The second Bo3-series of the day within Group A in the ESL Pro League Season 15 was between Entropiq and the orgless roster called 'Looking For Org'. Going into the series it was clear who the favorites were, as Looking For Org were yet to have won a match in Group A. The Australians were also challenged once the Bo3-series got underway. From start to finish it was clear that Entropiq had the overhand and were the more cohesive roster all in all. With two fast-paced victories on Dust 2 and Ancient, it was the CIS-roster of Entropiq to collect their second victory in Group A in a 2-0 fashion. 

The first map of the Bo3-series took place on Dust 2 and was chosen by the Australians. Already from early on it was clear that the CT-sided Entropiq roster had little trouble containing the offense of Looking For Org. A cohesive CT-sided performance from "NickelBack" and his troops concluded at the scoreline of 12-3. All Entropiq had to do in the second half of Dust 2 was to finish what they had started. Despite a strong start to the second half from the Australians, Entropiq managed to close out the first map of the series without too much difficulty. At the scoreline of 16-7, Dust 2 went the way of Entropiq. 

The second map of the Bo3-series was Ancient and was, of course, picked by Entropiq. When looking at the numbers it is by far the best map for the CIS roster that currently has a 75% win rate on Ancient in the past three months (16 maps). Once the map had begun it was, surprisingly, the Australians to start Ancient the strongest. A respectable CT-sided performance meant a 9-6 lead, in favor of Looking For Org, going into the second half of Ancient. Whilst the first half was close, the second half was a completely different story. A one-sided affair saw Entropiq take home Ancient at the scoreline of 16-9 and thereby claim their second victory of ESL Pro League Season 15. 

Entropiq - LookingForOrg 2-0 | ESL Pro League Season 15 (Group A)

16-7 (Dust2) | {cflag:RU} El1an – 1.63 Rating / 21-10 K-D / 100.3 ADR

16-9 (Ancient) | {cflag:RU} El1an – 1.59 Rating / 24-12 K-D / 96.0 ADR

MVP: {cflag:RU} Aleksei "El1an" Gusev – 1.61 Rating / 45-22 K-D / 98.1 ADR

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NickelBack

Entropiq

2022 starts as 2021 finished. Another all-CIS Grand Final is about to take place, when Gambit face Entropiq at Funspark Ulti 2021 Finals.

There is $150.000 in first prize, while 2nd place take home respectable $50.000.

Gambit Esports

The series began with Entropiq’s map pick of Ancient, but it was Astralis who started in the lead, as they established a strong CT side where Entropiq struggled to find holes in the Astralis defense. Entropiq stopped a series from the offense late in the first half and went on a five-round winning streak, but couldn't stop the Danish squad from taking the advantage in the first half. Entropiq kept their momentum in the second half, winning the pistol and converting. But Astralis began to find their right footing, picking up three rounds in a row and snowballed to a 16-13 victory.

Onto the second map of Nuke, Astralis being completely wiped off the first half by a dominant Entropiq side. An outstanding defense on the CT side could see Entropiq go up 11-4 in a half where Astralis struggled hard to find any solutions on the offense. In the end, Entropiq closed out the Danish squad by winning Nuke 16-8, sending the match to a third deciding map.

In a dramatic last map, Entropiq managed to win the match. Several rounds of the match could have gone both ways, but in the end, it was El1an and company to seal the deal and win the series.

The victory for Entropiq sets them up with a match against ECSTATIC

in the Lower final, while Astralis is out of the tournament. 

Astralis - Entropiq (1-2) | Funspark ULTI Finals

16-13 (Ancient) | {cflag:DK} gla1ve - 1.46 Rating / 28-17 K-D / 108.6 ADR

8-16 (Nuke) | {cflag:RU} NickelBack - 1.64 Rating / 26-12 K-D / 105.0 ADR

13-16 (Overpass) | {cflag:RU} El1an - 1.94 Rating / 37-14 K-D / 106.6 ADR

MVP: {cflag:RU} Igor "Forester" Bezotecheskiy - 1.31 Rating / 69-50 K-D / 89.2 ADR

Forester

gla1ve

El1an

Astralis

The Grand Final started on Vertigo, which was picked by Gambit despite this being the battleground upon which they last fell against Entropiq at the PGL Major Stockholm.

It looked great for Entropiq early on as they took the first four rounds of the map, but as soon as the rifles came out for Gambit it was clear why they picked this map. The Nafany-led squad was very map-dominant especially towards the ramp, denying a lot of space and information for Entropiq, and taking the half 9-6.

The second half was very similar to the first. Entropiq secured the pistol and converted the following two, but when sh1ro and his soldiers got their favorite firearms, it was game over for Entropiq. Gambit secured the map at 16-10.

To try to even the score at 1-1 Entropiq had picked Ancient, a map that they have embraced from the start and are undefeated on at the V4 Future Sports Festival.

Unfortunately for Entropiq, Gambit are also very well versed on this map, which was apparent right from the get-go. Gambit dictated the pace of the first half completely and looked very prepared for exactly the style of Ancient that Entropiq wanted to play. Entropiq was down 11-4 at the break.

The second half started poorly for Entropiq as they soon found themselves down 14-5. Through great effort from “Forester” and “El1an”, the Entropiq-side was able to make a comeback look doable as they clawed their way back to 15-12. It was just barely not enough as “Ax1Le” put the final nail in the Entropiq coffin after a 1v2 clutch, which concluded the map at 16-12 in favor of Gambit.

The third map of Overpass was do-or-die for Entropiq if they wanted to keep hopes of a Grand Final win alive. And they really went out and did. “NickelBack” and his squad made Gambit look like a tier 3 team in the first half as they did whatever they wanted, with Gambit having no answers. Especially “Krad” looked like a man with a mission, and that mission was to humiliate Gambit. He ended the half with 24 frags, which fueled Entropiq to a 13-2 half.

But the second half showed us that Gambit had been playing possum in the first 15 rounds. It was now their turn to make Entropiq look stumped. The comeback was on, and Gambit crept closer and closer to their opponents, and for a moment it looked like we might have overtime on the cards. But at the scoreline 15-13 Entropiq executed a classic B-rush and removed the Gambit defense swiftly. The map concluded at 16-13 in favor of Entropiq who were now looking for the reverse sweep.

The next map up was Mirage. The last time the two sides faced each other on this map Gambit steamrolled Entropiq in flawless 16-0 fashion. This was not happening again as Entropiq secured the first round of the game and could breathe a sigh of relief. They took advantage of the pistol win, and the momentum from winning Overpass and got ahead 5-1. Gambit pushed back, and it looked like the luck might have run out for the Entropiq side. But they kept their chin up and went to break with a commanding 10-5 lead.

Gambit had to strap on their hard hats and really go to work to make this comeback a reality. Taking the pistol win and converting it was a step in the right direction for them, but as soon as the rifles came out Entropiq had their number. “NickelBack” and co. took the map 16-7 and are going into the decider map Dust2 with extreme momentum.

The decider was the most iconic map in Counter-Strike history: Dust2. After a knife round win Gambit chose to start on the CT-side where they showed us why they are the world's #3. They picked up the first seven rounds giving up only half a dozen frags in the process. The rest of the half wasn’t much better for Entropiq as they only managed to pick up three rounds before the break. 

Entropiq only managed one round on their CT-side before Gambit was able to close the map at 16-4.

Gambit is therefore the winners of the V4 Future Sports Festival!

Gambit – Entropiq 3-2 | V4 Future Sports Festival

16-10 (Vertigo) | {cflag:RU} sh1ro – 1.43 Rating / 22-13 K-D / 90.4 ADR

16-12 (Ancient) | {cflag:RU} Ax1Le – 1.56 Rating / 29-15 K-D / 96.5 ADR

13-16 (Overpass) | {cflag:RU} Krad – 1.57 Rating / 33-20 K-D / 112.3 ADR

7-16 (Mirage) | {cflag:RU} NickelBack – 1.76 Rating / 26-12 K-D / 113.8 ADR

16-4 (Dust2) | {cflag:KZ} Hobbit – 2.05 Rating / 26-10 K-D / 139.9 ADR

{cflag:KZ} Abay "Hobbit" Khasenov | 1.27 Rating / 102-86 K-D / 96.9 ADR

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sh1ro

Ax1Le

Krad

Hobbit

So we all know who is the best AWPers, in-game leaders, and riflers out there, right?

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But who makes the difference in the shadows? Who drops weapons at crucial times? We have asked some of the best in the business to tell us what makes a good support player, and who they think fills that role perfectly.

1. [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/interz","isNewTab":true,"text":"Timofey 'interz' Yakushin"}] - 27.5%

2. [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/perfecto","isNewTab":true,"text":"Ilya 'perfecto' Zalutskiy"}] - 25.6%

3. [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/sh1ro","isNewTab":true,"text":"Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolov"}] - 22.9%

4. [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/bymas","isNewTab":true,"text":"Aurimas 'Bymas' Pipiras"}] - 22.8%

5. [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/jks","isNewTab":true,"text":"Justin 'jks' Savage"}] 22.4%

interz

Perfecto

Natus Vincere

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The third qualifier for the Legends Stage has been found at the PGL Stockholm Major, with Entropiq’s 2-1 win over the Danes from Heroic. The result means that the Russian side will join the likes of Copenhagen Flames and FaZe, who booked their spot yesterday.

In today’s bo3 matchup between Heroic and Entropiq, it was the Danes who took control and started the match on top, despite being on Entropiq’s map pick of Ancient. The great start was followed up by a stellar T-side from cadiaN’s troops, where we saw the captain himself post a 12-5 K-D / 1.76 Rating scoreline, which resulted in a 16-10 win.

The fact that Heroic took first blood and went up 1-0, seemed to mean nothing for Entropiq. Because in the next two maps, the #19 team in the world showed impeccable character and managed to set up a stellar resweep on Nuke (16-14) and Mirage (16-4). Entropiq now enters the Legends Stage, while Heroic must try again tomorrow to secure a ticket for the next stage.

Entropiq - Heroic 2-1 | PGL Stockholm Major Challengers Stage

10-16 (Ancient) | {cflag:DK} refrezh – 1.27 Rating / 19-14 K-D / 76.7 ADR

16-14 (Nuke) | {cflag:DK} cadiaN – 1.32 Rating / 22-15 K-D / 75.9 ADR

16-4 (Mirage) | {cflag:RU} NickelBack – 1.88 Rating / 21-9 K-D / 112.2 ADR

MVP: {cflag:RU} Aleksey “NickelBack” Trofimov – 1.19 Rating / 54-44 K-D / 78.2 ADR

Heroic

The Russian squad from Entropiq are the champions of Malta Vibes after taking down ENCE 2-1 in the Grand final on Dust2 (19-16) and Vertigo (16-8).

ENCE were leading 15-7 on the opening map of the series and felt like they had already won the map. But then Entropiq suddenly picked themselves up and ripped apart ENCE, winning 12 of the next 13 rounds to secure the map in overtime. On ENCE’s map pick of Ancient, the European squad answered back and came out on top after a very close affair that surprised fans due to Entropiq’s recent troubles on the map. On the deciding map, ENCE had a hard time on the T-side and couldn’t break through Entropiq’s defense that just was too good, resulting in a 16-8 victory for the Russian-side to claim the title and secure the grand prize of $25.000.

Entropiq’s NickelBack played a massive role in the series and lead the scoreboard for his team with a 1.11 Rating.

 Trofimov | 1.11 Rating – 80.0 ADR – 68-59 K/D.  

Next time we’ll see Entropiq in action, will be at the ESL Pro League, where their campaign in Group D kicks off on 1st September at 16:45 (CET) against FURIA.

ENCE

The first map was on Mirage, which was picked by Entropiq.

And the Russian organization got themselves a fantastic start as they were leading 7-3 after the first ten rounds as the T side.

But the Flames came back in the game and were only down by one after the first half on Mirage.

In the second half, the map became a thriller as Copenhagen Flames played a great T side, and after the first twenty-eight round the score was 14-14, and you had the feeling that the Flames had some sort of momentum with them after a great comeback.

But Entropiq were too strong in the last two rounds, and ended up winning the first map 16-14, but with a more competitive game than was expected.

The fifty-first floor was where the next game would be played, and the Danes came out very strong.

They were leading 8-0 and they seemed unbeatable with nicoodoz with his AWP, who provided fantastic kills, especially in the first ten rounds.

Then Entropiq woke up from sleep, but the Flames were too strong and the first half on Vertigo ended 11-4 to the Flames, and a big comeback was required if they didn’t want to play the deciding map on Nuke.

And they did very well as the T side, as they won the second half 10-5, but it wasn’t enough for Entropiq, therefore a third map was required after the 16-14 win for the Flames on Vertigo.

The third map became the decider, and the Flames got the best start again with 7-0 this time before Entropiq woke up from their sleep, when they were down 1-9. A big comeback was required, and that was what we got from Entropiq.

Entropiq was 15-1 after they were down 1-9, which means that they won the map with an impressive 16-10 after the perfect comeback!

Entropiq – Copenhagen Flames 2-1 | Spring Sweet Spring 2

16-14 (Mirage) | NickelBack – 1.55 Rating / 31-17 K-D / 101.9 ADR

14-16 (Vertigo) |Krad – 1.43 Rating / 29-23 K-D / 107.4 ADR

16-10 (Nuke) | Lack1 – 1.52 Rating / 25-16 K-D / 98.3 ADR

Aleksey ”NickelBack” Trofimov – 1.33 Rating / 73-53 K-D / 92.9 ADR

Lack1

Copenhagen Flames

The former ex-Winstrike Team showed that they were strong in April, where the roster won the ESEA Premier Season 36 Europe and the Dell Gaming League Season 2. They came second in the Snow Sweet Snow 3 after a defeat against mousesports in the final.

The roster signed with Entropiq on May 10th, where they have won three out of their first four games for the new organization, with one of the wins being against s1mple´s troops from Natus Vincere.

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The new Entropiq roster is going to compete in two events today in the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 1 and EPIC League CIS 2021.

Alexey ”NickelBack” Trofimov (In-Game leader)

Andrey “XomA” Mironenko (Assistant coach)

hooch

Xoma

ex-Winstrike

The ex-Winstrike roster has been without an organization for over a month now, after the Russians left the Winstrike organization on the 31st of March, owing to a disputed controversy concerning “constant breaches of contractual obligations”.

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However, the promising star AWPer Aleksey "⁠El1an⁠" Gusev and the rest of the roster has finally found a new org, as the Czech’s from Entropiq has decided to acquire the entire roster, they confirm on Twitter.  

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- In the last few days, we had very intense talks about assembling a new international CS:GO team. I believe that this roster, comprised of CIS players, will excel in representing us at major global events.

At Entropiq, we have the highest goals, and one of them is to celebrate major success on the international level. We keep growing and expanding, and I am very pleased that, while still a young organization, we have already been able to land such a high-profile team. 

- Entropiq's Managing Director, Ondřej Drebota quotes after the signing.

In yesterday's Grand Final at Spring Sweet Spring 1, The Russian IGL at EPG Family Alexey "NickelBack" Trofimov totally outsmarted his opponent with an outstanding 1v1 clutch. The 23-year-old in-game leader rotated all the way from Jungle to B-apartments, without giving a single clue to the unsuspecting and puzzled forZe player Aleksandr "KENSI" Gurkin. 

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EPG Family

forZe

At first the commentators are wondering what NickelBack is doing in the eco-round. But as the action unfolds, they learn the genius play from the Russian, who managed to win an early eco-round for EPG Family in the Grand Final at Spring Sweet Spring against forZe.

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