It was a shock when Complexity took the first map, but many (most) expected Astralis would be able to bounce back on their own map pick of Vertigo, a map they’d been known to beat the worlds best on. Complexity was holding a secret, however, as the team had been planning on meeting the Danish squad on this map for some time.

In a post-match interview with James Banks, Benjamin “blameF” Bremer, Complexity’s in-game leader, revealed that the team had been “setting up this bait for quite a while.”

He stated that while the team had been playing Vertigo for quite some time, they decided not to show it in the qualifiers they’d been playing in recent times. “We decided not to show our new tactics and the new versions of them,” he explained. “We also decided to keep banning Vertigo just to make sure they didn’t prep for it and when we did the veto against them it definitely also seemed like it caught them off guard.”

That would be an understatement as Complexity pulled off the major upset in Group B’s opening round of the BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020.

In terms of how impressive this feat really is, especially for a relatively unproven Complexity, Duncan “Thorin” Shields added some context via a tweet.

In 2018 Astralis had only been 2-0’d twice, both times against FaZe, while they were 2-0’d a total of four times in 2019, once each against ENCE, and Fnatic and twice to the NRG/EG lineup.

Astralis only got 2:0'd in a Bo3:



twice in 2018 (FaZe x2)



four times in 2019 (ENCE, NRG, EG, FNC)



Really puts coL's accomplishment into context.#blastpremier — Thorin (@Thorin) February 8, 2020

The esports historian went so far as to claim that the match should be considered one of the” top 5 CS:GO upset of all-time.”

That coL > Astralis result is easily a top 5 CS:GO upset of all-time. Strong contender for number one.#BLASTPremier — Thorin (@Thorin) February 7, 2020

Whether or not you agree, this certainly shook the earth a little as the “juggernaut” took down the true titans of Astralis on LAN in such a convincing fashion.

Complexity will take on Vitality in the winners match later today.

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