After a crazy best of three series, and some shenanigans from Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, Natus Vincere have defeated Virtus.pro to claim the CSGO Asia Championship title.

Thanks my team for this medal once again , not rly mvp performance but I will practice much harder for upcoming events . GGWP @virtuspro , great experience for us especially on d2 ! Thanks all fans for the support ❤️,and thanks organizers for amazing tournament ! #CAC pic.twitter.com/txEUBVOCoZ — Sasha (@s1mpleO) June 18, 2018

Na`Vi and VP came into the grand finals after defeating their respective opponents Team EnvyUS and Tyloo in the semi finals. The final showdown between the two teams was a match of even footing as both teams looked strong to take the title.

After the map veto it was Virtus.pro on their favored Dust2. And from the looks of it, it seemed that Virtus.pro were on another level as they took care of Na`Vi on the map. With a 12-3 switch, VP were on the driving seat and Na`Vi had no answer to the aggression. The star player was Paweł “byali” Bieliński who ended the map with a 1.89 rating and Na`Vi had their backs against the wall.

The second map was Nuke and it was Na`Vi’s chance to come back. And so they did as they clearly had the upper hand throughout the map. It seemed like a Dejavu the other way around as Na`Vi made a 12-3 score in the first half. Siwtch sides was a similar story as well as Na`Vi never allowed VP to come online and quickly evened out the score.

It all then came down to Train to end the series. On the map of the momentum from Nuke, Na`Vi started to pile up rounds after rounds with Virtus.pro having no answer to. At the end of the first half, it was 2-13 in favor of Na`Vi and it was as good as anything for the Ukrainian squad.

The nail in the coffin came from Zeus after the switch who won a 1v2 in the final round to clinch a 16-6 victory for his team and the title for CS:GO Asia Championships 2018.

The final standings and prize pool distribution for the event is as follows:

1. Natus Vincere – $150,000

2. Virtus.pro – $60,000

3-4. TyLoo – $30,000

3-4. EnVyUs – $30,000

5-6. NiP – $10,000

5-6. Heroic – $10,000

7-8. MVP PK – $5,000

7-8. VG.Flash – $5,000