The Gfinity Champion of Champions event for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is approaching fast, beginning on Sept. 26-27, 2015. This event will feature four teams from previous Gfinity CS:GO events, competing in a Semi-final and then Grand final for a share of the $100,000 prize pool.
The Format
The competing four teams were seeded by Gfinity allowing the matches to be set up. The teams will play in a best-of-five knockout format with the winner of each series advancing to the Grand final. The two winners will go on to play another best-of-five series in the Grand final for a chunk of the prize pool and the coveted title, ‘Gfinity CS:GO Champions 2015’.
Seeds:
- Seed 1: Fnatic (Olofm, KrimZ, JW, Flusha, Pronax)
- Seed 2: Virtus.pro (Snax, Neo, Pasha, Byali, TaZ)
- Seed 3: Team EnVyUs (Kioshima, KennyS, Happy, NBK, apEX)
- Seed 4: Ninjas in Pyjamas (GeT_RiGhT, f0rest, friberg, Allu, Xizt)
Matches:
- Knockout Match 1: Fnatic vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Knockout Match 2: Virtus.pro vs. Team EnVyUs
- Grand final: Winner of Knockout Match 1 vs. Winner of Knockout Match 2
The Prize Pool
This tournament showcases a grand prize pool of $100,000, more than previous Gfinity CS:GO prize pools. The prize pool will be distributed as follows:
- 1st: $50,000
- 2nd: $30,000
- 3rd: $10,000
- 4th: $10,000
The Broadcast Team
For this two day special event, there will be a variety of great talent for spectators and online viewers to enjoy. The teams is as follows: Host
- Martin Wyatt
Lead Interviewer
- James Banks
Desk Host
- Jared Williams
Casters
- Toby “Tobiwan” Dawson
- Henry “HenryG” Greer
- Karam “KYAN1TE” Kabbara
- Matt “Chewwy” Smith
Analyst Desk
- Duncan “Thorin” Shields
- Richard Lewis
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