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SK Gaming win Arbalet Female Cup

By Stuart 'SwitchbacK' Macdonald
May 2, 2010 21:17


ImageSK Gaming's female Counter-Strike team have won the Arbalet Female Cup, defeating fnatic in a thrilling final



SK Gaming female have won the Arbalet Female Cup after taking down fnatic female over three maps. The North American team dominated the tournament up until the final where they met another undefeated side to set up an epic tie.

de_dust2 proved an equal battle with both teams putting up 8-7 half-time scores, signalling the first of the two overtimes that featured in the final. The fnatic ladies rallied together for the overtime and took home the first map 19-16, putting SK Gaming on the back foot.

But the SK girls came out strong on de_train and finished the first half with a three round lead. Switching to the Terrorist side SK Gaming held off the incoming fnatic attacks, conceding only three rounds. The map finished 16-9 in favor of SK Gaming and set up an intriguing encounter on de_nuke.

And what an encounter it turned out to be; both sides were inseparable after the 30 regulated rounds with two 10-5 half-time scores. Four overtimes ensued with each one going back and forth until the SK ladies pulled away to take the victory.

Final standings:

1 - US SK Gaming female - $10,000 + hardware worth $5,000
2 - EU fnatic female - $5,000 + hardware worth $3,000
3 - RU Mousesports Ladies - $3,000 + hardware worth $2,000
4 - DE Team ALTERNATE Female - $2,000


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