AGASA Counter-Striker: Source thus far

Two weeks have gone by since the start of the second Leg and one thing is very clear – the competition is extremely close. miNt Gaming started off strong by taking down GodMode 16-13 on Nuke, and then silencing all critics by drawing with the Battle of the Clans double champions –Eternal Conflict on Dust2. Eternal Conflict – had another tough match on their hands when they faced off against Zero Limit on Nuke, winning narrowly 16-12.

Pantheon Gaming has come through with an impressive line-up for the second quarter of the year, boasting names such as Vamooze and Shazzchck. However this new line-up failed to perform as expected against Soviet on Sunday night when they lost 16-10 on Nuke, Pantheon’s best map. Pantheon was awarded the win over Critical Control after CC was unable to field a team. 

The new Soviet team proved that they were no walk-over on Sunday night when they drew with Ascent – Finalists of the Battle of the Clans v4 tournament. The match took place on Dust2, with Ascent taking a dominating lead in the first half with a score of 12-3. Ascent then went on to win the pistol round during the second half, gaining them the three rounds needed to secure a draw. With 12 rounds still to be played, things looked grim for Soviet as the score was already 15-3 to Ascent. Soviet kept their cool and managed to stage a comeback, winning 12 straight rounds and drawing the match.

c7e, the team which placed third in the last Battle of the Clans v4 tournament, faced Zero Limit on Dust2. c7e were expected to win the match, however Zero Limit’s vast experience shone through, handing them the win with a score of 16-10. The match between c7e and CC it seems has not been played, which means both teams will be given a loss.

Stage 3 starts this week, with some very exciting matches to look forward to. Here are some of the must see matches:

• miNt Gaming vs Pantheon on de_inferno_pro

• miNt Gaming vs CC on de_season

• Ascent vs Eternal Conflict on de_Season.

• Ascent vs Pantheon on de_Train.

• Soviet vs c7e on de_Train.

• CC vs Soviet on de_Inferno_Pro.

• Eternal Conflict vs CC on de_Train.

• Pantheon vs c7e on de_Season.

Exciting times for all spectators!

[Source: BOTC]