ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1
The ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 was the first season of the ESL ESEA Pro League . It opened on May 4, 2015 with the game between Titan eSports and Team Dignitas and ended with the final game of the offline playoffs on July 5, 2015. In this game, the Swedish lineup from fnatic beat the US team Cloud 9 by. The participants from both divisions were all invited.
mode
In the ESL ESEA Pro League , twelve teams from Europe and America each play against each other in the continental league in a double round robin system. The last-placed teams in both leagues are relegated to the second-class ESEA Premier League . The tenth and eleventh placed of both divisions fight with the second and third placed of the second class league in a relegation to stay in the ESL ESEA Pro League . All matches in the league phase are played in best-of-one mode. There are no ties, which means that in the event of a tie, the game is extended by six rounds until a winner is found. The winner of a match receives three points, the loser none. If two teams are tied, the higher number of rounds won decides. However, this rule is lifted if one of the two teams was able to win both direct duels.
The four best teams from both continents are invited to the LAN finals. There, after 13 games, the champions of a season have been determined. The participating eight teams are initially divided into two groups A and B. The winner of each group goes straight to the semi-finals. The second and third placed in both groups reach the quarter-finals; the last placed is eliminated. All matches in the group stage are played in the best-of-one.
Pattern for a group:
The loser in the game for group victory is runner-up in the group and plays in the quarter-finals against the third-placed player in the other group. From the quarter-finals onwards, a winner will be found through the knockout system . The quarter-finals and the semi-finals are played in best-of-three, while the final is played in best-of-five mode. As in the league phase, the offline finals will be extended by six rounds in the event of a tie.
EU division
The field of participants in the European division consisted of twelve teams, which had previously distinguished themselves in the major tournaments . Fnatic won the battle for first place in the table . The Swedes had to make do with substitute players for some games, as regular Olof “olofm” Kajbjer was out due to an ear operation. In addition to fnatic, Virtus.pro , Team SoloMid and Team EnVyUs reached the offline finals. In the lower half of the table, two German teams were represented with mousesports and PENTA Sports . Both organizations changed their lineups shortly before the start of the season, which meant that both teams were not yet played in the first games. Although mousesports turned out to be competitive in the course of the league, the mouses had to be satisfied with a relegation place. PENTA Sports was also able to secure the second relegation place despite only two wins and three missed games and beat Flipsid3 Tactics behind them. Without their top player Alexander "s1mple" Kostylev, who was banned from any ESL tournaments, the Ukrainian lineup fell well short of their expectations and was relegated at the end of the season.
table
ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 EU Professional Division |
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Disciplines | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
winner | fnatic |
organizer |
Electronic Sports League , E-Sports Entertainment Association |
venue | On-line |
Participating clans | 12 |
Beginning | May 4, 2015 |
final | June 24, 2015 |
Prize pool | $ 125,000 |
Games | 132 |
rank | team | Sp. | S. | N | R + | R- | Diff. | Points | Prize money |
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1. | fnatic | 22nd | 17th | 5 | 325 | 177 | +148 | 51 | $ 18,000 |
2. | Virtus.pro | 22nd | 17th | 5 | 329 | 251 | + | 7851 | $ 16,500 |
3. | Team SoloMid | 22nd | 16 | 6th | 319 | 248 | + | 7148 | $ 15,000 |
4th | Team EnVyUs | 22nd | 16 | 6th | 312 | 215 | + | 9748 | $ 13,500 |
5. | Ninjas in pajamas | 22nd | 14th | 8th | 292 | 261 | + | 3142 | $ 13,000 |
6th | HellRaisers | 22nd | 12 | 10 | 317 | 297 | + | 2036 | $ 11,500 |
7th | Natus Vincere | 22nd | 11 | 11 | 300 | 268 | + | 3233 | $ 10,000 |
8th. | Team Dignitas | 22nd | 9 | 13 | 247 | 282 | - | 3527 | $ 8,500 |
9. | Titan eSports | 22nd | 9 | 13 | 262 | 294 | - | 3227 | $ 7,000 |
10. | mousesports | 22nd | 7th | 15th | 239 | 299 | - | 6021st | $ 5,500 |
11. | PENTA Sports | 22nd | 2 | 20th | 166 | 340 | −174 | 6th | $ 4,000 |
12. | Flipsid3 Tactics | 22nd | 2 | 20th | 154 | 330 | −176 | 6th | $ 2,500 |
Qualification for the offline finals | |
Participation in the relegation games | |
Relegated to the Premier League |
Crosstab
EU League | |||||||||||||
1. | fnatic | 16:13 | 15:19 | 5:16 | 16: 4 | 16: 4 | 16: 9 | 16: 6 | 16: 1 | 16: 6 | 16: 3 | 16: 6 | |
2. | Virtus.pro | 2:16 | 10:16 | 11:16 | 16: 3 | 22:19 | 16: 8 | 16: 0 1 | 16: 7 | 16: 8 | 16:10 | 16:14 | |
3. | Team SoloMid | 6:16 | 9:16 | 13:16 | 16: 3 | 19:16 | 16: 9 | 16:13 | 12:16 | 13:16 | 16: 3 | 16:10 | |
4th | Team EnVyUs | 5:16 | 19:15 | 16:19 | 5:16 | 16: 3 | 16:12 | 16: 8 | 16: 1 | 10:16 | 16: 7 | 16: 4 | |
5. | Ninjas in pajamas | 16:11 | 11:16 | 4:16 | 16: 3 | 13:16 | 14:16 | 16:10 | 16: 8 | 16:10 | 16: 8 | 16: 6 | |
6th | HellRaisers | 16: 7 | 12:16 | 12:16 | 14:16 | 19:16 | 16:10 | 16: 5 | 14:16 | 16: 9 | 16:10 | 16: 7 | |
7th | Natus Vincere | 12:16 | 6:16 | 14:16 | 16:14 | 14:16 | 16:19 | 16: 7 | 19:16 | 16: 4 | 16: 3 | 16: 0 1 | |
8th. | Team Dignitas | 1:16 | 13:16 | 8:16 | 2:16 | 13:16 | 16:13 | 12:16 | 16: 6 | 16: 9 | 16:14 | 16: 6 | |
9. | Titan eSports | 19:15 | 10:16 | 16: 1 | 13:16 | 14:16 | 10:16 | 16:11 | 8:16 | 8:16 | 16:14 | 16: 5 | |
10. | mousesports | 7:16 | 14:16 | 10:16 | 0:16 1 | 10:16 | 16:12 | 14:16 | 6:16 | 16:13 | 10:16 | 10:16 | |
11. | PENTA Sports | 0:16 1 | 9:16 | 8:16 | 6:16 | 7:16 | 14:16 | 0:16 1 | 11:16 | 5:16 | 2:16 | 16:10 | |
12. | Flipsid3 Tactics | 6:16 | 10:16 | 1:16 | 2:16 | 11:16 | 11:16 | 5:16 | 1:16 | 6:16 | 1:16 | 16: 0 1 |
NA Division
The supposedly weaker North American league was occupied by a few teams that had previously only appeared at smaller events and were open to reinforcements from the rest of the world. The Swedish player Jacob "pyth" Mourujärvi , who was not under contract with any of the major teams in Europe, managed to find a new home at Luminosity Gaming . With Keyd Stars from Brazil, a whole team moved to North America in the run-up to the tournament. Both Luminosity Gaming and Keyd Stars made it into the finals alongside the often dominant lineup of Cloud 9 and Counter Logic Gaming . The teams Method and mouseSpaz were able to save themselves in the relegation; the Canadian Ace Gaming team was relegated.
table
ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 NA Professional Division |
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Disciplines | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
winner | Cloud 9 |
organizer |
Electronic Sports League , E-Sports Entertainment Association |
venue | On-line |
Participating clans | 12 |
Beginning | May 4, 2015 |
final | June 22, 2015 |
Prize pool | $ 125,000 |
Games | 132 |
rank | team | Sp. | S. | N | R + | R- | Diff. | Points | Prize money |
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1. | Cloud 9 | 22nd | 19th | 3 | 334 | 214 | +120 | 57 | $ 18,000 |
2. | Keyd stars | 22nd | 17th | 5 | 347 | 272 | + | 7551 | $ 16,500 |
3. | Luminosity Gaming | 22nd | 16 | 6th | 345 | 257 | + | 8848 | $ 15,000 |
4th | Counter Logic Gaming | 22nd | 14th | 8th | 333 | 253 | + | 8042 | $ 13,500 |
5. | Team Liquid | 22nd | 14th | 8th | 311 | 245 | + | 6642 | $ 13,000 |
6th | Nihilum | 22nd | 13 | 9 | 292 | 293 | - 1 | 39 | $ 11,500 |
7th | eLevate 3 | 22nd | 11 | 11 | 311 | 291 | + | 2033 | $ 10,000 |
8th. | Tempo Storm | 22nd | 10 | 12 | 272 | 277 | - 5th | 30th | $ 8,500 |
9. | affNity | 22nd | 8th | 14th | 260 | 293 | - | 3324 | $ 7,000 |
10. | Method | 22nd | 6th | 16 | 256 | 316 | - | 6018th | $ 5,500 |
11. | mouseSpaz | 22nd | 2 | 20th | 186 | 342 | −156 | 6th | $ 4,000 |
12. | Ace Gaming | 22nd | 2 | 20th | 145 | 339 | −194 | 6th | $ 2,500 |
Qualification for the offline finals | |
Participation in the relegation games | |
Relegated to the Premier League | |
Team withdrew |
Crosstab
NA League | |||||||||||||
1. | Cloud 9 | 16:12 | 16: 5 | 16:13 | 16: 4 | 16:12 | 19:17 | 16:11 | 16: 8 | 16:12 | 16: 4 | 16: 0 1 | |
2. | Keyd stars | 16: 6 | 31:27 | 16:12 | 13:16 | 16: 8 | 16:11 | 16: 8 | 16:12 | 16:19 | 16: 5 | 16:11 | |
3. | Luminosity Gaming | 12:16 | 15:19 | 7:16 | 16: 6 | 16:12 | 16: 8 | 16: 6 | 16: 5 | 16: 7 | 16: 3 | 16: 5 | |
4th | Counter Logic Gaming | 10:16 | 12:16 | 13:16 | 16:10 | 16:10 | 16: 5 | 16:11 | 16: 9 | 16: 8 | 16: 9 | 16: 2 | |
5. | Team Liquid | 13:16 | 19:22 | 8:16 | 16:12 | 16: 5 | 14:16 | 16:14 | 16:11 | 16: 2 | 16:12 | 16: 2 | |
6th | Nihilum | 11:16 | 16: 8 | 10:16 | 16:14 | 4:16 | 16:13 | 16:11 | 16:12 | 12:16 | 16:13 | 16: 9 | |
7th | eLevate | 16: 8 | 13:16 | 19:22 | 21:25 | 4:16 | 11:16 | 16: 5 | 19:17 | 16:12 | 16:11 | 16: 1 | |
8th. | Tempo Storm | 16:13 | 16: 2 2 | 9:16 | 13:16 | 7:16 | 12:16 | 7:16 | 16: 4 | 16: 5 | 16: 9 | 16: 9 | |
9. | affNity | 9:16 | 8:16 | 9:16 | 11:16 | 16:13 | 7:16 | 16:10 | 16: 9 | 16:12 | 16: 0 | 16: 2 | |
10. | Method | 3:16 | 11:16 | 12:16 | 15:19 | 10:16 | 12:16 | 2:16 | 14:16 | 14:16 | 16: 8 | 16: 0 1 | |
11. | mouseSpaz | 7:16 | 8:16 | 19:17 | 4:16 | 9:16 | 13:16 | 13:16 | 12:16 | 6:16 | 2:16 | 16: 5 | |
12. | Ace Gaming | 3:16 | 3:16 | 8:16 | 1:16 | 6:16 | 14:16 | 7:16 | 6:16 | 16:10 | 19:22 | 16: 3 |
Offline finals
The offline finals were held from July 2nd to 5th in the studio of the Electronic Sports League in Cologne . The American teams were able to keep up with the European level and achieve four wins in a direct comparison.
Team lineups
Group A
ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 Finals | |
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Disciplines | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
winner | fnatic |
organizer |
Electronic Sports League , E-Sports Entertainment Association |
venue | ESL-Studio, Cologne |
Participating clans | 8th |
Beginning | 2nd July 2015 |
final | 5th July 2015 |
Prize pool | $ 250,000 |
Games | 13 |
Unsurprisingly, Luminosity Gaming was eliminated from group A as the bottom of the group. Virtus.pro secured group victory and a place in the semi-finals with convincing performances.
Semifinals | Game for the semi-finals | |||||||
Cloud 9 | 16 | |||||||
Team EnVyUs | 13 | |||||||
Cloud 9 | 10 | |||||||
Virtus.pro | 16 | |||||||
Luminosity Gaming | 4th | |||||||
Virtus.pro | 16 | |||||||
Game for the quarter-finals | ||||||||
Team EnVyUs | 16 | |||||||
Luminosity Gaming | 7th |
Group B
Contrary to expectations, the American teams Keyd Stars and Counter Logic Gaming were able to win their first game against their European opponents. In the Scandinavian loser match between the two tournament favorites Team SoloMid and fnatic , the Danes had to admit defeat by 14:16. Counter Logic Gaming was able to secure the direct semi-finals.
Semifinals | Game for the semi-finals | |||||||
fnatic | 12 | |||||||
Counter Logic Gaming | 16 | |||||||
Counter Logic Gaming | 16 | |||||||
Keyd stars | 9 | |||||||
Team SoloMid | 12 | |||||||
Keyd stars | 16 | |||||||
Game for the quarter-finals | ||||||||
fnatic | 16 | |||||||
Team SoloMid | 14th |
Playoffs
Cloud 9 beat Team EnVyUs in the best-of-three in the quarter-finals . Semi-final opponents Counter Logic Gaming also had little to oppose the team. On the way to the final, Mike “shroud” Grzesiek and Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham were particularly convincing on the Cloud 9 side . The Americans' final opponent was fnatic . The Swedes prevail against Keyd Stars and Virtus.pro beforehand . The final game was decided by fnatic after four partly tight maps. In the Swedes, Olof “olofm” Kajbjer had the highest K / D in relation to the entire tournament.
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||||||||||
Counter Logic Gaming | |||||||||||||||||||||
BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||
Counter Logic Gaming | 5 | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||
Cloud 9 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Team EnVyUs | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cloud 9 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cloud 9 | 16 | 6th | 14th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||
fnatic | 14th | 16 | 16 | 19th | |||||||||||||||||
Keyd stars | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
fnatic | 16 | 19th | |||||||||||||||||||
fnatic | 12 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virtus.pro | 16 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||
Virtus.pro |
Prize money distribution
space | clan | Prize money (in US dollars ) |
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1. | fnatic | $ 100,000 |
2. | Cloud 9 | $ 60,000 |
3rd - 4th |
Counter Logic Gaming Virtus.pro |
$ 25,000 |
5th - 6th |
Team EnVyUs Keyd Stars |
$ 12,500 |
7th - 8th |
Luminosity Gaming Team SoloMid |
$ 7,500 |
Promotion playoffs
The winners of the playoffs of the six best teams in the second-rate Premier Division will play in the ESL ESEA Pro League in the following season .
EU premier playoffs
First round | Second round | Promotion lap | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Team LDLC White 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Team Property | 7th | 7th | 4th | Team ROCCAT | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||
4th | Team ROCCAT | 16 | 16 | 4th | Team ROCCAT | 19th | 9 | 14th | ||||||||||
3 | E-question | 16 | 16 | 2 | SK Gaming | 17th | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
6th | PiTER 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | E-question | 7th | 14th | |||||||||||
2 | SK Gaming | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
NA Premier Playoffs
Relegation matches
The winners of the relegation games are eligible to participate in the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 .
EU relegation
PENTA Sports was able to prevail in two maps on de_dust2 and de_cache with clear results.
Time: August 11, 2015 8:00 p.m. CEST | |||||
PENTA Sports | 16 | 16 | |||
Team ROCCAT | 9 | 11 |
The regular E-Frag Simeon "dream3r" Ganev was not allowed to take part in the relegation due to a former VAC ban. E-Frag couldn't find a fifth player and canceled the game. Mousesports will remain in the league.
Time: canceled | |||||
mousesports | 1 | 1 | |||
E-Frag.net Esports Club 1 | 0 | 0 |
NA relegation
The Method and EnemyGG teams were able to prevail in the American qualification. As a result of the withdrawal of eLevate, the players from SapphireKelownaDotCom subsequently received a starting place for the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 . They will play under the organization FolloweSports.com .
Time: August 10th, 2015 at 2:00 a.m. | |||||
Method | 16 | 16 | |||
SapphireKelownaDotCom | 10 | 10 |
Time: August 10, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. CEST | |||||
mouseSpaz | 8th | 12 | |||
EnemyGG | 16 | 16 |
Remarks
Web links
- Liquipedia article on ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 (English)
- Coverage page for ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 on csgo.99damage.de
- Statistics on the league phase of the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 on hltv.org
- Statistics on the offline finals on hltv.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ olofmeister out for two weeks. hltv.org, May 25, 2015, accessed on July 10, 2015 .
- ↑ nex, Spiidi and denis with mouz against PENTA. Change: What does the future hold? 99damage, May 4, 2015, accessed July 10, 2015 .
- ↑ EU table of the ESEA League
- ^ NA table of the ESEA League
- ↑ Bracket for the EU Premier Playoffs on play.esea.net
- ↑ Bracket for the NA Premier Playoffs on play.esea.net
- ↑ Match PENTA vs. ROCCAT on 99amage.de
- ↑ Pro League relegation matches & format. ESEA, July 30, 2015, accessed July 31, 2015 .
- ↑ Match mouz vs. E-Ask on 99amage.de