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Sep 5, 2019 3:33 pm

AVANGAR, Renegades reach Berlin semis

AVANGAR and Renegades reached the semifinals of the $1 million StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 with opening victories in the New Champions Stage on Thursday.

The field is comprised of the final eight teams competing in best-of-three single-elimination matches.

Renegades opened the day with a 2-0 victory over the Finnish team ENCE. Renegades removed Overpass while ENCE removed Vertigo.

The match then began on the Renegades’ pick of Mirage. They jumped out to a commanding 11-4 lead at halftime and went on to a 16-5 victory.

It was then onto Nuke, and ENCE’s map pick appear to bring better fortunes with a 9-6 lead at halftime. However, Renegades quickly rallied to outscore ENCE 10-3 and close out the match.

“WE DID IT, BOYS,” Renegades tweeted with a video of the team celebrating at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.

AVANGAR’s match against Vitality would prove to be much more competitive, and ended in a stunning upset.

After Train and Nuke were removed, Vitality picked Mirage. A tight battle saw AVANGAR lead 8-7 at halftime and then cruise on to a 16-9 victory. Next up was AVANGAR’s pick of Inferno, but Vitality returned the favore, going up 9-6 at halftime and earned a hard-fought 16-11 map win to even the match.

Dust2 would be the final battle over Vertigo and Overpass were removed. AVANGAR quickly build a dominating 12-3 lead at halftime. With their backs against the wall, Vitality managed to close the gap to 12-6 before AVANGAR sealed the victory 16-10.

AVANGAR and Renegades will meet in one semifinal on Saturday. The other semifinal will be determined by Friday’s matches: NRG vs. Natus Vincere and current No. 1 Liquid vs. former No. 1 Astralis.


Prize Pool:

Berlin Major 2019

1. $500,000 + Legends status
2. $150,000 + Legends status
3-4. $70,000 + Legends status
5-8. ENCE – $35,000 + Legends status
5-8. Vitality – $35,000 + Legends status
9-11. CR4ZY – $8,750 + Challengers status
9-11. G2 – $8,750 + Challengers status
9-11. mousesports – $8,750 + Challengers status
12-14. MIBR – $8,750 + Challengers status
12-14. FaZe – $8,750 + Challengers status
12-14. North – $8,750 + Challengers status
15-16. NiP – $8,750
15-16. DreamEaters – $8,750

Notes

This is the 15th Major in CS:GO history. … The Mercedes-Benz Arena was also the venue for the 2015 League of Legends World Championship and the 2018 PUBG Global Invitational. … This is the first Major to be hosted by StarLadder.

–Field Level Media (@FieldLevelMedia)

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