Fnatic strikes back at ESL Pro League
The Swedes came out on top against Evil Geniuses to take their first victory in the Group of Death.
After five straight defeats, two of them in the ESL Pro League, Fnatic is back to winning ways after a 2-1 victory against Evil Geniuses.
On Train the new addition to the Swedish roster, Jack 'Jackinho' Ström Mattsson played his best map for his new team to help the struggling Swedes to win the map comfortably 16-11.
The momentum did not carry over to Inferno, where 'oBo' continued his impressive start for EG. The young American has had a fine debut tournament for Evil Geniuses, and was together with Tarik 'tarik' Celik impossible to control for Fnatic, who lost their CT-side 12-3, before going 4-4 in the second half to lose the map.
Mirage was the setting for the decider. Unknown territory for EG, who had not played the map in a competitive match with their new roster yet. Again it was the newcomers on both teams 'Jackinho' and 'oBo' who were instrumental in the match. After some very tight rounds in the first half, 'Jackinho' and Fnatic slowly but surely began to break EG and went from 9-11 to a 16-11 win after some very fast-paced rounds.
The loss is a devastating blow for Evil Geniuses' hope of advancing in the tournament, while Fnatic keeps the dream alive, though the Swedes will need a small miracle to progress in the tournament with both Astralis and Virtus.pro waiting in their last two matches in Group D.
Fnatic - Evil Geniuses 2-1 (16-11, 7-16, 16-11)
MVP: Owen 'oBo' Schlatter - 1.27 rating / 63-46 K-D / 88.6 ADR
