FunPlus Phoenix through to semifinals after close matchup with Dfuse

The second upper bracket final in Europe’s Masters pitted FunPlus Phoenix up against Team BDS. It was very close, with both maps reaching a 13-11 scoreline, but ultimately FPX edged ahead. They’ll move on to the semifinals, while Dfuse have one last chance to go through against Guild Esports tomorrow.

Split was the first map, and Dfuse started out on the defense. Some of the early rounds were crazy - Rodolphe "rodeN" Bianco even won one with a Raze Blast Pack - and Logan "LogaN" Corti had great impact as always. Ultimately, though, some intelligent play from FPX edged them ahead. Jonathan "TakaS" Paupard consistently invested in an Operator to mixed results, and the half ended 7-5 for FPX.

The second half kept the craziness going. logaN clutched out a 1v4 when Andrey "Shao" Kiprsky... went for a knife kill? I guess? Alex "AKUMAAAAA" Lo Bello would do some flicking, Tobias "ShadoW" Flodström and Dmitriy "dimasick" Matvienko would each have massive rounds, and ultimately, it all came to an end at 13-11 FPX.

Ascent was next up, and we rolled out with a grand total of 0 duelists in the game, both teams opting for other options such as Sage. The first half was significantly more controlled than Split, but ultimately it was the small things that put DfuseTeam ahead 7-5 at the half. A great shock dart kill by rodeN, pistol skill from logaN, and just well-played fundamentals, swinging at the right times and setting up off each other.

With the sides switched, the second half was initially all in favour of FPX. They took the pistol, follow-up, and never looked back, only letting Dfuse get a single round as they marched to match point. Once there, though, Dfuse dug in. They were suddenly winning all their fights and shutting down FPX’s play. They brought things all the way to 12-11, but couldn’t close it out. FPX put up a flawless final round to win 13-11, and the match 2-0.

VCT 2021 - Stage 1 - Europe Masters

FunPlus Phoenix

2

X

0

Team BDS

Group B - Winners Match, Best of 3 - March 18, 2021 - 7:00PM

13

Split

11

13

Ascent

11

FunPlus Phoenix

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

Zyppan

1.41

278

48/33/15

+15

1.45

0.0%

171.6

23%

71%

5

2

Shao

1.24

230

38/26/25

+12

1.46

0.0%

144.4

17%

29%

2

5

ANGE1

1.10

230

41/38/9

+3

1.08

0.0%

136.8

32%

50%

9

9

ShadoW

1.04

180

31/30/25

+1

1.03

0.0%

110.1

19%

0%

0

3

dimasick

0.95

180

30/33/19

-3

0.91

0.0%

120.0

34%

54%

7

6

Team BDS

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

LogaN

1.25

270

44/38/6

+6

1.16

0.0%

186.2

24%

56%

5

4

AKUMAAAAA

0.97

190

31/40/19

-9

0.78

0.0%

121.3

25%

50%

6

6

rodeN

0.93

204

30/34/14

-4

0.88

0.0%

148.7

22%

50%

6

6

hoppY

0.76

165

28/40/7

-12

0.70

0.0%

108.5

27%

60%

3

2

TakaS

0.74

167

27/36/7

-9

0.75

0.0%

106.0

14%

50%

5

5