On May 12th, the ESL studios in Leicester, England, saw the group stage conclusion of the ESL Pro League Season 3 finals. Five teams were left in the battle for the semifinals with Ninjas in Pyjamas and G2 having already advanced, and Astralis having been eliminated. It came down to Cloud9, Luminosity, Fnatic, OpTic Gaming and Liquid to fill in the remaining two slots.
Cloud9 vs. Team Liquid
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Dust 2: 16-19 for Liquid
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Cobblestone: 10-16 for Liquid
Amazing performance from @C9_Skadoodle as he finishes his 4K with a wallbang clutch #ESLProLeague pic.twitter.com/yT1rTSEO5K
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 12, 2016
OpTic Gaming vs. Luminosity
- Inferno: 12-16 for Luminosity
- Overpass: 13-16 for Luminosity
WITH THE AWP @LG_FalleN going in with the Ace for @Luminosity! https://t.co/4VRPIQOGly pic.twitter.com/yvSGPiQc2U
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 12, 2016
Fnatic vs. Team Liquid
- Cache: 16-6 for Fnatic
- Mirage: 16-13 for Fnatic
.@jwCSGO clutches it to save the day! #ESLProLeague pic.twitter.com/54uNSejya1
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 12, 2016
The semifinals are set
Four teams remain in the running for the ESL Pro League Season 3 championship: Ninjas in Pyjamas who will face Luminosity Gaming in the semifinals and Fnatic who will face G2 Esports. NiP and G2 have shown great performance in the group stage however, Luminosity are the reigning Major champions and Fnatic are never to be underestimated. We have some thrilling matches ahead of us where anything can happen - the London games are not to be missed!
London calling
The semifinalists will gather at the indigo at the O2 Arena in London on May 14th and 15th to battle it out for the ESL Pro League Season 3 championship and the lion’s share of the US$750,000 prize pool. If you want to see the world’s best teams live in action, be sure to get yourself one of the remaining tickets!
You can also tune in online to watch all of the matches live - join us on both Saturday, May 14th, and Sunday, May 15th, starting from 16:00 CEST.
For more information about the event, visit the ESL Pro League official website and follow ESLCS on Twitter and Facebook for all important updates, highlights and more.
