Chapter 211: 215. Chapter 211 VP: I'm just gonna throw!

215. Chapter 211 VP: I'm just gonna throw!

"Congratulations to Vitality for ending the match with a 16:10 score in this Mirage showdown!!"

Watching the match screen freeze, Wanjiqi shouted excitedly in the live stream room.

"BIG was actually quite rational, but they had too many Match Points to chase later on. Even though they won a round thanks to tabsen's performance, they still couldn't hold up under the pressure."

"apex's performance today was also very critical; his defense on B Site was eye-catching."

He saw things very clearly; BIG's idea to proactively give up a Match Point was very reasonable.

They chose to give up a point to ensure they had enough weaponry to attempt a Reset and fight for a higher win rate. BIG's logic was correct, and thanks to tabsen's performance, they did manage to claw back one Match Point.

But their overall offense in the second half was not ideal, which meant that once Vitality reached Match Point, their margin for error was too small.

And besides tabsen, the rest of BIG's touch seemed to have gone cold ever since that Four Kill with the Sniper Rifle by Nice in the second half.

"Zywoo's performance today was a bit sluggish. Although Nice didn't play as aggressively, his performance on the front line was still outstanding—whether it was the 'Sky-Falling Dragon Sniper' tribute to s1mple in the first half, or the Four Kill with the Sniper Rifle in the second half. It's just a pity the Five Kill was stolen."

Bringing this up, Wanjiqi recalled the scene where Nice and apex looked at each other at the time and couldn't help but smile.

【My brother Xu's performance today was indeed good; he never went soft on the front line.】

【Zywoo hasn't entered his state yet, but apex has been popping off.】

【Handou's stats are a bit inflated; he was the biggest player who got kills with cheap equipment today, crazily picking up kills.】

【It's not that bad. You can't just look at the rounds where they had no money; Handou's defense on B Site today was quite solid. I'm not blowing smoke, just stating facts.】

【It's just that stealing Nice's Five Kill was pretty funny; I almost died laughing.】

The match was over, but the viewers in the live stream room were still not satisfied and were frantically discussing the content of the match that had just ended.

They were full of praise for Xu Beifang's performance. Except for a very small number of rounds, Xu Beifang, as the core of the team, played a huge role on the front line.

That Clutch on the offensive side and the 4.9-kill Sniper Rifle performance on the defensive side were both impressive.

The game of chicken with the dropped guns on B Site was a highly imaginative play, using the flying gun to bait the opponent's Sniper Rifle shots, quite reminiscent of s1mple's 'Sky-Falling Dragon Sniper' style.

In this Four Kill with the Sniper Rifle on the A Site defense, he didn't have many heaven-defying Flick Shots or Blind Shots. Even in the highlight replay, it was just plain, simple holding of angles and minor adjustments to the Crosshair—this is a play that even a C Player could make.

It was just that the last shot was a bit risky; he took a quick-scope shot, but it hit the leg and didn't kill.

But in this kind of professional match, the simpler the kill, the more it demonstrates a player's judgment of the situation.

Many viewers were lamenting that if it weren't for Zywoo being on the team, Xu Beifang's Sniper Rifle level would be enough for him to be the main Sniper.

Although his stats ranked second today, they were still quite dazzling.

Wanjiqi's expression was very spirited.

In this Major, the performance of domestic teams could be considered starting high and ending low. Whether it was Tyloo or VG's good performance in the Challenger Stage, both gave fans overly high expectations.

But their actual performance once they entered the BO3 left them extremely disappointed.

Now, the only Chinese person on the competition stage is Xu Beifang, which has led many to place their expectations on them.

The on-site director gave the camera to Vitality's player booth.

After the match ended, the players stood up one after another to high-five and celebrate the victory.

Zywoo did not spare any words of praise for Xu Beifang.

His own touch wasn't very good this match; by the end, his kills were only 3 more than his deaths, which could only be considered a mediocre performance.

But his good partner was different; he had secured several key rounds today.

If those rounds hadn't been won, Vitality might have fallen into a crisis right now... or they might even have been the ones who lost the match.

Xu Beifang smiled and high-fived the little fatty, and he had no words of blame for Zywoo's poor performance.

For one, the match was won in the end. Although it wasn't a very dazzling victory, it was still pretty good.

For another, everyone has times when they are in form and times when they are not.

Teammates can have arguments and disagreements in philosophy, but they are not objects for blame.

Furthermore, performances like Zywoo's today are few and far between.

When Handou came over to high-five him, Xu Beifang instantly pulled a long face.

apex's smile stiffened, and he explained, "I really didn't mean to steal your Five Kill; I just wanted to get the Trade Kill."

"I'm devastated, my heart is deeply wounded. It was so hard to get a chance for a Five Kill... sigh~"

apex knew that some players particularly valued Five Kills, as opportunities were rare, so he tried to make amends, feeling a bit guilty, "How about I take you out for a meal later? To apologize to you?"

"Dou Dou, you should have said that earlier!" Xu Beifang beamed, "If you'd said that earlier, I would have felt better already."

This time it was Handou who was stunned, the smile on his face stiffening once again.

Seeing this scene, the Vitality members in the room burst into laughter.

But in reality, Handou didn't actually care about the cost of a meal.

His salary level was about the same as Xu Beifang's, so it was just a meal; he often treated people to group dinners anyway.

The expression he had just now was just to make everyone laugh and cheer them up.

The group left the player booth and headed next door to shake hands with the BIG players.

Seeing Vitality win, Wanjiqi felt happy, and his tone became much more relaxed, "I can only say that BIG hasn't entered their best state yet; the chemistry after xantares joined is still lacking."

After the match, CS: GO national server commentator Zheng Zhewei came online again.

"Indeed, in 2 months, wanting the Turkish powerhouse to fully integrate into this team is still a bit lacking."

"But there's no help for it; smooya is a troublemaker. His personality isn't stable, and he has too many ideas."

Zheng Zhewei's statement was actually quite euphemistic.

smooya's idea of wanting to change teams before the Major, disregarding other teammates he had been practicing with for over half a year, could be called a cancer.

BIG also decisively benched him.

This genius Sniper Rifle player from the Great British Empire, who was the best rookie alongside Xu Beifang in the last London Major, no longer even has matches to play.

One can only say it is self-inflicted.

"If a personality is too flamboyant, one will always receive some backlash."

Wanjiqi expressed agreement with this.

In professional CS: GO matches, having a flamboyant personality is a good thing.

Because this represents extreme self-confidence; one generally won't get stage fright offline and can often put on a good performance.

But sometimes being too flamboyant can also bring some misfortune to their careers.

Just like s1mple in his early days, or perhaps smooya now.

Both paid quite a price due to being young and frivolous.

At this moment, he looked at Nice on the screen, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

Whether as a friend or from the perspective of a commentator evaluating a player, Wanjiqi could give Nice a high rating. As a player, he has his own clear career plan.

He plays aggressively in matches, constantly applying pressure to his opponents. Outside of matches, however, he is humble, constantly seeking improvement advice from higher-level players and supplementing his weaknesses; he is very sincere.

From his debut until now, no industry insiders have had very negative evaluations of him.

Zheng Zhewei smiled and teased: "One can only say that BIG's form hasn't been polished to an ideal state yet. Today's performance seems to have taken quite a few rounds, but they couldn't even push BOSS into the Second Stage; one can only say they still need to practice..."

The audience in the livestream room also started making memes one by one.

The camera followed the Vitality players as they pushed forward, and at this moment, everyone also noticed the expression on the BIG player's face.

tabsen kept a straight face and was silent; his disappointed expression was just like an art student who had just failed their entrance exam.

On this map today, he achieved a stat line of 24 kills and 18 deaths, which is a decent stat line no matter where you put it.

No matter which match it is placed in, this is a qualified stat line, or even an excellent one—but the match was still lost.

He believed he had played to the standard a star player should have, but the match was still lost.

In this match, he had helped the team complete a Reset during a Force Buy, and also relied on his sniper rifle to gain an advantage for the team in a Full Buy Round, and even had a good performance in a Clutch.

But they still lost.

tabsen was a bit lost for a moment.

Beside him, xantares wiped his hands on his clothes before reaching out to shake hands with Xu Beifang, who was walking over.

Looking at the other person's gentle smile, a feeling of disappointment spread in the bottom of his heart.

The last time they lost to Vitality in a BO3, xantares had only just joined BIG, but because it was an online match, they didn't have much of a real sense of it.

But today is offline, it is the crucial Major tournament.

xantares wanted to play to his proper standard, wanted to let BIG see his level, and wanted to win his first match at a Major since coming to BIG.

He had thought that since they had done quite a bit of research before the match, it wouldn't be difficult for them to win as long as they restricted Nice.

But when they truly reached the offensive side, they discovered that Nice simply stopped pushing forward, and their extreme Default instead became a waste of time.

Coupled with the economic problems caused by consecutive failures, they began to lose points frequently.

gob b tried to find a way back from B Site, but apEX relied on his individual form to defend against their attacks multiple times.

xantares couldn't help but have doubts about Vitality's strength—are these guys on the other side too strong?

Besides that, he himself didn't play well in the duels, which became the most important problem.

As an Entry Fragger, he only performed as expected a few times, making it difficult for the team to break through the opponent's defensive line, which was also a key reason for the low score in the second half.

"Your holding angle is too steady, you don't give any chances at all!" xantares complained to Xu Beifang.

Because of the high-intensity duels in FPL, the two often matched together, and their relationship was quite good.

Xu Beifang laughed: "Who told you to always wide-peek? There's no way to play a match like that."

The xantares peek is a very aggressive way of peeking and is also the other party's signature move.

In the opponent's field of vision, this style of play is like pulling out with a pre-fire, which will greatly destroy the opponent's self-confidence.

But Xu Beifang wasn't very afraid of this style of play; as an Entry Fragger, he himself knows this way of playing, so he naturally knows how to respond to it.

After adjusting the placement of his Crosshair, many of xantares's wide-peeks were directly rushing into his Crosshair.

Xu Beifang only needed to make a micro-adjustment or even just Firing directly to kill xantares; this is also the reason why xantares would play so uncomfortably later on.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries and then went their separate ways, ending the handshake session.

"Help me pack my things, I'm going to chat with some old teammates." Returning to the match room, Xu Beifang noticed the VP members waving at him from afar and immediately said this to NBK beside him.

His old teammates had come specifically to cheer him on and hadn't left even now. It wouldn't be right to leave them hanging there without even saying hello.

"Sure, go ahead." It was a small matter, and NBK didn't mind.

Xu Beifang jogged to his old teammates' side and said with some surprise: "Have you been watching the match the whole time?"

byali nodded, "We were just waiting for your match to finish."

In large-scale CS: GO tournaments, except for the offline Top Eight, the general schedule usually has two matches proceeding simultaneously, divided into a main stage and a secondary stage.

This match between Vitality and BIG was the main stage match.

VP's first-day match of the Legend Stage was scheduled for the second round on the main stage; they could only go up to debug their equipment once Vitality's match ended.

"Aren't you all preparing in the lounge before the match? Who wanders out to watch matches like you guys!" Xu Beifang said with a smile.

Since he started playing professionally, he had spent his time before matches in the lounge.

Unless they were studying their opponents, the rest of the time was spent with everyone closing their eyes to rest and conserve their energy.

michu shrugged, speaking his mind, "Anyway, we don't have any confidence in this Kato Major, we're here to enjoy the match, we don't need too much preparation."

byali glared at him, but then turned his head and gave Xu Beifang a helpless smile.

Sometimes you don't know the gap until there's a comparison.

The current members of VP, besides the two of them and snax who returned from MOUZ, were two young players, snatchie and phr, found from the active Polish scene.

It's just that compared to Xu Beifang, these two young players were too young, and their performance in matches was even worse than his and michu's; how is this supposed to be played?

Whether it was practice matches or the previous few small tournaments, everyone's performance could be considered a total disaster.

This is also the reason why Pasha chose to run away; if the team could still achieve some decent results.

Pasha would at least be willing to play one more London Major, and then retire at the peak.

But the team's strength is not up to par, and coming to play the London Major is just asking to get beaten up, so it's better to retire early and protect one's reputation.

After understanding their own strength, Byali and Michu chose the most comfortable approach—I'm just going to slack off!

Their strength is too weak, and even with effort, they can't see any possibility of closing the gap, so they simply decided to enjoy this London Major journey.

"You guys are really open-minded."

"Alright, you should head back, we need to prepare for the match too," Byali said to Xu Beifang while looking at Snax, who was waving at him from the match room.

"Okay, then you guys do your best! I hope I can hear some good news."

Watching Xu Beifang's departing figure, a helpless smile appeared on Byali's face.

If there were a chance to achieve some results at this London Major, they would naturally put in the effort, conduct extensive research before the match, and review their mistakes after the match, striving to perform better.

That was what they did at the previous London Major, and in the end, they achieved a very good result.

They have a clear understanding of their own strength.

Being able to enter the Legend Stage in London was because of the previous Protect 1 system, combined with Nice's astonishing performance, which ultimately led to results that made everyone take notice.

But what about this time?

Even if they wanted to play Protect 1, they would need someone worth protecting.

Protect Snatchie or phr to play the Dage role?

Can they play it? They can't, they don't have that ability, you know?!

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