Heroic go 3-0 to reach BLAST.tv Major Playoffs
Heroic join Vitality in the playoffs of the BLAST.tv Major Paris after going 3-0 following their win over Liquid. The series saw the two teams trading map picks before settling the match on Ancient.
The map began with a remarkable one-tap from sjuush onto YEKINDAR. Liquid managed to break into the A site, but a 1v1 situation against oSee led to jabbi getting a knife kill and defusing the bomb just in time. With the knife kill reward, jabbi brought out an AWP for cadiaN in the following round, but Stavn's Famas shut down the entire Liquid attack.
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Guns finally came out for Liquid, granting them their first round, but Heroic's flawless rotates, and CT setups allowed them to guarantee a strong lead in the half. Liquid closed the half with a final victory thanks to NAF’s incredible 1v3 clutch, ending with an 11-4 deficit.
Liquid started the second half with a pistol-round win and converted it into a three-round streak. Although Heroic reclaimed one round, Liquid responded with another set of three to climb to 10 rounds. Heroic then broke Liquid's economy, securing match point at 15-11. Liquid's defence on the B site faltered under Heroic's relentless attack, allowing the Danes to close out the map with a 16-11 victory, taking Liquid's map pick away from them.
The second map between Liquid and Heroic started with a back-and-forth exchange, resulting in a tied score of 3-3. However, Liquid quickly gained control of the economy and comfortably reached a 6-3 lead. Despite Heroic breaking through Liquid's defence once, Liquid continued their strong performance and extended their lead to 9-4. Heroic fought back with consecutive AWP clutches against NAF from cadiaN and stavn, keeping themselves in the game with 6 rounds in the first half.
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In the second half, Liquid won another closely contested pistol round and converted it into a four-round streak, establishing a solid start on the T side. Heroic managed to secure a single-round win, but Liquid swiftly reached match point with strong individual performances from NAF, ELiGE, oSee, and nitr0, all approaching 20 frags. Despite Heroic's valiant effort with four rounds on the defence, Liquid ultimately closed out the map with a 16-11 score, setting the stage for the next map, Ancient.
Heroic began the map strong, securing a pistol round win with a 5v4 retake on the A site. However, nitr0's galil kill forced Heroic into an early save, allowing Liquid to take a 3-1 lead. Heroic tightened their defense and held off Liquid for the next 5 rounds. The first half concluded with Liquid going on a mini streak, ending with an 8-7 lead.
Heroic started the second half with another pistol round victory and capitalized on it, stringing together 4 consecutive rounds to reach 11. YEKINDAR's impressive play with a saved M4 in round 19 resulted in 2 kills and significant damage, forcing Heroic to save their guns and granting Liquid their first CT round. With a flawless retake on the A site, Liquid reached double digits. A crucial clutch from jabbi on the B site maintained Heroic's lead at 12-10.
Although oSee was eliminated early in round 23, YEKINDAR swiftly traded the kill and used the AWP to shut down Heroic's A attack. Heroic found their footing and secured 3 more rounds on the T side, bringing them to match point. While Liquid managed to hold off Heroic for one more round, Heroic ultimately closed out the game with a 16-12 victory, securing their spot in the Accor Arena.
HEROICLiquid| HEROIC |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Martin 'stavn' Lund |
69 - 56 | +13 | 90.2 | 72.0% | 1.25 |
| Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard |
58 - 55 | +3 | 79.5 | 73.2% | 1.16 |
| Casper 'cadiaN' Møller |
55 - 45 | +10 | 65.8 | 68.3% | 1.08 |
| Rasmus 'sjuush' Beck |
41 - 56 | -15 | 68.2 | 74.4% | 0.93 |
| René 'TeSeS' Madsen |
47 - 57 | -10 | 62.6 | 69.5% | 0.90 |
| Liquid |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Keith 'NAF' Markovic |
59 - 53 | +6 | 88.4 | 70.7% | 1.18 |
 Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis |
58 - 52 | +6 | 74.5 | 63.4% | 1.05 |
 Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski |
47 - 57 | -10 | 78.0 | 69.5% | 0.98 |
| Josh 'oSee' Ohm |
56 - 54 | +2 | 65.3 | 65.9% | 0.98 |
| Nick 'nitr0' Cannella |
49 - 54 | -5 | 62.1 | 70.7% | 0.97 |
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