Ence vs Fnatic and Gaimin Gladiators vs GamerLegion battled it out in the opening matches of Group B. The winners of the matches will advance to the CCT Global Finals 2024 playoffs. The winners of the matches will face off in the CCT Global Finals 2024 playoffs, while the loser will face off in the elimination match.
ENCE vs Fnatic
The first game of blameF's new lineup was immediately against their former captain gla1ve, the opening match of Group B started at Ancient, choosing Fnatic who from the first rounds started to show their strategic skills, outplaying ENCE in the first two rounds. After failing in the next two, they didn't give up but got even better and took 5 in a row, giving up the last 3 rounds in the first half and winning it 7-5. The second half started again with a great game by Fnatic, where they managed to win the series again, but this time with only 4 rounds, to which ENCE responded as well, but still Fnatic were stronger in their choice and won with a score of 13-10.
Anubis - the second map, Ence's peak, started the same way and as 1 map with Fnatic dominating, which they won again with 4 rounds in a row, to which ENCE responded flawlessly, winning seven rounds in a row and winning half of them 7-5. The second half was even brighter than the first, where Fnatic were able to seize the initiative from the first rounds and took another series of 5 rounds, to which ENCE responded with 1 round, which was the last in their match, Fnatic won with a score of 13-8.
The best player of the match was MATYS, who made a great contribution to his team's victory in this match, finishing it with a rating of 7.4. We should also add about blameF and his first match in the new team, who showed a good and skillful game, finishing it with a rating of 6.4, it is clear that his arrival has strengthened the team, not only individually, but also strategically.
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Gaimin Gladiators vs GamerLegion
The second match was a meeting between Gaimin Gladiators and GamerLegion. Vertigo, GamerLegion's choice did not start in their favor, where after losing a pistol round they lost 3 more to it, and only on the 5th round of the match they were able to take their first round and also won a series of the next 3, after this series GG were able to take only 1 round of the remaining in this half and lost it with a close score of 5-7. The second half was less interesting, where GamerLegion showed great strategic and individual play during which they won the first map 13-8.
The second map Dust 2, GG's choice started with a pistol round they lost and a great defense from GamerLegion, who showed a high level of play, which resulted in them winning 8-4, giving them a margin of victory in rounds for the second half. But GG did not plan to give up and after winning the pistol round, they won 3 in a row, to which GL was able to respond with just one takedown. And out of the next 5 rounds, GG took it all and secured the last card in this match.
Nuke started as dynamic as the previous maps, the first half started with a series of winning rounds from both teams, at the beginning GL won 4 in a row, after that GG were able to repeat it, they did not stop there and continued to show a game of great level, in which GL were able to get stronger and won the first half with a score of 7-5, to which GG responded by taking 7 rounds in a row and coming to a score of 12-7. But GL didn't give up and took another streak of 5 wins, securing extra rounds in this match. The extra rounds were less calm than the match, with GL winning the match and winning the map by a score of 16-14.
The MVP of the match was Snax, the captain of GamerLegion team with a rating of 7.8, who showed not only a good individual game, but also a strategic one in which he was able to outplay his opponent several times, leading the team to victory.
As a result of this match Fnatic will play against GamerLegion for a place in the playoffs of CCT Global Finals 2024, in another match ENCE will play against GaiminGladiators, where the loser will leave the tournament in last place.
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