Best 'Counter-Strike' plays: Virtus.pro vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas at ELeague
The first season of ELeague's Counter-Strike quarterfinals have come to a close, marking a week full of some of the top teams battling it out for a place in the finals week. Fnatic handled Team EnVyUs and Natus Vincere edged out Cloud9 on Thursday, and Friday saw Mousesports upset Astralis.
The match of the week was Virtus.pro vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas on Friday night. The two teams could have both fit comfortably in the finals, but unfortunately only one could make it through, and that was Virtus.pro.
Both teams had some amazing plays as they battled it out live on TBS and Twitch, and these were some of the most impressive.
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Virtus.pro's Neo kicks it off with a quad kill
In the opening round lasting less than a minute, Neo found himself in a 1v4 situation after most of Virtus.pro was taken down. Luck for VP, though, Neo can handle it. He took down the remaining four members of Ninjas in Pyjamas for a great clutch play early in the match.
Snax snipes F0rest through mid doors
After four aggressive wins from Virtus.pro, Snax buys his trusty AWP and sets his sights on the mid doors on Dust 2. Ninjas in Pyjamas' F0rest does his best to dodge the inevitable sniper fire but Snax lines it up and takes him out blind.
NiP's Get Right gets a quad kill from a VP rush
While defending Bombsite B, Get Right set himself up behind the boxes outside the tunnel, unknowingly setting up for a free shooting spree on Virtus.pro. Get Right took the first two players out, then F0rest picked off one more and Get Right finished off the rest of the crew creeping through the tunnel. Not a great tactic on VP's part.
Snax pistols down NiP's Pyth with only one health
After being taken down to only one health point, Virtus.pro's Snax hid out in the hole on long A on Dust 2, luring out Pyth with 69 health. Snax knew one hit would take him down so he opened fire and wove back and forth, dodging every single shot from Pyth, whittling him down for the round win.
Virtus.pro's Byali rains down a triple kill with a single spray
Sitting down in a very exposed position looking down on mid doors, Byali opened up on the incoming Ninjas in Pyjamas members, nailing down three kills in a single spray before being taken out. Risky, but worth it.
Snax rounds out a quad kill with three head shots
In the first pistol round of the second map, Cobblestone, Snax kicked it off with a quick kill on NiP. Then advancing on long A, he grabbed an easy headshot and then nailed two more, coming just shy of an ace.
Virtus.pro's PashaBiceps hides in smoke to get a triple kill
Not knowing how many NiP players were going to be coming through the smoke, Pasha decided to take his chances and let the team walk past him so he could catch them from behind. It worked out well and Pasha took out three NiP players before going down.
The semifinals take place Friday, July 29, where Fnatic will take on Na'Vi and Mousesports will go up against Virtus.pro. The finals happen the next day, July 30, at 4 p.m. ET.
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