G2 to ECS grand final over fnatic

G2 advanced to the grand final at the ECS Season 1 Finals after beating fnatic 2-0 (16-2 on Overpass and 16-13 on Dust2).

fnatic were pitted against G2 in the first semi-final in London and the best-of-three series started out on Overpass with the Swedes on the CT-side. G2 secured the pistol round with Adil "⁠ScreaM⁠" Benrlitom's triple kill and grabbed the anti-ecos without much trouble.

After the French team won the first weapon round, they extended their lead to 8-0. A triple kill by and a 1vs3 clutch by Jesper "⁠JW⁠" Wecksell gave fnatic their first round but they couldn't initiate a streak. G2 led 13-2 at halftime.

The first map was a walk in the park for G2 

ScreaM and Alexandre "⁠bodyy⁠" Pianaro each got double kills to pick up the pistol round of the second half and G2 finished it off afterward, winning it 16-2. This scoreline was the worst map performance of this fnatic five man lineup, with their second worst being 16-5.

Dust2 opened up with Olof "⁠olofmeister⁠" Kajbjer and Robin "⁠flusha⁠" Rönnquist's back-to-back quad kills and their CT-sided team led 3-0 after winning another anti-eco. G2 got the first weapon round but fnatic replied and made it 8-1.

olofmeister came alive on Dust2 but it wasn't enough 

ScreaM's ace gifted his team their second round and more importantly, started a streak. G2 cut the deficit to three and trailed 6-9 at halftime.

Although ScreaM & co. won the pistol round in the second half, they lost the following one and fnatic took control once again, extending their lead to 12-7.

G2 managed to tie it at 12-12 as they won five rounds in a row and then took the lead with a successful retake. G2 made it 14-12 after winning a 5vs3 and went on to win the match 16-13, advancing to the grand final.

ECS Season 1 FinalsBest of 3 fnaticMatchpage 0 2 26th June 2016 G2 2Overpass 16 13Dust2 16

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	44 - 26	+18	94.4	1.48
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	44 - 24	+20	98.1	1.47
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	41 - 30	+11	95.3	1.39
Edouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxSmithZz	32 - 31	+1	70.1	1.19
Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianarobodyy	24 - 27	-3	54.9	0.93

fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	32 - 36	-4	79.0	0.94
Jesper 'JW' WecksellJW	29 - 35	-6	60.4	0.83
Robin 'flusha' Rönnquistflusha	28 - 39	-11	68.4	0.76
Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonKRIMZ	23 - 33	-10	64.1	0.75
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	25 - 42	-17	73.4	0.67

The second semi-final will be next and you can watch the series between Luminosity and TSM by going to our match page.

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Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjer Age: 24 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 684 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.64 Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro Age: 19 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 196 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 G2 #6 Richard 'shox' PapillonCédric 'RpK' GuipouyEdouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxAdil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomAlexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro Luminosity #1 Lincoln 'fnx' LauGabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de Melo Jesper 'JW' Wecksell Age: 21 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 872 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.68 fnatic #4 Olof 'olofmeister' KajbjerDennis 'dennis' EdmanRobin 'flusha' RönnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson TSM #26 Kory 'SEMPHIS' FriesenPujan 'FNS' MehtaTimothy 'autimatic' TaHunter 'SicK' MimsRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Adil 'ScreaM' Benrlitom Age: 21 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 743 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.65 Robin 'flusha' Rönnquist Age: 22 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 874 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.64