x6tence Galaxy defeat compLexity; advance to DH Winter playoffs

x6tence Galaxy are through to the DreamHack Open Winter playoffs after defeating Complexity 2-0 in the Group A decider (16-11 on Nuke and Inferno).

x6tence Galaxy and Complexity kicked off the best-of-three series on Nuke, with the Swedes starting on the T-side. Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson and Nicolas "⁠Plopski⁠" Gonzalez Zamora's double kills secured the pistol round for x6tence Galaxy who made it 3-0 after winning the first gun round.

Linus "⁠Bååten⁠" Andersson clutched a 1vs4 to make it 6-0 and the Swedish side secured two more rounds to lead 8-0. Complexity responded by taking six of the following seven rounds, finishing the half 9-6 behind.

x6tence Galaxy will face Bravado in the semis

After Complexity picked up the first two rounds in the second half, Bååten won a 1vs1 to keep his team ahead (10-8). Complexity managed to tie the game twice but x6tence Galaxy grabbed five consecutive rounds to win the map 16-11.

The CT-sided x6tence Galaxy secured the pistol round on Inferno thanks to nawwk's triple kill. André "⁠BARBARR⁠" Möller & company dominated the early parts of the game, leading 5-1. Jaccob "⁠yay⁠" Whiteaker clutched a 1vs3 and got an ace in the eleventh round, giving Complexity their fifth (6-5). The North American side picked up three more to lead 8-7 at halftime.

coL are leaving Sweden with a disappointing result

Plopski clutched a 1vs3 in the second pistol to tie the game and his team took the lead after fending off Complexity in the following round (9-8). x6tence Galaxy were leading 12-8 when nawwk had a crucial 1vs3 clutch.

The Swedes managed to win a 3vs5 in the following round, making it 14-8. Bååten's ace and 1vs3 clutch in the 24th round gave his team six match points. x6tence Galaxy finished off the map with a 16-11 scoreline and won the series 2-0, advancing to the semi-finals at DreamHack Open Winter 2018.

DreamHack Open Winter 2018Best of 3 ComplexityMatchpage 0 2 1st December 2018 x6tence Galaxy 11Nuke 16 11Inferno 16

Complexity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanShahZaM	41 - 39	+2	83.9	1.15
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguzstanislaw	36 - 38	-2	79.0	1.04
Jaccob 'yay' Whiteakeryay	36 - 40	-4	75.1	0.95
Bradley 'ANDROID' FodorANDROID	31 - 38	-7	62.7	0.94
Rory 'dephh' Jacksondephh	22 - 38	-16	53.3	0.71

x6tence Galaxy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Tim 'nawwk' Jonassonnawwk	44 - 32	+12	85.3	1.28
Linus 'Bååten' AnderssonBååten	44 - 29	+15	76.3	1.23
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraPlopski	36 - 35	+1	76.3	1.11
André 'BARBARR' MöllerBARBARR	38 - 38	0	80.8	1.10
Gustav 'ZINKEN' BjörkZINKEN	31 - 33	-2	61.4	0.88

Jaccob 'yay' Whiteaker Age: 20 Team: Complexity Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 469 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.71 Complexity #16 Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanRory 'dephh' JacksonPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzJaccob 'yay' WhiteakerBradley 'ANDROID' Fodor Tim 'nawwk' Jonasson Age: 21 Team: x6tence Galaxy Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 166 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.65 Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Age: 16 Team: x6tence Galaxy Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 262 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.66 x6tence Galaxy #48 André 'BARBARR' MöllerLinus 'Bååten' AnderssonGustav 'ZINKEN' BjörkTim 'nawwk' JonassonNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora André 'BARBARR' Möller Age: 28 Team: x6tence Galaxy Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 731 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.68 Linus 'Bååten' Andersson Age: 19 Team: x6tence Galaxy Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 459 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.67