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Nov 9, 2018
Nov 9, 2018

A recap of BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2018

What were the odds for BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2018?

What happened in the Group Stage?

What happened in the Pro Standoff?

What happened in the Grand Final?

A recap of BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2018

BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen has come to an end and what better way to look back at a tournament then to review how each team performed. Read on to find out what happened at the latest BLAST Pro Series event and what you have to look forward to for the rest of the year.

On November 2, the BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2018 begun and the best teams from around the world came up against each other in Copenhagen’s Royal Arena. The tournament was split into three stages: Group Stage, Pro Standoff, and Grand Finals.

The Group Stage was in the best of one format (Bo1), and the Grand Final were best of three (Bo3). The Pro Standoff was a series of 1 vs. 1’s on the BLAST Aim Map, with $20,000 up for grabs for the winner - the total prize pool for the event was $250,000.

What were the odds for BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2018?

Astralis, who didn’t manage to get to the Grand Final, were the outright favourites heading into the event at (1.69*). The winners Na’Vi (5.40*) were second favourites and NiP (12.91*), the eventual runners-up, were one of the big outsiders.

What happened in the Group Stage?

It was a surprising Group Stage for many people and most would have assumed that Astralis would dominate, but they really struggled to close out the majority of their matches.

MiBR surprised a lot of people, failing to win any matches throughout the Group Stage but the biggest surprise came from NiP who managed to make it through to the Grand Final, winning three out of their five matches and drawing against FaZe.

Below are the stats breakdown from all the games from the Group Stage at BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2018 - this includes kills, deaths, K/D ratio, headshot, percentage headshot and objective control (planting or defusing the bomb).

Round one 

Astralis vs. MiBR round one

Inferno
Na'Vi - 16 : 12 - NiP

Name

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

Name

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

dupreeh

18

21

0.86

12

66.67

0

0

fer

13

22

0.59

9

69.23

0

0

Magisk

17

22

0.77

7

41.18

2

0

Stewie2K

19

20

0.95

17

89.47

1

1

Xyp9x

29

15

1.93

11

37.93

2

2

coldzera

33

21

1.57

18

54.55

1

0

device

20

20

1

7

35

0

2

FalleN

21

19

1.11

6

28.57

7

1

gla1ve

19

21

0.9

6

31.58

4

0

tarik

13

21

0.62

2

15.38

0

0

FaZe vs. NiP round one

Mirage
Faze - 15 : 15 - NiP

FaZe

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

NiP

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

karrigan

13

25

0.52

5

38.46

2

0

f0rest

20

17

1.18

9

45

1

4

GuardiaN

24

20

1.2

6

25

3

2

GeT_RiGhT

21

23

0.91

9

42.86

2

0

olofmeister

15

22

0.68

6

40

2

0

Lekr0

25

18

1.39

13

52

0

0

NiKo

22

21

1.05

10

45.45

0

0

REZ

15

21

0.71

9

60

2

0

rain

26

21

1.24

15

57.69

0

0

dennis

28

21

1.33

12

42.86

1

0

Na'Vi vs. Cloud9 round one

Mirage
Cloud9 - 13 : 16 - Na'Vi

Cloud9

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

Na'Vi

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

flusha

8

22

0.36

4

50

1

1

electronic

21

19

1.11

11

52.38

0

0

RUSH

24

22

1.09

17

70.83

0

1

s1mple

35

17

2.06

11

31.43

1

0

kioShiMa

26

18

1.44

10

38.46

0

0

Zeus

19

21

0.9

10

52.63

2

0

valens

16

23

0.7

6

37.5

3

0

flamie

15

22

0.68

6

40

2

0

autimatic

22

22

1

11

50

3

0

Edward

17

17

1

12

70.59

1

1

Round two

Astalis vs. NiP round two

Overpass
Astralis - 14 : 16 - NiP

Astralis

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

NiP

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

Xyp9x

20

20

1

6

30

2

1

f0rest

19

18

1.06

8

42.11

0

3

dupreeh

9

23

0.39

4

44.44

1

0

Lekr0

19

16

1.19

7

36.84

1

2

gla1ve

24

21

1.14

11

45.83

2

0

REZ

26

19

1.37

17

65.38

1

0

device

23

18

1.28

9

39.13

2

0

dennis

16

19

0.84

7

43.75

1

2

Magisk

20

18

1.11

12

60

2

0

GeT_RiGhT

20

24

0.83

14

70

2

0

FaZe vs. Na'Vi round two

Overpass
FaZe - 16 : 8 - Na'Vi

FaZe

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

Na'Vi

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

karrigan

13

15

0.87

6

46.15

3

0

s1mple

20

15

1.33

9

45

0

0

olofmeister

18

16

1.12

10

55.56

1

1

electronic

20

17

1.18

9

45

2

0

rain

13

15

0.87

6

46.15

0

0

Zeus

11

18

0.61

2

18.18

1

0

NiKo

26

14

1.86

14

53.85

2

0

Edward

9

17

0.53

5

55.56

0

0

GuardiaN

16

15

1.07

2

12.5

1

1

flamie

15

19

0.79

11

73.33

1

0

Cloud9 vs. MiBR round two

Inferno
Cloud9 - 16 : 13 - MiBR

Cloud9

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

MiBR

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

flusha

22

16

1.38

9

40.91

1

1

coldzera

19

21

0.9

7

36.84

3

0

RUSH

20

20

1

13

65

1

0

FalleN

12

17

0.71

3

25

4

0

kioShiMa

20

16

1.25

9

45

1

0

Stewie2K

10

21

0.48

6

60

0

0

autimatic

17

12

1.42

7

41.18

5

1

fer

23

19

1.21

11

47.83

1

0

valens

16

18

0.89

9

56.25

1

1

tarik

17

18

0.94

8

47.06

2

0

Round three

Cloud9 vs. FaZe round three

Overpass
Cloud9 - 16 : 13 - FaZe

Cloud9

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

FaZe

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

RUSH

26

16

1.62

13

50

1

0

NiKo

8

21

0.38

6

75

3

0

flusha

22

15

1.47

9

40.91

0

0

GuardiaN

16

20

0.8

2

12.5

0

1

autimatic

21

15

1.4

9

42.86

3

0

rain

28

22

1.27

16

57.14

0

0

kioShiMa

15

16

0.94

7

46.67

0

1

karrigan

15

21

0.71

6

40

1

0

Golden

19

16

1.19

10

52.63

3

0

olofmeister

10

20

0.5

5

50

0

1

Astralis vs. Na'Vi round three

Overpass
Astralis - 9 : 16 - Na'Vi

Astralis

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

Na'Vi

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

device

13

17

0.76

3

23.08

2

0

s1mple

30

8

3.75

10

33.33

2

1

Magisk

21

19

1.11

9

42.86

1

0

electronic

16

15

1.07

8

50

0

1

Xyp9x

8

20

0.4

5

62.5

0

1

Zeus

19

16

1.19

4

21.05

2

0

gla1ve

11

19

0.58

5

45.45

4

0

flamie

11

16

0.69

4

36.36

1

1

dupreeh

13

19

0.68

4

30.77

1

0

Edward

18

11

1.64

11

61.11

1

0

NiP vs. MiBR round three

Train
NiP - 16 : 4 - MiBR

MiBR

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

NiP

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

Stewie2K

15

16

0.94

7

46.67

0

0

dennis

16

9

1.78

8

50

2

0

FalleN

10

17

0.59

2

20

1

0

Lekr0

15

13

1.15

11

73.33

1

0

coldzera

11

14

0.79

9

81.82

0

0

f0rest

13

8

1.62

5

38.46

0

0

fer

7

18

0.39

1

14.29

0

0

REZ

20

11

1.82

10

50

0

0

tarik

8

16

0.5

4

50

3

0

GeT_RiGhT

17

10

1.7

10

58.82

0

1

Round four

Cloud9 vs. NiP round four

Mirage
Cloud9 - 9 : 16 - NiP

Cloud9

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

NiP

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

flusha

22

17

1.29

12

54.55

3

0

Lekr0

17

15

1.13

9

52.94

2

0

RUSH

11

18

0.61

4

36.36

0

0

REZ

15

15

1

8

53.33

1

1

Golden

24

18

1.33

12

50

3

0

dennis

18

14

1.29

9

50

2

1

kioShiMa

8

17

0.47

5

62.5

1

0

f0rest

21

14

1.5

13

61.9

1

2

autimatic

11

19

0.58

4

36.36

1

0

GeT_RiGhT

18

18

1

7

38.89

0

0

Astralis vs. FaZe round four

Overpass
Astralis - 16 : 7 - FaZe

Astralis

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

FaZe

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

gla1ve

14

12

1.17

7

50

1

0

rain

14

20

0.7

9

64.29

0

0

Xyp9x

27

10

2.7

7

25.93

3

3

NiKo

17

19

0.89

10

58.82

1

0

device

17

13

1.31

6

35.29

0

0

GuardiaN

13

20

0.65

2

15.38

1

0

dupreeh

22

12

1.83

10

45.45

1

0

karrigan

11

22

0.5

6

54.55

2

1

Magisk

22

15

1.47

10

45.45

0

0

olofmeister

7

21

0.33

4

57.14

2

0

Na'Vi vs. MiBR round four

Overpass
MiBR - 14 : 16 - Na'Vi

MiBR

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

Na'Vi

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

FalleN

13

20

0.65

7

53.85

2

1

s1mple

29

20

1.45

7

24.14

3

0

fer

20

21

0.95

7

35

1

0

electronic

26

20

1.3

15

57.69

1

2

coldzera

24

22

1.09

11

45.83

3

0

flamie

10

19

0.53

2

20

1

1

tarik

24

26

0.92

5

20.83

1

0

Zeus

21

22

0.95

7

33.33

1

0

Stewie2K

18

24

0.75

10

55.56

1

1

Edward

27

18

1.5

8

29.63

2

0

Round five

Astralis vs. Cloud9 round five

Inferno
Astralis - 16 : 14 - Cloud9

Astralis

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

Cloud9

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

dupreeh

17

23

0.74

9

52.94

2

0

autimatic

24

20

1.2

7

29.17

4

0

Xyp9x

21

20

1.05

9

42.86

0

1

kioShiMa

20

19

1.05

11

55

0

1

gla1ve

17

20

0.85

9

52.94

5

1

Golden

17

24

0.71

9

52.94

1

0

device

27

20

1.35

12

44.44

3

0

flusha

14

22

0.64

4

28.57

3

0

Magisk

19

18

1.06

10

52.63

2

0

RUSH

26

16

1.62

14

53.85

2

0

FaZe vs. MiBR round five

Cache
FaZe - 16 : 7 - MiBR

FaZe

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

MiBR

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

NiKo

23

15

1.53

13

56.52

5

1

fer

18

19

0.95

9

50

0

0

karrigan

12

19

0.63

5

41.67

2

0

FalleN

15

17

0.88

5

33.33

1

0

rain

16

16

1

9

56.25

2

0

coldzera

13

17

0.76

9

69.23

1

0

olofmeister

21

11

1.91

10

47.62

1

0

Stewie2K

14

19

0.74

10

71.43

1

1

GuardiaN

17

10

1.7

4

23.53

1

0

tarik

9

19

0.47

2

22.22

1

0

Na'Vi vs. NiP round five

Inferno
Na'Vi - 16 : 10 - NiP

Na'Vi

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

NiP

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

s1mple

20

16

1.25

13

65

2

0

GeT_RiGhT

13

20

0.65

7

53.85

1

0

electronic

21

12

1.75

10

47.62

0

0

f0rest

14

20

0.7

9

64.29

0

0

Zeus

21

15

1.4

9

42.86

4

0

dennis

15

22

0.68

11

73.33

0

1

Edward

17

16

1.06

6

35.29

0

0

REZ

19

19

1

12

63.16

1

0

flamie

23

16

1.44

15

65.22

3

0

Lekr0

14

21

0.67

12

85.71

3

1

What happened in the Pro Standoff?

Cloud9 (who were without Golden on day one) surprised many people during the Group Stage. The team’s coach, Valens, had to stand in for them and he also surprised the world by how well he performed. Golden returned in time to finish off the Group Stage and also compete in Cloud9's success against Astralis during the Standoff.

Astralis vs. Cloud9 Standoff

Astralis 2 3 Cloud 9
Xyp9x 7 6 RUSH
Magisk 4 7 kioShiMa
dupreeh 4 7 Golden
gla1ve 1 7 flusha
device 7 1 autimatic

It was a bumpy ride for Astralis throughout the Group Stage and also during the Pro Standoff, they managed to get a couple of round winners in but eventually Cloud9 managed to secure the overall majority wins at 28 : 23.

What happened in the Grand Final?

In an interesting turn of events, NiP managed to make the Grand Final, their first since IEM XII – Oakland in 2017. Na’Vi have proven to be incredibly strong and consistent throughout the years but for NiP, it was a chance to catch their big break.

Mirage

Both teams went blow for blow in the first half, keeping the scores almost level throughout until Na’Vi started to move the game along near the end, finishing 9:6.

The second half started strong for NiP as they managed to defeat Na’Vi at the A bomb site and even defused the bomb.

NiP continued to perform well, keeping Na’Vi in check and even started to pull the game back but Na’Vi decided enough was enough and it was time to stop messing around, only dropping one round by 9:9, finishing the match at 16:10.

It seemed like a race for Na’Vi by the end of match, with electronic leading the charge with 25 kills and s1mple and Edward trailing just behind on 24.

Below is the stat breakdown of the first game of the Grand Final:

NiP vs. Na'Vi Grand Final map one

Mirage
Na'Vi - 16 : 10 - NiP

Na'Vi

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

NiP

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

s1mple

24

12

2

9

37.5

0

0

dennis

13

19

0.68

7

53.85

1

0

electronic

25

11

2.27

15

60

4

0

REZ

8

25

0.32

6

75

0

0

flamie

16

16

1

9

56.25

1

0

Lekr0

20

21

0.95

13

65

2

1

Edward

24

14

1.71

11

45.83

1

0

GeT_RiGhT

14

22

0.64

9

64.29

2

1

Zeus

17

11

1.55

8

47.06

2

1

f0rest

9

19

0.47

2

22.22

1

0

Inferno

Starting off strong, NiP won the pistol but couldn’t keep the streak going. A similar trend appeared as the scores became tied up once more before the start of the second half.

It seemed as though Na’Vi’s experience aided them to a swift victory over NiP, again, very reminiscent of the previous map. Near the end, NiP started to pull it back and Na’Vi didn’t want to take any risks but eventually they managed to eco enough to build up a strong defence and fight off NiP, winning BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2018.

NiP vs Na'Vi Grand Final map two

Inferno
Na'Vi - 16 : 12 - NiP

Na'Vi

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

NiP

K

D

K/D

HS

HS%

Planted

Defused

s1mple

24

19

1.26

11

45.83

2

0

Lekr0

19

20

0.95

11

57.89

1

1

electronic

28

13

2.15

16

57.14

2

4

dennis

26

20

1.3

16

61.54

2

0

Zeus

20

18

1.11

6

30

2

0

GeT_RiGhT

17

20

0.85

9

52.94

3

1

Edward

17

21

0.81

9

52.94

1

0

REZ

16

20

0.8

8

50

3

0

flamie

10

22

0.45

6

60

0

0

f0rest

15

19

0.79

11

73.33

0

0

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