ELEAGUE Major 2017 (also known as ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017 ) is the tenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Series tournament , sponsored by Valve in January 2017 . The tournament was organized by Eleague , the tournament was held in Atlanta , USA . The prize pool of the tournament was one million US dollars.
| ELEAGUE Major 2017 | |
|---|---|
 Official logo | |
| Discipline | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Location |  FOX Theater Atlanta, Atlanta , United States |
| Prize pool | $ 1'000'000 |
| Of the participants | 16 teams |
| Dates | January 22-29, 2017 |
| Organizer | ELEAGUE |
| Reigning champion |  Astralis |
| MVP | Marcus "Kjaerbye" Kyerby |
| Chronology | |
| Previous | ESL One Cologne 2016 |
| Following | PGL 2017 Krakow Major Championship |
Playoff matches were held at the FOX Theater in Atlanta.
Content
- 1 Qualifications
- 1.1 Regional qualifications (minor tournaments)
- 1.2 Closed Qualifications
- 1.2.1 Worst Eight ESL One Cologne 2016
- 1.2.2 Regional qualifications
- 1.3 Closed Qualification Match Results
- 2 Teams participating ELEAGUE Major 2017
- 2.1 Legends
- 2.2 Challengers
- 3 format
- 3.1 Maps
- 4 Group stage
- 5 playoffs
- 6 Final position of teams
- 7 notes
Qualifications
Regional Qualifications (Minor Tournaments)
Minors were held in four regions: Asian, European, American and CIS. From each region, the two best teams got into the closed qualification. All games were played offline.
| Title | Asian Minor Championship - Eleague Major 2017 | Americas Minor Championship - Eleague Major 2017 | CIS Minor Championship - Eleague Major 2017 | European Minor Championship - Eleague Major 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer | PGL , eGG Network [1] | PGL [2] | Starladder [3] | Eleague |
| Dates, venue | October 28-30, 2016, Johor Bahru | November 4-6, 2016, Bucharest | November 11 to 13, 2016, St. Petersburg | December 3 to December 4, Atlanta |
| Winner (Prize) | TyLoo ($ 30,000) | GODSENT ($ 30,000) | ALL-IN ($ 30,000) | Immortals (0 $) / Cloud 9 (0 $) |
| Finalist (Prize) | Renegades ($ 15,000) | HellRaisers ($ 15,000) | Team Spirit ($ 15,000) | |
| Third Place (Prize) | VG.CyberZen ($ 5,000) | Epsilon eSports ($ 5,000) | VwS Gaming ($ 5,000) | Team SoloMid (0 $) |
| Fourth Place (Prize) | MVP Project (0 $) | Space Soldiers (0 $) | Quantum Bellator Fire ($ 0) | Muffin Lightning ($ 0) |
| Other participants | Athletico Bot Fire dragoon e-sports Team nxl | Alternate Attax ENCE eSports Heroic Team LDLC | EYESports Rox Tengri zARLANS |
Closed Qualifications
Worst Eight ESL One Cologne 2016
- mousesports
- Ninjas in pajamas
- Team dignitas
- Faze clan
- Team EnVyUs
- G2 esports
- OpTic Gaming
- Counter logic gaming
Regional Qualifications
- Immortals (American minor # 1)
- Cloud9 (American minor # 2)
- TyLoo (Asian Minor # 1)
- Renegades (Asian Minor # 2)
- Vega Squadron 1 (CIS Minor # 1)
- Team Spirit (CIS Minor # 2)
- GODSENT (European Minor # 1)
- HellRaisers (European Minor # 2)
1 Vega Squadron has signed contracts with all All-in players after the CIS minor. [four]
Qualification took place in Atlanta , in the studio Turner Broadcasting System , and was conducted according to the Swiss system to three victories. All matches took place on the best of one system (the best on one map).
Closed- Match Results
Match Results
| A place | Team | Result | Difference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Godsent | 3–0 | +15 | G2 esports 16–11 Overpass | Team dignitas 16–11 Mirage | Hellraisers 16–11 Train | Qualified | Qualified |
| Faze clan | 3–0 | +12 | Cloud9 19-17 Mirage | OpTic Gaming 16–11 Overpass | Immortals 16–11 Mirage | Qualified | Qualified | |
| 3-5 | mousesports | 3–1 | +27 | Hellraisers 6–16 Train | Team spirit 16–5 Dust II | Tyloo 16–3 Train | Immortals 16–3 Cache | Qualified |
| OpTic Gaming | 3–1 | +15 | Tyloo 16–9 Overpass | Faze clan 11–16 Overpass | Ninjas in pajamas 16–9 Overpass | Hellraisers 16-10 Train | Qualified | |
| Team dignitas | 3–1 | +14 | Team spirit 16–11 Mirage | Godsent 11–16 Mirage | Counter logic gaming 16–9 Mirage | G2 esports 16–9 Nuke | Qualified | |
| 6–8 | Team EnVyUs | 3–2 | +12 | Immortals 11–16 Cobblestone | G2 esports 12–16 Dust II | Team spirit 16–2 Dust II | Tyloo 16–9 Dust II | Vega Squadron 16-12 Dust II |
| G2 esports | 3–2 | +4 | Godsent 11–16 Overpass | EnVyUs 16-12 Dust II | Vega Squadron 16-6 Dust II | Team dignitas 9–16 Nuke | Immortals 19-17 Cache | |
| Hellraisers | 3–2 | +3 | mousesports 16-6 Train | Ninjas in pajamas 19-17 Overpass | Godsent 11–16 Train | OpTic Gaming 10-16 Train | Cloud9 16–13 Overpass | |
| 9–11 | Cloud9 | 2-3 | +6 | Faze clan 17-19 Mirage | Tyloo 11–16 Mirage | Reenegades 16–9 Mirage | Counter logic gaming 16–8 Overpass | Hellraisers 13–16 Overpass |
| Vega Squadron | 2-3 | -6 | Counter logic gaming 16-14 Mirage | Immortals 8–16 Cache | G2 esports 6–16 Dust II | Ninjas in pajamas 16–2 Cache | Team EnVyUs 12–16 Dust II | |
| Immortals | 2-3 | -7 | Team EnVyUs 16–11 Cobblestone | Vega Squadron 16–8 Cache | Faze clan 11–16 Mirage | mousesports 3–16 Cache | G2 esports 17-19 Cache | |
| 12-14 | Counter logic gaming | 1-3 | -13 | Vega Squadron 14-16 Mirage | Reenegades 19–16 Dust II | Team dignitas 9–16 Mirage | Cloud9 8–16 Overpass | Eliminated |
| Ninjas in pajamas | 1-3 | -16 | Reenegades 16–9 Dust II | Hellraisers 17-19 Overpass | OpTic Gaming 9–16 Overpass | Vega Squadron 2–16 Cache | Eliminated | |
| Tyloo | 1-3 | -22 | OpTic Gaming 9–16 Overpass | Cloud9 16–11 Mirage | mousesports 3–16 Train | Team EnVyUs 9–16 Dust II | Eliminated | |
| 15-16 | Reenegades | 0–3 | -17 | Ninjas in pajamas 9–16 Dust II | Counter logic gaming 16–19 Dust II | Cloud9 9–16 Mirage | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Team spirit | 0–3 | -thirty | Team dignitas 11–16 Mirage | mousesports 5–16 Dust II | Team EnVyUs 2–16 Dust II | Eliminated | Eliminated |
Teams participating in ELEAGUE Major 2017
The eight best teams of ESL One Cologne 2016 (Legends) are joined by eight teams from closed qualifications (Challengers)
Legends
- SK Gaming
- Team liquid
- Virtus.pro
- Fnatic
- Astralis
- Flipsid3 tactics
- Gambit gaming
- Natus vincere
Applicants
- Godsent
- Faze clan
- OpTic Gaming
- mousesports
- Team EnVyUs
- G2 esports
- North 2
- Hellraisers
2 Five players and a Team Dignitas coach left the team and joined the new North organization. [5]
Format
The group stage of the tournament was held according to the Swiss system to three victories. All matches were played in the format of best of one (best on one card). In the playoffs, 8 out of 16 teams came out.
The playoffs were played on the Olympic system in the best of three format (the best on three maps)
Teams in the playoffs receive the title of "Legends", which gives them the right to speak in the next major. The remaining 8 teams receive a slot to participate in the closed qualification for the next major, bypassing the regional qualifications (minor tournaments)
Maps
- Cache
- Cobblestone
- Dust2
- Mirage
- Nuke
- Overpass
- Train
Group Stage
| A place | Team | Result | Difference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Natus vincere | 3–0 | +36 | mousesports 16–3 Cobblestone | Team EnVyUs 16-6 Cobblestone | SK Gaming 16–3 Dust II | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Virtus.pro | 3–0 | +11 | OpTic Gaming 16–13 Cobblestone | G2 esports 16-14 Nuke | Gambit gaming 16-10 Train | Playoffs | Playoffs | |
| 3-5 | Gambit gaming | 3–1 | +11 | North 16–8 Cobblestone | Godsent 16–9 Overpass | Virtus.pro 10-16 Train | Faze clan 16-14 Overpass | Playoffs |
| Fnatic | 3–1 | +7 | G2 esports 10-16 Cache | North 16–13 Cobblestone | mousesports 16–11 Dust II | Team EnVyUs 16–11 Cobblestone | Playoffs | |
| SK Gaming | 3–1 | 0 | Hellraisers 16–7 Mirage | Faze clan 19-17 Mirage | Natus vincere 3–16 Dust II | Astralis 19-17 Dust II | Playoffs | |
| 6–8 | Astralis | 3–2 | +15 | Godsent 6–16 Train | OpTic Gaming 16-12 Train | G2 esports 16–11 Train | SK Gaming 17-19 Dust II | Team liquid 16–3 Mirage |
| Faze clan | 3–2 | +12 | Flipsid3 tactics 16–9 Nuke | SK Gaming 17-19 Mirage | Team liquid 22-18 Nuke | Gambit gaming 14-16 Overpass | Team EnVyUs 16–11 Nuke | |
| North | 3–2 | +2 | Gambit gaming 8–16 Cobblestone | Fnatic 13–16 Cobblestone | Hellraisers 19-15 Mirage | G2 esports 16–9 Overpass | Godsent 19-17 Overpass | |
| 9–11 | Team EnVyUs | 2-3 | -3 | Team liquid 25-21 Cache | Natus vincere 6–16 Cobblestone | Godsent 16–13 Cache | Fnatic 11–16 Cobblestone | Faze clan 11–16 Nuke |
| Godsent | 2-3 | -four | Astralis 16-6 Train | Gambit gaming 9–16 Overpass | Team EnVyUs 3–16 Cache | OpTic Gaming 16–8 Cache | North 17-19 Overpass | |
| Team liquid | 2-3 | -7 | Team EnVyUs 21–25 Cache | Flipsid3 tactics 16-14 Overpass | Faze clan 18–22 Nuke | mousesports 16–4 Nuke | Astralis 3–16 Mirage | |
| 12-14 | G2 esports | 1-3 | -eleven | Fnatic 16-10 Cache | Virtus.pro 14-16 Nuke | Astralis 11–16 Train | North 9–16 Overpass | Left |
| OpTic Gaming | 1-3 | -12 | Virtus.pro 13–16 Cobblestone | Astralis 12–16 Train | Flipsid3 tactics 16–13 Train | Godsent 8–16 Cache | Left | |
| mousesports | 1-3 | -22 | Natus vincere 3–16 Cobblestone | Hellraisers 16–7 Cache | Fnatic 11–16 Dust II | Team liquid 4–16 Nuke | Left | |
| 15-16 | Flipsid3 tactics | 0–3 | -12 | Faze clan 9–16 Nuke | Team liquid 14-16 Overpass | OpTic Gaming 13–16 Train | Left | Left |
| Hellraisers | 0–3 | -22 | SK Gaming 7–16 Mirage | mousesports 7–16 Cache | North 15–19 Mirage | Left | Left |
Playoffs
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natus vincere | one | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Astralis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Astralis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fnatic | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gambit gaming | one | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fnatic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Astralis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virtus.pro | one | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virtus.pro | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North | one | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virtus.pro | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SK Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SK Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faze clan | one | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team Summary
Below is the final position of the teams. The captain is the first in the team.
| A place | Prize | Team | Sowing | Structure | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | $ 500'000 | Astralis | PGL Major 2017 | gla1ve dev1ce dupreeh, Xyp9x, Kjaerbye | zonic |
| 2 | $ 150'000 | Virtus.pro | NEO , TaZ pashaBiceps, Snax byali | kuben | |
| 3 to 4 | $ 70'000 | Fnatic | dennis olofmeister , KRiMZ, disco doplan, twist | Jumpy | |
| SK Gaming | FalleN, coldzera fer TACO, fox | dead | |||
| 5 - 8 | $ 35'000 | Natus vincere | seized s1mple , Edward flamie Guardian | starix | |
| Gambit gaming | Zeus AdreN , mou HObbit Dosia | kane | |||
| North | MSL k0nfig, cajunb, Magisk RUBINO | ruggah | |||
| Faze clan | karrigan rain aizy allu, kioShiMa | Robban | |||
| 9 - 11 | $ 8'750 | Godsent | PGL Major 2017 Closed Qualification | pronax flusha JW, Lekr0, pronax znajder | rdl |
| Team EnVyUs | Happy kennyS , apEX, SIXER, NBK- | enkay j | |||
| Team liquid | nitr0, Hiko, ELiGE, jdm64, Pimp | zews | |||
| 12-14 | $ 8'750 | G2 esports | shox SmithZz, bodyy Rpk ScreaM | Niak | |
| mousesports | NiKo, Spiidi denis ChrisJ, loWel | lmbt | |||
| OpTic Gaming | stanislaw NAF RUSH, tarik, mixwell | ||||
| 15 - 16 | $ 8'750 | Hellraisers | ANGE1, bondik, Zero STYKO, Deadfox | Johnta | |
| Flipsid3 tactics | B1ad3, markeloff , WorldEdit electronic , wayLander |
Notes
- ↑ Asia Minor Championship announced (English) , HLTV.org . Date of treatment August 29, 2017.
- ↑ Bucharest to stage EU Minor (English) , HLTV.org . Date of treatment August 29, 2017.
- ↑ StarLadder to host CIS Minor (English) , HLTV.org . Date of treatment August 29, 2017.
- ↑ Vega Squadron presents CS: GO roster | Vega Squadron . vega-squadron.com. Date of treatment August 28, 2017.
- ↑ FC Copenhagen sign ex-Dignitas * (English) , HLTV.org . Date of treatment August 29, 2017.