EPL Season 15 Conference: Endpoint, Anonymo Esports and Movistar Riders Continue on Top Bracket
Ihor MatusThe first game day of the ESL Pro League Season 15 Conference has come to an end. All pairs of the second day were formed, and we, in turn, will tell you with what success the teams performed in the opening confrontations.
Team Endpoint vs Eternal Fire
The Endpoint vs Eternal Fire match immediately showed that it would be intriguing and very interesting and, in terms of its duration, became the longest among all the confrontations that took place within the first game day. The fight began on the Mirage map. There Endpoint started for the attack and took only 3 rounds from their opponents. After the transition, they rallied and fought back their opponents on the defensive side, and the game turned into overtime. The teams played so well that they had to resort to three series of extra rounds. As a result, Endpoint were able to crush their rivals and took Mirage with a score of 25-23, and how well it all started for Eternal Fire. Recall that the latter were leading at a certain moment with a score of 12-3, but still lost.
The second map was Dust 2. The first half was finished 9-6 in favor of Endpoint. After switching to the attacking side, the players from Team Endpoint did not manage to show impressive results and they took only 3 rounds from their rivals. Eternal Fire finished the duel on Dust 2 with a score of 16-12 in their favor.
At Vertigo, the teams fought a balanced battle. The first half ended with a score of 8-7 in favor of Endpoint, after which they put an end to the battle and on the defense side. Vertigo finished with a score of 16-11.
ORDER vs Anonymo Esports
There were no unexpected comebacks in the ORDER vs Anonymo Esports match and everything went predictably. Anonymo won the first half of Vertigo with a score of 8-7 and finished there with a score of 16-9. At Mirage, the team defeated ORDER in the first half with a score of 10-5, and the meeting ended with a score of 16-8.
RBG Esports vs Movistar Riders
The final fight between RBG and Movistar Riders was able to tickle the nerves of both Movistar Riders fans and RBG fans. The first map ended in favor of RBG with a score of 16-7. Movistar Riders did not like this alignment of things and they made a swift and decisive comeback, taking Vertigo from their rivals with a score of 16-4. The confrontation on Nuke passed as quickly as on Vertigo. Fans of RBG Esports were upset, as their favorites after the second map still could not gather their strength and lost in the battle with Movistar Riders, taking only 5 rounds on Nuke.
What's next?
The past matches formed eight new game pairs for the next rounds. MAD Lions, Team LDLC, Extra Salt, Renegades, GODSENT, Endpoint, Anonymo Esports and Movistar Riders will compete in the upper bracket in the second round. Teams such as EC Brugge, Sharks Esports, Sprout, Team Renewal, Wisla Krakow, Eternal Fire, ORDER and RBG Esports went down to the lower bracket. The winners of the next matches of the Upper Bracket will advance to the finals, where they will compete for invitations to ESL Pro League Season 15. The losers of the next matches in the Lower Bracket will complete their path in this event.
Matches history: ESL Pro League Season 15: Conference Stage
ESL Pro League Season 15 Conference Stage is a kind of qualifying round for the fifteenth season of ESL Pro League. The event runs from November 23rd to 28th and has a total prize pool of $ 27,000 and three EPL # 15 invitations. The top three teams will receive invites, while the rest of the participants will receive modest financial rewards.
ESL Pro League Season 15 Conference prize pool distribution
- 1-2 place (top bracket) - invitation to EPL # 15
- 1-2 place (top bracket) - invitation to EPL # 15
- 3rd Place (Lower Bracket) - Invitation to EPL # 15
- 4th place - $ 5,000 + 60 EPL points
- 5th-6th place - $ 3,500 + 45 EPL points
- 5th-6th place - $ 3,500 + 45 EPL points
- 7th-8th place - $ 2,500 + 30 EPL points
- 7th-8th place - $ 2,500 + 30 EPL points
- 9th-12th place - $ 1,500 + 15 EPL points
- 9th-12th place - $ 1,500 + 15 EPL points
- 9th-12th place - $ 1,500 + 15 EPL points
- 9th-12th place - $ 1,500 + 15 EPL points
- 13th-16th place - $ 1,000
- 13th-16th place - $ 1,000
- 13th-16th place - $ 1,000
- 13th-16th place - $ 1,000