{"id":38222,"date":"2024-09-05T20:01:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T00:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=38222"},"modified":"2024-09-05T20:01:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T00:01:43","slug":"mibr-g2-esports-advance-to-esl-pro-league-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/mibr-g2-esports-advance-to-esl-pro-league-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"MIBR &#038; G2 Esports advance to ESL Pro League playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MIBR secured a spot in the playoffs of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting guide\">ESL Pro League Season 20<\/a> after a hard-fought 2-1 (2-13, 13-7, 16-13) victory over Spirit in the Group B upper bracket semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off a win against 9z, MIBR initially struggled, losing their Ancient pick 13-2.<\/p>\n<p>However, they bounced back with a strong 6-0 start on the counter-terrorist side of the second map, comfortably tying the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> series.<\/p>\n<p>The decider, Anubis, went into overtime, where MIBR emerged victorious despite a fierce comeback from Spirit, led by Danil &#8220;donk&#8221; Kryshkovets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIBR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MIBR<\/a> ARE GOING TO THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESLProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESLProLeague<\/a> XX PLAYOFFS \ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aXkewCGoAi\">pic.twitter.com\/aXkewCGoAi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1831701293737316457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Spirit will drop into the lower bracket and will face The MongolZ, who decisively beat KOI 2-0 (13-1, 13-0) in just 81 minutes, where they only lost one round across the two maps.<\/p>\n<p>The Mongolians dominated, with standout performances from Usukhbayar &#8220;910&#8221; Banzragch and Munkhbold &#8220;Senzu&#8221; Azbayar, both boasting over a 2.00 rating.<\/p>\n<p>KOI now faces elimination in the Last Chance Stage against Wildcard, who were convincingly beaten by 9z Team 2-0 (13-6, 13-10) in the lower bracket of Group B.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, both Heroic and Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) are in the Last Chance Stage after defeats in their lower bracket semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Heroic let an 11-3 lead slip on Nuke against Sangal, losing the series despite a strong showing from Guy &#8220;NertZ&#8221; Iluz and Abdul &#8220;degster&#8221; Gasanov on Mirage.<\/p>\n<p>NiP pushed FaZe Clan to the limit but eventually crumbled in the decider on Dust2, where H\u00e5vard &#8220;rain&#8221; Nygaard led FaZe to an 11-1 halftime advantage, before claiming the final map 13-1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IT&#39;S PLAYOFFS FOR <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2CSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G2CSGO<\/a> \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<p>They&#39;ve guaranteed themselves a spot in the playoffs of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESLProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESLProLeague<\/a> Season 20! 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