PGL Major: Kraków 2017
| PGL Kraków 2017 | |
|---|---|
| PGL Major: Kraków 2017 | |
| Disciplines | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| winner |
 Gambit Gaming
|
| organizer | Professional Gamers League |
| venue |
 Tauron Arena Kraków , Krakow
|
| Participating clans | 16 |
| Beginning | July 16, 2017 |
| final | 23rd July 2017 |
| Prize pool | $ 1,000,000 |
| Games | 40 |
| Sponsors | Valve Corporation |
| Homepage | Official website |
| ← Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017 | |
The PGL Major: Kraków 2017 (short: PGL Kraków 2017 ) was the eleventh major tournament in the e-sports discipline Counter-Strike: Global Offensive . The tournament took place from 16 to 23 July 2017 Polish Krakow place. The knockout phase was held in the Tauron Arena Kraków . The team Gambit Gaming , consisting mostly of Kazakh players, won the final against the Brazilian Challenger team Immortals .
Krakow was the second Polish city after Katowice to host a major tournament.
qualification
The eight challenger teams of the PGL Major: Kraków 2017 were determined via an offline qualifier. The field of participants in the qualifying tournament consists of the remaining seven teams eliminated in the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017 group phase and nine other teams who will earn a ticket for the offline qualifier through the four minor tournaments .
Open qualifier
Every team can register for the Open Qualifier. The American Open Qualifier is divided into South and North America. Places 1-8 in the North American Open Qualifier qualify for the Closed Qualifier, while only 1st place in the South American Open Qualifier qualifies directly for the American minor.
For Europe there are four Open Qualifiers, where the first two places qualify for the Closed Qualifier, in the CIS Open Qualifier places 1-4 qualify.
In the Asian area there are five Open Qualifiers (China, East Asia, Middle East, Oceania and India & Southeast Asia). For the latter tournament you get directly to the Asian minor when you reach places 1 and 2. In the other four Open Qualifiers, this is only achieved by first place.
Closed qualifier
The teams qualified from the respective Open Qualifiers play in the Closed Qualifier for the shortlist for the minor tournaments, except in the regions of South America and Asia. For the European and CIS tournaments, places 1-8 are sufficient for entry into the respective minor tournament; in the North American Closed Qualifier, places 1-5 make it through. There is no Closed Qualifier for Asia, the teams qualify from the Open Qualifier directly to the Asian Minor. Teams were also invited directly to all closed qualifiers.
Minor tournaments
In the run-up to the offline qualifier, four minor tournaments were held in the regions of Europe , the Commonwealth of Independent States , America and Asia :
| Surname | Asian Minor Championship - Kraków | Americas Minor Championship - Kraków | CIS Minor Championship - Kraków | European Minor Championship - Kraków |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| organizer | Professional Gamers League , Perfect World | Professional Gamers League | Star Ladder | Professional Gamers League |
| time and place | June 1-4, 2017 in Beijing | June 8-11, 2017 in Santa Ana | June 8-11, 2017 in Moscow | June 15-18, 2017 in Bucharest |
| Winner (prize money) |
 Renegades ($ 30,000)
|
 Cloud 9 ($ 30,000)
|
 Vega Squadron ($ 30,000)
|
 BIG ($ 30,000)
|
| Finalist (prize money) |
 TyLoo ($ 15,000)
|
 Immortals ($ 15,000)
|
Tengri ($ 15,000)
|
 Penta Sports ($ 15,000)
|
| 3rd place (prize money) |
Team Immunity ($ 5,000)
|
Counter Logic Gaming ($ 5,000)
|
 per100 ($ 5,000)
|
 Team Dignitas ($ 5,000)
|
| Other participants |
 7642 Flash Gaming Signature Gaming Team Spotnet The MongolZ
  |
 compLexity Luminosity Gaming Misfits NRG eSports paiN Gaming
|
 Nemiga Gaming Quantum Bellator Fire Spartak Esports Team Spirit Team Spirit Academy
|
 Ballistix iGame.com Team EnVyUs Team Kinguin Team LDLC 
|
The finalists of each event, as well as the third place of the European minor, qualified for the offline qualifier.
Offline qualifier
The offline qualifier was held in Bucharest from June 29th to July 2nd, 2017 . In five rounds, eight participants were searched for the main tournament in the Swiss system . All teams with three wins in the offline qualifier are eligible.
Participants in the offline qualifier
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Flipsid3 Tactics (Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017 participant) -
G2 Esports 1 (Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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Godsent (Participant in the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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HellRaisers (Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017 competitor)
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mousesports (participant in the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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OpTic Gaming (Participant in the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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Team Liquid (Participant in the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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BIG (winner of the European minor)
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Penta Sports (finalist of the European minor)
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Team Dignitas 2 (third of the European minor)
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Renegades (Asian Minor Winner)
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TyLoo (Asian Minor Finalist)
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Vega Squadron (winner of the CIS minor)
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Tengri (finalist of the CIS minor)
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Cloud 9 (American Minor Winner)
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Immortals (finalist of the American minor)
Round 1
| Result | SN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
G2 esports
|
22 : 20 |
Immortals
|
0-0 |
|
OpTic Gaming
|
14: 16 |
Penta Sports
|
0-0 |
|
Team Liquid
|
22 : 19 |
TyLoo |
0-0 |
|
Godsent
|
16 : 14 |
Team Dignitas
|
0-0 |
|
mousesports
|
16 : 1 |
Tengri |
0-0 |
|
HellRaisers
|
16 : 10 |
Vega Squadron |
0-0 |
|
FlipSid3 Tactics
|
19 : 16 |
Renegades |
0-0 |
| BIG
|
10: 16 |
Cloud 9
|
0-0 |
round 2
| Result | SN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Team Liquid
|
3: 16 |
Penta Sports
|
1-0 |
|
HellRaisers
|
4: 16 |
FlipSid3 Tactics
|
1-0 |
|
G2 esports
|
16 : 11 |
Cloud 9
|
1-0 |
|
mousesports
|
16 : 11 |
Godsent
|
1-0 |
|
OpTic Gaming
|
10: 16 |
Vega Squadron
|
0-1 |
|
TyLoo
|
16 : 14 |
Renegades |
0-1 |
|
BIG
|
16 : 14 |
Tengri |
0-1 |
|
Team Dignitas
|
13: 16 |
Immortals
|
0-1 |
Round 3
| Result | SN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Penta Sports
|
14: 16 |
mousesports
|
2-0 |
|
G2 esports
|
16 : 13 |
FlipSid3 Tactics
|
2-0 |
| TyLoo
|
10: 16 |
Vega Squadron
|
1-1 |
|
BIG
|
16 : 9 |
Immortals
|
1-1 |
|
Cloud 9
|
16 : 11 |
Godsent
|
1-1 |
|
Team Liquid
|
16 : 2 |
HellRaisers
|
1-1 |
|
Team Dignitas
|
16 : 7 |
Tengri |
0-2 |
|
OpTic Gaming
|
10: 16 |
Renegades
|
0-2 |
Round 4
| Result | SN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Penta Sports
|
16 : 8 |
Vega Squadron |
2-1 |
|
Cloud 9
|
16 : 3 |
FlipSid3 Tactics
|
2-1 |
|
BIG
|
16 : 10 |
Team Liquid
|
2-1 |
| TyLoo
|
11: 16 |
HellRaisers
|
1-2 |
|
Team Dignitas
|
16 : 14 |
Renegades |
1-2 |
|
Godsent
|
14: 16 |
Immortals
|
1-2 |
Round 5
| Result | SN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
HellRaisers
|
13: 16 |
Immortals
|
2-2 |
|
Team Dignitas
|
5: 16 |
Vega Squadron
|
2-2 |
|
Team Liquid
|
23: 25 |
FlipSid3 Tactics
|
2-2 |
reporting
The Professional Gaming League served as the host broadcaster for the PGL Major: Kraków 2017. The live streaming portal Twitch broadcast all games live online.
A team of moderators and commentators accompanied the entire English reporting.
Moderator
-
Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner
interviewer
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Scott "SirScoots" Smith
entertainer
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Pala “Mantrousse” Gilroy Sen
Commentators
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James Bardolph
-
Flower is different
-
Henry "HenryG" Greer
-
Daniel "ddk" Kapadia
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Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat
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Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett
Analysts
-
Chad Burchill
-
Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson
-
Joona "natu" Leppänen
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Jason "moses" O'Toole
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Janko "YNk" Paunović
camera
-
Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo
-
DJ "Prius" Kunta
The German reporting took place via the 99damage platform.
Attendees
The eight quarter-finalists of the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017 and eight other teams who were able to qualify via the offline qualifier were eligible to participate .
-
Astralis (Eleague Major Winner: Atlanta 2017)
-
Virtus.pro (Finalist on the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
-
fnatic (semi-finalist on the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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SK Gaming (semi-finalist on the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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FaZe Clan (quarter-finalist on Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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Gambit Gaming (quarter-finalist on the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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Natus Vincere (quarter-finalist on the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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North (quarter-finalist on the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017)
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mousesports (offline qualifier)
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G2 Esports (offline qualifier)
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Penta Sports (offline qualifier)
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Cloud 9 (offline qualifier)
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BIG (offline qualifier)
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Immortals (offline qualifier)
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Vega Squadron (offline qualifier)
-
FlipSid3 Tactics (offline qualifier)
Team lineups
game schedule
format
The Swiss system was used as the format for the group stage of the tournament . In this system, the first round is drawn or set. In the following rounds, teams with the same ratio of wins and losses play against each other. Teams that lose 3 times are eliminated, while teams that win 3 times continue to play in the quarter-finals. This system has been used in other CS: GO tournaments, including the previous Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017 .
Group stage
| # | team | Matches | Round | Round diff. | Round 1 | round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gambit Gaming
|
3 - 0 | 48 - 27 | +21 | 16-10 mouz
|
16 - 6 G2
|
16 - 11 VP
|
Playoffs | Playoffs |
| 2 |
BIG |
3 - 0 | 48-33 | +15 | 16 - 8 FaZe
|
16-11 C9
|
16-14 SK
|
Playoffs | Playoffs |
| 3 |
SK Gaming
|
3 - 1 | 62-46 | +16 | 16-13 Penta
|
16 - 8 Astralis
|
14 - 16 BIG |
16 - 9 IMT
|
Playoffs |
| 4th |
North
|
3 - 1 | 63 - 54 | +9 | 12-16 C9
|
16 - 9 penta
|
19 - 15 mouz
|
16-14 VP
|
Playoffs |
| 5 |
Astralis
|
3 - 1 | 59-53 | +6 | 19 - 17 IMT
|
8 - 16 SK
|
16-14 FNC
|
16 - 6 G2
|
Playoffs |
| 6th |
Virtus.pro
|
3 - 2 | 73-55 | +18 | 16 - 2 Vega |
16-11 FNC
|
11-16 gambit
|
14-16 North
|
16-10 C9
|
| 7th |
Immortals
|
3 - 2 | 74-57 | +17 | 17-19 Astralis
|
16 - 6 Vega |
16-10 Na'Vi
|
9 - 16 SK
|
16 - 6 F3
|
| 8th |
fnatic
|
3 - 2 | 73-66 | +7 | 16 - 12 F3 |
11 - 16 VP
|
14-16 Astralis
|
16 - 12 Na'Vi
|
16-10 G2
|
| 9 |
Cloud 9
|
2 - 3 | 70-74 | -4 | 16-12 North
|
11 - 16 BIG |
17-19 G2
|
16-11 mouz
|
10 - 16 VP
|
| 10 |
FlipSid3 Tactics
|
2 - 3 | 59-71 | -12 | 12-16 FNC
|
9-16 Na'Vi
|
16 - 10 FaZe
|
16-13 Penta
|
6-16 IMT
|
| 11 |
G2 esports
|
2 - 3 | 57-79 | -22 | 16-14 Na'Vi
|
6-16 gambit
|
19-17 C9
|
6-16 Astralis
|
10-16 FNC
|
| 12 |
Natus Vincere
|
1 - 3 | 52-57 | -5 | 14 - 16 G2
|
16 - 9 F3 |
10-16 IMT
|
12-16 FNC
|
eliminated |
| 13 |
mousesports
|
1 - 3 | 55-66 | -11 | 10-16 gambit
|
19 - 15 FaZe
|
15-19 North
|
11-16 C9
|
eliminated |
| 14th |
Penta Sports
|
1 - 3 | 51-62 | -11 | 13 - 16 SK
|
9-16 North
|
16-14 Vega |
13 - 16 F3 |
eliminated |
| 15th |
FaZe Clan
|
0 - 3 | 33 - 51 | -18 |
8 - 16 BIG |
15-19 mouz
|
10-16 F3 |
eliminated | eliminated |
| 16 |
Vega Squadron |
0 - 3 | 22-48 | -26 |
2 - 16 VP
|
6-16 IMT
|
14 - 16 penta
|
eliminated | eliminated |
Round 1
It takes place on July 16, 2017
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Gambit Gaming
|
16 : 10 |
mousesports
|
|
fnatic
|
16 : 12 |
FlipSid3 Tactics
|
|
Virtus.pro
|
16 : 2 |
Vega Squadron
|
|
SK Gaming
|
16 : 13 |
Penta Sports
|
|
FaZe Clan
|
8: 16 |
BIG
|
|
North
|
12: 16 |
Cloud 9
|
|
Natus Vincere
|
14: 16 |
G2 esports
|
|
Astralis
|
19 : 17 |
Immortals
|
The tournament started with the game between the Kazakh team Gambit Gaming and mousesports on Inferno. After a 5-0 lead by mousesports on their CT side, the Kazakhs won six consecutive rounds, and then passed another three rounds to the mice by half time. After the break, the game was more one-sided. Mousesports only recorded two round wins. The game ended at 16:10. In the second game between fnatic and FlipSid3 Tactics on Mirage, FlipSid3 won eight of the first eleven rounds as a terrorist, including a 1-on-4 duel by Russian Denis "electronic" Sharipov in the eleventh round. FlipSid3 lost the subsequent round of savings from fnatic and did not win another round until the break. FlipSid3 Tactics was unable to match the performance of the first half on the CT side. The quintet, mostly from Ukraine and Russia, lost the game by 12:16. The Polish quintet Virtus.pro , which was eliminated as early as possible two weeks before the start of the tournament at ESL One Cologne 2017 , convinced in the third game against the Russian team Vega Squadron, which took part in a major for the first time. On the CT-heavy map Nuke, VP reached 13 rounds as a terrorist and did not give up another round in halftime 2. The game represented the highest victory in the entire preliminary round. In Match 4, SK Gaming started with ten round wins as a counter-terrorist on Inferno against Penta Sports. The Brazilians weakened in the middle of the game and were 11:13 behind after the break. In the final sprint, SK won the remaining five rounds and prevented a defeat. The German team BIG competed against the FaZe Clan in their fifth game. Starting on the T-side, the first half on Inferno offered variety and ended 8: 7. After changing sides, BIG gave away only one round and won confidently against the quarter-finalists of the previous major. The only North American representative, Cloud 9, met North on the Map Mirage in the sixth game of round 1. The Danish e-sports team at FC Copenhagen kept the game up until the last third of the game. However, the Danes gave the final laps to Cloud 9. The North Americans won 16:12. In the seventh game between the players from the Ukrainian organization Natus Vincere and the French quintet from G2 Esports, the full 30 rounds were required for a decision on Overpass for the first time. In a game in which the counter-terrorists won a large part of the rounds, Na'Vi went 12-3 out of half-time. The French caught up two at half time, surrendered only two laps to Natus Vincere and with a 16:14 win put themselves in a good starting position for the following days. In the final eighth game of the first day, defending champions Astralis and the Brazilian rookie team Immortals played their first game. Immortals fought their way back on Overpass after a temporary 0: 5 and later 6:12 deficit and forced extra time against the defending champion. There the Brazilians had to give up a CT round after a triple kill Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen , which they themselves could not win after the break in extra time. Astralis won the game 19:17.
round 2
| Result | SN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
BIG
|
16 : 11 |
Cloud 9
|
1-0 |
|
Gambit Gaming
|
16 : 6 |
G2 esports
|
1-0 |
|
SK Gaming
|
16 : 8 |
Astralis
|
1-0 |
|
Virtus.pro
|
16:11 |
fnatic
|
1-0 |
|
Penta Sports
|
9: 16 |
North
|
0-1 |
|
mousesports
|
19 : 15 |
FaZe Clan
|
0-1 |
|
FlipSid3 Tactics
|
9: 16 |
Natus Vincere
|
0-1 |
|
Immortals
|
16 : 6 |
Vega Squadron |
0-1 |
The games of July 17th started with the games of the teams without a win. The representatives of the German organization Penta Sports won seven of the first eight rounds as terrorists against North in the first game on Mirage. The Danes then found their way back into the game and gave up only two rounds by the end of the game and thus decided the game for themselves. Mousesports and FaZe Clan played the second game of the previous day's defeated teams on Train. After mousesports had lost the pistol round as a terrorist and the two savings rounds that followed, the mouses won seven rounds in a row. After a triple kill by Nikola "NiKo" Kovač , FaZe found their way back into the game and after 30 rounds they achieved a 15:15. In extra time, mousesports won all rounds and celebrated its only victory on the major. The game of the CIS participants FlipSid3 Tactics and Natus Vincere was played on Train like the previous match. Despite winning both pistol rounds, FlipSid3 could not withstand the strength of the opponent. Natus Vincere won 16: 9. The fourth game of round 2 between the Immortals and Vega Squadron was one-sided on Train. After winning the pistol round as a defender, Vega could not survive the Brazilians' savings round. As a result of a tactical break on the part of Vega when the score was 9: 3 for Immortals, Vega won two more rounds by half time. In the second half the picture of the first 15 rounds was confirmed. Vega could only win one lap and was beaten 6:16. The fifth game between BIG and Cloud 9 on Inferno got off to a good start for BIG. The team was able to get twelve rounds in their first half as a terrorist. The bright spot for the North Americans was Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham's kill four in the fourteenth round. Cloud 9 won the first three rounds of the second half. Subsequently, internet problems delayed the game, which could only be solved after the end of the game. The game ended without a viewer broadcast. BIG gave another five rounds to the North Americans before the German lineup won the game 16:11. The two organizations Gambit Gaming and G2 Esports, which were already victorious in the first round, faced each other in the sixth game on Cache. After a 10-5 half-time lead, the Kazakhs from Gambit expanded their dominance after the break and won with 16: 6. Gambit was particularly convincing with the performance of Kazakh Dauren “AdreN” Kystaubayev , who landed 25 kills in the game. In the seventh match of the day, Astralis and SK Gaming faced the winners of the two previous major tournaments on Inferno. In the one-sided game, SK took an 8-1 lead, only to surrender two more rounds to Astralis by half time. The model of Marcelo "coldzera" David recorded 23 frags in this half and died only three times. Astralis still won five rounds after changing sides before SK Gaming could celebrate their decisive 16th round win. In the last game of the second day, Virtus.pro and fnatic, two major winners from previous years, met on the Map Cache. As counter-terrorists, the Poles bought all sorts of things after losing a round of pistols and thus stopped the Swedes' attack on the A-Spot. Virtus.pro was stronger than their opponent in the first half. After 12: 3 half-time lead. Fnatic reduced the lap difference in the second half. However, the Swedes could not avert the defeat and lost the game in the 27th round.
The so-called crouch jump bug , which BIG used in the previous day's game against FaZe Clan, was controversially discussed on the second day . With this bug it is possible to see parts of the playing area at certain points without the opponent's knowledge. After the PGL allowed the use of the bug in the morning, all 16 participating teams agreed the gentleman agreement on the evening of July 17th , in which the players unofficially agreed not to use the bug.
Round 3
| Result | SN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Virtus.pro
|
11: 16 |
Gambit Gaming
|
2-0 |
|
BIG
|
16 : 14 |
SK Gaming
|
2-0 |
|
mousesports
|
15: 19 |
North
|
1-1 |
|
Natus Vincere
|
10: 16 |
Immortals
|
1-1 |
|
G2 esports
|
19 : 17 |
Cloud 9
|
1-1 |
|
fnatic
|
14: 16 |
Astralis
|
1-1 |
| Vega Squadron
|
14: 16 |
Penta Sports
|
0-2 |
|
FlipSid3 Tactics
|
16 : 10 |
FaZe Clan
|
0-2 |
The first two teams had to leave Krakow on the third major day. In the first of these two elimination games, Vega Squadron, which only got eight rounds from the first two games, met Penta Sports . The Russians achieved eleven rounds in the first half on the Map Mirage. Despite two round wins in the fourth and fifth round of the second half, Penta caught up with Vega with a strong defensive performance and turned the game into a 16:14 success. In addition to Vega Squadron, the FaZe Clan also retired as early as possible. FaZe initially won the first pistol round as a counter-terrorist; However, the Europeans already lost the second round in which they were economically superior. Then FlipSid3 won another ten rounds in a row. The second half, characterized by round wins on both sides, ended after the 26th round with a win for FlipSid3 Tactics. The teams in games 3 to 6 had won once and lost once each on the two previous days. The first match from this group was played between mousesports and North. The leadership changed several times on the Cobblestone map. After 30 rounds, no winner could be found. In extra time, North did not give up any of the three rounds as a terrorist and won the match point in round 34 on the CT side. The Immortals and Natus Vincere fought for the second victory in the major in the fourth game of the day . On Overpass, Ioann "Edward" Sucharjew showed a strong individual performance as a counter-terrorist in the opened pistol round. His model killed four opponents. Natus Vincere also won the four subsequent rounds before Ricardo “boltz” Prass initiated the first round win for the Brazilians. Immortals was superior in the later rounds. After the break, Na'Vi lost a 4-on-2 situation in the 23rd round. Vito "kNg" Giuseppe was able to take the remaining players out of the round and then defuse the bomb. Natus Vincere got out of the game and lost 10:16. Cloud 9 suffered another defeat on the third day. The varied game on Cobblestone against G2 Esports ended in extra time. Initiated by a triple kill by Dan "apEX" Madesclaire in the 31st round, G2 Esports won overtime with 19:17. Defending champion Astralis met three-time major winner fnatic in the sixth game of the day. Astralis started on Nuke with the more difficult-to-play T-side. After winning the pistol round, the Danes lost the second round against the economically weakened Swedes. Astralis won two more rounds after the first fully equipped round of weapons, before the team handed over six more rounds in a row to fnatic. After a 5:10 half-time deficit, Astralis turned the game around as a counter-terrorist and just won 16:14. In the two final games of the day it was about the third preliminary round victory and thus about the entry for the playoffs. The home team Virtus.pro first met Gambit Gaming. On the Map Train, VP initially led 5-0 as a counter-terrorist. After only one round win in the sixth round, Gambit reduced the Poles' money cushion and forced them to make savings. The Kazakhs then caught up and went 8: 7 into halftime. A triple kill by Jarosław “pasha” Jarząbkowski in the second round after a break, a savings round from Virtus.pro, brought Poland into the game for the last time. A double kill at 10:10 by Mihai “Dosia” Stolyarov stopped VP's B attack and secured Gambit the 21st round win. Then the Kazakhs played confidently. They decided the game in the 27th round. Gambit Gaming was the first to qualify for the playoff. The organization was followed by the winner from the game BIG against SK Gaming. In their third major game on Inferno, BIG started out as a terrorist. The German team won the pistol round and the subsequent savings rounds from SK Gaming. After all the BIG players ran into the AWP Marcelo "coldzera" David , the Brazilians won the first half. After half-time, Fatih “gob b” Dayik and Johannes “nex” Maget won a 2-on-4 situation in round 16. The match, which from now on with changing leaders, required all 30 rounds to determine a winner. SK Gaming found no more funds in the last round and thus made it possible for BIG to enter the playoffs. It is the first playoff entry for German players since ESL One Katowice 2015 .
Round 4
| Result | SN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
G2 esports
|
6: 16 |
Astralis
|
2-1 |
|
North
|
16 : 14 |
Virtus.pro
|
2-1 |
|
SK Gaming
|
16 : 9 |
Immortals
|
2-1 |
|
mousesports
|
11: 16 |
Cloud 9
|
1-2 |
|
Penta Sports
|
13: 16 |
FlipSid3 Tactics
|
1-2 |
|
Natus Vincere
|
12: 16 |
fnatic
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1-2 |
In the first three matches of the fourth round, the teams fought to stay in the tournament. Two of these teams were mousesports and Cloud 9, who played the first game of the fourth day on the Map Train. Cloud 9 won the first rounds as a terrorist; However, the North Americans couldn't pull away and were 7-8 behind at halftime. After the European team kept the game up to the 11:11 score, Cloud 9 got into a run and won the remaining rounds to reach the fifth round. Penta Sports and FlipSid3 Tactics , which both anticipated the elimination from the tournament the day before, played directly against each other in the second day's duel on Train. Penta started strong in her CT half after losing the first three rounds. In a half-time that ended with an 11: 4 lead for Penta, the four-kill by Jesse “ten” Linjala marked the climax. Penta gave up the match after the break and was eliminated from the tournament with a 13:16 defeat. The third game was played between the major permanent participants fnatic and Natus Vincere on Mirage. With a triple kill in the pistol round and 30 frags in the entire match, Olexander "s1mple" Kostyliw made an essential contribution to Natus Vincere's 7-1 lead. The Ukrainian organization's players finished their CT side with a 9-6 lead. Natus Vincere was unable to convert several outnumbered situations into round wins during the game and passed it on to the Swedes at 12:16, which is the first time since EMS One Katowice in 2014 that they were eliminated in the preliminary round of a major.
G2 Esports met defending champion Astralis in the fourth game on July 19th. The Danes gained control of the game in the third round as terrorists on the Inferno map and won five rounds in a row. G2 was able to catch up with Astralis for the last time with a score of 5: 8 in the first half. Astralis then needs ten more rounds to end the game. The second Danish major participant North could also qualify in his fourth game for the quarter-finals. The Danes played on the Mirage card against Virtus.pro. This game, however, required the full number of rounds for the decision, as in particular Jarosław "pasha" Jarząbkowski contributed with a kill of four to the 9: 6 halftime lead of the Poles and thus counteracted an early decision. After changing sides, North caught up as a counter-terrorist and sent the home team with a 16:14 win in round 5. With the game SK Gaming against Immortals, the participants experienced a Brazilian duel on a major for the first time. After a balanced initial phase on Overpass, SK got into a run with a score of 4: 4 and won six of the seven remaining rounds on the CT side. The Immortals caught up to an 8:11 after the break, but could not prevent their opponent from winning. With 16: 9 SK Gaming moved into the quarter-finals.
Round 5
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fnatic
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16 : 10 |
G2 esports
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2-2 |
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Virtus.pro
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16 : 10 |
Cloud 9
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2-2 |
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FlipSid3 Tactics
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6: 16 |
Immortals
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2-2 |
The final fifth round took place immediately after the fourth round on the evening of July 19th. In the first game of this round, fnatic and G2 met Esports. Fnatic started out as terrorists on Overpass. The Swedes won the pistol round, in which Robin "flusha" Rönnquist scored three frags. G2 Esports then had to give up five more rounds before the French could enjoy the first round they won. Fnatic was dominant in the rest of the first half and went to the CT side with an 11: 4 lead. There they could not prevent G2 from catching up, which moved up to 10:12. The final rounds won the Swedes, with which they reached the quarterfinals of the major after a 16:10 success. In the second of the three games, Virtus.pro secured its place for the games in front of the spectators in the Tauron Arena Kraków. The team played against Cloud 9 on the Map Train. Starting as a terrorist, VP decided a 2-on-4 situation in the pistol round. Cloud 9 found its way into the game better in the middle of the first half and temporarily took the lead. These could not defend themselves. After a 7: 8 half-time deficit, the North American team could not win a round towards the end of the game. The game ended at 16:10 for Virtus.pro. The last free place for the quarterfinals was won between FlipSid3 Tactics and the Immortals on Train. The Immortals won the second round after losing the pistol round and only gave up five more rounds over the course of the entire game. With the 16: 6 success they followed SK Gaming as the second Brazilian team in the playoffs.
Playoffs
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Quarter finals
Gambit Gaming - fnatic
Gambit Gaming and fnatic opened the playoffs in the Tauron Arena. Both teams met on the two previous majors ESL One Cologne 2016 and Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017 in the quarter-finals. The Swedes won both times. After a technical problem with Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer , the encounter started after some delay on the first map train. As a terrorist, Gambit won the pistol round and the two following rounds before fnatic won six rounds in a row. At halftime, fnatic led by a narrow 8: 7. Gambit extended its lead after the break. Fnatic was able to catch up at the end of the game, but had to surrender the decisive 30th round to the Kazakhs. Rustem "mou" Tlepov convinced on the first map with an ace in the second round, a four-ball in the last round and two more triple kills in the second half. Second map played was Inferno. Starting as a terrorist again, Gambit won the pistol round with a triple kill from Russian Mihai “Dosia” Stolyarov . After two more rounds won, the opponent also took the first rounds. Fnatic got better and better and went, just like on the first card, with a narrow 8-7 lead from half-time. After changing sides, Gambit resolved several undernumbered situations and thus gained another round lead. In lap 28, the Kazakhs won the match point. For the first time they moved into a semi-finals of a major.
SK Gaming - Astralis
The two major winners SK Gaming and Astralis met again due to their defeat in the preliminary round. SK Gaming selected the map cache which was played first. At the start of the game, the teams each won a savings round for themselves, before SK Gaming won four rounds in a row, leading 6: 3 in the meantime. Fernando "fer" Alvarenga managed a kill four in this early phase of the game. From the eleventh round, SK played dominantly until shortly before the end of the game. In two rounds each, Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz landed four effective hits in this part of the game. After the score of 14: 8 for Astralis, SK was able to win four more rounds as counter-terrorists before Astralis successfully faked an attack on the A-Spot and thus won its 15th round. Financially weakened, SK Gaming was unable to win the decisive next round. Astralis lost four of the first five laps on the CT side on their Mappick Overpass. SK lost control of the game and gave up nine of the ten remaining rounds of the first half thanks to winning 1-on-2 situations from Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth and Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander . Even after the break, the Brazilians only managed to win one round. With the 16: 6 win Astralis reached the semifinals.
BIG - Immortals
The two first-time participants, BIG and Immortals, held the third quarter-finals. The first map played was Cobblestone, the Immortals' wish map. After winning the pistol round as counter-terrorists, the Brazilians gave the three following rounds to their German opponents. They dominated the rest of the half-time with an outstanding performance from Vito "kNg" Giuseppe, who scored three frags in rounds 6, 9 and 13. BIG won six rounds in a row after halftime. The Germans then gave up two more laps, but took the lead before the last lap. Despite better equipment, BIG lost the last regular round, so that extra time had to decide the first card. BIG gave two rounds to his opponent in their first half as a counter-terrorist. After switching sides, BIG secured all rounds as terrorists. They won the Immortals map selection with 19:17. On the part of BIG, Nikola "LEGIJA" Ninic stood out with a total of 35 points. BIG chose the Inferno card, on which they already won the three preliminary round games, for the second game. The Germans were defeated as terrorists in the first half and could only win two rounds. As counter-terrorists, BIG gave up the first two rounds. After five round victories on the part of the German team, the Immortals closed Inferno in round 23 with a win. Lucas "steel" Lopes secured the first, the tenth and the last round with three kills each. The game-winning third map was Train. It was played in front of empty stands in the Tauron Arena, as the spectators had to leave the hall in the game that took place after midnight. BIG started out as a terrorist for the third time. After a varied first half, the team was 7-8 behind after 15 rounds. After losing pistol rounds, Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz in particular contributed to the lead that was in the meantime. After the 21st round, BIG 12: 9 slowly lost control of the game in the lead. By the end of the game, the German team could only win two more rounds. Immortals won Train 16:14 and reached the semifinals.
North - Virtus.pro
North faced Virtus.pro in the last quarterfinal match on July 22nd. Already at the Eleague Major: Atlanta 2017 , both teams met in the round of the best eight. Virtus.pro won after three maps in January. In front of their home crowd, the two quintets first played on Cobblestone, North's map selection. As a counter-terrorist, Virtus.pro won the pistol round after bomb disposal. North won the third round, but gave the Poles the following savings round. Thanks to the strong defensive performance, VP was 11: 4 in the lead at halftime. After the break, Virtus.pro won the pistol round and the two following savings rounds on the side of the Danes. They got another five rounds in the second half before Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas made a decisive contribution to winning the mappoint in round 25 with a triple kill. Virtus.pro selected the Nuke map as the second playing card. Starting as terrorists, the Poles gave up the first four rounds. With a quadruple blow from Paweł “byali” Bieliński , the team won the fifth round and was able to contribute to a balanced first half with further round wins. As counter-terrorists, the bears gave up only two rounds, with Bieliński continuing to perform well. With the 16:10 success on Nuke, Virtus.pro reached the semi-finals.
Semifinals
Gambit Gaming - Astralis
Gambit started with six round wins as a counter-terrorist furiously in the map overpass selected by Astralis. In particular, Rustem "mou" Tlepov gave me two four kills in round 10 and 14 to the fact that Astralis won only five laps in the first half. Astralis won the first two rounds after the break. However, the team already lost the first round of buying by the Kazakhs, who only needed the Mappoint after 22 rounds. They won this after losing three rounds in round 26. Gambit selected Inferno as the second map. After both teams took turns winning rounds at the beginning, Astralis won five rounds in a row, and finally went into the second half as a counter-terrorist with a five-point lead. With the help of a triple strike from Abay "HObbit" Khasenov , Gambit won the pistol round of the second half and the subsequent savings rounds for the Danes. Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth initiated the map decision with a four-man game, which came after the 24th round with the 16: 8 win for Astralis. The winner had to be found in the Train decision map. In the initially one-sided match, Gambit was 8-1 in the lead as counter-terrorists after nine rounds. Astralis started to catch up at the end of the first half and reached the halftime score of 9: 6 for Gambit. After Rustem "mou" Tlepov's triple kill in the pistol round of the second half, Astralis won six of seven rounds in a row after two more rounds. With the score of 13:12 for Gambit, a tactical break on the part of the Kazakhs was enough to initiate the renewed U-turn. Gambit won Train 16:12 and reached the final of the major.
Immortals - Virtus.pro
The two teams Immortals and Virtus.pro only met in the run-up to the tournament at ESL One Cologne 2017 , where the Immortals won their first round game against the Poles. The first map played in this semi-final was Inferno, the Immortals wish map. The Brazilians won the first three rounds as terrorists. After submitting two rounds, the Immortals were able to win six more consecutive rounds. After the 11: 4 halftime score for Immortals, Virtus.pro only won one round after changing sides and lost 5:16. Lucas "LUCAS1" Teles was the top player in the first match with 25 kills. Virtus.pro chose Mirage as the second card. The Immortals won eight of the first nine rounds as counter-terrorists. At the score of 8: 1, Jarosław "pasha" Jarząbkowski kept the hopes of the home fans alive by winning a 1v4 situation. After 4:11 half-time behind, Virtus.pro won the first six CT rounds. However, the Immortals intervened and gave no more counters from the 24th round. With the 16:11 victory, the players reached the final.
Final: Gambit Gaming - Immortals
With Gambit Gaming, a team from the Commonwealth of Independent States reached the major final for the first time since MLG Columbus 2016 . Today's Gambit announcer Danylo "Zeus" Teslenko lost the final there together with his then team Natus Vincere . All other players take part in a major final for the first time. While Gambit was pre-qualified as a legend team for the major and only had to submit a map against Astralis in the semi-finals during the tournament, the Immortals had to qualify for the tournament first. The Brazilians were close to the tournament in the offline qualifier, in the preliminary round and also in the quarter-finals against BIG. The only clash between the two teams took place at the final of DreamHack Austin in May 2017. Gambit won this game with two 16:12 wins on Train and Inferno.
Immortals selected Cobblestone for the first encounter. Vito "kNg" Giuseppe opened the first half for the Immortals, who play as terrorists, with three kills in the pistol round. After winning the first three rounds, the Brazilians gave up two points to their opponents, but later showed their strength on Cobblestone. In the eighth round, Mihai “Dosia” Stolyarov tried in vain to stop the beginning of the Immortals with a four-kill. Aside from the eleventh round, the Brazilians won every round. Leading 12: 3, the Immortals won the pistol round as counter-terrorists under the influence of a triple kill by Lucas "steel" Lopes . In lap 19 Immortals surrendered one more map point, they secured victory on Cobblestone in lap 20.
Gambit was hoping for an equalizer on their Mappick Train. Starting brilliantly, Gambit won six of the first seven rounds as a terrorist. The Immortals found their way back into the game and achieved a 6: 9 halftime score from their point of view with a kill of four from Vito “kNg” Giuseppe and Ricardo “boltz” Prass . By winning the first three rounds after changing sides, the Immortals managed to equalize in the meantime. The Kazakh Rustem "mou" Tlepov contributed to the renewed leadership of Gambit with nine kills in rounds 19 to 21. The team gave up another two rounds. Gambit finally defended his lead until the end of the game and decided his own card request with 16:11.
The two teams agreed on Inferno as the crucial third card. In a one-sided first half, the Immortals needed six rounds to register themselves on the points account. In the tenth round, Abay "HObbit" Khasenov single-handedly took care of all opponents and gave Gambit a 9-1 lead. In the middle of the game, the Brazilians caught up. After a 4:11 half-time deficit, the Immortals caught up to an 8:11. In the 20th round, Abay "HObbit" Khasenov won a 1-on-4 situation. Gambit took over. In round 25, Khasenov again contributed three kills to win the 15th round on the part of the Kazakhs. Gambit was able to win the first match point. The Gambit Gaming players are the first major winners from the Commonwealth of Independent States region after the 16:10 win .
Prize money distribution
| space | clan | Prize money (in US dollars ) |
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| 1. |
Gambit Gaming
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500,000 |
| 2. |
Immortals
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150,000 |
| 3rd - 4th |
Astralis Virtus.pro
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70,000 |
| 5th - 8th |
BIG fnatic North SK Gaming
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35,000 |
| 9-16 |
Cloud 9 FaZe Clan FlipSid3 Tactics G2 Esports mousesports Natus Vincere Penta Sports Vega Squadron |
8,750 |
Web links
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