There is no doubt about Fnatic's strength, but the talents of these young players in Dream are really great.
Smy, who was originally slightly older, was replaced by Ye Rong, who is more talented. This positive ability is stronger than in domestic competitions.
"Dream really has its own unique perspective on the Death Amusement Park map."
“I feel like after this game, Dream’s Death Amusement Park will no longer be available.”
"That's indeed the truth."
Dream is really at home in this strong picture.
Professional e-sports players must understand one truth.
That is to believe in evil.
The so-called "I will defeat you on your strongest map!" "I will defeat you on the strongest map!" These are all nonsense.
Professional competition is all about making use of strengths and avoiding weaknesses. The weaker the opponent, the greater the probability of your side winning.
"The second map is the train."
“This map, Dream, has a lot of hits.”
"But it is said that they don't particularly like this picture."
As seems to have seen Li Zekai's live video. When he was taking the train on the ladder, he said that Gao Ran didn't like this picture very much, but he didn't say the specific reason.
Of course, as a professional team, it is impossible for Dream not to practice.
In the first pistol round, Dream was the attacker and decisively chose to attack the green pass. Fnatic did not expect Dream to be so reckless. They mistakenly thought that the opponent's offensive strategy was to switch from the bottom line to B, and did not return to defense in time.
This directly caused the battlefield to be divided. Dream successfully placed and defended the pack, easily won the first game, and won the opponent's two economic rounds without any danger.
Another 3-0 start!
"Dream played so smoothly today and felt very good."
"There is indeed a great opportunity today. We must seize the advantage to start this set."
Playing Machine also said from Dream’s perspective.
The hand feel can be seen through the shooting skills of the players. When the camera cuts to Dream and others, they all get headshots, and there are very few empty shots.
They are completely different from their state in the first two rounds.
"Dream chose to be economical."
"This decision... is understandable, but it depends on the effect."
As saw the first long gun game, Dream did not choose to change guns for the sake of economic accumulation, and also analyzed.
This also resulted in Fnatic having a direct advantage in firearms.
"That's crazy."
"This is Dream..."
Many former professional players in the live broadcast laughed. Gao Ran is an extremely confident leader.
But many times they also pay a price.
Facing the veteran Fnatic, they also learned a good lesson.
When facing Dream's slow-play, Fnatic's advantage in firearms came into full play. Although Gao Ran performed well and killed one of them instantly, he was still killed by the opponent's back-up gun player without any pressure.
A wave of Rush by his own team members also failed.
Fnatic scored the first point at the expense of one man.
In the next game, Dream chose to be strong again when the economy was low, and again only defeated one person from the opponent.
The score was tied by Fnatic at 3:3.
"Uh... you must not hit me like this."
"This wave of command is a bit reckless, Dream needs to calm down."
The commentator spoke very sensibly, but some grumpy viewers were already starting to complain.
What is this thing that directly sprays high-inflammation command...
This Dream will definitely not be affected, and the entire team does not feel that Gao Ran's command has made any mistakes.
Originally, in the e-sports arena, tactically it was a rock-paper-scissors choice.
It's the same no matter what the project is.
But the most important thing is to make the opponent not think about the tactics you use, so as to complete a wave of unexpected attacks.
Like the situation just now, if Dream succeeds, the high-energy commander will be praised to the sky, and if he loses, he will be scolded.
If you don't play according to the normal routine, you will definitely face criticism. As an old professional player, Gao Ran won't care at all.
There is no point in making this choice of tactics as an afterthought.
After Dream played the first few games, he found that the opponent's A point was heavily defended and it was difficult to attack. Gao Ran's accurate command changed the direction of the barrage again!
"Dream directly changed his strategy and attacked the infield!"
Dream's change of tactics immediately paid off. A wave of infield attacks that cut off the opponent's contact directly helped Dream score a point.
But the veteran Fnatic made quick adjustments in the next game.
A successful defensive run in the infield gives the offense an economic reset.
Dream also failed to find good offensive methods, and the point difference was gradually widened by Fnatic, reaching 7:4.
Professional commentators or players who know CSGO are very serious when watching this game, because the two sides are not only playing a technical game but also a tactical game.
After trying to attack in two consecutive games, they were beaten back by the strong Fnatic. Gao Ran must lead Dream to make adjustments again.
Many professional players think so.
In the Dream competition room, Gao Ran was also rationally analyzing the situation on the court:
"It's okay, brothers. Their economy is very poor. As long as we win one game, we can score a lot of points."
"Let's play a bomb directly in the next game."
"Can."
"no problem."
Although the previous tactical play has been suppressed, Dream still has 100% trust in Gao Ran.
From the first time they became students, they learned a truth.
Trust the command 100%, this is the foundation of a player.
The same words also appeared in the commentator's seat. They have a God's perspective and can see it more clearly than Gao Ran.
Fnatic's economy has been on the verge of collapse.
Sure enough, in the 12th game, Dream's tactic of exploding bombs directly to B point directly destroyed Fnatic's weakly defended point B!
Directly placing the package to defend, Fnatic wanted to save the gun but was directly captured by Dream!
Dream started scoring consecutive points for the first time since the long game.
From 4 to 7 to 8 to 7!
Dream won 4 consecutive sets and took the lead before the end of the first half!
By this time, foreign commentators were no longer calm. Who would have thought that Dream was so strong!
This extremely young lineup has no competition experience at all. Gao Ran is 21 years old, the rest are less than 20 years old, and there is a young man who is only a few days shy of 17 years old.
They are all newbies. With this lineup, it is possible that they will enter the main draw of the Major soon?!
Is high burning so magical?
Just like divine water, extraordinary flowers can grow wherever it goes.
After the first half, especially Dream's consecutive points at the end of the first half, some viewers realized that Dream might have a great chance today!
Fnatic can't beat Dream?!
Although Fnatic is not a top team, it is still a first-class team and performed well in this year's European competition. It will not really be defeated by Dream.
During the halftime break, Fnatic also discussed with each other seriously.
They have studied Dream's defensive tactics in this map, and they must make a fuss about it in the pistol round.
Change sides and fight again in the second half!
In the pistol round, C9 chose a wave of forced rush at point A! They had studied Dream’s defensive position at point A on this map.