Astralis to FACEIT Major grand final over Liquid

22-9-2018 23:00

Astralis have become Natus Vincere's grand final opponents at the FACEIT Major following their 2-0 semi-final victory against Liquid (16-8 on Nuke and 16-7 on Mirage).

Liquid and Astralis squared off in the second semi-final at the FACEIT Major. Astralis started Nuke on the T-side and grabbed the pistol victory on the A-site. Liquid responded with a force buy but Astralis returned the favor in the third round to lead 2-1.

Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski got a quad kill in a 2vs4 to win the first full weapon round of the game as Liquid got their second round (4-2). Astralis reset Liquid's economy by taking the lower bombsite in the following round, making it 5-2.

gla1ve led Astralis to the grand final

Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken incredibly clutched a 1vs3 with a CZ75, getting the last kill when he had one bullet left and making it 5-3. Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth hit back with a 1vs2 but Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic & Epitacio "⁠TACO⁠" de Melo's 2vs5 clutch in the following round kept the back-and-forth going but Astralis went on to finish the first half 9-6 ahead.

Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander got the first kill in the second pistol but Liquid picked up the round (9-7). Xyp9x got a triple kill near the ramp in the following round and Liquid ran out of time and lost the round. Even though the Danes extended their lead to 12-7 with anti-eco victories, Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella didn't let them get away, winning a 1vs2 (12-8). gla1ve & co. then managed to shut down the game with four rounds in a row to take map one 16-8.

Liquid are out of the Major

Liquid were close to making it two in a row with a possible 3vs2 post plant but Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz denied the bomb plant with an AWP shot through the smoke and Astralis took the round to lead 6-1. Xyp9x bravely defused the bomb in a 1vs1 and won the round as TACO didn't peek (10-1). The Danish squad won the half 12-3.

Liquid won the second pistol with EliGE's chaotic 1vs3 smoke defuse as device knifed him a second too late. With the bomb plant and the knife kill in the pistol round, Astralis bought three AKs in the following one and won it thanks to Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen's double kill (13-4). Astralis finished off the map 16-7 and won the series 2-0 to advance to the grand final at the FACEIT Major.

FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3

Liquid

Matchpage

22nd September 2018

Astralis

Nuke

Mirage

Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski EliGE	33 - 39	-6	82.7	57.4%	0.95
Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Twistzz	31 - 33	-2	63.3	68.1%	0.92
Nick 'nitr0' Cannella nitr0	26 - 33	-7	62.0	66.0%	0.84
Keith 'NAF' Markovic NAF	23 - 37	-14	66.4	57.4%	0.72
Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo TACO	17 - 39	-22	44.1	46.8%	0.52

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth Xyp9x	40 - 21	+19	92.6	85.1%	1.44
Emil 'Magisk' Reif Magisk	40 - 26	+14	87.3	74.5%	1.42
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen dupreeh	38 - 28	+10	88.8	76.6%	1.38
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz device	32 - 26	+6	65.0	70.2%	1.12
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander gla1ve	31 - 29	+2	74.6	72.3%	1.10

Pretty good final to be honest.

2018-09-22 23:00

47 replies

I honestly expected more from Liquid, anyway grand finals will be amazing. PS: liquid always choke against Ast

20 replies

Best Major Grand Final for the first time?

2018-09-22 23:01

17 replies

nah

7 replies

people say sk used taco as their bait.I say why wouldn't they.he can neither take entry frag nor trade frag..A total waste

2018-09-22 23:02

6 replies

Agreed, +huNter or +kio

2018-09-22 23:04

Niko is a total waste too

2018-09-22 23:25

1 reply

-edward +olofmeister if only he could speak ru....

2018-09-22 23:45

Waste like India cs :>

2018-09-22 23:49

Dw if india cs comes into scene, we won't get crapped on with 16-2 like germans

2018-09-23 07:46

+1 Hes a good guy but you are right

2018-09-23 04:19

Worst brother

2018-09-22 23:09

5 replies

i mean top 2 best team currently Before it was always one underdog in the team

2018-09-22 23:10

4 replies

Liq got rekt by astralis ...liq were only one to stop them....now ez 2-0 for astralis boring af...Boston major was quite good ... underdogs winning against faze

2018-09-22 23:14

2 replies

Dont be ridiculous just look at the past matches, lulquit is always getting shit on by astralis, meanwhile its always very close between astralis and navi.

2018-09-22 23:46

It would be 2-0 brother

2018-09-23 07:55

Debatable

vp vs astralis was one hell of a match back in 2017 major final. astralis was 0/1 down and made the reverse sweep

2018-09-22 23:16

And every map was extremely close aswell

2018-09-23 00:21

yeah i think vp was up 14/9 or so on train the last map. the crowd was so hyped and 50/50. always LETS GO VP and then after that LETS GO ASTRALIS

2018-09-23 01:00

boring major play offs and more boring cs from asstralis incoming

2018-09-22 23:05

How much?

KICK TACO FFS

-1

BOTACO LMAO Plot twist: NAVI will win major like astralis did in 2017

another BORING ASS FINAL IS UPON US all these cry babies crying about how teams have to be seeded and yet we still get all these blowouts and the two top teams there in a sure to be boring ass match

19 replies

Someone is pissed off

2018-09-22 23:07

12 replies

how can i be pissed if i just want to see good cs and all i see is blow outs like your mothers O ring? Hold your L kid i just won, so go be salty and keep projecting because its clear to anyone reading that you are lmao we are all laughing at you

2018-09-22 23:08

11 replies

liquid still lost omegalul

Get off that "astralis is a boring team" wagon. They're playing phenomenal CS, maybe you're just too low skill / minded, to actually get it.

2018-09-22 23:15

I am going to be honest, everybody knows Astralis is top of the leaderboard. Astralis is is not boring team per se, it is people want to be surprised by twists and upsets. Like C9 winning the last major was an upset and a half. People just want an explosive grand final. Astralis is heavily expected to win the whole thing

2018-09-22 23:20

U literally have the top 2 teams in the world atm how is not going to be explosive? It’s like the faze vs sk in pro league finals. They were top 2 teams at the time and that was one of the best bo5’s I’ve seen

2018-09-22 23:42

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No it won't be Navi arnt good enough

2018-09-22 23:48

Ehhh...I do not know about NaVi, this might be a matter of personal opinion. Also, I strengthen on the face people like underdogs, drama, or rivalry. Stuff like that makes people interested.

2018-09-23 00:53

It will be boring af,last good major final was in 2014, went downhill ever since

2018-09-23 06:04

- Calling someone a kid - Using mom jokes Pick both Btw. how can almost perfect cs not be 'good' cs?

Eww nasty toxic troll

2018-09-22 23:27

Im with you here. Imo Astralis is the most "boring" cs if we could say so, they are top 1-3 for sure but still. Would rather see for example HR/coL vs x.

2018-09-22 23:37

Or vega

2018-09-23 11:02

fav player check out

2018-09-22 23:31

Loats of salty tits in here lol #SpreadTheLove <3 <3 <3

2018-09-23 14:59

Nice projecting fucking troll

2018-09-23 22:06

<3 <3 <3

Yea enjoy the ban

2018-09-23 23:02

ANOTHER MAJOR FOR EU LMAO NA SO BAD XD

2018-09-22 22:59

18 replies

Navi =/= EU

NA brain spotted

16 replies

EU brain spotted

#72

brazil should not talk at all LMAO

Sweden you mean?

2018-09-22 23:13

obvious fakeflaggot XDXDXD

Flaggot xD

2018-09-22 23:24

??? Content

9 replies

ontheworldmap.com/europe/political-map-o.. NA LUL

2018-09-22 23:03

8 replies

I thought you meant EU as in European Union. My bad.

npnp

2018-09-22 23:06

Omegalulul

2018-09-22 23:12

What now?

nothing mate chill

2018-09-22 23:21

I was expecting an insult, sorry. I’m too used to those and always expect one whenever I see a notification.

2018-09-22 23:22

omg don't be so critical of yourself dude. HF

Ty <3

WP Astralis. Thrilling grand final to be tomorrow, two monsters will decide who is the strongest team in the world today and the best of 2018 so far.

+1 gonna be amazing to see s1mple & electronic vs Astralis tomorrow

two monsters? u mean s1mple and electronic right? asstralis more like a puppy dog

Lol

toxic kid lol you'll see tommorow whos the puppy dog overall

2018-09-22 23:28

If astralis is a puppy dog wtf is mibr then xD

2018-09-23 06:22

a whore that raped by puppy dog with 16-0 XD

2018-09-24 07:12

MACHINE

Lul this is the worst major I ve seen that c9 major was much more interesting .....astralis going to win this easily

+1 But NaVi

2018-09-22 23:18

Liquid is much more better than navi....they got rekt ...so do navi will get rekt

2018-09-22 23:32

LoL no, navi is much better than lulquit, what are you talking about.

2018-09-22 23:43

Navi is going to get 2-0ed

2018-09-23 07:57

na , i wanted liquid to win this major but navi is a better team...

2018-09-23 01:50

BOT TACO

lul i mean it was too ez 4 astralis. will be an insane final

Ez for Ence

when you press W instead to be #1 :(

Yes my brudda :( so close

yeah and every time i am like I'll only press one letter but end up with ez anyways :(

glave > BOT Zeus Simpl > Device Xyp9x > Edward Dupreeh > Flamie Magisk > Electronic Can simple carry them alone against Astralis?

electronic>Magisk but Magisk still a beast

Navi don't have a good lurker

mb u are bot?

2018-09-23 08:51

smooooooya

so easy 4 ASTRALIS

LUL

boring

another major for astralis

Now 2-0 against navi in the final

oh my pick

YEEE

ez for tsm

sooooo ez NA CS LUL

LULQUID

dang :(

YAAAAAY

Best match of the major?

OMEGALUL

So fast

SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYA

Ggwp

Jdiwoksk

Damn the first half of Nuke was insanity

well liquid did not look comfortable on mirage, bad map picks

Gg ez

ez 4 astralis

Ez 2-0 like I said

GG. Grand final gonna be great!

Wow so ez didn't expect that

Liquid more like choke-uid

Let's go Navi! Make the game of your lives to destroy those pieces of sh*t.

n o i c e

GG next time EliGE&nitr0 <3

Astralis reported for wallhack

You are not reporter, you are just a Idiot 😂

2018-09-22 23:19

Report to the psychiatrist.

Nice

Not even close, raped af

NT Astralis s1mple is going to fuck the danes right in the ass

Like he did with Made In GAYZIL?

What is wrong with being gay your fuckin homophobic?

2018-09-22 23:23

Nothing? Just asking???

MIBR gave them a way tougher match last BO3

i hate both these teams

basically got stomped oof

GG WP

best game of the major btw LUL

3-rd lost major final for navi

lul

Ez4Astralis

To the stars...

Dem reads from astralis. This was picture perfect, liquid had nothing against it.

DAMn liquid why why why

ez gold pick ums

just great in first Half

-taco +nifty/autimatic

Top 2 teams in the world

LETS GO BOYS

2 best teams of they year and atm in the finals couldn't really wish for anything better, except maybe some closer matches, but Na'Vi and astralis were just too strong.

Fuck this hype ez 2-0 for astralis ....worst major with no nail biting moments

Tomorrow solo S1mple vs a true teamplayer game, Its gonna be easy for Astralis ( Teamplay = win ) RIP Navi

Zeus gonna get a 40-frag map this time, watch out.

Liquid played well, but Astralis seem to be a consistent curse for them. GG Liquid, gl next time! Astralis vs Na'Vi is gonna be absolutely nuts. Worlds nr. 1 vs nr. 2

It's been a long time since 2 best teams in the world wll meet each other in the Major Grand Final. Last time it was EnVy vs Fnatic. Gonna be great show. GL Both teams. Both deserves the Major Title.

last time it was VP vs Astralis facepalm..

VP Wasn't top2 or top1 in the world that time. Even NIP was higher in ranking than them. So stfu. They became top 2 after final.

NiP was higher lool? What kind of bs is that. just because they were higher on irrelevant hltv based ranking? VP in 2016 reached a few finals + semi finals and were the only team to take twice 2 maps out of SK in the Majors. in 2017 the first 3 tournaments they were placed as 3rd, 2nd, and 1st.

2018-09-23 15:10

I talk about HLTV Ranking, Doesn't metter what reach VP in the 2016 if we have SK, Navi and Fnatic, who was insane in 2016. Even if we won't take HLTV ranking - VP was only fourth. And they wasn't favorites at the major, cuz they had not the best results at the end of 2016, and failed at the WESG finals in beginning of January 2017. And who cares about what they reach at the 2017? We talk about major Favorites, And VP wasn't Eleague major Favorite, only cuz they suck too much before the major.

2018-09-23 15:21

Raw firepower cannot win over excellent team play and strats. Aimwise NAF, EliGe and Twistzz are better than anyone on Astralis team except maybe dupreeh but again the best team wins. Astralis rocks. Liquid was way overhyped prior to the match unfortunately and they thought they could easily take over Astralis - didn't happen.

actually liquid should be trying to make use of their raw firepower more because right now theyre trying to play the same style as astralis whom are undoubtedly the best at it. liquid need more risky and fast plays in order to win against astralis

Good job boys

6/6 pick'em ez, gold ez, tomorrow 7/7 if navi will win :D

-taco

vaco xd

Nuke was amazing

hobit to liquid plsss

please win tomorrow astralis i only need 1 fucking point for my gold pick em

disappointed, everyone was telling this match will be the real final but what we see? there was some economic war on nuke but this fucking map is srsly worst to watch and mirage was just pizdec

I laughed at the last sentence more than I should. Mirage was pizdec indeed. XD

this will be a great final. both teams are in very good shape.

Deserved finalists, let the best team lift the trophy

NA PROS=EU GOLD NOVA SMURFS

Call the police Liquid have been raped. Astralis Best team in the World.

NAVI WIN

2018-09-22 23:11

KICK TACO ASAP

Can we just conclude that Faze vs astralis was the actual semi final

This major is joke

2018-09-22 23:36

LoL no.

2018-09-22 23:39

Well now we can conclude FAZE VS ASTRALIS was the actuall final lol

2018-09-23 21:55

I stand corrected indeed. But srsly wtf was that....

2018-09-24 02:54

You're an idiot if you thought TL had a chance.

WHOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO

E Z C L A P

Well it`s the best final pair from what we can have atm. But fnatic-nip or vp-nip were better finals if you ask me

C9 beating faze on inferno was also good

2018-09-22 23:35

I Think Twistzz and TACO have somthing toghter, 2 femi boys 😂😂😂😂😂😂

2018-09-22 23:17

And 0 ppl were surprised by this

i knew than they would win, but i didn't expect them to see them in such a good form

"liquid didnt play their A game" :-D

they're too weak

sorry navi but you can't win with two old deadweights in team

Edward vs mibr

2018-09-22 23:30

Mibr is playing trash...how can u compare liq and mibr

2018-09-22 23:34

Let's see the final The legend will lift that trophy

“This will be the best match of them major”

remove taco, and add nifty.

2018-09-22 23:26

Finally top2 teams meet in a final!

2018-09-22 23:29

Dupreeh: "I think our semi-final against Liquid is going to be the best match of the Major." Hahahahaha, well...way to jinx it, Dupreeh.

FeelsBadMan Astralis too stronk

2018-09-22 23:41

#ToTheTrashCan #EZ4NAVI

2018-09-22 23:50

I really do think faze was top 3 this tournament

2018-09-23 00:00

ggwp

2018-09-23 00:05

It's yours time Na'vi, one more step

2018-09-23 00:11

combats on map 1 was so amazing, extreme aim and mental fight. if liquid was a little bit inaccurate, they would have been crushed. if astralis was a little bit hesitating or shrinking back, the result would have been reversed. i thought i was watching 5 aimlock vs 5 wallhack at the beginning, but at last i found myself watching 5 aimlockwallhack vs 5 aimlockwallhack. however map 2 was simply one-sided, astralis dominated their enemy and liquid finally woke up from the loss of map 1 when it was too late. edit: another gold pick'em incoming.

2018-09-23 00:16

s1mple carrying 3 bots in a major final, OMFG. EZ4stralis

2018-09-23 00:31

S1mple,Electronic,Flamie are top 3 rated this tournament going into grand final

2018-09-23 05:26

And astralis are 5 kill machines, will be so close but i think astralis has better map pool and more preparation than NaVi, NaVi win BIG and MIBR tier 3-5 teams to reach semifinals, Astralis win 2-0 Faze and Team Liquid, tier 1-2 teams

2018-09-23 14:50

Im stating that flamie isnt a bot this tournament poggers, said nothing about astralis

2018-09-23 15:31

taco one of the most stable players in cs history the consinstency in which he delivers his low level cs is impressive!

2018-09-23 00:47

WHAT UP NOW CHOKEQUID FANGAYS “Liquid have this major” Please, liquid will never win a major

2018-09-23 00:52

only way navi can beat astralis is all of them play like gods.

2018-09-23 00:55

Kids still following cs in late 2018 LOL

2018-09-23 00:57

dang everybody that did the pickems thought liquid was gonna win

2018-09-23 00:58

Astralis vs Navi in the Major final. Very much expected.

2018-09-23 01:06

This is so sad, Alexa, please draft a tournament without Liquid facing Astralis every god damn fucking time. That said well played, Astralis looking good with that victory. Shame that it seems like Liquid only lose hard against Astralis rn and get put against them every time.

2018-09-23 02:10

NAF really underperformed :( they got less rounds then they got against Astralis at both eleague and ecs finals

2018-09-23 05:37

-BOTACO

2018-09-23 03:33

tomorrow would be a great match, with s1mple and electronic showing ur powerful

2018-09-23 04:11

BOTaco

2018-09-23 05:24

Liquid had a very good tournament overall. Let's be honest - no one is a favorite against Astralis and it's no shame to lose in such a game. Still, I thought it would be a closer game.

2018-09-23 06:23

i really hope navi can make the final competitive but realistically it'll prolly just be 2-0 ast lol

2018-09-23 06:52

haha TACO is even worse in liquid than he was in SK. CS:GO isn't game where you can win 4vs5 every tournament. get this fuckin gluesniffing street kid out of this game

2018-09-23 08:03