Inferno was the first match of the Heroic vs. Complexity series, and Casper "cadiaN" Møller 1.88 rating helped his side win 16-7. The team captain made up for a lacklustre elimination game at IEM Dallas last week when, after putting up a good performance during the group stage, he was absent in a key match versus MOUZ. Complexity had a 4-0 lead on the terrorist side in the first map, but from that point on, things became lopsided as Heroic picked up 16 rounds while the American team managed only three.
The action then switched to Nuke, where Aran "Sonic" Groesbeek nearly grabbed the CT gun to put himself in a good position, but the stand-in, who was simultaneously managing his academic commitments and rejoining the squad, was just a fraction short. After then, everything went bad as Heroic went on the offensive rampage, with René "TeSeS" Madsen leading the way with five multikills in the 11-4 first half.