The European Nations Cup Season 2009 comes to an end this weekend when the four strongest Counter-Strike national teams from Europe battle out 8,500€ prizemoney and the title of Europe´s strongest Counter-Strike nation at gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Please click 'Full Story' for a preview of the ENC 2009 Grand Finals. If you wish to see the full lineups of the participating nations, click here.

  • Sweden vs France

Sweden is once again considered as the top contender. Last year´s champions have made their way through the Group Stage without bigger problems and are now eager on defending their title. The first obstacle to overcome is the team from France. Although the Frenchmen have almost kept their lineup from the Group Stage, their probably strongest player Mickael 'mSx' Cassisi will not be in attendance. Furthermore three players of the world´s strongest team at the moment, FnaticMSI, will be representing Sweden. Hence one can expect Sweden to defeat France and advance to the Grand Final.

  • Germany vs Poland

The second Semi-Final promises to be more exciting for the spectators as two equally strong teams battle out one spot for the Grand Final. While Germany mainly consists of mousesports players, Poland will be represented by three players of the former WICKED team. Both teams have without a doubt skilled players in their lineup, but it looks like Germany might have a little advantage. They are not only playing in front of German fans, but also the German ESL Pro Series has already kicked off. Thus the mousesports and Alternate players representing Germany can be expected to be in a better shape.