StringEsports Showdown day 2 recap

Griffins Esports vs Unity Gaming (13-7)

The first match of day 2 featured Griffins Esports against Unity Gaming. Starting on the T-side of Ancient, Griffins Esports came just short of securing the pistol round as lynX's glock triple kill wasn't enough to seal the deal. A force buy off the pistol round plant saw Griffins deny Unity Gaming's anti-eco conversion.

Griffins ran to a 5-1 lead before Unity Gaming's economy could recover but the later dusted off and split the first half 6-6. A near-flawless second half saw Griffins sprint to match point at 12-6. iFRAGEZ topped the charts for Griffins, closing out Ancient 13-7.

Firedup Gaming vs MPK (13-1)

Firedup Gaming took on MPK in the second game. The bo1 took us to Inferno with Firedup Gaming starting on the CT-side. elementx and exZite stomped MPK's early apartments aggression, securing the pistol round and converting the anti-eco. An ExZite triple kill netted Firedup Gaming the bonus, crippling MPK's economy.

n1kace picked up the AWP and added to MPK's woes, taking Firedup Gaming's lead further up to 8-0. An A-hit followed by a defensive post plant saw MPK put up their first round of the match at 1-8. Firedup Gaming breezed through, without dropping a single round thereafter, securing a dominant 13-1 win on Inferno. n1kace topped the server with 22 frags to his name. As far as individual performances went, MPK did not have a single player crossing double digits.