Pacific.Macta Grabs Third Place in Premier International CrossFire Tournament
In what could be considered as a defining moment for Philippine eSports, top-flight CrossFire team Pacific.Macta once again finishes strong in an overseas tournament, grabbing third place at the CrossFire Stars (CFS) 2015 Grand Finals.
Held at the Tianhe Sports Stadium in Guangzhou, China, the CFS 2015 Grand Finals is considered to be the game’s largest tournament. Macta was able to beat INTZ from Brazil with a 2-0 scoreline in the bronze medal match; however, unlike last year, it was a completely different story for the Filipino team as they went through a lot of difficult moments in the tournament.
In the group stage, Macta was initially knocked out from the group stage by the very same team they eventually beat to take the third place spot. Fortunately, they were selected to join the playoffs as a wildcard, along with eventual second placers PENTA Sports.
Meanwhile, in the grand finals, HG.LongZhu, the Chinese team that bested Pacific.Macta in the semifinals as well as the upper bracket of the group stage, defeated Europe’s PENTA with a set score of 3-0, thus ensuring that a Chinese team takes the much-coveted title once again.
PENTA and Pacific.Macta faced off against each other during the third place match of the CrossFire Stars 2014 Grand Finals, where the Philippine side also won 2-0 in order to take home the podium spot, finishing 3rd.
Macta takes home $15,ooo (~P706,000) for their run at this year’s tournament, thus finishing the year strong after taking the top spot at the TNC 2015 Esports Cup as well as a respectable second place at the CFS 2015 Invitational in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Here are some statistics:
Here is the updated world ranking after the tournament.
Dennis “BAYO” Ramos, the captain of the Pacific.Macta side, turned out to be the Philippine MVP for this tournament.
Here are the final rankings for the tournament:
1st place ($50,000): HG.LongZhu (China)
2nd place ($30,000): PENTA Sports (Europe)
3rd place ($15,000): Pacific.Macta (Philippines)
4th place ($10,000): INTZ (Brazil)
Banner image taken from the Pacific official page; stats taken from the CFS official website.
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