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Our Brazilian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad ended up 3rd-4th after losing the semi-finals to the later to become champions Cloud 9 at the ELEAGUE Major in Boston, Massachusetts.
The twelfth official Major tournament hosted by ELEAGUE in association with Valve Corporation has come to an end with Cloud 9, the North American powerhouse led by
Tarik 'tarik' Celik, winning their first Major championship title by taking down the world's second best team FaZe in the grand final inside the Agganis Arena.
SK Gaming reached the third and final "New Champions Stage" of the Boston Major with three wins in Atlanta over the Turkish team Space Soldiers,
Miikka 'suNny' Kemppi's mousesports and the returning champions Gambit Gaming.
The Brazilians however also suffered a narrow 12-16 loss versus the Major runner-up FaZe Clan on Cache before qualifying for the aforementioned above stage and retaining their Legends status alongside with a guaranteed spot for the next Major event expected to take place during the summer.
In the quarter-finals, our players met Sweden's most valuable team Fnatic in an intensive best-of-three series. Despite the heavy resistance from the Swedes and
Jonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson's great individual performance, our Brazilians managed to take the win away from Fnatic and proceed forward to the semi-finals.
Our last opponent at the ELEAGUE Major in Boston was the rising North American force of Cloud 9. Jake 'Stewie2k' Yip's troops began with a stunning 16-3 win against our squad on Mirage. We managed to make a comeback and take the second map, Cobblestone, 16-8 thanks to 
Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga.
Unfortunately, the North Americans won the third and deciding map Inferno 16-9, after an impressive 12-3 CT side during the first half, knocking out our CS:GO team from the final round of the prestigious competition.
1st. Cloud 9 - $500,000 + Legends status
2nd.
FaZe - $150,000 + Legends status
3rd-4th. SK Gaming - $70,000 + Legends status
3rd-4th.
Natus Vincere - $70,000 + Legends status
5th-8th. mousesports - $35,000 + Legends status
5th-8th. Fnatic - $35,000 + Legends status
5th-8th.
Quantum Bellator Fire - $35,000 + Legends status
5th-8th.
G2 Esports - $35,000 + Legends status
9th-11th.
Space Soldiers
9th-11th.
Gambit Gaming
9th-11th. Vega Squadron
12th-14th.
Astralis Denmark
12th-14th. Team Liquid
12th-14th.
BIG
15th-16th.
Virtus.pro
15th-16th. North
More information about the tournament such as detailed results and statistics can be found in our esport index.
SK Gaming would like to thank all of our fans that supported Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo and the crew, both on-site in Boston and online via variety of social media networks, during the whole event!
We would also like to send a special thank you to Joao 'felps' Vasconcellos, who came back to SK Gaming as a stand-in to help our Brazilians during their run at the Boston Major.
Congratulations to Cloud 9 for winning the $1,000,000 ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018 championship in style and forging their names as the first North American team to win an official Major championship in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive!
Stay tuned to SK Gaming for more updates as our team will be heading soon towards another tournament to be held in the United States.
Our next adventure will be the second edition of cs_summit, scheduled to run from 8th to 11th of February, 2018, in Los Angeles, California.
Do not hesitate to share your thoughts and memories from the Boston Major with us using #RUNSKG on the social media platforms or via the comment section below.
The twelfth official Major tournament hosted by ELEAGUE in association with Valve Corporation has come to an end with Cloud 9, the North American powerhouse led by
Tarik 'tarik' Celik, winning their first Major championship title by taking down the world's second best team FaZe in the grand final inside the Agganis Arena.SK Gaming reached the third and final "New Champions Stage" of the Boston Major with three wins in Atlanta over the Turkish team Space Soldiers,
Miikka 'suNny' Kemppi's mousesports and the returning champions Gambit Gaming.The Brazilians however also suffered a narrow 12-16 loss versus the Major runner-up FaZe Clan on Cache before qualifying for the aforementioned above stage and retaining their Legends status alongside with a guaranteed spot for the next Major event expected to take place during the summer.
In the quarter-finals, our players met Sweden's most valuable team Fnatic in an intensive best-of-three series. Despite the heavy resistance from the Swedes and
Jonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson's great individual performance, our Brazilians managed to take the win away from Fnatic and proceed forward to the semi-finals.Our last opponent at the ELEAGUE Major in Boston was the rising North American force of Cloud 9.
Jake 'Stewie2k' Yip's troops began with a stunning 16-3 win against our squad on Mirage. We managed to make a comeback and take the second map, Cobblestone, 16-8 thanks to Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga.Unfortunately, the North Americans won the third and deciding map Inferno 16-9, after an impressive 12-3 CT side during the first half, knocking out our CS:GO team from the final round of the prestigious competition.
Cloud 9 - $500,000 + Legends status2nd.
FaZe - $150,000 + Legends status3rd-4th.
SK Gaming - $70,000 + Legends status3rd-4th.
Natus Vincere - $70,000 + Legends status5th-8th.
mousesports - $35,000 + Legends status5th-8th.
Fnatic - $35,000 + Legends status5th-8th.
Quantum Bellator Fire - $35,000 + Legends status5th-8th.
G2 Esports - $35,000 + Legends status9th-11th.
Space Soldiers 9th-11th.
Gambit Gaming 9th-11th.
Vega Squadron 12th-14th.
Astralis Denmark 12th-14th.
Team Liquid 12th-14th.
BIG 15th-16th.
Virtus.pro 15th-16th.
North More information about the tournament such as detailed results and statistics can be found in our esport index.
SK Gaming would like to thank all of our fans that supported
Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo and the crew, both on-site in Boston and online via variety of social media networks, during the whole event!We would also like to send a special thank you to
Joao 'felps' Vasconcellos, who came back to SK Gaming as a stand-in to help our Brazilians during their run at the Boston Major.Congratulations to Cloud 9 for winning the $1,000,000 ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018 championship in style and forging their names as the first North American team to win an official Major championship in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive!
Stay tuned to SK Gaming for more updates as our team will be heading soon towards another tournament to be held in the United States.
Our next adventure will be the second edition of cs_summit, scheduled to run from 8th to 11th of February, 2018, in Los Angeles, California.
Do not hesitate to share your thoughts and memories from the Boston Major with us using #RUNSKG on the social media platforms or via the comment section below.
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