Cloud9 eliminated G2 Esports from ELEAGUE Major. Americans in a great style won the quarter-final meeting and will play again in front of their own audience. Their next rival will be the winner of the SK Gaming vs. Fnatic duel.
Mirage
Cloud9 decided on a quick attack on bombsite B in the pistol round, but these intentions were instantly crushed by the opponent. The Americans did not break down and responded quickly, and three killings from Desert Eagle won Timothy 'autimatic' Ta. After a while, their lead increased to 3: 1 thanks to the advantage of the equipment. G2 Esports got a grip on the first full, but a moment later they met their revenge by the opponent. Stewie2k and their colleagues took the initiative, and a great offensive game guaranteed them a victory of half at the level of 8: 2. It was only then that the awakening of the French formation came. She was able to rise and reach for all rounds until the end of the first part, although some were unusually even. This meant that the result of the change of sides was 8: 7 in favor of the hosts.
The second pistol rounded up the difference between the two teams. Cloud9 did not have much problems with winning the anti-force and anti-eco rounds, which gave them a lead of 11: 7. The full-time clash also went to the minds of anti-terrorists, thanks to which they were getting closer and faster to the final triumph. G2 Esports answered at 7:12, but again could not renew this success. The American team made a great use of the rival's mistake and seven mapping rounds appeared on his account. He used the first chance and ended Mirage with a victory of 16: 8.
overpass
Cloud9 effectively stopped the offensive on bombsite B in the pistol and scored the first point. G2 Esports did not purchase Kevlars in the next round, thanks to which they had the AK-47 in the third. However, even this did not help the French to finish the opponent's good streak. They did it only at the state of 0: 4. The anti-terrorists gave one more fight because of the deficit in the equipment, but a moment later they repaid a great aggression and broke the rival. What's more, they took the initiative a lot, and a solid defensive game gave them some half victory when the scoreboard was 8: 2. Domination was discontinued only at the level of 9: 2. It did not help much, because the host team returned to the right path again. The last two rounds also went her way, which gave a significant lead of 12: 3 to the break.
Winning the first three clashes in the second half reduced the loss of G2 Esports to six points and could give hope for a comeback. Cloud9 shortened these intentions on the first full, when it effectively entered the bombsite A. The American squad did not stop there and renewed its success. Great attacks provided him with nine rounds of matches. After a while, autimatic and their colleagues took the second opportunity and could enjoy the promotion to the semi-final thanks to the victory of 16: 7. 