Chicago beats Carolina in first CGS Final
The Chicago Chimera has defeated the Carolina Core to win the Championship Gaming Series World Final
The Chicago Chimera has defeated the Carolina Core to win the Championship Gaming Series World Final.
The final score was 27-15, with Carolina winning the Counter-Strike: Source match, but losing in Project Gotham Racing, FIFA, and Dead or Alive.
Twelve top CGS teams from around the world were originally scheduled to battle each other for their share of a USD 1 million prize purse, although the Wuhan Dragon team had to withdraw due to visa issues.
In earlier rounds, Chicago beat Stockholm Magnetik and Birmingham Salvo to reach the final. The Carolina Core defeated the Seoul Jinhwa, London Mint, and Berlin Allianz to reach the final, only to fall to Chicago.
Jeremy "Black Mamba" Florence took home the World Final MVP award.
"What a rush!" said Brian Flander, GM Chicago Chimera. "Even though I never doubted the team's skill and knew they were at the top of their game, it's still a tremendous thrill to beat out the intense competition and win the title of CGS World Champion. I am so proud of them."
The inaugural CGS World Final was broadcast on television to more than 350 million viewers by DirecTV's The 101 in the US, BSkyB's Sky One, Sky Two and Sky HD in the UK, ESPN STAR Sports in Asia, SKY in Mexico and Brazil, and DirecTV throughout the rest of Latin America.