EnVyUs top Red Group of CCS

19-3-2015 02:57

EnVyUs have won the Red Group of the CS:GO Championshop Series Kick-Off Season, defeating NiP 2-0 in the final, and they secure $5,000 and a place at the offline finals in DreamHack Bucharest as a result.

With the group draw and format for the CS:GO Chmapionship Series Kick-Off Season having been announced last week, it was this week's turn to see the Red Group (or Group A) playing out to determine a winner.

Yesterday, we saw NiP defeat the Germans of PENTA in two surprisingly close matches while the original EnVyUs vs. Virtus.pro match-up saw its share of controversy after nV took map one, went up 7-0 on the second map but were then forced to forfeit the match due to internet issues which they could not resolve in a certain timeframe.

Today started with Virtus.pro falling to a strong NiP in the winner's match and EnVyUs emerging over PENTA from the lower final after having to concede defeat due to the aforementioned internet issues from the past day.

Although Virtus.pro put up a tough fight in the consolidation match of the Red Group against nV, it was ultimately the Frenchmen who prevailed and moved on to face NiP in the match for winner of the group.

VP could not catch a break today in the CCS Kick-Off Season

CCS Kick-off SeasonBest of 3

Virtus.pro

Matchpage

18th March 2015

Envy

Mirage

Inferno

Overpass

The final showdown was equally bracing, especially on the second map de_inferno which went into double-overtime and saw a monstrous performance from EnVyUs' team leader Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer.

In the end, it would be nV who once again that day clawed their way to a victory, and thus enacted revenge on NiP for their semi-final loss in Katowice only a few days before.

Happy was easily man-of-the-match for nV against NiP

CCS Kick-off SeasonBest of 3

Ninjas in Pyjamas

Matchpage

18th March 2015

Envy

Mirage

Inferno

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Vincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer Happy	70 - 45	+25	-	-	1.48
Richard 'shox' Papillon shox	58 - 42	+16	-	-	1.25
Fabien 'kioShiMa' Fiey kioShiMa	43 - 40	+3	-	-	1.00
Edouard 'SmithZz' Dubourdeaux SmithZz	47 - 46	+1	-	-	0.94
Nathan 'NBK-' Schmitt NBK-	42 - 42	0	-	-	0.94

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating1.0
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund GeT_RiGhT	50 - 51	-1	-	-	0.95
Adam 'friberg' Friberg friberg	49 - 52	-3	-	-	0.92
Richard 'Xizt' Landström Xizt	37 - 51	-14	-	-	0.82
Aleksi 'allu' Jalli allu	40 - 51	-11	-	-	0.82
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg f0rest	39 - 55	-16	-	-	0.74

As a result, nV advanced directly to the offline finals at DreamHack Bucharest scheduled for April 24-26. NiP, VP and PENTA fall into the last-chance tournament where they will be awaiting 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishers from the Blue Group.

Since PGL's prize distribution for the $110k CCS Kick-Off Season is also relegated to the regular season and last-chance tournament, three of today's teams walk away with some cash in hand:

1. EnVyUs - $5,000
2. NiP - $2,500
3. Virtus.pro - $1,000

Information and exact dating for the Blue Group of the CS:GO Championship Series Kick-Off Season is forthcoming, although it is generally assumed to take place next week.

lol f0rest 0.7 rating

2015-03-19 02:59

7 replies

twitter.com/HLTVorg/status/5771336772070.. lol 0.5

2015-03-19 10:49

1 reply

the choke is real

2015-03-19 10:57

ah yeah that's so funny when highest rating is 0.95 , ahahaha real funny

2015-03-19 15:10

4 replies

#48

2015-03-19 15:11

3 replies

that's something else , and you didn't post that , your comment here is absolute bullshit

2015-03-19 15:14

2 replies

no, 0.7 rating is bad regardless. But "<3 f0rest" in your name explains it all

2015-03-19 15:16

yeah 0.7 is pretty bad , but the score was a team failure , you can't single out f0rest or anyone else to be the reason of loss

2015-03-19 15:19

well played

2015-03-19 03:00

if NV were to drop NBK for someone good, they could maybe beat fnatic one day and win a tourny.

2015-03-19 03:04

10 replies

NBK is a good player but I don't like his cockiness on social media. There aren't any better French that can replace his role right now.

2015-03-19 05:34

lol what, there is literally no cockiness anywhere on his social media, or you have no idea what that word means.

2015-03-19 05:40

to each of his own m8

2015-03-19 08:09

yeah, there is only gayness

2015-03-19 15:05

NBK is alright, no need to replace him ;)

2015-03-19 08:15

Oh, like DHW?

2015-03-19 08:23

+ MLG

2015-03-19 14:41

2015-03-19 16:32

Drop NBK? lmao.

2015-03-19 08:58

they dropped u when you were a kid

2015-03-19 09:49

onliners

2015-03-19 03:16

NiP only good at majors

2015-03-19 03:17

5 replies

Envy only good at online

2015-03-19 06:20

+1, also why they won on dhw and MLG X

2015-03-19 06:33

Online only good at envy.

2015-03-19 08:59

Majors only good at nip

2015-03-19 10:39

You're so true. Dreamhack and MLG are so good online tournaments btw.

2015-03-19 15:17

NIP No Lan No Party

2015-03-19 03:19

expected

2015-03-19 03:23

Too ez by happy.

2015-03-19 03:27

Nice

2015-03-19 04:04

amazing performance from happy. xizt friberg & gtr also played really well despite the numbers. f0rest & allu not so much. game was amazing though. so many back and forth rounds, clutches and individual plays

2015-03-19 04:07

only 4 teams go to LAN? lame as fuuhhh

2015-03-19 04:27

2 groups,4 teams each,so yes only 4 will go to lan,just like sltv,gameshow,esea (4 from europe),faceit(4 from europe).

2015-03-19 12:39

There are 6 teams in SLTV this year

2015-03-20 17:37

NIP not strong on Inferno anymore.

2015-03-19 04:58

They probably put Inferno aside to improve their other maps and are playing badly ever since. A shame to be honest, Inferno was one of their better maps.

2015-03-19 05:35

they need to bring back their old positions(gtr, f0rest) i think

2015-03-19 06:22

so true, look at how forest choke since he is on B site with friberg, he was so damn efficient playing pit/trucks on A site..

2015-03-19 14:08

f0rest noob. low stat on ESL in final, low stat in this match.

2015-03-19 06:28

lol f0rest

2015-03-19 07:03

gtr was so good in 1vsX

2015-03-19 07:35

GG Envy. NIP got completely rekt on mirage. 16 rounds without even one for NIP? Envy for presidenté

2015-03-19 09:41

too bad they suck offline

2015-03-19 10:03

We don't watch the same counter-strike

2015-03-19 15:23

Well, that's a few days too late.

2015-03-19 09:46

Happy hot dayum.

2015-03-19 10:33

nvy onliners..

2015-03-19 10:55

There's no excuses - NiP were outplayed, that's all.

2015-03-19 11:02

If Happy plays good, they won't lose. EnVy got their fucking form <3

2015-03-19 11:11

*online form <3

2015-03-19 11:31

Yeah right. How much did you lose? Because afaik , NV won MLG Aspen LAN tournament.Semifinals @ Katowice.Won DH Winter a well. Have you been living in a cave? NIP cant even attend lan tournaments because they dont qualify for any.

2015-03-19 12:37