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Esports Championship Series Season 8 - Europe
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Esports Championship Series Season 8 - Europe
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Game:
Type:
Online
Location:
Europe Teams:
12
Prize Pool:
$125,000 USD
Start Date:
2019-09-16
End Date:
2019-10-31
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Commentators:
James Bardolph (James Bardolph)- ddk (Daniel Kapadia)
Fifflaren (Robin Johansson)
seang@res (Sean Gares)- Rambo (Ronald Kim)
- Observer:
- Sliggy (Connor Blomfield)
Format[edit]
- Regular Season: September 16th - October 31st, 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 team with the most prize winnings following the 2nd Series qualifies to the Finals
- The winners of the following 3 Series qualify 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
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- | - |  TBD
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 2nd
|
- | - | TBD
|
 3rd
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- | - | TBD
|
 4th
|
- | - | TBD
|
| 5th | - | - | TBD
|
| 6th | - | - | TBD
|
| 7th | - | - | TBD
|
| 8th | - | - | TBD
|
| 9th | - | - | TBD
|
| 10th | - | - | TBD
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| 11th | - | - | TBD
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| 12th | - | - | TBD
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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 7 or a Challenger Cup team.
Starting Teams[edit]
TBD 
For notes on the "Starting Teams" Click here.
- 1 May 2nd -
JUGi replaces cadiaN on North. [1] - 2 June 18th - OpTic Gaming part ways with Snappi. [2]
- 3 June 19th - Ninjas in Pyjamas bench dennis and sign Plopski. [3]
- 4 June 24th - AVANGAR bench
fitch. [4] - 5 June 25th - AVANGAR sign AdreN. [5]
- 6 August 10th - OpTic Gaming replace refrezh with cajunb. [6]
- 7 August 21st - Fnatic bench Xizt and twist. [7]
- 8 September 3rd - Fnatic part ways with Jumpy and transition Samuelsson into being the team's coach. [8]
- 9 September 7th - Team Vitality bench
NBK-. [9] - 10 September 11th - FaZe Clan part ways with
NEO. [10] - 11 September 16th - Fnatic sign flusha and acquire Golden on loan from Cloud9. [11]
- 12 September 20th - Natus Vincere acquire
GuardiaN from FaZe Clan. [12] - 13 September 25th - FaZe Clan acquire
coldzera from MIBR. [13] - 14 September 26th - Ninjas in Pyjamas part ways with GeT_RiGhT. [14]
- 15 September 26th -
broky joins FaZe Clan on trial. [15] - 16 September 27th - Ninjas in Pyjamas acquire twist from Fnatic. [16]
- 17 September 28th - Team Vitality sign shox. [17]
- 18 October 11th - North acquire cajunb as a replacement for valde who is benched. Following this, OpTic Gaming's roster disbands due to being unable to find a new fifth as the organization is unwilling to invest resources into the team. [18] [19]
Challenger Teams[edit]
| 1 |  sinnopsyy |
|---|---|
| 2 | juanflatroo |
| 3 |  anarkez |
| 4 |  rigoN |
| 5 | tudsoN |
 | |
| Challenger Cup | |
For notes on the "Challenger Teams" Click here.
- 1 July 2nd - Virtus.pro bench OKOLICIOUZ and add phr as a stand-in. [20]
- 2 September 10th - Virtus.pro add phr on a long-term basis. [21]
- 3 September 17th - Ambush Esport part ways with PR1mE. [22]
- 4 September 17th - siNde leaves Ambush Esport. [23]
- 5 September 26th - Complexity Gaming acquire blameF from Heroic. [24]
- 6 September 29th - Ryxxo leaves Ambush Esport. [25]
- 7 September 30th - djL leaves Japaleno to join Team GamerLegion. [26]
- 8 September 30th - Team Heretics sign B1GGY as coach after a 3-month trial. [27]
- 9 October 6th - Team Heretics sign kioShiMa and bench jeyN. [28]
- 10 October 7th - Lack1 is acquired by Winstrike Team. [29]
- 11 October 8th - Team Heretics replace JiNKZ with Lucky on the starting lineup. [30] [31]
- 12 October 8th - Ambush Esport add ckay, Fessor, and Jmoments on trial. [32]
- 13 October 11th - Heroic acquire cadiaN. [33]
Results[edit]
Standings[edit]
| # | Team | Winnings | Series Victories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  AVANGAR |
$15,000 | 1 |
| 2. |  Ninjas in Pyjamas |
$12,500 | 1 |
| 2. |  Heroic |
$12,500 | 1 |
| 4. |  forZe |
$7,500 | - |
| 4. |  Virtus.pro |
$7,500 | - |
| 4. |  M1X |
$7,500 | - |
| 7. |  Tricked Esport |
$5,000 | - |
| 8. |  Fnatic |
$2,500 | - |
| 8. |  Japaleno |
$2,500 | - |
| 8. |  BIG |
$2,500 | - |
| 11. |  Team Vitality |
- | - |
| 12. |  North |
- | - |
| 13. |  Astralis |
- | - |
| 14. |  FaZe Clan |
- | - |
| 15. |  mousesports |
- | - |
| 16. |  Ambush Esport |
- | - |
| 17. |  Team Heretics |
- | - |
| 18. |  ESPADA |
- | - |
| . |  OpTic Gaming |
- | - |
Series Results[edit]
Series Duration: September 16th - 19th, 2019 [edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st
|
$12,500 | AVANGAR
|
| 2nd
|
$7,500 | forZe
|
 3rd-4th
|
$2,500 | Fnatic
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| Japaleno
| ||
| 5th-8th | - | Virtus.pro
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| Team Heretics
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| Ambush Esport
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| Heroic
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Quarterfinals
AVANGAR2
Virtus.pro1
Team Heretics0
Fnatic2
forZe2
Ambush Esport1
Semifinals
AVANGAR2
Fnatic1
Series Duration: September 30th - October 3rd, 2019 [edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st
|
$12,500 | Heroic
|
| 2nd
|
$7,500 | Virtus.pro
|
| 3rd-4th
|
$2,500 | Tricked Esport
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| AVANGAR
| ||
| 5th-8th | - |  Se7en eSports
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| ESPADA
| ||
| BIG
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| M1X
|
Quarterfinals
Tricked Esport2
Se7en eSports0
Virtus.pro2
ESPADA1
Semifinals
Tricked Esport0
Virtus.pro2
Series Duration: October 14th - 17th, 2019 [edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st
|
$12,500 | Ninjas in Pyjamas
|
| 2nd
|
$7,500 | M1X
|
| 3rd-4th
|
$2,500 | Tricked Esport
|
| BIG
| ||
| 5th-8th | - | Virtus.pro
|
| mousesports
| ||
| Team Heretics
| ||
| FaZe Clan
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Quarterfinals
mousesports1
M1X2
Virtus.pro0
Tricked Esport2
Semifinals
M1X2
Tricked Esport0
Series Duration: October 21st - 24th, 2019 [edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st
|
$12,500 | TBD
|
| 2nd
|
$7,500 | TBD
|
| 3rd-4th
|
$2,500 | TBD
|
| TBD
| ||
| 5th-8th | - | TBD
|
| TBD
| ||
| TBD
| ||
| TBD
|
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Grand Final
Series Duration: October 28th - 31st, 2019 [edit]
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st
|
$12,500 | TBD
|
| 2nd
|
$7,500 | TBD
|
| 3rd-4th
|
$2,500 | TBD
|
| TBD
| ||
| 5th-8th | - | TBD
|
| TBD
| ||
| TBD
| ||
| TBD
|
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Grand Final
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Articles[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "valde new team captain, JUGi joins the ranks". North. 2019-05-02.
- ↑ OpTic Gaming (2019-06-18). "Thank you to Marco "@SnappiCSGO" Pfeiffer for his time on our CS:GO team.".
- ↑ Lukas "Kameeleon" Berć (2019-06-19). "NiP welcomes new blood to the CS:GO roster". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- ↑ AVANGAR (2019-06-24). "CS:GO ROSTER UPDATE".
- ↑ AVANGAR (2019-06-25). "Пятый игрок уже здесь! Добро пожаловать, AdreN " [Our fifth player is already here! Welcome, AdreN!] (in
Russian).
- ↑ MSL (2019-08-10). "Roster change and organization status".
- ↑ Brendan (2019-08-21). "A New Phase for CSGO". Fnatic.
- ↑ MIRAA (2019-09-03). "Samuelsson takes over as fnatic coach.". HLTV.
- ↑ Team Vitality (2019-09-7). "CSGO Update: we decided to remove @NBK from the starting roster.".
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2019-09-11). "CS:GO Update: NEO will no longer be a substitute for our roster.".
- ↑ "The not-so newcomers". Fnatic. 2019-09-16.
- ↑ "New Natus Vincere CS:GO roster". Natus Vincere. 2019-09-20.
- ↑ "We have an Announcement to make...". FaZe Clan. 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "A new chapter for GeT_RiGhT: CSGO Roster Update". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2019-09-26.
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2019-09-26). "CS:GO Update: Please welcome @brokycs as our newest addition to the team.".
- ↑ "Plot twist: we recruit an AWP:er - CS:GO Roster Update". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2019-09-27.
- ↑ Team Vitality (2019-09-28). "Please give a very warm welcome to @ShoxCSGO in our CSGO team #VforVictory".
- ↑ North (2019-10-11). "Today we welcome @cajunbCS!".
- ↑ Professeur (2019-10-11). "OpTic disband; players open to individual offers". HLTV.
- ↑ Virtus.pro (2019-07-02). "This July we’ll be testing new players and looking for a better balance in our CS:GO squad’s playstyle.".
- ↑ Virtus.pro (2019-09-10). "Now it's official: @phrcsgo is a Virtus.pro player!".
- ↑ Sander (2019-09-17). "PR1mE er ude af Ambush " [PR1mE is out of Ambush] (in Danish). Dust2.dk.
- ↑ siNde (2019-09-17). "Jeg har valgt at trække mig som coach for Ambush... " [I have chosen to pull myself as a coach for Ambush...] (in Danish).
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2019-09-26). "Welcome, @blameFFFFF!".
- ↑ Zarrosso (2019-09-29). "Ryxxo stopper hos Ambush " [Ryxxo stops at Ambush] (in Danish). Dust2.dk.
- ↑ Team GamerLegion (2019-09-30). "Update regarding our #csgo team".
- ↑ Team Heretics (2019-09-30). "¡Bienvenido Morgan! " [Welcome Morgan!] (in
Spanish).
- ↑ Team Heretics (2019-10-06). "Bienvenue @kiocsgoo! " [Welcome @kiocsgoo!] (in French).
- ↑ "Three new CS:GO players in the Winstrike team roster". Winstrike Team. 2019-10-07.
- ↑ Team Heretics. "¡Nos despedimos de @JiNKZ_CSGO! " [We say goodbye to @JiNKZ_CSGO!] (in Spanish).
- ↑ Team Heretics (2019-10-08). "Welcome @LuckyCSGO_!".
- ↑ "Ambush deltager i Alienware Game Arena LAN Finals i Prag " [Ambush participates in the Alienware Game Arena LAN Finals in Prague] (in Danish). Dust2.dk. 2019-10-08.
- ↑ Heroic (2019-10-11). "Welcome cadiaN!".