NiP are through to the playoffs at DreamHack Masters Marseille after beating mousesports 2-1 (9-16 on Nuke, 16-10 on Overpass and 16-11 on Train).
The second series of the day kicked off on MOUZ' map pick, Nuke, with the European mixture securing a quick 3-0 lead as Terrorists. Ninjas in Pyjamas responded well in the first gun rounds to win two in a row, but their opponents regained control of proceedings with a successful Deagle buy.
Down 2-6, Ninjas in Pyjamas strung three rounds together without response from MOUZ. Chris "chrisJ" de Jong's men assured themselves of a half-time lead after winning the next two rounds (8-5), but then a great triple-kill from Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg inspired his team to reduce the deficit to a sole round.
In the second half, Ninjas in Pyjamas equalized the score with a fast and agressive T-side pistol, but MOUZ immediately countered the Swedes thanks to a Deagle triple-kill from Miikka "suNny" Kemppi.
After that, NiP were only able to get back on the board in the 22nd round following a crucial triple-kill from Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund, but it was simply too little, too late, for the Swedes to stop mouz from closing out their map pick, 16-9.
On Overpass, MOUZ picked up their second pistol of the series, and followed that up with the subsequent anti-eco. In a third-round buy, Ninjas in Pyjamas started to prove why this map was their pick, winning six rounds in a row without much effort.
In the ninth round, MOUZ finally got back to winning ways thanks to a 2v3 post-plant clutch from suNny and Tomáš "oskar" Šťastný. From there, the half was nothing but a back-and-forth affair, in which Ninjas in Pyjamas won the final three rounds to switch sides with a 10-5 lead.
Fredrik "REZ" Sterner and William "draken" Sundin came up huge in the second half, clutching a 2v4 situation to secure their team's CT pistol. MOUZ won the first gun round, but Ninjas in Pyjamas responded with a three-round streak to hit match-point.
The European mixture still found a lifeline by stringing four rounds together, but it was all in vain as GeT_RiGhT sealed the deal with a quad-kill in the 26th round.
The decider map, Train, saw MOUZ swiftly grab a 3-0 lead following a chaotic, yet successful, CT pistol. Although Ninjas in Pyjamas responded with a successful gun round, oskar and co. further added to their lead in the next two rounds, 5-1.
From that round onward, however, Ninjas in Pyjamas constantly broke through their opponents' defence to go up 7-5. Still, MOUZ managed to win two of the final three rounds to reduce the deficit to a single round by half-time.
The Swedes looked set to increase their lead in the second half after winning the last pistol of the series, but MOUZ instantly replied with a near-flawless Deagle play. After building up their economy, Ninjas in Pyjamas won two rounds in a row to get back to the lead, 11-10.
Although MOUZ then equalized things off, Ninjas in Pyjamas responded well despite being on a shoddy buy. From that moment, thanks to a very tight defence, the Swedish team went on a five-round winning streak to wrap things up, 16-11, and book their spot in the DreamHack Masters Marseille playoffs.
DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018Best of 3 
MOUZ
Matchpage 1 2 19th April 2018 
Ninjas in Pyjamas 16Nuke 9 10Overpass 16 11Train 16
| MOUZ | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miikka 'suNny' KemppisuNny | 69 - 58 | +11 | 93.7 | 1.24 |
 Chris 'chrisJ' de JongchrisJ | 51 - 48 | +3 | 77.4 | 1.12 |
 Robin 'ropz' Koolropz | 48 - 50 | -2 | 75.3 | 1.02 |
 Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastnýoskar | 48 - 56 | -8 | 67.9 | 0.90 |
 Martin 'STYKO' StykSTYKO | 42 - 49 | -7 | 59.5 | 0.84 |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT | 57 - 56 | +1 | 78.2 | 1.09 |
| Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest | 52 - 51 | +1 | 75.6 | 1.08 |
| Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ | 50 - 47 | +3 | 73.2 | 1.08 |
| Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis | 57 - 52 | +5 | 77.0 | 1.04 |
| William 'draken' Sundindraken | 45 - 52 | -7 | 61.7 | 0.90 |
MOUZ #2 Tomáš 'oskar' ŠťastnýChris 'chrisJ' de JongMiikka 'suNny' KemppiMartin 'STYKO' StykRobin 'ropz' Kool William 'draken' Sundin 
Age: 22 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 612 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.64 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund 
Age: 27 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 1330 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.63 Miikka 'suNny' Kemppi 
Age: 23 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 824 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.69 Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong 
Age: 27 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 1131 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.65 Ninjas in Pyjamas #10 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanWilliam 'draken' SundinFredrik 'REZ' Sterner Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg 
Age: 29 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1301 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.64 Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner 
Age: 20 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 566 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.65 Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastný 
Age: 26 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 724 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.66