Complexity eliminate Imperial with ease

After a rough day one, Complexity vastly stepped up their game.

Complexity have kept themselves alive at Perfect World Shanghai Major thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win over Imperial, with victories on Inferno (13-4) and Ancient (13-5) sealing the deal.

After struggling badly on the opening day, Complexity showed a much better face against Imperial. Their individuals stepped up in particular, with Håkon "⁠hallzerk⁠" Fjærli and Ricky "⁠floppy⁠" Kemery joining Michael "⁠Grim⁠" Wince and Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski in winning duels and providing impact.

"I'm happy that we're showing up a lot stronger. I wish that it didn't take until us being almost eliminated," EliGE said to HLTV after his team's victory.

Imperial offered little resistance it must be said, with only Lucas "⁠decenty⁠" Bacelar providing more than 20 kills across the two maps. The Brazilians were woeful in post-plants on Inferno, losing to bomb defusals six times on their T side, and capitulated to dry contact plays time and time again on their Ancient defense.

Complexity still have a long road ahead of them to qualify for the next stage, but on today's evidence, it is a road they are capable of navigating. The inconsistency of all but EliGE will still be a concern, but for a team who are often fragile mentally, the confidence a win like today's will give is a significant boon.