Gambit have beaten Grayhound 2-0 to eliminate them at IEM Shanghai (16-7 on Dust2 and 16-12 on Overpass).

The Group B elimination match featuring Grayhound and Gambit kicked off on Dust2 with the Oceanic team on the T-side. Erdenetsogt "⁠erkaSt⁠" Gantulga and Ollie "⁠DickStacy⁠" Tierney wrapped up the pistol round with their double kills and Grayhound made it 3-0 after winning the anti-ecos.

Gambit’s defense was nearly impenetrable during the weapon rounds as the CIS team secured nine of the twelve remaining first half rounds to win the half 9-6. Grayhound picked up the second half pistol victory but Gambit grabbed seven rounds in a row to win the map 16-7.

Gambit stayed alive in Shanghai

Mihail "⁠Dosia⁠" Stolyarov got a quad kill in the pistol round on Overpass where Gambit won the first four rounds on the T-side. After Grayhound's first round win, Gambit reset them by winning a 2vs4, extending their lead to 5-1. The CIS team led 11-4 at halftime.

Grayhound won a 3vs5 in the second half pistol round and trailed 11-7 after taking two anti-eco rounds. Gambit shut down a B-rush in the first weapon round as Dosia got a double kill, making it 12-7. Gambit won the map 16-12 and the series 2-0, moving on to the Group B decider match against BOOT-d[S].

IEM Shanghai 2018Best of 3 GambitMatchpage 2 0 2nd August 2018 Grayhound 16Dust2 7 16Overpass 12

Gambit	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN	43 - 27	+16	96.2	1.40
Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia	39 - 29	+10	80.3	1.21
Nikolay 'mir' Bityukovmir	40 - 29	+11	78.0	1.21
Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit	32 - 31	+1	70.8	1.09
Rustem 'mou' Telepovmou	31 - 35	-4	70.3	0.93

Grayhound	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Christopher 'dexter' Nongdexter	33 - 36	-3	78.5	1.06
Sean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiGratisfaction	33 - 36	-3	68.2	0.88
Ollie 'DickStacy' TierneyDickStacy	29 - 37	-8	65.5	0.87
Liam 'malta' Schembrimalta	26 - 36	-10	66.4	0.84
Erdenetsogt 'erkaSt' GantulgaerkaSt	30 - 40	-10	59.7	0.83

Grayhound #39 Christopher 'dexter' NongSean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiErdenetsogt 'erkaSt' GantulgaLiam 'malta' SchembriOllie 'DickStacy' Tierney Gambit #20 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovRustem 'mou' TelepovAbay 'HObbit' KhassenovNikolay 'mir' Bityukov Erdenetsogt 'erkaSt' Gantulga Age: 23 Team: Grayhound Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 431 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.66 BOOT-d[S] #53 Nevin 'splashske' AwBenedict 'Benkai' TanAnthony 'ImpressioN' LimKumaresan 'Tommy' RamaniAlikhan 'w1nt3r' Kopzhanov Ollie 'DickStacy' Tierney Age: 21 Team: Grayhound Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 345 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.66 Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov Age: 30 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 1307 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.66