ELEAGUE
2018
Tournament information
SportCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
LocationAtlanta, Georgia, United States
DatesJuly 21, 2018–July 29, 2018
AdministratorTurner Sports
William Morris Endeavor
Tournament
format(s)
Group stage (Bo1/Bo3)
Single-Elimination Brackets (Bo3)
VenueTurner Studios
Teams8 teams
Final positions
ChampionsAstralis
1st runners-upTeam Liquid
2nd runners-upmousesports
Natus Vincere
MVPNicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz
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ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018 was the sixth season of ELEAGUE that started on July 21, 2018, and ended on July 29, 2018. It was broadcast on the U.S cable network TBS. The season featured eight teams from across the world competing in a season. The broadcast was simultaneously available on the online streaming service Twitch and YouTube Gaming, but when on television, a limited broadcast appeared on Twitch and YouTube.[1]

Results

The finals pitted Astralis, which won the ELEAGUE Major 2017, and Team Liquid. Astralis defeated Team Liquid 2–0 and did not drop a single map in the tournament to win the championship.

Format

The format was similar to that of ELEAGUE Season 2. All eight teams were invited based on their top eight HLTV.org ranks from May 21, 2018. The seeding was the reorganized once the event came around to better reflect the teams' rankings.[2][3]

The group stage featured two groups of four teams, with each group being a standard GSL format. All matchups wete best of three series. The highest seed in the group played against the lowest seed and the other two teams played against each other. The two winners and two losers then played against each other. The winner of the winner's match moved on to the Playoffs and the loser of the winners match played a third match against the winner of the losers match. The loser of the losers match is eliminated from the tournament. The last two teams in the group will play in a decider's match; the winner of the match will get a spot in the Playoffs and the loser will head home. The top two teams in each group will advance to the Playoffs.

The Playoffs consisted of the four teams. Teams will play in a single elimination, best of three bracket and will keep playing until a winner is decided. Each group winner will face off against a group runner-up in the semifinals.

Teams

Eight teams were invited to the Premier. In parentheses are the HLTV.org ranks from May 21, 2018.

Broadcast Talent

Host

Interviewer

Commentators/Analysts

Group stage

Group A

Seed Team W-L RF-RA RD Points
1 Astralis 2–0 67–43 +24 6
2 Team Liquid 2–1 83–69 +14 6
3 mibr 1–2 72–86 −14 3
4 Cloud9 0–2 46–70 −24 0
Group A Results
Astralis 2 0 Cloud9
Team Liquid 2 0 mibr
Astralis 2 0 Team Liquid
mibr 2 0 Cloud9
Team Liquid 2 0 mibr
Group A Scores
Group A scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Astralis 19 Inferno 15 Cloud9
Astralis 16 Overpass 9 Cloud9
Astralis – Train – Cloud9
Team Liquid 16 Inferno 8 mibr
Team Liquid 16 Cache 9 mibr
Team Liquid – Mirage – mibr
Astralis 16 Nuke 12 Team Liquid
Astralis 16 Mirage 7 Team Liquid
Astralis – Inferno – Team Liquid
mibr 16 Inferno 5 Cloud9
mibr 19 Cache 17 Cloud9
mibr – Overpass – Cloud9
Team Liquid 16 Cache 10 mibr
Team Liquid 16 Overpass 10 mibr
Team Liquid – Inferno – mibr

Group B

Seed Team W-L RF-RA RD Points
1 Natus Vincere 2–0 89–71 +18 6
2 mousesports 2–1 122–125 −3 6
3 Fnatic 1–2 111–117 −6 3
4 FaZe Clan 0–2 70–78 −8 0
Group B Results
Natus Vincere 2 1 Fnatic
FaZe Clan 1 2 mousesports
Natus Vincere 2 1 mousesports
FaZe Clan 0 2 Fnatic
mousesports 2 1 Fnatic
Group B Scores
Group B Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Natus Vincere 16 Mirage 13 Fnatic
Natus Vincere 11 Inferno 16 Fnatic
Natus Vincere 16 Train 8 Fnatic
FaZe Clan 16 Train 11 mousesports
FaZe Clan 12 Cache 16 mousesports
FaZe Clan 13 Mirage 16 mousesports
Natus Vincere 14 Inferno 16 mousesports
Natus Vincere 16 Train 7 mousesports
Natus Vincere 16 Mirage 11 mousesports
FaZe Clan 15 Dust II 19 Fnatic
FaZe Clan 14 Mirage 16 Fnatic
FaZe Clan – Inferno – Fnatic
mousesports 13 Inferno 16 Fnatic
mousesports 16 Train 14 Fnatic
mousesports 16 Mirage 9 Fnatic

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Astralis 2
B2 mousesports 0
A1 Astralis 2
A2 Team Liquid 0
B1 Natus Vincere 0
A2 Team Liquid 2
Semifinals Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Astralis 16 Nuke 11 mousesports
Astralis 16 Mirage 10 mousesports
Astralis – Inferno – mousesports
Natus Vincere 13 Dust II 16 Team Liquid
Natus Vincere 13 Overpass 16 Team Liquid
Natus Vincere – Nuke – Team Liquid
Finals Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Astralis 16 Inferno 5 Team Liquid
Astralis 16 Nuke 12 Team Liquid
Astralis – Dust II – Team Liquid

Final standings

The final standings, prize money distribution, and teams' rosters and coaches are shown below. Each team's in-game leader is shown first.

Final Standings
Place Prize Money Team Roster Coach
1st US$500,000 Astralis gla1ve, dev1ce, dupreeh, Magisk, Xyp9x zonic
2nd US$200,000 Team Liquid nitr0, ELiGE, NAF, Twistzz, TACO jokasteve
3rd – 4th US$80,000 Natus Vincere Zeus, Edward, s1mple, electronic, flamie kane
mousesports chrisJ, oskar, ropz, Snax, suNny lmbt
5th – 6th US$40,000 Fnatic Xizt, draken, flusha, KRiMZ, JW Jumpy
mibr FalleN, coldzera, fer, Stewie2K, tarik
7th – 8th US$30,000 Cloud9 Golden, autimatic, RUSH, Skadoodle, STYKO valens
FaZe Clan karrigan, GuardiaN, NiKo, olofmeister, rain RobbaN

References

  1. ^ Villanueva, Jamie (June 20, 2018). "Eight teams invited to ELEAGUE Premier next month". Dot eSports. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "CS:GO Ranking – World ranking on May 21, 2018". HLTV.org. May 21, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Elite Counter-Strike Teams to Clash Live at ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018". ELEAGUE. June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
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