ESL One Cologne 2016 Main QualifierCloud9 and EnVyUs get second wins
Two more third round matches are complete at the ESL One Cologne Main Qualifier after Cloud9 beat TyLoo 16-13 on Cache and EnVyUs defeated Splyce with a 16-4 score.
Cloud9 and TYLOO faced off on Cache and the CT-sided TYLOO secured the pistol round with an A-site retake. The Chinese also shut down the early buy of Cloud9 and went on to extend their lead to 6-0.
Getting bomb plants kept Cloud9's economy alive and the North Americans secured their first round to make it 7-1. Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert & company found the answer to their opponents' aggressive style and picked up three more rounds but TYLOO led 10-5 at halftime.
Cloud9 go 2-1
HaoWen "somebody" Xu's opening kill in the second half's pistol round brought his team another round win and the Chinese made it 13-5 after winning the anti-ecos. Cloud9 picked up the fourth round of the half as their CT-side started to get going.
Two consecutive triple AWP kills by Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham made the score 13-9 and Cloud9 picked up two more rounds after coming on top of after-plant situations. The North Americans kept defusing the bomb and tied it at 13-13. Jake "Stewie2K" Yip's ace gave Cloud9 the match point and they won it 16-13 in an awe-inspiring comeback.
 Cloud9 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 - 15 | +10 | 75.5 | 1.35 | |
| 24 - 18 | +6 | 89.0 | 1.30 | |
| 22 - 22 | 0 | 83.6 | 1.07 | |
| 17 - 22 | -5 | 80.5 | 0.98 | |
| 14 - 17 | -3 | 44.8 | 0.79 |
 TYLOO |
K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 - 17 | +1 | 71.2 | 1.03 | |
| 21 - 21 | 0 | 64.9 | 0.98 | |
| 19 - 21 | -2 | 68.3 | 0.98 | |
| 18 - 21 | -3 | 62.5 | 0.96 | |
| 18 - 22 | -4 | 79.7 | 0.93 |
Timothée "DEVIL" Démolon clutched a 1v2 to open the match between Envy and Splyce and the Frenchmen attained an early 3-0 lead. Splyce grabbed the first weapon round but Envy answered right back to make it 4-1.
Envy' strong CT-side guaranteed them the half victory and they finished the half 12-3. Envy got their second victory in the qualifier after winning the match 16-4.
  Envy |
K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 - 12 | +11 | 107.0 | 1.64 | |
| 24 - 14 | +10 | 99.2 | 1.46 | |
| 17 - 9 | +8 | 100.0 | 1.42 | |
| 16 - 13 | +3 | 84.2 | 1.23 | |
| 10 - 9 | +1 | 66.2 | 1.10 |
 Splyce |
K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 - 18 | 0 | 92.8 | 1.09 | |
| 16 - 15 | +1 | 73.5 | 0.99 | |
| 9 - 18 | -9 | 65.2 | 0.70 | |
| 6 - 19 | -13 | 54.2 | 0.50 | |
| 8 - 20 | -12 | 49.9 | 0.50 |
The next match will be between MOUZ and G2 and one of them will qualify for the Major. You can tune into the action on ESL's twitch channel.
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