Virtus.pro have secured their first win of DreamHack Summer 2012 after overcoming SK Gaming on de_train.

Played on de_train, Virtus.pro, who managed to advance out of yesterday's qualifier, were the dominant force of the first half, subjugating their Swedish opponents to post a 10-5 half-time lead. 

Switching sides, SK Gaming were now playing Counter-Terrorist and proceeded to surpass the Russian side by one point, effectively taking the lead. 

The tension grew strong as both sides took out rounds, eventually tying up at 14-14. Ultimately, Virtus.pro proved too strong for SK, claiming their first victory of the day at 16-14.

Result

DreamHack Summer 201..

Virtus.pro

16

SK Gaming

14

Demo

Shortly after the match, we got a hold Aleksey "LeX" Kolesnikov and questioned him about the key points to their victory against the Swedish powerhouse that is SK Gaming.

"The first key point is that we've trained really hard. Internet practice doesn't mean much, but when you see you're playing on the same level as top teams, it gives confidence and it's more about championship focus."

"We were motivated, too. Although we only slept five hours after the qualifier yesterday, we are really ready for this tournament."

Asked whether their victory has given them even more confidence, Kolesnikov did not want to take things for granted.

"We're really happy, but this is just one step into the tournament. You can easily start off good, but things can quickly turn to the worse. We're experienced, we've only got one young player, so no, no stupid emotions. We are just movitated to play every game and give it our best."

Match statistics:

 

Virtus.pro

K - D

+/-

HS %

Rating

Dmitry 'hooch' Bogdanov

25-20

+5

N/A

1.20

Aleksey 'LeX' Kolesnikov

23-23

0

N/A

0.97

Alexey 'xaoc' Kucherov

16-22

-6

N/A

0.93

Emil 'kucher' Akhundov

18-19

-1

N/A

0.87

Michael 'evil' Garanin

18-22

-4

N/A

0.78

 

 

SK Gaming

K - D

+/-

HS %

Rating

Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg

35-18

+17

N/A

1.67

Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund

23-19

+4

N/A

1.08

Robert 'RobbaN' Dahlström

15-20

-5

N/A

0.88

Johan 'face' Klasson

19-22

-3

N/A

0.84

Marcus 'Delpan' Larsson

14-22

-8

N/A

0.70