Chapter 389: Just one BO3 away!

"Congratulations to Vitality!!"

Watching the Vitality members hugging and celebrating on camera, Xiao Bo naturally understood what had happened, and he shouted excitedly in the broadcast room to congratulate them.

"16:2, an unimaginable score difference. On the map of Inferno, Vitality has achieved an astonishing eighteen-game winning streak; it's simply not too exaggerated!"

"While taking Inferno, they also announced that in this match, they have completely killed the BO3 with a 2-0 score. They won this confrontation with VP and will compete for that Major trophy on the final stage the day after tomorrow!!"

The lights of the dome swept across the entire arena, and the camera followed the lights, sweeping over one excited face after another.

The team logos of Vitality and VP appeared on the four huge screens, but eventually, VP's logo shattered, and Vitality's logo appeared, filling the entire screen, with the victory fire surrounding the logo.

September in Berlin firmly grasped the tail of summer. In the carnival-like atmosphere, the humid, sticky air seemed to cling to the surface of everything; even the slightest movement made one feel as if they had been fished out of water. Yet, this could not stop the enthusiasm of the live audience. Under the peacock-blue night sky, the glaring lights of the dome outlined a magnificent horizon, and the Vitality players, amidst the cheers, had blissfully become the center of the world!

Although the viewers in the broadcast room didn't have the chance to participate at the scene, they could also feel the hot atmosphere at the scene from the broadcast. The moment the match ended, they all sent bullet comments to celebrate for Vitality.

【Beifang is really killing it!!】

【The forward push in the first half didn't treat VP as people at all.】

This made shox very unhappy. It was a mess back then, and as a result, his Major trophy also became flawed.

But some people also said that if Fnatic had replayed back then, LDLC might not have won.

Xu Beifang punched him lightly in the chest: "Talking nonsense, clearly everyone's form was very good today. We welcomed a team victory."

"This is too cool!!"

For example, the 2017 Krakow Major, no one thought Gambit could win the championship back then, but after they truly won, they still welcomed everyone's congratulations.

But the matter from five years ago, because of Olofmeister's triple-boost, has been controversial until now.

But if his forward push failed and he was caught and killed by the opponent, then shox and Zywoo and the others would have to bear the risk brought by his forward push being killed.

【Beating up my old team.】

【The last double-peek was too damn handsome!】

"Thanks to Beifang today. Without him frantically looking for opportunities at the front, I feel like we wouldn't have taken Map 2 so easily," shox said while shaking hands with Xu Beifang.

CSGO fans are particularly strange. In the group stage, or even the playoffs, if you defeat their favorite team, they will still be a bit unconvinced, thinking that their team made too many mistakes.

He took the initiative to find opportunities to get kills on the front, so others just needed to hold angles and throw utility to win.

And LDLC logically advanced, and in the final, they overturned the sky-high NIP and lifted the Major championship.

And many of his forward pushes weren't something he could play by himself; he also needed the cooperation of others.

That was the 2014 Jönköping Major. In the semi-finals, Fnatic displayed the Overpass triple-boost that has been controversial until now on the map of Overpass.

On this day last year, he had just joined G2 and was still thinking about the problem of transitioning to IGL.

But if any team can finally win the championship, then the fans of all teams will sincerely feel that this team's current form is truly strong.

Even if it was VP's own map choice, they were ultimately more skilled and took the victory.

"Vi~ta~li~ty!!"

If playing on the defensive side, Xu Beifang would always take the initiative to look for opportunities.

They were definitely unconvinced back then. Being defeated by Fnatic using a bug-based method, they protested to the event group and proposed a replay.

Finally, Fnatic expressed their attitude by forfeiting.

He wasn't talking nonsense either. On the map of Inferno, they exerted more effort on the defensive side, and didn't play many rounds on offense.

Now that he has the chance to stand on that stage again, he wants to prove to everyone that he can win the Major with his teammates relying on strength!

shox smiled. He didn't tease too much today, but his heart was a bit complicated.

Xu Beifang had a bright smile on his face and patted JackZ's back: "This is just the semi-final. If we can win in the final the day after tomorrow, imagine the scene where the whole audience cheers for us."

The analysts and members of the coaching staff rushed onto the stage from the player tunnel the moment the match ended.

swani found the players to hug: "Played too well today. Maintain this state, the day after tomorrow here will be our stage!"

【Xiao Bo said this, I suddenly thought, Vitality seems not to have lost a single small map in this Major. Will they just keep winning like this and get the championship?】

The excited Vitality fans have already sung their battle song, and the feedback brought is huge. The Vitality players standing on the stage can clearly feel the glass room vibrating. In this sound wave, the room seems to be about to collapse in the next second. An invisible force penetrates into the limbs along the legs, and then transmits to the top of the head. The whole body is numb, and there is even an illusion of "weak legs".

If Xu Beifang hadn't been rotated over and had been frantically killing on the front, he felt that his state might have become a breakthrough point for A Site.

But after accidentally coming to Vitality, in a few months, he is about to step onto the most top-level stage of the Major.

JackZ shrank his neck. He felt goosebumps all over his body.

Precisely because they did a lot of research on VP, they knew how difficult this team was, but in the match, Vitality blocked VP's offense outside in a way of full suppression.

【Now only one BO3 away from the Major championship!!】

He had won a Major championship once, but that year's Major had a lot of controversy because of Olofmeister.

【Damn, the gold content is really full!!】

At that time, not only them, but CSGO players across the entire network were also constantly arguing.

He felt that he was a bit invisible this round. There wasn't much fierce confrontation on the front, and the match was taken.

Those who were biased toward them naturally said that Fnatic did maliciously use the map bug, and a replay was no problem.

"Vi~ta~li~ty!!"

Xu Beifang shook hands with the analyst: "Still have to thank you for providing the data, otherwise it would be quite troublesome for me to collect their habits."

The big bald coach was also glowing at this moment. The team's results had a new breakthrough again, and he didn't know how happy he was as a coach.

"Guys, come over." XTQZZZ waved his hand and hugged the players: "We played very well today. All of you saw your own ceiling. Even on VP's strong map, we could still win, and we defeated them with a 2-0 score, which proves that we are much stronger than them!"

"So have some confidence in yourselves. There is only one BO3 left, and we can stand on that highest stage. Believe in yourselves, you are the best!"

Patting the team members' shoulders excitedly, he signaled: "Alright, the chicken soup ends here. Now go over and shake hands with the opponent, don't let VP wait in a hurry."

The Vitality members immersed in happiness only then reacted, packed up simply one by one, and started to walk out of the player booth.

The moment the battle room door was opened, the cheers below the stage reached the peak. Xu Beifang felt that his whole body cells were becoming active, and even wanted to continue playing a BO3.

"So happy, I feel like I can eat two more bowls of rice when I go back!" Potato also made a similar exclamation.

Xu Beifang couldn't help but laugh when hearing this: "Is that happiness? You just want to eat two more bowls!"

"Eating two more bowls is also quite happy."

The Vitality members burst into laughter.

It wasn't because Zywoo's words were funny, but because the match was won, and now they wanted to laugh from the bottom of their hearts.

The camera followed the figures of the Vitality members and slowly came to the VP members.

After losing the match, the expressions of the VP players were all different.

Jame was as cold-faced as ever. If it weren't for the desolation in his eyes inadvertently, you wouldn't be able to feel any psychological fluctuations in him.

Qikert had already hung all his emotions on his face, and his whole body was full of unhappiness.

Although AdreN's expression was also disappointed, he could accept all this calmly. After all, walking to this point after joining VP was already a miracle.

SANJI was obviously a bit self-blaming. He thought if he could get more kills, would the result of this match change? But no one knew, and this question had no answer.

Because the match was already over!

Jame led his teammates out of the battle room. The cheers in the arena rushed into his ears. Although he had a premonition, he was still a bit lost the moment he heard it.

The English-language commentator at the scene summarized: "As one of the biggest dark horses of this Major, VP has welcomed their ending, but being able to reach the semi-finals, their journey in this Major is absolutely wonderful!"

"We can look forward to the subsequent performance of this team. They truly have the potential of a top team and deserve to be called 'future promising'!"

Amidst the voice of the English-language commentator, he watched the Vitality players walk toward them.

Jame hugged and shook hands with the Vitality players one by one.

When shaking hands with Xu Beifang, he couldn't help but say: "You played very well, but don't lose to Astralis the day after tomorrow."

Xu Beifang switched languages and then said: "Don't worry, I don't want to give that trophy away."

Jame was a bit surprised that Xu Beifang actually knew Russian. He smiled: "It seems I don't need to say it. Your state and confidence are both quite good."

"I will come to watch your match the day after tomorrow. I'll cheer for you then."

Xu Beifang nodded: "When I pull off a highlight the day after tomorrow, I'll silently recite 'I am Jame, I am Jame' in my heart, to give you some sense of participation, okay."

Jame rolled his eyes. This Nice usually looks quite normal, but didn't expect him to be a joker too.

Xu Beifang also smiled when he left. Astralis really had no popularity. Every opponent they defeated seemed to be making them want to crush Astralis.

No one wanted to see Astralis continue to lift the Major championship, and everyone wished Astralis would die.

Watching the figure of Vitality leaving, Jame also quickly withdrew his gaze.

"Go back, we have already made all the efforts, reaching here is enough."

He predicted at the match point that he might lose to Vitality, and the final result was indeed a loss.

In the match, he looked forward to the appearance of a miracle, looked forward to a teammate's state exploding, but the miracle didn't appear, and their state was just average.

Qikert sighed and followed Jame's rhythm.

What Jame said was indeed no problem. There was still a certain gap between them and Vitality.

It wasn't about tactics; in terms of individual ability, their duels at the front were completely manipulated by Xu Beifang.

They knew Xu Beifang was going to come out to fight and might push forward, but they couldn't predict how he would do it.

By the end, their mentalities had somewhat collapsed.

The gap in strength was indeed too large.

However, he still felt a bit unconvinced deep down, or perhaps, to reach the professional level, everyone's competitive spirit is exaggerated.

At this stage, you either have your spirit crushed, or you endure it and undergo a transformation.

Although qikert was nervous as hell before the match, after playing the whole game, he felt less fear toward Xu Beifang.

He knew he hadn't reached his ceiling yet; as long as he worked hard, there would definitely be a chance for revenge in the future.

The Vitality players returned to the player area to pack up their peripherals. Xu Beifang, who had produced several highlights in this match, was pulled out by the host for a post-match interview.

When the camera turned to Xu Beifang, the director also displayed his stats from Map 2.

On the left was Xu Beifang's slightly flamboyant headshot, and on the right were his stats for Inferno:

ID: Nice

Kills/Assists/Deaths: 26/1/10

ADR: 155.1

Non-Death Rate: 88.2%

Rating: 1.91

Seeing such exaggerated stats, the audience below couldn't help but wave their cheering sticks, making noise.

The host also smiled: "Welcome to our post-match interview. We haven't seen Nice for a while, how are you?"

Xu Beifang held the microphone: "Hello."

The venue erupted in cheers; everyone was very supportive.

Because Xu Beifang's performance was always so good, they had interviewed him several times during the Major group stage. But since Xu Beifang was always carrying, interviewing him every day wasn't feasible, so they had skipped a few matches.

"After successfully defeating VP in the semi-finals and advancing to the Major final, how are you feeling right now?"

Xu Beifang expressed his thoughts sincerely: "Right now, I am incredibly excited. VP is a very strong team. We studied many of their match recordings, but we almost flipped over in the match today, so I'm extremely happy to have finally won."

"After all, this is a Major final! I once said during the London Major that one day I would reach the Major trophy stage, and now I've finally made it."

He didn't hide his ambition at all, but the viewers in Xiao Bo's stream couldn't help but roast him.

【Almost flipped over, referring to 16:2】

【1.91, really almost flipped over】

【Beifang is still too steady, not aggressive at all】

【Laughing to death】

"Next question." The host held the microphone and asked, "The day after tomorrow, you will face the winner of the B-side in the final. Between NRG and Astralis, who do you favor?"

Xu Beifang thought for a moment:

"NRG has a good chance of being the team that defeats Astralis, but I still hope Astralis advances."

"Do you think Astralis is stronger?"

Xu Beifang shook his head: "No, I just think it would be a pity if Astralis didn't die at our hands."

As soon as these words were spoken, many old Vitality fans smiled.

Sure enough, Nice is still that Nice!