Team Falcons blanked FURIA 3-0 in the grand final of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major on Sunday in Germany.
Falcons clinched the $500,000 grand prize out of a $1.25 million prize pool at the major that began back on June 2. FURIA had to settle for $170,000 in second.
The Counter-Strike 2 tournament began with 32 entrants. The field was ultimately trimmed to the final eight teams through a series of three stages, where all elimination and advancement matches were best-of-three, as were most of the single-elimination playoffs. Sunday’s grand final was best-of-five.
Team Falcons made quick work of FURIA, posting identical 13-8 results on Mirage, Anubis and Inferno.
Falcons star Nikola “NiKo” Kovac of Bosnia and Herzegovina had 52 kills on a plus-20 kills-deaths differential, while teammate Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin of Russia had a match-high 55 kills against 43 deaths. FURIA were led by Danil “molodoy” Golubenko of Kazakhstan, who had 51 kills and 41 deaths.
Intel Extreme Masters Cologne prize pool
1. $500,000 — Team Falcons
2. $170,000 — FURIA
3-4. $80,000 — Team Spirit, Aurora Gaming
5-8. $45,000 — BetBoom Team, 9z Team, Team Vitality, G2 Esports
9-11. $20,000 — Natus Vincere, FUT Esports, The MongolZ
12-14. $20,000 — MOUZ, Monte, Legacy
15-16. $20,000 — B8, PARIVISION
17-19. $10,000 — paiN Gaming, TYLOO, BIG
20-22. $10,000 — MIBR, M80, Astralis
23-24. $10,000 — GamerLegion, FlyQuest
25-27. No prize money — Lynn Vision Gaming, NRG, Team Liquid
28-30. No prize money — THUNDERdOWNUNDER, Sharks Esports, HEROIC
31-32. No prize money — Gaimin Gladiators, SINNERS Esports
–Field Level Media
