SK complete comeback against NiP; Cloud9 take down The Mongolz
SK once again engaged in a brawl on Cobblestone, facing Ninjas in Pyjamas this time around. The Brazilians took the pistol round with relative ease, dropping just one player to take their CT side pistol; however, they were unable to hold their advantage in the following round as two quick deagle kills from Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg opened up the A site, and swung the momentum in favor of the Swedes. NiP took the ensuing anti-ecos, but the first gun round went the way of SK thanks to three kills on the B defense from Marcelo "coldzera" David.
Unfortunately for SK, that round was won with a single player alive on their side. The Ninjas took advantage of SK's lack of economy, crushing them out of the following round and forcing the Brazilians onto a double save. NiP won another three rounds before a team ace from SK gave them one more, but once again the Swedes were able to reset FalleN and co. to continue picking up rounds. Three kills on the entry from Fredrik "REZ" Sterner gave NiP their tenth round, though Fernando "fer" Alvarenga padded his stats by picking up an ace while saving. SK were able to grab one more round, but REZ and Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund combined to close out the half 11-4 in favor of NiP.
This time SK were able to take both the pistol round and ensuing anti-ecos, mounting pressure on NiP as the Brazilians moved the scoreline into one that was far more comfortable for them. A one-on-three clutch from Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo in the first gun round gave SK a good shot at making a comeback, but a USP rush at long A from William "draken" Sundin found the Ninjas three frags, and in the end the round as well. SK and NiP traded rounds from there, with SK eventually coming out on top to tie up the game.
Now clearly back in the match, SK gave little leeway for NiP to do the same. They continued to take map control and find opening picks, allowing them to finish the comeback that started with their pistol round win.
Ninjas in PyjamasSK| Ninjas in Pyjamas |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner |
30 - 19 | +11 | 113.0 | 86.2% | 1.72 |
| Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg |
21 - 20 | +1 | 86.9 | 79.3% | 1.22 |
| Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund |
19 - 19 | +0 | 77.4 | 75.9% | 1.10 |
| William 'draken' Sundin |
18 - 20 | -2 | 53.6 | 58.6% | 0.79 |
| Richard 'Xizt' Landström |
10 - 24 | -14 | 56.2 | 58.6% | 0.71 |
| SK |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ricardo 'boltz' Prass |
23 - 17 | +6 | 91.1 | 69.0% | 1.31 |
| Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga |
25 - 21 | +4 | 98.4 | 72.4% | 1.28 |
| Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo |
21 - 19 | +2 | 73.5 | 72.4% | 1.10 |
| Marcelo 'coldzera' David |
21 - 21 | +0 | 75.2 | 69.0% | 0.93 |
| Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo |
11 - 20 | -9 | 48.6 | 69.0% | 0.73 |
A pistol round victory was where Cloud9 started versus the Mongolians, and their site holds from there didn't relent. Four rounds were secured before The Mongolz took two for themselves, with three kills from Enkhtaivan "Machinegun" Lkhagva on their offense helping take their first gun round. Cloud9 managed to secure an eco round to restabilize their economy, following up their round win by securing two more. They crushed most of the Mongolians on round ten, but over-eager play from the North Americans saw Tsog "Tsogoo" Mashbat able to clutch a one-on-four for his side.
The Mongolz used this clutch as a chance back into the match, picking up two more rounds for themselves; unfortunately, these were the last two rounds the Mongolians would pick up until Cloud9 resided on match point. Only then were they able to take four more rounds for themselves, but the match was too far gone as Cloud9 closed out Mirage 16-9.
Cloud9The MongolZ| Cloud9 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timothy 'autimatic' Ta |
23 - 18 | +5 | 100.0 | 76.0% | 1.28 |
| Jake 'Stewie2K' Yip |
22 - 16 | +6 | 87.4 | 72.0% | 1.22 |
| Tyler 'Skadoodle' Latham |
17 - 15 | +2 | 68.0 | 76.0% | 1.15 |
| Tarik 'tarik' Celik |
19 - 13 | +6 | 72.1 | 76.0% | 1.12 |
| William 'RUSH' Wierzba |
16 - 17 | -1 | 87.5 | 68.0% | 1.08 |
| The MongolZ |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Enkhtaivan 'Machinegun' Lkhagva |
23 - 18 | +5 | 105.9 | 76.0% | 1.36 |
| Tsog 'Tsogoo' Mashbat |
17 - 19 | -2 | 71.5 | 60.0% | 0.99 |
| Bold 'ncl' Batsuh |
14 - 22 | -8 | 65.4 | 60.0% | 0.78 |
| Temuulen 'Zilkenberg' Battulga |
12 - 17 | -5 | 47.6 | 60.0% | 0.77 |
| Erdenedalai 'maaRaa' Bayanbat |
13 - 21 | -8 | 62.9 | 56.0% | 0.75 |
Cloud9 and SK will close out their first day in Oakland as they now go on to face Astralis and The Mongolz, respectively.
