cs_summit 3 - compLexity send G2 packing in LA

The second day of cs_summit 3 has now concluded, with G2 and the Poles in Kinguin being eliminated by Complexity and Ghost, respectively.

Held at the Summit House, in Los Angeles, from November 1-4, cs_summit, a purely invitational tournament, sees eight top teams compete in a double-elimination bracket, which will culminate with a best-of-five grand final for the lion's share of the $150,000 prize pool.

Below is the full coverage from the second day of action at the summit house:

06:03 compLexity complete the turnaround over G2

Complexity continue their run in Los Angeles after defeating G2 2-1 on the decider, Cache, 19-17. The first half saw Complexity hound on the CTs right from the start, but G2 reduced the deficit to a minimum of three rounds at the half. After the break, G2 wasted no time on their T-side to reach map point, but the North American side rallied back to force overtime, where they would lock down the map to send G2 packing.

04:25 compLexity overcome G2 in OT to even the series

Complexity even things up 1-1 after taking down G2 19-15 in overtime of their map pick Inferno. The two sides saw highly-contested halves, in which the French barely forced overtime over Complexity. In the extra rounds, the North American side kept their composure, not dropping a single round in overtime to force the decider.

03:48 Ex6TenZ ACE forces overtime

With Complexity at map point, Kévin "⁠Ex6TenZ⁠" Droolans worked his way into the B-bombsite, single-handedly picking up five kills with the AK-47 to send G2 into overtime.

02:55 G2 ease past compLexity to take the lead

The French of G2 controlled their map pick, Dust2, taking the series lead with a 16-8 map victory. G2 came out swinging in the first half, displaying a stout CT-side as the North American's could not find an edge over the French, who went on to lock down their map pick and the series lead.

02:29 shox gets the anti-eco ACE

The 26-year-old got off to a great start on Dust2, locking down the anti-eco, picking up four kills with the M4A4 and a solo USP-S headshot.

01:48 compLexity and G2 slated to begin

The second elimination match of the lower bracket is now underway, with Complexity and G2 set to battle for survival. The series will begin on Dust2, G2's map pick, while the North American side takes Inferno, and if needed, Cache will be the decider.

01:23 Ghost eliminate Kinguin in two maps

Ghost live to fight another day, defeating Kinguin 2-0 after securing Cache 16-11. The Poles got off to a booming start in the first half as CTs, locking down seven in a row right off the bat, but Ghost managed to turn things around, winning eight straight for the round advantage at halftime. In the second half, the Poles got off to another smooth start, but Ghost would not go down without a fight, and surged back to lock down the map.

00:12 Wardell stars as Ghost beat Kinguin

Ghost are up 1-0 in their series against Kinguin after picking up a hard-fought 16-14 victory on Train, their own map pick. The Polish side kept themselves in the game with a series of clutches, but, in the end, it was not enough to beat the Canadians, who relied on the talent of their AWPer, Matthew "⁠WARDELL⁠" Yu, to lock down the map.

23:55 MINISE with the clutch

Kinguin AWPer Jacek "⁠MINISE⁠" Jeziak delivers the goods as he picks up a quad kill in a 2v4 situation to restore a three-round lead for the Poles.

23:40 koosta opens up the Kinguin defence with four kills

Kenneth "⁠koosta⁠" Suen helps Ghost to restore parity at 6-6 with four AK-47 kills as his team push the outer bombsite of Train. This is a much needed-round by the 22-year-old, who averaged a 0.94 rating in the team's opening match, against NRG.

23:20 Ghost, Kinguin fight for survival

The first elimination match of the tournament is now live as Ghost and Kinguin are facing off on Train, where the Canadian team won their last five games, and the Poles their last four.

22:40 BIG complete turnaround on Overpass

Tizian "⁠tiziaN⁠" Feldbusch went huge on the final map of the series (1.65 rating, +17 KDD) to inspire BIG to take the series and book a spot in the upper bracket final, in which they will face home side NRG. The match stats can be found below:

21:40 BIG rally back on Nuke

BIG have tied up the series at 1-1 after winning Nuke 16-10 following a great defensive display from the Germans, who went into the break up 13-2. Overpass will decide the series.

20:27 JUGi shines as OpTic win Dust2

OpTic have taken the lead in their series against BIG after running out 16-13 victors on Dust2 with an amazing individual display from Jakob "⁠JUGi⁠" Hansen, as you can see in the scoreboard below:

19:31 BIG, OpTic battle for upper bracket final spot

The second upper bracket semi-final has just started, with Dust2 being the first map. The Danish side have a 50% winrate on this map over the last three months, while the Germans have lost just two of their last nine games played on this map during this period.

18:56 NRG through to upper bracket final

NRG have progressed to the upper bracket final at cs_summit 3 after moving past HEROIC in a two-map series. Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte was the hero of the match as he topped the scoreboard with an impressive 1.68 rating/105 ADR, with Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov also a solid contributor with a +16 KDD.

18:35 nahtE kicks NRG further into the lead with a quad-kill

NRG are just running over their opponents, and Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold made sure to keep his team in control with these four frags in a B execute, three of them on just 5 hp.

18:24 Brehze drops 30-bomb in epic comeback

NRG have taken the lead in their semi-final series against HEROIC after delivering a sensational Terrorist performance on Nuke. The North Americans were at one point down 6-12, but still managed to recover thanks to a strong individual display from Brehze.

17:55 Brehze pulls off quad-kill

NRG keep the deficit to a minimum with a stunning quad-kill from Brehze in an A push, with only one round separating the two sides.

17:24 - NRG, Heroic in action

The second day of cs_summit 3 is now live, with NRG (seventh in the world) and HEROIC (20th) facing off on Nuke, Overpass and possibly Train.