fnatic wins DreamHack Masters Malmo 2019

DreamHack Masters Malmo 2019 took place from 1 to 6 October in the Swedish city of Malmo. The championship started with a groupstage in the format of Double Elimination BO1 + BO3, six finalists which advanced to the Single Elimination BO3 bracket for the lion's share of the prize pool of $250 000.

 fnatic started the way to the trophy in Group A, which ended up in the playoffs from the third place. In addition to the Swedish Champions, the next round included  Astralis,  Natus Vincere,  NiP,  Vitality &  mousesports.

In the quarterfinals, the playoffs they've beaten  NiP, and in the semifinals  Astralis. The match for the title pushed Michael "Golden" Selim's team against Vitality, where the French were defeated with a score of 1-2 on the maos. fnatic take first place in DreamHack Masters Malmo 2019 and take away $100 000 in cash.

The title of the strongest player of DreamHack Masters Malmo 2019, according to HLTV.org, was awarded to Mathieu "ZywOo" Erbo.

Although his team lost the closely contested final, the HLTV x betway MVP award for #DHMasters Malmö 2019 goes to @zywoo! pic.twitter.com/TrUHwkhaRd

— HLTV.org (@HLTVorg) October 6, 2019

Distribution of the prize fund:

1.  fnatic – $100 000
2.  Vitality – $50 000
3-4.  Astralis – $22 000
3-4.  Natus Vincere – $22 000
5-6.  NiP – $10 000
5-6.  mousesports – $10 000
7-8.  FURIA – $6 000
7-8.  Grayhound – $6 000
9-12.  ENCE – $4 000
9-12.  G2 – $4 000
9-12.  Liquid – $4 000
9-12.  OpTic – $4 000
13-16.  Envy – $3 000
13-16.  TYLOO – $3 000
13-16.  North – $3 000
13-16.  Evil Geniuses – $3 000