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The 13th season has ended and we have crowned the best teams and players in the A1 Adria League. It feels like it ended rapidly but all the participants put their blood, sweat, and tears into this competition. The best of the best are crowned in Brawl Stars, CS2, EAFC24, and EAFC24 Mobile. Read on to find out who came on top!

As you remember EAFC24 Mobile competition ended a week earlier than the others and we already talked about who won it all. Nevertheless, as a reminder, in the mobile version of the game, it was FE_Shaq who marvelously defeated his opponents and defended the title. This is now his second in a row title in the A1 Adria League. Shaq first took down Ogiii, the underdog of the TOP 4 in EAFC24 Mobile, while Nikolas7 and SavaZver battle it on their own. As a victor, SavaZver went on to fight big Shaq in the finals but lost with a 3:1 score.

On the other side, in the EAFC24 competition, we saw a lot of excitement as the best four players competed for the top prize. Once again Brstimir made it to the end, but wasn’t successful and the title slipped through his fingers. Besides him in the best 4 were two members of the CLA organization Fico and Banderas. They showed their skill and playstyle, but that wasn’t enough. None of these players could defeat the mighty Marac game on. After his third participation in the A1 Adria League finals, he finally made it to the end, defeated his opponents with ease, and took home the prize.

In the upper bracket of the BS finals, Frutas probably had the most difficult match of the season. The first two sets were very tense and M4M offered excellent resistance, but the experience still prevailed in the 3rd and 4th sets, as well as the dominance of Salada. While Frutas was batling M4M, OOB1 was making their way through the lower bracket and into the grand finale. All in all, both games were pretty straightforward for the side of OOB1. La Aquilla was simply too weak for their opponents, while we expected more from M4M in the lower bracket finals since they showed a great performance against Frutas. However, OOB1 was dominant in that match as well, as M4M woke up too late when they won the third set. But by that time, OOB1 had no problem finishing the game in the next set. Nothing to say about the grand finals between Frutas and OOB1 except for how dominant the former was. The game wasn’t even close and Frutas with ease took their third title in a row, and fourth in the last five seasons in the A1 Adria League.

In the CS2 grand finals, Superior Esports came into the match with one map advantage, as a winner of the upper bracket putting Kubix at a disadvantage right at the start. However, all the other maps in the finals were won by Kubix who left nothing for their opponents. It was a one-sided finish to the CS2 competition. Almost every map had the same beginning: Superior takes one or two rounds and then the Kubix’s domination begins. The scores were 13:5, 13:5, 13:7 so you judge for yourself how easy that was for Kubix. Kubix deservedly won the title in the 13th season of the A1 Adria League, while Superior Esports will have to be satisfied with a runner-up title and hope to improve in the next season. This win for Kubix was especially meaningful for their player Atif “gejmzilla” Mustafa, an A1AL veteran, who came back to the CS scene in the best manner possible.

The exciting finale of the 12th season of the A1 Adria League will be talked about for a long time. In a four-day gaming spectacle, the organizers of the A1 Adria League and the A1 Student eChallenge student competition treated us to more than 50 hours of gaming and esports content. We witnessed competitive tournaments with a prize pool of 17,130 euros, interactive competitions with the audience, panel discussions, interviews, and much more.

The first day of the program was reserved for the visitors themselves, who had the opportunity to play against regional influencers in titles such as Counter-Strike, League of Legends ARAM, Tekken, and EAFC24. However, the remaining days on the A1 Adria League stage brought true esports content and the finals of the 12th season.

First on the stage were the best regional EAFC24 players, and the victory, along with a prize of 1,250 euros, and his sixth championship title, went to the brilliant Tarik Novo from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Then, the best Brawl Stars players entertained us, but there were no major changes, and the phenomenal team Salada de Frutas continued their complete dominance, recently representing us at the Clash of Leagues finals in Austria.

The third game in line was another football simulation played on mobile phones. The EAFC24 Mobile community in the region has been growing for years, and from the 12th season, players finally had the opportunity to showcase their skills. With excellent commentators Stefan and Nicolas, mobile players competed for a prize pool of 1,350 euros, and SHAQ emerged victorious, showing composure and precision in key moments.

Traditionally, Reboot InfoGamer powered by A1 concluded the 12th season league with Counter-Strike. For the first time, the final was played on the new version of the game (CS2), and The Suspect and Zero Tenacity once again showed why the popular CS often carries the title of the “king of esports.” In a shocking finale, the Serbian team Z10 took the victory with a score of 3:2, securing their third consecutive title and becoming one of the most successful teams in the league’s history.

In addition to the final of the 12th season of the A1 Adria League, visitors to Reboot InfoGamer powered by A1 also had the opportunity to witness the A1 Student eChallenge competition, where ten teams competed in the CS2 game and 25 students played EAFC24.

In the EACF24 game, Luka “Kontisha” Kontek emerged victorious, defeating the favored TH3PROD1GY in the final. After a 1:1 tie in matches between PSG and France, the decisive match took place in the big derby between Dinamo and Hajduk, with Kontisha securing the title and trophy with a golden goal.

The second title in the A1 Student eChallenge was CS2. Some of the best student teams on the domestic scene competed, and the best proved to be the FOI (Faculty of Organization and Informatics) from Varaždin, who outperformed UNIPU in the final and won a prize of 500 euros.

Twelve seasons are behind us, we look forward to many more!

The 11th season of the A1 Adria League (A1AL S11) officially began on Saturday, April 1st, and concluded on Sunday, June 11th. Throughout the entire season, players had the opportunity to compete in a total of nine games: Trackmania, Fortnite, PUBG, VALORANT, League of Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, CS:GO, FIFA 23, and Brawl Stars. The LAN finals will feature CS:GO, FIFA 23, and Brawl Stars. Trackmania and Rainbow Six Siege premiered for the first in the League.

Approximately €16,000 was distributed throughout the 11th season. In the Trackmania tournament, Robert “Razii” Čupković emerged as the winner, marking the first Trackmania tournament in the A1 Adria League. The PUBG competition was won by the Entropiq team for the third consecutive season out of the three seasons it has been held.

In Fortnite, the tournament champion was TT9 Chic, who not only accumulated the highest number of points but also had the most eliminations among all players. The League of Legends competition was won by the Harmony team, who reached the finals in the previous two seasons but secured their first victory in the A1 Adria League with this season’s win.

Champions in FIFA 23, Brawl Stars, and CS:GO, were crowned during the LAN finals at the Reboot Games Weekend. It’s worth mentioning that the finals were kicked off with the open table discussion about responsible behavior online (and in video games) with the motto #BoljiOnline.

On Friday the 9th of June, Tarik Novo and Esad Memić met in the FIFA 23 finals of the A1 Adria League. Both players had previously won the league, but Novo held the record with four championship titles. In an exciting final, Novo initially fell behind. He lost the first match, which put Esad at match point as he had a one-game advantage from the upper bracket. However, Esad’s advantage wasn’t enough to secure the new trophy. Novo staged an incredible comeback by winning the next three matches and claimed his fifth A1AL trophy.

Saturday was reserved for Brawl Stars action in the A1 Adria League. Slada de Frutas had to adapt their strategy to face new opponents, Karma To Op, who advanced to the grand finals after another team was disqualified. Andrey, DzonDzon, Decai, and Lavvek had no trouble securing their third championship title by swiftly defeating their opponents with a 3-0 score.

As usual, the CSGO finals were scheduled for the last day of the A1 Adria League event. The reigning champions, Zero Tenacity, earned their spot to defend the title through the group stage and playoffs. This time, they faced Jake Bube, another strong and respected regional team. Although close finals were expected, Zero Tenacity had different plans. In the best-of-five series, Zero Tenacity didn’t drop a single map. The closest match came on the second map, Overpass, where Zero Tenacity won 19-17 in overtime. Throughout the finals, Z10 maintained control of the tempo. By successfully defending their title, Filip “aVN” Belojica claimed his 5th A1 Adria League trophy. He had previously achieved this feat with ex-BLUEJAYS (S4), Level Up Esports (S5 & S6), and Zero Tenacity (S10).

Another record-breaking season with LAN finals has come to an end. Countless hours of streaming in nine different games showcased our commitment to the community and the esports scene. With the 11th season behind us, who knows what the future holds?

Season 10 of the A1 Adria League finished in style! It marked the return to the LAN events. But let’s start from the beginning. Seven games were again included in the A1 Adria League with the F1 22 being the latest edition. League of Legends, PUBG Battlegrounds, and VALORANT, with the addition of the F1, were played in championship format while CS:GO, Brawl Stars, and FIFA maintained their structure from previous seasons.

In F1 22 we saw Primorž Miklavčić take the podium with only one point advantage over Jernej Dovžan who secured 2nd place. With that win, Primorž received a cool steering wheel to improve his driving skill in F1 simulation further! In VALORANT team Grandmas Gambit outplayed the CWE_WHITE to take first place and most of the 1000€ prize money. HARMONY was once again in the grand finals of League of Legends, but this time Stara Garda managed to beat them and take the win.  The only team that successfully replaced their success from Season 9 was Entropiq in PUBG Battlegrounds and they managed to do so in style. It’s worth noting that all these games were played fully online, while CS:GO, Brawl Stars, and FIFA had the LAN finals!

Marko “Gruby” Grubišić is the name of the player that managed to stop the domination of Tarik “Novo” Novo (amke). Although Novo had a perfect score in the group stage he lost in the playoffs. Miloš ” brstimir” Majdevac and Gruby traveled to Reboot Games Weekend in Zagreb to battle it out for the trophy. It was a close series in which Gruby managed to come back from a 0-2 deficit to claim the title in front of the audience. It was an amazing start to the finals weekend of the A1 Adria League Season 10. Harun “Parla” Parla, the player which knocked Novo down to the lower bracket took third place.

Another winning streak was broken in the finals at Reboot Games Weekend in Zagreb. Salada de Frutas once again secured the chance to win it all by eliminating time Jazavci in the playoffs. OMERT4 had other plans tho. After convincingly beating team GREEKGOD in playoffs they outplayed Salada de Frutas on LAN 3-0 and took the trophy. Aleksandar “Protić” Radinović, Nemanja “Decai” Mitrović, and Bogdan “OM|Bogdan” Kotlaja won the A1 Adria League for the first time!

On Sunday, the last day of the finals, everything was about the CS:GO! Zero Tenacity and KTRL managed to pull through to the finals after beating iNation and Team BLINK in the playoffs. It was a special final since we had Filip “aVN” Belojica on side of the Zero Tenacity and Miloš “dEE” Marčeta on KTRL roster. The two players have won three A1 Adria League finals by playing together (S4, S5, and S6) but now only one can win it for the fourth time. It was a best-of-five series in which Zero Tenacity came on top by dominating the fourth map and winning with the overall score of 3-1.

Another amazing season is behind us. Over 100,000 unique viewers tuned in to watch the jubilee season with LAN finals. To celebrate the 10th season A1 prepared special NFTs for players and visitors. Only 1000 of them were made with 5 different symbols to remember one of the most interesting A1AL seasons of all time.

Season 9 of the A1 Adria League brought a lot of changes. Instead of four games, the League consisted of seven. Four games were played in a “championship” format with qualifiers and playoffs. Without the group stage. The reasoning behind the decision was trying to make the season more dynamic. Some things stayed the same. Amke again won the title in FIFA 2022 making it his fourth title in a row. Which is an amazing achievement in itself. Some newcomers tried to challenge him but Amke came out on top once again.

Salada de Frutas are the new-old Brawl Stars champions. DzonDzon, Andrey, and Lavvek won the League for the second time in a row. Jazavci proved to be a valiant opponent in the grand finals but the reigning champions were too strong. Winning the title also sent Salada de Frutas to the Clash of Leagues at the LEVEL UP – The gaming festival in Salzburg where they won first place, losing only to Aurora Esports.

North Macedonian hope BLUEJAYS had no troubles in the CS:GO part of the League. They had convincing showings throughout the playoffs beating both Zero Tenacity and BLINK in just two maps. Nothing less was expected of the team that has been around the 30th place in the world rankings for some time now.

In League of Legends we saw DZANGLERI taking first place against Reroot Gaming. Although the champions lost in the first game of the finals they bounced back and picked up the pace to win it all.

Entropiq proved to be above the rest of the region in PUBG Battlegrounds. Not just did they win the whole thing but they did it with style by winning three out of five maps which is an insane score in the battle royale genre.

Balkan Stars became the first ever VALORANT champions of the A1 Adria League! Many saw Diamant Esports as the main favorites but Balkan Stars had something to say about that. The grand finals were close on the second map when Diamant equalized the score at 8:8. Unfortunately for them, they didn’t manage to win another round after that.

In the second mobile game in the League Team Snipe managed to best other contenders to take home the 700€ prize.

Season 8 of the A1 Adria League concluded the fourth year of the competition with style. The best teams and players in CS:GO, Brawl Stars, FIFA, and League of Legends have managed to impress once again. Flow (ex-Noble Elite) was the most dominant team in Brawl Stars which secured their spot in Clash of Leagues held in Salzburg. Regional representatives shocked many by placing Top 4 in this pan-European tournament.

Amke2001 has again been crowned the best FIFA player in the Adriatic region. Brstimir, esad1memic, and Flow.edenn95 came to a close but none of them managed to defeat the reigning champion. Amke2011 has already managed to build his legacy in the A1 Adria League by winning the title three times in a row.

In the League of Legends part of the League, we saw Metamoon lifting the trophy and surprising many by doing so. They completed their championship run in the same way. After losing to Harmony in the upper-bracket finals they outplayed 49% winrate and got their revenge against Harmony in the grand finals by beating them 3-1.

CS:GO was no exception to surprises and upsets. iNation dominated the group stage alongside BLUEJAYS. Unfortunately, BLUEJAYS wasn’t able to participate in the finals and Marten took their place. In the end, it was the underdog PORTUGAL who ended up winning the whole thing by outperforming powerhouses iNation and 4glory in the playoffs.

Amazing action in various titles brought in some impressive numbers as well. Almost 30.000 watched hours with more than 200.000 live views are a statement that esports in the Adriatic region is on the right path.