What did we see at ESL One Birmingham 2020 Online?
Ihor MatusSoutheast Asia
The Asian division was the first to be over. Only six teams took part in the competition for Southeast Asia and shared the prize pool of $40,000. Fnatic was the winner and BOOM Esports took the second position. The monetary rewards for the teams were $15,000 and $10,000 respectively.
Results of Southeast Asia
- 1 place: Fnatic — $15,000
- 2 place: BOOM Esports — $10,000
- 3 place: Geek Fam — $6,000
- 4 place: Team Adroit — $4,000
- 5 place: TNC Predator — $3,000
- 6 place: Reality Rift — $2,000
Europe
As for the European region, it was represented by Team Secret, Alliance, VP.Prodigy, and Team Nigma. VP.Prodigy managed to surprise the audience and prove that the players could play better than the main roster that was absent at the tournament. NAVI and OG disappointed their fans and played worse than it had been expected. Natus Vincere took the 9-10 position and OG was able to win only the 13-14 place.
Results of Europe
- 1 place: Team Secret — $60,000
- 2 place: Alliance — $38,000
- 3 place: VP.Prodigy — $25,000
- 4 place: Team Nigma — $14,000
- 5-6 place: FlyToMoon — $10,000
- 5-6 place: Team Liquid — $10,000
- 7-8 place: Vikin.gg — $7,500
- 7-8 place: HellRaisers — $7,500
- 9-10 place: NAVI — $5,000
- 9-10 place: Cyber Legacy — $5,000
- 11-12 place: Team Unique — $4,000
- 11-12 place: Ninjas in Pyjamas — $4,000
- 13-14 place: Family Team — $3,000
- 13-14 place: OG — $3,000
- 15-16 place: Gambit Esports — $2,000
- 15-16 place: Winstrike Team — $2,000
China
The Chinese division followed a pretty predictable scenario. The strongest teams PSG.LGD, Invictus Gaming, RNG, and CDEC Gaming reached Top-4 whereas the other rosters were unable to overcome the group stage.
We should pay special attention to PSG.LGD that lost only two maps during the championship. One of the maps was lost in the third match of the group stage and the second case happened at the grand final when the players met with Invictus Gaming. As for the rest, the team destroyed all their other enemies.
Results of China
- 1 place: PSG.LGD — $20,000
- 2 place: Invictus Gaming — $12,000
- 3 place: Royal Never Give Up — $8,000
- 4 place: CDEC Gaming — $5,000
- 5-6 place: Team Aster — $3,000
- 5-6 place: EHOME — $3,000
- 7-8 place: Longinus — $2,000
- 7-8 place: Sparking Arrow Gaming — $2,000
North America
North America became a division where all the final matches of ESL One Birmingham 2020 Online took place. Quincy Crew dominated over all their opponents. The team lost the battle with CR4ZY at the group stage but later the esportsmen managed to defeat this opponent twice. Making it to the upper bracket in the playoff, QC beat CR4ZY with a score of 2-0 and later at the grand final with the result of 3-0. YawaR’s efforts brought him and his teammates the main monetary reward of $15,000. The second place gave $10,000 to CR4ZY.
Results of North America
- 1 place: Quincy Crew — $15,000
- 2 place: CR4ZY — $10,000
- 3 place: Evil Geniuses — $6,000
- 4 place: business associates — $4,000
- 5 place: beastcoast — $3,000
- 6 place: Thunder Predator — $2,000