mousesports top EPL Group C; FaZe, OG to play

The ESL Pro League Group C has been concluded, with G2 missing out on a second group stage after a loss to MOUZ. Meanwhile, FaZe and OG will fight for a spot in the second group stage through the play-in.

Everything was still up in the air ahead of the final matches in Group C, as any of the four favorites — G2, FaZe, MOUZ, and OG — could've been eliminated depending on the results.

Both key games, FaZe - OG and MOUZ - G2 ended up being one-sided affairs. FaZe trounced OG on both Dust2 and Nuke, while G2 was unable to put up a strong fight on Nuke or Train against MOUZ, which ended up costing the French-Serbian team a spot in the next stage of ESL Pro League S11 Europe.

FaZe were on the edge of elimination, but managed to squeeze into the play-in

OG were sitting on a 3-1 lead on the offensive side of their map pick, Dust2, after they claimed a force-buy on B and the two followups. Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen's men fell flat after that, losing round after round as they looked uninspired on the Terrorist side. Eleven rounds in a row went FaZe's way as Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač and co. won them all with three or more members alive. After the switch, OG put up some resistance, but FaZe soon closed out the map, 16-7.

Similarly to Dust2, OG started 3-0 on Nuke only to give away the following five rounds, allowing FaZe to gain a foothold on the T-side. NiKo posted 15 frags in the first half as his side ended it with a 9-6 lead. The second half was even more one-sided as the force-buy worked out for FaZe and saw them claim the map after stringing seven rounds together.

ESL Pro League Season 11 EuropeBest of 3 FaZeMatchpage 2 0 3rd April 2020 OG 16Dust2 7 16Nuke 7

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	38 - 22	+16	90.6	1.38
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	33 - 23	+10	76.4	1.33
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	36 - 27	+9	92.0	1.29
Helvijs 'broky' Saukantsbroky	37 - 25	+12	77.2	1.28
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	30 - 22	+8	64.3	1.13

OG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Mateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewskimantuu	34 - 32	+2	72.9	1.00
Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangsåvalde	30 - 34	-4	71.8	0.92
Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK-	21 - 38	-17	56.5	0.64
Aleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenAleksib	16 - 36	-20	55.4	0.63
Issa 'ISSAA' MuradISSAA	18 - 34	-16	49.2	0.61

A force buy win and then six in a row for MOUZ gave Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's squad a lead on Nuke, G2's map pick. The French-Serbian squad managed six before the switch, a respectable scoreline, but Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool continued his strong first half by claiming the pistol for his side and pushing MOUZ towards the win. David "⁠frozen⁠" Čerňanský also stood out on Nuke, and G2 were unable to stop the rifling duo, conceding a 16-9 loss.

Train looked equally convincing from MOUZ as karrigan spearheaded his team to a 10-2 lead on the offensive side with quick A hits round after round. Down 11-4, G2 managed to claim the crucial second pistol to stay alive in the map and series, but an anti-eco blunder hindered their chances of a comeback. Nemanja "⁠huNter-⁠" Kovač put in a strong performance in hopes of pulling the map back, but his 29K-19D weren't enough and MOUZ closed out Train, 16-11.

ESL Pro League Season 11 EuropeBest of 3 MOUZMatchpage 2 0 3rd April 2020 G2 16Nuke 9 16Train 11

MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
David 'frozen' Čerňanskýfrozen	48 - 32	+16	94.5	1.39
Robin 'ropz' Koolropz	43 - 32	+11	79.9	1.31
Özgür 'woxic' Ekerwoxic	36 - 33	+3	79.6	1.18
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	31 - 35	-4	71.8	0.97
Chris 'chrisJ' de JongchrisJ	27 - 35	-8	58.9	0.94

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nemanja 'huNter-' KovačhuNter-	49 - 38	+11	103.0	1.44
Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS	29 - 33	-4	62.5	0.95
Nemanja 'nexa' Isakovićnexa	31 - 35	-4	65.1	0.94
Audric 'JACKZ' JugJACKZ	29 - 43	-14	67.2	0.81
François 'amanek' Delaunayamanek	29 - 37	-8	66.6	0.77

In the final series, which didn't influence how the group played out, Virtus.pro picked up their second Pro League victory by taking down TYLOO 2-0.

The final standings from all three groups are as follows:

Group A TEAM M P Astralis 5 12 Vitality 5 9 Ninjas in Pyjamas 5 9 GODSENT 5 6 Spirit 5 6 ENCE 5 3 Group B TEAM M P Natus Vincere 5 9 fnatic 5 9 FORZE 5 9 Complexity 5 6 North 5 6 BIG 5 6 Group C TEAM M P MOUZ 5 12 FaZe 5 9 OG 5 9 G2 5 9 Virtus.pro 5 6 TYLOO 5 0 North #23 René 'cajunb' BorgMathias 'MSL' LauridsenPhilip 'aizy' AistrupMarkus 'Kjaerbye' KjærbyeNicklas 'gade' Gade Jimmy 'Jumpy' Berndtsson Nemanja 'huNter-' Kovač Age: 24 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 1035 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.66 FaZe #10 Olof 'olofmeister' KajbjerNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' NygaardMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidHelvijs 'broky' Saukants Janko 'YNk' Paunović FaZe #10 Olof 'olofmeister' KajbjerNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' NygaardMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidHelvijs 'broky' Saukants TYLOO #30 YuLun 'Summer' CaiYuanZhang 'Attacker' ShengHaoWen 'somebody' XuWingHei 'Freeman' CheungSeon-Ho 'xeta' Son LiKan 'ryk' Luo Astralis #2 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Danny 'zonic' Sørensen Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen Age: 23 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 639 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.66 Virtus.pro #20 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevSanjar 'SANJI' KulievTimur 'buster' TulepovAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevDzhami 'Jame' Ali Dastan 'dastan' Akbayev Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač Age: 23 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 1185 KPR: 0.80 DPR: 0.67 G2 #3 Audric 'JACKZ' JugNemanja 'huNter-' KovačKenny 'kennyS' SchrubFrançois 'amanek' DelaunayNemanja 'nexa' Isaković OG #15 Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittValdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenIssa 'ISSAA' MuradMateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski fnatic #5 Robin 'flusha' RönnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonMaikil 'Golden' SelimLudvig 'Brollan' Brolin Andreas 'Samuelsson' Samuelsson Spirit #25 Leonid 'chopper' VishnyakovNikolay 'mir' BityukovViktor 'sdy' OrudzhevArtem 'iDISBALANCE' EgorovBoris 'magixx' Vorobiev Nikolay 'Certus' Poluyanov MOUZ #4 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenChris 'chrisJ' de JongÖzgür 'woxic' EkerDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýRobin 'ropz' Kool Allan 'Rejin' Petersen Vitality #9 Richard 'shox' PapillonCédric 'RpK' GuipouyDan 'apEX' MadesclaireMathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautKévin 'misutaaa' Rabier Rémy 'XTQZZZ' Quoniam David 'frozen' Čerňanský Age: 17 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 816 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.65 Robin 'ropz' Kool Age: 20 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 737 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.61 OG #15 Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittValdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenIssa 'ISSAA' MuradMateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski Casper 'ruggah' Due FORZE #21 Dmitriy 'facecrack' AlekseyevAlmaz 'almazer' AsadullinEvgenii 'FL1T' LebedevBogdan 'xsepower' ChernikovAndrey 'Jerry' Mekhryakov Anatoliy 'liTTle' Yashin MOUZ #4 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenChris 'chrisJ' de JongÖzgür 'woxic' EkerDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýRobin 'ropz' Kool Virtus.pro #20 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevSanjar 'SANJI' KulievTimur 'buster' TulepovAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevDzhami 'Jame' Ali Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 29 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 0.93 Maps played: 1624 KPR: 0.63 DPR: 0.68 GODSENT #17 Mikail 'Maikelele' BillJesse 'zehN' LinjalaMartin 'STYKO' StykKevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendPavle 'Maden' Bošković Jonatan 'Devilwalk' Lundberg BIG #19 Johannes 'tabseN' WodarzTizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschFlorian 'syrsoN' RischeIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşNils 'k1to' Gruhne Tobias 'tow b' Herberhold TYLOO #30 YuLun 'Summer' CaiYuanZhang 'Attacker' ShengHaoWen 'somebody' XuWingHei 'Freeman' CheungSeon-Ho 'xeta' Son ENCE #22 Aleksi 'allu' JalliJani 'Aerial' JussilaMiikka 'suNny' KemppiSami 'xseveN' LaasanenJere 'sergej' Salo Slaava 'Twista' Räsänen Natus Vincere #1 Egor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDenis 'electroNic' SharipovKirill 'Boombl4' MikhailovIlya 'Perfecto' Zalutskiy Andrey 'B1ad3' Gorodenskiy Complexity #14 William 'RUSH' WierzbaKristian 'k0nfig' WieneckeValentin 'poizon' VasilevOwen 'oBo' SchlatterBenjamin 'blameF' Bremer Jamie 'keita' Hall G2 #3 Audric 'JACKZ' JugNemanja 'huNter-' KovačKenny 'kennyS' SchrubFrançois 'amanek' DelaunayNemanja 'nexa' Isaković Damien 'maLeK' Marcel Ninjas in Pyjamas #12 Simon 'twist' EliassonJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' SternerTim 'nawwk' JonassonNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Björn 'THREAT' Pers