Astralis are eliminated from ESL Pro League Season 16

Heroic defeated Astralis 2-1, which guaranteed Astralis' elimination from the championship and Heroic 's exit from the second place in Group C.

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

On Overpass, both teams demonstrated a good defense and the game was equal, which led to overtimes on the first map. Additional rounds did not last long, Astralis gained an advantage on the attack side and were able to put the squeeze on defense. Astralis 19:17 Heroic.

On the Inferno map, the Heroic team played well in the first half on the defensive side, winning the half with a score of 9:6. Despite the fact that Heroic lost the fourth pistol round in a row in the series, cadiaN and company were able to take the lead in the rounds and surprise Astralis with their powerful attack. Heroic were able to avenge their lost pick and leveled the score in the series. Heroic 16:12 Astralis.

On the decisive map, Nuke had an equally tight fight, although Heroic started well for the special forces, but in the end, half of Astralis managed to get closer to their opponent and half ended with a score of 8:7 in favor of cadiaN and the company. After switching sides, Heroic immediately took a streak of four rounds and got a good economic advantage, Astralis gave a worthy rebuff, but at a distance of gla1ve with their team they could not defeat the opponent. Heroic 16:13 Astralis.

ESL Pro League Season 16 runs from August 31st to October 2nd in Malta at the Salini Resort. 24 teams from Europe, CIS, North and South America compete for a total prize pool of $835,000. The winner of the tournament will receive the main prize of $175,000, as well as tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023.

Intermediate results of ESL Pro League Season 16

• 1st place: $175,000 + 2,800 BLAST Premier points + ticket to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 + ticket to IEM Katowice 2023
• 2nd place: $70,000 + 1,400 BLAST Premier points
• 3rd-4th place: $35,000 + 875 BLAST Premier points
• 5th-8th place: $17,500 + 262.5 BLAST Premier points
• 9th-12th place: $12,000
• 13th-16th place: Astralis, Team Spirit and BIG — $19,000
• 17th-20th place: Ninjas in Pajamas — $17,500
• 17th-20th place: MIBR and ENCE - $12,500
• 21st-24th place: Endpoint and HEET — $11,000
• 21st-24th place: FTW - $6,000