EnVyUs survive G2 scare

1-11-2015 14:32

EnVyUs came from behind to beat G2 2-1 and advance to the grand final of DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca (10-16 on de_dust2, 25-21 on de_inferno and 16-7 on de_cache).

The opening map of the series, de_dust2, began with G2 taking the lead after pushing long in the pistol round and holding down the site really well. However, just like in previous games, they fell short in an anti-eco round, giving EnVyUs the opportunity to bring the scoreline to 3-1 in their favor.

A push on short in the following round put G2 back in the game and put them on a winning run that saw them overturn the deficit to 4-3. EnVyUs then displayed some great defensive work in A, keeping G2's players at bay, but the Frenchmen were unable to build on that win, which resulted in an economic reset. G2 picked up two rounds in a row, bringing the scoreline to 6-4, but then EnVyUs came in charging with the Desert Eagles to reduce the deficit to just one round. G2 then took two rounds in a row to make it 8-5 but they were unable to go all the way as Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub put his AWP to work.

An aggressive push from Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad in the pistol round as CT earned him two frags in the middle area and handed G2 the round in a silver platter. The former Kinguin team would remain in the driving seat, with the scoreline blooming to 14-7, when a triple kill from Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt gave EnVyUs some much-needed breathing room.

EnVyUs strung a few rounds together, reducing the gap to 10-14, but G2's timely defense in B, coupled with an ace from Dennis "⁠dennis⁠" Edman, gave the Scandinavia-based side a convincing 16-10 victory.

jkaem was on fire on dust2

The map that followed was de_inferno, where G2 once again started off the game in great fashion, picking up a 3-0 lead. EnVyUs then picked themselves up and began a fantastic run that saw them take seven rounds in a row, but G2 refused to throw in the towel and the brought the scoreline to 9-6 thanks to some crucial actions from dennis and Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard.

The second half began with G2 taking yet another pistol round, but they were caught off-guard in the first anti-eco by NBK-'s Five-Seven. EnVyUs then stretched their lead to 11-7, only to see G2 pull back once again following an incredible 1vs4 clutch in the A site. G2 went on to win five of the next six rounds, forcing EnVyUs to call a tactical pause. The strategy paid off perfectly as EnVyUs took a 15-13 lead, but G2 won the final two rounds to take the game to overtime.

The first overtime ended with 2-1 halves going each way. G2 then started the second overtime on the CT side and took a 3-0 lead thanks to some impressive AWP work by Ricardo "⁠fox⁠" Pacheco. With three match points in their hands, G2 were unable to close out the game, with EnVyUs levelling the score at 21-21 before picking up four consecutive rounds in the third overtime.

NBK picked up the auto-sniper in overtime and wreaked havoc

The final map of the series was de_cache, where EnVyUs got off to a great start, picking up the first two rounds. The French team were then caught off-guard by a force buy, but G2 got a taste of their own medicine as EnVyUs won the following round on eco.

The game continued to follow the same trend, as every time G2 managed to win a round they lost the following one, with disastrous results for their economy. Powered by a great display from Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire, EnVyUs secured a 10-4 lead, but an impressive 1vs5 clutch by rain gave G2 some momentum going into the second half.

G2 won the pistol round on the CT side quite easily but they were unable to build on that win, being taken down once again in a second-round force-buy by EnVyUs, who would go on to win all the gun rounds to seal a 2-1 victory that puts them in the grand final of the major.

DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015Best of 3

Envy

Matchpage

1st November 2015

Dust2

Inferno

Cache

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Kenny 'kennyS' Schrub kennyS	76 - 55	+21	-	-	1.21
Vincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer Happy	83 - 67	+16	-	-	1.20
Fabien 'kioShiMa' Fiey kioShiMa	67 - 61	+6	-	-	1.10
Nathan 'NBK-' Schmitt NBK-	58 - 63	-5	-	-	0.95
Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire apEX	62 - 72	-10	-	-	0.93

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Dennis 'dennis' Edman dennis	77 - 69	+8	-	-	1.18
Ricardo 'fox' Pacheco fox	66 - 65	+1	-	-	1.05
Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad jkaem	67 - 74	-7	-	-	0.96
Håvard 'rain' Nygaard rain	58 - 73	-15	-	-	0.94
Mikail 'Maikelele' Bill Maikelele	49 - 66	-17	-	-	0.76

NOT LIKE THIS G2

2015-11-01 14:32

3 replies

expected

2015-11-01 14:33

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Blame maikelele for dying in front of boiler and made his team lost a 5v3 advantage to 2v3 by not telling his mates that the TS were going to CT arch. It was the first match point for G2 and that damn round lost them all. Also, that stupid molo suicide lol..

2015-11-03 02:35

can't believe they almost lost to G2, sick game

2015-11-01 15:25

rip

G2 deserved that. GG. EnvyUs auto noob. ;)

aaaaayyyyyy lmao

2015-11-01 14:36

2015-11-01 19:41

how much?

2015-11-03 02:13

;(

nr 11

FUK

oh nej fan

i feel incredibly sad for G2. they REALLY deserved to win inferno.

Today, G2 lost against nV (losing here the major imo) but won a lot of fans. nV won the game, but lost the fans.

2015-11-01 14:52

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I dont think they care about 1,000 fans when they got around 100,000 or more.

2015-11-01 15:29

They lose fans because they win ? Nice to know. It was just an very nice game of both sides with the better end for envy on inferno.

2015-11-02 09:43

GG wp g2!

ggggg

epic match, shame g2 didnt advance

nt g2

gg all the way

wp both

That was tough

nice game

gj wp next time win major

FUCK

wp G2, fuck pistols, valve please nerf this crap

well cheated kiocheatma

Epic performance from G2, hope baguettes will get rekt in finals

your hopes got rekt m8 :) nV too strong BAGUETTE POWER

2015-11-03 02:15

rip g2 VERY nice tournament for them anyway. Some people didnt even expect them to get out of the groups and yet they almost made the finals. RESPECT TO G2!

Impressive.

Maikelele lost it for them in the 2OT when he ran into a molly for no reason and died for nothing.

youre a retard they were down 2v3 with low health. he tried to get into a position where envy wouldnt expect him so they get a chance to win it. it didnt work out and they lost a round they would have lost anyways.

2015-11-01 15:07

"Let me run into a place where I'll die instantly and at BEST get one quick kill" Maikelele had a 0% chance of winning the round with what he did.

2015-11-01 20:24

thats your opinion and i dont give a shit

2015-11-01 23:49

GG Game of the tournament!

Wp by g2. Hope to see more great performances from those guys

Letz go Envyus woohoo. GG to G2 inferno was sick

very original headline btw, all the kids that spam "n1" just to be the first poster - get ebola, aids and plague simultaneously

AuToUs

classic title leelellee

kioshima is definitely cheating.

2015-11-01 14:58

EnvyUs so lucky lmao, playing like this they wont win the final, ez for NiP

Huge respect to G2 this was one of the best major matches to date

im so sad :'( ...really wp g2! keep it up!

Pistol Envy. Can only win with running pistiols.

G2 choke again; EnvyUs to finals

now it's time to ban the autosniper, tec9, deagle, five-seven, scout and p90 so that envyus can't get these bullshit wins :)

heartbreaking loss for G2 there. they had it it overtime it looked so magnificent there those rounds by fox and jkaem followed by dennis 3k and others were great but they couldnt get that 1 more... great fight anyway, great effort but it just wasnt enough sadly

nV just has way more experience. jkaem has been a pro since like 2014, he just lacks the experience as of now

2015-11-01 14:49

they should remove maikelele!!!

2015-11-01 14:34

without him they was already out vs mouz IDIOT

2015-11-01 14:48

G2 should have won, GG! now we know G2 are a serious tier 1 team

g2 were 1 round away...wp anyways

they were 1 round away from going out in groups too

2015-11-01 16:29

gg boys my picem is still saved

rainmonsta

EASY GAME EASY MONEY. FUCK YOU CHEATER DENNIS AND FOX HAHAH REKT NOOBS

retard

2015-11-01 14:37

autoBK win

Wow G2 played so well :o Epic Inferno GG to both teams

first

2015-11-01 14:35

g2 played rly good with the new player jkaem

almost heartattack gratz nV wp G2

FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

g2 deserved the win...

Rain Highlights pls HLTV

"Kinguin Survive Immunity Scare" G2 always involved in scares... spooky

also that title is really shit.

It does not matter who wins the final. G2 is the big winners in this tournament

GG G2 boys!

Well, atleast my 9 points was secured, but i wanted g2 win.

2015-11-01 14:38

That game was so awesome. G2 played so well, Congratulations to Both teams

2015-11-01 14:39

so fckn ez

G2 and LG out, the teams I like the most. Guess I'm supporting NiP from now on.

Great tournament G2 #GG #WP

2015-11-01 14:40

nv doesnt deserved this

G2 was the better team, but GG

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How can the better team lose ?nV won fair and square that's it idk how people can say g2 deserved it more when nV won 2 maps against 1

2015-11-01 14:42

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This.

2015-11-01 14:43

Pure emotions, especially after G2 didn't take 3 match points.

2015-11-01 14:44

I was rooting for G2 but don't mind. This is just the aftermath of such an emotional match. Don't take it into heart :) I felt nV deserved Inferno because it primarily was 15-15 with G2 winning both pistols. So yeap...They won it fairly. Well, I really enjoyed fnatic's era as a fnatic fan :) Now it's your turn :) Remember that eras don't last forever. Enjoy it while it's there :)

2015-11-01 14:47

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I'm sure you're right, but these kinda comments if repeated can actually make people believe it's true

2015-11-01 14:53

Why do you care? Don't care about what other people think. fnatic didn't give a fuck so neither should you.

2015-11-01 14:59

it is true though, should've been 2-0

2015-11-01 15:38

yeah keep believing that

2015-11-01 16:26

You have to take into account that g2 was starved on money as CT almost every round. They won one and then lost giving them less weapon rounds in that match than envyus. So I would say those pistol wins justified themselves, especially since they lost both(?) second rounds to envy. I feel g2 was the better team on that inferno game. Sadly they've had 1-2 months to prepare with this lineup with only maikelele with experience in a major out of groupstage. I really look forward to what they can achieve in the next couple of tournaments :)

2015-11-01 17:11

Don't get me wrong. G2 played insane and I was really wanting them to win but they made it full default 3-0 for both pistols if I am not mistaken. It is a little bit of luck in CS sometimes. Sometimes you lose the money swinging rounds and suddenly you have to double eco...and then win one lose one then another 2 rounds. It can be really rough but whatever it is....the fact is G2 lost and nV won :(

2015-11-01 17:19

Well, as CT g2 got 3 consecutive rounds to start with, then it was back and forth untill change of half pretty much, and as T they won pistol, lost next 3 rounds, won 4, lost 2, won 2. So the envyus economy as CT was far better than what g2 had. And in overtimes they lamed with autosnipers. So I don't really agree with the fact that nV was the deserving victors of the map, although, I do think this is a good thing for G2. Starting of this lineup with a major final wouldn't really help them in the long run. I think they will need to check up on teams to have consistant results in the future.

2015-11-01 17:30

You may be right :/ Come to think of it, I think G2's T Inferno pushes were more lethal and they won more full buys versus nV and that's impressive. If G2 keeps this up at this rate, they may even beat fnatic regularly( not TSM since they are their kryptonite ). But what I fear is that G2 will become like C9...you know...a one off thing. That is a high possibility that that may happen.

2015-11-01 17:38

wp envy wp g2 aswell

2015-11-01 14:41

heartbreaking :( ggwp, keep it going G2

Envyous deserved that last map but not inferno, their play makes me salty and i hope they lose to navi in finals. RIP G2

FAK GGWP

nV don't deserve this win. G2 was definitely better on inferno... just 1 fkin round

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If they were better they'd have won as simple as that, they had their moments same as nV

g2 was better on inferno, what are u on about? It was experience that saved EnVy, not because they were better

2015-11-01 15:01

They weren't though

2015-11-01 15:22

lol how are they two separate things

respect g2 <3

Envy won fair and square but im pretty sad for g2.they deserved to be in the Final aswell, great performance from them. Maybe next time

gg G2! nV is so lucky. great game

#BoysInBlue

Great match overall. EnvyUs need to improve their team play more to win the major

NiP magic

G2 played amazingly and I really wantedt hem to win. These guys deserved it for what they did so far. Then again, team with the most rounds wins, so CG to EnVy. Hope they will win the title at least since they crushed G2 dream :) Btw, MvP of this tournament - jkaem !!!

2015-11-01 14:45

G2 <3

KennyS bad they said :')

RIP G2

2015-11-01 14:46

G2 got lucky against mouz in the first map (on mirage) where mouz basically throw away the match. Could have been 2-0 for them

I did not expect that in 2015 would see a major final between Envyus (ex-Verygamers) vs NiP (GTR&F0rest) , This game reminds all finals between the two teams in 2012~2013 , BEST MAJOR EVER

It is more like LDLC vs Nip at Dreamhack Winter 2014, nbk is the only original from VG2013, rest of 4 is in Titan.

2015-11-01 14:51

i say it because is best French Lineup vs NiP

2015-11-01 15:10

true, hopefully nip win against navi and lets see the el clasico

2015-11-01 15:11

huh

bot maikel, other team did fine

g2 showed up big time but this round on 2nd OT i think when it was 5v3 and turned to 2v3 saved envy

2015-11-01 14:50

gg, id loved for the underdog to win but it was great to watch didnt bet on this game and it was a good decision

i felt bad when g2 lost inferno, they should have win that map and the game, but luck was on EnVyUs side. Cant say much about cache, you can't win 3rd map against EnVy, you just can't win it!

youtube.com/watch?v=YNyPgWAapus#t=56m00s No more questions.

baguettes are the best

lots of ace highlights incoming :0

2015-11-01 14:55

Totally not deserved. Really good game by g2

2015-11-01 14:57

same would happen in quarters if vp closed out train zzzz

I hope after this tournament all haters of Fox will finally shut up and admit he is still an amazing player and I think that G2 guys proved that communication in English is no problem for them at all. Current lineup is great by my opinion and there is no need to drop Fox for some Scandinavian player.

2015-11-01 15:08

fox is not a bad player, but he usually "off" during games and make mistakes that professional players can not make, as in eco 17th round of Cache they lost eco after that no sense movement. I believe that today in the world there are people better than fox to do your function , but I can not deny that he played very well this major

2015-11-01 15:14

Do not forget that team chemistry plays a great role in how a team performs, you can't get 5 equal players to play 5 different roles. However I do get your point, but I think that for now things are going fine for G2, especially those site holds by fox and jkaem. That duo is fire.

2015-11-01 15:43

the chemistry of this team is very good indeed, Fallen said that during the bootcamp the only teams they failed to win was the G2 and NiP, I believe the G2 may not have the best players in the world, but are playing very good , is a new team Tier1 , I would not change anything on this team

2015-11-01 15:56

Yes agree. Fox is in my opinion a player with great abilities mainly with the awp, but his game sense and movement is so stupid and retard, sometimes he plays like a bot and that's what he has worst. I dont know if he even look at the map but it looks like not.

2015-11-01 17:43

Agreed Happy MVP, even if his role in the team allows him to be last or second to last he still has to get the kills and win so many clutches. Imo one of the best CS:GO players ever up there with GTR and others...

I'm really proud :) Good fight G2, wp envy!

SO PROUD! best day of year when overtime won XD

2015-11-01 15:21

Rain 1v5 ' youtube.com/watch?v=i4BNYNvdX5U

2015-11-01 15:30

Come on if you want to hate on someone because you live a miserable life, plz come up with better excuses than autonoob... it's like you're not even trying

2015-11-01 15:39

lol dat was so hard but they did it <3

2015-11-01 15:51

G2 you win! Great play by all the G2 players. Also gratz nV.

2015-11-01 16:02

so many salty fanboys here... Just enjoy the amazing match it was! And as in every match, the better team won... Every one got their share of "lucky rounds"

2015-11-01 16:03

so close and yet so faar

2015-11-01 16:22

nice g2 looked impressive and the fox jkeam duo on b looked scary

2015-11-01 16:49

Fair play G2, impressive tournament

2015-11-01 17:06

Disgusting.

2015-11-01 17:08

so sad, frenchies cry 'bout autobot olofmeister they gonna lose against G2 lets go autonewb haha expected ;) real raw skills against french baguettes cant handle so go autobot or cheat kqly,sf,...

2015-11-01 17:56

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My iq dropped 20 points after reading this.

2015-11-02 01:41

Yeah because a boost allowing to see all of Overpass is totally comparable with a weapon that is in the game and costs $5000 to buy. You're completly retarded my good friend.

2015-11-02 01:43

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nope its just sad everybody complains in MM if some1 picks a autonewb so why dont remove that crap ever silver can dominate with that piece of shit thats my point, I thought a major was the best csgo players fighting it out with skills and tactics?

2015-11-02 23:10

lol, it's very easy to take down an auto-noob, it may have a surprise effect and win a round, but after that it takes just as much as an other AWP to take down. Plus the gun costs $5000, so when it's dropped, it's dropped. It made G2 tilt and lose the psychological advantage, it was everything Envy needed. Flusha plays P90 a good 20% of the time, it's the same shit, it's a rage weapon, and it works. Nothing to complain about, if you can't take it down, you can't win the match. They were in semis, Envy weren't going to make them gifts. Analysts said it, what makes the difference between two teams can often be their ability to use the diverse powerful weapons the game puts at their disposal. Envyus know to do that. Used to be the CZ, then it was the Tec9, and this time it was the auto-noob. Nothing to be sad about, it's amazing how they didn't let go and even found a way to comeback, it was a great match. Those complaining about the use of the auto-sniper like it was cheating have to be fucking guardian master at best. And I was told G2 used it the day before against VP, so yeah, just drop the whining already. It's a weapon, it's in the game.

2015-11-02 23:31

no p90 is good for choke points on a map not in range so bad comparison, just re;ove these crap guns autosnipers simple

2015-11-02 23:39

It's an excellent comparison, they are both rage weapons, they make the ennemy team tilt. Again, G2 used the auto against VP the day before. There is absolutely nothing to complain about, it's the game.

2015-11-03 00:08