Dignitas spoil MICHU’s EG debut in FunSpark ULTI Europe Final

The Nordic team looked like a well-oiled machine in this one-sided affair.

Dignitas have advanced to the FunSpark ULTI Europe Final upper semi-finals following a dominant 2-0 win over a new-look Evil Geniuses featuring a debuting Michał "⁠MICHU⁠" Müller. The Scandinavian side, who replaced HEROIC in the tournament at the last minute, looked in control of the series from the get-go, claiming their opponent's pick of Inferno 16-9 before overwhelmingly taking Vertigo 16-4.

Dignitas will now move on to the next round of the upper bracket, in which they will face off against Extra Salt, while Evil Geniuses will fight for tournament survival in the lower bracket versus BIG.

Dignitas looked unstoppable against EG

Dignitas got off to a flying start on the CT side of Inferno, cruising to an 8-0 score with no resistance from their opponents. Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov eventually inspired his team to two consecutive rounds, but a Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg AWP ace helped push the Swedish squad further ahead. EG managed to have a spurt of success at the end of the half, with an incredible 4K from Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte on the A site sending Evil Geniuses into the side switch chasing a five-round deficit after a sluggish start.

The opening of the second half saw the two teams lock horns in an exchange of rounds, but neither side could piece together more than two at a time. The back and forth benefitted Dignitas, who had a sizeable score difference to play with, and the team quickly secured the map, with Håkon "⁠hallzerk⁠" Fjærli topping the leaderboard with a 1.88-rated performance.

Now on their pick of Vertigo after a strong map one, Dignitas were brimming with confidence. The initial eight rounds had teams at a stalemate before back-to-back impactful rounds from Ludvig "⁠HEAP⁠" Alonso put Dignitas firmly in front. The Terrorist side refused to take their foot off the gas as they powered to an 11-4 halftime lead after rounding out a six-round streak.

The CT pistol went in favour of Dignitas and the rest was history. With an impenetrable defence, the Nordic team rapidly added rounds to their tally as a deflated Evil Geniuses, with the exception of a deadly Owen "⁠oBo⁠" Schlatter, struggled to win their duels across the map, with a 16-4 blowout quickly materialising.

Funspark ULTI 2020 Europe FinalBest of 3 Evil GeniusesMatchpage 0 2 20th April 2021 Dignitas 9Inferno 16 4Vertigo 16

Evil Geniuses	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Owen 'oBo' SchlatteroBo	37 - 34	+3	89.8	1.11
Tsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovCeRq	19 - 31	-12	60.3	0.72
Michał 'MICHU' MüllerMICHU	21 - 36	-15	56.4	0.62
Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze	23 - 38	-15	53.4	0.61
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguzstanislaw	17 - 32	-15	42.9	0.60

Dignitas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærlihallzerk	45 - 17	+28	94.6	1.75
Ludvig 'HEAP' AlonsoHEAP	36 - 25	+11	87.3	1.40
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	34 - 26	+8	88.2	1.38
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	31 - 23	+8	68.4	1.15
Adam 'friberg' Fribergfriberg	24 - 27	-3	60.3	0.97

Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte Age: 22 Team: Evil Geniuses Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 1055 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.66 BIG #12 Johannes 'tabseN' WodarzTizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschFlorian 'syrsoN' RischeIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşNils 'k1to' Gruhne Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Age: 21 Team: Evil Geniuses Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 1094 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.62 HEROIC #3 Casper 'cadiaN' MøllerIsmail 'refrezh' AliMartin 'stavn' LundRené 'TeSeS' MadsenRasmus 'sjuush' Beck Owen 'oBo' Schlatter Age: 17 Team: Evil Geniuses Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 302 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.67 Dignitas #25 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergAdam 'friberg' FribergJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonHåkon 'hallzerk' FjærliLudvig 'HEAP' Alonso Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærli Age: 20 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 514 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.65 Extra Salt #23 Aran 'Sonic' GroesbeekEdgar 'MarKE' MaldonadoJohnny 'JT' TheodosiouJosh 'oSee' OhmJustin 'FaNg' Coakley Evil Geniuses #20 Michał 'MICHU' MüllerPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzVincent 'Brehze' CayonteTsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovOwen 'oBo' Schlatter Michał 'MICHU' Müller Age: 24 Team: Evil Geniuses Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1591 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.68 Ludvig 'HEAP' Alonso Age: 21 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 130 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.67 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg Age: 32 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 1857 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.65