Ninjas in Pyjamas, the Swedish powerhouse known to have CS veterans on their side win Starladder StarSeries Season 2 finals beating G2. Esports 2-0 in an intense best-of-three series. They go home with the trophy and $150,000 in the bank. Their first win after DreamHack Malmo, which was hosted earlier this year in Sweden.
The first map looked pretty much unsophisticated in terms of action as G2 looked shaky and failed to hold their grounds in most of the rounds. The initial dominance of the game already had delivered the predictions of the results as G2 were unable to win a single round until the 10th round in the first map cache. The first half ended at 12-3 in the favor of NiP and they only allowed another 4 rounds to the French side before taking the first map in their favor with a 16-7 scoreline.
StarSeries Season 2 finals
The second map did deliver all the expectations and the treat the fans deserved, the game began on a lighter note for the French side as they took the first three rounds starting on the Terrorist side of Overpass. The game took turns there onwards as both the sides equalized multiple times before concluding the first half to a 9-6 lead to NiP, all thanks to Maikelele’s 3Ks consecutively in two rounds. It was all back and forth until Ninjas in Pyjamas were on the match point in the 28th round but failed to capitalize the three round advantage as G2 managed to even the scores at 15-15 with SmithZz contributing two important kills to secure an Overtime entry.
As the game progressed, the pressure was on the top of each side, Overtime at Overpass disestablished all the predictions when even after a huge triple by Friberg, G2 managed to equalize the score and close the first overtime all squared. Maikelele, being a stand-in in NiP for pyth was the game-changer entirely in the overpass with his support plays and crucial kills. He stepped up quite confidently to take the responsibility of the A site and managed to get a couple of kills to secure a clean second Overtime for NiP. Ninjas in Pyjamas won the second map of grand finals in the second overtime with a scoreline of 22-18.
