NAVI go 5-0 in Group D, Astralis secure final EPL playoff spot

Both teams won out their final matches to secure their respective places in the playoffs of ESL Pro League.

The final day of the group stage for ESL Pro League has come to a close, which sees Natus Vincere take the top spot in Group D with a 5-0 record after a commanding win over HEROIC, who were also gunning for a potential flawless record.

Taking the top spot in their group means that Natus Vincere join fellow first-seeded teams Ninjas in Pyjamas, FURIA, and Movistar Riders as teams that will also skip the first round of the playoffs thanks to their outstanding performances in the group stage.

NAVI shone the brightest in their group, taking a much-deserved 5-0

It wasn't a successful day only for the Russian-Ukrainian team, however, as Astralis guaranteed their participation in the next stage of the tournament before claiming their third win in the last round against Complexity.

The two North American teams, Complexity and Evil Geniuses, struggled to get anything going their way as they bowed out of their group in the two bottom places, with the latter ending on a 0-5 record. It was a much more promising showing from the Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou-led squad, who managed to play several close maps against the group favorites.

Both teams came into this event with a two-month-old roster, with Complexity signing the former Extra Salt core alongside Michael "⁠Grim⁠" Wince and Paytyn "⁠junior⁠" Johnson, whilst Evil Geniuses completed the signing of Major winners Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip, William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba, and Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta.

Below are the final standings of the ESL Pro League Season 15 group stage ahead of the start of the playoffs, which will kick off on Tuesday:

United States Michael 'Grim' Wince
Michael 'Grim' Wince
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
852
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.68
United States Jake 'Stewie2K' Yip
Jake 'Stewie2K' Yip
Age:
24
Rating 1.0:
1.01
Maps played:
1500
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.69
United States Paytyn 'junior' Johnson
Paytyn 'junior' Johnson
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
445
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.60
United States Timothy 'autimatic' Ta
Timothy 'autimatic' Ta
Age:
25
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
1143
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.67
South Africa Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou
Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.95
Maps played:
1021
KPR:
0.64
DPR:
0.67
United States William 'RUSH' Wierzba
William 'RUSH' Wierzba
Age:
27
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
1390
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.67
Nice!
2022-04-03 23:15
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all NA teams should disband by now
2022-04-03 23:16
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Ukraine SlaxerCast
liquid qualified
2022-04-04 01:59
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#36
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United Kingdom Heis7er
by the skin of their teeth
2022-04-04 07:53
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#2
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Romania Lupu
Gj NA
2022-04-03 23:15
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NaVi wins this
2022-04-03 23:16
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World streetson
#4 LETS GO
2022-04-03 23:16
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expected and deserved
2022-04-03 23:16
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EZ for best Ukrainian team
2022-04-03 23:16
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France Lonelie
With 3 russian cores
2022-04-04 12:53
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Sweden Lackstrom
Nice ! I mean First i mean gg i mean typ 1 and edit after! but Seriously nobody was suprised i think .
2022-04-03 23:17
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was surprised heroic cant manage to win 10 rounds on their map pick
2022-04-03 23:18
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EG worst team on ESL. Wasted spot. Shame... My eye's hurt.
2022-04-03 23:19
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Poland tevenn
Ago nice showing
2022-04-03 23:19
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#19
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Portugal MUTIRIS_VAC_SHOT
Yep. struggling in EU, but beat both NA teams and had some good maps against the top3 which were heavy favorites to make playoffs. The team should be proud of their performance.
2022-04-03 23:27
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also we will never hear of them again XD
2022-04-03 23:41
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Poland Kobel_
Nuh man AGO making EPL once every 3 seasons or so is a tradition at this point lul
2022-04-04 00:59
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Denmark M44lik
ASTRALIS TO THE PLAYOFFSS!!!!!
2022-04-03 23:21
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#15
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Sweden Kabbe
When does the 1st place postitions in the bracket release?
2022-04-03 23:23
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EG xD
2022-04-03 23:24
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England naDalous
EZ4ENCE
2022-04-03 23:25
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impossible to not make a NA joke 0-5 well done EG
2022-04-03 23:29
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furia 0-2 quick incoming
2022-04-03 23:51
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ok
2022-04-04 01:49
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who's gonna make that 2-0 happen? not a NA team I guess
2022-04-04 18:33
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EZ for #1 team and player!
2022-04-04 00:27
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demontronic
2022-04-04 00:29
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Eg should disband lol this last map on Inferno was probably biggest throw i have ever seen loosing unreal rounds and playing without comunication
2022-04-04 00:34
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EZ4NAVI
2022-04-04 01:12
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Navi won group 5-0 and got the hardest playoffs bracket = Gambit/Faze and others good teams. Its a joke?
2022-04-04 01:32
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but we will see fckn good matches!
2022-04-04 01:34
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World Kobs
some group were harder than this bracket so it s still fine imo , also navi is better vs these teams
2022-04-04 11:10
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GG and congrats for Navi , but why is no one talking bout movie star raiders going 5-0 as well and they had a pretty decent group
2022-04-04 05:09
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Austria Megrr
Because of the group they were in? Look at he other teams...only players have a real shot at winning a tournament of this stature from this group
2022-04-04 16:31
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U trippin fr
2022-04-05 07:54
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Kazakhstan nugop
Ez for Navi
2022-04-04 11:16
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EZ NA CS 05
2022-04-04 11:28
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