ELEAGUE Season 1

ELEAGUE
2016
Tournament information
Sport	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Dates	May 24, 2016–July 30, 2016
Administrator	Turner Sports ; William Morris Endeavor
Tournament; format(s)	Group Stage (Bo1/Bo3) ; Single-Elimination Brackets (Bo3)
Venue	Turner Studios
Teams	24 teams
Purse	$1,400,000 USD
Final positions
Champions	Virtus.pro
1st runners-up	Fnatic
2nd runners-up	Natus Vincere ; mousesports
MVP	Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski
	Season 2 →

ELEAGUE Season 1 was the inaugural season of the ELEAGUE Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league that ran from May 24, 2016 to July 30, 2016 and was broadcast on cable television on TBS and online on twitch.tv. On September 24, 2015 Turner Broadcasting announced that it was partnering with talent agency WME/IMG for a new esports project.^[1] The season featured 24 teams from across the world to compete in a 10-week season,^[1] which included a regular season and a playoffs.^[2] Matches are broadcast live on TBS on Friday nights, starting on May 27, 2016.^[3] The broadcast is simultaneously available on the online streaming service Twitch.^[4] Matches are played at the Turner Studios facility in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The semifinals and final were played at the Cobb Energy Center.^[5]

Turner will be partnering with online streaming services to bring additional video content.^[6] One such program will feature the Renegades' move from Australia to the United States. Additional content will be available on Bleacher Report's Team Stream App.^[4] The finals between Virtus.pro and Fnatic was also broadcast Twitter.^[7]

On March 12, 2016 ELEAGUE announced sponsorships from Arby's, Credit Karma, and Buffalo Wild Wings.^[8]

The season started with Luminosity Gaming sweeping Renegades in Group A's best of two and the first ever Counter-Strike televised match featured Luminosity Gaming defeating Cloud9 2-1. The season ended with Virtus.pro defeating Fnatic 2-0 to take home the first edition of ELEAGUE.

At the end of the season 1 finals, analyst Richard Lewis announced that the second season of ELEAGUE would air on October 7, 2016.

Teams competing

The first season's full team list was announced on April 21, 2016.^[9]

There were a total of 24 teams competing in the league and it offers $1,400,000 USD in prize money per season.^[10] It debuted on May 24, 2016. 23 invited teams and 1 team from the qualifier will compete in ELEAGUE^[9]^[11]

Broadcast Talent

This season of ELEAGUE brought in thirteen of the game's well known personalities.

Analysts

Richard Lewis
Duncan "Thorin" Shields
Jason "moses" O'Toole
Dustin "dusT" Mouret
Mohamad "m0E" Assad

Commentators

Anders Blume
Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat
Daniel "ddk" Kapadia
James Bardolph

Interviewers

Chris Puckett
Rachel "Seltzer" Quirico

Observers

Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo
DJ "Prius" Kuntz

Format

Teams will be separated into six groups of four. Every week, one group will compete at a time. Tuesday and Wednesday will consist of group play to determine the standings of the group. One win gives one point to the winning team and a loss gives zero points. Each team will play the other three teams in its group twice. On Thursday, the group playoffs begin with the group semifinals, in which the team with the most points faces off against the team with the least points and the other two teams facing off against each other. The semifinals are in a best of three format, so the first team to win two games moves on to the group finals. The winner of those two series will face off Friday, live on TBS in the group finals, which is also a best of three. The winner of that game will move into the playoffs and the loser of that game will go into the Last Chance Qualifier bracket.In addition, the top two third place teams will also go into the Last Chance Qualifier to accommodate the last two spots in the bracket. A third place team is determined by the team with the higher seed of the two losing teams in the group semifinals.

The Last Chance Qualifier consists of eight teams – the six group runner-ups and the top two third place teams. Teams will play in a single elimination bracket and each match is in a best of three format. The bracket continues until two teams remain. These two teams will earn spots in the Playoffs bracket.

The Playoffs consists of the six group winners and the top two teams out of the Last Chance Qualifier. This bracket is also a single elimination, best of three format. Teams will play and winners will advance in the bracket until a winner is decided.

Group Stage

Key
	Team automatically advanced to Playoffs Groups
	Team advanced to Last Chance Qualifier Bracket via second-place finish or via top two third-place finish in group stage
	Team was eliminated in group stage

Group A

Seed	Team	Record	+/-	Points
1	Luminosity Gaming	6-0	+45	6
2	Cloud9	3-3	+8	3
3	Renegades	3-3	-14	3
4	Team Liquid	0-6	-39	0

Group A Results

Luminosity Gaming	2	0	Renegades
Team Liquid	0	2	Cloud9
Luminosity Gaming	2	0	Team Liquid
Team Liquid	0	2	Renegades
Luminosity Gaming	2	0	Cloud9
Cloud9	1	1	Renegades

Group A Scores

Group A Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Luminosity Gaming	19	Cobblestone	17	Renegades
Luminosity Gaming	16	Train	0	Renegades
Team Liquid	11	Dust II	16	Cloud9
Team Liquid	2	Cache	16	Cloud9
Luminosity Gaming	16	Dust II	6	Team Liquid
Luminosity Gaming	16	Cobblestone	14	Team Liquid
Team Liquid	14	Mirage	16	Renegades
Team Liquid	10	Train	16	Renegades
Luminosity Gaming	16	Dust II	7	Cloud9
Luminosity Gaming	16	Train	10	Cloud9
Cloud9	16	Train	7	Renegades
Cloud9	11	Cobblestone	16	Renegades

Group A Bracket

Semifinals			Finals

	Luminosity Gaming	2

	Team Liquid	0
				Luminosity Gaming	2

				Cloud9	1
	Cloud9	2

	Renegades	0

Group A Bracket Scores

Group A Bracket Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Luminosity Gaming	16	Mirage	6	Team Liquid
Luminosity Gaming	16	Nuke	12	Team Liquid
Luminosity Gaming	–	Dust II	–	Team Liquid
Cloud9	16	Cobblestone	3	Renegades
Cloud9	16	Cache	11	Renegades
Cloud9	–	Train	–	Renegades
Luminosity Gaming	11	Mirage^†	16	Cloud9
Luminosity Gaming	19	Cobblestone^†	16	Cloud9
Luminosity Gaming	16	Dust II^†	9	Cloud9

Group B

Seed	Team	Record	+/-	Points
1	G2 Esports	6-0	+33	6
2	Ninjas in Pyjamas	4-2	+18	4
3	OpTic Gaming	2-4	-15	2
4	Selfless Gaming	0-6	-36	0

Group B Results

Ninjas in Pyjamas	2	0	OpTic Gaming
G2 Esports	2	0	Selfless Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas	0	2	G2 Esports
G2 Esports	2	0	OpTic Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas	2	0	Selfless Gaming
OpTic Gaming	2	0	Selfless Gaming

Group B Scores

Group B Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Ninjas in Pyjamas	16	Cobblestone	4	OpTic Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas	16	Train	10	OpTic Gaming
G2 Esports	16	Cobblestone	12	Selfless Gaming
G2 Esports	16	Cache	12	Selfless Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas	9	Train	16	G2 Esports
Ninjas in Pyjamas	12	Dust II	16	G2 Esports
G2 Esports	16	Train	14	OpTic Gaming
G2 Esports	16	Nuke	10	OpTic Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas	16	Cobblestone	9	Selfless Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas	16	Cache	12	Selfless Gaming
Selfless Gaming	1	Cobblestone	16	OpTic Gaming
Selfless Gaming	14	Mirage	16	OpTic Gaming

Group B Bracket

Semifinals			Finals

	G2 Esports	2

	Selfless Gaming	0
				G2 Esports	1

				Ninjas in Pyjamas	2
	Ninjas in Pyjamas	2

	OpTic Gaming	0

Group B Bracket Scores

Group B Bracket Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
G2 Esports	16	Cache	2	Selfless Gaming
G2 Esports	16	Train	8	Selfless Gaming
G2 Esports	–	Cobblestone	–	Selfless Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas	3	Cobblestone	16	OpTic Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas	16	Overpass	2	OpTic Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas	16	Train	14	OpTic Gaming
G2 Esports	9	Cache^†	16	Ninjas in Pyjamas
G2 Esports	3	Train^†	16	Ninjas in Pyjamas
G2 Esports	–	Cobblestone	–	Ninjas in Pyjamas

Group C

Seed	Team	Record	+/-	Points
1	Astralis	5-1	+29	5
2	SK Gaming	4-2	+31	4
3	Counter Logic Gaming	2-4	-28	2
4	NRG eSports	1-5	-32	1

Group C Results

Astralis	2	0	NRG eSports
SK Gaming	1	1	Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis	2	0	Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming	1	1	NRG eSports
Astralis	1	1	SK Gaming
SK Gaming	2	0	NRG eSports

Group C Scores

Group C Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Astralis	16	Cache	12	NRG eSports
SK Gaming	16	Nuke	3	Counter Logic Gaming
SK Gaming	14	Train	16	Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis	16	Overpass	7	SK Gaming
Astralis	16	Train	2	Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis	16	Dust II	6	Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming	16	Train	7	NRG eSports
Counter Logic Gaming	14	Dust II	16	NRG eSports
Astralis	6	Train	16	SK Gaming
Astralis	16	Overpass	7	SK Gaming
SK Gaming	16	Nuke	8	NRG eSports
SK Gaming	16	Cobblestone	5	NRG eSports

Group C Bracket

Semifinals			Finals

	Astralis	2

	NRG eSports	0
				Astralis	2

				Counter Logic Gaming	1
	SK Gaming	1

	Counter Logic Gaming	2

Group C Bracket Scores

Group C Bracket Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Astralis	16	Overpass	13	NRG eSports
Astralis	19	Cache	16	NRG eSports
Astralis	–	Cobblestone	–	NRG eSports
SK Gaming	16	Train	6	Counter Logic Gaming
SK Gaming	14	Overpass	16	Counter Logic Gaming
SK Gaming	10	Cobblestone	16	Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis	16	Mirage^†	7	Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis	16	Dust II^†	19	Counter Logic Gaming
Astralis	16	Overpass^†	11	Counter Logic Gaming

Group D

Seed	Team	Record	+/-	Points
1	Fnatic	5-1	+41	5
2	FaZe Clan	5-1	+20	5
3	Team Dignitas	2-4	-29	2
4	Team SoloMid	0-6	-32	0

Group D matches

Fnatic	2	0	Team SoloMid
FaZe Clan	2	0	Team Dignitas
Fnatic	1	1	FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan	2	0	Team SoloMid
Fnatic	2	0	Team Dignitas
Team Dignitas	2	0	Team SoloMid

Group D Scores

Group D Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Fnatic	16	Cache	13	Team SoloMid
Fnatic	16	Mirage	3	Team SoloMid
FaZe Clan	16	Cobblestone	5	Team Dignitas
FaZe Clan	16	Mirage	6	Team Dignitas
Fnatic	16	Cobblestone	0	FaZe Clan
Fnatic	8	Mirage	16	FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan	16	Cobblestone	13	Team SoloMid
FaZe Clan	16	Train	12	Team SoloMid
Fnatic	16	Cobblestone	9	Team Dignitas
Fnatic	16	Dust II	6	Team Dignitas
Team Dignitas	16	Mirage	12	Team SoloMid
Team Dignitas	16	Dust II	11	Team SoloMid

Group D Bracket

Semifinals			Finals

	Fnatic	2

	Team SoloMid	1
				Fnatic	2

				FaZe Clan	0
	FaZe Clan	2

	Team Dignitas	1

Group D Bracket Scores

Group D Bracket Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Fnatic	16	Cache	12	Team SoloMid
Fnatic	11	Mirage	16	Team SoloMid
Fnatic	16	Cobblestone	6	Team SoloMid
FaZe Clan	16	Cache	10	Team Dignitas
FaZe Clan	14	Overpass	16	Team Dignitas
FaZe Clan	16	Mirage	14	Team Dignitas
Fnatic	16	Cache^†	12	FaZe Clan
Fnatic	16	Cobblestone^†	5	FaZe Clan
Fnatic	–	Nuke	–	FaZe Clan

Group E

Seed	Team	Record	+/-	Points
1	Natus Vincere	4-2	+23	4
2	mousesports	4-2	0	4
3	FlipSid3 Tactics	2-4	-8	2
4	Echo Fox	2-4	-15	2

Group E Results

Natus Vincere	1	1	Echo Fox
mousesports	1	1	FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere	1	1	mousesports
mousesports	2	0	Echo Fox
Natus Vincere	2	0	FlipSid3 Tactics
FlipSid3 Tactics	1	1	Echo Fox

Group E Scores

Group E Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Natus Vincere	16	Train	6	Echo Fox
Natus Vincere	11	Dust II	16	Echo Fox
mousesports	19	Train	16	FlipSid3 Tactics
mousesports	6	Cobblestone	16	FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere	6	Mirage	16	mousesports
Natus Vincere	16	Cobblestone	6	mousesports
mousesports	16	Cobblestone	12	Echo Fox
mousesports	16	Train	13	Echo Fox
Natus Vincere	16	Overpass	8	FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere	16	Train	6	FlipSid3 Tactics
FlipSid3 Tactics	5	Nuke	16	Echo Fox
FlipSid3 Tactics	16	Train	2	Echo Fox

Group E Bracket

Semifinals			Finals

	Natus Vincere	2

	Echo Fox	0
				Natus Vincere	2

				FlipSid3 Tactics	0
	mousesports	0

	FlipSid3 Tactics	2

Group E Bracket Scores

Group E Bracket Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Natus Vincere	16	Nuke	9	Echo Fox
Natus Vincere	16	Overpass	4	Echo Fox
Natus Vincere	–	Cobblestone	–	Echo Fox
mousesports	9	Overpass	16	FlipSid3 Tactics
mousesports	9	Cache	16	FlipSid3 Tactics
mousesports	–	Train	–	FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere	16	Train^†	13	FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere	16	Mirage^†	2	FlipSid3 Tactics
Natus Vincere	–	Overpass	–	FlipSid3 Tactics

Group F

Seed	Team	Record	+/-	Points
1	Team EnVyUs	5-1	+23	5
2	Virtus.pro	4-2	+15	4
3	Gambit Gaming	2-4	-12	2
4	compLexity Gaming	1-5	-26	1

Group F Results

Virtus.pro	2	0	compLexity Gaming
Team EnVyUs	2	0	Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro	1	1	Team EnVyUs
Team EnVyUs	2	0	compLexity Gaming
Virtus.pro	1	1	Gambit Gaming
Gambit Gaming	1	1	compLexity Gaming

Group F Scores

Group F Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Virtus.pro	16	Overpass	7	compLexity Gaming
Virtus.pro	16	Cobblestone	11	compLexity Gaming
Team EnVyUs	16	Dust II	13	Gambit Gaming
Team EnVyUs	16	Cobblestone	9	Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro	19	Mirage	16	Team EnVyUs
Virtus.pro	11	Cache	16	Team EnVyUs
Team EnVyUs	16	Train	12	compLexity Gaming
Team EnVyUs	16	Cobblestone	9	compLexity Gaming
Virtus.pro	12	Nuke	16	Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro	16	Train	9	Gambit Gaming
Gambit Gaming	14	Cache	16	compLexity Gaming
Gambit Gaming	16	Train	13	compLexity Gaming

Group F Bracket

Semifinals			Finals

	Team EnVyUs	2

	compLexity Gaming	0
				Team EnVyUs	2

				Virtus.pro	0
	Virtus.pro	2

	Gambit Gaming	0

Group F Bracket Scores

Group F Bracket Scores
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Team EnVyUs	16	Dust II	9	compLexity Gaming
Team EnVyUs	16	Cache	8	compLexity Gaming
Team EnVyUs	–	Dust II	–	compLexity Gaming
Virtus.pro	16	Mirage	6	Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro	16	Cobblestone	6	Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro	–	Train	–	Gambit Gaming
Team EnVyUs	16	Train^†	11	Virtus.pro
Team EnVyUs	19	Cache^†	8	Virtus.pro
Team EnVyUs	–	Cobblestone	–	Virtus.pro

Third Place Team Standings

The top two teams in this list will join the second place teams in the Last Chance Qualifier bracket. However, since Luminosity Gaming and SK Gaming were disqualified, Cloud9 took Luminosity's first seed and Renegades took Cloud9's second seed. Thus, Gambit Gaming was considered the second team in the third place rankings.

Seed	Team	Record	+/-	Points
1	SK Gaming	4-2	+33	4
2	mousesports	4-2	0	4
3	Renegades	3-3	-14	3
4	Gambit Gaming	2-4	-12	2
5	OpTic Gaming	2-4	-18	2
6	Team Dignitas	2-4	-35	2

Regular Season Standings

Final Standings
Place	Team	W-L	RF-RA	RD	Points
1	Luminosity Gaming	10-1	177-113	+64	12
2	Team EnVyUs	9-1	160-109	+51	11
3	Fnatic	9-2	152-93	+59	11
4	Astralis	9-2	152-93	+59	11
5	Natus Vincere	8-2	145-86	+59	10
6	Ninjas in Pyjamas	8-3	152-111	+41	10
7	G2 Esports	8-2	140-105	+35	8
8	FaZe Clan	7-2	143-132	+11	7
9	Virtus.pro	6-4	141-119	+22	6
10	Cloud9	5-4	149-128	+21	5
11	Counter Logic Gaming	5-7	132-133	-1	4
12	FlipSid3 Tactics	4-6	114-125	-11	4
13	SK Gaming	5-4	125-92	+33	4
14	mousesports	4-4	97-111	-14	4
15	Renegades	3-5	86-118	-32	3
16	OpTic Gaming	3-6	96-114	-18	2
17	Gambit Gaming	2-6	89-121	-33	2
18	Echo Fox	2-4	78-112	-34	2
19	Team Dignitas	3-6	98-133	-35	2
20	NRG eSports	1-7	91-128	-39	1
21	compLexity Gaming	1-7	79-126	-47	1
22	Team SoloMid	1-8	98-139	-41	0
23	Team Liquid	0-8	75-128	-53	0
24	Selfless Gaming	0-8	70-128	-58	0

^†Game was broadcast on TBS.

Last Chance Qualifier Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Renegades

2

Flipsid3 Tactics

0

Renegades

0

Virtus.pro

2

Gambit Gaming

0

Virtus.pro

2

Virtus.pro

Q

mousesports

Q

G2 Esports

1

mousesports

2

mousesports

2

FaZe Clan

1

FaZe Clan

2

Counter Logic Gaming

1

Quarterfinals Scores

Quarterfinals
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Flipsid3 Tactics	5	Cobblestone	16	Renegades
Flipsid3 Tactics	5	Train	16	Renegades
Flipsid3 Tactics	–	Nuke	–	Renegades
Virtus.pro	19	Dust II	17	Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro	16	Mirage	6	Gambit Gaming
Virtus.pro	–	Train	–	Gambit Gaming
G2 Esports	9	Dust II	16	mousesports
G2 Esports	25	Cache	22	mousesports
G2 Esports	17	Overpass	19	mousesports
Counter Logic Gaming	4	Overpass	16	FaZe Clan
Counter Logic Gaming	16	Nuke	14	FaZe Clan
Counter Logic Gaming	19	Cache	22	FaZe Clan

Semifinals Scores

Semifinals
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Renegades	9	Cobblestone	16	Virtus.pro
Renegades	20	Mirage	22	Virtus.pro
Renegades	–	Train	–	Virtus.pro
mousesports	9	Train^†	16	FaZe Clan
mousesports	16	Dust II^†	3	FaZe Clan
mousesports	19	Cache^†	17	FaZe Clan

^† Game was broadcast on TBS.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

	Team EnVyUs	0

	Fnatic	2
				Fnatic	2

				Natus Vincere	0
	Natus Vincere	2

	Cloud9	0
							Fnatic	0

							Virtus.pro	2
	Astralis	0

	mousesports	2
				mousesports	0

				Virtus.pro	2
	Virtus.pro	2

	Ninjas in Pyjamas	0

Quarterfinals Scores

Quarterfinals
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Team EnVyUs	13	Cobblestone	16	Fnatic
Team EnVyUs	7	Dust II	16	Fnatic
Team EnVyUs	–	Nuke	–	Fnatic
Natus Vincere	19	Dust II	15	Cloud9
Natus Vincere	9	Mirage	16	Cloud9
Natus Vincere	16	Dust II	14	Cloud9
Astralis	2	Mirage	16	mousesports
Astralis	12	Dust II	16	mousesports
Astralis	–	Cache	–	mousesports
Ninjas in Pyjamas	8	Dust II^†	16	Virtus.pro
Ninjas in Pyjamas	9	Cobblestone^†	16	Virtus.pro
Ninjas in Pyjamas	–	Train	–	Virtus.pro

Semifinals Scores

Semifinals
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Fnatic	16	Cobblestone	4	Natus Vincere
Fnatic	16	Train	14	Natus Vincere
Fnatic	–	Train	–	Natus Vincere
mousesports	7	Train^†	16	Virtus.pro
mousesports	10	Train^†	16	Virtus.pro
mousesports	–	Train	–	Virtus.pro

Finals Scores

Finals
Team	Score	Map	Score	Team
Fnatic	10	Cobblestone^†	16	Virtus.pro
Fnatic	8	Mirage^†	16	Virtus.pro
Fnatic	–	Train	–	Virtus.pro

^† Game was broadcast on TBS.

Final standings

Final Standings
Place	Prize Money	Team	Roster
1st	$400,000	Virtus.pro¹	TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, byali
2nd	$140,000	Fnatic	flusha, olofmeister, JW, dennis, KRiMZ
3rd – 4th	$70,000	mousesports¹	nex, denis, Spiidi, chrisJ, NiKo
3rd – 4th	$60,000	Natus Vincere	Zeus, Edward, flamie, seized, GuardiaN
5th – 8th	$50,000	Team EnVyUs	kennyS, Happy, apEX, DEVIL, NBK-
		Cloud9²	Stewie2K, Skadoodle, n0thing, Slemmy, shroud
		Astralis	dev1ce, karrigan, Xyp9x, dupreeh, Kjaerbye, zonic
		Ninjas in Pyjamas	GeT RiGhT, f0rest, Xizt, friberg, pyth
9th – 10th	$40,000	Renegades²	AZR, jks, Yam, USTILO, Rickeh, SPUNJ
9th – 10th	$40,000	FaZe Clan	fox, rain, jkaem, aizy, kioShiMa
11th – 14th	$40,000	Flipsid3 Tactics	Blad3, markeloff, Shara, WorldEdit, waylander
		Gambit Gaming²	hooch, Dosia, spaze, DavCost, mou, AdreN
		G2 Esports	shox, bodyy, Rpk, SmithZz, Fuks, ScreaM
		Counter Logic Gaming	reltuC, tarik, hazed, jdm64, koosta, pita
15th – 16th	$30,000	OpTic Gaming	daps, NAF, stanislaw, RUSH, mixwell
15th – 16th	$30,000	Team Dignitas	cajunb, k0nfig, tenzki, MSL, RUBINO
17th – 22nd	$30,000	Echo Fox	sgares, ryx, roca, ShahZam, fREAKAZOiD
		NRG eSports	ptr, FugLy, tabseN, gob b, LEGIJA
		compLexity Gaming	sancz, witmer, dephh, Surreal, androidx23
		Team SoloMid	autimatic, SicK, Semphis, FNS, Cadian
		Team Liquid	Hiko, nitr0, EliGE, koosta, adreN
		Selfless Gaming	Relyks, MAiNLiNE, Nifty, mitch, CoNnOrRr93
DQ	–	Luminosity Gaming²^, ³	FalleN, coldzera, TACO, fnx, fer
DQ	–	SK Gaming²^, ³	Friis, AcilioN, Magiskb0Y, Pimp, MODDII

¹Virtus.pro and mousesports received an additional $10,000 for winning the Last Chance Qualifier

²Luminosity Gaming and SK Gaming were disqualified from the tournament due to SK Gaming letting go of its Danish squad and acquiring Luminosity Gaming's team. This does "not comply with" ELEAGUE rules, according to the commissioner at ELEAGUE.^[12] Cloud9 took Luminosity's spot in the playoffs, Renegades took Cloud9's spot in the Last Chance Qualifier, and Gambit Gaming took SK Gaming's spot in the third place group stage standings, which lead the Russians to the Last Chance Qualifier.

³Luminosity Gaming (now with SK Gaming) and SK Gaming (now with Team X) were still eligible for unspecified winnings, despite the rulebook stating that disqualified teams forfeit all potential winnings.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b Lewis, Richard (September 23, 2015). "Turner set to unveil televised esports league featuring CS:GO". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
^ Frank, Allegra (September 24, 2015). "eSports comes to primetime on TBS in 2016 with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive". Polygon. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^ Spangler, Todd (September 23, 2015). "Turner, WME/IMG Form E-Sports League, With TBS to Air Live Events". Variety. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and WME | IMG Form Strategic Partnership to Create Groundbreaking eSports League". Time Warner. September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/eleague-esports-broadcast-on-twitter/
^ Wynne, Jared (November 6, 2015). "Turner plans to partner with an online streaming company, expand into other esports". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^ http://www.sporttechie.com/2016/08/01/twitter-airs-eleague-final-adds-esports-to-live-streaming-lineup/
^ "ELEAGUE lands Arby's, Credit Karma, and Buffalo Wild Wings sponsorships". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Teams - Eleague". Eleague. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ Heitner, Darren (December 4, 2015). "New Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) League Announces $1.2 Million Prize Pool". Forbes. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
^ "ELEAGUE unveils first teams". HLTV.org. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
^ https://twitter.com/minsikko/status/750751598603894785
^ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/turner-sk-luminosity-eleague/

External links

Official website

[rl_dd-1] Lewis, Richard (September 23, 2015). "Turner set to unveil televised esports league featuring CS:GO". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

[2] Frank, Allegra (September 24, 2015). "eSports comes to primetime on TBS in 2016 with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive". Polygon. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

[3] Spangler, Todd (September 23, 2015). "Turner, WME/IMG Form E-Sports League, With TBS to Air Live Events". Variety. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

[time_warner_wme_img-4] "Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and WME | IMG Form Strategic Partnership to Create Groundbreaking eSports League". Time Warner. September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

[5] ttp://www.dailydot.com/esports/eleague-esports-broadcast-on-twitter/

[6] Wynne, Jared (November 6, 2015). "Turner plans to partner with an online streaming company, expand into other esports". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

[7] ttp://www.sporttechie.com/2016/08/01/twitter-airs-eleague-final-adds-esports-to-live-streaming-lineup/

[8] "ELEAGUE lands Arby's, Credit Karma, and Buffalo Wild Wings sponsorships". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 28 May 2016.

[Team_list-9] "Teams - Eleague". Eleague. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[forbes_eleague-10] Heitner, Darren (December 4, 2015). "New Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) League Announces $1.2 Million Prize Pool". Forbes. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

[11] "ELEAGUE unveils first teams". HLTV.org. Retrieved 28 May 2016.

[twitter.com-12] ttps://twitter.com/minsikko/status/750751598603894785

[13] ttp://www.dailydot.com/esports/turner-sk-luminosity-eleague/

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Tournament information
2016
Sport	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Dates	May 24, 2016–July 30, 2016
Administrator	Turner Sports William Morris Endeavor
Tournament format(s)	Group Stage (Bo1/Bo3) Single-Elimination Brackets (Bo3)
Venue	Turner Studios
Teams	24 teams
Purse	$1,400,000 USD
Final positions
Champions	Virtus.pro
1st runners-up	Fnatic
2nd runners-up	Natus Vincere mousesports
MVP	Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski
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