by The tournament started with a few words of welcome from the organizer Domagoj, but also from Jan and Dominik who magnified this tournament with their presence. They drew the balls and shaped the fate of the contestants, who were 20 in total.
The tournament took place in the group stage plus playoff format, and 4 groups of 5 players each were created. At the end of the group stage, the last 2 players of each group are eliminated from the tournament, while the first one goes directly to the quarterfinals. The second and third placed competitors in each group play matches from the round of XNUMX.
In the beginning, the atmosphere was relaxed and the players had a lot of fun, but as the group stage drew to a close, the competitors became more tense. The favorites could be recognized immediately after the end of the group stage. In group A it was Florijan Mandić who played without defeat. In group B, Matej Vučina stood out, while in group C, Luka Gajić stood out. In group D, Bakir Bakalović and Miljan Rosuljaš were tied, but Miljan managed to prevail and secure a place directly in the quarterfinals.
In the playoff phase, however, Aldin Aki Hamidović starts to win. After a meager group stage, he showed that sometimes it pays to save strategies for stronger opponents, and with victories over Ivica Bermanac and Matej Vučina, he secured a place in the semi-finals. There, the most dangerous opponent so far was waiting for him – Luka Gajić!
Against Luka, Aki played aggressively and won the first game with a score of 2-0. However, the game is played on two wins (BO3) and Aki had to repeat his success. In the second game, he took an early lead in the first half and then played a strong defensive game that led to his biggest win yet.
On the other side, Miljan stopped the competition's attempts to kick him out of the tournament and continued his dominance with a victory over Florijan Mandić. However, Florijan fought back in the second game, and a decisive third game had to be played in which Miljan won and qualified for the grand final. It was a very tense match until the very end, the score remained 2:2 even after extra time and Miljan had to take penalties better than his opponent.
The match for the third place was played between Luka Gajić and Florijan Mandić, and Luka Gajić won with a score of 1-0.
In the grand final, the match between Aki and Miljan lasted 3 full games. In the first game, Aki won 1-0. He scored an early goal in the fourth minute of the first half and by the end of the game he had only one shot on goal. In the second game something similar happened, Aki scored a goal in the second minute and took a 1-0 lead and then decided to focus on defense. He played the toughest defense in the tournament and secured himself the highest place on the podium.
Joy and awarding followed, and the organizers thanked all those present as well as those near the small screens.
