SK defeat OpTic to book spot at Oracle Arena

SK have earned a spot in the IEM Oakland semi-finals following a 2-0 victory over OpTic (16-2 on Overpass, 16-12 on Inferno).

The first quarter-final match of the event kicked off on Overpass, with SK securing a quick 3-0 lead following a successful B execution in the pistol round. Despite losing the first gun round, the Brazilians would increase their lead to 5-1 with a fast-paced style.

In the next round, OpTic came close to winning their second round of the game, but they were left frustrated thanks to a 2v4 clutch from Epitacio "⁠TACO⁠" de Melo and Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David.

SK did not give their opponents any breathing room and closed out the half with a commanding 13-2 lead. Then, an ace from coldzera in the second pistol round set themselves up for a clean 16-2 finish. 

On Saturday, TACO and co. will take on NiP for a place in the grand final

OpTic got off to a much-needed flying start as Terrorists on their map pick, Inferno, securing a 6-1 advantage despite losing the first gun round – in part thanks to two clutch rounds from Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif.

Still, a successful 1v2 situation from coldzera in the following round marked the beginning of a turnaround for SK, who would win every round until the end of the half. 

 The Europeans did not back down and began the second half with yet another pistol round win. They would carry that momentum into the gun rounds, securing a narrow 11-9 lead following a quad-kill from Kevin "⁠HS⁠" Tarn in the pit, but then SK stepped up to the plate and won seven of the next eight rounds to take the map at 16-12.

Brazil
Matchpage
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16th November 2017
16
Overpass
2
16
Inferno
12

 SK K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
46 - 29 +17 109.7 71.7% 1.57
36 - 28 +8 87.1 80.4% 1.34
38 - 25 +13 83.0 76.1% 1.30
35 - 22 +13 70.2 71.7% 1.19
28 - 27 +1 73.0 67.4% 1.12
 OpTic K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
33 - 34 -1 66.3 58.7% 0.89
26 - 38 -12 75.2 58.7% 0.83
25 - 39 -14 72.6 58.7% 0.82
27 - 34 -7 65.2 54.3% 0.80
20 - 38 -18 55.5 60.9% 0.63

Brazil Marcelo 'coldzera' David
Marcelo 'coldzera' David
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.22
Maps played:
662
KPR:
0.82
DPR:
0.61
Brazil Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo
Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.96
Maps played:
571
KPR:
0.63
DPR:
0.63
Estonia Kevin 'HS' Tarn
Kevin 'HS' Tarn
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
398
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.69
Denmark Emil 'Magisk' Reif
Emil 'Magisk' Reif
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.12
Maps played:
581
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.64
#1
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Slovakia AdorrioN
gg
2017-11-16 22:05
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4 replies
#5
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North America YungKDP
thats sick!!
2017-11-16 22:05
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3 replies
#27
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Germany No_Kappa
TACO: 2 good maps 2 horrible tournaments hltv.org/stats/players/events/9217/TACO?..
2017-11-16 22:14
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2 replies
this is comment #36 yet it is #4 LUL
2017-11-16 22:30
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#47
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Brazil llskll
Who cares?
2017-11-17 01:37
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#2
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Europe keNLey94
nice GOOD PLAYED TACO!
2017-11-16 22:05
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RIP
2017-11-16 22:05
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#4
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Bulgaria j9restt
Gz monsterss
2017-11-16 22:05
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#6
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United States burz3u5
ok
2017-11-16 22:05
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gg
2017-11-16 22:05
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#8
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coldzera | 
Brazil renatofrd
TACO GOD <3
2017-11-16 22:05
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ez
2017-11-16 22:06
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ezzzzz4taco
2017-11-16 22:06
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EZ
2017-11-16 22:06
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ez ferGOD
2017-11-16 22:06
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TACO played good today tho.
2017-11-16 22:06
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#14
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United Kingdom Fizzhaz
welp gj on getting this far optic
2017-11-16 22:06
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WP SK WP OpTiC
2017-11-16 22:07
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Run TACO pls, give u best!
2017-11-16 22:07
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#17
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Brazil rickz1996
expected. Taco played very well today :]
2017-11-16 22:08
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gg
2017-11-16 22:08
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YOU KNOW NOTHING OF ESPORTS - Toledo, Wallen
2017-11-16 22:08
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#20
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
f0rest | 
Sweden Black^Panther
GG EZ
2017-11-16 22:09
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20 kills in bo3 groan
2017-11-16 22:10
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#22
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United Kingdom Astaria
At least we came this far...
2017-11-16 22:11
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2 replies
+1
2017-11-16 23:05
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#45
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Europe tweekzter
No shame to get knocked out by SK
2017-11-16 23:16
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GG!
2017-11-16 22:12
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YOU KNOW NOTHING OF ESPORTS - Toledo, Wallen
2017-11-16 22:12
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#26
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Brazil ovomexido
Lot of mistakes from optic side but happy that taco played well and fixed his problems from yesterday, Go SK!
2017-11-16 22:13
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E A Z Y I E
2017-11-16 22:14
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#29
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Sweden ThorinEk
easy for monkeys
2017-11-16 22:15
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1 reply
Ez report
2017-11-16 23:10
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TACO in front of Cold FalleN and boltz.. Now I've seen it all.
2017-11-16 22:15
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When SK plays with 5
2017-11-16 22:16
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HELLO WORLD!
2017-11-16 22:16
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Taco plays better than cold?!Is opposite day today?
2017-11-16 22:19
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#34
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Brazil igricardf
Ez for the #1
2017-11-16 22:21
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-botberg +Dennis pls optic. I highly doubt friberg is doing that much in the igl role and dennis could add some much needed firepower to this team
2017-11-16 22:25
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2 replies
#37
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Italy Brian_Furious
1 lost match = disband like faze does? It doesn't work like that. Did you expect optic taking the 3rd map considering opting winning on inferno? I don't think so. Optic is a fresh team and hopefully they will improve because they have talent for sure
2017-11-16 22:31
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#39
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Brazil TonimSan
Óptic should have a Lot of firepower with mixwell, HS and Magisk, but only the First seems to wants to Win. I Still don't get How Magisk Fell from Monster god of spraying to this shit he is nowadays.
2017-11-16 22:37
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#38
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Brazil Williamkss
Ez peasy lemon squeezy
2017-11-16 22:35
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GG finally, when TACO isn't a BOT no one can beat SK.
2017-11-16 22:48
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#42
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United States Felipelok
Shitberg
2017-11-16 23:07
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EZ FOR TACO
2017-11-16 23:09
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If im not wrong this is the first series since LG days that TACO plays better then Cold
2017-11-17 00:05
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send magisk to astralis instead of one of their choker
2017-11-17 05:35
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#49
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Malta vfXy0
Who would win? Whole EU squad or One TACOBoi
2017-11-17 13:45
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fribot
2017-11-17 16:06
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Can we address how magnificent HS hair is?
2017-11-17 17:43
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RiP SK
2017-11-19 20:51
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1 reply
#53
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Denmark Kab1x
yes
2017-11-19 20:52
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