Hey guys,

we did it! First tournament with Rasmus back in the lineup and already the first title, it feels great. It was an intense match with overtimes, clutches and everything you want to see in a Grand Final and luckily, FnaticMSI came out on top eventually. But let's start at the beginning.

After beating CnB Gaming in the Upper Bracket Semi-Finals, we were up against Frag eXecutors and lost 16-19 to them on de_inferno. We later met Na'Vi in the Consolation Final. Luckily for us, the map was de_nuke and the match was won easier than expected. markeloff later admitted that they barely play de_nuke ever. Na'Vi had really bad luck playing two very important matches on de_nuke and lost them both.

We on the other hand had advanced to the Grand Final and could get our revenge on FX. The match was played on stage, and there were some problems with the network cards, therefore the delays. When those problems were finally fixed, the Grand Final started on de_train (FX' choice). We had a really good first half on the CT-side, winning the first half 13-2. But the Poles didn't give up and took round after round. After 30 rounds were played, the score was tied at 15. So the match went into overtime, still draw. Second overtime, we give up the first round as CTs, a really bad start. But somehow Patrik aka cArn and his teammates managed to win this map eventually.

Our choice was de_nuke, and once again we started really well. When the halftime whistle blew, the score was 11-4 in our favour. And we played on the T-side, so one might have thought that the match is already won. But FX came back somehow, they have a really strong believe in themselves and displayed some great comebacks in the past. Patrik aka f0rest then decided a 1on1 situation in his favour and FnaticMSI won their second title in 2010 (check out the video here). Fett bra boys!

Obviously everyone was really happy. We started checking out the comments on the internet and Harley agreed to do a video interview right after the match. After we went to the prize ceremony, I uploaded the final pictures and we went to the hotel together, in order to get ready for some celebrating. We had to decide who gets to go to the bath after Patrik aka cArn, so Chris and I had a Best-of-One Rock, Paper, Scissors match. I lost! Counter-Strike, Rock, Paper, Scissors... there is just nothing where I can beat this guy!

At first it was only the guys, markeloff, Marc aka Nix0n and me, but later the rest of the Na'Vi guys and FX joined us in the city. We couldn't find a decent club, so we just had some drinks and called it a night later. Marc and I found out that we were on the same flight, so we agreed to meet in the following morning to drive to the airport together, Luis aka MIRAA did also come with us. Marc's and my flight was scheduled for 11:45, so we got up quite early today just to later find out that our flight was delayed for approximately two hours.

My outgoing flight was delayed three hours, my return flight two hours - in total, I spend more time waiting for my flights than actually flying (four and a half hours). It was worse for Marc though, as he had to catch a connection flight from Munich. In the end, he arrived in time. Luckily we met mousesports at the airport, who were also waiting for their flights. I wanted to interview gob b at the event, but we couldn't make it due to the tight schedule. So I took the chance and interviewed him at the airport, as Marc and I still had enough time due to the delay. Thanks, Lufthansa! This interview would not have been possible without your help.

The team on the other hand stayed in Bilbao today and will be flying to Shanghai tomorrow. It was nice meeting them all again, it's been some time since we saw each other the last time. Had a great time in Bilbao, was nice to meet old friends and new people. Thanks FnaticMSI for sending me there and thank you, dear reader, for following my content. I hope you enjoyed the coverage. If you have any wishes or critique for me, don't hesitate to contact me.

Gracias y buen dia

Andreas