Falcons, PARIVISION, Vitality, Aurora, Spirit, MOUZ, NAVI and FURIA successfully began their ESL Pro League Season 24 campaigns with victories in the opening round of the Swiss stage. Matches will continue on October 4, with the pairings determined by the results of the first day.
Falcons vs TYLOO
Falcons opened the tournament with a 2-0 victory. The teams played Mirage and Anubis, with Falcons taking the opening map 13-11 before closing out the series with a 13-7 win on Anubis. The best player of the match was Nikola "NiKo" Kovač. He finished the series with 37 kills, 25 deaths, 96 ADR and a 7.2 rating. More detailed match statistics are available below and via this link.
Legacy vs PARIVISION
PARIVISION secured a 2-1 comeback victory over Legacy in the second completed series. The Brazilian team took the opening map, Dust2, 13-5, but PARIVISION responded with a dominant 13-2 win on Inferno and a 16-12 victory on Ancient.
Vitality vs 1win Team
Vitality also began ESL Pro League Season 24 with a 2-0 victory. The French team first crushed 1win Team 13-1 on Dust2 before closing out their own pick, Cache, 13-5. Vitality conceded just six rounds across the entire series. The star of the match was Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut. The Frenchman recorded 37 kills and 11 deaths, with 101 ADR and an 8.7 rating. More detailed match statistics are available below and via this link.
Spirit vs ShindeN
Despite being clear favorites, Spirit had to work hard for their victory after losing the opening map, Dust2, 11-13. However, they won the next two maps to secure a 2-1 victory over ShindeN: Dust2 11-13, Nuke 13-11 and Mirage 13-4. Spirit move to a 1-0 record in the Swiss stage.
Aurora vs 9z
Aurora defeated 9z 2-0, winning Dust2 13-3 and Mirage 13-11 to claim their first victory in the Swiss stage. The result leaves 9z with a 0-1 record, moving them one step closer to elimination.
MOUZ vs M80
MOUZ also had no difficulties against M80. They secured a 2-0 victory, winning Cache 13-9 and Mirage 13-6, sending the American team into the 0-1 pool. Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás delivered the best performance of the match, recording 38 kills and 19 deaths with 93 ADR. He earned an overall rating of 7.4, including an 8.1 rating on Mirage. His performance was 29% above his average across recent matches. More detailed match statistics are available below and via this link.
G2 vs NAVI
Despite pessimistic predictions, NAVI secured a convincing victory over G2. They won their own pick, Cache, 13:7 before moving to G2's pick, Inferno, where the victory came even more easily as G2 managed to win just four rounds. Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov was the best player of the series, kills - 33 and ADR - 79. More detailed statistics are available below and via this link.
FURIA vs BetBoom Team
BetBoom Team came close to winning at least one map against FURIA, but the Brazilian team mounted a comeback on Cache and turned the game in their favor in overtime, winning 16:14 after previously taking Mirage 13:5. More detailed match statistics are available below and via this link.
ESL Pro League Season 24 takes place from October 3 to 11 in Katowice, Poland. The tournament features 16 teams competing for a total prize pool of $1,000,000. The winner will receive a combined $295,000, with $120,000 going to the players and $170,000 to the club. More detailed match statistics are available below and via this link.
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