Nigma Galaxy Female became the winner of ESL Impact League Season 2
/ESL Impact League Season 2 has come to an end. As part of the competition, which took place from November 25 to 27 in Jönköping at the Elmia Convention Center, eight women's teams from Europe, North and South America, South Africa and Asia are fighting for a total prize pool of $123,000. As expected, the winner of the tournament was the Nigma Galaxy Female team, which in the grand final was stronger than FURIA Esports Female with a score of 2:0 (Mirage - 16:5; Ancient - 16:14).
The championship for the future winner began with an excellent performance at the group stage, in which the team outplayed HSG (16:10) and Counter Logic Gaming Red (16:3).
Having made it to the playoffs, the team got a confident victory over 9 Pandas Fearless (2:0) and made it to the grand final, where they were to meet with FURIA Esports Female.
Nigma Galaxy Female — FURIA Esports Female
The final meeting of the competition started on the Mirage map, which turned out to be the choice of the Brazilian team. However, here the audience did not see any struggle, as Nigma Galaxy Female quickly seized the initiative and closed the game even before the change of sides — 12:3. In the second half, the Brazilians did not return to the server, while the JTR wards brought the matter to victory and took the lead in the series - 16:5.
Everything was decided on the map Ancient, which became the choice of Nigma Galaxy Female. Here the struggle turned out to be much more, even if the favorite started with a confident attack, which allowed him to get a two-fold advantage - 10:5. After switching sides, FURIA Esports Female tried to impose a fight, but failed to make it to the end. In turn, Nigma Galaxy Female crushed her opponent on defense and got the final victory — 16:14.
ESL Impact League Season 2 Results
- 1st place: Nigma Galaxy Female — $50,000
- 2nd place: FURIA Esports Female — $25,000
- 3rd-4th place: 9 Pandas Fearless and HSG - $13,000
- 5th-6th place: Counter Logic Gaming Red and B4 Female — $7,000
- 7th-8th place: ATK Female and Evil Geniuses Gold — $4,000