Astralis Defeats Virtus.pro in ELEAGUE Clash for Cash: The Rematch, Takes Home $250,000 Purse

Astralis Defeats Virtus.pro in ELEAGUE Clash for Cash: The Rematch, Takes Home $250,000 Purse Friday, June 16, 2017

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Astralis Defeats Virtus.pro in

ELEAGUE Clash for Cash: The Rematch,

Takes Home $250,000 Purse

Friday, June 16, 2017

ELEAGUE hosted its first-ever Clash for Cash: The Rematch, with Astralis defeating Virtus.pro 7-16, 16-4, 16-3, in a meeting of finalists from Januarys historic ELEAGUE Major. Astralis won the $250,000 prize live on TBS from the G FUEL ELEAGUE Arena in Atlanta.

Click on the following image for a video of the winning moment and the lower image for a photo gallery from The Rematch. More videos featuring the teams and players are available at video.eleague.com.

It was amazing to get that feeling and play well as a team, and individually, in this win. - Astralis captain Lukas gla1ve Rossander on his teams synergy

What a statement [win]. Tactically, [Astralis] just dominated their opponents for each of the final two maps. - ELEAGUE shoutcaster Jason Moses OToole on Astralis winning strategy

Its one of the most storied rivalries we have in Counter-Strike, and weve just added another epic chapter. - ELEAGUE shoutaster Anders Blume on the Astralis-Virtus.pro rivalry

About ELEAGUE

ELEAGUE is the premium esports tournament brand formed in partnership between Turner and IMG that officially launched in 2016. A leader in the delivery of live event experiences, ELEAGUE content is widely distributed across leading digital platform Twitch, along with showcase programming airing on Turner's TBS, a fully-distributed cable television network. In its first year, ELEAGUE produced two seasons featuring Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, along with the first-ever Overwatch Open. As recognition of its industry-wide impact, ELEAGUE was awarded its first-ever CS:GO Major, originating from Atlanta in January 2017. The ELEAGUE Major Grand Final drove ELEAGUE's Twitch channel to a record peak of more than one million concurrent streams, in addition to a reach of 3.6 million total viewers on TBS throughout the tournament. ELEAGUE received a Sports Emmy nomination for Outstanding Studio Design and Art Direction in March 2017. ELEAGUE's upcoming schedule will feature a full-season CS:GO tournament - The ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017, beginning on Friday, September 1 - before it returns to the FGC in October for the first-ever ELEAGUE Injustice 2 World Championship.

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