EnVyUs, SK move on in Dallas

fnatic are eliminated from the ESL Pro League Season 5 finals as EnVyUs and SK Gaming finish second and third in Group A, respectively.

With G2 already through to the playoffs thanks to the head-to-head advantage over SK, fnatic and EnVyUs, the second and third group places were determined by a series of MR3 clashes between the tied teams.

EnVyUs placed second in the group

It all began with a Train clash between EnVyUs, the surprise package of the tournament so far, and fnatic. The first two MR3 matches failed to determine a winner as both teams picked up three rounds, but then the Frenchmen stepped up and won four in a row to take the match, 10-6.

ESL Pro League Season 5 FinalsBest of 1 EnvyMatchpage 10 6 31st May 2017 fnatic 10Train 6

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Alexandre 'xms' Fortéxms	16 - 11	+5	93.8	1.40
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	15 - 11	+4	84.6	1.35
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	11 - 6	+5	79.4	1.27
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	13 - 10	+3	95.5	1.24
Christophe 'SIXER' XiaSIXER	11 - 10	+1	75.9	1.06

fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	14 - 14	0	83.1	1.06
Robin 'flusha' Rönnquistflusha	10 - 14	-4	107.6	1.04
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	11 - 13	-2	57.1	0.82
Jesper 'JW' WecksellJW	8 - 13	-5	55.2	0.69
Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonKRIMZ	5 - 12	-7	60.2	0.61

fnatic then made way for SK, who tried to bring down EnVyUs, also on Train. The first round went SK's way, but then the Europeans replied thanks to a great AWP kill from Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer in a 1v1 against Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo.

That round sparked a great run from EnVyUs, who added three more rounds to their tally to win the tiebreaker, 4-1, and secure the second spot in the group.

ESL Pro League Season 5 FinalsBest of 1 SKMatchpage 1 4 31st May 2017 Envy 1Train 4

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Christophe 'SIXER' XiaSIXER	8 - 3	+5	141.8	2.36
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	5 - 3	+2	138.6	1.73
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	4 - 3	+1	76.0	1.28
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	2 - 1	+1	36.2	1.03
Alexandre 'xms' Fortéxms	2 - 4	-2	27.0	0.61

SK	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	6 - 4	+2	109.8	1.38
Epitacio 'TACO' de MeloTACO	3 - 3	0	57.6	1.07
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	2 - 4	-2	59.4	0.78
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	2 - 5	-3	56.0	0.64
João 'felps' Vasconcellosfelps	1 - 5	-4	20.0	0.13

The third place was then decided by an MR3 tiebreaker between fnatic and SK Gaming, also on Train. Starting out on the CT side, fnatic had no response to SK's double AWP setup, with the scoreline blooming to a 3-0 advantage for the Brazilians.

In the second half, FalleN got an early pick with the AWP before Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga wrapped things up with a triple kill to send his team through the quarter-finals.

ESL Pro League Season 5 FinalsBest of 1 SKMatchpage 4 0 31st May 2017 fnatic 4Train 0

Below you can find the final standings of Group A:

1. G2
2. Envy
3. SK
4. fnatic
5. Immortals
6. Cloud9

Cloud9 #12 Jordan 'n0thing' GilbertTyler 'Skadoodle' LathamMike 'shroud' GrzesiekTimothy 'autimatic' TaJake 'Stewie2K' Yip Envy #25 Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerChristophe 'SIXER' XiaCédric 'RpK' GuipouyAdil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomAlexandre 'xms' Forté Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga Age: 25 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 567 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.68 Vincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer Age: 25 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1016 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.66 SK #3 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de MeloJoão 'felps' Vasconcellos Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo Age: 26 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 571 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.60 G2 #4 Richard 'shox' PapillonKenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireAlexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro fnatic #11 Olof 'olofmeister' KajbjerDennis 'dennis' EdmanRobin 'flusha' RönnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson Immortals #14 Vito 'kNgV-' GiuseppeLucas 'steel' LopesHenrique 'HEN1' TelesLucas 'LUCAS1' TelesRicardo 'boltz' Prass