Gambit beat Astralis, become Legends

Gambit have advanced to the quarter-finals at ESL One Cologne after beating Astralis 16-6 on Dust2.

The first match of the second day in Cologne was a winners' match between Astralis who beat Dignitas, and Gambit who defeated CLG in their opening match.

The battleground to determine the first quarter-finalist was on Dust2 and Gambit started out on the T-side. The Russian team picked up the pistol round after Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev's entry kill and were able to secure the anti-ecos.

AdreN & co. acquire Legend status

Despite giving up two opening kills to Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander in the first weapon round, Gambit snatched it and then made it 5-0. Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz clutched a 1vs2 to give his team their third round and Astralis later tied it at 5-5. Mihail "⁠Dosia⁠" Stolyarov replied with a 1vs2 clutch of his own to take back the lead and Gambit led 9-6 at halftime.

A triple kill by Rustem "⁠mou⁠" Telepov in the second half pistol round extended Gambit's lead to 10-6 and they made it 12-6 after cleaning up the anti-eco and the early weapon purchase of the Danes.

Gambit picked up two more rounds to make it 14-6 which triggered an Astralis timeout. It didn't work though as Gambit closed out the match 16-6, advancing to the quarter-finals.

ESL One Cologne 2016Best of 1 AstralisMatchpage 6 16 6th July 2016 Gambit 6Dust2 16

Gambit	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN	24 - 14	+10	104.0	1.65
Rustem 'mou' Telepovmou	18 - 9	+9	82.1	1.52
Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia	20 - 13	+7	81.8	1.33
Dmitry 'hooch' Bogdanovhooch	13 - 13	0	77.9	1.18
Ivan 'spaze' Obrezhanspaze	12 - 14	-2	70.4	1.06

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve	17 - 17	0	82.9	1.09
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	16 - 18	-2	73.4	0.95
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	13 - 19	-6	67.9	0.88
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	9 - 17	-8	62.6	0.69
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	8 - 16	-8	46.7	0.63

Next up in Cologne will be the elimination match of Group A between Dignitas and CLG. You can find yourself a stream on our match page.

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CLG #26 Faruk 'pita' PitaStephen 'reltuC' CutlerJames 'hazed' CobbTarik 'tarik' CelikKenneth 'koosta' Suen Dignitas #14 Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelRené 'cajunb' BorgJesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannMathias 'MSL' LauridsenKristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke Rustem 'mou' Telepov Age: 24 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 384 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.68 Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander Age: 21 Team: X Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 438 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.67 Astralis #8 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenAndreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenNicolai 'device' ReedtzLukas 'gla1ve' Rossander Nicolai 'device' Reedtz Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 703 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.63 Gambit #20 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevDmitry 'hooch' BogdanovMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovRustem 'mou' TelepovIvan 'spaze' Obrezhan Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev Age: 26 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 686 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.68 Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov Age: 28 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 786 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.65