GODSENT have sent FlipSid3 to the lower bracket after two maps (Cobblestone 16-3, Inferno 16-13) in the upper bracket quarter-finals, while Dobry&Gaming managed to complete an upset over Natus Vincere after a three-map series (Overpass 11-16, Mirage 16-9, Train 19-17).

The second half of the upper bracket quarter-finals saw FlipSid3 taking on GODSENT, while Natus Vincere and Dobry&Gaming were playing their match simultaneously.

The former match-up started with the Swedes delivering a massive blow to FlipSid3 - who were playing their LAN debut with Jan "⁠wayLander⁠" Rahkonen -, as they took a decisive 12 rounds on the Terrorist side of Cobblestone (F3's pick) and closed it out with four in a row after switching over to Counter-Terrorists.

Lekr0 and znajder put up great performances to defeat FlipSid3

At the beginning of the second map, which was Inferno (GODSENT's pick), the Swedes picked up where they left off and took 11 rounds as CT. That time around it took them much longer to finish off their opponents, as the Georgi "⁠WorldEdit⁠" Yaskin-powered squad fought back, but GODSENT eventually did just that at 16-13, 2-0.

SL i-League Invitational #1Best of 3 FlipSid3Matchpage 0 2 19th May 2016 GODSENT 3Cobblestone 16 13Inferno 16 News tags:

FlipSid3	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Georgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinWorldEdit	39 - 37	+2	85.3	1.10
Oleksandr 'Shara' HordieyevShara	28 - 38	-10	74.4	0.86
Yegor 'markeloff' Markelovmarkeloff	27 - 37	-10	61.9	0.78
Jan 'wayLander' RahkonenwayLander	24 - 39	-15	54.6	0.66
Andrey 'B1ad3' GorodenskiyB1ad3	19 - 39	-20	71.0	0.63

GODSENT	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Andreas 'znajder' Lindbergznajder	50 - 25	+25	104.6	1.64
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	45 - 30	+15	101.7	1.42
Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist	33 - 27	+6	77.0	1.17
Markus 'pronax' Wallstenpronax	32 - 29	+3	75.7	1.16
Mathias 'pauf' Köhlerpauf	29 - 27	+2	57.9	1.02

SL i-League Invitational #1Best of 3 FlipSid3Matchpage 0 2 19th May 2016 GODSENT 3Cobblestone 16 13Inferno 16

FlipSid3	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Georgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinWorldEdit	39 - 37	+2	85.3	1.10
Oleksandr 'Shara' HordieyevShara	28 - 38	-10	74.4	0.86
Yegor 'markeloff' Markelovmarkeloff	27 - 37	-10	61.9	0.78
Jan 'wayLander' RahkonenwayLander	24 - 39	-15	54.6	0.66
Andrey 'B1ad3' GorodenskiyB1ad3	19 - 39	-20	71.0	0.63

GODSENT	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Andreas 'znajder' Lindbergznajder	50 - 25	+25	104.6	1.64
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	45 - 30	+15	101.7	1.42
Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist	33 - 27	+6	77.0	1.17
Markus 'pronax' Wallstenpronax	32 - 29	+3	75.7	1.16
Mathias 'pauf' Köhlerpauf	29 - 27	+2	57.9	1.02

On the other side Natus Vincere had surprising trouble with the former CSGOLounge side. Dobry&Gaming kicked it off by taking five rounds to nil as Terrorists on Overpass, but Natus Vincere took over from there on to get a solid nine rounds in the half.

The Poles won the other pistol, but a quick reply from Null element's team in the following round meant they would maintain control over the map which they eventually won at 16-11.

On Mirage, the first half went back and forth until Dobry&Gaming got away with seven rounds as CT. Their offence proved to be much better than Natus Vincere's, however, as the only round the CIS-based picked up was due to Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács's triple, while the Poles even won rounds such as a 1v3 from Mikołaj "⁠mouz⁠" Karolewski, picking up a victory on map two at 16-9.

innocent led the way in the upset

Train was a similar story to Overpass towards the beginning, as Na`Vi had to bring it back from an 0-4 deficit into a 9-6 half as Counter-Terrorists. After taking the game to a 14-7 scoreline, the Ukraine-based squad couldn't find a way past Dobry&Gaming's defences however, as especially Grzegorz "⁠SZPERO⁠" Dziamałek delivered important frags to rack up multiple rounds in a row. 

The deciding map ended up going to overtime, as Na`Vi could concoct one of the remaining nine rounds. However, the Poles managed to complete the comeback by winning two rounds on each half, sending Natus Vincere to the lower bracket at 19-17.

SL i-League Invitational #1Best of 3 Natus VincereMatchpage 1 2 19th May 2016 Dobry&Gaming 16Overpass 11 9Mirage 16 17Train 19

Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Denis 'seized' Kostinseized	63 - 63	0	83.4	1.10
Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward	64 - 60	+4	75.2	1.08
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	63 - 55	+8	75.2	1.08
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie	58 - 59	-1	72.6	1.01
Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus	52 - 65	-13	70.4	0.87

Dobry&Gaming	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Paweł 'innocent' Mocekinnocent	74 - 62	+12	91.9	1.21
Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekSZPERO	65 - 61	+4	86.9	1.21
Jacek 'MINISE' JeziakMINISE	55 - 60	-5	75.5	0.98
Mikołaj 'mouz' Karolewskimouz	54 - 57	-3	65.0	0.93
Michał 'MICHU' MüllerMICHU	53 - 60	-7	63.8	0.90

With the two matches day one in Kiev has come to an end. The competition will move on to the big stage tomorrow, starting with the domestic battle for survival between FlipSid3 and Natus Vincere at 09:00 .

Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Natus Vincere #2 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsDenis 'seized' KostinEgor 'flamie' Vasilyev GODSENT #14 Markus 'pronax' WallstenAndreas 'znajder' LindbergSimon 'twist' EliassonMathias 'pauf' KöhlerJonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson Mikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski Age: 20 Team: Dobry&Gaming Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 324 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 Dobry&Gaming #33 Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekJacek 'MINISE' JeziakPaweł 'innocent' MocekMichał 'MICHU' MüllerMikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski Jan 'wayLander' Rahkonen Age: 22 Team: FlipSid3 Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 133 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.73 Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács Age: 24 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 758 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.62 FlipSid3 #32 Yegor 'markeloff' MarkelovAndrey 'B1ad3' GorodenskiyOleksandr 'Shara' HordieyevGeorgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinJan 'wayLander' Rahkonen Georgi 'WorldEdit' Yaskin Age: 24 Team: FlipSid3 Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 558 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67 Grzegorz 'SZPERO' Dziamałek Age: 24 Team: Dobry&Gaming Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 468 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.70