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After a solid start to the tournament, the Turkish national team stepped up in the second phase. It reached a big gap behind the national teams of Brazil, Ukraine and Myanmar and took the lead in the table. The Ukrainian national team kept up well with it, with a difference of only about 20 points. What kept the Turkish team at the top of the table were the constant individual outplays of their players and the most MVP awards of the tournament. In the beginning, it was Sivan Altaj better known by the nickname "Scarface" and Jigit Meraj known as "Kecth", while the great Taha "Soulless" Avsar excelled on the last day of the tournament. He also won the award for MVP of the entire tournament. The first place team won as much as $40,000.
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The national team of Ukraine kept second place in the table even on the last day of the tournament and secured silver for their country. They started the tournament strong on the back of Aleksa Totsi, known to gamers as "THE ELEPHANT", while Dmitri Bui nicknamed "OldBoy" later took the responsibility of the team's success and was MVP of the tournament 2 days in a row. In addition to silver, the Ukrainian team also won $24,000.
The Brazilian national team woke up after the gloomy second day of the tournament and in the third day began to string together successes, especially towards the end of the tournament. The last two rounds were decisive, but with the help of excellent team play and good point guard Adrian "Adrian" Bertoja, the Brazilian team managed to secure second place in the 17 rounds of the tournament, while the then third-placed Myanmar team failed. This gave Brazil a chance to take the medal from the Myanmar team and take home the bronze. Myanmar played outstandingly and took second place in the final round of the tournament, yet Rafael Silva known as "Rafa" decided to lead the Brazilian national team to first place in the final round of the tournament and secure bronze for his country and $14,000 for his team.
All 16 teams were awarded and no one went home empty-handed. The last placed team took home $1,000.
