{"id":1822660,"date":"2023-05-15T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/live-updates-from-blast-tv-paris-major-day-7\/"},"modified":"2023-05-15T16:51:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:51:00","slug":"live-updates-from-blast-tv-paris-major-day-7","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/live-updates-from-blast-tv-paris-major-day-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates from BLAST.tv Paris Major day 7"},"content":{"rendered":"
Round 5 matches set<\/p>\n
After the likes of G2<\/a> and ENCE<\/a> were eliminated in round four, the matchups for the BLAST.tv Paris Major Legends Stage’s fifth and final round have been determined.<\/p>\n Three do-or-die games will be played out to find out who will wrap up the team list for the playoffs in front of the Accor Arena, the most tantalizing of which is a brawl between FaZe<\/a> and Natus Vincere<\/a> at 11:30<\/span> <\/i><\/span>.<\/p>\n The full list of matches can be found below:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n ash: “We’re proving a lot of people wrong”<\/p>\n GamerLegion<\/a> coach Ashley “\u2060ash\u2060”<\/span> Battye<\/a> gave us a few words after his side qualified for the Major playoffs: “It feels amazing. It feels like nobody believes in us, that’s the general feeling. Everyone expected us to lose in every game, except for maybe the first one [against Complexity] and it’s great for everyone to see the best we can be. We’re only getting better and better, and we’re proving a lot of people wrong.<\/p>\n On his fruitful relationship with Kamil “\u2060siuhy\u2060”<\/span> Szkaradek<\/a>, ash<\/a> gave credit to the duo trusting “each other a lot. That’s the main thing we wanted to do when we brought siuhy<\/a> in was to trust our in-game-leader. With Alfred “\u2060RuStY\u2060”<\/span> Karlsson<\/a> I wasn’t.. I guess I should have given him more trust looking back on that. Now i feel like [siuhy<\/a>] feels the same trust with me. It’s just working really well.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n GamerLegion to play in the Accor Arena; Apeks relegated to 2-2 pool<\/p>\n GamerLegion<\/a> have secured the last necessary win to claim spot in the playoffs of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 after defeating Apeks<\/a> 2-0. Kamil “\u2060siuhy\u2060”<\/span> Szkaradek<\/a>‘s men cruised through the Legends Stage with a 3-1 record and victories over Into the Breach<\/a>, Bad News Eagles<\/a>, and Damjan “\u2060kyxsan\u2060”<\/span> Stoilkovski<\/a>‘s men.<\/p>\n Mihai “\u2060iM\u2060”<\/span> Ivan<\/a> led the line in the series with a lights-out performance worthy of a 1.39 rating, catapulting him to the No. 2 spot at the Major in terms of rating and only behind Mathieu “\u2060ZywOo\u2060”<\/span> Herbaut<\/a>. The Romanian rifler also produced the series’ highlight with a 4k spray down on the A bombsite on Overpass to claim match point.<\/p>\n This defeat does not mean elimination for Apeks<\/a> as they still have one chance to reach the top eight at the Major with a do-or-die fixture against Ninjas in Pyjamas<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n GamerLegion cruising on Overpass<\/p>\n A loss in the opening pistol round on Overpass did nothing to deter GamerLegion<\/a> from trying again as they immediately replied with a force buy to break the CT economy and even out the score. Kamil “\u2060siuhy\u2060”<\/span> Szkaradek<\/a>‘s men are now cruising through the CT side of their map pick, alternating between sites on their way to a 5-1 lead.<\/p>\n Isak “\u2060isak\u2060”<\/span> Fahl\u00e9n<\/a> is now online after a relatively quiet performance on Ancient and is now leading the line for his team with a 9-2 K-D and 127.1 ADR, truly a great start for the Swede.<\/p>\n Watch: siuhy stabs STYKO to complete Ancient domination<\/p>\n It wasn’t a contest. GamerLegion<\/a> blew Apeks<\/a> out of the water 16-6 on their own map pick of Ancient to go ahead in the series. To add insult to injury, Kamil “\u2060siuhy\u2060”<\/span> Szkaradek<\/a> closed the map by stabbing Martin “\u2060STYKO\u2060”<\/span> Styk<\/a> in the back in the B site.<\/p>\n Overpass is up next and GamerLegion<\/a> must be feeling like they already have one step in the playoffs as they sport a six-round winning streak on the map over the likes of ENCE<\/a>, fnatic<\/a>, and FORZE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n nicoodoz ends G2’s Major hopes<\/p>\n It was Nico “\u2060nicoodoz\u2060”<\/span> Tamjidi<\/a> who stepped up most as fnatic<\/a> hit a hammer blow on G2<\/a>‘s Major hopes on Vertigo. The Dane died just 13 times in 29 rounds, and added 27 kills in that time. He’s been inconsistent at best recently, but G2<\/a> could simply not put him away today.<\/p>\n jL on facing GamerLegion for playoff spot: “I think we got this in the bag” <\/p>\n It’s a European derby to close out the fourth round of the BLAST.tv Paris Major Legends Stage!<\/p>\n GamerLegion<\/a> and Apeks<\/a> are about to take to the server, with both sides sitting a win away from earning a place in the playoffs of the $1,250,000 spectacle in Paris.<\/p>\n The fixture is also a rematch of the two teams’ meeting at the RMR in Denmark back in April, albeit that bout was a best-of-one match with little (if anything) on the line \u2014 certainly not a Major playoff spot. In any case, it was Apeks<\/a> who prevailed there, and they’ll be looking to repeat that feat in the upcoming best-of-three affair.<\/p>\n “I think we have the edge here,” Justinas “\u2060jL\u2060”<\/span> Lekavicius<\/a> began in a pre-game interview on stream. “Of course if we have a bad then it doesn’t go our way. But I think we got this in the bag. I don’t wanna jinx it, but it’s looking good.”<\/p>\n jL<\/a>, or jLegend<\/a> as he wishes to be called, is confident about Apeks<\/a>‘ chances. How are we feeling at home?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n roeJ: “We definitely needed this”<\/p>\n We spoke with Fredrik “\u2060roeJ\u2060”<\/span> J\u00f8rgensen<\/a> after fnatic<\/a> took the huge scalp of eliminating G2<\/a> from the Paris Major<\/p>\n “We definitely needed this. Our confidence was low yesterday. We saw ourselves as favorites and now we face a better opponent, a more experienced opponent, and I’m super happy we stepped up and didn’t show the same form we showed because yesterday was not good, our communication was really bad but throughout the whole game today we had good communication, kept our nerves in check… We were here today.<\/p>\n “We have been struggling a lot recently. I don’t think we have been showing our best level, all of us individually and the team in general. We felt a little bit shaky going into the Major but the last two weeks of practice were super super good so we all felt super confident actually.<\/p>\n That’s why it’s a bit sad for us to lose to GamerLegion and Monte because we felt so good and the first game against NIP started out great. I thought it would be like in practice but no, it was a bit rougher. But I’m glad we showed up today and we beat a really good team.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n fnatic eliminate G2 from Paris Major; NiKo denied chance to claim a CS:GO Major<\/p>\n It’s over! G2<\/a>‘s comeback on Vertigo’s CT side was for nothing as they stumbled at the very to let fnatic<\/a> back into the game. William “\u2060mezii\u2060”<\/span> Merriman<\/a>‘s men have put an end to their opponents’ run at the Paris Major, denying Nikola “\u2060NiKo\u2060”<\/span> Kova\u010d<\/a> of his last chance to claim a Major title in CS:GO.<\/p>\n Rasmus “\u2060HooXi\u2060”<\/span> Nielsen<\/a>‘s and company started off on the back foot in all three maps, but barely came out ahead on Inferno (19-16) to claim their only map this series. fnatic<\/a> did not play a clean match, but their early leads on both Ancient (16-11) and Vertigo (16-13) were enough to pull them through.<\/p>\n “Obviously did not deserve any of them,” said a distraught NiKo<\/a> in the post-match interview in regards to his chances to win a Major in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. “It was close, many chances slipped away and a new chapter is starting in Counter-Strike 2.”<\/p>\n Despite a fantastic end to 2022 and a great start to 2023, G2<\/a> were unable to claim a top-eight spot at the BLAST.tv Paris Major, going home after a disappointing performance in the Legends Stage. G2<\/a> cruised through the first Swiss group 3-0 before a collapse in the first day of the second phase saw them linger in the 0-2 pool.<\/p>\n oSee has arrived<\/p>\n After a 1.40 rating on map one, Josh “\u2060oSee\u2060”<\/span> Ohm<\/a> delivered in spades on map two as well to put Liquid<\/a> into playoffs. The AWPer has come under a lot of scrutiny but there will be no complaints on his performance thus far \u2014 he has averaged a solid 1.15 rating over both group stages.<\/p>\n NAF: “It’s been a long journey so far but it’s not over yet”<\/p>\n We caught a hint of a smile on Keith “\u2060NAF\u2060”<\/span> Markovic<\/a>‘s face as Liquid<\/a> sealed their playoffs berth. Here’s what he had to say to us:<\/p>\n “Especially being down 0-2 in Challengers and bringing it all the way back to qualify. It’s been a long journey so far but you know, it’s not over yet. Super happy, super pumped to make it to playoffs, even coming through 3-1 so we have an extra day to prep and relax so yeah, it feels good.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n Liquid go on 14-3 spree to earn first Major playoff spot since 2019<\/p>\n That one round has arrived.<\/p>\n Liquid<\/a> have earned a spot in the BLAST.tv Paris Major playoffs after a 2-0 victory over Into the Breach<\/a>, confidently winning Anubis (16-9) to redeem themselves after a less-than-impressive performance on the Overpass opener (19-17).<\/p>\n With the win, the North American roster have brought their organization back to the playoffs of a Major for the first time since the StarLadder Berlin Major in 2019, a tournament they were favorites to win outright before suffering a quarter-final defeat to their bitter rivals Astralis<\/a>.<\/p>\n “It feels amazing honestly to be able to qualify for my first-ever Major playoffs,” Josh “\u2060oSee\u2060”<\/span> Ohm<\/a> began in a post-match interview on stream. “We’ve made it to a lot of playoffs before and played pretty well on stage, but I think the Major is completely different.<\/p>\n “It’s a whole different feeling, everything is on the line, and everyone is putting their 120% in. It feels really good and I’m glad I could show up for the team for the last series.<\/p>\n “I just hope we come in prepared and play the same way that we have been during this Legends Stage. Everything should be going well [if we do],” the American sniper concluded.<\/p>\n G2 can’t stop throwing <\/p>\n Well, it happened again. G2<\/a> lost a round against fnatic<\/a>‘s Deagles while attacking a site with overwhelming odds. The CTs will welcome this lifeline with open arms as the win allowed them to retake control of the game.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n ITB hanging on for dear life<\/p>\n Liquid<\/a> have their foot on Into the Breach<\/a>‘s throat now, already on map and series point, 15-9.<\/p>\n The North American roster were cruising to a commanding victory on Anubis, but the British have clinched three in a row now to remain alive.<\/p>\n I doubt they can keep this going, the rounds are close and Liquid<\/a> only need one lucky spray, round, or timing to wrap the series up.<\/p>\n G2 keep up the pressure on Vertigo<\/p>\n Rasmus “\u2060HooXi\u2060”<\/span> Nielsen<\/a>‘s men are not letting fnatic<\/a> run away with the half despite their failure to convert their pistol round victory into a lasting advantage. Fredrik “\u2060roeJ\u2060”<\/span> J\u00f8rgensen<\/a> and Freddy “\u2060KRIMZ\u2060”<\/span> Johansson<\/a> have so far been untouchable on the CT side, especially the Dane after some great rounds spent defending the ramp position around the A bombsite. Despite the duo’s best efforts, however, G2<\/a> have now cut their deficit to zero and are set to steal the lead on this T side.<\/p>\n Watch: oSee no-scopes two as Liquid lead at halftime<\/p>\n Ouch, Into the Breach<\/a>‘s strong start has been well and truly stumped.<\/p>\n The Britons were 5-1 up early on, but Liquid<\/a> rallied together to hold the Thomas “\u2060Thomas\u2060”<\/span> Utting<\/a>-led roster to just six rounds at halftime, winning seven on the trot to sit up 9-6 at the interval.<\/p>\n Liquid<\/a>, much like Overpass, owe their AWPer Josh “\u2060oSee\u2060”<\/span> Ohm<\/a> the vast majority of their thanks. The American sniper just no-scoped Thomas<\/a> and Michael “\u2060Crucial\u2060”<\/span> Bishop<\/a>, the latter through smoke, to complete his team’s flawless recovery on the CT-side.<\/p>\n He’s sitting atop the scoreboard again, this time on a 17-8 K-D and 102 ADR. He really wants to play in front of the Accor Arena, which would be his first Major playoff appearance ever and the first for Liquid<\/a> since Berlin in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n Watch: fnatic take Ancient home with scuffed buy<\/p>\n G2<\/a> somehow snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after their push into the B site was halted by Dion “\u2060FASHR\u2060”<\/span> Derksen<\/a> and his Deagle. The Dutchman defeated two Ts before being silenced just as William “\u2060mezii\u2060”<\/span> Merriman<\/a> pushed with just a FAMAS in his hands, avenging his fallen teammate with two more frags of his own. Ilya “\u2060m0NESY\u2060”<\/span> Osipov<\/a> was the last one standing and it wasn’t long until Nico “\u2060nicoodoz\u2060”<\/span> Tamjidi<\/a> took him down to secure Ancient 16-11 for fnatic<\/a>.<\/p>\n Justin “\u2060jks\u2060”<\/span> Savage<\/a>‘s heroics were worthy of a 27-19 and a 1.43 rating, but they weren’t enough to keep G2<\/a> competitive for long. Vertigo is up next for tournament survival and the outcome of the match is still in the air.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n Watch: jks takes down four as G2 chase fnatic on Ancient<\/p>\n What a play from Justin “\u2060jks\u2060”<\/span> Savage<\/a>! The Aussie rifler planted the bomb on the A site before taking down four fnatic<\/a> members with the Glock in rapid succession. The quad-kill was more than enough to secure the second pistol round for G2<\/a> and reduce fnatic<\/a>‘s lead to just 9-7.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n Watch: YEKINDAR stabs CRUC1AL in the back as Liquid clinch Overpass<\/p>\n Liquid<\/a> will be counting their lucky stars here. The North Americans have barely converted their Overpass pick after a full-length, overtime affair, picking up four of the extra rounds to get the job done, 19-17.<\/p>\n But boy was it close. The Brits, who many had discounted early on in the Legends Stage, had their foot on the gas, but faltered at the final hurdle, and now need to respond on their Anubis pick.<\/p>\n The Egypt-inspired map is a comfortable one for the Britons (60% win rate, 10 outings), but is also one Liquid<\/a> sport a 100% win rate on recently with three wins from three.<\/p>\n Even NA’s biggest backer, Ryan Friend<\/a>, is quick to be brutally honest about Liquid<\/a>‘s performance in the server:<\/p>\n Liquid<\/a> do need to look more dominant if they wish to make the playoffs and do damage once there.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n G2 defenses tough to crack as fnatic take the lead on Ancient <\/p>\n Justin “\u2060jks\u2060”<\/span> Savage<\/a> did not get the memo about G2<\/a>‘s 33% win rate on Ancient and decided to take matters into his own hands, taking down nine fnatic<\/a> members in the first five rounds before a 1vs1 clutch against Freddy “\u2060KRIMZ\u2060”<\/span> Johansson<\/a>.<\/p>\n The offense from William “\u2060mezii\u2060”<\/span> Merriman<\/a>‘s men took some time to get going, but they have now taken the last four rounds to secure a 5-4 scoreline with a fragile CT economy paving the road for more T success.<\/p>\n UK vs. USA goes to overtime on Overpass<\/p>\n God, this is close.<\/p>\n We’re going to overtime in the Into the Breach<\/a> and Liquid<\/a> brawl.<\/p>\n Both the Brits and Americans will be kicking themselves; it really could have gone either way, and in regulation too. Liquid<\/a> marched onward to a 13-10 lead, only for Into the Breach<\/a> to win four in a row en route to 14. A back-and-forth skirmish ensured, and now we’re into extra rounds.<\/p>\n Can the Brits do the unthinkable and best Liquid<\/a> on their Overpass pick? It’s first to 19 now, let’s find out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n oSee punishing the Brits as Liquid regain the lead<\/p>\n Liquid<\/a>, who were down 5-10 at the side swap, have taken the lead now they’re on the CT-side, 12-10, but it’s coming at a price.<\/p>\n The rounds have been close and hard-fought, even with a flawless scoreline so far, and it will only take a few key rounds from the UK boys for the Liquid<\/a>‘s economy to be in the bin.<\/p>\n Josh “\u2060oSee\u2060”<\/span> Ohm<\/a> is the key reason for this North American recovery. The AWPer sits on a 24-13 K-D ratio and 97 ADR; a big step up from the 23-year-old.<\/p>\n Are the inexperienced Brits starting to crumble? Can they take control and steal away Liquid<\/a>‘s Overpass pick?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n NiKo and jks power G2’s Inferno victory<\/p>\n G2<\/a> had some trouble as usual, but they got it done in the end. Some massive kills by both Nemanja “\u2060huNter-\u2060”<\/span> Kova\u010d<\/a> and Nikola “\u2060NiKo\u2060”<\/span> Kova\u010d<\/a>, alongside the Justin “\u2060jks\u2060”<\/span> Savage<\/a> clutch, were enough for the European combine to take the lead.<\/p>\n From 4-11 to 19-16, zonic’s law was in full effect. Next up is Ancient, where G2<\/a> have a less-than-ideal 33% win rate. This one isn’t over just yet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n G2 vs. fnatic goes to OT as jks clutches 1vs3<\/p>\n G2<\/a> brought ot back from 4-11 to force out overtime. The final two rounds were utter chaos, as Freddy “\u2060KRIMZ\u2060”<\/span> Johansson<\/a> first hits four on the A site defense to put his team up to 15, before Justin “\u2060jks\u2060”<\/span> Savage<\/a> fought back with a 1vs3.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n UK > NA as Into the Breach take big lead into second half of Overpass<\/p>\n Into the Breach<\/a> completely locked down the back end of this half on their CT side, and it was an impressive display that got the job done. They\u2019ve shown a varied approach, throwing in some aggressive setups and some more passive holds, and the individual playmaking has been on point. They have shown some unique ideas too, the boost clipped below one of them!<\/p>\n Liquid<\/a> at least did get to the absolute bare minimum needed on the T side of Overpass, five rounds, so they have something to work with heading into the second half. Remember this is the NA sides pick.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n Into the Breach haul themselves back to parity against Liquid<\/p>\n Christ, Cai “\u2060CYPHER\u2060”<\/span> Watson<\/a> slammed his dick on the table there with a brave push through monster, but it nets an opening kill. I don\u2019t even think he got a supporting flash?! Liquid<\/a> eventually decide to finish B anyway, but they need a massive 1v3 from Josh “\u2060oSee\u2060”<\/span> Ohm<\/a> to convert the round.<\/p>\n