G2 came out victorious versus NiP, taking two more points in the round-robin after 16-9 on Train and 16-12 on Dust2.

The last series of day one, week two, started on Train and it was kicked off with another all-headshot pistol ace, this time by Null element. However, NiP couldn't survive the following forcebuy from G2, as Adil "⁠ScreaM⁠" Benrlitom and Cédric "⁠RpK⁠" Guipouy put in doubles to make it 4-1 in their favor, eventually.

Jacob "⁠pyth⁠" Mourujärvi's quad gave his team their second round, but NiP were broke shortly after. At 6-2 for the French-Belgian team, Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström was given a real chance in a 1v4, but he couldn't finish off the last 1v1. The Swedes were able to win three of the last five rounds to earn a chance in the second half at 5-10.



shox put on a great show against NiP

Their chances got lowered once they lost the second pistol round and the upcoming two with Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon and ScreaM at the helm.

They only strung together the three rounds at the start however, pyth showed up with a couple of triples, one of which was a 1v3, to lower the deficit to 13-9. Alexandre "⁠bodyy⁠" Pianaro's triple headshot stopped the rot, NiP were in shambles economically and G2 won Train at 16-9.

ELEAGUE Season 1 Best of 1 NiP Matchpage 9 16 G2 9 Train 16

NiP K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0 Jacob 'pyth' Mourujärvipyth 16 - 18 -2 68.2 0.93 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest 16 - 20 -4 76.5 0.87 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT 14 - 22 -8 69.9 0.81 Adam 'friberg' Fribergfriberg 12 - 19 -7 60.9 0.77 Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt 12 - 20 -8 58.8 0.69 G2 K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0 Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM 25 - 11 +14 100.2 1.61 Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianarobodyy 22 - 18 +4 96.3 1.36 Richard 'shox' Papillonshox 19 - 11 +8 81.3 1.24 Edouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxSmithZz 16 - 14 +2 71.9 1.07 Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK 16 - 16 0 74.5 1.04

Map two, Dust2, started well for NiP who got the first four rounds, the last of which thanks to Adam "⁠friberg⁠" Friberg's defuse in a 1v1 situation. G2 then changed up the pace and went with a quick mid-B split, forcing the Swedes to save three weapons.

shox then won a 1v2 after Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund nearly saved a disadvantageous situation, allowing G2 to go on a roll of six rounds in a row. GeT_RiGhT's 1v1 clutch in an eco put an end to the streak, but G2 quickly started a new one with shox putting in big numbers before the half ended at 10-5 (23-7 K-D).

Winning the pistol put his team on an eight-round advantage, and another triple from the French superstar in the second gunround broke NiP's economy, allowing G2 to get to match point after an anti-eco.

A very poor buy from NiP worked out however, and so did the following several rounds, including one where Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg had to clutch a 1v2 to keep his team's chances alive. It wasn't meant to be however, as G2 finally found a way to the last round at 16-12, gathering two more points in the group.

ELEAGUE Season 1 Best of 1 G2 Matchpage 16 12 NiP 16 Dust2 12

G2 K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0 Richard 'shox' Papillonshox 36 - 16 +20 125.4 1.96 Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK 19 - 14 +5 64.5 1.21 Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM 19 - 18 +1 88.6 1.16 Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianarobodyy 18 - 18 0 74.4 1.00 Edouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxSmithZz 16 - 18 -2 61.1 0.87 NiP K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0 Adam 'friberg' Fribergfriberg 20 - 19 +1 87.0 1.05 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT 20 - 24 -4 84.4 0.92 Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt 18 - 20 -2 64.1 0.91 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest 14 - 23 -9 62.4 0.87 Jacob 'pyth' Mourujärvipyth 12 - 22 -10 48.2 0.65

Group B standings after the first day of the round-robin are following:

Maps Wins G2 1. 4 4 NiP 2. 4 2 Selfless 3. 2 0 OpTic 4. 2 0

Tomorrow Group B continues with the remainder of the round-robin, starting with OpTic and G2, where the Frenchmen have a chance to grab first place, at 18:00