C9, iBP, more to CEVO Pro S5 Finals

Cloud9 and iBUYPOWER have become the final two teams joining Denial and NetcodeGuides to qualify for CEVO Professional Season 5 Finals on October 10-12.

Cloud9 topped the regular season with a 14-1 record, while iBUYPOWER finished closed second at 13-2, followed by teams such as LunatiK - now Denial - and NetcodeGuides.

In the playoffs the four eventual finalists won their opening round matches, but in the second round the favorites, namely Cloud9 and iBUYPOWER, were sent to the lower bracket.

Semphis led his team to CEVO Pro Season 5 Finals

With four teams qualifying for the finals, the upper bracket final was not played out, but C9 and iBUYPOWER still had to overcome Justus Pro and savage in the lower bracket.

iBUYPOWER took care of business first, scoring a 2-0 win that included a triple overtime game on de_season. Cloud9 then defeated savage 2-0, despite Kory "⁠SEMPHIS⁠" Friesen' internet issues.

Cloud9	iBUYPOWER
Denial eSports	NetcodeGuides

CEVO originally announced a $7,500 prize purse for the Professional division of its fifth season, but crowdfunding has increased that to over $10,000, split as follows among the finalists:

1. $3,894
2. $1,947
3. $1,168
4. $779

CEVO Professional Season 5 Finals will be held on October 10-12 at GXL Universe LAN in Philadelphia, PA. HLTV.org will be covering the finals online with hot matches.

Kory 'SEMPHIS' Friesen Age: 25 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 105 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.71

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