Cloud9 gets the first victory in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16

The first confrontation within group D started on the Inferno map, which became the choice of the North American team. At the same time, the start was completely left to the Cloud9 players, who picked the attack and showed several fast rounds. And yet, by the end of the half, "Evil Geniuses" managed to rectify their position, reducing the gap - 9:6. After the change of sides, the North Americans continued their attempts to cling to the result. However, Cloud9 managed to take advantage of the opponent's mistakes to seize the initiative and take the lead in the series — 16:12.

Next, the teams moved to the Dust 2 map, which became the choice of Cloud9. But if the map started with a pistol round from Evil Geniuses, then the Russian team showed an excellent series and actually signed their final victory — 13:2. After the side switch, the North American team failed to return the intrigue to the server, allowing Cloud9 to win the first victory in the group stage of the tournament — 16:5.

In the next round, Cloud9 will play with Eternal Fire, while the North American team will face Team Liquid in a derby.