Virtus.pro has just now achieved their most significant victory to date by defeating Fnatic EU, in order to secure the gold medal at The Defense #3. With this, the predominantly Russian squad has secured the promised $10,000 check and gold medal, which represents the newest iteration of the tournament with the greatest scope to date, in terms of viewer count and prize money. In addition, this marks the end to an edition of The Defense with by far the greatest scope in team numbers and longevity. While the previous two tournaments lasted a little over two months, The Defense #3 continued for approximately three and-a-half.

Leading up to this grand final match, it appeared as though Fnatic had an unstoppable momentum, as they had made a steady but vicious recovery from the lower bracket bracket, by virtually annihilating 2 Friends + Chrilee , Natus Vincere , No Tidehunter , Team Liquid and Team Dignitas , in subsequent order. The competitive state of mind of VP was, by comparison, untested, as there was little to be heard from them after sounds victories against EG and Dignitas.

VP, however, forced their international counterparts into a corner by swiftly gaining a two-zero lead early on, putting them within a game's length of taking home the ten thousand dollars. Playing close to the chest, Fnatic fired back with two one-sided games that relied heavily upon conquering Roshan and gaining the Aegis of the Immortal. As a matter of fact, their second victory constituted a 30-3 game, that only ended after VP were allowed the latter two of their three kills. VP regained their composure, however, and held Fnatic in a precarious position and with due diligence, kept themselves with the upper hand throughout the entirety of the match.

The Defense #3 Final Standings
1 - $10,000 - Virtus.pro
2 - $5,000 - Fnatic EU
3 - $3,500 - Team Dignitas
4 - $5,000 - Evil Geniuses