Heroic through to Semi-Finals after convincing win
The Danes continued their winning ways with a clean 2-0 win over NIP.
All four group winners at ESL Pro League are back in action today. The group A and B winners, Heroic and Ninjas in Pyjamas was first up. The winner of the match would advance directly to the Semi-Finals, while the loser would drop down to the Quarter-Finals.
The Swedish Ninjas picked Inferno as the first battleground. Here they started with a good half on their T-side but lost momentum in the second half. Heroic ended up winning the map 16-13 after a strong second half by team captain Casper 'cadiaN' Møller.
The Danes picked Nuke as the second map and left Train as the decider. A little surprise given the fact, that Heroic has looked strong on Overpass, while NIP has struggled on the map. Ninja in Pyjamas won the first half again, but with Nuke being favorable for CT-sides, the 8-7 lead was perhaps a bit too small.
In the second half Heroic again turned up in style, and left the Swedes in big problems. With both Plopski, REZ, and ztr underperforming, there was never really any doubt of the outcome of the match. Heroic win their eighth match in a row and looks like a big contender for the ESL Pro League title.
Heroic - Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 |ESL Pro League Season 13
16-13 (Inferno) TeSeS - 1.31 rating / 26-18 K-D / 86.9 ADR
16-9 (Nuke) TeSeS - 1.68 rating / 23-11 K-D / 107.1 ADR
MVP: René "TeSeS" Madsen - 1.48 rating / 49-29 K-D / 96.3 ADR
