TyLoo wins K1 League Season 1

TyLoo has won the inaugural K1 League Season 1 after besting New4 in the grand finals to win the 100,000 RMB (~$15,740) first place prize. ETeng placed third over MI5.

TyLoo managed to come out on top of group B with full six points and advance to the semi-finals where they met ETeng, who eliminated Natus Vincere and secured a second place in group A which ended in a three way tie.

The first semi-final saw TyLoo overcome ETeng in a very close series, securing a 2-0 best-of-three victory with scores of 18-16 and 17-13 on de_nuke and de_inferno respectively. In the other semi-final MI5 was paired up against New4. First map was de_tuscan where New4 clinched a 13-12 win. They secured the series with a 18-12 win on de_dust2.

TyLoo secure yet another title in China 

Prior to the third place finisher, the organizers invited two former legendary Chinese teams, wNv Gaming and AllStrike, to participate in a showmatch in Shanghai. The two time WEG champions would go on to win 15-12 on de_inferno. ETeng proved their superiority over MI5 in the third place decider, securing an easy 2-0 win.

The grand final was a lot more anti climatic than the semi-final as TyLoo wasted no time taking down New4 14-6 on de_inferno and 14-9 on de_nuke to win K1 League 2012 Season 1.

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K1 League 2012 Season 1 final standings:

1. TyLoo - 100,000 RMB (~$15,740)
2.  New4 - 50,000 RMB (~$7,870)
3.  ETeng - 20,000 RMB (~$3,150)
4.  MI5 - 10,000 RMB (~$1,575)

K1 League 2012 Season 2 is expected to start in September with a higher prize purse than the first season, with winners taking home 150,000 or 200,000 RMB. Two European teams will be invited with a total of ten teams participating.

There will still be a third K1 League season in 2012 which will be the championship season with an even higher prize purse which isn't yet confirmed, but will be at least 300,000 RMB and is going to feature two European teams.

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