NiP over compLexity with ease

Ninjas in Pyjamas have defeated compLexity 2-0 in the quarter-final of ESWC 2013 (16-6 on de_nuke, 16-2 on de_dust2).

The match that promised to be the most interesting of the four quarter-final pairs was supposed to be NiP vs. compLexity, the only North American side in the tournament.

Sean "sgares" Gares' squad started well on de_nuke, taking a 3-0 lead on the T-side. The following rounds didn't go their way as NiP quickly evened the score, but as it all kept coming down to the wire, coL still had the money advantage.

NiP had no problems with coL

Spencer "Hiko" Martin won a 1-on-1 against Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund for 4-5, but a forced buy from the Swedes cut the Americans off and started a big run which turned into a 10-5 NiP lead at the half.

Still with a chance to come back coL desperately needed the second pistol round, and they were on their way to take it after a 3-on-2 situation, but Richard "Xizt" Landström won a 1-on-2 situation and put NiP ahead 11-5.

coL's early third round buy did pay dividends, but the Swedes once again had the perfect reply and they went on to win five in a row to clinch the first map 16-6.

GeT_RiGhT tops the charts with 0.97 KPR so far

The second map proved to be even easier for NiP, as they stormed away with a 6-0 CT side lead on de_dust2 before finally allowing coL to take one not-so convincing round. They immediately reset their money and went on to take the first half 13-2.

A flawless pistol round followed and NiP cemented their 5th easy map win in the tournament, this time with a 16-2 scoreline which sent them into the top four.

ESWC 2013Best of 2 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 2 0 2nd November 2013 Complexity 16Nuke 6 16Dust2 2

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt	38 - 17	+21	-	1.54
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	41 - 17	+24	-	1.54
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	37 - 18	+19	-	1.45
Robin 'Fifflaren' JohanssonFifflaren	32 - 16	+16	-	1.32
Adam 'friberg' Fribergfriberg	27 - 22	+5	-	1.09

Complexity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Braxton 'swag' Pierceswag	25 - 36	-11	-	0.73
Spencer 'Hiko' MartinHiko	19 - 34	-15	-	0.58
Kory 'SEMPHIS' FriesenSEMPHIS	16 - 35	-19	-	0.49
Jordan 'n0thing' Gilbertn0thing	14 - 34	-20	-	0.44
Sean 'seang@res' Garesseang@res	16 - 37	-21	-	0.44

NiP will meet the winner of VeryGames vs. fnatic in the semi-final that is scheduled to start at 13:00 , while compLexity will bow out of the tournament with their next appearance coming in three weeks at the MSI Beat it! Finals in Beijing, China.

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