Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Dark Comedy
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Music
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Thriller
Truck Series (TRUCK)
True Crime
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Uncategorized
US
Valorant
Western
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
0
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeeSportsCounter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)CSGO News: Virtus.pro come back twice to advance at ESL Pro League...

CSGO News: Virtus.pro come back twice to advance at ESL Pro League Season 20

Add to Favorite
Added to Favorite


Virtus.pro twice rallied for victories on Friday and booked a playoff spot at the ESL Pro League Season 20 in Saint Julian’s, Malta.

In a Group D mid-bracket quarterfinal, Virtus.pro came from a map down to beat Team Falcons 2-1. Virtus.pro pulled off an identical 2-1 comeback in its next match against FURIA Esports to advance.

BIG also sealed a playoff berth on Friday, defeating Complexity Gaming 2-1 in the Group C mid-bracket semifinal.

FURIA had earned the matchup with Virtus.pro by winning their first match on Friday, 2-1 over RED Canids.

In a Group C lower-bracket quarterfinal, Astralis swept Rooster 2-0. ATOX Esports stayed alive by winning their Group D lower-bracket quarterfinal 2-0 over ENCE.

The group stage of the $750,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event split 32 teams into four groups that are competing in triple-elimination brackets, with each match best-of-three. The top four teams from each group will move into the playoff bracket.

Group winners will advance straight into the playoff quarterfinals. Runners-up will advance to the Round of 12, third-place teams will move to the Round of 16 as high seeds and fourth-place teams will start in the Round of 16 as low seeds.

The single-elimination playoff bracket will feature best-of-three matches until the best-of-five grand final on Sept. 22.

The winner will receive $170,000 and will qualify for the first ESL Pro Tour Championship of 2025.

On Friday, Team Falcons opened with a 16-13 overtime win on Dust II before Virtus.pro claimed Vertigo 16-13 in overtime and Ancient 13-11.

Russia’s Denis “electroNic” Sharipov recorded 58 kills and a plus-9 kill-death differential for Virtus.pro. Spain’s Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia amassed 64 kills and a plus-12 K-D differential for Team Falcons.

FURIA bounced back from a 13-1 thrashing on Anubis to down RED Canids 13-6 on Nuke, 13-11 on Vertigo.

Yuri “yuurih” Santos led FURIA with 46 kills and a plus-9 K-D differential. Chile’s David “dav1deuS” Tapia Maldonado, the only non-Brazilian competing in the match for either side, put up 47 kills and a plus-7 K-D differential.

FURIA started well in their next match, topping Virtus.pro 16-14 in overtime on Dust II. However, Virtus.pro responded with a 13-7 victories on Vertigo and Mirage.

David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan produced 49 kills and a plus-9 K-D differential for all-Russian Virtus.pro. Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato led FURIA with 51 kills and a plus-10 K-D differential.

BIG took Ancient 13-10 before Complexity claimed Vertigo 13-11. The decisive third map, Dust II, was one-sided, as BIG prevailed 13-1.

Switzerland’s Rigon “rigoN” Gashi posted 55 kills and a plus-13 K-D differential for BIG. The United States’ Michael “Grim” Wince had 50 kills and a plus-3 K-D differential for Complexity.

The Saturday schedule:
–Group C upper-bracket final — Imperial Esports vs. M80
–Group C lower-bracket semifinal — Fnatic vs. MOUZ
–Group C lower-bracket semifinal — Complexity Gaming vs. Astralis
–Group D lower-bracket semifinal — Team Falcons vs. RED Canids
–Group D lower-bracket semifinal — FURIA Esports vs. ATOX Esports

ESL Pro League Season 20 prize pool (money, BLAST Premier points):
1. $170,000, 2,000 points
2. $80,000, 1,400
3-4. $45,000, 750
5-8. $32,000, 275
9-12. $23,500, no points
13-16. $17,500, no points
17-20. $12,000, no points — Sangal Esports, 3DMAX, two teams TBD
21-28. $7,000, no points — Ninjas in Pyjamas, FlyQuest, 9z Team, Wildcard, four teams TBD
29-32. $3,500, no points — Lynn Vision Gaming, KOI, ENCE, Rooster

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News

You may like more
more

NCAAF News: Unbeaten No. 25 Army resumes playoff push vs. North Texas

The undefeated Army Black Knights found themselves in good...

NCAAF News: Colorado’s ratings down 49% in Year 2 under Deion Sanders

The Colorado Buffaloes are already bowl eligible for the...

After ‘good first step,’ No. 7 Duke takes on Army

While No. 7 Duke put on a nice show...

NFL News: Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard signs 4-year extension

Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard signed a four-year...