ESL Professional League Season 18 Group A has come to an in depth, with one main shock end result within the Higher Bracket. With 16 matches of aggressive CS:GO performed over the previous week, there’s loads to debate.
Let’s delve into the outcomes earlier than Group B will get underway tomorrow!
Higher Bracket
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The Higher Bracket of ESL Professional League Season 18 Group A noticed Vitality progress as winners, as predicted. On paper, they have been by far the EPL Teams finest group, and will all the time have progressed. It’s a optimistic signal that they’re displaying no indicators of slowing down any time quickly.
In the meantime, Movistar Riders supplied the large shock of Group A. They secured their place within the Playoffs by beating FURIA and GamerLegion, a good run for any group. In our ESL Professional League Season 18 preview, we had Movistar Riders as a fodder group right here, alongside ORKS and Grayhound. They might have misplaced to Vitality within the EPL Teams Higher Bracket Last, however there’s actually no disgrace in that. We are able to’t wait to see if that is only a purple patch for the group, or the indicators of an important roster rising.
Decrease Bracket
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Astralis have been the group to make it out of the Decrease Bracket. A gap loss to Ninjas in Pyjamas left them in a dire scenario, however a straight sweep in opposition to ORKS, GamerLegion, and FURIA was a formidable present of resilience. Thus far, the star of the present has been blameF, who has discovered some nice particular person kind in Malta. Staehr is starting to look proper at house, too, which is large for the Danes.
Astralis’ Buzz mentioned pre-tournament that he wasn’t positive the format of ESL Professional League benefitted the group, however right here it was clear not being within the Final Likelihood Bracket took the strain off. It nonetheless seems like we’re studying the place the ceiling is for this Astralis roster, and it ought to turn out to be extra clear as we transfer into the Playoffs.
Final Likelihood Bracket
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Lastly, issues are trying up for FURIA. The addition of FalleN and chelo has been a gradual burn to date, with the group struggling to make a lot headway in opposition to, properly, anybody. A gap EPL Teams defeat in opposition to Movistar Riders had the Brazilians fearing it was extra of the identical. Nevertheless, they fought properly all through the Decrease Bracket, solely dropping within the Last to Astralis.
As soon as right down to the Final Likelihood Bracket, FURIA beat Grayhound and GamerLegion with out dropping a map. They may not be able to tackle the large boys simply but, however there have been indicators that issues are starting to come back collectively for the group. KSCERATO appears again to his scintillating finest, and when he’s awake on the server, FURIA can beat anybody. We had FURIA right down to qualify from ESL Professional League Season 18 Group A, and it’s good to see they haven’t dissatisfied.
Group B of ESL Professional League begins tomorrow, kicking off with Heroic vs. Rooster and BIG vs. Monte.