NiP opened with a 13-8 result on Overpass, but Virtus.pro routed them 13-3 on Ancient before winning the 13-10 clincher on Inferno. Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov of Kazakhstan led Cloud9 with 53 kills and a plus-18 kills-to-deaths differential.Īlso in Group A, Virtus.pro rallied for a 2-1 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas. Cloud9 won 13-8 on Ancient, fell 13-11 on Overpass and advanced with a 13-10 triumph on Inferno. All matches are best-of-three.Ĭloud9 kicked off the tournament with a 2-1 win over Fnatic.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination bracket that concludes Nov. Sixteen teams were divided into four double-elimination groups of four. The four losing teams will meet in a pair of win-or-go-home elimination matches. Cloud9, Virtus.pro, FaZe Clan and Monte won their opening matches at the Thunderpick World Championship on Friday.Ĭloud9 and Virtus.pro advanced to the winners' match in Group A, while FaZe Clan and Monte did the same in Group B.
