On February 15, Beijing time, the FPX team from China made its debut in the Intrepid Pre-season Invitational against the KC team in the EMEA division. After three rounds of battle, FPX lost 1-2 to KC and unfortunately eliminated.
BO3 first inning
The map is a new map selected by FPX to Lotus Ancient City, and KC is the defender.
In the first half, after losing two rounds of the opening attack, FPX began to catch up in the long gun round, and the two sides played wonderful kills in the fourth and fifth FPX rounds, and nizhaoTZH's phantom directly hit a KC timeout. After KC's timeout, KC's defense began to "heat up", winning four straight rounds to end the first half.
In the second half, FPX "failed miserably" in the second half, scoring only two points. KC's offensive marksmanship was very accurate, and he directly made the score 13-6 to win the first game.
BO3 second inning
The map is a hermit retreat chosen by KC, and FPX is the defensive side.
FPX started with four points in the first half, and KC only pulled one point back in the Long Gun round. After FPX collapsed the KC economy, it failed to grasp it and was chased back by KC. At the end of the sixth inning, FPX called a timeout, and the two sides kept going back and forth for the last six innings of the first half, biting the score to death.
In the second half, the FPX attackers continued to extend their advantage, and although they lost a few points to KC in the endgame, FPX still won the game 13-8.
BO3 third inning
In the third game, the map is Deep Sea Maze, and FPX is the defender.
In the first half, FPX was still overtaken by KC in the losing streak of long gun games, and near the end of the first half, FPX began to recover two points, controlling the first-half score to 5-7, a two-point difference.
FPX scored only one point in the second half, and the KC team sang all the way to win this BO3.