SK cruise past Virtus.pro in Saint Petersburg

24-10-2017 11:59

In their first match with Ricardo "boltz" Prass as a stand-in, SK swept Virtus.pro, picking up a 2-0 win (16-5 Train, 16-7 Mirage).

Virtus.pro took the early lead on their map pick, Train, despite losing the Terrorist pistol. The key was winning the second round force-up, as all of their members combined on a popdog and main split of A. SK shortly found themselves 5-1 down, but managed to add a second round to the board as Virtus.pro were ineffective with their fake of A through ivy. Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo picked up both kills on the lurkers and then rotated into B to add another one, kickstarting his team on Train.

A double from Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga and Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David chiming in saved the Brazilians from a dangerous reset in the following round and, from that point onwards, it was all about SK. FalleN's AWPing on A and fer's trademark aggression were too much for Virtus.pro to handle, their attempts to break into sites were stopped round after round. SK ended up winning pulling it back all the way to a 9-5 lead, with Ricardo "⁠boltz⁠" Prass adding insult to injury by clutching out a 1v2 after plant on A in the final round.

The Immortals loanee took continued with that form into the second half pistol round, killing four Virtus.pro members as his team took over A. SK didn't take the foot off the pedal, won the first gun round and closed out the first map with their 15th consecutive round win—and a 16-5 scoreline.

SK were comfortable throughout the opening match of EPICENTER

Another CT pistol round went SK's way, as the action switched to Mirage, but Virtus.pro quickly equalized the score at 3-3 thanks to plays by the young duo Janusz "⁠Snax⁠" Pogorzelski and Paweł "⁠byali⁠" Bieliński. Filip "⁠NEO⁠" Kubski got three openings on the A site entry in round 8, but his team was denied the win by a 1v2 clutch from coldzera. SK extended their lead off the back of that, going 6-3 up. Virtus.pro added two more rounds to the board before the end of the half, but weren't able to tie them together, with FalleN making sure of that with an AWP qual kill in round 13.

Once again, the Brazilians finished their CT side with a 10-5 lead, and once again, a player got four kills on the Terrorist pistol—this time it was coldzera's turn to clean up the Poles as his team took over A. Virtus.pro afforded their first CT-side buy as the score was 13-5, and just a couple of seconds into the round, byali was picked off crossing towards connector by FalleN's AWP. The Brazilians capitalized on that advantage, making it 14-5, and picked up a Deagle buy round shortly after, which allowed them to stop the comeback attempt from Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas's team and close out the map 16-7.

EPICENTER 2017Best of 3

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24th October 2017

Virtus.pro

Train

Mirage

SK	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo FalleN	44 - 17	+27	99.6	84.1%	1.67
Marcelo 'coldzera' David coldzera	43 - 20	+23	98.0	79.5%	1.50
Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga fer	40 - 27	+13	102.3	84.1%	1.49
Ricardo 'boltz' Prass boltz	30 - 19	+11	68.7	79.5%	1.23
Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo TACO	25 - 25	0	69.5	70.5%	0.98

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Paweł 'byali' Bieliński byali	27 - 37	-10	66.6	59.1%	0.85
Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' Jarząbkowski pashaBiceps	26 - 34	-8	62.2	56.8%	0.75
Filip 'NEO' Kubski NEO	20 - 35	-15	63.1	45.5%	0.73
Wiktor 'TaZ' Wojtas TaZ	18 - 38	-20	54.3	50.0%	0.56
Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski Snax	17 - 39	-22	56.1	47.7%	0.56

Virtus Pro? More like virtus noob XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

2017-10-24 12:00

15 replies

Faze fans, prepare to get fractured!

2017-10-24 11:59

12 replies

it's VP, chill lmao

9 replies

faze will ez take this event 2-0 every series

2017-10-24 12:14

8 replies

highly doubt it but would be historical

2017-10-24 12:17

7 replies

well we can safely say that VP will come last though

2017-10-24 12:20

4 replies

yeah well that was obvious tho =D

2 replies

Well, we can say that VP didn't even came Kappa

2017-10-24 12:52

1 reply

nahuj vp BrokeBack

2017-10-24 14:18

bye bye gambit LUL

2017-10-26 02:52

They have taken the last 2 tournaments winning al series 2-0 and 3-0 in the final

2017-10-24 16:13

2-1 vs gambit and lucky win nice try

2017-10-24 20:20

I think Psychologist could help them. Although Taz and Pasha need Psychiatrist

ikr they're polish ffs

2017-10-24 13:00

ez for sk gaming, VP is weak, this is sk gaming #RUNSKG

2017-10-24 17:33

Boltz fits very well Ez 4 sk

2017-10-24 12:01

Let's see against Faze, but i think he will fit well in the team

2017-10-24 12:05

Ezipizi

Go home vp

Lmaoo

I know

RIP

-PASHA -TAZ -NEO

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Pasha?lul

2017-10-24 12:22

-neo -taz +TOAO +MICHU

2017-10-24 12:28

-snax + toao - taz + michu. pasha neo igl byali michu toao

2017-10-24 12:57

Who's Toao?

2017-10-24 14:39

hltv.org/player/11278/TOAO

2017-10-24 14:53

- pasha + furlan

2017-10-24 12:59

next expectation is VP disband..

16-5, 16-5?

Fallen onfire today :D

10 replies

EPICENTER mvp confirmed

2017-10-24 12:15

slow down little guy sk is winning nothing

2017-10-24 12:27

who will stop the SK? Faze? just see and thanks me later.

2017-10-24 12:31

HAHAHA u brazillians are dumb af for getting hyped by beating Virtus Pro HAHAHAHA

2017-10-24 12:44

we are brazilians the hype is normal for us what the problem? why so nervous? wtf

2017-10-24 12:49

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im saying its really funny you all got hyped just by beating vp

2017-10-24 13:20

good bro nice ...

2017-10-24 13:25

for now its VP and FaZ, who is next? #RunSKGAndTakeTheTop1Again

2017-10-26 12:36

XANTARES

2017-10-24 12:46

and I hope see XANTARES in T1 events again bro this guy have future but not in Space Soldiers.

2017-10-24 12:35

- TACO + felps

+1 TACO is all the problem of SK no skill no brain no tatic damn

Would love to see that happen.

2017-10-24 17:27

What a surprise. Totally unexpected and news worth /s

DISBAND INC

maybe :\

Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski 17 - 39 -22 56.1 0.55 wtf snax?

Wth is happening with him? :0

2017-10-24 12:08

pubg

2017-10-24 12:09

rlly? '-' wtf Snax

2017-10-24 12:18

vp saving strats for ago

true

2017-10-24 12:04

VP strats LUL

What a play! WALLEN IS ON FIRE

2017-10-24 12:02

EPICENTER MVP confirmed mark my words

2017-10-24 12:19

agree

Damn snax what happend with him? He isnt old yet, but play on taz level.

PUBG

Stop killing snax ffs. Dude is a foxy player and is needed to the scene. Snax Pasha Byali Michu Gruby

2017-10-24 12:03

NT byali szpero awp neo igl tato michu

2017-10-24 12:10

loooooooooool

snax is bad af atm Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski 17 - 39 -22 56.1 0.55

He is bad due to team environment RN. He will be back if they do a roster change.

damn boltz

Boltz > Felps right ?

2017-10-24 12:21

Taz getting too old for petty games

this was last LAN invitation for VP, only the major left, they will lose legend status and won't ever attend a LAN again because they can't qualify online [*] VP

They will be dropped to LAN qualifier if they lose a legend status (but of course they wouldn't go past it) + they were invited at t2-t3 Starladder at Shanghai.

if VP will still play like this then imo disband right after elegue major

vp in 2017 LUL

2017-10-24 12:06

VP wasted spot.

sad but true

2017-10-24 12:32

Keep boltz plz, fits perfectly. GG

Its just VP come on, SK could beat them with felps too.

2017-10-24 12:12

It's not the result but the way the team played. With felps and fer Sk was overagressive and Fallen had to stay put, now he can move more. Overall, SK played more tactical and I think thats the way to the top again.

Maybe yeah, but with felps having negative kdr after 2 comfortable wins. But that's not even the most important, the team just seems more cohesive and balanced now.

2017-10-24 12:16

come on Phancy, just wait for the next matchs and you'll see.

2017-10-24 12:24

now " its just" VP and FaZe who is next? gg

2017-10-26 12:32

Karrigan never ever won bo3 against fallen so it's expected. I want to see g2 vs sk.

me too #RunSKG #RUNG2

2017-10-26 13:24

When you reach 30 your reflexes are slowly getting slower and slower. This just shows the end is inevitable. Its been nice ride while it lasted (neo and TaZ), but it is more than half a year without any relevant result and you are getting destroyed by any tier1 competition most of the time. Give the opportunity to some young guns. Even snax is playing poorly :|

too much mcdonalds

2017-10-24 12:34

nice match to watch, this week is gonna be awesome.

yeah dude +1

2017-10-24 12:25

SK vs FaZe HYPE

2017-10-24 12:11

+1 bro

2017-10-24 12:26

ez faze 2:0

2017-10-24 12:55

who? hahaha so ez for the best team in the world but nt bro

2017-10-26 12:30

OK ez vp

2017-10-26 12:44

How the mighty have fallen.

2017-10-24 12:13

Lets see when they meet someone decent

imgur.com/a/lUQrJ LUUUUUUL

cruise? u mean raped

2017-10-24 12:29

Best thing about next major? No VP :D

but vp will be at next major xD

Really? I might be wrong, ive been away for some time. Did they qualify yet or are you just hoping?

they lost the semis 0-2 to IMT ))

Yeha thats right - i forgot :( Well one can only hope they disband then :P

My bad :P

Vp is legends

Ah yeah, i acutally forgot. North sent them home last time right?

They won against north But lost to the old imt (steel boltz hen1 lucas1 kngv) in the semis

True. Dnno why i remembered is as tho they failed in groups. Mix up with faze i guess :P

2017-10-24 12:23

Yeah faze 0-3

dw guys VP will come back stronger

We are number one. support us, hate us, fuel us. Love ya. - TaZ

talking shit about his teammates and now on the last places every game -snax

I wonder when the disband is happening

they like to travelling the world with huge salary... this is the best for VP out of gourp then go city tour.... and someone pay for this... :D:D

bigface snax on the bottom again...

gg vp noob

virtus.worse_than_premier

Big respect to FalleN. This guy is so passionate about the game since 1.6 days... His teams were average @ 1.6, but in GO he rocks for sure. p.s. I also like his attitude towards opponents. Respect matters a lot in all sports and e-Sports is not an exception! Na`Vi, Virtus.pro, fnatic, NiP becoming tier3 btw... tier2 at their max.

Yeah the old guard is essentially dead now. I'm hoping to see a little bit of that single tournament magic from nip we got a few times in 2016 but not really expecting anything from any of them

2017-10-24 13:18

2017-10-24 13:19

Just love the guy as well. To be honest, he was an INCREDIBLE awper back in 1.6, but since his team sucked hard, he never got the recognition he deserved. On his prime, he stood up to cogu and markeloff.

2017-10-24 17:30

Disband? ;-;

gg ez

2017-10-24 12:37

Faze will get raped by SK ez :) /Closed & /EnoughSaid

noobtus pro . need disband . dont play anymore please

2017-10-24 12:39

FalleN GG

VP should be disband

2017-10-24 12:53

VAMO BOLTÃOOO!

2017-10-24 13:02

Bo3 because VP Boss (who is epicenter Boss also) made bo3 format because he want +30 minutes more for vp on tournamet. Nice scam.

2017-10-24 13:09

bo3 is less random

2017-10-24 13:35

Awesome!

2017-10-24 13:13

So apparently IGLing just destroys players now even after they stop. First seized and now snax. RiP

2017-10-24 13:15

D I S B A N D

C'mon VP :( I know you can come back

2017-10-24 13:26

ez pz lemon squeezy

2017-10-24 13:27

SK too strong , VP need new blood. Congratulations Brazileiro!

2017-10-24 13:31

poor VP, its sad to see how bad and unmotivated they are right now

2017-10-24 13:37

unexpected

2017-10-24 13:40

SK IS BACK!!!!

2017-10-24 13:44

25k $ per month ahhhahahahaha

2017-10-24 13:47

Way too easy for SK Gaming, the best team that has ever existed in all versions of Counter Strike. This record-breaking machine, also known as "team", is composed by: Gabriel Toledo - FalleN: The best sniper and In-Game Leader that ever existed in this game that people call Counter Strike.When the enemies press TAB and see his name on the other team, they instantly choke and lose all their composure, hence losing the match, just ask Team Liquid and they will tell you all about this. Fernando Alvarenga - fer: The best player of 2017 so far. His play style is so good that the enemies can't even see where he is on the map. If you think Fer is in one place and you go and check that place you'll find out that he's not there and is actually behind you and by this time you have already been knifed and humiliated by the best lurker that ever played this game. Enemies choke just by seeing his model in-game, just ask TaZ and he will tell you more about it. Ricado Prass - boltz: Our fatty and cute guy is back to the team since lil star felps was benched. His sprays are the best of the world, he may has german blood in his veins but he is not a cheater tho! Boltz can easily hold a bomb side by himself anytime anyday, spraying and collecting some kills like no one can! Also, this guy is a clutch monster.. enemies cry when they press TAB and see thats boltz left to play the clutch. Marcelo David - coldzera: Also known as GODZERA he is without a doubt the best player that ever played this game. Fallen is the best sniper and IGL, but Coldzera... Oh Coldzera, what can I even say about this man? He's like the Messi and CR7 of CS:GO, he's not from this planet. His aim is always on point, his game sense is impecable, he is also the smartest player that ever existed and the most humble one also, because a player of his skill level you'd think that he'd play as the team star or IGL, but no, he plays a support. But Cold (or GOD) can play any role and he'll still be better than 100% of the players. You know why? Because Coldzera has magic! Good players win titles, amazing players break records, Coldzera breaks the rules! You can stay with your stats that I'll stay with the magic! You prefer the stats, I prefer tha magic, I prefer COLDZERA! Epitácio de Melo - TACO: You might get fooled by his stats not being so good as his other 4 teammates, but just watch any SK match and you will see why TACO is the best entry fragger in the world and best solo B player ever. He's so versatile, you can give him any weapon, even an AWP, and put him alone in any B bombsite of any map and he'll humiliate all the players of the other team by his amazing skill and outstanding positioning as well as his out-of-this-world game sense. He's one of the smartest players that ever played this game and you know that. As a Terrorist just put him in front of the line and he'll win dominate the bombsite all by himself, and even die so that his team can plant the bomb! Tell me if this isn't the best thing a player could do? Give his life and give up having good stats so that his team can succeed? I can't hold back the tears anymore, damn my keyboard is all wet now... I'll have to stop here. TACO <3 And this is why this is an easy match for the best team that ever existed.

2017-10-24 13:49

brazilian pls dont try play this game you so silver

2017-10-24 19:08

flag, checks out

2017-10-24 19:10

please kick bot TACO

2017-10-24 14:06

5 replies

2017-10-24 17:31

+01

2017-10-24 19:11

kick the whole team they dont deserve to play for sk

2017-10-24 19:14

dont speak with brazilians we are just better at CSGO and ure no scener and no economy

2017-10-26 19:46

fuck cs you aint shit

2017-10-26 19:48

taco botom fragger once more... ffs kick that bot already

2017-10-24 14:19

Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski 17 - 39 -22

2017-10-24 14:26

disban this trash team, how many times again they will waste spots on events

2017-10-24 14:44

Boltz first game and... BOLTZ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TACO Time to kick TACO... sry.

2017-10-24 15:07

snax so bad omg vp dead team. disband stop killing your legacy

2017-10-24 15:33

ez SK

2017-10-24 15:53

Virtus.Pro is so fucking abysmal these days that it actually just...makes me angry, and I'm not a pole, or ever been a VP fan necessarily. Still, though. Jesus Christ, VP, what the FUCK are you guys doing?

2017-10-24 17:02

rip vp...disband

2017-10-24 17:20

If they kick Taco and bring steel... Oh poor Faze...

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in your dreams this guys sucks so much

2017-10-24 18:37

You know nothing about counter strike.

2017-10-24 18:49

say the jungle man.... true cs got only europe you just a brazilian go play whit rocks or sticks

2017-10-24 19:05

NOOB

Learn some english first, retard.

2017-10-24 19:06

im not gipsy to learn some ugly languages fucking monke

Oh, I'm sorry. Only now have I noticed you're from Bulgaria, home of slow minded chimpz. Sorry, my special friend. Wish you the best.

xaxaxaxa bulgaria made in 681 years You just a stupid niggar fucking slave eat shit and die stupid fuck i wihs you the best becouse you are 3rd world

2017-10-24 19:09

and brazilians dont try to play cs go you so slow and stupid fallen biggest silver coldzera ugly midjit whit no skill top 10 maybe for this years

fuze fuck all yall brazilian cunts

cry its free no problem cock sucker

Of course they ''cruised past'' VP. Easiest opponent in the whole tournament, by miles. Gotta love how SK always gets these lucky ass match ups early on.

2017-10-24 17:37