Denmark has had a long history with Counter Strike. We have seen the likes of Dupreeh, Device, Karrigan from Denmark. Each player has proven himself time and again.

Dreamhack Las Vegas is one of the biggest Dreamhack events to be held in 2017. This tournament is the first big tournament post the Eleague Major. Most of the teams have had roster changes which might have affected their gameplay and strategies for this tournament. We already saw Fnatic bow out in the group stages despite fielding the strong Fnatic roster of 2015. That does not however take away anything from the two Danish teams in attendance. North and Astralis have long been the flagbearers for Danish CSGO. They have proven their presence in the tournament with some really strong performances so far.

Astralis

Astralis are the current Major Champions. They defeated Virtus Pro in the finals. Their current form is definitely on a similar level. Their dominant performance in the quarterfinals against their arch rivals NIP is proof enough that they have got rid of their one remaining mental block, NIP. For far long, Astralis have had a mental block against NIP. They were simply unable to make it past playoffs in multiple tournaments spread throughout 2014-15. NIP have long been the only team that has repeatedly been able to thwart Astralis’ attempts to go deep in tournaments. Astralis have addressed this problem head-on with the hire of a sports psychologist. Device himself adheres to her as he speaks post their win against NIP.

Eleague Major finals repeat

Astralis will face off against Virtus Pro in the semi finals. The repeat of the Major finals is going to be extremely exciting. Virtus Pro have thrown down the gauntlet as they gear up to face off Astralis. But can Astralis repeat their performance against Virtus Pro? In the words of Pasha, it was not Astralis who won the finals but Virtus Pro lost the finals. This speaks volumes for the mentality of Virtus Pro as they go into this semifinals.Astralis definitely have a huge advantage as they go into the semi finals. Their deep map pool which was evidenced from their 12-3 Inferno match-up is a pleasant surprise. Virtus Pro however have never been fazed even when they have been severe underdogs.

Between the two Danish teams, Astralis are the better team by far. They however face a formidable opponent in Virtus Pro. The match-up between the two CS GO teams will be a game to watch and hopefully rival the Mirage match played between NaVi and SK which when to multiple overtimes.

Team North

Team North have long been the second best Danish team. Being the second best Danish team is no minor achievement. When you consider how high the bar is set for the talent in the Danish scene. The current roster for North consists of star players as K0nfig, Aizy along with the leadership of MSL.

North have fallen off slightly from their pedestal. However they still maintain a high win percentage on most of the maps in circulation.

North might have a small map advantage

The only map that they avoid is Train. However we can see a high win percentage for the North CS GO team in most of the other maps. Cobblestone might be a small dip, but there has never been any doubt about their performance on the map. During their Dignitas days, they were extremely strong on Cobblestone. Nuke is definitely the map that both the Danish rosters are extremely strong on. This has been the case since the start of CS GO. The strong CT holds for the Danish rosters are the backbones of their performance on this map.

North will face off against SK in the semi finals. This might be a small advantage for North as they definitely will be banning out train against SK. Not only is Train the best map for SK, it is also the worst map for North. The match-up will come with a strong performance from either team on Inferno. Inferno is the map that has been least played on. This might present a sweet opportunity to North as they will look set to upset SK in the semi finals.

If North and Astralis do actually manage to win their respective matches, it will be the first time in the history of CS GO that we will have two Danish teams in the finals of a big tournament. Irrespective of who wins, we can say that this year is the Year of the Danes.

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