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Flashpoint Season 2
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Flashpoint Season 2
League Information
Series:
Organizers:
B Site Inc.
FACEIT
FACEIT
Sponsor(s):
Game:
Type:
Online
Location:
EuropePrize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2020-11-10
End Date:
2020-12-06
Teams:
12
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
Chronology
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Show Hosts:
MonteCristo (Christopher Mykles)
Freya (Freya Spiers)
- Commentators:
Anders (Anders Blume)- Semmler (Auguste Massonnat)
- James Bardolph (James Bardolph)
- Hawka (Alex Hawkins)
- Observers:
- prius (David Kuntz)
- ItsRandall (Ryan Randall)
- Jak3y (Jake Elton)
- Director:
- Producers:
Format[edit]
- Group Stage:
- Three double-elimination (GSL) format groups
- Each group has 4 teams
- All matches are Bo3
- All 1st & 2nd placed team advance to the Playoffs
- All 3rd placed teams proceed to the Last Chance Stage
- The best 4th placed team proceeds to the Last Chance Stage
- Three double-elimination (GSL) format groups
- Last Chance Stage:
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
- Top 2 teams advance to the Playoffs
- Playoffs:
- Double-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
Prize Pool[edit]
$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
Note: MIBR are fined $10,000 USD for competitive integrity violations. [1]
Participants[edit]
- 1 September 7th - Cloud9 announce their intentions to assemble a European lineup, signing
kassad as the team's head coach. [2] - 2 September 9th - Cloud9 acquire ALEX from Team Vitality. [3]
- 3 September 19th - Cloud9 acquire mezii from Team GamerLegion and
woxic from mousesports. [4][5] - 4 October 2nd - floppy transfers to Cloud9's new roster. [6][7]
- 5 October 25th - Cloud9 acquire es3tag from Astralis to finalize their roster. [8][9]
- 1 June 22nd - c0ntact Gaming sign Snappi. [10]
- 2 July 6th - c0ntact Gaming bench LETN1. [11]
- 3 August 24th - smooya and
Spinx join c0ntact Gaming on trial. [12] - 4 October 15th - c0ntact Gaming part ways with smooya. [13]
- 5 October 17th - emi's contract expires and he leaves c0ntact Gaming. [14]
- 6 October 22nd - c0ntact Gaming sign
rigoN and promote Spinx after successful completion of his trial. [15]
- 1 September 16th - Dignitas bench
GeT_RiGhT and Xizt. [16] - 2 September 25th -
vENdetta is promoted to be the head coach of Dignitas as Fifflaren transitions to a managerial role within the organization. [17] - 3 October 12th - Dignitas acquire H4RR3 from Nordavind. [18]
- 4 October 13th - Dignitas sign HEAP. [19]
- 1 September 11th -
daps steps down from Gen.G Esports' active lineup. [23] - 2 October 7th - s0m retires from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and leaves the team after being acquired by NRG Esports to play for their VALORANT team. [24]
- 3 November 4th - Gen.G Esports will use Xizt, on loan from Dignitas, and kreaz as stand-ins for Flashpoint Season 2. [25]
- 1 July 31st - Bubzkji is acquired by Astralis. [26]
- 2 August 5th - MAD Lions sign
innocent. [27] - 3 September 26th - innocent steps down from MAD Lions' active lineup. [28]
- 4 October 2nd - MAD Lions acquire HooXi and refrezh from x6tence. [29][30]
- 5 October 20th - AcilioN is acquired by Copenhagen Flames. [31][32]
- 1 May 19th - MIBR acquire
trk from Team oNe eSports as 
meyern is moved to the bench. [33][34] - 2 August 31st - MIBR suspend dead pending an investigation following his ban from ESL and DreamHack. [35]
- 3 September 13th - MIBR bench fer and TACO and release dead while FalleN also requests to be benched from the lineup. [36][37]
- 4 October 21st - MIBR sign cogu as the team's head coach. [38]
- 5 October 23rd - MIBR sign LUCAS1, and acquire leo_drk and v$m on loan from Sharks Esports and DETONA Gaming, respectively, until the end of the year. [39]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A (Midsommar)[edit]
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
2
1
2
1
November 11, 2020 - 16:00 GMT
·
·
0
2
0
2
November 11, 2020 - 13:00 GMT
··1
2
1
2
November 14, 2020 - 13:00 GMT
··Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
1
2
1
2
November 14, 2020 - 17:30 GMT
··2
0
2
0
November 19, 2020 - 13:00 GMT
··0
2
0
2
November 20, 2020 - 16:00 GMT
··Group B (Demo-lition Men)[edit]
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
1
2
1
2
November 10, 2020 - 13:00 GMT
··
2
1
2
1
November 10, 2020 - 16:00 GMT
··0
2
0
2
November 13, 2020 - 13:00 GMT
··Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
1
2
1
2
November 13, 2020 - 16:00 GMT
··0
2
0
2
November 19, 2020 - 16:00 GMT
··2
1
2
1
November 21, 2020 - 13:00 GMT
··Group C (Tower of Babel)[edit]
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
0
2
0
2
November 12, 2020 - 13:00 GMT
··
0
2
0
2
November 12, 2020 - 16:10 GMT
··2
1
2
1
November 15, 2020 - 13:00 GMT
··Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
0
2
0
2
November 15, 2020 - 16:50 GMT
··0
2
0
2
November 20, 2020 - 13:00 GMT
··1
2
1
2
November 21, 2020 - 16:00 GMT
··Last Chance Stage[edit]
Last Chance Match
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
1
2
1
2
November 22, 2020 - 16:55 GMT
··Last Chance Match
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
2
1
2
1
November 22, 2020 - 13:00 GMT
··Playoffs[edit]
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
1
2
1
2
November 30, 2020 - 14:00 GMT
··2
1
2
1
November 30, 2020 - 17:45 GMT
··2
1
2
1
December 3, 2020 - 14:00 GMT
··2
1
2
1
December 1, 2020 - 14:00 GMT
··1
2
1
2
December 1, 2020 - 17:45 GMT
··2
0
2
0
December 3, 2020 - 17:00 GMT
··2
1
2
1
December 5, 2020 - 18:20 GMT
··Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
2
0
2
0
December 2, 2020 - 14:00 GMT
··2
0
2
0
December 4, 2020 - 14:00 GMT
··0
2
0
2
December 2, 2020 - 17:00 GMT
··0
2
0
2
December 4, 2020 - 17:00 GMT
··1
2
1
2
December 5, 2020 - 22:00 GMT
··0
2
0
2
December 6, 2020 - 14:00 GMT
··2
1
2
1
December 6, 2020 - 19:00 GMT
··Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Interviews[edit]
-
2020-10-25 | MonteCristo: "I can promise that we will have on Flashpoint the best features that have been made during this pandemic" by MIRAA of HLTV - 2020-11-05 | Interview with Raphael 'cogu' Camargo from MIBR by Freya of Flashpoint
- 2020-11-06 | Interview with Robin "flusha" Rönnquist from Fnatic by Freya of Flashpoint
- 2020-11-07 | Interview with Freddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson from Fnatic by Freya of Flashpoint
- 2020-11-07 | Interview with Henry "HenryG" Greer from Cloud9 by Freya of Flashpoint
- 2020-11-09 | Interview with Neil "Neil_M" Murphy from c0ntact by Freya of Flashpoint
- 2020-11-09 | Interview with Nathan "NBK" Schmitt from OG by Freya of Flashpoint
- 2020-11-10 | Interview with Andrey "Jerry" Mekhryakov from forZe by Freya of Flashpoint
- 2020-11-10 | Interview with Thomas "Thomas" Utting from Team Envy by Freya of Flashpoint
- 2020-11-10 | Interview with Noah "Nifty" Francis from Team Envy by Freya of Flashpoint
- 2020-11-11 | Interview with Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis from Virtus.pro by Freya of Flashpoint
- 2020-11-12 | Interview with Tobias "tow b" Herberhold from BIG by Freya of Flashpoint
Player Spotlights[edit]
- 2020-11-12 | ALEX Documentary: The Head of the Colossus by Pinnacle Esports
- 2020-11-12 | BnTeT Documentary: The Fairytale of Hansel and Counter-Strike by Pinnacle Esports
- 2020-11-13 | Friberg Documentary: All hail the King by Pinnacle Esports
- 2020-11-19 | acoR Documentary: The Danish Mechanic by Pinnacle Esports
References[edit]
- ↑ Flashpoint (2020-12-03). "A statement from @MonteCristo regarding MIBR's recent Flashpoint match".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2020-09-07). "The first pages in the new #C9CSGO chapter…".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2020-09-10). "The 3rd page in #C9CSGO’s new chapter and the head of our Colossus has arrived.".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2020-09-19). "The 4th page in #C9CSGO’s new chapter…".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2020-09-19). "The 5th page in #C9CSGO’s new chapter is here!".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2020-10-07). "A familiar face joins the fray as the 6th page in #C9CSGO's new chapter...".
- ↑ HenryG (2020-10-07). "Cloud9 CS:GO ship off their North American barbed anchor to a new European based home in the form of the Colossus!".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2020-10-15). "The #C9CSGO 5th you've all been waiting for is finally here.".
- ↑ HenryG (2020-10-15). "The Colossus plucks the brightest star from the Danish night sky to complete a line-up with true astronomical power".
- ↑ c0ntact Gaming (2020-06-22). "Please join us in wishing a warm welcome to Marco '@SnappiCSGO' Pfeiffer as the new leader of the c0ntact team!".
- ↑ LETN1 (2020-07-06). "My current situation in team c0ntact!".
- ↑ smooya (2020-08-24). "I will be standing in for @c0ntactCS the next couple of weeks.".
- ↑ smooya (2020-10-15). "Update: myself and @c0ntactCS have parted ways, it simply comes down to my role within the team and the long term plans they have.".
- ↑ emi (2020-10-17). "I am officially contract free from @c0ntactCS meaning i'm ready for my next challenge.".
- ↑ LucasAM (2020-10-22). "c0ntact add rigoN and Spinx". HLTV.
- ↑ Dignitas (2020-09-16). "It is with a heavy heart that we announce GeT_RiGhT and Xizt have been benched from our team's starting roster.".
- ↑ Dignitas (2020-09-25). "@Fifflaren and @vENdettaCSGO discuss roster changes while also sharing a MAJOR update for BOTH the CS:GO team and all of Dignitas' competitive teams!".
- ↑ Dignitas (2020-10-12). "We have a few tricks up our sleeve to compliment our CS:GO roster.".
- ↑ Dignitas (2020-10-13). "The final secret weapon for #DignitasVIE.".
- ↑ Team Envy (2020-08-06). "Now leading the team, please welcome @kuben_tt as the new Head Coach and Manager of Team Envy CSGO!".
- ↑ Team Envy (2020-08-06). "We want to thank @mooseloff and @ryann_cs for their time with the team and wish them the best in the future".
- ↑ Team Envy (2020-09-10). "Please welcome the newest member of Envy CS, @ThomasCS__ !".
- ↑ Gen.G Esports (2020-09-11). "As of today, @daps has stepped down from Gen.G's CSGO roster.".
- ↑ NRG Esports (2020-10-07). "Oh...looks like NRG Valorant found their duelist".
- ↑ Gen.G Esports (2020-11-04). "We have our 4th and 5th for @Flashpoint 2!".
- ↑ "Roster change: Lucas "Bubzkji" Andersen replaces Jakob "JUGi" Hansen". Astralis. 2020-07-31.
- ↑ MAD Lions (2020-08-05). "Today we welcome @innocentCS to the team!".
- ↑ innocent (2020-09-26). "Leaving MAD Lions".
- ↑ x6tence (2020-10-02). "HooXi and refrezh leave x6tence".
- ↑ MAD Lions (2020-10-20). "To round out our squad ahead of #FLASHPOINT 2, [..]".
- ↑ MAD Lions (2020-10-20). "Roster update: Today we say farewell to @AcilioNcs".
- ↑ Copenhagen Flames (2020-10-20). "Today we welcome back Asger @AcilioNcs Larsen to our CS:GO roster!".
- ↑ MIBR (2020-05-19). "Today we move our "manito" @meyern to the bench".
- ↑ MIBR (2020-05-19). "Welcome to the MIBR family @trkcsgo!".
- ↑ MIBR (2020-08-31). "We take any allegations of competitive impropriety very seriously and will be suspending Ricardo, effectively immediately".
- ↑ MIBR (2020-09-13). "Obrigado @fer, @TACOCS & @ricsini." [Thank you @fer, @TACOCS & @ricsini.] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ FalleN (2020-09-13). "O jogo não acabou!" [The game is not over!] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ MIBR (2020-10-21). "BEM-VINDO DE VOLTA, LENDA!" [WELCOME BACK, LEGEND!] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ MIBR (2020-10-23). "Toda história tem um recomeço. Esse é o nosso." [Every story has a new beginning. This is ours.] (in Portuguese).