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FACEIT
Company Information
Industry:
Online Gaming Platform
Esports Production
Esports Production
Founded:
2011
Headquarters:
LondonEmployees:
51-200 [1]
Events:
Links
Founded in London in 2011, FACEIT is a leading independent competitive gaming platform for online multiplayer games, with more than 13 million users logging in a total of over 15 million online game sessions each month.
Contents
Overview[edit]
FACEIT allows players to easily play in tournaments and leagues for virtual and real-world prizes through automated tournament management and matchmaking technology.
For developers, FACEIT’s advanced software development kit (SDK) allows game creators to easily integrate user-friendly matchmaking and tournaments into their titles to allow gamers to take part in competitive online games at all skill levels. Esports organizers, players and communities use FACEIT to create and manage online competitions.
Events[edit]
Esports Championship Series[edit]
FACEIT League[edit]
| Event | Date | Winner | Runner-Up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2014 (Season 1) | 2014-04-30 to 2014-06-01 |  Virtus.pro
|
 Team Dignitas
| |
| Season 2 | 2014-10-24 to 2014-10-26 |  Fnatic
|
 Team iBUYPOWER
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| Season 2015 Stage 1 | 2015-02-18 to 2015-05-03 |  Team SoloMid
|
 Ninjas in Pyjamas
| |
| Season 2015 Stage 2 | 2015-05-03 to 2015-07-18 | Team SoloMid
|
 Cloud9
| |
| Season 2015 Stage 3 | 2015-09-15 to 2015-11-29 |  Fnatic
|
 Luminosity Gaming
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| Other | ||||
| G2A.com I NA | 2014-12-01 to 2014-12-20 |  mouseSpaz
|
Team iBUYPOWER
| |
| G2A.com I EU | 2014-12-11 to 2014-12-20 |  Team LDLC.com
|
 HellRaisers
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FACEIT Cup[edit]
| 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Date | Winner | Runner-Up | |
| May | 2013-05-30 to 2013-05-30 | Ninjas in Pyjamas
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Virtus.pro
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| June | 2013-07-02 to 2013-07-03 |  Epsilon Esports
|
 Five Crowns
| |
| July | 2013-08-08 to 2013-08-09 |  VeryGames
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Fnatic
| |
| August | 2013-09-09 | Ninjas in Pyjamas
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VeryGames
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| September | 2013-10-15 to 2013-10-16 | VeryGames
|
 LGB eSports
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| October | 2013-11-13 |  Astana Dragons
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 mousesports
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| December | 2013-12-19 | LGB eSports
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Fnatic
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| 2014 | ||||
| January | 2014-01-23 |  EL1TEGAM3RS1337
|
Nameless
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| March | 2014-03-25 to 2014-03-26 | Ninjas in Pyjamas
|
LGB eSports
| |
Interviews[edit]
2020[edit]
- 2020-02-09 | FACEIT's Director of Esports: "We made a lot of mistakes with ECS, the biggest one was that sometimes we wanted to play too nice" by MIRAA of HLTV
2019[edit]
- 2019-02-10 | FACEIT's Michele Attisani on ECS overhaul: "We wanted to create a format that is more fun and entertaining to watch" by MIRAA of HLTV at ECS Season 7 Finals
2018[edit]
- 2018-08-01 | FACEIT's Michele Attisani: "There was an article on HLTV about Buchholz and we thought it was a great improvement" by MIRAA of HLTV at FACEIT Major: London 2018
- 2018-05-11 | FACEIT's Michele Attisani: "We want to bring new life to the Minors" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2018-02-22 | FACEIT's Michele Attisani: "Major is a huge milestone for us; CS:GO is in our DNA" by MIRAA of HLTV