forZe take down Virtus.pro for second win at Pro League
Dzhami "Jame" Ali's team remains winless in the tournament.
FORZE have won the CIS bout against Virtus.pro 2-1, giving Andrey "Jerry" Mekhryakov's squad their second victory in ESL Pro League Season 14 group B. They let Dust2 slip from their grasp after an 11-8 advantage but took Mirage and Overpass convicingly to claim the series victory.
"How Virtus.pro approach the Dust2 CT side is still a mystery to me," Jerry admitted in the post-match interview, explaining that their plan to target Sanjar "SANJI" Kuliev on Long didn't work out as intended.
Nonetheless, the all-Russian side was clearly the better team across the BO3, handing Virtus.pro their second defeat of the tournament and putting one of the favorites for the group in danger of missing out from bracket play. Virtus.pro joins G2 at the bottom of the group, the two top-5 teams struggling in the event so far.

Jerry fragged out as FORZE rolled over Virtus.pro on Mirage, the Russian side extending their win streak on the map to 13 with a 16-7 on the opener. Their in-game leader topped the server with a 1.86 rating and nine opening kills, while Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis went negative in K-D despite 101.7 ADR.
Virtus.pro looked better on the second map, Dust2, but Evgenii "FL1T" Lebedev's antics stopped them from running away with the half. The Russian rifler went 15K-6D in the first half and his team went up 11-8 following the second pistol, but FORZE struggled in buy rounds. Jame picked them apart and Virtus.pro looked too comfortable as they completed the comeback, 16-13.
On Overpass, Virtus.pro was constantly a few steps behind. Their 2-0 lead after the CT pistol was canceled out by FORZE who went 8-2 across the next 10 rounds, taking control of the map. The half ended 9-6 for FORZE, who closed out the game on the wings of dialed-in Aleksandr "zorte" Zagodyrenko.
| K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 - 43 | +8 | 65.0 | 72.5% | 1.07 | |
| 44 - 54 | -10 | 79.8 | 70.0% | 0.98 | |
| 46 - 49 | -3 | 66.1 | 68.8% | 0.97 | |
| 41 - 54 | -13 | 57.2 | 62.5% | 0.81 | |
| 34 - 56 | -22 | 54.5 | 60.0% | 0.71 |
| K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 - 37 | +23 | 77.3 | 85.0% | 1.29 | |
| 52 - 41 | +11 | 76.7 | 78.8% | 1.16 | |
| 53 - 48 | +5 | 72.6 | 71.2% | 1.10 | |
| 46 - 45 | +1 | 63.5 | 71.2% | 1.02 | |
| 45 - 47 | -2 | 62.1 | 72.5% | 0.95 |
This result sees FORZE tie OG for the top of the group with two wins, with SINNERS hoping to join the flawless club after their match against Complexity which kicks off at 20:30 .

ESL Pro League Season 14
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