MAD Lions claim victory at Flashpoint Season 1
CS:GO esports fans had some great action to watch this past weekend, with the Flashpoint Season 1 finals taking place on 19 April 2020 at 21:00 SAST. In case you didn’t know, Cloud9, with two South African players and a couch, ended in fourth place and claimed $50,000 in prize money, which is over R900,000 at the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate.
After Cloud9 fell, there were still three teams left. Here’s what happened in the final matches of Flashpoint Season 1.
Flashpoint Season 1 results
After HAVU Gaming knocked out Cloud9, they went on to face MAD Lions in the lower bracket finals. After a close game one on Dust II, MAD Lions took a 1-0 lead, then proceeded to stomp HAVU Gaming out of the tournament with a clean victory on Mirage.
MAD Lions faced MIBR in the grand finals of Flashpoint Season 1. MIBR previously knocked MAD Lions down in the upper bracket finals. In the grand finals, it looked like MIBR still had MAD Lions by the throat, taking a one map lead after beating their opponents 16-13 on Mirage.
However, MAD Lions fought back to win the second map, Inferno, 16-13, tieing up the grand finals. It was now time for the third and final map, Train, where MIBR took a commanding lead in the first half as CTs, with a score of 12-3. MAD Lions, however, showed their big-game temperament, making a magnificent comeback to win the map 16-13 (yes, all maps ended 16-13), and claim the Flashpoint Season 1 trophy.
With the incredible comeback, MAD Lions won the lion’s share ($500,000) of the prize pool, 1400 Blast Premier Points (BBP), and a glorious AK-shaped trophy. Check out the final standings and results of the tournament below.
Flashpoint Season 1 results:
- 1st place – MAD Lions – $500,000 and 1400 BPP
- 2nd place – MIBR – $250,000 and 700 BBP
- 3rd place – HAVU Gaming – $100,000 and 525 BPP
- 4th place – Cloud9 – $50,000 and 300 BPP
- 5th & 6th place – Gen.G Esports / Orgless – $35,000 and 175 BBP
- 7th & 8th place – FunPlus Pheonix / Chaos Esports Club – $15,000 and 88 BBP
It was fantastic to see South African players compete in such a big international CS:GO tournament. Although Cloud9 didn’t win, we had a wonderful time watching them claim a respectable fourth-place finish.
Header image via Flashpoint
