Vitality took down Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0

After defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0, Vitality became the second team in the ESL Pro League Season 18 to clinch a berth in the playoffs. Danny "zonic" Sørensen's men won easily because the Ninjas were a very different team from the one that had ripped past Astralis on Wednesday.

The No. 1 team in the world will now likely advance directly to the quarterfinals as they will take against Movistar Riders on Sunday at 19:30. It's hard to see how the Spanish team, who emerged as the Group A surprise, can hold out against Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut and colleagues. The first episode of the series was set in Mirage, the location chosen by Ninjas in Pyjamas, and it wasn't a fun time for Hampus "hampus" Poser's troops. The European mix trailed 2-13 at the half despite discovering multiple entry frags and bomb plants, thus they didn't have much success offensively.