Spirit needed double overtime on Vertigo to take home first win at ESL Pro League
Endpoint lost a big chance to win their first match at the event.
The big hope of UK Counter-Strike, Endpoint got close to delivering a big upset win at ESL Pro League Group A, but failed to close down the match in the end.
Endpoint decided that the match was set to commence on Overpass after picking the map in the veto. Something, the Brits may look back at with a bit of regret taking the result in mind. Because with 12 rounds into the first map, the score was 11-1 in the favor of Spirit.
The Russians from Spirit closed down the map through a perfect T half, where they gave up no rounds at.
The second map was much more competitive and closer as Endpoint stepped up massively showing great character following the butchery on Overpass. Things came to fruition for Endpoint after securing overtime, where they used the momentum to secure an impressive 19-17 win.
Vertigo was the last setting of the match, and here it was Endpoint in control, while Sprit was on their heels all the time, which forced them to make some questionable plays along the way.
The CIS team did manage to force the match to overtime, and despite again needing a comeback to stay alive, it was Robert "Patsi" Isyanov who made it possible for Spirit to finally rise above Endpoint and secure the victory, which was their first in Group A.
Spirit – Endpoint 2-1 | ESL Pro League Season 16 (Group A)
16-3 (Overpass) | 
s1ren – 1.92 Rating / 24-9 K-D / 129.1 ADR
17-19 (Ancient) | magixx – 1.36 Rating / 31-21 K-D / 94.4 ADR
19-19 (Vertigo) | Patsi - 1.49 Rating / 35-28 K-D / 112.1 ADR
MVP: Robert "Patsi" Isyanov - 1.36 Rating / 81-65 K-D / 98.3 ADR
