Today’s 1-1 games
There are some real heavy hitters in the 1-1 bracket, and John Buchholz has delivered us some scarcely believable zingers to devour as a midnight snack.
These games might be finished by the time you read this (they really should be), but we do not have the power of foresight just yet. We asked for it for Christmas, so fingers crossed.
If you were, for some reason, up at 4AM CET, you’d have been treated by the sight of NAVI vs. Spirit. The only problem is there’s only one map. Oh, and that it’s 4AM. That’s also pretty sad.
NAVI are probably the best team in the world, and Spirit have one of the best players in the world but seem to be faltering at this moment in time. Our money is on NAVI, but betting against Russians in a BO1 during the Major is rarely a good idea.
You could also watch FURIA take on Liquid, if you hate yourself/Counter-Strike. Liquid lost to NAVI and beat GamerLegion. Pretty standard stuff. FURIA did open up by smacking Spirit, though, and took Vitality to OT. They might be pretty good.
Just after that, you’ve got the small matter of G2 vs. 3DMAX, which sounds like a great game to watch, until you realise the other stream has MOUZ vs. FaZe. MOUZ vs FaZe! It’s a 1-1 game!
G2 predictably lost to The MongolZ - not predictably because they’re not any good, but because that’s exactly what G2 seem to do every time. They did then crush BIG in an equally predictable fashion.
3DMAX were on opposite sides of 13-11 scorelines, losing to MIBR and beating paiN. This is their first shot at a European team, but it’s a tough one.
The other game might just be the pick of the bunch; it’s a team who are really, really good but might choke versus the team who aren’t that good but seem to make everyone else choke against them.
It’s a coughing baby vs. a small toy it might put in its mouth.
Actually, that doesn’t sound that good at all. Maybe watch G2 lose to 3DMAX instead.

