MIBR and Fnatic claim ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ glory, as Gamers Without Borders reaches dramatic finale

RIYADH: MIBR have triumphed in the North American section while Fnatic claimed victory in the European section of the men’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) tournament at Gamers Without Borders, the world’s largest charitable esports event.

Held virtually by the Saudi Esports Federation under the banner of “Gaming for Good,” GWB’s CS:GO men’s event brought to a close the elite section of this year’s competition.

The fourth Gamers Without Borders event began on April 10 and has since hosted five tournaments across four major gaming titles: StarCraft II, CS:GO (with separate men and women’s events), Rocket League and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.

In the North American section of CS:GO, team MIBR beat ATK 2-0 to claim the biggest share; $600,000 of the charity prize pool of $2.5 million.

MIBR team said: “We are very happy to win this spot in a championship with great teams, and that promises to be one of the best of the year. We worked hard to beat good opponents and had an exciting final against ATK.

“Our performance was good and we were able to show that we are going into the championship to fight among the best teams.”

In the European section of CS:GO, team Fnatic defeated Looking4Org with the same result (2-0) to also pocket $600,000 of the total charity prize pool.

CS:GO player, William “Mezii” Merriman from Fnatic, said: “It feels great to win at GWB. It’s a big confidence-booster for us after a disappointing ending to our major run. Open qualifiers are always a big grind and can be tough without preparation but we all reset well and performed well overall.

“Overall, our mental reset and ability to still have the confidence after the major is the thing that pleased me most about the team. We