MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016

[e][h]MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016

League Information

Series:

MLG

Organizer:

Major League Gaming

Game:

Global Offensive

Type:

Offline

Location:

Columbus

Venue:

Nationwide Arena
(Playoffs)
MLG Arena
(Group Stage)

Format:

GSL Groups (Bo1 + Bo3)
Single-Elimination Bracket (Bo3)

Prize Pool:

$1,000,000 USD

Start Date:

2016-03-29

End Date:

2016-04-03

Teams:

16

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Tier:

Major Championship

Links

Maps

Cache • Cobblestone • Dust II • Inferno • Mirage • Train • Overpass

Chronology

DH Cluj-Napoca 2015

ESL Cologne 2016

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Format[edit]

Group Stage:
- Four double-elimination format (GSL) Groups (4 teams each)
- Opening, Elimination, & Winners' matches are Bo1
- Decider matches are Bo3
- Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs

Playoffs:
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3

Prize Pool[edit]

$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Participants[edit]

Legends[edit]

Team EnVyUs⁶

1	Happy
2	NBK-
3	kennyS
4	apEX
5	DEVIL
C	Maniac


Cluj-Napoca Major 2015

Natus Vincere

1	Zeus
2	Edward
3	seized
4	flamie
5	GuardiaN
C	starix


Cluj-Napoca Major 2015

FaZe Clan^{2, 5}

1	Maikelele
2	rain
3	fox
4	jkaem
5	aizy
C	RobbaN


Cluj-Napoca Major 2015

Ninjas in Pyjamas^{4, 7}

1	f0rest
2	GeT_RiGhT
3	Xizt
4	friberg
5	THREAT


Cluj-Napoca Major 2015

Fnatic²

1	flusha
2	JW
3	olofmeister
4	KRIMZ
5	dennis
C	vuggo


Cluj-Napoca Major 2015

Virtus.pro

1	TaZ
2	NEO
3	pashaBiceps
4	Snax
5	byali
C	kuben


Cluj-Napoca Major 2015

Astralis¹

1	device
2	dupreeh
3	Xyp9x
4	cajunb
5	karrigan
C	zonic


Cluj-Napoca Major 2015

Luminosity Gaming³

1	FalleN
2	fer
3	coldzera
4	fnx
5	TACO
C	zews


Cluj-Napoca Major 2015

Challengers[edit]

G2 Esports

1	Ex6TenZ
2	RpK
3	shox
4	SmithZz
5	ScreaM
C	NiaK


Offline Qualifier

mousesports

1	NiKo
2	chrisJ
3	nex
4	denis
5	Spiidi
C	Kapio


Offline Qualifier

Splyce

1	arya
2	abE
3	jasonR
4	Professor_Chaos
5	DAVEY
C	Grt


Offline Qualifier

Gambit Gaming

1	hooch
2	Dosia
3	AdreN
4	mou
5	wayLander
C	beAst


Offline Qualifier

FlipSid3 Tactics

1	B1ad3
2	bondik
3	markeloff
4	Shara
5	WorldEdit


Offline Qualifier

Team Liquid

1	nitr0
2	EliGE
3	Hiko
4	s1mple
5	adreN
C	GBJame^s


Offline Qualifier

Counter Logic Gaming

1	hazed
2	jdm64
3	FugLy
4	tarik
5	reltuC
C	pita


Offline Qualifier

Cloud9

1	n0thing
2	shroud
3	Skadoodle
4	fREAKAZOiD
5	Stewie2K


Offline Qualifier

¹ The roster of Team SoloMid leaves the organization and forms their own - Astralis.

² Fnatic acquire

dennis from G2 Esports to replace

pronax. G2 Esports sign

aizy.

³ Luminosity Gaming sign

TACO and

fnx, replacing

steel and

boltz.

⁴ Ninjas in Pyjamas release

allu & sign

pyth.

⁵ The roster of G2 Esports is acquired by FaZe Clan.

⁶ Team EnVyUs replace

kioShiMa with

DEVIL.

⁷

pyth is unable to travel to the event on time due to visa issues, and will be replaced in the line-up by

THREAT.

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A
1.	Luminosity Gaming	2-0	32-18	+14
2.	Ninjas in Pyjamas	2-1	68-63	+5
3.	mousesports	1-2	74-88	-14
4.	FlipSid3 Tactics	0-2	45-50	-5

Group A Matches

Opening Matches

Elimination Match

Winners Match

Decider Match

Group B[edit]

Group B
1.	Team Liquid	2-0	38-30	+8
2.	Fnatic	2-1	67-43	+24
3.	FaZe Clan	1-2	43-51	-8
4.	Splyce	0-2	8-32	-24

Group B Matches

Opening Matches

Elimination Match

Winners Match

Decider Match

Group C[edit]

Group C
1.	Astralis	2-0	32-19	+13
2.	Counter Logic Gaming	2-1	70-61	+9
3.	Gambit Gaming	1-2	63-74	-11
4.	Team EnVyUs	0-2	21-32	-11

Group C Matches

Opening Matches

Elimination Match

Winners Match

Decider Match

Group D[edit]

Group D
1.	Natus Vincere	2-0	32-13	+19
2.	Virtus.pro	2-1	61-49	+12
3.	G2 Esports	1-2	49-60	-11
4.	Cloud9	0-2	12-32	-20

Group D Matches

Opening Matches

Elimination Match

Winners Match

Decider Match

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals

Quarters

QF

Semifinals

Semis

SF

Grand Final

Final

GF

All-Stars Showmatch[edit]

All-Stars North America

1	Hiko
2	s1mple
3	tarik
4	Skadoodle
5	shroud

All-Stars Europe

1	GeT_RiGhT
2	kennyS
3	rain
4	Maikelele
5	NiKo

Results[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

Previews[edit]

2016-03-22 | MLG Columbus Group A preview by stich of HLTV
2016-03-24 | MLG Columbus Group B preview by stich of HLTV
2016-03-25 | MLG Columbus Group C preview by stich of HLTV
2016-03-27 | MLG Columbus Group D preview by stich of HLTV
2016-03-27 | MLG Columbus viewer's guide by Striker of HLTV
2016-04-03 | Luminosity vs Na`Vi preview by stich of HLTV

Interviews[edit]

HLTV[edit]

2016-03-22 | jkaem: "Getting to semis is our goal" by Striker of HLTV
2016-03-23 | EliGE: "Want to break the NA streak" by Striker of HLTV
2016-03-24 | C9: "Not content with summer 2015" by Striker of HLTV
2016-03-25 | flusha: "LG & NiP our biggest threats" by Striker of HLTV
2016-03-25 | TaZ: "Slowly grinding back to form" by MIRAA of HLTV
2016-03-27 | B1ad3: "Gambit is the underdog" by Striker of HLTV
2016-03-28 | hooch: "We bootcamped for 10 days" by Striker of HLTV
2016-03-29 | G2: "The Titan curse is behind us" by Striker of HLTV
2016-03-29 | fnx: "We took correct steps vs. mouz" by stich of HLTV
2016-03-29 | reltuC: "Big thing was drop control" by stich of HLTV
2016-03-30 | Kapio: "Tried too many anti-strats" by stich of HLTV
2016-03-30 | Liquid: "We adjusted to mid-to-B" by stich of HLTV
2016-03-31 | f0rest: "We surprised mouz on Cbble" by stich of HLTV
2016-03-31 | flusha: "I wasn't pleased with Mirage" by stich of HLTV
2016-03-31 | jdm64: "Good comms were key" by stich of HLTV
2016-04-01 | flamie: "NiP, Liquid can be elite teams" by stich of HLTV
2016-04-02 | Adam Apicella: "Absolutely more MLG CS events" by stich of HLTV
2016-04-03 | coldzera: "Held our default on Cache" by stich of HLTV
2016-04-03 | FalleN: "coldzera was calling in OT" by stich of HLTV

Fragbite[edit]

2016-03-29 | threat: "I'm extremely rusty to say the least" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2016-03-29 | LG.zews: "mousesports was our biggest threat" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2016-03-29 | TL.adreN: "We wanna make top eight" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2016-03-29 | krimz: "We don't feel pressure at any tournament" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2016-03-29 | CLG.tarik: "[EnVyUs] didn't play to their potential" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2016-03-30 | ScreaM: "I wanna take revenge on Virtus.pro" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2016-03-31 | nitr0 efter vinsten mot Fnatic: "We weren't even prepared for Dust2" [nitr0 about the victory against Fnatic: "We weren't even prepared for Dust2"] by Ding1 of Fragbite
2016-03-31 | dennis: "I guess we picked the wrong map against Liquid" by Ding1 of Fragbite
2016-03-31 | pasha om onlineresultaten: "The Polish internet is the most shit ever" [pasha about the online result: "The Polish internet is the most shit ever"] by Ding1 of Fragbite

Videos and Photos[edit]

Galleries[edit]

Country Representation[edit]

#	Country/Region	#P	ΔPrev. Major	Players
1	USA	16	+3	arya, abE, Professor_Chaos, nitr0, EliGE, Hiko, adreN, hazed, jdm64, FugLy, tarik, reltuC, n0thing, Skadoodle, fREAKAZOiD, Stewie2K
2	Sweden	11	0	Maikelele, f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, Xizt, friberg, THREAT, flusha, JW, olofmeister, KRIMZ, dennis
3	France	8	0	Happy, NBK-, kennyS, apEX, DEVIL, RpK, shox, SmithZz
4	Ukraine	7	+2	Zeus, Edward, B1ad3, bondik, markeloff, Shara, s1mple
5	Denmark	6	-4	aizy, device, dupreeh, Xyp9x, cajunb, karrigan
6	Brazil	5	0	FalleN, fer, coldzera, fnx, TACO
6	Poland	5	-5	TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, byali
6	Russia	5	+1	seized, flamie, hooch, Dosia, WorldEdit
9	Canada	3	+1	jasonR, DAVEY, shroud
9	Germany	3	0	nex, denis, Spiidi
11	Belgium	2	0	Ex6TenZ, ScreaM
11	Kazakhstan	2	+2	AdreN, mou
11	Norway	2	0	rain, jkaem
14	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	NiKo
14	Finland	1	0	wayLander
14	Netherlands	1	0	chrisJ
14	Portugal	1	0	fox
14	Slovakia	1	0	GuardiaN

References[edit]

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MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Format[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Participants[edit]

Legends[edit]

Challengers[edit]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group B[edit]

Group C[edit]

Group D[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

All-Stars Showmatch[edit]

Results[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

Previews[edit]

Interviews[edit]

HLTV[edit]

Fragbite[edit]

Videos and Photos[edit]

Galleries[edit]

HLTV.org[edit]

MLG[edit]

Highlights[edit]

Player Spotlights[edit]

Country Representation[edit]

References[edit]