Ninjas in Pyjamas and FaZe are left fighting for their lives after the conclusion of the second day of XSE Pro League Guangzhou, both teams suffering humbling losses to leave them in the 0-2 pool.
The matches today played out amidst a backdrop of further delays and technical issues, which also plagued day one of the event, whilst BetBoom players posted to social media stating they had discovered malicious software on their PCs.
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Tech issues plague XSE Pro League Guangzhou day one as FaZe drop to 0-1 pool
In the games themselves, FaZe found themselves on the wrong end of an Felipe “insani” Yuji masterclass on Ancient, the star rifler shrugging off recent transfer rumours to post over 110 ADR in a 1.65-rated display.
Ninjas in Pyjamas meanwhile put up a miserable performance against Alliance on the same map, veteran Simon “twist” Eliasson putting Ninjas in Pyjamas to the sword in impressive fashion.
The two European squads are struggling in their first tournament following recent changes to their lineups, and will need to see significant improvements if they are to keep their tournament campaigns alive in China.
Elsewhere in the event surprise packages EYEBALLERS and Nemesis both put themselves within a single win of playoff qualification, taking down 3DMAX and B8 respectively, whilst TYLOO also progressed to the 2-0 pool by handing out a thrashing to PARIVISION.
The full day two results are as follows:
Tomorrow FaZe and Ninjas in Pyjamas will face off against SINNERS and Luminosity respectively, with their tournament lives on the line, whilst Nemesis and EYEBALLERS have the chance to secure playoff berths in bouts with BetBoom and TYLOO.
The full schedule is as follows:
