NRG qualify for ESL One New York over compLexity

NRG are the last team confirmed at ESL One New York after defeating Complexity 3-0 (19-16 on Mirage and 16-14 on Inferno) in the North America Closed Qualifier.

The best-of-five grand final kicked off on Mirage, with NRG holding the line for a 3-0 lead before Complexity snapped the streak with two in a row. The two sides battled back and forth for the lead, with Complexity picking up three rounds on the T-side to make it 5-4, but in the end, NRG’s stout defense led by Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov rounded out the remaining six rounds for a 10-5 lead at halftime.

Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz and his men wasted no time deflating NRG with a stellar showing on the CT-side, with 8 assertive rounds to take the lead (13-10). However, NRG showed signs of life from Vincent "Brehze" Cayonte’s quad-kill in the following round, then, a striking 1v1 from CeRq over Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker paved the way for two more to edge the lead (14-13). Complexity then managed to skim by, winning two to reach map point with little economy, but a relentless NRG struck back to force overtime.

NRG sweep coL to seal passage to the Big Apple

NRG were the first to strike in the extra rounds before a determined Complexity evened things out at 16-16, but NRG kept their composure to end the half with a 17-16 scoreline. In the end, NRG sealed the map victory with two in a row to secure the 2-0 series lead, entering the series with a map advantage coming from the upper bracket.

The series then landed on Inferno, with NRG rallying back on the attacking side, taking an early 4-1 lead after Rory "dephh" Jackson tapped down three to secure the pistol. Complexity then managed to scrape together a shoddy buy that eventually saw the CTs defend for five straight to make it 6-4. NRG secured four in a row, but Complexity promptly ended the 7-8 half with a retake on B.

The second half saw Complexity hound down on NRG’s defense with six consecutive rounds to take the 13-8 lead, before NRG pulled their wits together to win their first of the half. NRG picked up their second right before Complexity contested, but Jacob "FugLy" Medina and co. stretched a dazzling run on the CT-side to win six straight to secure the 16-14 map victory and the 3-0 series win to secure a spot in the Big Apple.

ESL One New York 2018 North America Closed QualifierBest of 5

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NRG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Tsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovCeRq	67 - 41	+26	99.3	1.49
Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze	48 - 44	+4	74.0	1.07
Jacob 'FugLy' MedinaFugLy	39 - 43	-4	65.6	1.05
Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan	41 - 43	-2	76.4	1.03
Damian 'daps' Steeledaps	27 - 41	-14	54.6	0.82

Complexity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanShahZaM	44 - 39	+5	68.6	1.13
Rory 'dephh' Jacksondephh	52 - 45	+7	88.2	1.12
Jaccob 'yay' Whiteakeryay	46 - 49	-3	84.3	1.07
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguzstanislaw	40 - 41	-1	69.1	1.04
Bradley 'ANDROID' FodorANDROID	29 - 49	-20	44.0	0.72

With NRG securing the final spot in the North America Closed Qualifier, the current team list for ESL One New York, which is set to take place on September 26-30, looks as follows:

FaZe
G2
Liquid
fnatic

Natus Vincere
mousesports
Gambit
NRG