EG beat fnatic to win StarSeries i-League Season 8

27-10-2019 19:19

Evil Geniuses have been crowned the StarSeries i-League Season 8 champions after taking down fnatic in a two map-series.

The North Americans add a second Big Event title to their cabinet and remind everyone that they can absolutely race with the other top contenders after struggling for form in the aftermath of their ESL One New York campaign. Peter "⁠stanislaw⁠" Jarguz's side initially stuttered then moved into high gear to dispose of a fnatic side who looked energetic after a three-map thriller against FURIA but gradually lost steam as the games wore on.

Evil Geniuses ended both maps in cruise control on a night when Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte stole the show. After being overshadowed by Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold and Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov during the previous stages of the tournament, the 21-year-old stepped up to the plate and inflicted lasting damage on the Swedes, who were outclassed after making a dream start to the series.

The early stages of Dust2 were a one-way street as Evil Geniuses looked well off the pace and struggled to contain the red-hot Swedes. fnatic showed no signs of slowing down and often frustrated their opponents by picking off stanislaw through the mid double doors, with the North Americans responding only ten rounds into the game, curiously with nothing but pistols.

That round gave EG some much-needed breathing room, with Brehze then preventing a painful economic reset with a quad kill. fnatic still tried to get back in control but they were unable to find any gaps in the EG defense, resulting in a 10-5 half-time scoreline.

EG win their second Big Event title

Evil Geniuses carried that late momentum into the second half and ran all over the fnatic defense during the early stages to tie up the score at 11-11. Ludvig "⁠Brollan⁠" Brolin still tried to spark his team to life as he pulled off a quad kill in an eco round, but his efforts were in vain as EG continued to dictate the pace of the game and locked down the map at 16-12.

Mirage began with Evil Geniuses wiping the floor with fnatic in the pistol round. The Swedish team bounced back with guns with hand and rolled EG over for the remainder of the half to claim a 9-6 lead - which could have been even more severe had they not gifted the North Americans a way back into the game in an eco round.

After switching over to the CT side, fnatic were picked apart ruthlessly by their opponents. Evil Geniuses switched into a higher gear and never looked back as they secured ten consecutive rounds en route to an emphatic victory and another Big Event title.

StarSeries i-League Season 8Best of 3

Evil Geniuses

Matchpage

27th October 2019

fnatic

Dust2

Mirage

Evil Geniuses	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte Brehze	56 - 32	+24	115.9	1.73
Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold Ethan	45 - 31	+14	90.9	1.28
Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov CeRq	41 - 28	+13	70.0	1.27
Tarik 'tarik' Celik tarik	33 - 35	-2	76.5	1.02
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz stanislaw	23 - 32	-9	46.8	0.79

fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Maikil 'Golden' Selim Golden	35 - 35	0	71.5	0.98
Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin Brollan	36 - 43	-7	70.1	0.93
Freddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson KRIMZ	29 - 39	-10	66.9	0.90
Robin 'flusha' Rönnquist flusha	32 - 40	-8	72.2	0.87
Jesper 'JW' Wecksell JW	25 - 41	-16	60.9	0.82

StarSeries i-League Season 8 final standings:

1. Evil Geniuses - $250,000
2. fnatic - $80,000
3. FURIA - $40,000
4. Renegades - $25,000
5-6. G2 - $15,000
5-6. MIBR - $15,000
7-8. Vitality - $12,500
7-8. Ninjas in Pyjamas - $12,500
9-12. HEROIC - $7,500
9-12. North - $7,500
9-12. AVANGAR - $7,500
9-12. MOUZ - $7,500
13-16. Imperial - $5,000
13-16. 5POWER - $5,000
13-16. Invictus - $5,000
13-16. Natus Vincere - $5,000

NA without SG = LUL

2019-10-27 19:20

2 replies

would better if you said EG without SG

2019-10-27 19:24

1 reply

2019-10-27 19:28

FNATIC IS A JOKE LULL

13 replies

LOL MIBR

2019-10-27 19:21

Not as much as someone that ignore the fact of a rooster with less than 50 matches played together reach a final... So, you, are the real joke! And... How can someone really knowing the game have Taco as favourite...? OMG. Regret to have replied to a n00b. My bad...

11 replies

I love to tilt Fnatic fans, so adorable

2019-10-27 19:38

10 replies

Kid... You'd have to read a ton of books before tilting me. Anyway, good effort

2019-10-27 19:40

9 replies

Dude u r mad, go back to bed

2019-10-27 20:08

"read a ton of books" - shit agr btw

2019-10-27 20:53

7 replies

Lmao shitty MIBR and Furia(twice) got knocked around by fnatic in the same tournament. How sad Brazilians must be, especially when they can’t ever get close to the grand final. :(((

2019-10-27 21:31

6 replies

it happens even for the best teams :|

2019-10-27 21:33

5 replies

Happens alot for brazilians

2019-10-27 22:00

4 replies

it used to be the reverse back in 2016-2017

2019-10-28 03:13

it was not earlier, because we are still a third country with insufficient opportunities :\

2019-10-28 03:14

You’re still a favela and you will never become something greater.

2019-10-29 16:28

actually I live europe ;) I work as IT but still did nothing special. Either do you I guess :DD

2019-10-30 10:43

noobs from America

North fan

2019-10-27 19:22

12 replies

in India you have internet ?

2019-10-27 19:25

india is one giant click farm scamming call center wtf do you mean do they have internet

Looks like some1 was dumb enough to get scammed

3 replies

Hard to get scammed if I can't understand what they're saying over the phone.

2019-10-27 20:09

It's called an accent everyone in the world has one

2019-10-29 05:53

Watch quackity scam videos

2019-10-27 20:17

Idiot, Indians got the cheapest 4G internet

2019-10-27 19:30

Lol we have cheaper internet than you dumbfucks😂

2019-10-27 19:31

Almost more people on Internet than Population of EU

2019-10-27 19:33

Still just 1 of 10

2019-10-27 19:36

In? Also, I was not trying to diss EU. I was just comparing. Sorry if it didn't sound like that (:

2019-10-27 19:44

#roasted

2019-10-27 19:39

Well played!

uganda

brehze top5

Expected

GODAMN

FURIA > EG

After nerf krieg, EG and Furia will be tier 2

Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Flair check out

BRAZIL OMEGALUL

Actually true. Especially Furia

EG fluke team

EG too stronk Fnatic is way too weak on individual performance

On CT-side

True cuz your CT side is more relied on how good u aim and your T side is more about ur execution and tactics Fnatic‘s T side is NOT BAD but EG’s aim is way too better and destroyed them on CT side

2019-10-27 19:35

but as a fnatic fan I think they did not bad considered they played like consecutive 7 hours and golden is proved he can aim like a above normal fragger Just give them more time I think

That and Flusha still getting rust off after a long break, and think about just how short of a time this team has been together. On top, Brollan adapting and getting better more and more. Fnatic will consistently be great soon.

2019-10-27 21:47

deserved

Nice job boys!

EU in shambles lmfao

Good job! Nice run by fnatic though!

Ethan MVP, he played so well this tournament

Both top 5

Message me when someone wins a tourney without abusing SGs.

Brollan can't play without sg LUL

2019-10-27 19:34

Check out the match page for highlights and see brollan's. Also even if he couldn't, this is nothing compared to EG and FURIA, where 4 or 5 sg are considered normal buy rounds.

2019-10-27 19:42

"abusing SG". The SG has been in the game for years. Everyone can buy it, everyone can main it as T rifle. In this regard there is no such thing as abuse

2019-10-27 19:55

Sure if you don't consider price reduction, increase in both damage and penetration and improved moving accuracy, as well as spray patter redesign as buffs, then yea it has always been the same. As for the term "abuse" I recommend you check a dictionary and don't issue an argument based on lack of knowledge.

2019-10-27 20:03

The word abuse doesn't make sense at all in this context, my dear.

2019-10-27 23:03

GG EASY !! ANOTHER WIN FOR NA CS!! Feeling sad for fnatic , their era never ended but its American CS after all. #Let'sGoEG #NAisTop1 #NACS>EUCS #ContentKingTop1Player

Why do people have to make every game to a clash between NA and EU? It is just stupid and boring. Grow up.

If fnatic would have won EU toxic bois would have made 200 laugh threads Atleast NA wins are fun to watch

2019-10-27 21:40

Yeah. All this trashtalk is quite boring and destroys every conversation about the game.

2019-10-27 21:59

And it's mostly by some no life elements who have a lot of free time and alt accounts

2019-10-27 22:01

+1 So tired of this shit

2019-10-28 07:42

Ezpz

Were the crowd dead ?

no crowd this event but hey man the only reason they won ny was bc of the crowd!!!

2019-10-27 19:23

I am not talking about any reasons , but i missed the hype, it felt like a win without a taste...

Waiting for those tards who says EG = 1 day era, where are you guys??

EG = 1 day era

2019-10-27 23:17

Fúria made NRG win this tounament Cuz we made fnatic tired then was ez for NRG So NRG AND FÚRIA champions, congrats to both!

NRG 4 LYFE

Actually true

You're crying right?

2019-10-27 21:41

Nope, just told him that he was absolute correct?

2019-10-27 21:43

You can't take this win from EG away with this lol excuse! EG > fnatic tonight

2019-10-27 21:48

#BRLOGIC

ggwp!

Fnatic on CT side lmao ♿️

They deserved, best team overall

good perfomance from fnatic even tough they've barely had any practice

2 total CT rounds for fnatic the whole final. Such a far cry from what made them dominant back in the day. They were relentless on CT side holds. Still, I think this squad needs some more time. If Brollan can stay consistent, they can easily maintain top-5.

They were like that in Malmo and the beginning of this event as well. Insane CT sides , but after the g2 game idk what happened their CT became trash

2019-10-27 19:50

bruh

congrats eg

Please change the scedule next time. Don‘t get me wrong, I don‘t want to to take anything away from EG - they played really well - but with the 30 minutes brake it is just boring to watch, how the mentality is falling of after some time. After every break fnatic played well and then lost the focus. Please give the next one some time to rest after the semi finals. GG, congratulations to EG!

Agreed, this was done even before it began cause of scheduling

2019-10-27 19:32

Yeah, why not start at about 19h like every normal tournament does, too? There was no crowd anyways and most people are watching in europe.

Well done, deserved. Anyone who argues that they were carried by sg's, so were fnatic and every other team.

Will EG pass Liquid on the World Ranking now? :ThinkingFace:

NO CROWD NO WIN KEKW ...oh wait

Pls use your flair

2019-10-27 19:41

forZe yourself out of the door, thanks. :>

2019-10-27 19:45

not a bad PUNishment tho

2019-10-27 19:48

Thank you Tarik :D

2019-10-27 19:26

ez for Turok gg wp

Don't get the Krieg complaints at all. If you admit it's such an OP weapon, then any team should be taking advantage of it. Why hamper your ability because of some weird CS gatekeeping?

2019-10-27 19:29

"gatekeeping" as in skill? "gatekeeping" as in planting the bomb, no kills, losing the round and being able to buy a Krieg, body armour and full set of grenades? "gatekeeping" as in you stay behind, looking for pics 1 mile away that you wouldn't be able to take with a non-scopped weapon unless you are skilled, ruining one of the most beautiful parts of the game that is strategy? I could go on and on but, at the end, I think it will end up on what you really want for the game: random kids with guns or skilled players able to take it to next level...

Completely irrelevant to my point. The SG has been the same weapon during pretty much the whole duration of CSGO. Pros have been lazy in not picking it up, and taking advantage of it. Until it gets nerfed, or it gets a price change, the pros should absolutely be maximizing their time with it. This ridiculous idea that no one should use it because of some weird gatekeeping is just downright stupid. There's money on the line, do what you need to do to win. Valve will eventually nerf it, so y'all can stop whining about it when that time comes.

2019-10-29 16:03

Not one single time I mention "nerf" in my comment. Price tag, yes. I would easily address to that as it's absolutely ridiculous, based on the reasons mentioned on that same comment... As in what comes for relevance, honestly I don't think you comment have relevance as it is due to the reason that you point out 1 single problem (the gun itself) while my comment is towards game future and skilled people. When you see an increase of fire ability from scooped weapons and at the same time you see completely shitty teams uprising, I'm sure both facts can be easily correlated... And that's my one and single point.

2019-10-30 10:37

And who are these completely shitty teams rising? Your argument is a complete slippery slope. If the "skilled" players you're referring to are really as skilled as you say they are, they should have no problem doing well with the weapon. If, eventually, everyone starts using the Krieg, skill will be the deciding factor at the end of the day regardless. This isn't hard to understand. If those skilled players couldn't adapt to the Krieg, than they really weren't that skilled at all, especially if the purported shitty teams can adapt to it.

2019-10-31 20:02

The shitty teams: Furia, Vitality, G2, just to name some... So, your argument is that if you really are a skilled top player, you should be good enough with those scooped weapons. Basically, what you are saying is that a player like simple or Niko or f0rest should come to the level of players like yuriih or lucky or any other absolutely average player instead of having those trying to reach for excellence, where the first ones I've mentioned lay for years. And my comment is the one on slippery slope conditions? I'll make this simple for you: ask yourself if you prefer a player that just flicks or adjust to lodge an HS by one tapping someone on a pure skilled inhuman reaction or if you want some nobody, laying behind a corner, box or any other small gap/hole in the map standing still and scooping "miles" away from target waiting for action to get to you instead of making if happen! I'll stand for my comment and opinion for the time I see players able to play like the first ones I mention. When that ceases, I'll come here congratulating you for being right as I will not care for the game anymore, like I do since 2001...!

2019-11-02 15:23

Well said, it's just people ALWAYS like to find something to complain about. The weapon is there and every single team with every single player is free to use it. If some players don't like it or refuse to use it, it's completely their problem, complain about them having weak mentality and will to adapt, don't blame the weapon itself.

2019-10-27 19:37

It's a very good result for Fnatic, if you remember that this rooster was rebuilt on 40% after the major, meaning they do not have 50 matches played together and even so, they reached a final. There is talent all over the team, meaning they do not depend of 1 or 2 players only, like we have seen today on their opponents. Future is bright for sure. GG to EG

GG WP

Natus Trashcere

i want to se EG after krieg nerfed

Wow EG are really climbing to the top! EG are already top 1. Fnatic never had a chance, I would have rather seen Furia showing what they can do against EG

Both fnatic and furia would’ve lost Thanks to that intense and long bo3 just before the final.

2019-10-27 21:46

You realise that they need an actual working brain to understand such a simple fact right...?

2019-10-27 22:13

they wouldn't do shit agains't EG on dust2 it's their permaban

2019-10-27 22:25

Gratz EG you guys are lit

Yes :))))

Furia is 3rd and Renegades 4th, not 3-4th and it's 25k for Renegades, not 40k

brehze best player in the NA

undeserved

NA better than EU again and again

unfair format ..fnatic was tired

Well it rewards the team who doesn't lose...so.

True. But why not wate till 19h and give the second team more than 30 minutes to have a break? Not trying to take anything away from EG...

Because whatever. It is what it is. Fnatic showed great games up until the final. You can be proud:)

2019-10-27 19:43

True - I am just glad to see my team playing well after all this time :)

Iagree with Phinks, Fnatic played amazing despited being forced into the lower bracket!

2019-10-27 22:11

Trump just called them and said he was very proud of the trophy coming home to the USA! MAGA 2020!

GG EG WP FNATIC

Ez eg NoChance for FLUKE Fnatic

Only because of the furia-game before. That long of a series and them like no rest for the final, lol. Over before it even started

well not rly.. now flip the coin and look at the other side.. EG didnt know who will face till the very last moment meanwhile both furia and fnatic knew that eg is in the finals so they had time to look what they can do against them eventually.. EG had to rely only on their own game and 0 antistrats simply bcz they didnt knew who r they facing till the very end. Fnatic r tired i get that but eg side was not so bright either, just dumb format overall

2019-10-28 12:08

suP haterS

Vamos EG

tl;dr both teams good on t side but eg use krieg more so they win

2019-10-27 19:47

Flukenatic

2019-10-27 19:49

This schedule was retarded tbh

The narrative if EG got roflstomped like fnatic "but it's not fair for EG to have to play cold when fnatic had a long series to warmup vs FURIA" OMEGALUL

2019-10-27 19:51

Golden top fragging :D

Gj eg!

since SLI uses a double elimination playoff, and furia eliminated renegades in the lower bracket final, isnt furia supposed to be the 3rd place?

2019-10-27 19:56

You are absolutely right. Fixed

2019-10-27 20:00

all that against furia to get rekt by eg nice job fnatic

2019-10-27 19:59

do you think furia would've done better? i mean they aren't even playing dust2

2019-10-27 21:39

NiP only one to beat them (destroy them). Ninjas are back boys :D

2019-10-27 20:01

ez for tarik

2019-10-27 20:20

13-16. Russia Natus Vincere - $5,000 biblethump

2019-10-27 20:22

Yeeey, make a cs game even less skill based than a COD game, nice going valve. For all the noobs that can't use the SG, just look at the best player with it... if you think this is fair, you must be a 100% fan boy of the people that are abuse it.

2019-10-27 20:24

lets hope valve finally wakes up and stops that pathetic crap, has nothing to do with CS anymore. skill level is so low and some hopefully will get a negative suprise when there is no more AUG/SG abuse and they have to start aiming with AK/M4 again. :D i cant wait for it, gonna be hilarious to watch some special meta teams.