ESEA MDL Global Challenge reaches playoffs, Virtus.pro eliminated

9-12-2018 03:21

After two days of action in Dallas, Texas, four teams are left standing at the ESEA MDL S29 Global Challenge LAN: Grayhound, 3DMAX, Kinguin and Singularity.

The eight-team tournament with a $50,000 prize pool, which takes places following to the ESL Pro League Relegation tournament, kicked off on Friday with the opening matches.

3DMAX, a team that earned a slot in ESL Pro League this week, was the first one to advance to the playoffs in Texas with BO1 wins over Vireo.pro and Kinguin. Joining the Frenchmen in the playoffs after day one were the Australian representatives Grayhound, who took down Swole Patrol and Singularity.

3DMAX are no pushovers at their last event with Lucky and JaCkz

Day two featured four BO3s; Vireo.pro and Virtus.pro won their respective elimination matches, over Swole Patrol and cantwinalan, but both fell in the decider matches with 2-0 scorelines.

Kinguin overcame Vireo.pro afer a strongly contested Dust2, while Singularity eliminated Virtus.pro, the only top 30 team at the tournament, with a convincing performance on Dust2 and Mirage.

With that, the schedule and the matchups for the playoffs are as follows:

17:00 Grayhound vs. Kinguin (BO3)
20:30 3DMAX vs. Singularity (BO3)
00:30 Grand Final (BO3)

For more details about ESEA MDL S29 Global Challenge LAN, visit our event page.

Wow

2018-12-09 03:22

2 replies

Very cool

2018-12-09 09:49

1 reply

I guess f0rest > neo after all then, because f0rest always manages to stay relevant)))

2018-12-09 11:39

VP will return

2018-12-09 03:23

5 replies

to premier

2018-12-09 06:56

Yeah. After first loss they got shucked. When they get over they ill be ok

2018-12-09 08:21

To premier

2018-12-09 08:49

ashes to ashes dust to dust... (._.')

2018-12-09 14:35

nope

2018-12-09 15:28

Go disband VP

2018-12-09 03:24

LoooooL

No surprises here really.

This just simply cannot continue.. Not with such a huge org..

2018-12-09 03:25

2018-12-09 03:57

2018-12-09 04:09

+1 pls kick neo he clearly isn’t a competent igl or fragger

2018-12-09 04:26

actually neo played well but morelz pasza

2018-12-09 13:15

Idk maybe but neo usually bottom frags

2018-12-09 17:44

RIP Virtus.pro x Vireo.pro matchup

3/4 NA teams already out in groups LUL

there was only 1 good na team...

2018-12-09 03:29

I know. We should not have so many slots

2018-12-09 03:37

pasha and neo deserve to retire on good terms FeelsBadMan

2018-12-09 03:27

Too late lol

2018-12-09 07:25

virtus poo disband asap

2018-12-09 03:39

Lez go grayhound

2018-12-09 04:03

what a surprise virtus lost

2018-12-09 04:08

Honestly neo you were the best player Ive seen in my life back in 1.6, even better than s1mple now, but in go it just never felt like it was your thing. I really doubt youre still motivated and its probably time.

2018-12-09 04:10

6 replies

Virtus.pro didn't bench them yet probably due to their high salaries. They probably don't wanna "buy" a new team having this players earning so much until the end of the contract.

2018-12-09 04:32

because kids probably still buying their merch lul ez money for them

2018-12-09 04:59

4 replies

this

2018-12-09 05:34

Like NiP, they could sign Hunden & Ocean and people would still here be buying NiP socks and NiP chocolate

2018-12-09 06:26

Wtf i would buy their merch then

2018-12-09 15:07

HUNDEN > s1mple

2018-12-09 15:20

Vireo.Pro will be at esl next time while Virtus.Pro won't

4 NA teams made were at this event, one made it to playoffs :/

2018-12-09 04:11

3 of them were also using stand ins

2018-12-09 04:33

good point, still thought swole patrol could of pulled through :(

2018-12-09 09:03

VP LUL

2018-12-09 04:12

Ez VP

2018-12-09 04:30

ceo of vp retard?

2018-12-09 05:21

just minding about Dota

2018-12-09 08:20

yeah nothing new to see here

2018-12-09 06:17

Let's go woof woofs!

2018-12-09 06:50

When disband Virtus.noob xd

2018-12-09 07:48

VP needs snax back. They won't win anything at this rate.

2018-12-09 09:07

3 replies

No, they need taz back

2018-12-09 09:47

How about both.

2018-12-09 09:48

2018-12-09 10:04

Virtus.pro eliminated

2018-12-09 10:48

This is getting beyond ridiculous. -NEO -morelz +Snax +byali and maybe even -pasha +TaZ

2018-12-09 10:51

-neo + decoy

2018-12-09 11:34

expected

2018-12-09 11:55

Vireo pro > Virtus pro

2018-12-09 12:07

snax, snachie, rallen, szpero, and gruby/michu/byali. they need new team with good aimers (best they can get). neo, pasha was great 3-4 years ago. they time past... like Mike Tyson... now they destroy everything they achieve in cs :/

2018-12-09 12:12

Pasha Michu Snathie TOAO Innocent Neo - Coach

2018-12-09 12:46

VP?!

2018-12-09 12:49

VP after ELEAGUE OMEGALUL

2018-12-09 13:16

Ez Grayhound. Erkast gonna rek em all

2018-12-09 13:24

kick polacks and pick up a better team

+1 pl CS is dead

2018-12-09 13:31

Make virtus pro a CIS team again

2018-12-09 13:37

Make virtus.pro whatever team again. This lineup sucks. Kuben sucks ass. The only thing vp improved is pistol rounds bur now when you need one eco to buy round it's not even relevant

2018-12-09 14:03

5-6th place Vireo.pro 5-6th place Virtus.pro Yeah, that.

2018-12-09 14:33

lol

2018-12-09 16:02

I'm sorry, but I think it's time to retire for NEO and Pasha. I do think NEO would be a good coach.

2018-12-09 17:11

Someone, please, shoot the horse already

2018-12-09 21:06