Heroic and BIG won opening matches at ESL Pro League Season 17

The best player of the match was Martin stavn Lund. The Danish esports player received a rating of 8 and played with a K/D ratio of 44/22. This performance was 32% better than his average over the past six months.

Detailed statistics for the Heroic vs Movistar Riders match are available at the link.

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In the parallel match of the group, BIG defeated Complexity Gaming. The result of the match was 2:1 (8:16 on Ancient, 16:12 on Nuke, and 16:14 on Vertigo). Despite the defeat, the MVP of the match was Ricky floppy Kemery from COL.

The American professional CS:GO player earned a rating of 6.8. On average, Kemery dealt 89 damage per round. The level of play demonstrated by floppy is 15% higher than his average over the past six months.

You can find the post-match statistics for the Complexity - BIG match here.

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In the next round of the upper bracket of Group B, Heroic will face BIG. The match is scheduled for March 2 at 18:00 MSK. Movistar Riders and COL will continue their performance in the middle bracket of the group, where they will compete against each other. Their match will take place on March 2 at 14:30 MSK.

EPL S17 takes place from February 22 to March 26 in Malta. The teams are competing for a prize pool of $850,000. The schedule and results of the competition can be followed at the link.