M80 top Roman Imperium Cup VIII via rematch win over Luminosity
Dust2.us reports that M80 secured their third trophy of the year by defeating Luminosity in the Roman Imperium Cup VIII. The victory followed a rematch between the two organizations in the grand final held in Portugal.
What happened
Dust2.us reports that M80 have secured their third trophy of the calendar year at the Roman Imperium Cup VIII. The event, which took place in Portugal, concluded with M80 defeating Luminosity in the grand final.
This tournament victory was finalized through a rematch against Luminosity. M80 managed to successfully navigate the bracket to claim the top spot of the competition.
Recent context
On 2026-09-08, it was reported that M80 coach dephh would miss the Roman Imperium Cup VIII, with Munstur stepping in to fulfill coaching duties due to dephh's family plans. This change in the coaching staff occurred throughout the duration of the tournament won by M80 as reported in dephh to miss Roman Imperium Cup VIII, Munstur to stand in as M80 coach.
On 2026-09-11, reports detailed that M80 encountered difficulty in their opening match against 6666 before ultimately securing a victory. This match represented the start of M80's campaign at the Roman Imperium Cup VIII event M80 survive scare against #174 ranked 6666 in Roman Imperium Cup VIII opener.
On 2026-09-12, it was documented that M80 defeated Iberian Soul in a 2-0 series during the tournament playoffs. The opening map of this specific series required three overtimes to decide the winner during the team's run at the Roman Imperium Cup VIII, as noted in M80 win first map marathon in 2-0 sweep v. Iberian Soul in Roman Imperium Cup VIII playoffs.
On 2026-09-12, reports indicated that Luminosity defeated SAW following a reverse sweep to earn their place in the upper final of the Roman Imperium Cup VIII. This victory set the stage for Luminosity's progression within the bracket that eventually led to their grand final appearance against M80 in Luminosity take down SAW in reverse sweep; earn berth in Roman Imperium Cup VIII upper final.
On 2026-09-13, news confirmed that M80 secured the Roman Imperium Cup VIII title by defeating Luminosity in the grand final. This result was the final match determining the winner of the tournament as described in M80 win Roman Imperium Cup VIII.
Please refer to Dust2.us for the original report.