The first rounds of group C and D have concluded as Cloud9, Heroic, Rogue and Selfless won their opening duels.

Cloud9 started their campaign against the massive underdogs from ACE and the Canadians did initially put up a fight, taking the five first rounds on their T-side on Cobblestone. 

However, when they lost the sixth round, it spiralled out of control for Maxime "⁠maxmeister⁠" Lapierre & co., as Jordan "⁠n0thing⁠" Gilbert led the charge for C9 and ultimately destroyed them with 16 rounds in a row, ending the map 16-5.

Northern Arena 2016 - TorontoBest of 1 Cloud9Matchpage 16 5 2nd September 2016 ACE 16Cobblestone 5

Cloud9	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jordan 'n0thing' Gilbertn0thing	31 - 8	+23	157.3	2.49
Tyler 'Skadoodle' LathamSkadoodle	15 - 5	+10	66.8	1.39
Jake 'Stewie2K' YipStewie2K	15 - 10	+5	62.2	1.20
Mike 'shroud' Grzesiekshroud	13 - 11	+2	76.3	1.15
Timothy 'autimatic' Taautimatic	11 - 8	+3	62.4	1.05

ACE	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Maxime 'maxmeister' Lapierremaxmeister	11 - 18	-7	78.9	0.84
Simon 'monne' Desrosiersmonne	11 - 16	-5	56.3	0.64
Mathieu 'INCRED' BergeronINCRED	7 - 17	-10	50.0	0.60
Mikael 'knave' Denisknave	7 - 16	-9	30.4	0.57
Ludovic 'tiz' Emondtiz	6 - 19	-13	50.0	0.35

HEROIC, fresh from their victory at the local Power-LAN, were not looking to mess around either, as they played Winterfox, also on Cobblestone, and put up a brick wall on their CT-half, leading 12-3.

MODDII redirected his vacation to Toronto, and for good reason

Somehow the Danish challengers began to lose the grip of the match, as the boys from down-under had their own defense planned out and won eight of their CT rounds in between two T rounds from HEROIC, making it 14-11. Valdemar "⁠valde⁠" Bjørn Vangså decided enough was enough and won the last two rounds to close the map 16-11.

Northern Arena 2016 - TorontoBest of 1 HEROICMatchpage 16 11 2nd September 2016 Winterfox 16Cobblestone 11

HEROIC	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangsåvalde	26 - 17	+9	97.3	1.44
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve	23 - 17	+6	78.6	1.31
Andreas 'MODDII' FridhMODDII	21 - 17	+4	95.1	1.25
Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferSnappi	23 - 17	+6	78.9	1.18
Michael 'Friis' JørgensenFriis	14 - 16	-2	56.0	0.96

Winterfox	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Chris 'ofnu' Hanleyofnu	24 - 22	+2	90.4	1.19
Chris 'emagine' Rowlandsemagine	19 - 23	-4	89.1	1.13
Christopher 'dexter' Nongdexter	16 - 19	-3	70.6	0.96
Ryan 'zewsy' Palmerzewsy	15 - 22	-7	65.1	0.80
Mike 'ap0c' Aliferisap0c	10 - 21	-11	31.4	0.45

Next up in group C the young roster of Rogue duked it out versus Complexity on Overpass. A generally disorganized T-side from Rory "⁠dephh⁠" Jackson and his men meant they were losing 11-4 at halftime.

Winning the pistol round on their CT-side could help the home team stay in the game, but the Danes and their mercenaries reset their economy at once on the 17th round. The Canadian lineup squeezed out two more rounds, before it was over 16-7 in favor of Rogue.

Northern Arena 2016 - TorontoBest of 1 RogueMatchpage 16 7 2nd September 2016 Complexity 16Overpass 7

Rogue	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Mathieu 'Maniac' QuiquerezManiac	23 - 13	+10	112.2	1.66
Jesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannTENZKI	24 - 14	+10	102.0	1.53
Nicolai 'glace' Jensenglace	18 - 10	+8	85.3	1.45
Casper 'cadiaN' MøllercadiaN	15 - 13	+2	73.8	1.11
Kevin 'HS' TarnHS	14 - 17	-3	65.8	0.99

Complexity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Michael 'Uber' StapellsUber	17 - 19	-2	84.0	1.04
Rory 'dephh' Jacksondephh	17 - 19	-2	85.7	1.03
Bradley 'ANDROID' FodorANDROID	16 - 18	-2	76.7	0.94
Cory 'APE' BateAPE	11 - 18	-7	58.1	0.63
Kia 'Surreal' ManSurreal	6 - 20	-14	24.2	0.33

The second match of group D saw Splyce take on Selfless, and they had their showdown take place on another Cobblestone. Noah "⁠Nifty⁠" Francis and his squad had their work cut out for them, as Asger "⁠AcilioN⁠" Larsen and his troops had to field a stand-in, resulting in a 11-4 CT-half for the Lions.

Splyce started out with three of their own CT rounds, but the amount of rounds they could afford to lose was too tight, and Selfless closed out the map 16-8.

Northern Arena 2016 - TorontoBest of 1 SplyceMatchpage 8 16 2nd September 2016 Selfless 8Cobblestone 16

Splyce	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Joey 'CRUC1AL' SteuselCRUC1AL	16 - 20	-4	72.9	0.94
Asger 'AcilioN' LarsenAcilioN	16 - 19	-3	70.3	0.94
Arya 'arya' Hekmatarya	13 - 18	-5	62.9	0.91
David 'DAVEY' StaffordDAVEY	15 - 21	-6	87.3	0.90
Chris 'buZZa' BuzzabuZZa	8 - 21	-13	44.2	0.57

Selfless	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Vincent 'Brehze' CayonteBrehze	26 - 11	+15	91.6	1.64
Noah 'Nifty' FrancisNifty	21 - 11	+10	81.0	1.44
Jake 'kaboose' McDonaldkaboose	24 - 17	+7	96.8	1.33
Mitch 'mitch' Semagomitch	13 - 16	-3	87.6	1.20
Matthew 'no_one' Congdonno_one	15 - 13	+2	71.7	1.04

Next up at Northern Arena, Group A and B will be finalized, where CLG will fight with NRG in the decider, while Echo Fox will play against TSM in the last BO3 for their placement.

In the next round of Group C Cloud9 will take on Rogue in the winners match, while Complexity will play Splyce in the elimination match.

In group D the winners match will be between HEROIC and Selfless. Splyce and Winterfox will play to avoid elimination.

Rory 'dephh' Jackson Age: 24 Team: Complexity Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 104 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.75 Cloud9 #13 Jordan 'n0thing' GilbertTyler 'Skadoodle' LathamMike 'shroud' GrzesiekTimothy 'autimatic' TaJake 'Stewie2K' Yip Splyce #68 Arya 'arya' HekmatJoey 'CRUC1AL' SteuselAsger 'AcilioN' LarsenDavid 'DAVEY' StaffordChris 'buZZa' Buzza Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangså Age: 21 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 146 KPR: 0.80 DPR: 0.66 NRG #43 Fatih 'gob b' DayikNikola 'LEGIJA' NinićJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzJacob 'FugLy' MedinaPeter 'ptr' Gurney Selfless #63 Matthew 'no_one' CongdonNoah 'Nifty' FrancisVincent 'Brehze' CayonteJake 'kaboose' McDonaldMitch 'mitch' Semago Jordan 'n0thing' Gilbert Age: 25 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 480 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.67 HEROIC #12 Michael 'Friis' JørgensenAndreas 'MODDII' FridhMarco 'Snappi' PfeifferLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderValdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangså Noah 'Nifty' Francis Age: 18 Team: Selfless Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 145 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 Winterfox #57 Mike 'ap0c' AliferisChris 'emagine' RowlandsRyan 'zewsy' PalmerChris 'ofnu' HanleyChristopher 'dexter' Nong CLG #67 Stephen 'reltuC' CutlerJames 'hazed' CobbKenneth 'koosta' SuenEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldYassine 'Subroza' Taoufik Echo Fox #26 Sean 'seang@res' GaresRyan 'freakazoid' AbadirShahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanDaniel 'roca' GustaferriRonnie 'ryx' Bylicki Maxime 'maxmeister' Lapierre Age: 24 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.88 Maps played: 17 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.77 Rogue #31 Mathieu 'Maniac' QuiquerezNicolai 'glace' JensenJesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannCasper 'cadiaN' MøllerKevin 'HS' Tarn Asger 'AcilioN' Larsen Age: 19 Team: Splyce Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 490 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.69 Complexity #48 Rory 'dephh' JacksonKia 'Surreal' ManBradley 'ANDROID' FodorMichael 'Uber' StapellsCory 'APE' Bate ACE Maxime 'maxmeister' LapierreMikael 'knave' DenisLudovic 'tiz' EmondMathieu 'INCRED' BergeronSimon 'monne' Desrosiers TSM #21 Kory 'SEMPHIS' FriesenPujan 'FNS' MehtaSkyler 'Relyks' WeaverHunter 'SicK' MimsRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken