ELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017

[e][h]ELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017

League Information

Series:

ELEAGUE

Organizer:

ELEAGUE

Sponsor(s):

Dell
HyperX
Alienware
Arby's

Game:

Global Offensive

Type:

Offline

Location:

Atlanta

Venue:

G-FUEL ELEAGUE Arena
(Group Stage)
Fox Theatre
(Playoffs)

Prize Pool:

$1,000,000 USD

Start Date:

2017-01-22

End Date:

2017-01-29

Teams:

16

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Tier:

Major Championship

Links

Maps

Cache • Cobblestone • Dust II • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Train

Chronology

ESL Cologne 2016

PGL Kraków 2017

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Format[edit]

A graphical explanation of the Swiss System format

Group Stage:
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- All matches are Bo1
- Top 8 Teams proceed to Playoffs
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
- Click here for a detailed explanation of the Swiss System format

First Round (Seeded)
- Seeding Pool 1: 1^st-4^th place teams from ESL One: Cologne 2016
- Seeding Pool 2: 5-8^th place teams from ESL One: Cologne 2016
- Seeding Pool 3: 1^st-2^nd place teams and two teams in 3^rd-5^th place from the Offline Qualifier
- Seeding Pool 4: Remaining team in 3^rd-5^th place and teams in 6-8^th place from the Offline Qualifier
- Tie-breakers for seeding between pools from the same placement ranges (in order):
  - Win-Loss Ratio
  - Head-to-Head match result
  - Random draw
- Teams from Seeding Pool 1 are drawn versus teams from Seeding Pool 4
- Teams from Seeding Pool 2 are drawn versus teams from Seeding Pool 3
Second Round
- Division into 2 groups:
  - Winners of the first round ("High")
  - Losers of the first round ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
Third Round
- Division into 3 groups:
  - Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
  - Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
  - Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
- Losers of the low group are eliminated
Fourth Round
- Division into 2 groups:
  - Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
  - Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
- Losers of the low group are eliminated
Fifth Round
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners advance to the next stage
- Losers are eliminated

Playoffs:
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3

Prize Pool[edit]

$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Participants[edit]

Legends[edit]

SK Gaming⁹

1	FalleN
2	fer
3	coldzera
4	TACO
5	fox
C	dead


Cologne Major 2016

Team Liquid

1	nitr0
2	EliGE
3	Hiko
4	jdm64
5	Pimp
C	zews


Cologne Major 2016

Virtus.pro

1	TaZ
2	NEO
3	pashaBiceps
4	Snax
5	byali
C	kuben


Cologne Major 2016

Fnatic^{1, 6, 8}

1	olofmeister
2	dennis
3	twist
4	KRIMZ
5	disco doplan
C	Jumpy


Cologne Major 2016

Astralis⁷

1	device
2	dupreeh
3	Xyp9x
4	Kjaerbye
5	gla1ve
C	zonic


Cologne Major 2016

FlipSid3 Tactics³

1	B1ad3
2	markeloff
3	WorldEdit
4	wayLander
5	electronic


Cologne Major 2016

Natus Vincere²

1	seized
2	Edward
3	GuardiaN
4	flamie
5	s1mple
C	starix


Cologne Major 2016

Gambit Esports^{4, 5}

1	Dosia
2	AdreN
3	mou
4	Zeus
5	HObbit
C	kane


Cologne Major 2016

Challengers[edit]

GODSENT^{1, 6}

1	pronax
2	znajder
3	flusha
4	JW
5	Lekr0
C	rdl


Offline Qualifier

FaZe Clan

1	rain
2	aizy
3	allu
4	karrigan
5	kioShiMa
C	RobbaN


Offline Qualifier

North¹⁰

1	MSL
2	k0nfig
3	RUBINO
4	cajunb
5	Magisk
C	ruggah


Offline Qualifier

mousesports

1	chrisJ
2	NiKo
3	denis
4	Spiidi
5	loWel
C	lmbt


Offline Qualifier

OpTic Gaming

1	NAF
2	RUSH
3	mixwell
4	tarik
5	stanislaw


Offline Qualifier

Team EnVyUs

1	Happy
2	NBK-
3	kennyS
4	apEX
5	SIXER
C	enkay J


Offline Qualifier

G2 Esports

1	shox
2	RpK
3	SmithZz
4	ScreaM
5	bodyy
C	NiaK


Offline Qualifier

HellRaisers

1	ANGE1
2	STYKO
3	Zero
4	bondik
5	DeadFox
C	Johnta


Offline Qualifier

¹ GODSENT acquire the spot of Fnatic by signing

flusha,

JW and

KRIMZ.

² Natus Vincere replace

Zeus with

s1mple.

³ FlipSid3 Tactics replace

Shara with

electronic.

⁴ Gambit Gaming replace

spaze and

hooch with

Zeus and

HObbit.

⁵ Gambit Gaming rebrands to Gambit Esports.

⁶ fnatic reacquire the spot of GODSENT by trading

Lekr0 for

KRIMZ .

⁷ Astralis replace

karrigan with

gla1ve.

⁸ fnatic replace

wenton with

disco doplan.

⁹ SK Gaming bench

fnx following internal problems.

fox will play as a substitute.

¹⁰ Team Dignitas become North.

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

#	Team	Matches	Rounds	RD	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
1.	Natus Vincere	3 - 0	48 - 12	+36	Cobblestone	Cobblestone	Dust II
1.	Virtus.pro	3 - 0	48 - 37	+11	Cobblestone	Nuke	Train
3.	Gambit Esports	3 - 1	58 - 47	+11	Cobblestone	Overpass	Train	Overpass
3.	Fnatic	3 - 1	58 - 51	+7	Cache	Cobblestone	Dust II	Cobblestone
3.	SK Gaming	3 - 1	57 - 57	0	Mirage	Mirage	Dust II	Dust II
6.	Astralis	3 - 2	71 - 55	+16	Train	Train	Train	Dust II	Mirage
6.	FaZe Clan	3 - 2	85 - 73	+12	Nuke	Mirage	Nuke	Overpass	Nuke
6.	North	3 - 2	75 - 73	+2	Cobblestone	Cobblestone	Mirage	Overpass	Overpass
9.	Team EnVyUs	2 - 3	69 - 72	-3	Cache	Cobblestone	Cache	Cobblestone	Nuke
9.	GODSENT	2 - 3	61 - 65	-4	Train	Overpass	Cache	Cache	Overpass
9.	Team Liquid	2 - 3	74 - 81	-7	Cache	Overpass	Nuke	Nuke	Mirage
12.	OpTic Gaming	1 - 3	49 - 61	-12	Cobblestone	Train	Train	Cache
12.	G2 Esports	1 - 3	44 - 58	-14	Cache	Nuke	Train	Overpass
12.	mousesports	1 - 3	34 - 55	-21	Cobblestone	Cache	Dust II	Nuke
15.	FlipSid3 Tactics	0 - 3	36 - 48	-12	Nuke	Overpass	Train
15.	HellRaisers	0 - 3	29 - 51	-22	Mirage	Cache	Mirage

Detailed Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Round 1 Matches

Round 2[edit]

High[edit]

Round 2 High Matches

Low[edit]

Round 2 Low Matches

Round 3[edit]

High[edit]

Round 3 High Matches

Mid[edit]

Round 3 Mid Matches

Low[edit]

Round 3 Low Matches

Round 4[edit]

High[edit]

Round 4 High Matches

Low[edit]

Round 4 Low Matches

Round 5[edit]

Round 5 Matches

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals

Quarters

QF

Semifinals

Semis

SF

Grand Final

Final

GF

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

Previews[edit]

2017-01-18 | EL Major preview: The Underdogs by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-19 | EL Major preview: The Mid-tier by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-20 | EL Major preview: The Favourites by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-20 | ELEAGUE Major rookies by LucasAM of HLTV
2017-01-21 | ELEAGUE Major: Veterans by Professeur of HLTV
2017-01-22 | ELEAGUE Major viewer's guide by Benja of HLTV
2017-01-27 | ELEAGUE Major playoffs preview by Striker of HLTV

Conclusion[edit]

2017-01-31 | What we learned from ELEAGUE Major by Striker of HLTV

Interviews[edit]

HLTV[edit]

2017-01-20 | Xyp9x: "I love the Swiss format" by Sander of HLTV
2017-01-22 | HObbit: "We prepared for everyone" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-22 | shox: "FaZe can do pretty well here" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-22 | fox: "We played 12-14 hours a day" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-22 | Snax: "It's always close vs. OpTic" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-22 | s1mple: "Hope to show beautiful CS" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-22 | pronax: "I'm happy it went to Train" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-22 | kioShiMa: "Everyone's happy with their roles" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-23 | apEX: "It was hard after jdm's 1v5" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-23 | chrisJ: "Confident about our map pool" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-23 | FalleN: "Gonna fight as hard as we can" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-23 | Hiko: "It doesn't feel like we won [vs. FlipSid3]" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-23 | dennis: "[YOLO teams] will go far" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-23 | device: "It's important for us to start well" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-24 | pasha: "Hope Gambit will be nervous" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-24 | olofmeister: "Didn't expect Dust2" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-24 | MSL: "We had a great bootcamp" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-24 | RUSH: "Our preparation was limited" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-25 | GuardiaN: "Came with only one goal" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-25 | karrigan: "allu's 1v2 was key" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-25 | k0nfig: "We didn't expect much vs G2" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-25 | disco doplan: "We can beat everyone" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-25 | znajder: "I'd like to beat [...] Pimp" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-25 | TACO: "We studied Astralis a lot" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-26 | cajunb: k0nfig's knife helped economy by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-26 | rain: "Knew nV would play pug-style" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-26 | dupreeh: "I don't fear Na`Vi at all" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-26 | kioShiMa: "Happy to face SK" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-27 | disco doplan: "We have what it takes" by LucasAM of HLTV
2017-01-27 | gla1ve: "We didn't prepare Mirage" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-27 | olofmeister: "Astralis clear favourites" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-28 | TaZ: "FaZe always a hard opponent" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-29 | Astralis: "The job isn't done" by Striker of HLTV
2017-01-29 | Kjaerbye: "We never gave up" by Striker of HLTV

Fragbite[edit]

2017-01-22 | bodyy about the major, the french & swedish shuffle and the swiss format by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-22 | NEO: "Astralis plays really good Counter-Strike" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-23 | Lekr0: "I wanna face SK, I think they are the top one contender" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-23 | kennyS: "We are not at our best at the moment" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-23 | 30 questions with Duncan "Thorin" Shields by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-24 | Fox: "I’m gonna be a dad so my plans for the future is to play in Europe" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-24 | JDM on ELEAGUE rules: "I don’t think that it [bandana] is anything close similar to having a hat or beanie" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-24 | Pronax on rumors: "Even if there would be some truth in it, contracts wouldn’t be cheap to buy out" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-24 | disco doplan on playing CS:GO for only 3 years: "It went so fast." by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-25 | gla1ve: "I think SK & Na´Vi are the best teams here right now, with us of course" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-25 | Karrigan: "I think Elige has proven himself as the best NA player by far" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-25 | olofm: "I have a feeling that we can beat anybody" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-26 | Zeus on being underdog: ”I think that it actually was our strength” by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-26 | Magisk on k0nfig's knife: "I was yelling KILL HIM KILL HIM" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-27 | dupreeh: "We are actually peaking at playoffs" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-28 | twist: I've learned so much from olof & dennis, they have been hard on me but it's for the best" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-29 | Xyp9x: "Virtus is just legendary, it will be a harder match" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2017-01-30 | zonic: "These two additions [gla1ve & the sport psychologist] have been the best thing that could have happened to the team" by Ding1 of Fragbite

Other[edit]

2017-01-21 | STYKO: Náš cieľ je postúpiť medzi TOP8 [STYKO: Our goal is to advance to the TOP8] by MrKenny of PLAYzone

Videos and Photos[edit]

Galleries[edit]

Highlights[edit]

HLTV.org[edit]

2017-01-22 | twist and shox by proutounz of HLTV
2017-01-22 | RUSH vs. Virtus.pro by MAKKU of HLTV
2017-01-22 | jdm64 vs. EnVyUs by proutounz of HLTV
2017-01-23 | NiKo vs. HellRaisers by proutounz of HLTV
2017-01-24 | dennis vs. North by MAKKU of HLTV
2017-01-24 | cajunb vs. fnatic by MAKKU of HLTV
2017-01-25 | coldzera vs. FaZe by ERROR of HLTV
2017-01-25 | gla1ve vs. G2 by MAKKU of HLTV
2017-01-25 | bodyy vs. Virtus.pro by proutounz of HLTV
2017-01-25 | TaZ vs. Gambit by proutounz of HLTV
2017-01-27 | KRIMZ vs. mousesports by Tobin of HLTV
2017-01-27 | device vs. Liquid by proutounz of HLTV
2017-01-27 | device vs. Natus Vincere by proutounz of HLTV
2017-01-27 | Pimp vs. FaZe by ERROR of HLTV
2017-01-27 | pashaBiceps vs. North by proutounz of HLTV
2017-01-27 | Magisk vs. Virtus.pro by MAKKU of HLTV
2017-01-28 | kioShiMa vs. SK by proutounz of HLTV
2017-01-29 | ELEAGUE Major Grand Final opening show of HLTV
2017-02-05 | Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye - HLTV MVP by ZOWIE of ELEAGUE Major by MAKKU of HLTV

Fragbite[edit]

2017-01-22 | RUSH vs. Virtus.Pro by LINUSJ- of Fragbite
2017-01-23 | NiKo vs. HellRaisers by SammYw0w of Fragbite
2017-01-23 | coldzera vs. FaZe by SammYw0w of Fragbite
2017-01-23 | dennis vs. North by flippoz of Fragbite
2017-01-23 | cajunb vs. fnatic by flippoz of Fragbite
2017-01-24 | bodyy vs. Virtus.Pro by LINUSJ- of Fragbite
2017-01-24 | KRiMZ vs. mousesports by SammYw0w of Fragbite
2017-01-24 | NiKo vs. fnatic by SammYw0w of Fragbite
2017-01-25 | znajder vs. OpTic by flippoz of Fragbite
2017-01-27 | dev1ce vs. Na'Vi by SammYw0w of Fragbite

Defining moments[edit]

2017-01-24 | Defining moments with FalleN - SK vs. FaZe - ELEAGUE Major of HLTV
2017-01-26 | Defining moments with jdm64 - Liquid vs. EnVyUs - ELEAGUE Major of HLTV
2017-01-26 | Defining moments with Hiko - Liquid vs. FlipSid3 - ELEAGUE Major of HLTV
2017-01-28 | Defining moments with TACO - SK vs. Astralis - ELEAGUE Major of HLTV

Player Spotlights[edit]

2017-01-23 | ELEAGUE - Player Profile - Coldzera - SK Gaming by Valve
2017-01-24 | ELEAGUE - Player Profile - Zeus - Gambit eSports by Valve
2017-01-24 | ELEAGUE - Player Profile - s1mple - Natus Vincere by Valve
2017-01-28 | ELEAGUE - Player Profile - NEO - Virtus.pro by Valve

Other Coverage[edit]

Country Representation[edit]

#	Country/Region	#P	ΔPrev. Major	Players
1	Denmark	12	+2	Pimp, device, dupreeh, Xyp9x, Kjaerbye, gla1ve, aizy, karrigan, MSL, k0nfig, cajunb, Magisk
2	France	10	0	kioShiMa, Happy, NBK-, kennyS, apEX, SIXER, shox, RpK, SmithZz, bodyy
2	Sweden	10	-1	olofmeister, dennis, KRIMZ, twist, disco doplan, pronax, znajder, flusha, JW, Lekr0
4	Ukraine	7	+1	Edward, s1mple, Zeus, B1ad3, markeloff, bondik, ANGE1
5	USA	6	-3	nitr0, EliGE, Hiko, jdm64, RUSH, tarik
6	Poland	5	0	TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, byali
6	Russia	5	-1	seized, flamie, Dosia, WorldEdit, electronic
8	Brazil	4	-1	FalleN, fer, coldzera, TACO
9	Kazakhstan	3	+1	AdreN, mou, HObbit
9	Slovakia	3	+2	GuardiaN, STYKO, Zero
11	Canada	2	-1	NAF, stanislaw
11	Finland	2	+1	allu, wayLander
11	Germany	2	-1	denis, Spiidi
11	Norway	2	-1	rain, RUBINO
11	Spain	2	+1	loWel, mixwell
16	Belgium	1	0	ScreaM
16	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1	0	NiKo
16	Hungary	1	+1	DeadFox
16	Netherlands	1	0	chrisJ
16	Portugal	1	0	fox

References[edit]

General

Specific

ELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Format[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Participants[edit]

Legends[edit]

Challengers[edit]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Detailed Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Round 2[edit]

High[edit]

Low[edit]

Round 3[edit]

High[edit]

Mid[edit]

Low[edit]

Round 4[edit]

High[edit]

Low[edit]

Round 5[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

Previews[edit]

Conclusion[edit]

Interviews[edit]

HLTV[edit]

Fragbite[edit]

Other[edit]

Videos and Photos[edit]

Galleries[edit]

HLTV[edit]

ELEAGUE[edit]

Fragbite[edit]

Highlights[edit]

HLTV.org[edit]

Fragbite[edit]

Defining moments[edit]

Player Spotlights[edit]

Other Coverage[edit]

Country Representation[edit]

References[edit]