FUT Esports and Team Spirit advanced to Sunday’s grand final with semifinal victories in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive playoffs at the Esports World Cup in Paris.
Team Spirit swept Legacy 2-0, and FUT Esports edged FURIA 2-1 on Saturday. FURIA and Legacy meet in the third-place match on Sunday.
A double-elimination group stage eliminated half of the 32 teams in the $2 million event. The playoffs, which run through Sunday, consisted of best-of-three matches until the grand final, which will be best-of-five.
The championship team will receive $600,000 and 1,000 Esports World Cup club points. The runner-up will get $340,000 and 750 points. Tournament organizers already announced that tickets for the final day at Accor Arena are sold out.
On Saturday, FUT Esports opened with a 13-11 victory on Ancient before FURIA drew level with a 13-6 decision on Nuke. FUT Esports closed out with a 16-13 overtime win on Dust II.
Nikita “cmtry” Samolotov of Ukraine led FUT with 55 kills and a plus-14 kills-to-deaths differential.
Team Spirit downed Legacy by winning 13-7 on Dust II and 13-9 on Ancient.
Danil “donk” Kryshkovets of Russia paced Team Spirit with 44 kills and a plus-12 K-D differential.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive — Esports World Cup prize pool (with money winnings and Esports World Cup club points)
1. $600,000, 1,000 points
2. $340,000, 750 points
3. $190,000, 500 points
4. $110,000, 300 points
5-8. $60,000, 200 points — G2 Esports, MOUZ, Team Falcons, Team Vitality
9-16. $35,000, no points — Astralis, Aurora Gaming, magic, GamerLegion, Natus Vincere, The MongolZ, FaZe Clan, B8
17-24. $20,000, no points — BIG, JiJieHao, MIBR, Ninjas in Pyjamas, PARIVISION, Lynn Vision Gaming, 9z Team, paiN Gaming
25-32. $10,000, no points — Luminosity Gaming, M80, K27, BetBoom Team, 100 Thieves, TYLOO, 3DMAX, Wildcard
–Field Level Media
