MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016
| MLG Columbus 2016 | |
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| MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 | |
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| Disciplines | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| winner |
 Luminosity Gaming
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| organizer | Major League Gaming |
| venue |
 MLG Arena and Nationwide Arena , Columbus
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| Participating clans | 16 |
| Beginning | March 29, 2016 |
| final | 3rd April 2016 |
| Prize pool | $ 1,000,000 |
| Games | 27 |
| Sponsors | Valve Corporation |
| Homepage | official website |
| ← DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 | |
The MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 (in short: MLG Columbus 2016 ) was a major tournament in the e-sports - discipline Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , which from March 29 to April 3, 2016 in the MLG Arena and Nationwide Arena in Columbus . The event was played for $ 1 million . Luminosity Gaming won the tournament .
It was the first major on the American continent.
qualification
The eight challenger teams of the MLG Columbus 2016 will be determined via the offline qualifier which will take place from February 26th to 28th, 2016 in the MLG Arena in Columbus . The field of participants in the qualification tournament consists of the eight teams eliminated in the group phase at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 and eight other teams who can get a ticket for the offline via the minor tournaments newly introduced by the Valve Corporation or via last-chance tournaments -Oualifier earned.
Minor tournaments
In the run-up to the offline qualifier, four minor tournaments will be held:
| Surname | Americas Minor Championship 2016 - Columbus | CIS Minor Championship 2016 | European Minor Championship 2016 - Columbus | Intel Extreme Masters Season X - Taipei |
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| organizer | Major League Gaming | Star Ladder | Professional Gamers League | Electronic Sports League |
| time and place | January 15-17, 2016 in Columbus | January 22-24, 2016 in Minsk | January 29 - 31, 2016 in Bucharest | January 29 - February 1, 2016 in Taipei |
| Winner (prize money) |
Enemy ($ 30,000)
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 Gambit Gaming ($ 30,000)
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 HellRaisers ($ 30,000)
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 The MongolZ ($ 30,000)
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| Finalist (prize money) |
Splyce ($ 15,000)
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Rebels ($ 15,000)
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 E-Frag.net Esports Club ($ 15,000)
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 Renegades ($ 15,000)
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| Semi-finalists |
 OpTic Gaming ($ 2,500) Winterfox ($ 2,500)
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 Arcade eSports ($ 2,500) Method ($ 2,500)
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 Penta Sports ($ 2,500) PixelFire Gaming ($ 2,500)
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Chiefs eSports Club ($ 2,500) CyberZen ($ 2,500)
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| Other participants |
EZG eSports Leader-1 eSports Obey Alliance
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Binary Dragons eXplosive FLuffy Gangsters quest
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 Cringe Gods DenDD Lemondogs Team LDLC White
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 Eat You Alive MVP Karnal Risky Gaming
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The winners of each event as well as the finalist of the Asian minor IEM X - Taipei qualify for the offline qualifier. The prize money of each tournament is 50,000 US dollars .
Offline qualifier
The players of the Mongolian team The MongolZ did not get a visa for the United States and had to cancel their participation. They were replaced by the second of the American minor Splyce . The 16 participants in the offline qualifier were divided into four groups. The two best teams in each group qualify for the finals.
Participants in the offline qualifier
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Cloud 9 (Participant at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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Counter Logic Gaming (Participant at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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Flipsid3 Tactics (Participant at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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mousesports (participant at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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Team Dignitas (participant at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015) -
Team Liquid (Participant at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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G2 Esports (Participant at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015) 1
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Vexed Gaming (Participant at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015) -
HellRaisers (winner of the European Minor Championship 2016 - Columbus)
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SK Gaming (winner of the first European last chance tournament)
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Team YP (winner of the second European last chance tournament)
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Selfless Gaming (winner of the 2016 Americas Minor Championship - Columbus) 2
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Tempo Storm (winner of the American Last Chance Tournament) 3
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Gambit Gaming (Winner of the CIS Minor Championship 2016 - Columbus)
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Splyce (2016 Americas Minor Championship finalist - Columbus) 4
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Renegades (finalist at IEM X - Taipei)
Group A
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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G2 esports | 16 | ||||||
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Tempo Storm | 13 | ||||||
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G2 esports | 16 | ||||||
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Flipsid3 Tactics | 14th | ||||||
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Selfless gaming | 12 | ||||||
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Flipsid3 Tactics | 16 | ||||||
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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Flipsid3 Tactics | 16 | 16 | |||||||
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Tempo Storm | 16 |
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Tempo Storm | 5 | 5 | ||||
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Selfless gaming | 4th | ||||||||
Group B
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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mousesports | 16 | ||||||
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Team YP | 1 | ||||||
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mousesports | 19th | ||||||
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HellRaisers | 15th | ||||||
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HellRaisers | 22nd | ||||||
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Team Liquid | 20th | ||||||
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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HellRaisers | 4th | 16 | 14th | ||||||
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Team YP | 2 |
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Team Liquid | 16 | 7th | 16 | |||
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Team Liquid | 16 | ||||||||
Group C
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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Counter Logic Gaming | 14th | ||||||
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Splyce | 16 | ||||||
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Splyce | 16 | ||||||
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Vexed Gaming | 7th | ||||||
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SK Gaming | 10 | ||||||
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Vexed Gaming | 16 | ||||||
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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Vexed Gaming | 13 | 16 | 13 | ||||||
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Counter Logic Gaming | 16 |
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Counter Logic Gaming | 16 | 3 | 16 | |||
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SK Gaming | 13 | ||||||||
Group D
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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Cloud 9 | 9 | ||||||
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Gambit Gaming | 16 | ||||||
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Gambit Gaming | 16 | ||||||
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Renegades | 11 | ||||||
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Renegades | 16 | ||||||
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Team Dignitas | 9 | ||||||
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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Renegades | 14th | 16 | |||||||
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Cloud 9 | 16 |
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Cloud 9 | 16 | 19th | ||||
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Team Dignitas | 13 | ||||||||
Attendees
The eight quarter-finalists of DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 and eight other teams, who can qualify via the offline qualifier, which also takes place in Columbus , are eligible to participate .
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Team EnVyUs (winner at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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Natus Vincere (finalist at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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FaZe Clan (semi-finalist at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015) 1
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Ninjas in pajamas (semi-finalist at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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fnatic (quarter-finalist at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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Luminosity Gaming (quarter-finalist at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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Astralis (quarter-finalist at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015) 2
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Virtus.pro (quarter-finalist at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015)
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G2 Esports (first in group A of the offline qualifier)
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Flipsid3 Tactics (second in Group A of the offline qualifier)
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mousesports (first in group B of the offline qualifier)
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Team Liquid (second in group B of the offline qualifier)
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Splyce (first in Group C of the offline qualifier)
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Counter Logic Gaming (Second in Group C of the Offline Qualifier)
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Gambit Gaming (first in Group D of the offline qualifier)
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Cloud 9 (second in group D of the offline qualifier)
Team lineups
draw
On March 10th and 11th, 2016, the groups for the tournament were announced.
| Seeding list | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Ninjas in pajamas
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FaZe Clan
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Team EnVyUs
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Natus Vincere
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Luminosity Gaming
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fnatic
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Astralis
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Virtus.pro
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mousesports
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Splyce
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Gambit Gaming
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G2 esports
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| 4th |
Flipsid3 Tactics
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Team Liquid
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Counter Logic Gaming
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Cloud 9
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Maps
During the tournament, the teams have seven maps to choose from, which can be played. In the best-of-one mode, both teams take turns painting a map until two cards remain. From these two maps, the map that is ultimately played is selected at random. In the best-of-three mode, both teams will initially delete one map each. Then each side chooses a map, both of which are played in the first two matches. A possible decision map is chosen at random from among the three remaining maps.
The following maps are available:
- de_dust2 (map overview)
- de_inferno (map overview)
- de_mirage (map overview)
- de_cache (map overview)
- de_cobblestone (map overview)
- de_overpass (map overview)
- de_train (map overview)
Group stage
Group A
The favorites Luminosity Gaming and Ninjas in Pajamas prevailed in Group A. The former team was able to win against mousesports and the ninjas in pajamas.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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Ninjas in pajamas | 19th | ||||||
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FlipSid3 Tactics | 17th | ||||||
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Ninjas in pajamas | 5 | ||||||
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Luminosity Gaming | 16 | ||||||
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mousesports | 13 | ||||||
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Luminosity Gaming | 16 | ||||||
The German team mousesports was able to catch up in the lower bracket after a 3:12 deficit against FlipSid3 Tactics on de_cbble and finally won in the fifth extra time with 31:28. However , the mice lost against NiP, who played the tournament with substitute Björn "THREAT" Pers .
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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Ninjas in pajamas | 16 | 12 | 16 | ||||||
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FlipSid3 Tactics | 28 |
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mousesports | 5 | 16 | 9 | |||
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mousesports | 31 | ||||||||
Group B
The victory in Group B played its TeamLiquid . The US team reached the playoffs of a major for the first time with a 16:11 win against FaZe Clan on de_cache and a win in overtime against fnatic on de_dust2.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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FaZe Clan | 11 | ||||||
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Team Liquid | 16 | ||||||
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Team Liquid | 22nd | ||||||
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fnatic | 19th | ||||||
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Splyce | 5 | ||||||
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fnatic | 16 | ||||||
Fnatic prevailed in the lower bracket against FaZe Clan , who had previously sent Splyce on their way home.
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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fnatic | 16 | 16 | |||||||
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FaZe Clan | 16 |
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FaZe Clan | 10 | 6th | ||||
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Splyce | 3 | ||||||||
Group C
Danish team Astralis beat Team EnVyUs and Counter Logic Gaming in Group C with single-digit results.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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Team EnVyUs | 8th | ||||||
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Counter Logic Gaming | 16 | ||||||
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Counter Logic Gaming | 9 | ||||||
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Astralis | 16 | ||||||
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Gambit Gaming | 10 | ||||||
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Astralis | 16 | ||||||
Defending champion EnVyUs was eliminated as the bottom of the group against the lineup of Gambit Gaming . Gambit missed the playoffs due to the subsequent loss to Counter Logic Gaming , who reached the final round as second in the group.
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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Counter Logic Gaming | 13 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
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Team EnVyUs | 13 |
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Gambit Gaming | 16 | 11 | 10 | |||
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Gambit Gaming | 16 | ||||||||
Group D
After a 16: 9 success on de_train against Cloud 9 in the game for group victory, Natus Vincere met Virtus.pro , who previously sent G2 Esports to the lower bracket with a runaway win . The Eastern European team did not let VP get into the game and secured group victory with a 16: 4 win on de_cbble.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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Natus Vincere | 16 | ||||||
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Cloud 9 | 9 | ||||||
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Natus Vincere | 16 | ||||||
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Virtus.pro | 4th | ||||||
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G2 esports | 1 | ||||||
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Virtus.pro | 16 | ||||||
Virtus.pro reached the playoffs as group runner-up after another win against G2 Esports in the best-of-three .
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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Virtus.pro | 16 | 9 | 16 | ||||||
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Cloud 9 | 3 |
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G2 esports | 9 | 16 | 7th | |||
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G2 esports | 16 | ||||||||
Final round
In the final round, all group winners prevailed against their opponents in the quarter-finals. In the first semifinals, Natus Vincere met Astralis . The game on the first map de_inferno was very even. The decisive contribution to the 16:14 map win was made by Ioann "Edward" Sucharjew with 32 kills. The second map de_dust2 dominated NaVi for long stretches and was the first team to reach the final with 2-0. The two cards of the second semi-final between the American teams Team Liquid and Luminosity Gaming both had to be decided in extra time. Both on the first map de_mirage and on the second map de_cache, Team Liquid achieved their 15th round win early on, which guaranteed them extension. However, the Americans did not manage to win the decisive 16th round on both maps. Luminosity Gaming was finally able to win on both maps in overtime.
In the run-up to the final, MLG organized an all-star match. A team with in European players played in a show match on de_nuke against a team based in America. The teams were composed of different teams. The European team played with Nikola "NiKo" Kovač, Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund , Mikail "Maikelele" Bill , Håvard "rain" Nygaard and Kenny "kennyS" Schrub ; the American team consisted of Tarik "TaRiK" Celik, Mike "shroud" Grzesiek , Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham , Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev and Spencer "Hiko" Martin . With 22:19 in extra time, the American team won the match.
Natus Vincere was able to win the first rounds in the final on the first Map de_mirage. Especially the performances of the later MVP of the tournament Marcelo "coldz" David led to a comeback of LG, who won the first map in overtime with 19:17. On the second wish map from Luminosity de_overpass, the Brazilians demonstrated their superiority on this map. The team finished the game after only 18 rounds and thus secured victory in the final. Luminosity Gaming is the first major winner from America.
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||||||||
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Natus Vincere | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ninjas in pajamas | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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Natus Vincere | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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Astralis | 14th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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Astralis | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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fnatic | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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Natus Vincere | 17th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Luminosity Gaming | 19th | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team Liquid | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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Counter Logic Gaming | 13 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
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Team Liquid | 15th | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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Luminosity Gaming | 19th | 19th | ||||||||||||||||
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Luminosity Gaming | 17th | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Virtus.pro | 19th | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
Prize money distribution
| space | clan | Prize money (in US dollars ) |
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| 1. |
Luminosity Gaming
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$ 500,000 |
| 2. |
Natus Vincere
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$ 150,000 |
| 3rd - 4th |
Astralis Team Liquid
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$ 70,000 |
| 5th - 8th |
Counter Logic Gaming fnatic Ninjas in Pajamas Virtus.pro
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$ 35,000 |
| 9-16 |
Cloud 9 FaZe Clan FlipSid3 Tactics G2 Esports Gambit Gaming mousesports Splyce Team EnVyUs
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$ 8,750 |
Web links
- Coverage page from 99damage
- Official website ( Memento of July 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Major prize upped to $ 1,000,000 *. hltv.org, February 24, 2016, accessed on February 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Major League Gaming to Host Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship at Nationwide Arena. Major League Gaming, November 20, 2015, accessed December 20, 2015 .
- ↑ MLG reveal Americas Minor details. hltv.org, December 11, 2015, accessed December 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Starladder reveals CIS minor details. hltv.org, December 13, 2015, accessed December 20, 2015 .
- ↑ PGL release European Minor details. hltv.org, December 10, 2015, accessed December 20, 2015 .
- ^ IEM Taipei with $ 50,000 purse. hltv.org, December 10, 2015, accessed December 20, 2015 .
- ↑ TheMongolz to miss MLG qualifier. hltv.org, February 23, 2016, accessed on February 23, 2016 .
- ^ MLG Columbus groups A & B out. hltv.org, March 10, 2016, accessed on March 27, 2016 .
- ^ Columbus groups C and D revealed. hltv.org, March 11, 2016, accessed on March 27, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Semi-final broadcasts of the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 on the MLG Twitch channel, accessed on April 4, 2016
- ↑ Final day of the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 on the MLG Twitch channel, accessed on April 4, 2016