Cs_summit 8: Team Liquid were the first to reach the grand final of the competition!
Ihor MatusTeam Liquid and FURIA Esports showed an extremely interesting and unusual game in the final of the upper bracket and gave the audience a lot of unforgettable emotions from watching the meeting. The first map, Nuke, was completed 22-18 in favor of Team Liquid. On Overpass, the teams also used two series of additional rounds in order to determine the winner of the meeting. FURIA has already won the upper hand with a score of 22-19. On Inferno, the teams fought to the last again and were one step away from playing all three cards with overtime. There the fight ended with a score of 16-14 in favor of Liquid.
FURIA didn't finish their way in the tournament, they just exercised their right to make mistakes. They went down to the lower bracket and now they have to fight with EXTREMUM for reaching the grand final.
Brazilians have already secured a spot in the top 3.
The fight between FURIA and EXTREMUM will take place on the night of May 29-30. The winner will face Liquid in the North American Ranking Finals.
Matches history: cs_summit 8
Cs_summit 8 started on May 20 and will end on the 30th. The total prize pool of the rating tournament is $ 50,000 and 10,000 RMR points. The winner and runner-up will take away RMR 1,600 and RMR 1,500 respectively, and their cash prizes will be $ 17,000 and $ 10,000.