Here’s a recap of Day 2 of the MLG X Games CS:GO Invitational. The matches included the final games of pool play and the semi-final matchups.
Match 1 Pool B: FNATIC (1-1) vs CLG (1-1)
Map: Mirage
Results: FNATIC 16-7 CLG
All teams finished 1-1 in pool play yesterday. The winner of the final pool play matches moved on to the semi-finals, and the loser went home. Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) wanted to recover from their 4-16 loss to Team Liquid on day one, but FNATIC’s strong defensive plays proved too much for CLG. FNATIC won 16-7 and advanced to the semi-finals.
Match 2 Pool B: Team Liquid (1-1) vs LDLC (1-1)
Map: Dust 2
Results: Liquid 6-16 LDLC
Team LDLC has been playing extremely well since their upset loss to CLG in their first match of the MLG X Games. Despite great plays from adreN and Nitro of Team Liquid, they couldn’t match the assault of LDLC. LDLC took the match 16-6.
Match 1 Pool A: NiP (1-1) vs Kabum (1-1)
Map: Inferno
Results: NiP 16-3 Kabum
NiP dominated KaBuM E-Sports, winning the match 16-3.
Match 2 Pool A: Cloud9 (1-1) vs Team Dignitas (1-1)
Map: Dust 2
Results: Cloud9 2-16 Team Dignitas
Cloud9 was defeated by Team Dignitas with a score of 16-2.
Final Pool Play Standings:
https://twitter.com/ESNCS/status/559108013865578497
Semi-Finals: NiP vs. FNATIC
Map 1: Cache
Results 1: NiP 16-14 FNATIC
Map 2: Inferno
Reults 2: NiP 16-14 FNATIC
Map 3: Mirage
Results: NiP 16-12 FNATIC
NiP won the match against FNATIC, advancing to the Gold Metal match.
https://twitter.com/ESNCS/status/559170172146421760
NiP wins the series 2-1 and advances to the Gold Medal match on Sunday. FNATIC will play for the Bronze Medal.
Semi-Finals Team Dignitas vs TeamLDLC
Map 1: Dust 2
Results: Team Dignitas 10-16 Team LDLC
Map 2: Inferno
Results: Team Dignitas 16-14 Team LDLC
Map 3: Cache
Results: Team Dignitas 5-16 Team LDLC
Team LDLC won the match against Team Dignitas, advancing to the finals.
https://twitter.com/ESNCS/status/559217033079193600
Championship Bracket
https://twitter.com/ESNCS/status/559217756923772929
After an exciting day full of upsets on Friday, the matches on Saturday resulted as expected. Team LDLC and NiP will play each other in the Grand Finals. FNATIC and Team Dignitas will compete for the Bronze medal on Sunday.