EnVyUs and SK move on; G2 and Valiance eliminated

EnVyUs have eliminated G2 from DreamHack Masters Marseille following a 16-7 victory on Cache, while SK sent home Valiance after a dominant showing on Mirage, 16-4.

Group A's elimination match between Envy and G2 saw the former team get off to a flying start on the CT side of Cache. Winning the pistol round, the first gunround, and G2's subsequent forcebuy, Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer's men were on their way to a hefty, 9-0 lead. 

Due to a few close rounds along the way, G2 were able to break their local rivals after getting on the board with two rounds in a row. However, a saved AWP helped Adil "⁠ScreaM⁠" Benrlitom lock down the following eco round, as he grabbed a triple with it to lead the way to a 12-3 half.

A reinvigorated RpK played a big part in EnVy's victory

Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub's key triple in the second pistol round allowed G2 to stay alive for the time being, as they lowered the deficit to 7-12. That was when ScreaM stepped up once more with a quad-kill and a 1v1 clutch, opening a way for Envy to complete the upset at 16-7, eliminating G2 from the tournament.

DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018Best of 1 EnvyMatchpage 16 7 18th April 2018 G2 16Cache 7 News tags:

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	24 - 12	+12	91.4	1.49
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	21 - 13	+8	88.4	1.48
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	18 - 13	+5	92.5	1.38
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	18 - 14	+4	89.2	1.29
Ali 'hAdji' HaïnousshAdji	15 - 18	-3	79.0	0.98

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX	18 - 17	+1	81.4	1.09
Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS	16 - 20	-4	92.3	0.96
Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK-	15 - 20	-5	78.8	0.83
Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianarobodyy	12 - 19	-7	56.7	0.76
Oscar 'mixwell' Cañellasmixwell	8 - 20	-12	48.0	0.46

DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018Best of 1 EnvyMatchpage 16 7 18th April 2018 G2 16Cache 7

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	24 - 12	+12	91.4	1.49
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	21 - 13	+8	88.4	1.48
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	18 - 13	+5	92.5	1.38
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	18 - 14	+4	89.2	1.29
Ali 'hAdji' HaïnousshAdji	15 - 18	-3	79.0	0.98

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX	18 - 17	+1	81.4	1.09
Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS	16 - 20	-4	92.3	0.96
Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK-	15 - 20	-5	78.8	0.83
Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianarobodyy	12 - 19	-7	56.7	0.76
Oscar 'mixwell' Cañellasmixwell	8 - 20	-12	48.0	0.46

In Group B, Valiance got another chance to play Mirage, this time against SK, after they had taken MOUZ to a close affair earlier today. However, it was the Brazilians' new addition, Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip, who kicked things off, as he picked up four kills in the pistol round while retaking the B bombsite.

That quickly led to a 6-0 scoreline in favor of SK, who clinched two more close retakes and destroyed an A execute in the first gunrounds. Another A execute, that time with a partial buy, saw Valiance grab their first round and soon another, but it was all they could do in the half.

SK made short work of the group's underdogs

Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo's team immediately regained control, fending off attack after attack to switch over to Terrorists with a relaxing 13-2 lead. The Balkan squad survived a while longer after picking up the pistol round, but SK overwhelmed their opponents once they got the weaponry and sent Valiance home at 16-4.

DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018Best of 1 ValianceMatchpage 4 16 18th April 2018 SK 4Mirage 16

Valiance	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nemanja 'huNter-' KovačhuNter-	14 - 18	-4	70.8	0.85
Nestor 'LETN1' TanićLETN1	9 - 17	-8	65.5	0.75
Anel 'NENO' CekovićNENO	8 - 17	-9	46.8	0.64
Aleksa 'Impulse' StankićImpulse	9 - 17	-8	44.2	0.61
Luka 'emi' Vukovićemi	6 - 18	-12	49.5	0.42

SK	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ricardo 'boltz' Prassboltz	22 - 8	+14	102.6	1.72
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	18 - 7	+11	95.7	1.66
Jake 'Stewie2K' YipStewie2K	18 - 10	+8	89.6	1.44
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	14 - 9	+5	79.7	1.26
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	14 - 12	+2	89.4	1.21

Envy #29 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieyCédric 'RpK' GuipouyAdil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerAli 'hAdji' Haïnouss MOUZ #2 Tomáš 'oskar' ŠťastnýChris 'chrisJ' de JongMiikka 'suNny' KemppiMartin 'STYKO' StykRobin 'ropz' Kool Vincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer Age: 26 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 1244 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67 Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo Age: 26 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 806 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.60 Valiance #32 Anel 'NENO' CekovićLuka 'emi' VukovićNemanja 'huNter-' KovačNestor 'LETN1' TanićAleksa 'Impulse' Stankić Jake 'Stewie2K' Yip Age: 20 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 725 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.69 SK #8 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaRicardo 'boltz' PrassJake 'Stewie2K' YipMarcelo 'coldzera' David Adil 'ScreaM' Benrlitom Age: 23 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 1174 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.66 G2 #9 Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireOscar 'mixwell' CañellasAlexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro Kenny 'kennyS' Schrub Age: 22 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 1232 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.63