Astralis are through to the semi-finals of EPICENTER following a 2-0 victory over North in Group B's decider match.

The series kicked off on Train, where Astralis got slaughtered on their way to the A site in the pistol round. After securing both anti-ecos, North won the first full gun round, but then they were caught off-guard by Astralis' eco round.

North came close to hitting back in the next round, but Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz rescued his team with a 1v3 clutch, preventing the economic reset. The 22-year-old would prove to be a nuisance to North's players throughout the half, which he ended on 24 kills as Astralis took a commanding 11-4 lead.

Now playing on the Terrorist side, North won the pistol round off of two key entry frags from René "⁠cajunb⁠" Borg. That was the start of a great run from North, who would bring the deficit to a minimum, forcing Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander to call a tactical pause.

device put in a great performance on Train

A full CZ eco from Astralis finally gave them some breathing room and brought North's streak to an end. Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen's men would only win one more round as Astralis kept their defence very tight, only letting go once when hit 16 rounds.

Astralis carried their momentum into the second map, Mirage, as they cruised to a 7-1 lead even after losing the pistol round. A quad kill from MSL then put back North back in the game, and the change to a double AWP setup proved very effective in the remaining rounds, with the half ending in a surprisingly close 8-7 scoreline.

The second half began with Astralis winning the pistol round - a first in the series. North then won the first full gun round, albeit against a shoddy buy from Astralis, who would quickly regain control of proceedings. Astralis' economic control was simply crushing, and they managed to lock down the map without giving up any more rounds, with Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth dealing the finishing blow with a 1v2 clutch in the final round.