Windigo oust TYLOO, FaZe through to playoffs over NiP

Clear-cut 2-0 victories in the last round of matches of day one at Dreamhack Masters Dallas have seen Windigo eliminate TYLOO in last place and FaZe advance to the playoffs over Ninjas in Pyjamas.

FaZe chose Dust2 to start their upper-bracket series against Ninjas in Pyjamas, who are still missing Dennis "⁠dennis⁠" Edman at DreamHack Masters Dallas while Faruk "⁠pita⁠" Pita is standing in for his team. Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard kicked it off with a quad-kill in the pistol round, which set the pace for much of the first half, as the European mixture recently bolstered by Filip "⁠NEO⁠" Kubski raced to a 7-1 lead as CT.

Key plays from Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund, Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner, and Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg then helped Ninjas in Pyjamas secure three in a row, but they still found themselves trailing 5-10 come halftime. FaZe booking the second pistol round spelled a quick ending to the first map, with the favorites locking it down 16-6.

FaZe eased past NiP to make it to Group A's upper final, where they will meet Liquid

Ninjas in Pyjamas's pick of Nuke certainly didn't pay off, with FaZe immediately taking control on the CT side as the first nine rounds went their way comfortably. The newest addition, NEO, looked in great form while the European side continued to dominate despite dropping a couple of rounds, switching over to the offense at 13-2. The Swedes found a way to the first five rounds when they got on the defense, but once FaZe broke through once, it was all over as they strolled to a smooth win at 16-7.

DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019Best of 3 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 0 2 29th May 2019 FaZe 6Dust2 16 7Nuke 16

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	37 - 37	0	85.1	1.08
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	25 - 35	-10	68.5	0.85
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	29 - 37	-8	68.6	0.83
Faruk 'pita' Pitapita	9 - 38	-29	34.3	0.48
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	12 - 37	-25	42.4	0.43

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	41 - 22	+19	91.3	1.44
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	42 - 23	+19	95.5	1.41
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	34 - 26	+8	87.5	1.26
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	34 - 21	+13	74.8	1.25
Filip 'NEO' KubskiNEO	33 - 20	+13	76.4	1.18

In Group A's lower bracket, Windigo and TYLOO fought for survival, with the Bulgarian side starting strong on their opponents' pick, Inferno. Although Hansel "⁠BnTeT⁠" Ferdinand's team began their Terrorist side with a pistol round win and a 3-0 lead, Windigo quickly took over when they had access to full weaponry, with Valentin "⁠poizon⁠" Vasilev, Georgi "⁠SHiPZ⁠" Grigorov, and stand-in Buğra "⁠Calyx⁠" Arkın finding key openings and multikills en route to a huge 11-4 half.

Calyx led Windigo to a quick victory over TYLOO with a 1.64 rating and 100 ADR

YuLun "⁠Summer⁠" Cai stepped up with a triple-kill in the second pistol round to keep his team afloat, but they were soon up against the ropes when the young Bulgarian duo put up two doubles in the following round. With their backs against the wall, TYLOO held on for a while, but a couple of well-placed executes closed the opening map at 16-9.

A chaotic offense on Overpass worked just as well against the Chinese-Indonesian squad, who were unable to find the key to the defense, with only four rounds going their way while poizon & co. got away with a dominant first half. This time, Windigo won the second pistol round to finish off their opponents in quick fashion, emerging victorious at 16-4, 2-0.

DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019Best of 3 TYLOOMatchpage 0 2 29th May 2019 Windigo 9Inferno 16 4Overpass 16

TYLOO	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
YuanZhang 'Attacker' ShengAttacker	26 - 33	-7	70.2	0.89
Hansel 'BnTeT' FerdinandBnTeT	29 - 33	-4	68.3	0.87
YuLun 'Summer' CaiSummer	33 - 37	-4	71.2	0.85
HaoWen 'somebody' Xusomebody	23 - 39	-16	73.2	0.84
Kevin 'xccurate' Susantoxccurate	15 - 34	-19	36.8	0.56

Windigo	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Buğra 'Calyx' ArkınCalyx	48 - 24	+24	100.0	1.64
Valentin 'poizon' Vasilevpoizon	38 - 18	+20	85.5	1.54
Georgi 'SHiPZ' GrigorovSHiPZ	44 - 27	+17	96.1	1.43
Viktor 'v1c7oR' Dyankovv1c7oR	29 - 30	-1	75.6	1.13
Kamen 'bubble' Kostadinovbubble	17 - 27	-10	55.8	0.82

Windigo #21 Kamen 'bubble' KostadinovViktor 'v1c7oR' DyankovYanko 'blocker' PanovGeorgi 'SHiPZ' GrigorovValentin 'poizon' Vasilev Filip 'NEO' Kubski Age: 31 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 1646 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.67 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund Age: 29 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 1567 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.64 Georgi 'SHiPZ' Grigorov Age: 18 Team: Windigo Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 819 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.69 Faruk 'pita' Pita Age: 28 Team: Ninjas in PyjamasC YuLun 'Summer' Cai Age: 22 Team: TYLOO Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 780 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.65 Håvard 'rain' Nygaard Age: 24 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 1088 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.69 Ninjas in Pyjamas #8 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner Dennis 'dennis' Edman Age: 28 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 967 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.68 Hansel 'BnTeT' Ferdinand Age: 23 Team: TYLOO Rating 1.0: 1.21 Maps played: 570 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.61 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg Age: 30 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 1537 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.65 FaZe #9 Filip 'NEO' KubskiOlof 'olofmeister' KajbjerLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard TYLOO #36 YuLun 'Summer' CaiHansel 'BnTeT' FerdinandYuanZhang 'Attacker' ShengHaoWen 'somebody' XuKevin 'xccurate' Susanto Valentin 'poizon' Vasilev Age: 20 Team: Windigo Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 596 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.63 Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner Age: 21 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 801 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 Buğra 'Calyx' Arkın Age: 20 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 709 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.63