OG outlast Evil Geniuses; qualify for BLAST Spring Series Finals

After struggling on their map pick, Train, OG bounced back in the series against Evil Geniuses and took a 2-1 series victory, qualifying for the Spring Finals in Moscow and sending their opponents to the BLAST Showdown.

The two teams met in the opening match of the tournament, when OG managed an upset victory after a marathon three-map game. On the second day, Evil Geniuses bounced back with a strong win over 100 Thieves, while OG fell to G2 to set up a rematch which decided the team to go directly to the BLAST Premier Spring Series Finals. In the end it was OG who came out victorious, while Evil Geniuses will join the likes of Astralis and Vitality at the BLAST Showdown.

Starting on the CT side of their opponents map pick, Train, Evil Geniuses claimed the pistol round win and won the first buy by stacking B, anticipating OG's push perfetly. Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold's quad kill in round 5 extended his team's streak, and the match ver looking very similar to Evil Geniuses's dominant win over 100 Thieves earlier in the tournament.

As the score was 8-0, Mateusz "⁠mantuu⁠" Wilczewski was the only OG player to have more than one kill to his name, with his team coming close to getting on board in round 11 - but Peter "⁠stanislaw⁠" Jarguz clutched out the 1v2. The rest of the half was equally one-sided and Evil Geniuses finished it flawlessly, 15-0, but couldn't close out the perfect map as Issa "⁠ISSAA⁠" Murad's double in the pistol helped them avoid the 16-0. The international roster managed to grab four rounds, but that is where Evil Geniuses closed out Train with a well-timed B site push.

OG stayed in the game after being stomped on Train

mantuu and ISSAA combined for OG's pistol round win and the international roster were set off to a good start on Mirage. After being down 5-1, Evil Geniuses went for a fast Palace approach which worked out perfectly, but they were unable to break OG who instantly replied with three more rounds. The same pattern continued for the rest of the half and Evil Geniuses found themselves swapping to the CT side 12-3 down.

OG overran the B bombsite defense in the second-half pistol and showed no signs of stopping on Mirage, quickly tying up the game 16-3 after Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen's UMP-45 triple kill in the final round.

Evil Geniuses will look for a Finals spot at the BLAST Showdown

Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt's quad kill, holding the A site with a Deagle, earned OG a force buy victory after losing the first pistol on Inferno, but Evil Geniuses were able to instantly bounce back with their own force and take the early lead as Terrorists (4-2). Some good play from Valdemar "⁠valde⁠" Bjørn Vangså helped OG pull ahead, reaching a 9-5 advantage before Evil Geniuses grabbed the last round of the half by breaking into B.

Aleksib's swift Glock hat-trick gave OG the second pistol, but they were unable to break through their opponents' force-buy and Evil Geniuses built on that success, edging into the lead at 11-10. That was short-lived, though, as OG found weakness towards B and exploited it to get to 13-11. The North American side had to edge out three close rounds to keep their head above water, with both teams having almost no money in their bank at 14-14. NBK- and valde resolved the 2v2 after plant in that round and OG capitalized in the economy advantage to claim a 16-14 win and a 2-1 for the series.

Matchpage
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16th February 2020
Europe
16
Train
4
3
Mirage
16
14
Inferno
16
 Evil Geniuses K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
46 - 43 +3 80.5 69.6% 1.10
44 - 46 -2 72.2 68.1% 1.03
45 - 46 -1 69.9 72.5% 1.01
37 - 48 -11 66.7 68.1% 0.93
36 - 47 -11 50.7 68.1% 0.87
 OG K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
52 - 38 +14 77.4 84.1% 1.24
46 - 38 +8 81.1 69.6% 1.11
47 - 44 +3 70.1 75.4% 1.09
40 - 43 -3 68.4 69.6% 0.99
45 - 45 0 71.6 60.9% 0.93
France Nathan 'NBK-' Schmitt
Nathan 'NBK-' Schmitt
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
1684
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.67
Poland Mateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski
Mateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.15
Maps played:
316
KPR:
0.78
DPR:
0.66
Denmark Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangså
Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangså
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
864
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.66
United States Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold
Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold
Age:
19
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
818
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.67
Jordan Issa 'ISSAA' Murad
Issa 'ISSAA' Murad
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
556
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.66
Finland Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.00
Maps played:
620
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.66
Canada Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz
Age:
25
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
1048
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.66
EASY FOR OG NOW G2 WILL DESTROY YOU HAHAAH EZ G2-0G
2020-02-16 19:34
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#33
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Palestine MrZoldiK
Nice one actually
2020-02-16 19:36
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#67
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Brazil SecondKS
nice try
2020-02-16 19:46
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1 reply
#91
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India X3pHyR
We know it's happening again but I wanna see OG win this match against G2
2020-02-16 20:01
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#4
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United States Clunkfuddle
GG EG
2020-02-16 19:34
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1 reply
#176
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Finland Smoonah
BG
2020-02-17 07:56
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#5
ropz | 
United States Cuft
Nice
2020-02-16 19:34
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#6
shox | 
India iejesus
XD
2020-02-16 19:34
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WHATEVER THE GAME IS, OG WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER THAN EG... DOTA, CS.... GG EASY FOR THE NEW TOP 1 TEAM! #GGEASY #OG>EG #CEEEEEEEEEEEEEB #valdeTop1Player2020
2020-02-16 19:34
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10 replies
flair checks out
2020-02-16 19:35
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[Scoreboard] NaVi 2-0 OG
2020-02-16 19:37
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8 replies
everything checks out
2020-02-16 20:12
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7 replies
ignores actual facts... typical og fan
2020-02-16 23:45
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6 replies
we were talking about eg vs og, nobody mentioned navi
2020-02-16 23:48
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5 replies
you said top 1 team so i had to correct you maybe top 1 between only og and eg xaxaxax
2020-02-16 23:50
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4 replies
He said top 1 team so i also had to correct you Navi isnt
2020-02-17 04:28
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3 replies
+1
2020-02-17 07:01
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+1
2020-02-17 09:59
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i didn’t say navi is top1 i said og isn’t top1
2020-02-17 20:14
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Brehze: "I think any team we play here will probably have a hard time beating us" OOF
2020-02-16 19:34
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5 replies
0.83 rating as baiter LOL
2020-02-16 19:36
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#25
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United States Scvboy1
well it was a hard time. Winning map 3 16-14 wasn't a cakewalk.
2020-02-16 19:36
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2 replies
#66
k0nfig | 
India VAMc
But destroying EG on Mirage after all OG went though in map 1 is not something normal. EG sucks.
2020-02-16 19:46
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1 reply
+1
2020-02-16 20:21
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#177
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Finland Smoonah
"I think I really enjoy eating roasted pig sandwiches on Kings Hawaiian Bread.... because I am Hawaiian after all."
2020-02-17 07:57
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#10
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Sweden nathanel
EZ
2020-02-16 19:34
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EG xaxaxaxaxaxa
2020-02-16 19:35
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lmao EG......
2020-02-16 19:35
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#17
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Finland N1ggers
Haters gonna hate! LETS GO OG! 🌻🌻🌻
2020-02-16 19:35
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#19
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Europe vacban
Imagine going 15-0 then losing next 2 maps
2020-02-16 19:35
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#22
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
s1mple | 
Bangladesh NyAn_NeKo
EG always choking
2020-02-16 19:35
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#23
iM | 
Finland R3L1C
I knew it!!! <3
2020-02-16 19:36
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#27
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Turkey orionski
OG beating EG 2-1 after dropping the first game become a tradition at this point.
2020-02-16 19:36
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NA CS SO BAD kkkkkkkkkkkkkk
2020-02-16 19:36
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Ez for NA CS! Nice try EU!
2020-02-16 19:36
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EZ 4 OG HAHAHHAHAHAAHAH TARIK WHY SO QUIET?
2020-02-16 19:36
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1 reply
#178
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Finland Smoonah
dude whos the OG chick groupie
2020-02-17 07:59
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XAXAXAXAXAXAXAXA
2020-02-16 19:36
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2020-02-16 19:37
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OG will not lose against EG whatever it is. Either in dota or cs go. N0tail has given them the order
2020-02-16 19:37
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#39
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
huNter- | 
Denmark Product_Manager
EG slowly becoming a meme
2020-02-16 19:37
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2 replies
They were always a meme
2020-02-16 19:39
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Slowly becoming a Team Liquid
2020-02-16 23:32
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So easy for europe.
2020-02-16 19:38
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ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeb
2020-02-16 19:38
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NA CS LUL
2020-02-16 19:39
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E0-16G lmao choke always noob team
2020-02-16 19:39
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damn its so intense. NBK payback of his performance at train in inferno
2020-02-16 19:39
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#61
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United Arab Emirates Vince_
EG can't beat OG whatever game is. CEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEB
2020-02-16 19:42
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now everyone can see that EG last year was one big fluke
2020-02-16 19:44
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#65
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Finland Smoonah
not screaming wooo and content and shit huh
2020-02-16 19:45
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Wtf did I just watch.
2020-02-16 19:46
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NA VI 2.0 GG VP train 15 0 and inferno 14 16
2020-02-16 19:48
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#73
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Finland spurku
"aleksib was the prboblem"
2020-02-16 19:49
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My vk 302705423 ez 3 and 2 odds on og
2020-02-16 19:52
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#79
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Europe Niko0
Oh, how i would love to see the face of Allu, when OG is top5 late 2020, and Ence keeps having fun in t5 tournaments.
2020-02-16 19:54
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14 replies
#88
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Australia Beard43
ENCE will surely disband before then or rebuild, they're so bad now.
2020-02-16 19:58
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8 replies
#90
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Europe Niko0
I hope they would disband. Sergejs career ruined if he keeps having fun in Ence
2020-02-16 19:59
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7 replies
#125
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States sighteyed
no1 from this generation really cares about their esports careers besides money...as long as hes making 30k/month on ence hes happy
2020-02-16 22:35
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6 replies
#144
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Mongolia FoxOutOfGlocks
ence and 30k month, good joke bro... it isn't all that big org and in finland it is limited how much they get from sponsors etc. because ultimately sponsor market is way more limited there. It is pretty clear Aleksib makes way more money in OG from his salary than ence guys can even dream of, they actually need to succeed and get tournament winnings if they want a lot of money. Also I would disagree with you really about what players want, most who raise to top want to be the best really and win major, that is pretty obvious, if you do not want that I don't think you will be pro in top team honestly because you will be left behind by those who want it and work harder to become better teams. What there exists are players who want to be the best but in their own terms, however even these players aren't just happy chilling and getting paid, they still want to win.
2020-02-17 02:43
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5 replies
#147
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States sighteyed
ok so he makes 20k/month, not much of a difference...hes still making way more than the average person. Plus whatever he makes from sponsors and streams and prize money, it all adds up. I respect ur opinion on what players want from this game but i cant agree. Yes there are some that still have pride, but the get_rights of this esport are mostly all gone. I cant remember the last time i saw someone that was really upset that they were losing or lost a match. Everyones got a smile on their face no matter what the outcome of the match was. Thats bc they know it doesnt really matter, the only backlash they will get is hltv kids talking shit about them, and who really gives a shit about anyone on hltv?
2020-02-17 03:30
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4 replies
#148
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Mongolia FoxOutOfGlocks
nah, no way they make 20k, only biggest orgs pay 20k+ and ence economically isn't top org, doubt they even make 10k :).
2020-02-17 03:31
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3 replies
#149
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States sighteyed
theres no way they are making 10k, allu and serj can demand more than that. Plus like i said sponsors and streams and donations and whatever, it all adds up
2020-02-17 03:40
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2 replies
#153
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Mongolia FoxOutOfGlocks
Well obviously I do not know but based on what people such as dekay who have a lot of connections in scene say, even teams paying 20k+ is not that common, so how would smaller org like ence match that? Seems simply unrealistic. Besides sergej and allu do not even stream xddd...
2020-02-17 03:50
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1 reply
#154
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States sighteyed
yea i dont really know any facts either, im just assuming....allu is really missing out on money by not streaming tho, hes got alot of fans
2020-02-17 03:53
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if this is their performance I couldn't see OG reaching top 5
2020-02-16 20:04
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4 replies
#101
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Europe Niko0
Oh, how i love the sea-air. I can even taste the salt
2020-02-16 20:11
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#112
Faceit level 9  | 
Croatia KeZual96
For a team thats only few months old, they have alot of things to work out but they will be a scary team in the near future
2020-02-16 20:37
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1 reply
+1
2020-02-17 04:12
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0/8
2020-02-17 03:41
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AGAIN
2020-02-16 19:55
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Nice win OG :)
2020-02-16 19:55
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#84
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Australia Beard43
GG OG, 2x Bo3 wins vs EG. Still so many basic flaws to iron out but looking great for such a fresh team.
2020-02-16 19:57
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#93
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
c0pz | 
Finland c0pz
Ez money
2020-02-16 20:01
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#94
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United States WilsonDS
EG worst na team???
2020-02-16 20:03
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3 replies
Complexity>EG xaxaxaxaxaxa
2020-02-16 20:28
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1 reply
#113
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Lithuania chingo
complexity EU team ... EG NA team ... but yes complexity > EG
2020-02-16 20:58
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Mythic > EG
2020-02-17 07:07
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#104
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Russia ToughGuy
LMAO eg is so bad
2020-02-16 20:19
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Wow
2020-02-16 20:19
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#107
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Algeria SykoBeats
EZ4ENCE LET’S GOOOOOOO WAIT
2020-02-16 20:21
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#111
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
f0rest | 
United Kingdom Archaeon
NA CS OMEGALUL
2020-02-16 20:28
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Evil flukes..
2020-02-16 21:15
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OG proving to be one of the greatest teams of our time
2020-02-16 22:28
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1 reply
PS: I said it that they could be at least top 3!
2020-02-16 22:29
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#129
sh1ro | 
Philippines euzu
poggers
2020-02-16 23:14
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Eg is joke
2020-02-16 23:37
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#155
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Brazil cadik
EG KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
2020-02-17 03:59
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Niceee
2020-02-17 04:39
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#160
akez | 
Finland 0lter
NA CS
2020-02-17 05:24
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EXCELLENT! It was a crazy game. My heart nearly stopped after the first map. But my boys did it again! Overpowered one of the best teams in the world! Valdemar, Aleksi, Issa, Mateusz and Nathan, you are beasts! GG, Evil Geniuses. #DreamOG # Ez4Aleksib
2020-02-17 05:43
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It's like every time NA loses the entirety of this website explodes with this pro EU rhetoric. Why does it matter? Like, chill. Yeah our region as a whole doesn't win every game, but we have solid teams.
2020-02-17 06:40
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2 replies
It's the same the other way around when NA teams win tho. Ofc EU people are getting triggered when some troll states that NA > EU when it's quite cleary not the case. The thing is, we only have 2 top 5 teams and the rest is shit, our scene is overall to weak and unstable to yet match the general EU one.
2020-02-17 09:58
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#185
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Finland kappaboi
don't take memes and trolls too seriously
2020-02-17 10:35
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Showdown: Astralis Vitality Eg 100thieves Nip Mibr 3 top 10 teams.. Noicee
2020-02-17 07:12
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2 replies
They might as will run it as a premier again
2020-02-17 07:38
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Premier a rigged tourney coz blast want astralis at every tournament
2020-02-17 07:47
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#187
Faceit level 4  | 
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African Union mikecool
When teams get more data on OG and their honeymoon period is over. It'll be interesting to see how teams manage and counter them and how they'll adapt and grow. The true test is still yet to come for them.
2020-02-17 10:51
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valde is so fucking good, could u someone tell me why North let him go?
2020-02-17 14:10
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I like the format of BLAST Premier.It was great to be able to watch the game on the weekend.
2020-02-17 17:51
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#200
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Denmark hj3lmen
HAHAHAHHAHA EPIC!! EG go home and stay there
2020-02-21 13:13
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