DreamEaters defeat INTZ to qualify for StarLadder Major

The CIS side DreamEaters defeated INTZ 2-1 (16-6 Overpass, 15-19 Mirage, 16-12 Dust2) at the Minor Play-in to earn a spot at the StarLadder Major Main Qualifier.

On their map pick of Overpass, DreamEaters overwhelmed the B bombsite to claim the Terrorist pistol and get off to a good start. Also key to getting a foothold in the map was Vladislav "⁠Krad⁠" Kravchenko, who clutched a 1v2 in the first buy, helping his team get a 5-1 lead.

INTZ then managed two retakes in a row, breaking the CIS side's economy and bringing the score back to 5-4. However, Krad found a total of four kills in a round where DreamEaters took control of the Bathroom area quickly, and with that, they went on to finish the half confidently, 9-6.

Igor "⁠Forester⁠" Bezotecheskiy and Svyatoslav "⁠svyat⁠" Dovbakh combined to clutch a 2v2 in the second half pistol, with the squad cleaning up the following two anti-ecos to go up 12-6. As Anton "⁠speed4k⁠" Titov showed up in the first rifle round with a hat-trick of kills, DreamEaters ran away with the lead and closed out the map swiftly, 16-6.

DreamEaters managed to close out the series after a difficult Mirage

Forester showed up in the CT pistol on Mirage, grabbing three to secure the early lead on the second map and the continuation of the momentum from Overpass. INTZ managed to win the first rifle round, but as only one of their players stayed alive and DreamEaters struck back instantly with a round of their own, the Brazilian side was stuck in a bad spot.

Everything was going perfectly for DreamEaters on the CT side as they took an 8-2 lead off the back of some dominant round wins. INTZ managed a couple of their own, but were still unable to break the economy of their opponents which saw svyat and co. finish the half 12-3 up.

A triple from Alexandre "⁠xand⁠" Zizi got INTZ the CT pistol and a opened them a path back into the game, but with minimal investment, DreamEaters stole away the following round and got to match point (15-4) off their back of the economic advantage.

However, the Brazilians kept their heads above water by clutching a couple of close rounds, and after the score reached 15-7, Vito "⁠kNgV-⁠" Giuseppe and co. looked dominant, shutting down the offenses of DreamEaters with ease, looking to force overtime. In the end, they managed to do so, and went 4-0 in the added rounds to streak 15 in a row, stealing away the map 19-15.

On Dust2, DreamEaters bounced back from their horrible showing on Mirage quickly, grabbing a 5-2 lead on the Terrorist side. INTZ then started to stabilize, bringing in the double AWP on the defense to go up 7-5. Before the end of the half, DreamEaters found success with A executes, but still ended it trailing by one, 8-7.

A successful A retake got DreamEaters back in the groove of things, with more successful retakes coming in for the CIS squad to see them take a 12-8 lead. Two confident round wins then came in for svyat's team, which they later followed up with an A site lockdown to reach match point, 15-11. Unlike on Mirage, where DreamEaters were unable to convert, on Dust2 they managed to close it out 16-12, taking the series 2-1.

StarLadder Major 2019 Minor Play-inBest of 3

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INTZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Alexandre 'xand' Zizixand	64 - 60	+4	80.4	65.5%	1.07
Gustavo 'yel' Knittelyel	51 - 61	-10	76.6	66.7%	0.97
Vito 'kNgV-' GiuseppekNgV-	58 - 59	-1	67.5	66.7%	0.95
Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedeschelo	59 - 60	-1	74.0	59.5%	0.94
Lucas 'destiny' Bullodestiny	44 - 69	-25	64.0	65.5%	0.82

DreamEaters	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Vladislav 'Krad' KravchenkoKrad	63 - 57	+6	81.1	77.4%	1.20
Igor 'Forester' BezotecheskiyForester	67 - 58	+9	91.5	70.2%	1.20
Svyatoslav 'svyat' Dovbakhsvyat	58 - 53	+5	70.5	78.6%	1.14
Semyon 'kinqie' Lisitsynkinqie	62 - 56	+6	79.0	72.6%	1.13
Anton 'speed4k' Titovspeed4k	59 - 52	+7	70.6	72.6%	1.11

With DreamEaters punching their ticket for the Main Qualifier, which starts on August 23, 14 of the 16 teams for the first stage of the StarLadder Major have been found:

Vitality
Complexity
HellRaisers
MOUZ
CR4ZY
FORZE
Syman
Minor Play-In #2

G2
AVANGAR
NRG
FURIA
Grayhound
TYLOO
DreamEaters
Minor Play-In #3

The winner of the North - MVP PK game will take one of the remaining spots, with the loser playing against INTZ for the last spot in the Major Qualifier.