Live updates from Elisa Masters semi-finals

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19/1021:45

HEROIC cruise to win over B8

B8 8-13 HEROIC

After a fairly close start in the first half, HEROIC wrested control of the reins on their map pick of Dust 2, posting a solid defense to lock down their pick 13-8, and the series 2-0.

HEROIC are now slated to face off tomorrow against the new-look ENCE lineup in the grand final of Elisa Masters Espoo.

Elisa Masters Espoo 2024Best of 3

B8

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0

2

19th October 2024

HEROIC

5

Anubis

13

8

Dust2

13

B8	K - D	Swing	ADR	KAST	Rating2.1
Arseniy 'cptkurtka023' Derevinskiy cptkurtka023	23 - 29	+0.55%	74.1	66.7%	0.85
Dmytro 'esenthial' Tsvir esenthial	22 - 28	-5.77%	58.1	59.0%	0.77
Alexey 'alex666' Yarmoshchuk alex666	23 - 31	-3.58%	68.4	59.0%	0.76
Andrii 'npl' Kukharskyi npl	18 - 30	-1.91%	54.6	59.0%	0.66
Daniil 'headtr1ck' Valitov headtr1ck	21 - 32	-1.89%	50.6	53.8%	0.61

HEROIC	K - D	Swing	ADR	KAST	Rating2.1
Abdul 'degster' Gasanov degster	36 - 17	+2.32%	89.0	84.6%	1.52
Rasmus 'sjuush' Beck sjuush	33 - 19	+4.81%	83.4	89.7%	1.47
Guy 'NertZ' Iluz NertZ	32 - 27	-0.84%	93.5	79.5%	1.34
René 'TeSeS' Madsen TeSeS	28 - 22	+3.37%	84.1	74.4%	1.32
Damjan 'kyxsan' Stoilkovski kyxsan	21 - 22	+2.93%	69.7	82.1%	1.14

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19/1021:31

Watch: TeSeS does a little dance to stay alive

B8 6-7 HEROIC

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19/1021:24

HEROIC claw things back

B8 5-6 HEROIC

After a tough 1-4 start, HEROIC are starting to warm back up into this series, allowing just one more round to slip away to claim the lead with a 6-5 scoreline.

Guy "⁠NertZ⁠" Iluz is so far the standout performer for HEROIC, garnering 12 kills, the highest on the server across either side in the first half.

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19/1021:11

B8 carve out early lead on Dust2

B8 4-1 HEROIC

B8 are off to a good start on their opponent's pick of Dust2, snagging four of the first five rounds on the defense, nearly matching their round total from their depressing showing on Anubis.

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19/1020:48

HEROIC smash B8 on Anubis

B8 5-13 HEROIC

Despite a clean 1v2 from Dmytro "⁠esenthial⁠" Tsvir in the penultimate round to keep B8 alive, HEROIC have stolen away the Ukrainian side's map pick of Anubis with a dominant 13-5 scoreline, hardly breaking a sweat throughout the map.

The series now heads to HEROIC's pick of Dust2, where the international side will be looking to end things in just two maps.

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19/1020:35

HEROIC hit double-digits at the half

B8 2-10 HEROIC

Despite the lengthy tech pause, HEROIC have not lost their rhythm, marching ahead to a 10-2 half on their opponent's map pick of Anubis to make up for lost time.

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19/1020:23

Watch: A chat with Jamppi during the pause

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19/1020:12

Elisa Masters Espoo hit with another tech pause

B8 0-8 HEROIC

After a lengthy tech pause in the first series of the day, Elisa Masters Espoo has been plagued by yet another tech pause in the middle of the first map of HEROIC's series versus B8.

At least the crowd are having fun in the meantime.

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19/1019:56

HEROIC storm ahead on Anubis

B8 0-6 HEROIC

Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski's men are making quick work of B8 on the Ukrainian side's pick of Anubis, racking up an early 6-0 lead with ease.

HEROIC are technically the crowd favorites here thanks to coach Eetu "⁠sAw⁠" Saha, and a win here for the international side would set up a clash between Finns in the grand final in front of the home crowd.

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19/1019:39

B8 vs. HEROIC kicks off on Anubis

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19/1019:04

B8 and HEROIC to clash for Elisa Masters Espoo final spot

With our first finalist already decided, B8 and HEROIC are now set to clash in roughly 30 minutes to determine who will be facing off against ENCE tomorrow in the Elisa Masters Espoo grand final.

This will be the second time HEROIC and B8 have battled it out in recent memory, with HEROIC having previously bested the Ukrainian side in the lower-bracket for the IEM Rio 2024 Europe Closed Qualfiier.

Date	Matches
Elisa Masters Espoo 2024
19/10/2024	B8 19:35 HEROIC	Match

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19/1018:45

ENCE head to Elisa Masters final over The MongolZ

The new-look ENCE have secured a place in the Elisa Masters Espoo grand final, taking down The MongolZ 2-1 to eliminate the Asian side from the Finnish event.

Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander's men will now prepare to face off against the winner of the semi-final match between B8 and HEROIC in the grand final.

Elisa Masters Espoo 2024Best of 3

The MongolZ

Matchpage

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2

19th October 2024

ENCE

8

Anubis

13

Mirage

1

8

Ancient

13

The MongolZ	K - D	Swing	ADR	KAST	Rating2.1
Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch 910	41 - 34	+2.06%	72.5	73.2%	1.12
Azbayar 'Senzu' Munkhbold Senzu	42 - 47	+0.72%	79.9	80.4%	1.09
Garidmagnai 'bLitz' Byambasuren bLitz	36 - 36	+3.38%	70.8	78.6%	1.03
Ayush 'mzinho' Batbold mzinho	37 - 35	-0.71%	74.9	67.9%	0.97
Sodbayar 'Techno' Munkhbold Techno	31 - 40	-3.47%	68.8	71.4%	0.88

ENCE	K - D	Swing	ADR	KAST	Rating2.1
Paavo 'podi' Heiskanen podi	49 - 35	+2.91%	80.2	82.1%	1.30
Viktor 'sdy' Orudzhev sdy	42 - 35	+0.20%	89.6	83.9%	1.18
Ryan 'Neityu' Aubry Neityu	42 - 34	+1.92%	87.5	71.4%	1.17
Kacper 'xKacpersky' Gabara xKacpersky	35 - 42	-1.63%	74.9	71.4%	1.03
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander gla1ve	22 - 42	-5.58%	46.0	60.7%	0.59

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19/1018:25

The Mongolz rally at half-time

The MongolZ 4-8 ENCE

After a daunting 8-1 start for ENCE, The MongolZ have rebounded in the latter portion of their offense, clawing things back to a 4-8 scoreline ahead of the side swap.

Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander's troops now just need five rounds to reach the grand finals on home soil, while The MongolZ will need nine of their own on the defense to do the same.

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19/1018:11

ENCE hit the ground running on Ancient

The MongolZ 0-5 ENCE

With a 13-1 bounceback from The MongolZ on Mirage, it seemed like we would have ourselves a close map on Ancient, but so far ENCE have not been interested in letting that happen, accruing an early 5-0 lead on the defense.

Will The MongolZ get it together before the map slips away from them?

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19/1017:49

MongolZ drop just one round on Mirage

The MongolZ 13-1 ENCE

The MongolZ have rebounded from their tough loss on their opponent's pick of Anubis, securing a statement win over ENCE on their own pick of Mirage.

The series now heads to Ancient, where The MongolZ will be hoping for a repeat of their Mirage performance, while ENCE scramble to recover from the 1-13 loss.

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19/1017:41

MongolZ eviscerating ENCE on Mirage

The MongolZ 11-0 ENCE

What a turnaround from Anubis huh?

The MongolZ are now two rounds away from a flawless Mirage win, which would be a huge statement as the series heads to the decider of Ancient.

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19/1017:26

Watch: Senzu 1v3 keeps Mongolz flawless

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19/1017:13

Watch: ENCE react to winning Anubis

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19/1017:05

ENCE go a map up against The MongolZ

The MongolZ 8-13 ENCE

ENCE's Anubis gamble worked out. Paavo "⁠podi⁠" Heiskanen got them seven rounds on the T side and while the Finnish AWPer cooled off on the defense slightly, Ryan "⁠Neityu⁠" Aubry and Viktor "⁠sdy⁠" Orudzhev picked up the slack to secure a 13-8 win for ENCE.

Next up is Mirage, The MongolZ's pick.

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19/1016:57

Neityu and sdy convert 2v5

The MongolZ 8-9 ENCE

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19/1016:43

podi's 16 kills help ENCE take 7-5 lead

The MongolZ 5-7 ENCE

An encouraging performance by ENCE in the first half of their map pick. They won the pistol and kept the lead throughout the half with the help of some solid individual moments, and their new-ish addition Paavo "⁠podi⁠" Heiskanen was chief among them.

The Finnish AWPer leads the way with 16 kills and 110 ADR.

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19/1016:31

MongolZ convert eco 3v5 to stay close

The MongolZ 2-4 ENCE

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19/1016:23

The game starts by ENCE taking early lead

The MongolZ 0-3 ENCE

After a lenghty pause, we're finally underway on Anubis. ENCE have taken the T-side pistol, and have converted it to a 3-0 laed early on.

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19/1016:15

Tech delay reaches 45 minutes

Tech delays continue, and so far the official stream has no timer to let us know when the action might be returning.

So... What's the weather like?

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19/1015:54

Thorin introduces "Elisa backshots"

The MongolZ 0-0 ENCE

Everyone is slowly losing their minds, including Duncan "⁠Thorin⁠" Shields, and we are no closer to the start of the game.

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19/1015:49

Lengthy tech delay starts the day

The MongolZ 0-0 ENCE

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19/1015:28

ENCE get ready for the semi-final

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19/1015:27

ENCE go for the Anubis pick

ENCE will play the first Anubis since their roster changes, while The MongolZ went for Mirage.

Ancient will be the decider if needed.

The desk gave the upper hand to the Mongolians, but ENCE might have something special up their sleeves.

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19/1014:31

podi's vibing to stage EDM during warmup

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19/1014:29

MongolZ yet to be tested in Espoo

It's been a smooth ride for The MongolZ so far as they're heading into the semi-final matchup against ENCE.

Nothing quite showcases that more than that all five of their players feature on the list of the top six rated players at the event following their convincing wins over JANO and B8 in groups.

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19/1013:54

podi: "It was just amazing to have people screaming ENCE and my name"

podi to HLTV on 9z victory: "It feels amazing. I for sure thought that this time it would be a much closer game, but we managed to beat them pretty confidently. We were very in control of the game even though at the start of Mirage it seemed a bit sloppy, but we regained control and it was all in our hands."

On playing The MongolZ: "They're very good. So far, when we've played against them, it's been really tough, but if we have a good day we can beat them and the crowd is in our favor, which at the least boosts my confidence. I think we have a chance."

On not being the new guy anymore: "It feels nice because when I first joined I was a bit nervous. I was a new addition to the team and everyone had been playing for a long time, but now it's comfortable. To be honest it just comes with time, not with changing players or having new players coming in."

On new team's start: "So far the atmosphere is very good. I think everyone has a very good mentality coming into the games, we're very hungry to win games, and it's been really good so far."

On getting some stage time: "It was amazing, to be honest. I loved it. It's the first time I experience something like that and it was just amazing to have people screaming ENCE and my name. It was boosting my confidence round by round."

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19/1013:30