When I saw that NiP was facing Astralis in the second round of play on de_inferno, I knew it was a must to watch, and I would do a write-up. NiP has taken a little bit of a break from counter-strike. According to HeatoN, in an interview, they have been busy with tours and a little break from the game for the passed three weeks. Astralis has always been an up and down team, making some surprises here and there and bringing close matches to a lot of top teams around the world. This match would be similar.

Rosters


Emil "HeatoN" Christensen
Oskar "ins" Holm
Markus "zet" Sundström
Dennis "walle" Wallenberg
Tommy "potti" Ingmarsson


Tino "tihOp" Puumala
Niklas "bloodR" Nyman
Arto "GuA" Siukola
Max "ruuit" Aspe
Petteri "kaamos" Peltomäki