Amid all the chaos at Skyesports, there was apparently also a tournament going on.

And somehow, 3DMAX won it all?

Fair play to them, though. They powered past ENCE 2-0, with Maka going wild, ending with a 40-22 K-D across both. They also outlasted the notoriously tough-to-beat Aurora in the semi-final with Maka, again, taking over (54-38 K-D).

Against them in the final was The MongolZ, who knocked out AMKAL and sent Eternal Fire for a hot dog in the semi-final. Seriously, they battered Eternal Fire, dropping 12 rounds in two maps and making Wicadia look like a make-a-wish kid.

Mind you, that’s nothing compared to how badly 3DMAX schooled The MongolZ.

3DMAX dropped just nine rounds in two maps and left three MongolZ’ players on double-figure negative scorelines - including Senzu being -20.

This time Maka didn’t have much space to shine because his delightfully-named team mate Graviti took over with a 1.64 rating and +100 ADR over the two maps. It was a complete team performance, though, with all five massively outperforming their counterparts.

Maybe, just maybe, French Counter-Strike is back.

The French have been waiting for years and years for the true return, with many a false dawn coming before this, but at no point have they had a team capable of taking down multiple top 20-30 teams and winning a trophy.

It might be another false dawn, but it might also be the dawn the cheese-eating surrender monkeys have been waiting for.

Final standings at Skyesports:

1st 🇫🇷 3DMAX – $120.000
2nd 🇲🇳 The MongolZ – $70.000
3-4th 🇷🇺 Aurora – $35.000
3-4th 🇹🇷 Eternal Fire – $35.000
5-6th 🇪🇺 ENCE – $15.000
5-6th 🇷🇺 AMKAL – $15.000