Gambit Gaming have moved on to Group B's winners' match at DreamHack Masters Las Vegas after defeating fnatic 16-8 on Inferno.

Group B resumed with a mouth-watering clash between the new fnatic lineup and Gambit on Inferno, a map on which the Swedes used to be one of the best in the world. However, it was Gambit who looked the livelier of the two sides for the most of the first half as they cruised to a 7-1 lead, even after losing the pistol round.

fnatic called a timeout in a bid to improve their defence, and the move paid off right away as they immediately won a round thanks to Jesper "⁠JW⁠" Wecksell's great work in the pit. Gambit hit back in the following round after overturning a 2v4 situation, only to be caught off-guard by fnatic's force-buy win. The Swedes continued amassing rounds, with the half end ending in a surprisingly close 9-6 scoreline.



Gambit were simply too hot for fnatic

The second half began at a frantic pace as neither side could get anything going. Rounds kept going back and forth, but then Gambit's defence flourished as the Kazakhstani side kept their opponents in disarray, winning five rounds in a row to lock down the map, 16-8.

Key Moment: fnatic's force-buy win in the 10th round, when they were trailing their opponents by six rounds. It was the start of a good run that saw them reduce the deficit to three rounds by the end of the half.

PotM: Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko was the PotM with a stunning 105.9 ADR, taking the award over teammate Mihail "⁠Dosia⁠" Stolyarov due to having a bigger impact (had a kill in 12 of the 16 rounds won by Gambit and contributed in some way in 23 of the 24 rounds).