Space Soldiers bested Russia in the second semi-final of WESG World Finals, advancing to the grand final following a 2-0 victory (Cobblestone 16-6, Nuke 16-11).
The second semi-final of WESG began on Space Soldiers pick, Cobblestone. Russia's mix-team grabbed two rounds on the back of a pistol round win at the start, but they soon found themselves in trouble, failing to defend the B bombsite three times over, and began falling behind.
The Turkish side grabbed a 7-3 lead before Georgi "WorldEdit" Yaskin clutched a 1v1. The Russians managed to clinch one more in the 14th round, but Ismailcan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş ended the half at 10-5, clutching a 1v2 on A to complete his second ace in the match.
Ahmet "paz" Karahoca's triple in A ramp in the following pistol round kicked off a quick finish to the match, as only the first gunround went the other way while Space Soldiers rallied to a 16-6 win.
Things started looking dire for Russia when Space Soldiers went up 6-1 on Nuke as Terrorists, in large part thanks to Engin "ngiN" Kor's three clutches; two 1v2s and a 1v3. However, an eco win courtesy of Denis "electroNic" Sharipov's quad-kill turned the tide, as the economy shifted in the Russians' favor. Surviving the following force and anti-eco, Russia began clawing back and ended up grabbing a 9-6 lead in the first half with eight rounds in a row.
Space Soldiers responded by stringing together the first three rounds once the sides switched to make it 9-9. The two teams went back and forth until it was 11-11, when the Turks claimed a half-buy win to reset their opponents and claim five rounds in a row for a 16-11, 2-0 victory and a spot in the grand final.
WESG 2017 World FinalsBest of 3
Space Soldiers
Matchpage 2 0 17th March 2018 
Russia 16Cobblestone 6 16Nuke 11 News tags: | Space Soldiers | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşXANTARES | 50 - 36 | +14 | 103.7 | 1.58 |
| Ahmet 'paz' Karahocapaz | 47 - 29 | +18 | 87.9 | 1.31 |
| Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliMAJ3R | 31 - 34 | -3 | 83.6 | 1.18 |
| Buğra 'Calyx' ArkınCalyx | 35 - 27 | +8 | 72.0 | 1.13 |
| Engin 'ngiN' KorngiN | 29 - 27 | +2 | 62.8 | 1.12 |
| Russia | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis 'electroNic' SharipovelectroNic | 40 - 39 | +1 | 103.5 | 1.24 |
| Georgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinWorldEdit | 34 - 37 | -3 | 73.3 | 0.94 |
| Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia | 28 - 35 | -7 | 62.8 | 0.81 |
| Dmitry 'hooch' Bogdanovhooch | 27 - 41 | -14 | 61.8 | 0.66 |
| Denis 'seized' Kostinseized | 24 - 40 | -16 | 58.4 | 0.64 |
WESG 2017 World FinalsBest of 3 Space SoldiersMatchpage 2 0 17th March 2018 Russia 16Cobblestone 6 16Nuke 11
| Space Soldiers | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşXANTARES | 50 - 36 | +14 | 103.7 | 1.58 |
| Ahmet 'paz' Karahocapaz | 47 - 29 | +18 | 87.9 | 1.31 |
| Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliMAJ3R | 31 - 34 | -3 | 83.6 | 1.18 |
| Buğra 'Calyx' ArkınCalyx | 35 - 27 | +8 | 72.0 | 1.13 |
| Engin 'ngiN' KorngiN | 29 - 27 | +2 | 62.8 | 1.12 |
| Russia | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis 'electroNic' SharipovelectroNic | 40 - 39 | +1 | 103.5 | 1.24 |
| Georgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinWorldEdit | 34 - 37 | -3 | 73.3 | 0.94 |
| Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia | 28 - 35 | -7 | 62.8 | 0.81 |
| Dmitry 'hooch' Bogdanovhooch | 27 - 41 | -14 | 61.8 | 0.66 |
| Denis 'seized' Kostinseized | 24 - 40 | -16 | 58.4 | 0.64 |
Russia Engin 'ngiN' Kor 
Age: 24 Team: Space Soldiers Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 494 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.63 Ismailcan 'XANTARES' Dörtkardeş 
Age: 22 Team: Space Soldiers Rating 1.0: 1.25 Maps played: 712 KPR: 0.88 DPR: 0.69 Russia Georgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinDenis 'seized' KostinDmitry 'hooch' BogdanovDenis 'electroNic' SharipovMihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov 
Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov 
Age: 19 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 510 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.69 Ahmet 'paz' Karahoca 
Age: 20 Team: Space Soldiers Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 530 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.64 
Georgi 'WorldEdit' Yaskin 
Age: 26 Team: FlipSid3 Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 912 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.66 Space Soldiers #16 Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşBuğra 'Calyx' ArkınAhmet 'paz' KarahocaEngin 'ngiN' Kor (责任编辑：keydrop cs)
