Astralis pull off Inferno comeback against Cloud9 at ECS Finals

Astralis have beaten Cloud9 16-13 on Inferno in their first game at the ECS Season 5 Finals.

The best-of-one Group A opening match between Astralis and Cloud9 at the ECS Season 5 Finals took place on Inferno. The T-sided Danish team planted the bomb in a 3vs3 in the pistol round but Cloud9 were able to retake to grab the first round.

Following two more round losses, Astralis picked up the fourth round of the game to trail 3-1. The North Americans responded with three of their own, extending their lead to 6-1. Tarik "⁠tarik⁠" Celik clutched a 1vs1 against Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif when the score was 7-3 to give Cloud9 their eighth round on the CT-side.

dupreeh & co. came back from 12-3

In the last two rounds of the second half Cloud9 stopped two B-site pushes and won the half 12-3. The North Americans rushed the A-site in the second half pistol round but couldn't get a single kill as Astralis made it 12-4. Magisk quad kill with a FAMAS in the first gun round made it 12-7.

Astralis tied the game at 12-12 thanks to Magisk's triple kill. The Danish squad completed the comeback with a 13-1 CT-side campaign, winning the map 16-13.

ECS Season 5 FinalsBest of 1 AstralisMatchpage 16 13 8th June 2018 Cloud9 16Inferno 13

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Emil 'Magisk' ReifMagisk	26 - 15	+11	91.3	1.50
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	22 - 17	+5	89.9	1.30
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	17 - 15	+2	65.2	1.03
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	20 - 20	0	73.1	1.02
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve	17 - 19	-2	70.1	0.97

Cloud9	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Pujan 'FNS' MehtaFNS	22 - 20	+2	102.9	1.23
Timothy 'autimatic' Taautimatic	19 - 21	-2	70.3	0.90
William 'RUSH' WierzbaRUSH	18 - 20	-2	58.9	0.84
Tarik 'tarik' Celiktarik	15 - 21	-6	57.8	0.78
Tyler 'Skadoodle' LathamSkadoodle	11 - 20	-9	38.7	0.69

Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Emil 'Magisk' Reif Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 698 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.64 Tarik 'tarik' Celik Age: 22 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 884 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.68 Cloud9 #8 Pujan 'FNS' MehtaTyler 'Skadoodle' LathamWilliam 'RUSH' WierzbaTarik 'tarik' CelikTimothy 'autimatic' Ta