NRG upset EnVyUs

NRG defeat EnVyUs 2-1 (16-13 on de_dust2, 3-16 on de_cbble, and 22-19 on de_mirage) and become the fourth and final team to advance to the semifinals of the Counter Pit Season 2 finals in Split, Croatia.

Both teams in the fourth quarter-final of the Counter Pit Season 2 finals came into the event with a debut in their respective ways, with Envy playing with their new addition Timothée "⁠DEVIL⁠" Démolon whereas NRG were having their first ever offline event as a team, albeit with Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz of PENTA playing as a stand-in for Peter "⁠ptr⁠" Gurney.

And de_dust2 was the Null element show as the German stand-in racked up over 30 kills on the map in a memorable performance that would eventually see NRG win the map 16-13.

just9n had a crucial performance on de_mirage

The first half saw a generally stronger performance from EnVyUs with Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt standing out as the French team's strongman and Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire helping out with an all important first pistolround 3K; nV finished the first half up 10-5.

The second half however was one where NRG began to claw their way back and included NBK- and Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer winning an eco round to move the score to 13-12 and seemingly ending NRG's momentum, only to be eco'ed in turn. In the end, Fatih "⁠gob b⁠" Dayik and his teammates won the map 16-13.

de_cbble was a completely one-sided game as Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub powered his team forward to a 16-3 win on the map and thereby forced the third map.

tabseN shone as NRG's stand-in 

The third map was de_mirage and the first half saw a well prepared NRG pick up seven rounds on their T-half, which included several bombsite fakes that showcased gob b's tactical prowess.

The second half's pistolround saw DEVIL pull off a pistol ace and the French team generally stayed ahead in the series, although Justin "⁠just9n⁠" Ortiz had a welter of impressive holds on the A-site for his team.

Despite EnVyUs running ahead to a 15-12 scoreline, Nikola "⁠LEGIJA⁠" Ninić and co. held their defensive line and brought the match into overtime. The first half of overtime saw one of the most intense moments in the match when Samuel "⁠SileNt⁠" Portillo pulled off a one-versus-four in a matter of seconds to give NRG a round.

With NRG taking the first half 17-16, EnVyUs showed solid defense in kind and took match point, however a forcebuy B-site take by NRG and a 2K by just9n brought the game into second overtime.

Second overtime was finally the arena where NRG pulled ahead on both sides and won the map 22-19, creating the first shock result of the tournament and advancing to the semifinals.

Counter Pit League Season 2 FinalsBest of 3 Natus VincereMatchpage 2 1 17th March 2016 FlipSid3 16Train 10 9Overpass 16 16Mirage 6 News tags:

Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	62 - 41	+21	87.0	1.30
Denis 'seized' Kostinseized	60 - 45	+15	93.9	1.25
Danylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoZeus	48 - 42	+6	72.2	1.10
Ioann 'Edward' SukharievEdward	49 - 51	-2	77.6	1.04
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyevflamie	43 - 50	-7	68.9	0.92

FlipSid3	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Georgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinWorldEdit	55 - 50	+5	79.3	1.15
Vladyslav 'bondik' Nechyporchukbondik	50 - 50	0	79.1	1.03
Oleksandr 'Shara' HordieyevShara	44 - 53	-9	71.3	0.90
Yegor 'markeloff' Markelovmarkeloff	40 - 52	-12	61.9	0.77
Andrey 'B1ad3' GorodenskiyB1ad3	39 - 57	-18	69.4	0.77

Counter Pit League Season 2 FinalsBest of 3 EnvyMatchpage 1 2 17th March 2016 NRG 13Dust2 16 16Cobblestone 3 19Mirage 22

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The first semifinal of the Counter Pit Season 2 finals kicks off tomorrow at 10:45 with Natus Vincere taking on Virtus.pro.

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Nathan 'NBK-' Schmitt Age: 21 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 884 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.65 Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz Age: 20 Team: PENTA Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 571 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.72 Envy #5 Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerTimothée 'DEVIL' Démolon Peter 'ptr' Gurney Age: 25 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 187 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.62 Vincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer Age: 24 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 743 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.65 Fatih 'gob b' Dayik Age: 28 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 0.82 Maps played: 344 KPR: 0.54 DPR: 0.67 NRG #31 Fatih 'gob b' DayikNikola 'LEGIJA' NinićJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzJustin 'just9n' OrtizSamuel 'SileNt' Portillo Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Justin 'just9n' Ortiz Age: 23 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 168 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.70 Samuel 'SileNt' Portillo Age: 20 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 172 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.73 Virtus.pro #7 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński Nikola 'LEGIJA' Ninić Age: 25 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 426 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.71 Natus Vincere #3 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsDenis 'seized' KostinEgor 'flamie' Vasilyev PENTA #36 Johannes 'tabseN' WodarzTahsin 'tahsiN' BroschkChristian 'loWel' Garcia AntoranKevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendMike 'mikeS' Tuns Timothée 'DEVIL' Démolon Age: 21 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 127 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.68 Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire Age: 23 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 714 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.71 Kenny 'kennyS' Schrub Age: 20 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 767 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.62