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Esports Championship Series Season 7 - North America
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Esports Championship Series Season 7 - North America
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Game:
Type:
Online
Location:
North America Teams:
15
Prize Pool:
$125,000 USD
Start Date:
2019-03-11
End Date:
2019-05-24
Liquipedia Tier:
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About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Commentators:
James Bardolph (James Bardolph)- ddk (Daniel Kapadia)
- HenryG (Henry Greer)
da_bears (Erik Stromberg)
- Observer:
- Sliggy (Connor Blomfield)
Format[edit]
- Regular Season: March 11th - May 24th, 2019
- Season is played out in 5 Online Series
- Each Series is an 8 team Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are played as Bo3
- Every Series has a $25,000 USD prize pool
- The winners of the first 3 Series qualify to the Finals
- Teams' prize pool winnings are totalled up at the end of the Regular Season
- The first non-qualified team with the most winnings qualifies to the Finals
- Season is played out in 5 Online Series
Prize Pool[edit]
$125,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | Seed | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st | $24,000 | Finals + ECS Season 8 Starting Team |  MIBR |
 2nd | $17,000 | Finals + ECS Season 8 Starting Team |  FURIA Esports |
 3rd | $15,250 | Finals + ECS Season 8 Starting Team |  NRG Esports |
 4th | $10,750 | ECS Season 8 Starting Team |  Team Liquid |
| 5th | $10,750 | ECS Season 8 Starting Team |  INTZ eSports |
| 6th | $9,000 | ECS Season 8 Starting Team |  Luminosity Gaming |
| 7th | $7,500 | Finals + ECS Season 8 Starting Team |  compLexity Gaming |
| 8th | $5,750 | ECS Season 8 Starting Team |  Cloud9 |
| 9th | $4,750 | ECS Season 8 Challenger Team |  eUnited |
| 10th | $3,750 | ECS Season 8 Challenger Team |  Spacestation Gaming |
| 11th | $2,250 | - |  Team Singularity |
| 12th | $1,500 | - |  Bad News Bears |
| 13th | $750 | - |  ATK |
| DQ | $12,000 | - |  Rogue |
Participants[edit]
Note: If a Starting Team chooses not to participate in a series, they will be replaced by a 9th-10th place team from Season 6 or a Challenger Cup team.
Starting Teams[edit]
For notes on the "Starting Teams" Click here.
- 1 November 17th -
kioShiMa joins Cloud9. [1] - 2 November 27th - eUnited bench dazzLe as Relyks returns to the active roster. [2]
- 3 December 20th - compLexity Gaming bench yay and release Rambo. [3]
- 4 December 21st - MIBR acquire
TACO and zews from Team Liquid in exchange for Stewie2K. Additionally, MIBR bench 
YNk. [4] [5] - 5 December 22nd - compLexity Gaming bench
ANDROID. [6] - 6 December 22nd - Team Liquid sign adreN as the team's new coach. [7]
- 7 December 23rd - eUnited release osorandom. [8]
- 8 December 28th - compLexity Gaming acquire
Rickeh from Rogue. [9] - 9 December 29th - Cloud9 bench
Golden amid the player's continued health problems. Zellsis joins the team on trial as his replacement. [10] - 10 Januay 12th - MIBR bench tarik and acquire felps from INTZ eSports. [11]
- 11 January 13th - dazzLe returns to eUnited's starting lineup as Relyks is released. [12] [13]
- 12 January 29th - FNS steps down from eUnited. [14]
- 13 January 31st - Rogue acquire
niko from OpTic Gaming. [15] - 14 February 10th - eUnited acquire
MarKE, food, and vanity from Swole Patrol. [16] - 15 February 28th - NRG Esports replace FugLy with tarik. [17]
- 16 March 2nd - flusha steps down from Cloud9. Golden returns to the starting lineup. [18]
- 17 March 4th - Cloud9 part ways with Zellsis. [19]
- 18 March 12th - eUnited sign a2z as their new coach. [20]
- 19 March 22nd - Rambo replaces valens as Cloud9's head coach. [21]
- 20 March 23rd - Cloud9 acquire vice from Rogue. [22]
- 21 March 31st - Cloud9 release kioShiMa. [23]
- 22 April 2nd - Cloud9 sign cajunb. [24]
- 23 May 3rd - Rambo steps down from his role as coach om Cloud9. valens takes over the role of head coach. [25] [26]
Challenger Teams[edit]
| 1 |  Sonic |
|---|---|
| 2 | JT |
| 3 | Fadey |
| 4 | Domsterr |
| 5 | blackpoisoN |
| C | T.c |
 |
| Challenger Cup |
For notes on the "Challenger Teams" Click here.
- 1 April 4th - Denial Esports' roster is signed by ATK. [27]
- 2 April 7th - Mauisnake joins Spacestation Gaming as the team's coach. [28]
- 3 April 9th - Shakezullah completes this trial successfully and joins Team Singularity. [29]
- 4 April 13th - RZU leaves Bad News Bears, and shinobi transitions into being the coach of the team. [30]
- 5 April 17th - dazzLe and Relyks join Bad News Bears. [31]
- 6 April 23rd - dazzLe leaves Bad News Bears. [32]
- 7 May 5th - Relyks leaves Bad News Bears. shinobi returns to the starting lineup. [33]
- 8 May 15th - TenZ leaves Bad News Bears, yay and crashies join the team. [34]
Results[edit]
Standings[edit]
| # | Team | Winnings | Series Victories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MIBR |
$24,000 | 2 |
| 2. | FURIA Esports |
$17,000 | 1 |
| 3. | NRG Esports |
$15,250 | 1 |
| 4. | Team Liquid |
$10,750 | - |
| 5. | INTZ eSports |
$10,750 | - |
| 6. | Luminosity Gaming |
$9,000 | - |
| 7. | compLexity Gaming |
$7,500 | - |
| 8. | Cloud9 |
$5,750 | - |
| 9. | eUnited |
$4,750 | - |
| 10. | Spacestation Gaming |
$3,750 | - |
| 11. | Team Singularity |
$2,250 | - |
| 12. | Bad News Bears |
$1,500 | - |
| 13. | ATK |
$750 | - |
| . |  Renegades |
- | - |
| . | Rogue |
$12,000 | 1 |
- Note: Rogue withdraw, their Finals slot goes to compLexity. [35]
Series Results[edit]
Series Duration: March 11th – 14th, 2019 [edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $12,000 | Rogue |
| 2nd | $5,000 | compLexity Gaming |
 3rd-4th | $2,500 | Luminosity Gaming |
| NRG Esports | ||
| 5th-8th | $750 | Team Liquid |
| INTZ eSports | ||
| eUnited | ||
| Spacestation Gaming |
Quarterfinals
Team Liquid1
Rogue2
Luminosity2
INTZ eSports1
Complexity2
eUnited1
Semifinals
Series Duration: March 18th – 21st, 2019 [edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $12,000 | NRG Esports |
| 2nd | $5,000 | FURIA Esports |
| 3rd-4th | $2,500 | INTZ eSports |
| compLexity Gaming | ||
| 5th-8th | $750 | Spacestation Gaming |
| eUnited | ||
| Luminosity Gaming | ||
| Bad News Bears |
Quarterfinals
eUnited1
INTZ eSports2
FURIA Esports2
Luminosity1
Semifinals
NRG Esports2
INTZ eSports0
Series Duration: April 25th – 28th, 2019 [edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $12,000 | FURIA Esports |
| 2nd | $5,000 | INTZ eSports |
| 3rd-4th | $2,500 | Luminosity Gaming |
| Cloud9 | ||
| 5th-8th | $750 | Spacestation Gaming |
| Team Singularity | ||
| ATK | ||
| Bad News Bears |
Quarterfinals
Team Singularity1
Luminosity2
Semifinals
FURIA Esports2
Luminosity1
Series Duration: May 13th – 16th, 2019 [edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $12,000 | MIBR |
| 2nd | $5,000 | Team Liquid |
| 3rd-4th | $2,500 | eUnited |
| Luminosity Gaming | ||
| 5th-8th | $750 | Team Singularity |
| NRG Esports | ||
| Cloud9 | ||
| Spacestation Gaming |
Quarterfinals
Team Singularity1
MIBR2
NRG Esports1
eUnited2
Semifinals
Series Duration: May 21st – 24th, 2019 [edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $12,000 | MIBR |
| 2nd | $5,000 | Team Liquid |
| 3rd-4th | $2,500 | Cloud9 |
| INTZ eSports | ||
| 5th-8th | $750 | Team Singularity |
| eUnited | ||
| Luminosity Gaming | ||
| Spacestation Gaming |
Quarterfinals
INTZ eSports2
Luminosity1
Semifinals
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Highlights[edit]
- 2019-05-17 | FalleN vs. Liquid by Pablo "Nickos" Sanabria of HLTV.org
Articles[edit]
- 2019-03-12 | ECS S7 Week 1 EU & NA quarterfinals finished by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin of HLTV.org
References[edit]
- ↑ John Nomis (2018-11-17). "Cloud9 CS:GO Welcomes kioShiMa". Cloud9.
- ↑ dazzLe (2018-11-27). "my situation".
- ↑ Andrew "aMies" Miesner (2018-12-20). "Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ "Liquid Update: Zews & TACO traded for Stewie2K". Team Liquid. 2018-12-21.
- ↑ "Today we wish @Stewie the best of luck in Liquid and welcome back to the family @TACOCS & @zews!". MIBR. 2018-12-21.
- ↑ Andrew "aMies" Miesner (2018-12-22). "Additional Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ "Welcome Back Coach adreN!". Team Liquid. 2018-12-22.
- ↑ "Effective immediately, Jared “osorandom” Hartman has been released from the organization.". eUnited. 2018-12-23.
- ↑ Andrew "aMies" Miesner (2018-12-28). "Additions to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ John Nomis (2018-12-29). "Cloud9 Welcome Zellsis For CS:GO Trial". Cloud9.
- ↑ "The missing piece, welcome back home @felperaa!". MIBR. 2019-01-12.
- ↑ "All CS:GO Minor & Major teams have submitted and confirmed their rosters for the IEM Katowice 2019 competition". ESL. 2019-01-13.
- ↑ [Inside Source]
- ↑ Pujan "FNS" Mehta (2019-01-29). "I've decided to leave eUnited.".
- ↑ "Please join us in welcoming @OfficialnikoCS to the #RogueCS squad!". Rogue. 2019-01-31.
- ↑ Mnmzzz (2019-02-10). "eUnited buff up roster with MarKE, vanity, food". Dust2.us.
- ↑ "Welcome, Major Champion, @tarik to #NRGCSGO!". NRG Esports. 2019-02-28.
- ↑ John Nomis (2019-03-02). "Cloud9 Announces Return of Golden, Departure of Flusha". Cloud9.
- ↑ John Nomis (2019-03-04). "Thank You, Zellsis". Cloud9.
- ↑ eUnited (2019-03-12). "We are happy to welcome @a2zca to the eUnited family as the new coach for #eUCSGO!".
- ↑ Mnmzzz (2019-03-22). "Rambo silently assumes head coach role on Cloud9".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2019-03-23). "Please join us in welcoming Daniel @vice_cs Kim to #C9CSGO on trial as our fifth!".
- ↑ John Nomis (2019-03-31). "Thank You, kioShiMa". Cloud9.
- ↑ John Nomis (2019-04-02). "Cloud9 Welcomes cajunb to CSGO". Cloud9.
- ↑ Rambo (2019-05-03). "Although my time was short-lived with @Cloud9, I'm happy I got to work with some great players and the almighty @valens.".
- ↑ valens (2019-05-03). "Nothing but great things to say about Ron's work ethic and mind for the game-- it was a pleasure learning from and getting to know you.".
- ↑ ATK (2019-04-04). "We are proud to announce that we’ve brought SA’s top CS:GO team back home!".
- ↑ [Inside Source]
- ↑ CarbonDogma (2019-04-09). "Shakezullah passes trial on Singularity; Chris and the boys get Rich". Dust2.us.
- ↑ Nohte (2019-04-13). "Bad News Bears look to dazzLe with Relyks". Dust2.us.
- ↑ Mnmzzz (2019-04-17). "dazzLe and Relyks officially join Bad News Bears". Dust2.us.
- ↑ [Inside Source]
- ↑ [Inside Source]
- ↑ tolkienfanatic (2019-05-16). "TenZ leaves Bad News Bears". Dust2.us.
- ↑ FACEIT (2019-03-26). "Due to not having a roster, @Rogue are unable to fulfil their commitments to ECS for the remainder of #ECS7 and the Finals".