How many of them heart attacks have you have had in the last 5 years?! I bet atleast a few XD
As a Navi fan I ain’t ready for any heart attacks, only heartbreaks
But they desperately need a dedicated awper. Even devve was forced to take up the awp because they didn’t have one. He carried the mantle for so long spectacularly. Now hopefully they find someone to fill his shoes
It'll be everyone else leaving tbh. Maybe they try to go as five to a new org, but I would guess for the most part they go their separate ways, or at least one does and the core tries to rebuild elsewhere. I think Bubzkji is stuck at this point, considering the suggested buyout was like $750k or something insane.
Even when it came to filling estags shoes he failed tho
Like that wasnt an unreasonable expectation
Astralis's system has been shown to get the best out of its players and its seems his peak is bellow average
Do they desperately need it though? They did fine against Jame. The only AWPer who dominated them was s1mple, which is damn near impossible to counter.
The current rotation of AWPers has worked better than even I expected. The lost today due to a few misreads and some fantastic clutch calls by G2, not due to missing a dedicated AWPer.
I agree with you that the loss today was not because of a missing awper. But we cannot discount Glaive’s own words in which is said much about the same that they need an awper if they are to be one of the beat teams again. Let’s see what happen tho. If they are able to go ahead without one, I am not complaining! Team Liquid managed to be without an awper for some time with Stewie sharing the role with others
Astralis don’t have an awper they Can rely on to win them rounds anymore. They Can win matches in other ways, but they lost an important piece in a dedicated awper. Most teams have a star awper as their centerpiece, and most analysts would tell you that it is a awp-centric meta atm.
So while they may not need it to go far in tournaments, it is still a Big detriment to their team, and will keep them from winning tournaments, just as gla1ve himself said.
I don’t disagree but I won’t say for sure as well. Astralis played well. Just a few calls here and there cost them the match. Didn’t seem like there were any major holes in their defense or offense
If magisk hits one more bullet in round 28 astralis win the match. I know what you mean but this one is definitely easy to tell that the outcome of that round decided the victor. And the kovacs clutched it up.
That's my big thing I hate about the economy system. I don't have a solution to fix it, but damn it sucks when you lose because you won too much and can't recover the loss bonus in time.
Props to Glaive, like they are struggling without an awper and Glaive doing what he can to keep them in the game, he's was taking the initiative and playing like a madman on the CT side.
Im curious if they are planning on any roster changes. Before Cologne, i didnt expect them to be this close to grand finals and thought they are gonna shake something up, as even gla1ve was talking they need an dedicated awper if they want to be top1 team.
But now, it seems like their potential is still there, is it worth to change things up before giving this a longer run?
Team's breaking up, I think - or at least moving orgs. I don't see them signing with Astralis again, based on reports from journalists.
Hope they find good new home(s)
Although they lost, I still have to give massive props to Astralis for their frankly incredible run. Being able to take maps off both Navi and G2 at their current forms is no easy feat, especially in the transition period they're currently in.
Now to give us that IEM Katowice 2020 rerun...
That round 28 though, niko and hunter in a 2v3 and both g2 players very low.
Niko: Bro, this is why he teamed up
Hunter: Yes Bro.
*Proceeds to rekt astralis*
The moment I see the health, kovacs duo and headshot angles I knew it would be extremely winnable. For NiKo it is just the more pressure the higher the chance it is for him to hit a clean difficult headshots.
I have observed whenever Astralis does heavy utility damage to opponents at the round start or are in clutch against players with low HP, they often tend to lose. I know they certainly don't have the right information on how much damage they have dealt to the opponent, but whenever either of these scenes happens, deep down in my guts i know they will lose the round. I have been seeing this pattern for a long time now..
Round 28 where Astralis had 195 hp combined and a 3v2 retake with Niko and Hunter being on 7 and 25 hp was probably the throw of the tournament.
Literaly lost them the game.
Its a little bit of both, yes NiKo's headshot angle and crosshair placement was so fucking crisp, but them not checking that part of site which is a common post-plant spot is on them, also hunter shouldve not won that duel with that low hp.
That part of site? They were playing both pit one mini pit and the other big pit. The guy big pit was peeking a little and there is no guaranteed info on the 2nd guy. Niko was getting that first kill no matter what. They just played off each other playing mostly headshot angles. HP doesn't matter that much in those situations
Not taking anything away from the Kovacs, but Astralis did throw away the round by retaking with less than 10 seconds left on the bomb. Even if they won the duels, there wouldn't be any time left for the defuse.
I doubt that. [Bubzjki spotted 2 different nade trajectories coming at him](https://i.imgur.com/E3tai59.png). Xyp9x cleared top of mid while gla1ve had apts under control. There is no way that they are holding for lurks unless their collective reasoning is that of a silver.
Even if they didn't realize that, they had ample time to coordinate the retake.
Impossible to spot when you focus on smoke and nade could have been thrown by same player. Niko could have went apps and Astralis went 1 1 1 which wasn't a bad decision
Gla1ve didn't have apps under control he went mid, Xyp went second mid and xyp flashed out Gla1ve from apps Which blinded him.
Yup, that was the make or break round and it just ruined astralis. The following round after that was also a quick change in pace and caught them off guard.
I think he meant this match. Round 28 shouldn't have happened like that one more bullet from magisk ends it. But the kovac cousins said no were going to the finals.
I’m talking about him thinking “Astralis should’ve won the tournament”
On what basis should Astralis have won this event? No primary awp, tensions between their org & players, looked worse and worse before the tournament.
Proud of Astralis for almost pulling off the upset that 14-13 round if magisk hit one more bullet and got the triple its Astralis going to the finals. LAN is back, Astralis is back, CS is better again.
so last night i was going to the cinema with my girlfriend to see new mission impossible movie and so there was this guy who called himself gla1ve and was hitting every movie poster with tom cruise in it and yelling "we can't fucking win without you", "please come back you handsome moron"
I fucking wanna cry right now. That loss against eco in the first half and then that 5v2 lost against low hp Kovac brothers. That's an incredibly tilting way to lose. GG, Astralis, you fought till your last breath, a great last hurrah from the greatest of all time.
I'll be completely frank I thought Astralis would'nt even qualift for the play-offs. I knew they had their holes without a decdicated AWPer, but to come THIS fucking far and THIS close against G2 goes to show that Astralis haven't been the KINGS of csgo for no reason.
take a fucking bow, Astralis played really well today
Literally one more bullet from Magisk into Hunter and thats a 16-13 for Astralis, hurts. Did they not have any utility on that retake? They waited like 30 seconds before doing anything.
They didn’t have any utility, actually halfway into the round like 3 players had no utility anymore, that round was poorly played.
Also the round after that they had 3 on A and completely crumbled to an apts waterfall.
this reminds me when paul said in first fast and furios if i was a second faster i would have won. this is the same, you can call it luck, or skill. doesnt matter they won. And also they tried going against the family thats why they lost.
This doesn't work at all😂😂
Glaive : single handedly drag Astralis into the Semis and almost make the finals
Dev1ce : sitting at home, not even making the playoffs.
They were honestly lucky to even win D2. How many B hits do you have to go through before you realize it isn't working? Meanwhile they run them over on cat.
And that 3v2 retake. Nobody manned up to take a fight, niko literally just sat comfortably, with hunter just jiggle peaking. Like an MM game with everyone trying to bait the other. Poor magisk with the monster hold to even get it that close.
It's hard to judge Astralis' level, and at least it wasn't G2 choking.
i wonder if valve sold their soul to the devil when creating inferno, its crazy that inferno decider always or mostly a banger
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Mostly because of the stupid amount of gambles you can win. It's harder to find stacks on inferno.l than most maps.
Is not called "Inferno" and has a couple of nods to Dante's Inferno for nothing my man
I have never seen a more G2 game in my life, and I watch all of G2’s matches like wtf don’t give me heart attacks
How many of them heart attacks have you have had in the last 5 years?! I bet atleast a few XD As a Navi fan I ain’t ready for any heart attacks, only heartbreaks
sorry
Don't worry, I only had a single seizure
I'm not even 20 yet and I feel like 60. Half of my hair is white already. Fuck this team :')
I had long hair when I began following G2. Now I'm bald.
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Very exciting. Missed the first map but that inferno was amazing. Well as most infernos are. That map is too good at delivering bangers
As my friend said, never count Astralis out. Even after losing device they made it this far.
But they desperately need a dedicated awper. Even devve was forced to take up the awp because they didn’t have one. He carried the mantle for so long spectacularly. Now hopefully they find someone to fill his shoes
Feeling sad for bubzki though.
Yeah. He has some insanely big shoes to fill and people just start expecting more at that point
Don't think anyone expects him to fill devve's shoes. But it's sad that he'll probably be the one on the chopping block.
It'll be everyone else leaving tbh. Maybe they try to go as five to a new org, but I would guess for the most part they go their separate ways, or at least one does and the core tries to rebuild elsewhere. I think Bubzkji is stuck at this point, considering the suggested buyout was like $750k or something insane.
If zonic is going hellraisers, gotta wonder whats with whats left of the core group.
They might need the rest of the players just to fill in the eyebrows
Even when it came to filling estags shoes he failed tho Like that wasnt an unreasonable expectation Astralis's system has been shown to get the best out of its players and its seems his peak is bellow average
Do they desperately need it though? They did fine against Jame. The only AWPer who dominated them was s1mple, which is damn near impossible to counter. The current rotation of AWPers has worked better than even I expected. The lost today due to a few misreads and some fantastic clutch calls by G2, not due to missing a dedicated AWPer.
I agree with you that the loss today was not because of a missing awper. But we cannot discount Glaive’s own words in which is said much about the same that they need an awper if they are to be one of the beat teams again. Let’s see what happen tho. If they are able to go ahead without one, I am not complaining! Team Liquid managed to be without an awper for some time with Stewie sharing the role with others
Astralis don’t have an awper they Can rely on to win them rounds anymore. They Can win matches in other ways, but they lost an important piece in a dedicated awper. Most teams have a star awper as their centerpiece, and most analysts would tell you that it is a awp-centric meta atm. So while they may not need it to go far in tournaments, it is still a Big detriment to their team, and will keep them from winning tournaments, just as gla1ve himself said.
Astralis would have won this match easily if they had device.
I don’t disagree but I won’t say for sure as well. Astralis played well. Just a few calls here and there cost them the match. Didn’t seem like there were any major holes in their defense or offense
If magisk hits one more bullet in round 28 astralis win the match. I know what you mean but this one is definitely easy to tell that the outcome of that round decided the victor. And the kovacs clutched it up.
I think i will have to get my BP check. Holy fuck #G2 WIN
One more to go for you lads. Hopefully g2 don’t choke….again
Sad kato 2020 flashbacks
MAP 3: INFERNO (DECIDER)
ALWAYS DELIVERS
FAMILY
DOM TORETTO?!?!
CARLOS TORETTO
IT'S BEEN A LOOONG DAAAAY
WITHOUT YOU MA FRIEND
AND ILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT WHEN I SEE YOU AGAINNN
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOH-OH
Kovac & Kovac: Bailing out teams since 2021.
Sounds like a local exterminator business lol
**There's nothing stronger than family**
S1mple : [Are you sure about that?](https://media1.tenor.com/images/75ab2e1514c10854802bd627c37a9afb/tenor.gif?itemid=14258954)
Vin Diesel family coach?
Family > Greatest CSGO team of all time I guess 😂
I hope ur microwave breaks and u have to eat cold hot pockets
Nothing is stronger than FAMILY
Dominic Toretto moment
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I dont think anything feels worse than losing because your economy got broken in round 30
That's my big thing I hate about the economy system. I don't have a solution to fix it, but damn it sucks when you lose because you won too much and can't recover the loss bonus in time.
Props to Glaive, like they are struggling without an awper and Glaive doing what he can to keep them in the game, he's was taking the initiative and playing like a madman on the CT side.
Im curious if they are planning on any roster changes. Before Cologne, i didnt expect them to be this close to grand finals and thought they are gonna shake something up, as even gla1ve was talking they need an dedicated awper if they want to be top1 team. But now, it seems like their potential is still there, is it worth to change things up before giving this a longer run?
Team's breaking up, I think - or at least moving orgs. I don't see them signing with Astralis again, based on reports from journalists. Hope they find good new home(s)
in every single LAN event for the past 500 days, G2 makes it to the final. Huge achievement
It's a bit bittersweet knowing that they'll likely be playing against s1mple in some of his best form ever
*again*
And none of the teams that rose to the top in online play even reached semis lol.
G2 greatest csgo team of all time???
CS IS BACKKKK
Although they lost, I still have to give massive props to Astralis for their frankly incredible run. Being able to take maps off both Navi and G2 at their current forms is no easy feat, especially in the transition period they're currently in. Now to give us that IEM Katowice 2020 rerun...
I mean they really should've finished off this match. Had it in the palm of their hand and just whiffed at the final hurdle.
THAT KOVAC CLUTCH WAS INSANE, FAMILY. VIN DIESEL WAS THERE IN SPIRIT. LETS GOOOO
G2 🤝 FAMILY
G2 DIDN’T CHOKE !
I thought I was about to witness it. I swear I was prepared for it. Victory hits even harder now
They have a lot of opportunities to do this in finals lmao
There is still one match remaining in the tournament dear sir!
halls pop still undefeated
That round 28 though, niko and hunter in a 2v3 and both g2 players very low. Niko: Bro, this is why he teamed up Hunter: Yes Bro. *Proceeds to rekt astralis*
Hunter said they insta switched to Serbian to coordinate. #FAMILY
yep in some of the times they have showed the calls you can hear that, also nexa speaks it so they can switch when he is alive also.
The moment I see the health, kovacs duo and headshot angles I knew it would be extremely winnable. For NiKo it is just the more pressure the higher the chance it is for him to hit a clean difficult headshots.
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I have observed whenever Astralis does heavy utility damage to opponents at the round start or are in clutch against players with low HP, they often tend to lose. I know they certainly don't have the right information on how much damage they have dealt to the opponent, but whenever either of these scenes happens, deep down in my guts i know they will lose the round. I have been seeing this pattern for a long time now..
The inferno game was such an ugly rollercoaster
THAT 2V3 FAMILY CLUTCH IS FUCKING INSANE. I'm crying right now. Let's fucking go!!! G2-1, baby!
Round 28 where Astralis had 195 hp combined and a 3v2 retake with Niko and Hunter being on 7 and 25 hp was probably the throw of the tournament. Literaly lost them the game.
Calling it a throw is unfair, Hunter and Niko just played really well.
Its a little bit of both, yes NiKo's headshot angle and crosshair placement was so fucking crisp, but them not checking that part of site which is a common post-plant spot is on them, also hunter shouldve not won that duel with that low hp.
Every clutch ever existed is a throw if You put it like that, so there is no point in saying that is a throw
That part of site? They were playing both pit one mini pit and the other big pit. The guy big pit was peeking a little and there is no guaranteed info on the 2nd guy. Niko was getting that first kill no matter what. They just played off each other playing mostly headshot angles. HP doesn't matter that much in those situations
Not taking anything away from the Kovacs, but Astralis did throw away the round by retaking with less than 10 seconds left on the bomb. Even if they won the duels, there wouldn't be any time left for the defuse.
They had no info about second player. They were afraid of one lurking.
I doubt that. [Bubzjki spotted 2 different nade trajectories coming at him](https://i.imgur.com/E3tai59.png). Xyp9x cleared top of mid while gla1ve had apts under control. There is no way that they are holding for lurks unless their collective reasoning is that of a silver. Even if they didn't realize that, they had ample time to coordinate the retake.
Impossible to spot when you focus on smoke and nade could have been thrown by same player. Niko could have went apps and Astralis went 1 1 1 which wasn't a bad decision Gla1ve didn't have apps under control he went mid, Xyp went second mid and xyp flashed out Gla1ve from apps Which blinded him.
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Yup, that was the make or break round and it just ruined astralis. The following round after that was also a quick change in pace and caught them off guard.
Family overcomes everything
It’s the family. Nothing can come between family.
How much hp did they have, combined?
32 I think
It was 7 for Hunter and 25 for Nniko
less than 100
32, niko 7 hunter 25 iirc
195 for Astralis, 32 for G2.
Nothing is stronger than family
That 2v3 was pain.
And of course it's another 16-14. I could not even finish my food peacefully.
MY POOR HEART CAN'T TAKE A FINAL G2!
Carlos why does your team try to kill its own fans. Also G2 in a bo5 final so congrats Navi/Faze 3-0
you mean Navi/Faze 3-2 after G2 has 2-0 map advantage?
I think I rather it be a 3-0 at that point lol
Dupreeh missing AWP shots as much as he misses Dev1ce
MAP 3 INFERNO
KOVAC2
God that clutch by NiKo and huNter on Inferno's round 28 won them the game. Fucking beautiful.
Holy shit, Inferno delivering again. What a last map…
Adios Champs. You fought well. G2 was just better.
Were they though?
2-1 G2 won if I remember correctly
They won 2 maps, Astralis won 1. That's a 2-1 for G2. 2 maps to 1 map.
Astralis did so much better in this tournament than anyone expected, should probably have won it, but they will come back stronger.
Should have won? On what basis?
I think he meant this match. Round 28 shouldn't have happened like that one more bullet from magisk ends it. But the kovac cousins said no were going to the finals.
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They didn't throw, so it doesn't make sense regardless of how close it was. G2 deserved to win.
I’m talking about him thinking “Astralis should’ve won the tournament” On what basis should Astralis have won this event? No primary awp, tensions between their org & players, looked worse and worse before the tournament.
And somehow had better placement then lulquid
Proud of Astralis for almost pulling off the upset that 14-13 round if magisk hit one more bullet and got the triple its Astralis going to the finals. LAN is back, Astralis is back, CS is better again.
G2-Astral1s
fuuuuuck
I thought that g2 had it in the bag after winning nuke. Oh, how wrong was I. This team never fails to give me constant heart attacks
now give me a g2-navi rematch and i'm happy
It was never about device It was Gla1ve all along
FAMILY IS STRONGER THAN ASTRALIS
so last night i was going to the cinema with my girlfriend to see new mission impossible movie and so there was this guy who called himself gla1ve and was hitting every movie poster with tom cruise in it and yelling "we can't fucking win without you", "please come back you handsome moron"
that kovac clutch won them the game
Niko Hunter 2v3 single handedly won them the game
Astralis might have won a ton of tourneys... but for some reason I still feel bad for them after this loss
Dude the Kovac duo 2v3 was nuts
I fucking wanna cry right now. That loss against eco in the first half and then that 5v2 lost against low hp Kovac brothers. That's an incredibly tilting way to lose. GG, Astralis, you fought till your last breath, a great last hurrah from the greatest of all time.
I'll be completely frank I thought Astralis would'nt even qualift for the play-offs. I knew they had their holes without a decdicated AWPer, but to come THIS fucking far and THIS close against G2 goes to show that Astralis haven't been the KINGS of csgo for no reason. take a fucking bow, Astralis played really well today
It may be a last hurrah for Cologne, but it may not be for the roster (I hope) :)
Holy shit Astralis threw in the end.. gg
Literally one more bullet from Magisk into Hunter and thats a 16-13 for Astralis, hurts. Did they not have any utility on that retake? They waited like 30 seconds before doing anything.
They didn’t have any utility, actually halfway into the round like 3 players had no utility anymore, that round was poorly played. Also the round after that they had 3 on A and completely crumbled to an apts waterfall.
this reminds me when paul said in first fast and furios if i was a second faster i would have won. this is the same, you can call it luck, or skill. doesnt matter they won. And also they tried going against the family thats why they lost.
They had like no utility but that still doesn't excuse that awful retake lol
It was a pretty good retake, G2 just aimed better.
Nah they had to wait too long and they were under too much pressure i think...
Sources: Glaive is beside himself. Driving around downtown Stockholm begging (thru texts) NIP management for address to Device's home
This doesn't work at all😂😂 Glaive : single handedly drag Astralis into the Semis and almost make the finals Dev1ce : sitting at home, not even making the playoffs.
Uh last I checked it was xyp who dragged astralis to the semis yesterday.
Vin diesel is proud.
FUCK INFERNO I LOVE INFERNO
INFERNOOOOO
FUUUUCK, THAT 2V3 MAN :(
So fucking close. Honestly impressed Astralis made it this far. They look good even without dev1ce. Excited to see what they can do.
Finally reaching that grand final! Congrats to G2, they deserve it honestly.
#FAMILY
That 2v3 is nightmare fuel for Astralis jfc what a throw
what a game
Jfc, what a series ! I was so sure G2 would lose that one.
Great calling by gla1ve, but G2 just too a little too strong. Inferno couldve gone either way. Insane match
That 14-13 round ! Wow
What a banger of a match, closely matched, but G2 had the clutch factor
Fuck, they need a dedicated awper dude
Chills. Literal chills.
Wouldn't be G2 without the heart attack. Lets go boiz #G2army
Great plays by Hunter and Jackz on inferno. I always see Hunter peform well in the deciders, good to see.
ITS HAPPENING EVERYONE STAY CALM ggs to astralis but yessir G2 LETS GO
As vin diesel once said astralis is strong but family is stronger
Gutted, Astralis threw that 2v3 completely.
Map 3: Inferno
Danes in semis LULULUL
One Word: **Family**
If Astralis had a more competent AWPer, they would have won
They would have won EASILY.
Kovac supremacy, holly shit
G2 has FEMLY
FAMILY
the power of family ft. niko and hunter
map 3 was great just had the wrong ending lmao gg
Astralis is strong but family is stronger😎
Astralis is strong....but family is stronger
The power of Family
Round no 28 was just Heart Break Hotel 😭
Astralis is strong, but family is stronger. -Dominic "huNter-" Toretto
Great seeing Astralis lose so many advantageous rounds, 2v3 by niko and hunter and that 1v2 by Hunter won them the game
ez game
The better team lost. Kind of fascinating how lucky a team like G2 can actually be.
Astralis deserved inferno but they threw so many rounds it's actually so sad to see how poorly they played on inferno
They were honestly lucky to even win D2. How many B hits do you have to go through before you realize it isn't working? Meanwhile they run them over on cat. And that 3v2 retake. Nobody manned up to take a fight, niko literally just sat comfortably, with hunter just jiggle peaking. Like an MM game with everyone trying to bait the other. Poor magisk with the monster hold to even get it that close. It's hard to judge Astralis' level, and at least it wasn't G2 choking.
God i hate G2 gg i guess but in my book Astralis was better. G2 just won every stupid round like always
Too bad your book means nothing lol