Fiend claim Elisa Invitational Fall title over Copenhagen Flames

The Danish team eliminated Gambit and fnatic but couldn't complete the playoffs run.

Powerhouse squads set for the Major such as Gambit, BIG, and ENCE were invited to the playoffs of the $100,000 Elisa Invitational Fall, but it was two group stage teams in Fiend and Copenhagen Flames that battled against the odds to reach the grand final.

In a rematch of the Major-spot deciding game from IEM Fall, Fiend got their revenge on Copenhagen Flames with a dominant 2-0 (16-2 Inferno, 16-8 Nuke), and bagged $50,000 for their troubles.

Fiend will take home $50,000 for winning the tournament

Fiend's in-game leader Kamen "⁠bubble⁠" Kostadinov spoke on the broadcast after the game, noting that they usually "have tough games, always close matches" against Copenhagen Flames, but this one was different. He thinks it is because the Danes ran out of gas after defeating the world No. 2 in the semi-finals: "Gambit took their energy."

1.27 rating h4rn in Elisa Invitational

The 30-year-old Bulgarian said that getting revenge on Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen and co. was good, but he nonetheless wished his opponents good luck in Stockholm at the Major. For Fiend, just winning an event where they had to defeat SKADE, BIG, and Lyngby Vikings on route to the grand finals is a massive accomplishment. "We never won a tournament, any tournament, so it brings confidence," bubble concluded.

The team's standout performers were once again AWPer Deyvid "⁠h4rn⁠" Benchev and returnee to top-level CS Simeon "⁠dream3r⁠" Ganev. Both averaged over a 1.25 rating across over 19 maps played, with other standouts at the event being Finest's Robin "⁠robiin⁠" Sjögren (1.19 rating, 14 maps), HAVU's Lasse "⁠ZOREE⁠" Uronen (1.18 rating, 13 maps), and Lyngby Vikings' Dion "⁠FASHR⁠" Derksen (1.18 rating, 19 maps).

Elisa Invitational Fall 2021Best of 3 FiendMatchpage 2 0 15th October 2021 Copenhagen Flames 16Inferno 2 16Nuke 8

Fiend	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Deyvid 'h4rn' Benchevh4rn	39 - 17	+22	96.8	1.61
Kamen 'bubble' Kostadinovbubble	35 - 25	+10	105.7	1.49
Simeon 'dream3r' Ganevdream3r	39 - 19	+20	92.2	1.47
Viktor 'v1c7oR' Dyankovv1c7oR	30 - 27	+3	67.7	1.11
Hristiyan 'REDSTAR' PironkovREDSTAR	30 - 21	+9	66.7	1.11

Copenhagen Flames	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Fredrik 'roeJ' JørgensenroeJ	24 - 35	-11	72.1	0.90
Nico 'nicoodoz' Tamjidinicoodoz	25 - 35	-10	71.0	0.80
Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaardjabbi	25 - 35	-10	65.7	0.73
Rasmus 'Zyphon' NordfossZyphon	17 - 34	-17	57.7	0.65
Rasmus 'HooXi' NielsenHooXi	17 - 36	-19	48.7	0.56

Elisa Invitational Fall top 12 standings:

1. Fiend - $50,000
2. Copenhagen Flames - $14,000
3-4. Gambit - $6,000
3-4. Lyngby Vikings - $6,000
5-8. fnatic - $4,000
5-8. ENCE - $4,000
5-8. BIG - $4,000
5-8. HAVU - $4,000
9-12. SKADE - $2,000
9-12. AGO - $2,000
9-12. DBL PONEY - $2,000
9-12. Finest - $2,000

Lasse 'ZOREE' Uronen Age: 28 Team: HAVU Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1634 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.62 Deyvid 'h4rn' Benchev Age: 21 Team: Fiend Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 466 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.61 AGO #38 Damian 'Furlan' KislowskiEryk 'leman' KocębaMiłosz 'mhL' KnasiakMaciej 'F1KU' MiklasSzymon 'kRaSnaL' Mrozek HAVU #41 Jani 'Aerial' JussilaSami 'xseveN' LaasanenLasse 'ZOREE' UronenOlli 'sLowi' PitkänenJemi 'jemi' Mäkinen SKADE #24 Georgi 'SHiPZ' GrigorovDenislav 'dennyslaw' DimitrovKalin 'KalubeR' ErenditsovViktor 'Duplicate' MitevAleks 'Rainwaker' Petrov ENCE #11 Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferJoonas 'doto' ForssPaweł 'dycha' DychaOlek 'hades' MiskiewiczLotan 'Spinx' Giladi BIG #12 Johannes 'tabseN' WodarzTizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschFlorian 'syrsoN' RischeNicklas 'gade' GadeNils 'k1to' Gruhne Finest #59 Robin 'robiin' SjögrenRasmus 'kreaz' JohanssonGuy 'anarkez' TrachtmanMartin 'mar' KuyumdjievKristjan 'shokz' Jakobson Kamen 'bubble' Kostadinov Age: 30 Team: Fiend Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 1985 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.65 Rasmus 'HooXi' Nielsen Age: 26 Team: Copenhagen Flames Rating 1.0: 0.88 Maps played: 615 KPR: 0.59 DPR: 0.69 Dion 'FASHR' Derksen Age: 25 Team: Lyngby Vikings Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 516 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.68 Robin 'robiin' Sjögren Age: 26 Team: Finest Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 1429 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.69 Gambit #2 Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovTimofey 'interz' YakushinSergey 'Ax1Le' RykhtorovDmitry 'sh1ro' SokolovVladislav 'nafany' Gorshkov Lyngby Vikings #27 Dion 'FASHR' DerksenJakob 'Daffu' SchildtAdam 'WolfY' AnderssonThomas 'birdfromsky' Due-FrederiksenMarcus 'maNkz' Kjeldsen DBL PONEY #28 Alexandre 'bodyy' PianaroLucas 'Lucky' ChastangThomas 'Djoko' PavoniPierre 'Ex3rcice' BulingeAurélien 'afro' Drapier Simeon 'dream3r' Ganev Age: 24 Team: Fiend Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 1067 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.62 Fiend #23 Kamen 'bubble' KostadinovViktor 'v1c7oR' DyankovSimeon 'dream3r' GanevHristiyan 'REDSTAR' PironkovDeyvid 'h4rn' Benchev fnatic #26 Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonAlex 'ALEX' McMeekinOwen 'smooya' ButterfieldLudvig 'Brollan' BrolinWilliam 'mezii' Merriman Copenhagen Flames #15 Rasmus 'HooXi' NielsenNico 'nicoodoz' TamjidiFredrik 'roeJ' JørgensenJakob 'jabbi' NygaardRasmus 'Zyphon' Nordfoss