Virtus.pro is the champion of ESL One Birmingham 2018

Another victory under VP's belt!

The match was played in a best-of-5 format. VP have opened up the series with a first blood. The CIS roster emerged victorious from the early game. Virtus.pro claimed the first Roshan and then won a massive teamfight, forcing OpTic Gaming to turtle inside their base. On the 30-minute mark, VP's opponents were left without buy-backs and conceded after losing yet another teamfight.

The first blood of the second game was shed by OpTic. Both teams made a series of proactive plays all over the map. OpTic have made a series of successful ganks and increased their experience and gold lead. On the 30-minute mark, VP have slain Roshan and sent Razor respawning. After performing a successful push on OpTic Gaming's highground, our team has closed the distance in gold and exp. The battles continued raging on until the massive teamfight over the third Roshan, which ended up favoring Virtus.pro. The series of teamfights all went under VP's belt, ensuring that OpTic won't be able to comeback anymore - 0:2.

The champions of the Major were decided in the game number three. VP have started the game with a couple of successful fights, claiming the firstblood before the creeps even spawned. OpTic Gaming were down more than 10k gold on the 20th minute. After winning yet another fight, Virtus.pro cemented their victory in the series with a score of 3:0.