• Date: May 21, 2024
• Tournament: CCT Global Finals 2024
• Opponent: Aurora
• Format: Quarter-finals (BO3)
• Result: A 2-1 win (a 13-4 loss on Mirage, a 13-6 win on Ancient, and a 13-2 win on Nuke)

With a 2-1 win in the quarter-finals of the CCT Global Finals 2024 against Aurora, our Main team is now ready to face Team Liquid in the semi-finals on Wednesday, May 22, at 12:30 CEST.

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dev1ce and Co. got off to a bad start in the quarter-final against the Russian roster Aurora, losing 13-4 on Mirage (our opponents map pick) with 22-year-old AWPer Denis 'deko' Zhukov being the dominant force.

However, dev1ce and his teammates had no trouble striking back on their current favorite map, Ancient. They won 13-6 after a 7-round win streak and an impressive performance on the CT side in the latter half, turning a tightly contested first half that ended 6-6 into a confident win, pushing the match to the decider map.

jabbi was the standout player on Nuke, significantly contributing to our lineup's stunning 13-2 win, closing the series with a 2-1 victory.

• The 20-year-old lurker had the most kills on both Ancient (21) and Nuke (21).
• He boasted a 1.91 rating on Ancient and an impressive 2.13 rating on Nuke.

Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard vs Aurora

• K-D: 56-29
• +/-: +27
• ADR: 104.3
• KAST: 86.3%
• Rating 2.0: 1.67

What's Next?

• A semi-final face-off against Team Liquid and their Danish in-game leader, Casper 'cadiaN' Møller.
• The match will commence at 12:30 CEST on May 22.
• Catch all the action live on Astralis.gg/watch.
• Our Astralis Watch host, Frederik 'ministerN' Brandt, will cast our stream in Danish.
• But don't worry if you're not fluent in Danish; luckily, world-class Counter-Strike transcends all barriers and languages.