🏠 » General » Fnatic eliminated from WESG by AGO Esports after 16-0 loss

Fnatic eliminated from WESG by AGO Esports after 16-0 loss

Fnatic’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is reeling after being shut out by an underdog opponent.

The Swedish organization suffered an embarrassing loss at the hands of Poland’s AGO Esports in the semifinals of the 2018 World Electronic Sports Games. This comes just weeks after a flop at the 2019 Katowice Major.

For a time, it seemed that WESG was going to be a nice rebound for the popular team. Fnatic dodged a bullet entering the event as Katowice Major runner-up ENCE Esports pulled out of its group. That gave Fnatic an almost guaranteed spot in the playoffs, which it realized by splitting series with Windigo Gaming and Spain’s Movistar Riders.

From there, Fnatic looked as formidable as it has in months with victories over Team Russia and OpTic Gaming. Though Team Russia was a mixed squad comprised of players from three different teams, besting a OpTic Gaming bode well for Fnatic’s chances going forward in the event. With tournament favorite MiBR eliminated by Windigo Gaming days earlier, the Swedes seemed to have a clear path to a first-place finish.

That changed in the semifinals when it faced AGO Esports.

The series started as terribly as possible for Fnatic as AGO opened with a 16-0 victory. The first game didn’t involve a monster performance from anyone on AGO or dramatic struggles from any single member of Fnatic, but was just a bafflingly poor showing by the Swedish team as a whole on Inferno, historically its best map.

Fnatic regrouped from that sweep in the second game by taking a convincing win on Cache. The team opened the map with seven straight rounds on the CT side manufactured in large part due to some exceptional efforts by Jesper “JW” Wecksell. AGO threatened to turn things around but Fnatic dug in after halftime, and closed out the 16-6 win.

The deciding showdown on Nuke was a tricky one. With the map often determined by which team can muster the most lopsided CT half, Fnatic opened with a serviceable 10-5 line but had little room for error when it switched to the T side. Fnatic did find a couple of attacking round wins, but wasn’t able to muster up a real streak. AGO’s took control and rolled towards a 16-12 comeback win to close out the series.

On its own merits, Fnatic losing a series against AGO would be cause for alarm for fans of the franchise. Though the Polish squad is a steady presence in Europe, it isn’t historically a force on par with Fnatic. What’s more, AGO wasn’t on any kind of upswing heading into WESG.

While fellow surprise finalist Windigo has been performing well in recent months opposite solid competition, AGO stumbled into China after a rough start to 2019.

It already felt like Fnatic needed to make some changes after the Katowice Major, which saw the team wash out of the Challengers Stage and become relegated to the European minor later this year. Now it feels like the team might need a complete overhaul.

Fnatic has one series left at WESG, facing G2 Esports in a third-place decider match. Win or lose, it’s not in good shape exiting the event.

Latest News
Here’s how to get and use Channel Points on Kick
Channel Points on Kick are rocketing up in ...
These are the best high-volatility slots for pulling big wins online
Truly great high volatility slots can be hard ...
Here’s how to multistream on Kick after new changes
Kick now lets creators multistream across multiple platforms ...
Check out these 5 most popular online slots for 2025
Online slots are currently bigger today than ever ...
DanLudan continues slot win streak with another big jackpot
DanLudan is having an excellent month in playing ...
These slots are the best hidden gems you can find online
When it comes to online slots, the highest ...
Drake brings giveaways to gambling stream with Adin Ross on Kick
Drake has officially announced an upcoming gambling stream ...
Complexity vs FaZe Clan: PGL Bucharest finals day betting guide
PGL Bucharest’s Counter-Strike tournaments have a built-in third-place ...
DanLudan wins half a million playing popular slot game
The latest win by DanLundan in Slayers Inc. ...
These are the 5 highest RTP slots you can play online
When players want to win big and consistently ...
Editor's Picks
Who is Stevewilldoit? Net worth, girlfriend, and more
The news of Stephen "Stevewilldoit" Deleonardis, the master ...
All we know about Thea Booysen, MrBeast’s girlfriend
Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson is known purely for his ...
How to quickly make infinite water in Terraria
Whether you’re looking to spruce up your Hellevator ...
Best Pokemon Glazed cheat codes
Pokemon Glazed is one of the most popular ...
How to enable net graph in CS2 
Competitive players were disappointed when they discovered that ...

Players must be 21 years of age or older or reach the minimum age for gambling in their respective state and located in jurisdictions where online gambling is legal. Please play responsibly. Bet with your head, not over it. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, and wants help, call or visit: (a) the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey at 1-800-Gambler or www.800gambler.org; or (b) Gamblers Anonymous at 855-2-CALL-GA or www.gamblersanonymous.org.

This site is using Cloudflare and adheres to the Google Safe Browsing Program. We adapted Google's Privacy Guidelines to keep your data safe at all times.
21+NCPGGamblers Anonymous
×
Your Promo Code:
The bonus offer of was already opened in an additional window. If not, you can open it also by clicking the following link:
Visit Site