Elisa Invitational Spring 2022: Apeks and Enterprise leave the tournament

ex-MAD Lions beat Apeks 2:1 (Mirage 7:16: Dust2 16:12 ; Nuke 16:9). Team Finest advance to the quarterfinals, having beaten Enterprise with a score of 2:0 (Inferno 16:11 ; Dust2 16:10).

ex-MAD Lions vs Apeks

1. ex-MAD Lions removed Overpass
2. Apeks removed
3. ex-MAD Lions picked Mirage
4. Apeks picked Dust2
5. ex-MAD Lions removed Inferno
6. Apeks removed Ancient
7. Nuke was left over

1) On the first map of the confrontation, the ex-MAD Lions team did not manage to play properly in attack, so they started on the side for shields with only four rounds. They failed to return to the game, they managed to take only three weapon rounds. On this, the map came to an end. It became a common practice for the ex-MAD Lions team to lose the first map and then comeback the series, which they did. ex-MAD Lions 7:16 Apeks.

2) On the second map ex-MAD Lions had good chances to complete the defense with a score of 13:2. However, poorly played last four rounds led the team to not the most comfortable score for defense on Dust2. They managed to take 9 rounds, and in order not to fly out of the championship, they had to demonstrate a confident attack. And they were able to achieve a positive result. Even with losing the first three rounds, they managed to play competent rounds with a full buy, which as a result led them to victory on the map. ex-MAD Lions 16:12 Apeks.

3) The third map was really easy for the ex-MAD Lions. Taking 7 rounds on the Nuke map for an attack, most often, the team guarantees itself a very comfortable defense. But on defense, the Lions destroyed the Apeks altogether. The attack only managed to take the pistol round, and after that it was erased from the map. ex-MAD Lions 16:9 Apeks.

The Apeks exit the Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 in 9th-12th place and also earn $1,000 per team.

ex-MAD Lions go to the quarterfinals, where they will fight with the Turkish team Eternal Fire.

Finest vs. Enterprise

1. Enterprise removed Vertigo
2. Finest removed Nuke
3. Enterprise picked Inferno
4. Finest picked Dust2
5. Enterprise removed Overpass
6. Finest removed Ancient
7. Mirage was left over

1) On the first map, the Finest team started on the defense side. They spent the first half of the map not in the best way, but they managed to take their eight rounds. Their opponent, the Enterprise team, did not cope with the Finest attack at all. All we saw from them was four won rounds, in which we saw more of Finest's mistakes than Enterprise's merits. Finest 16:11 Enterprise.

2) On the Dust2 map, the Finest team attacked well. Due to their game, they managed to reach a comfortable eight rounds in attack. After switching sides, we saw a reinforced concrete defense seven rounds long. Having reached the mark of 15 rounds, Finest's game began to crumble. The Enterprise team lacked quite a bit to reach overtime. Finest 16:13 Enterprise.

Enterprise exit Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 in 9th-12th place and also earn $1,000 per team.

Finest advance to the quarterfinals, where they will face the Bad News Eagles.

Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 runs from March 21 to June 25 online. As part of the championship, 28 teams from Europe and the CIS are fighting for a prize pool of $50,000, as well as a ticket to Elisa Masters Espoo 2022.

Intermediate results of Elisa Invitational Spring 2022

• 1st place: TBD $25,000 + slot at Elisa Masters Espoo 2022
• 2nd place: TBD $7,000
• 3rd-4th place: TBD $3,000
• 5th-8th place: TBD $2,000
• 9th-12th place: ECSTATIC, SKADE, Apeks, Enterprise $1,000
• 13th place: Sprout
• 14th-16th place: BLUEJAYS, Esports Club Kyiv and Tricked Esport
• 17th-19th place: KOVA Esports, AGO and 777 Esports
• 20th-21st place: BIG Academy and Into The Breach
• 22nd-24th: Young Ninjas, hellslayerz and 00 Prospects
• 25th-27th place: ex-DREAM Gaming, Anonymo Esports and Lilmix
• 28th-29th place: Astralis Talent and Savage