KRÜ Blaze win first Game Changers world title after five-map FINAL

KR Esports Ü BLAZE win first Game Changers world title after five-map FINAL

KR Esports Ü BLAZE defeated Gentle Mates GC 3–2 in the Game Changers Championship grand FINAL , completing their lower-bracket run to claim the organisation’s first world title in the competition.

KR Esports Ü earned $180,000, while Gentle Mates received $100,000 as runners-up. Tok1o WaS named the tournament MVP after finishing the FINAL with a series-leading 84 kills.

KR Esports Ü recover from a difficult opener

Gentle Mates took Haven 13–5, but KR Esports Ü answered with an equally decisive 13–5 VICTORY on Abyss.

none drove that response with 25 kills and nine opening kills, helping KR Esports Ü level the series after a quiet first map.

Sunset produced the FINAL ’s first overtime battle. KR Esports Ü established a 10–2 halftime lead, only for Gentle Mates to recover and force extra Rounds . KR Esports Ü nevertheless secured the map 14–12, moving one win from the championship.

Gentle Mates force the fifth map

Gentle Mates responded on Split, winning 13–8 to send the FINAL to Ascent.

The deciding map initially favoured KR Esports Ü, who raced ahead 7–1 before Gentle Mates reduced the halftime deficit to 7–5.

KR Esports Ü regained control after the break and closed the championship with a 13–8 VICTORY .

antG led the deciding map with 21 kills, 13 deaths and nine assists. Across the full series, tok1o finished 84/72/14, none contributed 82/80/20, and antG added 79/74/37.

Four elimination wins deliver the trophy

KR Esports Ü’s route to the title passed through Team Liquid Brazil , MIBR GC, Shopify Rebellion Gold and Gentle Mates after their earlier defeat to Shopify.

The championship completed a successful recovery across four consecutive elimination series, with the FINAL requiring all five maps before KR Esports Ü could lift the trophy.