The standout plays that lit up the CS Asia Championships playoffs

Legacy capped a dream run in Shanghai by edging 3DMAX 3–2 in the CS Asia Championships (CAC) grand final, securing the Brazilian organization’s first international LAN trophy and the event’s $400,000 top prize. Across a packed playoff bracket, the arena stage delivered a reel of momentum-shifting highlights—many captured by Allstar.gg—and a handful of revealing post-match soundbites. 

Five memorable moments from the arena

• jambo’s Banana shutdown (fnatic vs. 3DMAX) — Dmytro “jambo” Semera kicked off the quarterfinals with a brutal AWP round on Inferno’s Banana, the lone bright spark in a map that still slipped away from fnatic.

• blameF’s four-piece on Train (fnatic vs. 3DMAX) — Benjamin “blameF” Bremer cracked open T-main and strung together four headshots to flip the half, keeping fnatic alive and forcing the series deep. 

• Ex3rcice’s MP9 flank (3DMAX vs. fnatic) — On the Dust2 decider, Pierre “Ex3rcice” Bulinge’s long wrap yielded a quad-kill that broke fnatic’s late-round timing and nudged 3DMAX over the line. 

• dziugss’s ace vs. Legacy (FUT vs. Legacy) — Seventeen-year-old Džiugas “dziugss” Steponavičius posted a full-house on Mirage to put FUT in front before the Brazilians wrestled back control in OT on Inferno and closed the series on Dust2. 

• Maka’s Inferno pistol and Nuke AWPing (3DMAX vs. Liquid) — Bryan “Maka” Canda opened the Inferno decider with a flashy pistol-round multi and produced a clinical AWP 4K on Nuke earlier in the run as 3DMAX reversed the series to reach the final. 

In the title match, Legacy’s Eduardo “dumau” Wolkmer clawed back a 3v5 on Inferno with four T-side kills, while 3DMAX’s Lucas “Lucky” Chastang produced late-round heroics on Ancient. Legacy steadied, though, taking Train 13–10 and sealing the best-of-five on Ancient. 

How the bracket shook out

• Grand final: Legacy 3–2 3DMAX (Bo5). Map order: Nuke, Dust2, Inferno, Train, Ancient. 

• Semi-finals: 3DMAX eliminated Liquid to book their place in the final; Legacy completed a reverse-sweep over HEROIC. 

• Third place: Liquid swept HEROIC 2–0 in the decider. 

Verified player quotes

Bruno “latto” Rebelatto (Legacy) — CAC MVP on leveling up:

“I know I am going forward in the steps of my career.” 

Eduardo “dumau” Wolkmer (Legacy) — on performing under pressure:

“When you get on the server, sh*t starts going on in your mind, and then you fight against it with courage and faith.” 

Lucas “lux” Meneghini (Legacy IGL) — on culture and improvement:

“We need to pressure ourselves to be better, but we don’t need to be hard on our teammates.” 

Filip “Graviti” Brankovic (3DMAX IGL) — after beating Liquid to reach the final:

“I’m just happy to be the IGL also for my individual performance.” 

Lucas “Lucky” Chastang (3DMAX) — on expectations heading into playoffs:

“I think we’re the favorite here, so hopefully we can live up to it.”