Vitality have defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 to secure their third victory in the round robin and join the race for first place in Group A of ESL Pro League Season 11.

The Frenchmen have now joined the Swedish side and Astralis atop the group with a 3-1 record after everyone in Group A has played four matches, leaving the race for first place to be decided in the last round. There, Vitality will lock horns with the Danish powerhouse in a match that could see the French side solidify their spot at the top, while Ninjas in Pyjamas will face the winless ENCE.

Vitality will take on Astralis for first place in Group A on Tuesday

Vitality's newest member, Kévin "⁠misutaaa⁠" Rabier, was a key player in the series against Ninjas in Pyjamas as the best fragger of the opening map, Vertigo, where the 17-year-old and the newly appointed in-game leader, Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire, spearheaded their team's comeback on the Terrorist side from a 5-10 deficit.

Nuke was a much more comfortable affair for Vitality. A great start on the offensive side of Nuke allowed them to secure a one-round advantage before switching over to the CT side, where a dominant showing saw them close out the series in convincing fashion at 16-9.

ESL Pro League Season 11 EuropeBest of 3 VitalityMatchpage 2 0 22nd March 2020 Ninjas in Pyjamas 16Vertigo 14 16Nuke 9

Vitality	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	45 - 32	+13	79.1	1.23
Mathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautZywOo	39 - 36	+3	77.7	1.12
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	37 - 37	0	76.6	1.11
Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX	39 - 36	+3	83.8	1.07
Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabiermisutaaa	38 - 34	+4	72.3	1.05

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	45 - 40	+5	84.4	1.26
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraPlopski	43 - 39	+4	87.3	1.14
Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist	31 - 40	-9	65.2	0.84
Tim 'nawwk' Jonassonnawwk	31 - 40	-9	64.2	0.82
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	25 - 39	-14	53.3	0.73

Although the third victory gives Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut & co. the chance to fight for the top spot, they are still not out of the woods when it comes to a top-three finish due to their loss to Spirit, who would have a tiebreaking advantage should the two teams finish the group with an equal record (3-2).

After four rounds, Group A's standings of ESL Pro League Season 11 Europe look as follows:

Group A TEAM M P Ninjas in Pyjamas 4 9 Astralis 4 9 Vitality 4 9 Spirit 4 6 GODSENT 4 3 ENCE 4 0 Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabier Age: 17 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 40 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.70 ENCE #22 Aleksi 'allu' JalliJani 'Aerial' JussilaMiikka 'suNny' KemppiSami 'xseveN' LaasanenJere 'sergej' Salo Spirit #27 Leonid 'chopper' VishnyakovNikolay 'mir' BityukovViktor 'sdy' OrudzhevArtem 'iDISBALANCE' EgorovBoris 'magixx' Vorobiev Nikolay 'Certus' Poluyanov Vitality #10 Richard 'shox' PapillonCédric 'RpK' GuipouyDan 'apEX' MadesclaireMathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautKévin 'misutaaa' Rabier Rémy 'XTQZZZ' Quoniam Astralis #2 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Spirit #27 Leonid 'chopper' VishnyakovNikolay 'mir' BityukovViktor 'sdy' OrudzhevArtem 'iDISBALANCE' EgorovBoris 'magixx' Vorobiev GODSENT #16 Mikail 'Maikelele' BillJesse 'zehN' LinjalaMartin 'STYKO' StykKevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendPavle 'Maden' Bošković Jonatan 'Devilwalk' Lundberg Ninjas in Pyjamas #12 Simon 'twist' EliassonJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' SternerTim 'nawwk' JonassonNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Vitality #10 Richard 'shox' PapillonCédric 'RpK' GuipouyDan 'apEX' MadesclaireMathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautKévin 'misutaaa' Rabier ENCE #22 Aleksi 'allu' JalliJani 'Aerial' JussilaMiikka 'suNny' KemppiSami 'xseveN' LaasanenJere 'sergej' Salo Slaava 'Twista' Räsänen Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut Age: 19 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 1.29 Maps played: 581 KPR: 0.87 DPR: 0.62 Astralis #2 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Danny 'zonic' Sørensen Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire Age: 27 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 1568 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.70 Ninjas in Pyjamas #12 Simon 'twist' EliassonJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' SternerTim 'nawwk' JonassonNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Björn 'THREAT' Pers