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ESL Pro League Season 7 - North America

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[e][h]ESL Pro League Season 7 - North America
League Information
Organizers:
Type:
Online
Location:
North America North America
Prize Pool:
$87,000 USD
Start Date:
2018-02-13
End Date:
2018-04-26
Teams:
12
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
Cache • Cobblestone • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Train

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Main Broadcast[edit]

  • Host:
  • Analysts:
  • Observers:
    • United States prius (David Kuntz)
    • United States sapphiRe (Heather Garozzo)
    • Australia MC (Michael Campagna)

Secondary Broadcast[edit]

  • Commentators:

Tertiary Broadcasts[edit]

Format[edit]

  • Online Round-Robin League Format
  • All teams play each other in 2 consecutive Bo1 matches
    • Click here for information on the map veto process
  • Each team lists their maps in order of preference (1st-7th)
  • The lowest ranked map of the first team is banned
  • The 2 remaining lowest maps of the second team are banned
  • The now lowest remaining map of the first team is banned
  • The highest remaining map of each team is played as their home map, unless it was already played, then their second highest is played
    • In Regulation winners receive 3pts
    • In Overtime winners receive 2pts, losers receive 1pt
  • The top six placed teams proceed to the offline finals
  • The top nine placed teams continue to the next season
  • The teams that place tenth and eleventh are sent to relegation
  • The bottom placed team is sent to premier

Prize Pool[edit]

$87,000 USD are spread among the participants as seen below:

Participants[edit]

1 March 30th - United States Skadoodle announces his inactivity and steps down from Cloud9. [1]
2 March 30th - United States Stewie2K is acquired by SK Gaming. [2]
3 April 2nd - Cloud9 acquire Canada FNS from compLexity Gaming. [3]
4 April 11th - United States Skadoodle returns from inactivity and rejoins Cloud9. [4]
1 January 30th - compLexity Gaming sign Canada FNS to replace United States Slemmy. They also sign United States Rambo as coach. [5]
2 April 2nd - Canada FNS leaves to join Cloud9. [3]
3 April 4th - United States Slemmy comes out of retirement to act as a long term stand-in for compLexity Gaming. [6]
1 November 13th - Team Liquid replace Canada stanislaw with Brazil steel. [7]
2 February 5th - Team Liquid bench United States jdm64 and acquire Canada NAF from Renegades. [8]
3 April 6th - Team Liquid sign Brazil TACO as Brazil steel steps down. [9]
1 April 22nd - Brazil steel and Brazil zakk replace Brazil chelo and Brazil Apoka on Luminosity Gaming. [10]
1 January 15th - NRG Esports acquire United States nahtE from Counter Logic Gaming. Denmark AnJ becomes a free agent. [11][12]
2 March 1st - United Kingdom Immi joins NRG Esports as their coach ahead of their start to the season. [13]
1 February 6th - OpTic Gaming release Spain mixwell. [14]
2 February 7th - Astralis sign Denmark Magisk. [15]
3 February 7th - OpTic Gaming announce a new lineup; Canada stanislaw, United States ShahZaM rejoin, along with Denmark k0nfig, Denmark cajunb, and Denmark gade being acquired from North, the latter joining on loan from their Academy team. Sweden friberg, Finland allu and Estonia HS are removed from the starting lineup. [16][17]
4 April 24th - OpTic Gaming sign Denmark Snappi, Denmark JUGi and Denmark ruggah to replace Canada stanislaw, United States ShahZaM and United States ImAPet. However, ESL rules prevent the new additions from playing the remaining games of the season. [18]
1 February 5th - Canada NAF is acquired by Team Liquid. [8]
2 February 8th - Renegades add Norway Jkaem as a long term stand-in. [19]
1 October 31st - Brazil felps steps down from SK Gaming, Brazil boltz replaces him. [20]
2 March 22nd - Brazil TACO steps down from SK Gaming. [21]
3 March 30th - SK Gaming acquire United States Stewie2K from Cloud9. [2]
1 January 17th - United States mitch departs Splyce. [22]
2 January 29th - Splyce sign United States XotiC. [23]
3 March 16th - United States roca leaves Splyce. [24]
4 April 6th - Splyce sign United States reltuC. [25]
1 January 4th - United States Snakes from SoaR Gaming is ineligible to play due to only being 15 years old. His spot will be filled by an unknown stand-in until he turns 16. [26]
2 February 2nd - United States Bibby steps down as SoaR Gaming's coach. [27]
3 January 30th - SoaR Gaming parts ways with its CS:GO squad with rumors of being unable to pay the squad a "competitive salary" relative to other teams in the ESL Pro League. Their EPL spot is transferred to the players who will play as Ownage pending their acquisition by another organization. Additionally, United States mitch joins to fill the underage United States Snakes' position on team while United States shinobi joins as coach. [28][29][30]
4 February 7th - Team Dignitas sign ownage. [31]
5 March 16th - Team Dignitas release United States xCeeD. [32]
6 March 31st - United States shinobi officially joins Team Dignitas as coach. [33]
7 April 2nd - United States mCe is cut from Team Dignitas. Canada a2z and United States roca join to complete the roster. [34]
1 January 8th - United States MAiNLiNE joins Ghost Gaming as their coach. [35]
2 February 7th - Ghost Gaming add Canada Subroza and United Kingdom stan1ey. [36]
3 March 15th - Canada vSa replaces Canada CoNnOrRr93 on Ghost Gaming. [37]
1 January 15th - United States shinobi is cut from Rogue. [38]
2 January 20th - Rogue sign United States ryx and United States SicK. [39]
3 February 1st - Canada Grt steps down as Rogue's coach. [40]
4 February 4th - Rogue replace United States ryx with Canada gMd. [41]
5 April 14th - United States mCe joins Rogue as a coach on trial. [42]

Results[edit]

Overview[edit]

League Ladder
1. Team LiquidTeam Liquid Team Liquid 20-2 290-179 +111 60p
2. NRG EsportsNRG Esports NRG Esports 17-5 335-217 +118 50p
3. OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming 14-8 270-225 +45 41p
4. Cloud9 Cloud9 13-9 301-276 +25 40p
5. Renegades Renegades 13-9 315-259 +56 40p
6. SK GamingSK Gaming SK Gaming 12-10 246-215 +31 35p
7. Rogue Rogue 11-11 267-268 -1 33p
8. Luminosity Gaming Luminosity Gaming 9-13 252-278 -26 28p
9. Ghost GamingGhost Gaming Ghost Gaming 7-15 244-321 -77 22p
10. compLexity Gaming compLexity Gaming 7-15 244-302 -58 21p
11. Splyce Splyce 7-15 218-302 -84 20p
12. Team Dignitas Team Dignitas 2-20 199-340 -141 6p
Legend
Proceed to Finals
Invited to Season 8
Relegation
Relegated to Premier
Cloud917-19
Week 4
16-5
Week 5
16-13
Week 4
7-16
Week 2
16-7
Week 5
16-11
Week 4
4-16
Week 2
19-17
Week 6
6-16
Week 7
13-16
Week 1
16-13
Week 7
compLexity Gaming11-16
Week 4
16-8
Week 1
13-16
Week 7
6-16
Week 7
16-6
Week 1
9-16
Week 6
7-16
Week 2
3-16
Week 5
16-3
Week 4
2-16
Week 6
11-16
Week 1
Team Dignitas14-16
Week 5
10-16
Week 1
16-12
Week 6
8-16
Week 3
9-16
Week 2
13-16
Week 4
9-16
Week 7
12-16
Week 7
6-16
Week 7
4-16
Week 6
16-8
Week 6
Ghost GamingGhost Gaming16-14
Week 4
8-16
Week 7
16-11
Week 6
14-16
Week 5
3-16
Week 7
4-16
Week 4
13-16
Week 3
3-16
Week 1
14-16
Week 1
10-16
Week 5
16-14
Week 3
Team LiquidTeam Liquid19-16
Week 2
16-6
Week 7
16-10
Week 3
16-4
Week 5
16-10
Week 4
16-7
Week 5
w-
Week 7
16-12
Week 3
16-14
Week 4
w-
Week 2
16-6
Week 5
Luminosity Gaming3-16
Week 5
16-10
Week 1
16-4
Week 2
12-16
Week 7
16-11
Week 4
3-16
Week 7
8-16
Week 6
16-9
Week 1
16-10
Week 3
16-8
Week 1
16-3
Week 4
NRG EsportsNRG Esports16-7
Week 4
16-4
Week 6
16-3
Week 4
19-17
Week 4
22-20
Week 5
16-4
Week 7
14-16
Week 6
5-16
Week 6
16-9
Week 2
16-10
Week 2
16-9
Week 2
OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming8-16
Week 2
16-14
Week 2
16-13
Week 7
4-16
Week 3
-w
Week 7
16-7
Week 6
7-16
Week 6
8-16
Week 4
3-16
Week 2
16-2
Week 5
16-12
Week 4
Renegades9-16
Week 6
16-10
Week 5
16-10
Week 7
16-3
Week 1
9-16
Week 3
19-17
Week 1
19-17
Week 6
16-19
Week 4
16-6
Week 7
3-16
Week 7
16-4
Week 3
Rogue8-16
Week 7
16-6
Week 4
16-5
Week 7
16-6
Week 1
10-16
Week 4
16-10
Week 3
6-16
Week 2
7-16
Week 2
16-11
Week 7
12-16
Week 4
16-11
Week 1
SK GamingSK Gaming7-16
Week 1
6-16
Week 6
16-4
Week 6
16-8
Week 5
-w
Week 2
16-8
Week 1
4-16
Week 2
16-13
Week 5
19-15
Week 7
14-16
Week 4
16-11
Week 5
Splyce16-6
Week 7
19-17
Week 1
16-9
Week 6
10-16
Week 3
2-16
Week 5
16-13
Week 4
5-16
Week 2
3-16
Week 4
8-16
Week 3
16-6
Week 1
w-
Week 5
Cloud9compLexity GamingTeam DignitasGhost GamingGhost GamingTeam LiquidTeam LiquidLuminosity GamingNRG EsportsNRG EsportsOpTic GamingOpTic GamingRenegadesRogueSK GamingSK GamingSplyce

Detailed Results[edit]

For results of weeks 1-4, click here.

For results of weeks 5-7, click here.

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham (2018-03-30). "Currently inactive with csgo, the future is uncertain and that is all guys thank you".
  2. 2.0 2.1 MIRAA (2018-03-30). "Stewie2K links up with SK squad". HLTV.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "We would like to welcome our newest #C9CSGO memeber, @FNS !". Cloud9. 2018-04-02.
  4. DuckMoriarty (2018-04-11). "Skadoodle returns to active service, probably". Dust2.us.
  5. DuckMoriarty (2017-01-30). "compLexity add FNS to replace Slemmy, bring Rambo and Professor_Chaos in as staff". Dust2.us.
  6. DuckMoriarty (2018-04-04). "Slemmy returns to compLexity as a stand-in". Dust2.us.
  7. "steelega in for Stanislaw". Team Liquid. 2017-11-13.
  8. 8.0 8.1 MIRAA (2018-02-05). "NAF completes Liquid move". HLTV.
  9. "Welcome, TACO!". Team Liquid. 2018-04-06.
  10. "Roster Update:". Luminosity Gaming. 2018-04-22.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Professeur (2018-01-15). "NRG sign nahtE". HLTV.
  12. AnJ (2018-01-15). "I am officially a free agent!".
  13. DuckMoriarty (2018-03-01). "NRG bring in Immi as coach". Dust2.us.
  14. "It is an incredibly sad day for the OpTic family as we must wish Oscar “Mixwell” Cañellas farewell. Best of luck, friend.". OpTic Gaming. 2018-02-06.
  15. "Astralis sign Magisk". Astralis. 2018-02-07.
  16. "It is our pleasure to announce our 2018 OpTic Counter Strike roster!". OpTic Gaming. 2018-02-07.
  17. "Following a strong end to 2017, Nicklas “gade” Gade will be joining OpTic Gaming on loan in time for EPL Season 7.". North. 2018-02-07.
  18. "OpTic CSGO welcomes Snappi and JUGI". OpTic Gaming. 2018-04-24.
  19. "Please give a warm Renegades welcome to jkaem who will be our stand-in for the upcoming 2018 CS:GO season!". Renegades. 2018-02-08.
  20. TACO (2017-10-31). "Boltz jogará todo o resto com exceção do major e ECS. Muito em breve esperamos que ele vire oficialmente nosso quinto player." ["Boltz will play the rest except for the Major and ECS. We expect him to officially become our fifth player very soon."] (in Brazil Portuguese).
  21. MIRAA (2018-03-22). "TACO confirms SK exit". HLTV.
  22. Storm (2018-01-17). "Splyce and mitch part ways". Dust2.us.
  23. DuckMoriarty (2017-01-29). "Splyce confirm XotiC addition". Dust2.us.
  24. DuckMoriarty (2018-03-16). "roca no longer headshotting and such with Splyce; reltuC potential replacement". Dust2.us.
  25. CarbonDogma (2018-04-06). "Splyce finally sign an ex-CLG player in the form of reltuC". Dust2.us.
  26. Tolkienfanatic (2018-01-04). "Snakes: "Hopefully the team will keep a spot open for me once I turn sixteen"". Dust2.us.
  27. devil (2018-02-02). "SoaR says farewell to Bibby as their coach". Dust2.us.
  28. H3nleY (2018-01-30). "UPDATE: SoaR allegedly attempting to replace EPL roster". Dust2.us.
  29. DuckMoriarty (2018-01-31). "mCe and voltage come to the defense of SoaR organization". Dust2.us.
  30. Storm (2018-01-31). "Former SoaR quartet add mitch; shinobi to coach". Dust2.us.
  31. Marek "MepH Walkowiak (2018-02-07). "Welcome our North American CS:GO team!". Team Dignitas.
  32. DuckMoriarty (2018-03-16). "xCeeD Leaves Dignitas". dust2.us.
  33. Nohte (2018-03-31). "Dignitas sign shinobi and acquire Snakes as streamer". Dust2.us.
  34. DuckMoriarty (2018-04-02). "mCe out as Dignitas bring roca and a2z in". dust2.us.
  35. tolkienfanatic (2018-01-08). "Mainline joins as coach". dust2.us.
  36. devil (2018-02-07). "Ghost round out roster with Subroza and stan1ey". Dust2.us.
  37. Striker (2018-03-15). "vSa replaces CONNOR93 in Ghost". HLTV.
  38. Tolkienfanatic (2018-01-15). "shinobi exits Rogue". Dust2.us.
  39. Tolkienfanatic (2017-01-20). "Rogue sign ryx and SicK". Dust2.us.
  40. CarbonDogma (2018-02-01). "Grt exits Rogue". Dust2.us.
  41. CarbonDogma (2018-02-04). "gMd replaces ryx". Dust2.us.
  42. tolkienfanatic (2018-04-14). "mCe released by Dignitas; trying out as coach for Rogue". Dust2.us.
  43. itsSlicer (2017-11-30). "Stepping Back from CS:GO". Counter Logic Gaming.
  44. 44.0 44.1 LucasAM (2018-02-11). "ESL announces Pro League Season 7 teams; NA reduced to 12". HLTV.
  45. Tolkienfanatic (2018-01-15). "Misfits trio hit free agency". Dust2.us.