FaZe-Astralis set for Chengdu rematch after day one of EPL S19

Virtus.pro going down to fnatic was the notable upset of the first day of play in Malta.

Astralis will take on FaZe mere days after their semi-final bout at IEM Chengdu

Day one of ESL Pro League S19 has concluded, and plenty of twists and turns took place in Group A and Group B even at this early stage of ESL's flagship event.

A pair of upset results kicked off play with fnatic earning the victory of the day by taking down Virtus.pro 2-1, whilst 3DMAX picked up a 2-0 win over one of the scene's rising names, SAW. fnatic earned their victory by virtue of taking advantage of a struggling Virtus.pro T side, whilst 3DMAX simply outlasted SAW down the stretch in two tight overtime maps. This sets up an unlikely advancement match between fnatic and 3DMAX for Wednesday.

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fnatic spoil electroNic's VP debut in Malta

In the second round of games Vitality recovered from a slow start against Sharks to earn a relatively comfortable 2-0 win, but the highlight match was a 2-0 statement win by Astralis over Major quarter-finalists Eternal Fire. Victor "⁠Staehr⁠" Staehr and Martin "⁠stavn⁠" Lund shone brightly as the Danes simply outclassed their Turkish opponents, further raising Astralis' stock after a promising showing last time out at IEM Chengdu.

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Astralis move past Eternal Fire in EPL opener

FaZe began their first tournament since their IEM Chengdu victory with a straightforward victory in the final round of games, taking down Imperial 2-0 thanks to a strong T side on Inferno and a powerful defensive effort on Nuke. FaZe and Astralis' wins have set up a mouth-watering advancement match between the two in the upper bracket, giving the teams a chance to settle their differences after they traded series at IEM Chengdu, where FaZe won the more important semi-final match.

Meanwhile, over on the B stream BetBoom eked out a 2-1 win over M80 in the last game of the day, each team flopping badly on their own map pick before BetBoom's offense ground out a tight 13-11 win on the decider of Mirage.

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Live updates from ESL Pro League Season 19 day 1

Today's results:

Date Matches
ESL Pro League Season 19
23/04/2024
Finished
1:2
Match
23/04/2024
Finished
2:0
Match
23/04/2024
Finished
2:0
Match
23/04/2024
Finished
2:0
Match
23/04/2024
Finished
1:2
Match
23/04/2024
Finished
2:0
Match

Tomorrow's matchups:

Date Matches
ESL Pro League Season 19
24/04/2024
13:30
Match
24/04/2024
13:30
Match
24/04/2024
16:30
Match
24/04/2024
16:50
Match
24/04/2024
19:30
Match
24/04/2024
19:30
Match
Denmark Victor 'Staehr' Staehr
Victor 'Staehr' Staehr
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
587
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.66
Denmark Martin 'stavn' Lund
Martin 'stavn' Lund
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
1356
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.67
eZaF
2024-04-23 22:40
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United States Bbaby
fluke clan going to beat astraluls
2024-04-24 00:12
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1 reply
Not in the group stage
2024-04-24 00:57
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Who would have guessed Br0 was the missing piece. Nobody
2024-04-24 02:00
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4 replies
#21
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Australia hoangii
its not that bro was the missing piece, its that blameF was the problem
2024-04-24 03:56
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3 replies
#23
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Denmark ReSalty
the fact that stavn and jabbi got their spots back because of bro actully mean bro was the missing piece
2024-04-24 06:12
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2 replies
#33
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Australia hoangii
No it doesnt
2024-04-25 04:34
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1 reply
#34
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Denmark ReSalty
Yes it does
2024-04-25 05:14
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astralis win in groups again then faze beats them on playoffs
2024-04-23 22:45
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3 replies
your wrong as always buddy
2024-04-23 23:42
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2 replies
he just predicted a net positive for faze how are you mad? i should be mad here wtf, also its just hard to say since their last matchup was very close
2024-04-24 00:50
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1 reply
was making a joke about his name
2024-04-24 02:08
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#3
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Europe _Liam_
FAZE UPPPPPPPPP!!!!!
2024-04-23 22:47
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#4
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Netherlands Dutch69
Banger match up
2024-04-23 23:02
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Oh yeah faze up???
2024-04-23 23:07
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1 reply
#11
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New Zealand Skye620
Ez4Faze another 2-0
2024-04-24 00:14
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coool
2024-04-23 23:08
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We need SPUNJ make Chengdu announcer impression before the match
2024-04-23 23:15
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#10
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New Zealand Skye620
Yuck another 5:30am game. Guess I’ll just be watching highlights for EPL
2024-04-24 00:13
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2 replies
sad for you man, sadly this is the best timings for europe matches
2024-04-24 00:15
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1 reply
#14
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New Zealand Skye620
Like I’d get up early to watch but I start work at 6
2024-04-24 00:16
0
pog
2024-04-24 00:14
0
faze wins this easy
2024-04-24 01:26
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#22
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Germany BRUHNS_
7:30?? its not like some people have to work or smth
2024-04-24 05:58
0
Thinking of betting on Faze
2024-04-24 07:48
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#25
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Chile Rockjean
Hello
2024-04-24 08:24
0
Whatever happens, I hope device punches his screen. Testosterone mellows as you get older this guy has some reserves.
2024-04-24 09:45
0
2-0 astralis tbh group stage faze after all.
2024-04-24 09:56
0
Good luck!
2024-04-24 10:12
0
ESL really trying their damnest to get a FaZe VS Astralis rivalry running LOL. If Astralis make playoffs and they meet again it is offically rigged by ESL.
2024-04-24 10:44
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#31
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DolphiN | 
Denmark DolphiN
would be nice to see Astralis get that W
2024-04-24 14:35
0
5-0 astralis
2024-04-24 15:02
0
Great
2024-04-26 10:41
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