Astralis has taken down Wildcard in dominant fashion to open their Blast Bounty campaign. By no means were Wildcard the favorites to win the game, but given their performance in the Major, a tough fight was expected. However, the Danish side under new leadership made quick work of Amouranth’s team.
Veto
- Wildcard removed Train
- Astralis removed Anubis
- Wildcard picked Inferno
- Astralis picked Mirage
- Wildcard removed Ancient
- Astralis removed Dust2
- Nuke was left over
Map 1: Inferno: Picked: Wildcard; Winner: Astralis
Despite a good start to their map pick Wildcard got ahead by a narrow lead but Astralis were able to get back on the board quickly. The first half saw both teams trading rounds which closed with a levelled scoreline.
Astralis got off to a stellar start winning 5 rounds in a row that made sure Astralis found themselves in a good position to close the map. Wildcard were able to squeeze in a few rounds by the end of the second half but Astralis were able to close the map with a 13-8 score.
Map 2: Inferno: Picked: Astralis; Winner: Astralis
A dominant start to the map saw Astralis go 3-0 up before Wildcard could get on board. The North American side managed 4 rounds in the first half while Astralis managed to pull in the 5 remaining rounds.
Astralis went on a tear in the second half as Wildcard failed to their comeback going. cadiaN having called a brilliant T side, managed to get dev1ce going, who found form to begin 2025 after two years of underwhelming displays. Astralis bulldozed their way to win the map with a 13-5 scoreline.
dev1ce rolling back the years sparked excitement in the hearts of his fans which has been the highlight of Day 2 of Blast Bounty so far. Astralis winning the match convincingly was excited but the future is looking very promising with cadiaN on the wheel.
