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Counter-Strike: ESWC Day 2 Melee

By: Rob Maher - Published August 26, 2008 at 10:00 AM EDT - Writer Archive
Eight teams will battle it out today in do-or-die single elimination bracket to determine the 2008 ESWC champion.
Thirty two of the top teams from around the world have gathered together in San Jose, California at the NVISION 2008 convention for what promises to be one of the most exciting Counter-Strike tournaments of the year.

The dust has settled on the group stages and eight teams have moved on to Day 2. Only the best of the best have survived, with all of the remaining teams being listed in the GotFrag World Rankings. Today one of these teams will be able to call themselves the 2008 ESWC champions.

Prize Distribution

1. Poland Meet Your Makers - $40,000 USD
2. South Korea e-STRO - $25,000 USD
3. Sweden Fnatic - $14,000 USD

Tournament Format

- Eight teams
- Single elimination
- Best of three maps

ESWC 2008 Grand Final

Final Score1H2HOTF
Meet Your Makers1-12
WeMade FOX-1-1
Demos: de_dust2 | de_train | de_tuscan
de_dust2: eSTRO [14:16] MYM
de_nuke: eSTRO [16:13] MYM
de_tuscan: eSTRO [13:16] MYM
e-STRO: ari, bail, hee, solo, term
MYM: kuben, Loord, LUq, Neo, TaZ


ESWC 2008 Consolation Final

Final Score1H2HOTF
Fnatic1-12
mousesports-1-1
Demos: de_dust2 | de_nuke | de_inferno
de_dust2: fnatic [19:17] mouz
de_nuke: fnatic [04:16] mouz
de_inferno: fnatic [16:10] mouz
fnatic: Archi, cArn, dsn, f0rest, ins
mouz: cyx, gob b, gore, Kapio, Tixo


ESWC 2008 Semi-Final

Final Score1H2HOTF
WeMade FOX-112
Fnatic1--1
Demos: de_train | de_inferno | de_nuke
de_train: fnatic [16:10] eSTRO
de_inferno: fnatic [10:16] eSTRO
de_nuke: fnatic [18:19] eSTRO
- after 3 round penalty on eSTRO
e-STRO: ari, bail, hee, solo, termi
fnatic: Archi, cArn, dsn, f0rest, ins
Final Score1H2HOTF
Meet Your Makers11-2
mousesports----
Demos:de_train | de_dust2
de_train: MYM [16:00] mouz
de_dust2: MYM [16:07] mouz
mouz: cyx, gob b, gore, Kapio, Tixo
MYM: kuben, Loord, LUq, Neo, TaZ


ESWC 2008 Quarter-Final

Final Score1H2HOTF
WeMade FOX-112
Team ALTERNATE1--1
Demos: de_dust2 | de_nuke | de_inferno
de_dust2: aTTax [16:08] eSTRO
de_nuke: aTTax [01:16] eSTRO
de_train: aTTax [09:16] eSTRO
e-STRO: ari, bail, hee, solo, termi
Alt:approx, CHEF-KOCH, mooN, paN, Roman R.
Final Score1H2HOTF
Fnatic1-12
mTw-1-1
Demos: de_inferno | de_train | de_nuke
de_inferno: fnatic [16:09] mTw
de_train: fnatic [06:16] mTw
de_nuke: fnatic [16:07] mTw
fnatic: Archi, cArn, dsn, f0rest, ins
mTw: ave, mJe, Sunde, whiMp, zonic
Final Score1H2HOTF
mousesports-112
SK Gaming1--1
Demos: de_train | de_dust2 | de_inferno
de_train: SK [16:06] mouz
de_dust2: SK [13:16] mouz
de_inferno: SK [14:16] mouz
mouz: cyx, gob b, gore, Kapio, Tixo
SK: allen, RobbaN, SpawN, Tentpole, walle
Final Score1H2HOTF
Meet Your Makers-112
emuLate1--1
Demos: de_dust2 | de_train | de_nuke
de_dust2: emL [16:04] mYm
de_train emL [14:15] mYm
- after 2 round penalty on emL
de_nuke: emL [01:16] mYm
MYM: kuben, Loord, LUq, Neo, TaZ
emL: HaRts, Iorek, MaTs, mSx, R!Go-



Related Links


Brackets
Day 1 Scores
mehLer interview
Live Blog
Viewers Guide
US Team Preview
Traditionally Unpredictable
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