Astralis wipe FaZe out; TS win over VP

IEM Katowice 2016 continued with two games as Astralis took down FaZe 16-5 on de_inferno and Tempo Storm topped Virtus.pro 16-9 on de_cbble.

The fourth best team in the world in our recently updated rankings Astralis faced the tenth best squad FaZe on de_inferno with the Danes starting on the T-side. Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen and Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth were able to win a 2v3 on the pistol round and got the lead to start things off. The Danish team extended it to 4-0 with an A-site execute.

FaZe picked up the sixth round thanks to Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad's triple-kill to cut the deficit to four (5-1). The Danes answered incredibly, getting the subsequent round without losing a single player and putting their opponents in a tough economical situation.

All Astralis players had more than a 1.08 rating 

The European team had the 3v2 advantage on the tenth round but Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz and René "⁠cajunb⁠" Borg clutched to bring their team their ninth round. The twelfth round saw FaZe getting two opening kills but Xyp9x showed up in yet another important situation and didn't allow FaZe get a round.

All the hopes of Ricardo "⁠fox⁠" Pacheco & co. were crushed when Astralis clutched in a 2v4 disadvantage. To add insult to injury the Danes closed out the half with a 2v5 and finished it 14-1. Despite winning the pistol, FaZe threw away another round (5v3) and gave karrigan's team 13 map points. They closed it out 16-5.

IEM Katowice 2016Best of 1 FaZeMatchpage 5 16 3rd March 2016 Astralis 5Inferno 16

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	21 - 9	+12	93.1	1.73
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	15 - 12	+3	85.5	1.45
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	17 - 15	+2	98.6	1.43
René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb	18 - 11	+7	80.7	1.41
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	16 - 11	+5	83.4	1.30

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostadjkaem	20 - 16	+4	106.0	1.31
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	12 - 17	-5	72.7	0.86
Philip 'aizy' Aistrupaizy	13 - 16	-3	61.1	0.79
Ricardo 'fox' Pachecofox	6 - 18	-12	53.2	0.41
Mikail 'Maikelele' BillMaikelele	6 - 20	-14	48.3	0.39

In the other match of the group, Virtus.pro met with Tempo Storm on de_cbble with Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas & co. starting on the CT-side. João "⁠felps⁠" Vasconcellos got a triple-kill in the pistol round with Ricardo "⁠boltz⁠" Prass following it up with an ace on the third round as the Brazilians took the lead 3-0. 

The Poles secured the weapon round but Tempo Storm came right back with a huge streak. A 2v4 advantage gained by Virtus.pro was not capitalized on and the Brazilians got the score to 6-1. Henrique "⁠HEN1⁠" Teles's team had absolutely no problem at all as Paweł "⁠byali⁠" Bieliński literally had zero kills in the first fourteen rounds, getting a kill in the last round of the first half. The half ended 13-2 in favor of Tempo Storm.

boltz keeps on rolling with his incredible performances

byali resurfaced in the second half and clutched in a 1v2 after his team got the pistol round and Virtus.pro went on to bring the score to 13-5. Despite losing the first weapong round, the Polish veterans raised from their corpses and made this one a game thanks to TaZ and Janusz "⁠Snax⁠" Pogorzelski's efforts (14-9).

With only an AWP and everyone else with pistols was enough for the Brazilians to acquire six match points. The Brazilians didn't mess around and finished it off 16-9.

IEM Katowice 2016Best of 1 Virtus.proMatchpage 9 16 3rd March 2016 Tempo Storm 9Cobblestone 16

Tempo Storm	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ricardo 'boltz' Prassboltz	23 - 16	+7	111.2	1.64
Henrique 'HEN1' TelesHEN1	19 - 9	+10	74.1	1.41
Lucas 'LUCAS1' TelesLUCAS1	22 - 15	+7	99.2	1.41
João 'felps' Vasconcellosfelps	19 - 20	-1	80.5	1.21
Gustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesSHOOWTiME	16 - 15	+1	60.2	0.98

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ	22 - 18	+4	95.3	1.25
Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax	19 - 21	-2	78.8	0.95
Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskipashaBiceps	13 - 19	-6	64.5	0.85
Filip 'NEO' KubskiNEO	12 - 21	-9	56.8	0.69
Paweł 'byali' Bielińskibyali	8 - 20	-12	48.0	0.59

Group B standings:

#	Team	W	L	Diff	Points
1.	Astralis	4	0	+37	12
2.	FaZe	2	2	-1	6
3.	Tempo Storm	2	1	7	6
4.	Virtus.pro	1	2	-15	3
5.	EnVyUs	1	2	-3	3
6.	E-frag.net	0	3	-25	0

Two more matches will be coming up in Katowice as E-frag.net will face Virtus.pro while Envy will take on Tempo Storm.

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E-frag.net #18 Kamen 'bubble' KostadinovEmiliyan 'spyleadeR' DimitrovNikolay 'nkl' KrastevViktor 'v1c7oR' DyankovSimeon 'dream3r' Ganev Virtus.pro #7 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński Wiktor 'TaZ' Wojtas Age: 29 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 924 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 João 'felps' Vasconcellos Age: 19 Team: Tempo Storm Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 64 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.70 FaZe #10 Ricardo 'fox' PachecoMikail 'Maikelele' BillPhilip 'aizy' AistrupHåvard 'rain' NygaardJoakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad René 'cajunb' Borg Age: 26 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 628 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.64 Nicolai 'device' Reedtz Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 626 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.64 Paweł 'byali' Bieliński Age: 21 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 762 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.65 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 25 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 680 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.69 Henrique 'HEN1' Teles Age: 20 Team: Tempo Storm Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 112 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.56 Ricardo 'fox' Pacheco Age: 29 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 387 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69 Ricardo 'boltz' Prass Age: 18 Team: Tempo Storm Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 241 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.65 Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad Age: 22 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 240 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.71 Astralis #4 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenRené 'cajunb' BorgAndreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenNicolai 'device' Reedtz Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski Age: 22 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 739 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.65 Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 778 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.62 Tempo Storm #24 Henrique 'HEN1' TelesLucas 'LUCAS1' TelesRicardo 'boltz' PrassJoão 'felps' VasconcellosGustavo 'SHOOWTiME' Gonçalves Envy #2 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieyKenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireVincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer