Astralis beat Liquid to win BLAST Pro Series Global Final

Astralis won the BLAST Pro Series Global Final after a convincing 2-0 victory over Liquid in the title decider.

The Danes have made a habit of beating Liquid, taking their winning streak against the North Americans to seven matches, six of which in best-of-three series. It was only fitting that the two best teams of the year went at it one last time, but, just like in Thursday’s game, there was no stopping Astralis, who picked up another 2-0 victory to end a flawless tournament run. Despite device daring Liquid to choose Vertigo, the veto went in the same direction as in the previous two series, featuring Inferno as Liquid’s pick and Nuke as Astralis’ pick, and Dust2 as the decider

Those expecting an improved performance from Liquid on Inferno were left disappointed as Astralis came out of the break firing on all cylinders, controlling the game and shutting down the North American offense. The North Americans got on the board for the first time when they were already down 0-8 after making Astralis pay the price for their over-confidence following an aggressive setup down mid, but there would be no follow-up as the Danes quickly gathered themselves and hit double-digits.
Inferno ended with a score of 16:11 in favor of Astralis

Astralis were in no mood to take pity on Liquid and quickly took control of proceedings on Nuke, securing a 5-2 lead on the offense. The North Americans tightened up and took the upper hand, but they were certainly disappointed with the narrow 8-7 lead at the break after shockingly losing an anti-eco that culminated with a knife kill from device.

After switching to the Terrorist side, Liquid bounced back with another pistol-round victory, but things quickly went awry as Astralis pulled off another unlikely round victory, this time thanks to three Desert Eagle kills from gla1ve. The North Americans simply fell apart after that and let their opponents run away with the game, which ended in true Astralis fashion, with a 1v1 won by Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth.

Nuke ended with a score of 16:12

BLAST Pro Series Global Final standings:

1.  Astralis – $350,000
2.  Liquid – $80,000
3.  NiP – $35,000
4.  FaZe – $15,000 (+$20,000 from Stand-off)