Vitality have tulisa contostavlos sex videosdefeated Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 to secure their third victory in the round robin and join the race for first place in Group A of ESL Pro League Season 11.
The Frenchmen have now joined the Swedish side and Astralis atop the group with a 3-1 record after everyone in Group A has played four matches, leaving the race for first place to be decided in the last round. There, Vitality will lock horns with the Danish powerhouse in a match that could see the French side solidify their spot at the top, while Ninjas in Pyjamas will face the winless ENCE.
Vitality's newest member, Kévin "?misutaaa?" Rabier, was a key player in the series against Ninjas in Pyjamas as the best fragger of the opening map, Vertigo, where the 17-year-old and the newly appointed in-game leader, Dan "?apEX?" Madesclaire, spearheaded their team's comeback on the Terrorist side from a 5-10 deficit.
Nuke was a much more comfortable affair for Vitality. A great start on the offensive side of Nuke allowed them to secure a one-round advantage before switching over to the CT side, where a dominant showing saw them close out the series in convincing fashion at 16-9.
ESL Pro League Season 11 EuropeBest of 3
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Ninjas in Pyjamas 16Vertigo 14 16Nuke 9 | ?Vitality | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK | 45 - 32 | +13 | 79.1 | 1.23 |
| Mathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautZywOo | 39 - 36 | +3 | 77.7 | 1.12 |
| Richard 'shox' Papillonshox | 37 - 37 | 0 | 76.6 | 1.11 |
| Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX | 39 - 36 | +3 | 83.8 | 1.07 |
| Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabiermisutaaa | 38 - 34 | +4 | 72.3 | 1.05 |
| ?Ninjas in Pyjamas | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0 | 45 - 40 | +5 | 84.4 | 1.26 |
| Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraPlopski | 43 - 39 | +4 | 87.3 | 1.14 |
| Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist | 31 - 40 | -9 | 65.2 | 0.84 |
| Tim 'nawwk' Jonassonnawwk | 31 - 40 | -9 | 64.2 | 0.82 |
| Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ | 25 - 39 | -14 | 53.3 | 0.73 |
Although the third victory gives Mathieu "?ZywOo?" Herbaut & co. the chance to fight for the top spot, they are still not out of the woods when it comes to a top-three finish due to their loss to Spirit, who would have a tiebreaking advantage should the two teams finish the group with an equal record (3-2).
After four rounds, Group A's standings of ESL Pro League Season 11 Europe look as follows:
Group A TEAM M PNinjas in Pyjamas 4 9 
Astralis 4 9 Vitality 4 9 
Spirit 4 6 
GODSENT 4 3 
ENCE 4 0 Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabier 
Age: 17 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 40 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.70 
ENCE #22 Aleksi 'allu' JalliJani 'Aerial' JussilaMiikka 'suNny' KemppiSami 'xseveN' LaasanenJere 'sergej' Salo Slaava 'Twista' R?s?nen Vitality #10 Richard 'shox' PapillonCédric 'RpK' GuipouyDan 'apEX' MadesclaireMathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautKévin 'misutaaa' Rabier Rémy 'XTQZZZ' Quoniam Ninjas in Pyjamas #12 Simon 'twist' EliassonJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' SternerTim 'nawwk' JonassonNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Bj?rn 'THREAT' Pers Ninjas in Pyjamas #12 Simon 'twist' EliassonJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' SternerTim 'nawwk' JonassonNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Vitality #10 Richard 'shox' PapillonCédric 'RpK' GuipouyDan 'apEX' MadesclaireMathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautKévin 'misutaaa' Rabier 
Astralis #2 Andreas 'Xyp9x' H?jslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Astralis #2 Andreas 'Xyp9x' H?jslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Danny 'zonic' S?rensen Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut 
Age: 19 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 1.29 Maps played: 581 KPR: 0.87 DPR: 0.62 
Spirit #27 Leonid 'chopper' VishnyakovNikolay 'mir' Bityukov
Viktor 'sdy' OrudzhevArtem 'iDISBALANCE' EgorovBoris 'magixx' Vorobiev 
GODSENT #16 Mikail 'Maikelele' BillJesse 'zehN' Linjala
Martin 'STYKO' Styk
Kevin 'kRYSTAL' Amend
Pavle 'Maden' Bo?kovi? Jonatan 'Devilwalk' Lundberg ENCE #22 Aleksi 'allu' JalliJani 'Aerial' JussilaMiikka 'suNny' KemppiSami 'xseveN' LaasanenJere 'sergej' Salo Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire 
Age: 27 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 1568 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.70 Spirit #27 Leonid 'chopper' VishnyakovNikolay 'mir' BityukovViktor 'sdy' OrudzhevArtem 'iDISBALANCE' EgorovBoris 'magixx' Vorobiev Nikolay 'Certus' Poluyanov