Ninjas in Pyjamas recovered from a rough start on Overpass to defeat Red Reserve 16-14, picking up their first win at the Europe Minor.
Red Reserve held off Ninjas in Pyjamas's B approach in the pistol, securing the first two rounds on Overpass as a result. With their first full buy, Ninjas in Pyjamas did a perfect execute on B, grabbing three unanswered kills to get on the board, but Simon "twist" Eliasson's ace in the followup would see Red Reserve establish control early in the game
Red Reserve was dominant after that, cruising to an 8-1 lead as Ninjas in Pyjamas struggled to deal with the aggression. Finally, in a force-buy round, Dennis "dennis" Edman picked up four frags, clutching a 1v2 at the end, to bring Ninjas in Pyjamas back to life. The score was 8-4 when Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg opened up the round with the AWP and dennis followed it up with a quick double, setting Ninjas in Pyjamas on course to a salvaged, 8-7 half.
Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund and co. continued their six-round streak in the second half, winning the CT-side pistol and taking the lead shortly (11-8). f0rest's double in underpass hindered Red Reserve's offense quickly and saw Ninjas in Pyjamas extend their lead, with Red Reserve looking uninspired on the T side up till that point (14-8).
Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin then managed a double-entry to end Ninjas in Pyjamas's 13-round streak and Red Reserve brought the game back to a 14-12, which soon turned into a 15-14, but Ninjas in Pyjamas managed to seal the deal before overtime, moving to the group B winner's match.
Europe Minor - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 1
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Matchpage 16 14 20th July 2018 
Red Reserve 16Overpass 14 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis | 25 - 20 | +5 | 85.3 | 1.19 |
| Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest | 21 - 16 | +5 | 77.4 | 1.13 |
| Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ | 19 - 20 | -1 | 71.0 | 1.00 |
| Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT | 18 - 20 | -2 | 67.8 | 0.94 |
| Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0 | 10 - 20 | -10 | 47.2 | 0.65 |
| Red Reserve | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampus 'hampus' Poserhampus | 23 - 19 | +4 | 82.3 | 1.19 |
| Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist | 20 - 16 | +4 | 76.4 | 1.17 |
| Joakim 'disco doplan' Gidetundisco doplan | 19 - 19 | 0 | 71.5 | 0.95 |
| Fredrik 'freddieb' Buöfreddieb | 18 - 20 | -2 | 68.8 | 0.92 |
| Ludvig 'Brollan' BrolinBrollan | 16 - 19 | -3 | 58.8 | 0.84 |
Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin 
Age: 16 Team: Red Reserve Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 302 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67 Simon 'twist' Eliasson 
Age: 23 Team: Red Reserve Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 988 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.68 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund 
Age: 28 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1382 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.63 Ninjas in Pyjamas #12 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner Dennis 'dennis' Edman 
Age: 27 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 816 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.68 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg 
Age: 30 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1353 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.65 Red Reserve #25 Simon 'twist' EliassonJoakim 'disco doplan' GidetunFredrik 'freddieb' BuöHampus 'hampus' PoserLudvig 'Brollan' Brolin
