The Falcons have opened up their FISSURE Playground 2 campaign with a banging 2-0 win over Virtus.pro. The new VP, under the leadership of Perfecto, found themselves getting schooled by Falcons who ran through both maps as they ended their campaign opener in no time.
VETO
- Virtus.pro removed Nuke
- Falcons removed Overpass
- Virtus.pro picked Mirage
- Falcons picked Ancient
- Virtus.pro removed Train
- Falcons removed Inferno
- Dust2 was left over
Map 1: Mirage; Pick: VP; Winner: Falcons
Starting their map pick on the offence under the leadership of former NAVI star Perfecto, VP had anything but a dream start. The Falcons’ defence read every move from VP like a book, and it wasn’t until the game was too late that VP managed their first round. The opening half ended with a single round to VP, while the Falcons stretched away every single one of the remaining rounds. The second half started with yet another fast-paced offence from the Falcons as VP failed to secure anything more than a single round in their own map pick. Kyousuke and m0NESY took it upon themselves to school their fellow countrymen with 17 kills and 2.08 IR, respectively.
Map 2: Ancient; Pick: Falcons; Winner: Falcons
Having taken a beating to open up their map pick, VP had yet another poor start as a dynamic Falcons offence put their defence on the back foot right from the get-go. The first half played out like Mirage, as VP only managed one round, with Falcons moving to the defence with 11 rounds to their name. While they did manage one more round in the second half, the Falcons wasted no time in closing the game with a 13-2 scoreline. Once again, the worst enemy of VP came from their own region in Kyousuke, who dropped yet another remarkable T side to put an end to the series.
Falcons were heavy favourites to win the game, but a total blowout was far from expected. VP changing IGLs could be a reason that the superteam had a field day, but that would undermine the work that they had been putting in. It’s too early to judge them based on this match. However, bigger names are waiting, and that’s where they will have their true test.