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With the return of the "Frags from the past" series, where we revisit historical highlight plays, we go back to 2013 and Richard "Xizt" Landström's tournament saving clutch for NIP.
The smoke defuse Xizt pulled off to save NIP from elimination in a near-impossible situation, setting them on the path towards the DreamHack Summer 2013 title, is where we start our journey with "Frags from the past".
Going into the ~$30,000 tournament in Jönköping, Sweden, NIP were no longer the unstoppable force they were earlier, as their 87-0 LAN streak was brought to an end and they showed some vulnerability online, but Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund and co. were a big favorite for the trophy nonetheless.
Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander's Western Wolves ran over NIP in the group stage to set the Swedes up for a decider match against Publiclir.se, who got the brink of victory. At 15-11, the underdogs were in a 5v2 situation against Xizt and Adam "friberg" Friberg, but the in-game leader's clutch saved NIP from elimination and allowed a comeback in overtime, after which they ended up winning the tournament over Epsilon.
