TheMongolz Win YaLLa Compass 2024
On the evening of June 9, the matches of YaLLa Compass 2024 concluded. The final saw TheMongolz and Ninjas in Pyjamas battling for the championship title.
Both teams started the tournament in Group A, finishing with identical records: 4 wins and 1 loss. In their head-to-head match, TheMongolz defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas, securing the top spot in the group, which guaranteed a spot in the semi-finals. NiP began the decisive stage from the quarter-finals.
On their way to the final, Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated Fnatic and FURIA Esports, both matches ending with a score of 2:0. TheMongolz overcame Astralis in the semi-finals (2:1, with the decisive third map ending 22:19).
The best-of-3 grand final started with Ninjas in Pyjamas winning on Ancient in overtime (16:12), followed by TheMongolz equalizing on Mirage (16:7) and ultimately winning on the decisive Nuke (13:6).
The total prize pool for the tournament was $400,000, with the winning team receiving $200,000. This victory marks the first major tournament win in the history of the tag, and TheMongolz became the first team from East Asia to win a major Counter-Strike tournament in 13.5 years.