Astralis defeat mousesports; to ECS semi

Astralis have sealed passage to the ECS Season 6 semi-finals after defeating MOUZ 2-0 (16-14 on Mirage, 16-13 on Nuke).

The Group A decider match kicked off on MOUZ' map pick, Mirage, where Astralis got off to a good start, securing a 3-0 lead after winning their Terrorist pistol. The European mixture then denied two consecutive B executions from their opponents, and followed that up with an anti-eco to restore parity at 3-3.

In the succeeding rounds of the first half, Astralis were unable to find a way through the MOUZ defense, with the European mixture quicky hitting double digits. Still, the Danes reduced the deficit to five rounds on the back of a triple and a quad-kill from Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz and Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander, respectively.

Astralis began the second half on the right foot, with Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif denying Chris "⁠chrisJ⁠" de Jong an ace in a chaotic pistol to set his team up for a four-round run. In a 5v5 retake, MOUZ got back on the board thanks to a double and a triple-kill from Martin "⁠STYKO⁠" Styk and Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool, respectively, but their opponents still managed to equalize the score at 12-12.

Astralis through to ECS Season 6 semi-finals

ropz then found two entry kills with a saved AK in an eco round, helping MOUZ to regain the lead, but Astralis kept their cool and closed out the map in the last round of regulation.

Next up was Nuke, Astralis' map pick. gla1ve's men bagged their third pistol of the series and the subsequent anti-eco, but they could not win the next round despite their opponents not buying weapons, with MOUZ eventually securing a 4-2 lead.

Astralis responded in convincing fashion and strung three rounds together, but MOUZ tightened up their defence, losing just one more round to go up 9-6 by half-time.

Miikka "⁠suNny⁠" Kemppi's troops further added to their lead after winning their first pistol, which they followed up with two anti-ecos to bring the scoreline to 12-6. However,Astralis went on a massive run after that, sealing the deal at 16-13 to book their spot in the playoffs, in which they will face Ninjas in Pyjamas in the semi-finals.

ECS Season 6 FinalsBest of 3 AstralisMatchpage 2 0 23rd November 2018 MOUZ 16Mirage 14 16Nuke 13

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	48 - 35	+13	76.7	1.23
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	44 - 39	+5	79.0	1.13
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve	44 - 41	+3	81.3	1.11
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	37 - 38	-1	65.3	0.99
Emil 'Magisk' ReifMagisk	34 - 43	-9	79.2	0.94

MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastnýoskar	50 - 45	+5	78.5	1.13
Robin 'ropz' Koolropz	40 - 37	+3	74.2	1.06
Chris 'chrisJ' de JongchrisJ	38 - 47	-9	72.3	0.92
Martin 'STYKO' StykSTYKO	33 - 38	-5	69.1	0.89
Miikka 'suNny' KemppisuNny	34 - 40	-6	68.6	0.83

MOUZ #5 Tomáš 'oskar' ŠťastnýChris 'chrisJ' de JongMiikka 'suNny' KemppiMartin 'STYKO' StykRobin 'ropz' Kool Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander Age: 23 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 1088 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.66 Miikka 'suNny' Kemppi Age: 24 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 996 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.69 Ninjas in Pyjamas #7 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner Robin 'ropz' Kool Age: 18 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 489 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.63 Martin 'STYKO' Styk Age: 22 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 907 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.66 Emil 'Magisk' Reif Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 825 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.63 Nicolai 'device' Reedtz Age: 23 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 1245 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.63 Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong Age: 28 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 1303 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.66