NRG knock out Virtus.pro; advance to semis in Malta

NRG have booked their place in the SuperNova CS:GO Malta playoffs after defeating Virtus.pro 2-0 in the Group A decider (16-11 on Inferno and 16-7 on Cache).

The best-of-three game started on Inferno where the T-sided Virtus.pro won a 2vs5 in the pistol round as Jarosław "⁠pashaBiceps⁠" Jarząbkowski got a quad kill. NRG answered back in the fourth and fifth rounds, trailing 3-2.

NRG managed to tie the game three times and took the lead in the 13th round when they won a 3vs3 retake. The North American side followed that up by taking the last two rounds of the half and led 9-6 at halftime.

NRG will face HellRaisers in the semis

NRG had a thunderous start to the second half as they secured the first three rounds while only losing four players in total. Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov & company earned seven match points after picking up the victory in the 23rd round and went on to close out the map 16-11.

NRG started Cache on the T-side and took the pistol round victory. The North American side lost the fourth round but responded immediately by clutching a 2vs3 to lead 4-1. Filip "⁠NEO⁠" Kubski got a quad kill in the eighth round to start a four round Virtus.pro streak (6-5).

VP finished in 5-6th place

CeRq and Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold clutched a 2vs4 in the 12th round to stop Virtus.pro's momentum. After finishing the first half 10-5 ahead, NRG won the second pistol thanks to Ethan's triple kill and extended their lead to 13-5 by securing the next two rounds.

Michał "⁠MICHU⁠" Müller picked up quad and double kills in consecutive rounds to give Virtus.pro a fighting chance but NRG took the 16-7 map victory, winning the series 2-0 and becoming HellRaisers' opponents in the semi-finals.

SuperNova CS:GO MaltaBest of 3 NRGMatchpage 2 0 30th November 2018 Virtus.pro 16Inferno 11 16Cache 7

NRG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan	44 - 28	+16	97.2	1.46
Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze	41 - 28	+13	94.0	1.39
Tsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovCeRq	42 - 25	+17	83.0	1.31
Jacob 'FugLy' MedinaFugLy	30 - 29	+1	67.2	1.02
Damian 'daps' Steeledaps	28 - 33	-5	62.9	0.88

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Michał 'snatchie' Rudzkisnatchie	34 - 35	-1	76.5	1.07
Michał 'MICHU' MüllerMICHU	32 - 39	-7	66.4	0.92
Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskipashaBiceps	29 - 38	-9	62.3	0.80
Filip 'NEO' KubskiNEO	26 - 35	-9	61.1	0.74
Piotr 'morelz' Taterkamorelz	22 - 38	-16	58.0	0.70

Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Age: 18 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 648 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.63 Virtus.pro #32 Filip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiMichał 'MICHU' MüllerPiotr 'morelz' TaterkaMichał 'snatchie' Rudzki Filip 'NEO' Kubski Age: 31 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 1597 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.67 HellRaisers #15 Kirill 'ANGE1' KarasiowAbay 'HObbit' KhassenovÖzgür 'woxic' EkerBence 'DeadFox' BöröczIssa 'ISSAA' Murad Michał 'MICHU' Müller Age: 21 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1211 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.68 NRG #8 Damian 'daps' SteeleJacob 'FugLy' MedinaVincent 'Brehze' CayonteEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' Jarząbkowski Age: 30 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1542 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.69 Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold Age: 18 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 566 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.68