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Mixwell to replace shox in G2

Pranav Nalawade
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Mixwell to replace shox in G2

After returning from WESG World Finals in China, it has been announced that the Spaniard player will be joining G2 Esports on a trial basis with other changes.

He will be replacing Richard “shox” Papillon, who will soon be undergoing wrist surgery.

This move is one of the drastic change the French team has ever made. G2 said in the announcement “Shox suggested a more drastic team change and we [G2] would like to explore more moderate options before implementing any major roster switches.”

Shox led them to victory at two premier international tournaments but they were largely overwhelming and often struggled in the playoff stages of big events with many ups and downs in 2017.

Nathan “NBK” Schmitt will be replacing shox as the in-game leader of G2 Esports. Whereas, Edouard “SmithZz” Dubourdeaux has stepped down as the team’s coach to be replaced by Jerome “NiaK” Sundries, as Dubourdeaux looks to resume his playing career.

The team has different visions internally of how the performances could be improving and after speaking to each member individually and all of them together, it was agreed that NBK- for now will try to take the lead, as he was always curious to test his leader ability.

shox suggested a more drastic team change and we would like to explore more moderate options before implementing any major roster switches. Team’s performance and dynamic in the upcoming months will be a primary criterium deciding the future starting five of G2 Esports CS:GO squad, potential NBK-’s leadership or shox’ return.

However, According to the Press release, Shox and SmithZz will remain contracted to the team during this trial basis and could return as part of a more drastic change if the NBK and mixwell experiment doesn’t work out.

G2 Esports lineup after changes – 

  • [flag country=”fr”] Nathan ‘NBK’ Schmitt
  • [flag country=”fr”] Dan ‘apEX’ Madesclaire
  • [flag country=”fr”] Kenny ‘kennyS’ Schrub
  • [flag country=”fr”] Alexandre ‘bodyy’ Pianaro
  • [flag country=”es”] Óscar ‘mixwell’ Cañellas (trial)
  • [flag country=”fr”] Jérôme ‘NiaK’ Sudries (coach)
  • [flag country=”fr”] Richard ‘shox’ Papillon (backup)
  • [flag country=”fr”] Edouard ‘SmithZz’ Dubourdeaux (backup)

Drag2Death presents tech fair Esports for Everyone in Punjab, India

Mayank Jain
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Drag2Death presents tech fair Esports for Everyone in Punjab, India

Esports for Everyone is a community building convention to promote Esports in India. We aim to reach out to people from diverse cultures and professional domains and work at the grass root level to build regional Esports
communities. Esports isn’t just about playing video games or a mere “past time” it’s a booming industry with versatile professional career paths for those interested in pursuing their passion for Esports.

While the number of events that focus on the Professional circuit are on the rise, we wanted to instigate an Esports convention that works as an incubator for newer teams and eventually turn them into professional teams by
providing more competitive opportunities at the regional level.

India has the largest youth population in the world. Young people are the innovators, creators, builders, and leaders of the future. Majority of our audience and participants are from Universities, however, to encourage high
the competition we keep our events open for all.

Esports for Everyone

Esports for everyone

 

Lovely Professional University is the Gurukul of over 50 thousand students who come from different parts of the world. They are mostly tech -savvy and hyper active on social media and can help us organically spread a word about
Esports as we lay the foundation stone for Esports for Everyone with greater support from Dragcon, a students organization registered under the aegis of division of student welfare, Lovely Professional University to achieve our ultimate goal of making India the next power house of Esports.

The major take aways

Come and experience the Esports culture and take away an ever lasting memory. Meet fellow gamers, make new teams, consider E4E to be a dedicated community building event.

  • E4E Punjab convention invites 32 teams for CS:GO, 32 teams for DOTA2, 16 teams for women CS:GO, 128 players for FIFA18 PS4 and 64 players for Gran Turismo 4 on PS VR.
  • At Lovely Professional University, everyone is invited to experience 4 days of pure esports extravaganza, an opportunity to participate in variety of contests, open championship, workshops and varied other community
    building activities.

 

  • Specially designed gaming experience zones would provide hands on experience on the professional gaming equipment like Sony PlayStation VR, HTC Vive VR, One vs One contests and plethora of games with high
    definition graphics at free to play zone, real 4K experience, cool gaming gadgets, and many on the spot contests.
  • A chance to speak up about the future of Esports in India by participating in the Open Esports Forum called “Esports Dialogue” where ideas, concerns, problems and solutions would be debated in the most intellectual way.

Drag2Death have invited Jesse Hol “Stamination” from Netherlands to host the Esports for Everyone convention. Jesse is a well known CS:GO caster in the Indian Esports community and there are endless opportunities to learn from him about the rise and sustenance of the European Esports Industry and how India can also develop its greater ecosystem.

It is vital to layout a stronger foundation for Esports in order to implement the strategic growth model while not ignoring the underlying challenges and critical pain areas. We invite the industry veterans, visionaries and community mentors to come forward and join us in our initiative to send across a positive sentiment about the professional gaming industry in India.

E4E Punjab Convention to begin from 19th March that concludes on 22nd March 2018. The finalists of all 5 competitive games i,e CSGO Open, Women CS:GO & Dota2 Open, FIFA18 PS4 and Rocket League PS4 will be playing on the main stage of SSDM auditorium on 21st and 22nd of march.

Event format

Format: Single Elimination Lan Qualifiers and Best of 3 Grand Finale
Lan Qualifiers: 19th & 20th March at LPU
Grand Finale: 21st & 22nd March at LPU

Teams can register for the considered championship by visiting the official E4E convention website at: http://e4e.global

TaZ could join new Kinguin CSGO roster

Deepak Ojha
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TaZ could join new Kinguin CSGO roster

According to the a reported by Flickshot.fr, the Polish legend TaZ will lead Kinguin CSGO. The other players on board aren’t hit by fame as much as TaZ, perhaps, the team has the potential.

Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas, was recently benched by Virtus.pro following the reports of the players having communication issues. The decision plummeted the golden era of a long-standing Polish lineup of legends.

Kinguin CSGO roster

  • [flag country=”pl”] Karol ‘rallen’ Rodowicz
  • [flag country=”pl”] Mikolaj ‘mouz’ Karolewski
  • [flag country=”pl”] Wiktor ‘TaZ’ Wojtas
  • [flag country=”pl”] Jacek ‘MINISE’ Jeziak
  • [flag country=”pl”] Pawel ‘reatz’ Janczak

The new unconfirmed lineup will be backed by Kinguin, with the two former players of the organization retaining onto it. TaZ had mentioned that he’s feeling motivated than ever after he was ousted from the lineup he once put seeds to grow.

The next in line to move out from Virtus.pro could be NEO as the underperformance continues.

Qi CSGO Invitational with $75,000 prizepool

Deepak Ojha
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Qi CSGO Invitational with $75,000 prizepool

Qi is bringing back intercontinental competition between Asian and European CS:GO. Qi CSGO Invitational.

Injunction with Thunder Media Entertainment, Qi will be hosting the “Qi Invitational”, a Studio LAN event from April 6 to April 8 that will be held in Belgrade, Serbia. Featuring a prize pool of $75,000, the event will feature 8 teams, half of the European and the other Asian.

The Qi Invitational hopes that with this opportunity, viewers alike will be presented the levels of Asian and European Counter-Strike when pitted against each other in a competitive LAN environment.

Qi CSGO Invitational

The distribution of spots will be held as follows:

  • 4 European Invites
  • 4 South-East Asian Invites (SEA and CN)

The tournament format is as follows:

  • Group Stage Ladder with 2 four-team groups
  • Opening and Winner’s matches are best of 1 format
  • Decider and Elimination matches are best of 3 format
  • Single elimination best of 3 playoffs

Prize Distribution:

  • 1st place – $45,000
  • 2nd place – $20,000
  • 3rd place – $10,000

+ $1,000 bounty for winners of matches where European teams are facing Asian ones Qi believes in CS:GO’s potential as a top esport in the esports industry. As one of the most simplistic and unpredictable games to watch, CS:GO has proven itself to be one, if not the best, titles to venture into. For its ability to bring in viewers from any demographic, Qi sees a lot of in the potential of CS:GO in the future and very excited to see a FPS title have such an
outstanding growth in Asia which has been dominated by MOBA games for a very long time.

Qi recognizes the huge skill disparity between Asian Counter Strike from the rest of the world. Yet, Asian Counter Strike rarely has chances to experience different play styles and competition outside of their region. With the Qi Invitational, this is a great chance for Asian teams to test their trade against the powerhouse continent of Europe.

The experience these teams gain from playing European teams are invaluable; it’ll provide new perspectives on
how to play competitive Counter-Strike itself, and Asian teams will have a chance to obtain that experience at the Qi Invitational.

Thunder Media Entertainment will be handling the English stream and production for the event itself. In addition to an English stream, there will be a Chinese and Russian stream included for this event. Qi is glad to be working with Thunder Media Entertainment to help cultivate the Asian Counter Strike region.

Natus Vincere holds ground strong at home, Astralis sent to theirs

Deepak Ojha
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Natus Vincere holds ground strong at home, Astralis sent to theirs

Starseries Starladder Season 7 is concluding its first phase of the playoffs and we already have a lot of results. The final match of the quarterfinals has now come to an end as Natus Vincere beat Atralis 2-1 in the best of three. Na`Vi progresses to the semi-finals whereas Astralis goes back home.

In the best of three regular matchups, Natus Vincere beat Astralis 2-1 (10-16, 16-14, 16-5).

The teams to compete tomorrow in the semi-finals now are:

  • Liquid vs mousesports
  • FaZe vs Natus Vincere

The teams are playing for the larger size of the $300,000 prize pool and an annual title. FaZe are the current tournament favorites who have won all the series yet. Following SK’s and Cloud9’s early exit from the tournament, it will be interesting to see how the rest of the teams performs. Liquid’s commendable and dominance performance versus SK have had lots of appreciation and the analysts are now bidding Liquid to take the championship home. After CS Summit 2, Liquid is having a roller coaster ride, and it seems a new NA era has begun.

Image credits: HLTV.org

Liquid beats SK 16-7, eliminates from StarLadder S7

Deepak Ojha
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Liquid beats SK 16-7, eliminates from StarLadder S7

After Cloud9’s departure yesterday, SK becomes the second top 3 team to get eliminated from StarLadder S7. In the best of three quarterfinals between the two, Liquid came out on top. The best of three

In a dominant fashion, North America’s squad Team Liquid beat SK Gaming in the best of three quarterfinals. Team Liquid moves to the semi-finals sending SK Gaming home.

The first map was taken over by SK Gaming where they beat Liquid 16-9. The second map, cobblestone had a lot of adventure for both the sides. After failing to conclude the game in the regulated 30 rounds, they had to play another 12 rounds to determine who’s the better half. Liquid was able to take the map on their side by beating SK 22-20 in the second OT.

The third map, Inferno was humiliating for SK for the first half. Although they were able to win a few rounds in the second half, they couldn’t get past 7 rounds. The first half score in favor of Liquid was 14-1!

The knockout of SK from the tournament comes in after Cloud9 who was also defeated the last day. Mousesports had convincingly defeated them in the best of three quarters.  Mousesports will face G2 in the second quarter to determine which team progresses to the semifinals. FaZe will face Renegades, where Astralis faces Natus Vincere for the final semi-final slot.

 

FACEIT London Major 2018 announced

Deepak Ojha
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FACEIT London Major 2018 announced

FACEIT, the online platform for competitive matches is now confirmed to host Valve’s next CSGO Major. The event will take place in London. The venue has been set to SSE Arena in Wembley, London scheduled from 23rd to 25th of September 2018. FACEIT London Major 2018 will be the second major of the year.

There were reports earlier that the online matchmaking platform is in talks with Valve for a potential Major deal.

This is to note that the FACEIT Major 2018 will be the second, eliminating any opportunities for a third one for the year.FACEIT London Major 2018 will also mark the debut of the organizers in this form of event. Previously, Valve has partnered with DreamHack, ESL, Epicenter, ELEAGUE, PGL & MLG to host sponsored CSGO tournaments labeled as Majors.

FACEIT London Major 2018

The event will as usual feature 24 teams coming through qualifiers from different parts of the world, whereas, eight teams will be invited as the regular norms for Legend status. Cloud9 was the latest owner of the Major title a couple of weeks ago in Boston.

Without announcing any more details, FACEIT has teased the announcement through a video on their official Twitter handle.

ESL Pro League Dallas 2018 pool sized up to $1mn

Deepak Ojha
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ESL Pro League Dallas 2018 pool sized up to $1mn

ESL Pro League Dallas 2018 has been unveiled and we’re excited! The new season of Pro League will feature a stunning prize pool of $1 million, at par with that of the Majors. Taking place in Dallas, the event will run from May 18th until 20th for grand finals.

Verizon Theatre at Grand Prarie, Texas, will be the host for the grand finals for the two-day fest. 16 teams will battle it out and 6 of them will move to the playoff.

ESL Pro League Dallas 2018 marks the seventh season of this annual fest organized by ESL.

The previous season of Pro League featured $750,000, $225,000 of which was claimed by SK Gaming in the finals. The organizers have thus surged the prize pool by $250,000, making it exactly at par with the Valve-powered Majors.

ALSO Read: Highest ever CSGO Prize in events

The online qualifiers for the ESL Pro League Dallas 2018 are on where the teams are fighting to top it to the 16. The teams will then be qualified for the LAN finals in Dallas.

Tickets for the event are now purchasable, mark your schedule!

PGL Krakow Major named best event of 2017 in Poland

Mayank Jain
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PGL Krakow Major named best event of 2017 in Poland

Hundred thousands of internet users voted for their favorite event for over two weeks. We announce the list of winners of the first e-sport event in Poland.

PGL Krakow Major 2017 was nominated for the best esports event of the year in Poland. The other nominees of the event included IEM Katowice & Esports Now 2017.

Although we don’t have the data of how many votes were actually been recorded. The percentage of votes do have a nominal margin between the two nominations.

Breakup of the votes

Other than the best esports event of 2017, the awards also had the mention of best esports athlete and organization. Convincingly, Virtus.pro clinched the award for the best esports organization. Whereas, pasha won the award for the best esports athlete.

List of highest CSGO prize pools in history

Pranav Nalawade
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List of highest CSGO prize pools in history

Since the rise of the CS:GO scene, the prize pools in tournaments have gone up significantly so as the number of tournaments coming to light. CSGO prize pools have emerged with time.

Further, Valve has a fixed prize pool for their tournaments set at $250,000 which is the highest prize pool in CS:GO at the moment. With the growth of esports and Counter-Strike, the prize pool amounts will raise for sure.

With an expanding fan base and growing prize pools, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one if the most popular esports in the world.

New sponsorship deals and tournaments are announced every other day in the world of CS:GO, and as it grows, so too does the size of the prize pools on offer.

Highest CSGO prize pools of all time

We have compiled a list of the events from Esportsearnings.com as of Tuesday, February 13th and their details for you to enjoy.

MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 – $1,000,000

Organized by Major League Gaming (MLG) MLG Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship: Columbus was the eighth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive held throughout March 29 to April 3, 2016, in the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, US.

It was the first CS:GO Major in North America as well as the first run by Major League Gaming, who previously ran an exhibition CS:GO tournament at X Games Aspen 2015.

It was also the very first CS:GO major in which ESL or DreamHack was not the organizer. It was announced on February 23, 2016 that MLG Columbus 2016 would be the first Counter-Strike tournament with a $1,000,000 prize pool.

The tournament hosted a total of sixteen teams and witnessed the solidification of the ‘Luminosity/SK’ era.

The then Luminosity team claimed first place and $500,000 as they defeated Natus Vincere in the grand final.

The final standings for MLG Major Columbus:

  • 1st: Luminosity – $500,000
  • 2nd: Natus Vincere – $125,000
  • 3/4th: Liquid – $70,000
  • 3/4th: Astralis – $70,000
  • 5-8th: Counter Logic Gaming – $35,000
  • 5-8th: Fnatic – $35,000
  • 5-8th: Ninjas in Pyjamas – $35,000
  • 5-8th: Virtus.pro – $35,000
  • 9-12th: Gambit – $8,750
  • 9-12th: Mousesports – $8,750
  • 9-12th: FaZe Clan – $8,750
  • 9-12th: G2 Esports – $8,750
  • 13-16th: Cloud9 – $8,750
  • 13-16th: EnVyUs – $8,750
  • 13-16th: Splyce – $8,750
  • 13-16th: FlipSid3 – $8,750

ESL One Cologne 2016 – $1,000,000

ESL One Cologne 2016 was an Electronic Sports League Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. It was the ninth Valve-sponsored tournament in CS:GO history.

It was held at the Lanxess Arena In Cologne, Germany from July 8–10. It featured 16 teams from throughout the world competing. Cologne 2016 had the second consecutive major with a prize pool of $1,000,000.

The playoffs featured eight teams. Astralis, Fnatic, Gambit Gaming, Natus Vincere, SK Gaming, Team Liquid, and Virtus.pro were returning Legends and FlipSid3 Tactics was the only new Legend. Ninjas in Pyjamas failed to retain its Legends status after eight straight majors of being Legends.

ALSO READ: Interesting Facts about CSGO

The grand finals had SK Gaming, which was the defending champion from the previous major at MLG Major Championship: Columbus, against Team Liquid, which was the first ever North America team to reach the grand finals at a major. SK Gaming defeated FlipSid3 Tactics and Virtus.pro and Team Liquid upset Natus Vincere and Fnatic to reach the finals. In the end, SK Gaming defended its title 2-0 over the underdog Team Liquid and continued to be the only non-European team to win a title until the PGL 2017 Kraków Major Championship, in which Gambit Esports from Kazakhstan won the title. SK Gaming also joined Fnatic to be the only teams to have multiple major titles.

The final standings for ESL One Cologne 2016:

  • 1st: SK Gaming – $500,000
  • 2nd: Liquid – $150,000
  • 3/4th: Fnatic – $70,000
  • 3/4th: Virtus.pro – $70,000
  • 5-8th: Flipsid3 – $35,000
  • 5-8th: Natus Vincere – $35,000
  • 5-8th: Gambit – $35,000
  • 5-8th: Astralis – $35,000
  • 9-12th: Ninjas in Pyjamas – $8,750
  • 9-12th: Mousesports – $8,750
  • 9-12th: Dignitas – $8,750
  • 9-12th: FaZe Clan – $8,750
  • 13-16th: EnVyUs – $8,750
  • 13-16th: G2 Esports – $8,750
  • 13-16th: OpTic Gaming – $8,750
  • 13-16th: Counter Logic Gaming – $8,750

World Electronic Sports Games 2016 – $1,500,000

World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) is an international eSports championship tournament based in Shanghai and organized by AliSports. The first edition has a total prize pool of over US$5.5 million and the finals will be in December 2016.

WESG 2016 World Finals featured 24 teams ran from January 12-15. it was a unique event that had the clause that each team must be comprised of five members from the same country.

Because of this rule, many of the top CS:GO teams could not attend the event, creating a much more varied lineup.

The final standings for WESG 2016:

  • 1st: EnVyUs – $800,000
  • 2nd: Kinguin – $400,000
  • 3rd: Virtus.pro – $200,000
  • 4th: Space Soldiers – $60,000
  • 5-8th: Epsilon – $10,000
  • 5-8th: DarkPassage – $10,000
  • 5-8th: Tyloo – $10,000
  • 5-8th: iGame.com – $10,000
  • 9-12th: K23
  • 9-12th: Selfless
  • 9-12th: VG.CyberZen
  • 9-12th: Signature
  • 13-16th: Colombia
  • 13-16th: Ukraine
  • 13-16th: Bravado
  • 13-16th: .Russia
  • 17-20th: REAK
  • 17-20th: QuetzaL
  • 17-20th: FIVE
  • 17-20th: TeamOne
  • 21-23rd: SubtLe
  • 21-23rd: ENZO
  • 21-23rd: JYP

ELEAGUE Season 1 – $1,410,000

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.

The season featured 24 teams from across the world to compete in a 10-week season, which included a regular season and playoffs. Matches are broadcast live on TBS on Friday nights, starting on May 27, 2016. The broadcast is simultaneously available on the online streaming service Twitch. Matches are played at the Turner Studios facility in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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The semifinals and final were played at the Cobb Energy Center.

Bringing eSport to a wide audience through mainstream cable TV provider TBS. During the course of ELEAGUE Season 1, almost 19 Million viewers were reached through TBS. This audience comprised of 97% Men aged 18-34. ELEAGUE had a prize pool of $1,410,000.

The final standings for Eleague Season 1:

  • 1st: Virtus.pro – $390,000
  • 2nd: Fnatic – $140,000
  • 3/4th: Mousesports – $60,000
  • 3/4th: Natus Vincere – $60,000
  • 5-8th: Ninjas in Pyjamas – $50,000
  • 5-8th: Astralis – $50,000
  • 5-8th: EnVyUs – $50,000
  • 5-8th: Cloud9 – $50,000
  • 9/10th: FaZe Clan – $40,000
  • 9/10th: Renegades – $40,000
  • 11-14th: CLG – $40,000
  • 11-14th: Gambit – $40,000
  • 11-14th: FlipSid3 – $40,000
  • 11-14th: G2 Esports – $40,000
  • 15/16th: OpTic Gaming – $30,000
  • 15/16th: Dignitas – $30,000
  • 17-22nd: Team Liquid – $30,000
  • 17-22nd: CompLexity – $30,000
  • 17-22nd: NRG – $30,000
  • 17-22nd: TSM – $30,000
  • 17-22nd: Echo Fox – $30,000
  • 17-22nd: Selfless – $30,000
  • 23/24th: SK Gaming – $30,000
  • 23/24th: Team X – $30,000

ELEAGUE Season 2 – $1,100,000

ELEAGUE Season 2 was the second season of the ELEAGUE Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league that ran from October 21, 2016 to December 3, 2016 and was broadcast on cable television on TBS. The season featured 120 teams overall and 16 teams in the main tournament from across the world competing in a seven-week season, which included a regular season and a playoffs.

The season began with Season 1 semifinalist mousesports defeating Brazil’s second best team Immortals and ended in the grand finals with OpTic Gaming pulling off an upset against Astralis to take home Season 2’s ELEAGUE title.

The final standings for ELEAGUE Season 2:

  • 1st: OpTic Gaming -$400,000
  • 2nd: Astralis – $140,000
  • 3/4th: SK Gaming – $60,000
  • 3/4th: FaZe Clan – $60,000
  • 5-8th: Ninjas in Pyjamas – $50,000
  • 5-8th: Mousesports – $50,000
  • 5-8th: Virtus.pro – $50,000
  • 5-8th: Dignitas – $50,000
  • 9-12th: G2 Esports – $30,000
  • 9-12th: Natus Vincere – $30,000
  • 9-12th: Fnatic – $30,000
  • 9-12th: Cloud9 – $30,000
  • 13-16th: EnVyUs – $30,000
  • 13-16th: ALTERNATE aTTaX – $30,000
  • 13-16th: Echo Fox – $30,000
  • 13-16th: Immortals – $30,000

 PGL Major Kraków 2017 – $1,000,000

Organised by PGL, PGL 2017 Kraków Major Championship was the eleventh Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major tournament. It was organized by PGL and held in Kraków, Poland from July 16 to 23, 2017.

A total of 16 teams participated in the tournament and all of the top tier teams were in attendance. Eight teams directly qualified based on their top eight placement in the last major, ELEAGUE Major 2017, while another eight teams qualified through the Offline Major Qualifier.

Analysts and casters were shocked by the result of the Major as favorites SK Gaming and Astralis failed to reach the final and the Kazakh team of Gambit claimed the title and a $500,000 first place prize.

The final standings for PGL Major Kraków 2017:

  • 1st: Gambit – $500,000
  • 2nd: Immortals – $150,000
  • 3/4th:Virtus.pro – $70,000
  • 3/4th: Astralis – $70,000
  • 5-8th:SK Gaming – $35,000
  • 5-8th: Fnatic – $35,000
  • 5-8th: BIG Clan – $35,000
  • 5-8th: North – $35,000
  • 9-11th: Cloud9 – $8,750
  • 9-11th: FlipSid3 – $8,750
  • 9-11th: G2 Esports – $8,750
  • 12-14th: Mousesports – $8,750
  • 12-14th: Natus Vincere – $8,750
  • 12-14th: PENTA – $8,750
  • 15-16th: Vega Squadron – $8,750
  • 15-16th: FaZe Clan – $8,750

ELEAGUE Major 2017 – $1,000,000

Organized by ELEAGUE, ELEAGUE Major 2017, was the tenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major tournament held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from January 22 to 29, 2017.

It features sixteen professional teams from around the world. Eight teams directly qualified based on their top eight placement in the last major, ESL One Cologne 2016, while another eight teams qualified through the ELEAGUE Offline Major Qualifier. ELEAGUE Major is the third consecutive major with a prize pool of $1,000,000.

The playoffs had eight teams. Astralis, Fnatic, Gambit Gaming, Natus Vincere, SK Gaming, and Virtus.pro were returning Legends. FaZe Clan and North were new Legends and FlipSid3 Tactics and Team Liquid were out after failing to make the top eight.

The grand finals pitted Astralis, which was in its first-ever final after nine playoff appearances, and Virtus.pro, which was in its second finals and looking for its second major title. Astralis defeated Natus Vincere and Fnatic and Virtus.pro defeated North and the defending champions SK Gaming. After a close and tense three-game set, Astralis edged out Virtus.pro in the thirtieth round of the best of thirty rounds in game three for its first major title.

The final standings for Eleague Major 2017:

  • 1st: Astralis – $500,000
  • 2nd: Virtus.pro – $150,000
  • 3/4th: SK Gaming – $70,000
  • 3/4th: Fnatic – $70,000
  • 5-8th: Natus Vincere – $35,000
  • 5-8th: Gambit – $35,000
  • 5-8th: FaZe Clan – $35,000
  • 5-8th: North – $35,000
  • 9-11th: Liquid – $8,750
  • 9-11th: GODSENT – $8,750
  • 9-11th: EnVyUs – $8,750
  • 12-14th: Mousesports – $8,750
  • 12-14th: G2 Esports – $8,750
  • 12-14th: OpTic Gaming – $8,750
  • 15-16th: HellRaisers – $8,750
  • 15-16th: FlipSid3 – $8,750

 ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 – $1,100,000

ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018, was the twelfth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major tournament and second organized by ELEAGUE.

The group stage was held in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States from January 12, 2018, to January 22, 2018, and the playoffs took place in Boston, Massachusetts, the United States from January 26, 2018, to January 28, 2018.

It featured twenty-four professional teams from around the world. All sixteen teams from last major, PGL 2017 Kraków Major Championship, directly qualified for the major while another eight teams qualified through their respective regional qualifiers as ELEAGUE and Valve Corporation agreed to expand the major to 24 teams.

ELEAGUE Major was the fifth consecutive major with a prize pool of $1,000,000. This was also the first time a CS:GO major will take place in two cities.

The grand finals featured FaZe Clan, which was the favorite to win the tournament, and Cloud9, which was the second North American team to reach a major final. FaZe defeated mousesports and Natus Vincere to reach the finals, while Cloud9 pulled off two upsets with wins against G2 Esports and SK Gaming. In what is being called one of the greatest finals of all time, Cloud9 etched out the win over FaZe Clan to become the first-ever North American team to win a major. It would also mark just the third time in CS:GO history in which a North American team won an international event, behind iBUYPOWER winning the ESEA Global Finals Season 15 and Cloud9 winning ESL Pro League Season 4.

The final standings for Eleague Major Boston 2018:

  • 1st: Cloud9 – $500,000
  • 2nd: FaZe – $150,000
  • 3/4th: SK Gaming – $70,000
  • 3/4th: Natus Vincere – $70,000
  • 5-8th: Mousesports – $35,000
  • 5-8th: fnatic – $35,000
  • 5-8th: Quantum Bellator Fire – $35,000
  • 5-8th: G2 Esports – $35,000
  • 9-11th: Space Soldiers – $8,750
  • 9-11th: Gambit – $8,750
  • 9-11th: Vega Squadron – $8,750
  • 12-14th: Astralis – $8,750
  • 12-14th: States Liquid – $8,750
  • 12-14th: Team BIG – $8,750
  • 15-16th: Virtus.pro – $8,750
  • 15-16th: North – $8,750
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