NiP see off Virtus.pro to win TECHLABS

23-3-2013 18:36

Ninjas in Pyjamas came out on top of TECHLABS 2013 in Moscow with a 16-10 victory over Virtus.pro in the Grand Final.

Having come from the Upper Bracket, NiP had the advantage of needing just one map to win the tournament, while Virtus.pro, who had defeated ESC Gaming in the Consolidation Final, required two maps to get their hands on the $8,000 cheque.

It was the Swedish team who came ou the brighter, winning the pistol round, but some sloppy play from them almost cost them the second round before Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund won the decisive 1-on-1.

After NiP made it 3-0, Virtus.pro finally started gaining some ground, inspired by Sergey "Fox" Stolyarov, who was showing all his AWPing skills. The home side also opted for some aggressive moves with early pushes in some rounds, which caught NiP's players by surprise and put the Russia-based team up 7-3.

The Swedes then finally managed to recover but they were still getting picked off early in the rounds. In the 12th round, NiP found themselves in a 2-on-4 situation, but still managed to come out on top, with Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg taking down three players after being left alone. The next round followed the same trend, but this time around it was Adam "friberg" Friberg to get three kills.

Fox picked up some impressive AWP frags during the final

NiP eventually managed to take the score to 8-7 in their favour, but they knew that things would not be easy for them as they would have to play on the CT side now. Alesund came out strongly in the pistol round, getting a triple kill which paved the way for his team to win the round.

After the second round also went NiP's way, Virtus.pro decided to buy, but their rush onto the A site from catwalk was stopped by Richard "Xizt" Landström and Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson.

NiP kept picking up round after round as Virtus.pro looked a bit off the pace after the break, and in the end the Swedish team ran out 16-10 victors to clinch the TECHLABS trophy.

TECHLABS Cup 2013Best of 1

Ninjas in Pyjamas

Matchpage

23rd March 2013

Virtus.pro

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Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund GeT_RiGhT	26 - 16	+10	-	-	1.44
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg f0rest	21 - 19	+2	-	-	1.12
Richard 'Xizt' Landström Xizt	19 - 18	+1	-	-	0.97
Adam 'friberg' Friberg friberg	16 - 19	-3	-	-	0.91
Robin 'Fifflaren' Johansson Fifflaren	14 - 16	-2	-	-	0.90

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev AdreN	25 - 20	+5	-	-	1.28
Kyrylo 'ANGE1' Karasiow ANGE1	20 - 21	-1	-	-	0.96
Sergey 'Fox' Stolyarov Fox	16 - 16	0	-	-	0.92
Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov Dosia	14 - 20	-6	-	-	0.75
Emil 'kUcheR' Akhundov kUcheR	13 - 19	-6	-	-	0.73

TECHLABS Cup 2013 final standings:

1. Ninjas in Pyjamas - $8,000
2. Virtus.pro - $4,000
3. ESC Gaming - $2,000
4. Natus Vincere - $1,000

2013-03-23 18:37

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da.twitch.tv/azy1n

2013-03-24 00:32

Great!

VP started well but started pushing too much and lost the game.

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NiP have the best lurker = GT the best entry frag = friberg the best aimer = f0rest the best igl = xizt NiP are the best cs team EVER PEACE

2013-03-23 18:38

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CYAAAAAAAaaaa

2013-03-23 18:41

I'd say ange1 was just as good an IGL this event, and VP have a better awper :P how long before navi esc fnatic mTw or VP dethrone NiP?! it will happen :P but yeah NiP is well on their way to becoming the best GO team of all time x]

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mTw? Aren't they bankrupt?

2013-03-23 18:46

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oh sorry I meant former mTw UK team, now anexis :P

2013-03-23 18:54

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Have Anexis ever played for mTw? I really don't recall RE1EASE, MX or Rattlesnk playing for mTw. Only weber has, as far as i know.

2013-03-23 18:56

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I mix up mTw ant mouz sometimes xD

2013-03-23 20:39

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Mouz was a lot better than mTw though =)

2013-03-24 01:04

Depends which team ;p 08 mTw was as Sick as the best ever mouz (08 aswell probably, before antonio passed away )

2013-03-24 11:49

Thats the former mousesports team who will dethrone NiP at CPH next week. SAUCERS>>>

2013-03-23 19:06

You mean the team who lost a Map at a local lan too a team called Alcohol and Bitches? No, they will not dethrone NiP.

2013-03-23 21:06

they most definitely will

2013-03-23 22:08

mTw?? you mean VG? i think VG have the same chance as all those other teams if they prepare enough

2013-03-23 18:50

oh sorry I meant former mTw UK team, now anexis :P maybe VG but I dont see that happening unless shoxie or apex comes aboard besides scream :]

Again +1 )

2013-03-23 18:57

Fanboys fanboys watcha gonna do when they come for you.

the best lurker the best entry frag the best aimer the best igl and fifflaren

2013-03-23 18:51

fifflaren the best puta

2013-03-23 18:52

hahahahahaha, made my day ..

best aimer is ScreaM

2013-03-23 18:53

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french..

2013-03-23 18:58

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can't see how I'm related to ScreaM who's a morrocan/belgian. He's playing in verygames but why would I care, they are a succesfull team even without my support. And tbh ScreaM is really the best aimer ever.

2013-03-23 19:13

Ever? that might be a bit of a stretch, though I've never paid much attention to source I think there is a few 1.6'ers who would have something to say there, Trace, Moddii, f0rest, GeT-RighT, Edward, Zet, Markeloff etc.

2013-03-23 20:24

I'm from 1.6, rarely played source but I'm talking about csgo now.

2013-03-23 20:33

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Easy to say after you've edited your post... before the edit you claimed scream to the be the best ever. *EDIT* Sorry didn't read it thoroughly through, you didn't actually edit out the ever, so you're still claiming that he is the best ever.

2013-03-24 14:36

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best aimer in csgo yes

2013-03-24 14:57

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You did never point that out, you wrote ever, which you wouldn't really do for a game that is about 6 months old, thus the logical deduction would be that you're talking CS history, which I do believe you actually started out writing, though I can't remember.

2013-03-24 15:39

I didn't point that out because it seemed clear to me that everyone discovered how good his aim is on csgo, even though he was incredible in source too.

2013-03-24 16:19

It is not clear at all when you write "best aimer ever", you're clearly pointing to the history of cs, nothing else would make sense. What you meant in you're head doesn't really matter because that was not the way it came across.

2013-03-24 16:45

Maybe you're the only one who undertood it that way, maybe not, doesn't really matter as you now know I was talking about csgo :)

2013-03-24 16:56

no he's not.

2013-03-23 18:59

he is

2013-03-23 19:02

tell me one guy who can surpass his aim

2013-03-23 19:12

f0rest easily

2013-03-23 21:15

your fanboyism removes your objectivity

2013-03-23 21:55

shoxie x)

2013-03-24 01:30

he is talking about AIM! and YES, he got the best aim on csgo! whats your problem idiots?

2013-03-25 08:15

LOLOOLH ahaahha

2013-03-23 19:00

was it funny ?

go team, not cs. u noobshitter

2013-03-23 19:16

GTR is actually the best lurker, best aimer, best sprayer, best entry fragger and most importantly the best clutcher.

2013-03-23 19:19

and the best queer fanboy: kreayshawn NiP wouldn't be top 20 in 1.6.

2013-03-23 20:44

NiP with this lineup wouldn't exist in 1.6 lineup would be forest,GTR,xizt,moddii,delpan gg

2013-03-23 23:41

yeah no one would play with players like fifflaren or friberg.

2013-03-23 23:46

EVER ^loled hard here

2013-03-23 21:12

best CS:GO team ever, in its 8 month existence....

2013-03-23 23:22

you mean GOLDEN5 is the best team ever... NIP? joke? where was NIP from 2007-2012?

2013-03-24 10:48

cs:go team yes but not 1.6

2013-03-24 14:03

that round when it was 5v3 for VP and dosia pushes long almost to stayout was just stupid lol

2013-03-23 18:40

Not necessarily pushing, but they gave away a lot of rounds due to stupid mistakes. They could've taken this home easy if they had just kept their heads straight.

Ladies and Gents the winner of this tournament are still the undefeated champions of worrrrrrrrrrrrlddddddddd N I P

2013-03-23 18:39

Bit early to call them the best CS team ever, the game is still so new and getting figured out.

2013-03-23 20:26

NaVi low

where're stats from esc vs navi & esc vs vp? :(

gg looking forward to Copenhagen Games!

At some point NiP was having it rough but then that amazing forest 1x3 clutch happened and it kind of turned completely one sided afterwards.

navi online heroo nip very stronG!

very entertaining match forest's clutch is what probably turned the game around

agreed. Even though that clutch was well played, it was a huge mistake by VP not checking that corner properly. (The first CT tried to clear it but turned away too early and ran past)

2013-03-23 18:49

NiP knows how to capitalize on the other team's mistakes like no other team.

Good job from VP coming in as second, did not expect them to play so well.

Dident Na'Vi save there tacts for this final? oh..

As the NiP caster would say: Really, really incredible/unbelievable!

esc save strategy for next event

esc save strategy for retiring

2013-03-23 18:42

neo>all

2013-03-23 18:44

Friberg > neo

2013-03-23 18:48

Luq > all and end topic

ye when it matters to hair gel

epic:D

2013-03-23 19:08

foxj>all

2013-03-23 19:20

nope, Ex6TenZ > Luq in that matters

2013-03-23 20:35

neo is fossil

2013-03-23 19:11

Gg NiP. I feel like Na'Vi or ESC would've given them more of a run for their money, but oh well.

don't think so, VP was amazing up until that f0rest 1v3 destroyed their 3m (momentum/mindset/mental game)

ye and when VP lost a 3v2 clutch on T side i was saying to myself(if they lose this one its game over for them)

2013-03-23 18:43

ah well, they had a great tourney :)

ye,for their second or third lan tournament and after a long break they seem top notch to me going double digits against NiP both times :D

Robin 'Fifflaren' Johansson 14-16 -2 64.3 0.90 -fiflaren +delpan

He is awp player dude ;), So he is sometimes eco vs full to save money.

2013-03-23 18:47

-Maradona

-Pukki

2013-03-23 19:21

Guy from Ukraine, you are not serious.

2013-03-23 19:24

+messi

2013-03-23 19:36

Fifflaren might not the best AWPer in the world, but he doesn't deserve the shit he gets. He's often in the bottom of the scoreboard but not due to his lack of aim-skills. He often stays in the background and he's often the last guy standing due to positioning and that's pretty much the only reason for his low scores. He should pick up a rife more often.

2013-03-23 22:25

Sweden>world =DDDD

in nothing else than cs these days

2013-03-23 20:45

nothing else than 1.6 and go (so far)

2013-03-23 21:56

sweden has been best in many things through history though

2013-03-23 23:30

youtube.com/watch?v=pw3e64sosEg

2013-03-24 03:31

great prizes aswell

VP good, NiP so strong :)

gG. Navi- very disappointing performance VP- great performance, just outskilled by NIP. How many 2v4/2v3/2v1 and f0rest's 3v1 did they lose?

2013-03-23 18:45

4.8

gg hot game was

hot game was guys xD

hahahhahahahahha chilla, hot was

2013-03-23 20:57

guys just imagine Swedish markeloff on NiP (Dont talk to me about delpan his attitude sucks)

markeloff not so good in go

wait for the next event

we are hearing it for half a year and nothing

2013-03-23 19:01

i think markeloff is pretty decent @ top lvl tbh

2013-03-23 19:03

WUT? watch some MadCatz demos

Here are all the fucks he's giving: #1 in AWP kills per round (0.49) #2 in total AWP kills (95) #6 in kills per round (0.81) #4 in rounds with at least 1 kill (55%) #7 in deaths per round (0.58) #7 in K-D difference (+49) #8 in playoff rating (1.11) #2 in entry kill rating (1.48) #2 in consistency (83% of maps above team avg and above 1.00)

2013-03-23 19:04

not rly true

2013-03-23 19:52

Event MVP friberg, AdreN very well played.

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did VP lose all 4 pistols in games vs NiP?

of course they do

2013-03-23 19:07

Nice play from Virtus.Pro

2013-03-23 19:09

Congratulation to NiP! Virtus.Pro played very good, nice to see that.

2013-03-23 19:15

any links for PHOTOS ?

2013-03-23 19:18

nope :/

2013-03-23 19:25

NiP or Na`Vi Facebook

2013-03-23 19:35

Too expected. Only retards thought NiP WEREN'T infact saving strats for LAN.

2013-03-23 19:26

navi and virtus were svaing strats for cph

2013-03-23 19:39

Yeah right

2013-03-23 19:40

Dont mind him, he posted more than 100 comments today already, his brain is fucked up already.

2013-03-23 20:54

okay marcus 1 generation

2013-03-23 21:23

So where does nip stand now? 100-0-0 ?

2013-03-23 19:38

71-0-0 I think

2013-03-23 19:55

single map wins not counting the 2-0 as 1. back in december they were 58-0-0 i think

2013-03-24 02:31

on fragbite they count map wins, I'm pretty sure map wins is 71-0-0. dunno about "pure" wins.

2013-03-24 03:43

Nip so good, congrats

2013-03-23 19:53

Awesome.

I don't want to imagine NiP with an AWP like markeloff, kennyS or sgares. They'd be unstoppable for like forever. :) edit: So sad that AdreN has to play with such a bad ping online. He was beast throughout the whole tournament.

2013-03-23 20:05

this)

2013-03-23 21:37

they still win wihtout much tactical play compared to 1,6 .i mean their is not great team play but just rely on individuals skill and brain

2013-03-23 20:04

Yeah they dont have tactics, sure. You would know. Hey everybody we got an expert here!

2013-03-23 21:21

you re blind? or come from source? maybe you have never seen some counterstrike at high level then

2013-03-24 01:19

they are tactical they just execute fast and change the pace so teams can't use there flashes, or slow it down so teams use up all there flashes and can't defend a basic A take.. pritty much they run through the tactic so fast it doesnt loo like they work together when in fact fif smokes and xizt flashes them out.. they just get it done in the first 45 seconds of the round..

2013-03-25 00:52

he's right. tactical-wise CS:GO is extremely boring (compared to 1.6).

2013-03-24 01:22

The flashes are more fun, definitely

2013-03-24 04:03

-fifflaren +rattlesaucernK please

2013-03-23 20:37

As i have seen all matches NiP have played against Anexis Fifflaren > Rattlenoob

2013-03-23 21:08

i know it :)

2013-03-23 21:13

hahahahahahahahhahaha good one

2013-03-24 14:42

sad for NAVI :/

wp nip sickos

2013-03-23 21:42

one question , there was this match on d2 where virtus pro just basically went beserk in every round against VG(?), ending up winning with an amazing performance. Is there any fragclip about this particular match ? As far as I recalled it there were some huge clutches and awp 3k's. Any response is highly appreciated.

2013-03-23 22:11

can't say it wasnsn't expected lol gg nip

2013-03-23 22:40

And again NIP is staying on top bcuz of 1.6 players' skill.

2013-03-23 22:44

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Yeah OP individual skill

2013-03-23 22:47

Guess you didn't see much of the games then. XAXA [insert russian hyroglyphs here] )))))) Clueless)) You belong in the twitch-chat like the other retards.)) not sry for insults.

2013-03-23 23:21

What the fuck are you blabbering about kid? I just stated they have insane individual skill. Nip fanboy tard. It was a compliment.

2013-03-24 01:21

go home u are drunk

2013-03-24 03:18

I am, you should try it also

2013-03-24 03:37

didn't reply to you)) lol)

2013-03-24 08:56

xaxaxaxa))

2013-03-24 12:01

>XAXA [insert russian hyroglyphs here] >)))))) >)) I can't take this parody to offend me, you should go to baltic countries and study there how to eat shit and troll others. p.s ))))))))))))00))000000))00000zerozerozero

2013-03-25 10:23

I dont understand why people get provoked. It is obvious the 1.6 players are dominating and really hard at it too. But it is only natural as the skill gap was higher in 1.6 than any later versions. I hope some newschoolers or saucers skill up and learn how to play vs nip, so boring if only ESC or NAVI can challenge nip.

2013-03-26 12:00