NRG eliminated from Krakow in close loss to Falcons
Condemned to the lower bracket, NRG took #4-ranked Falcons the distance before suffering their Stage 2 exit from Krakow.
Despite Inferno being NRG's pick, the opening map was a complete blowout for the favorites in Falcons, who commanded the first half 11-1. Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov was simply unstoppable, going 20-10 with a 118.9 ADR.
On the first pistol of Ancient, an unfazed Alexander "br0" Bro would stoically knife Damjan "kyxsan" Stoilkovski for the round win. NRG quickly flew to a 5-0 lead, extended to 6 by a 4k from Joshua "oSee" Ohm.
Come halftime, NRG were up a comfortable 10-2. Although Falcons rallied in the second half, the North Americans converted on map point, denying m0NESY a 1v2 stake for overtime. Truly, Ancient was an example of "oSee supremacy" as the AWPer finished 26-16 with a 1.85 rating.
Having traded map picks, NRG and Falcons headed to Dust2 to determine which team would survive in Krakow. Nicholas "nitr0" Cannella asserted his presence early by single-handedly turning the tides of a 3v5 deficit. m0NESY's AWPing remained a headache for NRG, however, diminishing their halftime lead to just 2 rounds. The Europeans' CT side started strong to tie the game 7-7.
Eventually, Falcons took the lead 9-8, leaving NRG with little in the way of economy. From here, m0NESY and co. marched on to match point, and all NRG could do was prolong the inevitable 9-13 defeat.
NRGFalcons| NRG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh 'oSee' Ohm |
55 - 45 | +10 | 91.8 | 68.8% | 1.32 |
| Nick 'nitr0' Cannella |
37 - 45 | -8 | 60.5 | 65.6% | 0.95 |
| Jeorge 'Jeorge' Endicott |
38 - 49 | -11 | 62.8 | 60.9% | 0.91 |
 Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek |
37 - 53 | -16 | 68.8 | 71.9% | 0.76 |
 Alexander 'br0' Bro |
36 - 50 | -14 | 64.4 | 65.6% | 0.74 |
| Falcons |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ilya 'm0NESY' Osipov |
63 - 34 | +29 | 94.3 | 73.4% | 1.44 |
 Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač |
48 - 39 | +9 | 82.9 | 81.2% | 1.21 |
| Maksim 'kyousuke' Lukin |
57 - 46 | +11 | 87.9 | 78.1% | 1.21 |
 Damjan 'kyxsan' Stoilkovski |
35 - 41 | -6 | 64.6 | 68.8% | 1.06 |
| René 'TeSeS' Madsen |
38 - 43 | -5 | 61.4 | 70.3% | 0.99 |
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