ZywOo shines as Vitality beat BIG

Vitality beat BIG in two maps, Overpass, 16-11, and Dust2, 16-8, and will go on to face ENCE in the 1-0 pool.

BIG started off winning the pistol round on the attacking side of Overpass, but a stack by Vitality on the second round allowed the French squad to get on the board and tie it up. BIG were able to bring it back to 3-3, and took the lead back after winning against pistols and two saved rifles.

A triple by Alex "⁠ALEX⁠" McMeekin early in the ninth round made it look like Vitality were going to tally another one, but three kills by Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz late in the round kept it going the way of the Germans, who took a 6-3 lead. Late in the half, Vitality were finally able to close the gap, going into the switch down by on, 7-8.

The second pistol round went the way of BIG thanks to doubles by Johannes "⁠nex⁠" Maget and Tizian "⁠tiziaN⁠" Feldbusch, who kept their lead until Vitality were able to get weapons. From there on out it was the French show, as Vitality went on to win nine rounds and close the map out 16-11.

The second map, Dust2, started off with Vitality winning the pistol round and quickly getting on a roll as Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut plowed through BIG to a 6-0 lead. BIG were finally able to score a round, and they followed up despite a triple by ZywOo as nex was able to get four kills of his own. ZywOo kept plowing through, getting 26 kills in the first half as Vitality won it 11-4.

The second half started with Vitality keeping it up, as tiziaN’s opening double on B wasn’t enough to stop the team from taking the site and winning the round in which Cédric "⁠RpK⁠" Guipouy got a triple. By round 18 ZywOo had 30 frags as his team led 14-4. BIG finally got their first round of the second half as Vitality hit match point, and they were able to win three more after that, but it was too little too late as Vitality closed it out, 16-8.