OG fall to HAVU in CCT North Europe Series 2

Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković and company fell to the Finnish team in a two-map series.

HAVU have seen to the elimination of OG from the CCT North Europe Series 2 playoff bracket, dispatching of the European composition 2-0 following victories on Mirage (16-9) and Inferno (16-11). The Finns now await the winner of a match between FORZE and Movistar Riders.

OG previously managed a runners-up finish in CCT Central Europe Series 2, but have since struggled for results, managing a fourth place finish at the IEM Road to Rio Europe RMR B only to be eliminated from the Challengers Stage of the Major with a 2-3 record, losing to fnatic, FURIA, and Vitality.

OG's subsequent appearance at the BLAST Premier Fall Final also didn't go as the team would have hoped, with 0-2 losses to FaZe and Ninjas in Pyjamas bringing an immediate end to any hopes of playing in front of a Danish crowd.

OG have been knocked out of the tournament

The early exit from the online CCT event comes ahead of OG's BLAST Premier World Final bid, where they will be the lowest-ranked team in attendance. They have a little over a week to clean up their mistakes and bring a fresh approach for the tournament in Abu Dhabi, where they will have a final chance to net some important wins to close out the season.

HAVU, meanwhile, can hold their heads high after dispatching of the European combine who are ranked 43 places above them in the world ranking. The Finnish team claimed victory off the back of two strong defensive efforts, recovering from an initial 8-7 deficit on Mirage by putting on a masterclass on the CT side, losing just one round en route to victory.

OG didn't fare much better on their own map pick of Inferno as HAVU jumped out to an 11-4 lead by the end of the first half, an effort led by a stellar 20-6 scoreline from Sami "⁠xseveN⁠" Laasanen. Maciej "⁠F1KU⁠" Miklas, Shahar "⁠flameZ⁠" Shushan, and Adam "⁠NEOFRAG⁠" Zouhar put in an effort to bring their side back into the map, but the rounds they tallied only served to make the scoreline look more respectable in the end as HAVU eventually closed things out, 16-11.

CCT North Europe Series 2Best of 3 OGMatchpage 0 2 4th December 2022 HAVU 9Mirage 16 11Inferno 16

OG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Maciej 'F1KU' MiklasF1KU	34 - 30	+4	73.4	1.12
Shahar 'flameZ' ShushanflameZ	31 - 31	0	68.2	1.09
Adam 'NEOFRAG' ZouharNEOFRAG	31 - 38	-7	72.5	1.08
Abdul 'degster' Gasanovdegster	32 - 32	0	56.8	0.94
Nemanja 'nexa' Isakovićnexa	21 - 36	-15	54.0	0.72

HAVU	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Sami 'xseveN' LaasanenxseveN	42 - 26	+16	80.4	1.35
Jarkko 'spargo' Rahjaspargo	36 - 27	+9	58.3	1.13
Jani 'Aerial' JussilaAerial	33 - 32	+1	66.6	1.11
Jesse 'zehN' LinjalazehN	23 - 29	-6	64.1	0.97
Joonas 'doto' Forssdoto	32 - 38	-6	71.3	0.93

FURIA #7 Andrei 'arT' PiovezanYuri 'yuurih' SantosKaike 'KSCERATO' CeratoRafael 'saffee' CostaAndré 'drop' Abreu Nicholas 'guerri' Nogueira fnatic #10 Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonDion 'FASHR' DerksenNico 'nicoodoz' TamjidiFredrik 'roeJ' JørgensenWilliam 'mezii' Merriman Jamie 'keita' Hall Maciej 'F1KU' Miklas Age: 19 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 663 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.68 Ninjas in Pyjamas #12 Patrick 'es3tag' HansenFredrik 'REZ' SternerHampus 'hampus' PoserAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenLudvig 'Brollan' Brolin Daniel 'djL' Narancic OG #18 Nemanja 'nexa' IsakovićAdam 'NEOFRAG' ZouharShahar 'flameZ' ShushanAbdul 'degster' GasanovMaciej 'F1KU' Miklas Casper 'ruggah' Due FaZe #3 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenHåvard 'rain' NygaardRussel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenRobin 'ropz' KoolHelvijs 'broky' Saukants Robert 'RobbaN' Dahlström Adam 'NEOFRAG' Zouhar Age: 21 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 729 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67 HAVU #55 Jesse 'zehN' LinjalaJani 'Aerial' JussilaSami 'xseveN' LaasanenJoonas 'doto' ForssJarkko 'spargo' Rahja Mikko 'xartE' Välimaa Sami 'xseveN' Laasanen Age: 28 Team: HAVU Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 1358 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.66 Vitality #9 Dan 'apEX' MadesclairePeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenEmil 'Magisk' ReifMathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautLotan 'Spinx' Giladi Danny 'zonic' Sørensen FORZE #39 Vladislav 'Krad' KravchenkoAndrey 'Jerry' MekhryakovAleksandr 'zorte' ZagodyrenkoAleksandr 'shalfey' Marenov Artem 'Fierce' Ivanov Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković Age: 25 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 1301 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.63 Movistar Riders #25 Alejandro 'alex' MasanetAlejandro 'mopoz' Fernández-Quejo CanoPere 'sausol' Solsona SaumellDavid 'dav1g' Granado BermudoAntonio 'MartinezSa' Martinez Galder 'bladE' Barcena Shahar 'flameZ' Shushan Age: 19 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 442 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.67