After a grueling five-map set, Luminosity Gaming have defeated G2 Esports 3-2 to win the ESL Pro League Season 3 Championship in London. They take home $200,000.

The script was flipped for the entire series: G2 won 16-10 on Overpass, LG’s map choice, while LG won 16-13 on Train, G2’s map choice. The exact same thing happened in the next two maps — G2 won Cobblestone, while LG won Dust 2.

The Grand Finals went to the fifth and final map, Inferno, which has historically favored the Brazilians. LG have an 11-4 record on the map, while G2 only have a middling 8-9 record. However, history only counts for so much, and G2 kept the map competitive with a 8-7 scoreline at the half.

LG took the second pistol round, but G2 never let their ball get rolling, continuing to trade rounds back and forth. Neither team caved to the pressure, and the game was eventually brought into overtime.

It was then that G2 seemed to run out of steam. LG took the first three rounds and were on match point. shox kept G2’s dream alive with a miracle 4v1 retake clutch…

… but it wasn’t enough. LG took one more round, and at 19-16 they ended the map — and the championship.

G2 and LG met before in the group stage opening matches, where the French team defeated the Brazilians in a best-of-one. Despite a slow start, LG managed to secure their playoff spot after defeating Astralis 2-1 in the loser’s match and OpTic Gaming 2-0 in the decider match.

LG’s trials continued in their semifinal against Ninjas in Pyjamas, but they persevered with a 2-1 win over the Swedes and moved on to their eventual win in the Grand Finals. It was a rough ride for the Brazilians, but a win nonetheless.