BIG Clan is the winner of Skyesports Chennai Esports Global Championship 2025, beating the French side Mousquetaires with a 3-1 scoreline. Having struggled to perform at events in recent times, this marks their first trophy since 2022. It goes without saying that BIG was the favorite coming into the CEGC CS2 event, but to remain this dominant with a plethora of talented teams goes to show that they belong to a tier above.
VETO
- Mousquetaires removed Mirage
- BIG removed Ancient
- Mousquetaires picked Dust2
- BIG picked Overpass
- Mousquetaires picked Inferno
- BIG picked Train
- Nuke was left over
Map 1: Dust2; (Pick: Mousquetaires; Winner: BIG)
Pistol wins from the Mousquetaires put them to a good start before BIG converted their force buy in the following round. BIG managed to put that to good use and garner a considerable lead before the French side once again put together a streak of rounds to go ahead. The final three rounds of the map went in favor of BIG as the Germans closed the first half with a narrow lead of 7-5. They extended their lead further with a streak of 4 rounds to start their offense, upon which they hit map point, having lost only one round in the second half. Mousquetaires won a few more rounds before BIG pushed it over the line to take the first map in the series. Having found a resurgence in form, JDC dropped a banger of a performance with 22 kills and 1.56 IR to give BIG an early lead.
Map 2: Overpass; (Pick: BIG; Winner: BIG)
Mousquetaires’ first round came after winning the force buy, which put BIG on the back foot. Winning 5 rounds in a row, BIG stopped the French from amassing a massive lead on their defense and hit back with a streak of their own, and therefore closed the first half with a similar scoreline from Dust2. Starting their defense with a 7-5 lead, BIG managed to convert a force buy after losing the pistol round. For the remainder of the half, BIG remained undefeated until they hit map point. Having won 12 rounds, they lost one more before winning Overpass and hitting the map point. Coming in with a masterclass, 22 kills from JDC put BIG just one map away from the trophy.
Map 3: Inferno (Pick: Mousquetaires, Winner: Mousquetaires)
Mousquetaires got off to a head start with a pistol-round win on the T-side of Overpass, but the rest of the half was pretty evenly contested. Both teams managed to put six rounds on the board as they headed to the second half of the third map. Switching sides, Mousquetaires picked up the CT-side pistol as well to regain the lead. Despite relentless pressure from BIG, they managed to edge out a narrow 13-11 victory on Overpass, keeping their hopes alive in the series.
Map 4: Train (Pick: BIG, Winner: BIG)
Despite winning the pistol round once again and taking an early 2-0 lead on the CT side, Mousquetaires failed to maintain their momentum and eventually succumbed to BIG’s T-side tactics. The teams headed to the second half with an 8-4 lead for BIG. Mousquetaires managed to narrow the gap to 8-7 after claiming the second pistol round as well, but BIG quickly regained control and closed out the map 13-8 to seal their victory.
With this victory, BIG lifted the trophy at the Skyesports CEGC 2025 CS2 event and took home a whopping 30,000 USD in first-place prize money. Mousquetaires conclude their impressive run with a second-place finish, taking home 15,000 USD in prize money.