SK and FaZe secure victories in New York

SK kicked off the Group A opener against Envy by securing the pistol round, but they could not follow it up as their opponents responded on a force-buy. The Frenchmen continued to rack up rounds, with a 1v2 clutch from Alexandre "⁠xms⁠" Forté giving them their fourth on the board.

Down 5-1, the Brazilians were finally able to get back to the game thanks to a triple-kill from Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo. That was the start of a great run from the Brazilians, who would win eight rounds in a row.

SK defeat EnVyUs in their first match

A quad-kill from FalleN helped SK to secure yet another pistol round, only for the Brazilians to lose the following anti-eco once again. Envy would still reach the 12-round mark, but in the end SK would lock down the map, 16-12.

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SK	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	34 - 20	+14	118.0	96.4%	1.73
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	22 - 16	+6	91.7	85.7%	1.35
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	23 - 17	+6	84.7	78.6%	1.34
Epitacio 'TACO' de MeloTACO	19 - 19	0	68.8	71.4%	1.03
João 'felps' Vasconcellosfelps	14 - 21	-7	71.2	75.0%	0.92

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	26 - 22	+4	89.0	60.7%	1.07
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	19 - 24	-5	86.1	67.9%	0.97
Alexandre 'xms' Fortéxms	17 - 21	-4	59.7	57.1%	0.89
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	15 - 24	-9	72.5	53.6%	0.81
Christophe 'SIXER' XiaSIXER	15 - 21	-6	53.3	71.4%	0.78

The first match of Group B in New York saw Virtus.pro get off on the right foot by winning the first three rounds as Counter-Terrorists. After buying up, FaZe gained control of proceedings, eventually equalizing the score at 3-3. 

Both teams then traded rounds, but it was the European mixture who began stringing rounds together, eventually closing out the half with a commanding 10-5 lead. 

FaZe are one victory away from securing a place in the semi-finals

The second half of the match proved to be a one-sided affair as FaZe did not lose a single round, closing out the match with a comprehensive 16-5 scoreline.

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FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	28 - 9	+19	130.8	81.0%	2.16
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	19 - 7	+12	94.7	85.7%	1.65
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	14 - 11	+3	79.7	71.4%	1.16
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	14 - 11	+3	68.3	61.9%	1.06
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	7 - 11	-4	49.2	81.0%	1.05

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax	13 - 14	-1	64.7	57.1%	0.82
Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskipashaBiceps	12 - 17	-5	64.5	47.6%	0.79
Paweł 'byali' Bielińskibyali	8 - 18	-10	63.9	57.1%	0.55
Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ	8 - 15	-7	43.2	47.6%	0.53
Filip 'NEO' KubskiNEO	8 - 18	-10	46.3	52.4%	0.52