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Navi, despite questionable performances, take first seed, EchoFox gains a map against Navi and Flipsid3, but are unable to move out of fourth seed.
This week’s ELEAGUE group stage yielded an array of exciting matches with another overtime match between Flipsid3 and Mousesports, a pair of aces from Timo "Spiidi" Richter, a handful of 3ks from Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács, and a monstrous upset with EchoFox taking a map off Navi.
We present a recap of this week’s BO2 group stage matches:
Navi v.
EchoFox 10:5, 6:1 (16:6) 3:12, 8:4 (11:16)
Winner: Tie 1-1
Maps: de_Train, de_Dust2
MVP(s): Denis "seized" Kostin,
Shahzeb "ShahZaM" Khan
Flipsid3 v.
Mousesports 9:6, 6:9 (1:4) (16:19) 10:5, 6:1 (16:6)
Winner: Tie 1-1
Maps: de_Train, de_Cbble
MVP(s): Georgi "WorldEdit" Yaskin,
Yegor "markeloff" Markelov
Navi v.
Mousesports 5:10, 1:6 (6:16) 12:3, 4:3 (16:6)
Winner: Tie 1-1
Maps: de_Mirage, de_Cbble
MVP(s): Nikola "NiKo" Kova?,
Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács
Mousesports v.
EchoFox 11:4, 5:6 (16:12) 4:11, 12:2 (16:6)
Winner: Mous 2-0
Maps: de_Cbble, de_Train
MVP(s): Timo "Spiidi" Richter
Flipsid3 v.
Navi 6:9, 2:7 (8:16) 3:12, 3:4 (6:16)
Winner: Navi 2-0
Maps: de_Overpass, de_Train
MVP(s): Denis "seized" Kostin,
Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács
Flipsid3 v.
EchoFox 4:11, 1:5 (5:16) 13:2, 3:0 (16:2)
Winner: Tie 1-1
Maps: de_Nuke, de_Train
MVP(s): Shahzeb "ShahZaM" Khan,
Georgi "WorldEdit" Yaskin
Highlight clip of the week: Chris "chrisJ" de Jong’s 4k to take Train to overtime.
The tiebreaker used was the difference in rounds won and lost to determine the 1st/2nd seed and 3rd/4th seed. In the BO3 semifinals, first seed Navi will face fourth seed EchoFox and 2nd seed Mousesports will face 3rd seed Flipsid3. See our continuing coverage of ELEAGUE here.