The CRL World Finals 2020 has concluded for this year, with the 2-day Livestream with Team Queso emerging as the winner of the competition. The eventual winners faced SK Gaming, in what was like a rematch of their previous encounter at the CRL West 2020 Competition. The Clash Royale Esports event was held at the Baoshan Sports Centre in Shanghai, China. Due to local COVID-19 precautions, only the two teams were present at the venue, Nova Esports, and W.EDGM. All the participating teams will share a prize pool of $380,000, with CRL World Finals 2020 winner grabbing home a whopping $100,000.
CRL World Finals 2020: As it happened
Day 1: December 5, 2020
The Livestream kicked off with amazing introductions for the participating teams. Eight teams in total were welcomed with drum rolls around them according to their regions. In what seemed to be an obligatory discipline, one representative of each team donned a hoodie with the team logo print and gathered around the CRL World Finals Trophy for the final look at the mesmerizing cup before the matches commenced.
For the first day, four matches were scheduled. The top four teams from both CRL West and CRL East 2020 competitions played against each other to book the seats for the semi-final scheduled on the next day. The teams are listed below:
| CRL East | CRL West |
| Nova Esports | Team Queso |
| PONOS | SK Gaming |
| W.EDGM | Tribe Gaming |
| FAV gaming | paiN Gaming |
Match Format
It was a Team vs Team single elimination bracket. Top Seeds from one bracket would face teams from the bottom of the other bracket. The Quarterfinal matches on Day 1 are listed below:
- QF Match 1: Team Queso VS FAV gaming
- QF Match 2: PONOS VS Tribe Gaming
- QF Match 3: Nova Esports VS paiN Gaming
- QF Match 4: SK Gaming VS W.EDGM
The format remained unchanged and had the best of 5 matchups. Each team can ban a card in the 2v2 battle.
| 1st Set | 2nd Set | 3rd Set | 4th Set | 5th Set | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | 2v2 | 3v3 | 1v1 | 1v1 | 1v1 |
| Round | Team | King of the Hill | Singles | Singles | Singles |
| Format | Best of Three | Best of Five | Best of Three | Best of Three | Best of Three |
Matches and Results
The Livestream kicked off with the first match of the evening being CRL West winners Team Queso versus FAV Gaming. Almost all the matches were close ones, as they were decided in overtime. The match results of each match are given below:
Team Queso vs Fav Gaming
| SET | MATCHUP | SET SCORE | RESULT |
| 1. Two vs Two | FAV Gamingās JACK and Kitassyan vs Quesoās BENIJU and Cuchii Cuu | Queso 2-0 | Queso 1 ā 0 FAV Gaming |
| 2. King of the Hill | Quesoās BENIJU vs FAVās Kitassyan. FAVās Hajime vs Quesoās BENIJU, iAmJP, and RUBEN. | Queso 1-0 1-3 FAV | Queso 1 ā 1 FAV Gaming |
| 3. One vs One | FAVās Hajime vs Quesoās RUBEN. | Queso 2-0 | Queso 2 ā 1 FAV Gaming |
| 4. One vs One | FAVās JACK vs Quesoās iAmJP. | 0-2 FAV | Queso 2 ā 2 FAV Gaming |
| 5. One vs One | FAVās Hajime vs Quesoās RUBEN | Queso 2-0 | Queso 3 (W) ā 2 FAV Gaming |
PONOS VS Tribe Gaming
| SET | MATCHUP | SET SCORE | RESULT |
| 1. Two vs Two | PONOSā RAD and RAIKIJONES vs Tribeās TNT and JupiterKing. | PONOS 2-1 | PONOS 1 ā 0 Tribe Gaming |
| 2. King of the Hill | Tribeās Azilys vs PONOSā YAKITORI. PONOSā KK vs Tribeās Azilys and JupiterKing. Tribeās Boeufmac vs PONOSā KK and Mugi | 0-1 Tribe PONOS 2-1 PONOS 3-2 | PONOS 2 ā 0 Tribe Gaming |
| 3. One vs One | Tribeās JupiterKing vs PONOSā Mugi. | PONOS 2-1 | PONOS 3 (W) ā 0 Tribe Gaming |
| 4. One vs One | DNP | ||
| 5. One vs One | DNP |
Nova Esports VS paiN Gaming
| SET | MATCHUP | SET SCORE | RESULT |
| 1. Two vs Two | paiN Gamingās Lucas and Wallace vs Novaās Lciop and Auk. | paiN 2-0 | paiN Gaming 1 ā 0 Nova Esports |
| 2. King of the Hill | Novaās Lciop vs paiNās Vitor75. paiNās Wallace vs Novaās Lciop, Auk, and LittleChen. | Nova 1-0 1-3 paiN | paiN Gaming 2 ā 0 Nova Esports |
| 3. One vs One | paiNās Lucas vs Novaās CRS. | 0-2 Nova | paiN Gaming 2 ā 1 Nova Esports |
| 4. One vs One | paiNās Vitor75 vs Novaās Lciop | 0-2 Nova | paiN Gaming 2 ā 2 Nova Esports |
| 5. One vs One | paiNās Wallace vs Novaās LittleChen. | paiN 2-1 | paiN Gaming 3 (W) ā 2 Nova Esports |
SK Gaming VS W.EDGM
| SET | MATCHUP | SET SCORE | RESULT |
| 1. Two vs Two | W.EDGMās Higher and Soloman vs SKās Morten and xopsam. | SK 2-1 | SK Gaming 1 ā 0 W.EDGM |
| 2. King of the Hill | SKās SergioRamos vs W.EDGMās Radish and Higher SKās xopsam vs W.EDGMās Higher and Soloman. | 1-1 1-3 SK | SK Gaming 2 ā 0 W.EDGM |
| 3. One vs One | SKās xopsam vs W.EDGMās Higher. | 1-2 EDGM | SK Gaming 1 ā 1 W.EDGM |
| 4. One vs One | SKās Morten vs W.EDGMās Soloman. | SK 2-1 | SK Gaming 3ā 0 W.EDGM |
| 5. One vs One | DNP |
With the day’s final match, the winning teams faced each other in the Semi-Finals that was on December 6th.
Day 2: December 6, 2020
The Semi-finals, 3rd Place match, and the Grand Final were scheduled on the same day, with the Semis matches to start the final day event flying.
Semifinals
SF1: Team Queso vs PONOS
| SET | MATCHUP | SET SCORE | RESULT |
| 1. Two vs Two | Quesoās BENIJU and Cuchii Cuu vs PONOSā RAD and RAIKIJONES | 1-2 PONOS | Queso 0 ā 1 PONOS |
| 2. King of the Hill | Quesoās iAmJP vs PONOS’ RAIKIJONES, KK, and Mugi PONOS’ Mugi vs Quesoās Cuchii Cuu | Queso 2-1 1-3 Queso | Queso 1 ā 1 PONOS |
| 3. One vs One | Quesoās RUBEN vs PONOS’ Mugi | Queso 2-0 | Queso 2 ā 1 PONOS |
| 4. One vs One | Quesoās iAmJP vs PONOS’ KK | 0-2 PONOS | Queso 2 ā 2 PONOS |
| 5. One vs One | Quesoās RUBEN vs PONOS’ Mugi | Queso 2-1 | Queso 3 (W) ā 2 PONOS |
SF2: SK Gaming vs paiN Gaming
| SET | MATCHUP | SET SCORE | RESULT |
| 1. Two vs Two | SKās Morten and xopsam vs paiN Gamingās Lucas and Wallace | SK 2-1 | SK Gaming 1 ā 0 paiN Gaming |
| 2. King of the Hill | SKās Javi14 vs paiNās Vitor75, Wallace and Lucas | SK 3-0 | SK Gaming 2 ā 0 paiN Gaming |
| 3. One vs One | SKās Morten vs paiNās Sweep | SK 2-1 | SK Gaming 3 (W) ā 0 paiN Gaming |
| 4. One vs One | DNP | ||
| 5. One vs One | DNP |
3rd Place match
paiN Gaming vs PONOS
| SET | MATCHUP | SET SCORE | RESULT |
| 1. Two vs Two | PONOS’ TENGOD and YAKITORI vs paiN Gamingās Lucas and Wallace | 1-2 paiN | PONOS 0 ā 1 paiN Gaming |
| 2. King of the Hill | paiNās Vitor75 vs PONOS’ RAD and KK PONOS’ KK vs paiNās Wallace paiNās Wallace vs PONOS’ Mugi PONOS’ Mugi vs paiNās Lucas | 1-1 1-2 paiN 2-2 PONOS 3-2 | PONOS 1 ā 1 paiN Gaming |
| 3. One vs One | PONOS’ Mugi vs paiNās Lucas | PONOS 2-0 | PONOS 2 ā 1 paiN Gaming |
| 4. One vs One | PONOS’ KK vs paiNās Sweep | 1-2 paiN | PONOS 2 ā 2 paiN Gaming |
| 5. One vs One | PONOS’ Mugi vs paiNās Wallace | PONOS 2-0 | PONOS 3 (W) ā 2 paiN Gaming |
Grand Finale
Team Queso vs SK Gaming
This was like a recap of the CRL West Grand Finals, where both teams played against each other. This final was evenly matched, especially the first 2v2 match, which had nail-biting finishes.
| SET | MATCHUP | SET SCORE | RESULT |
| 1. Two vs Two | SKās Morten and xopxsam vs Quesoās BENIJU and Cuchii Cuu. | 1-2 SK | Queso 0 ā 1 SK Gaming |
| 2. King of the Hill | Quesoās iAmJP vs SKās Javi14 and xopxsam SKās xopxsam vs Quesoās Cuchii Cuu and RUBEN | 1-1 1-3 SK | Queso 0 ā 2 SK Gaming |
| 3. One vs One | Quesoās RUBEN vs SKās Javi14 | Queso 2-1 | Queso 1 ā 2 SK Gaming |
| 4. One vs One | Quesoās iAmJP vs SKās xopxsam | Queso 2-1 | Queso 2 ā 2 SK Gaming |
| 5. One vs One | Quesoās RUBEN vs SKās Morten | Queso 2-0 | Queso 3 ā 2 SK Gaming |
Prize Distribution
The final standings and prize money distributed to each team stands as follows:
| Place | Team | Prize in $ USD |
| WINNER | Team Queso | $100,000 |
| RUNNER | SK Gaming | $70,000 |
| 3rd | PONOS | $50,000 |
| 4th | paiN Gaming | $50,000 |
| 5th – 8th | FAV gaming, Tribe Gaming, Nova Esports, and W.EDGM | $30,000 |
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