StarCraft II NationsWars 2019: Finland Defeats South Korea
Finland are the champions of StarCraft II Nations Wars 2019. They outplayed South Korea with the 5-3 score in the grand finals of the event, securing $16,000 in prize money. In the 3rd place series Italy defeated France (4-3).
On their way to the finals Finland, which consisted of Serral, ZhuGeLiang, TheMusZero and Fuzer, outplayed USA (4-1) and Italy (4-1). In the grand finals Serral won 4 out of 5 victorious maps for his team, while Stats was the only one of the Korean players to hand victories.
Playoffs Bracket:
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The playoffs stage of StarCraft II: NationsWars 2019 was held on November 30th – December 8th in Paris, where eight national teams competed in a single-elimination bracket. The tournament’s prize pool was set at $40,000.
Results:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
| 1st | $16,000 | Finland |
| 2nd | $8,000 | South Korea |
| 3rd | $6,000 | Italy |
| 4th | $4,000 | France |
| 5-8th | $850 | Mexico, USA, Germany, Canada |