EPS Nordic II weeks 1 & 2 stats recap

After two rounds of EPS Nordic, it is time for a recap of what happened and who performed the best, so here it is in a similar way as the EPS Germany one.

Two of the biggest favorites, fnatic and SK have recorded wins in both of their matches. Fnatic beat MYM in the first round 16-6 and then H2k 16-11, after an awesome second half display. SK played against the same opponents as fnatic, defeating them both 16-9, eventually. They actually played against H2k twice, as it was revealed that two of their players used net_graph 3 in their original 16-2 win, so that match had to be replayed.

The only other team that has 2 wins under their belt is the Finnish squad of Playzone, as they managed to defeat their Swedish clan-mates, and after that the Norwegian powerhouse cbteam.

The biggest surprise and disappointment at the start of the season is surely mTw, who lost both of their matches. First one against cbteam 14-16, after almost mounting a big comeback from a 3-12 deficit at half-time, and second when they were annihilated by Playzone.se 2-16.

Results from Playday 1 - de_nuke

fnatic vs MYM	16-6	Demo	Stats
Online-Kingdom vs Ab Ovo	15-15	Demo	Stats
Playzone vs Playzone	16-12	Demo	Stats
Lions vs Ravens	16-5	Demo	Stats
cbteam vs mTw	16-14	Demo	Stats
SK vs H2k	16-9	Demo	Stats

Results from Playday 2 - de_train

fnatic vs H2k	16-11	Demo	Stats
Ab Ovo vs Lions	16-12	Demo	Stats
Online-Kingdom vs Ravens	15-15	Demo	Stats
Playzone vs cbteam	16-10	Demo	Stats
SK vs MYM	16-9	Demo	Stats
Playzone vs mTw	16-2	Demo	Stats

We'll take a look at the top rated players so far in the season, not just in one match for the given week (that will be covered in the Dreamteam review).

The top rated player might be a surprise to some who didn't watch the matches, but Manne "manne" Nordqvist from Playzone.se certainly deserves to lead the pack after two great performances in the defeat to Playzone.fi and the win over mTw.

As much as the first place might seem unexpected, the second one isn't, as we have Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund there. Alesund had a good first match against MYM, but where he really stood out was his second match, versus H2k, where he had a 17-1 CT-side, after keeping his team in the game on the T-side with several clutch plays.

Next is Martin "hellzerk" Solbakken, all thanks to his impressive display in the first round against Lions, since he didn't really shine in the second round. Another player that shone in his first round match, but not in the second is Johan "face" Klasson, as he overran H2k in their rematch with 33 kills and then underperformed against MYM.

Completing the top 5 so far is Miikka "dRiim" Toroi who had two good performances, first leading his team to victory against Playzone.se and then a week later against cbteam.

Top Players

#	Player	Team	KPR	DPR	Rating
1.	Manne 'manne' Nordqvist	Playzone	1.07	0.54	1.63
2.	Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund	fnatic	1.00	0.53	1.50
3.	Martin 'hellzerk' Solbakken	Lions	0.90	0.59	1.45
4.	Johan 'face' Klasson	SK	0.86	0.50	1.37
5.	Miikka 'dRiim' Toroi	Playzone	0.78	0.57	1.23

Top rated team is fnatic, who were more dominant in their wins than SK. The third best is slightly surprising, Lions, but they're up here mostly thanks to their awesome first match against Ravens, since they lost the second one to Ab Ovo.

Team stats

#	Team	W	D	L	RW	RL	RW%	Rating
1.	fnatic	2	0	0	32	17	65%	1.18
2.	SK	2	0	0	32	18	64%	1.12
3.	Lions	1	0	1	28	21	57%	1.11

Take a look at the complete stats of the competition to see who else performed well or perhaps who underperformed, and of course stay tuned for the next matches and our Dreamteam game.