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ex-MAD Lions become REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 champions

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The updated fnatic roster couldn't cope with the ex-MAD Lions team. As a result of the final, the Lions win with a score of 2:1 (Mirage 19:16 ; Nuke 10:16; Ancient 16:8).

ex-MAD Lions vs fnatic

  1. ex-MAD Lions removed Vertigo
  2. fnatic removed Dust2
  3. ex-MAD Lions picked Mirage
  4. fnatic picked Nuke
  5. ex-MAD Lions removed Overpass
  6. fnatic removed Inferno
  7. Ancient was left over

1) The first map of the grand final started off with a nice start for the fnatic team. They put on a great defense. At the end of the first half, fnatic had 13 rounds and needed a pistol round to win. But who would have thought that ex-MAD Lions could create a real miracle and having made a mistake once, they go to the map point for themselves. fnatic were obviously not ready for such an outcome after the first half. But, as is usually the case, fnatic took the 15th round at the last moment and reduced everything to overtime. Nothing changed in overtime, the defense was still strong, but fnatic managed to take 1 round on the attack side. When the Lions went on the attack they destroyed fnatic. An embarrassing loss for fnatic and an incredible victory for the ex-MAD Lions. ex-MAD Lions 19:16 fnatic.

2) On Nuke map, angry fnatic show a good attack and get into a comfortable score before the first half. Taking eight rounds offensively is a good sign for the team. On defense, fnatic lost the pistol round, then the force round, and then the eco round. But after that, they showed over confident defense. fnatic took eight rounds in a row and reduced the meeting to the third, decisive map. ex-MAD Lions 10:16 fnatic.

3) The Ancient map had a successful start for ex-MAD Lions, the first half went into their piggy bank with a three-round advantage, and they started on the attack side. The powerful defense of fnatic was opened by the third map. The terrorists will return to the game, the fnatic team failed. ex-MAD Lions 16:8 fnatic. The sniper of the ex-MAD Lions Woro2k team was determined only to win, which he confirmed with his excellent statistics. His KD on Ancient was 29-15, and for the entire best of 3 series it was 87-51.

The ex-MAD Lions take first place at REPUBLEAGUE Season 3, earning $75,000 in the process.

fnatic took second place in the championship, earning $32,000 in the process.

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REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 took place from June 7 to 29 online. As part of the championship, sixteen participants from Europe and South America competed for a prize pool of €120,000.

REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 Interim Results

  • 1st place: ex-MAD Lions €70,000.
  • 2nd place: fnatic €30,000.
  • 3rd place: Bad News Eagles €15,000.
  • 4th place: ECSTATIC €5,000.
  • 5th-6th place: MOUZ NXT and forZe.
  • 7th-8th place: Eternal Fire and ENTERPRISE esports.
  • 9th-12th place: Entropiq, K23, Team Finest and SINNERS Esports.
  • 13th-16th place: Sprout, 1WIN, Into The Breach and Imperial Esports.
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Danil Chepil

Danil Chepil is an expert in the world of esports, having been following the esports scene since 2014. He specializes in Counter-Strike, Dota 2, and VALORANT.

Danil began his acquaintance and collaboration with EgamersWorld in 2022 when, after the Russian aggression, he could no longer continue his career as a bartender. 

At that time, he didn't realize that he had a talent for writing news and articles on esports and gaming topics.

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