NRG and eUnited advance to Minor playoffs
Group A of the FACEIT London Americas Minor has concluded, with NRG and eUnited advancing to the playoffs while Swole Patrol and Nao Tem Como have been eliminated.
The two opening matches were fairly straight forward, with NRG initially taking down Swole Patrol on Nuke 16-10. Ethan "nahtE" Arnold was the stand-out player in the match, picking up 26 kills in the map. eUnited then defeated NTC on Mirage 16-12. Team captain Skyler "Relyks" Weaver was the big player for his team, with 87 ADR and 75% KAST.
NRGSwole Patrol| NRG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold |
26 - 15 | +11 | 89.2 | 73.1% | 1.42 |
| Jacob 'FugLy' Medina |
21 - 14 | +7 | 90.2 | 80.8% | 1.32 |
| Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte |
20 - 13 | +7 | 72.1 | 80.8% | 1.28 |
 Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov |
15 - 13 | +2 | 74.6 | 76.9% | 1.15 |
 Damian 'daps' Steele |
17 - 17 | +0 | 79.7 | 84.6% | 1.12 |
| Swole Patrol |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir |
19 - 21 | -2 | 80.0 | 61.5% | 1.04 |
| Austin 'Cooper' Abadir |
17 - 19 | -2 | 69.5 | 69.2% | 0.90 |
| Samuel 'SileNt' Portillo |
17 - 20 | -3 | 66.5 | 65.4% | 0.89 |
| Derrick 'LILMAN' Boyne |
10 - 19 | -9 | 65.3 | 61.5% | 0.75 |
| Jordan 'Zellsis' Montemurro |
9 - 20 | -11 | 34.5 | 50.0% | 0.52 |
eUnitedNão Tem Como| eUnited |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyler 'Relyks' Weaver |
19 - 17 | +2 | 87.3 | 75.0% | 1.27 |
| Will 'dazzLe' Loafman |
20 - 18 | +2 | 81.8 | 64.3% | 1.16 |
| Kaleb 'moose' Jayne |
22 - 17 | +5 | 74.4 | 64.3% | 1.09 |
| Brandon 'Ace' Winn |
18 - 16 | +2 | 60.9 | 71.4% | 1.09 |
| Michael 'dapr' Gulino |
16 - 19 | -3 | 60.4 | 67.9% | 0.89 |
| Não Tem Como |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 João 'felps' Vasconcellos |
22 - 18 | +4 | 78.7 | 67.9% | 1.22 |
| Vito 'kNgV-' Giuseppe |
17 - 18 | -1 | 71.1 | 67.9% | 1.01 |
| Lincoln 'fnx' Lau |
17 - 21 | -4 | 71.0 | 71.4% | 0.92 |
| Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes |
19 - 20 | -1 | 77.5 | 60.7% | 0.91 |
| Bruno 'BIT' Fukuda Lima |
11 - 18 | -7 | 49.1 | 64.3% | 0.67 |
The winners match was clean for the NRG side on Overpass. A huge 1.85 rating for Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov allowed his team to take the match 16-9 and advance to the playoffs with the first seed.
NRGeUnited| NRG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov |
29 - 15 | +14 | 116.6 | 80.0% | 1.85 |
| Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold |
24 - 13 | +11 | 94.8 | 68.0% | 1.49 |
| Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte |
18 - 13 | +5 | 64.2 | 80.0% | 1.07 |
| Damian 'daps' Steele |
10 - 14 | -4 | 55.0 | 80.0% | 0.89 |
| Jacob 'FugLy' Medina |
14 - 18 | -4 | 66.1 | 64.0% | 0.88 |
| eUnited |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael 'dapr' Gulino |
22 - 19 | +3 | 114.2 | 76.0% | 1.40 |
| Brandon 'Ace' Winn |
19 - 18 | +1 | 70.5 | 72.0% | 1.13 |
| Skyler 'Relyks' Weaver |
13 - 18 | -5 | 60.3 | 64.0% | 0.80 |
| Kaleb 'moose' Jayne |
10 - 19 | -9 | 46.4 | 56.0% | 0.59 |
| Will 'dazzLe' Loafman |
9 - 21 | -12 | 45.3 | 48.0% | 0.49 |
The best of three elimination match began on NTC's pick of Train. João "felps" Vasconcellos shone for the Brazilian side, putting up a 1.61 rating, and helped NTC to take the first map 16-12. felps returned on Swole Patrol's pick Cache and put on an even bigger performance, allowing his team to win the map 16-9 and the series 2-0.
eUnitedNão Tem Como| eUnited |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleb 'moose' Jayne |
39 - 27 | +12 | 90.6 | 69.4% | 1.28 |
| Michael 'dapr' Gulino |
34 - 23 | +11 | 80.4 | 69.4% | 1.26 |
| Will 'dazzLe' Loafman |
33 - 31 | +2 | 82.5 | 75.5% | 1.18 |
| Skyler 'Relyks' Weaver |
34 - 29 | +5 | 70.1 | 61.2% | 1.08 |
| Brandon 'Ace' Winn |
24 - 32 | -8 | 55.9 | 57.1% | 0.79 |
| Não Tem Como |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes |
33 - 34 | -1 | 72.4 | 75.5% | 1.06 |
| Vito 'kNgV-' Giuseppe |
30 - 31 | -1 | 64.7 | 65.3% | 1.01 |
| João 'felps' Vasconcellos |
31 - 35 | -4 | 71.4 | 61.2% | 0.92 |
| Bruno 'BIT' Fukuda Lima |
20 - 30 | -10 | 61.5 | 55.1% | 0.78 |
| Lincoln 'fnx' Lau |
27 - 35 | -8 | 63.3 | 51.0% | 0.75 |
NTC began their series against eUnited with another Train pick, but ended with a very different result. Michael "dapr" Gulino stood out, allowing for a 16-4 win for the NA side. Inferno was a much closer map, but in the end eUnited closed it out 16-13, with Relyks putting up numbers once again, securing their spot in the playoffs.
eUnitedNão Tem Como| eUnited |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleb 'moose' Jayne |
39 - 27 | +12 | 90.6 | 69.4% | 1.28 |
| Michael 'dapr' Gulino |
34 - 23 | +11 | 80.4 | 69.4% | 1.26 |
| Will 'dazzLe' Loafman |
33 - 31 | +2 | 82.5 | 75.5% | 1.18 |
| Skyler 'Relyks' Weaver |
34 - 29 | +5 | 70.1 | 61.2% | 1.08 |
| Brandon 'Ace' Winn |
24 - 32 | -8 | 55.9 | 57.1% | 0.79 |
| Não Tem Como |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes |
33 - 34 | -1 | 72.4 | 75.5% | 1.06 |
| Vito 'kNgV-' Giuseppe |
30 - 31 | -1 | 64.7 | 65.3% | 1.01 |
| João 'felps' Vasconcellos |
31 - 35 | -4 | 71.4 | 61.2% | 0.92 |
| Bruno 'BIT' Fukuda Lima |
20 - 30 | -10 | 61.5 | 55.1% | 0.78 |
| Lincoln 'fnx' Lau |
27 - 35 | -8 | 63.3 | 51.0% | 0.75 |
Group B will take place tomorrow, with compLexity, Rogue, Dignitas, and FURIA looking to secure their own spots in the playoffs.
