CS:GO - Daily summary 19.12.2020

All results and short reports 19.12.2020

Today the IEM Global Challenge semifinals took place. Four teams were still represented in the final tournament of the year. Alongside the Danish favorites for the tournament victory, Astralis, who played against NAVI, BIG and Liquid played against each other in the second duel.

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16:00 CET Natus Vincere vs. Astralis - 1:2

On three exciting maps, the Danish favorite prevailed on Train. After a close win on Inferno, where NAVI almost made a comeback, the weakness of Astralis on Nuke was again visible. They had no chance on NAVI's pick and their sixth player Bubzkji was not convincing on his map either. The decider train was after a balanced first half, which Astralis could have won more clearly, nevertheless a clear victory for the Danes. Especially star player s1mple gave a rather weak performance by his standards today.
Inferno (13:16), Nuke (16:09), Train (11:16)

20:20 CET BIG vs. Liquid - 0:2

The duel between BIG and Liquid took a somewhat unexpected outcome. After a strong start in the IEM Global Finals, BIG lost 2-0 to the North Americans, mainly due to an incredible performance by EliGE. After two tight maps, Liquid finally prevailed and secured a spot in the IEM Finals.
Inferno (11:16), Nuke (14:16)