CS:GO eLeague Season Two – 2016



eLeague is one of the biggest professional eSports organizations out there. As you may already know, it has been formed in partnership between Turner and WME | IMG, two of the biggest names in the industry, and as such it deserves great respect when forming eSports events of this scale. The first season finished with a proper blast when the polish team Virtus.Pro defeated the favorites – Fanatic 2 – 0 in what was one of the best matches of the entire last season. eLeague Season Two preliminary rounds are going to start on Wednesday, September 7th. After the preliminary rounds, there is going to be a 4-week long group stage during which teams will battle against each other to prove their worth and grab the first spot in their group.

Prize Pool Distribution

Playoffs / Knockout Stage 

Quarter-finals 

Quarterfinal #1:  Dignitas vs.  SK Gaming     1  :  2  (6/16) | (16/4) | (4/16)
Start Time: November 30th, 11:00 AM PDT / 02:00 PM EDT / 20:00 CEST 

Quarterfinal #2:  Astralis vs.  Ninjas in Pyjamas     2  :  1  (13/16) | (16/2) | (16/10)
Start Time: November 30th, 02:00 PM PDT / 05:00 PM EDT / 23:00 CEST

Quarterfinal #1:  mousesports vs.  OpTic Gaming     0  :  2  (7/16) | (11/16) 
Start Time: December 1st, 11:00 AM PDT / 02:00 PM EDT / 20:00 CEST 

Quarterfinal #1:  Virtus.pro vs.  FaZe Clan     1  :  2  (16/4) | (10/16) | (14/16)
Start Time: December 1st, 02:00 PM PDT / 05:00 PM EDT / 23:00 CEST

Semi-finals 

Semifinal #1:  SK Gaming vs.  Astralis     0  :  2  (11/16) | (12/16) 
Start Time: December 2nd, 02:00 PM PDT / 05:00 PM EDT / 23:00 CEST

Semifinal #2:  OpTic Gaming vs.  FaZe Clan     2  :  0  (16/3) | (16/12) 
Start Time: December 2nd, 07:00 PM PDT / 10:00 PM EDT / 04:00 CEST (next day)

Grand Final

Grand Final:  Astralis vs.  OpTic Gaming     1  :  2  (16/9) | (6/16) | (11/16) 
Start Time: December 3rd, 01:00 PM PDT / 04:00 PM EDT / 22:00 CEST

eLeague Season 2 |Facts

• Date: 10/21/ – 12/03/2016
• Venue: Atlanta
• Format: Group Stage – Single elimination bracket
• Map pool: Cache, Cobblestone, Dust2, Nuke, Mirage, Train, Overpass
• Prize pool: is expected to be around $1,400,000
• First eSports event that has been broadcasted live on TV
• There are both European qualifiers and North American qualifiers in which teams participate for spots to enter the main eLeague tournament
• There are going to be a total of 15 people monitoring each step of the eLeague – from analysts, observers, commentators, interviewers, and hosts.

Group and Standings

Teams and Players

The first 8 teams that will be competing in the main tournament are already known. They managed to claim their spots during eLeague’s season 1, where all teams that managed to get to the playoffs earned the right to compete directly from the group stage of eLeague Season Two. In addition to those teams, all others which participated in season one have been invited to the preliminary round in which they will have to compete to claim their spot in the main event – starting from the group stages. All things considered – this looks like it is going to be a real CS: GO spectacle.

With this being said, let’s take a look at the 8 teams that have already secured their spot at the eLeague group stage matches:

•  Astralis: karrigan, device, Xyp9x, dupreeh, Kjaerbye
•  Cloud9: n0thing, shroud, Skadoodle, Stewie2k, automatic
•  Team EnVyUs: Happy, NBK, apEX, kennyS, DEVIL
•  Fnatic: olofmeister, dennis, wenton, twist, Lekr0
•  mousesports: crisJ, NiKo, denis, Spiidi, oskar
•  Natus Vincere: seized, GuardiaN, Edward, flamie, s1mple
•  Ninjas in Pyjamas: Xizt, GeT_RiGhT, f0rest, friberg, TBD
•  Virtus.pro: TaZ, neo, paszabiceps, Snax, byali
•  ALTERNATE aTTaX: kzy, crisby, keev, tiziaN, syrsoN
•  Dignitas: MSL, k0nfig,RUBINO, cajunb, Magiskb0Y
•  FaZe Clan: rain, jkaen, aizy, kioShiMa, allu
•  G2 Esports: shox, SmithZz, Scream, RpK, bodyy
•  Echo Fox: seangares, ryx, roca, ShahZaM, fREAKAZOiD
•  Immortals: hen1, lucas, boltz, felps, zews
•  OpTic Gaming: NAF, RUSH, mixwell, tarik, stanislaw
•  SK Gaming: FalleN, fer, coldzera, fnx, TACO

Betting Odds comparison

If you love to bet on eSport matches, then this portion of our article is the best for you. Considering the fact that there is still a lot of time before the start of the main tournament, there are not yet any details on the odds on various CS:GO betting sites. This portion of our article is going to be updated when the time comes. Make sure you stay tuned so you do not miss out on anything important.

Bet365 and Betway have released their eLeague Season 2 CS: GO odds and you can see them down below.

In addition to the regular match winners, they both feature a bunch of special bets such as group winners, pistol round wins and, of course, outright competition winners. Let’s compare the outright winners on both pages and see how they stand agaisnt each other.

In the picture below you can see the outright winner odds on Bet365:

In the picture below you can see the outright winner odds on Betway:

 BET365 

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Schedule and Results

Let’s take a look at the full schedule of this tournament that has been announced a couple of days ago:

Preliminary Rounds

• European: September 7-8
• American: September 14-15
• Format: 16 teams per region
  • single elimination
  • four teams per region advance to group stage

Group Stages

• Group A: October 21-22
• Group B: November 4-5
• Group C: November 11-12
• Group D: November 18-19
• Format: four teams per group
  • double elimination
  • top two teams per group advance to playoffs

Playoffs

• Quarterfinals: November 29-30
• Semifinals: December 2
• Grand Finals: December 3
• Format: eight teams
  • single elimination

Group A 

Match #1:  mousesports vs.  Immortals     1  :  0  (16/9) 
Start Time: October 21th, 03:00 PM PDT / 06:00 PM EDT / 00:00 CEST (next day)

Match #2:  Cloud9 vs.  FaZe Clan     1  :  0  (16/7) 
Start Time: October 21th, 04:00 PM PDT / 07:00 PM EDT / 01:00 CEST (next day)

Match #3:  mousesports vs.  Cloud9     1  :  0  (19/16) 
Start Time: October 21th, 05:00 PM PDT / 08:00 PM EDT / 02:00 CEST (next day)

Match #4:  Immortals vs.  FaZe Clan     1  :  2  (2/16) | (19/17) | (13/16)
Start Time: October 22th, 11:00 AM PDT / 02:00 PM EDT / 20:00 CEST

Match #5:  Cloud9 vs.  FaZe Clan     1  :  2  (20/22) | (19/17) | (9/16)
Start Time: October 22th, 02:00 PM PDT / 05:00 PM EDT / 23:00 CEST

Group B 

Match #1:  Virtus.pro vs.  Echo Fox     1  :  0  (16/1) 
Start Time: November 4th, 03:00 PM PDT / 06:00 PM EDT / 00:00 CEST (next day)

Match #2:  Ninjas in Pyjamas vs.  G2 Esports     1  :  0  (16/5) 
Start Time: November 4th, 04:00 PM PDT / 07:00 PM EDT / 01:00 CEST (next day)

Match #3:  Virtus.pro vs.  Ninjas in Pyjamas     1  :  0  (16/7) 
Start Time: November 4th, 05:00 PM PDT / 08:00 PM EDT / 02:00 CEST (next day)

Match #4:  Echo Fox vs.  G2 Esports     0  :  2  (3/16) | (2/16) 
Start Time: November 5th, 11:00 AM PDT / 02:00 PM EDT / 20:00 CEST

Match #5:  Ninjas in Pyjamas vs.  G2 Esports     2  :  0  (16/8) | (16/10) 
Start Time: November 5th, 02:00 PM PDT / 05:00 PM EDT / 23:00 CEST

Group C 

Match #1:  Natus Vincere vs.  SK Gaming     0  :  1  (10/16) 
Start Time: November 11th, 03:00 PM PDT / 06:00 PM EDT / 00:00 CEST (next day)

Match #2:  Astralis vs.  ALTERNATE aTTaX     1  :  0  (16/6) 
Start Time: November 11th, 04:00 PM PDT / 07:00 PM EDT / 01:00 CEST (next day)

Match #3:  SK Gaming vs.  Astralis     0  :  1  (13/16) 
Start Time: November 11th, 05:00 PM PDT / 08:00 PM EDT / 02:00 CEST (next day)

Match #4:  Natus Vincere vs.  ALTERNATE aTTaX     2  :  0  (16/3) | (16/8) 
Start Time: November 12th, 11:00 AM PDT / 02:00 PM EDT / 20:00 CEST

Match #5:  SK Gaming vs.  Natus Vincere     2  :  0  (16/8) | (16/8) 
Start Time: November 12th, 02:00 PM PDT / 05:00 PM EDT / 23:00 CEST

Group D 

Match #1:  Fnatic vs.  OpTic Gaming     1  :  0  (19/17) 
Start Time: November 18th, 03:00 PM PDT / 06:00 PM EDT / 00:00 CEST (next day)

Match #2:  Team EnVyUs vs.  Dignitas     0  :  1  (12/16) 
Start Time: November 18th, 04:00 PM PDT / 07:00 PM EDT / 01:00 CEST (next day)

Match #3:  Fnatic vs.  Dignitas     0  :  1  (3/16) 
Start Time: November 18th, 05:00 PM PDT / 08:00 PM EDT / 02:00 CEST (next day)

Match #4:  OpTic Gaming vs.  Team EnVyUs     1  :  2  (16/3) | (13/16) | (16/8)
Start Time: November 19th, 11:00 AM PDT / 02:00 PM EDT / 20:00 CEST 

Match #5:  Fnatic vs.  OpTic Gaming     0  :  2  (5/16) | (11/16) 
Start Time: November 19th, 02:00 PM PDT / 05:00 PM EDT / 23:00 CEST

 Prize Pool

The prize pool for eLeague Season Two is going to be around 1,400,000 USD. Even though the complete prize pool has not yet been announced, we can make some speculations judging by the season one prize pool:

• 1st place – $400,000
• 2nd place – $140,000
• 3rd – 4th place – $60,000
• 5th – 8th place – $50,000
• 9th – 12th place – $30,000
• 13th – 16th place – $30,000

Live Streams

As it was already stated above, eLeague Season Two is going to be broadcasted live on cable television. In addition to this, organizers of season two have made a partnership with Twitch.tv. This means that the entire event (including the preliminary matches) is going to be streamed live on Twitch.tv, featuring a huge amount of broadcasters and host that are bound to make the entire even that more interesting.