Astralis beat NiP; through to grand final in Stockholm

Astralis have made it to the DreamHack Masters Stockholm grand final with a 2-0 victory against Ninjas in Pyjamas in the semi-finals (16-14 on Mirage and 16-7 on Nuke).

Ninjas in Pyjamas and Astralis faced off in the first semi-final at DreamHack Masters Stockholm. Ninjas in Pyjamas opened up Mirage on the T-side with a 3vs5 win, thanks to Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg's triple kill. Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth got a triple kill in the fifth round to win a 2vs3 as Astralis scored their first (4-1).

Astralis tied the game three times in the first half but couldn't go ahead and Ninjas in Pyjamas finished it 8-7 in front. f0rest shined in the second half pistol round with a quad kill to make it 9-7 and Ninjas in Pyjamas extended their lead to 11-7 by stopping Astralis' early buy round.

Astralis have made it to yet another grand final

Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund's quad kill in the 25th round made it 14-11 but Astralis took five rounds in a row to come back and win the map 16-14, going 1-0 ahead in the series.

Astralis started Nuke on the CT-side and picked up the first four rounds. The Danes were about to make it five in a row but f0rest prevented it with an ace and a 1vs4 clutch (4-1). Unfortunately for the Swedes, their economy was reset immediately as they lost the following round. Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander's team ran away with the half, taking it 13-2.

NiP finished the event in the top four

GeT_RiGhT kicked off the second half in style, clutching a 1vs1 in the pistol round and getting a quad kill and a 1vs2 clutch with two health points to stop Astralis' early buy round (13-5).

Ninjas in Pyjamas managed to get to seven rounds but Astralis' three round streak made it 16-7. The Danish side won the series 2-0 and became the first grand finalists at DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018.

DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018Best of 3 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 0 2 2nd September 2018 Astralis 14Mirage 16 7Nuke 16

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	34 - 39	-5	66.9	0.95
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	36 - 37	-1	75.6	0.95
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	35 - 37	-2	67.8	0.94
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	28 - 40	-12	69.2	0.89
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	17 - 47	-30	45.3	0.42

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	46 - 30	+16	88.0	1.39
Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh	46 - 33	+13	90.3	1.32
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	38 - 23	+15	77.3	1.29
Emil 'Magisk' ReifMagisk	35 - 27	+8	74.0	1.19
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve	35 - 37	-2	82.1	1.06

Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander Age: 23 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 995 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.66 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund Age: 28 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1400 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.63 Ninjas in Pyjamas #14 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth Age: 22 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1329 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.62 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg Age: 30 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1371 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.65

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