Another tie in Moscow: SK, fnatic 1-1

Lincoln "⁠fnx⁠" Lau opened up the first map of the series, Train, with an explosive USP-S quad kill, leading his team towards an advantage early in the map.

SK quickly got to a 7-2 lead before fnatic started building up steam, finding most of their success towards the inner site. At 8-6, SK was on a weak buy but managed to take it nonetheless thanks to a Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga Mag-7 double kill early in the round.

fer and Epitacio "⁠TACO⁠" de Melo combined for all five kills on the second pistol round, allowing SK to get to a 12-6 lead before fnatic could buy on the CT side.

The first full buy round featured four AWPs, two on both sides, but it was the one in Olof "⁠olofmeister⁠" Kajbjer's hands that had the biggest impact. fnatic utilized the double AWP effectively for a couple of rounds, getting to 12-9, but two consecutive rounds from SK were enough to break the economy of the Swedes.

fnx's 2v1 clutch to make it 14-9 proved to be crucial, as it effectively sealed the deal for the Brazilians on Train.

EPICENTER: MoscowBest of 1

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Train

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SK	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Lincoln 'fnx' Laufnx	23 - 13	+10	97.2	80.0%	1.55
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	19 - 11	+8	78.6	80.0%	1.35
Epitacio 'TACO' de MeloTACO	15 - 17	-2	101.6	68.0%	1.18
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	20 - 18	+2	74.0	68.0%	1.04
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	16 - 13	+3	53.2	80.0%	0.94

fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	20 - 20	0	90.1	76.0%	1.03
Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist	14 - 16	-2	63.7	64.0%	0.91
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	11 - 18	-7	53.2	64.0%	0.80
John 'wenton' Erikssonwenton	13 - 20	-7	70.4	56.0%	0.79
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	14 - 20	-6	50.2	48.0%	0.73

Simon "⁠twist⁠" Eliasson and co. took the first three rounds of Mirage and the lead for the first time in the series.

The Brazilians tied the score 3-3 as soon as the guns rolled out, however, they couldn't continue with the same pace as fnatic were regularly finding entry kills and clutching out the rare rounds they didn't.

Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo and co. managed to pick up a couple of rounds toward the end of the half, going from a 3-9 to a 5-10 scoreline.

Unsurprisingly, Dennis "⁠dennis⁠" Edman picked up three kills on the CT pistol, and clean anti-eco's furthered fnatic's lead. The Swedes quickly found themselves 14-5 up, with SK deciding to save in hope of an overtime or at least to get more rounds on the board - as the round difference could be a deciding factor in who goes on to the playoffs.

It didn't happen though, as dennis and olofmeister combined for two kills on upper mid to shut down the last round to seal and deal on Mirage: 16-5 for fnatic.

EPICENTER: MoscowBest of 1

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Mirage

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fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	20 - 7	+13	90.5	95.2%	1.63
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	19 - 13	+6	103.0	76.2%	1.56
Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist	23 - 14	+9	97.9	71.4%	1.53
John 'wenton' Erikssonwenton	17 - 12	+5	81.3	85.7%	1.40
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	11 - 14	-3	70.1	76.2%	1.06

SK	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	15 - 19	-4	69.1	66.7%	0.85
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	14 - 18	-4	76.4	61.9%	0.80
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	13 - 19	-6	96.9	61.9%	0.79
Lincoln 'fnx' Laufnx	10 - 18	-8	66.8	47.6%	0.65
Epitacio 'TACO' de MeloTACO	8 - 16	-8	40.0	38.1%	0.45