NiP ease past NRG on Nuke

Ninjas in Pyjamas have beaten NRG 16-6 on Nuke to begin their campaign at the ECS Season 6 Finals.

The Group B opening match between NRG and Ninjas in Pyjamas was on Nuke where the Swedes started on the CT-side. Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg & Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson secured the pistol round with double kills and Ninjas in Pyjamas made it 2-0 after winning the anti-eco.

Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold stepped up with a quad kill in the third round to put NRG on the board but Ninjas in Pyjamas hit back with five consecutive round victories to lead 7-1. A triple kill by Ethan gave NRG their second but Ninjas in Pyjamas went on to finish the half 12-3 ahead.

NiP started the event with a win

Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner kicked off Ninjas in Pyjamas's CT-side with a quad kill which extended their lead to 13-3. REZ & Lekr0 clutches a 2vs3 in the 18th round to earn their team 12 match points.

Ninjas in Pyjamas closed out the game on the upper bomb-site as Lekr0 clutched a 1vs2. The Swedes won the map 16-6 and advanced to the winners' match in Arlington, Texas, USA.

ECS Season 6 FinalsBest of 1 NRGMatchpage 6 16 22nd November 2018 Ninjas in Pyjamas 6Nuke 16

NRG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze	15 - 20	-5	68.9	0.78
Tsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovCeRq	11 - 20	-9	61.3	0.75
Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan	12 - 20	-8	69.0	0.70
Jacob 'FugLy' MedinaFugLy	13 - 20	-7	72.0	0.69
Damian 'daps' Steeledaps	8 - 18	-10	34.7	0.41

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	25 - 10	+15	123.6	1.96
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	23 - 12	+11	109.0	1.66
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	19 - 11	+8	72.4	1.40
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	19 - 15	+4	76.0	1.27
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	12 - 11	+1	79.2	1.23

Ninjas in Pyjamas #7 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner NRG #8 Damian 'daps' SteeleJacob 'FugLy' MedinaVincent 'Brehze' CayonteEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Jonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson Age: 25 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 685 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg Age: 30 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 1445 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.65 Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner Age: 20 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 709 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold Age: 18 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 555 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.68