A custom gaming keyboard backlit with red LED lighting awaits your tactile input before Manual takes on Boone County in a Rocket League game streamed on YouTube on Thursday, March 5, 2020. FUT Esports recorded a 2-1 win over MOUZ in the ESL Pro League Season 23 quarterfinals in Stockholm on Friday.
In other matches on the opening day of the event, Astralis swept Team Spirit 2-0, Aurora Gaming toppled Legacy 2-1, and Natus Vincere toppled Legacy 2-0.
The eight-team Counter-Strike: Global Offense event features a $275,000 prize pool. The single-elimination bracket will consist of best-of-three matches leading up to the best-of-five finals on Sunday. The championship side will receive $100,000.
On Friday, FUT Esports recorded a 13-11 win on Dust II and MOUZ recorded a 13-10 win on Overpass. In the decisive third map, Mirage, FUT Esports won 13-11.
Kosovo’s Aulon “Krabeni” Fazlija led FUT with 48 kills, while Lithuania’s Dziugas “dziugss” Steponavicius led the team in kill-death differential with +1. Finland’s Jimi “Jimpphat” Salo beat MOUZ with 56 kills and a +10 KD margin.
Astralis outscored Team Spirit 13-6 on Dust II and 13-7 on Ancient with 41 kills and a plus-21 KD differential over Sweden’s Love “phzy” Smidebrant. Belarus’ Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich finished with 27 kills and a +1 KD differential for the Spirit.
Aurora Gaming took Dust II 13-4 before Legacy took Overpass 13-8. Aurora wrapped up the series with a 13-6 win over Inferno.
Ali “Wicadia” Haydar Yalcin had 50 kills and a +14 KD differential for Aurora Gaming in Türkiye overall. Bruno “latto” Rebelatto and Eduardo “dumau” Wolkmer each had 39 kills for the entire Brazilian Legacy.
Natus Vincere opened with a 13-11 win over The MongolZ on Ancient, followed by a 13-4 win on Mirage. Kosovo’s Drin “makazze” Shaqiri had 43 kills and a +21 KD differential for Natus Vincere. Anarbileg “cobrazera” Uuganbayar ranked first in overall Mongolian MongolZ with 30 kills and a -2 KD differential.
Saturday Semifinal Schedule:
–Astralis vs. Aurora Gaming
–Natus Vincere vs. FUT Esports
ESL Pro League Season 23 Prize Pool
1. $100,000
2. $55,000
3. $37,500
4. $22,500
5-8. $15,000 — Team Spirit, Legacy, The MongolZ, MOUZ
–Field level media
