Torqued stun Vega Squadron

Torqued have sent Vega Squadron packing at cs_summit 2 after picking up a 2-0 victory in the Lower Bracket (16-13 on Inferno and 16-14 on Mirage).

The first Lower Bracket match of the tournament began on Inferno, Torqued's pick, with the North Americans responding really well to a pistol round loss as they won a force-buy, setting themselves up for a 4-1 lead.

Vega Squadron then brought the deficit to a minimum off of triple-kills from Nikolay "⁠mir⁠" Bityukov and Pavel "⁠hutji⁠" Lashkov. But since those rounds had been very expensive for the Russian side, they were left strapped for cash once Torqued regained control of the game, with the half ending with a 10-5 lead for the North Americans.

The second half began at a frantic pace as both teams managed to win scrappy force-buys, with Torqued then stringing a few rounds together to increase their lead to 14-6. Vega Squadron then found a way back into the game after punishing the CTs' overaggression, with the North Americans being held off any economic development.

With Dmitriy "⁠jR⁠" Chervak stepping up his AWP game, Vega Squadron tried to push the game to overtime, but Torqued eventually sealed the deal in a B retake thanks to a triple-kill from Matt "⁠Pollo⁠" Wilson.

steel's Torqued march on at cs_summit

The map that followed was Mirage, where Joshua "⁠steel⁠" Nissan opened up the action with a trio of kills in the pistol round. After losing the following eco round, Vega Squadron rallied back with a third-round buy after overtuning a 2v4 situation in the B site.

Torqued then kept their defense very tight, winning five of the next six rounds, but a late resurgence from Vega Squadron saw them bag four rounds to bring the deficit to a minimum - and they could have taken the lead had they not allowed Kenneth "⁠koosta⁠" Suen to clutch a 1v3 situation.

The second half began with Torqued winning the pistol round following a successful B execution. The game then entered a scrappy period of play as neither side could stamp their authority on the game, with Vega Squadron twice recovering from three-round deficits.

With the score tied at 14-14 and a solid economy, the CIS side looked set to take the series to a third map, but then they shockingly let the game slip and lost two rounds in horrific fashion to lose a map that was all but won.

cs_summit 2Best of 3 TorquedMatchpage 2 0 9th February 2018 Vega Squadron 16Inferno 13 16Mirage 14

Torqued	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Joshua 'steel' Nissansteel	57 - 43	+14	107.8	1.50
Kenneth 'koosta' Suenkoosta	51 - 35	+16	77.6	1.25
Keven 'AZK' LariviereAZK	43 - 39	+4	75.6	1.11
Matt 'Pollo' WilsonPollo	37 - 43	-6	78.4	1.03
Braxton 'swag' Pierceswag	31 - 34	-3	59.2	0.98

Vega Squadron	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nikolay 'mir' Bityukovmir	48 - 42	+6	84.1	1.14
Pavel 'hutji' Lashkovhutji	36 - 45	-9	75.1	0.99
Dmitriy 'jR' ChervakjR	41 - 41	0	68.7	0.97
Leonid 'chopper' Vishnyakovchopper	39 - 45	-6	75.4	0.96
Sergey 'keshandr' Nikishinkeshandr	30 - 47	-17	58.8	0.73

Kenneth 'koosta' Suen Age: 21 Team: Torqued Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 522 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.66 Matt 'Pollo' Wilson Age: 20 Team: Torqued Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 133 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.73 Dmitriy 'jR' Chervak Age: 24 Team: Vega Squadron Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 340 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.65 Torqued #61 Braxton 'swag' PierceJoshua 'steel' NissanKeven 'AZK' LariviereKenneth 'koosta' SuenMatt 'Pollo' Wilson Joshua 'steel' Nissan Age: 28 Team: Torqued Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 163 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.69 Nikolay 'mir' Bityukov Age: 22 Team: Vega Squadron Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 328 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.67 Pavel 'hutji' Lashkov Age: 22 Team: Vega Squadron Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 261 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.69 Vega Squadron #14 Leonid 'chopper' VishnyakovDmitriy 'jR' ChervakSergey 'keshandr' NikishinNikolay 'mir' BityukovPavel 'hutji' Lashkov

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