NRG swept by HEROIC in ESL Pro League S23 opener
NRG got off to a losing start at ESL Pro League Season 23 v. HEROIC. This was the team's first match with Michael "Grim" Wince, who was just signed from Passion UA and took Jeorge "Jeorge" Endicott's place in the lineup.
HEROIC have kept their form up after securing the title at DraculaN Season 5 over 100 Thieves.
NRG's map pick was Inferno. Neither side could secure the advantage right away, with both teams tied at 4-4. HEROIC took the final four rounds to hold a solid 8-4 lead. HEROIC quickly built their lead to 12-6 and converted it without too many issues, winning the map 13-8.
HEROIC's selection was Nuke, where NRG started on the favored CT side. HEROIC began with a 5-2 lead on their attack half before NRG answered back with five rounds in a row to secure a 7-5 halftime lead. NRG held a 10-7 advantage for a moment, but HEROIC took all the momentum from there to win the map 13-7 and take the series 2-0.
HEROICNRG| HEROIC |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yasin 'xfl0ud' Koç |
31 - 27 | +4 | 85.8 | 68.2% | 1.25 |
 Simon 'yxngstxr' Boije |
28 - 19 | +9 | 63.4 | 77.3% | 1.15 |
| Linus 'nilo' Bergman |
33 - 26 | +7 | 81.7 | 70.5% | 1.14 |
| Tim 'susp' Ångström |
26 - 21 | +5 | 64.9 | 77.3% | 1.11 |
 Christoffer 'Chr1zN' Storgaard |
32 - 27 | +5 | 75.2 | 70.5% | 1.05 |
| NRG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh 'oSee' Ohm |
28 - 26 | +2 | 63.6 | 70.5% | 0.97 |
| Nick 'nitr0' Cannella |
24 - 28 | -4 | 60.5 | 63.6% | 0.94 |
 Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek |
26 - 31 | -5 | 60.2 | 61.4% | 0.86 |
| Alexander 'br0' Bro |
20 - 30 | -10 | 54.0 | 59.1% | 0.80 |
| Michael 'Grim' Wince |
21 - 35 | -14 | 68.6 | 56.8% | 0.74 |
NRG's next match will come in the 0-1 pool tomorrow.
