EG & coL advance to Grand Final

Evil Geniuses and compLexity will contest the Extreme Masters American Finals trophy on Sunday at 22.20 CET.

The American teams were strongly tipped to reach the last stage of the tournament after being paired with Canadian sides and they made sure to confirm the odds on just two maps.

After moving past Sway 16-8 on de_nuke, which had been a strong map for the Canadians in the group stage, Evil Geniuses comfortable countered their opponents' threat on de_inferno, winning the second map by the same score line.

As for compLexity, the ESEA winners started really on de_dust2, going into half time up 12-3. Although they managed to win the first three rounds as Terrorist, Blight found a lifeline, but two rounds was all they could get as Jeff "hero" Mettetal sealed a 16-5 win in a one-on-three situation.

On de_nuke, Blight began the brighter, winning the first three rounds, but the rest of the first half was an all-coL show as the Americans took the remaining twelve rounds. Now playing as T, the Canadians showed once again their strength in pistol round situations, setting the score at 12-6, but coL's pushes from then on allowed them to bag the necessary four rounds to make it a 16-6 win.

Evil Geniuses and compLexity have both secured a spot in this season's Extreme Masters Global Finals, and they will meet each other tomorrow, at 22.20 (CET time), to decide who gets the first prize of $15,000.