3DMAX Wins Perfect World CS Challenge Series 1

French team 3DMAX has claimed the championship title at the inaugural Chinese tournament Perfect World CS Challenge Series 1 in Counter-Strike 2. In the grand final, the team confidently defeated TYLOO with a score of 2:0 — 13:11 on Nuke and 19:15 on Train.

The road to the trophy was not easy, but 3DMAX performed consistently throughout the event. In the playoffs, the French squad first beat Lynn Vision, then faced TYLOO in the upper bracket final, where they recorded yet another victory. In the last grand final, 3DMAX showed its superiority once more, not letting the Chinese giant take the game to a third map.

The format of the tournament was slim: it was conducted entirely in a Double Elimination format with no opening group stage. The format was such that teams were made to fight for survival right from the start, hence there were more thrills and excitement-filled matches.

Perfect World CS Challenge Series 1 offered a prize money of approximately $49,000 USD. The tournament took place at Shanghai from August 29-31 and was attended by six teams. From the perspective of the domestic market, the tournament provided an opportunity to test out new lineups and give way for teams to present themselves in a LAN environment.

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