Copenhagen Games 2018: Imperial Defeats Heroic, Getting $50,000 in Prize Money
Copenhagen Games 2018: Imperial Defeats Heroic, Getting $50,000 in Prize Money
Copenhagen Games 2018, a major Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event with $100,000 at stake has concluded with a victory of The Imperial over Heroic with 2-1 score.
Copenhagen Games 2018 was held in the capital of Denmark on March 30th – April 1st and featured eight teams competing for their share of a $100,000 prize pool. Out of eight participating teams, four received direct invites – Heroic, North, Quantum Bellator Fire and Team Kinguin, while another four teams made it through the regional qualifier – Windigo Gaming, Sprout, Valiance and The Imperial.
In the group stage the teams were divided into two groups of four with round-robin format and best-of-three series. Top two teams from each group advanced to the single-elimination playoffs bracket with best-of-three matches. North and Windigo Gaming made it from Group A, while Heroic and The Imperial qualified from Group B. In the playoffs Heroic defeated Windigo Games (2-0), while The Imperial managed to overcome North with the score of 2-0. The final series concluded with the 2-1 score in favour of The Imperial, who received $50,000 in prize money for their victory.
Group Stage
| Group A | Group B | ||||||||
| 1. | North | 3-0 | 129-112 | 9p | 1. | Heroic | 2-1 | 98-84 | 6p |
| 2. | Windigo Gaming | 2-1 | 109-84 | 6p | 2. | The Imperial | 2-1 | 96-93 | 6p |
| 3. | Valiance | 1-2 | 84-104 | 3p | 3. | Sprout | 1-2 | 103-106 | 3p |
| 4. | Quantum Bellator Fire | 0-3 | 93-115 | 0p | 4. | Team Kinguin | 1-2 | 66-80 | 3p |
Playoffs
Tournament Results
| Place | $ USD | Team |
| 1st | $50,000 | The Imperial |
| 2nd | $20,000 | Heroic |
| 3rd-4th | $10,000 | Windigo Gaming, North |
| 5th-6th | $3,000 | Valiance, Sprout |
| 7th-8th | $2,000 | Quantum Bellator Fire, Team Kinguin |