The FaZe Clan team unexpectedly won the first major IEM Katowice Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) tournament of the year with a prize pool of one million dollars, bbabo.net reports.
On the way to success, they defeated rivals from Gambit Kazakhstani Abai Hobbit Khasenov, Heroic and G2. At the same time, the champion team achieved all the victories in vain, and the leader of the world ranking NaVi unexpectedly flew out in the semi-finals (they were eliminated by G2).
As a result, FaZe won 400 thousand dollars, and Khasenov's team shared the fifth-sixth place with bbabo.net, which is represented by our compatriots Alexey Qikert Golubev and Timur buster Tulepov. The esportsmen earned $40,000 per team.
Note that ESL Pro League 15 starts in a week with a prize pool of 823 thousand dollars. Among 24 teams, Gambit from bbabo.net will also play in it. The LAN tournament will be held from March 9 to April 10 in Germany.
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