Teemu "Teemuyy" Polttila is your ECL '25: Spring - 1v1 Champion!

After a thrilling battle going all the way to Game 3 overtime, Teemu @Teemuyy Polttila was crowned the ECL '25 Spring 1v1 Champion. After a lot of success and multiple championships on the 6v6 side, this now marks his first title on the 1v1 side of competition.

In the finals, he faced off against Sisu @sisu33_ Nurminen, who was coming into the series unbeaten in the Top 8 playoff stage. Teemuyy found the lead early on in Game 1 and was able to hang on to it,taking the game 5-3.

In game 2, Teemu found himself down 0-2 early, but was able to push the game to overtime. After an early chance from Teemuyy in overtime, Sisu got his chance on a breakaway and made no mistake to push the series into a final game 3.

The deciding game was a back-and-forth battle, and in the end, Sisu was just seconds away from taking the title. This time it wasn't enough as Teemuyy was able to find the tying goal just 3.8 seconds before the end of regulation:

"I realised that at some point I just have to take the shot, and somehow it went in". -Teemuyy

Both players had their chances in overtime, but it was Teemuyy who found the title-clinching goal, taking the game 6-5. You can see the goal in the embedded tweet below.

Teemuyy shared some of his thoughts after the Finals:

"It just feels amazing to take home my first 1v1 title. I've put a lot of hours into the game, and that has given me a high base level, which has been crucial to my tournament success. I've also practiced a lot against Sisu, and I knew what I needed to do heading into the series."
 

Teemuyy's road to Champion:

Group Stage: 13-3-0-2
RO64: 3-0 vs Akimka_RUS
RO32: 3-1 vs tuskanparahdusta
Top 16 Group: 3-1-0-2
Quarterfinals: 3-1 vs Cemka2300
Semifinals: 2-1 vs XxKapUstaxX
Finals: 2-1 vs sisu33_

Congratulations to Teemu and thank you to everyone for being a part of the tournament! We will see you again in the Fall season!