fnatic through to semis over Gambit

27-1-2017 23:13

fnatic are through to the semi-finals at the ELEAGUE Major after defeating Gambit 2-1 (16-7 on Cache, 3-16 on Overpass and 16-7 on Dust2).

Cache was the first map of the series, and here fnatic got off to a blazing fast start, punishing Gambit on a force buy after losing the pistol round. The Swedes brought the scoreline to a 10-2 advantage before Gambit tightened up their defense and picked up the last three rounds of the half.

The second half began with Gambit taking the pistol round following a B execute, with Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov getting three kills to his name. But just like before, fnatic fought back in the next round, thanks to three stunning Desert Eagle headshots.

fnatic remained in the driving seat and quickly reached map point, powered by in-form Simon "⁠twist⁠" Eliasson. Gambit still picked up a round with an A execute, but fnatic quickly locked down the map to take the lead in the series.

twist was the MVP of the series

Rustem "⁠mou⁠" Telepov opened the game up on Overpass with a quad kill in the pistol round, putting Gambit in the lead. After taking both anti-ecos, Gambit further extended their lead by taking control of the A site, with Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko taking three crucial frags.

Down 0-5, fnatic finally picked up their first round courtesy of a triple kill from Freddy "⁠KRIMZ⁠" Johansson, but then they had to deal with a hard reset after shockingly wasting a 4on2 situation. Any round that fnatic took in the half was quickly countered with a round by Gambit, and so the Swedes were held off any economic development until the end of the half, which ended with a one-sided 12-3 scoreline in favour of the Kazakhstani side.

Things went from bad to worse for fnatic, who lost the pistol round on the Terrorist side. With the economic advantage and the momentum swinging in their favour, they would go on to win the next three rounds en route to a convincing 16-3 finish.

HObbit and mou were on fire on Overpass

It all came down to Dust2, where fnatic came out of the gate looking scary, storming to an 8-0 lead as Gambit struggled to keep up with the pace of their opponents. But then things finally started clicking for Gambit, who won six of the next seven rounds to end the half with a close 9-6 scoreline.

The second half was a complete blowout, with fnatic dropping just one round on the CT side before running out 16-7 victors on the map, a result that sees them move on to the last-four stage in Atlanta.

ELEAGUE Major 2017Best of 3

fnatic

Matchpage

27th January 2017

Gambit

Cache

Overpass

Dust2

fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Simon 'twist' Eliasson twist	56 - 36	+20	93.6	66.2%	1.29
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjer olofmeister	43 - 43	0	74.8	72.3%	1.07
Dennis 'dennis' Edman dennis	45 - 50	-5	80.1	72.3%	1.06
Freddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson KRIMZ	40 - 40	0	68.8	72.3%	1.01
Joakim 'disco doplan' Gidetun disco doplan	40 - 42	-2	63.1	72.3%	0.98

Gambit	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov HObbit	50 - 43	+7	82.3	70.8%	1.15
Rustem 'mou' Telepov mou	47 - 40	+7	75.2	64.6%	1.09
Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev AdreN	48 - 44	+4	78.9	72.3%	1.08
Danylo 'Zeus' Teslenko Zeus	35 - 47	-12	68.9	60.0%	0.85
Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov Dosia	30 - 51	-21	59.7	63.1%	0.75

Grats to fnatic making it to semi finals once again. What a performance done by twist on cache and dust2, he surely took star player role over olof on both maps with this splendid performances. I'm feeling sorry for Zeus even thou "he didn't even have to call" on overpass still Gambit couldn't manage it yet they are same as Na`Vi with just gaining legends status. Whats making me curious, Why gambit banned mirage but not dust2, Na`Vi still picking mirage and yet they were considered one of best teams on mirage when Zeus was in game leader with them, I was expecting Zeus to save mirage but ban dust2 with Gambit too... Lets see if Astralis can take revenge of North over fnatic on semifinals and make it to major finals for a first time.

2017-01-28 00:13

16 replies

n1, finally #1 after that #14 fail

2017-01-28 00:14

4 replies

LUL

it happened cuz somehow cloudflare didn't let my post past in time sadly :/

2017-01-28 00:15

2 replies

And HLTV was a little laggy, so not really your fault.

2017-01-28 00:19

Admitting to VAC? Reported

2017-01-28 00:48

lul

haha i barely even opened the card

How long you have been refreshing HLTV until they made this post?

LNG

2017-01-28 00:20

How about u? You are #2, u also keep refreshing HLTV for a long time? How much long?

1 reply

It's a secret. We can't reveal.

You can also simply turn on notifications for HLTV on windows 10. As soon as there is a new post it pops up a notification.

2017-01-28 00:17

and yet u said fnatic will fall at least 2 times

2017-01-28 00:16

6. Gambit removed Train. gambit scared of dennis his top notch strats that nobody has seen before like: rush ivy, rush B, rush A, headshot.

2017-01-28 00:18

First time not saying that Fnatic needs to get out of the tournament, they're getting out now, you jinxing motherfk.

2017-01-28 00:37

We get it you are fast but who cares what a nolifer thinks of a match anyways

2017-01-28 03:05

Grats to fnatic. Unfortunately Gambit didn't manage to get into semi-finals. |"OIJ()$£J)=JAS

expected win. ez 4 twist

gj fnatic

eZ :)

swedish vikings in action

Really hoped Gambit would win. GG anyways. #RunFNC

#ripbronzecoin

wp gambit

easiest opponents

gg ez

gg gambit u guys did well wp...GL TO FNATIC TOO

Fnatic top 1 inc

I feel that compared to the other teams, Fnatic didn't desere a spot in the semis.

"<3 Natus Vincere"

2017-01-28 00:21

What I mean is they didn't practice at all for the major. The only reason they even reached semis is by playing against the easiest team to face.

2017-01-28 08:19

Come on dude, they did practice. You really think a big organization like fnatic would allow them to just slack? VP had a pretty easy way aswell.. they only played against 1 legend team - Gambit.

2017-01-28 12:48

not expected

FNATIC BOTS, EZ 4 ASTRALIS

Expected. Well done fnatic <3

Not the heroes we needed in semis. Crying so much. But loss is a loss, GGWP

:'/

2017-01-28 00:41

no navi no gambit :( ehh sad, both looking very potential

Don't worry Gambit, you won our hearts. You will do it next time, potential is there! All of them are great players, AdreN with hobbit are beasts.

gg wp

GOD TWIST

2017-01-28 00:27

Not a bad performance from Gambit, just need a couple more maps on their cbble/overpass level. Can't see fnatic going over Astralis, but the choke could still be real I suppose. :()

2017-01-28 00:23