NiP over CPH Wolves to meet Virtus

Ninjas in Pyjamas have overcome a tough test against Copenhagen Wolves in the quarter-final of DreamHack Summer 2013 with a 2-1 score (14-16 on de_inferno_se, 16-3 on de_mirage_ce and 16-10 on de_dust2_se), while Virtus.pro beat Lemondogs 2-0 (16-14 on de_mirage_ce & 16-3 on de_dust2_se), so coming up is the semi-final between the Swedish giants and the CIS squad.

After their recent struggles, NiP entered their quarter-final against Copenhagen Wolves as minor favorites at best, coming from a second place finish in Group A and an insecure performance in the grand final of Swedish Championship last night.

The first map of the clash was de_inferno_se where the Danes took the early 3-0 lead but quickly fell behind and lost their T side 5-10. NiP increased their lead to 12-5, but a famas buy in the third round paid off for Cph Wolves and sparked their comeback.

After winning 9 of the next 10 rounds, the Wolves found themselves up 14-13, but NiP equalized the score right away. With only two rounds to go, the team with more composure turned out being Copenhagen Wolves as they notched the final two rounds to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

On de_mirage_ce the wounded NiP squad came back with a vengeance and despite losing their CT pistol, they pulled off a third round buy which began their 11 round winning streak. After splitting the last couple of rounds, the Swedes quickly brought the map to a close with a 16-3 score and moved the match onto de_dust2_se.

The deciding map kicked off with Cph Wolves on the offensive side and the match went into back-and-forth mode for the entire first half with the Danes edging it out 8-7. Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund's 4-kill glock round brought the score to 8-8, but another early buy surprised the Swedes and they didn't get the expected advantage from it, instead dropping the round for 9-9.

However, Cph Wolves ran out of steam and couldn't find a way to stop NiP, who went on to win 16-10 with the last round featuring an ace by René "cajunb" Borg but not enough time to complete the defuse.

DreamHack Summer 2013Best of 3

CPH Wolves

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Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	70 - 41	+29	-	-	1.42
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	66 - 39	+27	-	-	1.35
Adam 'friberg' Fribergfriberg	51 - 41	+10	-	-	1.15
Robin 'Fifflaren' JohanssonFifflaren	43 - 41	+2	-	-	0.96
Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt	47 - 50	-3	-	-	0.91

CPH Wolves	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	52 - 54	-2	-	-	0.95
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	50 - 56	-6	-	-	0.95
René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb	46 - 52	-6	-	-	0.93
Bo 'wantz' Vestergaardwantz	31 - 57	-26	-	-	0.63
Henrik 'FeTiSh' ChristensenFeTiSh	32 - 60	-28	-	-	0.62

In the other semi-final Virtus.pro took care of Lemondogs, where first map de_mirage_ce came down to the wire as the Swedes almost made a comeback from a 4-11 deficit at the half. They equalized the score on two occasions, at 12-12 and 13-13, but they couldn't catch a break against the Russian-Ukrainian-Slovakian mixture who went on to win 16-14.

The second map was de_dust2_se and compared to the first it turned out being a disappointment as Virtus.pro never gave Lemondogs a chance, taking a 16-3 victory.

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Virtus.pro

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Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Sergey 'Fox' StolyarovFox	44 - 22	+22	-	-	1.41
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	39 - 19	+20	-	-	1.35
Kyrylo 'ANGE1' KarasiowANGE1	45 - 29	+16	-	-	1.35
Emil 'kUcheR' AkhundovkUcheR	38 - 27	+11	-	-	1.27
Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia	38 - 24	+14	-	-	1.17

Lemondogs	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist	32 - 40	-8	-	-	0.91
Joel 'emilio' Makoemilio	26 - 38	-12	-	-	0.76
Marcus 'Delpan' LarssonDelpan	21 - 42	-21	-	-	0.53
Isak 'cype' Rydmancype	23 - 43	-20	-	-	0.52
Jerry 'xelos' Råbergxelos	19 - 42	-23	-	-	0.51