Flipsid3 Tactics claimed the biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive title in the organization’s history, dominating their opponents at DreamHack Leipzig.
Without dropping a single map throughout the event, FlipSid3 emerged as champions of DreamHack Leipzig after a convincing 2-0 victory in the event’s grand finals. But despite its impressive record the team, which features CS 1.6 legend Yegor “markeloff” Markelov, did struggle at certain points throughout the final series against crowd favorites BIG.
While the German favorites were able to take eleven rounds in both maps of the series, FlipSid3 were always one step ahead. This was particularly obvious in regards to the team’s latest recruit, Denis “electronic” Sharipov. The Russian player dominated in terms of statistics, as he tallied the highest number of kills in the grand final, earning him an ADR (Average Damage per Round) of 102.
While FlipSid3 finally taking home an international LAN is a big story in and of itself, BIG’s performance at the event is almost an equally as notable achievement.
Having only assembled the roster on Jan. 2, DreamHack Leipzig was BIG’s LAN debut. The roster, which contains names such as in-game leader Faith “gob b” Dayik and recent AWP star Kevin “keev” Bartholomäus impressed throughout the tournament. The team’s 0-2 defeat against FlipSid3 was far from one-sided, as BIG were consistently able to impress against the Eastern European team.
BIG had upset Group A winners Heroic in the semifinals, taking a 2-1 victory, while Flipsid3 had swept aside the challenge of French side LDLC.
Flipsid3 will look to carry this momentum into next week’s $1 million ELEAGUE Major, where they will face FaZe Clan in their first swiss stage clash.
Despite not being the most competitive event, DreamHack Leipzig brought a considerable amount of excitement and has already set 2017 off to a flying start.
Published: Jan 15, 2017 02:00 pm