BIG take down FlyQuest
A Tabsen-3k opened up the B-site, giving BIG the pistol round on the T-side of Ancient and eventually the anti-eco conversion. FlyQuest won the initial buy rounds but could never really get a grip on their CT-side as BIG steam steam-rolled their way to a 9-3 advantage with a 1.79 rating T-side performance from rigoN at an ADR of 120.
FlyQuest found their way back on their T-side as the Aussies closed the gap straight away with 6 consecutive T-side rounds to start the second half, after which a series of back and forth trades pushed the game into overtime. FlyQuest edged out BIG in overtime with a 16-14 win. A 1.55 HLTV rating performance from INS saw him drop 34 frags at an ADR of 106.
FlyQuest started on the T-side of Inferno with a pistol round win but a hero-M4 on BIG's second round caught them off guard, netting BIG the anti-eco, disrupting FlyQuest's economy. The Aussies returned the favor with Vexite and dexter running down the CTs with Tec9s, off the back of which they put up a 4-1 lead. BIG recovered and traded round for round to end an even 6-6 half. The game went neck to neck but BIG squeezed out a narrow 13-10 win to level the series at 1-1.
The decider, Vertigo was a T-side masterclass from both side. Starting on the T-side BIG secured a massive 10-2 half in their favor but FlyQuest showed resilience with the trio of INS, dexter and aliStair stepping up. The Aussies caught up and levelled the score at 11-11. Eventually, BIG closed out Vertigo 13-11 to secure a 2-1 series at the IEM Cologne play-in.
FlyQuestBIG| FlyQuest |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joshua 'INS' Potter |
70 - 57 | +13 | 99.0 | 74.0% | 1.36 |
| Christopher 'dexter' Nong |
63 - 54 | +9 | 87.7 | 72.7% | 1.16 |
| Alistair 'aliStair' Johnston |
44 - 46 | -2 | 61.2 | 74.0% | 0.96 |
| Declan 'Vexite' Portelli |
49 - 60 | -11 | 69.9 | 71.4% | 0.91 |
| Jay 'Liazz' Tregillgas |
38 - 53 | -15 | 62.2 | 67.5% | 0.84 |
| BIG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rigon 'rigoN' Gashi |
65 - 60 | +5 | 88.9 | 67.5% | 1.20 |
 Karim 'Krimbo' Moussa |
54 - 42 | +12 | 83.4 | 75.3% | 1.17 |
| Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz |
48 - 56 | -8 | 77.5 | 77.9% | 1.00 |
| Jon 'JDC' de Castro |
50 - 54 | -4 | 71.4 | 71.4% | 0.97 |
| Florian 'syrsoN' Rische |
49 - 53 | -4 | 65.3 | 71.4% | 0.96 |
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