Extra Salt convincingly defeated paiN Gaming 3-0 in the Grand Final of the DreamHack Open March 2021: North America on Sunday, after clearing the playoffs without losing a single map.
North American-based Extra Salt includes two South African players in Johnny “JT” Theodosiou and Aran “Sonic” Groesbeek, as well as South African coach Tiaan “T.c” Coertzen.
The team took away a $35,000 prize and 100 Pro Tour points, in addition to qualifying for Intel Extreme Masters Summer 2021, which will take place from 3-13 June.
See 3 South Africans in winning team at major CS:GO tournament
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A professional esports team with three South African members took the top prize at a major Counter-Strike tournament on the ESL Pro Tour circuit this past weekend.