{"id":1501001,"date":"2021-08-16T17:29:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T22:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/win.gg\/news\/9022\/how-did-lucky-perform-in-his-esl-pro-league-debut-at-astralis-question-mark"},"modified":"2021-08-16T17:29:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T22:29:21","slug":"how-did-lucky-perform-in-his-esl-pro-league-debut-at-astralis","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/how-did-lucky-perform-in-his-esl-pro-league-debut-at-astralis\/","title":{"rendered":"How did Lucky perform in his ESL Pro League debut at Astralis?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Astralis breathed a collective sigh of relief as new AWPer Lucky puts on a respectable debut at ESL Pro League.<\/span><\/p>\n

Astralis made the last-minute decision to swap Andreas \u201cXyp9x\u201d H\u00f8jsleth with brand new AWPer Philip \u201c\u2060Lucky\u2060\u201d Ewald for ESL Pro League Season 14. In the squad\u2019s first match against Team Spirit, Lucky demonstrated an unexpected amount of confidence. The young sniper went toe-to-toe against established international competition in the 2-1 Astralis victory. For fans of Astralis, Lucky\u2019s performance is a good omen for the team\u2019s future.<\/span><\/p>\n

Astralis\u2019 first half against Team Spirit started off on the wrong foot. The Russians quickly gained an economic advantage and a 7-2 scoreline. Astralis got back into gear with the help of Lucky\u2019s AWPing skills. The new player won two consecutive one-on-one battles to keep Astralis alive on map one. Lucky showed off his defensive prowess with excellent positioning in round 13.<\/span><\/p>\n

It still wasn\u2019t enough to overcome Spirit on its own map pick. Lucky ended game one on Dust 2 with 16 kills, tied with Peter \u201cdupreeh\u201d Rasmussen as Astralis\u2019 top fragger. Game two on Inferno was much more comfortable for the Danes. An early 7-1 lead on Asralis\u2019 CT side spiraled into a quick 16-6 victory. Lucky contributed a couple of key frags, including a one-versus-two clutch. <\/span><\/p>\n

Map three, Ancient, served as Lucky\u2019s final test. Spirit had a 3-2 record on the newest CSGO map heading into the decider compared to Astralis\u2019 0-2 Ancient record. This reflected in an opening 6-3 round advantage for Spirit, but Astralis fired back with six consecutive rounds to win the half 9-6. That streak continued almost uninterrupted on the CT side for a 16-7 Astralis victory. Lucky\u2019s AWP contributed 12 takedowns to his team\u2019s first victory on Ancient. <\/span><\/p>\n

How good is new Astralis member Lucky?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Overall, Lucky nabbed 40 kills with 39 deaths, giving him an HLTV rating of 1.03 for the series. He didn\u2019t grab a ton of kills, but Lucky\u2019s ability to lock down angles was crucial to Astralis\u2019 win. Lucky even scored the occasional entry frag on Inferno when his teammates were low on health, showing himself to be the good player his new teammates at Astralis believe him to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lucky performed about as well as you can expect from a rookie at CSGO\u2019s top tier. Team Spirit was not an easy opponent. Lucky couldn\u2019t quite measure up to sniping star Abdulkhalik \u201cdegster\u201d Gasanov, but Astralis captain gla1ve is most likely satisfied with Lucky\u2019s Astralis debut.<\/span><\/p>\n

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