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Vitality completely controlled the map choice of 9z from the beginning. The collective built a 10:2 lead in the first half and did not allow 9z to win another round after the side switch.<\/p>
Three consecutive rounds were enough for Vitality to close Dust2 13:2 and move within one map of survival.<\/p>
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- Nuke (Vitality pick) — 13:6<\/li>\n<\/ul>
9z showed more resistance on Nuke and kept the opening half even at 6:6.<\/p>
That was the final round they won in the series. Vitality produced a perfect second half, taking seven consecutive rounds to close Nuke 13:6 and complete the sweep.<\/p>
Cache, which had been left as the deciding map, was not needed.<\/p>
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Player statistics for the match taken from HLTV<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure> Player of the Match — Justinas “jL” Lekavicius (Vitality)<\/h2>
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- K–D: 38–18<\/li>\n
- ADR: 98.0<\/li>\n
- Rating 3.0: 1.96<\/li>\n<\/ul>
jL finished as the highest-rated player on the server and produced his best performance since joining Vitality as a stand-in. The result was a major turnaround from his debut against Inner Circle, where he finished the 0:2 defeat with a 0.88 Rating 3.0.<\/p>
ZywOo was almost equally dominant against 9z, recording 37–16, 107.5 ADR and a 1.82 Rating 3.0. Shahar “flameZ” Shushan added a 1.28 rating, while Robin “ropz” Kool finished at 1.12.<\/p>
No player from 9z reached a 1.00 Rating 3.0. Franco “dgt” Garcia led the collective at 0.91, while Ignacio “meyern” Meyer finished at the bottom with a 0.72 rating.<\/p>
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VRS results<\/h2>
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- Vitality — +46 pt → 1,748 pt, #8 → #7<\/li>\n
- 9z — -12 pt → 1,661 pt, #9 → #10<\/li>\n<\/ol>
The victory moved Vitality one position higher in VRS, while 9z dropped from ninth to tenth following the elimination.<\/p>
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