VeryGames have for the third time in a row defeated NiP in a best-of-three, this time in the semi-final of ESWC 2013 with a 2-0 score (16-13 on de_cache, 19-16 on de_nuke).
After over a year of dominance, NiP were sent home by VeryGames in the last two tournaments, and today they met once again in a battle for the grand final of the Electronic Sports World Cup 2013.
This was the third NiP vs. VeryGames clash in four weeks
The match began on de_cache with VG on the Terrorists side, and they took a quick 5-0 lead. Nevertheless, it was NiP on the other side so running over them was never an option, and that proved true immediately as the Swedes made it all square 5-5.
Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom's couple of entry headshots on Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund and Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg opened up the 11th round, sending VG into the lead again with 6-5.
NiP's in-game leader Richard "Xizt" Landström won a 1vs2 situation to even things up at 7-7, and NiP suddenly ended up in their first lead after the last round of the half, 8-7.
It didn't last long though despite 3 great headshots from the pistol master Lindberg, as VG won a 2-on-2 situation to even the score at 8-8.
The score was tied on two more occasions, at 9-9 after NiP won the early buy, and at 11-11 as Nathan "NBK" Schmitt brought VeryGames back into the game with a big 1-on-2 clutch. This was Schmitt's time to shine as he added another clutch, this time a 1vs1 to put his team back up 12-11.
That produced money problems for the Swedes, and they behind 14-11. The all-important round 26 looked to be a pathway to NiP's comeback, but Richard "shox" Papillon took out 4 enemies and had a huge 1-vs-3 clutch to put VG on match point 15-11.
NiP were still not completely out and they brought the score back to 15-13, but Papillon was the difference maker as he once again clutched, this time a 1-on-2 to win on de_cache 16-13.
The second map was de_nuke, on which NiP demolished the French-Belgian team only 6 days ago the the EMS One Finals. However, VeryGames repeated their start from the first map and went up 5-0 as Terrorists, with Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux sitting on 13-0 score at one point.
NiP once again proved tough to break, as they slowly came back despite Papillon's 3-kill round for 6-2. One of the superstars in the Swedish team, Lindberg, finally got on the scoreboard in round nine and made 3 kills which put his team back on track and led to a 6-6 score shortly after.
friberg kept NiP's hopes alive on de_nuke
Adam "friberg" Friberg was the man of the half, as he clutched a 1-on-2 for 7-6 and then a 1-on-1 for 8-7, giving NiP another minimal lead before the sides changed.
The Swedes finally won their first pistol round of the series and got up to a 9-7 advantage, but two great entry kills by Benrlitom sabotaged their efforts and propelled VG to win an eco, later making it 9-9.
Despite that, Friberg was still the best player in the server, especially after another 3-kill round that brought the score to 10-9.
The first larger difference in favor of NiP came at 13-9, and again at 14-10 after Friberg's masterful 1vs2 in the lower bombsite when he scored two headshots through the hole in the door.
VeryGames went for a desperate buy and it seemed to pay off, but the reply was stern, and NiP went on map point 15-11.
Just as it seemed we were about to move on to map three, Schmitt somehow clutched a 1-on-3 situation with a fiveseven at the lower bombsite, keeping VeryGames in the game. That turned out being the key moment in the match, as the French-based side went on to even the score and put the match into overtime.
Fortunately, ESWC changed the rules before the tournament so the match didn't end here, but it wasn't prolonged by much either as Papillon & co won 19-16 to the delight of the crowd gathered in front of them on the mini-stage.
VeryGames celebrating another win over NiP
ESWC 2013Best of 2 
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Matchpage 2 0 2nd November 2013 
Ninjas in Pyjamas 16Cache 13 19Nuke 16
| VeryGames | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard 'shox' Papillonshox | 58 - 37 | +21 | - | 1.38 |
| Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK- | 46 - 40 | +6 | - | 1.11 |
| Edouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxSmithZz | 48 - 48 | 0 | - | 1.05 |
 Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM | 46 - 45 | +1 | - | 0.98 |
| Kévin 'Ex6TenZ' DroolansEx6TenZ | 43 - 47 | -4 | - | 0.89 |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam 'friberg' Fribergfriberg | 61 - 50 | +11 | - | 1.21 |
| Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest | 45 - 50 | -5 | - | 0.92 |
| Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt | 36 - 46 | -10 | - | 0.84 |
| Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT | 39 - 47 | -8 | - | 0.78 |
| Robin 'Fifflaren' JohanssonFifflaren | 34 - 49 | -15 | - | 0.73 |
VeryGames will play the grand final on the main stage tomorrow at 09:30 against the winner of Astana Dragons vs. Clan-Mystik, while NiP will have to settle for the 3rd place decider later today around 16:00 .
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