The ESL Pro League Season 7 ( EPL Season 7 for short ) was the seventh season of the ESL Pro League organized by the ESL . It started on February 13, 2018 and ended with the offline finale at the Verizon Theater in Dallas on May 20, 2018 with a win from Astralis .
format
It was first played on every continent in a double round robin online championship for a place in the offline final. The eleven best teams from the sixth season took part, as well as the winner of ESEA Premier Season 26 and two teams from the ESL Pro League Season 6 relegation . During the regular season, each team played twice against each other in a best-of-one duel, with the winner receiving three points and the loser receiving no points. In the event of a tie, the game was extended by six rounds, the winner received two points and the loser one point.
Since the ESL wants to standardize its offline tournaments to 16 participants and the North American division consists of only twelve teams, a special regulation had to be found for participation in the finals. It was decided that the European division will get a seventh place in the final, North America will keep the six places in the final, and the Asia-Pacific region will get two starting places that will be played in a separate offline event in Sydney , as well as South America one starting place that will be included in the " ESL Latin America League Season 1 ”was played.
game schedule
The online divisions in Europe and North America were held in seven weeks, from Tuesday to Thursday.
- Week 1: February 13 - February 15, 2018
- Week 2: March 6th - March 8th, 2018
- Week 3: March 13 - March 15, 2018
- Week 4: March 20 - March 22, 2018
- Week 5: April 3 - April 5, 2018
- Week 6: April 10 - April 12, 2018
- Week 7: April 24th - April 26th, 2018
Europe
The Polish team AGO Gaming could itself as a winner of the ESEA Premier League Season secure 26 direct promotion to the EPL Season 7, in the relegation sat Natus Vincere by and remains höchstklassig, the Turkish team Space Soldiers defeated Godsent and takes the first time participated in the EPL.
EU table
| ESL Pro League Season 7 EU Division
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Disciplines
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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winner
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European Union mousesports
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organizer
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Electronic Sports League
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venue
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On-line
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Participating clans
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14th
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Beginning
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February 13, 2018
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final
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April 26, 2018
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Prize pool
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$ 125,000
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Games
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182
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EU cross table
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EU League
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| 1.
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North
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16:13
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8:16
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16:11
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16:10
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16:14
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8:16
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4:16
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6:16
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19:15
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11:16
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11:16
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16: 4
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9:16
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| 2.
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G2 esports
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12:16
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17:19
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10:16
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16: 9
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16: 2
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11:16
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16:14
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16:14
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11:16
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22:19
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10:16
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16:12
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14:16
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| 3.
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mousesports
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13:16
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4:16
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16:11
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16:11
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16:11
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16:10
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16: 9
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14:16
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16: 8
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19:17
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16: 4
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16:14
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16:14
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| 4th
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fnatic
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9:16
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16:10
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7:16
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13:16
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12:16
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9:16
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9:16
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8:16
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16:10
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14:16
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11:16
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16:11
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16:11
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| 5.
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Natus Vincere
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16: 8
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16:13
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16: 5
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25:22
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16:10
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16: 6
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19:16
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7:16
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12:16
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16: 6
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16: 6
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16: 9
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6:16
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| 6th
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Team EnVyUs
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16: 3
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8:16
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13:16
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11:16
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6:16
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6:16
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16:14
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14:16
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16: 8
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13:16
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10:16
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16:13
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5:16
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| 7th
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FaZe Clan
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5:16
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16:13
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12:16
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5:16
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23:25
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5:16
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14:16
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16: 9
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14:16
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16: 9
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16: 7
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16:11
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16: 5
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| 8th.
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Astralis
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16:11
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16:12
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16:14
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16: 9
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11:16
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16: 3
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22:20
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10:16
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11:16
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16: 5
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16:19
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10:16
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16: 4
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| 9.
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Heroic
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16:11
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10:16
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5:16
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5:16
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14:16
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16:13
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8:16
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16:14
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6:16
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19:17
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19:15
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16: 9
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5:16
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| 10.
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Ninjas in pajamas
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16: 6
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16:12
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16:12
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14:16
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16: 7
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14:16
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16: 8
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16: 8
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16:19
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16: 7
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16: 2
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16:10
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19:15
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| 11.
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Team LDLC
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6:16
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11:16
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13:16
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10:16
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6:16
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19:16
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12:16
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5:16
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19:16
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16:10
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6:16
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2:16
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1:16
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| 12.
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HellRaisers
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16:19
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7:16
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16: 7
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22:19
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16:14
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16: 9
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12:16
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6:16
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16: 4
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16: 9
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16: 7
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9:16
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8:16
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| 13.
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AGO Gaming
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5:16
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8:16
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16:14
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16:14
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12:16
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9:16
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7:16
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15:19
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17:19
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12:16
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16:11
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16: 6
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4:16
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| 14th
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Space soldiers
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16:13
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16: 5
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11:16
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16:14
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8:16
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16:12
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8:16
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14:16
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16: 1
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10:16
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11:16
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16: 6
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16: 2
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North America
Since the regularly qualified teams Counter Logic Gaming and Misfits broke up or could not sign players in time, these two had to cancel their participation. The winner of the ESEA Premier League Season 26 SoaR also broke up, the majority of the players were subsequently taken over by Team Dignitas , who now took part instead. In the relegation, Ghost Gaming and Rogue prevailed and were thus able to secure their stay in the EPL.
NA table
| ESL Pro League Season 7 NA Division
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Disciplines
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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winner
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United Nations Team Liquid
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organizer
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Electronic Sports League
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venue
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On-line
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Participating clans
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12
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Beginning
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February 13, 2018
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final
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April 26, 2018
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Prize pool
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$ 125,000
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Games
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132
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NA crosstab
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NA League
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| 1. |
SK Gaming
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0:16 1
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16: 4
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4:16 2
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7:16
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16:13
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16: 8
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14:16
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19:15
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16: 8
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6:16
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16:11
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| 2. |
Team Liquid
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16: 0 1
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16:10
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16: 7
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19:16
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16: 0 4
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16:10
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16:14
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16:12
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16: 4
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16: 6
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16: 6
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| 3. |
Team Dignitas
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4:16
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8:16
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13:16
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14:16
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9:16
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9:16
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5:16
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12:16
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16:12
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10:16
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16: 8
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| 4th |
NRG eSports
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16:10 2
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22:20
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16: 3
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16: 7
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14:16
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16: 4
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16: 9
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5:16
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19:17
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16: 4
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16: 9
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| 5. |
Cloud 9
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13:16
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7:16
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16: 5
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16:11
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4:16
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16: 7
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6:16
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19:17
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16:13
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17:19
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16:13
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| 6th |
OpTic Gaming
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16: 2
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0:16 4
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16:13
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7:16
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8:16
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16: 7
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3:16
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8:16
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4:16
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16:14
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16:12
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| 7th |
Luminosity Gaming
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16: 8
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16:11
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16: 4
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3:16
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3:16
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8:16
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16:10
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16: 9
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12:16
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16:10
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16: 3
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| 8th. |
Rogue
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12:16
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10:16
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16: 6
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6:16
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8:16
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7:16
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16:10
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16:11
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16: 6
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16: 6
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16:11
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| 9. |
Renegades
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3:16
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9:16
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16:10
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19:17
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9:16
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16:19
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19:17
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16: 6
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16: 3
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16:10
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16: 4
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| 10. |
Ghost gaming
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10:16
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14:16
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16:11
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4:16
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16:14
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13:16
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3:16
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14:16
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3:16
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8:16
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16:14
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| 11. |
CompLexity
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2:16
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6:16
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16: 8
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9:16
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11:16
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7:16
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16: 6
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16: 3
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3:16
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13:16
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11:16
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| 12. |
Splyce
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16: 0 3
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2:16
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16: 9
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5:16
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16: 6
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3:16
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16:13
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16: 6
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8:16
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10:16
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19:17
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1SK Gaming was still in
Cologne for training purposes and had to give up both games.
2 SK Gaming was not allowed to give up another series and therefore had to play with a high ping at 02:00 local time.
3 A game by SK Gaming in the ECS Season 5 was only decided in the third extra time, so they were not ready in time for the first EPL game against Splyce.
4th OpTic Gaming has given up both remaining games against Team Liquid due to technical problems.
Asia Pacific
In the three regions of Australia and New Zealand (Oceania), East Asia and Southeast Asia, the participants in the Asia-Pacific League were initially determined in closed qualifiers. Eight teams fought in a row between April 20 and April 22, 2018 in Sydney for two places to participate in the EPL S7 Finals in Dallas.
Attendees
- Australia New Zealand
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Australia
 order
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Australia Tainted Minds
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Australia Grayhound Gaming
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- China
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Korea South
 MVP PK
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Mongolia
 The MongolZ
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Japan
 SZ Absolute 1
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- South East Asia
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Thailand
 Signature gaming
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Singapore
 BOOT dream [s] cape
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1 Flash Gaming was unable to organize visas for the qualifying tournament in Australia in time and was therefore replaced by SZ Absolute.
Group stage
Group A
| rank
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team
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S.
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N
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R +
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R-
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Diff.
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Pt.
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| 1
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Australia ORDER
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2
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0
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54
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54
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0
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6th
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| 2
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Korea South MVP PK
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2
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1
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90
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74
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+16
|
6th
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| 3
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Thailand Signature gaming
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1
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2
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70
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64
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+6
|
3
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| 4th
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Japan SZ absolute
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0
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2
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30th
|
48
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−18
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0
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| Group A results
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Korea South MVP PK
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1
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0
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Japan SZ absolute
|
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Australia ORDER
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1
|
0
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Thailand Signature gaming
|
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Korea South MVP PK
|
1
|
2
|
Australia ORDER
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Thailand Signature gaming
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2
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0
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Japan SZ absolute
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Korea South MVP PK
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2
|
0
|
Thailand Signature gaming
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Group B
| rank
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team
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S.
|
N
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R +
|
R-
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Diff.
|
Pt.
|
| 1
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Australia Tainted Minds
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2
|
0
|
48
|
24
|
+24
|
6th
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| 2
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Australia Grayhound Gaming
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2
|
1
|
87
|
59
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+28
|
6th
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| 3
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Singapore BOOT dream [S] cape
|
1
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2
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47
|
78
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−31
|
3
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| 4th
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Mongolia The MongolZ
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0
|
2
|
36
|
57
|
−21
|
0
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| Group B results
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Australia Grayhound Gaming
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0
|
1
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Singapore BOOT dream [S] cape
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Mongolia The MongolZ
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0
|
1
|
Australia Tainted Minds
|
|
Singapore BOOT dream [S] cape
|
0
|
2
|
Australia Tainted Minds
|
|
Australia Grayhound Gaming
|
2
|
0
|
Mongolia The MongolZ
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|
Singapore BOOT dream [S] cape
|
0
|
2
|
Australia Grayhound Gaming
|
Knockout phase
|
|
Semifinals
|
|
final
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A1
|
Australia ORDER
|
11
|
14th
|
-
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B2
|
Australia Grayhound Gaming
|
16
|
16
|
-
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Australia
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Grayhound Gaming
|
17th
|
16
|
10
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Korea South
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MVP PK
|
19th
|
3
|
16
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|
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B1
|
Australia Tainted Minds
|
10
|
8th
|
-
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A2
|
Korea South MVP PK
|
16
|
16
|
-
|
|
In the knockout phase, the two second placed in the group phase were able to achieve clear victories and advance to the final of the qualifier, which already secured them a place in the EPL S7 finals. In the end, MVP PK beat Grayhound Gaming 2-1 on three maps.
Prize money distribution
| Final standings
|
| space
|
Prize money (in US dollars )
|
team
|
| 1.
|
-
|
Korea South MVP PK
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| 2.
|
-
|
Australia Grayhound Gaming
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| 3rd - 4th
|
12,000
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Australia ORDER
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Australia Tainted Minds
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| 5th - 6th
|
9,500
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Thailand Signature gaming
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Singapore BOOT dream [S] cape
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| 7th - 8th
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7,500
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Japan SZ absolute
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Mongolia The MongolZ
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South America
In a closed qualifier, the eight teams taking part in the " ESL Latin America League Season 1 " were initially determined and then played in a round robin league system with best-of-two duels. The four best teams moved into the playoffs, which were played with single-elimination duels in the best-of-three format. The two finalists play in a separate offline duel for participation in the EPL S7 finals.
Attendees
-
Brazil
Sharks Esports
-
Brazil W7M gaming
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Uruguay
Furious gaming
-
Brazil Furia eSports
-
Brazil Team Wild
-
Argentina
Isurus Gaming
-
BrazilVirtue Gaming 1
-
BrazilYeaH! Gaming 1
League phase
The teams each played a best-of-two duel against each other, with no overtime, so draws were counted.
table
| rank
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team
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Sp.
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S.
|
U
|
N
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R +
|
R-
|
Diff.
|
Points
|
|
01.
|
Brazil Furia eSports
|
10 |
9
|
0 |
1 |
157 |
72 |
+85 |
27
|
|
02.
|
Argentina Isurus Gaming
|
10 |
8th
|
0 |
2 |
140 |
114 |
+26 |
24
|
|
03.
|
Brazil Sharks Esports
|
10 |
7th
|
0 |
3 |
129 |
87 |
+42 |
21st
|
|
04th
|
Brazil W7M gaming
|
10 |
3
|
0 |
7th |
111 |
129 |
-18 |
9
|
|
05.
|
Brazil Team Wild
|
10 |
2
|
0 |
8th |
81 |
143 |
-62 |
6th
|
|
06th
|
Uruguay Furious gaming
|
10 |
1
|
0 |
9 |
76 |
149 |
-73 |
3
|
| 7th
|
Brazil Virtue gaming
|
8th |
5
|
1 |
2 |
123 |
93 |
+30 |
16
|
| 8th.
|
BrazilYeaH! Gaming
|
8th |
5
|
0 |
3 |
108 |
105 |
+3 |
15th
|
Results
|
LA League
|
Sharks
|
Furious
|
W7M
|
Furia
|
Wild
|
Isurus
|
Virtue
|
YeaH!
|
| 1. |
Sharks Esports
|
|
16: 3
|
16:12
|
6:16
|
16: 7
|
6:16
|
16:14
|
-
|
| 2. |
Furious gaming
|
8:16
|
|
8:16
|
7:16
|
4:16
|
8:16
|
1:16
|
-
|
| 3. |
W7M gaming
|
6:16
|
5:16
|
|
10:16
|
16: 6
|
7:16
|
15:15
|
12:16
|
| 4th |
Furia eSports
|
16: 1
|
16: 3
|
16: 9
|
|
16:11
|
13:16
|
-
|
-
|
| 5. |
Team Wild
|
3:16
|
16:11
|
3:16
|
0:16
|
|
8:16
|
-
|
9:16
|
| 6th |
Isurus Gaming
|
3:16
|
16: 8
|
16:14
|
9:16
|
16:14
|
|
-
|
16: 3
|
| 7th |
Virtue gaming
|
16:13
|
16:10
|
16: 9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
14:16
|
| 8th. |
YeaH! Gaming
|
-
|
-
|
16:11
|
-
|
16:11
|
12:16
|
13:16
|
|
1Virtue Gaming and YeaH! Gaming withdrew from the league, all results achieved by the two teams up to then were therefore declared null and void.
Knockout phase
The semi-finals of the playoff phase were played online, here Furia eSports and Sharks Esports clearly prevailed on two maps each and were thus able to celebrate their entry into the final of the LA League, which took place on May 6th in São Paulo . The final of the South American league was held in the best-of-five mode, with Sharks Esports securing narrow victories on the first two maps de_mirage and de_inferno . Furia eSports was able to clearly win de_cobblestone , but on de_cache Sharks subsequently made it into the EPL S7 finals.
|
|
Semifinals
|
|
final
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brazil
|
Furia eSports
|
16
|
16
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brazil
|
W7M gaming
|
10
|
7th
|
-
|
|
|
|
Brazil
|
Furia eSports
|
14th
|
14th
|
16
|
12
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brazil
|
Sharks Esports
|
16
|
16
|
4th
|
16
|
-
|
|
|
Argentina
|
Isurus Gaming
|
7th
|
6th
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brazil
|
Sharks Esports
|
16
|
16
|
-
|
|
Prize money distribution
| Final standings
|
| space
|
Prize money (in R $ )
|
team
|
| 1.
|
-
|
Brazil Sharks Esports
|
| 2.
|
20,000
|
Brazil Furia eSports
|
| 3rd - 4th
|
8,000
|
Argentina Isurus Gaming
|
|
Brazil W7M gaming
|
| 5th - 6th
|
5,000
|
Brazil Team Wild
|
|
Uruguay Furious gaming
|
Finals
The finals took place from May 14th to May 20th, 2018 at the Verizon Theater in Dallas. It was played for prize money of 750,000 US dollars, and the tournament was also part of the Intel Grand Slam .
format
The group stage was played in the form of a double elimination system, with the first round being played in best-of-one mode and all subsequent rounds in best-of-three mode. The winner of the upper half of the tournament rose directly to the semi-finals of the playoffs, which was played in the knockout system, the loser was also qualified for the playoffs, but played in the quarterfinals against the winner of the lower half of the tournament in the other group. The grand finale of the playoffs was played in best-of-five mode.
Attendees
- Europe
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- North America
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- Asia Pacific
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Korea South MVP PK
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Australia Grayhound Gaming
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- South America
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Brazil Sharks Esports
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1 HellRaisers could not get a visa for the USA for their Turkish-born player Özgür "woxic" Eker and withdrew their participation in the finals, Heroic took over the participation.
Group stage
Group A
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final
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EU7
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Denmark Heroic
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SA1
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Brazil Sharks Esports
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NA4
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United States Cloud 9
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NA4
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United States Cloud 9
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EU7
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Denmark Heroic
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EU1
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European Union mousesports
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United States NRG eSports
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AP1
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Korea South MVP PK
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EU1
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European Union mousesports
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NA2
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United States NRG eSports
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The final tournament began with the new edition of the major final between FaZe and Cloud9, on de_cache the European team was able to prevail with 16: 3 , while the winner of the European division was able to win a favorite against Sharks Esports. The two other opening games of the group stage also went to the European representatives, Natus Vincere won against MVP PK, Heroic defeated the runner-up of the North American division NRG. In the first best-of-three games of the tournament, FaZe clearly convinced against mousesports and prevailed 2-0 . In the Losers' first game, Cloud9 had to travel the full three maps to knock Sharks Esports out of the tournament. Natus Vincere and Heroic also fought an exciting duel, here a winner in the form of Natus Vincere was only found on Map 3 in extension. In the second losing game, the Korean team MVP PK had to accept the early elimination from the tournament as the second team, against NRG they could achieve a victory on the first map, but suffered clear defeats in the following maps. On the second day of the tournament, the other games of the lower half of the tournament were to be played in Group A, among others Heroic and Cloud9 fought to stay in the tournament, the European representative of the clash had the better end for himself here. Mousesports also had to fight to stay in the EPL S7 finals, the mixed-European team clearly won 2-0 against NRG and thus moved into the final of the lower half of the tournament. In the final of the lower tournament tree, mousesports prevailed against Heroic with two wins on de_cache ( 16: 9 ) and de_mirage ( 16:14 ). The final of the upper half of the tournament was a surprisingly clear affair in favor of Natus Vincere, who beat the FaZe Clan 2-0 .
Group B
In group B, too, the favorites were able to prevail. The Turkish Space Soldiers won 16: 7 against Renegades, the winner of the North American division Liquid outclassed Grayhound 16: 5 . Astralis also dominated his first game, against OpTic Gaming they clearly won 16: 3 on de_nuke . SK Gaming and Ninjas in pajamas fought an exciting duel. Here the Brazilians prevailed in overtime with 19:16 . In the first elimination game of Group B, ninjas in pajamas had to accept a clear 2-0 defeat against OpTic Gaming , as did Grayhound Gaming in the purely Australian clash, Renegades and OpTic thus moved into the next round of the lower half of the tournament. In the upper half of the tournament, Team Liquid was the first team in Group B to secure a permanent place in the knockout phase, against Space Soldiers the North Americans clearly won 2-0 , the Danish team Astralis also dominated the Brazilian SK Gaming, Astralis also moved with 2 : 0 in the final of the upper half of the tournament. The third game day began with the outstanding games in the 2nd round of the lower tournament tree in Group B, here SK Gaming and OpTic Gaming prevailed 2-0 against Renegades and Space Soldiers, who were eliminated. In the final of the upper half of the tournament, the Danish Astralis emerged victorious on de_nuke and de_inferno and thus moved directly into the semi-finals of the playoffs. In the final game of the group stage, the game had to go over the full three maps in order for a winner to be found between SK Gaming and OpTic Gaming. In the end, the favored Brazilians prevailed 2-1 after the first map had already been lost.
Playoffs
The first game in front of an audience at the Verizon Theater in Dalls was the quarter-finals between mousesports and Team Liquid. The “map pick” from mousesports de_mirage was the first map of the game, no winner was found here in regular time, in the second extra time Team Liquid won the first map with 22:20 . At de_dust2 , the decision turned out to be a clear matter, in front of the home crowd, Team Liquid fixed their place in the semi-finals with a 16: 4 victory. The second quarter-final was a clash between FaZe Clan and SK Gaming, here the first map on de_overpass was close, but ended in regular time with a 16:13 victory for the mixed European team. On the second map FaZe left the South Americans no chance already at half-time it was with 13: 2 lead and then took only six more laps around with a 16: 5 to fix -Sieg a place in the semifinals. The first semi-final of the tournament took place between the winner of Group A - Natus Vincere, and the domestic team Liquid. In an overall exciting duel, the North Americans defeated the Ukrainian-Russian team with 16:14 on de_dust2 and 16:10 on de_inferno and thus made it into the grand finale. The second semi-final promised to be a great duel between two of the best European teams at the moment - Astralis and FaZe. But the Danish team around their "in-game leader" Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander dominated both maps at will. On de_mirage FaZe's map-pick, Astralis won with 16: 3 , on de_inferno they finally reached the finals with 16: 6 . In the grand finale, Astralis was considered a big favorite after their convincing performances and on the first map de_dust2 the Danes more than lived up to their favorite status and got the first map point with a 16: 1 win. So one-sided the other maps in a row did not go more, before a home crowd TeamLiquid had to put the Europeans in a row more accommodating, the second map had de_nuke even 14:16 post, took on de_mirage but with 16:14 connecting point first map loss of the Danes during the tournament. However, the decision was made on de_inferno and Astralis won the final with a 16:10 .
Prize money distribution
reporting
The EPL Season 7 was the first ESL event to be held with the new streaming partner Facebook , and the games could also be viewed on the official ESL website. The community did not take the change well and switched to Twitch streams in other languages, some of which had more than twice as many viewers. The English stream of the Finals in Dallas had the worst viewership in years.
Europe
- Moderator: Alex "Machine" RichardsonUnited Kingdom
- Expert: Chad "SPUNJ" BurchillAustralia
- Expert: Janko "YNk" PaunovicSerbia
- Commentators (1st stream): Henry "HenryG" Greer, Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett 1United KingdomCanada
- Commentators (2nd stream): Hugo Byron, Jack “Jacky” Peters, Alex “Snodz” ByfieldUnited KingdomUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
North America
- Moderator: Tres "Stunna" SaranthusUnited States
- Expert: Jacob "Pimp" WinnecheDenmark
- Expert: Halvor “Vendetta” GulestølNorway
- Commentators (1st stream): Harry "JustHarry" Russell, Jason "Moses" O'TooleUnited KingdomUnited States
- Commentators (2nd stream): Danny "dK" Kim, Jordan "Elfishguy" Mays, Kevin "KaRath" Zhu, Mitch "Pili" PilipowskiAustraliaAustraliaAustraliaAustralia
Asia Pacific
- Moderator: Ben "SandMan" GreenAustralia
- Expert: Iain "SnypeR" TurnerAustralia
- Expert: Mohammed "MoeycQ" TizaniAustralia
- Commentators: Kevin "KaRath" Zhu, Jordan "Elfishguy" Mays, Mathew "Judge" Brand, Tim "Brainstorm" Dunne, Stuart "sonic" RaynerAustraliaAustraliaAustraliaAustraliaAustralia
South America
- Commentators: Bernardo “BiDa” Moura, Otávio “bczz” Boccuzzi, Luis Felipe “savage” Hessel, Pablo “xrm” Oliveira, Ricardo “qeP” FugiBrazilBrazilBrazilBrazilBrazil
Finals
- Stage presenter: Alex "Goldenboy" MendezUnited States
- Moderator: Alex "Machine" RichardsonUnited Kingdom
- Reporter: Tres "Stunna" SaranthusUnited States
- Expert: Chad "SPUNJ" BurchillAustralia
- Expert: Janko "YNk" PaunovicSerbia
- Expert: Jacob "Pimp" WinnecheDenmark
- Commentators: Henry "HenryG" Greer, Harry "JustHarry" RussellUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
- Commentators: Jordan "Elfishguy" Mays, Jason "Moses" O'TooleAustraliaUnited States
- Observer: Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo, Alex "Rushly" RushUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
1Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett has been replaced as commentator after controversial statements on a
Twitch live stream.
Relegation
Both the finals of the ESEA Season 27: Premier Division and the relegation of the ESL Pro League Season 7 were played offline in the ESL studios in Leicester from May 9th to May 10th 2018 .
ESEA Season 27 Playoffs: Premier Division
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ESEA Season 27: Premier Division - Europe
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ESEA Season 27: Premier Division - North America
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E-Sports Entertainment Association
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E-Sports Entertainment Association
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January 22nd - May 5th, 2018
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January 23 - March 29, 2018
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Germany BIG
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United States eUnited
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Bulgaria Windigo Gaming
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United States Swole Patrol
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Russia Team spirit
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United States Torqued
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Qualification for the ESL Pro League Season 8
Qualification for relegation
Team Spirit and Torqued each took third place and qualified directly for the EPL S7 relegation. In the European division, BIG fought to return to the EPL after being relegated to the EPL S6. Against the Bulgarian team Windigo Gaming, the Germans prevailed on three maps with 2: 1 and thus secured a direct return to the EPL S8. In the North American division, eUnited also beat Swole Patrol 2-1 .
EPL relegation
Attendees
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France
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Bulgaria Windigo Gaming
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Russia Team spirit
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United Nations compLexity
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United States Splyce
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United States Swole Patrol
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EU relegation
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Semifinals
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France
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Windigo Gaming
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Elimination match
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France
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Bulgaria
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Windigo Gaming
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After the two relegation participants from the EPL S7 made it into the qualification game, EnVyUs and AGO played for the direct qualification place for the EPL S8. The Polish team from AGO could clearly decide the game for themselves in two maps and thus secured themselves to remain in the EPL. The Bulgarian team Windigo Gaming was able to prevail against Team Spirit in the losers game and also win against Team EnVyUs in the qualifying game of the loser branch of the tournament tree.
NA relegation
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United Nations
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compLexity
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United States
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The two relegation participants from the EPL S7 were also able to record their first wins in the North American division, compLexity clearly prevailed on two maps against Splyce in the first qualifying game and thus secured participation in the EPL S8. In the loser's game, Swole Patrol prevailed against Torqued, but could not survive against Splyce, so the former Splyce players remain in the EPL.
Trivia
The “Active duty mappool” was changed during the season, Valve replaced de_cobblestone with the newly revised version of de_dust2 . During the entire league season with de_cobblestone , ESL announced that the final will be played with de_dust2 .
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Luis Mira: ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals expanded to 16 teams. hltv.org, February 20, 2018, accessed March 8, 2018 .
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↑ Luis Mira: ESL Pro League introduces Asia-Pacific division. hltv.org, March 6, 2018, accessed March 8, 2018 .
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↑ Luis Mira: ESL reveals Pro League S7 Finals slot distribution. hltv.org, March 7, 2018, accessed March 8, 2018 .
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^ Luis Mira: ESL unveils South American league; winner to secure Pro League Finals spot. hltv.org, March 14, 2018, accessed on March 15, 2018 .
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↑ Tobias Fights: ESL reduces EPL participants. 99damage.de, February 12, 2018, accessed on February 12, 2018 .
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^ SK forfeited their matches against Liquid. Retrieved March 8, 2018 .
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^ SK played from Cologne. twitter.com, accessed March 9, 2018 .
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^ SK forfeited map 1 against Splyce. twitter.com, accessed April 4, 2018 .
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^ Daniel Duque: MVP PK, Grayhound qualify for ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals. hltv.org, April 22, 2018, accessed April 26, 2018 .
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↑ Luis Mira: YeaH !, Virtue withdraw from ESL LA League. hltv.org, April 21, 2018, accessed on May 2, 2018 .
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↑ Milan Švejda: FURIA & Sharks to ESL LA League Finals. hltv.org, April 30, 2018, accessed on May 2, 2018 .
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↑ Lucas Aznar Miles: Sharks qualify for ESL Pro League Finals. hltv.org, May 7, 2018, accessed May 8, 2018 .
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↑ Zvonimir Burazin: Hell Raisers pull out of EPL S7 due to visa issues; Heroic to fill in. Hltv.org, May 9, 2018, accessed on May 11, 2018 .
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↑ Zvonimir Burazin: FaZe run over Cloud9; mouz defeat Sharks in opening EPL matches. hltv.org, May 15, 2018, accessed on May 16, 2018 .
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^ Daniel Duque: Heroic, Na`Vi pick up victories at EPL Finals. hltv.org, May 15, 2018, accessed on May 16, 2018 .
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^ Lucas Aznar Miles: FaZe to playoffs over mousesports; Cloud9 knock Sharks out in three maps. hltv.org, May 16, 2018, accessed on May 16, 2018 .
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↑ Na`Vi edge Heroic to secure playoffs spot; NRG eliminate MVP PK. hltv.org, May 16, 2018, accessed on May 16, 2018 .
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↑ Lars Esmarch: Heroic eliminate Cloud9 to move on at EPL Finals. hltv.org, May 16, 2018, accessed on May 17, 2018 .
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↑ Lucas Aznar Miles: mousesports eliminate NRG in two maps. hltv.org, May 16, 2018, accessed on May 17, 2018 .
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↑ Lars Esmarch: mousesports eliminate Heroic to reach quarter-finals in Dallas. hltv.org, May 17, 2018, accessed on May 18, 2018 .
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↑ Lucas Aznar Miles: Natus Vincere beat FaZe in two maps; to semi-finals. hltv.org, May 17, 2018, accessed on May 18, 2018 .
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↑ Luis Mira: Space Soldiers, Liquid overrun Renegades, Grayhound. hltv.org, May 15, 2018, accessed on May 16, 2018 .
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^ Lars Esmarch: Astralis dominate Optic; SK beat NiP at EPL Finals. hltv.org, May 15, 2018, accessed on May 16, 2018 .
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↑ Zvonimir Burazin: OpTic eliminate NiP; Renegades defeat Grayhound in Dallas. hltv.org, May 16, 2018, accessed on May 17, 2018 .
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^ Daniel Duque: Liquid to EPL playoffs over Space Soldiers. hltv.org, May 16, 2018, accessed on May 17, 2018 .
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↑ Luis Mira: Astralis march on in Dallas after beating SK. hltv.org, May 16, 2018, accessed on May 17, 2018 .
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^ Daniel Duque: SK, OpTic eliminate Renegades, Space Soldiers from EPL. hltv.org, May 17, 2018, accessed on May 18, 2018 .
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↑ Zvonimir Burazin: Astralis beat Liquid for a semi-final spot in Dallas. hltv.org, May 17, 2018, accessed on May 18, 2018 .
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↑ Luis Mira: SK scrape past OpTic to secure playoff spot. hltv.org, May 18, 2018, accessed May 18, 2018 .
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↑ Lucas Aznar Miles: Liquid to semis over mousesports. hltv.org, May 18, 2018, accessed May 19, 2018 .
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↑ Luis Mira: FaZe see off SK to reach semi-finals in Dallas. hltv.org, May 19, 2018, accessed on May 20, 2018 .
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↑ Lucas Aznar Miles: Liquid to Pro League final over Natus Vincere. hltv.org, May 19, 2018, accessed on May 20, 2018 .
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^ Bünyamin Bektaş: Astralis ease past FaZe; to Pro League final. hltv.org, May 19, 2018, accessed on May 20, 2018 .
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↑ Luis Mira: Astralis beat Liquid 3-1 to win ESL Pro League S7. hltv.org, May 21, 2018, accessed on May 21, 2018 .
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↑ Tobias Fights: Only on Facebook: ESL changes platform. 99damage.de, January 18, 2018, accessed February 12, 2018 .
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↑ Jamie Villanueva: Facebook streaming brought ESL Pro League viewership down significantly. dotesports.com, May 22, 2018, accessed May 23, 2018 .
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↑ Luis Mira: Sadokist to miss this week's Pro League action. hltv.org, April 2, 2018, accessed on May 11, 2018 .
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↑ Lucas Aznar Miles: BIG qualify for ESL Pro League Season 8 over Windigo. hltv.org, May 9, 2018, accessed May 11, 2018 .
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↑ Daniel Duque: EUnited beat Swole Patrol to qualify for ESL Pro League S8. hltv.org, May 9, 2018, accessed May 11, 2018 .
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^ Daniel Duque: AGO beat EnVyUs to reclaim Pro League spot. hltv.org, May 10, 2018, accessed on May 11, 2018 .
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^ A b Daniel Duque: Windigo, ex-Splyce secure EPL spots; EnVyUs, Swole Patrol to MDL. hltv.org, May 10, 2018, accessed on May 11, 2018 .
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↑ Luis Mira: compLexity beat ex-Splyce to qualify for ESL Pro League Season 8. hltv.org, May 10, 2018, accessed on May 11, 2018 (English).
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↑ Release Notes for 4/20/2018. counter-strike.net, April 20, 2018, accessed on May 3, 2018 .
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↑ It gets dusty in Sydney and Dallas. 99damage.de, April 24, 2018, accessed May 3, 2018 .
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