The champion of CFS 2017 Grand Finals is China team Super Valiant Gaming.
After losing to Black Dragons at the CFSI before this tournament, SV failed to defeat STDx on the first day which was a shock to all Chinese fans, but in the end, the last champion standing was SV.
SV did not begin the first set with a good start. EVA’s strong defense blocked out attacks in set 1’s first half and SV was behind by 3 to 6. Maybe it was because of the urgent need of leading the games, SV changed their formation in the second half but continued to lose points to EVA which quickly added up to the match point.
As they say the true hero gets the spotlight in crisis, SV was arisen once more to get their lost points back. In the end, EVA was cornered to continue extra rounds, and miraculously turned around the game to grasp their victory.
SV’s force was strong in set 2 as well. SV who started off in attack position worked as if they were one man to defeat EVA players together. They won 7 points only in the beginning half which kept the spirits up in their side. EVA did get 2 points back at the first half, but then got 3 more points in the second half of the game getting closer to the champion title as they did.
In set 3, SV ran the games with more caution and care even though they were winning in scores. They could have been nervous since the championship title was right in front of them, and the point battles against EVA going back and forth continued on. However, the moment EVA has been showing its flaws in round 12, SV retook 5 points in a row and won the finals with a spectacular set score of 3 to 0.
SV won 2 championships in a row which is the first in CFS history. Many teams challenged SV’s second championship title, but it was SV who has taken this place as theirs in the end. This also means China won the sixth championship in a row for the Grand Finals.
SV has achieved an amazing score of keeping their championship title in all of the tournaments except for the CFSI in 2017. Let’s give a round of applause to SV, the true champion that rightfully took their place as the hero of this year’s games.