ELEAGUE Season 1 explained

ELEAGUE
Sport:
Year:2016
Location:Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Start Date:May 24, 2016
End Date:July 30, 2016
Administrator:Turner Sports
William Morris Endeavor
Tournament Format:Group Stage (Bo1/Bo3)
Single-Elimination Brackets (Bo3)
Venue:Turner Studios
Teams:24 teams
Purse:$1,400,000 USD
Champions:Virtus.pro
Runners-Up1:Fnatic
Runners-Up2:Natus Vincere
mousesports
Mvp:Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski
Next:Season 2

ELEAGUE Season 1 was the inaugural season of the ELEAGUE 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, which included a regular season and a playoffs.[2]

On September 24, 2015 Turner Broadcasting announced that it was partnering with talent agency WME/IMG for a new esports project.[3] 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leslie . Callum . Astralis, Cloud9 and Ninjas in Pyjamas confirmed for first ELEAGUE season . Dot Esports . 22 February 2021 . 10 March 2016.
  2. Web site: eSports comes to primetime on TBS in 2016 with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Allegra . Frank . Polygon. September 24, 2015. November 20, 2015.
  3. Web site: Turner set to unveil televised esports league featuring CS:GO. Richard. Lewis. The Daily Dot. September 23, 2015. November 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624002602/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/turner-brodcasting-counter-strike/. June 24, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Turner, WME/IMG Form E-Sports League, With TBS to Air Live Events. Todd. Spangler. Variety. September 23, 2015. November 16, 2015.
  5. Web site: ELEAGUE semis and finals to be broadcast on Twitter The Daily Dot. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160801071041/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/eleague-esports-broadcast-on-twitter. 2016-08-01.
  6. Web site: Turner plans to partner with an online streaming company, expand into other esports. Jared . Wynne. The Daily Dot. November 6, 2015. November 20, 2015.
  7. Web site: Twitter Airs Eleague Final, Adds eSports to Live Streaming Lineup. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804034458/http://www.sporttechie.com/2016/08/01/twitter-airs-eleague-final-adds-esports-to-live-streaming-lineup. 2016-08-04.
  8. Web site: Page . Kyle . What ELeague got right, wrong in Season 1 . ESPN.com . 22 February 2021 . en . 2 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Teams – Eleague. Eleague. Turner Broadcasting System. 22 April 2016.
  10. Web site: New Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) League Announces $1.2 Million Prize Pool. Darren . Heitner. Forbes. December 4, 2015. December 4, 2015.
  11. Web site: ELEAGUE unveils first teams. HLTV.org. 28 May 2016.
  12. Web site: Min-Sik Ko on Twitter: "Luminosity & SK Gaming are no longer eligible to compete in our first season due to roster changes that do not comply with @EL rules" / Twitter.
  13. Web site: Turner: Decision to disqualify SK was made days before letter from teams was received – Dot Esports.
  14. Web site: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and WME | IMG Form Strategic Partnership to Create Groundbreaking eSports League|website=Time Warner]|date=September 24, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2015}} Matches were played at the Turner Studios facility in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The semifinals and final were played at the Cobb Energy Center.[5]

    Turner partnered with online streaming services to bring additional video content.[6] One such program featured the Renegades' move from Australia to the United States. Additional content was available on Bleacher Report's Team Stream App. The finals between Virtus.pro and Fnatic was also broadcast on Twitter.[7] The production and broadcast team received positive reviews.[8]

    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

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

    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.[10] It debuted on May 24, 2016. 23 invited teams and 1 team from the qualifier will compete in ELEAGUE[11]

    Broadcast talent

    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

    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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    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

    width=30pxSeedwidth=170pxTeamwidth=70pxRecordwidth=50px+/-width=50pxPoints
    16–0+456
    2Cloud93–3+83
    33–3−143
    4Team Liquid0–6−390
    Group A Results
    Luminosity Gaming20Renegades
    Team Liquid02Cloud9
    Luminosity Gaming20Team Liquid
    Team Liquid02Renegades
    Luminosity Gaming20Cloud9
    Cloud911Renegades
    Group A Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Luminosity Gaming19Cobblestone17Renegades
    Luminosity Gaming16Train0Renegades
    Team Liquid11Dust II16Cloud9
    Team Liquid2Cache16Cloud9
    Luminosity Gaming16Dust II6Team Liquid
    Luminosity Gaming16Cobblestone14Team Liquid
    Team Liquid14Mirage16Renegades
    Team Liquid10Train16Renegades
    Luminosity Gaming16Dust II7Cloud9
    Luminosity Gaming16Train10Cloud9
    Cloud916Train7Renegades
    Cloud911Cobblestone16Renegades

    Group A Bracket

    Group A Bracket Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Luminosity Gaming16Mirage6Team Liquid
    Luminosity Gaming16Nuke12Team Liquid
    Luminosity GamingDust IITeam Liquid
    Cloud916Cobblestone3Renegades
    Cloud916Cache11Renegades
    Cloud9TrainRenegades
    Luminosity Gaming11Mirage†16Cloud9
    Luminosity Gaming19Cobblestone†16Cloud9
    Luminosity Gaming16Dust II†9Cloud9

    Group B

    width=30pxSeedwidth=170pxTeamwidth=70pxRecordwidth=50px+/-width=50pxPoints
    16–0+336
    24–2+184
    32–4−152
    40–6−360
    Group B Results
    Ninjas in Pyjamas20OpTic Gaming
    G2 Esports20Selfless Gaming
    Ninjas in Pyjamas02G2 Esports
    G2 Esports20OpTic Gaming
    Ninjas in Pyjamas20Selfless Gaming
    OpTic Gaming20Selfless Gaming
    Group B Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Ninjas in Pyjamas16Cobblestone4OpTic Gaming
    Ninjas in Pyjamas16Train10OpTic Gaming
    G2 Esports16Cobblestone12Selfess Gaming
    G2 Esports16Cache12Selfless Gaming
    Ninjas in Pyjamas9Train16G2 Esports
    Ninjas in Pyjamas12Dust II16G2 Esports
    G2 Esports16Train14OpTic Gaming
    G2 Esports16Nuke10OpTic Gaming
    Ninjas in Pyjamas16Cobblestone9Selfess Gaming
    Ninjas in Pyjamas16Cache12Selfless Gaming
    Selfless Gaming1Cobblestone16OpTic Gaming
    Selfless Gaming14Mirage16OpTic Gaming

    Group B Bracket

    Group B Bracket Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    G2 Esports16Cache2Selfless Gaming
    G2 Esports16Train8Selfless Gaming
    G2 EsportsCobblestoneSelfless Gaming
    Ninjas in Pyjamas3Cobblestone16OpTic Gaming
    Ninjas in Pyjamas16Overpass2OpTic Gaming
    Ninjas in Pyjamas16Train14OpTic Gaming
    G2 Esports9Cache†16Ninjas in Pyjamas
    G2 Esports3Train†16Ninjas in Pyjamas
    G2 EsportsCobblestoneNinjas in Pyjamas

    Group C

    width=30pxSeedwidth=200pxTeamwidth=70pxRecordwidth=50px+/-width=50pxPoints
    15–1+295
    2SK Gaming4–2+314
    32–4−282
    4NRG eSports1–5−321
    Group C Results
    Astralis20NRG eSports
    SK Gaming11Counter Logic Gaming
    Astralis20Counter Logic Gaming
    Counter Logic Gaming11NRG eSports
    Astralis11SK Gaming
    SK Gaming20NRG eSports
    Group C Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Astralis16Cache12NRG eSports
    Astralis16Nuke3NRG eSports
    SK Gaming16Nuke3Counter Logic Gaming
    SK Gaming14Train16Counter Logic Gaming
    Astralis16Overpass2Counter Logic Gaming
    Astralis16Train6Counter Logic Gaming
    Counter Logic Gaming16Train7NRG eSports
    Counter Logic Gaming14Dust II16NRG eSports
    Astralis6Train16SK Gaming
    Astralis16Overpass7SK Gaming
    SK Gaming16Nuke8NRG eSports
    SK Gaming16Cobblestone5NRG eSports

    Group C Bracket

    Group C Bracket Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Astralis16Overpass13NRG eSports
    Astralis19Cache16NRG eSports
    AstralisCobblestoneNRG eSports
    SK Gaming16Train6Counter Logic Gaming
    SK Gaming14Overpass16Counter Logic Gaming
    SK Gaming10Cobblestone16Counter Logic Gaming
    Astralis16Mirage†7Counter Logic Gaming
    Astralis16Dust II†19Counter Logic Gaming
    Astralis16Overpass†11Counter Logic Gaming

    Group D

    width=30pxSeedwidth=170pxTeamwidth=70pxRecordwidth=50px+/-width=50pxPoints
    1Fnatic5–1+415
    25–1+205
    3Team Dignitas2–4−292
    40–6−320
    Group D matches
    Fnatic20Team SoloMid
    FaZe Clan20Team Dignitas
    Fnatic11FaZe Clan
    FaZe Clan20Team SoloMid
    Fnatic20Team Dignitas
    Team Dignitas20Team SoloMid
    Group D Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Fnatic16Cache13Team SoloMid
    Fnatic16Mirage3Team SoloMid
    FaZe Clan16Cobblestone5Team Dignitas
    FaZe Clan16Mirage6Team Dignitas
    Fnatic16Cobblestone0FaZe Clan
    Fnatic8Mirage16FaZe Clan
    FaZe Clan16Cobblestone13Team SoloMid
    FaZe Clan16Train12Team SoloMid
    Fnatic16Cobblestone9Team SoloMid
    Fnatic16Dust II6Team SoloMid
    Team Dignitas16Mirage12Team SoloMid
    Team Dignitas16Dust II11Team SoloMid

    Group D Bracket

    Group D Bracket Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Fnatic16Cache12Team SoloMid
    Fnatic11Mirage16Team SoloMid
    Fnatic16Cobblestone6Team SoloMid
    FaZe Clan16Cache10Team Dignitas
    FaZe Clan14Overpass16Team Dignitas
    FaZe Clan16Mirage14Team Dignitas
    Fnatic16Cache†12FaZe Clan
    Fnatic16Cobblestone†5FaZe Clan
    FnaticNukeFaZe Clan

    Group E

    width=30pxSeedwidth=170pxTeamwidth=70pxRecordwidth=50px+/-width=50pxPoints
    1Natus Vincere4–2+234
    24–204
    3FlipSid3 Tactics2–4−82
    42–4−152
    Group E Results
    Natus Vincere11Echo Fox
    mousesports11FlipSid3 Tactics
    Natus Vincere11mousesports
    mousesports20Echo Fox
    Natus Vincere20FlipSid3 Tactics
    FlipSid3 Tactucs11Echo Fox
    Group E Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Natus Vincere16Train6Echo Fox
    Natus Vincere11Dust II16Echo Fox
    mousesports19Train16FlipSid3 Tactics
    mousesports6Cobblestone16FlipSid3 Tactics
    Natus Vincere6Mirage16mousesports
    Natus Vincere16Cobblestone6mousesports
    mousesports16Cobblestone12Echo Fox
    mousesports16Train13Echo Fox
    Natus Vincere16Overpass8FlipSid3 Tactics
    Natus Vincere16Train6FlipSid3 Tactics
    FlipSid3 Tactics5Nuke16Echo Fox
    FlipSid3 Tactics16Train2Echo Fox

    Group E Bracket

    Group E Bracket Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Natus Vincere16Nuke9Echo Fox
    Natus Vincere16Overpass4Echo Fox
    Natus VincereCobblestoneEcho Fox
    mousesports9Overpass16FlipSid3 Tactics
    mousesports9Cache16FlipSid3 Tactics
    mousesportsTrainFlipSid3 Tactics
    Natus Vincere16Train†13FlipSid3 Tactics
    Natus Vincere16Mirage†2FlipSid3 Tactics
    Natus VincereOverpassFlipSid3 Tactics

    Group F

    width=30pxSeedwidth=200pxTeamwidth=70pxRecordwidth=50px+/-width=50pxPoints
    15–1+235
    24–2+154
    3Gambit Gaming2–4−122
    41–5−261
    Group F Results
    Virtus.pro20compLexity Gaming
    Team EnVyUs20Gambit Gaming
    Virtus.pro11Team EnVyUs
    Team EnVyUs20compLexity Gaming
    Virtus.pro11Gambit Gaming
    Gambit Gaming11compLexity Gaming
    Group F Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Virtus.pro16Overpass7compLexity Gaming
    Virtus.pro16Cobblestone11compLexity Gaming
    Team EnVyUs16Dust II13Gambit Gaming
    Team EnVyUs16Cobblestone9Gambit Gaming
    Virtus.pro19Mirage16Team EnVyUs
    Virtus.pro11Cache16Team EnVyUs
    Team EnVyUs16Train12compLexity Gaming
    Team EnVyUs16Cobblestone9compLexity Gaming
    Virtus.pro12Nuke16Gambit Gaming
    Virtus.pro16Train9Gambit Gaming
    Gambit Gaming14Cache16compLexity Gaming
    Gambit Gaming16Train13compLexity Gaming

    Group F Bracket

    Group F Bracket Scores
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Team EnVyUs16Dust II9compLexity Gaming
    Team EnVyUs16Cache8compLexity Gaming
    Team EnVyUsDust IIcompLexity Gaming
    Virtus.pro16Mirage6Gambit Gaming
    Virtus.pro16Cobblestone6Gambit Gaming
    Virtus.proTrainGambit Gaming
    Team EnVyUs16Train†11Virtus.pro
    Team EnVyUs16Cache†8Virtus.pro
    Team EnVyUsCobblestoneVirtus.pro

    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.

    width=30pxSeedwidth=170pxTeamwidth=70pxRecordwidth=50px+/-width=50pxPoints
    1SK Gaming4–2+334
    2mousesports4–204
    3Renegades3–3−143
    4Gambit Gaming2–4−122
    5OpTic Gaming2–4−182
    6Team Dignitas2–4−352

    Regular season standings

    Final Standings
    PlaceTeamW-LRF-RARDPoints
    1Luminosity Gaming10–1177–113+6412
    2Team EnVyUs9–1160–109+5111
    3Fnatic9–2152–93+5911
    4Astralis9–2152–93+5911
    5Natus Vincere8–2145–86+5910
    6Ninjas in Pyjamas8–3152–111+4110
    7G2 Esports8–2140–105+358
    8FaZe Clan7–2143–132+117
    9Virtus.pro6–4141–119+226
    10Cloud95–4149–128+215
    11Counter Logic Gaming5–7132–133−14
    12FlipSid3 Tactics4–6114–125−114
    13SK Gaming5–4125–92+334
    14mousesports4–497–111−144
    15Renegades3–586–118−323
    16OpTic Gaming3–696–114−182
    17Gambit Gaming2–689–121−332
    18Echo Fox2–478–112−342
    19Team Dignitas3–698–133−352
    20NRG eSports1–791–128−391
    21compLexity Gaming1–779–126−471
    22Team SoloMid1–898–139−410
    23Team Liquid0–875–128−530
    24Selfless Gaming0–870–128−580

    †Game was broadcast on TBS.

    Last Chance bracket

    Quarterfinals
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    FlipSid3 Tactics5Cobblestone16Renegades
    FlipSid3 Tactics5Train16Renegades
    FlipSid3 TacticsNukeRenegades
    Virtus.pro19Dust II17Gambit Gaming
    Virtus.pro16Mirage6Gambit Gaming
    Virtus.proTrainGambit Gaming
    G2 Esports9Dust II16mousesports
    G2 Esports25Cache22mousesports
    G2 Esports17Overpass19mousesports
    Counter Logic Gaming4Overpass16FaZe Clan
    Counter Logic Gaming16Nuke14FaZe Clan
    Counter Logic Gaming19Cache22FaZe Clan
    Semifinals
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Renegades9Cobblestone16Virtus.pro
    Renegades20Mirage22Virtus.pro
    RenegadesTrainVirtus.pro
    mousesports9Train†16FaZe Clan
    mousesports16Dust II†3FaZe Clan
    mousesports19Cache†17FaZe Clan

    † Game was broadcast on TBS.

    Playoffs

    Quarterfinals
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Team EnVyUs13Cobblestone16Fnatic
    Team EnVyUs7Dust II16Fnatic
    Team EnVyUsNukeFnatic
    Natus Vincere19Dust II15Cloud9
    Natus Vincere9Mirage16Cloud9
    Natus Vincere16Dust II14Cloud9
    Astralis2Mirage16mousesports
    Astralis12Dust II16mousesports
    AstralisCachemousesports
    Ninjas in Pyjamas8Dust II†16Virtus.pro
    Ninjas in Pyjamas9Cobblestone†16Virtus.pro
    Ninjas in PyjamasTrainVirtus.pro
    Semifinals
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Fnatic16Cobblestone4Natus Vincere
    Fnatic16Train14Natus Vincere
    FnaticTrainNatus Vincere
    mousesports7Train†16Virtus.pro
    mousesports10Train†16Virtus.pro
    mousesportsTrainVirtus.pro
    Finals
    TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
    Fnatic10Cobblestone†16Virtus.pro
    Fnatic8Mirage†16Virtus.pro
    FnaticTrainVirtus.pro

    † Game was broadcast on TBS.

    Final standings

    Final Standings
    PlacePrize MoneyTeamRoster
    1st$400,000Virtus.pro1TaZ, NEO,, Snax,
    2nd$140,000Fnaticflusha, olofmeister, JW,, KRiMZ
    3rd 4th$70,000mousesports1,, Spiidi,, NiKo
    $60,000Zeus, Edward,,, GuardiaN
    5th 8th$50,000kennyS, Happy,, DEVIL, NBK-
    Cloud92Stewie2K, Skadoodle, n0thing, Slemmy,
    , karrigan, Xyp9x, dupreeh, Kjaerbye,
    GeT RiGhT, f0rest, Xizt, friberg,
    9th 10th$40,000Renegades2AZR,, Yam, USTILO, Rickeh, SPUNJ
    11th 14th$40,000Flipsid3 TacticsBlad3,, Shara, WorldEdit,
    Gambit Gaming2hooch, Dosia,, DavCost,, AdreN
    ,, Rpk, SmithZz, Fuks, ScreaM
    ,,,, koosta, pita
    15th 16th$30,000daps, NAF,, RUSH,
    cajunb,,, MSL, RUBINO
    17th 22nd$30,000sgares,,, ShahZam, fREAKAZOiD
    , FugLy,,, LEGIJA
    ,,, Surreal,
    , SicK, Semphis, FNS, Cadian
    Hiko,, EliGE,,
    Selfless GamingRelyks, MAiNLiNE, Nifty,, CoNnOrRr93
    DQLuminosity Gaming2, 3FalleN,, TACO,,
    SK Gaming2, 3Friis, 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.[12] 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.[13]

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