dignitas won the WESG EU & CIS Regional after beating .Russia on two maps (16-7 on Mirage and 16-4 on Cobblestone).

Mirage was .Russia's map pick, but the end result would have suggested otherwise, despite Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov's men getting out to a quick 4-0 lead on the Terrorist side. Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke then single-handedly gave dignitas their first round of the game with a sensational 1vs4 clutch, which was the catalyst for the Danes' seven-round streak.

After calling a timeout, the Russians finally brought dignitas' run to an end, thanks to a trio of kills from Alexey "⁠ub1que⁠" Polivanov, but the Nordic giants kept their composure and closed out the half with a 9-6 lead.

Now playing on the CT side, dignitas were far too hot for .Russia to handle, winning six rounds in a row to reach map point. The Russians still managed to get a round on the board, but they were unable to follow it up as dignitas sealed the deal and took the lead in the series.

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k0nfig was unstoppable on Mirage

dignitas carried that momentum with them into map two, Cobblestone, as they stormed to a 6-0 lead on the CT side. Georgi "⁠WorldEdit⁠" Yaskin then paved the way for .Russia's first round of the map with two opening kills, but they were unable to turn that round into a string, which severely hurt their economy.

Down 1-8, .Russia started to put together a small run of rounds, but dignitas were simply dominant during the final stages of the half as they brought the scoreline to a convincing 11-4 advantage.

.Russia came close to winning the pistol round as CT, but Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen turned hero as he won a 1vs2 clutch. The Russians still tried to get back into the game but to no avail as dignitas won five rounds in a row to lock down the map 16-4.

The third-fourth place decider was a Polish derby between Virtus.pro and Kinguin. Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas's men were highly-favoured for the match and they lived up to that billing, beating the former CSGL side 2-0 (16-2 on Cobblestone and 16-11 on Cache).

WESG 2016 Europe & CIS Regional final standings: