Cloud9 to ESWC final over EnVyUs

As per usual, EnVyUs started off with a B push down ramp on de_train, but Cloud9 played it perfectly and defended the site without the bomb going down. Despite losing a lot of guns during the following couple of anti-ecos, they were able to clinch both rounds.

A quick A strat worked out for EnVyUs, who won the entry duels, but the following round broke their economy, and the French squad was unable to get good enough entries to sites all over the map.

It was 8-1 before EnVyUs got four rounds in exchange for one, as Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon carried his team throughout with a triple, but Jordan "⁠n0thing⁠" Gilbert's 1-on-3 in the end made it 10-5 in his team's favor.

Cloud9 ran nearly the same strat on their own Terrorist pistol, but EnVyUs weren't set up for it and the game started running away from them at 13-5. They did defend aquick A take with a couple of smokes though, as well as the following anti-eco, but another one ended up with Cloud9 getting two rounds away from winning the map with a pick on the lower bombsite.

shox kept the hopes alive for a round with another triple to his name, but Cloud9 responded again and closed it out with a couple of B pushes, including Tyler "⁠Skadoodle⁠" Latham's quad with a 1-on-3 for 16-7.

de_cbble was the second map and it was Cloud9 as Terrorists who got off to a 3-1 start after pushing up B quickly in the pistol, coupled with losing a first gunround. EnVyUs then won another one, but fell to the next for 5-2. 

With Skadoodle's plant in a 1-on-3, Cloud9 were able to forcebuy with an AWP and two AK-47's, which was when Ryan "⁠freakazoid⁠" Abadir got three important kills while entering the A bombsite for 7-3. EnVyUs then bought up to lower the deficit to two, but Mike "⁠shroud⁠" Grzesiek's double-headshot entry from plateau helped his team to a 10-5 halftime score.

A triple dual-elite pistol round completely backfired on EnVyUs thanks to n0thing's dancing skills in a 2-on-1 with both players on low health points, and Cloud9 took it to 12-5. From there on out EnVyUs just decided to rush the B bombsite five times in a row, with the fifth finally defended for 13-9.

Yet another quick B push ended up going EnVy's way, as well as the following eco, but this time it was freakazoid and Skadoodle picking up two doubles in the A bombsite for 14-12.

From the last four rounds, EnVy were able to clinch three thanks to shox and Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer's 2-on-2, but in the overtime Cloud9 got two rounds on both sides for a 19-17 scoreline when EnVyUs tried buying four snipers twice in a row.

ESWC 2015Best of 3

Cloud9

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2

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12th July 2015

Envy

16

Train

8

19

Cobblestone

17

The second semi-final between Natus Vincere and FlipSid3 will begin as soon as both teams are ready.