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Esports Championship Series Season 8 - Finals
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Esports Championship Series Season 8 - Finals
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Arlington Venue:
Teams:
8
Prize Pool:
$500,000 USD
Start Date:
2019-11-28
End Date:
2019-12-01
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Commentators:
James Bardolph (James Bardolph)- ddk (Daniel Kapadia)
- HenryG (Henry Greer)
- Machine (Alex Richardson)
Format[edit]
- Group Stage:
- Two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups
- Each group has 4 teams
- Opening matches are Bo1
- All following matches are Bo3
- Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs
- Two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups
- Playoffs:
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
Prize Pool[edit]
$500,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
 1st
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$225,000 |  Astralis
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 2nd
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$100,000 |  Team Liquid
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 3rd-4th
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$50,000 |  Evil Geniuses
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 Fnatic
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| 5th-6th | $25,000 |  Ninjas in Pyjamas
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 MIBR
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| 7th-8th | $12,500 |  AVANGAR
|
 Sharks Esports
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Participants[edit]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
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| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team Liquid | 2-0 | 48-22 | +26 | ||
| 2. | Evil Geniuses | 2-1 | 77-84 | -7 | ||
| 3. | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 1-2 | 78-77 | +1 | ||
| 4. | AVANGAR | 0-2 | 28-48 | -20 | ||
| Group A Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| EG | 16 | 10 | AVG |
| Liquid | 16 | 4 | NiP |
| EG | 0 | 2 | Liquid |
| AVG | 0 | 2 | NiP |
| EG | 2 | 1 | NiP |
Playoffs[edit]
Semifinals
Astralis2
Evil Geniuses1
Collegiate Showdown[edit]
Participants[edit]
Results[edit]
UT Arlington  UTA | 7 | 16 |  Esports LSU LSU |
|---|---|---|---|
December 1, 2019 - 11:30 CST  ·  | |||
Prize Pool[edit]
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| W | Esports LSU
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| L | UT Arlington
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Showmatch[edit]
Participants[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Format[edit]
- Showmatch:
- Bo1 Showmatch
- First team featuring FPL Players
- Second team featuring Pro Players & Talent
Results[edit]
FACIET 10z  FACIET 10z | 16 | 14 |  DP Petes DP Petes |
|---|---|---|---|
December 1, 2019 - 13:00 CST · | |||
Prize Pool[edit]
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| W | FACEIT Level Tenz
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| L | Dirty Peek Petes
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Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2019-11-26 | ECS Season 8 Finals viewer's guide by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org
- 2019-11-27 | ECS Season 8 Finals preview by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin of HLTV.org
Conclusions[edit]
- 2019-12-02 | device claims fourth ECS MVP award by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org
- 2019-12-10 | What we learned from ECS and ESL Pro League Finals by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org
- 2019-12-26 | Final EVPs of 2019 by Luis "MIRAA" Mira of HLTV.org
Interviews[edit]
- 2019-11-28 | tarik: "We want to make sure that we do a better job at picking events moving forward" by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin of HLTV.org
- 2019-11-29 | Golden: "coming back I felt like I knew more about what I wanted to do, I was more assertive" by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin of HLTV.org
- 2019-11-29 | nitr0: "it feels like we are gaining our confidence back" by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin of HLTV.org
- 2019-11-30 | fer: "When individual decisions need to be made people are just too stressed and we are struggling" by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin of HLTV.org
- 2019-11-30 | Samuelsson: "I admire how hard the players have been working on themselves" by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin of HLTV.org
- 2019-12-01 | gla1ve on event schedule: "If this happens again maybe we will say no to a tournament, even if it is the finals" by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin of HLTV.org
- 2019-12-02 | device: "There are two tournaments left and if we win them I think we can definitely call it our year" by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin of HLTV.org
2019-12-10 | GeT_RiGhT: "I always gambled with my health, but this time I will also gamble with my legacy" by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin of HLTV.org
Videos and Photos[edit]
Galleries[edit]
- 2019-11-28 | ECS Season 8 Finals - Day 1 by HLTV.org
- 2019-11-29 | ECS Season 8 Finals - Day 2 by HLTV.org
- 2019-11-30 | ECS Season 8 Finals - Day 3 by HLTV.org
- 2019-12-01 | ECS Season 8 Finals - Day 4 by HLTV.org
Highlights[edit]
- 2019-11-29 | Top 10 Best Plays - ECS S8 FINALS Day 1 by FACEIT
- 2019-11-30 | Top 10 Best Plays - ECS S8 FINALS Day 2 by FACEIT
- 2019-12-01 | Top 10 Best Plays - ECS S8 FINALS Day 3 by FACEIT
- 2019-12-07 | device - HLTV MVP by Betway of ECS Season 8 Finals by Rama "djuhana" Djuhana of HLTV.org
VODs[edit]
- 2019-11-28 | ECS S8 - Story of Avangar by FACEIT
- 2019-11-28 | ECS S8 - Story of Ninjas In Pyjamas by FACEIT
- 2019-11-29 | ECS S8 - Story of Sharks by FACEIT
- 2019-11-29 | ECS S8 - Story of MiBR by FACEIT
- 2019-11-29 | ECS S8 - Story of Evil Geniuses by FACEIT
- 2019-11-29 | ECS S8 - Story of Fnatic by FACEIT
- 2019-11-30 | ECS S8 - Story of Astralis by FACEIT
- 2019-12-01 | ECS S8 - Story of Team Liquid by FACEIT