Team Spirit — Champion of PARI UNIVERSE by FISSURE
Team Spirit defeated Team Yandex in the PARI UNIVERSE by FISSURE grand final. The final match ended with a score of 3–0.
On the first map, the teams were evenly matched until the 24th minute, after which Spirit took the lead. The second game lasted over an hour; shortly before it ended, the “dragons” earned about 70,000 gold over a 10-minute period. On the third map, TS began to pull away from their opponent at the 29-minute mark; soon, the team had a lead of over 10,000, and shortly thereafter, they secured the victory.
Team Spirit Roster
- Ilya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk
- Denis “Larl” Sigitov
- Bogdan “Batyuk” Batyuk
- Alexey “not me” Kosmyinin
- Alexander “rue” Filin
- Ilya “Illidan” Pivtsaev (coach)
- Milan “MiLAN” Kozomara (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
- 1st place — Team Spirit ($125,000, including $45,000 for the club);
- 2nd place — Team Yandex ($50,000, including $18,000 for the club);
- 3rd place — GamerLegion ($30,000, including $10,000 for the club);
- 4th place — Team Liquid ($15,000, including $5,000 for the club);
- 5th–6th place — OG and PARIVISION ($10,000 each);
- 7th–8th place — Astra Invicta and LEGION ($5,000 each).
Thus, the “Dragons” defeated Yandex for the fourth time this year—during this period, the teams played 24 maps against each other, 16 of which ended in victory for the “Geese.” This is Spirit’s first title of the new season; previously, the team finished second at BLAST SLAM VIII, losing to Yandex, which began the season by winning two tournaments.
Photo by Igor Bezborodov, BLAST.
