'Crossfire' World's Best Competition 'CFS 2024 Grand Final' opens on the 4th in Hangzhou, China
Dec 05, 2024
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The CFS 2024 Grand Final was organized into four groups with a total of 16 teams selected from China, EUMENA (Europe-Middle East-North Africa), North America, Brazil, Vietnam, and the Philippines. In addition to Vietnam's No. 1 seed Ranking ESPORTs, which ranked fourth in last year's grand final, Group A consists of China's Q9 Club, Brazil's Vasco Esports, and EUMENA's LCK, which have shown excellent performance in recent years.
Group B is expected to reach the quarterfinals without difficulty, with Vietnam's Wolf Empire (WOLF EMPIRE) and China's Chengdu ALL GAMERS, which are considered the winning dark horses this year. Veteran teams such as Brazil's Imperial and China's Evolution Power Gaming will participate in Group C.
Group D was assigned to EUMENA's 3BL, Brazil's Antisocial Team (ANTISOCIAL TEAM), Philippines' SGJ REBORN, who returned to the grand final in two years, and Vietnam's NEXTOP, which will participate in the grand final for the first time.
The opening match, which took place on the 4th, was held between Group A's Vietnamese ranking Esports and China's Qing Jiu Club, and Qing Jiu won 2-1 after a close game. In the following match, Imperial won Vietnam's Team Alotus and Allgemouth won 2-0 against EUMENA's UnKnights. The results of the group/knockout stage, which runs until the 11th, will determine the four teams to advance to the playoffs.
'CFS 2024 Grand Final' will be held from the 4th to the 15th (Sun) in Hangzhou, one of China's seven largest elevations. The game consists of a group/knockout stage, play-offs, and finals, with a total of 12 days and a prize money of $1.43 million (about 2 billion won).
Reporter Nam Jeong-seok bluesky@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
