Complexity head to the Showdown; what went wrong against Astralis?
With the signing of Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski in the most recent Rostermania, it looked like there were no downsides for Complexity. At the start of BLAST Fall Groups, Michael "Grim" Wince told Dust2.us "I would say that we don't have any new roles just because EliGE is a one-for-one, plug-and-play with FaNg's roles" and on the opening day against Ninjas in Pyjamas, it looked like an ideal fit.
Beating the Europeans 2-1, EliGE lead the way in his debut matchup with a 1.35 rating but that would be the height of Complexity's success in Copenhagen. Losing to Major Champions Vitality, their rematch against NiP, and finally to the new-look Astralis, we take a look at what went wrong for Complexity today against their Danish foes.
A rough day at the office for JT
While fragging has never been the most important element of IGL's game, Complexity's South African leader Johhny "JT" Theodosiou struggled to an alarming degree today across the series. Failing to break double digits in either series, JT finished with a 15-39 stat line, posting just two kills in the first half on Vertigo. Fragging may not be the most important weapon in an IGL's arsenal, but the calling today seemed lacklustre too as Complexity posted just three T-side rounds on their own map pick of Overpass.
blameF, the brick wall
Sometimes, your opponent is just having a good day. Unfortunately for Complexity, Benjamin "blameF" Bremer had a great day against his former organization. Across the first 15 rounds on Overpass, the Dane put up a 20-5 statline with a whopping 140 ADR to completely shutout Complexity's offensive efforts. It was a similar story in the second half of Vertigo on map 1, as the 26-year-old led the server with a 1.36 rating. When a top star like blameF is going off in that fashion it can be really difficult to find another avenue into a game, especially when it's Nicolai "device" Reedtz you're running into on the other side of the map.
What's next?
There is no rest for the wicked in our wild world of professional Counter-Stirke. Complexity head to Germany next, with their IEM Cologne campaign kicking off in the Play-in stage against fnatic on July 26. While many top teams have made changes, the North Americans, like some other squads, just seem to need some more time to figure themselves out with their new team. Five days is not a lot of time to fix major errors, but the glimpses of potential have been evident.
