Virtus.pro, after a very balanced match against Ninjas in Pajamas, advanced to the semifinals of closed IEM Sydney 2018 qualifications. Three maps full of emotions behind our compatriots.
The map chosen by the Virtuses did not start well for them. F0rest's team won the pistol round and thanks to it had much better equipment in subsequent rounds. After the first full losing by the Poles, the eco round came again. Fortunately, it was possible to surprise and from that time the initiative was on the side of VP. NEO and the company scored point by point. It managed to win as many as eight hits in a row, and at the end of NiP a little woke up and led to the score of 7: 8.
In the second half, the pistol came to the Virtus.pro account. It seemed, therefore, that our compatriots playing on the CT side would start dominating and run away with the result of the rival, but Ninjas in Pajamas won the force and the next two clashes, in which Virtusi were forced to play on the guns themselves. On the full Polish, practically everything was going well. Of course losing rounds happened, but generally they perfectly controlled what is happening on the map, which ultimately won 16:12.