WW over fm.TOXiC, Reason tie fnatic

The third round of group matches at Mad Catz Birmingham has come to an end, with Western Wolves moving past fm-eSports TOXiC, while fnatic were held to a draw by Reason Gaming.

With Western Wolves and fm.TOXiC sharing the top of Group B prior to the third round, both sides knew that this game would be a must-win as it could well prove to be decisive in the race for a spot in the semi-finals.

It was fm.TOXiC who started out the brighter after winning the pistol round, but they could not stop Wolves' effective eco rush in the following round. The Copenhagen Games runners-up then took control of the game, taking the score to 5-1, before seeing a good reponse from fm.TOXiC, who restored parity on five rounds. Wolves then upped the pace and went into the break with a 9-6 lead.

Now playing on the highly-favoured CT side, Wolves showed the level of form which has made them one of the game's strongest sides and conceded just one round as they comfortably ran out 16-7 victors.

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Western Wolves	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve	23 - 13	+10	-	-	1.64
Jacob 'Pimp' WinnechePimp	21 - 10	+11	-	-	1.44
Mathias 'MSL' LauridsenMSL	21 - 16	+5	-	-	1.26
Nicolaj 'Nico' JensenNico	15 - 12	+3	-	-	1.10
Nichlas 'Nille' BuskNille	14 - 14	0	-	-	0.90

FMESPORTS	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Søren 'socN' FalkesocN	21 - 18	+3	-	-	1.19
Danni 'smF' DygsmF	16 - 19	-3	-	-	1.08
Neil 'nEiLZiNHo' FinlaynEiLZiNHo	11 - 19	-8	-	-	0.64
Kevin 'kevve' Hansenkevve	9 - 18	-9	-	-	0.61
Phil 'Whindanski' NicholasWhindanski	8 - 21	-13	-	-	0.39

In the other group match, fnatic were surprisingly held to a draw by Reason Gaming, a result which confirms the poor moment of form that the Danish team are going through. fnatic were even down 13-7 at one point, but their experience prevailed as they turned the levelled the game in the very last round.

fnatic, who lost to fm.TOXiC in their first match in Birmingham, now lie in fourth position in Group B, level on points with Reason, as they prepare to take on Dignitas.

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fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Martin 'trace' Heldttrace	28 - 21	+7	-	-	1.33
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	23 - 18	+5	-	-	1.12
Michael 'Friis' JørgensenFriis	20 - 19	+1	-	-	0.91
Andreas 'MODDII' FridhMODDII	16 - 18	-2	-	-	0.85
Lasse 'stingeR' MidtstuestingeR	17 - 20	-3	-	-	0.80

Reason	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Reece 'Puls3' MarrsPuls3	24 - 21	+3	-	-	1.13
George 'ZED' BearZED	23 - 20	+3	-	-	1.13
Jamie 'keita' Hallkeita	20 - 21	-1	-	-	0.94
Jake 'jakem' McCauslandjakem	15 - 20	-5	-	-	0.81
James 'Kryptix' AffleckKryptix	14 - 22	-8	-	-	0.67