VP secure EPL Playoffs spot

Virtus.pro (VP) were looking for revenge in their rematch against Liquid as both teams were looking for a Playoffs spot.

Virtus.pro's pick of Inferno was the series opener with Liquid picking up the opening pistol on the T side. It was a 3-0 start before Jame and mir at A shut down Liquid to give VP their first round. oSee's 1v1 against fame saw Liquid secure their fifth and Liquid went 9-3 up before n0rb3r7 woke up to come in with a couple of crucial multi-kill rounds to see VP end the half with six rounds.

oSee's AWP was a crucial factor on Inferno

VP picked up a comfortable second pistol with an A execute and it was VP tying up the score at 9-9 in no time. Rainwaker's opener saw Liquid take the first gun round. After exchanging blows back-and-forth, a win with only USPs and Patsi quad kill B hold saw Liquid secure their 14th. Liquid eventually closed the map at 16-12.

Liquid picked up the opening pistol on their pick of Ancient, starting on the T side as they walked into an unguarded A site. VP replied with a force buy as fame's 1v1 against oSee saw them get their first CT round on the board. It was a close half as both sides kept trading rounds but a YEKINDAR triple opener on the B site, part of a quad kill saw Liquid secure their seventh and break VP's economy which helped them win the half at 8-7.

Along with calling a stellar T side, Jame was top fragger on Ancient as well for VP

Jame and FL1T's doubles on the B site saw VP take the second pistol on Ancient to tie the game at 8-8. After going 9-8 up Liquid took the first gun round and were 10-9 up before VP with three saved guns got their double digits thanks to a A hit on the back on Jame's impactful double. VP strung together five in a row to pick up map point first at 15-14 and it was VP who managed to comeback from 10-14 to take the map at 16-14

Vertigo was the series decider with Liquid starting with a 3-0 lead on the CT side. Both teams traded rounds for the next few rounds before VP ran away with the half at 9-6. FL1T's 1v1 against NAF gave VP the second pistol and it was a flawless CT side from VP to close out the map at 16-6 and take the series 2-1.

ESL Pro League Season 18

Bo3

Virtus.pro

2 - 1

Liquid

All maps

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Dzhami 'Jame' Ali	60 - 34	+26	67.5	80.0%	1.29
Nikolay 'mir' Bityukov	54 - 43	+11	72.3	76.2%	1.13
Evgenii 'FL1T' Lebedev	55 - 51	+4	78.9	68.8%	1.12
David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyan	42 - 50	-8	69.5	73.8%	1.00
Petr 'fame' Bolyshev	43 - 50	-7	64.0	63.7%	0.92

Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Josh 'oSee' Ohm	52 - 50	+2	66.5	66.2%	0.99
Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis	41 - 55	-14	71.1	66.2%	0.94
Aleks 'Rainwaker' Petrov	44 - 49	-5	67.1	68.8%	0.92
Keith 'NAF' Markovic	50 - 49	+1	64.2	72.5%	0.92
Robert 'Patsi' Isyanov	39 - 53	-14	55.4	70.0%	0.84