Fnatic — champions of DreamHack Masters Malmo 2019!
Ihor MatusThe grand finals became full-fledged and took place on three maps: Dust 2, Inferno and Mirage.
On the first Vitality map, they took 16 rounds with ease, I will give them to my opponents 14. On Inferno, the French made a beautiful comeback from 10-15 to 15-15 and brought the game into overtime. A step away from victory, Vitality lost four rounds in a row and were defeated at Inferno with a score of 15-19. At Mirage Fnatic, they lost the first half with a score of 6-9, after which, after defending themselves, they quickly turned the game over and won the match with a score of 16-13. The last round in which Brollan made -3 became particularly epic.
For their efforts, Fnatic received a cash prize of $ 100,000 and an invitation to Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2020 with a prize pool of $ 500,000. Vitality won the second-largest reward of $ 50,000.
Recall that flusha and Golden joined Fnatic 2 weeks before the start of the tournament, and the Swedes in the first round of the lower bracket in the group stage were one step away from the tournament.
DreamHack Masters Malmo 2019 was held from October 1 to 6. The total prize money was $ 250,000.
Championship Results:
- 1st place - $ 100,000 + invitation to Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2020 - Fnatic
- 2nd place - $ 50,000 - Team Vitality
- 3-4 place - $ 22,000 - Natus Vincere
- 3-4 place - $ 22,000 - Astralis
- 5-6 place - $ 10,000 - mousesports
- 5-6 place - $ 10,000 - Ninjas in Pajamas
- 7-8 place - $ 6,000 - FURIA Esports
- 7th-8th place - $ 6,000 - Grayhound Gaming
- 9th-12th place - $ 4,000 - ENCE
- 9th-12th place - $ 4,000 - G2 Esports
- 9th-12th place - $ 4,000 - Team Liquid
- 9th-12th place - $ 4,000 - OpTic Gaming
- 13-16 place - $ 3,000 - Team Envy
- 13-16 place - $ 3,000 - TYLOO
- 13-16 place - $ 3,000 - North
- 13-16 place - $ 3,000 - Evil Geniuses