Team Vitality Are the Champions of DreamHack Atlanta 2018
Team Vitality have defeated Luminosity Gaming in the grand finals of a $100,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event DreamHack Atlanta 2018. The French team received $50,000 in prize money.
Team Vitality started the competition in Group B, where placed second after losing to Ghost Gaming (12:16) and defeating 2-0 both Fragsters and Rogue. Luminosity Gaming also qualified for the playoffs from the second place in Group A, where they were defeated by eUnited (13:16) but managed to beat Team Envy (2:0) and gain revenge against eUnited (2:0). In the semifinals Team Vitality outplayed compLexity Gaming (2:1), while Luminosity defeated Ghost Gaming (2:1). In the final series Team Vitality emerged victorious on both maps with a confident score (16:4 at Mirage and 16:6 at Overpass).
The event took place on November 16-18 at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, United States. In the group stage eight teams competed in two GSL groups, then top two teams from each group advanced to the single-elimination playoffs bracket.
Group Stage:
| Group A | Group B | ||||||
| 1. | compLexity Gaming | 2-0 | 38-25 | 1. | Ghost Gaming | 2-0 | 32-25 |
| 2. | Luminosity Gaming | 2-1 | 77-51 | 2. | Team Vitality | 2-1 | 76-49 |
| 3. | eUnited | 1-2 | 53-67 | 3. | Rogue | 1-2 | 45-56 |
| 4. | Team Envy | 0-2 | 23-48 | 4. | Fragsters | 0-2 | 24-48 |
Playoffs Bracket:
Tournament Results:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
| 1st | $50,000 | Team Vitality |
| 2nd | $20,000 | Luminosity Gaming |
| 3rd-4th | $10,000 | compLexity Gaming, Ghost Gaming |
| 5th-6th | $3,000 | eUnited, Rogue |
| 7th-8th | $2,000 | Team Envy, Fragsters |