NiP win DreamHack Summer 2013

17-6-2013 19:08

Ninjas in Pyjamas have won another major title, defeating Epsilon 2-0 (16-5 on de_mirage_ce, 16-2 on de_train_se) in the DreamHack Summer 2013 grand final. That earned them a cheque for 70,000 SEK (~$10,800), while Epsilon will go home with 40,000 SEK (~$6,200).

Epsilon started well on de_mirage_ce by taking the pistol thanks to a quick attack, and after taking care of a problematic anti-eco, NiP surprised them with their practically standard third round famas buy. That turned the score around to 3-2 in favor of NiP, before one of the tournament's stars Jesper "jw" Wecksell brought out his AWP to secure a win in a 3-on-3 situation for 3-3.

Sadly, the young Swedes weren't able to put up much more resistance as NiP crushed all but one attack until the end of the half, taking an 11-4 lead into their T side. The world's best team won the pistol as well thanks to the quick trigger by Richard "Xizt" Landström and that was practically it as far as de_mirage_ce was concerned. Epsilon did take the first buy round but it didn't spark a comeback as NiP closed the deal right after that, 16-5.

GeT_RiGhT with an incredible 25:5 score in map two

The second map, de_train_se, was Epsilon's choice and it brought hope of a more interesting battle as Andreas "schneider" Lindberg's team only hours before defeated LDLC.com on the same ground to secure the spot in the final.

They lost the knife round, however, which forced them to start on the T side which NiP took full advantage of by going up 8-0. The next two rounds went to Epsilon, but NiP replied quickly, including round twelve when Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund scored four kills with the SCAR20 auto-sniper.

Epsilon's stand-in Martin "cENTRYZ" Brandal found himself in a 1-on-3 situation in the 13th round, but even though he turned that into a winnable 1-on-1 he couldn't outsmart Alesund who flanked him and put NiP up 11-2.

The final two rounds rounds also went to NiP, and so did the second pistol which even included a knife kill by Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg. That was practically the final touch, even though Epsilon had a 2-on-1 when they faced match point, but Alesund once again clutched and put NiP into celebratory mode for the second DreamHack event in a row.

NiP with the winners' cheque

DreamHack Summer 2013Best of 2

Epsilon

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17th June 2013

Ninjas in Pyjamas

Mirage_ce

Train_se

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund GeT_RiGhT	46 - 18	+28	-	-	1.75
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg f0rest	40 - 18	+22	-	-	1.50
Adam 'friberg' Friberg friberg	33 - 16	+17	-	-	1.40
Richard 'Xizt' Landström Xizt	33 - 21	+12	-	-	1.25
Robin 'Fifflaren' Johansson Fifflaren	24 - 18	+6	-	-	1.07

Epsilon	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Jesper 'JW' Wecksell JW	23 - 34	-11	-	-	0.72
Jonatan 'Devilwalk' Lundberg Devilwalk	21 - 35	-14	-	-	0.62
Martin 'cENTRYZ' Brandal cENTRYZ	21 - 36	-15	-	-	0.60
Robin 'flusha' Rönnquist flusha	13 - 35	-22	-	-	0.39
Andreas 'znajder' Lindberg znajder	12 - 36	-24	-	-	0.33

DreamHack Summer 2013 standings

1. NiP – 70,000 SEK (~10,800)
2. Epsilon – 40,000 SEK (~$6,200)
3-4. Virtus.pro – 25,000 SEK (~$3,900)
3-4. LDLC.com – 25,000 SEK (~$3,900)
5-8. Copenhagen Wolves – 10,000 SEK (~$1,500)
5-8. Western Wolves – 10,000 SEK (~$1,500)
5-8. Lemondogs – 10,000 SEK (~$1,500)
5-8. ESC Gaming – 10,000 SEK (~$1,500)

congrats Nip yet boring final

2013-06-17 19:09

9 replies

expected

5 replies

(f0rest fan) expected x2

2013-06-17 19:17

3 replies

If i would be stewie griffin u have been killed atm

2013-06-17 20:24

2 replies

You're not, the end.

2013-06-17 20:28

1 reply

+1.

2013-06-17 23:41

Actually didn't expected I think. NiP struggled that much in group stage. I have to say they are lucky to survive. But, they just played better and better in the march, they just came back on track, and then showed us the true color of NiP: even on their bad days, they can still fight back! So congratulations to NiP, they deserve to win!

2013-06-18 07:06

2013-06-17 19:24

All thanks to Xizt - ninja defuse vs Publicir.se ;)

2013-06-17 19:57

Last round youtube.com/watch?v=A-GiAZ8_SWc

2013-06-17 20:06

NiP <3

2013-06-17 19:08

._.

boring final

GG WP

NIP <3<3

Didn't expect anything else. The only teams I expected to beat NiP were LDLC and Copenhagen Wolves.

nice, gg nip

Congratulation for NIP and all other teams :)

not exciting as everyone would've liked, but what can you do when teams just don't turn up in finals against nip..

i dont say ldlc deserved to be in final, but if they would be there it wouldnt be that easy for nip

2013-06-17 19:18

I was expecting ldlc to be there too, but it just didnt happen :F

2013-06-17 19:31

How much of the prizemoeny actually goes to the players?

I think they have monthly salary

2013-06-17 19:12

everything

2013-06-17 19:15

2013-06-17 19:21

90% from what I have heard

A while ago (early 2013 maybe?) HeatoN said in an interview that the players are getting all the prize money, no cuts taken by the organisation or sponsors. Could've changed by now though.

2013-06-17 20:53

crucial frag from Fifflaren over GeT_RiGhT guaranteeing he wouldn't ace

securing that 4k

2013-06-17 19:10

very true hah

2013-06-17 19:13

What a boring final...

only 10 k? major title?

18 replies

This is not 1.6 obviously.

12 replies

or maybye it isnt gold times of FPS

2013-06-17 19:19

11 replies

Sure it is. Isn't good time for Tactical FPS to be exact. Battlefield and CoD seems fine in situation with players and money. Because of developers mostly.

10 replies

Not rlly, just check sc2/LoL/Dota2 tournaments

2013-06-17 19:27

We can't compare CS with LoL or DotA, cause these games is more casual directed than CS, plus do not forget about Asian viewers, which is atleast 60% of sc2 auditory, they do prefer strategies and FPS isn't popular there.

2013-06-17 19:37

8 replies

Well i watched CoD tournament sometime ago, final had 10k spectators, its not too much for final :D

2013-06-17 19:40

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Well i can't say that my knowledge in CoD pro scene is decent so probably you right, anyway we talked about ca$hmoney if im not mistaken and that is the main difference between of Valve and Activision. CoD is the main series of them, and they're really interesting to promote this game, Valve - not. That's why CoD has 1 million tournament and CS has not. Valve wants squeeze from GO as much money as they can without serious efforts. And their Operation PAYBACK is beautiful example of it.

2013-06-17 19:50

ye, valve should focus more on cs:go, but no

2013-06-17 19:54

They just don't want. Because dota2 is the goldmine for them. And then they will release their own console plus Half Life 3, so obviously they are have alot of more interesting in financial aspects projects.

true story, no respect towards them

2013-06-17 20:04

i.imgur.com/lygmmTd.png

2013-06-17 20:38

aight, didnt watch that final

2013-06-17 20:48

That scene is like cancer tho.

2013-06-17 21:50

in year 2011 it was 100 000SEK .. now it is 70 000 .. Its good when this is a new game :)

swedish championship has 100,000 SEK

2013-06-17 19:34

Winter is considered the main DH tournament of the year, so thats probably why the DHS pricepool is smaller. There are some exceptions of course.

2013-06-17 19:36

in 1-6 it was always like 7 or 8 k for the first plays + stupid prize purse first place must get 70% from all prize pool

eswc had like 25k euro for first place wcg 50k first place iem global finals 50k first place iem european finals like 20k first place as far as i remember

2013-06-17 19:41

GG. Would of been good to see NiP vs LDLC

gg boooooooring

i think vp top team

Nobody cares what you think.

2013-06-17 19:26

it excites you, because you responded to my comment

2013-06-17 21:13

luckeers!

2013-06-17 19:11

4 replies

VP? GO HOME

2013-06-17 20:14

fanboy attack gogogo

2013-06-17 20:37

googogogo

2013-06-17 22:12

good boy

2013-06-18 03:40

NiP after a "bad" tournament still win the trophy.

NiP and Epsilon onliners bruv ;)

2013-06-17 19:14

Ok i will hang myself

boring

wp nip & epsilon. it's a pity navi and verygames attended.

They wouldnt do any damage anyway.

wow - can't edit posts after a certain amount of time anymore? it's a pity they didn't attend is what i meant to post. even if either of them didn't finish top 3 it would have been good to see them there.

"wow - can't edit posts after a certain amount of time anymore?" Um it has always been like that.

2013-06-17 20:27

WP all but the final could have been much more interesting !

NiP are the best, is reality. GG NiP...

cs go worst shit eu

if only team x..

killed xizt..

2013-06-17 19:16

then..

2013-06-17 19:22

nip kicked fifflaren out of team

2013-06-17 19:43

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and then..

anal sex with horses

2013-06-17 20:19

after that...

2013-06-17 20:26

Delpan would join the horses

2013-06-17 23:47

and that's mean ..

2013-06-18 09:10

the fuck? :D

2013-06-17 20:20

great final, as always.. -_-

Nice NiP. Boring final tho

NiP literally killing eSports!!

Makes sence. Since Dota, Lol, SC2, SSF4 and alot other games seams to be doing fine even though nip wins alot.

2013-06-17 19:29

Haven't you noticed that every time NIP wins a game, a complete e-sport dies?

2013-06-19 02:53

That seams to be the case lol.

2013-06-19 10:53

I don't think that NiP cares if it's boring they are laughing their asses of cuz they are getting $$$ for owning some teams :) Congratz! but it wasn't their best tournament either.

Bad tournament format with no lower bracket just ensures a boring competition over all. So many teams didn't meet each other.

+1 and playoffs on a monday morning? am I the only guy working? :(

If you look from the players POV, that was a pretty good and interesting final. Fast and easy money.

Top teams at the moment 1. NiP 2. LDLC 3. Virtus.pro 4. VG/WW/Copenhagen Wolves/Epsilon

err LDLC just got creamed by Epsi? or did you not watch Epsi walk on them on train?

Epsilon had a good tournament. LDLC have been walking over everyone for weeks and just burned out in the mirage overtime

Walking over kids ONLINE.

online

2013-06-17 19:28

online... cphw was raping everyone online too but then nip came u against them at dh , epsilon is better than all of them

They lost 1-2 in maps vs nip it was close.. WW top2 in two international tournaments 2013 and beat nip at this lan.

2013-06-17 23:49

playing 1:2 with NiP on lan is so onlinish. just a few days ago taking a map off NiP was all any team could ever hope for, and now it's somehow considered a bad achievement lmao

2013-06-18 01:13

lol after this tournament top2 is def for epsilon

2013-06-17 20:18

don't make the same mistake everyone did with VP. you can't draw conclusions based on just one cup. i'm glad epsilon guys made a breakthrough @ DH, i hope they will perform just as well in the future, but one LAN does not make you a top2 team.

2013-06-18 01:11

LOOOOL 1.NiP 2.Epsilon/VP 3.LDLC/WW/CW 4.VG

2013-06-17 22:13

NIP raped virtus, and then moved on to Epsi. You could tell that their was no stopping NIP after the virtus victory.. which was boring as well :) Easy run in the playoffs at the end of the day for NIP.

again? even with Fifflaren? gz then ...

Nais Nip.

Reversed flag lolollol

GG NiP, still think Epsilon hackers ? Or this #2 at DH dont count ?

whats a shame is that Xelos was never an onliner either. And hes banned due to fuckwits, look at his performance on lan, hes an awesome player.

ESC 5/8 without navi,Vg etc Epsilon 2nd i heard they were going to ask the demos of the match LOL

2013-06-17 21:19

Boring final, but Epsilon made an excellent job and no one care about epsilon's performance, they won against WW and LDLC..good job! gl in the future guys!

boooooooring

expected.

sweds sweds swedens everythere :D

gg nip next tournament valve pays nip to type kill in console.

Xizt's face expression: Meh <_<

first time they didn't deserve it..

then tell me who would deserved it? The best team is winning, thats it!

Because beating CPHW, VP and Epsi convincingly = not deserving it. GTFO of here

AHHAHAH this is the most retarded comment ever

coz NaVi didn't receive an invitation? :DDD

2013-06-17 22:16

They should have lost against Team X (pronax's team) .. When they lost that round against Xizt's ninja defuse automatically I say NiP will win this tournament, and that was before they played OT ..

2013-06-17 22:37

epsilon @ final - its allready big surprise! wp both teams.

imo CSGO is boring game... NiP win everything and epsilon were complete noobs in 1.6 and now in the grand final of a major... CSGO is just bad and boring nothing more

2013-06-17 19:20

mad? because neo ulow?

2013-06-17 19:23

well since neo isn't as good as in 1.6 the game is obviously hard?

only final was boring

2013-06-17 19:30

GO strong NEO wrong

2013-06-17 23:51

They shouldn't even pass the group stage.

GG ! it was boring finals imo in the 2nd map Specifically. but all the matches before the finals were Amazing and really excited for the next tournaments :)

NiP the kings of Counter Strike !!!

The most boring thing I've ever seen. Compare this to Na`Vi vs fnatic IEM finals on train, which Navi ended up winning? The game is already boring to watch competitively and then this.. yawn.

lol why u watch it, if its boring to watch =/

The games already boring to watch yet you still watch?? You then post on here making people flame YOUR opinion for what, banter i guess? Nice way to spend an evening, just cant win with some people...

2013-06-17 20:40

NiP are the best.. :) nobody have chance :)

It would be more interesting if LDLC was reached the final.

true story

if they don't beat Epsilon, they don't deserve to be on the final

2013-06-17 21:16

True , but they play really good in a whole time. They would do more damage than Epsilon.

2013-06-17 21:22

Wow, what a great finale..... Not.

was great so shut the fuck up :)

NiP fanboy detected.

you sound pretty angry bro you should let god come into your life

2013-06-17 21:05

...great performace by NiP - nothing to add! ...deserved!

WW vs NiP, 16-2. Never forget.

bo1 in groupstage :) but yes it was interesting .. bad day for NiP

i asked HeatoN for this match..He said they let them win..

he told me the same

2013-06-17 19:39

Because NIP players was tired and slept during match.

2013-06-17 19:46

Nahh... HeatoN was playing instead of f0rest in that match, that's why.

So unexpected

Good job Epsilon :)

Excacly very nice! ESC CPW WW VP NOOBS :D

Nice game! :). NiP this time show the real skills and win the tournament very easly. At sweedish cup they played very bad to save important tactics with epsilon! Congratulations for the double!

2013-06-17 19:25

this is final or group stage ? too ez bru

ok, mb boring final but no body to mention congratz to Epsilion who played all tournament brilliant and show that they are a really really great team, gl in future epsilion really like them

gg nip! nice game by epsilon too, this tournament!

nip was as sick

NiP went on a tear and showed no mercy. GG

2013-06-17 19:32

Nip won two title and almost 30k $ and maybe + 2on2 win xd nice

15 500 for Swedish + 10 600 for DH Summer 26 100 $$

Almost lol

2013-06-17 20:43

gg wp

w0w just w0w gj NiP win 26 000 for two days GJ epsilon i just can say that that NIP #1 bad who now top2-3-4-5 very hard to say its like VP-WW-LDLC-EPSILON-CPH W

2013-06-17 19:33

Disappointed in both flusha and schneider.. I knew both of you aimed for 13-37 KD.

2013-06-17 19:35

damn after first day i thinking that nip didnt win DH :D

How could they possibly have won DHS after the first day?

after they results i mean

2013-06-17 19:52

2013-06-17 23:53

csgo so boring

2013-06-17 19:42

would be more interesting if publicir.se won that 1 round

2013-06-17 19:44

i need to say Epsilon GJ!!! Great play guyz really! great tournament

Good job epsilon! Keep it up.

2013-06-17 19:48

boring:/

2013-06-17 19:51

Boring final, sadly.

2013-06-17 19:53

NiP congratz

Great tournament, just a bit sad looking at the prize money. Recent CrossFire tournament in China was awarding $50.000 for the winner and even the 8th placement still get $8.000. #facepalm

its all valve they wont to give money for tournaments

2013-06-17 19:56

why the hell did they win again...They should have never reached the playoffs...

imo, the Swedish Cup yesterday contributed a lot to the success of both Nip and Epsilon in the final day. First day, they both struggled to find their form and suffered some bad defeat without much of the effort. However, when i watch them today, just like a whole new team attending the tournament, their aim is so on point and their momentum keep rolling after each winning round. I wish every team have the chance to play equally so that they can peak their form.

2013-06-17 20:01

GJ NiP just shows you how dominant they are, even when they are struggling like crazy, they manage to comeback strong and win the whole thing, also great event by epsilon.

and NiP is back! fiff pls leave NiP FTW

2013-06-17 20:05

I hate publiclir right now

2013-06-17 23:59

expected. gj

2013-06-17 20:13

EASY, GG NIP

Fifflaren is a lucky bastard. Your teammates are doing all the aimwork and you get the same pricemoney. Rofl.

2013-06-17 20:16

It's called friendship.

2013-06-17 20:21

more like charity

2013-06-18 05:31

its sad that single frag in lol made caused more noise then nip's winning moment, seriously :/

saving strats after all in group play! :D

where are all those guys saying that epsilon (or jw in special) cheats? wp epsilon. that centryz guy such a clutcher

Bit disappointed with the final :/ WP NIP.

2013-06-17 20:32

gz! cph wolfes vs nip was closer :/

boom, fuck the haters, including lerpis u slime

Did NiP lost in LAN already? If so, how many times?

2013-06-17 20:46

yes... around 4 maps already, but only 1 defeat againts VP

2013-06-17 21:21

2:16 vs. WW.

2013-06-18 01:06

4 maps vs virtus, 1 map vs lemondogs, 1 map vs cph and 1 vs we

2013-06-17 23:55

and 1 map vs epsilon

2013-06-18 12:53

I wish CPH Wolves did a little better today, they seemed like they were so off as a team on D2, there were lots of dumb mistakes and the aggressive play style didn't work on CT the first few rounds yet they continued to try it until the end with no success, oh well there's always next DH

unexpected #Kappa

2013-06-17 20:51

friberg is so fat...

Indeed, it's upsetting to see after being fat myself. He spent about 2 years calling me fat and he has slowly declined himself. If he addressed the issue now, he could solve it extremely fast.

2013-06-17 21:09

+1337 and fresh pic of PASHA BICEPS for you. fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-a..

2013-06-17 21:15

ahaha :D

2013-06-17 21:20

@hhh..

2013-06-17 21:32

should i start talk about dosia?

2013-06-18 00:21

feel free, i dont care

2013-06-18 07:58

Lmao oh my god he's gna be so hurt if u do....NERD!! Bahahaha

2013-06-18 17:57

That wasnt my point you idiot.

2013-06-18 18:39

game over for esc =/ go play lol rly

what up now haters ??? woooooooooooooo

"This will be the era of Danish teams" -> not even a team in the semifinals. Also I like how nobody gives Epsilon the tribute they deserve. "mimimi LDLC and WW would have been better mimimi" Epsilon have beaten these two teams in BO3 games in a fair way. And CPHW already had their chance against NiP in a BO3 and lost. You're probably just mad because some months ago you were calling them cheaters and onliners. But yes, it's kind of strange to see a team, that was only mediocre in CS 1.6, becoming a finalist in CS:GO. Dunno, maybe it's just because of the game OR these guys evolved a lot and became much stronger.

2013-06-17 21:28

well WW weren't a top team either in source, only Nico and gla1ve maybe, but they still didn't play on the level they play at csgo. the fact that it's a new game puts everyone at equal footing and helps you break through. it was so fucking boring in 1.6 with the same old 4-5 teams placing top4 all the time, i'm glad the game is so unpredictable right now.

2013-06-18 01:04

whait..what? almost all tournaments so far were won by NiP, while in CS 1.6 it was very rare that a team dominated. Just look at all the different teams that managed to be on the TOP in CS 1.6: hltv.org/?pageid=135&userid=62854 But yes, CS 1.6 wasn't "random". It was easier to rank up the teams. Still it wasn't "boring and predictable" because the teams on the top were very close and the ranking changed very often. But IMO it was more like in a real sport. There was a ranking, but it changed from time to time with the evolution of the teams (and not just randomly). In CS:GO we still can't draw any true ranking...it's just NiP dominating and after that it becomes very random. IMO THAT'S boring. And I don't think it would be a good thing/sign for a competitive game to be completely random...

2013-06-18 10:51

while in CS 1.6 it was very rare that a team dominated. not sure if trolling or... there were quite a few teams who dominated the 1.6 scene. they weren't as untouchable as nip (others were capable of beating them and taking a map off them was nothing special), but they still won the majority of events. keep in mind NiP have been around for less than a year. having one team place top1 at all LAN's during 10 months isn't as boring as having the same 4-5 teams place top4 for 4 years in a row. In CS:GO we still can't draw any true ranking...it's just NiP dominating and after that it becomes very random. IMO THAT'S boring. no, that's exciting. it makes you actually want to watch all the games, instead of just waiting for semifinals. no one can predict who's going to finish in top4 the next LAN, the competition is extremely fierce, and we see new top teams popping out of nowhere all the time (Epsilon, LDLC, CPH). if only we had more LAN's...

2013-06-19 06:51

GG to Friberg !!! After that ubersexy ninja defuse they managed to win the tournament!

2013-06-17 21:42

That was Xizt dude

2013-06-17 22:25

i think casters helped swedishe teams. swedishe teams only do good in swedishe land. if tournament somewhere else swedishe teams would suckker. i know this sure.

2013-06-17 23:11

You are aware of that NiP have won every LAN tournament they have ever attended since the release of CS:GO? But there is no secret that athletes of any sort usually preform better on their home soil, when they have the fans cheering for them.

2013-06-17 23:15

actually all but one.. and he was obviously a troll.

2013-06-18 09:52

NiP GJ

2013-06-17 23:37

Is there anyone who guessed Nip over Epsilon in the "guess the winner competition"? EDIT: I checked it myself, only 4 guys ! Lucky them ! :D

2013-06-18 00:03

lucky bastards ):

2013-06-18 04:18

Good job epsi <3 Scandinavia

2013-06-17 23:57

that jesperw kid is just insane lol, he wasn't that good online i swear to god. what a huge middlefinger to everyone who considered these guys onliners. didn't do much in the final but i guess they just ran out of mana.

2013-06-18 00:55

just watched SC2 final was 100 times more fun then watching CS:GO and I did not played SC2 ever ... their commentators rox and game so intense

get_right decided to show up after 2 average days :)

2013-06-18 01:33

GuardiaN Interview youtube.com/watch?v=d6IqJRkRYqA&feature=..

2013-06-18 01:38

Epsilon sick ! jw legend :D

2013-06-18 01:52

2013-06-18 05:37

laughed how GTR(not sure if it was him) turned the swedish flag the wrong way around just before the pictures :D

2013-06-18 09:51

congrs...

2013-06-18 10:24

easy for nip

2013-06-18 10:26

gj Nip and gj LDLC you were not far from final keep training hard :) amazing team which proved that even on lan they are one of top world team.

2013-06-18 11:37

congrats!

2013-06-18 15:23

GJ NiP. They have won both Esport SM and DH Summer as fnatic a year ago.

2013-06-18 17:08

Easiest bet in my life.

Really impressive how NiP pulled together during the match vs teamX and recomposed for the following matches. I really doubted they would reach the grand finals. WP NiP

2013-06-18 18:03

Am I the only one that thinks that Epsilon played completely dire in their matches versus NIP? They made uncountable unnecessary errors. I haven't seen their matches versus other teams, but if they played the same versus them, I can't believe they even won a single match.

2013-06-19 02:55