The Quarter-Finals of the ESL Pro League Season 17 were filled with two intense matches as the top CS:GO teams battled it out for a chance to advance to the semi-final. FORZE couldn’t keep up with FaZe who managed to close out the series after they dominated the Russian roster on Mirage.
It was a close encounter between FORZE and FaZe who both secured their own map pick. On mirage, FaZe was simply too strong for the young and talented roster. With ropz playing lights out and karrigan opening the B site. ForZe saw themselves lose the deciding map 16-6.
.@FaZeClan prove to be too strong on the last map! They defeat @forzegg 2-1 to secure a spot in the SEMI FINALS of #ESLProLeague Season 17 ?
16-13 Inferno
14-16 Overpass
16-6 Mirage pic.twitter.com/GI0cjnC07Q— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) March 24, 2023
The following match of the day saw Heroic take on Natus Vincere, with Natus Vincere emerging victorious after a dominant performance from the world’s best Oleksandr ‘s1mple‘ Kostyliev. With the victory over Heroic, Natus Vincere will now face FaZe for a spot in the Grand Final. Starting off the series best was Natus Vincere. A decent first half on Anubis was enough for them to close out the game on the CT side. Natus Vincere won Anubis 16-13.
Moving on to Inferno. Natus Vincrere dominated the Danes who couldn’t find the momentum they needed to make the comeback on the CT side. Led by b1t, NAVI won Inferno 16-8.
.@natusvincere ARE GOING TO THE SEMI FINALS OF #ESLProLeague S17!! ?
They take down @heroicgg with a clean 2-0
16-13 Anubis
16-8 Inferno pic.twitter.com/yXC0lbRP0l— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) March 24, 2023
The Semi-Finals are set – Watch them right here:
The Semi-Finals of #ESLProLeague Season 17 are SET ?
Tomorrow we will find out which teams make it to the GRAND FINALS! ? pic.twitter.com/rMKwVDN8pW
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) March 24, 2023
