PERA and FORZE eliminated from EPL

FlyQuest and Monte live to fight another day at the Maltese tournament.

smooya ends his FORZE stand-in stint

The penultimate day of the ESL Pro League Season 19 group stage has begun with PERA and FORZE ending their campaigns after their respective losses to FlyQuest and Monte.

PERA exit EPL by exceeding the expectations of many, as they were competitive in most of their series. They began the tournament with a one-sided loss to Complexity but bounced back to beat the makeshift Ninjas in Pyjamas roster and send them down to the Last Chance Stage.

They then took BIG to the brink but eventually came up short, and the same can be said about their three-map affair against FlyQuest.

Date Matches
ESL Pro League Season 19
30/04/2024
Finished
2:0
Match
02/05/2024
Finished
2:1
Match
03/05/2024
Finished
2:1
Match
04/05/2024
Finished
2:1
Match

On the B stream, it was FORZE who were eliminated from the tournament. The majority-Russian squad came into the event with two stand-ins, Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield and Aleksei "⁠NickelBack⁠" Trofimov, and can hold their heads up high after a spirited performance in Malta.

They beat FURIA with a 13-0 victory on Overpass and took Monte incredibly close on the decider but ultimately fell short of the playoffs. smooya also had a solid return to LAN, averaging a 1.20 rating across ten maps of play.

FlyQuest and Monte now require one more victory to get to the playoffs. The Aussies will meet the winner of HEROIC vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas, while Monte are set to face off against the winner of ENCE vs. FURIA.

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4th May 2024
13
Anubis
11
5
Mirage
13
13
Ancient
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4th May 2024
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Nuke
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Mirage
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United Kingdom Owen 'smooya' Butterfield
Owen 'smooya' Butterfield
Age:
24
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.18
Maps played:
1044
KPR:
0.79
DPR:
0.62
Russia Aleksei 'NickelBack' Trofimov
Aleksei 'NickelBack' Trofimov
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.97
Maps played:
1698
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.67
bye radar
2024-05-04 16:57
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7 replies
#9
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Sweden saxxo
The dumbest person is the one who believes in something without evidence, and even when the opposite is proven, they continue to cry the same thing with closed eyes. Pera actually performed well, it was their first ever tier1 event, they won matches, more maps, and competed against all their opponents. If this isn't enough from a team outside the top 100, then I don't know what is.
2024-05-04 17:32
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6 replies
Mens referring to demqq and woro2k cheeetahs
2024-05-04 17:49
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1 reply
#17
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Sweden saxxo
My bad, I thought Pera, cause they also were accused
2024-05-04 18:17
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Performed well? Only win against shitshow team nip and last match losing to fq
2024-05-04 19:10
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3 replies
They didnt have enought experience. :) they played against more experienced teams. (BIG, Complexity) But you know that more and you write a bullsh** things which no one asked you...
2024-05-04 22:25
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2 replies
#27
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Seychelles Solara
We all know they cheated on their way to qualify here. Just check how Kamion performed on LAN at RMR then online. Stop being delusional. Wasted spot by them
2024-05-05 01:33
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1 reply
tell me how to perform at first LAN against T1 teams??? show proof when they are cheated.... this is not proof when they looked the wall..
2024-05-09 22:03
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Was a good stand-in stint by smooya
2024-05-04 17:00
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5 replies
#13
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Sweden saxxo
I simply don't understand why and how this disrespectful, unsportsmanlike, toxic person keeps getting new chances...
2024-05-04 17:50
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2 replies
#15
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
Twistzz | 
Canada knifa
cry is free
2024-05-04 17:55
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#35
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Puerto Rico D0okie_
^^same guy who defends Pera btw +cry is free
2024-05-06 03:08
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I thought he got kicked off forze, wtf happened? Did they keep him anyway?
2024-05-05 09:35
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1 reply
well surely he is gone since they are out of tournie
2024-05-05 10:29
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ez
2024-05-04 17:00
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#4
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Russia KopHuLLloH
is it me or forze looked like they put a lot of effort to throw?
2024-05-04 17:01
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1 reply
its you...
2024-05-04 17:14
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#7
Faceit level 6  | 
NiKo | 
Canada swagcrazy
-syrson +smooya for Big era
2024-05-04 17:24
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nt smooya
2024-05-04 17:30
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#10
nEGRo | 
Canada bltby
Thanks god
2024-05-04 17:34
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So ez for Monte goats.
2024-05-04 17:41
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1 reply
Ez? They almost got eliminated by a bodge job team.
2024-05-04 20:31
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deserved #10
2024-05-04 17:51
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#19
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
Damn, smooya still carried FORZE lol.
2024-05-04 19:20
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#20
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
Smooya always seems to put up numbers when hes stamding in or playing lans in general, i guess its his personality and attitude that prevents him from being left out of competition. Theres gotta be a reason tier one teams dont want him or kick him or whatnot……
2024-05-04 19:24
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#21
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United States Gonginator
I've always wanted Smooya to be able to join a tier 1 team, but his big mouth always seems to get in the way of that. And apparently he has an obnoxious personality based on social media posts of peoples' experiences with him. Outside of those negative things, he'd be a great pickup for a team looking to remain in the top 15 rankings.
2024-05-04 19:39
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#25
hazz | 
Germany Hustl3
Yeah right? He almost always performed back then in BIG. It really is a shame considering how many people would love to be in his position and give it their all to compete in T1... 20 years back i wouldve traded one of my balls to get the chance to play in pro cs.
2024-05-04 23:10
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i think he have some kind of syndrome
2024-05-04 23:11
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2 replies
#28
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
Honestly, it seems like he just has ADD or ADHD, don't think he had the syndrome ya know :P
2024-05-05 03:33
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#32
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United States Gonginator
*has, not had - took me until now to realize my grammatical error
2024-05-05 13:05
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#29
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Singapore rshcaz
Back when he was the British core in Fnatic (mezii, Alex) they had pretty decent games but Krimz had problems with his behaviour apparently
2024-05-05 05:16
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#33
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States Gonginator
That's believable given the drama he's constantly surrounded by.
2024-05-05 13:06
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Deserved
2024-05-04 21:35
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#34
Faceit level 8  | 
DZ | 
Algeria SilverQuick
Ofcourse smooya jinxing and throwing real hard for Monte's W lmao
2024-05-05 14:07
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