Astralis picked up its third straight major title on Sunday, beating AVANGAR 2-0 in the grand final of the StarLadder Berlin Major.
Astralis, who won London 2018 last September and Katowice 2019 in March, will take home $500,000 for the first-place finish.
AVANGAR, a Kazakhstan outfit that earned the No. 5 seed, pockets $150,000 for the runner-up finish.
On the first map, Inferno, Astralis jumped ahead 12-3 before cruising to the 16-6 victory.
Astralis, from Denmark, quickly took the lead on the second map, Dust 2, as well. They jumped ahead 11-4 before rolling to the 16-5 victory and the title.
MAJOR CHAMPIONS 🏆#BerlinMajor pic.twitter.com/xAOzgwE6fD
— Astralis (@astralisgg) September 8, 2019
Prize Pool
1. Astralis — $500,000 + Legend Status
2. AVANGAR — $150,000 + Legend Status
3-4. Renegades, NRG Esports — $70,000 + Legend Status
5-8. ENCE, Team Vitality, Natus Vincere, Team Liquid — $35,000 + Legend Status
9-11. mousesports, G2 Esports, CR4ZY — $8,750 + New Challenger Status
12-14. MIBR, FaZe Clan, North — $8,750 + New Challenger Status
15-16. Ninjas in Pyjamas, DreamEaters — $8,750
–Field Level Media (@FieldLevelMedia)
