AVANGAR win Farmskins Championship #2; round out IEM Katowice list

AVANGAR came out on top of the Farmskins Championship #2 following a 2-0 victory against AGO in the grand final, securing the last spot at IEM Katowice.

A total of 20 teams took part in the tournament which had one spot at IEM Katowice on offer, with 16 of them first battling in groups for four spots in the playoffs, where four seeded teams joined in: Space Soldiers, MOUZ, Natus Vincere, and BIG.

Spirit, MANS NOT HOT, AVANGAR, and Epsilon topped their respective groups and advanced to playoffs. However, Spirit then pulled out of the tournament and were replaced by Group A's second placed team, AGO.

AVANGAR qualify for IEM Katowice after topping Farmskins Championship #2

Out of the seeded teams, only MOUZ were able to win their quarter-final series, with Epsilon stunning Natus Vincere 2-0 in the first round. The Kazakh-Russian side AVANGAR first took Space Soldiers by surprise with a close 2-0 victory in the quarter-finals, before taking down MOUZ in the semis after a three-map battle last night. 

Earlier today it was time for the grand final between Aleksei "⁠Qikert⁠" Golubev's team and AGO, who passed BIG and Epsilon on their way to the last series. AVANGAR barely broke a sweat in the quick best-of-three, winning Train 16-5 following a dominant CT side, while on Overpass they grabbed eight rounds on each side for a 16-8, 2-0 victory, clinching the last spot at IEM Katowice.

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 AGO K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
28 - 35 -7 80.0 66.7% 0.92
28 - 36 -8 73.6 57.8% 0.91
22 - 35 -13 55.6 55.6% 0.71
22 - 37 -15 56.4 57.8% 0.64
17 - 36 -19 49.0 51.1% 0.54
 AVANGAR K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
43 - 18 +25 93.6 75.6% 1.51
40 - 24 +16 90.9 75.6% 1.49
40 - 24 +16 99.8 80.0% 1.45
34 - 28 +6 72.3 75.6% 1.17
22 - 23 -1 60.8 80.0% 1.06

 AGO K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
28 - 35 -7 80.0 66.7% 0.92
28 - 36 -8 73.6 57.8% 0.91
22 - 35 -13 55.6 55.6% 0.71
22 - 37 -15 56.4 57.8% 0.64
17 - 36 -19 49.0 51.1% 0.54
 AVANGAR K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
43 - 18 +25 93.6 75.6% 1.51
40 - 24 +16 90.9 75.6% 1.49
40 - 24 +16 99.8 80.0% 1.45
34 - 28 +6 72.3 75.6% 1.17
22 - 23 -1 60.8 80.0% 1.06

With AVANGAR rounding out the team list of IEM Katowice, here are the 16 teams who will take part in the $500,000 tournament taking place from February 27-March 4:

Europe FaZe Brazil SK
United States Cloud9  France G2
Sweden fnatic Denmark Astralis
Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas Kazakhstan Gambit
North America Liquid Denmark North
Australia Renegades  Poland Virtus.pro
Denmark HEROIC Kazakhstan AVANGAR
China TYLOO Australia ORDER
Kazakhstan Aleksei 'Qikert' Golubev
Aleksei 'Qikert' Golubev
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
216
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.66
#1
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China o_O
good
2018-02-11 18:17
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32 replies
#5
CMX | 
United States LuWi
Kazakhstan the greatest country in the world All other countries are run by little girls
2018-02-11 18:19
0
25 replies
#58
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Turkey Mustafa-
AVANGAR is tier 3 team how they are so good i dont understand
2018-02-11 18:32
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23 replies
#66
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Kazakhstan Fijithings
why tier3? At least tier2.
2018-02-11 18:36
0
14 replies
#74
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Turkey Mustafa-
SS is better than AVANGAR
2018-02-11 18:44
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12 replies
#78
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Kazakhstan Fijithings
no
2018-02-11 18:50
0
11 replies
#89
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Turkey Mustafa-
avangar fan LUL
2018-02-11 19:03
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10 replies
they just lost to avangar , iguess avangar is better
2018-02-11 19:08
0
9 replies
#96
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Turkey Mustafa-
because turkey had lag
2018-02-11 19:09
0
6 replies
#98
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Kazakhstan Fijithings
Choose your excuse: 1.Lags | 2.New mouse | 3.Low FPS | 4.Low team | 5.Hacker | 6.Lucker | 7.Smurf | 8.Hitbox | 9.Tickrate.
2018-02-11 19:12
0
flag/name checks out
2018-02-11 19:28
0
they play in airport at 1gbit internet channel just stfu
2018-02-11 19:33
0
2 replies
#126
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France plagueis
wtf ?
2018-02-11 20:50
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1 reply
what "wtf"? turkey's goverment gives them good conditions if u didnt know
2018-02-11 20:53
0
Excuses excuses
2018-02-11 19:43
0
#100
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Brazil C9_ERA
Dude, you guys have to think and stop beeing weird. Avangar is playig good and in a good form, this doesent make them tier 2. Just like cloud 9 its not tier 1 and Gambit was never something beyond tier 2 (most of the time tier 3). Only time proves these things.
2018-02-11 19:21
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1 reply
Well said,winning the major doesnt make cloud 9 tier 1,avangar able to qualify for iem katowice doesnt make them tier 2
2018-02-12 03:36
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winning the major doesnt make cloud 9 tier 1,avangar able to qualify for iem katowice doesnt make them tier 2
2018-02-12 03:41
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#69
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World STAboss
Turkey is tier 10 then
2018-02-11 18:38
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space kebabs tier 1?
2018-02-11 18:42
0
6 replies
#75
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Turkey Mustafa-
Yes they played so good at major while VP 0-3'ed
2018-02-11 18:45
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5 replies
allah akbar
2018-02-11 19:23
0
2 replies
zabij sie
2018-02-11 19:43
0
kebab > poorlak
2018-02-11 20:51
0
2018-02-11 19:57
0
1 reply
hhahahhaha
2018-02-11 20:52
0
#149
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Russia TokYYY
LuWi Kazakhstan CIS team. 1)CIS team speaking on russian 2)Two persons, namely qikert and dimasick are Russians, but have the Kazakhstan citizenship
2018-02-12 12:06
0
Can I just point out that Avangar THE CIS MINOR WINNERS won this qualifier over CIS and EU teams and that the people saying CIS and Eu qualifiers should be together can now STFU unless they want EU to have less spots in majors
2018-02-11 18:59
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5 replies
add that the navi sucked 2 times for this slot
2018-02-11 19:11
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1 reply
mouse and navi shout out to optic and nip fangays
2018-02-11 19:38
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better give 2 spots to Kazakhstan than giving it to CIS
2018-02-11 19:42
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2 replies
why? qbf and vega are goods teams
2018-02-11 20:16
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1 reply
Both not in CIS minor already
2018-02-11 20:18
0
#2
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Netherlands LazyLyra
RIP mouz
2018-02-11 18:18
0
. ...k
2018-02-11 18:18
0
3 replies
Nt
2018-02-11 18:18
0
Nt Original text : " FIRST MOM I DID IT "
2018-02-11 18:19
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1 reply
ikr, wanted to delete but OMEGALUL caught me fuccing
2018-02-11 19:02
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#4
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Peru cookiesA
lol
2018-02-11 18:18
0
#6
Faceit level 10  | 
MamaAlien | 
Norway LogiC_
gonna drop out instantly
2018-02-11 18:18
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2 replies
#33
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United States _waterrr
LOL watch as they make top 8
2018-02-11 18:20
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we said the same about QBF :)
2018-02-11 20:51
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I did it dad! Top 10!
2018-02-11 18:18
0
Unexpected
2018-02-11 18:18
0
AVACGAR
2018-02-11 18:18
0
Diks
2018-02-11 18:18
0
1 reply
Pwned
2018-02-11 18:25
0
BUSTED
2018-02-11 18:18
0
sad
2018-02-11 18:18
0
AGO won't accomplish anything without me in their roster.
2018-02-11 18:19
0
cu on LAN
2018-02-11 18:18
0
#17
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Guam b7ack0ut
RIP
2018-02-11 18:18
0
#18
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Australia RSP666
lol wasted
2018-02-11 18:18
0
1 reply
#146
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World GhOstiee
Wasted was NAF in Renegays
2018-02-12 03:47
0
#19
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Latvia Faaakk
xDD
2018-02-11 18:18
0
deserves
2018-02-11 18:18
0
AGO TOP 1 PL XD
2018-02-11 18:18
0
ez for kz
2018-02-11 18:19
0
#24
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Germany kick_friberg_ffs
2018-02-11 18:19
0
3 replies
LOL
2018-02-11 18:20
0
exdee
2018-02-11 18:22
0
#57
Faceit level 10  | 
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Russia Sur10n
brutal
2018-02-11 18:31
0
#25
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United States Doge14
buster = goat
2018-02-11 18:19
0
#26
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Russia Reph
buster mah boi
2018-02-11 18:19
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Wasted spot
2018-02-11 18:19
0
3 replies
#30
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blameF | 
Iceland xijmplr
BLACKSTAR MAFIA ez
2018-02-11 18:19
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better than dutch scene
2018-02-11 18:20
0
1 reply
+1
2018-02-11 18:22
0
Gg
2018-02-11 18:19
0
oi blya heroic dali by tyllo/order
2018-02-11 18:19
0
2 replies
#44
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Russia r4jkkYNWA
eto pro100 spisok team , brat jrebiya eshe ne bilo
2018-02-11 18:22
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1 reply
oh blya ne zametil chto netu 'vs' kek
2018-02-11 18:55
0
#31
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Poland Marcines
sad times
2018-02-11 18:20
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#35
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World PewPewKurt
online fags with hacks, gg krizzen so obv
2018-02-11 18:21
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5 replies
forgot about the major ?
2018-02-11 18:29
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4 replies
#61
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World PewPewKurt
nope. here his major stats. 0.94 0.89 0.44 1.22 (vs b0tfits) 1.41 (vs b0tside tactics) 0.65 0.69 as you can see, this onliner is deep in the reds 0nlan
2018-02-11 18:34
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3 replies
i talked about the team
2018-02-11 18:34
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2 replies
#65
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World PewPewKurt
i talk about krizzen
2018-02-11 18:36
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1 reply
ok np
2018-02-11 18:51
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Alga Kazakhstan
2018-02-11 18:21
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CRY IS FREE POLAKS
2018-02-11 18:21
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XD
2018-02-11 18:21
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#39
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Croatia imjustmau
AVANGAR tier 1 by 2019
2018-02-11 18:21
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1 reply
#64
mir | 
Russia M13F
top 1* by 2019
2018-02-11 18:36
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Ez ruskis
2018-02-11 18:22
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Unexpected
2018-02-11 18:22
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2 kazakh teams on iem. Pls make it to playoffs
2018-02-11 18:22
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ez
2018-02-11 18:25
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what a success story by avangar first major, after qualifying to iem wp kazakh brothers
2018-02-11 18:26
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3 replies
#73
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Kazakhstan alpamyS
Thx, also SS success is impressive, gl for them
2018-02-11 18:43
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2 replies
fan of NaVi is kazakh? wut?
2018-02-11 19:34
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1 reply
#148
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Kazakhstan alpamyS
stal im ewe do Gambitov, no men'we za gambit/avangar ot etogo ne boleyu
2018-02-12 07:32
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i will laugh so hard when avangar is gonna smash SS on future lans,and maj3r gonna say :James was ban from esea just 1 years before
2018-02-11 18:26
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1 reply
after his post about 1 year ban at esea, he sorried And said that he doesn't think that smb-hacking
2018-02-11 23:21
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expected, no chance for polish bots
2018-02-11 18:27
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#51
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jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
Very good for them! gg
2018-02-11 18:28
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cry is definitely free
2018-02-11 18:28
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#54
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Other TheAwakening
Gratz Avangar, gj guys!
2018-02-11 18:29
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2 replies
STFU fgt kys
2018-02-11 18:30
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1 reply
#79
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Other TheAwakening
How much?
2018-02-11 18:50
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I think, it is a good demonstration of growing CIS CS. Avangar <3
2018-02-11 18:29
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#59
jks | 
Australia Mosski
nice
2018-02-11 18:33
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LETS GO AVANGAR
2018-02-11 18:35
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#71
JD | 
Poland PSZ
Hahahaha AGO fucking noobs
2018-02-11 18:40
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yeet
2018-02-11 18:45
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Gj brothers , repsect them
2018-02-11 18:46
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AVANGAR is clearly a better team
2018-02-11 18:50
0
#83
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coldzera | 
Brazil saotequi
KZ CS LOOK STRONG
2018-02-11 18:54
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#85
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Kazakhstan Nikkei
Avangar good job ;)
2018-02-11 18:55
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have watched the games , i dont trust them
2018-02-11 19:01
0
#90
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Russia formaldehyde
Well done!
2018-02-11 19:04
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#91
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dupreeh | 
Germany pastaMasta
unexpected
2018-02-11 19:05
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2 replies
Pretty much expected lol, after they beat mouz
2018-02-11 19:08
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1 reply
#124
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dupreeh | 
Germany pastaMasta
before they beat mouz totally unexpected, before ago match I'd say 50/50
2018-02-11 20:28
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Wasted spot for Katowice imo If AVANGAR make it out of groups then please discredit this post
2018-02-11 19:08
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5 replies
#132
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AdreN | 
Kazakhstan Aiomie
I can discredit the post just for your "wasted" word. Avangar survived SS, Mouz, and even big onliners AGO, have 12 consecutive victories. I didn't even imagine they could level up so much myself though.
2018-02-11 21:35
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4 replies
He is troll dont reply him
2018-02-12 02:30
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Survived them online where they used cheats
2018-02-12 14:07
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2 replies
favellian logic
2018-02-13 18:13
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1 reply
Watch the first match avangar played vs space soldiers and spectate dimasick. Tell me he wasn't cheating Kazakh sand boy
2018-02-13 18:14
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#95
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
ZELIN | 
Portugal Cyborgy
gratz avangar! shoulda been on the major but IEM katowice is aswesome aswell
2018-02-11 19:09
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#99
Faceit level 3 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
i am | 
Turkey feeling_thank_you
Gl AVANGAR
2018-02-11 19:18
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#111
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Europe Strefa
Ez for God buster
2018-02-11 19:43
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Gz Avangar, let's see what u can do among the big ones.
2018-02-11 19:44
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1 reply
#114
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Norway BigCannon
I would rather say...what you can do on lan where you cheap ass cheats wont carry you.
2018-02-11 19:49
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AVANGAR again... ResidentSleeper
2018-02-11 20:03
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#118
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Netherlands 10y_ban_bye
EZ IEM FOR AVANGAR WP GUYS
2018-02-11 20:05
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AGO overrated
2018-02-11 20:17
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EZ 4 KAZAKHSTAN
2018-02-11 20:18
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#123
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Poland Hamadoshi
wrrrr GO GO AGO!!!
2018-02-11 20:18
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jame have 2 vac banned accounts. ban this cheater kid maybe???
2018-02-11 22:18
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1 reply
Ahaha ha stupid kid, he has no vacs, he has ban at esea for skin changer
2018-02-11 23:22
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#139
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
World Scova
a bo3 win waow
2018-02-11 23:25
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With hack! good job
2018-02-12 00:28
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#141
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Hungary subzera
Props to them. Also navi losing to uk cs lol
2018-02-12 01:42
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#142
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Kazakhstan MadKazakh
ez for avangar, cry is free
2018-02-12 02:29
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Krizzen huge onliner
2018-02-12 14:06
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#154
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Kazakhstan kare_1337
Nice my dudes, Kazakhstan
2018-02-12 16:35
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