cYpheR beats k1llsen 4:3 to win EGB Cup Final #3

cYpheR won EGB Cup Final #3, defeating k1llsen 4:3 in the Grand Final. The tournament brought together the top eight players from the qualifying series: AGENT, k1llsen, cYpheR, ash, Spart1e, pavel, ARSENY and H3LLDOWN.

Group A ended with ash, AGENT and pavel all on two series wins and one loss. AGENT had lost three maps compared with two each for ash and pavel, but the organizers used the head-to-head results between the three tied players rather than their overall map records. Those results were also level: pavel beat ash 2:0, AGENT beat pavel 2:0 and ash beat AGENT 2:0. One-map tiebreakers were therefore played, with ash and AGENT taking the two playoff places. In Group B, k1llsen finished 3-0 and cYpheR advanced in second place at 2-1.

k1llsen beat AGENT 2:1 in the Winners Semifinal and ash 2:1 in the Winners Final. cYpheR, meanwhile, lost 0:2 to ash in his first playoff match before defeating AGENT 2:1 and then ash 2:0 to reach the Grand Final.

The tournament was originally scheduled to finish on Saturday, September 19, but the Grand Final was moved to Sunday because k1llsen was unable to play the match late on Saturday. As the winner-bracket finalist, he started the best-of-seven Grand Final with a one-map advantage. cYpheR won four of the six maps actually played to take the series 4:3 and the title.

cYpheR earned $300 from the $500 prize pool, while k1llsen finished second with $100. ash placed third.