BIG vinner FTW innen ESL Pro League Season 16
/The BIG team defeated FTW 2:1, thus obtaining the second victory in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16. In turn, the Portuguese team suffers the fourth defeat in a row, practically guaranteeing itself the last place according to the results of group B.
The first meeting of the game day started on the Inferno map, which became the choice of the Portuguese team. However, BIG players immediately seized the initiative on the server, having managed to get a comfortable advantage even before the switchover — 11:4. In the second half, there was no intrigue left from the word “absolutely”, as the Germans continued to bend their line and pretty soon took the lead in the series - 16:7.
Next, the teams moved to the Dust 2 map, which turned out to be BIG's choice. However, everything suddenly turned upside down, as the Portuguese managed to surprise the opponent and had an excellent half in defense - 10:5. After the side switch, BIG tried to get back into the game, but in vain. As a result, FTW got a sensational victory at the pick of the opponent and equalized the score in the series — 16:12.
Everything was decided on the Nuke map, where everything finally fell into place. At the same time, BIG players immediately began to correct the situation, bringing the situation to an indecent level already at the end of the first half — 14:1. After the change of sides, the German team managed to keep the opponent away, thus scoring the second victory in the championship — 16:6.
In the final round, the BIG team will play with FaZe Clan, while the Portuguese team will face the Brazilians from MIBR.
Kamphistorikk: ESL Pro League Season 16
ESL Pro League Season 16 runs from August 31st to October 2nd in Malta at the Salini Resort. 24 teams from Europe, CIS, North and South America compete for a total prize pool of $835,000. The winner of the tournament will receive the main prize of $175,000, as well as tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023.
Intermediate results of ESL Pro League Season 16
- 1st place: $175,000 + 2,800 BLAST Premier points + ticket to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 + ticket to IEM Katowice 2023
- 2nd place: $70,000 + 1,400 BLAST Premier points
- 3rd-4th place: $35,000 + 875 BLAST Premier points
- 5th-8th place: $17,500 + 262.5 BLAST Premier points
- 9th-12th place: $12,000
- 13th-16th place: Team Spirit — $19,000
- 17th-20th place: Ninjas in Pajamas — $17,500
- 21st-24th place: Endpoint — $11,000