NAVI, Heroic and Astralis got their first wins at ESL Pro League Season 15

The first round of ESL Pro League Season 15 has come to an end, as a result of which the teams NaVi, Heroic and Astralis won victories over AGO (2:0), Complexity (2:0) and Evil Geniuses (2:0), respectively, thus advancing to the leaders of the standings. We offer to get acquainted with the results of past matches in group D.

NAVI-AGO

The first meeting of the gaming day started on the Dust 2 map, which became the choice of the Polish team. Moreover, AGO players soon regretted their choice, having received 14 rounds from NAVI in the first half. Well, after the change of sides, "Born to Win" confidently put the squeeze on the opponent, thereby taking the lead in the series - 16:1.

Next, the teams moved to the Mirage map, which, looking ahead, became one of the longest in the history of the discipline. And for starters, NAVI had to make a comeback to bring the map to overtime. Here, the teams played seven series of six rounds at once, but in the end, the victory went to NAVI, who managed to realize their superiority - 37:34.

Heroic

The next duel began on the Ancient map, which became the choice of Complexity. But if the first half went in a relatively equal fight, since the North Americans showed a good attack, then after the change of sides Heroic finally seized the initiative. As a result, the Danes put the opponent on the shoulder blades, thereby getting ahead in the series - 16:9.

Next, the teams moved to the Overpass map, where Complexity managed to close the first half in their favor, having received a minimal advantage. Moreover, even after the change of sides, the North Americans continued to bend their line, at some point claiming to be a sensation. However, here Heroic woke up to make a comeback and get the first victory at ESL Pro League Season 15 — 16:14.

Astralis - Evil Geniuses

The final meeting of the game day started on the Vertigo map, which was chosen by the North American team. However, the Danes immediately seized the initiative on the server, showing a convincing defense. Well, after the change of sides, Astralis managed not only to maintain the advantage, but also to show a couple of confident rounds to win — 16:9.

Then the teams moved to the Overpass map, where the Danish team again had a big advantage over Evil Geniuses. But if the first half was not crowned with defeat, then after the change of sides Astralis finally took the initiative into their own hands in order to get a confident victory over the opponent — 16:8.

Group D interim table

Command

Result

Number of rounds

Round difference

Number of points

one

Natus Vincere

1-0

53-35

+18

3

2

Astralis

1-0

32-17

+15

3

3

heroic

1-0

32-23

+9

3

4

Complexity Gaming

0-1

23-32

-nine

0

five

Evil Geniuses

0-1

17-32

-15

0

6

AGO

0-1

35-53

-eighteen

0

ESL Pro League Season 15 runs from March 9 to April 10 in Dusseldorf. 24 teams are fighting for a prize pool of $823,000, as well as a ticket to the BLAST World Final 2022, which will go to the winner.