Evil Geniuses Defeats Astralis to Win ESL One New York
By Max Mallow
Evil Geniuses defeated Astralis 3-1 on Sunday to win ESL One New York.
EG defeated the four-time Major champions Astralis for the second time at the event to hoist the trophy. EG only dropped one map throughout the entire tournament coming in the grand final in a double overtime loss on Train.
A new foe has appeared! @EvilGeniuses capitalized on its roster's promising form on debut under a new banner.
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Our #ESLOne New York recap:https://t.co/9E3mq0g6ru
Evil Geniuses Defeats Astralis to Win ESL One New York
The North American organization returned to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive right before the Big Apple event acquiring NRG Esports' roster. The team recently finished top four at the StarLadder Berlin Major after adding Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz as in-game leader.
Astralis, albeit the best CS:GO team of all time, still has yet to lift an ESL One trophy.
EG's championship cements the decision to acquire the roster during a weekend in which the organization also re-entered League of Legends by acquiring Echo Fox's LCS franchise slot.
Evil Geniuses and Astralis both travel to Sweden for CORSAIR DreamHack Masters Malmo this week.
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