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Fnatic drop one map to FaZe on their way to 1st place, TSM impresses doesn't win a single map.
This week’s ELEAGUE group stage yielded an array of exciting matches and storiess, from Fnatic’s very close 16-13 win against TSM on Cache to Fnatic’s beatdown of FaZe on Cobblestone 16-0, an ace from Robin “flusha” Rönnquist, multiple 4ks, tense 1v2 clutches, and the return of Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer.
We present a recap of this week’s BO2 group stage matches:
Fnatic v. 
TSM 11:4, 5:9 (16:13) 14:1, 2:2 (16:3)
Winner: Fnatic 2-0
Maps: de_Cache, de_Mirage
MVP(s): Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer
Dignitas v. 
FaZe 5:10, 0:6 (5:16) 6:9, 0:7 (6:16)
Winner: FaZe 2-0
Maps: de_Cbble, de_Mirage
MVP(s): Philip “aizy” Aistrup, 
Joakim “jkaem” Myrbostad
Fnatic v. FaZe 15:0, 1:0 (16:0) 5:10, 3:6 (8:16)
Winner: Draw 1-1
Maps: de_Cbble, de_Mirage
MVP(s): Dennis “dennis” Edman, 
Ricardo “fox” Pacheco
TSM v. FaZe 4:11, 9:5 (13:16) 6:9, 6:7 (12:16)
Winner: FaZe 2-0
Maps: de_Cbble, de_Train
MVP(s): Ricardo “fox” Pacheco
Dignitas v. Fnatic 4:11, 5:5 (9:16) 5:10, 1:6 (6:16)
Winner: Fnatic 2-0
Maps: de_Cbble, de_dust2
MVP(s): Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer, Robin “flusha” Rönnquist
Dignitas v. TSM 8:7, 8:5 (16:12) 13:2, 3:9 (16:11)
Winner: Dignitas 2-0
Maps: de_Mirage, de_dust2
MVP(s): René “cajunb” Borg, Ruben “RUBINO” Villarroel
Highlight of the week: Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson’s ninja defuse.
Fnatic ended up seeded higher than FaZe because they had a larger round win-loss difference throughout the round-robin. In the BO3 semifinals, first seed Fnatic will face fourth seed TSM and 2nd seed FaZe will face 3rd seed Dignitas. Check out our live coverage of the upcoming matches and the rest of ELEAGUE Season 1 here.
