Follow us on Twitter @LiquipediaCS if you'd like to be kept up to date on all things Counter-Strike!
Download the Liquipedia App here!Download the Liquipedia App on Android or iOS!Want to be updated on everything you love in esports? Download the Liquipedia app on iOS or Android and never miss a beat of your favorite tournaments, teams, players, and matches!

EPIC CIS League Spring 2021

From Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki


[e][h]EPIC CIS League Spring 2021
League Information
Series:
EPIC League
Type:
Online
Location:
CIS CIS
Prize Pool:
$40,000 USD
Start Date:
2021-05-12
End Date:
2021-05-30
Teams:
16
Liquipedia Tier:
Valve Tier:
Links
Maps
Dust II • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Train • Vertigo

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

English Broadcast[edit]

Russian Broadcast[edit]

Format[edit]

  • Group Stage: May 12th - 23rd, 2021
    • 16 Team Swiss System Format
      • All matches are Bo3
      • Top 8 teams proceed to Playoffs
    • Click here for a detailed explanation of the Swiss System format
  • First Round (Seeded)
    • Seeding Pool 1: RMR invited teams
    • Seeding Pool 2: Other invited teams
    • Seeding Pool 3: Top qualified team
    • Seeding Pool 4: Bottom qualified teams
    • 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: May 24th - 30th, 2021
    • Double-Elimination bracket
    • All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Bo3
    • Grand Final is Bo5

Prize Pool[edit]

$40,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Participants[edit]

Note: As coaches are not allowed on the server or in the room for Valve-sponsored events, the teams' registered substitutes are shown instead.
Entropiq
Notes
1Russia El1an
2Kazakhstan Lack1
3Russia NickelBack
4Russia Krad
5Russia Forester
1 May 10th - Entropiq sign EPG Family. [1]
forZe
1Russia Jerry
2Russia almazer
3Russia FL1T
4Russia KENSI
5Russia zorte
1 May 23rd - Marlian eSports part ways with their roster. They will continue to play together as ex-Marlian eSports. [2]
1 April 13th - WaitForTag rename to Akuma. [3]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Overview[edit]

#TeamMatchesRoundsRDRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
1.forZe forZeforZeforZe forZe3-0122-85+37IN.GAME
2:0
Nemiga Gaming
2:1
Virtus.pro
2:1
1.Team SpiritTeam Spirit Team SpiritSpiritTeam SpiritTeam Spirit Spirit3-096-49+47bankaPEPSI
2:0
Gambit Esports
2:0
Entropiq
2:0
3.Akuma AkumaAkumaAkuma Akuma3-1123-102+21Gambit Esports
0:2
GROND
2:0
1win1win
2:0
K23K23
2:0
3.Entropiq EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq Entropiq3-1114-103+11100PingGods
2:0
Natus Vincere
2:0
Team SpiritTeam Spirit
0:2
Virtus.pro
2:0
3.Natus Vincere Natus VincereNAVINatus Vincere NAVI3-1121-95+26GROND
2:0
Entropiq
0:2
bankaPEPSI
2:0
Gambit Esports
2:0
6.Gambit Esports Gambit EsportsGambitGambit Esports Gambit3-2148-131+17Akuma
2:0
Team SpiritTeam Spirit
0:2
Trident ClanTrident Clan
2:0
Natus Vincere
0:2
Nemiga Gaming
2:0
6.K23K23 K23K23K23K23 K233-2146-127+19Virtus.pro
0:2
Marlian eSports
2:0
Nemiga Gaming
2:0
Akuma
0:2
Trident ClanTrident Clan
2:1
6.Virtus.pro Virtus.proVPVirtus.pro VP3-2122-125-3K23K23
2:0
Trident ClanTrident ClanforZe
1:2
Entropiq
0:2
ex-Marlian eSportsex-Marlian eSports
2:0
9.ex-Marlian eSportsex-Marlian eSports ex-Marlian eSportsex-MLNex-Marlian eSportsex-Marlian eSports ex-MLN2-3150-178-28Trident ClanTrident Clan
1:2
K23K23
0:2
GROND
2:0
1win1win
2:1
Virtus.pro
0:2
9.Nemiga Gaming Nemiga GamingNemigaNemiga Gaming Nemiga2-3167-160+71win1win
2:1
forZe
1:2
K23K23
0:2
bankaPEPSI
2:0
Gambit Esports
0:2
9.Trident ClanTrident Clan Trident ClanTridentTrident ClanTrident Clan Trident2-3120-136-16Marlian eSports
2:1
Virtus.proGambit Esports
0:2
IN.GAME
2:1
K23K23
1:2
12.1win1win 1win1win1win1win 1win1-3144-154-10Nemiga Gaming
1:2
100PingGods
2:0
Akuma
0:2
Marlian eSports
1:2
12.bankaPEPSI bankaPEPSIPEPSIbankaPEPSI PEPSI1-392-139-47Team SpiritTeam Spirit
0:2
IN.GAME
2:1
Natus Vincere
0:2
Nemiga Gaming
0:2
12.IN.GAME IN.GAMEIN.GAMEIN.GAME IN.GAME1-3111-124-13forZe
0:2
bankaPEPSI
1:2
100PingGods
2:0
Trident ClanTrident Clan
1:2
15.100PingGods 100PingGods100PG100PingGods 100PG0-356-83-27Entropiq
0:2
1win1win
0:2
IN.GAME
0:2
15.GROND GRONDGRONDGROND GROND0-358-99-41Natus Vincere
0:2
Akuma
0:2
Marlian eSports
0:2

Detailed Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]
Round 1 Matches
May 12, 2021
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
2
0
100PingGods100PingGods100PG
May 12, 2021 - 14:00 MSK
167
9
128
4
1611
5
74
3
Team SpiritTeam SpiritSpirit
2
0
bankaPEPSIbankaPEPSIPEPSI
May 12, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
1611
5
84
4
1613
3
72
5
Trident ClanTrident ClanTrident
2
1
Marlian eSportsMarlian eSportsMLN
May 12, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
168
8
87
1
63
3
1612
4
1613
3
42
2
Ukraine DrobnY stands in for Ukraine r1nkle on Marlian eSports during maps 2 and 3 due to internet issues.
May 13, 2021
forZeforZeforZe
2
0
IN.GAMEIN.GAMEIN.GAME
May 13, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
1610
6
65
1
1610
6
75
2
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
2
0
K23K23K23
May 13, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
1610
6
105
5
1613
3
102
8
May 14, 2021
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
2
0
AkumaAkumaAkuma
May 14, 2021 - 14:00 MSK
259201
6133
236132
9200
1612
4
43
1
Russia fenvicious stands in for Ukraine j3kie on Akuma during map 2 due to internet issues.
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
2
0
GRONDGRONDGROND
May 14, 2021 - 18:00 MSK
167
9
108
2
1613
3
32
1
Nemiga GamingNemiga GamingNemiga
2
1
1win1win1win
May 14, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
1992
62
1661
90
134
9
1611
5
1610
6
105
5
Round 2[edit]
High[edit]
Round 2 High Matches
May 16, 2021
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
0
2
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
May 16, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
84
4
1611
5
1771
81
1982
72
forZeforZeforZe
2
1
Nemiga GamingNemiga GamingNemiga
May 16, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
128
4
167
9
167
9
128
4
1610
6
135
8
May 17, 2021
Team SpiritTeam SpiritSpirit
2
0
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
May 17, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
1611
5
54
1
168
8
147
7
Trident ClanTrident ClanTrident
FF
W
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
May 17, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
Trident Clan forfeit the match due to technical issues.
Low[edit]
Round 2 Low Matches
May 15, 2021
K23K23K23
2
0
Marlian eSportsMarlian eSportsMLN
May 15, 2021 - 14:00 MSK
1612
4
53
2
1610
6
65
1
AkumaAkumaAkuma
2
0
GRONDGRONDGROND
May 15, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
167
9
98
1
167
9
108
2
IN.GAMEIN.GAMEIN.GAME
1
2
bankaPEPSIbankaPEPSIPEPSI
May 15, 2021 - 20:05 MSK
146
8
169
7
169
7
126
6
139
4
166
10
May 16, 2021
1win1win1win
2
0
100PingGods100PingGods100PG
May 16, 2021 - 14:00 MSK
1972
82
1781
71
169
7
86
2
Round 3[edit]
High[edit]
Round 3 High Matches
May 19, 2021
forZeforZeforZe
2
1
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
May 19, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
147
7
168
8
1611
5
44
0
169
7
116
5
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
0
2
Team SpiritTeam SpiritSpirit
May 19, 2021 - 20:25 MSK
75
2
1610
6
82
6
1613
3
Mid[edit]
Round 3 Mid Matches
May 18, 2021
Nemiga GamingNemiga GamingNemiga
0
2
K23K23K23
May 18, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
119
2
166
10
127
5
168
8
May 19, 2021
1win1win1win
0
2
AkumaAkumaAkuma
May 19, 2021 - 14:00 MSK
127
5
168
8
53
2
1612
4
May 20, 2021
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
2
0
bankaPEPSIbankaPEPSIPEPSI
May 20, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
1611
5
114
7
1611
5
124
8
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
2
0
Trident ClanTrident ClanTrident
May 20, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
169
7
126
6
1611
5
54
1
Low[edit]
Round 3 Low Matches
May 18, 2021
100PingGods100PingGods100PG
0
2
IN.GAMEIN.GAMEIN.GAME
May 18, 2021 - 15:10 MSK
129
3
166
10
100PingGods forfeit map 1 due to scheduling conflict
Marlian eSportsMarlian eSportsMLN
2
0
GRONDGRONDGROND
May 18, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
169
7
96
3
1952
102
17101
51
Round 4[edit]
High[edit]
Round 4 High Matches
May 21, 2021
AkumaAkumaAkuma
2
0
K23K23K23
May 21, 2021 - 14:00 MSK
167
9
128
4
1610
6
135
8
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
2
0
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
May 21, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
167
9
148
6
1613
3
102
8
May 22, 2021
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
2
0
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
May 22, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
1610
6
135
8
167
9
148
6
Low[edit]
Round 4 Low Matches
May 21, 2021
IN.GAMEIN.GAMEIN.GAME
1
2
Trident ClanTrident ClanTrident
May 21, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
106
4
169
7
1612
4
43
1
135
8
1610
6
May 22, 2021
Marlian eSportsMarlian eSportsMLN
2
1
1win1win1win
May 22, 2021 - 14:00 MSK
1952
102
16101
50
87
1
168
8
22923
611
18610
920
Nemiga GamingNemiga GamingNemiga
2
0
bankaPEPSIbankaPEPSIPEPSI
May 22, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
169
7
76
1
1613
3
32
1
Round 5[edit]
Round 5 Matches
May 23, 2021
Trident ClanTrident ClanTrident
1
2
K23K23K23
May 23, 2021 - 14:00 MSK
1610
6
55
0
117
4
168
8
22
0
1613
3
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
2
0
ex-Marlian eSportsex-Marlian eSportsex-MLN
May 23, 2021 - 17:15 MSK
169
7
146
8
168
8
137
6
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
2
0
Nemiga GamingNemiga GamingNemiga
May 23, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
168
8
127
5
1611
5
114
7


Playoffs[edit]

Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
Team SpiritTeam SpiritSpirit
2
K23K23K23
0
May 24, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
1611
5
44
0
169
7
146
8
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
1
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
2
May 24, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
169
7
76
1
65
1
1610
6
75
2
1610
6
Team SpiritTeam SpiritSpirit
0
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
2
May 27, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
63
3
1612
4
22
0
1613
3
forZeforZeforZe
1
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
2
May 25, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
77
0
168
8
1610
6
145
9
75
2
1610
6
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
0
AkumaAkumaAkuma
2
May 25, 2021 - 20:30 MSK
22
0
1613
3
105
5
1610
6
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
0
AkumaAkumaAkuma
2
May 27, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
95
4
1610
6
66
0
169
7
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
2
AkumaAkumaAkuma
0
May 29, 2021 - 20:30 MSK
1610
6
55
0
169
7
86
2
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
K23K23K23
1
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
2
May 26, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
84
4
1611
5
166
10
139
4
106
4
169
7
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
2
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
0
May 28, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
169
7
106
4
169
7
76
1
forZeforZeforZe
0
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
2
May 26, 2021 - 20:20 MSK
116
5
169
7
42
2
1613
3
Team SpiritTeam SpiritSpirit
2
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
0
May 28, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
168
8
127
5
1610
6
85
3
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
2
Team SpiritTeam SpiritSpirit
1
May 29, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
169
7
126
6
52
3
1613
3
169
7
76
1
AkumaAkumaAkuma
0
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
2
May 30, 2021 - 17:00 MSK
87
1
168
8
98
1
167
9
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
3
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
1
May 30, 2021 - 20:00 MSK
97
2
168
8
1610
6
75
2
165
11
1410
4
1612
4
73
4
5th Place Decider
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
0
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
2
June 1, 2021 - 19:00 MSK
53
2
1612
4
138
5
167
9

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

LanguageEnglish SpeakingRussia
Streams

Conclusions[edit]

References[edit]