Movistar Riders Advanced to the EPL S17 Playoffs, While Heroic Went Straight to the Quarterfinals

Movistar Riders took over BIG in the Group C upper bracket final at ESL Pro League Season 17, exceeding skeptics' expectations. Heroic and MOUZ also met in the final of the upper bracket, but their match primarily influenced the seeding.

Nice try from MOUZ

Earlier in our analytical material, we leaned towards the victory of Heroic but noted that the difference between the teams is small. Today it is reflected in the score. Heroic won the close Nuke (16:12) and Inferno (16:14). It is possible that xertioN's performance was not enough for MOUZ to switch to a decider, as his performance turned out to be 22% worse than usual. He also died the first most often on the server.

However, MOUZ made it to the round of 12 playoffs, while Heroic took first place in the group and made it to the quarterfinals.

Disappointment from the Germans

BIG stopped a step away from reaching the event's final stage, losing to Movistar Riders with a score of 1-2. Maybe the fact that on the same day, the German won in another bo3, knocking out Complexity from the tournament, played a role. In any case, today's defeat after a close confrontation with Heroic in the upper bracket is doubly disappointing, especially having stopped one step away from the playoffs.

It is impossible not to note the game of Martinez. Even though he did not become a leader in the rating, on the third map, he almost wiped his feet on BIG, at some point having 21 kills with four deaths. As far as BIG is concerned, young Krimbo played the best with a K/D difference of 73-54.

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There will be a short break before the start of Group C at EPL S17, but the first couples will play on March 8 at 5:00 PM (FaZe - Rooster, PaiN - NIP) and 8:30 PM (OG - 00NATION, Vitality - Grayhound).

The results of matches in groups A and B and detailed statistics on players and meetings are available on the tournament page.