Heroic pull off Nuke comeback to eliminate NiP

Heroic have moved on in the lower bracket following a comeback on the CT side of Nuke against NiP, winning the series 2-1 (Train 16-11, Inferno 7-16, Nuke 16-14).

HEROIC started off their pick, Train, with a 5-1 lead with an inner push in the pistol round and trading the first gunrounds to punish Ninjas in Pyjamas's economy. William "⁠draken⁠" Sundin's opening kills then gave the Swedes their second and third round, while an outer execute from the Danish side set the score to 6-3.

Before the half ended, Ninjas in Pyjamas were able to stabilize and grab four out of the remaining six rounds, as draken put up another double kill and Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström chimed in with a triple in separate rounds for a 7-8 half.

The score was soon 10-8 after Ninjas in Pyjamas clinched the second pistol, although Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen turned two unfavorable situations around in the first two gunrounds and evened it out at 10 apiece. The next round went the Swedes way, but another clutch by es3tag reset his opponents' economy and HEROIC soon won the map 16-11.

Heroic move on in the lower bracket

HEROIC once again got off to the better start on Inferno, going up 3-0 after a pistol round win on the CT side, opting for an aggressive push down middle. Ninjas in Pyjamas took over in the first full buys, as after a few slow executes they were up 5-3 on the offense. 

Jakob "⁠JUGi⁠" Hansen's two opening kills running around the map gave HEROIC their fourth, but the Swedish squad replied with two in a row to go up 7-4. Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer & co. fended off the next two attacks, but a forcebuy and a quick A explosion from halls saw Ninjas in Pyjamas close out the half with a 9-6 lead.

draken's triple in the pistol round, securing Ninjas in Pyjamas a 11-6 scoreline, spelled trouble for HEROIC, who were then unable to convert the first buys. Only one round went their way while Xizt's team put up a dominant defense, pushing the series to map three, Nuke.

NiP's first showing in two months ended abruptly

The decider saw HEROIC repeat their 3-0 start as on the previous two maps, this time on the Terrorist side, with Ninjas in Pyjamas replying in gunrounds once more to even things out 3-3.

The next four rounds were then decided by 1v2 clutches, with Ninjas in Pyjamas getting away with three of them, two of which by Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund and one by draken. That allowed the defense to finally rack up economy and get away with a great 10-5 half, with just one lower bombsite attack going the way of HEROIC.

Ninjas in Pyjamas added a second pistol round on top of it to go up 13-5, in prime position to close out the series, but there was still life left in HEROIC who started stringing rounds together one after another following Andreas "⁠MODDII⁠" Fridh's smart 1v2 clutch. It took the Swedes ten rounds to finally break through the defense with an explosive strategy on A, making the score 14-14. HEROIC however kept the pressure up and fended off the next two attacks, moving on in the lower bracket following a 16-14, 2-1 victory in the series.

cs_summit 2Best of 3 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 1 2 10th February 2018 HEROIC 11Train 16 16Inferno 7 14Nuke 16 News tags:

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
William 'draken' Sundindraken	60 - 52	+8	80.0	1.17
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	58 - 52	+6	71.5	1.12
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	56 - 56	0	83.8	1.08
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	46 - 50	-4	66.0	0.98
Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt	42 - 54	-12	64.8	0.93

HEROIC	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jakob 'JUGi' HansenJUGi	62 - 48	+14	75.3	1.18
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansenes3tag	46 - 54	-8	71.6	1.05
Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensenniko	55 - 53	+2	74.5	1.00
Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferSnappi	54 - 54	0	73.0	0.99
Andreas 'MODDII' FridhMODDII	46 - 54	-8	62.2	0.97

cs_summit 2Best of 3 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 1 2 10th February 2018 HEROIC 11Train 16 16Inferno 7 14Nuke 16

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
William 'draken' Sundindraken	60 - 52	+8	80.0	1.17
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	58 - 52	+6	71.5	1.12
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	56 - 56	0	83.8	1.08
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	46 - 50	-4	66.0	0.98
Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt	42 - 54	-12	64.8	0.93

HEROIC	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jakob 'JUGi' HansenJUGi	62 - 48	+14	75.3	1.18
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansenes3tag	46 - 54	-8	71.6	1.05
Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensenniko	55 - 53	+2	74.5	1.00
Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferSnappi	54 - 54	0	73.0	0.99
Andreas 'MODDII' FridhMODDII	46 - 54	-8	62.2	0.97

Andreas 'MODDII' Fridh Age: 28 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 903 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 HEROIC #20 Andreas 'MODDII' FridhMarco 'Snappi' PfeifferPatrick 'es3tag' HansenJakob 'JUGi' HansenNikolaj 'niko' Kristensen Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen Age: 22 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 557 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.68 Richard 'Xizt' Landström Age: 26 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1275 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.65 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund Age: 27 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 1276 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.63 William 'draken' Sundin Age: 22 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 558 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.64 Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer Age: 27 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 697 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.69 Jakob 'JUGi' Hansen Age: 20 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 532 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.61 Ninjas in Pyjamas #8 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundRichard 'Xizt' LandströmWilliam 'draken' SundinFredrik 'REZ' Sterner