NRG stun FaZe, move on to semi

NRG have defeated FaZe 16-8 on Cache to top Group B and secure their spot in the ECS Season 5 semi-finals.

Retaking B successfully in the pistol round, NRG went on a streak of five rounds to kick off Cache, with Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov clutching a 1v1 in the first gunround and Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold chiming in with a quad-kill in the second.

Despite an early advantage, the North American side conceded the next round after Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács barely triumphed in a 1v1 against the Bulgarian AWPer, but they were quickly back on the horse.

nahtE led the way for NRG in the Cache upset

Another six rounds in a row went NRG's way as they kept getting early advantages while CeRq added seven kills to his name, including another 1v1 clutch against his Slovakian counterpart in a dangerous anti-forcebuy.

FaZe recovered at last, opting for a couple of quick attacks towards each bombsite, while in the last round Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač and GuardiaN turned around a 2v4 situation in their favor to give themselves a chance in the match with a 4-11 scoreline.

However, NRG clinched the second pistol round on the back of fantastic play from Ethan, who clutched a 1v2 to help his team get to 14-4. There was still life left in FaZe, who won the next four out of five rounds to close the gap to 8-15, but it was all she wrote afterward, as a key opening from CeRq allowed NRG to close things out on A at 16-8.

ECS Season 5 FinalsBest of 1 NRGMatchpage 16 8 8th June 2018 FaZe 16Cache 8

NRG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan	28 - 12	+16	112.9	1.87
Tsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovCeRq	23 - 15	+8	98.5	1.56
Damian 'daps' Steeledaps	20 - 14	+6	75.9	1.25
Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze	16 - 15	+1	81.8	1.17
Jacob 'FugLy' MedinaFugLy	11 - 15	-4	59.5	0.94

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	25 - 20	+5	101.2	1.30
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	16 - 16	0	72.0	1.00
Jorgen 'cromen' Robertsencromen	13 - 19	-6	61.5	0.72
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	11 - 21	-10	53.5	0.67
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	6 - 22	-16	45.8	0.43

Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Age: 18 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 512 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.63 Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács Age: 26 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1185 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.62 FaZe #2 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenOlof 'olofmeister' KajbjerLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard NRG #11 Damian 'daps' SteeleJacob 'FugLy' MedinaVincent 'Brehze' CayonteEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač Age: 21 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.18 Maps played: 863 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.67 Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold Age: 18 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 430 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.68