Rare Atom became the winner of ESL Challenger League Season 40 Asia-Pacific
ESL Challenger League Season 40 Asia-Pacific has come to an end. At the championship, which was held online from February 8 to April 3, 16 teams from Asia and the Pacific region fought for a prize pool of $20,000, as well as one ticket to the ESL Pro League Conference Season 16. The winner of the tournament was the Chinese team Rare Atom, which in the grand final, he was stronger than his compatriots from TYLOO with a score of 3:1.
The tournament for the eventual winner began with an impressive performance in the group stage, during which Rare Atom got all seven victories, losing only one map.
Having made it to the playoffs, the Chinese team continued its ascent, defeating Moon Esports (2:0), The MongolZ (2:0) and TYLOO (2:1) in turn, making it to the grand final. In the Rare final match, Atom again proved to be stronger than TYLOO, having managed to realize its starting advantage, and at the same time becoming stronger following the results of Mirage and Inferno.
Results of ESL Challenger League Season 40: Asia-Pacific
- 1st place: Rare Atom — $8,000 + slot at ESL Pro League Conference Season 16.
- 2nd place: TYLOO — $5,000 + place in S41 Challenger League.
- 3rd place: IHC Esports - $2,800 + place in the S41 Challenger League.
- 4th place: The MongolZ - $1,500 + place in the S41 Challenger League.
- 5th-6th place: Team NKT and CatEvil — $900 + place in the S41 Challenger League.
- 7th-8th place: Moon Esports and NSN Gaming — $450 + a place in the S41 Challenger League.
- 9th-10th place: Aravt and ARTiSAN Esports - a place in the S41 Challenger League.
- 11th-12th place: Clutch Gaming and DRIFT Gaming - relegated to S40 Relegation.
- 13th-14th place: CyberX Khabarovsk and GR Gaming - relegated to S40 Relegation.
- 15th-16th place: Redemptions and Do Not Disturb La - relegated to S41 Open.
ESL Challenger League Season 40: Asia-Pacific was held online from February 8 to April 3. 16 teams from Asia competed for a prize pool of $20,000, as well as a ticket to the ESL Pro League Conference Season 16.
4049perepelovsky
Rare Atom became the winner of ESL Challenger League Season 40 Asia-PacificIn the grand final of the championship, the Chinese team proved to be stronger than their compatriots from TYLOO with a score of 3:1.3787perepelovskyTYLOO made it to the grand finals of ESL Challenger League Season 40: Asia-PacificHere the Chinese team will meet with Rare Atom.3524perepelovskyThe composition of the playoffs of the ESL Challenger League Season 40: Asia-Pacific has been determinedSumming up the intermediate results of the championship.4042perepelovskyDon't miss the start of the ESL Challenger League Season 40: Asia-PacificThe championship will be held from February 8 to April 3 online.636stawraith
Vitality Crowned Champions of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025Team Vitality have claimed the title at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, defeating FaZe Clan 3–1 in the grand final and becoming champions of the fourth Major in the Counter-Strike 2 era.712stawraithFaZe Defeat NaVi 2:1 to Reach the Grand Final of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025FaZe Clan defeated NAVI 2:1 in the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 semifinal and advanced to the grand final, where they will face Team Vitality.735stawraithVitality eliminate Spirit from the Major and advance to the grand final of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025he series was played in a BO3 format (best of three), and in the end, the French team secured a convincing 2-0 victory, advancing to the grand final, while Spirit took 3rd–4th place and earned prize785fauesdeNAVI eliminate FURIA from the Major and advance to the semifinals of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025NAVI knock tournament favorites FURIA out of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 after wins on Mirage and Train, securing a semifinal matchup with FaZe Clan.833fauesdeFaZe defeated MOUZ and advanced to the semifinals of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025FaZe Clan eliminate MOUZ from the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 playoffs, delivering a composed performance on Nuke and a dominant Inferno to reach the semifinals.889fauesdeVitality crush The MongolZ and advance to the semifinals of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025ZywOo leads Vitality to a dominant 2–0 win over The MongolZ, securing a spot in the Budapest Major semifinals as the Mongolian squad finishes in the top 8.
