Complexity recover from 2-12 deficit to sweep Astralis at BLAST Fall Final

The IEM Sydney finalists won 14 rounds in a row on Overpass to clinch victory.

Complexity have secured victory in their opening match of BLAST Premier Fall Final after sweeping Astralis 2-0, stealing the Danish team's pick of Ancient (13-9) before completing an immense comeback on Overpass, recovering from a 2-12 deficit by winning 14 rounds in a row to take the win in overtime.

Reports of impending roster changes have swirled around the Danish team for over a month, but faith in a better showing from them was high after they mustered a run to the semi-finals of CS2 Asia Championships in Shanghai two weeks ago.

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Add to that the fact they're motivated by playing on home turf in Denmark, and you had the stage set for what should have been a good match between them and the first CS2 LAN event's grand finalists, Complexity.

Instead, you had the Danes concede defeat on their own pick of Ancient, and then crumble in disastrous fashion to a comeback from Complexity on Overpass. The victory from Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou's side means they'll face Vitality for a direct berth to the semi-finals, while Astralis and HEROIC will face off in an all-Danish derby with elimination on the line.

Date	Matches
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023
23/11/2023	HEROIC 16:15 Astralis	Match
23/11/2023	Vitality 18:50 Complexity	Match

It seemed like expectations for a good match would be met as the lead exchanged hands at the onset of the series, an early start from Complexity spiraling away after Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer won a 1v2 clutch to briefly put Astralis ahead 4-3. That narrow margin quickly faded away, however, with Ricky "⁠floppy⁠" Kemery stepping up massively with multi-kills on the defense to grant Complexity a 7-5 lead at the break.

The American-majority team closed in on map point after the side swap, back-to-back quad kills from Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski allowing them to rack up four rounds in a row before Astralis finally responded. The Danes made an effort to comeback, but it ended up purely cosmetic as just five rounds in, Complexity converted a B split and hit match point before closing things out.

Overpass was an entirely different story as Astralis hit the server rejuvenated, mustering a strong defensive showing that held Complexity to just two rounds at the break. An additional pistol round win and subsequent anti-eco put blameF's men on the brink of forcing a third map at 12-2, but it was here that they completely crumbled.

A 14-round streak from Complexity saw them completely shut down Astralis' attacking efforts, with the Danes only getting the bomb down once in regulation in the final round of the half. That plant nearly resulted in victory, but a pivotal 2K from JT, who was having an excellent map, allowed Complexity to force overtime, where they ran away with the game.