Team Falcons has knocked out 3DMAX to continue their run through the lower bracket of IEM Krakow Stage 2. A shaky start to the series for the Falcons put them on the verge of elimination, but having survived the test of 3DMAX, they need one more win to make it to the next stage of the event.
VETO
- 3DMAX removed Mirage
- Falcons removed Overpass
- 3DMAX picked Anubis
- Falcons picked Dust2
- 3DMAX removed Ancient
- Falcons removed Inferno
- Nuke was left over
Map 1: Anubis; Pick: 3DMAX; Winner: Falcons
A quick split to the A site kicked off the game with the Falcons in dominant form early on. Round 3 saw Kyousuke get into his own with a 4K and remained largely dominant as the sharpest spear on the side of the Falcons as they raked in 6 rounds before the French side managed to scrap together a single one. Winning 4 rounds by the end of the first half saw 3DMAX trailing by 4 rounds with an 8-4 scoreline. Starting the half by winning the pistol, the Falcons hit double digits before losing out the bonus to 3DMAX bursting in through mid. m0NESY picking up the AWP for the final few rounds gave the Falcons defence the much-needed headroom to convert the final two rounds and secure the map with a dominant 13-5 scoreline. The big win was powered by Kyousuke’s domination across both halves of the map as he picked up 21 kills and an incredible 1.89 IR.
Map 2: Dust2; Pick: Falcons; Winner: Falcons
Falcons’ pistol woes hit back as 3DMAX converted a clean pistol and followed up with one more before the guns came out for Falcons, who went on to turn the scoreboard around. Securing 3 rounds in a row, the Falcons managed to take the lead, but 3DMAX turned the tides winning all of the remaining rounds of the half except one, leading to a dominant scoreline of 8-4 before switching sides. A hit to the A side got 3DMAX the bomb plant to kick off the second half, only for the Falcons to hit stunning shots and retake the site effortlessly. Falcons levelled the scoreline in the 4th round of the second half after almost losing it to an unexpected oversight that almost led to bodyyy clutching a 1v4 before a low-hp Kyxan put a stop to it. 3DMAX managed to win a round before TeSeS’s ace to a Long take put Falcons on a series match point and closed the game with relative ease in the following round.
Following the upset from Aurora that put Falcons down to the lower bracket, they fought back against NRG and today against 3DMAX as they find a B03 against MOUZ between them and the Tauron arena. Anything less than the trophy would be considered a failure for them, and with all that pressure, they survive for another day in Krakow.