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.pro
Matchpage 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 |
Paweł 'innocent' Mocek 
Age: 22 Team: Dobry&Gaming Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 508 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.69 Paweł 'byali' Bieliński 
Age: 22 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 829 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.65 Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' Jarząbkowski 
Age: 28 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 942 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.69