Spirit sweep Falcons, Vitality crush PARIVISION 13-2 on Inferno as ESL Pro League S24 semi-finals are set
Spirit, Vitality, MOUZ and Aurora all won 2-0 in Katowice's quarter-finals. Vitality vs Aurora opens the semi-finals tonight at 9.45pm Malaysia time.
All four ESL Pro League Season 24 quarter-finals finished 2-0 in Katowice on Friday. Team Spirit beat Team Falcons in the headline match at the Spodek. Team Vitality, MOUZ and Aurora also went through without dropping a map. This follows yesterday's quarter-final preview, and the semi-finals are tonight.
Spirit outplay Falcons
Spirit beat Falcons 13-8 on Mirage and 13-10 on Anubis. Andrey "tN1R" Tatarinovich was their key player on Mirage. On Anubis, Danil "donk" Kryshkovets took over, with an AK-47 ace and several triple kills. He finished the series with a 1.45 HLTV rating and 95.1 average damage per round, and fans voted him player of the match.
Falcons' top performer was Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov, who had 37 kills and a 1.37 rating. Nikola "NiKo" Kovac finished at 24-33 and in-game leader Finn "karrigan" Andersen at 15-34, and Falcons could not keep up. They leave Katowice in joint fifth to eighth place.
Vitality and MOUZ cruise through
Vitality were the most dominant team of the day, beating PARIVISION 13-2 on Inferno and 13-10 on Dust2. Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut finished with 33 kills and 15 deaths and a 1.66 rating. Shahar "flameZ" Shushan posted a 2.30 rating on Inferno. PARIVISION had knocked out G2 and NAVI earlier in the event, but they could not get going against the world No.2.
MOUZ kept up their unbeaten run at the event by beating FURIA 13-11 on Nuke and 13-6 on Inferno. Paweł "PR" Dycha led the server with a 1.45 rating, and Spinx added 1.34. For FURIA, Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo had a hard day with 17 kills across two maps.
Aurora end 1win's surprise run
Aurora beat 1win 13-9 on Dust2 and 13-8 on Anubis. Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo was the best player in the series with a 1.59 rating, and woxic, Wicadia and XANTARES all rated above 1.19. 1win's Petr "fame" Bolyshev scored 1.41, but it was not enough for the team that beat Spirit in the group stage.
Semi-finals tonight (Malaysia time)
- Vitality vs Aurora: Saturday 10 October, 9.45pm.
- MOUZ vs Spirit: Sunday 11 October, 1am. This is a rematch of their group-stage meeting, which MOUZ won 2-0.
- Grand final: Sunday 11 October, 11pm, best-of-five.
The semi-finals are best-of-three. The $1 million event pays $295,000 to the champions and $175,000 to the runners-up. The four quarter-final losers each receive $50,000. Matches are streamed on ESL's Counter-Strike channels on Twitch and YouTube.
The playoffs come weeks before the PGL Major in Singapore, which starts on 24 November, right on Malaysia's doorstep.
Key takeaways
- Spirit beat Falcons 2-0 (13-8 Mirage, 13-10 Anubis), and donk was voted player of the match.
- Vitality allowed PARIVISION only two rounds on Inferno and won 2-0. ZywOo rated 1.66.
- MOUZ beat FURIA 2-0 and are still unbeaten at the event.
- Aurora beat 1win 2-0, and Jimpphat was the top performer.
- Vitality vs Aurora starts at 9.45pm MYT tonight, and MOUZ vs Spirit at 1am on Sunday.
FAQ
Who is in the ESL Pro League Season 24 semi-finals? Vitality, Aurora, MOUZ and Spirit. Vitality play Aurora, and MOUZ play Spirit.
What time is the ESL Pro League S24 grand final in Malaysia? The best-of-five final is on Sunday, 11 October, at 11pm Malaysia time, in Katowice, Poland.
How much does the ESL Pro League S24 winner get? The champions receive $295,000 from the $1 million prize pool.
Sources: HLTV, Field Level Media, esports.gg, Cyber.Sports.ru