Kinguin defeat Virtus.pro 2-0 (16-14 on Dust2 and 16-5 on Mirage) in an upset and EnVyUs take down Space Soldiers 2-1 (8-16 on Cache, 22-19 on Cobblestone, and 16-14 on Dust2) in the WESG 2016 World Finals semifinals.
The semifinals of the $1.5 million WESG 2016 World Finals in Changzhou, China saw Virtus.pro and Kinguin in one match-up and Space Soldiers and Envy in the other as all four teams locked horns for a leviathan $800,000 first place prize.
With VP and EnVyUs both having been billed as heavy favourites ahead of the tournament's commencement (ranked #6 and #11 on our rankings respectively), Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski and crew quickly found themselves on the back foot as Polish rivals and upstarts Kinguin edged out their map pick of Dust2 16-14.
rallen & co. of Kinguin took down Polish rivals VP in a semifinal stunner
Any chance of a classic Golden Five comeback was then quickly snuffed out as a Michał "MICHU" Müller and Mikołaj "mouz" Karolewski led effort on Virtus.pro's map pick of Mirage closed out the map 16-5 and relegated their elite Polish brethren to a 3-4th place finish (dependent on the third place decider later today).
WESG 2016 World FinalsBest of 3 
Kinguin
Matchpage 2 0 15th January 2017 
Virtus.pro 16Dust2 14 16Mirage 5
| Kinguin | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michał 'MICHU' MüllerMICHU | 39 - 32 | +7 | 93.7 | 1.34 |
| Karol 'rallen' Rodowiczrallen | 40 - 27 | +13 | 78.2 | 1.32 |
| Mikołaj 'mouz' Karolewskimouz | 40 - 31 | +9 | 80.5 | 1.20 |
| Damian 'Furlan' KislowskiFurlan | 30 - 32 | -2 | 67.6 | 1.06 |
| Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekSZPERO | 38 - 30 | +8 | 68.0 | 1.05 |
| Virtus.pro | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax | 34 - 31 | +3 | 73.5 | 1.13 |
| Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskipashaBiceps | 31 - 37 | -6 | 71.4 | 1.00 |
| Filip 'NEO' KubskiNEO | 32 - 43 | -11 | 84.1 | 0.94 |
| Paweł 'byali' Bielińskibyali | 29 - 38 | -9 | 57.5 | 0.84 |
| Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ | 24 - 40 | -16 | 52.5 | 0.64 |
The second semifinal also began in unexpected fashion as Ahmet "paz" Karahoca powered his team to a 16-8 victory on nV's map pick of Cache. The second map of Cobblestone then went the long mile with 9-6 halves being traded and two overtimes playing out; with Kenny "kennyS" Schrub in fine form however, it was the French team who closed out the second map 22-19.
With the decider map being Dust2, Space Soldiers defended the first half with a 9-6 lead. EnVyUs then appeared to have the second pistolround in their hands, but Engin "ngiN" Kor picked up four quick pistol kills in a two-versus-four to give Space Soldiers the round.
However, solid defending from the French team inched them forward and Vincent "Happy" Schopenhauer & co. eventually secured a 16-14 victory and moved into the grand finals.
WESG 2016 World FinalsBest of 3 
Envy
Matchpage 2 1 15th January 2017 
Space Soldiers 8Cache 16 22Cobblestone 19 16Dust2 14
| Envy | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK- | 74 - 69 | +5 | 91.6 | 1.17 |
| Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS | 72 - 65 | +7 | 72.6 | 1.08 |
| Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX | 71 - 72 | -1 | 81.4 | 1.06 |
| Christophe 'SIXER' XiaSIXER | 54 - 60 | -6 | 63.9 | 0.94 |
| Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy | 51 - 68 | -17 | 67.3 | 0.83 |
| Space Soldiers | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşXANTARES | 84 - 69 | +15 | 97.0 | 1.32 |
| Ahmet 'paz' Karahocapaz | 82 - 61 | +21 | 88.1 | 1.30 |
| Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliMAJ3R | 57 - 71 | -14 | 74.6 | 0.97 |
| Engin 'ngiN' KorngiN | 55 - 58 | -3 | 57.7 | 0.93 |
| Çağatay 'DESPE' SedefDESPE | 55 - 63 | -8 | 64.1 | 0.92 |
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Engin 'ngiN' Kor 
Age: 23 Team: Space Soldiers Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 240 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.65 Mikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski 
Age: 21 Team: Kinguin Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 533 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.65 Vincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer 
Age: 25 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 930 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.66 Envy #11 Christophe 'SIXER' XiaKenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireVincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer Kinguin #21 Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekKarol 'rallen' RodowiczMichał 'MICHU' MüllerMikołaj 'mouz' KarolewskiDamian 'Furlan' Kislowski Ahmet 'paz' Karahoca 
Age: 19 Team: Space Soldiers Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 233 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.65 Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski 
Age: 23 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 964 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.65 Michał 'MICHU' Müller 
Age: 20 Team: Kinguin Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 684 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.68 Space Soldiers #37 Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşÇağatay 'DESPE' SedefAhmet 'paz' KarahocaEngin 'ngiN' Kor Virtus.pro #6 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński Kenny 'kennyS' Schrub 
Age: 21 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 963 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.63
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