Sprout are through to the Group B winners' match at the FACEIT Major Europe Minor after beating Kinguin 16-9 on Nuke.
The match kicked off with Denis "denis" Howell finding a clean quad-kill to stop Kinguin's outside execution. Sprout followed that up not only with the anti-ecos, but also with the first gun round to go up 4-0.
Kinguin responded with their first round despite being on a partial buy, but Sprout refused to take their foot off the gas. With a very tight defence, Niels Christian "NaToSaphiX" Sillassen and co. kept shutting down their opponents, losing a single round before half-time to bag a dominant 13-2 lead.
In the second half, Kinguin found a lifeline in the match by convincingly winning the second pistol, inspiring them to reduce the deficit to 9-13 without much response, forcing Sprout to call for a tactical pause in a bid to halt the Poles' momentum.
Sprout were able to get their first round on the board in the second half thanks to a great 1v3 clutch from Timo "Spiidi" Richter, but, after that, they went on finish off the map without losing any more rounds.
Europe Minor - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 1
Kinguin
Matchpage 9 16 20th July 2018 
Sprout 9Nuke 16 | Kinguin | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paweł 'reatz' Jańczakreatz | 22 - 19 | +3 | 82.2 | 1.17 |
| Jacek 'MINISE' JeziakMINISE | 19 - 18 | +1 | 79.3 | 1.04 |
| Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ | 17 - 18 | -1 | 71.6 | 0.95 |
| Mikołaj 'mouz' Karolewskimouz | 14 - 19 | -5 | 68.6 | 0.92 |
| Karol 'rallen' Rodowiczrallen | 13 - 21 | -8 | 78.9 | 0.79 |
| Sprout | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timo 'Spiidi' RichterSpiidi | 19 - 15 | +4 | 75.6 | 1.33 |
| Denis 'denis' Howelldenis | 22 - 21 | +1 | 109.0 | 1.32 |
| Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenNaToSaphiX | 20 - 14 | +6 | 76.1 | 1.26 |
| Dennis 'sycrone' Nielsensycrone | 18 - 18 | 0 | 83.0 | 1.16 |
| Martin 'PERCY' WesselPERCY | 16 - 17 | -1 | 68.1 | 0.99 |
Kinguin #26 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasJacek 'MINISE' JeziakKarol 'rallen' RodowiczPaweł 'reatz' JańczakMikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski Denis 'denis' Howell 
Age: 23 Team: Sprout Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 954 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.72 Timo 'Spiidi' Richter 
Age: 22 Team: Sprout Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 911 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.65 Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' Sillassen 
Age: 21 Team: Sprout Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 400 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.60 Sprout #37 Martin 'PERCY' WesselTimo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' HowellNiels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenDennis 'sycrone' Nielsen (责任编辑：spectrum 2 case)
