OpTic Gaming are through to the ELEAGUE Season 2 playoffs after defeating fnatic 2-0 in the group's decider match (16-5 on Cobblestone and 16-11 on Dust2).

The series began on Cobblestone, where fnatic won the pistol round as Terrorist and the subsequent anti-ecos to start off the game with a 3-0 lead. But once we reached the gun rounds the impetus of the changed completely, with OpTic taking a commanding 11-4 half-time lead as the Swedes were unable to find a route through their opponents' stern defense.

With Tarik "⁠tarik⁠" Celik hitting all his shots, OpTic won the first three rounds on the offensive side to increase their lead even further. fnatic would still be able to get a round under their belt, but OpTic hit back right and quickly sealed a convincing 16-5 win.



stanislaw powered OpTic to a convincing win on two maps

Next up was Dust2, which began with fnatic winning the pistol round as Terrorist. The Swedes were unable to capitalize on that, however, as they were caught off-guard by OpTic's eco, with Peter "⁠stanislaw⁠" Jarguz getting three CZ kills to his name.

After getting their economy stabilized, fnatic won two in a row to restore parity at 3-3, but then OpTic's defense flourished. The North Americans won eight rounds in a row before fnatic finally bagged the final round of the half.

Down 4-11, fnatic saw their situation get even worse as they lost the pistol round as CT. That was when Simon "⁠twist⁠" Eliasson took matters into his own hands and picked up four kills to give his team a fighting chance.

Little by little, fnatic closed the gap on their opponents, and they eventually reduced the deficit to 11-13. That was when a 1v2 clutch by Oscar "⁠mixwell⁠" Cañellas, coupled with three key frags from stanislaw in long, put OpTic on match point. With no room for error, fnatic went for an aggressive play, and even though they picked an early kill, they could not stop the North Americans from entering the B site and taking the round.