ELeague Season 1

ELEAGUE
2016
Tournament information
Sport Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Dates May 24, 2016–July 30, 2016
Administrator(s) Turner Sports
William Morris Endeavor
Tournament format(s) Group Stage (Bo1/Bo3)
Single-Elimination Brackets (Bo3)
Teams 24 teams
Purse $1,400,000 USD
Final positions
Champions Poland Virtus.pro
1st runners-up Sweden Fnatic
2nd runners-up Ukraine Natus Vincere
Germany mousesports
ELeague Season 2 →

Eleague Season 1 was the inaugural season of the Eleague Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league that ran from May 24, 2016 to July 30, 2016 and was broadcast on cable television on TBS and online on twitch.tv. On September 24, 2015 Turner Broadcasting announced that it was partnering with talent agency WME/IMG for a new esports project.[1] The season featured 24 teams from across the world to compete in a 10-week season,[1] which included a regular season and a playoffs.[2] Matches are broadcast live on TBS on Friday nights, starting on May 27, 2016.[3] The broadcast is simultaneously available on the online streaming service Twitch.[4] Matches are played at the Turner Studios facility in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The semifinals and final were played at the Cobb Energy Center.[5]

Turner will be partnering with online streaming services to bring additional video content.[6] One such program will feature the Renegades' move from Australia to the United States. Additional content will be available on Bleacher Report's Team Stream App.[4] The finals between Virtus.pro and Fnatic was also broadcast Twitter.[7]

On March 12, 2016 ELEAGUE announced sponsorship from Arby's, Credit Karma, and Buffalo Wild Wings.[8]

At the end of the season 1 finals, analyst Richard Lewis announced that the second season of Eleague would air on October 7, 2016.

Teams competing

The first season's full team list was announced on April 21, 2016.[9]

There were a total of 24 teams competing in the league and it offers $1,400,000 USD in prize money per season.[10] It debuted on May 24, 2016. 23 invited teams and 1 team from the qualifier will compete in Eleague[9][11]

Broadcast Talent

This season of Eleague brought in thirteen of the game's well known personalities.

Analysts

Commentators

Interviewers

Observers

Format

Teams will be separated into six groups of four. Every week, one group will compete at a time. Tuesday and Wednesday will consist of group play to determine the standings of the group. One win gives one point to the winning team and a loss gives zero points. Each team will play the other three teams in its group twice. On Thursday, the group playoffs begin with the group semifinals, in which the team with the most points faces off against the team with the least points and the other two teams facing off against each other. The semifinals are in a best of three format, so the first team to win two games moves on to the group finals. The winner of those two series will face off Friday, live on TBS in the group finals, which is also a best of three. The winner of that game will move into the playoffs and the loser of that game will go into the Last Chance Qualifier bracket.In addition, the top two third place teams will also go into the Last Chance Qualifier to accommodate the last two spots in the bracket. A third place team is determined by the team with the higher seed of the two losing teams in the group semifinals.

The Last Chance Qualifier consists of eight teams – the six group runner-ups and the top two third place teams. Teams will play in a single elimination bracket and each match is in a best of three format. The bracket continues until two teams remain. These two teams will earn spots in the Playoffs bracket.

The Playoffs consists of the six group winners and the top two teams out of the Last Chance Qualifier. This bracket is also a single elimination, best of three format. Teams will play and winners will advance in the bracket until a winner is decided.

Group Stage Results

Key to colors
Team automatically advanced to Playoffs Groups
Team advanced to Last Chance Qualifier Bracket via second-place finish or via top two third-place finish in group stage
Team was eliminated in group stage

Group A

Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 Brazil Luminosity Gaming ° 6-0 +45 6
2 United States Cloud9 3-3 +8 3
3 Australia Renegades 3-3 -14 3
4 United States Team Liquid 0-6 -39 0

Group A Bracket

Semifinals Final
 
Brazil  Luminosity Gaming 16 16 –  
United States  Team Liquid 6 12 –  
  Brazil  Luminosity Gaming† 11 19 16
  United States  Cloud9† 16 16 9
United States  Cloud9 16 16 –
Australia  Renegades 3 11 –  

° - Disqualified due to SK Gaming acquiring the Luminosity roster, violating Eleague's rules. Cloud9 takes the spot of the first seed, automatically advancing to the Playoffs. Renegades takes the second seed and automatically moves on to the Last Chance Qualifier

Group B

Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 France G2 Esports 6-0 +33 6
2 Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas 4-2 +18 4
3 Canada OpTic Gaming 2-4 -15 2
4 United States Selfless Gaming 0-6 -36 0

Group B Bracket

Semifinals Final
 
France  G2 Esports 16 16 –  
United States  Selfless Gaming 2 8 –  
  France  G2 Esports† 9 3 –
  Sweden  Ninjas in Pyjamas† 16 16 –
Sweden  Ninjas in Pyjamas 3 16 16
Canada  OpTic Gaming 16 2 14  

Group C

Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 Denmark Astralis 5-1 +29 5
2 Denmark SK Gaming ° 4-2 +31 4
3 United States Counter Logic Gaming 2-4 -28 2
4 United States NRG eSports 1-5 -32 1

Group C Bracket

Semifinals Final
 
Denmark  Astralis 16 19 –  
United States  NRG eSports 13 16 –  
  Denmark  Astralis† 16 16 16
  United States  Counter Logic Gaming† 7 19 11
Denmark  SK Gaming 16 10 14
United States  Counter Logic Gaming 6 16 16  

°Disqualified due to SK Gaming releasing the team and then residing under Team X.

Group D

Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 Sweden Fnatic 5-1 +41 5
2 European Union FaZe Clan 5-1 +20 5
3 Denmark Team Dignitas 2-4 -29 2
4 United States Team SoloMid 0-6 -32 0

Group D Bracket

Semifinals Final
 
Sweden  Fnatic 16 11 16  
United States  Team SoloMid 12 16 6  
  Sweden  Fnatic† 16 16 –
  European Union  FaZe Clan† 12 5 –
European Union  FaZe Clan 16 14 16
Denmark  Team Dignitas 10 16 14  

Group E

Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 Ukraine Natus Vincere 4-2 +23 4
2 Germany mousesports 4-2 0 4
3 Ukraine Flipsid3 Tactics 2-4 -8 2
4 United States Echo Fox 2-4 -15 2

Group E Bracket

Semifinals Final
 
Ukraine  Natus Vincere 16 16 –  
United States  Echo Fox 9 4 –  
  Ukraine  Natus Vincere† 16 16 –
  Ukraine  Flipsid3 Tactics† 13 2 –
Germany  mousesports 9 9 –
Ukraine  Flipsid3 Tactics 16 16 –  

Group F

Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 France Team EnVyUs 5-1 +23 5
2 Poland Virtus.Pro 4-2 +15 4
3 Russia Gambit Gaming 2-4 -12 2
4 United States compLexity Gaming 1-5 -26 1

Group F Bracket

Semifinals Final
 
France  Team EnVyUs 16 16 –  
United States  compLexity Gaming 9 8 –  
  France  Team EnVyUs† 16 16 –
  Poland  Virtus.Pro† 11 8 –
Poland  Virtus.Pro 16 16 –
Russia  Gambit Gaming 6 6 –  

Third Place Team Standings

The top two teams in this list will join the second place teams in the Last Chance Qualifier bracket. However, since Luminosity Gaming and SK Gaming were disqualified, Cloud9 took Luminosity's first seed and Renegades took Cloud9's second seed. Thus, Gambit Gaming was considered the second team in the third place rankings.

Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 Denmark SK Gaming ° 4-2 +33 4
2 Germany mousesports 4-2 0 4
3 Australia Renegades 3-3 -14 3
4 Russia Gambit Gaming 2-4 -12 2
5 Canada OpTic Gaming 2-4 -18 2
6 Denmark Team Dignitas 2-4 -35 2

°- Disqualified

Regular Season Standings

Final Standings
Place Team W-L RF-RA RD Points
1 Brazil Luminosity Gaming 10-1 177-113 +64 12
2 France Team EnVyUs 9-1 160-109 +51 11
3 Sweden Fnatic 9-2 152-93 +59 11
4 Denmark Astralis 9-2 152-93 +59 11
5 Ukraine Natus Vincere 8-2 145-86 +59 10
6 Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas 8-3 152-111 +41 10
7 France G2 Esports 8-2 140-105 +35 8
8 European Union FaZe Clan 7-2 143-132 +11 7
9 Poland Virtus.pro 6-4 141-119 +22 6
10 United States Cloud9 5-4 149-128 +21 5
11 United States Counter Logic Gaming 5-7 132-133 -1 4
12 Ukraine Flipsid3 Tactics 4-6 114-125 -11 4
13 Denmark SK Gaming 5-4 125-92 +33 4
14 Germany mousesports 4-4 97-111 -14 4
15 Australia Renegades 3-5 86-118 -32 3
16 Canada OpTic Gaming 3-6 96-114 -18 2
17 Russia Gambit Gaming 2-6 89-121 -33 2
18 United States Echo Fox 2-4 78-112 -34 2
19 Denmark Team Dignitas 3-6 98-133 -35 2
20 United States NRG eSports 1-7 91-128 -39 1
21 United States compLexity Gaming 1-7 79-126 -47 1
22 United States Team SoloMid 1-8 98-139 -41 0
23 United States Team Liquid 0-8 75-128 -53 0
24 United States Selfless Gaming 0-8 70-128 -58 0

† - Game was broadcast on TBS.

Last Chance Qualifier Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  Australia  Renegades 16 16 –  
Ukraine  Flipsid3 Tactics 5 5 –  
  Australia  Renegades 6 20 –  
  Poland  Virtus.pro 16 22 –  
Russia  Gambit Gaming 17 6 –
  Poland  Virtus.pro 19 16 –  
    Poland  Virtus.pro Qualified For Playoffs
  Germany  mousesports Qualified For Playoffs
  France  G2 Esports 9 25 17  
Germany  mousesports 16 22 19  
  Germany  mousesports† 6 16 19
  European Union  FaZe Clan† 16 3 17  
European Union  FaZe Clan 16 14 22
  United States  Counter Logic Gaming 4 16 19  

† - Game was broadcast on TBS.

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  France  Team EnVyUs 13 7 –  
Sweden  Fnatic 16 16 –  
  Sweden  Fnatic 16 16 –  
  Ukraine  Natus Vincere 4 14 –  
Ukraine  Natus Vincere 19 9 16
  United States  Cloud9 15 16 14  
    Sweden  Fnatic† 10 8 –
  Poland  Virtus.pro† 16 16 –
  Denmark  Astralis 2 12 –  
Germany  mousesports 16 16 –  
  Germany  mousesports† 7 10 –
  Poland  Virtus.pro† 16 16 –  
Poland  Virtus.pro† 16 16 –
  Sweden  Ninjas in Pyjamas† 8 9 –  

† - Game was broadcast on TBS.

Final Standings

Final Standings
Place Prize Money Team Roster
1st $400,000 Poland Virtus.pro 1 Poland TaZ, Poland NEO, Poland pashaBiceps, Poland Snax, Poland byali
2nd $140,000 Sweden Fnatic Sweden flusha, Sweden olofmeister, Sweden JW, Sweden dennis, Sweden KRiMZ
3rd – 4th $70,000 Germany mousesports 1 Germany nex, Germany denis, Germany Spiidi, Netherlands chrisJ, Bosnia and Herzegovina NiKo
$60,000 Ukraine Natus Vincere Ukraine Zeus, Ukraine Edward, Russia flamie, Russia seized, Slovakia GuardiaN
5th – 8th $50,000 France Team EnVyUs France kennyS, France Happy, France apEX, France DEVIL, France NBK-
United States Cloud9 2 United States Stewie2K, United States Skadoodle, United States n0thing, United States Slemmy, Canada shroud
Denmark Astralis Denmark dev1ce, Denmark karrigan, Denmark Xyp9x, Denmark dupreeh, Denmark Kjaerbye, Denmark zonic 3
Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas Sweden GeT RiGhT, Sweden f0rest, Sweden Xizt, Sweden friberg, Sweden pyth
9th – 10th $40,000 Australia Renegades 2 Australia AZR, Australia jks, Australia Yam, Australia USTILO, Australia Rickeh 4, Australia SPUNJ 4
European Union FaZe Clan Portugal fox, Norway rain, Norway jkaem, Denmark aizy, France kioShiMa
11th – 14th $40,000 Ukraine Flipsid3 Tactics Ukraine Blad3, Ukraine markeloff, Ukraine Shara, Russia WorldEdit, Finland waylander
Russia Gambit Gaming 2 Russia hooch, Russia Dosia, Russia spaze, Russia DavCost 5, Kazakhstan mou, Kazakhstan AdreN
France G2 Esports France shox, France bodyy, France Rpk, France SmithZz, France Fuks6, Belgium ScreaM
United States Counter Logic Gaming United States reltuC, United States tarik, United States hazed, United States jdm64 7, United States koosta 7, Bosnia and Herzegovina pita
15th – 16th $30,000 Canada OpTic Gaming Canada daps, Canada NAF, Canada stanislaw, United States RUSH, Spain mixwell
Denmark Team Dignitas Denmark cajunb, Denmark k0nfig, Denmark tenzki, Denmark MSL, Norway RUBINO
17th – 22nd $30,000 United States Echo Fox United States sgares, United States ryx, United States roca, United States ShahZam, United States fREAKAZOiD
United States NRG eSports United States ptr, United States FugLy, Germany tabseN, Germany gob b, Serbia LEGIJA
United States compLexity Gaming United States sancz, United States witmer, United Kingdom dephh, United Kingdom Surreal, Canada androidx23
United States Team SoloMid United States autimatic, United States SicK, Canada Semphis, Canada FNS, Denmark Cadian 8
United States Team Liquid United States Hiko, United States nitr0, United States EliGE, United States koosta 7, United States adreN
United States Selfless Gaming 9 United States Relyks, United States MAiNLiNE, United States Nifty, United States mitch, Canada CoNnOrRr93
DQ – Brazil Luminosity Gaming 2 10 Brazil FalleN, Brazil coldzera, Brazil TACO, Brazil fnx, Brazil fer
Denmark SK Gaming 2 10 Denmark Friis, Denmark AcilioN, Denmark Magiskb0Y, Denmark Pimp, Sweden MODDII

1 - Poland Virtus.pro and Germany mousesports received an additional $10,000 for winning the Last Chance Qualifier

2 - Brazil Luminosity and Denmark SK were disqualified from the tournament due to SK Gaming letting go of its Danish squad and acquiring Luminosity Gaming's team. This does "do not comply with" Eleague rules, according to the commissioner at Eleague.[12] United States Cloud9 took Luminosity's spot in the playoffs and Australia Renegades and Russia Gambit Gaming took Cloud9's and SK Gaming's spots in the Last Chance Qualifier.

3 - Denmark Astralis coach Denmark zonic stood in for Denmark karrigan for the first day of Astralis matches due to karrigan's ESTA application being denied.[13]

4 - Australia Rickeh joins the Australia Renegades team after Australia SPUNJ retired from professional CS:GO midway through the season.

5 - Russia DavCost stood in for Russia spaze due to spaze's health issues.[14]

6 - France Rpk suffered from a perforated eardrum, so G2 called in France Fuks to replace Rpk in the Last Chance Qualifier.[15]

7 - United States Team Liquid and United States Counter Logic Gaming swapped United States koosta and United States jdm64, respectively, shortly before ESL One Cologne 2016. This resulted in koosta playing for Team Liquid during the group stage and Counter Logic Gaming during the Last Chance Qualifier at Eleague.

8 - Eleague rules state that any participant 16 or under is not allowed to play. This resulted in Canada Twistzz being replaced by Denmark cadiaN for the tournament.

9 - The CS:GO team China Tyloo could not accept its invitation to play in Eleague due to visa issues. Eleague announced United States Selfless Gaming was its replacement.[16]

10 - Brazil Luminosity Gaming (now SK Gaming) and Denmark SK Gaming (now Team X) are still eligible for unspecified winnings, despite the rulebook stating that disqualified teams forfeit all potential winnings.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Lewis, Richard (September 23, 2015). "Turner set to unveil televised esports league featuring CS:GO". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ Frank, Allegra (September 24, 2015). "eSports comes to primetime on TBS in 2016 with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive". Polygon. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Spangler, Todd (September 23, 2015). "Turner, WME/IMG Form E-Sports League, With TBS to Air Live Events". Variety. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and WME | IMG Form Strategic Partnership to Create Groundbreaking eSports League". Time Warner. September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/eleague-esports-broadcast-on-twitter/
  6. ↑ Wynne, Jared (November 6, 2015). "Turner plans to partner with an online streaming company, expand into other esports". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.sporttechie.com/2016/08/01/twitter-airs-eleague-final-adds-esports-to-live-streaming-lineup/
  8. ↑ "ELEAGUE lands Arby's, Credit Karma, and Buffalo Wild Wings sponsorships". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Teams - Eleague". Eleague. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Heitner, Darren (December 4, 2015). "New Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) League Announces $1.2 Million Prize Pool". Forbes. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "ELEAGUE unveils first teams". HLTV.org. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/minsikko/status/750751598603894785
  13. ↑ http://www.hltv.org/news/17955-karrigan-likely-ruled-out-of-eleague
  14. ↑ http://www.hltv.org/news/18256-davcost-to-play-for-gambit-in-eleague
  15. ↑ http://www.g2esports.com/statement-eleague-roster/
  16. ↑ http://www.hltv.org/news/17879-selfless-to-replace-tyloo-at-eleague
  17. ↑ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/turner-sk-luminosity-eleague/

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