Sprout defeat Kinguin in Group B opener

Sprout are through to the Group B winners' match at the FACEIT Major Europe Minor after beating Kinguin 16-9 on Nuke.

The match kicked off with Denis "⁠denis⁠" Howell finding a clean quad-kill to stop Kinguin's outside execution. Sprout followed that up not only with the anti-ecos, but also with the first gun round to go up 4-0.

Spiidi led the way for Sprout with a 1.33 rating

Kinguin responded with their first round despite being on a partial buy, but Sprout refused to take their foot off the gas. With a very tight defence, Niels Christian "⁠NaToSaphiX⁠" Sillassen and co. kept shutting down their opponents, losing a single round before half-time to bag a dominant 13-2 lead.

In the second half, Kinguin found a lifeline in the match by convincingly winning the second pistol, inspiring them to reduce the deficit to 9-13 without much response, forcing Sprout to call for a tactical pause in a bid to halt the Poles' momentum.

Sprout were able to get their first round on the board in the second half thanks to a great 1v3 clutch from Timo "⁠Spiidi⁠" Richter, but, after that, they went on finish off the map without losing any more rounds.

Europe Minor - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 1 KinguinMatchpage 9 16 20th July 2018 Sprout 9Nuke 16

Kinguin	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Paweł 'reatz' Jańczakreatz	22 - 19	+3	82.2	1.17
Jacek 'MINISE' JeziakMINISE	19 - 18	+1	79.3	1.04
Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ	17 - 18	-1	71.6	0.95
Mikołaj 'mouz' Karolewskimouz	14 - 19	-5	68.6	0.92
Karol 'rallen' Rodowiczrallen	13 - 21	-8	78.9	0.79

Sprout	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Timo 'Spiidi' RichterSpiidi	19 - 15	+4	75.6	1.33
Denis 'denis' Howelldenis	22 - 21	+1	109.0	1.32
Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenNaToSaphiX	20 - 14	+6	76.1	1.26
Dennis 'sycrone' Nielsensycrone	18 - 18	0	83.0	1.16
Martin 'PERCY' WesselPERCY	16 - 17	-1	68.1	0.99

Kinguin #26 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasJacek 'MINISE' JeziakKarol 'rallen' RodowiczPaweł 'reatz' JańczakMikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski Denis 'denis' Howell Age: 23 Team: Sprout Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 954 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.72 Timo 'Spiidi' Richter Age: 22 Team: Sprout Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 911 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.65 Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' Sillassen Age: 21 Team: Sprout Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 400 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.60 Sprout #37 Martin 'PERCY' WesselTimo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' HowellNiels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenDennis 'sycrone' Nielsen