22:35.360 --> 04:22:38.360 in that pair of shape because they're trying to cut that way across the wall 04:22:38.360 --> 04:22:41.360 waiting look at stomping on the other side they're going fast vicious and brutal 04:22:41.360 --> 04:22:44.360 and the shield can't quite cross the divide 04:22:44.360 --> 04:22:46.360 oh we really hoped he'd make that one work 04:22:46.360 --> 04:22:49.360 oh no it's back and forth 04:22:49.360 --> 04:22:52.360 can he get three? yes he can 04:22:52.360 --> 04:22:54.360 this is his bath room and he's cleaning up 04:22:54.360 --> 04:22:59.360 it's a second time. We've seen 04:22:59.360 --> 04:23:01.360 G2 try to go fast. Then it's 04:23:01.360 --> 04:23:03.360 the second time it has gotten. 04:23:03.360 --> 04:23:07.360 No, uh. Oh, twist that minds 04:23:07.360 --> 04:23:10.360 massive round gets them on the 04:23:10.360 --> 04:23:12.360 match point. Yeah, like you 04:23:12.360 --> 04:23:14.360 said G2. They tried to go for 04:23:14.360 --> 04:23:16.360 something quick again. And 04:23:16.360 --> 04:23:17.360 twisted minds were switched on 04:23:17.360 --> 04:23:19.360 for it. They were ready for 04:23:19.360 --> 04:23:20.360 that. And obviously you take 04:23:20.360 --> 04:23:22.360 down that lich and you can 04:23:22.360 --> 04:23:26.360 everything else is gonna ground to a hull and that was certainly the case. 04:23:27.360 --> 04:23:33.360 G2, a big ol' flash out of a rush, which is backfired massively on them. 04:23:35.360 --> 04:23:41.360 This was the important kill, was almost, maybe just needed to wait just a split second for that smoke to fully cover 04:23:41.360 --> 04:23:45.360 because certainly for tricks he seemed the body of the Blitz, wasn't it? 04:23:45.360 --> 04:23:54.720 Yeah, I think it's always that element of like if one of a bit of Gad tree moves two 04:23:54.720 --> 04:23:57.240 feet to the left, does it change the fate of things? 04:23:57.240 --> 04:24:00.760 Does a bit of smoke coverage change how optioned it is? 04:24:00.760 --> 04:24:03.840 And those are sometimes the conversations that happen when you're trying to rebuild 04:24:03.840 --> 04:24:05.760 a take on a round, right? 04:24:05.760 --> 04:24:09.360 It's the times you sort of go, well, maybe we had a standstill or a light wall here, 04:24:09.360 --> 04:24:10.360 and it would be a different time. 04:24:10.360 --> 04:24:13.360 Time to go with your different approach, maybe if you put a bit, but... 04:24:14.860 --> 04:24:17.360 All that sort of balances out when you're on 6-5. 04:24:18.160 --> 04:24:19.660 Just staring down the barrel of... 04:24:20.360 --> 04:24:22.860 Maybe an overtime, maybe an entire extra map. 04:24:23.360 --> 04:24:25.060 I don't know, I think the shield is still a bit... 04:24:25.360 --> 04:24:27.860 It can be the sticking point here, but what I love... 04:24:28.760 --> 04:24:31.360 Now, demo, and I hope it's not too little too late. 04:24:31.760 --> 04:24:34.660 All ten players leaning their mark into this game. 04:24:34.660 --> 04:24:37.560 It's what we wanted from the very beginning, and I'm really glad... 04:24:37.960 --> 04:24:39.860 To see Twisted Minds delivering on that front. 04:24:40.360 --> 04:24:51.800 the map is always gonna stick the more just based on their play style and of course, it 04:24:51.800 --> 04:24:54.120 is their map and they wanted to go here. 04:24:54.120 --> 04:24:58.200 That's still they need to be on their toes to G2, only need the one round to then push 04:24:58.200 --> 04:25:00.200 it into overtime. 04:25:00.200 --> 04:25:03.960 Yeah, it's also a good decision, maybe not. 04:25:03.960 --> 04:25:07.320 It's like, yeah, get out of there for the blitz comes for you, but instead of stomping, 04:25:07.320 --> 04:25:12.480 There's waiting for him. That's the opening pick going over in favour of G2 and they still have this full HP Blitz. 04:25:12.480 --> 04:25:18.800 The Alamo can utilise them, maybe transcend it in towards the Armoury wall, but with those feet holes, just to be a little bit more careful. 04:25:19.560 --> 04:25:22.560 You know the trick is there with the... what's the solace? 04:25:23.560 --> 04:25:27.560 But you can see that G2 have slowed the pace right on down after having that opening pick. 04:25:31.360 --> 04:25:36.680 Wow, the pace is about to get in this slow and steady root clear here across the top. 04:25:37.320 --> 04:25:41.320 There's obviously always the fifth. Somebody will come around the back and see stompings on the long watch for that. 04:25:41.320 --> 04:25:49.320 Now, how alone is Alomar going to be? Or do they just want this? The close space door almost got a bit of a gift. 04:25:49.320 --> 04:25:54.320 Does sneak out, goes to his own support structure. The calls will come out and will the collapse come together? 04:25:54.320 --> 04:25:59.320 No, look, it pulls off their plan. They were going to go for the plant. You can see the idea of it, but now they have to rethink. 04:25:59.320 --> 04:26:04.320 Because of those two players that got spotted here. Okay, let's go in. Let's enter on the tension. 04:26:04.320 --> 04:26:05.680 Let's try and get the clear elsewhere. 04:26:05.680 --> 04:26:08.280 We've got the verticality, but now they've got stomping. 04:26:08.280 --> 04:26:09.680 And now somebody else is slu- 04:26:09.680 --> 04:26:11.600 One back in for Benjen, knocks him out, 04:26:11.600 --> 04:26:13.960 looks for the second follow-through, it's the shield. 04:26:13.960 --> 04:26:15.680 They get the drop with four versus two, 04:26:15.680 --> 04:26:18.160 versus one versus a fight on the top. 04:26:18.160 --> 04:26:19.640 Floor haschum! 04:26:19.640 --> 04:26:21.120 He's doing his best to fight his way 04:26:21.120 --> 04:26:22.440 out of the awkward predicament. 04:26:22.440 --> 04:26:23.840 Benjen's gone for the plant. 04:26:24.840 --> 04:26:25.920 Okay, this secured. 04:26:25.920 --> 04:26:28.320 He's busy trying to find the other fights, 04:26:28.320 --> 04:26:31.640 and without a mouse still on the board and the blitz. 04:26:31.640 --> 04:26:33.400 Tricky is an understatement. 04:26:34.320 --> 04:26:39.760 I think to get a bit of a lucky spray through. I mean just point 30 seconds 04:26:39.760 --> 04:26:42.380 They've got one on the tip itself watching the hatch and going for the drop 04:26:42.380 --> 04:26:44.940 They've got one outside the double door and a shield 04:26:44.940 --> 04:26:48.300 They can try and get close and cause some problems. Alamow 04:26:49.060 --> 04:26:51.060 He's more than a damp hand with a blitz 04:26:52.320 --> 04:26:56.580 He's not quite able to get that one until he does. We are in OT 04:26:56.580 --> 04:27:01.580 the opening pick. You know, 04:27:01.580 --> 04:27:02.580 that time they had the opening 04:27:02.580 --> 04:27:03.580 pick and they saw the pace 04:27:03.580 --> 04:27:04.580 right down. Like you said, they 04:27:04.580 --> 04:27:05.580 were maybe iron up that plant, 04:27:05.580 --> 04:27:07.580 but then they got off. They 04:27:07.580 --> 04:27:08.580 thought, Okay, let's utilize 04:27:08.580 --> 04:27:09.580 the information that we have. 04:27:09.580 --> 04:27:13.580 Let's play those kills. They 04:27:13.580 --> 04:27:17.580 did extremely well with that. 04:27:17.580 --> 04:27:18.580 Obviously, Alaba did well with 04:27:18.580 --> 04:27:19.580 the blitz to isolate that player 04:27:19.580 --> 04:27:20.580 in the first place, but they 04:27:20.580 --> 04:27:21.580 didn't have the ability to 04:27:21.580 --> 04:27:23.580 I mean, this is the first time 04:27:23.580 --> 04:27:26.580 I've ever seen this. Um. 04:27:26.580 --> 04:27:27.580 Obviously, Alamab did well with 04:27:27.580 --> 04:27:31.580 the blitz to isolate that player 04:27:31.580 --> 04:27:32.580 inside of customs. I mean, much 04:27:32.580 --> 04:27:33.580 better from G two have been able 04:27:33.580 --> 04:27:37.580 to turn the ship around in quick 04:27:37.580 --> 04:27:38.580 fashion. So overtime is where we 04:27:38.580 --> 04:27:42.580 go. I mean, this is being a 04:27:42.580 --> 04:27:43.580 defender sided border. Who gets 04:27:43.580 --> 04:27:47.580 who gets to see half anyone now? 04:27:47.580 --> 04:27:52.260 Well checkers on a drone. So there we go. So they are the defenders 04:27:54.100 --> 04:27:56.100 Unless monthly has been picked by shot 04:27:57.780 --> 04:28:00.500 No, it wasn't a good camp cuz he was jumping 04:28:02.340 --> 04:28:04.340 Wow, I 04:28:04.660 --> 04:28:06.660 Mean what 40 afts 04:28:07.140 --> 04:28:09.860 Back and forth and decided border is fine 04:28:09.860 --> 04:28:16.020 But it's also the weird brutality of it because if you look at the sort of thread of how this map has come together 04:28:16.020 --> 04:28:21.540 traded rounds in the opening three big block of G3 rounds big block of twisted 04:28:21.540 --> 04:28:26.180 mine rounds and then trade rounds over the last place like this they had this 04:28:26.180 --> 04:28:29.700 sandwich of control in the middle and then almost warmed up to how each other 04:28:29.700 --> 04:28:35.820 is playing but again I'd love to see who we get three more rounds of it two more 04:28:35.820 --> 04:28:45.900 or will we get a whole another map I guess it's gonna be another entry another 04:28:45.900 --> 04:28:47.900 the dictated round. 04:29:15.900 --> 04:29:19.180 Phenomenal from Twisted Minds, don't you? 04:29:19.180 --> 04:29:21.460 It's called with bats down. 04:29:21.460 --> 04:29:25.780 There's a quick swing from Bob which won't be punished but still that opening two-piece 04:29:25.780 --> 04:29:27.340 for Twisted Minds is a massive- 04:29:27.340 --> 04:29:28.340 24 set! 04:29:28.340 --> 04:29:30.420 Yep, they really sort of set the pace there. 04:29:30.420 --> 04:29:34.140 The Seafield won't quite catch anybody outside but it means that they have to sort of re-evaluate 04:29:34.140 --> 04:29:37.620 everything because well both those kills happened outside the map. 04:29:37.620 --> 04:29:40.820 They weren't even able to begin getting themselves set up. 04:29:40.820 --> 04:29:41.820 We can obviously still see it. 04:29:41.820 --> 04:29:44.940 They've got a Fenrir Mide outside of the Northern balcony too. 04:29:44.940 --> 04:29:52.700 I've just got this watch on anyone that tries to approach that angle and here finally inside 04:29:52.700 --> 04:29:57.180 finally off to a bit of the races there's a camera just calling all of this in an awkward 04:29:57.180 --> 04:30:04.980 position to get rid of it but now if the reveal comes together can they try and stimulate 04:30:04.980 --> 04:30:09.900 a pinch the drone's work and cleverly P9 is out of there does not want to give them an 04:30:09.900 --> 04:30:15.420 easy captures. I want to give them a man of vantage possibility or even just to even sort of fight here. 04:30:17.420 --> 04:30:23.660 More veals, more attempts at slowing them down in a steady removal of utility, but 04:30:24.220 --> 04:30:27.820 with a minute on and how hands-off twisted mines have become, 04:30:29.340 --> 04:30:32.940 you know, they're just preparing for the three, two, one. Okay, let's push back. 04:30:34.940 --> 04:30:38.780 Yeah, I think just the mines have done a good decision here. Just pulling back, 04:30:38.780 --> 04:30:43.020 know that it's up to G2 to have to fight against a man dead for certain. 04:30:43.020 --> 04:30:44.420 Oh no, hash on! 04:30:44.420 --> 04:30:47.420 She looks away, and Sheik already dropped a good trade though, Jalan. 04:30:47.420 --> 04:30:50.620 Able to pick up Sheik when Stomp and got down from the hatch. 04:30:50.620 --> 04:30:54.420 So it's still going to be a man advantage to twist the mines 30 seconds left, 04:30:54.420 --> 04:30:57.300 and really what is the options for G2, they don't have many. 04:30:57.300 --> 04:31:00.220 Just have to be hatched, Stomp, P9 gets caught out through Benji, 04:31:00.220 --> 04:31:03.220 finds a black in underneath the hatch, and that's a 2v2. 04:31:03.220 --> 04:31:08.220 Well, 15 seconds, 2 vs 2 in the position, 04:31:08.220 --> 04:31:13.220 the back line here. The side 04:31:13.340 --> 04:31:14.440 of twisted minds, but a perfect 04:31:14.540 --> 04:31:18.740 watch for it has to cross one 04:31:18.840 --> 04:31:20.340 more fight to fight for 04:31:20.440 --> 04:31:23.740 Benja. Brilliant as ever buys 04:31:23.840 --> 04:31:25.740 them back in towards that round. 04:31:25.840 --> 04:31:29.740 G2. Once again. In the driver's 04:31:29.840 --> 04:31:31.380 seat. It's been a hot minute, 04:31:31.480 --> 04:31:32.420 and they've had to sweat their 04:31:32.520 --> 04:31:35.280 way back for it. But one round 04:31:35.380 --> 04:31:37.280 separates them from Salt Lake 04:31:37.280 --> 04:31:42.560 I don't know how he's been able to pull that off because really for G2 after the opening that they had in that round 04:31:42.560 --> 04:31:46.720 You think this is gonna be tough and get twist at mind did well to not give any picks away 04:31:46.720 --> 04:31:51.440 Just sat in their hands and then it got to the final minute and then P9's doing dances underneath the hatch 04:31:52.080 --> 04:31:54.080 Give G2 that opening 04:31:54.160 --> 04:32:00.240 You know what against the quality of players that you're up against in G2 you cannot give them that opportunity 04:32:01.680 --> 04:32:04.800 So imagine it being the best performance for G2 now in the series 04:32:04.800 --> 04:32:08.180 But honestly, I like this right here. 04:32:08.180 --> 04:32:14.260 GP9, like, he can get close to try and watch the bathroom hatch drop, he gets that. 04:32:14.260 --> 04:32:18.500 He completely forgets the hatch also above him is open. 04:32:18.500 --> 04:32:22.500 And G2 know that they've really got a lucky break with that. 04:32:22.500 --> 04:32:34.220 And G2 break that attack, and now they get the favour side, now they get the defence. 04:32:34.220 --> 04:32:41.960 This point, the one round separates them, but obviously think about where we were, we were 4-1 at one point for G2. 04:32:41.960 --> 04:32:46.360 Twisted Mind absolutely re-took control and they can definitely do it again. 04:32:47.360 --> 04:32:52.760 Just have to try and get themselves a little extra, and since the very first round, 04:32:53.600 --> 04:32:58.120 it's the first time that the opening kill didn't dictate how things went. 04:32:58.120 --> 04:33:03.120 So, anything is possible. 04:33:03.120 --> 04:33:06.120 It becomes the tagline that you can try and build here behind 04:33:06.120 --> 04:33:09.120 by trying to control the space, and they're doing that externally and internally. 04:33:09.120 --> 04:33:13.120 The combination, the lion charges go out, Daymos combined with, 04:33:13.120 --> 04:33:18.120 you see the Nomad, Vital for any sort of loose teams. 04:33:18.120 --> 04:33:25.120 It's almost everything that they can bring outside of what was banned to control the rune. 04:33:25.120 --> 04:33:29.620 In the meantime, you look towards it and you remember how G2 was playing, they kept themselves mobile. 04:33:29.620 --> 04:33:35.120 They were at points taking positions that we were like, that's a bit of a curious position, but they made it work. 04:33:35.120 --> 04:33:37.120 Because of their support for each other. 04:33:37.120 --> 04:33:41.620 And it took a time out for Twisted Minds to be able to rebuild on the back end of it in here. 04:33:41.620 --> 04:33:48.620 Just making sure that they can have a bit of a cover, but only actually all safe to move in alongside. 04:33:48.620 --> 04:33:52.120 It's kind of going back to the first round that we've seen Twisted Minds have. 04:33:52.120 --> 04:33:55.000 have the attack and a stemming in from Armory have a half-jump below. 04:33:55.000 --> 04:33:57.400 Trying to ping a player who could be inside of Brazil. 04:33:57.400 --> 04:34:00.200 The C4 gets leashed by Benja. 04:34:00.200 --> 04:34:03.040 They'll do a lot of damage to the Black Fear, but that's it. 04:34:03.040 --> 04:34:05.080 Just a bit of damage and P9 with a glance. 04:34:05.080 --> 04:34:06.040 Not expecting that. 04:34:06.040 --> 04:34:06.720 Lines two. 04:34:06.720 --> 04:34:09.520 Shiko will find Jolad though. 04:34:09.520 --> 04:34:12.240 It's still a bad thing to twist the mines. 04:34:12.240 --> 04:34:13.480 Well, this is the response, right? 04:34:13.480 --> 04:34:15.520 As I said before, remember it was a five versus three 04:34:15.520 --> 04:34:16.760 and they called it back from Loose Player. 04:34:16.760 --> 04:34:18.560 They have everything to track these players now. 04:34:18.560 --> 04:34:20.720 They can apply the pressure continually 04:34:20.720 --> 04:34:24.500 to those loose players and they can almost play keep away and sort of say 04:34:24.500 --> 04:34:27.340 let me either have to be on the site so we know you're there or we'll know where 04:34:27.340 --> 04:34:31.520 you are and we will hunt you down it's a different approach here from twisted 04:34:31.520 --> 04:34:37.740 minds that is netting sort of better results in some regards of it I mean the 04:34:37.740 --> 04:34:44.000 glass absolutely dictating the face I care gets one and all peanuts going down 04:34:44.000 --> 04:34:47.740 and the swing through is sort of you know there's time to get him back up as 04:34:47.740 --> 04:34:51.740 As there is time to maybe get Stompin' back up, there's the pins loose on the player. 04:34:52.740 --> 04:34:55.740 Over the top, he can't quite get it against the shields! 04:34:56.740 --> 04:35:01.740 They know where he is, and instead of going for the pick up, they're gonna try and battle back Shaco. 04:35:02.740 --> 04:35:04.740 There is the pick back up. 04:35:06.740 --> 04:35:11.740 And now, they've forced him further and further away, he's expecting the engagement, he's trying to get himself options, 04:35:11.740 --> 04:35:15.740 but he's on the other side of a mirror that's just working, and they want the pressure. 04:35:15.740 --> 04:35:20.220 right they want to smoke they've got the black bit on the reed he's baiting all the motion in the world but 04:35:21.580 --> 04:35:23.100 we are going all of the way 04:35:26.380 --> 04:35:32.940 oh twisted minds able to make their first armory attack a success 04:35:34.380 --> 04:35:39.740 we're not able to win that bombsite in regular time it had to be pushed to ot to make it happen 04:35:40.700 --> 04:35:44.300 and g2 on the favorite bombsite the only defense 04:35:45.740 --> 04:35:49.700 Now they have in the OT because they have to go back in the attack now. They've let it slip 04:35:50.540 --> 04:35:54.860 Here we go round number 15 is what we've been pushed to and the attackers out of 04:35:55.740 --> 04:36:02.540 One each round here in OT will it be the same old G2 gonna win another attacking round or will the defense regain control? 04:36:03.740 --> 04:36:07.660 I mean that round was so tense. I mean Shiker was really up against 04:36:07.660 --> 04:36:11.380 He actually seemed that that they didn't choose to go for the plant. They wanted to play for the kill 04:36:11.380 --> 04:36:21.380 Oh, here we go again. 04:36:21.380 --> 04:36:29.380 Seven apiece and we are struggling, but we're Alamo now on the Monty potentials in that 04:36:29.380 --> 04:36:30.380 light, didn't it? 04:36:30.380 --> 04:36:34.820 It brings almost a different element that we've not really seen from G2 throughout all 04:36:34.820 --> 04:36:37.140 of this and that might be the surprise, right? 04:36:37.140 --> 04:36:41.140 Although G2's found their last four attacks, three of them. 04:36:42.140 --> 04:36:44.140 Success comes when you can change things up. 04:36:44.140 --> 04:36:47.140 It's always the sort of biggest compliment that we pay towards this roster, 04:36:47.140 --> 04:36:49.140 and they've applied some pace, they've applied some differences. 04:36:49.140 --> 04:36:52.140 But here, having something that can be a bit stoic, 04:36:52.140 --> 04:36:55.140 well, what do you stop it with? All the traps in the world. 04:36:56.140 --> 04:36:58.140 It's seemingly the idea. 04:36:58.140 --> 04:37:01.140 It's a shield walking into a shield and right now, 04:37:01.140 --> 04:37:04.140 let's see if Alomar can find some safety in it, 04:37:04.140 --> 04:37:06.140 We will hustle towards map 3. 04:37:14.140 --> 04:37:16.140 Watch something. Enable a pick off. 04:37:16.140 --> 04:37:18.140 Some of the Denari traps there. 04:37:18.140 --> 04:37:20.140 Which is good news for Alamo on that shield. 04:37:22.140 --> 04:37:24.140 Still hunting for more. Let's let the pitstone in. 04:37:26.140 --> 04:37:28.140 Oh! Oh! Pops the Goyo! Tries to cook Hashimah. 04:37:28.140 --> 04:37:30.140 I'll take some of that damage. 04:37:30.140 --> 04:37:32.140 Nice little bait there from the Twitch drone. 04:37:32.140 --> 04:37:35.260 And Hash on that actually gonna stop some rope now 04:37:35.260 --> 04:37:38.620 I was gonna say stops and get the twitch around me at the desk, but the twitch was just sat there anyway 04:37:39.780 --> 04:37:42.800 So I mean the stuff perfect for for Shaco 04:37:43.540 --> 04:37:49.300 He will pick off a few bits of utile, but it's gonna be much more slow-paced around I feel for G2 just with that shield 04:37:51.280 --> 04:37:57.640 Doki takes a lot of damage and force further and further out there is they're not quite able to not to kill here on the loose player 04:37:57.640 --> 04:38:01.060 Jelad has taken bits of damage but still deals it back Shaco 04:38:02.140 --> 04:38:04.140 One, two, three, goodbye. 04:38:06.140 --> 04:38:12.140 And also escape, just one of the things that we said they were doing brilliantly, just sort of keeping hands off the doki. 04:38:12.140 --> 04:38:16.140 They were quite P9, getting things leveled up, but look at the sort of damage done towards him, right? 04:38:16.140 --> 04:38:19.140 He's got to be a bit of a push there, reading. 04:38:19.140 --> 04:38:23.140 Trying to breathe life into what was out of mouse approach here on the Monty. 04:38:23.140 --> 04:38:29.380 this next engagement as we hear the fun sound effect go its way they've got 04:38:29.380 --> 04:38:34.060 hash them underneath as well won't really be doing a huge amount the grenade will 04:38:34.060 --> 04:38:38.940 get rid of the shield needs a position trickier to sort of play on just gets 04:38:38.940 --> 04:38:42.780 out of there we're still gonna try and go for it I think because he just has this 04:38:42.780 --> 04:38:47.380 ACOG he's still challenge at range but that shieldy it's about to try and 04:38:47.380 --> 04:38:52.020 prone for cover for G2 it just feels as though they're gonna try and go for more 04:38:52.020 --> 04:38:56.260 plant-orientated kind of siege. You know, with that shield they can maybe just try and walk into the 04:38:56.260 --> 04:39:00.340 bomb site. But look where Trix is. He's over towards Arkhaz. He could be the man to play 04:39:00.340 --> 04:39:03.940 spoiler if they don't drone him out and check where he is, but I'm sure the Solid Snake would 04:39:03.940 --> 04:39:08.820 have spotted him out by now. Now they're gonna start slowly moving their way in and looking for 04:39:08.820 --> 04:39:12.660 that plant. Again, it is gonna be Alamow and the shield makes the dive now and try and get 04:39:12.660 --> 04:39:16.420 some self-tucked in behind the bomb chassis. And there's no denial. There's nothing for Twist 04:39:16.420 --> 04:39:20.800 the mines to do this all that they do find one and get the kill the rest on 04:39:20.800 --> 04:39:24.660 towards doki what whip that has bought them well enough by Benjen needs to go 04:39:24.660 --> 04:39:28.180 up fresh come out of the mouth drops the shield gets a kill and now he's gonna go 04:39:28.180 --> 04:39:32.380 for the plant itself pulls off not sure what the fear was they've got some 04:39:32.380 --> 04:39:37.140 concerns players underneath but there's the watch there goes the swing through 04:39:37.140 --> 04:39:43.620 three two great positioning it's nine seconds there were two buses one but 04:39:43.620 --> 04:39:49.500 This is a one versus one, and this is the late city for G2. 04:39:49.500 --> 04:39:52.220 The chance isn't entirely gone for Twisted Vines. 04:39:52.220 --> 04:39:53.780 They dropped down to the lower bracket. 04:39:53.780 --> 04:39:55.820 There's one more opportunity, but we now 04:39:55.820 --> 04:39:58.260 have our two teams, our first two teams, 04:39:58.260 --> 04:40:01.180 and our top two teams of the ML. 04:40:01.180 --> 04:40:03.580 Easily one of the best over times 04:40:03.580 --> 04:40:06.020 I've went through past before this stage. 04:40:06.020 --> 04:40:08.820 Those last three rounds were just phenomenal. 04:40:08.820 --> 04:40:13.300 Hard to get a stage, but G2 just about got over the line. 04:40:13.300 --> 04:40:16.220 Well, that is all from our opening two games. 04:40:16.220 --> 04:40:19.860 We're gonna go to a quick break before we're back with the desk in game number three. 04:41:13.300 --> 04:41:15.300 I 04:42:43.300 --> 04:42:45.300 I 04:46:43.300 --> 04:46:48.300 good win. Yeah, I mean, pretty 04:46:48.300 --> 04:46:49.300 standard. I think border. They 04:46:49.300 --> 04:46:50.300 did some good preparation 04:46:50.300 --> 04:46:51.300 against us. We've played them 04:46:51.300 --> 04:46:53.300 like 100 times in scrims. So, 04:46:53.300 --> 04:46:55.300 uh, yeah, I mean, we fought to 04:46:55.300 --> 04:46:56.300 the end, which is very good to 04:46:56.300 --> 04:46:58.300 see. Uh, yeah, good game from us 04:46:58.300 --> 04:47:00.300 overall. Very happy. Nice Jack. 04:47:00.300 --> 04:47:01.300 Obviously with with you guys 04:47:01.300 --> 04:47:02.300 bringing venture back home, 04:47:02.300 --> 04:47:03.300 bringing back into Europe, 04:47:03.300 --> 04:47:05.300 bringing shake onto the roster. 04:47:05.300 --> 04:47:06.300 It was really important for the 04:47:06.300 --> 04:47:07.300 soup theme to hit the ground 04:47:07.300 --> 04:47:08.300 running straight away. How 04:47:08.300 --> 04:47:09.300 how happy are you that you've 04:47:09.300 --> 04:47:12.300 qualified at the first tent? Um 04:47:12.300 --> 04:47:18.300 I mean, if I'm going to be honest, I think the quality of some of the teams in our group were very, very bad. 04:47:18.300 --> 04:47:21.300 I don't think we had a real challenge until today. 04:47:21.300 --> 04:47:23.300 VP, maybe? 04:47:23.300 --> 04:47:28.300 Part of the VP match, which was our first game as a team, so things went good, things went bad. 04:47:28.300 --> 04:47:32.300 I think VP are a really good team, so I'm looking forward to our match soon against them. 04:47:32.300 --> 04:47:38.300 So yeah, I'm a little disappointed with the quality of the teams in our group, but we played very good. 04:47:38.300 --> 04:47:42.300 and we showed that our team is capable of winning rounds that we're not meant to win. 04:47:42.300 --> 04:47:45.300 And we also showed that we're having some good strats and good things at that. 04:47:45.300 --> 04:47:49.300 So it's all a process. We're working really, really hard of your week in scrims and stuff. 04:47:49.300 --> 04:47:52.300 So let's just see what happens at the major. 04:47:52.300 --> 04:47:56.300 You mentioned the previously when we interviewed you. You mentioned that you do two hours a fair year day. 04:47:56.300 --> 04:48:01.300 Do you think that it's unfair when people say it's just about the salary? 04:48:01.300 --> 04:48:04.300 It's unfair to me. It's unfair to me. 04:48:04.300 --> 04:48:10.300 Do you think it's unfair when people just assume that it's just a team full of gunners because you are putting in that hard work behind the scenes? 04:48:10.300 --> 04:48:17.300 Yeah, I mean, we do have extremely strong firepower on a team, but like if I'm going to be honest, I hate saying this. 04:48:17.300 --> 04:48:26.300 But Alomal is doing a great job behind the scenes, really putting an extra effort with the coaches and going into depth on the strats and all the different game plans we have for a different team. 04:48:26.300 --> 04:48:30.140 So that actual work is what's pushing us over the line in a lot of games. 04:48:30.140 --> 04:48:31.820 It isn't just our individual players. 04:48:31.820 --> 04:48:34.660 So big shout out to him and our two coaches, 04:48:35.140 --> 04:48:37.580 cameraman and Romalio always doing the work behind the scenes. 04:48:37.580 --> 04:48:39.940 So it's not just five crazy players. 04:48:40.100 --> 04:48:41.940 There is a big support staff behind us. 04:48:43.700 --> 04:48:45.940 Jack, congratulations on making the major. 04:48:46.500 --> 04:48:47.420 I have a gift for you. 04:48:47.420 --> 04:48:50.500 Do you want to know how you died on that last round? 04:48:50.500 --> 04:48:51.540 Please tell me. 04:48:51.540 --> 04:48:52.540 All right, let's take a look. 04:48:52.540 --> 04:48:53.140 Let's take a look. 04:48:53.140 --> 04:48:55.900 So you're holding this angle, very, very, very tight angle, right? 04:48:56.300 --> 04:49:00.300 Look at J-Lad, all the way deep armor. Get ready? 04:49:03.300 --> 04:49:04.300 Good night. 04:49:04.300 --> 04:49:07.300 It doesn't make any sense. It's not my fault. 04:49:09.300 --> 04:49:14.300 I literally said I have no idea what I died. I thought, like, me dying there loses the rent. 04:49:14.300 --> 04:49:16.300 And I was like, I have no idea how I died. 04:49:16.300 --> 04:49:17.300 So yeah. 04:49:17.300 --> 04:49:20.300 That's the rough part of holding a girl against Winston Mines. They will swing. 04:49:20.300 --> 04:49:24.300 That is very true. That is very true. I learned the hard way again. 04:49:24.300 --> 04:49:53.060 I'm going to go to McDonald's and get 20 chicken nuggets and probably like a nine bro. 04:49:53.060 --> 04:49:58.060 My teammates are probably going to do some map bans in theory, so you should probably ask them, to be honest. 04:49:58.060 --> 04:50:03.060 Alright, well we'll see if we can catch up with them. I think you have about 20 minutes, so you gotta make a run for it. 04:50:03.060 --> 04:50:04.060 See you guys. 04:50:04.060 --> 04:50:08.060 Yeah, enjoy your meal, good luck with the game, and we'll catch you later. 04:50:08.060 --> 04:50:10.060 See you later, councilor. 04:50:10.060 --> 04:50:12.060 Man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. 04:50:12.060 --> 04:50:17.060 Alright, we know we have to feel for like 30 minutes to wait for Dukie to get his mixtape. 04:50:17.060 --> 04:50:19.060 Do you know what, we started this game with popcorn in our hand. 04:50:19.060 --> 04:50:23.260 I'm wondering if we can get the production staff to go and get us nuggets because Doki's gonna have some as well. 04:50:23.260 --> 04:50:37.060 But yeah, no, I think just for you two, just to get back to, maybe get back to continue making international events at the first attempt with this roster, you know, it, and to do it in a way where they are working with good strategy. 04:50:37.060 --> 04:50:44.060 Yes, of course, they have amazing individuals, but the good strategy, the good map bands, that was a four really well prepared, complete performance that I thought. 04:50:44.060 --> 04:50:47.940 And we got to look at one player the player as MVP for this series as well 04:50:47.940 --> 04:50:51.260 I mean we're talking about that first round in overtime 04:50:51.260 --> 04:50:57.800 I don't think we've decided yet how Benja has pulled that round off, but somehow he did we talk about the guns 04:50:57.800 --> 04:51:03.160 Can we talk about the creation? But that just really comes down to his talent. It does it really does come down to his talent 04:51:03.160 --> 04:51:06.120 He's a game-winning player. He is an S-exemptational MVP player 04:51:06.120 --> 04:51:12.120 It does also come down to a little bit a little smidgen of Twisted Mounds. Yeah, there's there's a bit of luck 04:51:12.120 --> 04:51:18.200 There's three some minds playing positions that why why would you do that in the scenario if we if you won't take a look at that round? 04:51:18.200 --> 04:51:24.720 Especially guys it what what I find amazing is is danger master's game sense because he was on top floor on tellers, right? 04:51:24.720 --> 04:51:27.960 Yeah, and he makes the cool guys. I'm gonna drop workshop first and foremost 04:51:27.960 --> 04:51:31.080 Why is that they're under the hatch? No idea and then that guy behind the soda machine 04:51:31.120 --> 04:51:36.760 Why is he there to deny the plant and then another one swings like it's just the worst possible way to play this 04:51:36.760 --> 04:51:38.960 And I think when you play remember six age, you know 04:51:38.960 --> 04:51:46.240 You're always going to be suggest to fortunate timing unfortunate things that your opponents will do, but it's about you capitalizing on them specifically 04:51:46.240 --> 04:51:49.480 Oh, that's right. Now, Avenger won them the round. He said when he died there 04:51:49.480 --> 04:51:53.800 I lost the team around but then they managed to find a way they had the Monty 04:51:53.800 --> 04:52:00.640 It was a good shot call from from a lot of go below to kill the players that were clearly trying to deny blow and then push deep 04:52:00.640 --> 04:52:04.800 They had information that hungry once again those two rounds swing the other way 04:52:04.800 --> 04:52:07.720 We're going to map three right now and we're talking about a map free 04:52:07.720 --> 04:52:13.920 Will they want my who knows but actually those two rounds got to the solid same major it to be honest 04:52:13.920 --> 04:52:16.600 Twisted mine strategically won that game. I've also said yes 04:52:16.600 --> 04:52:22.360 The problem was in most of the attacks especially on set of G2 is they cannot get themselves into the building 04:52:22.360 --> 04:52:27.560 And there was two solutions either they went for a rush the Amaru play all the Blitz players none of them worked 04:52:28.360 --> 04:52:31.960 Let's be real. I'm outroll both of them. The first one with Amaru 04:52:32.000 --> 04:52:35.440 He just goes up and he knows completely that someone is behind them 04:52:35.440 --> 04:52:41.440 And the second one, he throws a smoke to cover himself, to run into tellers so that the bathroom player does not see him. 04:52:41.440 --> 04:52:44.440 And the smoke is misplaced, so when he runs into his smoke, he dies. 04:52:44.440 --> 04:52:49.440 So two rushes that don't work, and then the other times they don't play a shield, they're some super spread. 04:52:49.440 --> 04:52:50.440 And they're coming on the bottom. 04:52:50.440 --> 04:52:51.440 No one gets in the building. 04:52:51.440 --> 04:52:53.440 So they, all we heard in the comment was like, 04:52:53.440 --> 04:52:55.440 Oh, a player here, a player here, a player here. 04:52:55.440 --> 04:52:58.440 No solutions. Just information. No solution. 04:52:58.440 --> 04:53:00.440 And so finally they figure out, 04:53:00.440 --> 04:53:05.780 Ah, maybe playing a shield and getting behind it to get initial control to work. 04:53:05.780 --> 04:53:06.780 Are you clip farming? 04:53:06.780 --> 04:53:12.580 No, no, no, it's really what happened because then Alamo actually took the Blitz, they followed him and they won the round like this. 04:53:12.580 --> 04:53:19.380 And the last round, what is happening? He takes the Monty, he takes his control and he forces the pressure, he gets the initial control, thanks to the shield. 04:53:19.380 --> 04:53:22.180 But it took them a long time to figure out that was a solution. 04:53:22.180 --> 04:53:30.180 I'm glad we're getting a happy Leo as well, not a crash out Leo that we had earlier this week, I mean, in general we've done our big part of this day, right? 04:53:30.180 --> 04:53:35.380 There's still a whole Bessel 3 to be played, there's money on the line, there's SI points on the line, 04:53:35.380 --> 04:53:40.180 the pride of being able to win that upper bracket final as well in the first EML kickoff here. 04:53:40.180 --> 04:53:44.680 But I want to talk about the two teams that we've qualified to the Major so far. 04:53:44.680 --> 04:53:48.180 We have our Virtus.Pro NRG2, both teams coming from Group A, by the way. 04:53:48.180 --> 04:53:50.180 That is quite impressive if you think about it. 04:53:50.180 --> 04:53:53.680 Were these kind of the teams that we were expecting to see? 04:53:53.680 --> 04:53:57.180 Is this what we were maybe hoping for, thinking for at the beginning of the stage? 04:53:57.180 --> 04:54:00.580 Maybe not at the beginning of the stage. I think really G2 Sean 04:54:00.580 --> 04:54:02.900 I think I'll give you G2 absolutely for free 04:54:02.900 --> 04:54:06.900 I think at the beginning of the stage if you just said give me four teams going to the major the first two teams out 04:54:06.900 --> 04:54:09.620 You might out your mouth would have been G2 and Falcons 04:54:09.620 --> 04:54:14.340 Mm-hmm, and then maybe maybe secret just because they were in the most recent SI final 04:54:14.340 --> 04:54:18.940 Obviously, it's not transpired that way G2 have looked good and have done enough absolutely 04:54:19.260 --> 04:54:21.060 That's pro have been 04:54:21.060 --> 04:54:24.140 Stronger than and a lot of people thought they'd be in the mix for the major 04:54:24.140 --> 04:54:28.700 But much stronger than I thought a lot of people would be the fact they were the first team qualified the fact 04:54:28.700 --> 04:54:33.740 They did against Falcons was was huge amount. I expected both of them to make it 04:54:33.740 --> 04:54:36.780 I just did not know if VP was gonna make it through the other right exactly 04:54:36.780 --> 04:54:40.980 Yeah, it's the it's the fact that they managed to beat Falcons and send them to the lower bracket that may yeah 04:54:40.980 --> 04:54:48.140 Maybe everything you know how and I think that secret are gonna hate them for it Falcons secret tomorrow is gonna be your off face 04:54:48.140 --> 04:54:52.780 So like especially with the way that first initial match of wins, but um, I'm looking at my clock 04:54:52.780 --> 04:54:55.660 I think we bought doki maybe five minutes of time to go get his 04:54:56.440 --> 04:54:59.680 Right now. Yeah, probably but we bought a little bit of time 04:54:59.680 --> 04:55:02.800 We're gonna have to buy him and the whole of g2 a little bit of more time 04:55:02.800 --> 04:55:08.280 Right because they just come out of that very tense best of three despite only being a best of or well two maps 04:55:08.280 --> 04:55:14.340 Yeah, yeah, they still need some energy and some way to retain themselves going into this next year's because they still have to play 04:55:14.440 --> 04:55:18.280 Potentially for three or more hours coming into the second matchup 04:55:18.280 --> 04:55:20.480 So we're going to take a bit of a break after that. 04:55:20.480 --> 04:55:22.720 We'll talk a few things about all the regions. 04:55:22.720 --> 04:55:25.320 We'll set you up properly for the final match of today. 04:55:25.320 --> 04:55:26.880 We'd like to see you in just a few. 04:55:26.880 --> 04:55:55.880 I'm breaking decks in the body now, don't I get on the whole stuff and my money out, cause I can't make it down so let's run it out. 04:55:55.880 --> 04:55:58.880 I'ma keep it going to A-M-N-F 04:56:02.880 --> 04:56:05.880 I'ma keep it going, I'ma keep it going 04:56:05.880 --> 04:56:08.880 I'ma keep it going to A-M-N-F 05:02:25.880 --> 05:02:30.520 the top of the bracket final between the current best two teams in the EML still ahead of us. 05:02:30.520 --> 05:02:40.160 We're going to talk about G2 and Vortice Pro in just a bit, but to make sure the players have enough time to take a bit of a chill pill, you know, relax a little bit before they have to play yet another series. 05:02:40.160 --> 05:02:41.520 Playing some nuggets, getting nuggets. 05:02:41.520 --> 05:02:49.360 Yes, also very important. Stay hydrated, stay well-nutritioned as we talked about earlier with the T-Listers next entry. 05:02:49.360 --> 05:02:50.960 Where would chicken nuggets go? 05:02:50.960 --> 05:02:52.080 S tier? 05:02:52.080 --> 05:02:52.680 S tier. 05:02:52.680 --> 05:02:53.440 Healthy? 05:02:53.440 --> 05:02:55.280 No, absolutely not. 05:02:55.280 --> 05:02:59.280 They're way down there for the only Vigil that is. 05:02:59.280 --> 05:03:01.280 Fairly 20 is a one person. 05:03:01.280 --> 05:03:03.280 Yeah, for Vigilogues, though, Leo. 05:03:03.280 --> 05:03:05.280 Vigilogues are good. 05:03:05.280 --> 05:03:06.280 Just go try the Vigilogues. 05:03:06.280 --> 05:03:09.280 And I think if we could, we could talk about chicken nuggets for an hour. 05:03:09.280 --> 05:03:11.280 Well, I find it more interesting to have Texas talk about, 05:03:11.280 --> 05:03:14.280 and that is siege for us, but also around the world, right? 05:03:14.280 --> 05:03:17.280 Because we are not the only ones that are running a kickoff at this moment. 05:03:17.280 --> 05:03:20.280 There is kickoff in many other regions with different formats as well, 05:03:20.280 --> 05:03:23.280 but specifically over in the SAO story, 05:03:23.280 --> 05:03:27.220 are doing. And honestly, there's 05:03:27.220 --> 05:03:29.260 a few surprises because what is 05:03:29.260 --> 05:03:30.260 the current role champion doing 05:03:30.260 --> 05:03:32.260 in the lower bracket? Well, I 05:03:32.260 --> 05:03:33.260 asked this question to Falcons. 05:03:33.260 --> 05:03:36.260 Who knows? Face Falcons. Yeah, 05:03:36.260 --> 05:03:37.260 both of them lower bracket. Yeah 05:03:37.260 --> 05:03:39.260 secret as well. I mean, the two 05:03:39.260 --> 05:03:40.260 si finalists currently found 05:03:40.260 --> 05:03:41.260 themselves in the lower bracket 05:03:41.260 --> 05:03:42.260 unsure if they can even make it 05:03:42.260 --> 05:03:44.260 to the next national absolutely 05:03:44.260 --> 05:03:46.260 crazy. I think you know, and the 05:03:46.260 --> 05:03:47.260 world doesn't world where we see 05:03:47.260 --> 05:03:49.260 team liquid anywhere, which is 05:03:49.260 --> 05:03:51.260 previously furious. Drop down. 05:03:51.260 --> 05:03:52.260 Of course that would be where the 05:03:52.260 --> 05:03:56.220 would be where the bracket flip. So phase or waiting, the loser of team liquid and 05:03:56.220 --> 05:04:01.180 NIP, which would be absolutely crazy. Furia going up the new furia going up against Flux 05:04:01.180 --> 05:04:06.260 would be 7M. Winner, 7M play loss. I think realistically we've got most of the top teams 05:04:06.260 --> 05:04:10.780 in our sales still in the bracket. We probably will spend, will still send the four best 05:04:10.780 --> 05:04:14.380 teams overall. But yeah, seeing face down there certainly has put a time on stitching. 05:04:14.380 --> 05:04:18.660 I mean, it means that team liquid Alienware, NIP and face down out of the three, one of 05:04:18.660 --> 05:04:23.060 them will miss the major and that is huge that is massive in itself and the fact by the way that 05:04:23.060 --> 05:04:28.900 previously team liquid had waited three years to beat face in terms in terms of inside sl in a 05:04:28.900 --> 05:04:33.540 b03 it was since the Copenhagen major so in a scenario where they would lose to an ak they would 05:04:33.540 --> 05:04:39.300 be facing face again and by the way team liquid won that last matchup in sl they beat face club 05:04:39.300 --> 05:04:45.300 seven four on clubhouse the classical yeah it was really good it was the entire entire new roster 05:04:45.300 --> 05:04:54.460 Yeah, of course. But still, it was a, you know, it's a statement picturing, and they would face them again in the VO3, so it would be a huge for FaZe Clan if they would miss a major. 05:04:54.460 --> 05:05:05.460 I'm so excited for the Fury Flux or W7M game. I know people wrote them off, Flux or W7M. I don't know if you did when you was on the desk, Leo, but certainly wrote them off a little bit in the group stage, because I think they were a little bit here missing the group stage. 05:05:05.460 --> 05:05:06.460 They were behind at the beginning. 05:05:06.460 --> 05:05:11.740 But it's very much like, you know, Form is 10-3 plus permanent, they put up a huge victory against FaZe, 05:05:11.740 --> 05:05:17.140 and they go on. That gaming atmosphere here as well, that high-risk, high-willed team, really good game to watch out for. 05:05:17.140 --> 05:05:21.700 NA L is all happening next week. We can take a look at their brackets as well to see where they find themselves, 05:05:21.700 --> 05:05:27.540 what teams are in certain positions here so far. We are Cloud9 and Rebellion in the lower bracket as well, 05:05:27.540 --> 05:05:33.060 but looking quite rough for them, but then in the upper bracket, I mean, five years. They've had a phenomenal kickoff so far. 05:05:33.060 --> 05:05:37.180 That's the route to what is SSG, 1 of 30 and 5 FIES. 05:05:37.180 --> 05:05:42.820 One of those three rosters qualified into the Major is crazy, by the way. 05:05:42.820 --> 05:05:46.540 Given SSG, a completely new team, 1 of 30, no organization, 05:05:46.540 --> 05:05:50.260 and then 5 FIES JJ Blast, really, really putting in a great performance. 05:05:50.260 --> 05:05:52.500 So, stand forced in JJ to the Major already. 05:05:52.500 --> 05:05:56.220 I mean, it's an NA Major, you want to see them there, I want the entertainment. 05:05:56.220 --> 05:05:58.900 And if there's one entertainment to see of NAL, it's these guys. 05:05:58.900 --> 05:06:00.100 So come on, send them to the Major. 05:06:00.100 --> 05:06:03.100 because it's the only thing you can think of with entertainment in NA or not. 05:06:03.100 --> 05:06:04.820 Okay, that makes sense. 05:06:04.820 --> 05:06:07.020 We're going to bring things back to our region here, 05:06:07.020 --> 05:06:08.620 because we do have our upper bracket final. 05:06:08.620 --> 05:06:13.260 We have the quality of two big rosters. 05:06:13.260 --> 05:06:15.820 We're going to talk about Virtus.Pro first inside of this matchup, 05:06:15.820 --> 05:06:17.700 because they played that first years, right? 05:06:17.700 --> 05:06:19.740 And we can talk about both these two results, 05:06:19.740 --> 05:06:22.460 but I personally think Virtus.Pro taken down Falcons 05:06:22.460 --> 05:06:26.420 in how dominant it was, more dominant than G2 taken down Twisted Mind. 05:06:26.420 --> 05:06:27.900 That's to be complimented. 05:06:27.900 --> 05:06:36.900 Yeah, I think so. I think like Leo said, and Leo's a really good barometer for this. Leo expected Bertzper to make the major. Maybe I wasn't so short right at the start until I saw them play. 05:06:36.900 --> 05:06:45.900 Did not expect them to make the major with the possibility of winning the entirety of the ML kickoff. So I think even with the high expectations that Leo had, they've gone one step above. 05:06:45.900 --> 05:06:56.900 It looks perfect. You know, you've got Neko, IGL, you've got Skye's playing some of the cutoff roles. You've got the Russians at the front and a rookie who seems to just be like he should have always been here for absolute years. 05:06:56.900 --> 05:06:59.500 Nothing so far for VP is going perfectly. 05:06:59.500 --> 05:07:03.700 And I think if we compare them to G2 really, the main G2 strength has been Firepower, we've 05:07:03.700 --> 05:07:07.500 said it before, we've seen it also against Wisson9, for VP to meet still the team play. 05:07:07.500 --> 05:07:10.500 Yes, there is Firepower, but the team play itself, I think we saw it today. 05:07:10.500 --> 05:07:13.800 On a game against Lair, they are taking the burn spawn site, and you will see the team 05:07:13.800 --> 05:07:17.340 play here between Skies and Rorik, with the Satcher and Thermite, open the first bridge 05:07:17.340 --> 05:07:20.940 onto the wall, they will move on to the other side, and they're reaching the other side 05:07:20.940 --> 05:07:21.940 of the wall. 05:07:21.940 --> 05:07:24.460 Now what you need to pay attention to is these two guys, they're working the site. 05:07:24.460 --> 05:07:27.340 In the meantime, look at upstairs and look at who's there. 05:07:27.340 --> 05:07:30.140 Dan is applying pressure on the only players up top. 05:07:30.140 --> 05:07:34.140 And his goal here is basically to prevent them to deny the plant 05:07:34.140 --> 05:07:35.740 should Rory come in with the diffuser. 05:07:35.740 --> 05:07:38.700 Now he's going to go and get aggressive and get a pick on Brady. 05:07:38.700 --> 05:07:41.340 The main thing that you want to pay attention to is Pasha. 05:07:41.340 --> 05:07:44.380 Pasha at this moment is outside the bridge, still downstairs, 05:07:44.380 --> 05:07:45.820 the first one that we've seen opened. 05:07:45.820 --> 05:07:48.380 He could commit right now to the 3v1 on site. 05:07:48.380 --> 05:07:50.620 There is only one player on site, it's Leakefak. 05:07:50.620 --> 05:07:52.700 But instead he makes a very strong move. 05:07:52.700 --> 05:07:55.340 He stays to Dan in the comms. I'm gonna come upstairs with you. 05:07:55.340 --> 05:07:58.860 I'm gonna help you take down the guys up top so that the guys downstairs can play. 05:07:58.860 --> 05:08:02.380 The 2v1 on the guy on the anchor and the 2v2 upstairs. 05:08:02.380 --> 05:08:07.340 And so this is a critical move because Pasha then can help Dan. Dan is isolated right now. 05:08:07.340 --> 05:08:11.900 And so Pasha will use the bait created by Dan to get the kill on 2v3 day. 05:08:11.900 --> 05:08:13.660 And then Pasha can stay upstairs the whole time. 05:08:13.660 --> 05:08:16.620 This guy's in a rick in the meantime. They've eliminated Leakefak downstairs. 05:08:16.620 --> 05:08:21.580 And so Pasha the whole time has used Dan to get a backstab, kill the two players on top. 05:08:21.580 --> 05:08:23.740 And in this situation, Jume cannot do anything. 05:08:23.740 --> 05:08:27.460 Rurukens guys have taken map control, they're planting, and then Pasha gets his 3 kill. 05:08:27.460 --> 05:08:31.980 Now, that is to me, the main thing that changes between VP and G2, it is the team play. 05:08:31.980 --> 05:08:36.700 Because we're looking at a team that has the firepower, but at the same time, they know when to see an opportunity, 05:08:36.700 --> 05:08:38.300 sees it and play well together. 05:08:38.300 --> 05:08:44.580 And we saw the lack of that team play in some degree, 4 G2 on that map against 2C9 on the border. 05:08:44.580 --> 05:08:46.260 We saw the limits of their playstyle. 05:08:46.260 --> 05:08:49.820 When the gunfight doesn't work, when they don't get an opportunity, when they don't get the opening kill, 05:08:49.820 --> 05:08:51.420 what do they do? They freeze. 05:08:51.420 --> 05:08:57.160 I mean, we did see Virtus.Pro win this initial matchup, which is the very first matchup for this G2 super team. 05:08:57.160 --> 05:09:01.640 I think G2 is fair to say that G2 is bounced back after that, right? They've had a really good recovery from that. 05:09:01.640 --> 05:09:06.340 It's first games, maybe Jethers as well coming from that roster, but you already mentioned it. 05:09:06.340 --> 05:09:12.940 There are still a little bit of concerns. I mean, you know, the firepower is definitely there, but sometimes maybe the chaos also really comes up. 05:09:12.940 --> 05:09:18.020 Yeah, I think we're still, they're still figuring out the team and the process itself. 05:09:18.020 --> 05:09:22.020 Sometimes you can still feel like they're lacking some proposition behind Alamo. 05:09:22.020 --> 05:09:26.020 From listening to their comes in the last game, you can see that Alamo is trying to set up a plan, 05:09:26.020 --> 05:09:31.020 and then we see a lot of information about the position of the players, but we're lacking a direction. 05:09:31.020 --> 05:09:34.020 And it's not always clear, it's not always clear how to problem solve things, 05:09:34.020 --> 05:09:38.020 and the style of calling of Alamo makes it that they're very fun, very split. 05:09:38.020 --> 05:09:41.020 And so when they're split like this, they're starting to problem solve on their own, 05:09:41.020 --> 05:09:45.020 but that is one easy thing to fix, that's on your IGL to fix. 05:09:45.020 --> 05:09:52.220 Yeah, but it's not just our IGL in terms of fixing it. It's absolutely everybody, but I've got an example actually where it is a player 05:09:52.220 --> 05:09:58.700 That's not the ideal. It's doki. Now. You're probably wondering why am I starting this on a static as a factor opening the door? 05:09:58.740 --> 05:10:03.980 Well, doki hears that it's fascist DMR opening the door and what does he know about that? 05:10:03.980 --> 05:10:08.900 He then knows that actually he's got players out here all over the map 05:10:08.900 --> 05:10:11.900 and he's thinking, why would a 05:10:11.900 --> 05:10:13.900 fracture be opening the toppy 05:10:13.900 --> 05:10:14.900 store? They're going direct. So 05:10:14.900 --> 05:10:16.900 what does he do? He drags all of 05:10:16.900 --> 05:10:18.900 his players back to fountain back 05:10:18.900 --> 05:10:20.900 to fight get them back because he 05:10:20.900 --> 05:10:21.900 knows and he shot calls in the 05:10:21.900 --> 05:10:23.900 comms. They're twisting minds are 05:10:23.900 --> 05:10:24.900 going to go for something 05:10:24.900 --> 05:10:26.900 direct and he's completely right. 05:10:26.900 --> 05:10:27.900 Twisting minds are going for a 05:10:27.900 --> 05:10:29.900 blitz. Rush plant with the 05:10:29.900 --> 05:10:31.900 fascist to deny any utility and 05:10:31.900 --> 05:10:32.900 that one shot call that one 05:10:32.900 --> 05:10:34.900 little bit of intuition that 05:10:34.900 --> 05:10:36.900 doki has has absolutely just one 05:10:36.900 --> 05:10:43.700 G2 the round per and that's the thing that you to have they might still be a little bit off the back of our mouths a little bit 05:10:43.700 --> 05:10:46.260 Struggling at times, especially we saw it in terms of their attacks 05:10:46.260 --> 05:10:50.980 They didn't actually get into the map too well on boarder, but that intuition if they can play off the back of that 05:10:50.980 --> 05:10:54.780 It's so strong as soon as they had the cool and as well as the key call to them guys 05:10:54.780 --> 05:10:57.700 It's an arc I splint the it's the first time I see a team 05:10:58.260 --> 05:11:01.540 Wait for the plan to go down. Yeah, and then all we take at once 05:11:01.740 --> 05:11:04.380 They just waited for the blitz to go up and as soon as he was up 05:11:04.380 --> 05:11:11.380 3, 2, 1. One ran out radio window, I think. One jumped out vents window. At the same time, the two other two carcasses, it was beautiful to see. 05:11:11.380 --> 05:11:12.980 It was 3, 2, 1 on the pulse. 05:11:12.980 --> 05:11:18.380 At the moment where the entire TFG gets together and plays as a team, that's it. It's done for the guys in front of them. 05:11:18.380 --> 05:11:25.380 I also just love how you can tell that somebody has played maybe too much, or a lot of students, at least if you can hear what Operator it is by the sound. 05:11:25.380 --> 05:11:32.380 Yes, but it's not out there, or they're gone, or by the sound of what the Operator makes in general as well, but it's just, it's impressive. 05:11:32.380 --> 05:11:38.500 that is the reason why these teams and just one of the many reasons why these teams find themselves in the upper bracket final 05:11:38.500 --> 05:11:40.260 Here, but it is yet another best of three 05:11:40.260 --> 05:11:45.420 I would like to have a look at the map feature hopefully very soon to see what maps have been selected for this one 05:11:45.420 --> 05:11:50.660 We've seen a little layer today. I feel like from both these teams. There's definitely a chance that well, maybe see it again 05:11:50.660 --> 05:11:56.220 No, we're not never mind. I thought it was a layer being bad, but his labs you can bang bank against VP 05:11:56.220 --> 05:11:59.960 Interesting. Yeah, that's just it especially given the you know, they didn't get chance to show it 05:11:59.960 --> 05:12:03.960 you know, and then dark was 05:12:03.960 --> 05:12:04.960 very, very clear in the 05:12:04.960 --> 05:12:05.960 interview as it is. You're 05:12:05.960 --> 05:12:07.960 going to pick into clubhouse 05:12:07.960 --> 05:12:08.960 and that's a map that we've 05:12:08.960 --> 05:12:09.960 seen them do well on. It's a 05:12:09.960 --> 05:12:11.960 map that's very, very high up 05:12:11.960 --> 05:12:12.960 their preference list. And 05:12:12.960 --> 05:12:13.960 particularly for G two is a 05:12:13.960 --> 05:12:15.960 map that G two fundamentally 05:12:15.960 --> 05:12:16.960 have never really loved. I 05:12:16.960 --> 05:12:17.960 think it's worth saying they 05:12:17.960 --> 05:12:19.960 they play it. Don't get me wrong. 05:12:19.960 --> 05:12:20.960 Of course everybody plays 05:12:20.960 --> 05:12:21.960 clubhouse, but when you've got 05:12:21.960 --> 05:12:22.960 so much talent sticking, you 05:12:22.960 --> 05:12:24.960 know, a multiple hard breacher 05:12:24.960 --> 05:12:25.960 plus one shield. You don't have 05:12:25.960 --> 05:12:27.960 a lot of room for innovation, 05:12:27.960 --> 05:12:28.960 and that's what G two are good 05:12:28.960 --> 05:12:30.200 VP would pick into them. 05:12:30.200 --> 05:12:34.880 Yeah, also they dominated on that map during the first, during the groups. 05:12:34.880 --> 05:12:37.640 So I'm not afraid to see VP take it. 05:12:37.640 --> 05:12:39.360 I actually think that's pretty good for them. 05:12:39.360 --> 05:12:43.240 On the side of G2, obviously picking Lair after this week off, 05:12:43.240 --> 05:12:47.400 obviously having demolished phase 7-0, M87-4, 05:12:47.400 --> 05:12:49.400 and just wanted to date with the mines. 05:12:49.400 --> 05:12:52.760 You know that your opponent hasn't had time to really go deep dive into you. 05:12:52.760 --> 05:12:54.560 I'm assuming that VP was watching the game, 05:12:54.560 --> 05:12:57.960 but you don't learn that much and you can't come up with crazy strategies 05:12:57.960 --> 05:13:07.960 And then Shalei, which is an interesting one, because we look at two teams that have strong firepower, the half-preset plans, and I don't think I've seen a lot of Shalei yet from the beef. 05:13:07.960 --> 05:13:08.960 I'm not mistaken. 05:13:08.960 --> 05:13:09.960 They've played it once, so I'm not quite sure. 05:13:09.960 --> 05:13:11.960 Yeah, they've played it once, G2 not yet played it. 05:13:11.960 --> 05:13:13.960 So Shalei's actually become quite a low player. 05:13:13.960 --> 05:13:14.960 Yeah, that's how they do it. 05:13:14.960 --> 05:13:17.960 We used to play it all the time, it's definitely dropped off recently. 05:13:17.960 --> 05:13:20.960 All we do is play Lair, apparently, because we've had three Lair today. 05:13:20.960 --> 05:13:21.960 Three layers today! 05:13:21.960 --> 05:13:25.800 But yeah, looking at this map for you two and looking at the information that we have, 05:13:25.800 --> 05:13:28.760 also keeping in mind that Veritas Pro have that little break due to just the rest of 05:13:28.760 --> 05:13:31.960 the game, are we feeling in terms of predictions? 05:13:31.960 --> 05:13:32.960 It's always the same story. 05:13:32.960 --> 05:13:37.080 It's very often the team that just finished its match is always the team that has the 05:13:37.080 --> 05:13:41.200 most momentum with them and it's very often statistically the team that wins. 05:13:41.200 --> 05:13:44.760 That being said, I just find it so hard to write VP off at the minute. 05:13:44.760 --> 05:13:45.760 I agree. 05:13:45.760 --> 05:13:49.440 I just am looking for weaknesses and right now they're riding that wave of momentum 05:13:49.440 --> 05:13:55.020 I can't really find many that being said this will be a big test because it's another top team in a best of three 05:13:55.140 --> 05:13:59.620 With a break where you've gone down in terms of that emotion because you've got the high of qualifying 05:13:59.620 --> 05:14:03.020 You've then brought yourself to a lower. It's about getting self-energy back up 05:14:03.020 --> 05:14:06.740 So that is a big test for them. It's a past this test. I've sky's the limit 05:14:06.740 --> 05:14:10.820 Yeah, well, we've definitely hit the before with the vertus, but also skies is the limit 05:14:10.820 --> 05:14:15.060 But as this is our third game of the day means we're getting in new casters as well 05:14:15.060 --> 05:14:17.420 We got a deaf and pink we joining us and guys 05:14:17.420 --> 05:14:22.420 I don't know how you managed to do it, but out of the three games, I think you snatched like the highest quality game out of this one, though. 05:14:23.420 --> 05:14:24.420 Oops, we did it again. 05:14:25.420 --> 05:14:26.420 What just happened? 05:14:26.420 --> 05:14:28.420 You know we're after that. 05:14:28.420 --> 05:14:32.420 How are we feeling about this game though? I mean, we talked about the predictions a little bit. How are you guys feeling about it? 05:14:33.420 --> 05:14:36.420 Well, we've been having a bit of a yarn off here, me and Nick. 05:14:36.420 --> 05:14:39.420 And we've been very excited about this. 05:14:39.420 --> 05:14:43.420 For me, it's obviously like it's the new G2, it's a brand new VP. 05:14:43.420 --> 05:14:48.980 It's also kind of a changing of the guard because for the longest time the best team in Europe has been falcons 05:14:48.980 --> 05:14:54.060 They've been knocked down the law bracket the team challenging them previously was secret who stole the spot 05:14:54.060 --> 05:14:57.820 Yes, I final they've been knocked down to the law bracket only one of those teams gonna make it through 05:14:57.820 --> 05:15:00.660 So who's the next new best team in Europe? 05:15:00.660 --> 05:15:05.820 It's gonna be one of these two and yeah, I know Nick was saying that whole opposite between these two rosters 05:15:06.140 --> 05:15:09.820 Yeah, 100% and I mean looking at how to teach will fair it against with their minds 05:15:09.820 --> 05:15:14.100 I'm a bit worried for T2 actually, because if they play the same game against Virtus.pro, 05:15:14.100 --> 05:15:17.460 I think they're not going to make it to a third map. It's going to be a 2-0 clean sweep for Virtus.pro. 05:15:17.460 --> 05:15:24.180 I mean, on one side, VP just destroyed a stronger opponent than they do, you know. So I think that helps. 05:15:24.180 --> 05:15:30.020 You know, I think it's time to destroy the side who really takes that top spot inside the EML. The match is about to start. 05:15:31.500 --> 05:15:39.220 Thank you so much, and I'm so stoked for this game. It is our upper bracket final, and spiritually, it's our grand final. 05:15:39.220 --> 05:15:59.220 Here in EML, kickoff 69 to 31%, that's nice, but he too, I am so stoked to see which of these teams comes out ahead because as we've been saying, PENGU, this is a chance for G2 or VP to assert themselves at that vacant number one spot at the top of EML. 05:15:59.220 --> 05:16:02.340 It is, it is crazy that we're here. 05:16:02.340 --> 05:16:08.100 Virtus.Pro back in top form and you're thinking, ah, you know, it's a good old joystick era. 05:16:08.100 --> 05:16:15.860 No, no, no, it's a whole new, it's a RORIC, NAKO, SKYZE, three Russians, two Frenchmen speaking English together. 05:16:15.860 --> 05:16:17.860 It is a huge change. 05:16:17.860 --> 05:16:21.220 And I was saying this to you before this kickoff video started. 05:16:21.220 --> 05:16:24.820 This Virtus.Pro roster, they might be great in stage one. 05:16:24.820 --> 05:16:27.860 They might be great a couple months now after the major. 05:16:27.860 --> 05:16:31.700 The fact that they're here and they're being this good at this high level so quickly, 05:16:31.700 --> 05:16:35.700 that's the most surprising part for me, and they have been match consistent. 05:16:35.700 --> 05:16:40.580 And I think taking on G2, it'll be like that final meal in the coffin for G2 saying, 05:16:40.580 --> 05:16:45.060 hey, we're the top dogs, you might get second, both with the major, but we are top dogs. 05:16:47.060 --> 05:16:52.820 Of course it is. Typically all of that ego for G2, these guys are such characters, 05:16:52.820 --> 05:16:57.820 And they like me at the top. They are truly a super team now more than ever 05:16:57.820 --> 05:17:01.860 We keep saying that G2 keeps making roster changes. We're like guys get seriously down now 05:17:02.220 --> 05:17:08.000 There is super to before that was like super team like man. You've got super things like you've got shaka 05:17:08.000 --> 05:17:11.740 You got Alameda. You got doge on the same team. It's an insane roster on the flip side of that 05:17:12.780 --> 05:17:18.040 Virtus Pro have one guy who's made his debut into tier one this very stage 05:17:18.040 --> 05:17:21.240 And that's saying a lot because this stage isn't really a stage 05:17:21.240 --> 05:17:23.240 Just pick off and it's only been a few weeks long 05:17:23.600 --> 05:17:30.840 Rorick has already made such a statement for this roster and one another juxtaposition between these two teams as well 05:17:30.840 --> 05:17:33.640 Pengu something that will start off there before the stream started 05:17:33.800 --> 05:17:38.880 You've got G2 five different players from five different nations 05:17:39.360 --> 05:17:42.880 Three of which are from Europe two of which are from other continents completely 05:17:42.880 --> 05:17:47.640 So we've got five players across three continents five countries VP 05:17:47.640 --> 05:17:53.120 You've got the two OG Russians and Dan and Bash, you've got Roark, the new up-and-coming Russian, 05:17:53.120 --> 05:17:56.800 a scene that doesn't usually have a lot of new up-and-coming talent. 05:17:56.800 --> 05:18:01.920 And you've got Neko and Skies, these French players that are kind of on their way to becoming veterans. 05:18:01.920 --> 05:18:07.440 They've played a few seasons now, again the tier one scene, but haven't really made it to that very top level. 05:18:07.440 --> 05:18:11.240 And I think this new Russell with VP is their chance to change that. 05:18:11.240 --> 05:18:16.940 I mean, I'm expecting good things from them on defense because they're naturally playing 05:18:16.940 --> 05:18:17.940 much too much close to their players. 05:18:17.940 --> 05:18:21.340 I don't think the real challenge would be for G2 on the attack. 05:18:21.340 --> 05:18:24.680 But for this very first round of defense, they've got a very good job at layering out 05:18:24.680 --> 05:18:25.680 their options, right? 05:18:25.680 --> 05:18:29.840 They got stomped in on the clash playing main stairs, that's going to be the first 05:18:29.840 --> 05:18:32.960 point of contact because they've completely surrendered the roam game. 05:18:32.960 --> 05:18:37.140 That's why VP, they're storming the building, kitchen hat, top floor, just double droning 05:18:37.140 --> 05:18:40.760 everything making sure that there's no people ratting the corners, but that's going to be 05:18:40.760 --> 05:18:44.360 the first layer and the Fishing C4s beneath the kitchen hatch they have mirror windows 05:18:44.360 --> 05:18:49.040 on the back side of blue so they're saying if you go back side we got mirror, front side 05:18:49.040 --> 05:18:54.840 we got flash and inside of DP they aren't gonna have one super easy point of entry. 05:18:54.840 --> 05:18:59.880 G2 was saying we'll take the 5v5 when you get to this fight you'll have a tough time 05:18:59.880 --> 05:19:03.280 no matter where you attack on the front but DP do have good tools for this right? 05:19:03.280 --> 05:19:07.160 A Tristrone could maybe get a mirror window, camps on fire and the Blitz can easily find 05:19:07.160 --> 05:19:13.160 pick or interkill, so it really will just come down to perfection on the execute from both of these three teams. 05:19:37.160 --> 05:19:40.240 with these mirrors, one ash charge remaining for Dan. 05:19:40.240 --> 05:19:42.620 Yeah, if animal hears the blitz outside, 05:19:42.620 --> 05:19:43.740 once they break open this wall, 05:19:43.740 --> 05:19:45.540 I wanna see him call towards the stomp 05:19:45.540 --> 05:19:47.620 and say, hey, they're pushing a shield inside of dirt. 05:19:47.620 --> 05:19:48.820 It's the number one shield counter, 05:19:48.820 --> 05:19:50.260 so, of course, we need to clash. 05:19:50.260 --> 05:19:51.220 But on another look here, 05:19:51.220 --> 05:19:54.180 there are two separate Goryo canisters in the third tunnel. 05:19:54.180 --> 05:19:56.780 That's 40 seconds on this timer, that is 50. 05:19:56.780 --> 05:19:59.300 So, we know that pushing dirt right now 05:19:59.300 --> 05:20:01.100 is not really feasible whatsoever, 05:20:01.100 --> 05:20:02.500 and unless VP read into that, 05:20:02.500 --> 05:20:04.020 or throw that second canister, 05:20:04.020 --> 05:20:05.420 they cannot go dirt anymore. 05:20:05.420 --> 05:20:08.320 The T2 only have to worry about Blue, which has a hatch, 05:20:08.320 --> 05:20:10.620 buttocks and miniskairs, and a lot of kitchen hatch. 05:20:10.620 --> 05:20:12.620 They have maybe four or five angles to watch, 05:20:12.620 --> 05:20:15.020 but with five to finish the line and clash mirror windows, 05:20:15.020 --> 05:20:16.720 they can easily spot all the angles. 05:20:16.720 --> 05:20:18.920 That's quite rare for this busy job site. 05:20:18.920 --> 05:20:21.020 That's right, I think Goya here is an absolute killer, 05:20:21.020 --> 05:20:23.320 but he can never fire from their own, 05:20:23.320 --> 05:20:26.120 not just in the capitol, but in the gunfire itself. 05:20:26.120 --> 05:20:28.620 Rory manages to sneak up through and find an opening kill, 05:20:28.620 --> 05:20:31.720 while Doki's C4 will reply an aggressive play. 05:20:31.720 --> 05:20:33.420 At the clash at the bottom of the main stairs, 05:20:33.420 --> 05:20:38.260 Stompin has made it a fortress, the hidden veggies together are going to get very sneaky, 05:20:38.260 --> 05:20:39.260 dining packed in form. 05:20:39.260 --> 05:20:41.760 That's like Arsenal on the main stairs, Pasha and Dan. 05:20:41.760 --> 05:20:46.140 He threw it on through, and it's time for Dan to drop, but no, Stompin is there waiting 05:20:46.140 --> 05:20:49.580 to receive, and the American will finish up the round for G2. 05:20:49.580 --> 05:20:52.500 Oh, it comes down to such a small detail there, right? 05:20:52.500 --> 05:20:56.740 They did divert by the main staircase that originally, this is a praise-eating mid-game. 05:20:56.740 --> 05:20:57.740 Hello, Toki. 05:20:57.740 --> 05:20:58.740 Focus up, my guy. 05:20:58.740 --> 05:21:03.380 They did divert on the main stairs, and then they forced back Stompin. 05:21:03.380 --> 05:21:06.980 But they never made the word in the in both of the bottom stairs errors 05:21:06.980 --> 05:21:12.700 Is there there's a bottom stairs by the hallway that sees triple wall in church door and there's a bottom main that sees the bottom platform 05:21:12.860 --> 05:21:17.700 Stomper just put down the shield and just locked down both the hallway and the kitchen hatch from that same angle 05:21:17.820 --> 05:21:19.820 So very small detail 05:21:20.660 --> 05:21:25.660 That gets missed by VP on the other side it G2 never popped the second group find dirt tunnels 05:21:25.660 --> 05:21:28.520 And they found a kept in dirt that cause a anima by supplies himself 05:21:29.220 --> 05:21:32.940 And I know also does show right the turnaround time from base of three series 05:21:33.380 --> 05:21:38.300 Doggy finished up the first series, against Mr. Mines, instantly ordered some food, 05:21:38.300 --> 05:21:41.820 did the prep work, did the interview, great interview by the way, 05:21:41.820 --> 05:21:44.860 and then gets the food delivered pretty quick before the game starts. 05:21:44.860 --> 05:21:46.460 It's a gross multitasking. 05:21:48.260 --> 05:21:50.220 There's something that I was saying to you before we started. 05:21:50.220 --> 05:21:54.340 Don't they usually get a negative grade, but man, this is just incessant. 05:21:54.340 --> 05:21:56.860 These things have to go back to back. 05:21:56.860 --> 05:22:02.340 You can say this gives an advantage to G2, but on the flip side, they are so warm. 05:22:02.340 --> 05:22:09.980 Such a momentum-focused team, especially after a really big victory, 8-7 for their final map of the Twisted Minds. 05:22:09.980 --> 05:22:11.980 You'd be so gold-flying for Escalce D. 05:22:11.980 --> 05:22:13.980 Gold-flying for Escalce D. 05:22:13.980 --> 05:22:16.980 And on top of all that, we talked about the stakes of this game. 05:22:16.980 --> 05:22:21.660 Not only is it the label of Destiny U, but it's also actually a 65-S I. 05:22:21.660 --> 05:22:30.980 It's a 240 from 175, which is a pretty decent amount and will make a big difference for your standings on the Six Invitational Calendar. 05:22:30.980 --> 05:22:37.980 On top of that, it's about 4,000 euros, I'm sorry, 4,000 US, something like half a thousand euro, which is nothing to scoff at as well. 05:22:37.980 --> 05:22:39.980 So there's a lot going behind this game. 05:22:39.980 --> 05:22:47.980 Yep, you've already qualified for SLC, so there's pressure off, in a way, which might let you relax and play in this stride a bit more. 05:22:47.980 --> 05:22:50.980 It certainly takes you to, yeah, most parts of this game, definitely. 05:22:50.980 --> 05:22:52.980 If you're a favorist, you can do more than BP. 05:22:53.980 --> 05:22:55.980 This guy's pick, right? 05:22:55.980 --> 05:22:57.980 It feels forced to me. 05:22:57.980 --> 05:23:03.000 That's not a bad thing, but this is pretty much screaming that good old story of G2 wants 05:23:03.000 --> 05:23:07.760 Virtus Pro to feel that frustration and then ban the clash as the third operator and then 05:23:07.760 --> 05:23:09.660 G2 can shoot their real hand on defense. 05:23:09.660 --> 05:23:13.080 Now they're also bringing the mirror at the same time, twice in a row now. 05:23:13.080 --> 05:23:17.120 They're still in two different operators that are pretty troublesome to deal with at times 05:23:17.120 --> 05:23:19.000 and G2 can only give it a one. 05:23:19.000 --> 05:23:23.340 So G2 will be layering the strat right now saying, hey, we're playing strong rounds in 05:23:23.340 --> 05:23:26.920 the first three, but we got something secret coming to you in the last three. 05:23:26.920 --> 05:23:35.920 So I'm ready to pull with this information, right? They need to pick up at least one of these school following attacking rounds, because this can maybe only get harder from here, honestly. 05:23:35.920 --> 05:23:44.920 Yeah, I pile on that conversation about operators on the defense and add the Azami to it. The Azami is pretty powerful here, especially if you're able to get a good-ass mid-round. 05:23:44.920 --> 05:23:53.920 It's also gonna net Shiko a kill. That's the second best player in the EML, getting very active. The newest addition to G2, known for his firepower. 05:23:53.920 --> 05:23:59.040 VP, now without their Twitch won't be able to clear some more of this U2 on site, those 05:23:59.040 --> 05:24:02.880 Mirrors have one last counter as the Thorn Traps, however, you can always just shoot 05:24:02.880 --> 05:24:07.920 the Mirror himself, in this case that's Benjo, he goes down, not without a bit of HP damage 05:24:07.920 --> 05:24:10.880 to both Skies and Rorik on the VP side. 05:24:10.880 --> 05:24:15.600 Now VP, this is another obstacle of Stomping being alive, the Clash of the next showing 05:24:15.600 --> 05:24:16.600 up, Stomping. 05:24:16.600 --> 05:24:20.600 So Stalker rather gets taken down from the window angle, a good trade battle. 05:24:20.600 --> 05:24:22.820 Stomp and Anima are now last for this remaining. 05:24:22.820 --> 05:24:25.700 Kirin does have Alphys, one touch and fake, and Stomp and Alphys is now moved. 05:24:25.700 --> 05:24:27.620 Grige of Chikou is the end battle. 05:24:27.620 --> 05:24:33.200 It's very atypical to see so many kills come out of the window pressure, 05:24:33.200 --> 05:24:36.100 but Stomp and manages to sneak between. 05:24:36.100 --> 05:24:39.980 Alomar joins the fray, and it's just Skye's remaining. 05:24:39.980 --> 05:24:41.580 He's affected now by the 4-champ. 05:24:41.580 --> 05:24:44.460 A quick peek from one, but Alomar finishes him off. 05:24:44.460 --> 05:24:49.580 G2 continue fighting back, pressing their advantage, then closing the second round. 05:24:49.580 --> 05:24:53.580 Little bit uncharacteristic there for me, he's gonna start shooting for the fries! 05:24:54.380 --> 05:24:55.580 Where's the nuggets man? 05:24:55.580 --> 05:24:56.580 He's spitting the burger! 05:24:56.580 --> 05:24:57.580 Nuggets! 05:24:57.580 --> 05:25:00.580 First round's the burger, second round's the fries. 05:25:00.580 --> 05:25:03.580 We're spilling water everywhere, I mean this is prime G2, right? 05:25:03.580 --> 05:25:05.580 We're still clip farming. 05:25:05.580 --> 05:25:08.580 We got popcorn last week, we got a water bottle this week. 05:25:08.580 --> 05:25:13.580 His keyboard's fine, okay, nothing got harmed in the making of that water bottle, it's okay. 05:25:14.580 --> 05:25:17.580 Small mishap though from this side. 05:25:19.580 --> 05:25:21.580 They didn't push together in the end. 05:25:21.580 --> 05:25:25.580 I remember it was Neko who walked in on the condo here. 05:25:25.580 --> 05:25:28.580 He was seen in a second, and his teammates weren't ready. 05:25:28.580 --> 05:25:34.580 He walks in, and then his teammates are out of the building, only about to enter office. 05:25:34.580 --> 05:25:40.580 That's the VP where every single highlight reel, this kickoff event, they've been 3, 2, 1, they've been on the timing. 05:25:40.580 --> 05:25:43.580 But that right there, they're about 2 seconds off. 05:25:43.580 --> 05:25:46.580 If Neko walks into Master, while the guy who's in office, 05:25:46.580 --> 05:25:51.780 office, while you jump into your window, there's only two defenders. Either NRL will kill the guy 05:25:51.780 --> 05:25:56.820 going office, and then he dies to Neko, or vice-versa. Maybe you get that guaranteed trade kill, 05:25:56.820 --> 05:26:01.140 now you're playing 2v1 against Dumped. That's great, but because you're two seconds off, 05:26:01.140 --> 05:26:06.820 all of a sudden you get a 1v1, and a 1v1, and then you T2 force the 2v1 spin at the end of the round. 05:26:13.380 --> 05:26:13.880 Oh. 05:26:16.580 --> 05:26:20.580 The drone got so far, I want it to not kill the wall. 05:26:23.580 --> 05:26:27.580 I like that G2 are continuing to just change up their strategy on the defense. 05:26:27.580 --> 05:26:30.580 Obviously bomb sides are changing, but the operators are changing with it. 05:26:30.580 --> 05:26:32.580 They're not forcing that flash for all three sides. 05:26:32.580 --> 05:26:35.580 This is a much looser operator setup. 05:26:35.580 --> 05:26:37.580 No mirror, no clash. 05:26:37.580 --> 05:26:42.580 G1's army obviously will be instrumental for trying to hold on to the rafters, 05:26:42.580 --> 05:26:48.140 Rafters, but you're also supported by the Wamai who I feel like we've seen a bunch more recently which is now 05:26:48.580 --> 05:26:52.200 So I also noticed how they don't reinforce the bottom garage 05:26:53.220 --> 05:26:57.180 Because they cost a lot of reinforce costs for and it's kind of only really worth it 05:26:57.180 --> 05:26:58.480 You do all of them instead 05:26:58.480 --> 05:27:03.720 They've made holes for soft wall to make it harder to use any thermite utility on it 05:27:03.720 --> 05:27:09.780 Which then is kind of demanding if it had extra utils from skies on the florist because we don't actually have a lot of safe 05:27:09.780 --> 05:27:13.420 Soft bridge here for the other ones. They stress them thin, right? 05:27:13.420 --> 05:27:18.740 They got they got a peaked as strong into the operators, but also they played pick the Kali is for the Walden isle 05:27:18.740 --> 05:27:21.620 Well, probably not because they banned them in Kali. It's for the class 05:27:21.620 --> 05:27:27.040 Maybe if they hated defending operator, maybe the only thing Kali is responsible for is of course pop 05:27:27.780 --> 05:27:33.660 Some of the mites as many of the barriers, but the value has been minimal and G2 investing three people catwalk 05:27:33.660 --> 05:27:38.180 It was animal is playing bottom blue near two people on the rafters and it doubling force the wall 05:27:38.180 --> 05:27:43.320 So, VP of this burning utility, they have almost nothing left but the cap of fire and 05:27:43.320 --> 05:27:44.860 they've gotten nowhere in this round. 05:27:44.860 --> 05:27:49.540 D2 have locked them from entering the building in all the high value areas, leading Skies 05:27:49.540 --> 05:27:52.940 to go fishing below on the forest. 05:27:52.940 --> 05:27:54.940 Such a good strat, such a nice setup. 05:27:54.940 --> 05:27:57.740 Problem is Skies is in a crossfire here, Shai goes down one. 05:27:57.740 --> 05:27:58.740 How is Rekko alive here? 05:27:58.740 --> 05:27:59.740 I don't know. 05:27:59.740 --> 05:28:00.740 I don't know. 05:28:00.740 --> 05:28:03.860 Rekko is the only one with a DMR trying to clear these key of barriers. 05:28:03.860 --> 05:28:05.740 The fire was about to fry low key. 05:28:05.740 --> 05:28:06.740 He's done our survive. 05:28:06.740 --> 05:28:13.420 Besides the drop down below the open wall gives him extra angles, but they work both ways and may go shuts them down 45 seconds 05:28:13.420 --> 05:28:16.420 It's still one player up in the rafters for VP to deal with 05:28:17.940 --> 05:28:22.860 Somehow there's still four seconds left. Yeah, I'm still surprised. I feel like they're trying to just be eating 05:28:25.860 --> 05:28:28.740 Spamming trying to get out track with this is where he is 05:28:28.740 --> 05:28:30.740 The campfire is still cutting. 05:28:30.740 --> 05:28:33.740 Man, this is so hard for VP. 05:28:33.740 --> 05:28:35.740 Shaco eventually goes down, but damage has been done. 05:28:35.740 --> 05:28:36.740 Look at that clock. 05:28:36.740 --> 05:28:40.740 We know that VP don't have a lot of time left to G2, know it as well. 05:28:40.740 --> 05:28:43.740 They can have to breach this wall so quickly and start to get into action. 05:28:43.740 --> 05:28:48.740 They have a 4v3 advantage as Alamow from the top of the stairs tries to go through to the peak. 05:28:48.740 --> 05:28:52.740 We've got Benjyos, well, speed 35 at hand, sprays briefly for a moment. 05:28:52.740 --> 05:28:55.740 Stopper though to go big for two. 05:28:55.740 --> 05:28:59.020 Forcing Skies desperately inside, but he will fall! 05:28:59.020 --> 05:29:03.900 Stompin' from down below through the vert, found the plant denial, 05:29:03.900 --> 05:29:06.380 and pretty much everything that G2 needed. 05:29:06.380 --> 05:29:12.100 It's a picture-perfect counter from G2 and a rock-solid-cash defense. 05:29:12.100 --> 05:29:16.980 I mean, it really is. It's so hard to win CCT that the best ways off in the pocket strat, 05:29:16.980 --> 05:29:20.300 where you do things a bit different, they were doing a pocket strat for sure, 05:29:20.300 --> 05:29:25.260 because that was not the usual setup. VP kind of failing to pick it apart. 05:29:25.260 --> 05:29:31.560 I mean, Doki was exposed from the bottom-garage soft wall, proning in 90 the entire time, 05:29:31.560 --> 05:29:34.320 and no-one from BP is there to get the angle. 05:29:34.320 --> 05:29:37.800 Late around, maybe a small critical error as well, right? 05:29:37.800 --> 05:29:42.120 When you beast a catwalk off this wall with a cat opener, if you choose the left-hand 05:29:42.120 --> 05:29:47.000 side from catwalk into the breach, you're exposed from the bomb-side door. 05:29:47.000 --> 05:29:49.720 So you have a crossfire, and you cannot enter the bomb-side. 05:29:49.720 --> 05:29:54.280 If you beast the right-hand side, you actually have much less lines of angles that can see 05:29:54.280 --> 05:30:03.280 So they die because they arguably beat the ones at the wall, couldn't clear Doki efficiently, and it didn't get used to utility very strongly. 05:30:03.280 --> 05:30:14.280 They also had Kali, but there was no mirror, there was no clash, and there was no wall denial, so the Kali gadget the best it could do was try and bring them on my magnets and maybe get some keep-up barriers, and that was really it. 05:30:14.280 --> 05:30:16.280 So very low value around there from VP. 05:30:16.280 --> 05:30:24.280 Yeah, they're going to take their tactical time out. I got a question for you and perhaps a question that VP needs to be asking themselves in this tactical time out. 05:30:25.280 --> 05:30:34.280 It's two rounds now where I personally feel like VP did not have the perfect five operators to deal with the perfect five operators that G2 have on their defense, right? 05:30:34.280 --> 05:30:44.280 We've got to attack a re-pick. You can perfectly counter every single operator in the setup, whether it's the Mira, whether it's the Goya, whether it's the Izami, whether it's the Umi. 05:30:44.280 --> 05:30:50.220 kind of, right, the COVID operators but I feel like VP they spent their prep phase 05:30:50.220 --> 05:30:54.040 maybe not joining the site as much but like how do you balance joining the site 05:30:54.040 --> 05:30:57.520 to gain information so you can re-pick and pre-placing your drone so you can 05:30:57.520 --> 05:31:01.560 take map control fast and so you retain more drone for later in the run. How do you find 05:31:01.560 --> 05:31:06.640 that balance because I feel like VP maybe hasn't succeeded in doing so. I think often 05:31:06.640 --> 05:31:10.960 it's actually not a huge problem because the defenders are not gonna give you 05:31:10.960 --> 05:31:15.000 like four different problems to solve. You know, switch for the Goyo, ask for the Mirror 05:31:15.000 --> 05:31:20.120 Window, but then Kali for the Clash, and then Capita for the, you know, a Crucial Position. 05:31:20.120 --> 05:31:23.920 You should defend as a lead-in to make their trap heavy, or their plant amount heavy, or 05:31:23.920 --> 05:31:28.120 they got whatever setup that they have. Soft destruction, this may be right. That previous 05:31:28.120 --> 05:31:32.440 round, G2, like you pointed out, they had Softwall's bottom garage. So, we've been 05:31:32.440 --> 05:31:37.200 under the Soft Destroyer, and we're not gonna bring bottom and ramming strategies with them 05:31:37.200 --> 05:31:39.840 at all. So, they've been in the Forest because Forest is a bit of both. But then they've 05:31:39.840 --> 05:31:43.520 in the Kallings in case of Crash Mirror, but then you didn't bring those operators. 05:31:43.520 --> 05:31:47.680 So if you're right, it's really hard to get all the right tools, and we have struggled with this, 05:31:47.680 --> 05:31:50.880 but I think it's thanks to G2 and how they're choosing to play these rounds. 05:31:50.880 --> 05:31:54.480 It's been their good effort, not the lack of effort to reach pro. 05:31:54.480 --> 05:31:57.360 Now we saw the third upgrade that bands come out while we're yapping. 05:31:57.360 --> 05:32:01.840 Monty Target banned the way. I like this because the 3-0 op is going to be that stability 05:32:01.840 --> 05:32:06.160 crotch operator for a lot of tagging teams to kind of fall back upon to reset the tempo. 05:32:06.160 --> 05:32:13.160 And then verse 12, like you said yourself, a Sami, a high-body operating play on every single bombsite, gets pocket banned. 05:32:13.160 --> 05:32:20.860 But now we're gonna see Clash Mira open for every single bombsite that will ever play it, and Stumbin' has been phenomenal on both the previous two rounds on that operator, Fash. 05:32:20.860 --> 05:32:21.660 Firmary! 05:32:22.660 --> 05:32:30.660 Yeah, I gotta admit here, G2 obviously, they have a reputation for being like really aggressive, loosey-goosey, like ego swingers. 05:32:30.660 --> 05:32:35.160 And while Romaglio and Alamo are very strat-heavy guys, that's not what we know them for. 05:32:35.160 --> 05:32:36.720 Hold that ball for a second, Neko. 05:32:37.220 --> 05:32:40.020 Gets taken down by Doki lurking at the top of the stairs. 05:32:40.020 --> 05:32:44.460 Typically, your blitz needs to be the one finding those entry kills. 05:32:44.460 --> 05:32:47.460 That's why you pick the shield so you can clear things without droning as much. 05:32:47.460 --> 05:32:51.260 But to lose Neko is a very expensive pick for VP. 05:32:51.560 --> 05:32:54.060 We have a very similar thing happening here with Benj here in bar. 05:32:54.360 --> 05:32:58.460 It's marked because when Doki's overselling it and he killed a bunch of mid-jammer's pop floor, 05:32:58.560 --> 05:33:00.360 they're probably not going to double turn everything. 05:33:00.360 --> 05:33:04.660 Because his armor is much slower, they're a minute slower than the previous base with attack. 05:33:04.660 --> 05:33:08.660 They're gonna assume some things are clear because I already found the guy ratting, that was Bokey. 05:33:08.660 --> 05:33:12.500 But they're wrong, the drone is right there, check pool table above the corner. 05:33:12.500 --> 05:33:17.940 Benj is primed for a single or kill, the question is, does he go before the executing trade chaos, 05:33:17.940 --> 05:33:23.300 or does he wait until he's trying to go for a flank and hit a very late round flank and just deny the plan before example? 05:33:23.300 --> 05:33:29.540 That's the top position of a good plan. Exactly, he's gonna wait right now because T2 aren't feeling any pressure on the bomb site. 05:33:29.540 --> 05:33:34.020 The second they're signaling that they're gonna go for a play, he can hit a flank motor hatch if that's the issue, 05:33:34.020 --> 05:33:37.300 Walk down by the main or retake kitchen hatch control. 05:33:41.140 --> 05:33:43.140 Now he finally starts to make his move. 05:33:43.140 --> 05:33:46.740 He's not going to be standing, finds a free kill on the skies of the main stairs. 05:33:46.740 --> 05:33:49.300 Now does he drop down the load and actually stay upstairs? 05:33:49.300 --> 05:33:52.260 Just next question, he's dropped down the load and you're right. 05:33:52.260 --> 05:33:57.620 Now 3v4, the 20 seconds to play, VP they find a pick but they still have to deal with that clash. 05:33:57.620 --> 05:34:02.660 They're still utile on site, they will be walking into the thorn traps as a barbed wire. 05:34:02.660 --> 05:34:06.660 Now they just have to get desperate, they need to drop all the flashbang and pushing straight through it, 05:34:06.660 --> 05:34:14.660 Stomp and finds the kill. Once again, a hero play from G2 and all the locked VP out of the round. 05:34:14.660 --> 05:34:20.660 It will be forced straight for the defense as G2 take no prisoners. 05:34:20.660 --> 05:34:28.660 It's beautiful. Again, the layering, the strategy and if you're very pro watching the G2 game against Twisted Minds, 05:34:28.660 --> 05:34:35.660 We can outpace them, outstratagize them because they're not playing together, they don't have the crossfires, they're not layering their defense or their attack amounts. 05:34:35.660 --> 05:34:40.660 G2 are doing so many things differently and better against Virtus Pro. 05:34:40.660 --> 05:34:45.660 It almost feels like not saving strats, but playing to your enemy's leg. 05:34:45.660 --> 05:34:52.660 Against twisted mines, if you're stupid team of frackers like G2 they have, you can fight them 1v1s and take those gunfights. 05:34:52.660 --> 05:34:59.980 Other than VP, who are much more in team sync, you can play that team game and actually out strategize or out time them. 05:34:59.980 --> 05:35:04.740 It's G2 peeking to the 1, it's them having to go your fire layer, it's them having to fall back stress, 05:35:04.740 --> 05:35:12.740 it them finding the opening picks or a trade almost every single time, they have been ahead at the vast majority of turns so far in Cobb House. 05:35:12.740 --> 05:35:23.620 Yeah, that they have VP have taken their tactical time out and found no rounds. 05:35:23.620 --> 05:35:28.780 It's gonna be so hard for them to find a way to get back into this game here. 05:35:28.780 --> 05:35:29.780 Hmm. 05:35:29.780 --> 05:35:36.220 I mean, this is also where the Monty ban is getting better, right? 05:35:36.220 --> 05:35:38.620 I mean, I would look like, guys, it's Monty time. 05:35:38.620 --> 05:35:39.620 We can, we can wrong everything. 05:35:39.620 --> 05:35:40.620 We can push everything. 05:35:40.620 --> 05:35:43.180 It's not like a big issue that's the clash either. 05:35:43.180 --> 05:35:51.380 Monty is like the one-shoot operator that can probably live against the clash because you don't get, you know, you get stunned but because you've got the extended shield, 05:35:51.380 --> 05:35:54.700 you can still kind of block bullets and kind of play a bit more ego. 05:35:54.700 --> 05:35:59.580 But if you're a Black Theater of Blitz, I mean, you have nothing to do with the clash. 05:35:59.580 --> 05:36:01.180 And we saw it there through a tunnel, right? 05:36:01.180 --> 05:36:04.060 They saw the clash and said, oh, I guess we go elsewhere. 05:36:04.060 --> 05:36:05.660 But the timer's running low. 05:36:05.660 --> 05:36:10.660 And this was the thing that I found interesting in the first three rounds of T-Fence of Usage 05:36:10.660 --> 05:36:12.660 They were quote-of-quote forced in the Clash 05:36:12.660 --> 05:36:16.660 But then you find out, they're not just in the Clash of Thane, they're a lot stronger than it is 05:36:16.660 --> 05:36:20.660 The Mirror, the Assam, the things, slow the slow these days actually 05:36:20.660 --> 05:36:24.660 Virtus.pro depend on one of those three problematic operators 05:36:24.660 --> 05:36:28.660 No matter which one they picked, there was gonna be a punishment 05:36:28.660 --> 05:36:31.660 Virtus.pro now, they're back on the Kali, that's great 05:36:31.660 --> 05:36:36.380 Because now there is actually a Clashless sight and a Mirror, so Dank can get INSANE value 05:36:36.380 --> 05:36:41.660 which compared to the CCT attack where he got almost none, it's going to be a different tale. 05:36:43.660 --> 05:36:50.660 Blackbeard also being used as a soft breach of the M and that's just another example of an operator that has a lot of pull bits of value here. 05:36:50.660 --> 05:36:57.660 The fact that we didn't see CCTV reinforced by G2 allows VP to get extra value out of that operator. 05:36:57.660 --> 05:37:03.100 operator and like we've said a big part of this is going to be imperative to make sure we get max value 05:37:03.100 --> 05:37:07.740 out of the best possible upline up for VP. I just noticed though we didn't even take out the default 05:37:07.740 --> 05:37:12.620 camera over towards uh jacuzzi which hopefully that happens later in the round when people start 05:37:12.620 --> 05:37:19.340 moving over there but at least VP have made very quick progress over on the Cache TCV so I don't 05:37:19.340 --> 05:37:21.900 really do we see this completely cleared within a minute. 05:37:21.900 --> 05:37:29.260 It's also his teeth who's saying hey we're gonna fall back, we hit like the two minute 05:37:29.260 --> 05:37:32.500 ten mark, we're happy, they're not gonna overcome it to the fight. 05:37:32.500 --> 05:37:34.100 And it's a very conscious decision. 05:37:34.100 --> 05:37:39.840 When you're playing this extensive hold on Jim and TCB Top 4, you can fight for the 05:37:39.840 --> 05:37:43.980 roam and get a couple of kills and if you get the 5v3 you win the round, then you get 05:37:43.980 --> 05:37:45.500 the 3v3, you lose the round. 05:37:45.500 --> 05:37:48.180 You will win or lose half the roam game. 05:37:48.180 --> 05:37:50.780 But again, what have these been doing every single round so far? 05:37:50.780 --> 05:37:53.520 They are layering the strats so they fall back now 05:37:53.520 --> 05:38:00.200 I got a strong bomb set with mirror windows the class of toxic babes and thorn racer looms and while you see the player positions are very close 05:38:00.200 --> 05:38:06.780 Together you do have docu ranting in the basement, and he's the perfect operator for this barb wire and racer looms all 05:38:07.160 --> 05:38:14.660 Pre-positioned on the side. He is just a walking gun. It's the other four members that an active utility Shaco swings ego challenge this time goes down 05:38:16.280 --> 05:38:20.740 Thankfully though even though Gams the first one before the Kali skies nice to open up the mirror 05:38:20.780 --> 05:38:26.660 Anyway, now he's trying to kill as well. Doki is gonna go for a big flank and if he finds Neko shoots him in the back 05:38:26.660 --> 05:38:33.140 This will be everything finds the first one. Goodbye to Rorik. Neko's now in the crossfire. Clash on one side. Doki on the other! 05:38:33.480 --> 05:38:35.480 Now Skye's in a 1v3! 05:38:35.480 --> 05:38:40.540 Sneal a mirror window, a bulletproof camera, and a clash staring at it. 05:38:41.040 --> 05:38:45.260 Even though Doki gets forced back, it really doesn't matter. Doki doesn't need to pick this. 05:38:45.260 --> 05:38:49.020 They can prevent the platform going down. Stomp it, can always make his way forward as well. 05:38:49.020 --> 05:38:57.180 It's a glitch after all. He has no threat. Stop them now. You're staring at him and this is another impossible round for VP. 05:38:57.780 --> 05:39:02.900 What a G2 we have seen today. This is G2 at their next level. 05:39:02.900 --> 05:39:07.500 They have shown us a brand of stage that we haven't seen from them in quite some time. 05:39:07.500 --> 05:39:13.220 And it is making VP look like amateurs, which has not been the case for the entirety of 05:39:13.580 --> 05:39:18.420 kickoff. Five rounds in a row and this is not a battle. It is a slaughter. 05:39:19.020 --> 05:39:25.700 Dude and doggies almost finished at both eating and drinking this meal. He's only powering up as this game will continue 05:39:25.700 --> 05:39:33.220 He's only gonna get stronger with every single round and maybe that's why he's racking right when he's playing the mirror hide in top floor 05:39:33.220 --> 05:39:37.820 He's probably eating his food when he's on the basement same thing. He's sitting there just 05:39:38.300 --> 05:39:41.060 fueling himself and playing a passive round 05:39:41.660 --> 05:39:46.460 Virtus.pro again the story will continue to be the same. They don't see the mirror with the clash 05:39:46.460 --> 05:39:51.260 Or sorry, they don't do the middle, they're with Kali, they don't deal with a clash with the Kayyadur. 05:39:51.260 --> 05:39:56.360 Dan is very early dead in these rounds with the Kali operator and he's the number one 05:39:56.360 --> 05:39:59.760 important counter for all these operas on the bottom side. 05:39:59.760 --> 05:40:01.260 We don't get to see it. 05:40:01.960 --> 05:40:08.260 So, again, this is the furthest protest being punished and not being allowed to problem solve. 05:40:08.260 --> 05:40:14.060 They've been doing this so well every single game till this very moment and right now, they're stuck. 05:40:14.060 --> 05:40:18.940 They don't know what the answer is going to be, and G2, they keep throwing them crossbows. 05:40:18.940 --> 05:40:23.580 Now, there's no clash. Stomach and DMR duty. They're going to take Calyphthirs, 05:40:23.580 --> 05:40:28.140 but this time, because his homies bend, they do it with the Yeager and Ullmite, 05:40:28.140 --> 05:40:32.380 because now what they need to do is survive the Capita, they need to survive the Utsi-Lispene 05:40:32.380 --> 05:40:35.900 thrown at them, the grenades, the fires, the slashes, etc. That's going to be their new win 05:40:35.900 --> 05:40:41.900 condition. So they have a Calyphthirs setup that's anti-Util, and then they have really good guns 05:40:41.900 --> 05:40:44.980 They can pick fights elsewhere, leave it intel from that soloist. 05:40:44.980 --> 05:40:46.580 Oh my god! 05:40:46.580 --> 05:40:48.580 What just happened on the journal? 05:40:48.580 --> 05:40:53.460 Then again, Cali, one of the first player, important operator. 05:40:53.460 --> 05:40:55.460 What's that claim we're gonna do? 05:40:55.460 --> 05:40:57.940 Is that gonna cease to cause a down for your team? 05:40:57.940 --> 05:41:01.540 And are you really gonna risk it when you down 0-5 and score? 05:41:01.540 --> 05:41:02.540 Exactly. 05:41:02.540 --> 05:41:05.140 Why was he even on the call at the beginning? 05:41:05.140 --> 05:41:07.140 I mean, no mirror, no flash. 05:41:07.140 --> 05:41:09.140 He must have slept at normal for better. 05:41:09.140 --> 05:41:16.120 I want to use it up right don't he impacts himself somehow. I don't know exactly what happened there, but he's had a laugh about it. I 05:41:16.880 --> 05:41:20.860 Don't think was it a gas pop. I think he was impact tricking. That's what he's been playing 05:41:20.860 --> 05:41:24.920 I think he must have got lit while impact tricking. Maybe that's pretty much then yeah 05:41:24.920 --> 05:41:26.920 He must have been getting shot at. I need to keep the wall 05:41:27.260 --> 05:41:32.620 Yeah, he hit the wall instead while he was getting shot at so he's already lit impacts himself doesn't really matter though 05:41:32.620 --> 05:41:37.820 I think there's heavily favored in this ground Alamo also on a bit of a rise has found guys 05:41:37.820 --> 05:41:42.300 Which is the daemons one of the x-factor operators here that would otherwise 05:41:42.940 --> 05:41:47.940 Be very difficult for G2 to deal with good pick those stomp and gets a little bit over zealous 05:41:48.300 --> 05:41:55.540 Picking the breach with the DMR and he loses his head back into the 3v3 and just maybe this is winnable after all for Virtus Pro 05:41:56.700 --> 05:41:58.260 Maybe just maybe 05:41:58.260 --> 05:42:01.660 Jesus win conditions are much lower than previous right 05:42:01.660 --> 05:42:06.120 They just have this force of handing out down stairs, and then they have guns on the bomb site 05:42:06.120 --> 05:42:10.680 Well cycle is fucking calibrator is with two walls being forced and some some is opening it up to be fair 05:42:11.080 --> 05:42:15.040 Jeff Bensimars in CCTV and then spoilers ratcheting below and all of pity 05:42:15.040 --> 05:42:17.540 I was wondering if that people was sticking play behind to the shield 05:42:17.920 --> 05:42:19.920 Is this spotted? What does he? 05:42:20.160 --> 05:42:21.660 I don't think it's fine. 05:42:21.660 --> 05:42:23.040 So Rathas are clear 05:42:23.040 --> 05:42:25.660 I don't think they do know because they would have isolated him if that was the case. 05:42:25.660 --> 05:42:26.160 Yeah, they would have. 05:42:26.160 --> 05:42:27.360 It means that in the late round 05:42:27.360 --> 05:42:28.160 huge ratcheting 05:42:28.160 --> 05:42:32.080 be so much information from the bulletproof camera that we'll be able to deal with Alamau. 05:42:32.080 --> 05:42:35.960 Never mind, Rorak actually spots him. I don't know whether he was spotted while he was in 05:42:35.960 --> 05:42:41.680 oil or he tried to climb up the ladder, but Benjenau in a 1v3, there's good info though. 05:42:41.680 --> 05:42:45.080 If you can find the first, alright, he's not coming full in for exactly where the plant's 05:42:45.080 --> 05:42:48.880 going down. As soon as they hear that shock on the no where he is, he trades himself, 05:42:48.880 --> 05:42:54.100 but eventually the kill is found from Virtus Pro. It's a 1-6 score and it's not what they 05:42:54.100 --> 05:42:59.940 want it but it's what they need to start this comeback. It's good, it's really good that the VP gets 05:42:59.940 --> 05:43:03.860 one round on the board and can maybe get a little bit better mental against the Typeswap because they 05:43:03.860 --> 05:43:08.500 need anything they can get right now. It's a best of three, anything can happen but I am curious 05:43:08.500 --> 05:43:12.740 what does the studio think about this performance from G2 so far? Well it's been really good so 05:43:12.740 --> 05:43:18.420 far, I mean we can look at a five-one-half year great tiny clawback from from Bro's bro there but 05:43:18.420 --> 05:43:22.980 I just want to know like how in the tactical brilliance have G2 pulled this first half up? 05:43:22.980 --> 05:43:28.980 It's so simple. It's so simple. I've got the formula RAM of how you can be 5-1 or put in your defensive half. 05:43:28.980 --> 05:43:37.980 You just need to eat a burger whilst you're playing. It is as simple as that from Doki, because Doki and G2, they've been enjoying their time playing today. 05:43:37.980 --> 05:43:41.980 Just use the right fuel. Look at this, look at this. Oh, oh, oh, let's go, let's go. 05:43:41.980 --> 05:43:46.980 One bite, and we just run around, and I talk at the same time, I'm invoking, and I talk like this. 05:43:46.980 --> 05:43:48.980 And it's enough. It just seems to work. 05:43:48.980 --> 05:43:50.980 The new thing is done with it 05:43:52.980 --> 05:43:54.980 The entirety the entirety 05:43:54.980 --> 05:43:58.660 Swallowing VP get the fries out and then the fries out get the fruit don't get the dogs out 05:43:58.660 --> 05:44:02.260 Don't get the fries out and then finish the fruit the fruit 05:44:03.260 --> 05:44:05.260 Look at this 05:44:08.420 --> 05:44:13.520 Miss clicking me mistaking outside of the screen miss input this input. Yeah, no 05:44:13.520 --> 05:44:16.280 Now, what is going on? 05:44:16.280 --> 05:44:19.120 I mean, this is what I meant, like, the team that just 05:44:19.120 --> 05:44:20.120 finished, look, a B.O.3. 05:44:20.120 --> 05:44:21.120 He's still eating. 05:44:21.120 --> 05:44:23.800 Well, yeah, he's just, he's just, he's just dying to just kill. 05:44:23.800 --> 05:44:25.600 The team that just won a B.O.3, that's a good idea. 05:44:25.600 --> 05:44:27.560 The advantage for the rest of the match. 05:44:27.560 --> 05:44:30.640 In all seriousness, now, in all seriousness, I think it actually comes down to a really, 05:44:30.640 --> 05:44:32.160 really good strategic outlook. 05:44:32.160 --> 05:44:36.360 I think you've got the cage and the bandit band, and then you've got Stomper playing 05:44:36.360 --> 05:44:37.360 on the clash. 05:44:37.360 --> 05:44:38.800 Now, why are G2 playing a clash? 05:44:38.800 --> 05:44:40.840 Why has Stomper found so much success? 05:44:40.840 --> 05:44:44.280 Then you can open walls easy, which is what Virtus.pro are going for. 05:44:44.280 --> 05:44:49.160 You're forcing, you're allowing the late round operators to come into play, the mirror that 05:44:49.160 --> 05:44:50.400 clashed the Azami. 05:44:50.400 --> 05:44:51.400 So what are G2 doing? 05:44:51.400 --> 05:44:55.000 They're layering, they're layering, they're layering, and then Virtus.pro are having to 05:44:55.000 --> 05:44:58.640 walk into a clash in the late round, having to walk into a mirror in the late round. 05:44:58.640 --> 05:44:59.920 They had to ban away the Azami. 05:44:59.920 --> 05:45:03.520 You can't get rid of all of them when you make your life easy in the start of the round. 05:45:03.520 --> 05:45:05.040 It becomes very hard in the late round. 05:45:05.040 --> 05:45:07.120 Stomping is eight up on the back of us. 05:45:07.120 --> 05:45:10.600 He's the best at punishing towards the late round, and just to highlight just how well 05:45:10.600 --> 05:45:14.200 all these strategies working well is because G2 have found the opening kill in 5 out of 05:45:14.200 --> 05:45:18.440 6 rounds, Shaco's won 3 of them, as soon as you get the man advantage and you play into 05:45:18.440 --> 05:45:23.120 a layered defense, you know that the back line is going to be beneficial from you because 05:45:23.120 --> 05:45:25.800 that back line is going to play with the man advantage and with the utility. 05:45:25.800 --> 05:45:29.320 So right now that seems to work, now they're switching on the other side in attack and 05:45:29.320 --> 05:45:31.840 it will be a different game because they need to be proactive. 05:45:31.840 --> 05:45:34.040 That being said, they are going to face exactly the same problems. 05:45:34.040 --> 05:45:37.000 They've banned the way the bandit decayed, so they're going to play since the same late 05:45:37.000 --> 05:45:40.000 and also, crucially, VP had found their way to breaches, 05:45:40.000 --> 05:45:42.000 so it's not even going to be easy to breach as well. 05:45:42.000 --> 05:45:45.000 So G2 are going to have to do some thinking on their feet. 05:45:45.000 --> 05:45:47.000 Well, G2 have a good start to the series. 05:45:47.000 --> 05:45:49.000 For sure, can they finish the Alva as well, 05:45:49.000 --> 05:45:51.000 or do Runners Pro maybe have something to say about that? 05:45:51.000 --> 05:45:52.000 For sure. 05:45:54.000 --> 05:45:55.000 By attack. 05:45:55.000 --> 05:45:56.000 Indeed. 05:45:56.000 --> 05:45:58.000 Well, a 1-5, it's not ideal, 05:45:58.000 --> 05:46:00.000 but at least it's something to work from. 05:46:00.000 --> 05:46:02.000 And if VP were going to win any of those rounds, 05:46:02.000 --> 05:46:06.000 the last round, at least, 05:46:06.000 --> 05:46:12.440 switches up momentum it's not five in a row anymore it's finally broken and VP 05:46:12.440 --> 05:46:16.600 now get to go to their own defensive half and do exactly what G2 did which is 05:46:16.600 --> 05:46:20.840 throw a bunch of curveballs I really like the way Jack put it when VP 05:46:20.840 --> 05:46:27.920 decided to spend both of their their bands you know preventing the hard 05:46:27.920 --> 05:46:33.480 breach it meant that then it allows G2 to focus on operators that are really 05:46:33.480 --> 05:46:39.800 powerful in the light round. I mean I love me a good old clubhouse skin that comes down 05:46:39.800 --> 05:46:47.040 to execute. It is the stable office map when described by pro players, analysts, it's for 05:46:47.040 --> 05:46:51.360 the mentors, it's stretchy, it's adaptation and counterplay and we saw so much of that 05:46:51.360 --> 05:46:57.040 in that first half. But I'm curious VP they can go for you know your curveballs, they 05:46:57.040 --> 05:47:01.640 can go for standard solid siege, they can go for whatever place that they desire. G2 05:47:01.640 --> 05:47:04.340 They showed us their version. Now VP got to show us theirs. 05:47:04.340 --> 05:47:06.600 They got a bit of a roam game, go with the Castle Barricades. 05:47:06.600 --> 05:47:07.100 Reload! 05:47:07.100 --> 05:47:09.720 Free fire onto Blue Thorns. Cleanse Pasha. 05:47:09.720 --> 05:47:11.060 Immediately. 05:47:11.060 --> 05:47:13.800 And this is the thing, when T2 get the opening pick, 05:47:13.800 --> 05:47:16.300 they have a tendency to just keep heating up 05:47:16.300 --> 05:47:18.680 and keep going further and further in the building. 05:47:18.680 --> 05:47:21.760 It's very important here in Kotaos that they don't go too quickly 05:47:21.760 --> 05:47:24.300 because it's as I said, it's about getting to the bumps 05:47:24.300 --> 05:47:26.600 of the right people alive with the right utility. 05:47:26.600 --> 05:47:27.760 Now Doki's dead. 05:47:27.760 --> 05:47:30.260 He took a bad gun fight, no more camps of fire, 05:47:30.260 --> 05:47:35.760 No more casual smoke, and then he has this scene and got shot by a rule mob top floor inside a gym. That's gonna be Neko. 05:47:35.760 --> 05:47:41.760 Yeah, Neko's also staying on Mewchammer as well, so he can't be targeted by that day most even if they have spotted the throats. 05:47:41.760 --> 05:47:43.760 He can play, Alamow will also fall. 05:47:43.760 --> 05:47:44.760 He dropped the hatch. 05:47:44.760 --> 05:47:46.260 On that nuke, yeah, he dropped the hatch. 05:47:46.260 --> 05:47:49.760 Maybe, unless he's knocked down from Main Stairs. Either way, he gets caught off guard. 05:47:49.760 --> 05:47:54.260 He was trying to do something a little bit off-paced with the nuke, and it really just didn't work for him. 05:47:54.260 --> 05:47:56.260 That is very classic Alamow. 05:47:56.260 --> 05:47:58.760 VP very much have an advantage. 05:47:58.760 --> 05:48:02.280 All we have to do is sit back, even Neko upstairs and Jimmy doesn't have to move at all. 05:48:02.840 --> 05:48:07.640 So I mean right, G2, very uncharacteristic team in terms of like, they play their own style of play. 05:48:07.640 --> 05:48:11.000 Most teams that they get to run to just go down here on cover, they speed up instead. 05:48:11.000 --> 05:48:15.640 It kind of works off, it works out rather well, it works on health, they got the thumbs up pressure, 05:48:15.640 --> 05:48:18.360 but Neko is still looking for a flank unsure if they're watching him or not. 05:48:18.920 --> 05:48:23.800 Great ID, 35-1, before he's traded on back by Shiko. 05:48:24.280 --> 05:48:28.600 By that point, Shiko is the last one standing. 1v2 though is very winnable here. 05:48:28.600 --> 05:48:36.600 Especially considering he still has one day most back remaining. He can use this to try and isolate one of these players get a little bit of information 05:48:36.600 --> 05:48:39.600 What's more, Rorick is one HP 05:48:40.600 --> 05:48:47.600 Here's the bullet here and there, but though Rorick with one health swings the hatch first, finds his head and secures VP a second round with that 05:48:47.600 --> 05:48:57.600 Honestly, it feels like a classic T2 round, where if they go down that motor hatch and they find the interkill, they rush the bomb site and Neko on the roam is completely useless 05:48:57.600 --> 05:49:04.100 But this is where VP can be a scary team. They have very strong individual performances and good team-playing communication. 05:49:04.440 --> 05:49:09.900 When they can punish G2 in the individual gunfights, that's when VP will be at their strongest. 05:49:10.100 --> 05:49:14.800 While VPs in tie-time on the attack, they were losing so many important gunfights. 05:49:14.800 --> 05:49:20.000 They were losing so many individual players, just either taking the best fight or just no 4-inches pure aim. 05:49:20.400 --> 05:49:25.400 It was a big talk about what's that being like 1-in-6 playing Kali, not really finding the value. 05:49:25.400 --> 05:49:34.400 Once VP gets fired up, as I was calling from T2, that's going to turn this hide, but they are down 2 to 5 in round count, so it's got to continue here. 05:49:34.400 --> 05:49:40.400 Right, you got to take that momentum and build it, build it, build it, and make T2 feel like the game is tripping away. 05:49:40.400 --> 05:49:44.400 So they cannot afford to lose this upcoming round or the next. They got to keep up that momentum. 05:49:44.400 --> 05:49:55.760 I noticed that around the VP, they actually didn't reinforce any of the church walls. 05:49:55.760 --> 05:50:00.040 Obviously, if you typically want to go for like an open hold, you're still reinforced 05:50:00.040 --> 05:50:01.040 one or two. 05:50:01.040 --> 05:50:04.280 I can only imagine it was because they ran out of reinforcements because they had so 05:50:04.280 --> 05:50:05.280 many off-site. 05:50:05.280 --> 05:50:10.840 I didn't see where they all went, but in the end, it was actually the lack of reinforcements 05:50:10.840 --> 05:50:13.640 that caused that first player on site to eventually die. 05:50:13.640 --> 05:50:16.600 So that's just a bit of unfortunate circumstance. 05:50:16.600 --> 05:50:19.680 It goes to show that like nothing comes for free in this game. 05:50:19.680 --> 05:50:22.000 You only have 10 reinforcements. 05:50:22.000 --> 05:50:23.000 You've got to use them somewhere. 05:50:23.000 --> 05:50:24.280 See, because of that choices. 05:50:24.280 --> 05:50:27.560 And you have to choose what you priority is on. 05:50:27.560 --> 05:50:30.720 At least nowadays, you share a pool of 10 reinforcements. 05:50:30.720 --> 05:50:32.560 If you go far enough back in the history books, 05:50:32.560 --> 05:50:36.000 you would get two reinforcements at each individual player. 05:50:36.000 --> 05:50:38.320 So you'd have a guy in the range who's now reinforcing his 05:50:38.320 --> 05:50:40.480 and you go, well, I came into it for him. 05:50:40.480 --> 05:50:43.440 I'm watching this guy not do it, and I can't help him. 05:50:43.440 --> 05:50:45.200 Now you can go, ah, man, this guy's annoying, 05:50:45.200 --> 05:50:47.800 but I guess I'll just do four walls and ten. 05:50:47.800 --> 05:50:50.120 Problem is these days, I end up doing six reinforcements 05:50:50.120 --> 05:50:53.360 and then I end up dying, because there's an ash 05:50:53.360 --> 05:50:54.560 in the bomb site while I'm finishing. 05:50:54.560 --> 05:50:56.040 Uh, it's okay. 05:50:56.960 --> 05:50:57.800 Die, Rindy. 05:50:57.800 --> 05:50:59.360 No, it's okay, we're all being there. 05:50:59.360 --> 05:51:01.640 It's like, guys, who didn't reinforce the freaking walls, 05:51:01.640 --> 05:51:02.480 boys? 05:51:02.480 --> 05:51:04.480 The one that pops off then gets to pick first. 05:51:04.480 --> 05:51:07.920 VP again, in the privacy, and they fall back immediately. 05:51:07.920 --> 05:51:09.920 They say we don't want CCCP control. 05:51:09.920 --> 05:51:12.600 I think that's the right call, because those who are spreading up that rest of their case 05:51:12.600 --> 05:51:16.320 and taking quick effort there and getting into action, 05:51:16.320 --> 05:51:19.160 instead of keep on going, it can classic T2, right? 05:51:19.160 --> 05:51:21.200 But doing something that you're not supposed to be doing, 05:51:21.200 --> 05:51:24.520 but if you find a kick fight on your Doki, that's going to be massive. 05:51:24.520 --> 05:51:25.640 That's my hide and the take. 05:51:26.840 --> 05:51:29.760 Oh wow, you really are so keen, so tempted to get aggressive. 05:51:29.760 --> 05:51:30.960 Finds a lot of damage. 05:51:30.960 --> 05:51:33.240 Why does Naker repeat that? 05:51:33.240 --> 05:51:35.720 Doki finds him, that's such a big play to take down. 05:51:35.720 --> 05:51:38.000 Also the Azami, so no more Keeper Barriers 05:51:38.000 --> 05:51:39.160 generating throughout this round. 05:51:39.160 --> 05:51:41.800 However, big kill for Skies to take down, 05:51:41.800 --> 05:51:43.400 Benja, no more Hibana. 05:51:43.400 --> 05:51:44.720 How do they deal with this mirror position? 05:51:44.720 --> 05:51:46.160 Well, it looks like they're just gonna pop it 05:51:46.160 --> 05:51:47.440 and place it in the opposite side 05:51:47.440 --> 05:51:49.280 and then completely give it up off this. 05:51:49.280 --> 05:51:52.840 However, it based Alamow to move inside into the C4. 05:51:52.840 --> 05:51:55.120 Dan is well aggressive on the doorway 05:51:55.120 --> 05:51:57.920 into Con finds his kill, leaving Shaiqo all alone. 05:51:57.920 --> 05:52:01.360 Now, tons of U2 for him, but it doesn't matter at all 05:52:01.360 --> 05:52:03.840 because he's just gonna peek and fall to Rorik, 05:52:03.840 --> 05:52:05.840 but a lot of fire there as well. 05:52:05.840 --> 05:52:10.080 From the Russian, as VP really closed the distance here. 05:52:10.080 --> 05:52:13.040 There's only two rounds in the lead for G2. 05:52:13.040 --> 05:52:15.800 This is VP looking a little bit more comfortable on defense 05:52:15.800 --> 05:52:18.800 and T2 having similar struggles as they did against 05:52:18.800 --> 05:52:20.720 Twisted Minds when they were attacking against them 05:52:20.720 --> 05:52:24.560 on border where the plan doesn't really fully come together. 05:52:24.560 --> 05:52:27.960 You have a couple of early deaths and then either you speed up 05:52:27.960 --> 05:52:30.560 further and lose more bodies or you slow down 05:52:30.560 --> 05:52:32.280 and start fucking on time. 05:52:32.280 --> 05:52:35.720 I think T2 had a good thing going, they're pushing opposite of Blackbeard, they got the 05:52:35.720 --> 05:52:38.920 Teemo's behind, they got those Teemo's for Shaco in the windows. 05:52:38.920 --> 05:52:43.800 Things were going well, but then they had the foresight, a C4 downstairs with the Thorn 05:52:43.800 --> 05:52:49.320 Trap information, and then falling back and playing the layers against T2, the same thing 05:52:49.320 --> 05:52:52.520 T2 did to them earlier, is genius. 05:52:52.520 --> 05:52:57.800 But I think if you're T2 right now, you need to recompose, because on CZTB attack now, 05:52:57.800 --> 05:53:03.320 This is probably going to be quite an easy attack you're going to find here on Clubhouse, 05:53:03.320 --> 05:53:06.600 but it usually comes easy if you take it nice and slow. 05:53:06.600 --> 05:53:10.920 Step one, accomplish it, check it off, and now step two. 05:53:10.920 --> 05:53:14.040 And this is the thing where the Krishmar Pratik 2 comes from my end. 05:53:14.040 --> 05:53:17.640 Do they have the consistency to do that playstyle? 05:53:17.640 --> 05:53:19.080 Because look at the operators. 05:53:19.080 --> 05:53:21.040 This is a step one, two, three. 05:53:21.040 --> 05:53:25.040 They got Sophia, asking both get your information and do self-destruction. 05:53:25.040 --> 05:53:27.560 They got Capital and Grim and Ying. 05:53:27.560 --> 05:53:34.420 heavy on the execute every single player here is vital to stay alive for as long as possible until they can spend the utility 05:53:34.640 --> 05:53:37.360 So this is you just test and you do that correctly 05:53:38.800 --> 05:53:43.080 I also can't help but notice we had VP do an end of prep phase 05:53:43.680 --> 05:53:48.120 Reinforcement over the rotate hole at the the top of C3 TV 05:53:48.120 --> 05:53:50.520 So if you do it right in the early prep phase 05:53:50.520 --> 05:53:53.000 They would have thought that this was an open hold with the rotate hole 05:53:53.000 --> 05:53:58.760 But no VP have actually double reinforcement just like G2 did so I really like this is the more modern take 05:53:59.360 --> 05:54:01.640 This bombsite man, it's crazy how the 05:54:02.040 --> 05:54:05.760 Seek has like these cyclic meta because 05:54:06.400 --> 05:54:10.480 Originally people double reinforces then they started to play in there with a rotate hole now 05:54:10.480 --> 05:54:12.480 We're back to double reinforcing it again 05:54:13.720 --> 05:54:20.120 VP are right on top of that header. I feel bad for Skye though. Oh no you did not 05:54:20.120 --> 05:54:24.400 Why I'm still injured but not the kill confirm I was gonna say he doesn't have a 05:54:24.400 --> 05:54:29.720 Yeager doesn't have all my capital can just clean him up so easily if that he 05:54:29.720 --> 05:54:34.160 doesn't get the kill confirmed very unfortunate but he found a good enough 05:54:34.160 --> 05:54:37.040 value for that to be worth it right I mean he doesn't do anything for this 05:54:37.040 --> 05:54:41.720 Chaco's in 20 health and two sippid at the tackers had to go to over there to 05:54:41.720 --> 05:54:45.880 get the revive but this was guys that gets difficult once the fire comes up 05:54:45.880 --> 05:54:50.880 from Shiko, he has no safety anymore. Again, no ADS, no on my disc. 05:55:15.880 --> 05:55:21.720 with low HP, he also tried to find him, aggressive peek from Scythe, he finds Jago before being 05:55:21.720 --> 05:55:26.500 traded back. Finally, G2, have clear rafters, but at what cost? 05:55:26.500 --> 05:55:30.320 They had a Sophia's Thumbarang pocket, they had a Grim Bean pocket, they had Boki with 05:55:30.320 --> 05:55:36.000 them, and again G2 not able to execute together and take that step 1, 2, 3. Now they're gonna 05:55:36.000 --> 05:55:40.320 pay the price, it's time for plan C. They cannot do plan A, they're also gonna send 05:55:40.320 --> 05:55:43.680 them to TV. They cannot do plan B, they're just going for a plan, now they're gonna 05:55:43.680 --> 05:55:47.760 for kills, they gotta go fishing, dance rings, you just punish my Benja. 05:55:47.760 --> 05:55:52.680 The thing is, because it's an open hold in connector, into cash, this gives so many avenues 05:55:52.680 --> 05:55:56.240 for Q2 to fight picks, however that works both ways as well. 05:55:56.240 --> 05:56:01.200 As VP fire back, immediately respond, they clean up on the connector side and just leave 05:56:01.200 --> 05:56:03.200 Alamow on his lonesome. 05:56:03.200 --> 05:56:08.680 1v3, and he really cannot get through that tiny little Hibana hole, another bit of hype 05:56:08.680 --> 05:56:09.680 from Rorik. 05:56:09.680 --> 05:56:15.280 VP are just trailing by a single round. They're making this comeback a reality. 05:56:15.280 --> 05:56:20.500 And they got that perfect bomb side rotation, and that's the thing that you really want here in Clubhouse. 05:56:20.500 --> 05:56:26.320 CCTV is gonna be the scariest thing to defend, because in terms of win conditions, 05:56:26.320 --> 05:56:31.560 you either get a couple of kills in Cattelgrafters, which guys, you found too, super worth it. 05:56:31.560 --> 05:56:38.280 But again, what happens if the Captain of Fire was put in a position in such a way that there is no safe area, 05:56:38.280 --> 05:56:40.000 that he just dies regardless. 05:56:40.000 --> 05:56:42.440 Well, now you're playing 5v4, you've lost carrographters, 05:56:42.440 --> 05:56:44.840 you can breeze, you can execute, you probably lose the round. 05:56:44.840 --> 05:56:47.400 CTTP is that volatile of a sight. 05:56:47.400 --> 05:56:50.040 It literally comes down to minute details 05:56:50.040 --> 05:56:52.120 on attacking one area of the map. 05:56:52.120 --> 05:56:53.760 G2, I think, very well timed, 05:56:53.760 --> 05:56:55.040 the tactical timeout right now 05:56:55.040 --> 05:56:57.640 to kind of figure out how they can reinvent themselves 05:56:57.640 --> 05:56:59.480 in the server and what different approach 05:56:59.480 --> 05:57:01.880 they must bring out because it's time 05:57:01.880 --> 05:57:04.200 to get around the board boys on the attack. 05:57:04.200 --> 05:57:07.280 Yeah, and you only need two rounds on the attack. 05:57:07.280 --> 05:57:07.920 How you doing? 05:57:37.280 --> 05:57:42.280 even it up, gives Romaglio a chance to talk about all three potential bombsites. 05:57:42.280 --> 05:57:44.280 And remember, they only need to win two of them. 05:57:44.280 --> 05:57:46.280 We also know what Romaglio's tactical timeouts are. 05:57:46.280 --> 05:57:51.280 He talks at the speed of lightning, and he throws 3,000 different 05:57:51.280 --> 05:57:54.280 strategic and tactical ideas at the team. 05:57:54.280 --> 05:57:59.280 And while most of these G2 players are not strategic tactical players, 05:57:59.280 --> 05:58:02.280 primarily they're really frag-oriented, usually like, 05:58:02.280 --> 05:58:08.480 Avenger, Shiko, Doki, but of course we know Alamow has such a mind for the game. 05:58:08.480 --> 05:58:12.240 He is obsessed over the minutiae of the play styles and how the game is played 05:58:12.240 --> 05:58:17.000 and he's teamed with Romalio before as well. So he knows what it's like to get 05:58:17.000 --> 05:58:20.800 into the nitty-gritty of it, throw all these ideas out and then decide with the 05:58:20.800 --> 05:58:24.880 round star what this attacking star wants you to see the setup from the defense. 05:58:24.880 --> 05:58:29.240 What are we gonna go for? We've got three tries. Just gotta get it right twice. 05:58:29.240 --> 05:58:33.480 I think it makes perfect sense to bring the Blitz into action. 05:58:33.480 --> 05:58:39.320 We often speak about the Monk, but Blitz favours GZ's plays a lot more, it gives Emma more 05:58:39.320 --> 05:58:44.080 agency as an individual, take a roam here, take a gun, buy ice, get a kill, for example, 05:58:44.080 --> 05:58:45.760 on the roam or buy the side itself. 05:58:45.760 --> 05:58:50.200 Where it is pro, they've gotten rid of the Capital, GZ went this time, we talked about 05:58:50.200 --> 05:58:54.600 the Capital, I think both of these are a really great job there, Capital is playable on every 05:58:54.600 --> 05:58:58.600 single attack, things are grim, so it's really going to be either or. 05:58:58.600 --> 05:59:05.080 If GZ's covering up the shields continues all my days, that is a wall play and a half on their own player. 05:59:05.080 --> 05:59:06.580 Classic benching club. 05:59:06.580 --> 05:59:08.080 Oh, what do you mean? That's what I mean! 05:59:08.080 --> 05:59:12.720 This is what they do! They get the pick and then they speed up and they drop the hatch and they die 05:59:12.720 --> 05:59:15.840 and they have themos and they have blitz and they have drones and everything. 05:59:15.840 --> 05:59:19.120 I've done this like four times on clubhouse already. 05:59:19.120 --> 05:59:25.840 In this kickoff event, just from the tour lulunan, it's so good and one-to-one trade is at the end of the world. 05:59:25.840 --> 05:59:30.560 It's the matter of converting that opening pick into a round victory. 05:59:30.560 --> 05:59:36.720 And by losing and trading one for one, what could have been a complete freebie, makes it harder. 05:59:36.720 --> 05:59:42.560 But I was gonna say, I wouldn't be too surprised if VP bring out a clash on the gym defense here based off animal splits. 05:59:42.560 --> 05:59:45.120 But we'll have to see, for now we're in the basement. 05:59:45.120 --> 05:59:48.720 They still got the blitz, they still got the Grim. 05:59:48.720 --> 05:59:55.600 But when that captain banned the way and saw the Snake now dead, they have much less information and ways to clear those tower positions. 05:59:55.600 --> 06:00:02.600 And they've slowed down a hell of a lot more than us. 06:00:02.600 --> 06:00:04.600 Now they've slowed down. 06:00:04.600 --> 06:00:07.600 Yeah, slowed down in just the wrong moment. 06:00:07.600 --> 06:00:09.600 And losing the snake is so unfortunate as well. 06:00:09.600 --> 06:00:11.600 If the snake had survived, it would have been perfect. 06:00:11.600 --> 06:00:13.600 Acre has a C4 preps. 06:00:13.600 --> 06:00:16.600 You could try and toss that into the hallway. 06:00:16.600 --> 06:00:17.600 Oh no! 06:00:17.600 --> 06:00:18.600 Oh no! 06:00:18.600 --> 06:00:21.600 It gets caught on the handrail. 06:00:21.600 --> 06:00:23.600 What an unfortunate moment there. 06:00:23.600 --> 06:00:37.100 I think the first C4 in the railing actually destroyed the second split I tossed up there, up for the floor. 06:00:37.100 --> 06:00:39.600 There's only one explosion happening, but most of it's gone now. 06:00:39.600 --> 06:00:41.600 I know I dropped down the motor hatch. 06:00:41.600 --> 06:00:43.600 It smells like a smoke grenade. 06:00:43.600 --> 06:00:47.600 Now Vince could push it at any moment as it casts far into behind them so they're stalking some spots. 06:00:47.600 --> 06:00:48.600 Here comes the push. 06:00:48.600 --> 06:00:54.600 Ah, Stomp and go straight into the smoke as well, finds one, but VP come out way ahead of the trades. 06:00:54.600 --> 06:00:57.600 All of the Shai-ko now, 1v2 looks very winnable though. 06:00:57.600 --> 06:01:01.600 Low HP against the two former Gen.G French players. 06:01:01.600 --> 06:01:04.600 He can target one, it's Neko. 06:01:04.600 --> 06:01:07.600 Brings out the Vendetta, but no. 06:01:07.600 --> 06:01:10.600 Because of the Mew Jammer, the deathmark will fail. 06:01:10.600 --> 06:01:12.600 He needs to recollect that diffuser. 06:01:12.600 --> 06:01:14.600 The Nade goes out, doesn't land at shot. 06:01:14.600 --> 06:01:21.000 He knows where they are, but I don't know if he's certain that they're both in that position as the two SAS operators hold back 06:01:21.000 --> 06:01:26.680 They make their way forward both in church now a little bit of a cheeky swing and Shaka will fall 06:01:27.160 --> 06:01:30.720 VP have run the gauntlet four rounds in a row 06:01:30.800 --> 06:01:38.040 Nay five if you count their final round on the attacking side and they've brought this back to an even scoreline 06:01:38.040 --> 06:01:46.400 It's such a beautiful way for Vertis Pro to clutch that around because generally speaking when Adela pushes through motor's door with Sombra and Hibana to that 06:01:46.680 --> 06:01:53.920 Intersight that is a very quick way for you to just steal the round. It's off-paced and it's not expected and Vertis Pro 06:01:53.920 --> 06:01:58.200 They do a really great job at helping Neko. He's in that part of the step. The mirror window 06:01:58.200 --> 06:02:01.440 He's got bottom main control and there was still a Casabaric at the motor door 06:02:01.440 --> 06:02:07.460 So he was only getting pressured from one single angle. The mirror window clears bottom main and Casabaric clears motor 06:02:07.460 --> 06:02:14.180 He only has to work at the bomb site and everyone tries to help him against the Blitz, against the Banner and then it's almost chaos 06:02:14.180 --> 06:02:18.420 They don't know who had the diffuser so they just double up in the two-eyed shaco 06:02:18.420 --> 06:02:24.340 And they play bottom main on the mirror window and they play bottom main staircase with a very strong crossfire thinking 06:02:24.660 --> 06:02:28.500 Maybe we have the diffuser without sure the moment the here cycle is planting 06:02:28.500 --> 06:02:30.340 They know it's made by the blue rotation 06:02:30.340 --> 06:02:35.060 One guy goes to the church bomb site into the rotate the other guys takes down the hallway 06:02:35.060 --> 06:02:37.700 they ensure another 2v1. 06:02:37.700 --> 06:02:41.500 That's the exact same thing that we spoke about, you know, 06:02:41.500 --> 06:02:44.900 10-11 rounds ago, the VP are a better team on paper, 06:02:44.900 --> 06:02:46.900 but each of them have better individual skill. 06:02:46.900 --> 06:02:48.660 When VP won the attack inside, 06:02:48.660 --> 06:02:50.660 they're having the same issues as you two are having right now. 06:02:50.660 --> 06:02:52.660 They're not getting that teamwork together. 06:02:52.660 --> 06:02:57.060 It's 1v1v1v1v1, and the vendors have this close conversation, 06:02:57.060 --> 06:02:59.060 and they're just helping each other. 06:03:01.060 --> 06:03:04.260 Even with the vertical grip back, that recall was a little bit too much. 06:03:04.260 --> 06:03:06.260 I'm going to do a handle. 06:03:06.260 --> 06:03:08.260 Caught in 4k, mate. 06:03:08.260 --> 06:03:10.260 Ah, man, you're dead right now. 06:03:10.260 --> 06:03:16.260 I will say, I feel like the G2 attacks have been closer than the VP attacks. 06:03:16.260 --> 06:03:18.260 And I think that's not the closest strategy is next level. 06:03:18.260 --> 06:03:23.260 I think VP really struggle to find an answer to the G2 setups when they were on defense. 06:03:23.260 --> 06:03:28.260 But, I think the reason why G2's rounds are closer isn't because of the better strategy, 06:03:28.260 --> 06:03:30.260 it's because they're just better at trying out. 06:03:30.260 --> 06:03:33.260 A lot of these rounds end up as 2v1s which look winnable, 06:03:33.260 --> 06:03:36.940 winnable, but we haven't had any successful clutches as of yet for G2. 06:03:36.940 --> 06:03:40.580 Throwback by the way, what about a class in 50s and security for the first time, 06:03:40.580 --> 06:03:43.780 Shaiku shots down Neku, but Pajikis would trade back to even numbers, 06:03:43.780 --> 06:03:46.620 4v4, but G2 they're not done just yet, they're not keep on pooping, 06:03:46.620 --> 06:03:51.460 they're not keep on fighting, Roaks in the site, walking things down, G2 actually 06:03:51.460 --> 06:03:53.860 not speeding up, it's going down the route, this is good. 06:03:53.860 --> 06:03:58.380 They know exactly where Pasha is, isolating ones though is not a good 06:03:58.380 --> 06:04:02.860 play here for Bencha, however, with G2 flooding the site, it makes it very hard 06:04:02.860 --> 06:04:07.400 to Pasha to try and clutch up 1v3 brings out the shield again. He can beat 06:04:07.400 --> 06:04:11.380 for infobis. He's gonna have to take the fight for the SMG! What an insane shot! 06:04:11.380 --> 06:04:17.220 Three kills in the round and Shiko goes down. It's just Alamo and Stompin. And 06:04:17.220 --> 06:04:22.300 Stompin is tucked away in this corner. Pasha, is he gonna check for it? He's not. 06:04:22.300 --> 06:04:27.900 He knows exactly where Stompin is now, but the plant has gone down here from 06:04:27.900 --> 06:04:32.140 Alamo. It jumps straight outside the young American on 12 kills with a 2.0 06:04:32.140 --> 06:04:37.920 KD is gonna be the deadly player watch in this round as Pasha he's got the class shield 06:04:37.920 --> 06:04:41.700 The best friend is trying to go for a ninja plant here. He can put the shields down 06:04:41.740 --> 06:04:47.660 No, you tell the dude that now it forces G2 to be the ones to make a move. He can try fake them out, but stop 06:04:47.660 --> 06:04:48.420 and 06:04:48.420 --> 06:04:52.300 Rips him apart from back stab and G2 06:04:52.740 --> 06:04:58.160 Finally get one single around of attack and with it they find that point 06:04:58.160 --> 06:05:06.080 The aggressive round that works out is the one against the mirror window and the clash. 06:05:06.080 --> 06:05:12.000 They circumvent the extension on CCTV, they hit connector, they hit office and they found 06:05:12.000 --> 06:05:17.320 a couple of kills early on and finally it actually works out. 06:05:17.320 --> 06:05:22.040 The clash operator, the most important one at that, is in the wrong area of the building 06:05:22.040 --> 06:05:24.160 not able to help the bombsite. 06:05:24.160 --> 06:05:28.400 But it's thanks to these and cutting off the rotation first, reaching Khan's single wall, 06:05:28.400 --> 06:05:34.800 holding the windows, making Pasha alone on an island off the side itself. 06:05:34.800 --> 06:05:37.360 Such wish you'd gone for G2. 06:05:37.360 --> 06:05:45.280 Verdi's pro, I'd have to go back to Jermigan, or go to CCTV to try and find one more run 06:05:45.280 --> 06:05:48.760 on defense to take himself into overtime. 06:05:48.760 --> 06:05:53.520 But if you ever were to want to rely on CCTV, man, as I said, it's such a volatile site, 06:05:53.520 --> 06:06:01.520 so dangerous. If you just have a bad death somewhere on the map, if you lose caliber of control, the entire round can end by that. 06:06:01.520 --> 06:06:05.520 So this VV has a play, perfect switch. 06:06:05.520 --> 06:06:08.520 Attackers are moving out to locate a bomb and defuse it. 06:06:08.520 --> 06:06:13.520 But we know they're capable of pushing OT here. They've just been outpaced. 06:06:13.520 --> 06:06:18.520 It's just so funny how the difference between these two teams and the way that they roll these rounds. 06:06:18.520 --> 06:06:24.240 Yeah, like VT constantly like okay this we're not getting it right. So let's try and 06:06:25.080 --> 06:06:30.080 Beat this strategy and they try to do that with G2. It's like well, we're not getting it right 06:06:30.320 --> 06:06:33.040 Let's just frag the hell out. If it's gonna get it, right? 06:06:33.880 --> 06:06:38.360 And look once you try enough times, yeah, you are statistically probably gonna get it right 06:06:38.360 --> 06:06:41.760 Maybe one out of six times. Maybe two out of six 06:06:43.400 --> 06:06:48.080 Again, I think a lot of rounds with each one they will live or die off the opening page 06:06:48.520 --> 06:06:59.520 Main just in one of those players rather, often first in battle, on both the receiving and of course of that, on giving, so gotta watch here for the first death. 06:06:59.520 --> 06:07:06.520 Now VP, they have operators like the echo, like the smoke, that are phenomenal as though the time gets on the board, but the issue is what are the rumors? 06:07:06.520 --> 06:07:13.520 It's Pasha and Main stairs, it's Dan inside a gym, they're trying to hold on to that room for as long as possible, but you still find pressure everywhere. 06:07:13.520 --> 06:07:18.400 Pressure everywhere. Windows, grenades, and delas. Solusnik scanning those player locations. 06:07:18.400 --> 06:07:21.600 G2 are doing split theory. They're waiting for that gap to appear. 06:07:24.880 --> 06:07:29.680 No pick as of yet. One minute 40 minutes left until this is the last of the clueless rounds for G2, 06:07:29.680 --> 06:07:34.640 but a big aggressive play from Rorik. Alamow goes down, but Shiko's found a kill elsewhere, 06:07:35.200 --> 06:07:40.560 looking for a second now, and he finds it! Guys, finally cut down on the rafters. That opens the 06:07:40.560 --> 06:07:43.400 The floodgates here for G2 to take control. 06:07:43.400 --> 06:07:47.080 Neko and Dan both low HP on the bomb site. 06:07:47.080 --> 06:07:48.560 Actually, Dan is leaving on the bomb site. 06:07:48.560 --> 06:07:49.400 They're both in con. 06:07:49.400 --> 06:07:50.240 They have to rotate back. 06:07:50.240 --> 06:07:51.640 They just managed to slip on through. 06:07:51.640 --> 06:07:54.800 Still two players in construction. 06:07:54.800 --> 06:07:57.920 They're cut off by Benjo on the bomb site. 06:07:57.920 --> 06:08:00.240 Just outside that connector window. 06:08:00.240 --> 06:08:02.120 How do G2 look to shape up here? 06:08:02.120 --> 06:08:04.000 There's a lot of cover for VP. 06:08:04.000 --> 06:08:07.480 And in the late round, that's the Yokai drone. 06:08:07.480 --> 06:08:09.840 The three of them will come into play for Neko. 06:08:09.840 --> 06:08:14.100 It's going to have to be an aggressive play here from Benj for the end of the round, trying to navel to save the game. 06:08:14.100 --> 06:08:14.800 Oh, that's timing! 06:08:14.800 --> 06:08:16.000 Moi jumps in the window! 06:08:16.600 --> 06:08:17.500 Finds the kill! 06:08:17.500 --> 06:08:18.640 Three on the round! 06:08:18.980 --> 06:08:26.140 The Dane has opened this game wide for G2, and Doki to foot down on Rorik! 06:08:26.740 --> 06:08:28.140 Neko 1v3! 06:08:28.940 --> 06:08:32.600 Bearing nine in hands, as he knows he's being hunted from behind by Benjah. 06:08:32.900 --> 06:08:36.240 Benjah has been massive in this round, a lot of damage onto him, 06:08:36.240 --> 06:08:41.440 But Sharco from way downtown covers that plant to perfection! 06:08:42.240 --> 06:08:48.740 The comeback is squashed and G2 finally put the nails in the VP coffin! 06:08:49.240 --> 06:08:51.440 There's two ways to look at this, if you're just pro, right? 06:08:51.440 --> 06:08:54.140 Oh my god guys, we lost and we almost came back! 06:08:54.140 --> 06:08:56.740 Waaah! No, no, they almost made the comeback happen! 06:08:56.740 --> 06:09:00.240 They challenged G2 and then learned a lot in those individual rounds. 06:09:00.240 --> 06:09:04.040 This is a great resolve for Verdi's pro to understand how to counsel him, 06:09:04.040 --> 06:09:07.160 going for Intimap 2 of Leric and Shalaya needed. 06:09:07.160 --> 06:09:09.960 But she too are laughing, they broke his butt and whew! 06:09:09.960 --> 06:09:11.240 We almost lost the boys. 06:09:11.240 --> 06:09:13.560 Don't worry, we'll be back after a quick break. 06:14:04.040 --> 06:14:22.040 G2 take the lead in this upper bracket final, but it got close, especially when G2 got over on the attack because despite that winning us, we see a bit of struggles on the attack sometimes. 06:14:22.040 --> 06:14:27.640 Yeah, it seems to be a consistent issue as we are seeing some of these rounds where they were dominating in defense, obviously, 06:14:27.640 --> 06:14:33.960 a strategy usually, 5-M1 after the end of the defense, that you assume that G2 will take this easily. 06:14:33.960 --> 06:14:37.600 However, here comes the problem with the way that they've been attacking clubhouse. 06:14:37.600 --> 06:14:41.080 As you can see, it's been a clear split-take most of the time. 06:14:41.080 --> 06:14:47.760 Most of the time what you see, you see them room clear, you see them have one player in the southern area, one player in the other. 06:14:47.760 --> 06:14:51.720 And so what happens is, they actually looked towards the defenders, 06:14:51.720 --> 06:14:56.720 And if the defenders don't move, if they don't give you an opportunity, like look at this, Alema is alone on Jacuzzi, 06:14:56.720 --> 06:15:01.720 Shaco in the meantime is alone in garage, if he does not find that pick, and if Benja does not find that pick, 06:15:01.720 --> 06:15:04.720 it's a 3v3 on site and they've got a control, right, and they lose. 06:15:04.720 --> 06:15:12.720 And so the main problem I see with G2 right now is, I do seem to think that they're mainly relying on those pick takes, 06:15:12.720 --> 06:15:18.720 and I'm waiting to see some default takes, or maybe some rushes, but maybe a bit of variety would help, I think. 06:15:18.720 --> 06:15:27.720 Yeah, and Laraside, if we take Larra away in their first game today, they've really struggled now attacking boarder, they've really struggled now attacking club ops, they've got over the line on both maps due to hero plays. 06:15:27.720 --> 06:15:37.720 Why have those hero plays come about? It's actually said Leo, they've actually really struggled to actually take map control and play through the layers that the defensive kind of presented them. 06:15:37.720 --> 06:15:46.720 They've then struggled and relied on one player to just open the round up. Yes, they've got good enough players, but I think that challenge will really come assault like when they're against better quality teams. 06:15:46.720 --> 06:15:52.400 I understand your take and I think you're cooking, but I think the reason why they get these hero plays because they're well nutrition 06:15:52.400 --> 06:15:56.080 I mean look it's continued during the whole map even 06:15:59.440 --> 06:16:01.440 Look at how beautiful this is 06:16:01.800 --> 06:16:03.800 It's just 06:16:04.040 --> 06:16:08.120 Yeah, I just think you know beautiful beautiful. He agrees 06:16:08.120 --> 06:16:19.280 I just I just love this moment of just pure cringe just just watching someone that was very 06:16:19.280 --> 06:16:28.320 that was very funny didn't spill water if you want to go ahead and turn in your ranked games 06:16:28.320 --> 06:16:32.960 you need to eat some fries and some burgers in the middle of the game it does not seem to work 06:16:32.960 --> 06:16:37.180 for the key however. It was not a great game for him. 06:16:37.180 --> 06:16:41.260 It's the immediate sugar crash that you're getting after fast food right? 06:16:41.260 --> 06:16:46.260 Yeah I don't know. I think maybe eating in the middle of the rounds, having all of your 06:16:46.260 --> 06:16:49.820 fingers greasy, fat fingering help of the time because of it, having too much of the 06:16:49.820 --> 06:16:53.300 crumbs on the key. I think he had too much on us to do list. I think that's maybe the 06:16:53.300 --> 06:16:58.980 reason why it wasn't worked out so far. Wake up, beat twisted minds, finish my meal 06:16:58.980 --> 06:17:05.140 And I will say, for all that slight criticism we did just have on the series now, they did manage to find a way. 06:17:05.140 --> 06:17:10.620 They are consistently managing to find a way and a route to victory, which is showing good resilience. 06:17:10.620 --> 06:17:14.980 I think Laird will be very interesting in that aspect, that I think it's a bounce back moment. 06:17:14.980 --> 06:17:19.260 It was VP's map pick, but I do think that Laird is a good map for them. 06:17:19.260 --> 06:17:24.820 They did just beat Foulthorne, one of the best teams in the ML on the map, so there's still hope for VP, I think. 06:17:24.820 --> 06:17:28.660 And the problem is, with the way you two played the attacks, they gave back some hope and momentum. 06:17:28.660 --> 06:17:34.660 Yeah? Okay. I think we should talk more about Lair and more about the continuation of this series after the break. 06:17:54.820 --> 06:17:56.820 I'ma keep it going til I ain't nothing left 06:17:56.820 --> 06:17:58.820 I'm breaking next to the bottom out 06:17:58.820 --> 06:18:01.820 Oh I feel I'm throwing stuff in my money bag 06:18:01.820 --> 06:18:03.820 Cause I can't get down so I spun it up 06:18:03.820 --> 06:18:06.820 I'ma keep it going til I ain't nothing left 06:18:09.820 --> 06:18:11.820 I'm going til I ain't nothing left 06:18:24.820 --> 06:18:26.820 I 06:19:24.820 --> 06:19:26.820 I 06:19:54.820 --> 06:19:56.820 I 06:20:24.820 --> 06:20:31.420 We're in the upper bracket finals in the middle of the series here and we already talked a 06:20:31.420 --> 06:20:33.860 little bit about Lair coming up as the next map in the series. 06:20:33.860 --> 06:20:36.940 We can talk about the map but I would like to talk about the stakes. 06:20:36.940 --> 06:20:39.940 What happens should either of these teams win the upper bracket final? 06:20:39.940 --> 06:20:42.620 So eventually the thing that happens is you win more SI points. 06:20:42.620 --> 06:20:45.180 The winner here gets 240 SI points. 06:20:45.180 --> 06:20:49.900 On top of that they get $12,000 and on top of that they get the first seed coming from 06:20:49.900 --> 06:20:50.900 EML at the major. 06:20:50.900 --> 06:20:54.300 That means that they will play weaker opponents than the team that they will be here in the 06:20:54.300 --> 06:21:00.700 final. So 65, uh, essay points different and $4,000 on top. And also, also, of course, 06:21:00.700 --> 06:21:04.860 Jack, bragging rights of winning the pickup. Absolutely. Yeah. You want to be the best 06:21:04.860 --> 06:21:09.100 team coming out of your region by far. You get all of that good objective support subjectively. 06:21:09.100 --> 06:21:13.740 You know that you've been better than absolutely everybody else. For G2, they've made two changes. 06:21:13.740 --> 06:21:17.740 They want to prove those changes were the correct changes to make for a team that was 06:21:17.740 --> 06:21:22.780 already going deeper in national events. The VP, obviously they're going into map two. 06:21:22.780 --> 06:21:30.520 They want to prove that, you know, with this team, with this changes, you know, they made the biggest change in this roster's history, that it was the right call. 06:21:30.520 --> 06:21:32.720 If they want kickoff, it would be massive. 06:21:33.280 --> 06:21:39.720 Well, that's just the SI points. It's the money. It's the seeding. Everything is on the line, and Lair is the second map in the series. 06:21:42.080 --> 06:21:52.380 Man, I could not be more stoked for this one, Penger. It is the effective grand final here, and we've gone up by 1% 52 hours in this map. 06:21:52.380 --> 06:21:54.380 I think I'm up 1%! 06:21:54.380 --> 06:21:56.380 Crazy bro, absolutely crazy. 06:21:56.380 --> 06:22:00.380 We can't, we can't count out VP, right? 06:22:00.380 --> 06:22:01.380 We're going to Lair. 06:22:01.380 --> 06:22:03.380 We've seen the play this map before. 06:22:03.380 --> 06:22:05.380 We've seen the play this map today. 06:22:05.380 --> 06:22:06.380 7-3 out of the Falcons. 06:22:06.380 --> 06:22:08.380 Nothing to scoff at whatsoever. 06:22:08.380 --> 06:22:13.380 After an absolutely insane defender-favoured clubhouse, 06:22:13.380 --> 06:22:14.380 what is coming on Lair? 06:22:14.380 --> 06:22:16.380 We're about to find out. 06:22:16.380 --> 06:22:24.020 Oh, I spy with my eye, it's a shungebang. 06:22:24.020 --> 06:22:26.020 We said this a lot. 06:22:26.020 --> 06:22:31.780 Oh, I'm gonna just smoke in disguise, but nope, flash the shunge, okay? 06:22:31.780 --> 06:22:34.300 I like it. 06:22:34.300 --> 06:22:40.220 You know, for a long time, a lot of people didn't play the shunge much. 06:22:40.220 --> 06:22:44.940 We have gone from shungebang being a bad reword to not really fun to- oh my god, he's really 06:22:44.940 --> 06:22:45.940 good actually. 06:22:45.940 --> 06:22:52.180 batting him now, the blow up that Sengar has had in the last like 12 months has been phenomenal. 06:22:52.180 --> 06:22:54.820 And I'm all for it. And I would like to see him on his side, honestly. 06:22:56.100 --> 06:23:00.740 I hear you the question, what is the biggest blow up in siege operators? Because I think we've had 06:23:00.740 --> 06:23:05.460 quite a few. Let's give me a top three. Okay, okay. Grim. Grim is, I think number one without 06:23:05.460 --> 06:23:09.860 thinking. I was gonna say Grim. Yeah. Grim, mind you, Grim, and this is crazy because like, 06:23:09.860 --> 06:23:15.460 I had to think about this the other day. Grim used to be an operator that would never get played. 06:23:15.460 --> 06:23:23.020 And they buffed the gadget in like 3 different ways, and they gave him like second-hand shotgun EMP can open like the whole shebang, played every round ever since. 06:23:23.020 --> 06:23:27.220 Because they would be worst operator ever to be put into siege. 06:23:27.220 --> 06:23:29.220 Which probably was true at the time of release. 06:23:29.220 --> 06:23:31.220 Oooooh... not ffff... 06:23:31.220 --> 06:23:32.220 Okay. 06:23:32.220 --> 06:23:36.260 I had a just in-game think on that, but probably not far from it yet, like very, very poor. 06:23:36.260 --> 06:23:40.660 We're talking like the current Jakku levels of that, right? Like really unplayable. 06:23:40.660 --> 06:23:41.320 Generally speaking. 06:23:41.320 --> 06:23:42.340 Hey, he's got nades now! 06:23:42.340 --> 06:23:43.560 Yeah, he's got nades. 06:23:43.560 --> 06:23:46.000 Doki did play it one round on the clubhouse or whatever. 06:23:46.000 --> 06:23:48.000 Uh, I lose that. 06:23:48.000 --> 06:23:50.500 But no, it's a good point actually. 06:23:50.500 --> 06:23:53.000 Although, I think Doki's pick is hard to play. 06:23:53.000 --> 06:23:55.200 So, almost never got played much in the past. 06:23:55.200 --> 06:23:57.200 And now, of course, with the rebus of the gadget, 06:23:57.200 --> 06:24:00.000 has seen a high amount of pick and bend rate. 06:24:03.000 --> 06:24:05.500 Oh, shoot, he's hiding behind this desk right there. 06:24:05.500 --> 06:24:08.000 Oh, rats, hush, hush, hush of the rat. 06:24:08.000 --> 06:24:10.500 He actually gets the perfect timing, but Skye's, 06:24:10.500 --> 06:24:13.500 wow, big C4 all the way out from the mezzanine. 06:24:13.500 --> 06:24:23.500 Goodbye to Stumpin. Two opening picks here. This is a very different kettle of fish to what we saw on Clubhouse. VP already looking very happy, but Shaka has a chance to sneak in the side. 06:24:23.500 --> 06:24:29.500 Is this more of G2 on attack, isn't it? It's like guys either were winning the round or losing the round in the first minute. 06:24:29.500 --> 06:24:33.660 mid. Doki great swing though. Text down Rower. Maybe he's not over just yet. Shai-ko 06:24:33.660 --> 06:24:37.020 also has himself with that scanner on the side of the snake. Onikunek goes out. 06:24:37.020 --> 06:24:42.700 He doesn't find much. He starts planting. They might just stick it. They're not literally 06:24:42.700 --> 06:24:47.500 watching. Two opening picks. Hello! Outside of the start of the round. The bomb site 06:24:47.500 --> 06:24:51.620 completely given up for free and Shai-ko managed to get in and plant. That's the power of the 06:24:51.620 --> 06:24:55.580 snake. You knew exactly where they were and where not on the bomb site. New room was cleared 06:24:55.580 --> 06:25:01.700 the plan. Sky is quite lacking on his vert upstairs but it's VP now that has to make 06:25:01.700 --> 06:25:07.700 a move. Shaka's just around the corner with his incredibly powerful F2 in close range. 06:25:07.700 --> 06:25:13.180 Okay. Might actually gotta enable this. Hasha has the cover perfectly but he's got to reload 06:25:13.180 --> 06:25:19.100 now and forced off the plan. Two players now on the ground for VP to Doki on the ground 06:25:19.100 --> 06:25:23.780 on the other side. It's all up to Sky. His way upstairs. That is unbelievable. A three 06:25:23.780 --> 06:25:29.020 3 vs 5, absolute theft from VP. 06:25:29.020 --> 06:25:30.660 You want to hate them, right? 06:25:30.660 --> 06:25:32.460 You want to hate G2 right now. 06:25:32.460 --> 06:25:33.860 How do they win these rounds? 06:25:33.860 --> 06:25:39.380 How do they continuously do this thing where they lose a player or two, they're completely 06:25:39.380 --> 06:25:41.540 locked out, they have no way to end with it? 06:25:41.540 --> 06:25:44.300 It's like they have no way to win really quickly. 06:25:44.300 --> 06:25:50.300 They're a scory of fire, two toxic babes, it is everything to be won on defense. 06:25:50.300 --> 06:25:52.820 And yet they make it look so effortlessly. 06:25:52.820 --> 06:25:58.420 starts off actually with Doki. Just walks in, just nice easy shot, then a single 06:25:58.420 --> 06:26:02.720 grenade from Shikou on Solid Snake, and then one of the most rarest types to see. 06:26:02.720 --> 06:26:07.920 Shikou planting! Round victory, big smiles. 06:26:11.520 --> 06:26:20.220 Sometimes it helps when you play as well as Shikou does, and I really don't want to discredit how 06:26:20.220 --> 06:26:23.020 how impactful the Solid Snake Operator was there. 06:26:23.020 --> 06:26:26.740 Whoops, I saw him approaching the bomb type in the base 06:26:26.740 --> 06:26:29.420 for one or two minutes away, and he brings out that scanner. 06:26:29.420 --> 06:26:30.500 He sees, oh, it's all clear. 06:26:30.500 --> 06:26:31.620 Okay, I know I can move up. 06:26:31.620 --> 06:26:33.220 There's no one hiding in this room. 06:26:33.220 --> 06:26:35.460 Okay, next room, perhaps a gadget. 06:26:35.460 --> 06:26:36.940 Okay, no one in the next room. 06:26:36.940 --> 06:26:37.780 I see a keyword barrier. 06:26:37.780 --> 06:26:39.860 I can made it, and then just go for a plant. 06:26:39.860 --> 06:26:40.820 That's perfect. 06:26:40.820 --> 06:26:43.340 The rest of G2 came into support as well. 06:26:43.340 --> 06:26:45.860 G2 are the perfect example of sometimes 06:26:45.860 --> 06:26:48.820 attack doesn't have to be that complicated there, right? 06:26:48.820 --> 06:26:53.460 Even when you see a million different layers of defense, like we did from Clubhouse, 06:26:53.460 --> 06:26:56.820 sometimes all you need is just to find the gap and then you're inside it. 06:26:58.580 --> 06:27:03.660 I suspect the question, how would we feel fair at international play 06:27:03.660 --> 06:27:07.100 up against the best teams in North America and Brazil, most importantly, 06:27:07.100 --> 06:27:09.100 and even teams like Wable from APL? 06:27:09.500 --> 06:27:12.820 Because that is where I'm thinking like, is this like a domestic thing where they can get away with it, 06:27:12.820 --> 06:27:16.060 or will they start to falter internationally? 06:27:16.060 --> 06:27:19.500 And thank you because we'll continue to gain a very strong quality of assault xD major 06:27:20.220 --> 06:27:24.060 We'll find out actually in just a few weeks so super keen to see that progression 06:27:24.540 --> 06:27:28.220 For now, we're going to be stomping on the glass, the enemy is going to charge on the blitz 06:27:28.220 --> 06:27:32.300 Then it's not just there, then it's pushing power and stomping to expand on rorex 06:27:32.300 --> 06:27:34.060 And you need a bit of damage on the nake 06:27:34.460 --> 06:27:39.260 Yeah and it's perfect here, the fact that Doki is telling specifically the warden of nake 06:27:39.260 --> 06:27:41.260 The only operator that can counter the scrys 06:27:41.260 --> 06:27:48.260 However, Naker did manage to run back and find a mutual to stand on for a brief moment, so that has now cleared the death lock. 06:27:49.260 --> 06:27:53.260 Can't reinforce the wall despite that spare reinforcement, because Eleon has watched him over it. 06:27:53.260 --> 06:27:55.260 That would be too risky. 06:27:55.260 --> 06:27:59.260 To D2 now, they can get a player on that single display window that's right here with Benjyrius. 06:27:59.260 --> 06:28:05.260 He can grim things off, cover the cross, and the smoke, the ammo, and something on the glass can peek apart the bomb slide. 06:28:05.260 --> 06:28:12.260 As you've said, the only real answer here is Galvr this pro, is Naker on the warden, or a big C4 from him as well. 06:28:12.260 --> 06:28:18.260 The claim of medicine is impassioned, we've thrown out the bathroom window, so VP are getting desperate. They have to go for a swing in the height. 06:28:21.260 --> 06:28:24.260 Man, where does that kill come from? 06:28:24.260 --> 06:28:28.260 Stormtrooper's getting the objective. The note falls back out again. 06:28:28.260 --> 06:28:36.260 Alomar just on the verge of making his entrance. The smokes have come through and not found anything. Still numbers advantage for G2. 06:28:37.260 --> 06:28:46.260 But they are pretty much out of smokes now, completely in fact, so the Glyz now just becomes a DMR. As Benja has slowly rotted his way over to try and support the team. 06:28:46.260 --> 06:28:51.260 He's going to have to go G. He's got full HP and he's got the best gun for enabling Alomar. 06:28:51.260 --> 06:28:54.260 Oh my god, Sharko! Dan is down! 06:28:54.260 --> 06:29:01.260 And suddenly a 4v2 looks ever so winnable that Alamad doesn't have any smokes to prevent this crossfire. 06:29:01.260 --> 06:29:04.260 So he's gonna have to riskily make his way inside. 06:29:04.260 --> 06:29:10.260 Neko's only got that C4 now, there's no other U2 or 4v4 this pro, and in G2 they're just fanning out. 06:29:10.260 --> 06:29:14.260 They're gonna attack from four different angles at the exact same moment, down to find a pick. 06:29:14.260 --> 06:29:18.260 Oh, he's down, leaving just Neko, last alive. 06:29:18.260 --> 06:29:25.260 Four different players coming from four different directions. It's time to just go hunting. First kill, Shaco goes down. 06:29:25.260 --> 06:29:30.260 But instead of going to hunt the player, they're going to try and rotate, go to the other bottom side. 06:29:30.260 --> 06:29:35.260 He's going on to Benja. Stomp it! Has to cover while Alan is forcing that plant. 06:29:35.260 --> 06:29:41.260 The plant denied! Oh my god! That's a 1v4! 06:29:41.260 --> 06:29:44.420 I can't bloody believe it! 06:29:44.420 --> 06:29:50.220 NAKO has just saved VP around, they had no right to win! 06:29:50.220 --> 06:29:55.560 It's crazy to think the round started with NAKO getting tracked by the demos, forced 06:29:55.560 --> 06:30:00.380 to run for the hills, back deep into the bombsite, find that new jammer and somehow is the last 06:30:00.380 --> 06:30:03.860 player alive in the server to win that clutch. 06:30:03.860 --> 06:30:08.340 And on the other side, that was G2 losing the round because they wanted to do the right 06:30:08.340 --> 06:30:09.340 thing. 06:30:09.340 --> 06:30:14.940 Let's go for a plan, let's cover, let's take it nice and slow and take the safe option, right? 06:30:14.940 --> 06:30:17.740 And it costs them everything, right here! 06:30:17.740 --> 06:30:19.740 I thought they were going to push for the kill. 06:30:19.740 --> 06:30:24.620 There's 10 seconds left, they have 4 players in close proximity, Shai goes 1, 06:30:24.620 --> 06:30:28.940 Alamaw ran near the bomb site and then James starts sprinting trying to recover. 06:30:28.940 --> 06:30:33.740 Alamaw couldn't get deep enough into the bomb site because there wasn't enough time left on the clock. 06:30:33.740 --> 06:30:36.940 Plus there was a bootable camera watching that position the entire time. 06:30:36.940 --> 06:30:41.820 So you saw the frustration out of Kaggle's face and it's the complete episode story. 06:30:41.820 --> 06:30:44.460 The very first round, G2 had no business winning. 06:30:44.460 --> 06:30:47.500 They wanted 3v5, they were going to attack with nothing to begin with. 06:30:47.500 --> 06:30:49.740 No map control in the room, Q-N-O, nothing. They wouldn't. 06:30:49.740 --> 06:30:54.060 They never 4v1, he sees the tag of your life and they lose it. 06:30:54.060 --> 06:30:57.100 It is this complete chaos. 06:30:58.780 --> 06:31:04.140 Gonna ask you, what was the right decision to go for the kill or go for the plant in that 4v1? 06:31:04.140 --> 06:31:06.140 It's either all right, I think that's the thing. 06:31:06.140 --> 06:31:11.100 Both plays are right if you do them together, but if Shai-ku goes for a gunfight and Alan 06:31:11.100 --> 06:31:15.340 runs away, and then Benji starts panicking and starts bringing Shai to cover his equation, 06:31:15.340 --> 06:31:20.380 then you're doing two separate plans, and Neko has one plan, survive, and even if your 06:31:20.380 --> 06:31:26.780 plan goes down, it's to deny. So either you push the trigger and I'm out, or nobody goes 06:31:26.780 --> 06:31:31.020 out to fight. Shai-ku doesn't over swing, Benji doesn't over swing, and you just call the plant 06:31:31.020 --> 06:31:37.500 the self. As soon as Neko sees Eleanor on the other way, he knows that they're going to 06:31:37.500 --> 06:31:40.580 plant instead of kill, and suddenly the pressure is off him as well. 06:31:40.580 --> 06:31:46.260 A dance found an opening on his roam game. I don't believe is the hatch open for him 06:31:46.260 --> 06:31:49.420 to try and retrieve back. I did manage to catch it. The guy's going to find one as well 06:31:49.420 --> 06:31:54.380 on the pincher. The doke V has gone down. That's the primary roam. Clear a good shot 06:31:54.380 --> 06:31:59.740 to Rorik though. Bit of a repeat from Pasha. Stomp in under a lot of pressure. And also 06:31:59.740 --> 06:32:05.200 start activating the boogey drones to try and clear the third but he'll find a 06:32:05.200 --> 06:32:10.040 kill first the jackal comes in reaction a couple of days since the buffers come 06:32:10.040 --> 06:32:15.400 through finally goes down those guys thank you to the jackal already getting 06:32:15.400 --> 06:32:21.040 banged for buck out of this util so the worst operator in the game did you 06:32:21.040 --> 06:32:25.040 think you heard no he did he put him in use this category on his skill list 06:32:25.040 --> 06:32:28.200 He's gone Twitter and now he's played it twice here today alone 06:32:28.920 --> 06:32:33.760 It's a great job. Rage beating people as opposed to Oki or just proving yourself wrong about sure 06:32:35.840 --> 06:32:38.160 I think don't you just get told dude like this 06:32:38.760 --> 06:32:42.000 Like I we need more room clear and then somebody goes go play 06:32:42.760 --> 06:32:45.840 Go play solid snake dude. He goes nah, I don't like the gun 06:32:46.080 --> 06:32:50.240 I'm gonna play jackal because it kind of does like this thing 06:32:50.240 --> 06:32:55.840 but in a much inferior way, much worse of course, back level. 06:32:56.840 --> 06:32:59.240 Now this round has been weird as hell. 06:32:59.240 --> 06:33:02.640 So much warm pressing for both teams, VBs start first, 06:33:02.640 --> 06:33:05.240 he recovers, now they're frozen up off that wall, 06:33:05.240 --> 06:33:08.240 and I'm still half of his V, it's good to take the stun fight 06:33:08.240 --> 06:33:10.240 and the back of his V should be a free beat. 06:33:10.240 --> 06:33:12.240 Don't lie, why? 06:33:12.240 --> 06:33:15.240 Hell of a lot of damage, onto him, but he just goes for the pick anyway, 06:33:15.240 --> 06:33:17.240 he could fight it down. 06:33:17.240 --> 06:33:19.240 And that's gonna force Neko back 1v3 now, 06:33:19.240 --> 06:33:24.800 Now you two to speak of how does he find the kill against Alan out for comes down to a close range 1v1 good question 06:33:24.800 --> 06:33:27.980 Don't give me go another chance to clutch 06:33:28.280 --> 06:33:31.920 He's already landed a 1v4 1v3 looks even more winnable 06:33:31.920 --> 06:33:34.960 I'll amount low HP a little bit of damage onto the foot and he'll be finished off 06:33:34.960 --> 06:33:37.760 Thanks the flyer to get through back into site this Naco. I 06:33:38.600 --> 06:33:44.040 Don't think he knows it but G2 adjust around the corner both players go here and stop to make eye contact now 06:33:44.040 --> 06:33:49.800 Now it's a 1v1, Alamo in close range, and the Blitz will flash and finish off the kill. 06:33:49.800 --> 06:33:52.960 That time Alamo doesn't make the mistake of going for the plant. 06:33:52.960 --> 06:33:55.600 He hunts down Neko and puts him to rest. 06:33:55.600 --> 06:33:56.600 Must be an adaptation. 06:33:56.600 --> 06:33:59.280 You saw the distinct playstyle difference there, right? 06:33:59.280 --> 06:34:03.800 They were both walking into the stock room looking for the 2v1, weaselizing the Blitz 06:34:03.800 --> 06:34:04.800 for information. 06:34:04.800 --> 06:34:09.520 When they realized that Neko had rotated a deep into the bottom side, that's an Atomow, 06:34:09.520 --> 06:34:14.000 he goes to the push, his teammate covers it passively, and they then push it together. 06:34:14.000 --> 06:34:20.240 much better cohesion, much better coordination, and better communication, and G2 at once again 06:34:20.240 --> 06:34:25.360 they recover what should have been an incredibly difficult attacking round starting off in 06:34:25.360 --> 06:34:29.880 the wrong end of it. Like, the hard rounds are easy, and the easy rounds are hard. That's 06:34:29.880 --> 06:34:36.880 the g2 life right now. 06:34:59.880 --> 06:35:05.120 What really gets one leg up one step ahead of their opponents every single time? 06:35:06.320 --> 06:35:10.120 Also, I mean honestly big praise to Elamal. I think that was a phenomenal blitz round. 06:35:11.520 --> 06:35:18.360 He was utilizing the softball very well to hide his feet and crouching and not getting overly aggressive with ADS things. 06:35:18.360 --> 06:35:21.320 And then really securing the blind before playing to the play. 06:35:21.800 --> 06:35:26.720 We see quite often that a shoot player will kind of make one small misstep and just get shot in the toes. 06:35:26.720 --> 06:35:31.920 and they go for an ADS thing out of no one and they just die, he has been quite consistent 06:35:31.920 --> 06:35:36.160 on the few rounds he's been bringing out the shields today, but I'd love to see that. 06:35:36.160 --> 06:35:39.960 It's a such immense defining operator of course, I have those shields and notice for 06:35:39.960 --> 06:35:43.320 me look at it, they fend in Monty and they fend the Blitz. 06:35:43.320 --> 06:35:47.840 So the only immense shield left open now is gonna be a Blackbeard, this isn't like your 06:35:47.840 --> 06:35:52.360 usual shields cause you do have an AR rifle, so you cannot tend to take more gun fights 06:35:52.360 --> 06:35:57.080 and it's not at them I asked me an operator either so this could just get you to attack 06:35:57.080 --> 06:35:59.360 if there's another way for you to do this. 06:36:07.360 --> 06:36:11.360 I'll fight and then this is clear gonna look like for G2. 06:36:12.360 --> 06:36:17.360 On that ground floor looks like the archer with a bit of a lateral push what a great C4 on the doki though. 06:36:18.360 --> 06:36:21.360 Nago has been phenomenal today I tell you what. 06:36:22.360 --> 06:36:26.360 Great chance for him to really flex his muscles. 06:36:28.360 --> 06:36:31.360 G2 are making their way in this top floor. What a pressure now. 06:36:31.360 --> 06:36:34.360 As soon as the patch is done, he gets caught on his retreat. 06:36:34.360 --> 06:36:37.360 That was just a brief pixel moment for Stumpen to find that kill, 06:36:37.360 --> 06:36:41.360 but he finds the only bullet that matters, and it's straight between Pash's eyes. 06:36:41.360 --> 06:36:44.360 Now a lot less information for the Platinum Isle. 06:36:44.360 --> 06:36:48.360 In the late round, 4VP, as G2 continue to press the issue, 06:36:48.360 --> 06:36:51.360 they kind of want to go through a full clear on this top floor. 06:36:51.360 --> 06:36:56.360 We have to win this gunfight versus that old screver, and Neko is telling us no, he's not buddy. 06:36:56.360 --> 06:36:57.360 He's looking for the gap, but this matters. 06:36:57.360 --> 06:36:58.360 Oh my god. 06:36:58.360 --> 06:36:59.360 Oh my god. 06:36:59.360 --> 06:37:00.360 He's shooting three times, he's not anyway. 06:37:00.360 --> 06:37:04.360 The issue is, Dain got to kill the Shai Kuo, so he's supposed to trill in numbers. 06:37:04.360 --> 06:37:05.360 2v3. 06:37:05.360 --> 06:37:08.360 But plenty of time left in the round. 06:37:08.360 --> 06:37:12.360 Dain tap shot vertically actually, as he puts in the opposite area. 06:37:12.360 --> 06:37:13.360 Even just out of the mouth. 06:37:13.360 --> 06:37:19.360 1v3, no intel, and a defender waiting right out of the corner on top green. 06:37:19.360 --> 06:37:22.360 No intel, no diffuser as well. 06:37:22.360 --> 06:37:25.360 Thankfully for him, the top floor has mostly been cleared. 06:37:25.360 --> 06:37:27.360 Like you said, there's a player top green stairs. 06:37:27.360 --> 06:37:30.360 There's a auric on the smoke with one gas babe left. 06:37:30.360 --> 06:37:33.360 But now that the main R6 room has been cleared, 06:37:33.360 --> 06:37:36.360 it actually gives Alomar a lot more freedom. 06:37:36.360 --> 06:37:38.360 But fishing for kills on the vert, it's very unlikely to work here. 06:37:38.360 --> 06:37:40.360 That would be a blunder from G2. 06:37:40.360 --> 06:37:44.360 Alomar drops, covers the sound of the drop with a shot from the rifle. 06:37:44.360 --> 06:37:48.360 But it's in, it's a ring around the rosy as G2 decides to go. 06:37:48.360 --> 06:37:53.080 VP decided to go upstairs. First shot, but he doesn't expect Dan tucked away in the corner. 06:37:53.080 --> 06:38:03.280 Virtus.pro, re-stabilize, a good defense, converting their advantage, and with that it's 2-2 again, an even scoreline. 06:38:05.040 --> 06:38:08.720 VP having a much harder time matching the pace right now on Lair. 06:38:08.720 --> 06:38:14.160 It's a much, of course, bigger map. A lot of different areas where gunfights are going to be happening and seemingly out of nowhere. 06:38:14.160 --> 06:38:18.520 For our powers, you're kind of expecting where most of the fights were going to happen. 06:38:18.520 --> 06:38:22.500 So VP always had two defenders in the same area. They could hit across fires. 06:38:22.500 --> 06:38:24.260 That's probably what's happening here. 06:38:24.260 --> 06:38:26.460 There's a lot of individual 1v1s. 06:38:26.460 --> 06:38:29.960 Also, that's the 4 hit both of you straight in the dome, by the way. That's phenomenal. 06:38:29.960 --> 06:38:34.660 But a 1v1 with C4, a pre-fragment stomp in, another 1v1 in server. 06:38:34.660 --> 06:38:37.360 I get just constantly battling back and forth. 06:38:37.360 --> 06:38:40.960 And I think that's why, like, going into Lair, into Shalary, 06:38:40.960 --> 06:38:51.960 I tend to skew more G2 favourites, because I think that Khaotic's fan-out hairstyle with the lurk entries is gonna work a lot stronger in G2's favour than in this close. 06:38:51.960 --> 06:38:53.960 We'll have to see. It's tied up 2-2. 06:38:55.960 --> 06:38:56.960 And uh... 06:38:57.960 --> 06:38:59.960 I haven't noticed yet what there is gonna give. 06:38:59.960 --> 06:39:07.960 I still think G2 haven't fully figured out what hairstyle they prefer, like the fast versus the little bit less fast, because that'll be the one I have to skew, to be honest. 06:39:07.960 --> 06:39:12.840 But now they're playing top of that here. You see in the kite, you brought up two rounds in a row, that's a problem. 06:39:12.840 --> 06:39:21.560 That you can see with anti-counter it. Now you just EMP twice on a wall, three-mighted open, and then you're gonna get that first step accomplished. 06:39:32.040 --> 06:39:36.280 What's so windy here for the half? Is it just whoever it's up for two? 06:39:36.280 --> 06:39:42.120 or is the key defense should be more favored I don't know I don't I don't buy 06:39:43.000 --> 06:39:44.440 there being like 06:39:44.440 --> 06:39:50.000 Super defense for attack I very much finger comes down to kind of clubhouse like if you're good at tagging team on there 06:39:50.000 --> 06:39:53.880 Because you can pick it apart strategically. You can win a therapy of attack around 06:39:54.280 --> 06:40:00.800 But I think a lot of teams they fall into the trap of playing default attacks with very obvious what you're gonna do and 06:40:00.800 --> 06:40:04.000 And that's where a lot of teams get countered, right? 06:40:04.000 --> 06:40:08.540 For example, here, you have to chunk up entry G2, but how many times are they getting 4-client attempt? 06:40:08.540 --> 06:40:13.840 That's the none, right? So here, the chunk of them will shoot counter-banned, for example, to enable the Blitz and the Montymore, 06:40:13.840 --> 06:40:15.840 but they've been counter-banned by British Pro. 06:40:15.840 --> 06:40:20.520 So generally speaking, I think 3-3 is great for both teams, and then whoever gets that 4-fronted, 06:40:20.520 --> 06:40:23.840 if it's a 4-2, they're gonna have to just lead the head and the arm. 06:40:23.840 --> 06:40:24.840 charge. 06:40:24.840 --> 06:40:32.640 Stompin's been phenomenal with these thermally charges, breaching Doki's external wall and 06:40:32.640 --> 06:40:37.640 now the Ops wall as well, gaping hole in the VP defense, but of course that's just step 06:40:37.640 --> 06:40:38.640 one the hard breach. 06:40:38.640 --> 06:40:44.520 Now you've got to take some real control and poise for a plant and no doubt also go for 06:40:44.520 --> 06:40:48.440 a backstab because it's a G2 after all, that seems to be Doki at the moment outside of 06:40:48.440 --> 06:40:53.760 Lobby as guys get revealed on his retreat and of course Doki who's going to make his 06:40:53.760 --> 06:40:58.040 Wait, immediately up through the mezzanine and find both kills. 06:40:58.040 --> 06:40:59.640 Nice, almost finished off. 06:40:59.640 --> 06:41:01.200 Surely I'm not in the middle of this kill, but no. 06:41:01.200 --> 06:41:04.600 Rorik actually steals the opportunity from him. 06:41:04.600 --> 06:41:07.560 It's also a flank up from the main stairs to Neko. 06:41:07.560 --> 06:41:09.680 So, you two, go to be careful. 06:41:09.680 --> 06:41:11.760 This advantage could slip away very quickly. 06:41:11.760 --> 06:41:12.760 It's a big rebound. 06:41:12.760 --> 06:41:14.520 This guy here is too close to the vision pocket. 06:41:14.520 --> 06:41:15.520 Neko in the main stairs. 06:41:15.520 --> 06:41:17.000 Well, just step back, step. 06:41:17.000 --> 06:41:20.040 All of a sudden, G2, there's strong positions crumbling. 06:41:20.040 --> 06:41:21.840 Oh, no. 06:41:21.840 --> 06:41:25.560 Chico though, but the fire will eventually finish off Dan and 06:41:26.600 --> 06:41:32.580 Completely obliterate that hit position near his army. Good kill though from Stompin. He's backed up from the other direction 06:41:32.580 --> 06:41:34.580 This was a great pivot from Stompin 06:41:34.920 --> 06:41:39.200 The call that's enabled G2 to once again get an advantage problem is Stompin 06:41:39.200 --> 06:41:43.800 Chaka on the two opposite ends of this map of this bomb site 06:41:44.000 --> 06:41:50.840 One trying to go for a plant solo Stompin trying to bait on the other side and he is gonna stick it balls of steel for the Frenchman as 06:41:50.840 --> 06:41:54.020 As the two Frenchmen of VP now look to try and reply 06:41:55.040 --> 06:41:57.860 Dome's NAKO fine skies as well 06:41:58.720 --> 06:42:03.400 Stompin might have been alive on the other side of the building that Shaco says hold on young one. I could do it myself 06:42:04.600 --> 06:42:07.320 Big kills for Shaco big rounds and 06:42:08.120 --> 06:42:10.120 Cheeto once again in the lead 06:42:10.560 --> 06:42:15.600 Again speaking about the difference ways of playing and doing things out of the norm 06:42:15.600 --> 06:42:21.600 They're playing a 2v2 on complete opposite ends off the bottom side of the British coast. 06:42:21.600 --> 06:42:25.600 They're in the house, they're thinking, uh, what? 06:42:25.600 --> 06:42:27.600 They don't know what's going on. 06:42:27.600 --> 06:42:31.600 Because Stumpin's going for a fight and he finds the wall by a phenomenal play by the way. 06:42:31.600 --> 06:42:33.600 They all say in-game sound cue. 06:42:33.600 --> 06:42:34.600 And then Shaggers is planting. 06:42:34.600 --> 06:42:36.600 And maybe are they baiting us? Are they not? 06:42:36.600 --> 06:42:39.600 Like, what are we supposed to do with this hero right now? 06:42:39.600 --> 06:42:43.600 And again, there was no C4, there was no cameras, there was no basic pocket. 06:42:43.600 --> 06:42:49.240 They're forced to go for a swing, up against players like King Stompin, like Shaiiko, some 06:42:49.240 --> 06:42:54.360 of the best players the year pass will offer, some of the best players in the freaking world. 06:42:54.360 --> 06:42:59.600 So VP, I feel like they're stuck in a position where they need to win strategically, but 06:42:59.600 --> 06:43:05.400 the way G2 are playing their attack around is not super logical, so it's very difficult 06:43:05.400 --> 06:43:06.400 to do so. 06:43:06.400 --> 06:43:10.640 Adam Pasha has yet to find a kill, which has been one of the obviously meeting frackeries 06:43:10.640 --> 06:43:15.080 for British Pro after finding deep moments, that's of course making a little bit less 06:43:15.080 --> 06:43:17.620 of a toothless on the run game. 06:43:17.620 --> 06:43:25.360 Sharko has been insane on G2, in fact his stats for kickoff are better than any of his 06:43:25.360 --> 06:43:31.040 stats for Systematational for the EML Finals for EML Stage 2. 06:43:31.040 --> 06:43:37.040 He's actually managed to get so far up until now a 1.0 kill throw round, which is insane. 06:43:37.040 --> 06:43:43.940 He's the second best player in the league, 121 EPS, plus 19 on the KDE, and he's winning 06:43:43.940 --> 06:43:45.760 most of his entry fights as well. 06:43:45.760 --> 06:43:47.960 6-3 Ks and a clutch. 06:43:47.960 --> 06:43:51.640 He's been unreal, better than he ever was on Falcons. 06:43:51.640 --> 06:43:53.800 And yeah, I think he really has been on these. 06:43:53.800 --> 06:43:56.520 He's found a stride on G2. 06:43:56.520 --> 06:44:01.000 The one question that remains for Shiko is can he keep it up when it comes to a LAN event? 06:44:01.000 --> 06:44:04.600 Because he tends to drop off a little bit compared to his online performance once we 06:44:04.600 --> 06:44:06.160 hit those big finals events. 06:44:06.160 --> 06:44:16.160 Doki now on the entry, opening kill on disguise. He is chasing them down, hunting them, aided by the information from Shaco on the solid tank. 06:44:16.160 --> 06:44:24.160 Naiko on the bomb site, supported by two other lead-me players, Pasha upstairs, which just made his way back down, but he gets caught on the rotate. 06:44:24.160 --> 06:44:31.160 Stompon finds a narrow angle underneath the keeper barrier. He thought he was safe, but Stompon was there to cut him down. 06:44:31.160 --> 06:44:36.440 G2 is just, again, being allowed to do it, they're on the server, they're gonna take 06:44:36.440 --> 06:44:37.440 a risk, go for it. 06:44:37.440 --> 06:44:43.560 We delete in the system, in the playstyle, there's no risk, that's too high, and just 06:44:43.560 --> 06:44:45.120 reap all the rewards that you can. 06:44:45.120 --> 06:44:48.400 Then does spot Adam out, but honestly, at this point in the round, not the most important 06:44:48.400 --> 06:44:49.840 one, the solo snake is information. 06:44:49.840 --> 06:44:52.840 Oh my god, he's running through. 06:44:52.840 --> 06:44:57.200 Perfect, use it for the solo snake to protect that aggression, to get that information, 06:44:57.200 --> 06:45:01.040 Slow down the round for Shaka. What a split from Stompin! 06:45:01.040 --> 06:45:04.720 Traded back by Dan. 1v2 with Doki on the ground. 06:45:04.720 --> 06:45:07.120 Shaka wants to go for a plant. Does he know it's safe? 06:45:07.120 --> 06:45:08.160 Doesn't matter! 06:45:08.160 --> 06:45:10.560 Benja has his back! 06:45:10.560 --> 06:45:14.800 Another big round for G2. 4-2 split at the end of the half. 06:45:16.080 --> 06:45:17.680 Are G2 back, Kristymark? 06:45:18.720 --> 06:45:22.720 Now there were sloppy start and club powers in a difficult way to end it at least. 06:45:23.520 --> 06:45:26.000 They're in mighty good form here on Lair. 06:45:26.000 --> 06:45:29.600 Studio, how do you feel so far? A Vibe's good? 06:45:29.600 --> 06:45:34.800 Yeah, they might be back. I mean, we're looking at a G2 that are dominating this attacking house so far. 06:45:34.800 --> 06:45:38.200 At least the start, it could have been even more dominant. 06:45:38.200 --> 06:45:43.800 I like the word that Nick used. It is sloppy. And it is still sloppy. I think that the plaything is good. 06:45:43.800 --> 06:45:49.000 I think they get the enter kills, they get the man advantage. Most of the time they get the ground, which is an improvement from Clubhouse. 06:45:49.000 --> 06:45:54.600 But then there are situations like this one. That one V4, for example. Look at the positions. They're hesitating. 06:45:54.600 --> 06:45:59.960 They know that Neko is turning into a corner, and if we look at this one in particular you know, 06:45:59.960 --> 06:46:03.800 he takes the first 1v1, that's fine. At this point everyone should go for the kill here. 06:46:03.800 --> 06:46:07.880 Banja should just hold the rotate, instead he chooses to wallbang for no reason. 06:46:07.880 --> 06:46:11.400 And then there's no cover for the C4. So you know, there are some issues like this, 06:46:11.400 --> 06:46:16.840 it should be 5-1-4-D. Clearly exposed, this round where Shaco hits two nasty shots to win the round 06:46:16.840 --> 06:46:23.640 by the way, it's a 2v2 right? It was a 5v3 before that. So yes, it's good, yes they're dominating, 06:46:23.640 --> 06:46:27.240 But let's be careful, the end of round is still a little bit undisciplined. 06:46:27.240 --> 06:46:31.240 Yeah, you've got to be very, very careful not to go into results based analysis here, 06:46:31.240 --> 06:46:35.240 because you've got a 4-2 attack win for G2, which on paper looks incredible. 06:46:35.240 --> 06:46:39.080 But they're still struggling with some of the symptoms that we think, again, 06:46:39.080 --> 06:46:43.240 when they go to Salt Lake Major, Salt Lake City Major, now there's a fact. 06:46:43.240 --> 06:46:45.800 When they go to Salt Lake, they might well struggle against some of the top teams 06:46:45.800 --> 06:46:48.600 who won't necessarily give them the leeway that they've had tonight. 06:46:48.600 --> 06:46:52.760 There's a couple of rounds that we've just shown that either they've continued this clutch, 06:46:52.760 --> 06:46:55.800 All they've needed here are play, which has been quite a consistent thing tonight, 06:46:55.800 --> 06:46:58.280 that they will want to tighten up going into that major. 06:46:58.280 --> 06:47:02.280 Now the good thing is they're gonna go to defense, and especially in that side, 06:47:02.280 --> 06:47:07.000 they are less exposed. It's especially the kind of side where everyone has his own area to defend, 06:47:07.000 --> 06:47:11.000 they can coordinate many plays together, and their playstyle will thrive there in there. 06:47:11.000 --> 06:47:14.440 I think that where really they get punished is whenever they need to make a decision together 06:47:14.440 --> 06:47:18.200 in the late round, you can see that they're a little bit hesitant, still maybe because it's 06:47:18.200 --> 06:47:24.200 It's still in your team, couldn't put, you know, how high a judgment are we putting on GTA that 06:47:24.200 --> 06:47:28.200 because they didn't get a 6-0 or half and we're like, damn this team, we won't fuck it, right? 06:47:28.200 --> 06:47:30.200 How they got stuff off, exactly. 06:47:30.200 --> 06:47:34.200 Yeah, and it's like you guys are saying, right, you know, if the decision-making doesn't always go the way they want to do, 06:47:34.200 --> 06:47:36.200 at least they have those hero players to back it up with. 06:47:36.200 --> 06:47:38.200 We've heard what we're seeing in that first half here. 06:47:38.200 --> 06:47:42.200 We're looking at the operator bands right now, we're seeing a Monty, we're seeing a Bandit, 06:47:42.200 --> 06:47:43.200 this and Mira. 06:47:43.200 --> 06:47:47.200 It makes a lot of sense, they're playing against Neko, 06:47:47.200 --> 06:47:52.520 Neko is crutching on the shield on there especially because he wants to get the initial control on ups or the initial control on green 06:47:52.520 --> 06:47:54.840 That's what he does all the time. So remove his shield 06:47:54.840 --> 06:47:58.920 I anticipate that if you play the love like that blackbird will be the third ban in the end 06:47:58.920 --> 06:48:03.600 But I understand you take that focal point away from me. It does make a lot of sense 06:48:04.720 --> 06:48:06.720 You know 06:48:06.760 --> 06:48:12.960 They're gonna have to navigate that might be a lot of that foreign play that you see with a factor and a lot of just looking at the walls 06:48:12.960 --> 06:48:15.680 But once I get those walls open, they do have the extreme utilities 06:48:15.680 --> 06:48:21.880 See a lot of problems that you two are putting up as well with these operators on the defense only a few rounds away from blocking in this series 06:48:21.880 --> 06:48:23.880 Let's see how it goes 06:48:24.680 --> 06:48:31.880 My name is Dan I say Kali and I'm going to major I'm not sure that's doki bracing 06:48:31.880 --> 06:48:36.040 Danibans bro, because Royce would be shamed there right there like you're not wrong 06:48:36.040 --> 06:48:41.160 Dan is one of the only sorts of Kali mains if you wait that I can think of 06:48:41.160 --> 06:48:44.600 Obviously, Kino over in the NEL had a Shostan on a tank, 06:48:44.600 --> 06:48:47.760 where you could double it up quite frequently. 06:48:47.760 --> 06:48:50.160 But I would say this, Virtus Pro, they've been good at 06:48:50.160 --> 06:48:52.320 quote-unquote, do some mini-innovations. 06:48:52.320 --> 06:48:53.600 Playing some different operators, 06:48:53.600 --> 06:48:54.840 playing their own style of siege, 06:48:54.840 --> 06:48:57.080 and I mean, obviously, here in the On the Bracket final, 06:48:57.080 --> 06:48:59.600 they've done a formidable job at just creating 06:48:59.600 --> 06:49:00.840 their own way of doing things. 06:49:00.840 --> 06:49:02.600 What are you doing? 06:49:02.600 --> 06:49:04.200 They have, I can't deny, like, 06:49:04.200 --> 06:49:07.920 T2 have really stolen the conversation in this BO3 so far. 06:49:07.920 --> 06:49:10.000 It's absolutely just how it's all at the first 06:49:10.000 --> 06:49:14.220 five rounds of clubhouse work and the fact that they managed a four to split 06:49:14.220 --> 06:49:19.300 here on the attack of let like you said leg is achievable on the attacking side 06:49:19.300 --> 06:49:23.340 if you're a good attacking team on this map you can come over four to splits even 06:49:23.340 --> 06:49:27.180 against good teams and there's a chance here the VP can reply with just as good 06:49:27.180 --> 06:49:31.260 an attacking side but it's gonna be a very tough slog especially considering 06:49:31.260 --> 06:49:35.020 there's only one one attacking round so far in this series back on clubhouse 06:49:35.020 --> 06:49:42.720 They really have to get on their bike. Dan is on the Kali and there's no mirror, so it's like a less obvious choice for the attacking side 06:49:43.160 --> 06:49:49.500 But the day was down below for Pasha. He needs to have a big impact. By the way guys going always fix if he dies there 06:49:49.500 --> 06:49:51.500 We might have our own James Bonbon 06:50:01.100 --> 06:50:02.940 That's a rough one 06:50:02.940 --> 06:50:08.240 The dollar should by makes it harder because that split shield pressure is pushing to different angles 06:50:08.240 --> 06:50:10.780 It is taking that control that's that's gone now 06:50:10.820 --> 06:50:16.400 So you kind of rely over as like the demos to help with the wrong theories and with Pash been did on the next operator 06:50:16.700 --> 06:50:20.560 Life gets difficult now see then the Kali mean was going to the major 06:50:21.120 --> 06:50:25.560 Looking down the hauling and I mean this angle here that that's a heaven for Kali 06:50:25.560 --> 06:50:31.100 You're cutting off the bomb side in half at a tiny angle far away. This is basically 06:50:31.100 --> 06:50:36.220 unusable. Then again you're against the two players like your Shiko, like your Sponga, 06:50:36.220 --> 06:50:40.900 well oh, shotgun on the window. I mean you can't jump in, you have to respect the angle 06:50:40.900 --> 06:50:45.540 right now and just hold the angle from the exterior. Or push the window steep though with 06:50:45.540 --> 06:50:50.380 the SFG twice, what a double kill for Dan! He does play Kali, he is going to the main 06:50:50.380 --> 06:50:54.900 gen, he's just down the double kill, opening up the round, the Virtus Pro, Neko jumps straight 06:50:54.900 --> 06:51:00.900 up on the opportunity to gap, created by Dan on the Kali. Shiko and Doki now at the last 06:51:00.900 --> 06:51:06.180 remaining for G2 as Virtus Pro with their numbers advantage can slow down and consolidate. 06:51:06.180 --> 06:51:09.860 Just a great opening from Dan. He used the blackout on the window of display. 06:51:09.860 --> 06:51:12.100 Who can I guess shut down by Shai-ku and spot him. 06:51:12.820 --> 06:51:17.140 It's just Shai-ku rather in a 1v3 with those two going down and he's dead. 06:51:17.140 --> 06:51:18.980 And they spotted him from the other side. 06:51:19.700 --> 06:51:23.060 Beautiful close there from Neko. We see Dark congratulating the boys. 06:51:23.060 --> 06:51:26.420 That is a phenomenal start to the attacking half. Picture perfect. 06:51:26.420 --> 06:51:29.140 Though I gotta say Pasha doesn't look like he's having a fun time. 06:51:29.140 --> 06:51:36.860 time. Zero kills, zero assists, seven deaths, poor guy. We need his energy back in the team. 06:51:36.860 --> 06:51:42.220 Imagine what VP could be capable of once he gets out of this kind of losing appearance, 06:51:42.220 --> 06:51:45.500 starts getting into the game. He can be such a deadly player when he's in his moment. 06:51:45.500 --> 06:51:49.940 It's such a valid question, because mind you, he's not just a great player who's not really 06:51:49.940 --> 06:51:55.500 finding his stride. He's playing phenomenal power operators like the Deimos, consistently 06:51:55.500 --> 06:51:59.740 on important value operators. And so when you're not finding a person individually, 06:51:59.740 --> 06:52:04.780 you don't get to use your upper to gadget that is great for the team. You're losing so much. 06:52:04.780 --> 06:52:08.860 He's playing Thermite or Shield and like pushing and breaching and planting. He's like, 06:52:08.860 --> 06:52:14.060 he's still doing stuff, but he's quite literally playing Intrefrag operators and not finding the 06:52:14.060 --> 06:52:19.340 Intrefrag. And you see, I mean, there's gonna be some frustration, but Pasha is such a 06:52:20.140 --> 06:52:24.620 highest character person himself, at least towards others. I hope he can go easily on 06:52:24.620 --> 06:52:26.220 himself as well, like include a teammate and say, 06:52:26.220 --> 06:52:27.820 don't worry, next round is yours. 06:52:27.820 --> 06:52:31.500 Because we could be so good as humans at giving other people 06:52:31.500 --> 06:52:35.180 a second, a third, a fourth chance and supporting them throughout whatever 06:52:35.180 --> 06:52:36.460 difficulties they're going through. 06:52:36.460 --> 06:52:41.180 But the moment we spill some milk, we're like, oh my god, why was it your failure? 06:52:41.180 --> 06:52:43.100 How could I spill? How could I even do that? 06:52:43.100 --> 06:52:43.900 Ten of us, man. 06:52:43.900 --> 06:52:45.020 Spulping my soul. 06:52:45.020 --> 06:52:46.700 You make such a good therapist, dude. 06:52:48.140 --> 06:52:49.580 I mean, I'm awful with this myself, right? 06:52:49.580 --> 06:52:53.100 But you really should speak to yourself in your brain, your head, 06:52:53.100 --> 06:52:54.300 the way you would speak to others. 06:52:54.300 --> 06:52:56.300 But we don't we're much more critical 06:52:59.920 --> 06:53:01.920 Hopefully passionate kid 06:53:02.540 --> 06:53:04.240 Hopefully 06:53:04.240 --> 06:53:07.040 One round to get him on so that's a bit unfortunate that he doesn't 06:53:08.180 --> 06:53:11.420 If you really wants to open up the hatch you should have a shotgun second in there 06:53:14.500 --> 06:53:16.500 Besides 06:53:16.980 --> 06:53:22.320 Putting a DMR is it rock on the boss G by the way, don't give me boss G is a choice man 06:53:22.320 --> 06:53:27.760 It's been a while since you've seen that. You know, every time the DMR made it, it's been 06:53:27.760 --> 06:53:34.960 bit too much to not to go to me. I'm curious as to why it's really... Intentionated it or 06:53:34.960 --> 06:53:40.720 played some TDM earlier for one more floor? Because also there's a map where once you stop fighting 06:53:40.720 --> 06:53:46.240 on the bomb site, you're taking a lot of continuous shots. But it's not great for that. It's like a 06:53:46.240 --> 06:53:51.600 one-off reload, one-off reload, almost like a Cali, if you will. Like an old action weapon. I mean, 06:53:51.600 --> 06:53:55.600 I mean, I know you have two bullets, but it jumps so high you gotta wait to get between each shot. 06:53:55.600 --> 06:53:58.600 It wasn't quite like compared to a GMR. 06:53:58.600 --> 06:54:00.600 Oh, here you go! 06:54:00.600 --> 06:54:01.600 There you go! 06:54:01.600 --> 06:54:03.600 Flies the kill onto Alamow. That's huge! 06:54:03.600 --> 06:54:05.600 Don't discredit the Kali, I guess. 06:54:05.600 --> 06:54:07.600 It's the Kali. Don't discredit the boss D, I guess. 06:54:07.600 --> 06:54:09.600 Watch your Kali. 06:54:09.600 --> 06:54:11.600 Yeah, watch your Kali here. 06:54:11.600 --> 06:54:12.600 G2, though, do decide. Okay. 06:54:12.600 --> 06:54:15.600 With Alamow down, it's time to fall off back. 06:54:15.600 --> 06:54:18.600 The stomping still is playing his position on the staircase. 06:54:18.600 --> 06:54:20.600 He can chase a little bit more time. 06:54:20.600 --> 06:54:28.600 Here burn his last two gas babes, one more remaining, also some barbed wire in the pocket, it'd be nice for him to get that down, I don't think he's gonna get a chance to. 06:54:28.600 --> 06:54:34.600 I like it, almost, I just return to fall back here with the nade, last gas goes out. 06:54:34.600 --> 06:54:38.600 And they'll stick it, Doki's hiding in the, like, boss with the staircase, I don't think they know that he's there. 06:54:38.600 --> 06:54:44.600 So they can take this shield into the post, Doki spins behind his teamie all of a sudden, and he's 2v1. 06:54:44.600 --> 06:54:45.600 Here comes the swing, yeah, they find the one. 06:54:45.600 --> 06:54:46.600 Oh my god, you're right! 06:54:46.600 --> 06:54:49.600 And then Doki kills the Warwick, but Doki refracts it! 06:54:49.600 --> 06:54:52.000 Exit your stand right, Pengu, yet again! 06:54:53.600 --> 06:54:56.600 Nice chance there for VP, but G2's just one. 06:54:56.600 --> 06:55:02.400 Another little micro play. Outdoes and the VP, and low-key comes back for more! 06:55:03.100 --> 06:55:05.400 Double kill! The C75! 06:55:05.400 --> 06:55:07.400 He finishes off the round as well! 06:55:07.400 --> 06:55:08.900 It's a big 4K! 06:55:09.400 --> 06:55:12.000 For the Scotsman and G2! 06:55:12.400 --> 06:55:15.400 Reprise with a little bit more energy on their defense. 06:55:15.700 --> 06:55:16.700 So smart. 06:55:16.700 --> 06:55:23.340 So their first mini-play is Doki was hiding at the bottom of the staircase, and VP never opened the window at the bottom. 06:55:23.340 --> 06:55:30.040 That's obviously the first and second Virtus.Pro, but T2 utilized it, not to pile up and say, we're holding the staircase. 06:55:30.040 --> 06:55:33.040 They were actually saying, hey, we only have one player here, come get me. 06:55:33.040 --> 06:55:37.520 And then Stomp and go for the Acro Swing one for one, and then they're thinking, okay, the coast is clear. 06:55:37.520 --> 06:55:42.760 They had to do the Cali-T, they had the cutoff, but Doki then makes the first flank. That happens right in this moment. 06:55:42.760 --> 06:55:49.320 Then, the team at a built-in in Spenja can reinforce the wall downstairs, and they hear it from the verticality. 06:55:49.320 --> 06:55:51.720 So they go, ah guys, they fell back to reinforce the wall. 06:55:51.720 --> 06:55:55.480 Two seconds after they start doing that, that's when doggie goes for a flank. 06:55:55.480 --> 06:55:59.720 It's a really smart mini-play where you're playing into the mind of your opponent. 06:55:59.720 --> 06:56:05.320 Because again, we're talking about logical, strong siege versus unpredictability. 06:56:05.320 --> 06:56:10.440 In almost every scenario, the safest and best play to make if you teach who's at that moment 06:56:10.440 --> 06:56:15.080 is like fallback, reinforce the wall, you have 40 seconds left and manpower advantage. 06:56:15.800 --> 06:56:20.440 But we keep saying this thing with G2, they're not playing logical, so they're not gonna do that. 06:56:20.440 --> 06:56:25.160 And I think Virtus Pro is being a bit baited into it, kind of assuming what the outcome is, 06:56:25.160 --> 06:56:28.440 rather than taking a look at the outcome and looking at what's in front of them. 06:56:29.000 --> 06:56:33.240 That Impassionate is now 0-8, his individual struggles continues, 06:56:33.240 --> 06:56:38.040 and still, it's a close game where G2, frankly, they're clutching a lot of these rounds. 06:56:38.040 --> 06:56:42.920 Yeah, and whether it's a clutch or whether it's a play like you were talking about with 06:56:42.920 --> 06:56:46.920 Doki, you know, doubling back and backing up the second player, reinforcing off of it, 06:56:46.920 --> 06:56:47.920 he's still there. 06:56:47.920 --> 06:56:48.920 These are mind games, right? 06:56:48.920 --> 06:56:49.920 Yeah. 06:56:49.920 --> 06:56:53.080 When is the best time to play mind games against your opponent? 06:56:53.080 --> 06:56:55.200 When they lost five rounds of the role in Clubhouse. 06:56:55.200 --> 06:56:56.200 And about to get that! 06:56:56.200 --> 06:56:59.760 When it's been a really long day for them, because remember, VP played the first match 06:56:59.760 --> 06:57:06.000 today against Falcons, and when Pashry is going 0-8, these are the perfect conditions 06:57:06.000 --> 06:57:12.000 to start toying with your opponents. And G2 know that they are the masters of the mind games here in the U. 06:57:16.000 --> 06:57:23.000 Make your opponent question reality. Also, it's a tilt factor. If I'm dying to them, he's a desk spammer. 06:57:23.000 --> 06:57:27.000 You know, it's like, oh, why did that happen? And then you go through it, like, you could challenge him. 06:57:27.000 --> 06:57:32.000 First one to die to it, and then, like, your teammate dies as well. And you're like, why did no one refrag that? 06:57:32.000 --> 06:57:47.000 I'm thinking a refrag. Even though he's stopping for a big run out, he does get replied on, so good catch, but losing a thermite, I guess he's done most of his high breach. It's not the end of the world. It's still just not fun. Again, continuous aggression from G2. 06:57:47.000 --> 06:57:55.200 I have been trading a passive U2 and we've fallen with active use of heart breach and like Jage just said there is close secondary cannibals from Dan on the grimm so it's not like the incident of the world 06:57:55.720 --> 06:58:00.280 But it's usually worth to trade one to one if you're the defending team because you 06:58:01.280 --> 06:58:03.640 Use like a map control but you get a body. Oh 06:58:05.040 --> 06:58:07.480 Paul Shack was gonna fall there for a second, but no 06:58:07.480 --> 06:58:16.280 3v3 skill favours the defense here, but PP starts to try and take control of this top 06:58:16.280 --> 06:58:17.280 floor. 06:58:17.280 --> 06:58:22.280 Man, Asher is using every single last bit of his U2 with the candellas to open up space 06:58:22.280 --> 06:58:23.280 on this top floor. 06:58:23.280 --> 06:58:26.320 G2 just said, alright, we're going to fall back, we can give up that map control. 06:58:26.320 --> 06:58:27.320 We don't mind at all. 06:58:27.320 --> 06:58:31.240 We can play a late round goose chase in the 3v3. 06:58:31.240 --> 06:58:33.280 All of these G2 players are still on that top floor. 06:58:33.280 --> 06:58:39.540 Doki's actually been left all the way over in display, or rather it's in mask, sorry. 06:58:39.540 --> 06:58:42.540 And he's got the akina barriers to really fortify a position as well. 06:58:42.540 --> 06:58:47.300 He's spotted briefly by the green map to find the Blackbeard, and he will be finished off. 06:58:47.300 --> 06:58:51.220 Shiko as well gets up and active into the situation. 06:58:51.220 --> 06:58:53.620 The Blackbeard, insufficient. 06:58:53.620 --> 06:58:55.420 And damn, now the last one left. 06:58:55.420 --> 06:58:57.420 Three shots from the payload remain. 06:58:57.420 --> 06:59:00.140 And it will fall as well to Shiko. 06:59:00.140 --> 06:59:03.500 G2 continue battling, they do not abandon. 06:59:03.900 --> 06:59:08.860 That Azami player of Doki, in fact, they go and get re-aggressive again on to him. 06:59:09.420 --> 06:59:12.460 VP man, what a struggle it has been. 06:59:12.460 --> 06:59:17.180 And those two losses in a row put them in grim straights now. 06:59:17.180 --> 06:59:21.900 Trailing by two rounds to G2. Three rounds to G2, man, it's match point. 06:59:22.460 --> 06:59:24.380 Three chances for G2 to close. 06:59:24.380 --> 06:59:27.900 I'm in the past, three rounds have been so quickly over. 06:59:27.900 --> 06:59:33.180 It's just been D2 in, I want to say full control, you know, sometimes like it's trading the first pig 06:59:33.180 --> 06:59:38.620 or maybe D2 is the first player, but that mini-play in the mid-round, they get two or three kills in quick succession, 06:59:38.620 --> 06:59:45.500 they steal the show. And the great thing about D2 is that we want to have these guys at every international tournament, right? 06:59:45.500 --> 06:59:50.540 Because when they're doing really well, they're a great team to talk about. And when they're failing to meet expectations, 06:59:50.540 --> 06:59:56.460 they're also a great team to talk about. Like first set and the halftime show, right? Or the halftime vibe check that we call it. 06:59:56.460 --> 07:00:01.400 D2 don't get a 6-0 half. Oh my god, this team and their stop is not like the 07:00:01.400 --> 07:00:05.720 quotations for this roster and the organization itself is just so high. 07:00:05.720 --> 07:00:10.920 They're never gonna able to like achieve the fans expectations even if they 07:00:10.920 --> 07:00:15.400 play like near perfectly every single goddamn day. But this has been an 07:00:15.400 --> 07:00:20.360 impressive look going from the twisted mind match for D2 side and how they're 07:00:20.360 --> 07:00:25.280 playing the game strategically into Virtus Pro. And I'm genuinely baffled at 07:00:25.280 --> 07:00:30.280 how well it's working because I really really thought that the VP playstyle was going to be a G2 counter. 07:00:30.280 --> 07:00:35.280 The only thing missing that we keep saying is Pasha, who has not really hit the scoreboard yet, 07:00:35.280 --> 07:00:41.280 so missing individual performance, but outside of that, I still thought VP would have more of a fight with them. 07:00:45.280 --> 07:00:52.280 Look, I might get a little bit of drama for saying this, but you know what team G2 remind me of right now? 07:00:52.280 --> 07:00:57.280 It's FaZe Clan, because they can do both types of seeds, right? 07:00:57.280 --> 07:01:04.280 FaZe Clan are the kings in Brazil of playing that structure playstyle, but they still are in Brazil, so they know how to fight fire with fire. 07:01:04.280 --> 07:01:08.280 But I keep to structure, there's a lot to their all-or-the-plays. 07:01:08.280 --> 07:01:15.280 But in the hack, yes, but I feel like in D-Sense, G2 are really locked in, especially back on Mothouse, man. 07:01:15.280 --> 07:01:20.280 Like some of those DC-TV spats that they had, with like the fire, impact tricking the ace-tombers. 07:01:20.280 --> 07:01:26.280 This area was good, an insane foundation that's presented to the Pyramalio and 07:01:26.280 --> 07:01:31.280 endearing by Alamau as well. But they don't like get scared and shit the bed 07:01:31.280 --> 07:01:36.080 when things don't go according to plan A or plan B. Like even when there is no 07:01:36.080 --> 07:01:40.040 plan C, there's no plan D, they're just like, yeah I'll frag out, right? They 07:01:40.040 --> 07:01:43.920 could pay attention to the microplays as well, like Doki on the stairs backing up 07:01:43.920 --> 07:01:48.200 stomping. So many different layers, so many different play styles they can change 07:01:48.200 --> 07:01:53.640 between whereas VP definitely even though there's so much more adaptable than the old VP they still 07:01:53.640 --> 07:02:00.760 want to play one particular type of game. You can argue that a lot of great teams in Siege they're 07:02:00.760 --> 07:02:05.800 either good in the early or the late game you know getting opening pick and then stably converting 07:02:05.800 --> 07:02:10.280 that into a round victory maybe they're great at basically the wrong start. I think each one is great 07:02:10.280 --> 07:02:14.840 in the mid game they can lose players in the beginning and their round is still theirs to win 07:02:14.840 --> 07:02:19.120 But then they're a bit messy in how they get that first peek or how often they die first 07:02:19.120 --> 07:02:24.880 And of course you've seen in the four versus ones getting a bit sloppy and a bit messy with the how they want to play it out 07:02:25.280 --> 07:02:31.300 But being a good mid round team is a very good strength because it means that any round is winnable from almost any position 07:02:31.560 --> 07:02:34.080 And that's again that's a star player play style 07:02:34.520 --> 07:02:40.560 And you can see that by the fact that G2 have won three of the rounds where VP have found the opening kill out here on left 07:02:41.240 --> 07:02:44.080 Meanwhile, they've also won six opening kills 07:02:44.080 --> 07:02:48.800 or sorry five opening kills on this map so far. So they're winning the number of 07:02:48.800 --> 07:02:52.120 opening kills, they're also winning most of the times when VP gets the opening kill. 07:02:52.120 --> 07:02:57.760 I like his little smoke play but VP reading through the well. 07:02:57.760 --> 07:03:04.320 See you later Dan! That's a huge kill from the ward and perfectly played by Doki but then he falls 07:03:04.320 --> 07:03:10.000 back under his position after Shaco dies. The candela shots so he's safe for a little bit longer, 07:03:10.000 --> 07:03:15.220 Prep to C4 as well is enabled stomp to get aggressive flashbang comes out stomp 07:03:15.220 --> 07:03:19.860 And is in such a little rap position all the way advanced towards operations. That's really good 07:03:19.860 --> 07:03:24.520 He's retaking a position that was once British pros and I'm gonna expect as you can help look at the crossfire 07:03:24.520 --> 07:03:26.620 Neko goes down as well elsewhere on skybridge 07:03:27.060 --> 07:03:30.460 So this can be risk pro. They cannot fight back because it's fun 07:03:31.700 --> 07:03:33.700 Is this really how it ends? 07:03:33.700 --> 07:03:39.700 G2, they started with a bang, but they closed it so concisely. 07:03:39.700 --> 07:03:43.700 You gotta wonder, isn't a bird, isn't a plane now, it's a stupid team. 07:03:43.700 --> 07:03:48.700 And G2 are back on top of EML, where they belong. 07:03:49.700 --> 07:03:52.700 Was there really ever any doubt that they were gonna tug Europe? 07:03:52.700 --> 07:03:56.700 Maybe for a very smooth shot moment when the roster first won, 07:03:56.700 --> 07:03:59.700 and you could say they're gonna come a week together, maybe kick off, 07:03:59.700 --> 07:04:02.700 and then it's just one that's gonna be at their highest level. 07:04:02.700 --> 07:04:09.080 Honestly, both VP and V2 has found huge success already and is showing such a good lung damage 07:04:09.080 --> 07:04:10.080 to this roster, right? 07:04:10.080 --> 07:04:13.160 If this is their current level, give them that major. 07:04:13.160 --> 07:04:14.160 Give their states one. 07:04:14.160 --> 07:04:17.000 See where they can be three to four months from now. 07:04:17.000 --> 07:04:18.000 Don't go anywhere. 07:04:18.000 --> 07:04:19.000 We'll back up this quick break. 07:09:19.000 --> 07:09:26.840 I think it's about two hours 07:09:26.840 --> 07:09:28.840 since we last spoke to you. 07:09:28.840 --> 07:09:30.840 Quick but efficient day at the 07:09:30.840 --> 07:09:32.840 office, I guess. Very quick 07:09:32.840 --> 07:09:35.840 day. I haven't McDonald's and 07:09:35.840 --> 07:09:39.840 back refueled likes good. Yeah. 07:10:39.840 --> 07:10:45.200 book camp before was amazing facility right just literally it's actually too 07:10:45.200 --> 07:10:49.920 good like it's this it's actually too good like it's what's like we don't need 07:10:49.920 --> 07:10:54.440 it to be that good so yeah we're going there and means that King are going to 07:10:54.440 --> 07:10:59.040 Spain this weekend for holiday just for the weekend so yeah it's gonna chill a 07:10:59.040 --> 07:11:03.160 bit and then back to practice back on the ground and have some fun yes yeah 07:11:03.160 --> 07:11:06.640 you guys it's actually a good transition I was gonna ask you what are gonna be the 07:11:06.640 --> 07:11:09.840 next few days because you're basically the first to the job for you there yeah 07:11:09.840 --> 07:11:14.040 yeah perfect you get all the answers I needed I know I was thinking it's a weird 07:11:14.040 --> 07:11:17.760 spot because you guys are the along with we be the first two teams called effect 07:11:17.760 --> 07:11:20.440 to the major so we can't not we can't really start prepping you can't really 07:11:20.440 --> 07:11:24.840 know what's gonna what's gonna look like I'm actually picked in your your 07:11:24.840 --> 07:11:28.400 interest maybe in what you think CNL teams are gonna look like like because 07:11:28.400 --> 07:11:32.160 it's the first time we're gonna see them at the top international event yeah I 07:11:32.160 --> 07:11:36.240 haven't watched much of CNL I see me one team hasn't won a round yet and like 07:11:36.240 --> 07:11:42.560 four games. That's very interesting. They won't watch out. Yeah, the last game. Maybe 07:11:42.560 --> 07:11:47.360 they will be at the nature then. No, they're out. Lucky. I highly doubt that. Yeah, well, 07:11:47.360 --> 07:11:52.720 I'm through with the three of us. No, but yeah, I'm really excited to play against them. 07:11:52.720 --> 07:11:56.680 I think the format Warp State, we go into stage one. Is it all three of them? We have the 07:11:56.680 --> 07:12:00.600 team, but one will go in phase two directly. Okay, that's great. So I'm really looking 07:12:00.600 --> 07:12:05.040 forward to playing against the, that we didn't haven't really played many guys from there 07:12:05.040 --> 07:12:07.880 Before I think MC was in GE who? 07:12:07.880 --> 07:12:09.960 I think they're in the list as well. 07:12:09.960 --> 07:12:12.160 The mentalists, yeah, I've seen them. 07:12:12.160 --> 07:12:15.120 So yeah, I think Reeps is one of the best players right now, 07:12:15.120 --> 07:12:17.720 so they're all kinda crazy good, so. 07:12:17.720 --> 07:12:19.080 Yeah, gotta be an interesting major, 07:12:19.080 --> 07:12:21.080 gotta be an interesting major. 07:12:21.080 --> 07:12:22.080 All right, before we let you go, 07:12:22.080 --> 07:12:24.360 I think you've had quite an eventful day 07:12:24.360 --> 07:12:27.400 and we've kind of tried to highlight that for you 07:12:27.400 --> 07:12:28.760 with a bit of a package. 07:12:28.760 --> 07:12:31.760 You gotta have to listen to it and watch it as well. 07:12:31.760 --> 07:12:32.600 Watch it. 07:12:32.600 --> 07:12:34.600 Thank you boys. 07:12:34.600 --> 07:12:42.600 Oh, oh dear. 07:12:42.600 --> 07:12:57.600 I had a chicken burger on my mouth bro. 07:12:57.600 --> 07:13:03.600 And before I was just hyping up Shackle, I was going DERRRRR, he's DERRRRR, when he kills someone, my bad. 07:13:03.600 --> 07:13:04.600 It's kind of a female, yeah? 07:13:04.600 --> 07:13:12.600 The evolution by the, because we saw the first few rounds, half of the burger, then the round after, the rest of the burger like this, mid-round, you just... 07:13:12.600 --> 07:13:16.600 And then after a few rounds later, I see you grabbing the bag, and I see you pull out the fries. 07:13:16.600 --> 07:13:17.600 What's going on? 07:13:17.600 --> 07:13:25.600 Bro, my life, my life is so difficult, like, I need to eat mid-game, like, my mouse, my brand new Logitech Super Strike, Super Stroke, whatever it's called. 07:13:25.600 --> 07:13:35.600 It's like, it was very greasy from my mouth, from my hands in the burger, so like, the pain I have to go through, you know that pain is a game to touch their mouth. 07:13:35.600 --> 07:13:39.600 And then the crumbs getting in the keyboard and like the mouth. 07:13:39.600 --> 07:13:43.600 Ah, that's the epitome of high performance in EFL right now. 07:13:43.600 --> 07:13:53.600 Yeah, you think all these like e-sports performance guys are watching it and you're like, oh, you got to eat a banana before a game and I'm there stuffing a chicken burger in my mouth. 07:13:53.600 --> 07:13:56.600 And Jacob was hitting popcorn against your arm. 07:13:59.600 --> 07:14:00.600 Like, hold that. 07:14:02.600 --> 07:14:04.600 I feel free though. You have a really difficult life. 07:14:04.600 --> 07:14:06.600 I mean, just go into the Salt Lake City Major. 07:14:06.600 --> 07:14:08.600 You won the kickoff. You got to eat something. 07:14:08.600 --> 07:14:10.600 We're going to Spain. We're going to Spain for holiday. 07:14:10.600 --> 07:14:12.600 We're going to like to go now as well. 07:14:12.600 --> 07:14:14.600 So you have the rest of the evening off, but... 07:14:14.600 --> 07:14:15.600 I'm going to the pub now. 07:14:15.600 --> 07:14:17.600 Oh no! What a shame! 07:14:17.600 --> 07:14:19.600 The pub is clean. 07:14:19.600 --> 07:14:21.600 Yeah, it must be very rough. I feel free. 07:14:21.600 --> 07:14:26.400 I'm drinking water as a sports professional that takes care of performance at the end. 07:14:26.400 --> 07:14:29.520 I drank my first water in about a week yesterday. 07:14:29.520 --> 07:14:30.520 Congratulations. 07:14:30.520 --> 07:14:31.520 I'm proud of you. 07:14:31.520 --> 07:14:32.520 You're very happy. 07:14:32.520 --> 07:14:33.520 That was serious. 07:14:33.520 --> 07:14:34.520 It was very strange. 07:14:34.520 --> 07:14:38.720 Well, we'll keep you here any longer, because I think you have some appointments to be 07:14:38.720 --> 07:14:39.720 going to. 07:14:39.720 --> 07:14:41.000 Thank you very much for your time, Noki. 07:14:41.000 --> 07:14:44.640 Once again, congratulations on becoming champions for the EML, and I'm sure we'll 07:14:44.640 --> 07:14:45.640 be good to you. 07:14:45.640 --> 07:14:46.640 Thank you, America, guys. 07:14:46.640 --> 07:14:51.640 What a chance that was! 07:14:51.640 --> 07:14:53.640 You've got to feel for the man! 07:14:53.640 --> 07:14:56.640 He's got so much going on for himself in his live at the moment! 07:14:56.640 --> 07:14:58.640 He's just not listening, he can't drink water! 07:14:58.640 --> 07:15:02.640 Like everyone says, everything is a joke to this guy! 07:15:02.640 --> 07:15:06.640 Are you ashamed so much when you lose? 07:15:06.640 --> 07:15:10.640 You lose the game, you just browse, switch that to your Mb6, 07:15:10.640 --> 07:15:14.640 you go watch the livestream, you go watch the interview of the guy that just destroyed you. 07:15:14.640 --> 07:15:19.120 He just got 0-0-8 and then Jackson like, I mean in chicken boxes. 07:15:19.120 --> 07:15:20.120 Oh my god. 07:15:20.120 --> 07:15:23.800 I mean, let's be real, they should all be happy. 07:15:23.800 --> 07:15:26.280 All 10 players on the screen are gonna get to the next level. 07:15:26.280 --> 07:15:28.040 They will advance to the phase 2. 07:15:28.040 --> 07:15:29.520 They surprised many people. 07:15:29.520 --> 07:15:35.400 VP, what a comeback story, from being one of the worst teams in the ML stage 2 to a 07:15:35.400 --> 07:15:40.080 top 2 team here, having beaten, I think, thousands is the biggest thing that we need 07:15:40.080 --> 07:15:41.080 to focus on. 07:15:41.080 --> 07:15:44.480 If we look at the bracket, I think the biggest upset of the day, clearly. 07:15:44.480 --> 07:15:50.800 do it in a 2-0 fashion, which was, I think, very impressive, match 8 is the one I'm looking 07:15:50.800 --> 07:15:51.800 at. 07:15:51.800 --> 07:15:52.800 Oh, I don't want to think about it, yes. 07:15:52.800 --> 07:15:53.800 I'm like, I am devastated. 07:15:53.800 --> 07:16:03.480 It sounds like, oh, you've got to say, we are saying goodbye to Secret or Falcons. 07:16:03.480 --> 07:16:04.480 They are not coming with us. 07:16:04.480 --> 07:16:05.480 You've ruined my night. 07:16:05.480 --> 07:16:06.480 Thank you. 07:16:06.480 --> 07:16:10.000 That's like one of the memes on social media, like, you've got to get rid of one, and it's 07:16:10.000 --> 07:16:13.000 like pizza, burgers, like whatever, and you don't want to get rid of any of them. 07:16:13.000 --> 07:16:14.000 Chicken burger fries. 07:16:14.000 --> 07:16:17.480 I feel tomorrow. I don't want to get rid of any of them, but we've got it 07:16:18.240 --> 07:16:22.760 It's rough. It's difficult and then even the match like below that right we can talk like oh, you know 07:16:22.880 --> 07:16:27.520 With the way the bracket shape offs like either shifted or shifter's or just of mine 07:16:32.120 --> 07:16:36.440 Yeah, what about a great way to send them both to the major right now either a shifter towards with the minds 07:16:36.440 --> 07:16:40.160 I'll make it to the major which you're like, oh, you know, there's there's teams in that first match 07:16:40.160 --> 07:16:43.660 you both make it, but this is 07:16:43.660 --> 07:16:44.660 the way the bracket goes, right? 07:16:44.660 --> 07:16:45.660 And in these two teams, like in 07:16:45.660 --> 07:16:46.660 their position, they should 07:16:46.660 --> 07:16:47.660 capitalize off of the situation 07:16:47.660 --> 07:16:48.660 that they've been put in. 07:16:48.660 --> 07:16:49.660 And there's really good 07:16:49.660 --> 07:16:50.660 opportunity for them. 07:16:50.660 --> 07:16:51.660 Absolutely. 07:16:51.660 --> 07:16:52.660 And looking at the schedule 07:16:52.660 --> 07:16:54.160 again, we will have a really, 07:16:54.160 --> 07:16:55.160 really busy day because those 07:16:55.160 --> 07:16:56.160 first matches of the day will 07:16:56.160 --> 07:16:57.160 be qualification games. 07:16:57.160 --> 07:16:58.660 And then again, that last 07:16:58.660 --> 07:17:00.660 match has a very important 07:17:00.660 --> 07:17:01.660 point to it. 07:17:01.660 --> 07:17:02.660 It absolutely does. 07:17:02.660 --> 07:17:03.660 So if you're still with us, 07:17:03.660 --> 07:17:04.660 you'll need to still be with us 07:17:04.660 --> 07:17:05.660 this time tomorrow. 07:17:05.660 --> 07:17:07.160 Because that final match, yes, 07:17:07.160 --> 07:17:08.160 we will, of course, qualify 07:17:08.160 --> 07:17:09.660 teams in the first two. 07:17:09.660 --> 07:17:13.820 but the final match will determine whoever wins it will start the major in phase two, 07:17:13.820 --> 07:17:16.060 whoever loses it, yes, they will be qualified to the major, 07:17:16.060 --> 07:17:19.100 but they'll have to run the gauntlet all the way through from phase one. 07:17:19.100 --> 07:17:22.300 And so that means that basically you get to phase one, there are eight teams, 07:17:22.300 --> 07:17:24.700 half of them will be eliminated and will not continue in the major. 07:17:24.700 --> 07:17:25.980 You face elimination so much. 07:17:25.980 --> 07:17:29.580 It is a major blow to your chances of going further at the major. 07:17:29.580 --> 07:17:31.180 I think we also finished earlier than we thought. 07:17:31.180 --> 07:17:34.220 You guys think we should also just go to a pub or anything like that? 07:17:34.220 --> 07:17:34.940 We could. 07:17:34.940 --> 07:17:39.340 Well, yeah, may as well follow the example of one of the prime and leading example of 07:17:39.340 --> 07:17:45.020 players. Yeah, I agree. I 07:17:45.020 --> 07:17:47.020 mean, there's time for it. I 07:17:47.020 --> 07:17:48.520 mean, especially if you want to 07:17:48.520 --> 07:17:49.920 be watching us again tomorrow 07:17:49.920 --> 07:17:51.420 here. There's a ignore tomorrow. 07:17:51.420 --> 07:17:51.920 So maybe maybe maybe don't go 07:17:51.920 --> 07:17:53.480 tomorrow. Maybe go to sleep 07:17:53.480 --> 07:17:55.020 early so we can watch that as 07:17:55.020 --> 07:17:56.320 well. Catch all the action 07:17:56.320 --> 07:17:57.920 going on there earlier. But for 07:17:57.920 --> 07:17:59.340 us. We'll be back again. Same 07:17:59.340 --> 07:18:01.360 time. Same place tomorrow that 07:18:01.360 --> 07:18:03.360 will be five PM CST because we 07:18:03.360 --> 07:18:05.360 have a busy day with us tomorrow 07:18:05.360 --> 07:18:07.360 to qualification games once 07:18:07.360 --> 07:18:08.200 again. For now, we'd like to 07:18:08.200 --> 07:18:10.200 and we'll see you tomorrow. 07:18:38.200 --> 07:18:40.200 I