Vitality dismantle Astralis to secure first BLAST Premier Spring Showdown win

Following two consecutive ties, Vitality have earned their first win in Group A of BLAST Premier Spring Europe Showdown after besting Astralis 16-6 on Nuke.

The Danes failed to build on a commanding performance against SAW in their previous match, in which they recorded their first win with both Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer and Jakob "⁠JUGi⁠" Hansen on the roster, as Vitality secured a dominant victory over the Danish side to achieve their first win of the tournament and increase their Group A points total to five.

RpK and ZywOo led Vitality to victory

The veto process saw the matchup head to Nuke, where Vitality locked down the CT pistol and the subsequent round to attain a 2-0 start. Astralis answered back in the next with guns in hand before the two teams traded two rounds apiece. A quick AWP double kill from Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut followed up by a clutch from the star player kicked off a string of six rounds, which was capped off with a 1vs3 by Cédric "⁠RpK⁠" Guipouy.

With the half looking as it would conclude overwhelmingly in Vitality’s favour, a triple kill by Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen helped the Danes pick up two additional rounds and reach the break at a 5-10 deficit.

A Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon 1v2 clutch on the second half pistol put Vitality into the driver’s seat for the remainder of the match as the Frenchmen stormed to a 15-6 lead, with Astralis managing just one round as Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire’s men hit map point. Facing off against a poor buy from the Danes in the final round, Vitality convincingly locked down the map 16-6 to take the win.

 Astralis K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
19 - 18 +1 83.6 59.1% 1.07
13 - 17 -4 65.2 77.3% 1.01
10 - 18 -8 70.3 59.1% 0.75
10 - 19 -9 68.1 50.0% 0.63
9 - 19 -10 62.8 54.5% 0.62
 Vitality K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
21 - 12 +9 104.7 81.8% 1.61
22 - 11 +11 93.5 81.8% 1.48
17 - 15 +2 78.3 95.5% 1.37
13 - 10 +3 67.0 77.3% 1.21
18 - 14 +4 73.3 63.6% 1.02
France Cédric 'RpK' Guipouy
Cédric 'RpK' Guipouy
Age:
30
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
1320
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.68
Denmark Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen
Age:
27
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
1619
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.65
France Richard 'shox' Papillon
Richard 'shox' Papillon
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
1654
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.66
Denmark Jakob 'JUGi' Hansen
Jakob 'JUGi' Hansen
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
907
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.61
France Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut
Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.29
Maps played:
622
KPR:
0.86
DPR:
0.62
France Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire
Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire
Age:
27
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
1609
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.70
Denmark Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer
Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer
Age:
29
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.97
Maps played:
1190
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.67
LULW
2020-06-03 21:49
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11 replies
Rip Blastralis, #ToTheGround
2020-06-03 21:50
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9 replies
#ToTheGround lmao
2020-06-03 21:50
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#to the center of the earth
2020-06-03 22:07
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#ToTheGround
2020-06-03 22:11
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1 reply
#ToTheGround
2020-06-03 22:38
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Astralis new VP and MiBR
2020-06-04 00:54
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1 reply
#95
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Canada cLutcheR7
mibr no but vp yes
2020-06-04 04:09
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#88
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Greece mrlefteris
best comment of 2020
2020-06-04 02:21
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#130
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Brazil BRAZlL
xaxaxaxa +1
2020-06-04 20:08
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#131
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Ant1ka | 
World CaptainAllen
Lmao
2020-06-05 07:31
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#120
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France DRkook_
RPK Tank
2020-06-04 12:20
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nice of astralis to kill itself to be honest
2020-06-03 21:50
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2 replies
Saving the scene
2020-06-03 22:34
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1 reply
+1
2020-06-04 02:11
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#3
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Sweden Fizze
Magisk and Dupreeh bottomfraggers xaxaxaxaxaxa
2020-06-03 21:50
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2 replies
#29
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France Nairelav
They changed roles for some of them btw
2020-06-03 21:55
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1 reply
#96
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Canada cLutcheR7
from entry to bottom?
2020-06-04 04:10
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#4
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Finland Cucumber))
LULW
2020-06-03 21:49
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#5
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Russia xtkjdtr001
sad
2020-06-03 21:49
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gg
2020-06-03 21:49
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another day at the zywoo cave
2020-06-03 21:49
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#8
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Germany xsyzzz12
based
2020-06-03 21:49
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Easy
2020-06-03 21:49
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ASTRALIS FLUKE TEAM CONFIRMED KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK DEV1CE WITHOUT XYP AND GLA1VE LUL TIER2 PLAYER
2020-06-03 21:50
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13 replies
Hahahahhaha fluke clown 9. Biggest fluke major so far.
2020-06-03 21:51
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7 replies
CRY DANISH CS IS DEAD NOW LMAO
2020-06-03 21:51
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4 replies
No one cares other than EU -> NA always. GO MAD LIONS
2020-06-03 21:53
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3 replies
I'm just messing around gl to Astralis
2020-06-03 21:53
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2 replies
Liar!
2020-06-03 21:58
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1 reply
Hes confirmed racist leave him alone
2020-06-03 22:55
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#53
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United States EmperorTrump
Pretty sure Gambit was the biggest fluke in history.
2020-06-03 22:30
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1 reply
#61
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United States GameZinh0
QBF*
2020-06-03 22:39
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#20
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Ukraine |s1mple
4 majors is fluke ok ok
2020-06-03 21:51
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yeah imagine your support and IGL taking a break on the same 2 week time
2020-06-03 21:52
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Fan of team and name checks out
2020-06-03 22:22
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good baiting technique, they seem to fall for the "cloud9 fluke" bait all the time
2020-06-03 23:39
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1 reply
It's so easy
2020-06-03 23:42
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ez
2020-06-03 21:50
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Poor astralis ((( give us the real astralis back plzzzz
2020-06-03 21:50
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1 reply
thid is very sad, just all take a break
2020-06-03 22:52
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#14
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Brazil Mtz1997
F Dev
2020-06-03 21:50
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Good riddance
2020-06-03 21:51
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out of top 5 soon
2020-06-03 21:51
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rEaL tOp-1 pLaYeR can not carry without gla1ve and xyp9x, what a surprise.
2020-06-03 21:51
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2 replies
and still is better than s1mple and ZywOo feels bad man
2020-06-04 00:13
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1 reply
*worse
2020-06-04 02:28
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Magisk is god like at clicking heads not igl
2020-06-03 21:52
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1 reply
Snappi's igl
2020-06-04 00:42
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#25
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Turkey dcmaster
ASTRALIS TIER 2 NOW
2020-06-03 21:53
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No xyp no gla1ve = no party in da house
2020-06-03 21:53
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Dear HLTV, you got the event wrong
2020-06-03 21:55
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#30
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Europe Vallon3
From +Magisk being the best transfer in CSGO to -gla1ve, -xyp9x being the worst. Astralis destroyed themselves.
2020-06-03 21:56
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2 replies
Why do you always make the same bait (gl1ve and xyp kicked)
2020-06-03 22:07
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1 reply
#40
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Europe Vallon3
You're confusing me with someone else.
2020-06-03 22:11
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It was sad to look.
2020-06-03 21:58
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Why are they top2???? Wtf
2020-06-03 22:03
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#34
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Czech Republic MauriRWD
Ajajaj :D, Astralis will fall down through the TOP 10 rankings. Good odds against them at least :D
2020-06-03 22:06
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expected, Magisk wasting his career being IGL
2020-06-03 22:06
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XAXAXAXA EZ
2020-06-03 22:07
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1 reply
2020-06-04 08:34
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rip saw dream
2020-06-03 22:11
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#43
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Indonesia cleostar
finally this trash team going downhill. glad to see it.
2020-06-03 22:14
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3 replies
#46
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Denmark Menterx
Must be sad to such a hater, but bless you for coming out in public and admid it.
2020-06-03 22:16
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2 replies
#52
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Indonesia cleostar
watched 2 grandfinals live my team got 2nd place cause of them. Ofc ill be glad
2020-06-03 22:29
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1 reply
#62
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elemeNt | 
Germany Schmidtz
"Your" team lost to trash then. Whats does that make of them?
2020-06-03 22:43
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#44
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World cprowe
NiP are currently first, but Vitality can overtake if they beat sAw and don't allow them to win any more than 7 rounds to win outright, or if 8 they are tied on RD as well? How is it decided when level on points?
2020-06-03 22:14
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#45
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Brazil AlexPinto
Ive been waiting two years to say: mibr > blastralis
2020-06-03 22:15
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8 replies
#47
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Denmark Menterx
Oh well as long as no BR teams are top 5 I'm glad, the fans are the worst for sure.
2020-06-03 22:17
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7 replies
Furia is actually top 5 at this moment, but HLTV was paid to maintain inconsistent teams on the top 5. Faze, Furia and G2 are the best teams atm
2020-06-04 00:15
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6 replies
#8 is generous dude. #10 imo.
2020-06-04 03:08
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#100
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Denmark Menterx
Lol I think the key word you are missing is "imo" and that is why it doesn't matter much.
2020-06-04 05:26
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3 replies
#116
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Poland Chiirs
Hltv ranking isn't very good anyway and beyond top 30 is totally useless.
2020-06-04 12:16
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2 replies
#119
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Denmark Menterx
Well if you gotta a better way to rank the teams, don't be shy and provide link / source...
2020-06-04 12:19
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1 reply
#123
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Poland Chiirs
I don't have any idea, but it's clear that the ranking isn't good at showing current form. Astralis clearly isn't the same team that used to win everything. So being in top 5 right now or outside of it means nothing. Another thing is when we we talk about achivements and the classic Astralis squad is probably the best ever.
2020-06-04 14:51
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#128
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World hoobik
OmegaLUL furia top 5 😂🤣 only Brazilians xD
2020-06-04 17:24
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#48
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Denmark Menterx
Nice to see all the haters have a opportunity to blow off some steam... Also gg wp to vitality!
2020-06-03 22:19
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4 replies
+1 lol that's so fun how people are happy now that Astralis are no longer the best team in the world
2020-06-03 23:02
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3 replies
#101
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Denmark Menterx
I mean ofc it happens, you can't stay on top for ever and I have been a astralis fan since the choking period, so I know. But Jesus, why don't fokus on being a fan for team x instead of being a hater for team y. If astralis dominate that's partly bc the other teams not are good enough. No reason to be a salty mf.
2020-06-04 05:31
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2 replies
#110
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Europe AlL1n
Astralis is broke thay can't afford 5 well payed players so thay got 2 minkis to work for McDonald's wage. No wonder thay gona go to t2.
2020-06-04 10:40
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1 reply
#117
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Denmark Menterx
Cool story bro!
2020-06-04 12:18
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#50
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France MarcoXY
nice
2020-06-03 22:25
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#51
Faceit level 10  | 
gla1ve | 
Netherlands wesbvb
Enjoy while it lasts ;)
2020-06-03 22:25
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4 replies
#54
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United States RAK47
So true man but feel good for zywOo
2020-06-03 22:30
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2 replies
Dickriding and gloryhunting Astralis and zywoo, fuck you are pathetic
2020-06-03 22:37
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1 reply
#107
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United States RAK47
Fuck off kido you go suck simple dick
2020-06-04 09:02
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+1 lol
2020-06-03 23:03
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17-20 hltv rank astralis rn no bait
2020-06-03 22:37
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#60
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SpawN | 
Spain LoLaZo
lol saw bye
2020-06-03 22:39
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what is happening to my team - know i know how it must feel to be a BIG fan, just witout all the trophies
2020-06-03 22:46
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1 reply
GOAT igl and the best support in the world are gone replaced with a washed up awper that doesn't even awp and snappi. That is happening.
2020-06-03 23:17
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astralis who? i've forgotten about them already
2020-06-03 22:47
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#71
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Poland SebL
Vitality lacks a support player, and overall I think this roster is very bad. I think this win is a fluke, and this roster won't go further than TOP 15-20 level. As for Astralis it's not easy to play 4vs5, I think that if they change JUGi they can still be great.
2020-06-03 23:20
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4 replies
LuL snappi has no business at this level, but I agree that JUGI is way worse... I expect him to get the boot/bench once es3tag joins
2020-06-03 23:50
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3 replies
#82
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Poland SebL
For me they should have take someone to replace him asap. He is literally loosing games solo.
2020-06-04 00:15
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2 replies
He is awful, never was a t1 caliber player let alone awper. He proved it times and times again, and that's why this team was done as soon as he was announced. Don't faking know what they saw in him to make them believe he was a right fit apart from speaking dane and being free...
2020-06-04 15:12
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1 reply
#127
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
Same, He is literally a BOT.
2020-06-04 15:20
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So ez
2020-06-03 23:37
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#75
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Canada roylin
expected
2020-06-03 23:49
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Sadstralis. From heroes to zeroes..
2020-06-03 23:49
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I thought magisk is doin the IGL job, so why did they pick snappi then?
2020-06-04 00:05
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2 replies
Snappi is used to losing so he can take it
2020-06-04 03:12
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1 reply
:DDD
2020-06-04 11:53
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Why didn't HLTV take the points from Astralis?
2020-06-04 00:45
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1 reply
They did.
2020-06-04 06:17
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Astralost became tier 2, sad
2020-06-04 01:29
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Jugi and Snappi dismantled again!
2020-06-04 03:12
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Astralis b team is not looking the part
2020-06-04 03:38
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Burnouts are real problem in esports
2020-06-04 04:51
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By the time xyp and gla1ve come back the remaining core Astralis players will be so depressed they'll want a break too
2020-06-04 05:01
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1 reply
So true... And that's if they ever come back or if dupreeh and co don't ragequit before...
2020-06-04 15:10
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#99
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Vietnam anncsgo
nice try dev <3
2020-06-04 05:14
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#103
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Sweden CharlesEmilNilsson
Swedish csgo finally best again FeelsGoodMan
2020-06-04 07:18
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1 reply
#111
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Europe AlL1n
Sorry ruskis are dominant.
2020-06-04 10:44
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Imagine shit talking astralis now.
2020-06-04 07:18
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#105
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Spain 7VultuR
Wasted spot on saw
2020-06-04 08:19
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Astralis lucky to be with saw in one group. But anyway will be eliminated in, probably, their first match up of play off stage. This Astralis team is dead untill gla1ve and Xyp will be back.
2020-06-04 09:20
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#ToTheGround
2020-06-04 09:26
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Honestly, it was a fantastic match... Astralis were completely out-matched at every turn and on nuke of all maps. GG Vitality. You deserve it.
2020-06-04 11:12
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lets be real.. and i dont even like astralis this is not astralis right now
2020-06-04 11:29
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Asstralis need to bring back gla1ve, -dev, dup and magisk and +valde, moddii
2020-06-04 12:14
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2 replies
Astralis need to original line-up.
2020-06-04 12:18
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1 reply
I just said what Astralis have already in mind
2020-06-04 14:44
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Oof wtf magisk. Rough game for a top3 rifler
2020-06-04 14:42
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NICE
2020-06-04 15:19
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