Evil Geniuses have reached the playoffs of ESL One New York following a 2-0 victory in their group winners' match against Astralis.
The series kicked off on Dust2, where Astralis' defence got off to a good start with a pistol round victory, only to be halted by Vincent "Brehze" Cayonte, who brought the heat with a Kreig triple kill on the B site. Evil Geniuses continued their offensive campaign, and despite conceding their opponents' first full-buy, persisted in confident fashion, amassing a six-round lead. The teams went on to exchange two rounds apiece, followed by success from Astralis' double-AWP duo of Nicolai "device" Reedtz and Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen, who ensured a 7-8 conclusion to the first half.
Tarik "tarik" Celik kicked off his team's CT side with a stunning USP-S quad kill, and off the back of this outstanding play the team found inspiration to convert the following four rounds, establishing a more confident lead. The match dynamic took a complete 180 turn, as Astralis persistently decimated the defence, with Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander shining through in round 24 with a Krieg triple kill. The teams equalised at 13 rounds each, but Evil Geniuses managed to defend their map pick with a close 16-14 victory.
Just like on Dust2, Astralis managed to secure the first pistol round on the offense of Inferno, only to be shut down in round two by a Five-Seven buy from Evil Geniuses on the B site. This created space for a 4-2 lead to be accrued, but the Danish offense gained traction in the ensuing rounds, assuming their second lead of the half after an anti-eco quad kill from Emil "Magisk" Reif was witnessed. tarik and Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov then wreaked havoc with AWPs for a brief spell before Astralis took the final two rounds to bring the deficit to a minimum.
Evil Geniuses got off to a swimming start on the offense, as a productive pistol round was followed up with four consecutive conversions, furthering the squad to a six-round lead. Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth's triple kill with the M4A4 kicked off comeback efforts for the Danish camp. A comeback was not meant to be, however, as a failed Mid rush from Astralis caused financial issues for the final round, which Evil Geniuses secured for a 16-12 closure to Inferno.
ESL One New York 2019Best of 3
Astralis
Matchpage 0 2 27th September 2019 
Evil Geniuses 14Dust2 16 12Inferno 16 | Astralis | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice | 45 - 36 | +9 | 74.4 | 1.12 |
| Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh | 37 - 38 | -1 | 74.6 | 1.07 |
| Emil 'Magisk' ReifMagisk | 39 - 41 | -2 | 80.1 | 1.02 |
| Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve | 29 - 39 | -10 | 57.8 | 0.88 |
| Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x | 28 - 45 | -17 | 65.1 | 0.81 |
| Evil Geniuses | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze | 51 - 35 | +16 | 86.7 | 1.33 |
 Tsvetelin 'CeRq' DimitrovCeRq | 43 - 31 | +12 | 73.5 | 1.18 |
| Tarik 'tarik' Celiktarik | 45 - 36 | +9 | 78.5 | 1.14 |
| Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan | 36 - 43 | -7 | 75.7 | 1.00 |
 Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguzstanislaw | 24 - 33 | -9 | 52.7 | 0.85 |
Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte 
Age: 21 Team: Evil Geniuses Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 778 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.67 Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov 
Age: 19 Team: Evil Geniuses Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 806 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.62 Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander 
Age: 24 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 1201 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.65 Evil Geniuses #4 Peter 'stanislaw' JarguzTarik 'tarik' CelikVincent 'Brehze' CayonteEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen 
Age: 26 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 1478 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.65 Emil 'Magisk' Reif 
Age: 21 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 938 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.63 Nicolai 'device' Reedtz 
Age: 24 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 1358 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.62 Astralis #2 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth 
Age: 24 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 1535 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.61 Tarik 'tarik' Celik 
Age: 23 Team: Evil Geniuses Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 1143 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.67