NiP have defeated Team EnVyUs 2-0 to secure a spot in the grand finals of ESL One Katowice 2015.
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The BO3 semi-finals kicked off on de_cache, where the Ninjas surprisingly decided to opt to start on the less favoured T side of the map. Despite that, NiP picked up the preliminary pistol round as well as well as three following anti-eco rounds. It wasn't until the 5th round that EnVyUs finally managed to win one round, but NiP responded with another round of their own directly afterwards, completely destroying the French team's economy, making the score 4-1.
NiP then proceeded to go on a complete rampage, winning 6 rounds in a row before NV picked up 1. NiP stole one last round from EnVyUs but the Frenchmen still managed to win the rest of the three rounds in the half, making the score a dominant 11-4 in favour of the Swedish side.
The second half saw EnVyUs securing the pistol round on their T side as well as two more following anti-eco rounds, making the scoreline dangerously close for NiP. The buy round saw NV crush their competition, which forced NiP to another eco round eventually making the score 11-9. However, NiP still retained their dominance after they got weapons in their hands, as they completely crushed EnVyUs for the rest of the remaining rounds, ending the first map 16-9.
Map 2 was de_dust2, which saw NiP grabbing the pistol round flawlessly along with two more flawless anti-eco rounds. At 3-0, the French side decided to step it up as they bought to secure their first round of the map. A series of round exchanges occurred afterwards, but in the end NiP ended the half slightly ahead with a 8-7 scoreline.
EnVyUs managed to secure the second pistol round, but NiP did not allow for any room from the French side, as they won a force buy on the 17th round. NiP continued to assert dominance in the match, winning 6 rounds in a row before EnVyUs finally won 1. A swift CT victory forced an eco round from NV at 14-9, but the Frenchman somehow managed to string together a final round before NiP finished it up, making the final scoreline 16-9.
Team EnVyUs have now been eliminated from the entire event, while NiP will face Fnatic in the grand finals.
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