Virtus.pro are through to the grand final at SL i-League Invitational #1 after defeating Dobry&Gaming 2-0 (16-11 on Mirage and 16-12 on Dust2).

The series began on Mirage, which is known to be a very strong map for Virtus.pro, and the Polish giants got off to a strong start, winning the pistol round with a fast A split and following it up with the corresponding anti-ecos.

After a considerable break due to technical problems, Virtus.pro were back at it as they secured the first full gun round thanks to a 1vs2 clutch from Paweł "⁠byali⁠" Bieliński. They were, however, unable to build on that as they were caught off-guard by Dobry&Gaming's eco. Paweł "⁠innocent⁠" Mocek's men snowballed that win into an impressive streak of 10 rounds before Virtus.pro claimed the final round of the half with an all-out apartment push to reduce the deficit to 5-10.

The second half followed the same trend as the first, with Virtus.pro winning the opening three rounds with ease. The first gun round then went Dobry&Gaming's way, but Virtus.pro hit back right after, resetting the economy of their opponents.

Virtus.pro secure grand final spot 

Down 11-13, Dobry&Gaming had a great chance to get back into the game but spurned a 4vs2 situation, with Jarosław "⁠pashaBiceps⁠" Jarząbkowski emerging victorious in a 1vs2 clutch. Later on, the Polish AWPer would prove to be crucial once again, stopping D&G's B push to give Virtus.pro a 16-11 victory.

Map two was Dust2, which Virtus.pro had played just five times since the start of the year. Still, that did not keep them from putting up a strong display on the Terrorist side, storming to a 7-3 lead even after losing the first two rounds of the map. Still, D&G rallied back during the final stages of the half, bringing the deficit to a minimum before swtiching to the offensive side.

Virtus.pro began the second half by winning the pistol round and getting out to a 9-7 lead. A third-round buy from D&G then proved successful and allowed them to restore parity. The game then entered a highly-contested period as rounds went back and forth, but with the scoreline 12-12 Virtus.pro simply ran away with the lead and locked down the map 16-12.

SL i-League Invitational #1Best of 3 Virtus.proMatchpage 2 0 21st May 2016 Dobry&Gaming 16Mirage 11 16Dust2 12

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax	46 - 30	+16	78.3	1.34
Paweł 'byali' Bielińskibyali	41 - 36	+5	86.5	1.18
Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ	38 - 35	+3	77.3	1.11
Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskipashaBiceps	38 - 40	-2	75.8	1.05
Filip 'NEO' KubskiNEO	32 - 37	-5	70.4	0.94

Dobry&Gaming	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekSZPERO	44 - 35	+9	74.7	1.17
Jacek 'MINISE' JeziakMINISE	37 - 40	-3	78.2	1.01
Mikołaj 'mouz' Karolewskimouz	31 - 38	-7	76.9	0.93
Michał 'MICHU' MüllerMICHU	36 - 41	-5	76.1	0.88
Paweł 'innocent' Mocekinnocent	30 - 41	-11	57.5	0.73