Renegades outlast FaZe; Astralis crush Cloud9 in Katowice

Renegades beat FaZe in a last round nailbiter on Inferno to move on to the 2-0 pool, while Astralis wrecked Cloud9 16-0 on Train.

The first round went the way of FaZe, on the CT side of Inferno, but Renegades were fast to get back in the match, winning the forcebuy with a fast play on B. Renegades then switched it up, going A and winning against pistols. FaZe then got two to bring it back to a tie as Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard got a triple to stop Renegades from pushing through short onto A. Teams then traded rounds to go 4-4, but it was FaZe that started to rack up rounds, as Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev got a triple on banana assisted by a flash by Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač to go up 7-4.

AZR & co. go 2-0 after beating FaZe

Renegades were finally to get another one after two opening frags and an A hit to make it 5-8. An indecisive round then cost Renegades as they tried to make a B split without time and were slaughtered going back to A. Renegades were able to win the last round bringing it back to within three, 6-9.

Two early kills by Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács helped his team take the second pistol round, but they once again lost against the pistol buy. This allowed Renegades to get within one, following it up twice, 9-10. Little by little Renegades started to build up momentum, even going up 12-10 before FaZe could get a round after a 3vs3 B execute. Renegades then ran away with it as Aaron "⁠AZR⁠" Ward led both in-game and on the scoreboard, making it 15-11. FaZe brought it down to the wire, planting on A in the thirtieth round in a 3vs2, but Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad with a triple and bomb defuse pushed it over the line for Renegades, 16-14.

IEM Katowice 2019Best of 1 FaZeMatchpage 14 16 20th February 2019 Renegades 14Inferno 16

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	23 - 18	+5	81.7	1.26
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	22 - 18	+4	77.5	1.14
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	20 - 20	0	73.9	1.09
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN	17 - 16	+1	61.8	0.96
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	10 - 21	-11	45.5	0.72

Renegades	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Aaron 'AZR' WardAZR	27 - 21	+6	86.9	1.29
Justin 'jks' Savagejks	19 - 16	+3	77.7	1.15
Sean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiGratisfaction	15 - 18	-3	72.3	1.01
Jay 'Liazz' TregillgasLiazz	16 - 16	0	53.3	1.00
Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostadjkaem	16 - 21	-5	64.7	0.88

The match between Astralis and Cloud9 started on Train with a decisive A site defense by the Danes, who took the lead from the gate. Starting out on the CT side, Astralis showed why they are favorites early on, not giving Cloud9 a chance during the first gun round.

Astralis had a good time on the server against Cloud9

A massive round by William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba was about to get Cloud9 on the board, but Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif was able to ninja defuse in the smoke on B to keep his team on a clean slate, 6-0. Astralis then went on an absolute rampage, smashing the American-European side 15-0 round after round as Cloud9 showed a lack of ideas on the offense. The Danes then closed it out after winning the second pistol round, putting the cherry on top in a clean 16-0.

IEM Katowice 2019Best of 1 AstralisMatchpage 16 0 20th February 2019 Cloud9 16Train 0

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Emil 'Magisk' ReifMagisk	21 - 5	+16	136.7	2.17
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	19 - 4	+15	113.4	1.98
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	13 - 2	+11	88.9	1.63
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve	16 - 5	+11	92.4	1.60
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	10 - 10	0	62.6	0.92

Cloud9	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Timothy 'autimatic' Taautimatic	9 - 16	-7	54.8	0.59
William 'RUSH' WierzbaRUSH	5 - 15	-10	46.9	0.45
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	6 - 16	-10	35.1	0.41
Jordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroZellsis	3 - 16	-13	43.2	0.28
Robin 'flusha' Rönnquistflusha	2 - 16	-14	44.4	0.17

The New Legends stage 2W - 0L Astralis Renegades 1W - 0L Natus Vincere Vitality Liquid Ninjas in Pyjamas 1W - 1L FaZe AVANGAR Cloud9 MIBR G2 HellRaisers 0W - 2L NRG ENCE BIG Complexity Aaron 'AZR' Ward Age: 26 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 732 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69 Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács Age: 27 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 1331 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.62 Cloud9 #7 Robin 'flusha' RönnquistFabien 'kioShiMa' FieyWilliam 'RUSH' WierzbaTimothy 'autimatic' TaJordan 'Zellsis' Montemurro Håvard 'rain' Nygaard Age: 24 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 1027 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.69 Emil 'Magisk' Reif Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 856 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.63 Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad Age: 24 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 768 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.69 Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif FaZe #5 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevOlof 'olofmeister' KajbjerLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard Renegades #8 Justin 'jks' SavageAaron 'AZR' WardJoakim 'jkaem' MyrbostadSean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiJay 'Liazz' Tregillgas William 'RUSH' Wierzba Age: 24 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 913 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač Age: 22 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 1001 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.67 Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev Age: 29 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1256 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69