SK beat North; to DH Las Vegas final

SK Gaming are the second team through to the grand final of DreamHack Masters Las Vegas after beating North 2-0 (16-14 on Cache and 16-9 on Mirage).

Cache kicked off the series, with SK Gaming taking the pistol round on the defensive side after denying the Danes' A execute. The first full gun round did go North's way, but SK hit back right after with a double AWP setup.

SK added one more round to their tally to bring the scoreline to 5-1, but their run was brought to an end by Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke, who won a 1v2 clutch inside A. With no money in the bank, SK were forced to go on a double eco, but they were still able to take a round, courtesy of a triple from Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga.

The Brazilian team remained in the driving seat and increased their lead to 8-3. North responded by picking up back-to-back rounds, with Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David then winning a 1v3 clutch before the Danes won the final round of the half.

Up 9-6, SK further added to their lead by winning the pistol round with an A execute, with fer getting four kills to his name. After losing both ecos, North went on an amazing run, winning eight of the next nine rounds to take the lead for the first time in the match.


coldzera and fer starred as SK beat North 

SK had no margin for error, but thankfully for them coldzera and fer had a massive round, getting two kills apiece to equalise the score at 14-14. That round helped SK swing the tides back against the Danes, who were now left strapped for cash, and they used that momentum in their favour, taking the final two rounds to lock down the map, 16-14.

SK started off strongly on the offensive side of Mirage, winning the first five rounds of the map. Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen then went huge as he won a 1v3 clutch, with René "⁠cajunb⁠" Borg following it up with three AWP kills in the following round.

North went on to bring the deficit to a minimum, but SK were unwilling to let the map slide and regained control of the game, limiting their opponents to just six rounds by the end of the half.


North were no match for SK on Mirage, their own map pick 

The Brazilian team then won yet another pistol round and the corresponding anti-ecos to bring the scoreline to a 12-6 advantage. North still tried to turn the game in gun play, but any round that they took was quickly countered with a round by SK, who would eventually take the map, 16-9.

Key Moment: Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David's and fer's 2v2 afterplant in B at 13-14 to deny North the chance to reach map point and break the Danes' economy. 

PotM: Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David stepped up in the final rounds on Cache to inspire his team to win the map before putting in a dominant display on Mirage.

Matchpage
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19th February 2017
Brazil
SKSK
SK
14
Cache
16
9
Mirage
16

 SK K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0
56 - 30 +26 96.1 1.55
57 - 34 +23 100.4 1.52
39 - 34 +5 72.6 1.14
36 - 41 -5 81.3 1.10
29 - 37 -8 64.2 0.90
 North K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0
43 - 43 0 95.6 1.11
41 - 43 -2 74.9 0.97
34 - 43 -9 71.2 0.88
30 - 44 -14 64.7 0.81
27 - 44 -17 54.0 0.71

Brazil Marcelo 'coldzera' David
Marcelo 'coldzera' David
Age:
22
Team:
SK
Rating 1.0:
1.22
Maps played:
447
KPR:
0.82
DPR:
0.61
Denmark Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen
Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.92
Maps played:
1003
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.72
Brazil Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga
Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga
Age:
25
Team:
SK
Rating 1.0:
1.12
Maps played:
489
KPR:
0.78
DPR:
0.68
Denmark René 'cajunb' Borg
René 'cajunb' Borg
Age:
27
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
902
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.63
Denmark Kristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke
Kristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
507
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.69
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World sergioff
GG
2017-02-20 01:55
#3
Sri Lanka 2Foon
If only they could shoot with pistols...
2017-02-20 01:56
gg
2017-02-20 01:55
#8
Hedje | 
Netherlands PATOZR
GG WP SK! was a sick game, also North will come back
2017-02-20 01:56
#10
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Norway Simonwins1
gg
2017-02-20 01:56
yes
2017-02-20 01:55
#15
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Norway undret
nice
2017-02-20 01:55
expected
2017-02-20 01:55
xD
2017-02-20 01:55
#19
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Australia DabBoy
Ez
2017-02-20 01:55
sad
2017-02-20 01:55
nice work sk
2017-02-20 01:55
#22
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Brazil 4vengerr
expected
2017-02-20 01:56
#24
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coldzera | 
Brazil renatofrd
BRAZILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL SK SK SK <3 <3 <3
2017-02-20 01:56
#29
Faceit level 7  | 
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Portugal dracø
Ez 4 best london academy. Fer this tournament is an absolute beast, glad to see him being used in a star role again. Felps looks like the perfect fit.
2017-02-20 01:57
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Im agree if sk win this the mvp has to be fer or cold. In the other hand you have byali and snax. Expecting a close final because both teams played really well.
2017-02-20 02:08
Finally VP vs SK in final...
2017-02-20 01:57
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Brazil Lk1Ng
dangerous game, if sk won all pistol rounds and still it was a difficult
2017-02-20 01:57
Gotta win those pistol rounds
2017-02-20 01:57
if SK win the title. Fer MVP please. The guy is beasting whole tourney
2017-02-20 01:59
1 reply
of course
2017-02-20 02:00
GODZERA > papa
2017-02-20 02:00
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah... Brazil zil zil zil, thank you HLTV, we appreciate that! We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! Kreygasm
2017-02-20 02:01
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Brazil theonlyjao
FalleN needs to step the fuck up
2017-02-20 02:05
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Brazil rickz1996
expected lets go
2017-02-20 02:06
How many jumping awp shots did cold do this time? Or how many did fallen follow throw the wall? I dont watch SK games cus they are horrible
2017-02-20 02:08
2 replies
0/8
2017-02-20 02:12
Swedish CS LUL
2017-02-20 02:35
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Brazil japangood_chinabad
nice danish chokers as expected one hit wonder teams cry is free guys
2017-02-20 02:10
#43
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Hong Kong korean
ESFORCE WINS
2017-02-20 02:10
#46
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XANTARES | 
Brazil Antti4T
MSL go out, you noob !
2017-02-20 02:20
#50
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Europe potatomato
Nice.
2017-02-20 02:44
#51
fer | 
Italy newguy6789
ez tourney for ferGOD
2017-02-20 03:02
Fer beastmode
2017-02-20 03:26
msl's igl ability + scream's badass shots = CS GOD
2017-02-20 05:08
#55
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Singapore BOOMZOOM
holy shit fer has been so good lately
2017-02-20 07:25
#56
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Estonia rYm
msl new sensitivity - nice try
2017-02-20 09:25
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