SK tops Global Challenge Chengdu

3-10-2009 11:39

SK Gaming wins their first event since their roster change, by topping fnatic 2-0 in the Grand Final at Global Challenge Chengdu.

The Grand Final at Global Challenge Chengdu finalizes as SK Gaming overcame fnatic 2-0, in one of the most intense and clutch matches between the two teams.

Frist map saw SK started CT on nuke, losing 6-9 as fnatic played a great T half. SK then went to play great T play also, which went to a 9-6 score for SK, forcing the map into overtime. Here SK once again took the most rounds winning 3-2 as T. Second half fnatic failed to snatch the needed rounds, seeing SK take a 3-1 score, leading to a 21-18 win for SK.

Moving on to second map train, SK got to start CT and this time things rolled much better. A 11-4 score was brought home, before switching sides. It was uphill for fnatic fairly many rounds, as SK was breathing down their neck. Never the less fnatic managed to bring a 11-4 home and once again overtime was needed. First half of the overtime SK started T, and impressing took a 1-4 score. As T fnatic had no luck to overcome SK, as they took a 2-0 score, winning 21-16 and 2-0 overall.

Global Challenge ChengduBest of 0

SK Gaming

Matchpage

3rd October 2009

fnatic

Best of 3

SK Gaming hereby win the first event since the arrival of Johan "face" Klasson and Frej "kHRYSTAL" Sjöström.

With the win they pocket $15.000 and a direct invite to the Extreme Masters IV Global Finals next year.

Final Standings

1. SK Gaming - $15.000
2. fnatic - $7.500
3. WeMade FOX - $5.000
4. TyLoo - $2.500
5-8. mousesports - $1.500
5-8. Evil Geniuses - $1.500
5-8. TitaNs - $1.500
5-8. wNv.cn - $1.500
9-12. Made in Brazil - $1.000
9-12. SC.United - $1.000
9-12. k23 - $1.000
9-12. CD - $1.000

We will be back with much more later, featuring interview with the winning team and a round-up movie, POV demos, statistics and more. Make sure to check out our galleries from Global Challenge Chengdu, which you can find here.

yes ;]

2009-10-03 11:40

boa SK

NICeeeeeee SK

SK <3

n1 SK :)

2009-10-03 11:41

fuck sk, fnatic da best :)

6 replies

are u nuts?

2009-10-03 11:45

1 reply

ignore him -.-'

2009-10-03 12:29

Seems not.

2009-10-03 14:09

2009-10-03 14:17

2009-10-03 15:36

well the results speaks for itself, 21-18 and 21-16, THE TEAMS ARE KIND OF EAVEN?

2009-10-03 19:38

GG SK Gaming

:) nice

haha.

NICE SK :D

good game by sk p.s.walle > all

gg =[

epic match, grats SK

BTW ESLTV SUCKS A LOT. Isn't there any other alternatives ?

2009-10-03 11:51

yes there is...demos will be uploaded soon

2009-10-03 12:58

SK NICE! go sk

nice SK :D

2009-10-03 11:42

isnane game !!! SK knows how to play dops )

superb performance by SK :D

FNATIC WILL RISE AGAIN!

yeah!

2009-10-03 11:43

SK for the win! Simply amazing to see them play like that.

SO FUCKING YES!!! GRATZ BOYS LOVE YA !!!

very nice play from both teams ,especially SK

good job, guys :) face players of the tournament

luckers

gg sk :))! G-'.'

SK youre the number one team again! walle is a beast, wut a legend!

number one team due to one event? hahahaha... Oh you were serious?

2009-10-03 13:57

happy for sk !!! been wanting them to win this.. fnatic got enough wins under their belts :)

Dramatic end.

gg sk :)

gr SK !! GG SK-COMEBACK (:

2009-10-03 11:44

Nice SK. RobbaN's de_nuke ace plz! :D

Tha ace was a nice one :D

2009-10-03 16:17

Bravo, Bravo SK :) <3 SK forever gL for Future

3rd time Lucky for SK yeah gl for future

2009-10-03 11:49

n1 sk .. you are the best :)

SK my love!!!!

nice finals.. sry for fnatic :( gj sk

N1 SK !! fuck fnatic(nQQbz) ---> They have very big mouth!!!

10 replies

WTF?

3 replies

i think he's refering to what cArn just said: cArn: "Gonna be hard for SK to win"

2009-10-03 12:59

2 replies

but it was hard for SK to win. and he's calling fnatic n00bz?:|

2009-10-04 01:31

thats his opinion!i guess fnatic felt untouchable!

2009-10-04 08:04

Watch the language, dont call them noobs cuz they make more money in a year than you will make in a lifetime. Besides, Fnatic had one "bad" event which wasnt even bad, SK will have trouble with them back in Sweden.

2009-10-03 13:58

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after the event sk account is 5k in the red :)

2009-10-03 14:49

"Watch the language, dont call them noobs cuz they make more money in a year than you will make in a lifetime. Besides, Fnatic had one "bad" event which wasnt even bad, SK will have trouble with them back in Sweden." 125,122$ in a year, get a decent job and you will be able to earn that in just few years.

2009-10-03 18:46

Plus sponsorship, plus the cash they get monthly. He wont be able to make it ;d

2009-10-03 23:31

hahaha you really think it is good salary as CS pro?? sure it is OK.....and ofcourse very fun to travel and all that stuff...but dont think that they get rich on this.

2009-10-04 00:21

Never said that, but as long as its something, it should be counted.

2009-10-04 00:42

nice rooster change sk grats

GG !

fnatic vs SK > 3D vs SK @CPL

7 replies

I don't know... 3D vs SK was pretty epic too. But I definitely loved this final. WOOOOOOOOO!

2009-10-03 11:47

no way. 3d vs greatest match ever. in my opinion ofc

2009-10-03 12:31

no way. 3d vs sk greatest match ever. in my opinion ofc

the match on nuke? :)

2009-10-03 13:11

yep, was epic

2009-10-03 14:11

Never ever.

2009-10-03 14:10

yes it is!

2009-10-04 04:26

Congratulations SK !!!!!!! nice team work;]

imo kHRYSTAL > GTR :) GG SK:)

2009-10-03 11:46

gtr>kHRYSTAL

2011-11-06 01:05

SK COMEBACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SK|SOLID

walle kHRYSTAL gj!!

GeT_RiGhT np:)

good game SK :D

In your face GeT_FaT =)

2009-10-03 11:48

SK iiiiiiiiiiis BACKKK and allen is ONFIRE!!

I didn't see the final but it must been very thrilling GG SK good to see you back on top

SK was brilliant!! Allen,Walle,KHRYSTAL,RobbaN,Face : GOOD JOB!! Fnatic was good too,but the players are veery young!! Ice...

2009-10-03 11:50

finally SK won! now 50% of big fnatic fans will start being SK fans. that's sad hmm :|

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true...

well thats better than hating a team, and saying stuff like fuck fnatic or fuck SK, thats whats really sad..

2009-10-03 11:53

yes it is. even a bit more sad than a fact which i wrote before

2009-10-03 11:55

omg retard, you really think so... thats sad.. you dumbaas -.-

2009-10-03 16:36

can you explain what's the problem?

2009-10-03 21:29

i don´t think so. its just my opinon but, the onçy guys that confirm your point are those that will trade the to SK instead of being fnativ fans xD i'm a fnatic fans, and this kind of situation can hapen sometimes. But saying "shit" of fuck sk or fuck fnatic -.- that's sad.

2009-10-03 17:13

good for you :)

2009-10-03 21:27

GO GO K1CK. :P

2009-10-03 23:00

GG Sk

Welcome to the top again!

screwed!!! i lost my chance to win the siberia v2!!! :(

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yeah me too:[

i havent ;D

2009-10-03 12:32

Neither have I. :D

LOOL me too

2009-10-03 17:14

n1ce SK

2009-10-03 11:52

I was for fnatic, but I confess that SK impressed with the new lineup! GG!

gj SK

ahahah SK/ SOLID leei hHhHHahahahhaha

2009-10-03 11:54

2 time overtime!:D OMfG thats sickk

fnatic too many mistakes... its a pity that there wasnt a dust2 there would fnatic rule! sk just lucky.. allen on drugs :X

congratulations SK! GeT_RiGhT failed =]

2009-10-03 11:56

Thx hltv.org for awesome coverage!

grats sk!

2009-10-03 11:57

its ok fnatic , u always the best

That's the best game of CS I have seen in a long time!

that's crazy. congratulations SK :)

Bets MatchPickStatusSK vs fnaticSK Won KAMAN :DDDDDDDDD

2009-10-03 11:58

fnatic continue to fail in China. poor cArn well played SK.

best of 3 , really good job sk

Guess I should have gone out of bed this morning to see that final :(((

Nice game. Grats SK. :D

2009-10-03 11:59

khrystal and face realy good play at their first official event with SK gj guys

fun kHRySTAL the lastround JAAJJA

My predictions were right :)

2009-10-03 12:01

I guess the major turning point was the departure of Zet.....Only due to him SK was falling behind..... Tentpole was pretty strong player...So for him a strong player was needed.Still I think tentpole > face or khyrstal. But face or khyrstal >> zet I guess face and khyrstal filled the gap pretty well.... Very sad to see fnatic lose. But hey ,happy for SK, at least they can party tonight...;)

2009-10-03 12:02

Both swedish team wins on chinese turf.. Dont think there is anything to be sry about imo :D

2009-10-03 13:26

he was strong player , but without motivation :))

2009-10-03 13:28

nip zet- > face&khryistal

2009-10-03 14:13

lolz what a joke?

2009-10-03 21:13

i think tent or zet or even khrystal and face are very good players, each one with they tipe of game, but in general they are good players. But this time the last two brought a lot of energy to sk, face and khrystal was real sick players. Sk have a great line-up. :)

2009-10-03 17:19

Good Job SK!

2009-10-03 12:03

And all what SK needed to achieve this was 20 000$ to buy face and kHRYSTAL from H2k :) If Rakaka.se told the truth about transfers.

2009-10-03 12:04

np boys WCG is your's c'mon now!

nice SK!!

2009-10-03 12:05

I missed the game, will the demo be uploaded soon?(!!!) :-)

2009-10-03 12:06

it is :)

2009-10-03 12:23

nice sk :D sad for fnatic :(

2009-10-03 12:08

omg mouz fckn low bunch

Mouz Deserved place 3 or 4 ;(

2009-10-03 12:10

How could they deserve it when they lost to the team placing 4th?

2009-10-03 14:12

typically germans to call them "low" after a loss

2009-10-03 14:00

yes .. :d u know it boii!

dont think you should be glad about it

2009-10-03 23:34

5-8. mousesports - $1.500 .. comm`on :(

2009-10-03 12:09

So they don't actually have to win their matches to deserve that spot? :P

2009-10-03 12:14

.. They Deserved place 4 because .. Look at match Vs TyLoo at nuke , at CT side Mouz Dominated TyLoo .. but on tero .. i can say mouz sucks ... i think they deserved place 4 ... anyway gl in future.

2009-10-03 20:37

HAHAHA LOOOOOOOOL GG SK

I knew they will win!

2009-10-03 12:11

we want povs!

2009-10-03 12:12

kHRYSTAL is a talend !! by his entrance in sk he ill have the chance to become more and more talented.

2009-10-03 12:13

Cogratulations SK Good job, all players were amazing today

congrats SK, next time will be different.

2009-10-03 12:20

SK GO!

2009-10-03 12:30

why carn pic ? sk wins not fnatic :)

2009-10-03 13:16

2009-10-03 16:01

+1. Nix0n, r you fnatic's fanboy? :D

2009-10-03 16:26

+1 we dont want to see fnatic now, we want to see the WINNERS

2009-10-03 17:36

really nice SK. btw prizemoney for all the contester's is really nice :D

GG SK... what an epic final :)

2009-10-03 12:34

Congrats for both team well done. also wmfox tylo, and mouz!

gg SK

2009-10-03 12:35

n1 SK

2009-10-03 12:37

hahahaha fnatic lose, get_kid loseeeee, g0D job SK!

2009-10-03 12:40

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ1BBbz0NCk just sick

n1, awesome game SK!

2009-10-03 13:03

OMG nice robban.. gg sk. cArn, it wont be easy for u to win new sk, keep that in mind dude. ;)

2009-10-03 13:07

omg^^

2009-10-03 13:15

The shit.

frag of the tourny :D

2009-10-03 14:55

look how bored the chinese spectators are

2009-10-03 13:05

bored ? in a final match which went double oT :P

2009-10-03 14:16

I know but look at the picture

2009-10-03 14:21

SK fans:)

2009-10-03 14:35

Gg fnatic :)

Awesome by sk AND fnatic ;)

2009-10-03 13:06

well it seems Sk are going up again, gl and congrats!

2009-10-03 13:10

gg :)

YES YES YES OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YES I'm SO HAPPY ! YEAH MAN ! SK IS BACK !!! SK IS BACK !!! YES YES YES ! GG fnatic but SK is SK !!!

go hit a SK tattoo, what about that

2009-10-03 13:43

maybeee ... but in the future not now !

2009-10-03 22:22

great join 2 new player , SK and fnatic do hard

LETS GO SK!!!! WOWOW

2009-10-03 13:19

Nice article..and grats sk little typo nix.. you typed "Frist" by accident instead of "First"

2009-10-03 13:30

predictable :p

2009-10-03 13:46

Hell no

2009-10-03 14:04

Hell yeah

2009-10-03 14:14

Not that they'd go that far at the first event, guess I underestimated kHrylle and Face ;d

2009-10-03 23:27

No, though when we saw the final pair I was quite sure SK would nail it. :)

2009-10-06 21:56

HELL YEAH, GO SK!

2009-10-03 13:51

swedish year

2009-10-03 14:07

Swedish game I'd say. =)

I told yooooou, and I love this! SK<3

Great fucking job SK, great to see you back in the game!

2009-10-03 14:15

Fnatic should have taken that 8-0 @nuke as T, and then everything will be different maybe. and f0rest has not been at his best since EMIII.He played perfect that event;maybe that was his top time. :>

2009-10-03 14:18

i think he lost his form when he changed his mouse to crappy kinzu

2009-10-03 14:27

I guess he is not so motivated after having got so many achievements as before.

2009-10-03 14:31

what are u guys talking about? f0rest was playing GREAT :S are we watching the sam match?

2009-10-03 14:51

lolololol .. SK <3 Robban Wuuuuut .. nice ace ..

2009-10-03 14:22

amazing...love sk. good fucking job

2009-10-03 14:30

now every 2nd will shout SK n1, <3 SK, but some weeks ago they were shouting fnatic n1, <3 fnatic :DDDDDD

2009-10-03 14:40

u mean we should shout "fnatic<3" when SK wins?

2009-10-03 14:42

Well,it's all about 'fans' f.e. If you are big fan of fnatic then you should say 'SK SUCKS' as it is in football.But it isn't football and Swedish fans are happy if SK is winning or fnatic and it's the same in other countries , it seems Counter-strike fan's are friendly :D

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2009-10-03 17:43

umm two OT games.This must be a impressive match.

2009-10-03 14:41

fk SK..fnatic is best....fnatic will teach dem a lesson soon.. but waiting for the demos..and watch game of kHRYSTAL

Your english is the best.

2009-10-03 22:58

Yeah... sup fanboy, how are you doing ?

Isn't it nice when things just… work

2009-10-03 14:50

SK Gaming - $15.000 :OO DAMN!!

2009-10-03 14:56

They are about to recover the money they spent on the two purchases :)

2009-10-03 16:14

it is a pity that SK don`t have the permit of WCG.: (

2009-10-03 14:59

SK seemed to be quite more solid and competitive with face and khrystal. Allen was impressive in last map.

2009-10-03 16:03

Congratz SK! I won the bet too. :D btw, gl SK and fnatic in the next tours :D

2009-10-03 16:24

nice! (:

2009-10-03 16:28

return to the top SK congratz

2009-10-03 17:18

Lol? Grats SK :D

2009-10-03 17:25

I think Fnatic deserved to win, SK is rising up again. It was a great game. GL everyone

SK-Gaming <3333333

2009-10-03 17:45

Just like when zet joined, first competition first win. Surely SK hope for the winning streak to last longer this time.

2009-10-03 17:50

I LOVE YOU SK, u're the best, great performance, u've deserve it :x love u

2009-10-03 18:02

ya congra to SK with new line up xDDD

2009-10-03 18:52

SK GAMING - THE BEST TEAM <33333

2009-10-03 19:02

i make minimovie about the best rounds of IEM. esl.eu/es/cs/news/101507/

2009-10-03 19:12

best game for a long time

2009-10-03 19:43

sk good GG nice!

2009-10-03 20:42

Usually when u watch a CS Match it gets boring sometimes But this final kept me "pumped up" until the last frag... It was like "Wooow OMFG!! GOOO!! NOOOO!" every round, i think this match is one of the best of the CS History lol. SK just showed that they can top the ranking again with more work (they still need more teamwork with that new line-uo) Too bad to see fnatic fans getting mad in this thread, "Glory doesn't last forever"

2009-10-03 23:06