Outsiders claimed the ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022 title, defeating ENCE with a score of 2-0 in the final. The Russian squad qualified for the ESL Pro League Conference Season 17 and got a $50,000 paycheck with this victory.
Outsiders | 2-0 | ENCE |
16 | Dust2 | 8 |
16 | Vertigo | 14 |
Petr ‘fame’ Bolyshev from Outsiders was the top player of the grand final with a 42-29 K/D and 1.30 rating. The player with the best rating of the tournament was Dorian ‘xertioN’ Berman from MOUZ with 1.32.
Outsiders only lost one match on their way to the trophy. The squad lost to ENCE in the winners match of Group B. On the other hand, ENCE lost their third grand final of the year.
A total of 8 teams competed in ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022 with a $100,000 prize pool. 4 teams were directly invited to the event and the remaining 4 teams were announced at the end of the open qualifiers. Here are the teams and their standings in the tournament with prize distribution:
1. Outsiders – $50,000 + EPL Season 17 Conference slot
2. ENCE – $20,000
3-4. Eternal Fire – $10,000
3-4. MOUZ – $10,000
5-6. Movistar Riders – $3,000
5-6. Fluxo – $3,000
7-8. Nixuh – $2,000
7-8. TeamOne– $2,000