After a resounding 2-0 victory over Benjamin "blameF" Bremer's team, Astralis are set to meet the winner of BIG - MOUZ next on their road towards the grand final. The lower-bracket semi-final of ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe was a one-sided affair, with Astralis capitalizing on Owen "oBo" Schlatter's absence for Complexity and winning 16-6 on Vertigo and 16-8 on Nuke. The Danish powerhouse found themselves in the lower-bracket of the tournament after HEROIC overpowered them on Wednesday (16-7 Vertigo, 16-7 Nuke), but redeemded themselves by defeating Spirit and Complexity. Astralis will need to win two more games to reach the grand final, where they would start the BO5 with a one-map disadvantage. With Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen standing-in for Complexity, the Juggernaut was unable to deliver in the playoffs, securing just one win — over ENCE —, and finishing 5-6th. Nicolai "device" Reedtz's triple in the pistol enabled Astralis to build steam early into Vertigo, with the fully Danish team sitting on seven rounds before Complexity managed their second. Unable to capitalize on early advantages in the following rounds, blameF's team fell further behind, finding themselves 12-2 down. The deficit was looking to be extended as Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen took down three on the entry in the final round, but Valentin "poizon" Vasilev pulled off a 1v5 to earn a third, consolidation round as CT. The second pistol came down to a 4v4 post-plant on A, which Astralis clutched with a smoke defuse, but Complexity replied with a force-buy. At 14-6, device nailed down three with the AWP and dupreeh finished off the map, 16-6, with an ace on B. Complexity had a rough time on Nuke as well, as Astralis were off to a 5-2 lead on their map pick despite losing the T-side pistol and followup. Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander's men found a lot of success on the outside plays, but blameF kept his team afloat, pushing them to five rounds (8-5). Success in a key force-buy allowed Astralis to finish the offensive side on a high, 10-5. Force-buy wars marked the early part of the second half, with six rounds traded back and forth before Astralis chained two together, making it 14-8. The series was concluded right then and there, 16-8 on Nuke, and 2-0 for the series.Astralis
Matchpage 2 0 2nd October 2020
Complexity 16Vertigo 6 16Nuke 8
Astralis
K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0 Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh
47 - 18 +29 85.0 1.59 Emil 'Magisk' ReifMagisk
34 - 29 +5 88.0 1.21 Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice
30 - 23 +7 68.9 1.20 Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve
32 - 29 +3 81.7 1.19 Patrick 'es3tag' Hansenes3tag
29 - 31 -2 80.0 1.18 Complexity
K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0 Benjamin 'blameF' BremerblameF
32 - 31 +1 79.5 1.04 Valentin 'poizon' Vasilevpoizon
26 - 35 -9 59.0 0.78 Kristian 'k0nfig' Wieneckek0nfig
27 - 34 -7 70.5 0.77 Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenNaToSaphiX
26 - 37 -11 65.4 0.77 William 'RUSH' WierzbaRUSH
19 - 35 -16 60.8 0.65 MOUZ #21
Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong
David 'frozen' Čerňanský
Robin 'ropz' Kool
Aurimas 'Bymas' Pipiras
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen
Age: 27 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1654 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.65
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Age: 25 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 1534 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.62
HEROIC #2
Casper 'cadiaN' Møller
Johannes 'b0RUP' Borup
Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensen
Martin 'stavn' Lund
René 'TeSeS' Madsen
Spirit #19
Leonid 'chopper' Vishnyakov
Nikolay 'mir' Bityukov
Viktor 'sdy' Orudzhev
Artem 'iDISBALANCE' Egorov
Boris 'magixx' Vorobiev
Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' Sillassen
Age: 24 Team: NordavindB Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 790 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.61
BIG #5
Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz
Tizian 'tiziaN' Feldbusch
Florian 'syrsoN' Rische
Ismailcan 'XANTARES' Dörtkardeş
Nils 'k1to' Gruhne
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander
Age: 25 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 1356 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.65
Owen 'oBo' Schlatter
Age: 17 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 282 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66
Astralis #9
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen
Emil 'Magisk' Reif
Complexity #10
Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer
William 'RUSH' Wierzba
Kristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke
Valentin 'poizon' Vasilev
Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer
Age: 23 Team: Complexity Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 545 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.60
Valentin 'poizon' Vasilev
Age: 21 Team: Complexity Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 883 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.63
ENCE #22
Aleksi 'allu' Jalli
Jani 'Aerial' Jussila
Miikka 'suNny' Kemppi
Jere 'sergej' Salo
Elias 'Jamppi' Olkkonen