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fnatic vs Into the Breach / BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 - Legends Stage Swiss Round 5 / Post-Match Discussion

fnatic ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ 1-2 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Into the Breach

Inferno: 16-12
Overpass: 8-16
Vertigo: 4-16

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Into the Breach advances to the Champions Stage

fnatic is eliminated.

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Map picks:

fnatic MAP Into the Breach
Nuke X
X Mirage
Inferno โœ”
โœ” Overpass
X Anubis
Ancient X
Vertigo

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Full Match Stats:

Team K-D ADR KAST Rating
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ fnatic
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง mezii 56-45 77.4 69.4% 1.13
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ FASHR 43-47 68.2 72.2% 1.00
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nicoodoz 44-50 69.5 65.3% 0.93
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช KRIMZ 38-41 62.8 70.8% 0.90
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ roeJ 33-58 65.9 62.5% 0.70
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Into the Breach
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ CRUC1AL 58-35 74.4 81.9% 1.35
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CYPHER 51-49 83.3 75.0% 1.22
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ rallen 39-44 70.2 77.8% 1.02
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Thomas 50-45 69.9 70.8% 1.00
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง volt 42-42 60.7 70.8% 0.95

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Individual Map Stats:

Map 1: Inferno

Team T CT Total
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ fnatic 10 6 16
CT T
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Into the Breach 5 7 12

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Team K-D ADR KAST Rating
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ fnatic
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง mezii 23-11 81.9 85.7% 1.49
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช KRIMZ 20-10 66.4 82.1% 1.27
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ FASHR 17-14 73.6 82.1% 1.25
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nicoodoz 18-15 70.4 78.6% 1.14
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ roeJ 13-15 61.2 71.4% 0.82
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Into the Breach
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ CRUC1AL 19-16 59.1 78.6% 1.11
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Thomas 17-17 63.7 71.4% 0.90
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CYPHER 12-19 57.4 64.3% 0.89
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ rallen 7-19 37.5 60.7% 0.59
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง volt 9-21 46.9 53.6% 0.57

Inferno detailed stats and VOD

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Map 2: Overpass

Team T CT Total
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ fnatic 1 7 8
CT T
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Into the Breach 14 2 16

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Team K-D ADR KAST Rating
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ fnatic
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง mezii 19-18 78.8 66.7% 1.08
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ FASHR 16-18 71.8 66.7% 0.97
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nicoodoz 16-19 78.7 58.3% 0.93
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ roeJ 11-24 71.0 50.0% 0.63
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช KRIMZ 10-17 46.8 58.3% 0.59
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Into the Breach
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ rallen 20-14 106.2 83.3% 1.46
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CYPHER 20-16 92.3 83.3% 1.26
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ CRUC1AL 18-12 70.0 83.3% 1.24
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Thomas 21-15 76.2 66.7% 1.12
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง volt 17-15 73.3 79.2% 1.07

Overpass detailed stats and VOD

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Map 3: Vertigo

Team CT T Total
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ fnatic 3 1 4
T CT
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Into the Breach 12 4 16

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Team K-D ADR KAST Rating
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ fnatic
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช KRIMZ 8-14 77.1 70.0% 0.79
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง mezii 14-16 69.5 50.0% 0.75
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ FASHR 10-15 56.2 65.0% 0.71
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nicoodoz 10-16 57.2 55.0% 0.68
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ roeJ 9-19 66.2 65.0% 0.64
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Into the Breach
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ CRUC1AL 21-7 101.2 85.0% 1.86
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CYPHER 19-14 108.8 80.0% 1.68
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง volt 16-6 65.1 85.0% 1.38
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ rallen 12-11 72.9 95.0% 1.23
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Thomas 12-13 71.0 75.0% 1.00

Vertigo detailed stats and VOD

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Highlights

M1 | CRUC1AL - 4 M4A4 kills on the advanced bombsite B defense
M1 | FASHR - 3 AK HS kills on the bombsite A defense
M2 | Thomas - 3 M4A1-S kills on the bombsite B defense
M3 | CYPHER - ACE
M3 | CYPHER's 1vs3 clutch attempt is denied by the final T to keep Into The Breach off match point

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Lowcsika

one step closer to Monte vs. ITB finals


Accomplished-Emu-30

Honestly wouldnโ€™t be surprised at this point


Memelurker99

The fact that we could have 3 of monte, apeks, into the breach and gamerlegion in the top 4 at the major is literally bonkers, I mean fuck the fact we already have the 3 in the top 8 is crazy. This could be an underdog major to top off CSGO, I don't want to miss a minute of these playoffs


ahtuu

Cmon, look at the teams... how can you not count GamerLegion


Fammeyy

\*Apeks vs ITB


absolutelynotaname

*GL vs ITB


Dragos404

My pick'ems are long gone. Just give me monte vs itb in the final and I'll die a happy man


BraydenTheNoob

CAM ON INGERLAND bang bang CLICK SOM FACKIN HEADS


BraydenTheNoob

IT'S


kirumy22

COMING


Flamov

HOME


BraydenTheNoob

LADS


plz_question_my_life

ITโ€™S


BraydenTheNoob

A CHEWSDAY


NolsyBaby

INNIT


BraydenTheNoob

BRUV


RStud10

TOTTENHAM


baulchi

ARE SHIT


KillerZaWarudo

What is the cs tactics equivalent of playing 4-4 facking 2? Rash B?


BritMachine

ITB is deffo 433 Gegenpress tho good lord


HPDeskjet_285

GOD SAVE THE KING


mikhel

GOD I fucking hope we get people cheering like this in the crowd


zaneyk

Crazy that both popular 0-3 picks went through, also with ITB winning gamerlegion vs Monte will be a quarterfinal


Ed_Vilon

With either GL or Monte making Top 4. Fucking insane.


LKLN77

it's very realistic that gamerlegion or into the breach (or monte though i'd already had high expectations for them) win the major and i cannot wrap my head around that. only heroic or kinda vitality would make any sense at this point.


AtlantaAU

Faze winning wouldnโ€™t have been *that* weird at the start of the major.


R1k0Ch3

I feel like they always have a chance. Karrigan is a great leader beyond just strats.


Mankaunsparso

Sleeping on liquid


ShitPostingNerds

As an NA fanboy, yes I am. I have learned to never get my hopes up.


Zeilar

Looks like they will have to beat Heroic in quarters though. That's Heroic almost at their best, where pressure isn't that high.


Vawqer

Liquid would make some sense. They flopped in the BLAST circuit, but made finals and semis in 2/3 of the last big tournaments they played. They've also looked good since the coL game. Obviously, it wouldn't make quite as much sense as Heroic or Vitality, but most people gave them a chance coming into the major.


llTehEmeraldll

lmao sdy MVP when


haitherekind

Who will liquid play then?


zaneyk

ITB if nip wins, apeks if apeks win


BxKosmic

Hold me guys Iโ€™m scared. We never win against a team twice


haitherekind

Omg omg omgggggg Iโ€™m so nervous :(


NPC30519

Apexs or ITB


dcmtw1029

One of the 3-2 teams. Not sure Iโ€™m im reading the Buchholz system right, but potentially ITB rematch if thatโ€™s allowed?


WeTheAntidote

Is Faze and Heroic guranteed to play each other in the quarterfinals?


zaneyk

No, if apeks win it's FaZe vs Heroic, if Nip win it's FaZe vs Vitality


DevilDare

Little known fact but Charles actually ushered in a new UKCS era during the coronation.


noxdelabor

The coronation buff is real, God save the King.


SrJeromaeee

Glad for UKCS tbh. They were always a bit of a joke during the early 2010s when I really got into CS. For a long time the best UK player was dephh on the COL rosters? Maybe Mantuu, Mezii , Alex or even Smooya at points I guess? It has always been seen as a joke - semi pro level. Glad that this group of players brought them back on the map. Regardless of what happens, top 8 minimum and an injection of cash and eyes into the scene will bode well for them in CS2.


jeffjeff97

Yep first UK player to achieve anything of international note was Dephh on CoL with Surreal joining him for a bit We also had EZskins beat Renegades in a BO1, and back then ALEX decidedly counted as French, he'd never even been on a lineup with other UK players To go from that world to this one is still so unthinkable I can hardly believe this is real


a_man_with_a_hat

YEAH THE BRUVS!


Draculas_Dentist

LADS, LADS, LADS!


BraydenTheNoob

OI OI OI


Queasy-Chemical9645

bo'oh'o'wa'er


zamer09

chewsday innit


LookAtMyTurboSpeed

just got off the blower with king charles, he said we all get a bank holiday for the boys MAKING THE PLAYOFFS


HauntedMinge

fukin nice one m8 see u down nandos l8r 2 cellabrate


Bre3zy_

Its round 23 on overpass, fnatic have just won 7 rounds in a row. ITB call a timeout, when their coach โ€œSir William Buckinghamโ€ says โ€œOi Bruvs, itโ€™s Chewsday innit? Letโ€™s have a cuppa and watch some BBC on the Tellie Innit?โ€ ITB then went on to win the entire major.


NPC30519

Itโ€™s round 15 on Verigo, ITB have successfully attacked A site 11 times. Mezii calls the strat, โ€œalright boys this time weโ€™ll defend Aโ€. ITB then went on to win the entire matchup


LHITN

can confirm, i was the microphone


RoastyToastyl

>be fnatic >win out opponents map pick with a bit of comfort >proceed to get blown out on our map pick and the decider after that >refuse to elaborate >boot up de_airport


McClownd

ITB lads threw inferno for our entertainment.


jeffjeff97

Not only were they sandbagging before the major against 00Nation, but during to truly keep us on our toes


84746

Add knocking out the #1 favourite to win the major


Lgdamefanfanfan

Both vitality and Heroic were bigger favourites. G2 have not been well recently.


TheSIlverGlobal

They didnโ€™t knock out monte???)))


its_JustColin

Vitality and Heroic have been the favorites lol


ClickingClicker

In what world was G2 the #1 favorite?


Enjoy_your_AIDS_69

In Hooxi's world


twohourstillmidnight

richard lewis' nightmares


love_you_by_suicide

ITB 33% WR OVERPASS HACK


InternetAnon94

There was the guy posted a meme about how ITB is B01 king after close first map loss


genesistrader

i saw that , seems to have deleted it after map 2 lol


Westland__

That's why you keep your mouth shut until *after* the game ends, can never be wrong that way.


CC-W

[Cant believe mezii said this in his post match interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMGRHRYjuak)


craygroupious

This has me in tears lmao. Birmingham *is* a shithole.


irze

Man, ITB are seriously fucking entertaining to watch. The way they were exploding on sites was nuts to watch


kazarn

CYPHER is the British BOROS.


jeffjeff97

It's a pity he never even touched Endpoint so my grand dream of a former Endpoint core in the top 10 someday wouldn't include him


paully7

What is it with Boros? I have barely watched them even tho I'm so excited that a new Ukrainian team is in the playoffs! But everyone is talking about him


kazarn

Extremely aggressive player with out of this world aim.


Baswdc

FOUR FOUR FACKING TWO INNIT


SprehdTehWerdEDM

โœ… Me. โœ… Mum. โœ… Dad. โœ… Gran. โœ… Waterloo. โœ… Bucket of Vindaloo.


ollie668

BUCKET


INeedYourPelt

I remember being a fresher at uni and needing to get some pre-drinks for the sesh. I went down the local offy to see what I could get so I could get absolutely blotto. This guy comes up to me, fringe, glasses and could see I looked overwhelmed by it all. I just wanted to get the best drinks for my pals. In a comforting voice he says "Oi mate, you alright there? Looking for some proper tidy drink?". Taken aback by this kind stranger I mumble out "y-y-yeah I need something good for my friends but don't know what's good." Without skipping a beat he says "Get a flaggon of white lightening mate. It's cheap, cheerful and means you'll get gash by the earful". I reply "oh I've heard of this stuff. Thank you mate, I'll try it. What's your name?" "Cai", he replies, "but my friends call me CYPHER". Long story short, I went on the sesh that night and pulled two banging 9/10s. I just wanted to say thank you to CYPHER for picking that drink. CYPHER always gets the best picks.


imgaharambe

I remember being a fresher at uni and needing to get some pre-drinks for the sesh. I went down the local offy to see what I could get so I could get absolutely blotto. This guy comes up to me, fringe, glasses and could see I looked overwhelmed by it all. I just wanted to get the best drinks for my pals. In a comforting voice he says "Oi mate, you alright there? Looking for some proper tidy drink?". Taken aback by this kind stranger I mumble out "y-y-yeah I need something good for my friends but don't know what's good." Without skipping a beat he says "Get a flaggon of white lightening mate. It's cheap, cheerful and means you'll get gash by the earful". I reply "oh I've heard of this stuff. Thank you mate, I'll try it. What's your name?" "Cai", he replies, "but my friends call me CYPHER". Long story short, I went on the sesh that night and pulled two banging 9/10s. I just wanted to say thank you to CYPHER for picking that drink. CYPHER always gets the best picks.


blackzero2

Wakeup babe. New pasta just dropped


BraydenTheNoob

remember being a fresher at uni and needing to get some pre-drinks for the sesh. I went down the local offy to see what I could get so I could get absolutely blotto. This guy comes up to me, fringe, glasses and could see I looked overwhelmed by it all. I just wanted to get the best drinks for my pals. In a comforting voice he says "Oi mate, you alright there? Looking for some proper tidy drink?". Taken aback by this kind stranger I mumble out "y-y-yeah I need something good for my friends but don't know what's good." Without skipping a beat he says "Get a flaggon of white lightening mate. It's cheap, cheerful and means you'll get gash by the earful". I reply "oh I've heard of this stuff. Thank you mate, I'll try it. What's your name?" "Cai", he replies, "but my friends call me CYPHER". Long story short, I went on the sesh that night and pulled two banging 9/10s. I just wanted to say thank you to CYPHER for picking that drink. CYPHER always gets the best picks.


joepardy

As a Dutch player who has been playing with a UK group for nearly 10 years, I nearly shed a tear! Well fucking played, ITB!


Tpoyo

It's so clear that ITB did their homework for every single matchup, especially this one today. Some people will be salty they got through to the playoffs but their preparation was just so well done that I think they deserve it, well done to them.


Mahoganychicken

How can anyone be salty? They fully deserve it.


Fijure96

CSGO has a strange culture of salt towards underdogs succeeding at the expense of established teams. ITB fully deserved it.


jeffjeff97

It took 10 long years, but UKCS is finally vindicated This is an achievement which will stand in the cabinet forever - the UK is a real CS country now So roll on CS2, we'll make our mark there too ;)


SpecialityToS

Last CSGO major announced and the Brits come to take the last trophy for their damn museums


DinkyWaffle

Weโ€™re so back Anglosphere bros


Tavnaria

It's quite ironic isn't it. People complain the scene is saturated when only the same 20 teams play against each other all year, but the moment the top teams lose they complain about the format.


G0ncalo

People complain because the close system made T1 teams way too complacent and the gap to T2 almost non-existent. The ceiling for top teams is way lower than usual. Hats off to the T2 teams though, they are putting in the effort and that shouldnโ€™t be discredited.


therealgumpster

There is some truth to what people are griping about. The Major system is far from perfect. However the issue is the seedings, and the problem with basing seedings on HLTV rankings or ESL rankings, or whoevers rankings, is that for the most part it includes closed partner league circuits (which is great for top teams but not helpful for those outside of those leagues). We need to find a seeding system that levels that playing field that everyone would be happy with. That in itself is hilariously difficult.


Tavnaria

Seems impossible. Wanting a perfect way to rank all the team without bias for partnered teams and a format to make it fair to everyone without 60 bo3 seems impossible.


Lombax7

People will cry about BO1, while totally ignoring that top teams aren't doing the necessary prep because they don't normally have to play tournaments against teams like ITB


KillerZaWarudo

People will get mad if they don't get to see the 1052352th match up between navi,faze,g2,etc


Memelurker99

I thought this was going to be a close match up, and after the first map I thought we were going to get a back and forth where the experienced team would come out on top, I did not expect this, what the fuck. That 14-1 half on overpass was fucking masterful. I am fully a believer in the Thomas IGL, because he worked some magic on overpass and vertigo. Just the right amount of aggression worked into some interesting set ups and some fantastic mid round calls. Very unique and some times scrappy, but they've proved they also can play the standard CS we expect from the big teams. It's fucking coming home.


Psychaz

Thomas made some great mid round calls


Flamov

I think they played really sloppy second half of inferno, you could tell they were falling apart and not working together - but they absolutely came back so so strong, I feel once they reset mentally they were absolutely fantastic and executing so strongly Even when fnatic won a round, they would stay focused and immediately punish them next round, and it would be back to pistols - you love to see it


Kiinako_

IT'S COMING HOME LADS


Baswdc

I don't wanna exaggerate but I think UKCS domination has started


EntropyKC

UK on top in 1.6 and on top again at the end of CSGO UK era for 100% of CS history confirmed


Baswdc

It's too fookin easy innit


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Memelurker99

I had ITB go go through and still won't get the diamond coin, I DON'T GIVE A FUCK, GOD SAVE THE KING ITS COMING HOME


cechmeoutt

Same here lad, but who gives a shit, ITB winning and gold coin ez


lostmyotheroneoops

ITB is giving me serious C9 vibes. Down to the squad peaking when they need to and questions of whether this is a fluke run or not, you can't deny shots being hit and clean trades/teamplay. Also in b4 Apeks wins and it's 100% fuck all pick'ems.


robeo12055

This is not a fluke run and i agree with the C9 comparision. They are playing in a style that throws everyone off, just like C9 did in their major win. After watching rmr im not even a bit suprised they made playoffs


Zoradesu

ITB is more surprising tbh. C9 was at least top 5 (or #6 can remember) on HLTV, and they were a dark horse to at least make a deep playoff run. ITB really did come out of nowhere. What a great story for them honestly.


Baswdc

Fuck me wife Go down to the pub Qualify for major playoffs Simple as


t3r4byt3l0l

A UK TEAM IS IN THE MAJOR PLAYOFFS GOD SAVE THE KING


Baswdc

Cheeky little bugger Elizabeth was holding them back all along


jeffjeff97

That old minx


BraydenTheNoob

Gamer King Charles confirmed?


Fart_Blast

She was simply preparing them, like when mickey dies in rocky 3. It was for her.


[deleted]

>GOD SAVE THE KING I heard him say that and didn't understand why he said King. It just hit me now...


HauntedMinge

BRUVS IN PARIS๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง GET ME A FUCKING GREGGS AND A PINT ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง


Dark_Helmet23

Greggs sponsoring them and having them on their jersey would be brilliant


oldthrace

God Save the King so far... go on Thomas lad lol ITB run to this stage was beating ENCE, FaZe and FNATIC. Dont want to hear some bs about fluke and shit, thats a legit run and no one should take it away from ITB


Sem073

LET'S GOOOOOO! So happy for CRUC1AL! My man can't die. He either hits crazy flicks or whiffs and gets saved by his teammates. Damn, watching two Dutch players playing against each other for a Major Play-Off spot felt so weird. Feelsbad for FASHR, but Fnatic looked so dead inside two maps in a row.


puddingkip

For the past decade all we've had was chrisj and now we got to see 2 Dutch players play against eachother for a playoff spot at the major. It's fucking crazy


Sem073

The dream of a solid Dutch core is alive. FASHR, CRUC1AL, DocC, Rilax.


CS-DEADPOINTSIX

Last time we had a good Dutch lineup was back when? In CS:S right? The fnatic team


jeffjeff97

"I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT FUCKING BELIEVE IT" <- THATS A FUCKING LIE, I ALWAYS BELIEVED!! ITB IN THE PLAYOFFS HOLY SHIT ILL BE IN THE CROWD, IN MY ITB JERSEY, IN PARIS, SUCKING CRUC1AL OFF FOR THE GODLIKE PERFORMANCE HE GAVE US Now gimmie my gold coin ;)) UKCS FOREVER ON TOP, RESPECT TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR MIGHTYMAX


LHITN

lemme know what it tastes like pls i need to know


jeffjeff97

IT TASTES LIKE HISTORY


haitherekind

Aww happy for you! So jealous youโ€™ll be at the last csgo major wow!!!!


Shadow_Clarke

We lost to...this? Cmon fnatic, you could've atleast gone to playoffs. Mad respect to ITB though.


FIyingShark

INTO THE BIN goes Fnatic and INTO THE PLAYOFFS go the Lads!


CreativeOrder2119

Machine was creaming himself on map 3


StatpadderYT

nicodoz played some of the most braindead CS ive seen from an awper on vertigo


Ciupz

INTO THE STACK also krimz straight up trolled the last round, that 1v1 was played horrible.


8bitremixguy

we are all british on this blessed day


Ereshia

ITB not only fucked everyone's Pick'Em but even advanced to playoffs on top of that. This match wasn't even close after the 1st map, showing everyone that they deserved their Legends spot


FreshPancakesEfPi

COMING HOME STATUS: IT'S


Crossfire124

G2 died to this?


kirumy22

Damn G2 would have gotten 16-0d by into the breach for sure


oldthrace

G2 are the worst team in existense on Vertigo. Time to remove that map from their pool and play Overpass. No way it looks worse than that shit they serve on Vertigo every time they play it


dingo596

I have no idea why they chose it instead of Nuke, the only explanation that makes sense is that Hooxi fat fingered the veto.


EnvironmentMany5448

G2's Nuke form is horrible right now esp. after the 4-16 thrash by Fnatic themselves. Similar to FaZe's Inferno right now, they banned it to play Anubis against NaVi


tomat0m

I just don't understand how a tier 1 team can have that bad of an A ramp defence. Like I saw that they added a flash for the sandbags player set piece but not much more. Same agro Niko push when you most expect it (gets spammed and naded by 3 players). It used to be m0nesy's favourite map and now it's his least. Wtf happened? This is the kinda shit the interviewers should ask instead of how do you feel after losing the game. I mean sure it's fine to ask that for Niko because of the storyline but I mean in general


Dragos404

>I just don't understand how a tier 1 team can have that bad of an A ramp defence. Let me tell you. Niko dies in the first 15 seconds of the round by pushing, and hooxi is not good enough to get 2 kills in ramp to make up for niko dying instantly


iForgotMyOldAcc

On the same map they lost to Fnatic as well kek


BNPeanuts

ITS COMING HOME LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO


nextgentactics

Mezii saying Overpass is our best map and we feel unbeatable on it yesterday and showing up this way today is super embarrassing. Hope this Fnatic team can fix their flaws for CS 2 because this isnt it.


-Blastocyst

IT'S COMING HOME


UKphysicsman

TESCO ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง MEAL DEAL ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ITS COMING HOME ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง INGERLAND WINNING IN FRANCE YET AGAIN ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง GOD SAVE THE KING ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง DFS FURNITURE SALE NOW ON


lord_of_the_waters

Tier 2 teams are bo1 merchants๐Ÿคก They will flop at the major๐Ÿคก


Fammeyy

Mezi sacrificed himself to finally make UKCS great


black_dogs_22

GOD SAVE THE KING! LONG LIVE KING THOMAS!


Vrty33

YEAH THE LADS!


Kanesy99

This is the one time it feels right to say this as a Scot but ITS COMING HOME UP THE ITB


HPDeskjet_285

CAM ON INGERLAND bang bang CLICK SOM FACKIN HEADS


mannyman34

More British players in playoffs than French. Spite driven.


therealgumpster

Genuine had tears of joy earlier. I sat and stayed up till 5am in the morning for the UK's last great triumph *(Mousesports at Copenhagen Games 2012 in CS Source)*. This was the first time since that moment, I've cried over this bloody game. For 11 years we've been consigned to being the *"joke of Europe"* and for 11 years I've watched as talented players have squandered chances to make the scene better for not just themselves but everyone. Finally we have a team to be proud of. What I hope for now is that other UK players watched this, and thought "that could be me one day" and what I hope for too is tournament organisers in the UK to put aside differences and start the building blocks to making a greater scene for CS2. We once had over 300 active UK CS Source teams, and we've never reached those heights and we probably won't ever again, but it would be nice to take hold of this momentum that Thomas and co have brought us and use it for a force for good within the domestic scene. One can only hope this spurs more players to get involved, more people to take note and put in the hard work required, and one hopes that UK LANs such as EPIC.LAN can provide the journey for all those players considering CRUC1AL, Thomas (3x each) and CYPHER have all won an EPIC.LAN event. [CRUC1AL's first EPIC.LAN victory (with Infused)](https://scontent.flhr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/12039139_1051285121571826_88735130831087855_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=KgxKRc4PJSYAX8CxH4t&_nc_ht=scontent.flhr1-2.fna&oh=00_AfApl7K6CZYYxTVYZ5kAbsiP6DpIfuLmguEG5_zC6rjAXg&oe=648B3AA7) [Thomas' first EPIC.LAN victory (with The LDN Slayers)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/epiclan/40160135813/in/album-72157706587285765/) [Cypher first EPIC.LAN victory (with Emps Kids)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/epiclan/52213006945/in/album-72177720300494816/) & [he was MVP that tournament](https://www.flickr.com/photos/epiclan/52213006905/in/album-72177720300494816/) So always helps to go to LAN too folks :)


TheLogano

The Queen was the problem


TongestLime

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ“ž King Charles just phoned! ๐Ÿ“ž He said it's coming home! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ“ž King Charles just phoned! ๐Ÿ“ž He said it's coming home! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ“ž King Charles just phoned! ๐Ÿ“ž He said it's coming home! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ“ž King Charles just phoned! ๐Ÿ“ž He said it's coming home! ๐Ÿ“ž ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งKing Charles just phoned! ๐Ÿ“ž He said it's coming home


T_WREKX

*qualifies for major* *Eliminates G2* *Refuses to elaborate* *Leaves*


gazah

It's Coming Home ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง


84746

How tf did G2 lose to this fnatic team.


AaayJaayy

im not british BUT LADS **ITS COMING HOME**


LHITN

crucial check him pc ​ this is not normally


genesistrader

Thomas the frag engine


wannabe-physicist

Imagine losing to Ed Sheeran


Crazy4fun

Into the breach sending my pickems into the bin


dark4mje

With this win, OG niko, G2 Niko and fnatic nico are out of the major. maybe it's a curse.


wannabe-physicist

CAM ON INGERLAND *BANG* *BANG* SHEWT SOME FACKING HEADS


LHITN

We scored the facking goals. Come on ingerland. ​ cya at de\_airport fnatic ;)


Hallsway

INGERLAND HERE TO SHOW UP THE FRENCHIES


Informal-Way7268

Happy to see ITB win here. Their storyline is much more exciting than Fnatic's.


bullpeople

Lads, its Fnatic.


wannabe-physicist

KING CORONATION BUFF FOR INTO THE BEANS


BASEBALLFURIES

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN UNITED KRAKEN HISTORY


BottleOJamie

who was tweeting about de_airport ๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ˜น


spillosopher

Hearing that CRUC1AL has played since 2013 and never even qualified to a Major made this even more heartwarming. Same for Rallen who hasn't played in a Major since 2015.


fujimel92

That was absolutely amazing. Well done ITB ๐Ÿ‘ โค๏ธ I am so here for British CS. From an Aussie


Fart_Blast

Presenter: "is it coming home?" Thomas: "It's fuckin coming home"


K1NG0492

Everyone happy for UK CS. Im just happy for Dutch CS. Cruc1al has been around the pro scene since csgo came out never really breaking into t1. Kept grinding and now finally in the major playoffs LFGGGGGGG hope he wears our flag on stage.


Pat2424

**ITS COMING HOME ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ITS COMING HOME ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ** **ITS COMING HOME ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ** **THIS ONE'S FOR LIZZY ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ** #THE BRITISH ARE COMING ["iTb EaSy 0-3 pIcKeM, aT bEsT 1-3"](https://i.imgur.com/yL103MM.jpeg) sad for fantic though ๐Ÿ™


Equivalent-Weather59

AIN'T NO WAY LMFAOOOOO. My pickems are dead, I'll just root for the memes now


throwaway77993344

The fuck's happening, this Major is crazy


iminCTRL

Noooo bye bye Fantic โ˜น๏ธ


cechmeoutt

ITS FUCKING COMING HOME LADSSSSSSSS


RileGuy

Dread it, run from it, UK CS is coming.


Faw602

New king, new kings. The UK CS era starts now! EpicLan boyz rise up


wannabe-physicist

More UK thank French players in playoffs at the Paris major


Baswdc

Game's not gone


McClownd

Cypher's number 1 fan right here ๐Ÿ˜Ž


DaSlide

Krimz going for the deagle peak on last round is just straight up bad, theres no other way to put it. He had all the time in the world.


UnlimitedBoxSpace

No fucking way. Last CSGO major exposing how slack the old guard is. Incredible.


GalvenMin

Launders: "ITB? I have no idea how they got there." Here's some respect for you dude.


puma8471

Imagine ITB winning a major against Vitality on French soil


Zeilar

Knock out G2, only to lose to ITB? Makes sense.


Cryvern1

IT'S CHEWSDAY INNIT


zxlkho

i'm a filthy american but maybe it's coming home


Citeh

Just fell to my knees in Greggs