TSM claim first place in group B

TSM have claimed the number one spot in group B, advancing to the semi-finals after a convincing 16-8 victory over G2.

Towards the beginning of the match Adil "⁠ScreaM⁠" Benrlitom and Ricardo "⁠fox⁠" Pacheco combined for four headshots for the pistol round, coupled with an anti-eco afterwards. TSM's plant allowed Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen to buy an AWP, helping his team equalize at 2-2.

Both teams claimed two of the next four rounds to make it 4-4, thanks Dennis "⁠dennis⁠" Edman's quad-kill with a previously saved AWP. When it looked like G2 would retake the lead, Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth stay true to his reputation and clutched a near-impossible 1-on-4.

A great clutch by Xyp9x set off a long streak

That set off TSM's first halftime streak, which was extended to all seven remaining rounds, especially thanks to Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz. Soon they made it ten after taking the second pistol for 14-4.

The teams then exchanged two gunrounds and TSM took it to match point, and it took them three more rounds to close it out at 16-8 and claim first place in group B.

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In the next match, the losers of initial battles, Copenhagen Wolves and SK, will duke it out for their lives in the tournament in the elimination match.

Ricardo 'fox' Pacheco Age: 28 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 286 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.70 Nicolai 'device' Reedtz Age: 20 Team: TSM Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 463 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.63 Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth Age: 20 Team: TSM Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 615 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.62 Dennis 'dennis' Edman Age: 24 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 225 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.67 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 25 Team: TSM Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 519 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.69 Adil 'ScreaM' Benrlitom Age: 21 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 522 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.64