Astralis Defeats paiN and Advances to BLAST Bounty Semifinals

Astralis has advanced to the semifinals of BLAST Bounty Season 2 Finals in Counter-Strike 2. In the quarterfinal, the team defeated paiN 2-1, taking revenge for its loss to the Brazilian roster during the second stage of the IEM Cologne Major.

The series did not start in the best way for Astralis. On the first map, Nuke, the Danish roster began confidently on the CT side and did not allow paiN to build a strong run for a long time. After the side switch, Astralis quickly came close to victory, but paiN managed to turn the map around. The Brazilians delivered a strong defensive stretch and took the opening map 13:10.

After that, Astralis managed to get back into the series on its own pick, Inferno. The team started well on the T side and gained a comfortable advantage, but paiN once again refused to give up without a fight. The Brazilian squad saved several match points and forced overtime, but Astralis eventually closed out the map 19:17.

The deciding map was Mirage. Astralis quickly moved ahead and built a large lead, but paiN once again tried to return to the game. Rodrigo biguzera Bittencourt’s team kept fighting even in a difficult position, but Astralis was stronger in overtime again and finished the map 16:14.

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For Astralis, this is its first LAN semifinal appearance since PGL Bucharest. However, the victory was far from easy: the team missed several match points on the final two maps, but still managed to overcome paiN in overtime on Inferno and Mirage.