Defining Moments: SK vs. Astralis

We revisit another key round win from SK, this time from their group stage match against Astralis. Epitacio "TACO" de Melo walked us through an overtime clutch on the B site that allowed the Brazilians to take the game in the latest episode of Defining Moments.

The Dust2 match between SK and Astralis has been dubbed as one of the best maps of the Major, and such maps often have exciting rounds and important clutches. To find out more about one of those rounds, we got hold of Epitacio "⁠TACO⁠" de Melo from SK.

The round in question was in overtime, with the Danish team leading 17-16 and on the brink of finishing their CT half with a 3-0 score. The round came down to some fakes, a B push and then Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo and Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga holding off the retake in a 2v3. Find out how it all went down from TACO's perspective:

In previous episodes of the series, we went over two rounds from Liquid, one against FlipSid3 and one against EnVyUs, while the first episode was about two key rounds from SK's win over FaZe—be sure to check them out.

Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo Age: 22 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 343 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.65 Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzMarkus 'Kjaerbye' Kjærbye Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga Age: 25 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 476 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.68 Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo Age: 25 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 480 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.60 SK #3 Ricardo 'fox' PachecoGabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de Melo