Only four teams remain in the ESL Barcelona Invitational, as Vexed and EnVyUs have been ousted from the competition and Astralis took the first hit at the hands of G2.

In the second half of the day fnatic threw Astralis and Envy into the ring. The two fought on de_mirage for control over the future match-ups, as well as another life.

The Frenchmen began on the Terrorist side and took a solid eight rounds on the offence, but Astralis's response was too much to handle, as the Danes powered to a nearly perfect T side of their own, only conceding a single round throughout the half.

ESL Barcelona CS:GO Invitational presented by Mobile World CongressBest of 1 EnvyMatchpage 9 16 20th February 2016 Astralis 9Mirage 16 News tags:

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS	18 - 17	+1	65.6	1.01
Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK-	14 - 17	-3	86.2	0.99
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	16 - 17	-1	70.7	0.97
Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX	11 - 20	-9	61.6	0.74
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	10 - 20	-10	46.5	0.69

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	25 - 11	+14	101.0	1.68
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	24 - 15	+9	105.6	1.64
René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb	17 - 16	+1	70.6	1.03
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	15 - 13	+2	69.3	1.02
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	10 - 14	-4	61.4	0.98

ESL Barcelona CS:GO Invitational presented by Mobile World CongressBest of 1 EnvyMatchpage 9 16 20th February 2016 Astralis 9Mirage 16

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS	18 - 17	+1	65.6	1.01
Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK-	14 - 17	-3	86.2	0.99
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	16 - 17	-1	70.7	0.97
Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX	11 - 20	-9	61.6	0.74
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	10 - 20	-10	46.5	0.69

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	25 - 11	+14	101.0	1.68
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	24 - 15	+9	105.6	1.64
René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb	17 - 16	+1	70.6	1.03
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	15 - 13	+2	69.3	1.02
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	10 - 14	-4	61.4	0.98

As expected from the Danish coalition, Dignitas were chosen as the next contender alongside Vexed, whom Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen's squad beat yesterday quite confidently 16-7 on de_mirage.

That time it was even more one-sided, as it came down to Dignitas's home map, de_cbble. For the first time in the tournament it was not Markus "⁠Kjaerbye⁠" Kjærbye leading the way but the other young gun, Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke, who also had a quick spraydown ace during their 12-3 CT side.

ESL Barcelona CS:GO Invitational presented by Mobile World CongressBest of 1 DignitasMatchpage 16 5 20th February 2016 Vexed 16Cobblestone 5

Dignitas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Kristian 'k0nfig' Wieneckek0nfig	26 - 14	+12	121.0	1.78
Jesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannTENZKI	20 - 13	+7	117.1	1.62
Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelRUBINO	19 - 9	+10	82.1	1.40
Mathias 'MSL' LauridsenMSL	17 - 13	+4	73.7	1.09
Markus 'Kjaerbye' KjærbyeKjaerbye	11 - 10	+1	65.3	1.05

Vexed	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Damian 'Furlan' KislowskiFurlan	19 - 18	+1	89.2	1.23
Dominik 'GruBy' SwiderskiGruBy	16 - 19	-3	76.0	0.96
Karol 'rallen' Rodowiczrallen	8 - 17	-9	45.3	0.60
Karol 'repo' Cybulskirepo	10 - 20	-10	59.4	0.53
Bartosz 'Hyper' WolnyHyper	6 - 19	-13	53.8	0.39

Astralis and G2 were up next, once again on de_dust2, where the two already met early on during the first day, and it came down to the last round in the first overtime.

The French-Belgian lineup started off the better that time around, winning 6-0 before Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen and company replied with two on the back of René "⁠cajunb⁠" Borg's clutch round.

It didn't seem to kickstart the Danes however, as G2 stormed to a 12-3 halftime score as CT. It didn't end as quickly as expected though, as Astralis came back to 13-13 before dropping the ball at the end.

ESL Barcelona CS:GO Invitational presented by Mobile World CongressBest of 1 AstralisMatchpage 13 16 20th February 2016 G2 13Dust2 16

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	24 - 22	+2	89.5	1.17
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	20 - 22	-2	74.0	0.95
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	20 - 21	-1	65.8	0.94
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	9 - 22	-13	55.9	0.66
René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb	12 - 26	-14	54.8	0.60

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	31 - 18	+13	125.2	1.57
Kévin 'Ex6TenZ' DroolansEx6TenZ	21 - 16	+5	73.4	1.19
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	21 - 16	+5	78.2	1.19
Edouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxSmithZz	23 - 18	+5	83.9	1.17
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	17 - 17	0	63.2	1.05

G2 decided to go rogue from that point on, as they pitted alliance members Envy and fnatic up against each other to end the day on a slow, mourning note.

The Frenchmen didn't stand a chance in a match they needed to win to survive, only Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire stepped up to the plate on de_train, as EnVyUs quickly started drowning before fnatic put a stop to the suffering at 16-7.

ESL Barcelona CS:GO Invitational presented by Mobile World CongressBest of 1 fnaticMatchpage 16 7 20th February 2016 Envy 16Train 7

fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Robin 'flusha' Rönnquistflusha	22 - 10	+12	99.0	1.63
Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonKRIMZ	18 - 11	+7	94.1	1.48
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	20 - 13	+7	93.3	1.48
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	19 - 12	+7	69.1	1.31
Jesper 'JW' WecksellJW	14 - 16	-2	70.2	1.00

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX	20 - 17	+3	110.5	1.31
Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS	15 - 19	-4	63.0	0.76
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	11 - 18	-7	56.2	0.62
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	9 - 19	-10	51.8	0.46
Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK-	6 - 20	-14	41.0	0.36

With day two coming to an end, we are down to only half of the teams standing, with all four of them at two lives left:

Team	Matches	Lives
Astralis	4	2
fnatic	5	2
G2	4	2
Dignitas	4	2
5.	Envy - €5,500	5	0
6.	Vexed - €3,500	4	0
7.	gBots - €1,500	3	0
8.	x6tence - €500	3	0

One of the Danish teams will go down to only one after the first match tomorrow, as the two will face each other for the first time in the tournament.

gBots #22 David 'Kairi' de MiguelChristian 'loWel' Garcia AntoranRubén 'TorPe' Jesús Gómez RodríguezOscar 'mixwell' CañellasNatanael 'kanarito' Ródenas Betancort x6tence #23 Antonio 'FlipiN' Rivas del ReyRajohn 'EasTor' LinatoMiguel 'Blastinho' LlombartAlfredo 'enanoks' AlvarezAaron 'nmt' Awad René 'cajunb' Borg Age: 26 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 614 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.64 fnatic #1 Olof 'olofmeister' KajbjerDennis 'dennis' EdmanRobin 'flusha' RönnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson Markus 'Kjaerbye' Kjærbye Age: 17 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 438 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.65 Vexed #21 Karol 'rallen' RodowiczBartosz 'Hyper' WolnyKarol 'repo' CybulskiDamian 'Furlan' KislowskiDominik 'GruBy' Swiderski Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 25 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 666 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.69 Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen Age: 21 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 690 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.72 Kristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke Age: 18 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 194 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.68 Dignitas #7 Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelJesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannMathias 'MSL' LauridsenMarkus 'Kjaerbye' KjærbyeKristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke Astralis #4 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenRené 'cajunb' BorgAndreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenNicolai 'device' Reedtz Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire Age: 22 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 698 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.71 G2 #11 Richard 'shox' PapillonKévin 'Ex6TenZ' DroolansCédric 'RpK' GuipouyEdouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxAdil 'ScreaM' Benrlitom Envy #3 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieyKenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireVincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer