AGO win ESL Polish Championship Spring

AGO lifted the ESL Polish Championship Spring trophy and secured $8,400 in prize money by defeating Kinguin 2-0 in the grand final (Mirage 16-11, Overpass 16-12).

The ESL Polish Championship Spring LAN Finals kicked off with two semi-final matches where we saw AGO and Kinguin defeat x-kom and PACT, respectively, both matched ending with 2-1 scorelines. 

The two winning teams advanced to the BO3 grand final which started on Kinguin's pick, Mirage. However, it was AGO that would end up taking the early lead, claiming the CT pistol and running up to a 5-2 advantage. Jacek "⁠MINISE⁠" Jeziak than showed up big with a 3K in a 2v3, but his team would end up reset and AGO was back on track, extending to 8-3.

Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas's squad struck back at the end of the half, minimising their deficit to 8-7 before the switch came in. Unfortunately for them, AGO picked up the second pistol round as well, giving them a big enough advantage to close out the game on the T-side, 16-11.

AGO lifted the ESL Polish Championship trophy after two maps

AGO added a third pistol round to their count as Overpass started off, but Kinguin was quick to strike back this time, winning a CT force buy to take the lead (3-1). With a double entry, Mateusz "⁠TOAO⁠" Zawistowski broke open the defense on his team's first buy round, starting a streak of eight rounds won. Kinguin woke up towards the end of the half, but they still switched to the less favorable side trailing 9-6.

Karol "⁠rallen⁠" Rodowicz was on point on the T side, getting key kills that helped his team stay afloat, but after they grabbed a 12-11 lead, Kinguin's T-side fell apart. Damian "⁠Furlan⁠" Kislowski, seemingly unhampered by the IGL duties, lead his team to the victory with another 25-kill game as AGO closed the series, 2-0, with a 16-12 scoreline on Overpass.

ESL Polish Championship Spring 2018 FinalsBest of 3 AGOMatchpage 2 0 13th May 2018 Kinguin 16Mirage 11 16Overpass 12

ESL Polish Championship Spring 2018 FinalsBest of 3 AGOMatchpage 2 0 13th May 2018 Kinguin 16Mirage 11 16Overpass 12

AGO	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Damian 'Furlan' KislowskiFurlan	50 - 32	+18	94.0	1.45
Michał 'snatchie' Rudzkisnatchie	49 - 41	+8	87.2	1.22
Dominik 'GruBy' SwiderskiGruBy	39 - 36	+3	80.1	1.20
Tomasz 'phr' Wójcikphr	40 - 34	+6	78.5	1.15
Mateusz 'TOAO' ZawistowskiTOAO	30 - 37	-7	64.7	0.90

Kinguin	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Karol 'rallen' Rodowiczrallen	48 - 42	+6	106.3	1.33
Paweł 'reatz' Jańczakreatz	40 - 39	+1	67.8	1.01
Jacek 'MINISE' JeziakMINISE	35 - 38	-3	74.1	1.01
Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ	39 - 46	-7	78.0	1.00
Mikołaj 'mouz' Karolewskimouz	18 - 43	-25	41.7	0.50

Meanwhile, the third-place match, which was played to decide which team would get the ESEA MDL S28 spot reserved for the Polish ESL competition, saw PACT defeat x-kom 2-1 in maps.

Final standings:

1. AGO - $8,400
2. Kinguin - $4,200
3. PACT - $2,100 + ESEA MDL S28 spot
4. x-kom - $2,100

Wiktor 'TaZ' Wojtas Age: 31 Team: Kinguin Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 1410 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.67 Kinguin #41 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasJacek 'MINISE' JeziakKarol 'rallen' RodowiczPaweł 'reatz' JańczakMikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski PACT #142 Michał 'MOLSI' ŁąckiDawid 'lunAtic' CieślakKacper 'darko' ŚcieraKonrad 'koyot' HadałaArek 'Vegi' Nawojski x-kom #52 Karol 'tecek' KapczyńskiMichał 'SOON' WójcickiPatryk 'ponczek' WitesPatryk 'Patitek' FabrowskiKrzysztof 'Goofy' Górski Damian 'Furlan' Kislowski Age: 23 Team: AGO Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 960 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.68 AGO #21 Damian 'Furlan' KislowskiDominik 'GruBy' SwiderskiMichał 'snatchie' RudzkiMateusz 'TOAO' ZawistowskiTomasz 'phr' Wójcik Jacek 'MINISE' Jeziak Age: 24 Team: Kinguin Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1022 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.70 Karol 'rallen' Rodowicz Age: 23 Team: Kinguin Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 922 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.66 Mateusz 'TOAO' Zawistowski Age: 21 Team: AGO Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 445 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.65