Flashpoint Season 3 is all wrapped up, with Mousesports fighting their way to the top of the 16 best teams in Europe on the road to the Stockholm Major in October 2021. Here’s a full recap of their nearly-perfect run, and how they managed to pull it off.
- NiP ran the gauntlet after their controversial Anonymo rematch to make the Grand Final.
- Mouz would drop it’s first map of the tournament against NiP in the Final, but win 2-1 in the end.
- Mousesports take home $17,000 and 1600 RMR points.
Flashpoint returned with Season 3 of its CS:GO event rivaling ESL Pro League and BLAST Premier — and there was enough drama and storylines to keep almost anyone entertained.
16 teams across Europe competed in Season 3, including 11 invited squads. It was the first step towards the Stockholm Major, set to take place in October 2021. Mousesports continued to dominate, not dropping a map until the Grand Final vs. NiP, who had a memorable tournament themselves — though, not quite for the same reason.
It will probably be awhile before anyone forgets about the NiP/Anonymo saga that took place during the first round of Flashpoint Season 3, even if the Ninjas did fight their way through the Lower Bracket to the Grand Finals anyways.
Take a look at the full final placements below, along with a full recap of each day’s scores.
Flashpoint Season 3: final placements
| Placement | Team | Prize Money (USD) | RMR Points |
| 1 | Mousesports | $17,000 | 1600 |
| 2 | NiP | $10,000 | 1500 |
| 3 | G2 Esports | $7,000 | 1400 |
| 4 | Heroic | $5,000 | 1300 |
| 5 | BIG | $4,000 | 1200 |
| 6 | Astralis | $3,000 | 1100 |
| 7 | Team Vitality | $2,000 | 1000 |
| 8 | DBL Poney | 900 | |
| 9 | FunPlus Phoenix | $0 | 800 |
| 10 | Complexity | 700 | |
| 11 | Sprout | 600 | |
| 12 | Anonymo Esports | 500 | |
| 13-16 | OG | 250 | |
| Fnatic | |||
| FaZe Clan | |||
| Hyenas |
Flashpoint Season 3: full results & recap
Day 1: Monday, May 10
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | Vitality 0-2 DBL Poney | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | Astralis 2-0 OG | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 2: Tuesday, May 11
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | BIG 2-0 Complexity | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | Fnatic 0-2 mousesports | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 3: Wednesday, May 12
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | Heroic 2-0 Sprout | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | G2 Esports 2-1 FaZe | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 4: Friday, May 14
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | * | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | FPX 2-0 Hyenas | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 5: Saturday, May 15
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Vitality 2-0 OG | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Complexity 2-0 Fnatic | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 6: Sunday, May 16
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Sprout 2-1 FaZe | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
Makeup Day: Tuesday, May 18
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Upper Bracket Rematch* Bo1 Mirage | Anonymo 1-2 NiP | 12 PM | 3 PM | 7 PM |
Day 7: Wednesday, May 19
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| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Anonymo 2-1 Hyenas | 5AM | 9AM | 1PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 2 | DBL Poney 0-2 Astralis | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 2 | BIG 0-2 mousesports | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 8: Thursday, May 20
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Upper Bracket Round 2 | Heroic 1-2 G2 Esports | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 2 | NiP 2-0 FPX | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 9: Friday, May 21
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Vitality 1-2FPX | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Complexity 0-2 Heroic | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 10: Saturday, May 22
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | BIG 2-1 Sprout | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | DBL Poney 2-1Anonymo | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 11: Sunday, May 23
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Upper Bracket Round 3 | Astralis 0-2 Mousesports | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 3 | G2 2-1 NiP | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 12: Tuesday, May 25
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Lower Bracket Round 3 | Vitality 0-2 Heroic | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| 9-12th Place Match | FPX 2-0 Complexity | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 3 | BIG 2-1 DBL Poney | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
| 9-12th Place Match | Sprout 2-1 Anonymo | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 13: Wednesday, May 26
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Lower Bracket Round 4 | Astralis 0-2 Heroic | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| 9th Place Match | FPX 2-1 Sprout | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 4 | NiP 2-1 BIG | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
| 12th Place Match | Complexity 2-0 Anonymo | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 14: Thursday, May 27
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Upper Bracket Final | Mousesports 2-0 G2 Esports | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| 10th Place Match | Sprout 0-2 Complexity | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 5 | Heroic 1-2 NiP | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 15: Friday, May 28
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| 7th Place Match | Vitality 2-0 DBL Poney | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Lower Bracket Final | G2 Esports 1-2 NiP | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Day 16: Sunday, May 30
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| 5th Place Match | Astralis 1-2 BIG | 9AM | 12PM | 4PM |
| Grand Final | Mousesports 2-1 NiP | 12PM | 3PM | 7PM |
Flashpoint Season 3: teams
The tournament organizer extended invites to some of the world’s best teams, including Astralis, Vitality, G2, and FaZe Clan.
Flashpoint Season 2 champions Virtus.pro weren’t invited to the event, as they are classified as a CIS team under Valve’s major rules. The same goes for IEM Katowice 2021 champions Gambit Esports.
Mousesports, Complexity, Anonymo, Sproud, and Double Poney all managed to make it through the Closed Qualifier to join the big dogs.
| Team | Players |
| Astralis | dupreeh, Xyp9x, gla1ve, Magisk, Bubzkji |
| Team Vitality | apEX, Kyojin, ZywOo, shox, misutaaa |
| Heroic | stavn, cadiaN, TeSeS, refrezh, sjuush |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | REZ, Plopski, dev1ce, hampus, ztr |
| BIG | tabseN, tiziaN, XANTARES, syrsoN, k1to |
| Fnatic | KRIMZ, JW, Brollan, Golden, Jackinho |
| G2 Esports | JaCkz, AmaNEk, nexa, huNter-, NiKo |
| OG Esports | Aleksib, valde, flameZ, mantuu, niko |
| FunPlus Phoenix | zehN, STYKO, maden, farlig, emi |
| FaZe Clan | rain, coldzera, broky, Twistzz, karrigan |
| Hyenas | gade, cajunb, Lekr0, Kristou, grux |
| Complexity | blameF, RUSH, k0nfig, poizon, jks |
| mousesports | ropz, frozen, Bymas, acoR, dexter |
| Anonymo Esports | KEi, Kylar, mynio, Snax, innocent |
| Sprout | Spiidi, faveN, denis, kressy, slaxz- |
| Double Poney | Lucky, bodyy, afro, Djoko, NBK- |