After a second evening of eventful play, only one team could come out victorious.
Tonight, viewers were able to see some fantastic, tense matches involving some of the worlds finest CS 1.6 teams. Only 4 teams remained this evening, all with the potential to come out on top, with each team eager to defeat their opponents, there was clearly a lot of effort put in by the players which the viewers would of witnessed.
SEMI-FINALS #1
The first semi-final was between FnaticMSI and Virtus.Pro. So far VP had done a good job of convincing the viewers that they were on track to proving that they are once again back at the top of the CS scene.
The first map was de_nuke which was picked by FnaticMSI, so going out on their first map was always going to make them feel more comfortable. This proved to be the case as FnaticMSI were able to take the map fairly comfortably with the final score being 16:9.
Next up was of course VP's desired map, in this case they chose de_infernal, which didn't seem to improve their game, falling to the Swede's once again ruling out their chances of making it to the final. However this wasn't the end of the road for the Russian's, after their loss, they will now go head to head with the other loser of game 2 which was TCM-Gaming vs DTS.
DEMO LINK
de_nuke de_infernal
16:9 16:8
SEMI-FINALS #2
The second semi-final saw the Danish TCM-Gaming take on the boys from Ukraine, DTS. This match, compared to the other semi-final was a lot more entertaining and each team was clearly on a very similar skill level and mind frame.
The first map was de_train, which saw DTS take 1 step to the final, however, TCM-Gaming weren't going down without a fight, and a fight they gave.
The second map, saw the two teams fight it out on de_dust2, which saw a very close game. Both teams clearly needed to win the map, so the map went into over time, and TCM managed to keep their spot in the Cup by bringing it to 1:1 with the final score being 19:17.
So, a final map was needed to determine who would join FnaticMSI in the Grand Final, the final map was de_tuscan, where TCM seemed to be a lot stronger and managed to secure the victory with a score of 16:11.
DEMO LINK
de_train de_dust2 de_tuscan
8:16 17:19 16:11
3RD PLACE
The 3rd place match saw an unfortunate event occur, DTS were disqualified for being unmannered towards the FnaticMSI PLAY organizers in public and private. Their disqualification will also carry on throughout any other FnaticMSI PLAY event, meaning that they are banned from all future events.
With this being said, Virtus.Pro were rewarded the 3rd place spot by default.
GRAND FINAL
The game everyone had been waiting for, the FnaticMSI PLAY Grand Final, which turned out to be a battle of the Nordic's, the Swedish FnaticMSI vs their neighbors TCM-Gaming from Denmark.
They kicked things off on de_nuke, which in the first half when completely FnaticMSI's way, but TCM managed to bring it back to a close game, however this wasn't enough and FnaticMSI went 1:0 up with the score being 16:14.
Next up was de_inferno, FnaticMSI's chance to walk away victorious and TCM's chance to bring the final to a 3rd map, which was it going to be?
The map was fairly 1 sided, in FnaticMSI's favour as they took down TCM in stylish fashion. TCM were only able to pick up 2 rounds, meaning that FnaticMSI had become victorious with a score of 16:2.
DEMO LINK
de_nuke de_infernal
16:1416:2
FINAL RANKINGS
1ST PLACE: FnaticMSI (No Prizes)
2ND PLACE: TCM-Gaming (500$ + 5x MSI N560GTX Ti Twin Frozr II)
3RD PLACE: Virtus.Pro (250$ + 5x SteelSeries Kinzu)
4TH PLACE: TBD
PLEASE NOTE: FnaticMSI handed their prizes down to 2nd place finishers TCM, which meant that VIrtus.Pro walked away with 2nd place prizes. The 3rd place prizes will be decided this week, due to DTS being disqualified, they will not be receiving them.
The MVP will be decided on Friday and we will update regarding this.
You can view the full bracket of the cup HERE.
Thank you to all participants and to our sponsors, MSI and Steelseries for making this fantastic event able to be played.
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