Virtus.pro leaves IEM Shanghai 2018

TyLoo emerges victorious from an intense series.

The match has been played in a best-of-3 format, starting on VP's pick (Train). The Poles got to start the first map on the offense and demonstrated solid teamplay by claiming 7 rounds in the first half (7:8). The back-and-forth battle continued following the side-swap, which eventually ended up going into overtime. One set of overtime rounds wasn't enough as the Chinese line-up ultimately emerged victorious with a score of 20:22.

The match continued on TyLoo's map pick (Inferno). The Polish Five have demonstrated brilliant defense by only allowing the opponent to take 5 rounds in the first half (10:5). After starting on CT, the Poles quite convincingly cemented their victory over the home team – 16:9.

The right to advance to the grand-final was decided on the final map – Cache. Both teams yet again went toe-to-toe, mirroring the first map of the series. Equal offense and defense brought the teams to 14:15 scoreline. In the last-ditch effort force buy round, the Poles have managed to plant the bomb, and morelz has ensured the series go on by winning a clutch wielding only a Deagle. Virtus.pro fell short in the overtime, losing one step before the tournament's grand-final – 18:22.