Kinguin defeat NTC; to ZOTAC Cup Europe Finals playoffs

Kinguin have advanced to the semi-finals at ZOTAC Cup Masters Europe Regional Finals after beating Não Tem Como 2-0 in the Group A decider game (16-5 on Mirage and 16-13 on Nuke).

The Group A decider game between Kinguin and Não Tem Como kicked off on Mirage where the Polish team started on the CT-side. Mikołaj "⁠mouz⁠" Karolewski secured the pistol round with three USP-s headshots and the Poles made it 3-0 with their anti-eco wins.

Lincoln "⁠fnx⁠" Lau could have clutched a 1vs3 in the first weapon round but Karol "⁠rallen⁠" Rodowicz denied it as the sole survivor of the round, making it 4-0. Não Tem Como won for the first time in the eighth round but Jacek "⁠MINISE⁠" Jeziak's quad kill in the following round reset the Brazilians' economy (8-1).

Kinguin's defense remained strong and they led 13-2 at halftime. Although Não Tem Como won the first two rounds in the second half Kinguin closed the map 16-5 and took the 1-0 series lead.

The second map was Nuke and the CT-sided Não Tem Como secured the pistol round with fnx's triple kill. Kinguin responed with three rounds in a row which was followed by Não Tem Como's second round win during the first full weapon round of the match (3-2).

Kinguin then secured six consecutive rounds to lead 9-2 despite being on the less-favored T-side. Não Tem Como finished the half 9-6 behind and couldn't come back on the T-side as they lost the map 16-13. Kinguin won the series 2-0 and advanced to the playoffs at ZOTAC Cup Masters Europe Regional Finals.