VP defeat Gambit, to the playoffs

Virtus.pro got a good start to the match with a 6-2 lead on the CT side of Train, but got caught off guard in the 9th round when Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko upped the tempo and rush ivy, overwhelming the A site to make it 6-3.

After picking up an anti-eco, Gambit were unable to convert a man advantage situation in the following round due to Paweł "⁠byali⁠" Bieliński picking up three massive M4A1-S kills from the popdog box. Virtus.pro were reset after losing to a B site push, but managed a full eco round win thanks to byali stepping up with three kills one again.

Despite the loss, Gambit mantained composure and secured the final two rounds of their Terrorist half, making the score 7-8.

Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas got four kills pushing B on the pistol round to extend the lead for the Poles, starting off a series of round wins for Virtus.pro. After losing five rounds as Counter Terrorists, Gambit managed to stop the rot by simultaneously shutting down pushes both at ivy and on B.

Virtus.pro proceeded to attack he A site in the following rounds, and were effective in splitting the defending Gambit players and capitalizing on the confusion, closing out the match 16-10.

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Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax	22 - 10	+12	81.1	80.8%	1.41
Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ	25 - 15	+10	98.2	65.4%	1.37
Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskipashaBiceps	22 - 18	+4	83.8	80.8%	1.28
Paweł 'byali' Bielińskibyali	19 - 15	+4	85.2	73.1%	1.22
Filip 'NEO' KubskiNEO	10 - 20	-10	62.9	76.9%	0.77

Gambit	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit	21 - 17	+4	90.3	65.4%	1.22
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN	22 - 20	+2	90.7	73.1%	1.19
Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia	13 - 20	-7	63.3	61.5%	0.77
Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus	13 - 19	-6	57.8	61.5%	0.73
Rustem 'mou' Telepovmou	9 - 22	-13	42.2	61.5%	0.61

Current standings:

2W-0L	2W-1L	1W-1L	1W-2L	0W-2L
Natus Vincere	fnatic	FaZe	MOUZ	FlipSid3
SK	Envy	Liquid	GODSENT	OpTic
	Gambit	Astralis	North
		G2
	3W-0L	0W-3L
	Virtus.pro	HellRaisers

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