forZe edge out AVANGAR; NiP tie MIBR at BLAST Pro Series Moscow

forZe took the victory over AVANGAR 16-14 on Dust2 while NiP and MIBR split points after a 15-15 game on Train in Moscow.

Following forZe's 4-0 start on the CT side of Dust2, AVANGAR mustered a round with their trademark A site execute despite Bogdan "xsepower" Chernikov picking off two Terrorists on the approach. forZe bounced straight back with xsepower picking up entries in the two following rounds, making the score 6-1.

AVANGAR got back into the half and narrowed the deficit down to 7-6 at one point, but were unable to take the lead as Jenya "FL1T" Lebedev stepped up on the A defense with a triple, closing the half 9-6.

xsepower and almazer won a crucial 2v5 round for forZe

After the switch, AVANGAR held strong to pick up the first four rounds as CT and take the lead on Dust2. From that point onward, the game became an exciting back-and-forth. The score was tied at 13-13 and AVANGAR were looking to edge towards victory as they had a 5v2 advantage, but Almaz "almazer" Asadullin and xsepower turned it around and pushed their team over the finish line, 16-14.

BLAST Pro Series Moscow 2019Best of 1

forZe

Matchpage

16

14

13th September 2019

AVANGAR

16

Dust2

14

forZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jenya 'FL1T' LebedevFL1T	27 - 16	+11	82.1	1.43
Andrey 'Jerry' MekhryakovJerry	25 - 19	+6	79.8	1.22
Bogdan 'xsepower' Chernikovxsepower	15 - 16	-1	57.9	0.98
Almaz 'almazer' Asadullinalmazer	20 - 20	0	68.9	0.95
Dmitriy 'facecrack' Alekseyevfacecrack	11 - 20	-9	61.4	0.85

AVANGAR	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dzhami 'Jame' AliJame	28 - 18	+10	94.9	1.36
Timur 'buster' Tulepovbuster	23 - 15	+8	75.7	1.20
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN	17 - 20	-3	69.9	0.92
Alexey 'qikert' Golubevqikert	15 - 24	-9	55.5	0.76
Sanjar 'SANJI' KulievSANJI	8 - 21	-13	42.0	0.63

Starting 3-0 on the CT side of Train is usually a sign of a dominant half to come, but MIBR weren't able to establish themselves on the defense. It was all about NiP since they broke into B on a mixed buy in round four, with Jonas "Lekr0" Olofsson once again topping the scoreboard for the Swedes.

The score was 8-3 before MIBR started finding success with the double AWP of Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo and Vito "kNgV-" Giuseppe, but even with things going their way in the late stages, they still trailed 9-6 going onto the offensive side of Train. No one ran away with the game quickly, as MIBR converted the 3-0 after a much-needed pistol round win, while NiP replied with a three-round streak of their own.

The Brazilian side managed to win the key rounds that gave them the edge in terms of economy and helped the comeback of FalleN and co. on the T side. It was 13-13 when NiP finally afforded a buy again, but their poor B defense was taken advantage of by the Brazilian side, giving them the lead. MIBR followed that up to reach 15-13, but Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund and Nicolas "Plopski" Gonzalez Zamora came alive in the last rounds to ensure their team a tie, 15-15.

BLAST Pro Series Moscow 2019Best of 1

NiP

Matchpage

15

15

13th September 2019

MIBR

15

Train

15

NiP	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	24 - 21	+3	75.8	1.13
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraPlopski	18 - 21	-3	73.9	1.04
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	15 - 17	-2	50.5	0.95
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	17 - 20	-3	74.9	0.90
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	16 - 18	-2	60.2	0.89

MIBR	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	29 - 14	+15	96.6	1.54
Lucas 'LUCAS1' TelesLUCAS1	18 - 20	-2	76.9	1.00
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	18 - 18	0	64.6	0.96
Vito 'kNgV-' GiuseppekNgV-	18 - 20	-2	61.6	0.93
Epitacio 'TACO' de MeloTACO	14 - 18	-4	57.6	0.83

Group A

TEAMPOINTS

forZe

6

MIBR

4

NiP

4

Natus Vincere

0

ENCE

0

AVANGAR

0