NIP outclass Wings Up to book CAC quarter-final spot

The Ninjas were far too hot for the Chinese team to handle in this one-sided affair.

Ninjas in Pyjamas are through to the quarter-finals of the CS Asia Championships 2023 following a 2-0 victory over Wings Up (13-6 on Ancient and on Overpass). The Chinese side struggled to keep up with the intensity of their opponents and follow TYLOO out of the event. This leaves Lynn Vision as the only local representative left as the tournament enters the playoff stage.

Wings Up came into the series the livelier of the two teams, strolling to a 3-0 victory after a strong start to their T side. That momentum didn't last, however, as Ninjas in Pyjamas tightened up their defense once they got their economy in order. A crucial ace by Max "⁠maxster⁠" Jansson at 3-3 kept the Ninjas in the driver’s set, with the young player ending the half with 20 frags to his name.

A quad-kill by Junhao "⁠ChildKing⁠" Peng in the second pistol round brought the deficit to 5-8 and kept Wings Up in the game, but their comeback hopes were immediately shattered. Ninjas in Pyjamas responded in the following round with a full buy and took control of proceedings en route to a 13-6 victory.

The second map, Overpass, followed the same pattern as the first, with Ninjas in Pyjamas strolling to a 9-3 lead after preventing their opponents from stringing rounds together. Wings Up found a lifeline after the break after winning the first three rounds of the half, but the Ninjas responded with four rounds of their own to put the series to bed.

The CS Asia Championships will resume on Saturday with the first round of the playoffs, pitting MOUZ against Lynn Vision and ENCE against Ninjas in Pyjamas. FaZe and Astralis, the two group winners, will play again only on Sunday, in the semi-final stage.

Date	Matches
CS Asia Championships 2023
11/11/2023	ENCE 08:00 Ninjas in Pyjamas	Match