With the day coming to an end, we saw Gambit Esports coming out victorious to win NineToFive#7 securing their 5th championship in the NineToFive event series. They emerged victorious without dropping a single map, winning $35,000 in prize money and claiming the title of back to back champions.
Final Standings + Winnings (Top 8)
- 1st – $35,000 – Gambit Esports
- 2nd – $15,000 – forZe
- 3rd-4th – Cloud9
- 3rd-4th – K23
- 5th – PACT
- 6th – ex-Ethereal
- 7th – Dignitas
- 8th – Endpoint
Gambit win NineToFive#7 – How did they do it?
To start the event, Gambit were already invited to the Quarterfinals of the main event due to them winning NineToFive#6. Gambit’s first matchup was against Dignitas, and they beat with a clean 2-0. Next up in the Semifinals, Gambit were versus K23, the roster that was formerly known as Syman Gaming. In the first map, (Mirage) we saw an equal level of performance by the first half. But when Gambit switched over to the CT-side, K23 were done for. Next up was Inferno, which was a super one-sided match favoring Gambit, as they won the CT-side 14-1, and ended up winning the match 16-6. This win here meant that they secured a spot in the Grand Finals versus ForZe.
Grand Finals
ForZe had a tough path through to the Grand Finals. They first met with ex-Ethereal, which they beat 2-0, and then continued on to take on the new Cloud9 roster, and beat them 2-0 as well. Historically, both Gambit and ForZe have proven to have a very similar level of play, but the Finals might have just changed that perspective. First map (Mirage) ended 16-12 favoring Gambit, and Overpass went to overtime, finishing with a 19-12 scoreline, favoring the Gambit squad, winning not only the series, but the whole event.
What’s next?
This Gambit roster has seriously proven to be quite a solid team. Hopefully when more European tournaments involve teams like Gambit and ForZe, we’ll be seeing a major shake up within the rankings, proving a point that the CIS region has what it takes to beat teams at the highest level of play.
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