CLG, Echo Fox, OpTic to playoffs

CLG secured second place in Group A over NRG, while Echo Fox and OpTic finished top two in Group B after the re-scheduled matches from yesterday took place.

Yesterday's delays forced the Northern Arena organizers to re-schedule the last series of groups A and B to day two of the tournament. NRG faced CLG in a re-match of the first round for second place in Group A. The former picked Cobblestone to kick off the series.

Stephen "⁠reltuC⁠" Cutler stepping up with an all-headshot USP-S ace in the pistol round resulted in a forceful reply in the following round from NRG, though CLG took control of the shenanigans right afterwards and went on to grab a 6-1 lead as CT.

With the German duo Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz and Fatih "⁠gob b⁠" Dayik putting in most of the frags, NRG stopped the streak and started their own, only letting one more round slip away for an 8-7 half.

reltuC led the way as CLG came back to win Cobblestone

The other half was mostly going in favor of the favored NRG side, who soon got to a 14-9 lead, but CLG then put up a formidable offense, winning all seven remaining rounds for a 16-14 win on the first map.

On Overpass, CLG got a solid eight rounds as Terrorists but quickly dropped the lead as NRG won the second pistol and the first gunround, reaching a 15-10 scoreline. reltuC's new roster was able to delay for three more rounds, but eventually fell as the series went to a third map at 16-13.

Mirage was left as the decider with CLG starting on the defence. One of the newcomers, Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold, led the scoreboard as he and his team fended off most attacks, only losing five rounds in the half.

After losing the next pistol, they quickly gained back the foothold, replying in the first gunround for 13-7. After a couple of lost gunrounds, Yassine "⁠Subroza⁠" Taoufik pitched in during the following forcebuy and CLG emerged victorious soon afterwards at 16-9, securing second place in Group A.

Northern Arena 2016 - TorontoBest of 3 NRGMatchpage 1 2 2nd September 2016 CLG 14Cobblestone 16 16Overpass 13 9Mirage 16

NRG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Fatih 'gob b' Dayikgob b	56 - 52	+4	76.2	1.11
Johannes 'tabseN' WodarztabseN	59 - 59	0	77.9	1.08
Jacob 'FugLy' MedinaFugLy	56 - 62	-6	83.7	1.06
Peter 'ptr' Gurneyptr	55 - 47	+8	64.0	1.05
Nikola 'LEGIJA' NinićLEGIJA	53 - 61	-8	71.8	0.92

CLG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Yassine 'Subroza' TaoufikSubroza	56 - 55	+1	84.1	1.08
James 'hazed' Cobbhazed	60 - 63	-3	77.9	1.07
Kenneth 'koosta' Suenkoosta	60 - 62	-2	80.9	1.07
Stephen 'reltuC' CutlerreltuC	50 - 47	+3	66.7	1.03
Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan	55 - 54	+1	58.7	0.96

In Group B's round-robin's last match, TSM were fighting for survival, while Echo Fox had less pressure on their shoulders as they had won their previous match 2-0.

The first half of Dust2 went smoothly for Ryan "⁠freakazoid⁠" Abadir and company, who took 11 rounds on the CT side. On the back of Skyler "⁠Relyks⁠" Weaver's quad kill, TSM put in a solid defence of their own, but it wasn't enough in the end as Echo Fox won the close encounter in the last round of regulation.

Echo Fox secured first place in Group B

The tides turned on map two, Mirage, where TSM put up 10 rounds on the Terrorist side as their newest addition Relyks continued with a great performance.

Once they won the second pistol round as well, gaining a seven-round lead, it was Echo Fox that time who started coming back, slowly but surely. Letting two rounds slip in the process, Sean "⁠seang@res⁠" Gares's squad made it an even 14-14. With two doubles from Hunter "⁠SicK⁠" Mims, TSM managed to even out the series after another 16-14 affair however.

The series came down to Nuke, where Echo Fox battled their way to nine rounds on the offence, also thanks to Ronnie "⁠ryx⁠" Bylicki who led the charge and won an important 1v3 clutch in the process. ryx continued to display his skillset on the second half alongside Shahzeb "⁠ShahZaM⁠" Khan, securing the series at 16-9, 2-1.

Northern Arena 2016 - TorontoBest of 3 Echo FoxMatchpage 2 1 2nd September 2016 TSM 16Dust2 14 14Mirage 16 16Nuke 9 News tags:

Echo Fox	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanShahZaM	69 - 56	+13	89.5	1.29
Ronnie 'ryx' Bylickiryx	63 - 59	+4	80.8	1.20
Daniel 'roca' Gustaferriroca	68 - 55	+13	86.0	1.18
Sean 'seang@res' Garesseang@res	61 - 57	+4	68.2	1.07
Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadirfreakazoid	47 - 55	-8	64.4	0.93

TSM	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Kory 'SEMPHIS' FriesenSEMPHIS	71 - 58	+13	90.4	1.24
Skyler 'Relyks' WeaverRelyks	58 - 63	-5	75.1	0.94
Russel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenTwistzz	53 - 58	-5	64.8	0.94
Hunter 'SicK' MimsSicK	54 - 68	-14	67.8	0.90
Pujan 'FNS' MehtaFNS	45 - 61	-16	69.8	0.84

Northern Arena 2016 - TorontoBest of 3 Echo FoxMatchpage 2 1 2nd September 2016 TSM 16Dust2 14 14Mirage 16 16Nuke 9

Echo Fox	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanShahZaM	69 - 56	+13	89.5	1.29
Ronnie 'ryx' Bylickiryx	63 - 59	+4	80.8	1.20
Daniel 'roca' Gustaferriroca	68 - 55	+13	86.0	1.18
Sean 'seang@res' Garesseang@res	61 - 57	+4	68.2	1.07
Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadirfreakazoid	47 - 55	-8	64.4	0.93

TSM	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Kory 'SEMPHIS' FriesenSEMPHIS	71 - 58	+13	90.4	1.24
Skyler 'Relyks' WeaverRelyks	58 - 63	-5	75.1	0.94
Russel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenTwistzz	53 - 58	-5	64.8	0.94
Hunter 'SicK' MimsSicK	54 - 68	-14	67.8	0.90
Pujan 'FNS' MehtaFNS	45 - 61	-16	69.8	0.84

Winning both series in Group B, Echo Fox finished in first place with OpTic trailing in second thanks to their win over TSM.

As Groups A and B have finally come to a close, the action in Toronto will return to the other two groups, specifically Group D's winners' match featuring HEROIC versus Selfless and the elimination series between Winterfox and Splyce.

Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir Age: 23 Team: Echo Fox Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 305 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.70 Splyce #68 Arya 'arya' HekmatJoey 'CRUC1AL' SteuselAsger 'AcilioN' LarsenDavid 'DAVEY' StaffordEnkhtaivan 'Machinegun' Lkhagva Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' Khan Age: 22 Team: Echo Fox Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 334 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.66 Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz Age: 21 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 658 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.72 Skyler 'Relyks' Weaver Age: 21 Team: TSM Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 262 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.71 Fatih 'gob b' Dayik Age: 29 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 0.82 Maps played: 420 KPR: 0.54 DPR: 0.68 Stephen 'reltuC' Cutler Age: 27 Team: CLG Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 413 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.65 Selfless #63 Matthew 'no_one' CongdonNoah 'Nifty' FrancisVincent 'Brehze' CayonteJake 'kaboose' McDonaldMitch 'mitch' Semago Hunter 'SicK' Mims Age: 18 Team: TSM Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 158 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.71 NRG #43 Fatih 'gob b' DayikNikola 'LEGIJA' NinićJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzJacob 'FugLy' MedinaPeter 'ptr' Gurney HEROIC #12 Michael 'Friis' JørgensenAndreas 'MODDII' FridhMarco 'Snappi' PfeifferLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderValdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangså Winterfox #57 Mike 'ap0c' AliferisChris 'emagine' RowlandsRyan 'zewsy' PalmerChris 'ofnu' HanleyChristopher 'dexter' Nong CLG #67 Stephen 'reltuC' CutlerJames 'hazed' CobbKenneth 'koosta' SuenEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldYassine 'Subroza' Taoufik Echo Fox #26 Sean 'seang@res' GaresRyan 'freakazoid' AbadirShahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanDaniel 'roca' GustaferriRonnie 'ryx' Bylicki Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold Age: 16 Team: CLG Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 45 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.69 Ronnie 'ryx' Bylicki Age: 23 Team: Echo Fox Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 200 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.69 OpTic #20 William 'RUSH' WierzbaOscar 'mixwell' CañellasKeith 'NAF' MarkovicDamian 'daps' SteeleTarik 'tarik' Celik Sean 'seang@res' Gares Age: 28 Team: Echo Fox Rating 1.0: 0.89 Maps played: 384 KPR: 0.60 DPR: 0.68 TSM #21 Kory 'SEMPHIS' FriesenPujan 'FNS' MehtaSkyler 'Relyks' WeaverHunter 'SicK' MimsRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Yassine 'Subroza' Taoufik Age: 19 Team: CLG Rating 1.0: 0.90 Maps played: 25 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.74