r/GlobalOffensive • u/Chuckys2 Match Thread Team • Jan 29 '17
Discussion | eSports Astralis vs Virtus.pro / ELEAGUE Major 2017 - Grand-Final / Post-Match Discussion
Astralis 2-1 Virtus.pro
Nuke: 12-16
Overpass: 16-14
Train: 16-14
Congratulations to Astralis on winning the ELEAGUE Major 2017!
Who was the MVP for this series? (POLL)
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ELEAGUE Major 2017 - Schedule & Discussion
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MAP 1/3: Nuke
| Team | CT | T | Total |
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| Ast | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| T | CT | ||
| VP | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Ast | K | A | D |
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| Kjaerbye | 22 | 7 | 19 |
| gla1ve | 20 | 5 | 20 |
| dev1ce | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| dupreeh | 15 | 5 | 21 |
| Xyp9x | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| VP | |||
| byali | 24 | 4 | 17 |
| Snax | 24 | 1 | 17 |
| NEO | 18 | 7 | 18 |
| pashaBiceps | 18 | 2 | 19 |
| TaZ | 15 | 3 | 19 |
Map 1 Detailed Stats
MAP 2/3: Overpass
| Team | T | CT | Total |
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| Ast | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| CT | T | ||
| VP | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Ast | K | A | D |
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| Xyp9x | 28 | 6 | 20 |
| dupreeh | 24 | 5 | 21 |
| Kjaerbye | 22 | 8 | 20 |
| gla1ve | 20 | 4 | 19 |
| dev1ce | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| VP | |||
| Snax | 27 | 3 | 20 |
| byali | 23 | 3 | 20 |
| pashaBiceps | 19 | 3 | 24 |
| NEO | 16 | 8 | 21 |
| TaZ | 15 | 5 | 22 |
Map 2 Detailed Stats
MAP 3/3: Train
| Team | CT | T | Total |
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| Ast | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| T | CT | ||
| VP | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Ast | K | A | D |
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| Kjaerbye | 29 | 8 | 15 |
| dupreeh | 23 | 6 | 23 |
| Xyp9x | 20 | 4 | 22 |
| gla1ve | 16 | 3 | 22 |
| dev1ce | 15 | 4 | 17 |
| VP | |||
| TaZ | 27 | 9 | 20 |
| Snax | 24 | 3 | 20 |
| byali | 21 | 5 | 22 |
| pashaBiceps | 16 | 8 | 22 |
| NEO | 11 | 2 | 20 |
Map 3 Detailed Stats
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u/Hewkho Jan 29 '17
Hi, I am from /r/all. Did the guy who ate the banana won? I saw a gif today think it was CS:Go.
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u/LambOfGojira Astralis Jan 29 '17
Best major final there's been since Kato '15, at least. Super close games, some of the most sickest clutches I've ever seen and a beautiful storyline. Congratulations Astralis!
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u/cptnwillow Astralis Jan 29 '17
I think its one of the best matches in the history of csgo
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u/CarlosFromPhilly Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
Undoubtedly the best
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u/deimoshr Jan 29 '17
I'd say that's still DHW '14 final.
Most people were expecting it to be fnatic vs VP, then Olofpass happened in quarters, then NiP pulled the most insane performance I've seen to date out of their collective asses in the semis (notably match on old Nuke vs VP), then that final had some of the most innovative strats I've seen (courtesy of Happy at his peak), and on top of that f0rest, Maikelele, Happy, k1o and shox played absolutely out of ther minds.
Super close 2 maps, insane strats, unreal individual performances... no other final topped that IMHO, not even this one.
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u/Svenskmeistr Jan 29 '17
This was one of THE best major finals I have ever seen, Astralis really deserved this!
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u/RobertZocker Jan 29 '17
Fnatic flair
Blink twice if you need help
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u/karankg Jan 29 '17
Doesn't need to be a team you support for it to have been a beautiful game of CS
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u/PootieTooGood BIG Jan 29 '17
the thing about this match that made is so crazy for astralis is even though they're undisputedly a top team in the world, they still come into this match like its a boss battle against the experience of VP. they just toppled a giant and finished of what was an amazing tournament. all 3 maps of the final go double digits on both sides, 2-1's throughout the quaterfinals, swiss system, it was all awesome.
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Jan 29 '17
gla1ve's calls at the end on train... my god
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u/LordNelson27 Parivision Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
The balls on that guy. He knew it would work, but if VP were ready for it gla1ve would have been the most hated player in CS. Riskier than k0nfig's knife.
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u/Quil0n Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
They didn't even choke. device started off bad, came back. Kjaerbye or however the hell you spell his name is like
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u/rustyjame5 1 Million Celebration Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
device kinda choked you could see it in his face. but kjaerbye decided to get anti-device.
edit: top guy bad edit.
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u/ayysizzle Jan 29 '17
Kjaerbye had a fucking ridiculous tournament and it came into this match too, made such a huge impact throughout the whole series
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u/Linkux18 Match Thread Team Jan 29 '17
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It said 1.345k in GOTV during last few rounds
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u/stere CS2 HYPE Jan 29 '17
It said it 1.6 in the "live" tab:
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u/Linkux18 Match Thread Team Jan 29 '17
I mean just Twitch viewers, that's a number that won't get broken anytime soon
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u/schnykeees Jan 29 '17
Are Twitch viewers separate from GOTV or is that number a combination of both?
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u/iConfigurator Astralis Jan 29 '17
thorin was right. wtf
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u/CptWetPants Legendary Switzerland Master Jan 29 '17
We are never going to hear the end of this.
Serves the community right - he doesn't hear the end of his bad run in EL S2, so we can suffer the same. Especially as he predicted this waay before anyone else.
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u/FamilyShoww HEROIC Jan 29 '17
Especially as he predicted this waay before anyone else
Except Anders!
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u/ManManMenace Renegades Jan 29 '17
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u/Choupina SAW Jan 29 '17
Can confirm, had at least 3 hearth attacks on Train alone
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u/DUIFridays Astralis Jan 29 '17
I just looked away from the stream, couldnt handle watching it
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u/I_has_intelligents BIG Jan 29 '17
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I saw the bad call at round 27 or something where they lost an m4 to Snax and waited too much for a B push while NEO was pushing the T base. They played so slow they literally run into 4 stack with a rifle. Next round comes and they rush B through molotov and then Rush A for the final round. It was indeed good calls after that throw
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u/Inquizitory 500k Celebration Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
WHAT JUST HAPPENED
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u/RobertZocker Jan 29 '17
Virtus.Choke
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u/MattJah de_train Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 30 '17
Virtus.pro -> Virtus.throw -> Virtus.plow -> Virtus.choke
The full poland circle
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u/Scratch98 Jan 29 '17
That has got to be the most epic grand final ever. What a fucking comeback by astralis. Ggwp
And so happy for device, he's been carrying his team and being let down by them for the last year, and finally he can have a bad game and his team carry it across the finish line.
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u/Exoooo King NiKo Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
YES!!!!! I ALWAYS BELIEVED!!
(first time doing pick em)
http://i.imgur.com/4xBdMci.jpg
<3 Astralis forever
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u/aselwyn1 fnatic Jan 29 '17
how much i ENVY you right now i got scared after the 2 losses in the groups and picked navi FML
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What an incredible comeback from Astralis, I loved every second of it!
Kjaerbye MVP
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u/FamilyShoww HEROIC Jan 29 '17
Absolutely heroic performance by Kjaerbye on Train. He stepped up to carry when device was off his game.
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u/pattaarr Jan 29 '17
Maybe of the match, but for the whole tournament imo device definitely deserves it
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u/Scratch98 Jan 29 '17
Yup. Despite having 2 terrible finals maps, device still ended 5th in rating, 3rd in opening kills per round, most kills, most awp kills. I feel bad because it could've been one of the best major performances of all time if he showed up on cobble/train. And he fucking dad dicked navi hard. 18:9 in opening duels won.
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Jan 30 '17
Kjaerbye, a young legendary god status player in the making. He played like a deity, undisputed mvp. To be able to persevere against the likes of NEO and Taz, absolute legends of CS, in a high pressure situation like that, absolutely insane!
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u/sirmeowmerss Astralis Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
Bananas eaten by the 15 other teams:
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Bananas eaten by Astralis : 3(on camera, probably 100 more)Bananas OP pls nerf
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u/NA_CS_LUL Jan 29 '17
WHAT A GAME!
Great CS right there. My heart was about to give up on me. Astralis breaking the curse and taking the finals. Meanwhile Pasha and Taz shining throughout the event... amazing. Fuck my Pick'Em predictions and I ain't even mad about it.
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u/vVvSunDown Jan 29 '17
Let's talk about the size of Glaive's balls calling back to back A rushes for tournament point....
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u/Kon_Eclypse Jan 29 '17
If Glaive keeps improving he will probably be the scariest igl because the calls are great and he frags a lot in a team already full of great fraggers.
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u/Fraankk MOUZ Jan 29 '17
Incredible finals, VP has been my favourite team for over 2 years and gave an incredible showing, while Astralis is my favourite org because of it being the first player owned and also the storyline of this team and they finally got to deliver. Abosulutely mind blowing finals.
I am buying jerseys of both teams tomorrow.
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u/In_Panopticon Jan 29 '17
first major ive seen holy shit
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u/Das2461 Complexity Jan 29 '17
Same, I'm not even a huge CS:GO fan but that was insane. Will have to tune in more often
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u/PrevailingYou G2 Jan 29 '17
Best time to start watching, the level of play is so high now, and anyone really is in contention of winning games. Welcome!
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u/Starkiecat NiP Jan 29 '17
First major I saw was DHW 2014 and I was INSTANTLY hooked, this is only the start!
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u/Piotr1234PL MOUZ Jan 29 '17
Even though they lost, here is collection of VP GIFS:
Motion tracking GIFS:
Pasha drinks GFUEL
Pasha thinks it's perfect
Snax also thinks it's perfect
Snax winks
TaZ spreads peace after interview
TaZ and Snax share a moment
TaZ sends love to us
Pasha licks his nose
Pasha shows his biceps
Snax wakes up crowdNormal GIFS:
TaZ and Snax chemistry is real
Snax punches SK bag
Captain Snax agrees
TaZ sends love to us
Pasha shows his biceps
Snax wakes up crowd
Couldn't find some normal version GIFs :<
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u/BlueSoup10 Jan 29 '17
Why are the motion tracked ones so fucking funny
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u/muff1n_ Jan 29 '17
I'm imagining them all with over-edited mlg style animations and crazy shouting in the background
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u/PentaJB Jan 29 '17
Damn this was my first major that I actually watched all the games because I dont watch csgo much and holy shit CSGO is really fun to watch im literally shaking watching that game
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u/swaggertm87 Liquid Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
Plenty new to pro CS, but shoutout to zonic for some of the most morally supporting coach approaches I've ever seen in esports
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u/rustyjame5 1 Million Celebration Jan 29 '17
this was like federer-nadal all over again. dont know who to cheer for, scream after every round. but taz really wanted it bad. guess kjaerbye wanted it better.
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u/honorablekingbowser King NiKo Jan 29 '17
Today was the best day though. Two seriously epic finals in two of my favorite sports!
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Don't let Virtus.Pro blowing a 13-7 lead in the grand finals distract you from the fact that THE WARRIORS BLEW A 3-1 LEAD IN THE NBA FINALS!
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u/ConnorK5 Jan 29 '17
The Warriors blowing a 3-1 lead is nothing. The Monstars blew a 66-18 halftime lead against the Tune Squad.
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Don't forget Great Britian blew a 13 colony lead in the American Revolutionary War!
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Astralis this final
Game 1: It's OK, we've got Overpass in the pocket.
Game 2: Phew, that was close.
Game 3: GG! . GG? . Wait. Holy clutch, what the frag! God bless gla1ve strats!
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u/torwori Jan 29 '17
Game 3 Astralis: Nothing is working what do we do?
gla1ve: rash b cyka blyat
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u/Teronomik MOUZ Jan 29 '17
Kjaerbye was like: fuck this shit I win this game! And that ballsy glave call in round 29... Sick!
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Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
Did anyone get clips of the last 2 rounds? That was some insane/ballsy CS. Just calling the rush to A site.
NVM: vods are already up.
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u/Flazhtag Astralis Jan 29 '17
This was my first time watching a CSGO major. I normally just watch League of Legends, but I must admit. This was fucking fantastic. Holy shit I was so hyped the entire series. This definitely won't be my last time watching competitive CSGO.
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u/myriiad Jan 29 '17
Competitive csgo is just non stop action. Every round is tense and has a story, and yet they all tie together cohesively. League is honestly a snoozefest so often, the team ahead just chokes out the other for 45 minutes. Zzz
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u/Mellowed Virtus.pro Jan 29 '17
As a VP fan who was rooting for them, that was the best possible storyline and I'll end up rewatching this series down the line for sure.
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u/CaptRamius de_nuke Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 10 '19
I'm not fussed about who won, I'm just pissed that Thorin was right and will be milking it for the next two months.
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u/flab3r FaZe Jan 29 '17
I had twitch in background but didn't he even say ''i was right'' just before stream cut out? xD
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u/Cheesewithmold 1 Million Celebration Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
GLA1VE IS A MASTERMIND
DEV1CE IS A GOD
KJAERBYE IS AMAZING
XYP9X IS A MONSTER
DUPREEH IS BANANA
LET'S FUCKING GO ASTRALIS!!!!!!!!!!
I can not believe how fucking well they've played. This was one of the best majors I've ever watched. That "Let's go Astralis! Let's go VP!" chant battle was something else! So much hype right now.
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u/Oblixion Astralis Jan 29 '17
I was chanting for Astralis in person and watched the faith go from high (screaming) to nearly nothing (single people or groups) to a riot. It was heartbreaking when it died and rejuvenating when it livened back up. Best match ever.
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u/JosephGM Jan 30 '17
Seriously, hats off to Astralis. In the last map, coming back from 0-7, Dev1ce struggling, and Virtus.pro looking godly, they kept their cool and every single person on the team stepped up. You could see just how badly they wanted that win.
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u/CyberStream Jan 29 '17
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT COUNTER STRIKE, BUT I AM A DANE, I WATCHED THE FINAL AND THE ACTUAL HAPPEND?! I AM SO HYPED!
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u/vectralsoul CS2 HYPE Jan 29 '17
Holy shit, what a grand final. Imho, map 2 and map 3 both felt like VP had it, but damn, the dual comeback by Astralis, especially on the last map! Finally they won a major, so-fucking-deserved! Big respect to both teams, they put a show to be remembered. GGWP.
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u/ChristopherSquawken NiP Jan 29 '17
Kjaerbye changed this team. 20+ frags in all three maps, top fragged in two, countless clutch kills this tourney.
Don't get me wrong, gla1ve made some great calls and took the reigns for sure; but Kjaerbye kept them in this from day one.
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u/SOT-NumberNine FaZe Jan 29 '17
ROGER FEDERER AND ASTRALIS ON THE SAME DAY IDK IF MY HEART CAN TAKE THIS
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u/Soledo Jan 29 '17
Congratulations to Astralis, great comeback on Train. I am really sad because VP played so good on this tournament. :(
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u/VibratingPony Astralis Jan 29 '17
It was amazing seeing Astralis finally win a major, but it was also kinda rough seeing how Taz and the others looked after the game.
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u/Vitalcsgo de_cache Jan 29 '17
Can we just get a graffiti of this major final?
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u/__word_clouds__ Jan 29 '17
Word cloud out of all the comments.
I hope you like it
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I'd have loved to see VP get their second title, but when it all comes down to it, it doesn't matter who wins.
As long as it isn't SK.
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u/UnBiasedISwear Vitality Jan 29 '17
holy shit tears in my eyes Kjaerbye such a solid turnout, Gla1ve is an amazing strat caller! cant wait for next month though with all the rumored roster changes incoming i hope its a goddamn bloodbath to be number 1. SK adding felps, french super team, swedish shuffle, Oskar with niko, rumors of Scream to C9. im fucken hyped bois.
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u/goobzilla Jan 29 '17 edited Jul 31 '24
cake gaze versed escape rock soup cats dinosaurs scary gold
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u/jDGreye Astralis Jan 29 '17
THEY DID IT! And without Device hardcarrying them too, says so much of the team!
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u/chokyx Jan 29 '17
Im out of words.. HOW do you lose like 15 eco/forcebuys and still win the finale? The light was out, no hope, 0-7 and 13-6, and they win..
Xyp9x was by far the mvp of that series, the ammount of important kills and clutches!
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u/dasyad00 Jan 29 '17
This game could've gone both ways. Both teams were strong at all of their games. All I hope for is that VP won't get discouraged and return stronger to win their own major. :)
In the meantime, congrats to Astralis for winning their first major!
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u/HadoukenSpammer99 phoenix Jan 29 '17
Kjaerbye and gla1ve carried Astralis on the final, the old lineup would never win this. Congrats.
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u/Jimbobiss de_overpass Jan 29 '17
What an amazing match; so disappointed for VP, I feel like they really deserved it, but they can take away so many positives! Both teams deserved to win, but I'm heartbroken that TaZ didn't get a win this time; he is a super stand up guy and would have loved to see him get a win! On to the next one.
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u/inNetric Natus Vincere Jan 29 '17
1st Major I ever watched. From what i'm hearing it will probably be the best. Glad I got to see it. I watched this thing at church xD.
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u/rootkitten Astralis Jan 30 '17 edited Jul 09 '23
ask direful pot wise bells physical threatening market ludicrous nippy -- mass edited with redact.dev
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u/Killavus Jan 30 '17
I had an absolute blast watching this series. Especially since I rooted for both Astralis (I just love their gamestyle) & Virtus.pro (I'm from Poland, and I love moments when they shine since they're absolutely marvelous to watch then) :D.
I think while VP were MAD with their shooting (Taz / Snax / NEO were monsters in this series) & clutches, Astralis just won by being better at tactics. Big props for both teams!
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u/boldkaos Jan 30 '17
After watching the rebroadcast of the finals (I was out all day) and I went into it knowing the outcome, it constantly blew my mind knowing that Astralis was gonna win that final map. At one point it was 8-1 in favour of VP and Virtus.Pro had all of the momentum. Later on, it was 12-6 in favour of VP! VP only had to win 4 more rounds before Astralis had to pull at least 9. Big props to everyone in the Astralis organization and especially gla1ve who was a textbook IGL and kept his guys motivated even in the face of defeat. It doesn't matter of you're a CSGO fan or not, you can still learn a thing or two about how to face adversity just by simply watching Astralis. GGs on a successful major
TL;DR - VP was up 12-6 final map, Astralis didn't give up and was motivating and awesome to watch. Hyped for upcoming majors (and new operation xD)
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u/IamBrazilian_AMA 500k Celebration Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
I'm having a heart attack.
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u/GrandShazam The MongolZ Jan 29 '17
Shout out to Astralias for tuning my pickem by
Not going 3-0 2.Advancing to the quarterfinals
Keeping liquid from advancing
Beating navi (who I picked to win the major)
Wining the semis
Winning the major
GG
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u/heroicxpharaoh 1 Million Celebration Jan 29 '17
Best match ever in the history of CSGO, I was shaking throughout..
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u/JesusFappedForMySins Jan 29 '17
this hurts as fuck! And I don't even watch CSGO, that throw tears into my heart, holy biceps
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u/Crazehh Astralis Jan 29 '17
Well done Astralis. Always thought they could bring it back. Kjaerbye and Xyp3x really stepped up! Thabks for the gold medal too!
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u/Protttt Astralis Jan 29 '17
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u/rlsN MOUZ Jan 29 '17
this was some beautiful cs in the final. It was crazy. Didn't really cheer for anyone but watching the final it felt like you were in the game. Was on my edge in every clutch situation despite not really being involved emotionally for one of these teams. Would have loved to see the old guys win it once again but also felt like it was time for Astralis to get their first.
So to me the outcome was secondary. I just wanted to see some quality cs and I definitely got that. Thanks to everyone involved for putting up a great show.
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u/UnKn0wN31337 CS2 HYPE Jan 29 '17
This was definitely one of the best majors I've ever watched alongside with Katowice 15, especially the finals!!
I was rooting for VP for the win, but in the same time it felt like it finally was the time for Astralis to finally break their curse and win their first ever major! They definitely deserved their win! GG to both teams!
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I think VP just got really tilted because they knew they should've won in Overpass if it wasn't for that insane Xyp9x 1hp clutch.
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u/The_Guitar_Zero Virtus.pro Jan 29 '17
Well I wanted vp to win, but I can be satisfied with 2nd place and a nail biter final. GG Astralis on finally overcoming the semifinal curse
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u/razorpigeon Virtus.pro Jan 30 '17
First major I went to see and by far the best one to go to, what a Rollercoaster of a major.
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I don't follow the pro scene or anything and I just picked astralis to win bc they had a cool sticker. When do I get my pick em medal?
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For r/all:
This was the Grand Final of ELeague Counter Strike: Global Offensive Major, one of the most prestigious events for the game. This Grand Final series alone broke the most single watched channel on Twitch.tv and the highest viewed CS:GO major since the major system was implemented. This final went down to the wire as Astralis narrowly defeated Virtus.Pro in a best of 3 series 2-1. Each map played with the exception of the first map, going 16-12, went the full 30 rounds in regulation. This is the first major win and grand final appearance for Astralis, and Virtus.Pro third appearance in a major grand final.
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u/Interlakenn Natus Vincere Jan 29 '17
This tournament has given us some of the best counter strike I have had the pleasure of watching. The game sense, the aim, the team chemistry! Astralis deserved this win and they worked their ass for it and this was a beacon of light in such dark times.
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u/Ajp_iii Jan 29 '17
device just didnt show up at all. that is two big finals in a row he didnt show up too. astralis learn how to play ecos. the rushes at the end of the game were huge calls.
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u/Scratch98 Jan 29 '17
He went missing on overpass and first half of train. He did good on nuke. He definitely didn't have high frags on train, but he still had some big impact kills.
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u/Bowsersshell Jan 29 '17
He had some high impact frags that last map though, he wasn't performing but when he did it mattered
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u/Teridax_Cx Jan 29 '17
first major i've ever watched, never got the appeal of esports until now but this legit had me on the edge of my seat.
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u/Cavi7 Virtus.pro Jan 29 '17
I'm shattered and will be crying for the next week. I need someone... Well, still, it was an amazing final, GG Astralis, you deserved it for sure. Now I'm gonna go and cry in a corner. Man, I take CS:GO too seriously sometimes.
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u/harry47richards NER0cs - HLTV Writer & Editor Jan 29 '17
Who's ready for the next episode of To The Stars B)
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u/orynse MOUZ Jan 29 '17 edited Jan 29 '17
DON'T LET ME OFF THIS WILD RIDE
And bring on the roster shuffles
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u/GamingRedditor Astralis Jan 29 '17
FUCK YEA IVE BEEN SUCH A FAN FOR ASTRALIS THIS IS THE FUCKING HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK
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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '17
What a great final. I hope gla1ve can get himself a haircut with all of that money :D