Austin, Texas’ slogan is “keep Austin weird” and the fans definitely got the memo.

From blasting to kissing, the city is bustling with 10,000 gamers. While we can't promise good smells, the vibes are great.

The arena is packed, and our on-the-ground correspondent and pod producer extraordinaire, Fuffy, may have had one too many beers.

Playoffs began on Thursday with games going late into the night, but luckily, the local Denny's and Whataburger were around to service fans’ needs. Day two held the much-anticipated FaZe game, and the crowd, fueled by $25 margaritas, screamed their hearts out for EliGE and s1mple.

Unfortunately screaming doesn’t equal winning, so the fans band-wagoned to The MongolZ and chanted “F–ck you apEX” all the way to the Grand Final. This time the cheering worked, and a MongolZ victory on day three locked them in for a final showdown against Vitality.

Day four had a show match, but we don't talk about the show match. Then it was time for the main event. apEX and his middle finger greeted the crowd’s boos, then the crowd screamed because they love Mongolia.

Map one gave us hope that we'd be seeing a Cloud9-Boston level upset, but instead, The MongolZ did something even more NA - They lost.

As Team Vitality lifted the trophy, boos turned into cheers, and we started wondering if those chants carried another meaning. But 10,000 sweaty Americans and the most successful IGL in CS2 sounds like a really awkward date.

Although, we would pay good money to see it.