Space Soldiers Claim Victory at DreamHack Austin CS: GO
By Zac Cameron ·
The weekend event was full of exciting matches with Space Soldiers ultimately taking home the grand prize after defeating Rogue in the Grand Final.
As DreamHack Austin comes to a close for another year, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was anything but quiet, as the competition quickly became fierce. With so little time to make an impact on the event, the teams involved worked quick to establish themselves, leading to a very exciting playoff series.
Group A ultimately saw Heroic and Fragsters advance to the semi-finals, while Group B saw Rogue and Space Soldiers take their place in the playoffs. The first semi-final match saw Rogue take down Fragsters 2-1, after winning on Nuke 16-13, losing on Inferno 11-16, and then finally winning on Dust2 16-5. The second semi-final match saw Space Soldiers sweep Heroic, claiming victory on Cache 19-16, and claiming victory on Mirage 16-11, setting up a Grand Final event between Space Soldiers and Rogue.
The Grand Final match saw the team’s battle on Mirage first. Space Soldiers jumped to an early lead, winning 5 rounds in a row to start the series and ultimately ending the first half 11-4. The second half saw a comeback by Rogue, winning the first 4 rounds in a row, before Space Soldiers regrouped and claimed the remaining games to close out the series 16-8.
The second map saw the team’s battle on Mirage, the map selected by Rogue. Showcasing the skill they had practiced on this map, Rogue was able to claim the first 6 rounds in a row, ultimately ending the first half 11-4. The second half didn’t go much better for Space Soldiers, claiming just one more round before Rogue could close out the series 16-5 and set up match point on the final map.
The final map, inferno, showcased a dominant performance from Space Soldiers, winning the first 4 rounds in a row, then winning another 7 rounds in succession, ultimately ending the first half of the game 13-2. When the teams reconvened, it took just 3 round for Space Soldiers to close out the matches and put Rogue away, walking away with the grand prize of $50,000.
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