Virtus.pro outperformed SK in the semi-final of the ELEAGUE Major 2017

Virtus.pro faced SK Gaming in the semi-final of the ELEAGUE Major 2017. The winner of the match gets to the final, and the loser will finish their performance at the event with $70,000 and the status of a legend.

First map statistics (Train):

The match started in the Brazilian team's map—Overpass. Virtus.pro started as counter-terrorists. The first three rounds were won by SK (0:3). In the fourth round TaZ defended plant B by scoring four kills (1:3). In the next round SK tried to fake plant B, but Snax killed three members of the team and didn't let them reach plant A (2:3). After an eco round SK were stopped by Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas who made three frags (4:3). The Brazilian players stopped the "bears" win streak in the eleventh round by getting to plant A quickly (7:4). SK Gaming kept attacking an opened plant but succeeded only once before the side switch (10:5).

Playing for terrorists, Virtus.pro quickly reached plant B but didn't protect the planted bomb (10:6). In a round VP.G2A got to an opened plant and outperformed their opponents (11:7). In the 19th round pashaBiceps saved AWP, which allowed the team to win the following force buy (12:8). The Brazilians evened out the score in the 26th round by winning a 2v2 situation (13:13). The teams kept winning rounds by turns, which led to overtime.

NEO won a clutch near an opened plant and scored the first win of the overtime (16:15). Three frags by TACO near a closed plant led to a tie (16:16). The squads win rounds by turns (17:17), and then three kills by NEO near plant A allowed VP.G2A to take the lead (18:17). A well-coordinated approach to an opened plant helped Virtus.pro to win the first game (19:16).

First game statistics (Cbble):

Virtus.pro started as terrorists not in the best way: their Brazilian opponents won five rounds in a row (0:5). pashaBiceps scored an important frag near plant A, which helped VP.G2A to stop SK's win streak (1:5). Long holding and attacking near plant B allowed the "bears" to win another round (2:5). After an eco round FalleN scored four frags near plant A (3:6). Virtus.pro kept focusing on plant B and evened out the score in three rounds (6:6). By breaking the defense of plant B, the Brazilian players won three last rounds as counter-terrorists (6:9).

The Polish squad won the second pistol round and then evened out the score (9:9). After winning three more rounds, VP.G2A gave up a round (12:10). In the 22nd round TaZ won in a 1v1 situation (13:10). Having lost another round, SK reached plant B and outperformed Virtus.pro (14:12). After an eco round the "bears" defended plant A (15:12) but didn't manage plant B after a long attack (15:13). In a round SK tried to reach plan B again but were stopped by the Polish squad (16:14).

Virtus.pro will face Astralis in the grand final of the ELEAGUE Major 2017. The match will occur on January 29 at 16:00 CET.