ELEAGUE Season 1 was the inaugural season of the ELEAGUE Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league, running from May 24, 2016, to July 30, 2016. This was the first CS:GO league to be broadcast on cable television in the United States, airing on TBS and streaming online on Twitch.[1] The season featured 24 teams from across the world to compete in a 10-week season,[2] which included a regular season and a playoffs.[3]

ELEAGUE
2016
Tournament information
SportCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
LocationAtlanta, Georgia, United States
DatesMay 24, 2016–July 30, 2016
AdministratorTurner Sports
William Morris Endeavor
Tournament
format(s)
Group Stage (Bo1/Bo3)
Single-Elimination Brackets (Bo3)
VenueTurner Studios
Teams24 teams
Purse$1,400,000 USD
Final positions
ChampionsVirtus.pro
1st runners-upFnatic
2nd runners-upNatus Vincere
mousesports
MVPJanusz "Snax" Pogorzelski

On September 24, 2015 Turner Broadcasting announced that it was partnering with talent agency WME/IMG for a new esports project.[2] Matches were broadcast live on TBS on Friday nights, starting on May 27, 2016.[4] The broadcast was simultaneously available on the online streaming service Twitch.[5] Matches were played at the Turner Studios facility in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The semifinals and final were played at the Cobb Energy Center.[6]

Turner partnered with online streaming services to bring additional video content.[7] One such program featured the Renegades' move from Australia to the United States. Additional content was available on Bleacher Report's Team Stream App.[5] The finals between Virtus.pro and Fnatic was also broadcast on Twitter.[8] The production and broadcast team received positive reviews.[9]

The season started with Luminosity Gaming sweeping Renegades in Group A's best of two and the first televised CS:GO match featured Luminosity Gaming defeating Cloud9 2–1. The season ended with Virtus.pro defeating Fnatic 2–0 to take home the first edition of ELEAGUE. 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

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The first season's full team list was announced on April 21, 2016.[10]

There were a total number of 24 teams competing in the league and it offers about US$1,400,000 in prize money per season.[11] It debuted on May 24, 2016. 23 invited teams and 1 team from the qualifier will compete in ELEAGUE[10][12]

Broadcast talent

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Host

  • Richard Lewis

Interviewers

  • Chris Puckett
  • Rachel "Seltzer" Quirico

Commentators

  • James Bardolph
  • Anders Blume
  • Daniel "ddk" Kapadia
  • Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat

Analysts

  • Mohamad "m0E" Assad
  • Dustin "dusT" Mouret
  • Jason "moses" O'Toole
  • Duncan "Thorin" Shields

Observers

  • Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo
  • DJ "Prius" Kuntz

Producer

  • Jason "Alchemist" Baker

Format

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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 fewest 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 runners-up 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

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Key
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

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Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 Luminosity Gaming 6–0 +45 6
2 Cloud9 3–3 +8 3
3 Renegades 3–3 −14 3
4 Team Liquid 0–6 −39 0
Group A Results
Luminosity Gaming 2 0 Renegades
Team Liquid 0 2 Cloud9
Luminosity Gaming 2 0 Team Liquid
Team Liquid 0 2 Renegades
Luminosity Gaming 2 0 Cloud9
Cloud9 1 1 Renegades
Group A Scores
Group A Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Luminosity Gaming 19 Cobblestone 17 Renegades
Luminosity Gaming 16 Train 0 Renegades
Team Liquid 11 Dust II 16 Cloud9
Team Liquid 2 Cache 16 Cloud9
Luminosity Gaming 16 Dust II 6 Team Liquid
Luminosity Gaming 16 Cobblestone 14 Team Liquid
Team Liquid 14 Mirage 16 Renegades
Team Liquid 10 Train 16 Renegades
Luminosity Gaming 16 Dust II 7 Cloud9
Luminosity Gaming 16 Train 10 Cloud9
Cloud9 16 Train 7 Renegades
Cloud9 11 Cobblestone 16 Renegades

Group A Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Luminosity Gaming 2
A4 Team Liquid 0
A1 Luminosity Gaming 2
A2 Cloud9 1
A2 Cloud9 2
A3 Renegades 0
Group A Bracket Scores
Group A Bracket Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Luminosity Gaming 16 Mirage 6 Team Liquid
Luminosity Gaming 16 Nuke 12 Team Liquid
Luminosity Gaming Dust II Team Liquid
Cloud9 16 Cobblestone 3 Renegades
Cloud9 16 Cache 11 Renegades
Cloud9 Train Renegades
Luminosity Gaming 11 Mirage 16 Cloud9
Luminosity Gaming 19 Cobblestone 16 Cloud9
Luminosity Gaming 16 Dust II 9 Cloud9

Group B

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Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 G2 Esports 6–0 +33 6
2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 4–2 +18 4
3 OpTic Gaming 2–4 −15 2
4 Selfless Gaming 0–6 −36 0
Group B Results
Ninjas in Pyjamas 2 0 OpTic Gaming
G2 Esports 2 0 Selfless Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas 0 2 G2 Esports
G2 Esports 2 0 OpTic Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas 2 0 Selfless Gaming
OpTic Gaming 2 0 Selfless Gaming
Group B Scores
Group B Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Ninjas in Pyjamas 16 Cobblestone 4 OpTic Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas 16 Train 10 OpTic Gaming
G2 Esports 16 Cobblestone 12 Selfess Gaming
G2 Esports 16 Cache 12 Selfless Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas 9 Train 16 G2 Esports
Ninjas in Pyjamas 12 Dust II 16 G2 Esports
G2 Esports 16 Train 14 OpTic Gaming
G2 Esports 16 Nuke 10 OpTic Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas 16 Cobblestone 9 Selfess Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas 16 Cache 12 Selfless Gaming
Selfless Gaming 1 Cobblestone 16 OpTic Gaming
Selfless Gaming 14 Mirage 16 OpTic Gaming

Group B Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
B1 G2 Esports 2
B4 Selfless Gaming 0
B1 G2 Esports 1
B2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 2
B2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 2
B3 OpTic Gaming 1
Group B Bracket Scores
Group B Bracket Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
G2 Esports 16 Cache 2 Selfless Gaming
G2 Esports 16 Train 8 Selfless Gaming
G2 Esports Cobblestone Selfless Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas 3 Cobblestone 16 OpTic Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas 16 Overpass 2 OpTic Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas 16 Train 14 OpTic Gaming
G2 Esports 9 Cache 16 Ninjas in Pyjamas
G2 Esports 3 Train 16 Ninjas in Pyjamas
G2 Esports Cobblestone Ninjas in Pyjamas

Group C

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Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 Astralis 5–1 +29 5
2 SK Gaming 4–2 +31 4
3 Counter Logic Gaming 2–4 −28 2
4 NRG eSports 1–5 −32 1
Group C Results
Astralis 2 0 NRG eSports
SK Gaming 1 1 Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis 2 0 Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming 1 1 NRG eSports
Astralis 1 1 SK Gaming
SK Gaming 2 0 NRG eSports
Group C Scores
Group C Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Astralis 16 Cache 12 NRG eSports
Astralis 16 Nuke 3 NRG eSports
SK Gaming 16 Nuke 3 Counter Logic Gaming
SK Gaming 14 Train 16 Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis 16 Overpass 2 Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis 16 Train 6 Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming 16 Train 7 NRG eSports
Counter Logic Gaming 14 Dust II 16 NRG eSports
Astralis 6 Train 16 SK Gaming
Astralis 16 Overpass 7 SK Gaming
SK Gaming 16 Nuke 8 NRG eSports
SK Gaming 16 Cobblestone 5 NRG eSports

Group C Bracket

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C1 Astralis 2
C4 NRG eSports 0
C1 Astralis 2
C3 Counter Logic G. 1
C2 SK Gaming 1
C3 Counter Logic G. 2
Group C Bracket Scores
Group C Bracket Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Astralis 16 Overpass 13 NRG eSports
Astralis 19 Cache 16 NRG eSports
Astralis Cobblestone NRG eSports
SK Gaming 16 Train 6 Counter Logic Gaming
SK Gaming 14 Overpass 16 Counter Logic Gaming
SK Gaming 10 Cobblestone 16 Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis 16 Mirage 7 Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis 16 Dust II 19 Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis 16 Overpass 11 Counter Logic Gaming

Group D

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Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 Fnatic 5–1 +41 5
2 FaZe Clan 5–1 +20 5
3 Team Dignitas 2–4 −29 2
4 Team SoloMid 0–6 −32 0
Group D matches
Fnatic 2 0 Team SoloMid
FaZe Clan 2 0 Team Dignitas
Fnatic 1 1 FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan 2 0 Team SoloMid
Fnatic 2 0 Team Dignitas
Team Dignitas 2 0 Team SoloMid
Group D Scores
Group D Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Fnatic 16 Cache 13 Team SoloMid
Fnatic 16 Mirage 3 Team SoloMid
FaZe Clan 16 Cobblestone 5 Team Dignitas
FaZe Clan 16 Mirage 6 Team Dignitas
Fnatic 16 Cobblestone 0 FaZe Clan
Fnatic 8 Mirage 16 FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan 16 Cobblestone 13 Team SoloMid
FaZe Clan 16 Train 12 Team SoloMid
Fnatic 16 Cobblestone 9 Team SoloMid
Fnatic 16 Dust II 6 Team SoloMid
Team Dignitas 16 Mirage 12 Team SoloMid
Team Dignitas 16 Dust II 11 Team SoloMid

Group D Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
D1 Fnatic 2
D4 Team SoloMid 1
D1 Fnatic 2
D2 FaZe Clan 0
D2 FaZe Clan 2
D3 Team Dignitas 1
Group D Bracket Scores
Group D Bracket Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Fnatic 16 Cache 12 Team SoloMid
Fnatic 11 Mirage 16 Team SoloMid
Fnatic 16 Cobblestone 6 Team SoloMid
FaZe Clan 16 Cache 10 Team Dignitas
FaZe Clan 14 Overpass 16 Team Dignitas
FaZe Clan 16 Mirage 14 Team Dignitas
Fnatic 16 Cache 12 FaZe Clan
Fnatic 16 Cobblestone 5 FaZe Clan
Fnatic Nuke FaZe Clan

Group E

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Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 Natus Vincere 4–2 +23 4
2 mousesports 4–2 0 4
3 FlipSid3 Tactics 2–4 −8 2
4 Echo Fox 2–4 −15 2
Group E Results
Natus Vincere 1 1 Echo Fox
mousesports 1 1 FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere 1 1 mousesports
mousesports 2 0 Echo Fox
Natus Vincere 2 0 FlipSid3 Tactics
FlipSid3 Tactucs 1 1 Echo Fox
Group E Scores
Group E Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Natus Vincere 16 Train 6 Echo Fox
Natus Vincere 11 Dust II 16 Echo Fox
mousesports 19 Train 16 FlipSid3 Tactics
mousesports 6 Cobblestone 16 FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere 6 Mirage 16 mousesports
Natus Vincere 16 Cobblestone 6 mousesports
mousesports 16 Cobblestone 12 Echo Fox
mousesports 16 Train 13 Echo Fox
Natus Vincere 16 Overpass 8 FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere 16 Train 6 FlipSid3 Tactics
FlipSid3 Tactics 5 Nuke 16 Echo Fox
FlipSid3 Tactics 16 Train 2 Echo Fox

Group E Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
E1 Natus Vincere 2
E4 Echo Fox 0
E1 Natus Vincere 2
E3 FlipSid3 Tactics 0
E2 mousesports 0
E3 FlipSid3 Tactics 2
Group E Bracket Scores
Group E Bracket Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Natus Vincere 16 Nuke 9 Echo Fox
Natus Vincere 16 Overpass 4 Echo Fox
Natus Vincere Cobblestone Echo Fox
mousesports 9 Overpass 16 FlipSid3 Tactics
mousesports 9 Cache 16 FlipSid3 Tactics
mousesports Train FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere 16 Train 13 FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere 16 Mirage 2 FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere Overpass FlipSid3 Tactics

Group F

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Seed Team Record +/- Points
1 Team EnVyUs 5–1 +23 5
2 Virtus.pro 4–2 +15 4
3 Gambit Gaming 2–4 −12 2
4 compLexity Gaming 1–5 −26 1
Group F Results
Virtus.pro 2 0 compLexity Gaming
Team EnVyUs 2 0 Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro 1 1 Team EnVyUs
Team EnVyUs 2 0 compLexity Gaming
Virtus.pro 1 1 Gambit Gaming
Gambit Gaming 1 1 compLexity Gaming
Group F Scores
Group F Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Virtus.pro 16 Overpass 7 compLexity Gaming
Virtus.pro 16 Cobblestone 11 compLexity Gaming
Team EnVyUs 16 Dust II 13 Gambit Gaming
Team EnVyUs 16 Cobblestone 9 Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro 19 Mirage 16 Team EnVyUs
Virtus.pro 11 Cache 16 Team EnVyUs
Team EnVyUs 16 Train 12 compLexity Gaming
Team EnVyUs 16 Cobblestone 9 compLexity Gaming
Virtus.pro 12 Nuke 16 Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro 16 Train 9 Gambit Gaming
Gambit Gaming 14 Cache 16 compLexity Gaming
Gambit Gaming 16 Train 13 compLexity Gaming

Group F Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
F1 Team EnVyUs 2
F4 compLexity Gaming 0
F1 Team EnVyUs 2
F2 Virtus.pro 0
F2 Virtus.pro 2
F3 Gambit Gaming 0
Group F Bracket Scores
Group F Bracket Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Team EnVyUs 16 Dust II 9 compLexity Gaming
Team EnVyUs 16 Cache 8 compLexity Gaming
Team EnVyUs Dust II compLexity Gaming
Virtus.pro 16 Mirage 6 Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro 16 Cobblestone 6 Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro Train Gambit Gaming
Team EnVyUs 16 Train 11 Virtus.pro
Team EnVyUs 16 Cache 8 Virtus.pro
Team EnVyUs Cobblestone Virtus.pro

Third place team standings

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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 SK Gaming 4–2 +33 4
2 mousesports 4–2 0 4
3 Renegades 3–3 −14 3
4 Gambit Gaming 2–4 −12 2
5 OpTic Gaming 2–4 −18 2
6 Team Dignitas 2–4 −35 2

Regular season standings

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Final Standings
Place Team W-L RF-RA RD Points
1 Luminosity Gaming 10–1 177–113 +64 12
2 Team EnVyUs 9–1 160–109 +51 11
3 Fnatic 9–2 152–93 +59 11
4 Astralis 9–2 152–93 +59 11
5 Natus Vincere 8–2 145–86 +59 10
6 Ninjas in Pyjamas 8–3 152–111 +41 10
7 G2 Esports 8–2 140–105 +35 8
8 FaZe Clan 7–2 143–132 +11 7
9 Virtus.pro 6–4 141–119 +22 6
10 Cloud9 5–4 149–128 +21 5
11 Counter Logic Gaming 5–7 132–133 −1 4
12 FlipSid3 Tactics 4–6 114–125 −11 4
13 SK Gaming 5–4 125–92 +33 4
14 mousesports 4–4 97–111 −14 4
15 Renegades 3–5 86–118 −32 3
16 OpTic Gaming 3–6 96–114 −18 2
17 Gambit Gaming 2–6 89–121 −33 2
18 Echo Fox 2–4 78–112 −34 2
19 Team Dignitas 3–6 98–133 −35 2
20 NRG eSports 1–7 91–128 −39 1
21 compLexity Gaming 1–7 79–126 −47 1
22 Team SoloMid 1–8 98–139 −41 0
23 Team Liquid 0–8 75–128 −53 0
24 Selfless Gaming 0–8 70–128 −58 0

Game was broadcast on TBS.

Last Chance bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
E2 FlipSid3 Tactics 0
A3 Renegades 2
A3 Renegades 0
F2 Virtus.pro 2
F2 Virtus.pro 2
F3 Gambit Gaming 0
F2 Virtus.pro Q
E3 mousesports Q
B2 G2 Esports 1
E3 mousesports 2
E3 mousesports 2
D2 FaZe Clan 1
D2 FaZe Clan 2
C2 Counter Logic G. 1
Quarterfinals Scores
Quarterfinals
Team Score Map Score Team
FlipSid3 Tactics 5 Cobblestone 16 Renegades
FlipSid3 Tactics 5 Train 16 Renegades
FlipSid3 Tactics Nuke Renegades
Virtus.pro 19 Dust II 17 Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro 16 Mirage 6 Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro Train Gambit Gaming
G2 Esports 9 Dust II 16 mousesports
G2 Esports 25 Cache 22 mousesports
G2 Esports 17 Overpass 19 mousesports
Counter Logic Gaming 4 Overpass 16 FaZe Clan
Counter Logic Gaming 16 Nuke 14 FaZe Clan
Counter Logic Gaming 19 Cache 22 FaZe Clan
Semifinals Scores
Semifinals
Team Score Map Score Team
Renegades 9 Cobblestone 16 Virtus.pro
Renegades 20 Mirage 22 Virtus.pro
Renegades Train Virtus.pro
mousesports 9 Train 16 FaZe Clan
mousesports 16 Dust II 3 FaZe Clan
mousesports 19 Cache 17 FaZe Clan

Game was broadcast on TBS.

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
F1 Team EnVyUs 0
D1 Fnatic 2
D1 Fnatic 2
E1 Natus Vincere 0
E1 Natus Vincere 2
A2 Cloud9 0
D1 Fnatic 0
F2 Virtus.pro 2
C1 Astralis 0
E3 mousesports 2
E3 mousesports 0
F2 Virtus.pro 2
F2 Virtus.pro 2
B1 Ninjas in Pyjamas 0
Quarterfinals Scores
Quarterfinals
Team Score Map Score Team
Team EnVyUs 13 Cobblestone 16 Fnatic
Team EnVyUs 7 Dust II 16 Fnatic
Team EnVyUs Nuke Fnatic
Natus Vincere 19 Dust II 15 Cloud9
Natus Vincere 9 Mirage 16 Cloud9
Natus Vincere 16 Dust II 14 Cloud9
Astralis 2 Mirage 16 mousesports
Astralis 12 Dust II 16 mousesports
Astralis Cache mousesports
Ninjas in Pyjamas 8 Dust II 16 Virtus.pro
Ninjas in Pyjamas 9 Cobblestone 16 Virtus.pro
Ninjas in Pyjamas Train Virtus.pro
Semifinals Scores
Semifinals
Team Score Map Score Team
Fnatic 16 Cobblestone 4 Natus Vincere
Fnatic 16 Train 14 Natus Vincere
Fnatic Train Natus Vincere
mousesports 7 Train 16 Virtus.pro
mousesports 10 Train 16 Virtus.pro
mousesports Train Virtus.pro
Finals Scores
Finals
Team Score Map Score Team
Fnatic 10 Cobblestone 16 Virtus.pro
Fnatic 8 Mirage 16 Virtus.pro
Fnatic Train Virtus.pro

Game was broadcast on TBS.

Final standings

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Final Standings
Place Prize Money Team Roster
1st $400,000 Virtus.pro1 TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, byali
2nd $140,000 Fnatic flusha, olofmeister, JW, dennis, KRiMZ
3rd – 4th $70,000 mousesports1 nex, denis, Spiidi, chrisJ, NiKo
$60,000 Natus Vincere Zeus, Edward, flamie, seized, GuardiaN
5th – 8th $50,000 Team EnVyUs kennyS, Happy, apEX, DEVIL, NBK-
Cloud92 Stewie2K, Skadoodle, n0thing, Slemmy, shroud
Astralis dev1ce, karrigan, Xyp9x, dupreeh, Kjaerbye, zonic
Ninjas in Pyjamas GeT RiGhT, f0rest, Xizt, friberg, pyth
9th – 10th $40,000 Renegades2 AZR, jks, Yam, USTILO, Rickeh, SPUNJ
FaZe Clan fox, rain, jkaem, aizy, kioShiMa
11th – 14th $40,000 Flipsid3 Tactics Blad3, markeloff, Shara, WorldEdit, waylander
Gambit Gaming2 hooch, Dosia, spaze, DavCost, mou, AdreN
G2 Esports shox, bodyy, Rpk, SmithZz, Fuks, ScreaM
Counter Logic Gaming reltuC, tarik, hazed, jdm64, koosta, pita
15th – 16th $30,000 OpTic Gaming daps, NAF, stanislaw, RUSH, mixwell
Team Dignitas cajunb, k0nfig, tenzki, MSL, RUBINO
17th – 22nd $30,000 Echo Fox sgares, ryx, roca, ShahZam, fREAKAZOiD
NRG eSports ptr, FugLy, tabseN, gob b, LEGIJA
compLexity Gaming sancz, witmer, dephh, Surreal, androidx23
Team SoloMid autimatic, SicK, Semphis, FNS, Cadian
Team Liquid Hiko, nitr0, EliGE, koosta, adreN
Selfless Gaming Relyks, MAiNLiNE, Nifty, mitch, CoNnOrRr93
DQ Luminosity Gaming2, 3 FalleN, coldzera, TACO, fnx, fer
SK Gaming2, 3 Friis, AcilioN, Magiskb0Y, Pimp, MODDII

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

2Luminosity Gaming and SK Gaming were disqualified from the tournament due to SK Gaming letting go of its Danish squad and acquiring Luminosity Gaming's team. This does "not comply with" ELEAGUE rules, according to the commissioner at ELEAGUE.[13] Cloud9 took Luminosity's spot in the playoffs, Renegades took Cloud9's spot in the Last Chance Qualifier, and Gambit Gaming took SK Gaming's spot in the third place group stage standings, which lead the Russians to the Last Chance Qualifier.

3Luminosity Gaming (now with SK Gaming) and SK Gaming (now with Team X) were still eligible for unspecified winnings, despite the rulebook stating that disqualified teams forfeit all potential winnings.[14]

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