fnatic Rising is the New Champion of WePlay Academy League

For the first time in five tournament seasons, the WePlay Academy League has got new winners. This year, the players of the fnatic Rising team became the champions – in the grand final, the guys won with a score of 2:0, having put up a fight against Team Spirit Academy.

After 19 intense tournament days, the fifth season of the WePlay Academy League has ended. For the first time in the history of the tournament, the champion title was won by the fnatic Rising team.

The winner was determined during the playoff stage, in which four teams took part: Astralis Talent, fnatic Rising, BIG. OMEN Academy and Spirit Academy. As a result of a series of matches in the bo3 format, fnatic Rising and Spirit Academy made it to the grand final. With a score 2:0, fnatic Rising managed to win.

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Season 5 final prize pool breakdown:

• 1st place – $45,000 – fnatic Rising
• 2nd place – $20,000 – Spirit Academy
• 3rd place – $15,000 – BIG. OMEN Academy
• 4th place – $8,000 – Astralis Talent
• 5th place – $4,000 – YN.GamerPay
• 6th place – $4,000 – NAVI Junior
• 7th place – $1,500 – OG Academy
• 8th place – $1,500 – FURIA Academy
• 9th place – $500 – mouz NXT
• 10th place – $500 – ENCE Academy