Another big LAN event is now in the bag and we’ve collected the most interesting stories from it all for you – much like the Spaghetti western whose title we’ve borrowed, it was extremely long, high on drama and epic moment.

The good: s1mple

Where would Na’Vi be without this man? How much more he could potentially achieve on a different team? Every time you think you’ve seen it all, the man for all CS:GO seasons posts yet another highlight clip that goes above and beyond what you would have thought possible. That ace clutch against ENCE was the turning point of the series and one that will live long in the memory.

Runner-up: Swedish Counter-Strike

How long has it been since both Fnatic and NiP were involved at the business end of a high-profile CS:GO event? While you could put multiple asterisks above their showings, the fact that the Ninjas made top eight in two consecutive top-tier LAN tournaments and Fnatic were undefeated up until the admittedly one-sided final are promising data points and should encourage the fans going forward.