NRG got off to a great start at the ECS Season 5 Finals after defeating G2 16-4 on Mirage in the Group B opening match.

It all started with NRG securing a quick 3-0 lead after picking up their CT pistol. G2 responded well in the first gun round despite Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold finding two entry-kills, but Damian "⁠daps⁠" Steele's men immediately reset their economy in the next round.

Although G2 had their economy back on track in the eighth round, they were clearly struggling to find a way through their opponents' defence. Kévin "⁠Ex6TenZ⁠" Droolans and co. called for a tactical pause in the tenth round, but it was all about NRG, who got to half-time with a dominant 14-1 score.

Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon opened up the action in the second half with a clean triple-kill to help his team win the pistol, which they followed up with the anti-ecos. From that point, however, NRG went on to put the last nail in the coffin, 16-4.

NRG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Tsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovCeRq	23 - 8	+15	102.0	1.77
Jacob 'FugLy' MedinaFugLy	18 - 9	+9	114.5	1.72
Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan	21 - 8	+13	102.0	1.68
Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze	16 - 10	+6	76.2	1.37
Damian 'daps' Steeledaps	9 - 9	0	54.1	0.96

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubkennyS	15 - 16	-1	78.0	0.94
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	9 - 17	-8	62.4	0.73
Kévin 'Ex6TenZ' DroolansEx6TenZ	6 - 17	-11	55.0	0.57
Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianarobodyy	9 - 18	-9	51.4	0.48
Edouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxSmithZz	5 - 19	-14	31.9	0.27