EnVyUs to ELEAGUE Premier playoffs over NiP

The decider match of Group C in Atlanta kicked off with Ninjas in Pyjamas picking up the Terrorist pistol on their opponents' map pick, Cobblestone, and following it up with both anti-ecos and first gun round. From that point, the Swedes kept increasing their lead, securing a total of ten rounds without a response.

It was only then that Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer's men managed to find a lifeline in the map by losing only one out of the remaining five rounds, meaning that they would get to half-time with four rounds to their name.

Now playing as Counter-Terrorists, a successful pistol round opened a way for the Swedish team to eventually hit 14 rounds. Envy still tried to find a method to turn the map around by winning five more rounds, but Ninjas in Pyjamas went on to close out Cobblestone, 16-9.

RpK had an impressive performance throughout the series

On Cache, Ninjas in Pyjamas's map, the Frenchmen got off to a flying start after securing the T-side pistol, and getting through the Swedish defense in the following six rounds. Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström's squad were then able to respond with their first two rounds, and, from that point, they would eventually reduce the deficit to 8-7 by half-time.

The second half saw Envy pick up their second pistol round of the series, and follow it up in the subsequent anti-eco thanks to an ace from Alexandre "⁠xms⁠" Forté that included a 1v2 clutch. Then, with an 11-7 advantage, a trio of kills from Adil "⁠ScreaM⁠" Benrlitom led his team to a 13-7 lead.

Ninjas in Pyjamas would stop Envy' momentum with two rounds in their favour, but there was little that they could do as Cédric "⁠RpK⁠" Guipouy and co. won three in a row to lock down the map, 16-9, and take the series to a third map.

NiP have been eliminated from ELEAGUE

Starting out as CTs on the decider map, Nuke, Envy got to an early 3-0 lead following a successful pistol and anti-ecos. Despite Ninjas in Pyjamas picking up the gun round, Happy's team did not let their opponents string any rounds together, and went on to grab a 6-1 score.

The Swedes then secured their second round of the game, but, once again, they could not follow it up. Moreover, until half-time, Envy had a nearly-flawless performance, losing only the penultimate round of the first half.

As the French squad won their fourth pistol round of the clash, it appeared like Envy would easily close out the series, but then Ninjas in Pyjamas found some breathing room after picking up a force-buy. Still, Christophe "⁠SIXER⁠" Xia and his teammates did not let a comeback happen and closed out the map, 16-6, to secure their place in the ELEAGUE Premier playoffs.

ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017Best of 3

Envy

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Ninjas in Pyjamas

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Cobblestone

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Cache

9

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Nuke

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Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	72 - 48	+24	98.7	80.6%	1.41
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	49 - 47	+2	71.6	76.4%	1.12
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	52 - 49	+3	85.4	66.7%	1.11
Alexandre 'xms' Fortéxms	48 - 44	+4	68.5	73.6%	1.05
Christophe 'SIXER' XiaSIXER	40 - 35	+5	60.4	76.4%	1.03

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	50 - 50	0	74.7	73.6%	1.11
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	51 - 53	-2	72.7	68.1%	1.00
William 'draken' Sundindraken	43 - 51	-8	59.9	70.8%	0.94
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	46 - 56	-10	71.7	63.9%	0.90
Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt	33 - 52	-19	61.2	70.8%	0.88