fnatic edge out TSM to advance

fnatic advance to the quarter-finals in the final group stage match of the day, defeating longtime rivals TSM 16-14 on de_overpass.

The final match of the first day of the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 finals brought together two teams whom many had feasibly expected to meet in the grand finals of the event itself.

With elimination in 7-8th place the destiny of the loser, the map for the best-of-one elimination match between these two elite teams was set to be de_overpass.

TSM began their T side with a pistol round win which fnatic simply force-bought against in the next round and which allowed the Swedes to equalise the score. AS a result, TSM's money was reset and fnatic powered ahead in the early game as a result.

Although fnatic gained this early advantage, the first half was generally equally contested between both teams, and TSM's René "⁠cajunb⁠" Borg in particular stepped up to the plate. fnatic still finished the first half with a leading score of 9-6.

olofmeister & co. triumph over TSM in a best-of-one

The second half saw TSM at first enter the lead, with the Danes at one point going up 10-7. With each round being a tense thriller in and of itself in the late game however, fnatic combined ballsy play with aggressive maneuvers and began to pull ahead, going up 14-11 with TSM on their last chance to buy up.

TSM made good on that last sliver of hope and strung together three successive rounds. With the score at 14-14, fnatic force bought everything possible (with most players on pistols), and somehow won the round with an A-site smoke take.

The final round fell apart with even more ease and fnatic powered forward to take the game and advance to the quarter-finals.

ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 FinalsBest of 1 fnaticMatchpage 16 14 2nd July 2015 TSM 16Overpass 14

fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	33 - 20	+13	-	1.48
Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonKRIMZ	21 - 19	+2	-	1.02
Jesper 'JW' WecksellJW	21 - 24	-3	-	0.90
Markus 'pronax' Wallstenpronax	16 - 22	-6	-	0.72
Robin 'flusha' Rönnquistflusha	14 - 24	-10	-	0.63

TSM	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb	35 - 23	+12	-	1.76
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	21 - 17	+4	-	1.19
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	17 - 19	-2	-	0.87
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	18 - 24	-6	-	0.84
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	18 - 22	-4	-	0.74

TSM leave the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 finals with a 7-8th place finish and $7,500 while fnatic will play Keyd Stars tomorrow in the quarter-finals at 19:20 .

Time is adjusted to your selected timezone René 'cajunb' Borg Age: 25 Team: TSM Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 388 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.64