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HCG Masters Season 1
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HCG Masters Season 1
League Information
Organizer:
Hardcore Gaming
Game:
Type:
Online
Location:
EuropePrize Pool:
€180,000 EUR
(≃ $198,818.14 USD)
(≃ $198,818.14 USD)
Start Date:
2022-02-09
End Date:
2022-04-03
Teams:
28
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
Upcoming Matches
No Scheduled Matches
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Commentators:
DutchBoy (Jesse van Kuringe)
GrimyRannarr (Freddie Pritchard)
Jammer (James Padhiar)- JohnPee (John Pritchard)
Format[edit]
- Regional Swiss Stage:
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- All matches are Bo3
- Top 8 teams proceed to Main Swiss Stage
- Click here for a detailed explanation of the Swiss System format
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- First Round (Seeded)
- Seeding Pool 1:
- Seeding Pool 2:
- Seeding Pool 3:
- Seeding Pool 4:
- Teams from Seeding Pool 1 are drawn versus teams from Seeding Pool 4
- Teams from Seeding Pool 2 are drawn versus teams from Seeding Pool 3
- Second Round
- Division into 2 groups:
- Winners of the first round ("High")
- Losers of the first round ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Division into 2 groups:
- Third Round
- Division into 3 groups:
- Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
- Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
- Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
- Losers of the low group are eliminated
- Division into 3 groups:
- Fourth Round
- Division into 2 groups:
- Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
- Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
- Losers of the low group are eliminated
- Division into 2 groups:
- Fifth Round
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners advance to the next stage
- Losers are eliminated
- Main Swiss Stage:
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- All matches are Bo3
- Top 8 teams proceed to Playoffs
- Click here for a detailed explanation of the Swiss System format
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- First Round (Seeded)
- Seeding Pool 1: 8 Invite teams
- Seeding Pool 2: 8 Regional teams
- Teams from Seeding Pool 1 are drawn versus teams from Seeding Pool 2
- Second Round
- Division into 2 groups:
- Winners of the first round ("High")
- Losers of the first round ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Division into 2 groups:
- Third Round
- Division into 3 groups:
- Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
- Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
- Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
- Losers of the low group are eliminated
- Division into 3 groups:
- Fourth Round
- Division into 2 groups:
- Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
- Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
- Losers of the low group are eliminated
- Division into 2 groups:
- Fifth Round
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners advance to the next stage
- Losers are eliminated
- Playoffs:
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
Prize Pool[edit]
€180,000 EUR (~$ USD) are spread among the teams as seen below:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th| Prize Pool Distribution | ||
|---|---|---|
| Placement | € EUR | |
| Main Swiss Top 8 | €6,000 | |
| Regional Swiss Top 8 | €3,000 | |
Converted USD prizes are based on the currency exchange rate (taken from xe.com) on March 21, 2022: 1 EUR = USD.
Participants[edit]
Playoffs Invite Teams[edit]
| 1 |  TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
 | |
| Invited | |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| |
| Invited | |
Main Swiss Stage Invite Teams[edit]
- 1 February 22nd - ENTERPRISE esports bench
NIO and Adejis, sign 
Blytz, and acquire 
myltsi from Conquer Gaming. [1]
Regional Teams[edit]
Results[edit]
Regional Swiss Stage[edit]
| # | Team | Matches | Rounds | RD | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  MASONICMASON MASON | 3-0 | 96-59 | +37 |  2:0 |   2:0 |  2:0 |  | |
| 1. |  No Limit GamingNLG NLG | 3-0 | 102-78 | +24 |   2:0 |   2:1 |  2:0 | | |
| 3. |  CC OGLUMCCO CCO | 3-1 | 121-104 | +17 | 0:2 |   2:1 |   2:0 |  2:0 | |
| 3. | FTW EsportsFTW FTW | 3-1 | 121-96 | +25 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 0:2 |  2:0 | |
| 3. | Sangal EsportsSangal Sangal | 3-1 | 133-128 | +5 |   2:1 | 2:1 | 0:2 |  2:0 | |
| 6. | 777 Esports777 777 | 3-2 | 126-112 | +14 |  | 1:2 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 2:0 |
| 6. | GTZ Bulls EsportsGTZ Bulls GTZ Bulls | 3-2 | 161-149 | +12 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 2:0 |
| 6. | Los ReyesReyes Reyes | 3-2 | 165-160 | +5 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 2:0 |
| 9. | ALTERNATE aTTaXaTTaX aTTaX | 2-3 | 125-128 | -3 | | 1:2 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 0:2 |
| 9. | Budapest FiveBP5 BP5 | 2-3 | 167-183 | -16 | 1:2 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 0:2 |
| 9. | OFFSET EsportsOFFSET OFFSET | 2-3 | 160-179 | -19 | 0:2 | 2:0 | 1:2 | 2:1 | 0:2 |
| 12. | ONYXONYX ONYX | 1-3 | 128-140 | -12 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 1:2 | |
| 12. | SQUADSQUAD SQUAD | 1-3 | 127-149 | -22 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 1:2 | |
| 12. | Team SingularitySNG SNG | 1-3 | 133-145 | -12 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 1:2 | |
| 15. | HeroC1tyHeroC1ty HeroC1ty | 0-3 | 114-134 | -20 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 1:2 | | |
| 15. | ROYALSROYALS ROYALS | 0-3 | 69-104 | -35 | 1:2 | 0:2 | 0:2 | | |
- For detailed match results of the Regional Swiss Stage, click here.
Main Swiss Stage[edit]
| # | Team | Matches | Rounds | RD | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Bad News EaglesBNE BNE | 3-0 | 113-70 | +43 | 2:0 |   2:0 |   2:1 | | |
| 1. | FTW EsportsFTW FTW | 3-0 | 129-91 | +38 |  2:1 |  2:0 | 2:1 | | |
| 3. | Dabbing KoalasDabbing Dabbing | 3-1 | 172-159 | +13 | 2:0 |   2:0 | 1:2 | 2:1 | |
| 3. | Eternal FireEF EF | 3-1 | 124-114 | +10 | 2:1 | 0:2 |  2:0 |  2:0 | |
| 3. | MASONICMASON MASON | 3-1 | 138-145 | -7 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:1 | |
| 6. | BerzerkBerzerk Berzerk | 3-2 | 147-147 | 0 | 0:2 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 2:0 |
| 6. | ENTERPRISEENTPRS ENTPRS | 3-2 | 189-180 | +9 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 2:1 |
| 6. | NoNamers.IntNoNa.Int NoNa.Int | 3-2 | 182-164 | +18 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 2:1 |
| 9. | Anonymo EsportsAnonymo Anonymo | 2-3 | 155-164 | -9 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 0:2 |
| 9. | CoalesceCoalesce Coalesce | 2-3 | 162-170 | -8 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 1:2 |
| 9. | eSubaeSuba eSuba | 2-3 | 226-239 | -13 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 1:2 |
| 12. | 777 Esports777 777 | 1-3 | 82-124 | -42 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 2:0 | 0:2 | |
| 12. | GTZ Bulls EsportsGTZ Bulls GTZ Bulls | 1-3 | 143-135 | +8 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 1:2 | |
| 12. | Sangal EsportsSangal Sangal | 1-3 | 153-166 | -13 | 1:2 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 1:2 | |
| 15. | Los ReyesReyes Reyes | 0-3 | 101-117 | -16 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 0:2 | | |
| 15. | No Limit GamingNLG NLG | 0-3 | 82-113 | -31 | 1:2 | 0:2 | 0:2 | | |
- For detailed match results of the Main Swiss Stage, click here.
Playoffs[edit]
Round 1
Round 1
R1
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
2
1
2
1
March 6, 2022 - 10:00 CET
April 1, 2022
Match Cancelled
1
2
1
2
March 6, 2022 - 13:00 CET
April 1, 2022
Match Cancelled
April 2, 2022
Match Cancelled
0
2
0
2
March 6, 2022 - 16:00 CET
April 1, 2022
Match Cancelled
0
2
0
2
March 6, 2022 - 19:00 CET
April 1, 2022
Match Cancelled
April 2, 2022
Match Cancelled
April 3, 2022
Match Cancelled
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ ENTERPRISE esports (2022-02-22). "#CSGO NEWS from ENTERPRISE".
- ↑ Eternal Fire (2022-02-23). "We are happy to announce Muhammed “mini” Salman , the new member of our CS:GO team! welcome to our family @csgomini".
- ↑ xfl0ud (2022-03-06). "other fucker the king is back".
- ↑ Coalesce (2022-02-23). "A new era for Coalesce begins today".
- ↑ Berzerk (2022-02-18). "We are happy to announce our comeback with this talented roster".
- ↑ MASONIC (2022-02-15). "Today we have decided together with Mattias aka. @m4ttcsgo that he will be placed on the bench at his own request".
- ↑ MASONIC (2022-02-24). "We will be testing @notaNCSGO as a replacement for @m4ttcsgo".
- ↑ MASONIC (2022-03-02). "For the @pglesports RMR Open qualifier tomorrow and upcoming league matches...".