Copenhagen Flames win CCT Central Europe Series 3

The Danish lineup claimed their second CCT title in under a month after winning CCT South Europe Series 1 in late October.

Copenhagen Flames won CCT Central Europe Series 3 after getting the better of ex-Finest in the grand final. The Danes prevailed with a 2-1 scoreline on their way to the $22,000 grand prize and gained 150 points in the CCT regional rankings leaderboard.

The Danish roster started their run through the 24-team event in the playoffs as they received a direct invite straight to the knockout stage. The team led by Thomas "⁠birdfromsky⁠" Due-Frederiksen had to work for their wins as they moved through the bracket, securing hard-fought victories over 9INE, HAVU, and K23 to set up the grand final match-up against ex-Finest, which once again went the distance.

raalz was the top performer in the final with a 1.29 rating

ex-Finest's grand-final loss was a heartbreaking affair after the orgless squad made light work of their foes in the bracket. The international squad didn't lose a single map on their way to the title-deciding match only to fall at the final hurdle.

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The final started with a dominant display by Copenhagen Flames on Vertigo. The Danish squad took a 10-5 lead on the offense before dropping just one round on the CT side, and in-game leader birdfromsky proved to be an unlikely source of firepower by putting up a 1.58 rating on the map.

Dust 2 was a much closer affair. ex-Finest put together an impressive T side to take a three-round lead into the interval, although the two foes couldn't be separated in regulation after a three-round streak got Copenhagen Flames on equal footing at in the 30th. ex-Finest got their momentum back in overtime and lost just one round to close out the map 19-16.

Inferno was the series' decider and the two teams delivered another close map. This time around it was Rasmus "⁠raalz⁠" Steensborg who powered his team on the defense — the 27-year-old put up 18 kills in the first half to give Copenhagen Flames a one-round lead into the interval. A successful pistol round and the following conversion got the Danes into a 12-7 lead, which proved big enough for the Danes to claim the title. ex-Finest mounted a decent comeback attempt but ultimately fell short in the 29th round with a 13-16 scoreline.

CCT Central Europe Series 3Best of 3 ex-FinestMatchpage 1 2 18th November 2022 Copenhagen Flames 6Vertigo 16 19Dust2 16 13Inferno 16

ex-Finest	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Niclas 'PlesseN' PlessenPlesseN	64 - 61	+3	84.5	1.14
Olek 'hades' Miskiewiczhades	55 - 48	+7	71.3	1.08
Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax	56 - 60	-4	70.8	0.97
Kristjan 'shokz' Jakobsonshokz	55 - 62	-7	64.1	0.91
Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist	43 - 59	-16	62.9	0.84

Copenhagen Flames	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Rasmus 'raalz' Steensborgraalz	69 - 53	+16	90.0	1.31
Thomas 'TMB' BundsbækTMB	58 - 56	+2	71.3	1.13
Johannes 'b0RUP' Borupb0RUP	56 - 53	+3	70.8	1.06
Iulian 'regali' Harjăuregali	55 - 52	+3	57.7	0.98
Thomas 'birdfromsky' Due-Frederiksenbirdfromsky	50 - 60	-10	71.6	0.96

CCT Central Europe Series 3 final standings:

1. Copenhagen Flames - $22,000
2. ex-Finest - $10,000
3-4. K23 - $5,000
3-4. Endpoint - $5,000
5-8. HONORIS - $2,000
5-8. BLUEJAYS - $2,000
5-8. HAVU - $2,000
5-8. UNGENTIUM - $2,000
9-16. IKLA
9-16. Sangal
9-16. Tricked
9-16. Young Ninjas
9-16. Eternal Fire
9-16. SINNERS
9-16. FORZE
9-16. 9INE
18-19. FTW
18-19. AGO
18-19. ECLOT
20-22. Enterprise
20-22. Into the Breach
20-22. Wolsung
23-24. SC
23-24. ONYX

ex-Finest #49 Simon 'twist' EliassonNiclas 'PlesseN' PlessenKristjan 'shokz' JakobsonOlek 'hades' MiskiewiczJanusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski Sangal #38 Robin 'ScrunK' RöpkeKornél 'kory' SzedlárLove 'phzy' SmidebrantCan 'kyuubii' AliCaner 'soulfly' Kesici UNGENTIUM #107 Dominik 'GruBy' SwiderskiPatryk 'ponczek' WitesPatryk 'Sidney' KorabMateusz 'm4tthi' SzambelanWojciech 'Prism' Zięba K23 #47 Timur 'clax' SabirovDaniil 'X5G7V' MaryshevKonstantin 'Raijin' Trubarov HONORIS #59 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasKamil 'reiko' CegiełkoKamil 'Sobol' SobolewskiDenis 'Grashog' HristovDawid 'SaMey' Stańczak 9INE #36 Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekWiktor 'mynio' KrukKrzysztof 'Goofy' GórskiKamil 'KEi' PietkunKacper 'Kylar' Walukiewicz ECLOT #61 Vojtěch 'Valencio' MydlářFilip 'K1-FiDa' DvořákLukáš 'capseN' KoláčnýVít 'nbqq' PohlotMartin 'Dytor' Handl FORZE #30 Andrey 'Jerry' MekhryakovAleksandr 'zorte' ZagodyrenkoAleksandr 'shalfey' Marenov Wolsung #137 Kristaps 'krii' BricisKrists 'msn' KalniņšEinārs 'EIZA' ZarānsRūdolfs 'rud' Osmanis SC Rasmus 'raalz' Steensborg Age: 27 Team: Copenhagen Flames Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 1034 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.67 Into the Breach #73 William 'draken' SundinAlfred 'RuStY' KarlssonAdam 'Adam9130' AhmadCai 'CYPHER' WatsonWilliam 'dobbo' Dobson Thomas 'birdfromsky' Due-Frederiksen Age: 29 Team: Copenhagen Flames Rating 1.0: 0.87 Maps played: 888 KPR: 0.60 DPR: 0.69 Copenhagen Flames #48 Rasmus 'raalz' SteensborgJohannes 'b0RUP' BorupThomas 'TMB' BundsbækThomas 'birdfromsky' Due-FrederiksenIulian 'regali' Harjău Endpoint #57 Max 'MiGHTYMAX' HeathKia 'Surreal' ManGuy 'NertZ' IluzMiłosz 'mhL' KnasiakNikita 'HeavyGod' Martynenko Copenhagen Flames #48 Rasmus 'raalz' SteensborgJohannes 'b0RUP' BorupThomas 'TMB' BundsbækThomas 'birdfromsky' Due-FrederiksenIulian 'regali' Harjău SINNERS #44 Patrik 'Zero' ŽúdelJindřich 'ZEDKO' ChybaSebastian 'beastik' DaňoMax 'SHOCK' KvapilDavid 'forsyy' Bílý Eternal Fire #34 Ismailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşBuğra 'Calyx' ArkınÖmer 'imoRR' KarataşYasin 'xfl0ud' Koç HAVU #66 Jarkko 'spargo' RahjaJesse 'zehN' LinjalaJoonas 'doto' ForssSami 'xseveN' LaasanenJani 'Aerial' Jussila ONYX #131 Patrik 'bodito' BodaAndrás 'coolio' FercsákHenrich 'sl3nd' HevesiJurus 'Kamion' Zsolt K23 #47 Timur 'clax' SabirovRassim 'Jyo' ValijevDaniil 'X5G7V' MaryshevKonstantin 'Raijin' TrubarovSanzhar 'def1zer' Talgat Young Ninjas #71 Erik 'ztr' GustafssonSean 'eraa' KnutssonLinus 'nilo' BergmanAdam 'adamb' ÅngströmMax 'maxster' Jansson AGO #70 Damian 'Furlan' KislowskiEryk 'leman' KocębaMichał 'snatchie' RudzkiTomasz 'phr' WójcikGrzegorz 'jedqr' Jędras Tricked #46 Magnus 'Nodios' OlsenOliver 'kwezz' RasmussenPhilip 'Lucky' EwaldOliver 'IceBerg' BergMathias 'PR1mE' Carlsen HAVU #66 Jarkko 'spargo' RahjaJesse 'zehN' LinjalaJoonas 'doto' ForssSami 'xseveN' LaasanenJani 'Aerial' Jussila BLUEJAYS #43 Pavle 'stYleEeZ' StojanovskiDaniel 'dan1' GligorovAleksandar 'CacaNito' KjulukoskiDamjan 'kyxsan' StoilkovskiJane 'aidKiT' Apostoloski IKLA #53 Dmitriy 'SENSEi' ShvorakYaroslav 'byr9' BuryakKyrylo 's4ltovsk1yy' LytvynovYevhen 'j3kie' SerhachovVladyslav 'Kvem' Korol ex-Finest #49 Simon 'twist' EliassonNiclas 'PlesseN' PlessenKristjan 'shokz' JakobsonOlek 'hades' MiskiewiczJanusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski Enterprise #69 Raul 'Blytz' GligorErik 'The eLiVe' SithTomáš 'SYSTEM' ZemkoRobert 'manguss' KasperDeyvid 'h4rn' Benchev FTW #85 Renato 'stadodo' GonçalvesDiogo 'DDias' DiasRafael 'arrozdoce' WingBruno 'suka' MeiraAndré 'Ag1l' Gil