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Esports Championship Series Season 5 - Finals
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Esports Championship Series Season 5 - Finals
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
Game:
Type:
Offline
Venue:
Prize Pool:
$660,000 USD
Start Date:
2018-06-08
End Date:
2018-06-10
Teams:
8
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
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The Esports Championship Series returns for its fifth season's finals, back in the SSE Arena in London, featuring the top teams from the online season and a $660,000 USD prize pool as well as a new group draw process.
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Format[edit]
- Group Stage: June 8th - 9th, 2018
- Two double-elimination (GSL) format groups (4 teams each)
- Opening & Winners' matches are Bo1
- Elimination & Decider matches are Bo3
- Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs
- Two double-elimination (GSL) format groups (4 teams each)
- Playoffs: June 10th, 2018
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
Prize Pool[edit]
$660,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
Participants[edit]
- 1 May 25th - Fnatic sign Xizt from FaZe Clan to replace Lekr0. [1]
- 2 May 25th - olofmeister returns to activity in FaZe Clan. [2]
- 3 June 4th - G2 Esports announce their new lineup for the event. shox and SmithZz return to the active roster, Ex6TenZ joins as a stand-in, and NBK- and apEX are benched. [3]
- 4 June 5th - cromen will stand in for olofmeister, as the latter won't be able to play due to further personal issues. [4]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
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Group A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. | Astralis | 2-0 | 32-19 | +13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Team Liquid | 2-1 | 54-48 | +6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Fnatic | 1-2 | 78-86 | -8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. | Cloud9 | 0-2 | 51-62 | -11 |
Group A Matches
Opening Matches
16
13
16
13
June 8, 2018 - 13:30 BST
14
16
14
16
June 8, 2018 - 15:00 BST
Winners Match
16
6
16
6
June 8, 2018 - 15:45 BST
Elimination Match
1
2
1
2
June 9, 2018 - 09:30 BST
Decider Match
2
0
2
0
June 9, 2018 - 15:50 BST
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Group B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. | NRG Esports | 2-0 | 32-12 | +20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | FaZe Clan | 2-1 | 56-36 | +20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | G2 Esports | 1-2 | 55-68 | -13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. | Luminosity Gaming | 0-2 | 21-48 | -27 |
Group B Matches
Opening Matches
16
4
16
4
June 8, 2018 - 17:30 BST
16
1
16
1
June 8, 2018 - 18:35 BST
Winners Match
16
8
16
8
June 8, 2018 - 19:30 BST
Elimination Match
2
0
2
0
June 9, 2018 - 13:30 BST
Decider Match
2
0
2
0
June 9, 2018 - 19:05 BST
Group Draw Process[edit]
Astralis and NRG Esports become group heads as #1 finishers in the online leagues and the group draw proceeds: [5]
- Astralis place FaZe Clan into Group B
- NRG Esports place Fnatic into Group A
- FaZe Clan place Team Liquid into Group A
- Fnatic place G2 Esports into Group B
- G2 Esports place Cloud9 into Group A
- Luminosity Gaming ends up in Group B
Playoffs[edit]
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
0
2
0
2
June 10, 2018 - 12:25 BST
2
0
2
0
June 10, 2018 - 15:00 BST
0
2
0
2
June 10, 2018 - 18:15 BST
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2018-06-06 | ECS Season 5 Finals viewer's guide by eZlo of HLTV
- 2018-06-07 | Four key storylines of ECS Season 5 Finals by Yossarian of HLTV
- 2018-06-09 | ECS Season 5 - Group A Preview by FACEIT
- 2018-06-09 | ECS Season 5 - Group B Preview by FACEIT
Conclusions[edit]
- 2018-06-10 | device wins ECS Season 5 MVP award by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2018-06-21 | ECS S5 Finals and ESL One Belo Horizonte: the EVPs by Striker of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
- zonic: "(The event schedule) is getting out of hand" by Yossarian of HLTV 2018-06-08 |
- CeRq: "I think I can show even more" by Yossarian of HLTV 2018-06-09 |
- Xizt: "The Swedish scene is weird right now" by Yossarian of HLTV 2018-06-09 |
- Ex6TenZ: "I would like for us to be at our best after one year or more" by Yossarian of HLTV 2018-06-09 |
- nitr0: "The whole team underestimated NRG; we're ready for them this time" by Yossarian of HLTV 2018-06-09 |
- karrigan on olof: "We have to look into our options for the future " by Yossarian of HLTV 2018-06-10 |
- NAF: "If we're ever going to take down Astralis, now is the time" by Yossarian of HLTV 2018-06-10 |
- device: "I'm improving and my health issue is getting better" by Yossarian of HLTV 2018-06-11 |
Videos and Photos[edit]
Galleries[edit]
- 2018-06-08 | ECS Season 5 Finals - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2018-06-09 | ECS Season 5 Finals - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2018-06-10 | ECS Season 5 Finals - Day 3 by HLTV
Highlights[edit]
- Top 10 Plays - DAY 1 by FACEIT 2018-06-09 |
- Top 10 Plays - DAY 2 by FACEIT 2018-06-10 |
- Top 10 Plays - DAY 3 by FACEIT 2018-06-10 |
- The Edge - ECS Season 5 Fragmovie by FACEIT 2018-06-16 |
- device - HLTV MVP by Betway of ECS Season 5 Finals by djuhana of HLTV 2018-06-20 |
- Kings of London - ECS Season 5 Aftermovie by FACEIT 2018-06-24 |
VODs[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- Pala Interviews Tarik by FACEIT 2018-06-09 |
- Pala Interviews Shox by FACEIT 2018-06-09 |
- Pala Interviews GuardiaN by FACEIT 2018-06-09 |
Other[edit]
- Fnatic - Team Profile by FACEIT 2018-06-09 |
- Cloud9 - Team Profile by FACEIT 2018-06-09 |
- G2 - Team Profile by FACEIT 2018-06-09 |
- Luminosity - Team Profile by FACEIT 2018-06-09 |
- Team Liquid - Team Profile by FACEIT 2018-06-09 |
- FaZe - Team Profile by FACEIT 2018-06-09 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Return of Xizt". Fnatic. 2018-05-25.
- ↑ "He's baaaaaaaack. @olofmeister #FaZeUp". FaZe Clan. 2018-05-25.
- ↑ "G2 Announces the CS:GO Lineup for ECS Season 5 Finals". G2 Esports. 2018-06-04.
- ↑ "A WELCOME, to cromen". FaZe Clan. 2018-06-05.
- ↑ FACEIT (2018-05-31). "The ECS 5 Finals groups are locked in".