Heroic and Bravado top groups at DreamHack; through to semi

HEROIC and Bravado have secured first places in their groups after beating Complexity 16-10 and G2 16-13, respectively, on two Nuke affairs

HEROIC got off to a perfect start against Complexity on the CT side of Nuke, as they clinched the pistol round and broke their opponents after the first gunround to mount a 9-1 lead, with the North American side unable get into either bombsite and plant the bomb.

Complexity ended up clinching two more rounds before the half ended at 12-3, and HEROIC extended their lead and all but confirmed their victory when they picked up the second pistol. However, Bradley "⁠ANDROID⁠" Fodor's triple-kill secured coL the second-round forcebuy, inspiring his team to string three rounds together.

Heroic are through to the playoffs

The Scandinavians went on to clinch match point two rounds later on the back of key doubles from Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen and Adam "⁠friberg⁠" Friberg, and even though Complexity made a valiant effort to come back with four rounds in a row, the match came to a close when HEROIC made it work with only pistols for a 16-10 win.

DreamHack Open Winter 2018Best of 1 ComplexityMatchpage 10 16 30th November 2018 HEROIC 10Nuke 16

Complexity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanShahZaM	21 - 19	+2	81.0	1.04
Rory 'dephh' Jacksondephh	16 - 21	-5	73.3	0.88
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguzstanislaw	17 - 21	-4	70.6	0.85
Bradley 'ANDROID' FodorANDROID	14 - 18	-4	55.8	0.74
Jaccob 'yay' Whiteakeryay	7 - 17	-10	26.3	0.58

HEROIC	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansenes3tag	22 - 16	+6	94.3	1.47
Andreas 'MODDII' FridhMODDII	21 - 14	+7	86.0	1.33
Adam 'friberg' Fribergfriberg	20 - 18	+2	79.7	1.22
Daniel 'mertz' Mertzmertz	18 - 14	+4	69.2	1.20
Asger 'AcilioN' LarsenAcilioN	15 - 13	+2	49.1	0.87

Group B's winners' match also took place on Nuke, where Bravado got off to the better start, leading 3-0 as Terrorists to kick things off, but G2 quickly replied with three in a row to equalize the score on the back of a win with just pistols.

The two sides traded the next six rounds evenly, with Alexandre "⁠bodyy⁠" Pianaro clutching a key 1v1 along the way, which eventually helped G2 secure a 9-6 lead going into the second half.

Bravado came in clutch to steal it away from G2

The French side extended their lead to 12-6, but that is when their streak stopped. Bravado picked up momentum on the CT side, grabbing a few clean rounds, sending G2 on ecos again and again until they were leading 14-12.

Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon's team then secured their 13th round on the back of doubles from Audric "⁠JACKZ⁠" Jug and bodyy, but they immediately got reset by Ruan "⁠ELUSIVE⁠" van Wyk's quad-kill and Bravado came out victorious at 16-13.

DreamHack Open Winter 2018Best of 1 BravadoMatchpage 16 13 30th November 2018 G2 16Nuke 13

Bravado	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dimitri 'Detrony' HadjipaschaliDetrony	25 - 14	+11	84.8	1.38
Aran 'Sonic' GroesbeekSonic	19 - 16	+3	59.4	1.11
Ruan 'ELUSIVE' van WykELUSIVE	22 - 19	+3	81.3	1.11
Rhys 'Fadey' ArmstrongFadey	21 - 20	+1	81.3	1.09
Johnny 'JT' TheodosiouJT	16 - 20	-4	70.9	0.93

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Audric 'JACKZ' JugJACKZ	22 - 20	+2	79.9	1.16
Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS	19 - 20	-1	68.9	0.97
Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianarobodyy	19 - 19	0	66.2	0.92
Lucas 'Lucky' ChastangLucky	13 - 23	-10	68.4	0.81
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	16 - 21	-5	64.8	0.80

Bravado #49 Dimitri 'Detrony' HadjipaschaliRuan 'ELUSIVE' van WykAran 'Sonic' GroesbeekRhys 'Fadey' ArmstrongJohnny 'JT' Theodosiou Complexity #16 Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanRory 'dephh' JacksonPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzJaccob 'yay' WhiteakerBradley 'ANDROID' Fodor Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen Age: 23 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 748 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.68 Bradley 'ANDROID' Fodor Age: 24 Team: Complexity Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 661 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.67 G2 #28 Audric 'JACKZ' JugRichard 'shox' PapillonKenny 'kennyS' SchrubAlexandre 'bodyy' PianaroLucas 'Lucky' Chastang Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro Age: 21 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 692 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.67 Richard 'shox' Papillon Age: 26 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 1343 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.66 HEROIC #17 Andreas 'MODDII' FridhAdam 'friberg' FribergAsger 'AcilioN' LarsenPatrick 'es3tag' HansenDaniel 'mertz' Mertz Audric 'JACKZ' Jug Age: 26 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 387 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.68 Adam 'friberg' Friberg Age: 27 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 1362 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.67 Ruan 'ELUSIVE' van Wyk Age: 25 Team: Bravado Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 332 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.63