FACEIT Major 2018Astralis dominate Vega Squadron on Inferno
Astralis have improved their New Legends Stage record to 2-0 after defeating Vega Squadron 16-4 on Inferno at the FACEIT Major.
The Inferno game between Astralis and Vega Squadron kicked off with the Danes on the CT-side. Anton "tonyblack" Kolesnikov found a quad kill in the pistol round to win a 3vs5 and Vega Squadron made it 3-0 with the anti-eco victories.
Astralis secured the first weapon round and went on to tie the game at 3-3. Even though Vega Squadron reclaimed the lead, Astralis hit back with a seven round streak during which the Danes died a total of five times (10-4).
Nicolai "device" Reedtz secured the 15th round with a 1vs1 clutch and Astralis finished the half 11-4 ahead. Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander's team continued their streak on the T-side by grabbing the second pistol round.
A kill by Emil "Magisk" Reif and a double from device was enough for Astralis' first weapon round victory which gave them eleven match points. The Danish squad closed out the map with a 16-4 final scoreline.
 Vega Squadron |
K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anton 'tonyblack' Kolesnikovtonyblack |
10 - 15 | -5 | 60.6 | 0.75 |
 Igor 'crush' Shevchenkocrush |
8 - 15 | -7 | 39.0 | 0.58 |
| Dmitriy 'jR' ChervakjR |
8 - 18 | -10 | 41.4 | 0.46 |
| Pavel 'hutji' Lashkovhutji |
5 - 17 | -12 | 44.4 | 0.35 |
| Leonid 'chopper' Vishnyakovchopper |
2 - 17 | -15 | 33.5 | 0.29 |
 Astralis |
K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Emil 'Magisk' ReifMagisk |
21 - 10 | +11 | 131.9 | 2.08 |
| Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice |
22 - 5 | +17 | 106.5 | 1.88 |
| Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve |
15 - 5 | +10 | 84.3 | 1.50 |
| Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x |
12 - 7 | +5 | 58.2 | 1.25 |
| Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh |
12 - 6 | +6 | 46.8 | 1.17 |
With the conclusion of the third match of the second day of the New Legends stage, here are the Swiss standings:
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Anton 'tonyblack' Kolesnikov
