RMR Europe A: 0-2 of NIP and ITB stands out on Day 1

Rafael Ferreira

Rafael Ferreira

G2 and FaZe one win away from the Major. NIP and ITB to a bye defeat.

After Major playoffs for ITB and the second stage of the competition for NIP at the Paris Major, both teams are one defeat away at RMR Europe A.

RMR are the qualifying tournaments for the Major. PGL Major Copenhagen in March is next and first in CS2. Europe had its region divided into two groups: A and B. In each group, we will have eight qualified for the Major. RMR Europe A is currently taking place.

The format of the competition will be in a best-of-one Swiss format. The decisive games for teams one win away from being eliminated or qualifying will be best-of-three.

RMR Europe A: Scores and Next Opponents

Team
Score
Next opponent
FaZe
2-0
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
2-0
FaZe Clan
Virtus.pro
2-0
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere
2-0
Virtus.pro
ENTERPRISE
1-1
BetBoom Team
Fnatic
1-1
AMKAL ESPORTS
Eternal Fire
1-1
Team Falcons
9Pandas
1-1
KOI
Team Falcons
1-1
Eternal Fire
BetBoom Team
1-1
ENTERPRISE
AMKAL ESPORTS
1-1
Fnatic
KOI
1-1
9Pandas
3DMAX
0-2
Into The Breach
Into the Breach
0-2
3DMAX
Ninjas in Pyjamas
0-2
SAW
SAW
0-2
Ninjas in Pyjamas

Big teams in 2-0

No big surprises in the 2-0 teams in RMR Europe A. The highlight goes to Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov's performance against Eternal Fire in the second game of the day.

The match was decided in overtime, but the Turks had the opportunity to close the match. A super m0NESY didn't let them.

m0NESY's statistics in the match:

  • 36K-13D
  • 1.86 rating
  • 111.7 ADR

Natus Vincere and Virtus.pro meet tomorrow at 2-0, after quiet games on Day 1. FaZe Clan started the day by beating 9Pandas. Finn "karrigan" Andersen's team beat the Falcons with the right to the clutch of the Danish IGL by FaZe in the last round.

RMR Europe A: NIP and ITB 0-2

Ninjas in Pajamas and Into The Breach are in the danger zone in RMR Europe A. Both teams cannot lose any more in the competition.

ITB even reached the playoffs of the last CS:GO Major and at RMR they are unrecognizable. Since then, the team has undergone several changes to the squad. Cai "CYPHER" Watson and Sebastian "volt" Maloș left the team after the team's good participation in the Major.

The British organization suffered two tough defeats, G2 (13-3) and BetBoom (13-1).

On the other hand, NIP is still far from returning to its top days in the Counter-Strike scene. The recent changes were showcased in a mini-documentary by the organization. As covered in the documentary, the organization's goal is to be "top competing" and a willingness to sign superstars as happened in the past with Nicolai "device" Reedtz and Ludwig "Brollan" Brolin.

Even with big signings like device and Brollan, NIP wasn't able to get to the top (Image via NIP)
Even with big signings like device and Brollan, NIP wasn't able to get to the top (Image via NIP)

However, the present is not favorable for NIP. Two defeats to Eternal Fire and AMKAL leave no room for the team to make any more mistakes in RMR.

The Portuguese from SAW and the French from 3DMAX are also 0-2 in RMR Europe A. At 3DMAX, the first map against Falcons still predicted a better performance for the team.

With an advantage, the French still had 8-5 on Nuke after a clutch from Ali "hadji" Haïnouss. However, the inefficient T-side allowed the Falcons to score the win.

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