In the second semi-final of the day the Danes from Astralis were about to face the German-American mix of NRG eSports. Astralis removed both de_cobblestone and de_train, while NRG removed de_overpass and de_infero. That means de_dust2, de_train and – if needed – de_mirage are the maps for this matchup.
NRG eSports started as attackers on de_dust2, building up for that B side go but failed to succeed. The first gun round looked way better for NRG as they managed to plant the bomb to secure their first round. Failing to find the frags they need, Astralis quickly managed to build up a 09:01 lead over the German-American mix. Finally, in the eleventh round, NRG managed to plant the bomb at B site – down to a two on two – to secure their second round on the scoreboard. Eventually the Danish team closed out the first half with 12:03. Winning the pistol round, Astralis quickly sealed the deal with 16:03 for the first map win in the series.
Starting as defenders on de_train, NRG lost the pistol despite Johannes "tabseN" Wodarz's efforts. The gun round however was a much closer story, thanks to René "cajunb" Borg's last minute kill on the defusing defender, the Danes now had four rounds on their scoreboard. A double AWP setup in the fourth round also failed to stop Astralis run but thanks to Fatih "gob b" Dayik NRG managed to defuse the bomb in the end. Winning the 10th round, NRG now had the chance to reset Astralis' economy. The Danes managed to plant the bomb before getting taken out for the crucial second round and therefore the reset. Miscommunicating in a two on two situation, Astralis managed to slip away in order to plant the bomb thanks to a team flash onto gob b. Sadly, the mix team then missed the shots in the 13th round, leaving the defending site with 03:12 in favor of the Danes after the first half. Losing the pistol once again, NRG then managed to take the second round of the second half. Blows were traded left and right until just9n managed to kill the last defender, surviving with 1 HP left, keeping the hope, the turnaround alive. Building up more and more momentum, round after round slipped away from the Danes until the 23rd round. Securing the following round too, NRG only had pistols and grenades with one scout to work with at match point. Fully committing to the B site, blows were traded until just9n was left for a one on two. He managed to grab one kill with an AWP he picked up, but got killed right after his peak.