fnatic are WEM 2009 champions

fnatic claimed victory at World Esports Masters, following a 2-0 win against Power Gaming in the Grand Final.

The battle for the World Esports Masters 2009 title was a showdown between Power Gaming and fnatic, where fnatic were to seek for revenge. Power Gaming had in the group stage defeated the Swedes and thereby claimed top spot in the group.

Starting T on de_inferno, fnatic picked up the pistol-round, which ignited a strong Swedes dominance. Power Gaming quickly came to realize that winning this match, would not be a walk in the park. The Swedes kept showing Power Gaming no mercy, leading to the Swedes securing 11-4 at half-time. Not much changed in second half, where fnatic once again won the pistol-round. Power Gaming went to pick a few rounds of comfort, before fnatic secured the five rounds needed to win 16-8.

On second map de_dust2, fnatic once again started T and once again picked up the pistol-round. Power Gaming had a hard time on the second map as well, which could be sense, standing just behind them. Several Power Gaming members just looked at each other and smiled or laughed when being ripped apart by fnatic. Once again fnatic secured a big lead before switching sides, this time with a 12-3 score line. Power Gaming could only hold fnatic down for a short matter of time, before the Swedes could raise their arms and claim victory at the score 16-10.

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fnatic hereby claimed the victory at the very last tournament of 2009, it being the first time the team wins a tournament in China. They will be going back home with a $22,500 prize cheque. Power Gaming can with second place bank $7,500 and note down an approved performance, as many before the tournament predicted them to crash in the group stage.



The final standings for World Esports Masters are as follows:

Final Standings

1. fnatic - $22,500
2. Power Gaming - $7,500
3-4. AGAiN - $5,000
3-4. TyLoo - $5,000
5-8. TitaNs - $1,500
5-8. wNv.cn - $1,500
5-8. MYM - $1,500
5-8. WeMade FOX - $1,500

This ends the very last tournament of 2009 and once again seeing fnatic claim victory. The event have found its end, but we will be back with much more, including POV demos, statistics and photos from the closing ceremony.