Gambit edge GODSENT; to DHW final

Gambit have joined Renegades in the DreamHack ZOWIE Open Winter grand final after defeating GODSENT 2-1 (Cobblestone 16-5, Train 8-16, Overpass 16-13).

Starting as Terrorists on Cobblestone, Gambit took off to a 3-0 lead after a slow pistol round. They then attempted a few A attacks which were defended by GODSENT, but they finally broke through in the seventh round for 4-3.

With Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko and Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov winning a 2v5 situation, Gambit started running away with the half. Only two of the remaining seven rounds went the Swedes' way as the CIS-based squad switched to CT's at 10-5.

Topping it off with a second pistol round win, Gambit were in prime position to win their pick, which they did after Rustem "⁠mou⁠" Telepov got seven kills with the AWP over the last three rounds for 16-5.

HObbit and company dominated Cobblestone once again

Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson opened up Train with a triple in the pistol round for a 3-0 lead as Counter-Terrorists. The first gunround went the other way, but GODSENT quickly took over the half with a great retake on B, when Andreas "⁠znajder⁠" Lindberg got a triple in a disadvantageous situation.

Two more retakes towards the B bombsite afterwards, the Swedes were leading 10-1 before fantastic play from Lekr0 in a 1v3 and a 2v4 closed out the half at 12-3 in their favor.

Gambit got off to the better start on the second half, winning the pistol and the first gunround on the back of mou's double. GODSENT then opted for a few A executes, three of which worked out as they forced map three, Overpass, at 16-8.

Lekr0 won a few clutches on Train and Overpass

On Overpass, GODSENT got the first pistol as CT and went on to grab a 2-0 lead before Gambit made it even. After the Swedish side picked up three rounds in a row, Mihail "⁠Dosia⁠" Stolyarov and Zeus stepped up to the plate in the next two, closing the gap to 5-4.

However, from there on the side was very much in the hands of GODSENT, who only lost an anti-eco along the way before Lekr0 closed it out at 10-5 with a 1v2 clutch.

znajder's triple kill in the pistol pushed his team closer to the grand final, but there was still life left in Gambit, who began mounting a comeback with several comfortable rounds. mou then picked up the pace as well getting six kills over two gunrounds to take their first lead at 14-13. Zeus's squad then survived a couple of close rounds to complete the comeback at 16-13.

DreamHack ZOWIE Open Winter 2016Best of 3 GODSENTMatchpage 1 2 26th November 2016 Gambit 5Cobblestone 16 16Train 8 13Overpass 16

GODSENT	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	60 - 51	+9	83.0	1.19
Andreas 'znajder' Lindbergznajder	57 - 49	+8	79.8	1.14
Robin 'flusha' Rönnquistflusha	49 - 59	-10	81.1	0.94
Markus 'pronax' Wallstenpronax	40 - 55	-15	69.5	0.86
Jesper 'JW' WecksellJW	37 - 51	-14	55.0	0.79

Gambit	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit	63 - 48	+15	94.6	1.35
Rustem 'mou' Telepovmou	59 - 47	+12	75.4	1.23
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN	54 - 45	+9	83.3	1.17
Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia	53 - 53	0	77.9	1.06
Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus	36 - 50	-14	60.2	0.83

Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov Age: 22 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 131 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.67 GODSENT #17 Markus 'pronax' WallstenRobin 'flusha' RönnquistAndreas 'znajder' LindbergJesper 'JW' WecksellJonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson Rustem 'mou' Telepov Age: 25 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 524 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.67 Danylo 'Zeus' Teslenko Age: 29 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 863 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.69 Andreas 'znajder' Lindberg Age: 23 Team: GODSENT Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 714 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.67 Gambit #20 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovRustem 'mou' TelepovAbay 'HObbit' Khassenov Jonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson Age: 23 Team: GODSENT Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 254 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.67 Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov Age: 28 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 907 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.65