ENCE, AGO to DreamHack Montreal playoffs

The first day of DreamHack Montreal has finished, with the national powerhouses ENCE and AGO making their way into the event's playoffs stage.

Also read: DreamHack Open Montreal schedule and talent announced

The first match of the day saw the aforementioned ENCE easily take down eUnited in Group A, with the latter team being the only representatives for North America at the event. While Kaleb "moose" Jayne was able to pull off some impressive plays against the Finns, ENCE ultimately came out on top 16-9.

DreamHack Open Montreal 2018

Mrg

ENCE

16 - 9

eUnited

StatisticsOverview

All maps

ENCE	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen	22 - 16	+6	96.9	80.0%	1.51
Sami 'xseveN' Laasanen	24 - 15	+9	96.3	84.0%	1.50
Jani 'Aerial' Jussila	19 - 13	+6	81.6	84.0%	1.20
Jere 'sergej' Salo	18 - 16	+2	87.3	80.0%	1.17
Aleksi 'allu' Jalli	17 - 12	+5	60.4	68.0%	1.08

eUnited	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Kaleb 'moose' Jayne	17 - 18	-1	80.6	72.0%	1.04
Michael 'dapr' Gulino	14 - 20	-6	72.1	48.0%	0.79
Brandon 'Ace' Winn	15 - 20	-5	56.7	68.0%	0.75
Skyler 'Relyks' Weaver	11 - 20	-9	55.8	72.0%	0.74
Will 'dazzLe' Loafman	15 - 22	-7	60.9	56.0%	0.69

Maps

16

Mirage

9

xseveN24 kills

Most kills

Aleksib1.51 rating

Best rating

xseveN1.45 rating

Best t-side

Aleksib1.95 rating

Best ct-side

Mirage Rounds

The Group B opening match featured AGO and Imperial going up against each other. Despite Imperial's previous win at DreamHack Summer, AGO crushed the Lithuanian core on Train, with a 16-3 scoreline knocking Imperial into the elimination match.

DreamHack Open Montreal 2018

Trn

Imperial

3 - 16

AGO

StatisticsOverview

All maps

Imperial	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković	10 - 18	-8	76.4	42.1%	0.71
Rokas 'EspiranTo' Milasauskas	11 - 18	-7	60.5	42.1%	0.63
Ali 'hAdji' Haïnouss	10 - 18	-8	57.3	36.8%	0.58
Žygimantas 'nukkye' Chmieliauskas	8 - 18	-10	45.2	42.1%	0.38
Eimantas 'pounh' Lazickas	6 - 19	-13	45.3	31.6%	0.37

AGO	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Mateusz 'TOAO' Zawistowski	21 - 8	+13	99.9	94.7%	1.77
Tomasz 'phr' Wójcik	21 - 8	+13	96.9	94.7%	1.71
Grzegorz 'SZPERO' Dziamałek	16 - 8	+8	97.4	100.0%	1.61
Dominik 'GruBy' Swiderski	17 - 12	+5	111.5	78.9%	1.50
Damian 'Furlan' Kislowski	16 - 9	+7	78.6	89.5%	1.40

Maps

3

Train

16

phr21 kills

Most kills

TOAO1.77 rating

Best rating

GruBy2.89 rating

Best t-side

TOAO1.84 rating

Best ct-side

Train Rounds

Moving back to Group A, the other opening match saw Red Reserve take on Kinguin. Red Reserve initially started out strong, with Fredrik "freddieb" Buö's team taking the first six rounds and ultimately taking the lead 9-6. Kinguin fought back in the second half, nearly taking the game into overtime before Red Reserve closed Train 16-14.

DreamHack Open Montreal 2018

Trn

Kinguin

14 - 16

Red Reserve

StatisticsOverview

All maps

Kinguin	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Jacek 'MINISE' Jeziak	25 - 22	+3	90.4	66.7%	1.15
Wiktor 'TaZ' Wojtas	23 - 20	+3	75.6	73.3%	1.15
Karol 'rallen' Rodowicz	19 - 19	+0	82.4	73.3%	1.06
Paweł 'reatz' Jańczak	16 - 21	-5	62.4	70.0%	0.87
Mikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski	14 - 22	-8	58.5	56.7%	0.66

Red Reserve	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Fredrik 'freddieb' Buö	25 - 18	+7	94.6	83.3%	1.42
Simon 'twist' Eliasson	24 - 20	+4	78.2	73.3%	1.17
Joakim 'disco doplan' Gidetun	20 - 18	+2	67.9	76.7%	1.09
Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin	18 - 20	-2	74.8	63.3%	1.01
Alfred 'RuStY' Karlsson	17 - 21	-4	57.5	76.7%	0.89

Maps

14

Train

16

freddieb25 kills

Most kills

freddieb1.42 rating

Best rating

freddieb1.12 rating

Best t-side

freddieb1.71 rating

Best ct-side

Train Rounds

The final opening match in Montreal kicked off with Heroic and Luminosity going up against each other on Overpass. Heroic took the early lead in the first half, with both teams trading three rounds each later in the half, with Heroic still up 9-6. Luminosity pulled it back in the second half, taking the game into overtime. Overtime proved to be as competitive, with Luminosity edging out Heroic 19-17.

DreamHack Open Montreal 2018

Ovp

HEROIC

17 - 19

Luminosity

StatisticsOverview

All maps

HEROIC	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Daniel 'mertz' Mertz	29 - 26	+3	80.8	72.2%	1.21
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen	28 - 29	-1	100.1	69.4%	1.21
Andreas 'MODDII' Fridh	21 - 27	-6	73.9	69.4%	0.94
Asger 'AcilioN' Larsen	23 - 23	+0	61.7	58.3%	0.90
Adam 'friberg' Friberg	16 - 24	-8	43.6	58.3%	0.70

Luminosity	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Henrique 'HEN1' Teles	30 - 23	+7	79.9	83.3%	1.28
Gustavo 'yel' Knittel	29 - 25	+4	92.5	69.4%	1.25
Lucas 'steel' Lopes	24 - 23	+1	70.6	72.2%	1.08
Gabriel 'NEKIZ' Schenato	21 - 23	-2	72.6	77.8%	1.07
Lucas 'LUCAS1' Teles	24 - 23	+1	85.2	55.6%	1.00

Maps

17

Overpass

19

HEN130 kills

Most kills

HEN11.28 rating

Best rating

HEN11.34 rating

Best t-side

es3tag1.68 rating

Best ct-side

Overpass Rounds

With the opening matches wrapped up, the winners' matches began in both groups. In Group A, the Nordic showdown between ENCE and Red Reserve played out on Mirage. Despite a strong performance from Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin, his team were unable to follow through, as ENCE crushed Red Reserve 16-7, qualifying them for the Playoffs stage.

DreamHack Open Montreal 2018

Mrg

ENCE

16 - 7

Red Reserve

StatisticsOverview

All maps

ENCE	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Sami 'xseveN' Laasanen	21 - 12	+9	88.5	73.9%	1.49
Aleksi 'allu' Jalli	22 - 12	+10	84.1	82.6%	1.44
Jere 'sergej' Salo	18 - 13	+5	85.7	78.3%	1.33
Jani 'Aerial' Jussila	16 - 13	+3	81.0	73.9%	1.28
Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen	12 - 12	+0	67.9	82.6%	1.14

Red Reserve	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin	22 - 18	+4	88.7	78.3%	1.21
Simon 'twist' Eliasson	13 - 18	-5	58.9	65.2%	0.83
Fredrik 'freddieb' Buö	9 - 17	-8	61.4	69.6%	0.71
Joakim 'disco doplan' Gidetun	9 - 17	-8	41.3	60.9%	0.65
Alfred 'RuStY' Karlsson	9 - 19	-10	51.5	56.5%	0.61

Maps

16

Mirage

7

Brollan22 kills

Most kills

xseveN1.49 rating

Best rating

xseveN1.59 rating

Best t-side

sergej2.22 rating

Best ct-side

Mirage Rounds

The final match of the day was the Group B winners' match, with Luminosity and AGO duking it out on Dust2 for a spot in the playoffs. AGO had a strong lead in the first half, going 10-5 over the Brazilian team. Luminosity attempted to initiate a comeback in the second half, making it to double digits before AGO wrapped up the map 16-11, guaranteeing them as the second team in the Montreal playoffs.

DreamHack Open Montreal 2018

D2

AGO

16 - 11

Luminosity

StatisticsOverview

All maps

AGO	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Grzegorz 'SZPERO' Dziamałek	25 - 17	+8	105.1	81.5%	1.58
Mateusz 'TOAO' Zawistowski	22 - 13	+9	76.0	81.5%	1.37
Damian 'Furlan' Kislowski	21 - 16	+5	85.6	74.1%	1.26
Dominik 'GruBy' Swiderski	21 - 16	+5	82.6	74.1%	1.20
Tomasz 'phr' Wójcik	13 - 16	-3	64.2	77.8%	1.00

Luminosity	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Lucas 'LUCAS1' Teles	20 - 19	+1	84.0	66.7%	1.08
Gustavo 'yel' Knittel	19 - 20	-1	77.3	63.0%	0.91
Gabriel 'NEKIZ' Schenato	15 - 20	-5	64.0	59.3%	0.85
Lucas 'steel' Lopes	11 - 23	-12	68.9	55.6%	0.65
Henrique 'HEN1' Teles	13 - 21	-8	53.6	59.3%	0.64

Maps

16

Dust2

11

SZPERO25 kills

Most kills

SZPERO1.58 rating

Best rating

SZPERO1.56 rating

Best t-side

SZPERO1.62 rating

Best ct-side

Dust2 Rounds

As the first day comes to a close, the schedule for the next two days in Montreal is as follows:

Saturday, September 8th
10:00 AM	eUnited vs. Kinguin	BO3
1:00 PM	Imperial vs. Heroic	BO3
4:00 PM	Red Reserve vs. Kinguin/eUnited winner	BO3
7:00 PM	Luminosity vs. Heroic/Imperial winner	BO3
Sunday, September 9th
10:00 AM	AGO vs. Group A Decider Winner	BO3
1:00 PM	ENCE vs. Group B Decider Winner	BO3
5:00 PM	Grand Final	BO3

Also read: eUnited receive final invite to EPICENTER Closed Qualifier; schedule released