Gambit wins DreamHack Austin Astro Open CSGO tournament

Gambit eSports captured the DreamHack Astro Open 2017 title on Sunday after outlasting a depleted Counter-Strike tournament field at DreamHack Austin.

DreamHack returned to the United States this weekend, but it was British Counter-Strike team Gambit who left with the DreamHack Austin trophy and a $50,000 check after climbing to the top of a limited tournament field.

Gambit defeated American eSports team Immortals in Sunday’s DreamHack Astro Open 2017 Grand Final, sweeping them 2-0 and denying North American Counter-Strike a victory on their home turf.

Over two maps — Train and Inferno — Gambit put together a combined team effort to outwit and outlast Immortals. Two Gambit members (Dosia and Mou) each had 46 kills, while four of the five had a minimum of 74 average damage per round (ADR). Dosia’s ADR was a startling 96.

In contrast, only two Immortals players (Fnx and Boltz) had ADR over 70.

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For CSGO fans, though, DreamHack Austin left a little something to be desired. With many teams skipping the event in favor of next week’s Intel Extreme Masters in Sydney, Austin’s tournament pool lacked some of the largest names in Counter-Strike.

Sunday’s semifinals saw Immortals defeat Heroic by a score of 2-1, while Gambit surprised the crowd by beating heavy favorites G2 eSports and their revamped lineup, also 2-1.

Meanwhile, North American favorites Cloud9 went 1-2 in the tournament, and fellow U.S. hope Team Liquid didn’t even win a game.

There were also complaints about DreamHack’s production, particularly the noise at the Austin Convention Center. Because the title sponsor of the event was Astro, DreamHack required that all players use Astro headphones, which apparently did little to dampen the outside sound during gameplay. G2 eSports player Shox even raised the issue in a post-match interview.

DreamHack Austin may not have been nearly as successful as February’s DreamHack Masters Las Vegas, but at least it’s a nice victory for Gambit, who were runners-up at the recent cs_summit and have quietly been building up a solid reputation in Counter-Strike.

Playoff matches from the DreamHack Astro Open have yet to be uploaded but will be available at the DreamHack YouTube channel.

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