Shadowkek & Evelone sweep by_Owl 2–0 to win BetBoom Streamers Battle CS #3

Shadowkek & Evelone sweep by_Owl 2–0 to win BetBoom Streamers Battle CS #3

Team Shadowkek, led by streamer duo shadowkek and Evelone, claimed the BetBoom Streamers Battle CS #3 title with a clean 2–0 over Team by_Owl in the grand final. The decisive series featured commanding map wins on Ancient (13–2) and Mirage (13–10), capping a lower-bracket run that saw Shadowkek’s lineup reset after an upper-bracket stumble and return with a polished, pace-heavy game plan. The champions earned ₽1.2 million for first place. 

The result completes a late-tournament turnaround for Shadowkek, who had earlier dropped the upper-bracket final to by_Owl and were forced to navigate the elimination path. There, they eliminated Team Lixxx—featuring Dmitry “Lixxx” and degster—with a measured 2–0 (both maps 13–10), booking a rematch against by_Owl on finals day and carrying that momentum into the title series. 

Across the event, Shadowkek’s roster combined creator star-power with tier-two experience and aim: Denis “deko” Zhukov, Artem “ct0m” Maximov, Goga “Baby Melo” Meladze, alongside Maxim “shadowkek” Pavlov and Vadim “Evelone” Kozakov. The mix had already flashed high ceiling earlier in the playoffs when they dispatched GUACAMOLE 2–0 in the upper-bracket semifinal. 

By contrast, Team by_Owl—fronted by Julia “by_owl” Ivleva and flanked by Guy “anarkez” Trachtman, Timur “m3wsu” Korenev, Artemy “forzorezor” Pletnev, and Renat “Renatko” Pashaev—had looked like the clear favorite for much of the bracket. They swept Team Aunkere 2–0 in the winners’ semifinal and then beat Shadowkek 2–0 in the winners’ final to secure the first grand-final berth. Those results, and the names on the server, set the stage for a grudge match—only for Shadowkek to flip the script when it mattered most. 

The final itself was one-way traffic on Ancient as Shadowkek’s CT halves repeatedly shut down default space and punished mid fights; pistol conversions and early-round picks gave by_Owl little room to maneuver, and anchoring play from Shadowkek’s riflers kept late-rounds tidy. On Mirage, by_Owl found more success with fast-paced A execs and connector control, but Shadowkek’s retake discipline and mid-round calling held firm to close the series 13–10 and lift the trophy. Map scores and the title were confirmed by Russia’s Cybersport report from the venue broadcast. 

BetBoom Streamers Battle CS #3 ran August 10–19 as an online event with eight invited squads—streamers paired with ex-pros and rising tier-two talent—competing for a ₽3,000,000 (~$33.7k) prize pool in a double-elimination playoff culminating in a best-of-three grand final. In addition to the winner’s ₱1.2m payout, by_Owl took second-place money, Lixxx finished third after the lower-bracket final loss, and Hooch Team rounded out the top four; the full distribution and bracket progression were listed on Liquipedia and event coverage hubs.

Key storylines that framed the grand final:

• Upper-bracket dominance, lower-bracket resilience. by_Owl’s early form (2–0 over Aunkere; 2–0 over Shadowkek) suggested a straightforward finish, but Shadowkek’s lower-bracket wins rebuilt confidence and solved by_Owl’s protocols in time for the rematch.

• Creator-pro hybrids. The event again showed that teams blending streamers with accomplished competitors can scale quickly—Shadowkek’s core (deko/ct0m/Baby Melo) provided structure, while content-first leaders (shadowkek/Evelone) delivered tempo and on-server calls that fit BO1/BO3 sprint formats.

• Bracket parity. The lower side stayed volatile: Team Lixxx pushed deep after eliminating GUACAMOLE and hooch, before the champions ended their run; this parity ensured a final with genuine adjustments rather than a repeat of the winners’ final script.

With Streamers Battle #3 wrapped, organizers have indicated this year’s BetBoom streamer events will culminate on LAN later in 2025, a setting that could further tighten the competitive gap between content squads and semi-pro mixes. For Shadowkek & Evelone, the win is a compelling proof-of-concept: a roster built for entertainment showed the macro and fundamentals to out-prep a favored finalist on the day that counts. 

Event facts
• Name: BetBoom Streamers Battle CS #3 (CS2) — online, 8 teams, Aug 10–19.
• Grand final: Team by_Owl 0–2 Team Shadowkek (Ancient 2–13, Mirage 10–13).
• Prize pool: ₽3,000,000; winners earned ₽1,200,000.
• Notable matches: by_Owl 2–0 Aunkere (UB SF); by_Owl 2–0 Shadowkek (UB final); Shadowkek 2–0 Lixxx (LB final).