fnatic run over Imaginary

fnatic have moved on to the semi-final at RaidCall EMS One Finals after running over Imaginary with a 2-0 (16-1 de_dust2_se, 16-5 de_mirage_go) score.

fnatic started their quarter-final at RaidCall EMS One by winning the pistol round as terrorists on de_dust2_se, and quickly converted that into a 5-0 lead following three imG save rounds and a gun round win.

Richard "shoxie" Papillon's team had no answers to the Danes' offense, as they attempted playing default counter-terrorist setups and were simply shut down round after round.

Lasse "stingeR" Midstue's three kills made it 7-0, and and two kills by leader Andreas "MODDII" Fridh made it 8-0, with Imaginary Gaming scratching their heads wondering what went wrong.

Robin "GMX" Stahmer finally got imG onboard with four P250 kills and an assist at long A on a save round, but Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth's four AK47 kills quickly made it 9-1 and forced imG to save again.

MODDII's squad prevailed over imG 

The French side truly had no answers for fnatic whatsoever on this map, as they wound up losing the final five rounds of the half as well, largely unconstested, to trail 1-14 at half.

fnatic's aggressive catwalk push cost them a player on their second half pistol round, but two kills from Midstue and Martin "trace" Heldt shut imG down, as the black and orange cruised to a 16-1 win.

Højsleth kicked off de_mirage_go with two Glock kills on a bombsite A attack, and added two more kills on round four together with Midstue for a 4-0 lead, followed up by a save from imG.

Papillon's one-on-three clutch was uneffective in round six, as he couldn't find the last terrorist or defuse in time, and found themselves trailing 0-6. His team had no answers for fnatic's A bombsite hit, and the deficit kept on growing.

At 0-8 imG went for an aggressive B tunnel push, but two kills from Højsleth and three from Fridh made it 9-0. The French finally won the tenth round, but just as it was on the first map, the joy was shortlived.

Xyp9x had a strong showing on de_mirage_go 

Two kills from Højsleth, who had a strong game, allowed fnatic to put up a 10-1 lead, and forced imG on yet another save round. Michael "Friis" Jørgensen had a chance at a one-on-three clutch, but was killed while planting in A.

Imaginary scored a few quick kills on a retake from yet another fnatic A attack, but it wasn't until Kevin "Uzzziii" Vernel was left in a one-on-three that the round turned around, scoring three kills and the defuse.

Another A strategy clinch fnatic a 12-3 lead at half, and Heldt's pistol kills made it 13-3 after the switch. imG's early buy on the third round didn't work, but they kept themselves in the game with another force buy win right after.

Imaginary managed to win one more round against a saving fnatic squad, but the Danes clinched the series with two more round wins at 16-5 on de_mirage_go, 2-0 overall.

fnatic will go on to face Absolute Legends in the semi-finals tomorrow. Final match of the day will be NiP against k1ck, scheduled to begin at 18:45 at ESL TV studios.