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FACEIT Major: London 2018
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FACEIT Major: London 2018
League Information
Series:
FACEIT Major
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Venue:
Twickenham Stadium
(The New Challengers Stage)
(The New Legends Stage)
SSE Arena, Wembley
(The New Champions Stage)
(The New Challengers Stage)
(The New Legends Stage)
SSE Arena, Wembley
(The New Champions Stage)
Teams:
24
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2018-09-05
End Date:
2018-09-23
Liquipedia Tier:
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Chronology
FACEIT Major: London 2018 is the 13th Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and the second Major of 2018. The prize pool is once again $1,000,000 and the 24-team format introduced at the previous Major will be used again. This is the first Major to be held by FACEIT.
Contents
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Desk Host:
Machine (Alex Richardson)
- Stage Host:
Freya (Freya Spiers)
- Interviewer:
Pala (Pala Gilroy Sen)
Format[edit]
- The New Challengers Stage: September 5th - 9th, 2018
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- Round 1 to 4 matches are Bo1
- Round 5 matches are Bo3
- The Buchholz system is used to seed matches from Rounds 3 to 5
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The New Legends Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- The New Legends Stage: September 12th - 16th, 2018
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- Round 1 to 4 matches are Bo1
- Round 5 matches are Bo3
- The Buchholz system is used to seed matches from Rounds 3 to 5
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The New Champions Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- The New Champions Stage: September 20th - 23rd, 2018
- Single-Elimination Bracket
- The Buchholz system is used to seed the Quarterfinals' matches
- All matches (including the Grand Final) are Bo3
Prize Pool[edit]
$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
Place | $ USD | Seed | Team |
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![]() | $500,000 | IEM Katowice Major 2019 Legend Status | ![]() |
![]() | $150,000 | IEM Katowice Major 2019 Legend Status | ![]() |
![]() | $70,000 | IEM Katowice Major 2019 Legend Status | ![]() |
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5th-8th | $35,000 | IEM Katowice Major 2019 Legend Status | ![]() |
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9th-11th | $8,750 | IEM Katowice Major 2019 New Challenger Status | ![]() |
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12th-14th | $8,750 | IEM Katowice Major 2019 New Challenger Status | ![]() |
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15th-16th | $8,750 | New Challenger Status | ![]() |
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17th-19th | - | - | ![]() |
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20th-22nd | - | - | ![]() |
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23rd-24th | - | - | ![]() |
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Note: No prize money is awarded to teams eliminated in the New Challengers Stage.
Note: 15-16th place teams are no longer invited to the next Major Championship. [1]
Participants[edit]
The Legends[edit]
For notes on the "Legends" Click here.
- 1 March 9th - G2 Esports announce the addition of
mixwell, who will be replacing
shox on trial starting after his run in WESG 2017.
SmithZz also steps down as coach, after expressing his desire to return to playing, resulting in manager
NiaK taking over. Both
SmithZz and
shox move to the bench. [2]
- 2 March 22nd -
TACO steps down from SK Gaming. [3]
- 3 March 30th -
Skadoodle announced his inactivity and stepped down from Cloud9. [4] He later announced on April 11th that he was returning to the active roster. [5]
- 4 March 30th -
Stewie2K leaves Cloud9 and joins SK Gaming. [6]
- 5 April 2nd - Cloud9 sign
FNS. [7]
- 6 May 25th - Fnatic sign
Xizt to replace
Lekr0. [8]
- 7 May 26th - Cloud9 bench
FNS. [9]
- 8 May 28th - G2 Esports bench
mixwell. [10]
- 9 June 4th -
shox and
SmithZz return to the active roster, while
NBK- and
apEX are benched. [11]
- 10 June 17th - Fnatic replace
Golden with
draken. [12]
- 11 June 20th - Winstrike Team acquire Quantum Bellator Fire's roster. [13]
- 12 June 23rd - MIBR sign the former roster of SK Gaming. [14]
- 13 June 27th - mousesports replace
STYKO with
Snax. [15]
- 14 July 13th - Cloud9 and
tarik part ways. [16]
- 15 July 14th - MIBR sign
tarik to replace
boltz. [17]
- 16 August 1st - MIBR sign
YNk as their new coach. [18]
- 17 August 8th - Cloud9 sign
Golden. [19]
- 18 August 9th - Cloud9 announces that
STYKO will be playing for them until end of September. [20]
The Returning Challengers[edit]
The Minor Challengers[edit]
For notes on the "Challengers" Click here.
- 1 January 26th - North part ways with
ruggah and promote
ave to coach the main squad. [21]
- 2 January 29th - North promotes
mertz to the main roster, replacing
cajunb. [22]
- 3 February 2nd -
Kjaerbye transfers from Astralis to North,
k0nfig leaves the active North lineup. [23][24]
- 4 February 5th - BIG bench
keev and move
LEGIJA to the position of Head of CS:GO. [25]
- 5 February 5th - Team Liquid sign
NAF to replace
jdm64. [26]
- 6 February 6th - Gambit Esports sign
seized on trial to replace
fitch, who is benched. [27]
- 7 February 6th - Virtus.pro bench
TaZ. [28]
- 8 February 7th - Astralis sign
Magisk. [29]
- 9 February 11th - BIG sign
tiziaN. [30]
- 10 March 22nd - Virtus.pro officially sign
MICHU. [31]
- 11 April 6th - Team Liquid sign
TACO as
steel steps down. [32]
- 12 April 9th - Vega Squadron bench
mir and
keshandr and are made available for transfer. [33]
- 13 April 18th - Vega Squadron buyout
crush from pro100. It is announced the next day that
Fierce will be temporarily acting as their fifth player, taking over captaining from jR. [34]
- 14 April 21st - BIG sign
smooya. [35]
- 15 May 10th - Vega Squadron announce that
kibaken has joined as their fifth player.
Fierce returns to the coach role. [36]
- 16 May 27th - Gambit Esports replace
seized with
mir. [37]
- 17 June 10th -
Andi resigns as head coach from Gambit Esports. [38]
- 18 June 27th -
Snax leaves Virtus.pro to join mousesports. [15]
- 19 July 24th -
B1ad3 joins Gambit Esports as a coach on loan from FlipSid3 Tactics. [39]
- 20 August 6th - Virtus.pro sign
snatchie. [40]
- 21 August 8th - North sign
niko as a stand-in, replacing
mertz. [41]
- 22 September 4th -
ngiN will miss the Major, Space Soldiers' coach
hardstyle will stand-in. [42]
Results[edit]
New Challengers Stage[edit]
# | Team | Matches | Rounds | RD | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
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1. | ![]() | 3 - 0 | 51 - 30 | +21 | Mirage | Inferno | Cache | ||
1. | ![]() | 3 - 0 | 60 - 43 | +17 | Mirage | Train | Mirage | ||
3. | ![]() | 3 - 1 | 74 - 48 | +26 | Inferno | Inferno | Mirage | Dust II | |
3. | ![]() | 3 - 1 | 55 - 54 | +1 | Inferno | Inferno | Inferno | Inferno | |
3. | ![]() | 3 - 1 | 69 - 70 | -1 | Overpass | Inferno | Overpass | Train | |
6. | ![]() | 3 - 2 | 92 - 69 | +23 | Overpass | Train | Inferno | Nuke | 2:0 |
6. | ![]() | 3 - 2 | 99 - 89 | +10 | Mirage | Train | Cache | Inferno | 2:0 |
6. | ![]() | 3 - 2 | 114 - 106 | +8 | Inferno | Train | Inferno | Inferno | 2:0 |
9. | ![]() | 2 - 3 | 92 - 96 | -4 | Overpass | Nuke | Mirage | Inferno | 0:2 |
9. | ![]() | 2 - 3 | 84 - 90 | -6 | Mirage | Nuke | Overpass | Dust II | 0:2 |
9. | ![]() | 2 - 3 | 91 - 112 | -21 | Mirage | Mirage | Inferno | Train | 0:2 |
12. | ![]() | 1 - 3 | 55 - 61 | -6 | Inferno | Train | Overpass | Nuke | |
12. | ![]() | 1 - 3 | 56 - 67 | -11 | Inferno | Inferno | Overpass | Inferno | |
12. | ![]() | 1 - 3 | 45 - 63 | -18 | Overpass | Train | Inferno | Inferno | |
15. | ![]() | 0 - 3 | 36 - 51 | -15 | Inferno | Inferno | Inferno | ||
15. | ![]() | 0 - 3 | 24 - 48 | -24 | Mirage | Mirage | Mirage |
Click here for detailed results of The New Challengers Stage matches
New Legends Stage[edit]
# | Team | Matches | Rounds | RD | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 3 - 0 | 48 - 23 | +25 | Inferno | Cache | Nuke | ||
1. | ![]() | 3 - 0 | 51 - 32 | +19 | Mirage | Mirage | Inferno | ||
3. | ![]() | 3 - 1 | 63 - 37 | +26 | Inferno | Inferno | Inferno | Dust II | |
3. | ![]() | 3 - 1 | 62 - 43 | +19 | Inferno | Overpass | Train | Mirage | |
3. | ![]() | 3 - 1 | 56 - 37 | +19 | Dust II | Train | Nuke | Train | |
6. | ![]() | 3 - 2 | 90 - 68 | +22 | Dust II | Overpass | Mirage | Mirage | 2:0 |
6. | ![]() | 3 - 2 | 113 - 94 | +19 | Dust II | Overpass | Overpass | Train | 2:1 |
6. | ![]() | 3 - 2 | 90 - 84 | +6 | Inferno | Dust II | Inferno | Dust II | 2:1 |
9. | ![]() | 2 - 3 | 90 - 100 | -10 | Mirage | Mirage | Train | Train | 1:2 |
9. | ![]() | 2 - 3 | 75 - 102 | -27 | Inferno | Inferno | Inferno | Mirage | 1:2 |
9. | ![]() | 2 - 3 | 83 - 112 | -29 | Dust II | Cache | Inferno | Inferno | 0:2 |
12. | ![]() | 1 - 3 | 45 - 52 | -7 | Mirage | Inferno | Inferno | Train | |
12. | ![]() | 1 - 3 | 58 - 73 | -15 | Mirage | Overpass | Inferno | Inferno | |
12. | ![]() | 1 - 3 | 37 - 61 | -24 | Inferno | Train | Overpass | Mirage | |
15. | ![]() | 0 - 3 | 30 - 51 | -21 | Mirage | Inferno | Inferno | ||
15. | ![]() | 0 - 3 | 26 - 48 | -22 | Mirage | Dust II | Mirage |
Click here for detailed results of The New Legends Stage matches
New Champions Stage[edit]
Quarterfinals

2

1
Semifinals

0

2
Showmatch[edit]
Participants[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Format[edit]
- Showmatch:
- Bo1 Showmatch
- Teams chosen by FACEIT
- Map veto is used
Results[edit]
Team smooya ![]() ![]() | 15 | 19 | ![]() ![]() |
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September 23, 2018 - 15:00 BST |
Prize Pool[edit]
Place | Team |
---|---|
W | ![]() |
L | ![]() |
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
SteamTV[edit]
Articles[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2018-07-07 | Road to the FACEIT Major: the Minors by Striker of HLTV
- 2018-08-08 | Asian Teams At the Majors by [[FACEIT]]
- 2018-08-10 | Americas Teams at the Majors by [[FACEIT]]
- 2018-08-12 | CIS Teams at the Majors by [[FACEIT]]
- 2018-08-14 | Europe Teams at the Majors by [[FACEIT]]
New Challengers Stage[edit]
- 2018-09-03 | FACEIT Major New Challengers Stage viewer's guide by BenjaCS of HLTV
- 2018-09-03 | FACEIT Major New Challengers Stage preview: Minor Challengers by Yossarian of HLTV
- 2018-09-04 | FACEIT Major New Challengers Stage preview: Returning Challengers by Professeur of HLTV
New Legends Stage[edit]
- 2018-09-10 | FACEIT Major's new Challengers: What now? by Striker of HLTV
- 2018-09-11 | FACEIT Major 2018 viewer's guide by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2018-09-11 | FACEIT Major New Legends Stage preview: Returning Legends by MIRAA of HLTV
New Champions Stage[edit]
- 2018-09-19 | Can Liquid go all the way in London? by Striker of HLTV
- 2018-09-19 | FACEIT Major quarter-finals preview - part 1 by Professeur of HLTV
- 2018-09-20 | FACEIT Major New Champions Stage viewer's guide by Yossarian of HLTV
- 2018-09-20 | FACEIT Major quarter-finals preview - part 2 by Professeur of HLTV
Conclusions[edit]
- 2018-09-23 | device claims FACEIT Major MVP award by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2018-09-25 | Winners and losers of the FACEIT Major by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2018-09-28 | FACEIT Major: the EVPs by MIRAA of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
- FACEIT's Michele Attisani: "Major is a huge milestone for us; CS:GO is in our DNA" by MIRAA of HLTV 2018-02-22 |
- FACEIT's Michele Attisani: "We want to bring new life to the Minors" by MIRAA of HLTV 2018-05-11 |
- FACEIT's Michele Attisani: "There was an article on HLTV about Buchholz and we thought it was a great improvement" by MIRAA of HLTV 2018-08-01 |
New Challengers Stage[edit]
- Leaving home to stage a comeback: cadiaN's return to the Major by Yossarian of HLTV 2018-09-03 |
- DavCost: "The main goal is to show who we are" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-04 |
- NEO: "byali wanted changes even before Snax told us (he was leaving)" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-04 |
- Hiko: "American teams are dependent on the momentum they gain" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-09-04 |
- Magisk: "I don't think that any team should be guaranteed a spot at the Major for being top 8." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-04 |
- Lekr0: "We can't underestimate VP even though they had a bad streak." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-04 |
- vice: "There's been rumors that (Space Soldiers) haven't been preparing super hard for the Major" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-04 |
- Twistzz: "stanislaw had a positive impact on my performance" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-05 |
- crush: "We didn't play much (officially) because we wanted to find our game" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-05 |
- B1ad3: "We still haven't found the perfect in-game leader" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-05 |
- stanislaw: "We have all the pieces to really do some damage" by Yossarian of HLTV 2018-09-05 |
- Lekr0: "I think I learned the most (about in-game leading) from pronax back in the day" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-05 |
- Bntet:"We're confident in our skill but im not sure were confident in our teamplay" by Striker (Czech journalist of HLTV 2018-09-05 |
- tiziaN: "I've actually practiced it 3 or 4 times, but I wasn't planning on doing that shot" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-05 |
- yay: "I think we could take the game against (Astralis)" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-05 |
- Twistzz: "We knew that bootcamping was the way better option" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-05 |
- Dosia: "B1ad3 is rearranging our in-game approach entirely, on all maps." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-05 |
- NEO: "I've been nothing but happy and surprised how good snatchie is." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-05 |
- ANGE1: "Woxic and ISSAA are quite hard to work with, but it’s worth it." by OverDrive of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-06 |
- hutji: "During his 1v1, chopper said 'no worries, guys, I'm going to punch him'" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-06 |
- Bondik: "The main goal is to proceed into the next stage, the rest is irrelevant." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-06 |
- AdreN: "It's me and Hobbit who are trying to make the mid-round calls" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-06 |
- somedieyoung: "We pretty much knew everything North were going to do" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-06 |
- cajunb: "I really want to win a Major, that's when I can retire and be happy" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-06 |
- NAF: "For this stage I just expect we 3-0 it." by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-07 |
- dupreeh talks the Rogue match: "We maybe prepared a little bit too much." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-07 |
- TACO: "We knew vega have a really aggressive style but it was still hard to play against" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-07 |
- ShahZaM: "Rogue is the best possible matchup for us" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-07 |
- f0rest: "I'm not satisfied at all; I believe that we can go so much further" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-07 |
- AdreN: "We recognise that is it absolutely crucial for us to be a more structured team." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-07 |
- gla1ve: "(As an IGL,) cadiaN is really good at the same things as FalleN" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-08 |
- xccurate: "We changed so much on the T side of Inferno (after playing OpTic)" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-08 |
- ANGE1 on OpTic: "They haven't yet found a style of play that fits both Snappi and the rest of the players." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-08 |
- bondik: "I enjoy when someone is showing emotions and I like to do the same" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-08 |
- gob b: "I'm looking forward to the fifth round, now we can show we're a really good team in the BO3s" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-08 |
- ShahZaM: "I'm speechless, I can't believe it; I won't lie, I went outside and cried" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-08 |
- captainMo: "The Major has been the main goal since we started playing CS:GO" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-09 |
- smooya: "I'm excited to play the next stage because those are the teams we practiced against" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-09 |
- dephh: "We're not going to stop until we've proved ourselves" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-09 |
- jR: "I believe people were tired of playing with each other; tonyblack and crush brought synergy to the team" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-09 |
- Stanislaw on the series vs. Vega: "The T side really just confused the hell out of me, honestly." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-09 |
- Snatchie on FACEIT Major ousting: "We were the least prepared team of all." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-11 |
- JR: "Psychologically, it's a lot easier for us. We have nothing to lose." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-12 |
- Gob b: "The next stage would be to win tournaments, but we're not there yet." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-13 |
New Legends Stage[edit]
- RUSH: "Hopefully, after the Major, our ranking will reflect how we actually are as a team" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-11 |
- SmithZz: "We aren't completely ready at the moment, but we are getting there" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-11 |
- jmqa: "After the last Major, our practice wasn't great, we didn't have good conditions" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-11 |
- flamie: "We still want to play Dust2 because no one is playing it well" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-11 |
- STYKO: "We found our game here in Europe" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-11 |
- JW: "We considered twist after the early StarLadder exit; he wasn't really interested" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-11 |
- Stewie2k: "English (...) is starting to become the Brazilians first language" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-12 |
- REZ: "Not playing the Minor means a lot to me, I have played so many" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-12 |
- Xyp9x: "Against Na'Vi and especially on Inferno, it's all mind games" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-12 |
- EliGE: "We're ready to win this whole thing" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-12 |
- stanislaw: "We're prepared for any single veto possible" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-12 |
- LEGIJA: "Before the Major, we said 'We will not practice to make Legends, we're here to f******* win'" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-13 |
- Xizt: "Every loss is going to take a toll on your confidence, we had to slowly build it up again" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-13 |
- nitr0: "I'm hoping we get Astralis, we can definitely put up a good show and a good fight" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-13 |
- Edward: "If you feel calm during the whole game, the comeback is real, always" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-13 |
- YNK: "This game was just so hard because mousesports saved so much" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-13 |
- STYKO: "(My new role) feels like I'm going to school every day, trying to understand a new subject" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-14 |
- dephh: "We proved we can't just play Inferno, we have other maps up our sleeves" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-14 |
- Golden: "Autimatic is a very smart player and I let him do whatever he wants." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-14 |
- NAF: "When we got into overtime I was so pissed off; I'm like 'F*** this, I'm going to buy an AWP'" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-14 |
- RUSH: “Golden is the best IGL we’ve had” by [[betway esports]] 2018-09-14 |
- ANDROID: "I've been dreaming of this moment for so long" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-15 |
- autimatic: "We were 0-2 at the last Major, and we came through. I think we can do it again." by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-15 |
- tabseN: "I feel like we can 100% win this tournament" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-15 |
- tarik: "I'd rather play a stronger opponent just to show everyone that we're going to win this Major" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-15 |
- nitr0: "I was really thankful to even get to the overtime" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-15 |
- gla1ve: "I don't think we have played this good since before the break." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-15 |
- s1mple: "I don't want to be a bad guy, there is no point" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-15 |
- shox: "We've got three to four maps we're definitely okay with playing" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-15 |
- Magisk: "Making history is always fun" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-15 |
- dephh: "It would be nice to play smooya again." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-16 |
- woxic: "After Dust2, we understood fnatic were already tilted" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-16 |
- NiKo: "I think strategy is what (G2 Esports) lacked the most." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-16 |
- NiKo: "I took the IGL role after going 0-2; most likely just for now" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-16 |
- coldzera: "compLexity is a good team to study; it's hard to play against (teams) you don't know much about" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-16 |
- Zeus: "We're deservedly a top 2 team in the world, and we have the chance to become No. 1." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-19 |
- moses: "(Cloud9) have to do some intense soul-searching" by Duck of [[Dust2.us]] 2018-09-19 |
New Champions Stage[edit]
- electronic: "You never know if you're ready to win the Major. (...) It's all about the moment." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-20 |
- ANDROID: "I think we can go further." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-20 |
- flamie: "We're playing well as a team, but it's more about the individual plays" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-20 |
- fer: "We are still confident in our Dust2" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-20 |
- TACO: "We didn't play our A-game, but we'll have to play it tomorrow" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-21 |
- Edward: "We were well prepared for them (BIG). We knew the full arsenal of their rounds." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-21 |
- GuardiaN: "(After the 0:2), we came to a conclusion to put NiKo as an IGL for now." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-21 |
- dupreeh: "I think our semi-final against Liquid is going to be the best match of the Major" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-21 |
- dupreeh: "It was kind of unreal in a way having won 16-0" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom 2018-09-21 |
- electronic: "It's too early to feel emotions" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-22 |
- Xyp9x: "We just outprepared Liquid today" by Professeur of HLTV 2018-09-22 |
- dupreeh: "I'm proud of the way we've approached the tournament." by Aleksei.L of [[Cybersport]] 2018-09-23 |
- device: "I thought it was going to be a rough year, it turned out to be the best one of my life" by Striker of HLTV 2018-09-23 |
- zonic: "We are heavily inspired by some of the things from traditional sports" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom 2018-09-25 |
Videos and Photos[edit]
Galleries[edit]
New Challengers Stage[edit]
- 2018-09-05 | FACEIT Major 2018 Main Qualifier - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2018-09-06 | FACEIT Major 2018 Main Qualifier - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2018-09-07 | FACEIT Major 2018 Main Qualifier - Day 3 by HLTV
- 2018-09-08 | FACEIT Major 2018 Main Qualifier - Day 4 by HLTV
- 2018-09-09 | FACEIT Major 2018 Main Qualifier - Day 5 by HLTV
New Legends Stage[edit]
- 2018-09-12 | FACEIT Major 2018 - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2018-09-13 | FACEIT Major 2018 - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2018-09-14 | FACEIT Major 2018 - Day 3 by HLTV
- 2018-09-15 | FACEIT Major 2018 - Day 4 by HLTV
- 2018-09-16 | FACEIT Major 2018 - Day 5 by HLTV
New Champions Stage[edit]
- 2018-09-20 | FACEIT Major 2018 - Day 6 by HLTV
- 2018-09-21 | FACEIT Major 2018 - Day 7 by HLTV
- 2018-09-22 | FACEIT Major 2018 - Day 8 by HLTV
- 2018-09-23 | FACEIT Major 2018 - Day 9 by HLTV
- 2018-10-12 | FACEIT Major London 2018 by [[Esports Kingdom]]
Highlights[edit]
- Xccurate Awp ACE vs Gambit by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-05 |
- tiziaN insane 1 click vs Renegades by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-05 |
- Smooya ACE vs Complexity by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-07 |
- yay quad kill clutch vs BIG by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-07 |
- GADE taps down TyLoo by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-07 |
- TOP 10 Plays of Challengers Stage feat. smooya, yay, xccurate! by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-10 |
- Defining Moments: Natus Vincere vs. FaZe by HLTV 2018-09-15 |
- fnatic vs Vega Squadron (JW) by HLTV 2018-09-16 |
- f0rest vs. MIBR by Djuhana of HLTV 2018-09-17 |
- TOP 10 Plays of Legends Stage feat. NiKo, JW, ISSAA! by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-17 |
- shox vs. ISSAA by Molen of HLTV 2018-09-19 |
- Electronic ACE vs BIG by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-21 |
- Fallen ACE vs Complexity by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-21 |
- Olofmeister Tribute by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-21 |
- FalleN vs. compLexity by HLTV 2018-09-23 |
- TOP 10 Plays of Champions Stage feat. s1mple, Twistzz, Fallen! by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-24 |
- Magisk vs. Liquid by filq of HLTV 2018-09-28 |
- device - HLTV MVP by Betway of FACEIT Major 2018 by djuhana of HLTV 2018-10-01 |
Player Spotlights[edit]
- Stewie2K - MIBR by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-17 |
- ropz - Mousesports by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-18 |
- shox - G2 by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-19 |
VODs[edit]
- Minor Moments - Cadian by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-08 |
- Minor Moments - Get_Right by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-11 |
- Dephh & Smooya by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-23 |
- The Most Iconic Major Moments on Inferno by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-25 |
- The Most Iconic Major Moments on Mirage by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-26 |
- The Most Iconic Major Moments on Train by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-27 |
- The Most Iconic Major Moments on Cache by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-28 |
- The Most Iconic Major Moments on Overpass by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-29 |
- The Most Iconic Major Moments on Dust 2 by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-30 |
New Challengers Stage[edit]
- FRIDAY OPENER by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-07 |
- Vega Squadron Team Intro by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-07 |
- Liquid Team Intro by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-07 |
- Astralis Team Intro by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-07 |
- NiP Team Intro by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-07 |
- SATURDAY OPENER by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-08 |
- Team Spirit Intro by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-08 |
- HellRaisers Intro by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-08 |
- OpTic Gaming Intro by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-08 |
- Tyloo Team Intro by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-09 |
- BIG Team Intro by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-09 |
- North Team Intro by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-09 |
- The Challenger Stage After Movie by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-09 |
New Legends Stage[edit]
- The Legends MIBR by [[FACEIT]] 2018-08-20 |
- The Legends FaZe by [[FACEIT]] 2018-08-22 |
- The Legends NaVi by [[FACEIT]] 2018-08-24 |
- The Legends Winstrike by [[FACEIT]] 2018-08-26 |
- The Legends Cloud9 by [[FACEIT]] 2018-08-28 |
- The Legends Fnatic by [[FACEIT]] 2018-08-30 |
- The Legends Mousesports by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-01 |
- The Legends G2 by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-03 |
- Legends Stage: BIG by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-14 |
- Legends Stage: Complexity by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-14 |
- Legends Stage: Team Liquid by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-14 |
- Legends Stage: Astralis by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-14 |
- Legends Stage: HellRaisers by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-15 |
- Legends Stage: NaVi by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-15 |
- Legends Stage: FNATIC by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-15 |
- Legends Stage: MIBR by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-15 |
- Legends Stage: FaZe by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-16 |
- Legends Stage: G2 by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-16 |
- Legends Stage: NiP by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-16 |
New Champions Stage[edit]
- BIG vs NaVi - Quarter Final #1 by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-20 |
- Road To Wembley - BIG by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-20 |
- Road To Wembley - NaVi by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-20 |
- MIBR vs Complexity - Quarter Final #2 by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-20 |
- Road To Wembley - Complexity by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-20 |
- Road To Wembley - MIBR by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-20 |
- Road To Wembley - Liquid by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-21 |
- Road To Wembley - Hellraisers by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-21 |
- Liquid vs Hellraisers - Quarter Final #2 by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-21 |
- MIBR vs NaVi - Semi-Final #1 by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-22 |
- Road To Finals - Astralis by [[FACEIT]] 2019-09-23 |
- Road To Finals - NaVi by [[FACEIT]] 2019-09-23 |
- USUAL 2EGGS SUSPECT by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-23 |
- FACEIT London Major Aftermovie by [[FACEIT]] 2018-09-24 |
Country Representation[edit]
References[edit]
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- ↑ Karina (2018-03-09). "CS:GO team update - NBK- to try out as in-game leader". G2 Esports.
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- ↑ Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham (2018-03-30). "Currently inactive with csgo, the future is uncertain and that is all guys thank you".
- ↑ Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham (2018-04-11). "Oh btw skadaddy is BACK BABY".
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- ↑ "We would like to welcome our newest #C9CSGO memeber, @FNS !". Cloud9. 2018-04-02.
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- ↑ Engin "ngiN" Kor (2018-09-04). "I will not be able to attend the major because my passport is still in London because of the visa process and he will not come back to me in time.".