Jordan Woodruff
The MongolZ, MOUZ and Natus Vincere cruised to wins on Monday, clinching berths within the ESL Professional League Season 21 playoffs in Stockholm.
In Spherical 4 excessive matches of Group Stage 2, The MongolZ swept 3DMax 2-0, MOUZ downed Crew Liquid 2-0 and Natus Vincere downed G2 Esports 2-0.
The $400,000 Counter-Strike: World Offensive event seeded eight of its 24 groups straight into Group Stage 2: G2 Esports, Crew Spirit, The MongolZ, Crew Vitality, MOUZ, Natus Vincere, Crew Falcons and Crew Liquid.
The opposite 16 groups started in Group Stage 1, which featured a Swiss system format of best-of-three matches. The highest eight groups then superior to Group Stage 2, which additionally employs a Swiss system format of best-of-three matches.
Eight groups will advance to the single-elimination playoffs. 5 of these berths have now been clinched by Crew Spirit, Crew Vitality, The MongolZ, MOUZ and Natus Vincere.
The quarterfinals and semifinals will likely be best-of-three earlier than the best-of-five grand remaining on March 16. The profitable staff will obtain $100,000.
Within the Spherical 4 low matches on Monday, GamerLegion, Everlasting Fireplace and Crew Falcons stayed alive with victories. GamerLegion overook SAW 2-1, Everlasting Fireplace bounced paiN Gaming 2-0 and Crew Falcons rallied previous FURIA 2-1.
The MongolZ eased previous 3DMax 13-4 on Mud II and 13-7 on Historical. Munkhbold “Senzu” Azbayar led the all-Mongolian victors with 37 kills and a plus-20 kill-death differential. Filip “Graviti” Brankovic logged 24 kills and a minus-4 Ok-D differential for all-French 3DMax.
MOUZ toppled Crew Liquid 13-8 on Historical, 13-4 on Nuke behind 34 kills and a plus-12 Ok-D differential. Canada’s Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken, Australia’s Justin “jks” Savage and Israel’s Man “NertZ” Iluz every wound up with 22 kills for Crew Liquid.
Natus Vincere bested G2 Esports 13-9 on Mirage, 13-6 on Historical. Lithuania’s Justinas “jL” Lekavicius amassed 43 kills and a plus-21 Ok-D differential for Natus Vincere. Guatemala’s Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa and Israel’s Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko each logged 26 kills for G2 Esports.
SAW opened with a 13-5 win on Prepare earlier than GamerLegion claimed Inferno 13-9 and Historical 13-8. Sweden’s Fredrik “REZ” Sterner put 54 kills and a plus-16 Ok-D differential for GamerLegion. Poland’s Jan “cej0t” Dyl tallied 54 kills and a plus-8 Ok-D differential for SAW.
Everlasting Fireplace pushed previous paiN Gaming 13-9 on Nuke, 13-7 on Inferno. Samet “jottAAA” Koklu led all-Turkish Everlasting Fireplace with 36 kills and a plus-12 Ok-D differential. Chile’s David “dav1deuS” Tapia Maldonado produced 28 kills and a minus-4 Ok-D differential for paiN Gaming.
FURIA jumped on prime with a 16-13 time beyond regulation victory on Prepare, however Crew Falcons pulled degree with a 16-14 time beyond regulation determination on Mirage. The decisive third map, Mud II, went to Crew Falcons 13-9. Bosnia’s Nikola “NiKo” Kovac starred for Crew Falcons with 74 kills and a plus-26 Ok-D differential. Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes topped FURIA with 67 kills and a plus-11 Ok-D differential.
The final three playoff berths will likely be determined Tuesday in Spherical 5 of Group Stage 2 when Crew Liquid opposes 3DMax, Crew Falcons face Everlasting Fireplace, and G2 Esports conflict with GamerLegion.
ESL Professional League Season 21 Group Stage 2 standings
T1. Crew Spirit, 3-0 (certified for playoffs)
T1. Crew Vitality, 3-0 (certified for playoffs)
T3. MOUZ, 3-1 (certified for playoffs)
T3. Natus Vincere, 3-1 (certified for playoffs)
T3. The MongolZ, 3-1 (certified for playoffs)
T6. G2 Esports, 2-2
T6. Crew Falcons, 2-2
T6. Everlasting Fireplace, 2-2
T6. 3DMAX, 2-2
T6. Crew Liquid, 2-2
T6. GamerLegion, 2-2
T12. paiN Gaming, 1-3 (eradicated)
T12. SAW, 1-3 (eradicated)
T12. FURIA, 1-3 (eradicated)
T15. MIBR, 0-3 (eradicated)
T15. TYLOO, 0-3 (eradicated)
ESL Professional League Season 21 prize pool
1. $100,000
2. $50,000
3-4. $25,000
5-8. $18,000
Sep 11. $13,500
12-14. $10,500 — paiN Gaming, SAW, FURIA
15-16. $8,500 — MIBR, TYLOO
17-19. $6,500 — FlyQuest, M80, Nemiga Gaming
20-22. $4,500 — HEROIC, Lynn Imaginative and prescient Gaming, NRG
23-24. $3,000 — Housebets, Mindfreak
–Subject Stage Media
