North beat EnVyUs; earn playoff spot in Tours

North defeated EnVyUs 16-8 on Dust2, in the winners match of Group B, to advance to the playoffs.

The map started off with Envy breaking into the B site on the pistol round and securing the afterplant situation, but North struck back with a force, Markus "⁠Kjaerbye⁠" Kjærbye securing three Deagle kills to help out his team's cause. Adil "⁠ScreaM⁠" Benrlitom opened up the first buy round with an impressive AK-47 one-tap, but North still held on to enough map control to pull off an A site retake and build momentum on the CT side.

The score was 7-1 when Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer and ScreaM opened up the A site with a kill each, allowing Envy to add a second round to their name. However, the Frenchmen couldn't follow that up, hitting a wall on the B site entry and then having their bank broken after Daniel "⁠mertz⁠" Mertz secured a hat-trick of frags with the AWP (9-2).

Kjaerbye and co. are in the semi-finals of DreamHack Open Tours

Before the end of the half, Envy managed to add another round to their tally, but it was Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen's squad that controlled the game and was happier when the switch came in as they were leading 12-3. A back and forth second pistol ended up going the Frenchmen's way, giving them a chance at a comeback. With Fabien "⁠kioShiMa⁠" Fiey locking down short in the first buy round and a 3v3 B site retake after that, Envy brought the score back to 12-8.

Some good entries and mid-round calls gave North their first T side round, which was soon followed up another one, which put Envy in a tough economic situation. North kept the pressure high, reaching match point soon, when MSL and Philip "⁠aizy⁠" Aistrup pushed mid quickly and caught the B defense off-guard. With the two defenders falling, North easily took the round and won the game, 16-8.

DreamHack Open Tours 2018Best of 1 NorthMatchpage 16 8 19th May 2018 Envy 16Dust2 8

DreamHack Open Tours 2018Best of 1 NorthMatchpage 16 8 19th May 2018 Envy 16Dust2 8

North	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Markus 'Kjaerbye' KjærbyeKjaerbye	21 - 13	+8	106.5	1.52
Daniel 'mertz' Mertzmertz	18 - 13	+5	91.5	1.35
Philip 'aizy' Aistrupaizy	20 - 14	+6	85.5	1.34
Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangsåvalde	18 - 11	+7	67.4	1.19
Mathias 'MSL' LauridsenMSL	14 - 14	0	63.8	0.96

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	18 - 18	0	82.3	1.15
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	17 - 18	-1	88.7	1.09
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	13 - 16	-3	57.0	0.87
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	8 - 20	-12	53.7	0.66
Ali 'hAdji' HaïnousshAdji	9 - 19	-10	47.5	0.59

Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen Age: 23 Team: North Rating 1.0: 0.91 Maps played: 1267 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.72 Vincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer Age: 26 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 1271 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67 North #14 Mathias 'MSL' LauridsenPhilip 'aizy' AistrupMarkus 'Kjaerbye' KjærbyeValdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåDaniel 'mertz' Mertz Daniel 'mertz' Mertz Age: 19 Team: North Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 415 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.65 Markus 'Kjaerbye' Kjærbye Age: 20 Team: North Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 989 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.66 Adil 'ScreaM' Benrlitom Age: 23 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1201 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.66 Philip 'aizy' Aistrup Age: 21 Team: North Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 974 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.68 Fabien 'kioShiMa' Fiey Age: 23 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 1065 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.64 Envy #22 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieyCédric 'RpK' GuipouyAdil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerAli 'hAdji' Haïnouss