x-kom win Good Game League 2018

x-kom defeated ALTERNATE aTTaX 2-1 in the grand final of Good Game League 2018 (6-16 Overpass, 19-16 Mirage, 16-14 Train), securing $13,750 in prize money.

The first day of competition at the LAN in Poznan, Poland saw the group stage action being played out, with groups A-C going according to plan with the international teams reigning supreme over the Polish invite and local qualifier squads, and Valiance, ALTERNATE aTTaX and Windigo grabbing spots in the semi-final.

Group D was the most stacked group and an unpredictable one, as Fragsters and Kinguin ended up falling to x-kom, who was the highest ranked team that had to qualify for the event.

In the semi-finals, ALTERNATE aTTaX 2-0'd Valiance (16-6 Mirage, 16-10 Train), while x-kom continued their run on home soil by edging out Windigo (16-14 Train, 16-14 Cache).

x-kom defeated aTTaX 2-1 after an uninspired first map

The German-Danish side started off on the right foot on Overpass thanks to Nils "⁠k1to⁠" Gruhne's quad kill on the T-side pistol, which ALTERNATE aTTaX followed up on to make the score 3-0. x-kom got a round on the board in the first buy, but a loss in the followup was a tough hit to their economy.

ALTERNATE aTTaX built on that, with k1to leading in the fragging department, pummelling the Poles and grabbing a 13-1 lead. In the last round of the half, x-kom went for a double-sniper setup and tried to hold aggressive map control, but they were picked apart once again and Nicolai "⁠HUNDEN⁠" Petersen's squad finished the T half 14-1 up.

After the switch, Stefan "⁠stfN⁠" Seier clutched the 1v2 to put his team on map point before Daniel "⁠STOMP⁠" Płomiński got a 3K to keep his team alive. x-kom was able to get up to six rounds, but that's where the comeback stopped and ALTERNATE aTTaX secured their map pick.

On Mirage, Patryk "⁠Patitek⁠" Fabrowski and Krzysiek "⁠Goofy⁠" Gorski turned around a 2v4 in the first rifle round to recover from the pistol round loss and allow x-kom to grab a 3-2 lead as Terrorists. However, the Poles fumbled against just pistols which saw ALTERNATE aTTaX take back the lead and establish a strong economy.

x-kom got their fourth round on the board with a classic A execute, but clutches from stfN and HUNDEN saw ALTERNATE aTTaX finish the first half strongly, 10-5. The German-Danish squad extended their lead to a very dangerous 13-5 by winning the pistol and cleaning up the anti-ecos, but x-kom didn't falter, and with Goofy's fragging on point, strung together seven rounds (13-12).

In the ensuing round, ALTERNATE aTTaX's slow default was picked apart, with the close-ramp setup paying off for the Poles. As it seemed like x-kom had tied Mirage up, ALTERNATE aTTaX broke into the B site with pistol-armor buys twice, making the score 15-15 and forcing overtime. Krzysztof "⁠stark⁠" Lewandrowski and co. still managed to keep it together in the added rounds and complete their comeback on Mirage, 19-16.

ALTERNATE aTTaX started Train furiously, recovering from the loss on Mirage and running up an 8-1 lead. Goofy got three kills in the following round, starting x-kom's streak. The Poles finished the half with seven rounds, bouncing back from the bad start, and went on to grab five consecutive rounds with the rifles in the second half (12-10).

HUNDEN's quad kill then stopped the onslaught and his team tied a couple of rounds together. The score was tied at 13-13 when Karol "⁠tecek⁠" Kapczyński and stark won a 2v4 which gave them the control of the game and broke ALTERNATE aTTaX's economy. x-kom didn't let go from that point and closed out the map 16-14.

Good Game League 2018Best of 3

ALTERNATE aTTaX

Matchpage

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17th June 2018

x-kom

16

Overpass

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16

Mirage

19

14

Train

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ALTERNATE aTTaX	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nils 'k1to' Gruhnek1to	65 - 66	-1	85.5	1.13
Stefan 'stfN' SeierstfN	61 - 59	+2	69.7	1.05
Florian 'syrsoN' RischesyrsoN	57 - 57	0	71.1	0.99
Mads 'Console' SkovbyConsole	54 - 60	-6	67.2	0.97
Nicolai 'HUNDEN' PetersenHUNDEN	51 - 65	-14	68.2	0.90

x-kom	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Patryk 'Patitek' FabrowskiPatitek	78 - 60	+18	96.5	1.38
Daniel 'STOMP' PłomińskiSTOMP	68 - 46	+22	81.1	1.26
Krzysiek 'Goofy' GorskiGoofy	61 - 63	-2	78.2	1.07
Krzysztof 'stark' Lewandrowskistark	52 - 61	-9	63.4	0.92
Karol 'tecek' Kapczyńskitecek	48 - 58	-10	63.4	0.88

Final standings:

1. x-kom - $13,750
2. ALTERNATE aTTaX - $5,500
3-4. Windigo - $2,750
3-4. Valiance - $2,750
5-8. Kinguin - $700
5-8. Illuminar - $700
5-8. Pompa - $700
5-8. PACT - $700
9-12. Codewise Unicorns
9-12. Fragsters
9-12. PRIDE
9-12. Vex