⁍ Astralis won consecutive matches on Saturday to advance to the grand final at the ESL Pro League Season 12: Europe event.
⁍ The Group B winner swept Heroic to advance to Sunday’s best-of-five grand final match against Natus Vincere.
⁍ Robin ‘ropz’ Kool had 67 kills and a plus-14 kills-to-death differential for Astralis.
– Astralis will play Natus Vincere in the grand final of the Electronic Sports League’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament Sunday after both teams won their respective matches Saturday, USA Today reports. Natus Vincere won the first match 16-3, but Astralis came back for a 19-17 win and a 2-1 win over mousesports to move on. In the second match, Robin “ropz” Kool had 67 kills and a plus-14 kills-to-death differential for Astralis. Natus Vincere won the next two matches 16-13 and 16-12. Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen had 47 kills and a plus-19 kills-to-death differential for Astralis in the second match. The $450,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event began with 16 teams divided into two groups for round-robin play. The top four teams from each group advanced to the double-elimination playoffs. ESL Pro League Season 12: Europe prize pool and BLAST Premier points (listed payouts for eliminated teams include base prize plus a $4,000 bonus for every group-stage win. listed payouts for places to be determined are base prize plus a $4,000 bonus for every group-stage win.)
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/esports-csgo-esl-pro-league-europe-recap/astralis-advance-to-grand-final-at-esl-europe-idUSFLM5Zw26p