Team Liquid Come First at CS_Summit 2
Team Liquid Come First at CS_Summit 2
Team Liquid defeated Cloud9 in the Grand Finals of cs_summit 2, which was held on February 8-11 in Los Angeles.
The tournament featured eight teams that competed for a $150,000 prize pool in a double-elimination playoffs bracket. In the quarterfinals Team Liquid outplayed Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-1), but then dropped to the loser’s bracket after losing 0-2 to Cloud9 in the semifinals. In the lower bracket the North American team managed to not lose a single map – they defeated 2-0 Torqued, Heroic, and SK Gaming. The grand final was played in the best-of-five format, with Cloud9 having a one-point advantage as they advanced from the upper bracket. The series ended with a 3-2 score on favor of Liquid, granting them $63,750 in prize money.
At the end of the event the organizers announced that the next event in the series – cs_summit 3 – will take place on October 11-14.
Playoffs Bracket:
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Tournament Results:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
| 1st | $63,750 | Team Liquid |
| 2nd | $33,750 | Cloud9 |
| 3rd | $19,500 | SK Gaming |
| 4th | $15,000 | Heroic |
| 5th-6th | $5,250 | Torqued, North |
| 7th-8th | $3,750 | Vega Squadron, Ninjas in Pyjamas |