| ESL One New York 2016 | |
| Sport: | |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Location: | New York, New York |
| Start Date: | September 30, 2016 |
| End Date: | October 2, 2016 |
| Administrator: | Electronic Sports League (ESL) |
| Venue: | Barclays Center |
| Teams: | 8 teams |
| Purse: | 250,000 |
| Champions: | Natus Vincere |
| Runners-Up1: | Virtus.pro |
| Runners-Up2: | SK Gaming Team Liquid |
| Attendance: | 8,500[1] |
| Mvp: | Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev |
| Previous: | Cologne 2016 |
| Next: | Genting 2017 |
ESL One New York 2016 was a tournament run by ESL. Eight teams from around the globe competed in an offline (LAN) tournament that will feature a group stage and a playoffs. It featured a 250,000 prize pool.[2]
ESL invited six teams to compete in ESL One New York. One team from the European Qualifier and one team from the North American Qualifier will also have a ticket to the tournament. Both qualifiers are played online.
The group stage played in a best-of-one Swiss-system tournament format consisting of 5 rounds, much like the ESL One Cologne 2016 Qualifier. In the end, the top four teams will advance to the Playoffs.
The Playoffs were formatted in a four team, best-of-three, single elimination bracket.
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In each qualifier, one team will move on to the main tournament.
| Place | Team | Record | Differential | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natus Vincere | 3–0 | +24 | Team Liquid 16–9 Mirage | Virtus.pro 16–9 Train | SK Gaming 16-6 Mirage | Playoffs | Playoffs | |
| 2 | SK Gaming | 3–1 | +7 | OpTic Gaming 16–10 Train | Astralis 16–13 Overpass | Natus Vincere 6–16 Mirage | Virtus.pro 16-8 Train | Playoffs | |
| 3–4 | Virtus.pro | 3–2 | +15 | Fnatic 16–6 Cobblestone | Natus Vincere 9–16 Train | Team Liquid 16–8 Mirage | SK Gaming 8–16 Train | OpTic Gaming 16–14 Cobblestone | |
| Team Liquid | 3–2 | 0 | Natus Vincere 9–16 Mirage | G2 Esports 16–7 Train | Virtus.pro 8-16 Mirage | Fnatic 16–14 Dust II | Fnatic 16–12 Dust II | ||
| 5–6 | Fnatic | 2-3 | +4 | Virtus.pro 6–16 Cobblestone | OpTic Gaming 16-3 Train | Astralis 16–9 Dust II | Team Liquid 14–16 Dust II | Team Liquid 12–16 Dust II | |
| OpTic Gaming | 2-3 | -8 | SK Gaming 10–16 Train | Fnatic 3–16 Train | G2 Esports 16–7 Cache | Astralis 16–12 Overpass | Virtus.pro 14–16 Train | ||
| 7 | Astralis | 1-3 | -11 | G2 Esports 16–13 Dust II | SK Gaming 13–16 Overpass | Fnatic 9-16 Dust II | OpTic Gaming 12–16 Overpass | Eliminated | |
| 8 | G2 Esports | 0-3 | -21 | Astralis 13–16 Dust II | Team Liquid 7–16 Train | OpTic Gaming 7–16 Cache | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Semifinals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team | |
| Natus Vincere | 7 | Cobblestone | 16 | Team Liquid | |
| Natus Vincere | 16 | Train | 13 | Team Liquid | |
| Natus Vincere | 16 | Dust II | 10 | Team Liquid | |
| SK Gaming | 19 | Mirage | 16 | Virtus.pro | |
| SK Gaming | 21 | Overpass | 25 | Virtus.pro | |
| SK Gaming | 7 | Nuke | 16 | Virtus.pro | |
| Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team | |
| Natus Vincere | 3 | Cobblestone | 16 | Virtus.pro | |
| Natus Vincere | 16 | Train | 8 | Virtus.pro | |
| Natus Vincere | 19 | Mirage | 17 | Virtus.pro | |
| Final Standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Prize Money | Team | Roster | Coach | |
| 1st | 125,000 | Natus Vincere | , Edward,,, GuardiaN | ||
| 2nd | 50,000 | Virtus.pro | TaZ, NEO,, Snax, | ||
| 3rd 4th | 25,000 | SK Gaming | FalleN, coldzera,, TACO, | ||
| Team Liquid | Hiko, EliGE,,, Pimp | ||||
| 5th 6th | 8,500 | Fnatic | twist, olofmeister, Lekr0, dennis, wenton | Jumpy | |
| OpTic Gaming | , NAF,, RUSH, mixwell | ||||
| 7th | 5,000 | Astralis | karrigan,, dupreeh, Xyp9x, Kjaerbye | ||
| 8th | 3,000 | G2 Esports | ,, Rpk, SmithZz, ScreaM | NiaK | |