Ninjas in Pyjamas have beaten NRG 16-6 on Nuke to begin their campaign at the ECS Season 6 Finals.
The Group B opening match between NRG and Ninjas in Pyjamas was on Nuke where the Swedes started on the CT-side. Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg & Jonas "Lekr0" Olofsson secured the pistol round with double kills and Ninjas in Pyjamas made it 2-0 after winning the anti-eco.
Ethan "Ethan" Arnold stepped up with a quad kill in the third round to put NRG on the board but Ninjas in Pyjamas hit back with five consecutive round victories to lead 7-1. A triple kill by Ethan gave NRG their second but Ninjas in Pyjamas went on to finish the half 12-3 ahead.
Fredrik "REZ" Sterner kicked off Ninjas in Pyjamas's CT-side with a quad kill which extended their lead to 13-3. REZ & Lekr0 clutches a 2vs3 in the 18th round to earn their team 12 match points.
Ninjas in Pyjamas closed out the game on the upper bomb-site as Lekr0 clutched a 1vs2. The Swedes won the map 16-6 and advanced to the winners' match in Arlington, Texas, USA.
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Matchpage 6 16 22nd November 2018 
Ninjas in Pyjamas 6Nuke 16 | NRG | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze | 15 - 20 | -5 | 68.9 | 0.78 |
 Tsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovCeRq | 11 - 20 | -9 | 61.3 | 0.75 |
| Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan | 12 - 20 | -8 | 69.0 | 0.70 |
| Jacob 'FugLy' MedinaFugLy | 13 - 20 | -7 | 72.0 | 0.69 |
 Damian 'daps' Steeledaps | 8 - 18 | -10 | 34.7 | 0.41 |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ | 25 - 10 | +15 | 123.6 | 1.96 |
| Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis | 23 - 12 | +11 | 109.0 | 1.66 |
| Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0 | 19 - 11 | +8 | 72.4 | 1.40 |
| Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest | 19 - 15 | +4 | 76.0 | 1.27 |
| Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT | 12 - 11 | +1 | 79.2 | 1.23 |
Ninjas in Pyjamas #7 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner 
NRG #8 Damian 'daps' SteeleJacob 'FugLy' MedinaVincent 'Brehze' CayonteEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Jonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson 
Age: 25 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 685 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg 
Age: 30 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 1445 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.65 Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner 
Age: 20 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 709 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold 
Age: 18 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 555 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.68