CS: A young talent from Peking University, you want me to play professionally?

After the bomb tactic ended, Na also simultaneously deployed A long and A short, which immediately put considerable pressure on SQ.

Because NA provides them with items, they can react immediately and are not affected by the item's effects. However, this gives NA an opportunity to continue pushing forward. They cannot set up a good firing position at the beginning, which means they cannot apply pressure to the opponent from start to finish.

"I'll flash a shot, then launch a counter-attack. Once they've secured the bomb site and A main, we'll basically be trapped and beaten, with no chance to fight back."

SQ's commander was also very clear about the situation on both sides of the bomb site. Although the manufacturer did not give any opportunities at the beginning and compressed NA's attack time a lot, they also did not make any mistakes after they provided the utility, and were directly wiped out and lost in numbers.

But right now, precisely because they haven't taken the initiative to attack or engage in gunfights, if their positions are forced again when both sides have the same number of people, it will be very difficult for them.

Therefore, considering this point and the current situation on the field, SQ proactively used their last wave of items, aiming to secure a clean sweep. During this gunfight, although their confidence was fully built up after winning two consecutive rounds, there was still a difference in skill level.

In the first gunfight, both of their players at the bomb site and the two behind the smoke at A site were instantly eliminated. Even though they had aimed carefully beforehand, they only managed to secure one kill for NA.

In an instant, their defense at point A crumbled completely. This was quite a blow to SQ, because they had acted very calmly and made very rational and reasonable choices in this round.

From the opening stages to the late game, they consistently delayed the attacking team's NA, and they immediately predicted NA's final attack strategy for this round. Therefore, the players at point B and in the middle were able to quickly rotate back, which is why they were able to...

They managed to achieve a 5v5 situation with an absolute numerical advantage at the bomb site, but even in this case, during the crucial final gunfight, the difference in skill ultimately led to a 1-for-4 exchange. So, in this situation, there was nothing they could do.

After successfully eliminating the last member of SQ, A unsurprisingly won the long-range rifle point, bringing the score to 1-2.

"Don't be discouraged. We've done enough. In the next round, keep a calm mind. Don't be complacent because we got two points at the beginning, and don't be discouraged because we lost one point. Don't completely lose our previous discipline and stable shooting performance."

"Faced with such a strong opponent, we just need to do our best. That way, even if we don't win the game in the end, we will have no regrets. And in the process, we will definitely be able to absorb and learn a lot of useful things."

Most rookie teams share a common advantage: during matches, no matter how strong the opponent, their mentality doesn't fluctuate much.

Therefore, even though SQ experienced great joy and missed a match, their players' mentality was not greatly affected. On the contrary, they were eager to try again. After all, they did not feel completely powerless in the face of this absolutely strong opponent. Instead, they wanted to try more and compete, which is actually a very healthy mentality.

"Leave one person at point B and one at the middle. Our main force will remain at point A. This is the default, because they suffered significant losses when they attacked point B before, and according to standard tactics for point B, if they speed up, they will definitely succeed."

"We only have one person at point B, and we can definitely withstand that kind of firepower. In fact, they will be under a lot of pressure. If the opponent uses a mid-to-B flank tactic, we have one person in the mid lane and one at point B, which can at least delay them. After all, I believe that the opponent will not make a rash all-out breakthrough without having enough information."

It's fair to say that the reason SQ was able to stand out from their domestic competition and reach this world championship, despite their individual players not being at the absolute top level, is largely due to their coaching team's consistently clear strategy – they are truly top-tier coaches. Furthermore, their players have excellent mentality and excellent teamwork, resulting in a very strong overall team cohesion.

Their head coach, while not having conducted a very detailed, comprehensive study of NA or prepared specific tactics beforehand, still had a very clear overall understanding of the game. After playing two rounds against NA, he was very familiar with the team's typical offensive habits. Therefore, in his view, the defensive positioning that could be implemented based on this map was quite obvious.

Therefore, under these circumstances, SQ called a timeout. Although it was very early, the tactical and strategic guidance provided by their coach would greatly help them on the defensive end.

If the coach doesn't point this out, they'll still make a lot of mistakes on defense, giving the opponent opportunities. Because if they're going to make defensive decisions now, they'll tend to focus on overall control of the game rather than having a specific, targeted strategy.

However, in reality, it's clear from previous rounds that NA's attack on point B, after failing to achieve good results through a breakthrough, will inevitably lead them to change their offensive strategy. Therefore, if they make further preparations in advance, it will obviously be much less easy for NA to break through to the weak side.

"In this round, let's just have all five of us push A site. They should still be in their usual default defensive formation. Then, when we choose to break through A site together and create a numerical advantage, they definitely won't be able to withstand our first wave of attack. After we take control of A site and the bomb site, it will be very difficult for them to rotate back, and they might even directly target Baoqiang."

SQ responded, so Li Mo naturally wouldn't completely ignore NA, because he knew that the other party's call for a pause at this time was obviously meaningful.

Normally, a coach only calls a timeout after a team has suffered consecutive losses or experienced significant weaknesses in either end of the scoring spectrum. However, Na had only managed to score one point after losing two in a row, and SQ immediately called a timeout. Clearly, on one hand, they didn't want Na's players to maintain their hot streak; on the other hand, they wanted to implement a targeted tactical plan to significantly improve their chances of winning.

"We should distribute the items in two tiers, which will minimize the impact on their defensive positioning. We also need to time our two groups' gun engagements perfectly, and after breaking through, we must clear all the positions."

Choosing to accelerate the attack from A site with five players might seem like a gamble with high risk from a tactical perspective, but it is actually quite reasonable when analyzed from the actual situation of the game.

Judging from the previous rounds, SQ's defensive habits, apart from heavily defending in the pistol round, clearly indicate that they prefer a default defensive approach in the regular phase.

In this situation, even if the opposing team at A University has players at the front point, the number of defenders is very small. By using two waves of equipment and numerical superiority, they can put immense pressure on the defenders in a very short time and almost without any surprises gain a numerical advantage.

With NA employing a bomb-bursting tactic at A site, the defending SQ instantly understood the opponent's offensive intentions for this round. The number of items already proved that NA wanted to launch a strong attack and accelerate their progress from A site.

However, although they could discern the opponent's strategy from their offensive items, making a good response was extremely difficult. This was because they had three players at point A, but only one at the forward position, and that player was in a very awkward position due to the effects of the items.

What frustrates them most is that Na delivered the items in two tiers, meaning that even if the defending team can react, they won't expect there to be more items coming.

Therefore, after na made a breakthrough at A, she unsurprisingly killed one of the opponents, instantly gaining a positional advantage and successfully accelerating to the front point.

Losing one player right at the start of the round puts SQ at a significant disadvantage. If even one player at the front, with the help of their utility, could manage to catch two NA players, or even just one, it would clearly slow down the attacking team.

After all, his immediate elimination of the attackers would obviously create obstacles for Jin Dongfang, and his teammates outside the objective could then use their firing lines to further delay the attackers, or even take advantage of this timing to do more.

However, due to the elimination of the point, they were unable to mount any counterattack. They were unable to provide any assistance to their teammates or influence the overall situation. Therefore, the loss of that point meant that NA gained a significant numerical advantage.

In fact, given the current situation on the field, it's almost impossible for SQ, with only two players, to withstand the attack of five.

Although the two players at the bomb site remained relatively calm under these circumstances and coordinated a counter-attack with utility items, they were still outnumbered. Even with the help of their teammates in the middle and a crossfire line of fire from both sides, they were still outmatched.

However, because NA's utility was very well-placed, the smoke screen completely disrupted CT's firing line in the middle lane. As a result, the two CTs had no way to trade kills with NA and were both killed.

Within 20 seconds of the start, Na had already eliminated three SQ players at point A, creating a 5v2 situation. After losing another round, SQ's economy wasn't great either, so having completely lost their advantageous position, they could only choose to save their weapons with the remaining two players.

After this round, both the SQ coach and players were once again deep in thought. In their view, neither unconventional tactics nor conventional approaches seemed capable of gaining an advantage against NA most of the time.

Therefore, the biggest difference between them lies in their individual abilities, which is very evident. Thus, in this situation, they can only make arrangements step by step, since the defending side is often in a passive position because they must consider the positions.

If they were on the defensive, pushing forward against a team like NA would undoubtedly be very stressful and risky. If they were to take the initiative to do so, they would be taking on huge risks.

From a rational perspective, given the existing skill gap between the players, making such a bold attempt clearly resulted in a negative expectation value. Therefore, for SQ, even as the score gap widened in subsequent rounds, they were more inclined to make rational attempts.

Within such a healthy competitive system, we can continuously learn from experience, especially the opponent's control of details on the map and their overall strategic planning.

(End of this chapter)