500 defeats M80 in ICE Invitational 2025 grand final

500 won a small Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament called ICE Invitational 2025. In the grand final, the team bested M80 with a scoreline of 2:0.

The opponents also met in the upper bracket final – the match ended with a scoreline of 13:8 in favor of the Bulgarians. Before that, 500 got the better of Sashi, while M80 prevailed over Nexus.

The squad received $10,000 for the victory. The runner-up earned $7,500. Sashi and Nexus secured $5,000 and $2,500 for third and fourth places, respectively. The total prize pool of ICE Invitational 2025 amounted to $25,000. The competition was held from January 20 to 21 in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

Prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  500 – $10,000
2.  M80 – $7,500.
3.  Sashi – $5,000.
4.  Nexus – $2,500