July 7, evening Chinese time.

In the live broadcast room of a certain TV CSBOY, Masisi and Mo had already cut to the picture of IEM's official pure stream push before the IEM opening battle began.

After the two chatted with the audience for a long time, G2 and Vitality's map BP finally began.

"G2 doesn't hit the death amusement park, the little bee doesn't hit the ancient ruins, there's nothing to say."

"Hey, but it's kind of funny that G2 chose the nuclear crisis instead of the town."

"But the little bee chose Sha Er as always, after all, this picture is very suitable for the play of double snipers."

Looking at the map BP of the two teams, Masisi pondered for a moment and then gave his own analysis: "From my point of view, it is understandable that G2 chose a nuclear crisis instead of a small town. ”

"In the previous BLAST Lisbon, G2 and Little Bee played two rounds on the map of Purgatory Town, and both ended in failure."

"Aether and ZywOo's duo played very well on the defensive end."

"And Nuke's picture of ZywOo generally does not play as a sniper rifle, which means that the G2 actually has to face only one sniper rifle from Aether."

"You know, in the first half of 2022, G2 had the highest first-kill rate of 53% in all CSGO professional teams."

"If Vitality plays a double sniper, then it will be difficult for G2 to find the first kill."

[What? G2 finally took first place? 】

[Highest first-kill rate?] G2 must have played with such a high first-kill rate, right? 】

[Our G2 tradition is to turn five hits and four into round failures!] 】

[Hot knowledge, in addition to having the highest first-kill rate, G2 also has the highest "disappointing rate". 】

[When you knew at the beginning that G2 would disappoint you, it let you down, and it was also a kind of failure to disappoint you. 】

As the barrage ridiculing G2 continued to float across the screen of the live broadcast room, the second round of BAN charts between the two sides has also been determined.

G2 chooses BAN to drop the Deadly Building, while Little Bee chooses BAN to drop Purgatory Town.

The last reserved map is locked in the desert maze without any suspense.

In the live broadcast room, Mo looked at the final map and frowned slightly, "Nuclear crisis, Sha Er, rice garbage." ”

"I feel that as soon as these three pictures come out, G2 will still be difficult to play."

"To know the picture of the nuclear crisis, the little bee has won Faze in the BLAST competition before."

"Sha Er's picture is also very suitable for the play of Vitality's two sniper rifles."

"But there's no way, G2 doesn't hit the Death Amusement Park, and it's really a little difficult to do on the map BP."

[Difficult? Then don't do it! 】

[It's better to directly BAN off the sniper rifle, and the G2 win rate will increase by at least 10 percentage points.] 】

[I have to say, it seems that only Vitality and Faze are still using dual sniper tactics now.] 】

……

On the other side, in the offline studio of IEM Cologne.

After a simple warm-up adjustment, ten players from both sides quickly entered the game.

The map chosen by G2 does not have the saying of fighting and choosing sides, and Vitality naturally chose to do the CT start first without any suspense.

"Don't be careless, since G2 took the initiative to choose the map of the nuclear crisis, they must have studied the footage of our previous game against Faze before the game." apEX cautiously reminded everyone at Vitality.

The Nuke Crisis picture of the bees did not prepare much before the game, and it is not sure what targeted tactics G2 has formulated.

After all, the coaching staff did not expect that G2 would give up Purgatory Town, which has a win rate of about 80%, and instead chose a nuclear crisis with a win rate of only 50%.

Vitality naturally didn't know the tactics prepared by the G2 pistol bureau, but the commentary from God's perspective and the audience saw it clearly.

"G2 took the initiative to choose Nuke, and it does seem to be prepared."

"There are a lot of props in this, three people with props."

"Only m0NESY and NIKO have armor, and huNter took the initiative to give his brother a P250."

"Blow up the iron gate and seal a smoke bomb under the pipeline, but no one comes out."

"Sealed another smoke bomb at the front entrance, are you going to get off K1?"

"No, I pounced on the third floor with a flashbang."

"But Aether, who was connected to the iron plate, had already started to touch out."

"Who is it that is in the bandit hall? It is Aleksib without amethyl. ”

"Aether pulled it out, Aleksib was still holding the flash in his hand, and this little plum was shot directly."

"That's good, the little bees know that the bag point in Area A is a fake fight, and they can re-defend K1 and the third floor of the outfield."

[Timing man, right? Aether shows up every time you cut a prop, right? It is recommended that the official strictly investigate! 】

[Here it is recommended that God A go directly to the Avengers for an interview, if the Avengers have the ability to grasp the Timing of God A, then Thanos will never have the slightest possibility of snapping his fingers. 】

[I don't know if Timing is good or not, but A God catches me very well and is very comfortable]

[This is a ...... bar. 】

On the G2 player's seat, Xiao Lizi rubbed his eyebrows, and his heart was irrepressibly filled with ripples of "bitterness".

Aether's bold push was beyond his expectations.

The other party obviously took advantage of the large number of people on the third floor of the outfield, so he dared to push all the way from the connecting iron plate and the TV room, and caught Timing, who was still pretending to throw props.

"The opposite side is empty, let's go directly to K1 and hit B."

"huNter, you can just leave the third floor and get off the card for a while."

The three bandits descended K1 to the lower levels of the nuclear crisis.

JAESY PUSHED OPEN THE YELLOW DOOR ON THE LOWER FLOOR AND WENT DIRECTLY TO THE CYLINDER OF THE B SITE TO UNPACK, WHILE NIKO CUT OFF THE PIPE.

"Anyway, four to five, the next package is considered to be a complete task."

"But the huNter on the third floor has been disposed of, and the three defenders have returned directly from K1."

"NiKo didn't know and wanted to take a look, but it was directly enlarged and taken away by apEX with one shot."

"Only m0NESY and JACKZ are left."

"5 to 2, it's not easy to delay the time."

"What should I do, there is no way, Aether, who retreated to the iron plate to defend again, directly dropped the JACKZ of the bag point in seconds."

"m0NESY has too many positions to look at, and I can't make any substitutions."

"1-0, Vitality easily won the pistol round."

"The only pity is that G2 successfully placed the bag, and the next round can theoretically just come out of curry or AK."

Aleksib looked at Aether unpacking with a somewhat melancholy expression.

Major and BLAST combined, they've been killed by Aether on five maps in a row.

It's almost out of the shadows in my heart.

Now in the first match of IEM Cologne, G2 will face Vitality led by Aether and ZywOo.

The well-prepared pistol game tactics were caught off guard by Aether before they could be unfolded.

"Let's just hit a wave of bombs, trying to avoid Aehter's connection and the third floor." Aleksib looked at the few teammates sitting next to him, and slowly said the tactics he had planned in advance, "Aether, whether he plays a rifle or a sniper rifle, will almost always choose to defend under the third floor and the iron plate. ”

"Instead of going head-to-head against Aether, which is in good shape, it's better to try a better Zone A bun."

This is exactly one of the tactics that Aleksib improvised this morning.

Avoiding Aether's sniper rifle is undoubtedly the best target for him.

……

At the end of the second round of shopping time, the G2 crowd chose curry, submachine guns, and pistols.

"How to say, G2 directly sealed the first line of smoke in the outfield at the beginning."

"But no one is playing K1."

"Assemble and come to the bandit hall to shoot a wave of explosive bombs in Area A."

"The magical boy in the bag keeps shaking his head and dodging flashbangs."

"Can you get out?"

Adu on the yellow room and the magical boy with the bag at the main entrance told the audience with a wave of screen swipes.

[KILL G2.JACKZ WITH M4A1]

[Vitality.dupreeh kills with MP9 headshot]

[Killed with M4A1]

2 to 5, m0NESY and Aleksib as bandits naturally have no need to protect their guns.

It's just a pity that the two people who continued to attack the Baodian in Area A still couldn't pass the level of Adu and the Demon Man.

The score came to 2-0.

In two rounds, G2 didn't kill anyone, and the second game of the gun game didn't get off the thunder bag.

The atmosphere in the G2 ranks was a little dreary.

On the other side, the Vitality player seat was full of laughter.

"Nice, this one didn't drop again."

"MP9 blew two, and made a lot of money."

"There is still no money on the other side, and we can still brush up on a wave of economy."

Vitality was so relaxed and happy that everyone took the first ECO game of G2.

The score came to 3-0, and Adu directly threw away the MP9 in his hand and helped Qin Feng replace it with a big sniper.

At this point, the first spear game of both sides arrived.

The G2 is equipped with 5 AKs, while the Vitality is equipped with 2 M4A1s, one M4A4, one Famas, plus the sniper rifle that Qin Feng has just replaced.

Taking advantage of the pause, Xiao Lizi continued to arrange the tactics that had just been perfected in the morning with the players:

"Brothers, let's try to avoid the connection plate attack."

"Seal the three cigarettes in the outfield first, and then control the map by default."

"So that Aether's sniper rifle doesn't pose too much of a threat to us."

"Whether it's getting off K1 or turning the front door, we also have a lot of control over the map."

"I've analyzed Aether's footage before, and he generally doesn't choose to press forward in the long gun bureau, whether he is holding an M4A1 or a sniper rifle."

"And if Aether is allowed to get into the rhythm of the defense, he is actually not much different from those ordinary first-line players."

“……”

The preparation time is over and the fourth round begins.

After Faze's simple wave of acquiescence unfolded, the three attackers gathered at the exit of the bandit house to prepare a burst of smoke in the outfield.

After the smoke cleared, the three of them quietly pushed forward.

The other two team members stayed in the direction of the Iron Gate and the Yellow House, respectively.

NiKo couldn't bear the loneliness, and directly after the smoke grenade at the main gate dispersed, one of his teammates' smoke grenade came out of the smoke.

"Da-da-da-da."

[Vitality.ZywOo Kills with M4A4 Headshot]

He was greeted by ZywOo's M4A4 bullets.

The big sweet potato that was blocking the main entrance was not white, but he heard the sound of the flashbang bursting and turned around and killed the nun.

"The Ni Gongzi at the main gate is a little anxious, and he didn't wait for the teammates of the iron gate and the yellow room."

"This ZywOo has an early warning."

"How do you say, keep coming out? But apEX reached out directly from K1 to help ZywOo block the front entrance. ”

"ZywOo can just look at the iron gate."

With G2's forced attack, the kill prompts in the upper right corner of the screen were refreshed one after another.

[Vitality.ZywOo kills b with M4A4]

[X kills with M4A1]

[G2. JACKZ killed Vitality.dupreeh with an AK-47 headshot]

"Alright, all the people in the outfield are dead."

"JACKZ WAS ONLY REPLACED BY THE MAGIC BOY WHO WRAPPED IT."

"How many endgames can you play in a child's endgame?"

"Not a single one was killed."

"Okay, it's another wave of one for five, and G2 doesn't even see the package point."

"It seems that after the bomb exploded, Vitality was conscious."

"And Vitality was originally a triple-A start, leaving only Aehter with a sniper rifle to hold the iron plate."

"Although Adu, who looked back at the yellow room on the third floor, was pulled out by JACKZ in seconds, he also helped the demon man in the bag to lock the enemy's position."

G2 doesn't call a timeout, and the game continues.

In the next few rounds, G2 didn't have many offensive routines, and continued to be constantly pulled apart by Vitality.

The score went all the way to 9-2.

To say that the only depressed person on the field on Vitality's side seems to be Qin Feng, who is wandering on the third floor and the iron plate.

In the ten rounds of the spear game, Qin Feng, who was guarding the iron plate connection, only saw the enemy once.

Or G2's wave of "pig rush tactics".

The sniper rifle in Qin Feng's hand only replaced the two of them, and was taken away by a sand hawk refill gun from JACKZ.

Eleven rounds have passed, Qin Feng's KD is a little outrageous, and he has maintained a state of 6 kills and 3 deaths.

Even Masisi, who was commenting in the live broadcast room, felt that something was wrong.

"Now, it doesn't seem that G2's attack has touched Aether's sniper rifle much, right?"

"I think about it, there is a line of smoke in the outfield, a wave of explosion in Area A, and K1 is speeded up."

"The only game was played on the third floor, and Aether was still connecting to the iron plate defense."

"Although G2 may not have been particularly successful in terms of score, if G2's tactic is to avoid Aether's sniper rifles, it can only be said that the tactics are still very resolute."

[I see, G2 has learned how to target Aether, that is, to bypass Aether's sniper rifle.] 】

[And now let ZywOo kill crazy?] Is this Aether not killing people and helping ZywOo brush up on performance? 】

[Nonsense, it's obvious that G2 helped ZywOo brush up on performance.] 】

……

Behind the G2 players' bench, coach XTQZZZ shook his head slightly, looking at the score that had been opened on the field.

9 to 2.

7 points behind.

Even after avoiding Aether's sniper rifle, G2's attack didn't work very well.

One is to abandon the connection and the third floor, G2 is equivalent to giving up a large part of the offensive tactics.

Second, ZywOo, who was guarding the bag in Area A, was no weaker than Qin Feng who was armed with a sniper rifle.

The G2's offensive seems to have stalled.

In the remaining four rounds, it was only by relying on the performance of the Bosnia and Herzegovina twins that they won one round with difficulty.

The score was locked at 12-3.

As for the second half of the game, G2, who lost the pistol round, didn't struggle too much.

Even though he relied on m0NESY's bird sniper to help G2 pull the score to 7-15, it was still in the 23rd spear game, performing a big oolong for all the audiences around the world.

Resisted Vitality's attack, but did not win the 4v0 unpacking endgame.

Some people want to replace it with the AK dropped by the attacker, while others want to pick up the big sniper dropped by m0NESY.

For exactly 25 seconds, none of G2 wanted to dismantle C4, which had been buried in the B area.

And by the time G2 everyone found out, it was too late.

The score was settled at 16-7.

As for the live broadcast room, the audience who saw this scene couldn't hold back.

[Anyway, I can't beat it, so I just leave work early.] 】

[I want everyone to know that if ality says it or not, it has to be our G2 who has the final say. 】

[We still don't know why they didn't unpack that day.] 】

……