LDLC win PMU Challenge 2018 Finals

LDLC have won PMU Challenge 2018 Finals after defeating Sprout 2-1 in the grand final (8-16 on Train, 16-9 on Inferno, and 16-2 on Dust2).

The one-day French LAN event featured four teams which competed in a single-elimination, best-of-three bracket. The tournament in Paris had $52,250 on offer.

The first semi-final was between LDLC and Reflex. The French team came back from 13-2 on Nuke to take the win on overtime and sealed their place in the grand final by taking Overpass 16-10 and winning the series 2-0.

LDLC won the trophy in Paris

Sprout and ALTERNATE aTTaX squared off in the other semi-final which kicked off with Sprout's 16-14 victory on Inferno. Martin "⁠PERCY⁠" Wessel's team also had a good T-side first half on Train and finished the map off 16-11 ahead. With this result, they picked up the series victory and advanced to the grand final.

The grand final between LDLC and Sprout kicked off on Train where Sprout started on the CT-side and won the first half 10-5. Dennis "⁠sycrone⁠" Nielsen & company won the pistol and first weapon rounds in the second half, extending their lead to 14-5. They closed it out with a 16-8 final scoreline.

LDLC were the dominant side after losing the first map as they won 16-9 on Inferno and 16-2 on Dust2, taking the series 2-1 and becoming the champions at PMU Challenge 2018 Finals.

PMU Challenge 2018 FinalsBest of 3 LDLCMatchpage 2 1 24th June 2018 Sprout 8Train 16 16Inferno 9 16Dust2 2

LDLC	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
François 'amanek' Delaunayamanek	63 - 38	+25	96.8	1.42
Antoine 'to1nou' Pirardto1nou	48 - 39	+9	70.5	1.16
Alex 'ALEX' McMeekinALEX	53 - 43	+10	85.5	1.16
David 'devoduvek' Dobrosavljevicdevoduvek	40 - 40	0	73.4	1.09
Logan 'LOGAN' CortiLOGAN	39 - 40	-1	58.9	1.03

Sprout	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Martin 'PERCY' WesselPERCY	53 - 51	+2	80.0	1.06
Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenNaToSaphiX	43 - 45	-2	69.2	1.04
Timo 'Spiidi' RichterSpiidi	36 - 48	-12	62.7	0.83
Dennis 'sycrone' Nielsensycrone	34 - 52	-18	64.4	0.80
Denis 'denis' Howelldenis	33 - 47	-14	59.0	0.80

PMU Challenge 2018 Finals full standings:

1st - LDLC - $29,000
2nd - Sprout - $11,650
3-4th - ALTERNATE aTTaX - $5,800
3-4th - Reflex - $5,800

Reflex Martin 'PERCY' Wessel Age: 24 Team: Sprout Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 516 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69 LDLC #54 Antoine 'to1nou' PirardAlex 'ALEX' McMeekinFrançois 'amanek' DelaunayDavid 'devoduvek' DobrosavljevicLogan 'LOGAN' Corti Sprout #56 Martin 'PERCY' WesselTimo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' HowellNiels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenDennis 'sycrone' Nielsen Dennis 'sycrone' Nielsen Age: 22 Team: Sprout Rating 1.0: 0.89 Maps played: 366 KPR: 0.60 DPR: 0.67 ALTERNATE aTTaX #40 Florian 'syrsoN' RischeNicolai 'HUNDEN' PetersenStefan 'stfN' SeierMads 'Console' SkovbyNils 'k1to' Gruhne