Ninjas in Pyjamas took MOUZ down in their DreamHack Masters Malmö opener on Inferno, 16-9, while Grayhound upset Evil Geniuses on Nuke, 16-10.

MOUZ went aggressive down Mid on their CT-side pistol round with both teams getting trade frags on each other before Chris "⁠chrisJ⁠" de Jong put the round to bed with two headshots inside the A bomb site. Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool downed three on the anti-eco, to make it 2-0. Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg found himself in a 1vs2 on A after planting the bomb, but was only able to take down one of the CTs as Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen went on to get the trade and defuse the bomb.

Entries by Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner and Nicolas "⁠Plopski⁠" Gonzalez Zamora opened up the fourth round for Ninjas in Pyjamas, who planted on a 5vs3 as MOUZ retreated to save, making it 1-3. The Swedes were then able to follow it up with a successful B play. Ninjas in Pyjamas finally took the lead, 5-4, with Plopski leading the charge on the attack, and dominated the half, only giving up the last round for a 10-5 lead at the half.

Plopski was crucial to NiP’s success against mouz

Ninjas in Pyjamas kept it up on the CT side, winning the pistol round and following it up for a 12-5 lead. The Ninjas started out unrelenting on the CT side, but the tables turned as mouz started to find holes in the defense. karrigan had a big round with an ace to make it 9-14, but a forcebuy by Ninjas in Pyjamas the following round put a wrench in the comeback as the Swedes reached match point, going on to close it out the following round.

DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019Best of 1 MOUZMatchpage 9 16 1st October 2019 Ninjas in Pyjamas 9Inferno 16

MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	21 - 14	+7	97.2	1.40
Robin 'ropz' Koolropz	25 - 17	+8	97.1	1.38
Özgür 'woxic' Ekerwoxic	12 - 18	-6	54.7	0.76
Chris 'chrisJ' de JongchrisJ	12 - 20	-8	56.2	0.60
David 'frozen' Čerňanskýfrozen	9 - 21	-12	46.3	0.55

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraPlopski	25 - 12	+13	110.3	1.65
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	21 - 16	+5	74.0	1.19
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	18 - 17	+1	73.7	1.12
Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist	12 - 15	-3	62.2	1.06
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	14 - 19	-5	58.3	0.97

A triple by Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte during Evil Geniuses’ T-side pistol round gave the North American side the lead on Nuke. The second round went all the way down to a 2vs2 afterplant situation on B, but with little actual chance to defuse the bombsite the Grayhound players decided to save. Down 0-3, a big four-kill round by Joshua "⁠INS⁠" Potter in the upper site got the Australian team their round on the board. Both teams then traded rounds with Ollie "⁠DickStacy⁠" Tierney winning a crucial 1vs1 clutch against Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov which led to Grayhound taking the lead as Evil Geniuses struggled in the economic game. Despite a late push in the half by EG, it was Grayhound who took the lead at the half, 8-7.

Grayhound pick up their first win in Malmö against EG

Grayhound increased their lead winning the second pistol round, and started to get on a roll winning against the forcebuy, eco, and the first gun round, going up 12-7. Evil Geniuses started to get a footing on the half as both teams traded rounds back-and-forth, but were unable to stop Grayhound as they inched closer and closer to 16 rounds, eventually closing it out 16-10 to tally their first win in Malmö.

DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019Best of 1 Evil GeniusesMatchpage 10 16 1st October 2019 Grayhound 10Nuke 16

Evil Geniuses	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguzstanislaw	19 - 19	0	88.4	1.08
Tsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovCeRq	15 - 18	-3	68.7	0.96
Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan	17 - 21	-4	64.9	0.90
Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze	18 - 21	-3	69.3	0.82
Tarik 'tarik' Celiktarik	8 - 23	-15	43.8	0.54

Grayhound	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Simon 'Sico' WilliamsSico	27 - 13	+14	104.3	1.61
Christopher 'dexter' Nongdexter	28 - 16	+12	108.2	1.53
Joshua 'INS' PotterINS	19 - 12	+7	90.8	1.28
Ollie 'DickStacy' TierneyDickStacy	18 - 18	0	63.8	1.03
Liam 'malta' Schembrimalta	10 - 18	-8	49.4	0.61

Joshua 'INS' Potter Age: 21 Team: Grayhound Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 628 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.66 Evil Geniuses #3 Peter 'stanislaw' JarguzTarik 'tarik' CelikVincent 'Brehze' CayonteEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Robin 'ropz' Kool Age: 19 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 615 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.62 MOUZ #8 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenChris 'chrisJ' de JongÖzgür 'woxic' EkerDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýRobin 'ropz' Kool Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Age: 17 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 513 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.66 Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong Age: 29 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 1429 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.66 Ollie 'DickStacy' Tierney Age: 22 Team: Grayhound Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 567 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.65 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 29 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 1501 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.68 Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte Age: 21 Team: Evil Geniuses Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 785 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.67 Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Age: 19 Team: Evil Geniuses Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 813 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.62 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg Age: 31 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 1578 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.65 Grayhound #28 Simon 'Sico' WilliamsChristopher 'dexter' NongJoshua 'INS' PotterLiam 'malta' SchembriOllie 'DickStacy' Tierney Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner Age: 21 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 842 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 Ninjas in Pyjamas #17 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergSimon 'twist' EliassonJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' SternerNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora