fnatic beat LG; through to semis

fnatic have secured the last spot in the semi-finals at ESL One Cologe 2015 after beating Luninosity Gaming 2-0 (16-5 on train and 16-14 on de_mirage).

de_train began with fnatic winning the pistol round and following it up with two anti-eco rounds to start off the game with a 3-0 lead. Luminosity then took too long to execute their strategy, which gave fnatic another round on the board, but then the Brazilians redeemed themselves and rescued their first round, courtesy of a quad kill by Ricardo "⁠boltz⁠" Prass.

Luminosity were unable to build on that round win, however, as Jesper "⁠JW⁠" Wecksell stepped up to the plate and delivered three AWP frags to restore a four-round lead for his team. fnatic remained in cruise control until the rest of the first half, with Luminosity's late round wins bringing the scoreline to 3-12.

fnatic executed their pistol strategy as Terrorist quite poorly and were left with a two-man disadvantage early on, which Luminosity were able to exploit. The Brazilian team would win the following anti-eco round, but once fnatic bought up they were simply outclassed by Markus "⁠pronax⁠" Wallsten's men.

fnatic move on to the semi-finals 

Both teams then moved on to de_mirage, where a strong start from fnatic saw them stroll to a 5-0 lead. Luminosity then strung a series of rounds together to level the score at 6-6 to remind that they would not go down without a fight. The remaining three rounds of the first half went back and forth, with Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga taking the spotlight thanks to a spectacular ace.

A triple kill from Freddy "⁠KRIMZ⁠" Johansson in the pistol round as CT powered fnatic to increase their lead to 9-7, but the Swedish crawled back into the game immediately after as they won the first eco round. The game continued to swing back and forth until it reached a 13-13 scoreline, when fnatic picked up two rounds in a row to bring it to match point.

Luminosity won the following round to bring the game to the final round, but a failed 2vs2 hold attempt ended their journey in Cologne.

Both teams then moved on to de_mirage, where a strong start from fnatic saw them stroll to a 5-0 lead. Luminosity then strung a series of rounds together to level the score at 6-6 to remind that they would not go down without a fight. The remaining three rounds of the first half went back and forth, with fer taking the spotlight thanks to a spectacular ace.A triple kill from KRIMZ in the pistol round as CT powered fnatic to increase their lead to 9-7, but the Swedish crawled back into the game immediately after as they won the first eco round. The game continued to swing back and forth until it reached a 13-13 scoreline, when fnatic picked up two rounds in a row to bring it to match point.Luminosity won the following round to bring the game to the final round, but a failed 2vs2 hold attempt ended their journey in Cologne.

ESL One Cologne 2015Best of 3 fnaticMatchpage 2 0 22nd August 2015 Luminosity 16Train 5 16Mirage 14

fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	49 - 37	+12	-	1.31
Robin 'flusha' Rönnquistflusha	40 - 23	+17	-	1.27
Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonKRIMZ	36 - 28	+8	-	1.11
Jesper 'JW' WecksellJW	34 - 32	+2	-	0.99
Markus 'pronax' Wallstenpronax	32 - 33	-1	-	0.87

Luminosity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	40 - 41	-1	-	1.08
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	35 - 37	-2	-	0.96
Ricardo 'boltz' Prassboltz	26 - 38	-12	-	0.80
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	28 - 37	-9	-	0.76
Lucas 'steel' Lopessteel	24 - 38	-14	-	0.67

Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga Age: 23 Team: Luminosity Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 57 KPR: 0.82 DPR: 0.70 Freddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson Age: 21 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 461 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.61 Ricardo 'boltz' Prass Age: 18 Team: Luminosity Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 52 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.68 Markus 'pronax' Wallsten Age: 24 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 600 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.64 Jesper 'JW' Wecksell Age: 20 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 628 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.67