Today, may 6th, the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, opened its doors to thousands of passionate fans to host the continent’s first ever stadium esports event. Four teams took the impressive stage to compete for the two coveted spots in the IEM Sydney grand finals taking place on Sunday, May 7: SK Gaming, OpTic Gaming, Astralis and FaZe Clan. After two great semifinals, it will be SK Gaming and FaZe Clan who will return to the stage tomorrow to conclude the battle for the IEM Sydney championship.
SK Gaming vs. OpTic Gaming 2-0
- 16 - 1 on train
- 16 - 7 on overpass
@coldzera #IEM pic.twitter.com/ZydNFDEKxT
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 6, 2017
What was THAT @felperaa?!#IEM pic.twitter.com/4ZZ8q3zsvI
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 6, 2017
WHAT IN THE WORLD?! @felperaa picking up the ace! #IEM pic.twitter.com/JAJZnB1mth
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 6, 2017
Astralis vs. FaZe Clan 1-2
- 13 - 16 on cobblestone
- 16 - 11 on nuke
- 9 - 16 on train
WHAT IS GOING ON?@FaZe_rainCs #IEM pic.twitter.com/fr5WBwsXVo
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 6, 2017
.@FaZe_NiKoo nooooo!
#IEM pic.twitter.com/VSVzSgXkiE— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 6, 2017
Job Done.@alluCSGO#IEM pic.twitter.com/fETA8qDKQ9
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 6, 2017
IEM Sydney champions get crowned tomorrow!
Big congratulations to SK Gaming and FaZe Clan for winning their semifinal matches. We cannot wait to see the two teams battle it out tomorrow in the grand final!
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