Virtus.pro, Tempo Storm accrue wins

Two more Group B games have transpired with Virtus.pro taking down E-frag.net and Tempo Storm winning a major upset victory against EnVyUs.

The next set of Group B games at IEM Katowice was of utmost importance for the two purportedly elite level teams, Virtus.pro and Envy, as both were fighting to keep their chances of advancing to the playoffs at the Spodek Arena alive.

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The Poles of Virtus.pro had minimal troubles against E-frag.net, who have generally had a poor showing at IEM Katowice, and Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas and his men achieved a 16-9 victory over the Bulgarians on de_overpass.

IEM Katowice 2016Best of 1 E-frag.netMatchpage 9 16 3rd March 2016 Virtus.pro 9Overpass 16

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Paweł 'byali' Bielińskibyali	26 - 12	+14	83.8	1.49
Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax	21 - 12	+9	92.9	1.42
Filip 'NEO' KubskiNEO	22 - 15	+7	92.3	1.41
Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ	18 - 13	+5	84.8	1.29
Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskipashaBiceps	14 - 13	+1	66.3	1.05

E-frag.net	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Viktor 'v1c7oR' Dyankovv1c7oR	16 - 19	-3	74.2	0.99
Nikolay 'pNshr' PauninpNshr	18 - 19	-1	74.7	0.87
Kamen 'bubble' Kostadinovbubble	15 - 20	-5	65.1	0.79
Emiliyan 'spyleadeR' DimitrovspyleadeR	13 - 23	-10	63.3	0.64
Nikolay 'nkl' Krastevnkl	3 - 20	-17	37.3	0.43

The second match saw far more on the line as Tempo Storm rocketed up to an early advantage by closing the first half with a 10-5 T-side score on de_mirage against EnVyUs.

Two crucial smoke defuses continued to propel the Brazilians forward on their CT-side in addition to all-around solid play and they ultimately stunned nV 16-7 on the map and knocked the French team out of the tournament.

IEM Katowice 2016Best of 1 EnvyMatchpage 7 16 3rd March 2016 Tempo Storm 7Mirage 16

Tempo Storm	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Lucas 'LUCAS1' TelesLUCAS1	23 - 13	+10	119.7	1.84
Ricardo 'boltz' Prassboltz	23 - 13	+10	89.3	1.50
Gustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesSHOOWTiME	20 - 17	+3	89.4	1.27
Henrique 'HEN1' TelesHEN1	15 - 12	+3	51.5	1.06
João 'felps' Vasconcellosfelps	12 - 14	-2	64.1	0.93

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	16 - 17	-1	77.6	0.95
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	16 - 18	-2	74.0	0.93
Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS	11 - 18	-7	53.0	0.69
Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX	13 - 21	-8	69.6	0.69
Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK-	12 - 19	-7	75.7	0.68

Group B standings:

#	Team	W	L	Diff	Points
1.	Astralis	4	0	+37	12
2.	Tempo Storm	3	1	+16	9
3.	FaZe	2	2	-1	6
4.	Virtus.pro	2	2	-8	6
5.	EnVyUs	1	3	-12	3
6.	E-frag.net	0	4	-32	0

The current group standings mean that the upcoming match between Virtus.pro and FaZe will determine the final third team to advance to the playoffs of IEM Katowice.

stich writes for HLTV.org and can be found on Twitter

E-frag.net #18 Kamen 'bubble' KostadinovEmiliyan 'spyleadeR' DimitrovNikolay 'nkl' KrastevViktor 'v1c7oR' DyankovSimeon 'dream3r' Ganev Virtus.pro #7 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński Wiktor 'TaZ' Wojtas Age: 29 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 924 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 FaZe #10 Ricardo 'fox' PachecoMikail 'Maikelele' BillPhilip 'aizy' AistrupHåvard 'rain' NygaardJoakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad Tempo Storm #24 Henrique 'HEN1' TelesLucas 'LUCAS1' TelesRicardo 'boltz' PrassJoão 'felps' VasconcellosGustavo 'SHOOWTiME' Gonçalves Envy #2 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieyKenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireVincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer