The official shgOpen for 2006 has begun in Frederica, Denmark with a total of 47,000 Euros in prize money up for grabs makes it the largest money CS tournament since ESWC 2006 in 1.6. Because of this fact alone it has brought many great teams together from accross the globe including the likes of MiBR from brazil, SoA from Denmark, Fnatic from Sweden, Alternate aTTax from Germany, as well as MTW from Germany in what is set to be a fiery weekend of competition. Over the following article we will be providing all the coverage needed for the first major tournament of 2006, so sit back relax, and get ready for a fun filled weekend!

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Place	Team	Prize (EUR)
1st	NoA	13.400
2nd	fnatic	9.380
3rd	Serious Gaming	6.030
4th	idle.ee	4.020
5th	Spirit of Amiga	2.680
6th	aTTax	2.278
7th	mTw	1.608
8th	Aftermath	1.072
9-12th	64AMD	804
9-12th	digitalMind	804
9-12th	dignitas	804
9-12th	Never Stop Gaming	804
13-16th	All The Rage	469
13-16th	esnation	469
13-16th	MiBR	469
13-16th	Speedlink	469

GRAND FINAL FINAL ( de_dust2 )

Team	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
NoA	02	03	05
fnatic	13	03	16

Line-up:	XeqtR, zonic, xione, hpx, prb
Line-up:	dsn, Archi, f0rest, Tentpole, cArn

GRAND FINAL FINAL ( de_nuke )

Team	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
NoA	11	05	16
fnatic	04	08	12

Line-up:	XeqtR, zonic, xione, hpx, prb
Line-up:	dsn, Archi, f0rest, Tentpole, cArn

fnatic won versus the upset from the tournament, idle.ee. The swedish stars are now facing Serious Gaming who lost from the Norwegian pride, NoA. Just tune in on Sunday, 19th of February ...