Team Yandex — Road to BIG OLIMP champion
The Road to BIG OLIMP online tournament concluded with a victory for Team Yandex. In the best-of-five (bo5) final, the team defeated RAKUZAN 3–0 and took home $3,200 in prize money.
A total of 10 teams competed in Road to BIG OLIMP—8 of them received invitations to the group stage, while the other two were invited directly to the playoffs. The final stage of the championship was held in a single-elimination format.
Team Yandex Roster
- Ramazan “Castle” Atalaev (explainer);
- Alexander “Yustinian” Markov (jungler);
- Yermek “Kodjikk” Baibulsinov (mid laner);
- Timur “March” Falin (top laner);
- Andrey “AFK” Loginov (roamer);
- Vladimir “Ospreay” Gonchar (coach).
Prize Pool Distribution
During the tournament, the teams competed for a total prize pool of $8,000.
- 1st place — Team Yandex ($3,200);
- 2nd place — RAKUZAN ($1,900);
- 3rd–4th place — True Chads, INVISION ($1,000 each);
- 5th–6th place — Aterion Esports, The Soulless Team ($450 each).
Road to BIG OLIMP took place online from August 13 to 16. Ten teams from the EECA region participated in the event to determine the champion. The tournament’s prize pool was $8,000.
Photo: MOONTON Games.
