NIP clinch cs

Ninjas in Pyjamas will rematch Virtus.pro in the quarter-finals after surviving the last chance stage.

Ninjas in Pyjamas were the only team in the last chance stage to have finished the group stage in fourth place, without a single win, after losing to Virtus.pro and Cloud9 in their Group C bouts. Despite the rocky start in the tournament, Björn "⁠THREAT⁠" Pers’s men impressed early on in their match against Dignitas, and although they weren’t able to close the series out in two maps after taking a big lead just one round away from match point, they were able to wrap it up in the decider, meaning Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg and company, who had shown promise in the group stage with two very close 1-2 losses to OG and a 2-0 victory over Complexity, will now have to watch the remainder of the event from the sidelines.

The series started out on Dignitas’ map pick, Train, but was a blowout from the start as Ninjas in Pyjamas dominated the CT side and closed it out quickly on the attack, 16-4. Vertigo didn’t fare much better for the Swedish-Norwegian squad early on, going down 6-9 on the CT side, but they were able to bring it back to a 16-14 victory on the attack. Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner and company then went on to secure the Inferno comfortably, 16-8, to take the series and assure their presence in the cs_summit 7 playoffs, where they will have a chance at exacting revenge on Virtus.pro in the quarter-final.

nawwk dominated on Train with the AWP

Ninjas in Pyjamas kicked the series off with a four round streak on the CT side of Train before giving up a single round, after which they continued to hold the line on the defense giving up just two more rounds on the way to a dominating 13-2 half. Dignitas secured the second pistol round with a B retake, but weren’t able to follow it up against the forcebuy, after which Ninjas in Pyjamas closed out the first map 16-4.

The Ninjas once again got off to a leading start on Vertigo winning the pistol round on the attacking side, after which Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson won a 1vs3 in the anti-eco to continue charging ahead. After a 9-6 half, Ninjas in Pyjamas secured the second pistol round and nawwk won another clutch, a 1vs2, to bag the first buy round, going up 12-6. Dignitas then started to come to life, putting together a comeback attempt which they were able to convert in the last round of regulation, winning it 16-14 to force a decider map.

Dignitas carried their momentum into Inferno, going up 4-0 on the attack before Ninjas in Pyjamas managed to win a pistol buy to get on the board. Nicolas "⁠Plopski⁠" Gonzalez Zamora and company then went on a tear, turning the scoreboard on its head before switching sides with a 10-5 lead. Dignitas managed to do some damage early on in the second half by linking two rounds in a row, but couldn't keep it up as Ninjas in Pyjamas turned up the heat and secured the map and series to advance to the cs_summit 7 playoffs.

cs_summit 7Best of 3 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 2 1 29th January 2021 Dignitas 16Train 4 14Vertigo 16 16Inferno 8

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Tim 'nawwk' Jonassonnawwk	60 - 40	+20	74.4	1.26
Hampus 'hampus' Poserhampus	56 - 43	+13	87.6	1.25
Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist	59 - 43	+16	79.2	1.21
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	54 - 47	+7	84.9	1.21
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraPlopski	44 - 42	+2	71.0	1.13

Dignitas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærlihallzerk	59 - 53	+6	77.5	1.10
Ludvig 'HEAP' AlonsoHEAP	43 - 59	-16	65.6	0.92
Haris 'H4RR3' HadzicH4RR3	37 - 51	-14	64.0	0.86
Adam 'friberg' Fribergfriberg	43 - 56	-13	65.9	0.82
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	33 - 54	-21	51.2	0.66

Dignitas #29 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergAdam 'friberg' FribergHåkon 'hallzerk' FjærliHaris 'H4RR3' HadzicLudvig 'HEAP' Alonso Cloud9 #19 Alex 'ALEX' McMeekinPatrick 'es3tag' HansenRicky 'floppy' KemeryErick 'Xeppaa' BachWilliam 'mezii' Merriman Complexity #12 Justin 'jks' SavageWilliam 'RUSH' WierzbaKristian 'k0nfig' WieneckeValentin 'poizon' VasilevBenjamin 'blameF' Bremer Björn 'THREAT' Pers Age: 32 Team: Ninjas in PyjamasC Ninjas in Pyjamas #18 Simon 'twist' EliassonFredrik 'REZ' SternerHampus 'hampus' PoserTim 'nawwk' JonassonNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Tim 'nawwk' Jonasson Age: 23 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 709 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.63 Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Age: 18 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 755 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.66 Virtus.pro #10 Sanjar 'SANJI' KulievTimur 'buster' TulepovAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevDzhami 'Jame' AliMareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg Age: 32 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 1793 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.65 Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner Age: 23 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1084 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 OG #7 Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittValdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenIssa 'ISSAA' MuradMateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski