LDLC have overcome NiP 2-1 (16-11 de_dust2, 17-19 de_inferno, 16-10 de_cobblestone) to win MLG X-Games Aspen 2015 and $25,000.
LDLC opened up the rematch of DreamHack Winter's grand final by winning the pistol round, but NiP quickly rebounded by winning round two, allowing them go up 2-1.
Richard "shox" Papillon's squad went on a four round winning streak to take over the lead and extend it to 5-2, but then Mikail "Maikelele" Bill's AWPing got NiP back into the game.
After making it 3-5, Adam "friberg" Friberg's two AK-47 kills got NiP within one, and the Swedes soon strolled to six rounds total, regaining the lead at 6-5 scoreline.
LDLC's aggressive play in the middle area tied the score at six, but then NiP showed strong terrorist side play as they closed out the half with three wins, and a 9-6 lead.
NiP's in-game leader Richard "Xizt" Landström combined with newest addition Maikelele for five kills to win the Swedes the second pistol round, this time as counter-terrorists.
Xizt's NiP got a second shot at LDLC after DH Winter final loss
LDLC then split into the A bombsite, and with their pistols took down NiP and broke their money to make the score 9-10. The French then won the next round, forcing NiP on another save.
All of a sudden up 11-10, Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey's team wound up winning eight unanswered rounds to turn the game on its heels, up 14-10 after a 6-10 deficit a short while ago.
The Ninjas could muster only one more round before Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt and company put them out of their misery and walked away with a 16-11 map one victory on de_dust2.
friberg started off de_inferno with two kills to put NiP up 1-0, and his team quickly extended their lead to three rounds, despite LDLC's three kills on round three.
Maikelele's triple wasn't enough to keep NiP's streak alive as shox won a one-on-one in B, and the Frenchmen were able to streak four rounds together.
NBK had some solid rounds in the grand final
Two kills by friberg tied the game, and a triple by Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg in A gave NiP another narrow lead. LDLC then regained the lead, as they took over the B site twice.
NBK- ran out of time in the next round in a one-on-one against f0rest, who only had one health point left. From that point on NiP rallied, winning the three final rounds.
Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux's two kills helped LDLC shut down NiP in B, and they were able to take down NiP twice more to tie the game up at nine rounds a piece.
The combination of SmithZz and NBK- then gave LDLC another lead and forced NiP to save, but a vintage round by Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund saw him win a key one-on-three.
Tied at 10-10, friberg scored two entires to put NiP back up on top, followed by a one-on-two after plant clutch in B, that forced LDLC on a save round, and down 10-13.
f0rest's individual play wasn't enough to defeat LDLC
Next two rounds were traded before LDLC mustered a force buy win, thanks to doubles from NBK- and kioShiMa, in the A site against NiP's full buy.
NBK- then scored four AK-47 kills in B to pull LDLC within one, but NiP forced map point by taking over the A site for a 15-13 lead, though LDLC still up in maps 1-0.
A two on three by shox and kioShiMa in B, together with NBK-'s two AWP kills a round later, finally forced overtime, where LDLC would continue as counter-terrorists.
LDLC won the opening round, as well as the third round, easily. However, in between f0rest managed to sneak in a one-on-one win to give NiP a chance.
That chance was all the Ninjas needed, as a quad kill by friberg tied the game at seventeen, f0rest's triple gave them a lead, and three kills by Xizt closed the map out 19-17.
NBK-'s triple gave LDLC an early lead on de_cobblestone, as they went up 3-0. NiP quickly tied the game, and Maikelele's triple on round seven allowed them to go up 5-3.
LDLC win; effectively become the best in the world
A triple AWP effort by shox got LDLC their fourth round, but Xizt did even better as he scored four kills with his M4A4 by the sidehall of the A bombsite.
Double kills by kioShiMa and NBK- got LDLC one more round as terrorists, but they were then closed out by NiP, who rallied to gain a 10-5 halftime lead on the decider.
The Frenchmen won their defensive pistol round as well, resulting in a three round run before NiP attempted two straight buy rounds, neither of which had much success.
kioShiMa won a very quick one-on-two, killing last NiP player with a HE grenade, to put LDLC in the lead. Maikelele then lost a one-on-one to shox in the next round.
Up 12-10, it was in-game leader Vincent "Happy" Schopenhauer's turn to contribute three kills, and NiP were then shut then, as the Swedes couldn't win another round, finally surrendering 10-16.
nbk triple rush a, 1-0 lead, ldlc up 3-0nip stop ldlc in a 2x 2-3eco 3-3, maikelele 3x 4-3 nip, 5-3 nip easyshox 3x awp in B 5-4xizt 4x in a by sidehall 6-4eco b 7-4, kio nbk dubs 5-7nip close out 10-5ldlc win in a, nip get bombplant 6-10, eco 8-10nip mowed down twice more 10-10kio quick 1v2 in a, last kill HE 11-10 leadshox 1v1 vs maikelele 12-10happy 3x 13-10nip mowed 14-10easy win 15-10jjjjjMLG X-Games Aspen 2015Best of 3 
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Matchpage 1 2 25th January 2015 
LDLC 11Dust2 16 19Inferno 17 10Cobblestone 16
| LDLC | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard 'shox' Papillonshox | 78 - 55 | +23 | - | 1.22 |
| Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy | 72 - 60 | +12 | - | 1.17 |
| Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa | 61 - 52 | +9 | - | 1.08 |
| Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK- | 58 - 67 | -9 | - | 0.91 |
| Edouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxSmithZz | 45 - 56 | -11 | - | 0.78 |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam 'friberg' Fribergfriberg | 68 - 63 | +5 | - | 1.09 |
| Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest | 60 - 65 | -5 | - | 0.91 |
| Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt | 56 - 64 | -8 | - | 0.90 |
| Mikail 'Maikelele' BillMaikelele | 55 - 62 | -7 | - | 0.88 |
| Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT | 51 - 60 | -9 | - | 0.86 |
MLG X-Games Aspen final standings:
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3.dignitas - $7,500
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5-8.Cloud9
5-8.
5-8.
5-8.KaBuM.TD
fnatic, Cloud9, CLG, Liquid and KaBuM.TD will be on display at ClutchCon next weekend in Denver, Colorado, while NiP will take part in ASUS ROG Winter 2015 in Helsinki, Finland.
Nathan 'NBK-' Schmitt 
Age: 20 Team: LDLC Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 483 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.64 Edouard 'SmithZz' Dubourdeaux 
Age: 26 Team: LDLC Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 484 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.66 Richard 'Xizt' Landström 
Age: 23 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 577 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.62 Vincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer 
Age: 23 Team: LDLC Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 340 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.64 Mikail 'Maikelele' Bill 
Age: 23 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 184 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.62 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund 
Age: 24 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.27 Maps played: 580 KPR: 0.84 DPR: 0.58 Richard 'shox' Papillon 
Age: 22 Team: LDLC Rating 1.0: 1.18 Maps played: 422 KPR: 0.80 DPR: 0.63 Adam 'friberg' Friberg 
Age: 23 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 574 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.64 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg 
Age: 26 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.23 Maps played: 571 KPR: 0.83 DPR: 0.61 Fabien 'kioShiMa' Fiey 
Age: 20 Team: LDLC Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 300 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.63 (责任编辑：skinhub)
