After losing the pistol round, GL, as the CT side, could only pull out about 2000 in economic funds per person. Snax chose to force buy a Desert Eagle and gamble on a 5-A defense.
Fortunately, es3tag was cautious and chose a default opening. Su Zhe, who was defaulting at B2, accidentally took a few more steps forward and found the entire B Zone empty.
Subsequently, the score smoothly reached 3-0, entering the first full buy round of this match.
"A 7-0 K/D opening! This New Young Player's aim is still so good, is he going to explode again today?" Ma Xixi did not, like Wan Jiqi yesterday, question some of Su Zhe's bold moves.
He believed that as long as he could get effective kills to help the team score, he was a good player!
Mo chimed in, "These stats are indeed exaggerated. It remains to be seen if snax watched ENCE's match yesterday and has a counter for this aggressive newcomer."
Although the outcome of the pistol round was crucial, the full buy rounds were what fundamentally determined the winner of the match.
Snax had indeed watched Nip's match yesterday. As for whether he gained anything, he did, but not much.
Mirage and Ancient Ruins were two maps with completely different structures. He didn't even know which position this newcomer took on the attacking side, let alone his movement habits.
He only knew that this newcomer had fast reactions and accurate positioning; he understood nothing else. Therefore, to be safe, snax chose a standard 3-A 2-B defense for the full buy round.
"Let's default this round," Es3tag also chose to play conservatively.
Although GL's overall strength was not good, their Nip was not much better.
If Su Zhe hadn't gotten a four-kill in the pistol round, the current 3-0 score might very well have been 0-3.
After discussing the strategy for this round, es3tag turned to Su Zhe, "Arrow, this round you..."
Su Zhe: "Huh? What's up?"
Es3tag: "...Nothing, just play according to your plan."
After the countdown ended, Su Zhe, fully armored with an AK, walked directly towards B2.
Both teams had only obtained the map control they were supposed to. With one minute left on the round timer, no engagements had occurred on the entire map.
Su Zhe was getting impatient and took the initiative to speak on comms, "How about I push forward to get some information on the B bomb site?"
Es3tag: ...Why is this kid so impatient once the match starts, even though he looks so quiet on the surface?
However, it was indeed time to consider finding an opportunity.
Es3tag, who was holding a default position at T Spawn, considered for a moment and said, "Hold on, I'll help you throw a flash into the bomb site. And you guys at A1, be careful, watch out for them clearing."
He was a little afraid that if there was any movement at B2, GL would try to push A1 to relieve pressure on the other side.
"I'm in position."
Es3tag held a flash, observing Su Zhe's movements, ready to throw the flash into the bomb site at any moment.
After hearing es3tag's voice, Su Zhe instantly smelled freedom. He pre-aimed the white car position in the kitchen and immediately crouched and strafed.
Keoz, who was crouching below the balcony and using utility to peek B2, saw the terrorist's figure and immediately shouted, "Someone's here!"
Snax, positioned in the Side Path, had already prepared a Molotov. With a teammate watching Mid from the Archway, he didn't have to worry about terrorists suddenly pushing the Side Path.
Moreover, at this point in time, there was no need to conserve utility. As long as the terrorists didn't appear immediately, they could throw smoke to further compress the terrorists' attack time.
As the Molotov was thrown through the B2 window, Keoz below the balcony also threw a grenade, preparing to retreat to the sofa and hold the balcony.
Su Zhe, seeing the Molotov explode on the ground, didn't retreat immediately. Instead, he thought that if he didn't push now, he wouldn't have another chance.
Thus, he chose to ignore the risk, endure a barrage of fire, and continued to push forward with heavy footsteps.
Snax, coming from the Side Path, had intended to throw another grenade to damage the terrorists. However, as he reached into his pocket for the grenade, he suddenly saw the muzzle of an AK pointed at him.
The explosion from Keoz's grenade had completely masked the sound of footsteps.
"Da da da!"
[Arrow used AK-47 to headshot and kill snax]
After securing the kill, Su Zhe directly jumped from the B2 window onto the bomb site.
Keoz, who was repositioning, did not expect the enemy to be so fast. They didn't even have smoke to extinguish the fire!
Upon hearing the terrorists land, he was unsure how many were behind them and chose to throw a smoke near the sofa for self-protection, waiting for teammates to retake.
Su Zhe had anticipated his general location, and now that the smoke had popped, he was even more certain.
He directly aimed his crosshair at the dead spot near the sofa and began shooting through the smoke.
"Da da da!"
[Arrow used AK-47 to shoot through smoke and kill Keoz]
"There's no one on the B bomb site, we can enter directly!" Su Zhe quickly communicated with his teammates over voice chat after clearing the site.
The Nip team:?
They were silent as they looked at the kill feed in the top right corner.
We were still doing our default setup, and you've already cleared out the B bomb site? Are you even on the same team?
Su Zhe intended to push towards the Supermarket next, but unexpectedly, a grenade flew out from the Supermarket. Unable to dodge in time, he was blown away with very low health.
However, that no longer mattered. Upon seeing the kill feed, es3tag immediately jumped into the Sewer: "The enemy must have rotated back. You guys go to the A bomb site silently, I'll flank through Mid to the Archway."
Su Zhe's double kill breakthrough had indeed startled GL. Two of the three players on A immediately rushed to the Supermarket for the retake, leaving onlyisak in the Jungle to prevent any flanking.
With a three-on-one situation and a silent plant on the bomb site,isak only managed to trade k0nfig before being pulled out and finished off by headtr1ck on the A2 Floor.
With a player disadvantage, the Terrorists successfully held the bomb site, forcing snax to tell the two players who had already rotated back to the B point to save their guns.
"My bad, I didn't expect the enemy's supermarket retake to be so fast." After the C4 exploded, Su Zhe said apologetically.
Nip team:?
What are you talking about, man? You entered the B bomb site alone and traded two players, and you're still saying "my bad"?
Let alone a one-for-two trade, even a one-for-one would be a huge win.
"Nice! You played really well! If it weren't for you, this round wouldn't have been taken so easily." The coach, djL, who was behind him, immediately came up to fist bump and cheer him on.
K0nfig was a bit confused. Was he the entry fragger or was Su Zhe the entry fragger!
Ma Xixi had not cast Nip's match yesterday, and had only watched the replay of that match afterward.
When he learned that Su Zhe's playstyle was aggressive, he had prepared himself mentally before the cast.
But when he actually saw it on the live broadcast, he was still a bit shocked: "I remember his positioning was as a flex player, right? Is this how flex players play in CS2 now?"
These two questions stumped Mo: "Probably... maybe this is also one of Nip's tactics?"
The viewers in the Live Room were also amused by the conversation.
[Flex player? Entry fragger? Can't tell! I really can't tell!]
[What flex player! This is clearly an entry fragger!]
[Nonsense, this is clearly a free entry fragger!]
[The key is that he actually cleared out the players on the B bomb site! If the CTs hadn't retaken so quickly, he could have even continued to Look for Kill!]
[This is the best pure CS! Combat! Awesome!]
After winning the Full Buy Round, GL, who had saved two rifles, did not achieve a good result, and the Score continued to climb to 5-0.
However, the continuous loss of rounds did not destroy snax's mentality. The Polish bear, who was over two meters tall, did not want to give up the match early.
After proactively calling a timeout, he was still actively boosting his teammates' morale and trying to find a way to score.
But some things cannot be obtained through effort alone. The Arrow on the B2 Floor remained a difficult point for them to handle.
They organized a push towards the B2 Floor, but Su Zhe swept through and took down two players.
If they defended honestly, the opponents would directly push into the bomb site without any reason. Snax, the in-game leader, did not have a mental breakdown, but Keoz, who was defending the A Area, collapsed first.
He probably feared that when he slept at night, a big Terrorist holding an AK would crawl out of his Warm Bed.
By the end of the first half, the score was frozen at 9-3.
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really couldn't imagine Arrow could perform like this today. His second professional match has completely turned GL's defense upside down."
Ma Xixi looked at the first-half stats. Su Zhe's KAD was 18-3-8. Even though GL made defensive adjustments targeting B2楼 later on, his strong frontal pressure always allowed him to gain an advantage and disrupt the opponent's defensive rhythm.
Mo, standing beside him, added, "Indeed, but the premise of this playstyle is having strong individual ability. Otherwise, it's easy to give away."
Their tones were even filled with pride. Before the American player 2K had his scandal, some commentators would praise him to the skies if his KD was even slightly positive.
Not to mention Su Zhe is a bona fide countryman, and he's dominating in the European region like this!
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