NiP win Svecup Västerås

Ninjas in Pyjamas won Svecup Västerås following a 2-0 victory over Crave Gaming in the final.

After fending off the threat of Lemondogs early on,ästerå NiP were made to contest the grand final and the first prize of almost €3,500 with Crave Gaming, who feature former Epsilon member Gustav "KAB0M" Runemalm.

The first map of the tie was de_train_se, which NiP had lost to Lemondogs, but this time around they gave a much better account of themselves and went into the break up 12-3. Crave came out strongly in the second half and won the pistol round to reduce to deficit, but then NiP won the anti-eco round and the following three rounds to pick up a 16-4 victory and take the lead in the tie.

NiP back to winning ways

de_dust2_se then followed, with NiP on cruise control in the early stages of the game as they strolled to a 9-2 lead. Crave then found a lifeline when they picked up a couple of rounds in a row, but NiP turned in a good display in the second half to regain control of the game and win the map 16-11.

Svecup VästeråsBest of 2 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 2 0 25th May 2013 Crave Gaming 16Train_se 5 16Dust2_se 11

Lemondogs forfeited the bronze match, so the third prize of €580 went to Internetz.

Svecup Västerås final standings:

1. NiP - €3,490
2. Crave gaming - €1,160
3. Internetz - €580
4. Lemondogs