Astralis didn't have much trouble against Method in Vilnius as the Danes closed it out 2-0 (16-2 on de_mirage, 16-4 on de_overpass).

Group B's second opening match at Game Show Global eSports Cup 2016 was between Method and Astralis. Method were without their two most important players Ivan "⁠spaze⁠" Obrezhan and Dmitriy "⁠facecrack⁠" Alekseyev as they experienced visa issues and they used two Estonian stand-ins. The clash kicked off on de_mirage with the Danes electing to start on the CT-side.

Method were able to plant the bomb in the pistol round but a strong retake by Astralis earned them the round. Although the Russians were able to buy rifles and planted the bomb in the third round, Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's sneaky defuse stopped their rivals in their tracks (3-0). Consecutive bomb plants kept Method's economy in a good condition but Astralis were unfazed as they continued to win rounds, bringing the score to 7-0.

dupreeh dominated on both maps

The Russians came close when Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz and Savelii "⁠jmqa⁠" Bragin were on a 1v1 clutch situation but device killed his opponent with only two health points left (10-0). Hendrik "⁠cheti⁠" Vallimägi's 1v1 victory against karrigan got his team their first round which would be their only one in the half.

A pistol round victory didn't help Method, as Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen's three Deagle kills got his team thirteen match points. Astralis were not in need of these match points though, closing it out immediately with a 16-2 score in the end.

The second map (de_overpass) started with Method’s CT-side pistol round win but losing the next round put them in a tough situation. Kristjan "⁠fejtZ⁠" Allsaar's 1v3 and his team's next round victory brought the score to 3-3 and they exceeded the amount of rounds they got on the whole of de_mirage. Despite the good start, Astralis did not slow it down and finished the half 11-4 ahead. The final score was 16-4 in favor of Astralis.

Game Show Global eSports Cup 2016 FinalsBest of 3 AstralisMatchpage 2 0 5th February 2016 Method 16Mirage 2 16Overpass 4

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Astralis will be playing G2 in the winners' match while Method will be trying to hold on the tournament in an elimination match against Cloud9.

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Savelii 'jmqa' Bragin Age: 18 Team: Method Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 210 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.67 Kristjan 'fejtZ' Allsaar Age: 18 Team: Publiclir.se Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 128 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.71 Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen Age: 22 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 688 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.65 Dmitriy 'facecrack' Alekseyev Age: 21 Team: Method Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 194 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.70 Nicolai 'device' Reedtz Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 597 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.64 Ivan 'spaze' Obrezhan Age: 18 Team: Method Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 167 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.71 Hendrik 'cheti' Vallimägi Age: 21 Team: OnlineBOTS Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 98 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.74 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 25 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 651 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.69