FOKUS Win Urban Riga Open Season 3 and Climb Sharply in the VRS Rankings

German team FOKUS became the champions of Urban Riga Open Season 3, confidently closing out the tournament with a victory over Phantom in the grand final. The final series ended 2-0, although both maps were extremely close: on Ancient, FOKUS secured the win only in the second overtime, 22:20, and then finished off their opponents on Nuke, 16:13.

One of the biggest surprises of the tournament was the absence of the event favorites, 3DMAX, from the final. The French squad were unexpectedly eliminated in the semifinals after losing to Phantom, which opened the path to the decisive match for less established teams. Even so, the title turned out to be very important for the finalists themselves from a VRS ranking perspective.

The main beneficiary of the tournament was FOKUS, who have only existed in their current lineup for about a month. The victory earned the team 310 ranking points, allowing them to climb 78 positions - from the lower ranks all the way up to 53rd place in the world ranking with a total of 1217 points. Phantom, despite losing in the final, also improved their standing, gaining 72 points and rising to 82nd place with 1125 points.

During the playoff run, FOKUS defeated OlyBet and Wildcard, while Phantom made it to the final by beating ASTRAL and sensationally knocking out 3DMAX.

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Now FOKUS are facing a new serious challenge. On April 4, the team will travel to Romania for PGL Bucharest, having qualified through the European closed qualifier. For this young lineup, it will be a chance to prove that the victory in Riga was no fluke.