EG eliminated at BLAST Fall Showdown; MAD Lions advance
Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz and the rest of Evil Geniuses couldn't get past MAD Lions in the playoffs.
Evil Geniuses has been thrown out of BLAST Premier Fall Showdown after suffering a devastating loss to MAD Lions. The last round-of-16 matchup at the event ended up being a tough series for the North Americans, where we saw MAD Lions round off the match 2-0.
The standout performer in the match was MAD Lions Volodymyr 'Woro2k' Veletniuk, who dismantled the EG players time after time, round after round. The young Ukrainian ended the battle with a 1.41 Rating and 52 kills. The win means that MAD Lions will take on G2 in the next round – On paper, a much tougher opponent than Evil Geniuses.
MAD Lions – Evil Geniuses (2-0) | BLAST Premier Fall Showdown
16-13 (Nuke) | Brehze – 1.24 Rating / 23-19 K-D / 83.1 ADR
16-12 (Dust2) | Woro2k – 1.67 Rating / 28-16 K-D / 106.6 ADR
MVP: Volodymyr 'Woro2k' Veletniuk – 1.41 Rating / 52-34 K-D / 88.2 ADR