【】

The Danish lineup claimed their second CCT title in under a month after winning CCT South Europe Series 1 in late October.

Copenhagen Flames won CCT Central Europe Series 3 after getting the better of ex-Finest in the grand final. The Danes prevailed with a 2-1 scoreline on their way to the $22,000 grand prize and gained 150 points in the CCT regional rankings leaderboard.

The Danish roster started their run through the 24-team event in the playoffs as they received a direct invite straight to the knockout stage. The team led by Thomas "⁠birdfromsky⁠" Due-Frederiksen had to work for their wins as they moved through the bracket, securing hard-fought victories over 9INE, HAVU, and K23 to set up the grand final match-up against ex-Finest, which once again went the distance.

ex-Finest's grand-final loss was a heartbreaking affair after the orgless squad made light work of their foes in the bracket. The international squad didn't lose a single map on their way to the title-deciding match only to fall at the final hurdle.

The final started with a dominant display by Copenhagen Flames on Vertigo. The Danish squad took a 10-5 lead on the offense before dropping just one round on the CT side, and in-game leader birdfromsky proved to be an unlikely source of firepower by putting up a 1.58 rating on the map.

Dust 2 was a much closer affair. ex-Finest put together an impressive T side to take a three-round lead into the interval, although the two foes couldn't be separated in regulation after a three-round streak got Copenhagen Flames on equal footing at in the 30th. ex-Finest got their momentum back in overtime and lost just one round to close out the map 19-16.

Inferno was the series' decider and the two teams delivered another close map. This time around it was Rasmus "⁠raalz⁠" Steensborg who powered his team on the defense — the 27-year-old put up 18 kills in the first half to give Copenhagen Flames a one-round lead into the interval. A successful pistol round and the following conversion got the Danes into a 12-7 lead, which proved big enough for the Danes to claim the title. ex-Finest mounted a decent comeback attempt but ultimately fell short in the 29th round with a 13-16 scoreline.

ex-Finest	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Niclas 'PlesseN' PlessenPlesseN	64 - 61	+3	84.5	1.14
Olek 'hades' Miskiewiczhades	55 - 48	+7	71.3	1.08
Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax	56 - 60	-4	70.8	0.97
Kristjan 'shokz' Jakobsonshokz	55 - 62	-7	64.1	0.91
Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist	43 - 59	-16	62.9	0.84

Copenhagen Flames	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Rasmus 'raalz' Steensborgraalz	69 - 53	+16	90.0	1.31
Thomas 'TMB' BundsbækTMB	58 - 56	+2	71.3	1.13
Johannes 'b0RUP' Borupb0RUP	56 - 53	+3	70.8	1.06
Iulian 'regali' Harjăuregali	55 - 52	+3	57.7	0.98
Thomas 'birdfromsky' Due-Frederiksenbirdfromsky	50 - 60	-10	71.6	0.96

CCT Central Europe Series 3 final standings:

1. Copenhagen Flames - $22,000
2. ex-Finest - $10,000
3-4. K23 - $5,000
3-4. Endpoint - $5,000
5-8. HONORIS - $2,000
5-8. BLUEJAYS - $2,000
5-8. HAVU - $2,000
5-8. UNGENTIUM - $2,000
9-16. IKLA
9-16. Sangal
9-16. Tricked
9-16. Young Ninjas
9-16. Eternal Fire
9-16. SINNERS
9-16. FORZE
9-16. 9INE
18-19. FTW
18-19. AGO
18-19. ECLOT
20-22. Enterprise
20-22. Into the Breach
20-22. Wolsung
23-24. SC
23-24. ONYX