In an electrifying grand final, Raptors Esports Club emerged victorious over Endpoint in the ESL Premiership CS:GO Finals on September 8. The epic battle took place at the prestigious Insomnia Gaming Festival, held at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. Now in its 71st iteration, Insomnia is the UK’s largest gaming festival.
Raptors’ triumphant journey to glory saw them clinching the title after an intense three-game series played across Ancient, Vertigo, and Inferno.
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Grand Finals: 3 Maps of CS:GO
The grand finals kicked off with a clash on Ancient, a map known for its strategic depth. Raptors definitely came in as the underdogs and it showed. Endpoint were able to take a decisive 16:6 victory after starting on the CT side. They’d already shown a dominant performance across the rest of the tournament. In fact, they beat Overpowered and Ex-Coalesce 2-0 in both previous rounds. This first game set the stage for the same story again.
It’s worth remembering that although Raptors were generally considered the underdogs, they also won the previous 2 series 2-3. After moving on to Vertigo, the second map of the series, Raptors aimed to mount a comeback and level the score. Endpoint made them work for it but they couldn’t quite manage to clinch the map. Raptors ended with a 16:14 scoreline.
The third and final map, Inferno, was the ultimate decider. Endpoint was determined to stay in the game, understandably so. Both teams lo
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