fnatic win MSI BEAT IT EU qual #1

9-10-2011 21:42

fnatic have defeated ESC Gaming 2:0 in the final of MSI BEAT IT 2011 first European online qualifer, and have therefore joined the list of participants at DreamHack Winter 2011.

After fnatic and ESC Gaming won their semi-finals against Danish mix-teams, face and SKELETON-KINGZ respectively, they met in the final match of the qualifier.

First map was de_nuke where fnatic gained what seemed like an unreachable 13-2 lead on the Terrorist side. Even though ESC didn't want to give up, winning the second half pistol-round and starting to put some rounds on the board, fnatic slowly but surely clinched their 3 needed rounds for a 16-11 victory.

Second map was de_forge, one that neither of the teams has much experience with in official matches. Fnatic played it for the first time only a week ago as the deciding map of the final at IEM6 GC Guangzhou, when they overcame mousesports to win the event, while ESC Gaming is no better with only two matches recorded on the map against weaker German teams.

fnatic showed a similar CT-side performance as they did in China and won the first half 11-4. That was more than enough, as even though ESC won the following pistol round and the two anti-ecos, fnatic easily finished out the match 16-7.

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Thanks to this victory, fnatic have secured a spot in the $30,000 MSI BEAT IT 2011 tournament at DreamHack Winter, taking place in Jönköping, Sweden from November 24-27. In addition to the spot, fnatic will receive a $1,000 award for the first place.

The final tournament at DreamHack Winter will consist of 16 teams, and fnatic becomes the fourth one to qualify. The list of qualified teams contains these names for now:

SK Gaming	fnatic
Evil Geniuses	k1ck

With 12 teams left to add to the list, several more qualifiers like this one will be held, along with a few on LAN, most of which HLTV.org will cover, so make sure to stay tuned for more news about that.

fnatic's back

2011-10-09 21:43

12 replies

really really hope so. they have an amazing line up friis gux xizt are insane. pita is doing well, and his awp is great and carn OMG CARN YOURE FRAGGING SO MUCH AGAIN !!! BS FNATIC

2011-10-09 21:45

11 replies

+1,, they aren't like the rest teams,, like SK they won 3 events and they got their heads up in the sky and now they are losing, but Fnatic win or lose have the same passion, and never underestimate a team. or run around with some crazy ass shotguns.

2011-10-09 21:51

10 replies

+1 Thats why i love fnatic, amazing people <3

2011-10-09 21:59

2 replies

Definitely yes all fnatic's players are so mature and good they always put up solid games that makes want to watch them!! :D <3 FNATIC

2011-10-10 03:45

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Indeed, but i wasn't only talking about the players (although they are awesome <3), i was also talking about the organization which is very good! :)

2011-10-10 15:08

When Delpan playing bad, SK in 4 vs NaVi/Fx in 5 = no chance When Delpan playing normal or good, Then we can watch amazing matches

2011-10-09 22:37

5 replies

+1 It's really bad for a team when their mainfragger, awper or any other player fails badly

2011-10-09 22:45

3 replies

SK got no tactics they just make the game like 1 player to 1 player :o

2011-10-09 23:22

Nope. They wouldn't win so many matches with no tactics robban plays since 2003 he knows what is he doing

2011-10-09 23:33

watch them on inferno vs navi, heaps of tactics

2011-10-10 00:15

actaully i wasn't talking about won events, i was talking about their attitude, SK are jerks, and they ignore their fans...

2011-10-10 16:31

exactly...... fnatic is a very very matured team.... and dats y fnatic must win this time... and not to mention carn is 26 and must see victory before he retires

2011-10-10 03:16

2011-10-09 21:44

GOOOOOOOD GAME :)

well played

fnatic is back :D

2011-10-09 21:46

gogogo fnatic

2011-10-09 21:47

gg fnatic

damn fnatic are fuckin good now... they are BACK bitches

2011-10-09 21:48

fnatic plays really well with Friis in lineup :)

yup

2011-10-09 22:34

wp fnatic

gj fnatic:)

2011-10-09 21:54

NICE

2011-10-09 21:55

Friis >

2011-10-09 21:57

I knew it

In the space of a week fnatic have beaten WinFakt, mouz, XpreZ and now ESC; all very decent challenges. It's a huge boon for a team that have looked lost pretty much since the beginning of the year. Especially glad for cArn because he's stuck at it throughout.

2011-10-09 21:58

I don't get why you mentioned XpreZ, beating a mix team of not that amazing players isn't an achievement for a team like fnatic.

2011-10-09 22:07

Firstly, "not that amazing" is entirely subjective. I regard them as decent players, that's why I suggested them. If you don't then you can choose to omit them from your list of fnatic's conquests, but it's my list so I shall leave them on. Second, fnatic have had a very recent roster change with dsn retiring and Friis joining so I didn't expect them to gel immediately, yet they seem to have done just that. They need to show they're consistent against other teams they'd normally expect to beat (at least on paper), so regardless (IMO) that it wouldn't ordinarily be seen as a great achievement for fnatic, it's a significant win nonetheless.

2011-10-09 22:17

fnatic top5 again, nice

2011-10-09 22:01

I like seeing k1ck name together with SK fnatic and EG :D

+1. they will have a hard task

2011-10-09 22:14

nice fnatic! hope to see u back! +Na´Vi, FX(AGAiN), mTw, WinFakt, Lions, mouz. It will be interesting =D

Nice fnatic(Y)

2011-10-09 22:05

it will be and 2nd round qualification ?

2011-10-09 22:06

go k1ck ;)

2011-10-09 22:08

o rly? some surprise)

2011-10-09 22:09

inb4 eg's spot is given away because they cant afford the trip

2011-10-09 22:10

fnatic is back +¹

2011-10-09 22:25

gg wp

2011-10-09 22:32

easy for fnatic!

2011-10-09 22:33

nice

1. k1ck 2. SK 3. fnatic 4. eg

2011-10-09 22:54

+9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

fanboy

2011-10-10 13:47

2011-10-09 23:17

fnatic is so strong now :)

2011-10-09 23:39

i love fnatic :D

2011-10-10 00:10

fnatic is back !

2011-10-10 02:54

fnatic world #1 :)))

2011-10-10 04:57

fnatic They are now ready to tear to pieces and SK,NaVi,AGAiN gl:)

2011-10-10 07:23

once a fnatic fan..always a fnatic fan! go go fnatic <3

2011-10-10 08:17

fnatic back, we know it

2011-10-10 10:46

surprise

2011-10-10 11:11

fnatic <3

2011-10-10 11:28

Fnatic champion?xD

2011-10-10 13:35

What happened to NaVi ?

2011-10-10 13:36

Easy money -.-

2011-10-10 13:37

yeah fnatic now play well but need more practice at dd2 and inferno i wait for ESWC and see what fnatic can vs NAVI_SK-AGAIN

2011-10-10 14:06

They can play vs NAVI, SK, AGAin. fnatic > navi fnatic > again fnatic < sk. because gtr, forest and delpan know what fnatic will do.

2011-10-10 16:15

nice fnatic!!

2011-10-10 14:16

GG Fnatic ! )

2011-10-10 15:12

gj fnatic, xizt nice

2011-10-10 15:20

fnatic back for fight with mouz,sk,mtw,navi,FX

2011-10-10 16:13

Sk is so bad. They used the same tactics on three four consecutive rounds. I did not understand what gtr and forest did on the A side of the Inferno. MarkLoff killed them so easily.SK used the same tactics almost always. Watch sk vs Navi on the Inferno. -Robban. sorry for my bad ENglish

2011-10-10 16:23