Jordan Woodruff
HEROIC earned consecutive victories on Wednesday to complete atop Group C and declare a quarterfinal berth on the Thunderpick World Championship in Berlin.
Following a 2-1 victory over Legacy, HEROIC thrashed Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 to advance.
Within the different opening-round Group C match, Ninjas in Pyjamas downed Imperial Esports 2-1. Imperial subsequently nipped Legacy 2-1 in an elimination match.
The ultimate Group C playoff berth might be up for grabs on Friday when Ninjas in Pyjamas and Imperial sq. off.
The $850,000 Counter-Strike: World Offensive event started Monday and runs by means of Nov. 3.
A sequence of qualifiers in Europe, North America and South America set the 16-team discipline for the World Championship. The groups are divided into 4 teams of 4 groups. Every group performs a double-elimination event (best-of-three format), with the group winner advancing to the quarterfinals and the second- and third-place groups taking part in a decider match for the group’s different spot within the quarterfinals.
The one-elimination playoffs are best-of-three apart from the ultimate, which might be best-of-five. The championship group will take house $500,000, whereas the runner-up will get $150,000.
Within the Group C winners match, HEROIC dealt with Ninjas in Pyjamas 13-2 on Mud II, 13-10 on Vertigo.
Russia’s Abdul “degster” Gasanov powered HEROIC with 33 kills and a plus-11 kill-death differential. Sweden’s Jacob “jocab” Nerheden topped Ninjas in Pyjamas with 27 kills.
HEROIC opened with a 16-14 extra time win on Historical earlier than Legacy rebounded with a 16-13 extra time victory on Mud II. The decisive third map, Anubis, went to HEROIC by a 13-8 rely.
Denmark’s Rene “TeSeS” Madsen completed with 64 kills and a plus-8 Okay-D differential for HEROIC. Guilherme “saadzin” Pacheco wound up with 59 kills and a plus-8 Okay-D differential for Legacy’s all-Brazilian squad.
Ninjas in Pyjamas captured Vertigo 13-7, however Imperial Esports replied with a 13-7 win on Nuke. The decider, Mirage, went to double extra time earlier than Ninjas in Pyjamas prevailed 19-17.
Ukraine’s Artem “r1nkle” Moroz starred for Ninjas in Pyjamas, producing 64 kills and a plus-12 Okay-D differential. Brazil’s Joao “felps” Vasconcellos amassed 59 kills and a plus-6 Okay-D differential for Imperial.
Within the Group C elimination match, Imperial sandwiched a 13-8 win on Mud II and a 13-11 victory on Mirage over a 13-11 loss to Legacy on Inferno.
Argentina’s Santino “attempt” Rigal carried Imperial with 64 kills and a plus-25 Okay-D differential. Eduardo “dumau” Wolkmer and Bruno “latto” Rebelatto every had 52 kills for Legacy.
The group part concludes Thursday with motion in Group D. Within the opening matches, Aurora Gaming will meet BIG, and M80 will up towards BESTIA.
Thunderpick World Championship prize pool
1. $500,000
2. $150,000
3. $70,000
4. $50,000
5-8. $20,000
9-12. no cash
13-16. no cash — Crew Falcons, 9z Crew, Legacy, one different group TBD
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