Ninjas in Pyjamas pulled off a sensation by eliminating HEROIC from ESL Pro League Season 19
Today, we witnessed one of their sensational results as the team Ninjas in Pyjamas, whom many had written off, managed to outplay HEROIC, despite the Danish team winning the first map. The match concluded with a score of 2:1 in favor of REZ and his team.
Results of the match between Ninjas in Pyjamas and HEROIC at ESL Pro League Season 19:
- 1. Ninjas in Pyjamas removed Mirage
- 2. HEROIC removed Inferno
- 3. Ninjas in Pyjamas picked Vertigo
- 4. HEROIC picked Nuke
- 5. Ninjas in Pyjamas removed Overpass
- 6. HEROIC removed Ancient
- 7. Anubis was left over
The first map, Vertigo, ended as many viewers expected. The Danish team HEROIC smoothly executed their defensive side, winning it with a score of 8:4, and had no trouble finishing what they started in the second half. The final score was 13:8 in favor of HEROIC.
On the map Nuke, the Swedes from Ninjas in Pyjamas put up a decent defense, winning a comfortable 7 rounds, given the current meta. But in the second half, magic happened. HEROIC won the pistol round and went on a streak, leading the map 10:8. However, what happened next needs to be seen. NiP simply pulled themselves together and started dominating HEROIC, not losing a single round thereafter, bringing everything to the deciding map, Anubis.
Luck favored the NiP team on Anubis as they began on the strong side, the attacking side. They made full use of the side's power and won comfortable 8 rounds. The second half was very chaotic, with both teams reaching a tie of 10:10. At this score, HEROIC faltered, and Ninjas in Pyjamas won the match, sending the Danes home.
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Distribution of the prize pool for ESL Pro League Season 19:
- 1st place: TBD - $170,000; invite to IEM Cologne 2024
- 2nd place: TBD - $80,000
- 3-4th place: TBD - $45,000
- 5-8th place: TBD - $32,000
- 9-12th place: TBD - $23,500
- 13-16th place: TBD - $17,500
- 17-20th place: SAW; M80 - $12,000
- 21-28th place: fnatic; Eternal Fire; Falcons; TYLOOO; PERA; ENCE; HEROIC; FORZE - $7,000
- 29-32th place: Imperial Esports; Sharks; Bad News Kangaroos; BOSS - $3,500
ESL Pro League is a series of major tournaments by ESL. Within the framework of ESL Pro League Season 19, thirty-two teams in the main stage will compete for a prize pool of 750,000 USD and invitations to IEM Cologne 2024. The main stage of the event will take place at the InterContinental in Malta, in the city of St. Julian's.
Danil Chepil er ekspert i esportsverdenen og har fulgt esportsscenen siden 2014. Han har specialiseret sig i Counter-Strike, Dota 2 og VALORANT.
Danil begyndte sit bekendtskab og samarbejde med EgamersWorld i 2022, da han efter den russiske aggression ikke længere kunne fortsætte sin karriere som bartender.
På det tidspunkt var han ikke klar over, at han havde et talent for at skrive nyheder og artikler om e-sport og gaming-emner.