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Discussion | eSports ELEAGUE Atlanta Major 2017 - Schedule & Discussion

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Tournament Information

Date	January 22nd - 29th, 2017
Organizer	ELEAGUE
Location	Atlanta, United States
Venue	Turner Studios (First stage), Fox Theatre (Playoffs)
Prize Pool	$1,000,000
Teams	16 teams

Coverage

Streams

Language	Stream Link
English	ELEAGUE TV
Russian	StarLadderTV
Brazilian-Pt	BiDa
Polish	TeamFrenzyGG
German	99Damage
French	O'GamingTV
Czech	Hitpoint
Hungarian	SpílerTV
Slovak	Dev1
Spanish	SpaGamers
Danish	ESL GieTe
Danish	rizc
Portuguese	v3x_tv

VODs

Format

First Stage
Swiss System
5 rounds - Best-of-one matches
- Round 1
  - Seeding Pool 1: Place 1-4 at ESL One: Cologne 2016
  - Seeding Pool 2: Place 5-8 at ESL One: Cologne 2016
  - Seeding Pool 3: Place 1-4 at ELEAGUE Major 2017: Main Qualifier
  - Seeding Pool 4: Place 5-8 at ELEAGUE Major 2017: Main Qualifier
  - Each team from Seeding Pool 1 versus a team from Seeding Pool 4
  - Each team from Seeding Pool 2 versus a team from Seeding Pool 3
- Round 2
  - Division into 2 groups
  - Group 1: Round 1 Winners - 8 teams
  - Group 2: Round 1 Losers - 8 teams
  - Each team faces a team they have not played yet from their group
- Round 3
  - Division into 3 groups
  - Group 1: Teams with a 2-0 score - 4 teams
  - Group 2: Teams with a 1-1 score - 8 teams
  - Group 3: Teams with a 0-2 score - 4 teams
  - Each team faces a team they have not played yet from their group
  - Winners of Group 1 are qualified for the playoffs (Cumulated score: 3-0) - 2 teams
  - Losers of Group 3 are eliminated (Cumulated score: 0-3) - 2 teams
- Round 4
  - Group 1: Teams with a 2-1 score - 6 teams
  - Group 2: Teams with a 1-2 score - 6 teams
  - Each team faces a team they have not played yet from their group
  - Winners of Group 1 are qualified for the playoffs (Cumulated score: 3-1) - 3 teams
  - Losers of Group 2 are eliminated (Cumulated score: 1-3) - 3 teams
- Round 5
  - Teams with a 2-2 score - 6 teams
  - Each team faces a team they have not played yet
  - Winners are qualified for the playoffs (Cumulated score: 3-2) - 3 teams
  - Losers are eliminated (Cumulated score: 2-3) - 3 teams
Playoffs
Single-elimination bracket
Best-of-three matches

Map Pool

Talent Lineup

Stage Host

Chris Puckett

Reporter

Sue "Smix" Lee

Desk Host

Richard Lewis

Analysts

Casters

Observers

Teams

Legends

Astralis⁷: dev1ce, dupreeh, gla1ve, Kjaerbye, Xyp9x, Coach: zonic

FlipSid3 Tactics³: B1ad3, electronic, markeloff, wayLander, WorldEdit, Coach: toyo_dj

Fnatic^1,6,8: dennis, disco doplan, KRiMZ, olofmeister, twist, Coach: Jumpy

Gambit Esports^4,5: AdreN, Dosia, HObbit, mou, Zeus, Coach: kane

Natus Vincere²: Edward, flamie, GuardiaN, s1mple, seized, Coach: starix

SK Gaming⁹: coldzera, FalleN, fer, fox, TACO, Coach: dead

Team Liquid: EliGE, Hiko, jdm64, nitr0, Pimp, Coach: [zews] (https://twitter.com/wiltonzews)

Virtus.pro: byali, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, TaZ, Coach: kuben

Challengers

FaZe Clan: aizy, allu, karrigan, kioShiMa, rain, Coach: RobbaN

G2 Esports: bodyy, RpK, ScreaM, shox, SmithZz, Coach: NiaK

GODSENT^1,6: flusha, JW, Lekr0, pronax, znajder, Coach: rdl

HellRaisers: ANGE1, bondik, DeadFox, STYKO, Zero, Coach: Johnta

mousesports: chrisJ, denis, loWel, NiKo, Spiidi, Coach: lmbt

North¹⁰: cajunb, k0nfig, Magiskb0Y, MSL, RUBINO, Coach: ruggah

OpTic Gaming: mixwell, NAF, RUSH, stanislaw, tarik

Team EnVyUs: apEX, Happy, kennyS, NBK-, SIXER, Coach: enkay_J

^{1: GODSENT acquired the spot of Fnatic by signing flusha, JW and KRiMZ}
^{2: Natus Vincere replaced Zeus with s1mple}
^{3: FlipSid3 Tactics replaced Shara with electronic}
^{4: Gambit Gaming replaced spaze and hooch with Zeus and HObbit}
^{5: Gambit Gaming is rebranded to Gambit Esports}
^{6: Fnatic reacquired the spot of GODSENT by trading Lekr0 for KRiMZ}
^{7: Astralis replaced karrigan with gla1ve}
^{8: Fnatic replaced wenton with disco doplan}
^{9: SK Gaming benched fnx following internal problems. fox is used as a stand-in}
^{10: Team Dignitas parted way with their lineup, which have been picked up by F.C. Copenhagen under the name North}

First Stage

Place	Team Name	W&L	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
1.	Virtus.pro	3-0	16-13	16-14	16-10
1.	Natus Vincere	3-0	16-3	16-6	16-3
3.	Fnatic	3-1	10-16	16-13	16-11	16-11
3.	SK Gaming	3-1	16-7	19-17	3-16	19-17
3.	Gambit Esports	3-1	16-8	16-9	10-16	16-14
6.	North	3-2	8-16	13-16	19-15	16-9	19-17
6.	FaZe Clan	3-2	16-9	17-19	22-18	14-16	16-11
6.	Astralis	3-2	6-16	16-12	16-5	17-19	16-3
9.	~~GODSENT~~	2-3	16-6	9-16	3-16	16-8	17-19
9.	~~Team EnVyUs~~	2-3	25-21	6-16	16-3	11-16	11-16
9.	~~Team Liquid~~	2-3	21-25	16-14	18-22	16-4	3-16
12.	~~G2 Esports~~	1-3	16-10	14-16	5-16	9-16
12.	~~mousesports~~	1-3	3-16	16-7	11-16	4-16
12.	~~OpTic Gaming~~	1-3	13-16	12-16	16-13	8-16
15.	~~FlipSid3 Tactics~~	0-3	9-16	14-16	13-16
15.	~~HellRaisers~~	0-3	7-16	7-16	15-19

Playoffs

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals			Winner
~~Natus Vincere~~	1
vs		-	Astralis	2
Astralis	2
			vs		-	Astralis	2
Fnatic	2
vs		-	~~Fnatic~~	0
~~Gambit Esports~~	1
						vs		-	Astralis
Virtus.pro	2
vs		-	Virtus.pro	2
~~North~~	1
			vs		-	~~Virtus.pro~~	1
~~FaZe Clan~~	1
vs		-	~~SK Gaming~~	0
SK Gaming	2

Schedule

PST	EST	BRST	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT
Los Angeles	Atlanta	São Paulo	London	Cologne	Beijing	Canberra
UTC-8	UTC-5	UTC-2	-	UTC+1	UTC+8	UTC+11

We're using a 24 hour clock
Match times are often susceptible to delay & change
Time Zone Abbreviations – Worldwide List
Italics means the game starts the next day
A = Round 1, B = Round 2, etc.

Day 1 – Sunday, January 22nd – Round 1 (BO1)

ID	Team 1	vs	Team 2	Result	PST	EST	BRST	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT
A1	GMB	vs	North	16-8	07:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	23:00	02:00
A2	FNC	vs	G2	10-16	08:30	11:30	14:30	16:30	17:30	00:30	03:30
A3	SK	vs	HR	16-7	09:30	12:30	15:30	17:30	18:30	01:30	04:30
A4	VP	vs	OG	16-13	10:40	13:40	16:40	18:40	19:40	02:40	05:40
A5	Na'Vi	vs	mouz	16-3	12:00	15:00	18:00	20:00	21:00	04:00	07:00
A6	TL	vs	nV	21-25	12:55	15:55	18:55	20:55	21:55	04:55	07:55
A7	Ast	vs	GOD	6-16	14:50	17:50	20:50	22:50	23:50	06:50	09:50
A8	F3	vs	FaZe	9-16	15:50	18:50	21:50	23:50	00:50	07:50	10:50

Day 2 – Monday, January 23rd – Round 2 (BO1)

ID	Team 1	vs	Team 2	Result	PST	EST	BRST	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT
B1	mouz	vs	HR	16-7	07:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	23:00	02:00
B2	Na'Vi	vs	nV	16-6	08:15	11:15	14:15	16:15	17:15	00:15	03:15
B3	FaZe	vs	SK	17-19	09:15	12:15	15:15	17:15	18:15	01:15	04:15
B4	F3	vs	TL	14-16	10:45	13:45	16:45	18:45	19:45	02:45	05:45
B5	North	vs	FNC	13-16	12:15	15:15	18:15	20:15	21:15	04:15	07:15
B6	OG	vs	Ast	12-16	13:40	16:40	19:40	21:40	22:40	05:40	08:40
B7	GOD	vs	GMB	9-16	15:15	18:15	21:15	23:15	00:15	07:15	10:15
B8	VP	vs	G2	16-14	16:30	19:30	22:30	00:30	01:30	08:30	11:30

Day 3 – Tuesday, January 24th – Round 3 (BO1)

ID	Team 1	vs	Team 2	Result	PST	EST	BRST	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT
C1	FNC	vs	mouz	16-11	07:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	23:00	02:00
C2	GOD	vs	nV	3-16	08:25	11:25	14:25	16:25	17:25	00:25	03:25
C3	North	vs	HR	19-15	09:15	12:15	15:15	17:15	18:15	01:15	04:15
C4	GMB	vs	VP	10-16	10:45	13:45	16:45	18:45	19:45	02:45	05:45
C5	Ast	vs	G2	16-5	12:10	15:10	18:10	20:10	21:10	04:10	07:10
C6	SK	vs	Na'Vi	3-16	13:15	16:15	19:15	21:15	22:15	05:15	08:15
C7	TL	vs	FaZe	18-22	14:25	17:25	20:25	22:25	23:25	06:25	09:25
C8	F3	vs	OG	13-16	16:10	19:10	22:10	00:10	01:10	08:10	11:10

Day 4 – Wednesday, January 25th – Rounds 4 & 5 (BO1)

ID	Team 1	vs	Team 2	Result	PST	EST	BRST	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT
D1	North	vs	G2	16-9	07:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	23:00	02:00
D2	nV	vs	FNC	11-16	08:30	11:30	14:30	16:30	17:30	00:30	03:30
D3	mouz	vs	TL	4-16	09:55	12:55	15:55	17:55	18:55	01:55	04:55
D4	GOD	vs	OG	16-8	10:55	13:55	16:55	18:55	19:55	02:55	05:55
D5	SK	vs	Ast	19-17	12:00	15:00	18:00	20:00	21:00	04:00	07:00
D6	GMB	vs	FaZe	16-14	13:35	16:35	19:35	21:35	22:35	05:35	08:35
E1	North	vs	GOD	19-17	15:35	18:35	21:35	23:35	00:35	07:35	10:35
E2	FaZe	vs	nV	16-11	17:20	20:20	23:20	01:20	02:20	09:20	12:20
E3	TL	vs	Ast	3-16	18:20	21:20	00:20	02:20	03:20	10:20	13:20

Day 5 – Friday, January 27th – Playoffs (BO3)

ID	Team 1	vs	Team 2	Result	PST	EST	BRST	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT
QF1	Na'Vi	vs	Ast	1-2	07:10	10:10	13:10	15:10	16:10	23:10	02:10
QF2	FNC	vs	GMB	2-1	11:45	14:45	17:45	19:45	20:45	03:45	06:45
QF3	VP	vs	North	2-1	15:35	18:35	21:35	23:35	00:35	07:35	10:35

Day 6 – Saturday, January 28th – Playoffs (BO3)

ID	Team 1	vs	Team 2	Result	PST	EST	BRST	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT
QF4	FaZe	vs	SK	1-2	07:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	23:00	02:00
SF1	Ast	vs	FNC	2-0	10:45	13:45	16:45	18:45	19:45	02:45	05:45
SF2	VP	vs	SK	2-0	13:45	16:45	19:45	21:45	22:45	05:45	08:45

Day 7 – Sunday, January 29th – Playoffs (BO3)

ID	Team 1	vs	Team 2	Result	PST	EST	BRST	GMT	CET	CST	AEDT
GF	Ast	vs	VP	2-1	07:30	10:30	13:30	15:30	16:30	23:30	02:30

Prize Pool

#	Prize	Seed	Team
1st	$500,000	"Legend" Status	Astralis
2nd	$150,000	"Legend" Status	Virtus.pro
3rd - 4th	$70,000	"Legend" Status	Fnatic
3rd - 4th	$70,000	"Legend" Status	SK Gaming
5th - 8th	$35,000	"Legend" Status	Natus Vincere
5th - 8th	$35,000	"Legend" Status	Gambit Esports
5th - 8th	$35,000	"Legend" Status	North
5th - 8th	$35,000	"Legend" Status	FaZe Clan
9th - 11th	$8,750	PGL Major Kraków 2017 Main Qualifier	GODSENT
9th - 11th	$8,750	PGL Major Kraków 2017 Main Qualifier	Team EnVyUs
9th - 11th	$8,750	PGL Major Kraków 2017 Main Qualifier	Team Liquid
12th - 14th	$8,750	PGL Major Kraków 2017 Main Qualifier	G2 Esports
12th - 14th	$8,750	PGL Major Kraków 2017 Main Qualifier	mousesports
12th - 14th	$8,750	PGL Major Kraków 2017 Main Qualifier	OpTic Gaming
15th - 16th	$8,750	PGL Major Kraków 2017 Main Qualifier	HellRaisers
15th - 16th	$8,750	PGL Major Kraków 2017 Main Qualifier	FlipSid3 Tactics

^{Teams with "Legend" status are automatically invited to the PGL Major Kraków 2017}

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u/GuineaPigGuy Godsent Jan 20 '17

IT'S HERE BOYS

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '17

So, this is where I'll be spending the whole of next week. SWEET.

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u/RadiantSun FaZe Jan 20 '17

Eziest schedule thread of our lives

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u/SkadoodleJr Complexity Jan 21 '17

!drop

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u/deepr EG Jan 20 '17

Csgo owns two Sundays now on twitch

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u/fitzij Jan 20 '17

Plus a thurday, friday and saturday. Rip casual csgo streams.

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u/esach Jan 20 '17

Kind of mind boggling that Envy won more than 1st to 4th place combined of the major prize pool at WESG last weekend.

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u/RadiantSun FaZe Jan 20 '17

Absolutely
B O G G L E D

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u/tek9knaller Jan 21 '17

scientists are baffled

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u/alexman93 G2 Jan 20 '17

*Tyloo

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u/xVale de_train Jan 21 '17

Majors have gotta raise that #1 reward to 1,000,000$

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '17

Not everything is about the money though

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u/Dawnero 1 Million Celebration Jan 21 '17

It's a kinda big part though.

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u/majik88 Jan 21 '17

How many hours until day one starts? The times are confusing to me.

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u/uppn 500k Celebration Jan 22 '17

14h and 40 minutes as of me writing this comment. :)

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '17

Why didn't all the big teams participate in WESG? Envy had it very easy!

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u/minusoneovertwelve Renegades Jan 20 '17

Grand final starts at 1am on a Monday for me, the joys of AU

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u/Bedrosian015 Jan 20 '17

I pray you have plenty of Red Bull m8

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u/minusoneovertwelve Renegades Jan 20 '17

Don't worry, I have a plan: stay up overnight Friday after work to watch quarters, sleep Saturday afternoon, wake up 1am Sunday to watch semis, sleep Sunday afternoon, wake up 1am Monday to watch the grand final which hopefully finishes before I have to leave for work, then abuse NoDoz and coffee to keep me alive until I get home Monday afternoon.

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u/DambiaLittleAlex Astralis Jan 20 '17

Gl mate!

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u/Bl4ck1ce MOUZ Jan 21 '17

4pm in Europe... and i have school until 5pm rip first map of the final... :(

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u/WalrusWisperer Jan 22 '17

You have school on a Sunday?

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u/Requill Liquid Jan 22 '17

He sold his soul to Counterstrike and his parents are worried.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '17

There's really only 3 major time zones: EU, NA, and AU/Asia. You can only pick 2 to have good viewership times. Looks like you guys got the short end.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '17

NZ is worse. I can stay up till 1am and watch till 2. I cant stay up till 3am and watch till 4. :((((

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u/DlLLlGAF Jan 24 '17

Duncan "Here's the thing" Shields

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u/LiL_GaliL Jan 24 '17

Duncan "stretch the subject out" Shields

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '17

Duncan "Waste an hour to talk about one thing for 4 mins" Shields

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u/mr-gusse NiP Jan 28 '17

Most common phrase used this major:
"We're gonna take a short commercial break, we'll be right back"

dudududududuuudduuuuududududuuuu duuuduuduuududu

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u/Drahok Legendary Flair Master Jan 28 '17

at lest the brakes are truly short

u/jvilsrocks Jan 20 '17

EZ for NiP

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u/KPC51 guardian2 Jan 20 '17

ez for Ence

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u/Paintwave Renegades Jan 20 '17

EZ for British e-sports organisation Gambit Gaming- with X GOD Mikhail "Dosia" Stolyarov, star AWPer Rustem "mou" Telepov, consistent fragger Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev, up-and-coming young talent Abay "HObbit" Khasenov and amazing IGL Danylo "Zeus" Teslenko. EZ for British e-sports organisation Gambit Gaming.

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u/jewchbag CS2 HYPE Jan 21 '17

most consistent fragger Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubaye
FTFY

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '17

/u/adrenmostconsistent where are you?

u/buldieb 750k Celebration Jan 20 '17

bandwagon my shit up fam

u/KPC51 guardian2 Jan 20 '17

First tournament I'm watching in-person. LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOO

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u/wheeler9691 brigader Jan 20 '17

Congrats man! After seeing Columbus and New York, it's a great experience. Have fun!

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u/KPC51 guardian2 Jan 20 '17

I really wanted to go to Columbus but the timing was bad. Eleague lines up perfectly with a break from school so it's lit

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '17

Calling it now. NiP will not drop a single round in this major.

u/[deleted] Jan 20 '17

MAJOR HYPE

u/t3r4byt3l0l Immunity Jan 20 '17

I bet there's gonna be at least 2 mad upsets in the groups that'll make the next Major qualifier even more stacked than the last one.

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u/DWe1 wildfire Jan 20 '17

the swiss system is kind off preventing that though. You need more than one upset to make it to the play-offs and you need more than one loss to not make it. In the former group format, one upset can give a very bad schedule for a particular team (look at group D in Cologne 2016, Faze upset Fnatic and therefore g2 played SK and FNC in bo1's and was out of the tournament already). If you want to have something similar happening again, you need two top teams to lose at least two times, and then they need to be drawn against each other in the lowest tier to get one of the two teams out of the tournament. If they get upset so much, they pretty much deserve to be in a crappy spot anyways imo, so no, not one mad upset will decide who's gonna be legend anymore.

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u/theclockworkcorvid Astralis Jan 29 '17

VP VS Astralis. My two favourite teams against each other in a major grand final. Guys. Who do I cheer for?

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u/TheWhisperingOaks G2 Jan 29 '17

Both of them, cuz we're definitely gonna see some amazing cs.

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u/disposable4582 de_cache Jan 29 '17

Same boat as you, I'm rooting for Astralis so we have some new major winners

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u/anastasis14 Natus Vincere Jan 29 '17

@everyone saying this doesn't feel like a major.. You know this happens because we have been spoiled by non-majors like epicenter and other e-league events. What I want to say is that you make it sound like it's the worst major we've had, while it's one of the better ones. It's just that the difference between majors and normal events has shrinked really much now, because past normal events weren't that good compared to current ones. With that being said, majors still have to "up" their game to distinguish itselves from normal events

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '17

Personally, I think the major has been fantastic!

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u/csgo_bo Virtus.pro Jan 29 '17

LETS GOOOO!!!!

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u/Spork_Revolution Vitality Jan 22 '17

Member the guy who called 0-3 NaVi or he would delete reddit account? I member!

u/theRobertOppenheimer CS2 HYPE Jan 27 '17

Na'Vi lost... RIP Pick'em

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u/buddhapestTF2 CS2 HYPE Jan 27 '17 edited Jan 27 '17

you and 92% of other pick'em players - myself included
device godmode

u/batuga Jan 28 '17

I hope Bardolph and DAN cast the final match this time.

u/shotguywithflaregun Virtus.pro Jan 29 '17

When are the sticker prices going to drop?

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u/oliverjelez NiP Jan 29 '17

Today when final is undergoing :)

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u/DanonePT Jan 29 '17

I watched all the games and didnt received any drop... thx valve

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u/imscaredoffbi Natus Vincere Jan 29 '17

Same :( Just wanted one drop

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u/Adam95x 1 Million Celebration Jan 29 '17

Too many viewers my friend, you have a no chance my friend

u/fiszu3000 de_mirage Jan 26 '17

If VP is every to win a major again - this is the time.

u/AER0__ MIBR Jan 29 '17

Is there gonna be some sort of showmatch at the start of tomorrow's show, or will it just be straight into the final?

u/Qu401 de_train Jan 29 '17

http://prntscr.com/e1nd32 Gold boys!

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u/rem3rem3 Jan 29 '17

There would be a show match?

u/SnozzWangHS Jan 20 '17

Faze will be 2017 ELEAGUE Major Champions

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u/KPC51 guardian2 Jan 20 '17

I wouldn't be surprised at a top 4. Champions though? That'll be tough

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u/eSportsStats Jan 23 '17

1st day streams stats - http://i.imgur.com/nGh7kVS.jpg (without GOTV)

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '17

What happened to that guy who said he'd delete his reddit account with +160,000 Karma if Na'Vi didn't go 0-3? Better do it, bitch!

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u/Smythy123 Astralis Jan 28 '17

Karma whoring - didnt do it

u/Tester821 Astralis Jan 29 '17

Astralis #tothestars

u/FPSXpert Virtus.pro Jan 29 '17

So uh, now what do we do?

u/Kissmyasthma100 Jan 20 '17

Can we have this stickied for the whole tournament and not just for a couple of hours before it disappears from the front page?

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u/DWe1 wildfire Jan 20 '17

It's in the upper right corner, on the banner just below your reddit account info.

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u/Tsunamibg Jan 20 '17

What about the mobile app? I can't find it there.

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u/Chuckys2 Match Thread Team Jan 20 '17

Live threads will be stickied during the games. However this thread will always be provided in the live threads. So you should be able to access it quickly during the whole week.

u/[deleted] Jan 24 '17

Where is NIP?

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u/gpcgmr 1 Million Celebration Jan 24 '17 edited Jan 25 '17

LUL

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u/cheese_on_dorito Jan 25 '17

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u/darkpenguin1 Jan 20 '17

I think the times for CST are wrong? assuming it's the american one it should be -7 right?

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u/Worknewsacct 10 years coin Jan 20 '17

Please sticky this, it'll suck trying to find match times when this thread is buried next week.

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u/sidipi Legendary Chicken Master Jan 20 '17

It will be stickied as we get closer to the event. We will also have daily schedule threads similar to this but just for the matches for that day, going into the playoffs each BO3 will have it's own discussion thread. We will keep rotating the stickies as we are only limited to 2. But keep an eye out at the top right side of the banner, where most of the important posts will be put up as notices.

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u/Worknewsacct 10 years coin Jan 20 '17

Thanks friendo

u/SkyFireMJC Jan 24 '17

gg wp Flipsid3 is officially dead.

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u/OhsHiasTheres 400k Celebration Jan 24 '17

navi 3-0 pls

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u/MassiveRaptor Jan 26 '17

Na'Vi x VP at Finals

Whoop whoop

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u/ABK-Baconator ENCE Jan 26 '17

True! Betting for NaVi definitely

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '17

When is it going to actually be on TV?

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u/ajada30 Natus Vincere Jan 27 '17

The actual grand final will be on TBS. not the games leading up to it
edit: which I believe is Sunday

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u/LongShotTheory de_cobble Jan 27 '17

wait what are all these commercial brakes for then ?

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u/LongShotTheory de_cobble Jan 28 '17

Today really puts Optic's games into perspective. I feel like the result was really harsh for them.

u/[deleted] Jan 28 '17

So now the whole thing is locked? I haven't even voted for the semi or final!

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u/FlatlinerX Virtus.pro Jan 28 '17

When and what is the showmatch gonna be?

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '17

There are rumors of a Metallica concert.

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u/rx1n Jan 29 '17

49 points with na'vi locked in as the grand final winner.......should have stuck with my original vp pick :/

really wish they still gave 1 point for each day of playing

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u/JobsforFun 400k Celebration Jan 29 '17

Great major and glad I get to attend the major!

Quick question pertaining to the venue if anyone knows: can I bring my hyperx cloud revolver headset into the venue for the pros to sign?

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u/Biggumms Virtus.pro Jan 29 '17

yes prolly

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u/sidipi Legendary Chicken Master Jan 29 '17

If it fits in the bag size defined on the fox website, then yes. So like a drawstring bag would do.

u/[deleted] Jan 29 '17

is there going to be a showmatch?

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u/Noil75012 Vitality Jan 29 '17

ok the final hasnt been played yet, and i know the format with random stuff, the venue, the stream dramas, the crow has as always been subject to discution but for sure this major has deliver in term of good games!

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u/-PonySlaystation- Astralis Jan 29 '17

The amount of 16-14 or Overtimes, the amount of third maps we're seeing, combined with the amazing production from ELEAGUE, this is really an awesome major, at least from a twitch viewers perspective.
The only thing you could say about the matches, there have been few "montage plays", these really sick shots, clutches etc. Of course there were a few, but it seems there used to be more of these.

u/TomBradyGOAT FaZe Jan 29 '17

I'm hyped

u/loppesPT MIBR Jan 29 '17

RIP DUDUDUDU...

u/TripGame_10 Jan 29 '17

Why was the grand finals only best of 3? This was my first major and I was confused why it was only best of 3 instead of best of 5. Can someone explain for me?

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u/zed0K Complexity Jan 29 '17

Over time people and players have agreed that best of 5 is too much. Too much playtime for the players and too long and drawn out to spectate. Best of three fits in perfectly and has been the go to for a while

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '17

Because the tradition is bo3. Bo5 is very tiring and takes an unneeded long amount of time. Besides, no major final was bo5, all of them were bo3.

u/theEmoPenguin Natus Vincere Jan 20 '17

These bandwagon optic fans are taking over this subreddit in the last couple of weeks.

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u/Strydy CS:GO 10 Year Celebration Jan 25 '17

Just why isnt Grand Final BO5 ? Whole day for one BO3 that can end 2-0 being really boring, kills the hype for final for me :/

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u/buddhapestTF2 CS2 HYPE Jan 25 '17

2 letters: T and V

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '17

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u/YaqootK Jan 25 '17

I don't understand how that would kill hype, especially if it was a close game. I understand the argument against BO5s when you have the semis and Grand Final on the same day...but when there's a day dedicated to the final, why not?

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '17

Bo5 needs to be done, how many times have finals been boring because they've finished 2 nil
I watched a best of 5 at champion of champions back in 2015 and it was epic

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u/Ajp_iii Jan 20 '17

Cant wait for Sunday.

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u/Ceejae Renegades Jan 20 '17

I can't wait for Christmas.

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u/Thrannn BIG Jan 20 '17

fuck yeah! perfect times for EU!

too sad that i dont have any team to cheer for... seems like i have to wait till next major to cheer for BIG

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u/torm3ntin Jan 20 '17

I don't mind you cheering for SK!

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '17

I don't even play CS anymore but still like to watch pro cs/keep up with the pro scene.

u/vvReapeRz Astralis Jan 22 '17

Anyone else kinda... MAYBE wish they'd do Bo5 finals? like if its just the one match all day, time isn't a problem. It would be a very long day of playing for the teams, but adequate brakes would be provided. I just feel that it'd be 1) A very nice viewing experience, we get potentiality 2 extra maps to watch of what we hope is the highest form of CS and 2) It would help solidify that the team that won, REALLY won, weather it's a 3-0 or 3-2 16-14 last map.

Thoughts?

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u/the_cyclops Jan 22 '17

What's up with the boxes on the monitors

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u/Kuby Jan 23 '17

I assume its so they can use the monitors they want without advertising sponsors

u/[deleted] Jan 23 '17

What I pick up from the first day :

Metallica PogChamp \m/
vp my heart plz
NV MY HEART FFS

u/[deleted] Jan 23 '17 edited Jan 28 '17

ugh eleagues chat filter is way too over the top, can't even say "damn" without getting a timeout

edit: wow... 300 second timeout for saying "G2 ftw :3" this is ridiculous

double edit: 10 minutes ban for "vp comeback time" i don't even

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u/lindembergb Jan 24 '17

tmrw is sk vs na'vi

u/JordanGlass123 Jan 24 '17

Ended day 2 with 75% correct results. Any opinions on my predictions for day 3?

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u/Tester821 Astralis Jan 24 '17

It's going to be a tough match for Liquid.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '17

I agree, it'll be a tough match for the other 4 members of liquid that don't drop 35

u/[deleted] Jan 25 '17

NV have a surprisingly good chance to get legend status. Come on boys!

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u/Violent_Bounce Astralis Jan 25 '17

How exactly does that work, btw? I had been wondering.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '17

To get legend status (and get automatic entry to the next major), a team needs to make it out of the group stages. In this case, nV need 3 wins, and thus have two chances to make it.

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u/KraaiPastoor Jan 25 '17

I'm looking forward to the game against Nv! Some Swedish revenche on these Frenchies? ;)

u/Scroobie Jan 26 '17

Vp always playing the Brazilians before the finals. Never lucky

u/officialRedditRektor NiP Jan 26 '17

Damn, I wanted NaVi vs Astralis in the final. :(

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u/Sultan_of_Slide Astralis Jan 26 '17

As a CS fan, I think that it will be an amazing game regardless.
As an Astralis fan, I'm fucking terrified that it's happening in the quarters.

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u/Kynazeras Jan 28 '17

What time should I get to the theater tomorrow?

u/NinjA_Toru NiP Jan 28 '17

how to add team's logo besides your name?

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u/BrunusManOWar NiP Jan 28 '17

http://prnt.sc/e1d4iv --> http://prnt.sc/e1d4rm

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '17

Flair

u/CaptRamius de_nuke Jan 28 '17

I wish they would sort out these star wars gun sounds! They're driving me mad!

u/Chill_Penguin Jan 29 '17

Do they ever have BO5 finals? It seems ridiculous to schedule a single BO3 for the final day.

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u/buddhapestTF2 CS2 HYPE Jan 29 '17

it's being shown on TV - BO5 would be too long
not a terrible price to pay for e-sports going mainstream imho

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u/eSportsStats Jan 30 '17

1.7M peak viewers - https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3X8yPqWEAAnMhn.jpg

u/TiNcHoX7 Jan 20 '17

lets do this

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u/Tavob0y Jan 28 '17

No way SK or VP will win the final, astralis is just on another level right now.

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u/buddhapestTF2 CS2 HYPE Jan 28 '17

looks pretty spot on - not only are they playing well, they are totally immune to getting tilted.

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u/schedlrapp Jan 20 '17

Start times converted into your timezone: http://schedlr.com/cselmajor/

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '17

Well there are 7 time zones in the post itself. I'd assume that would be enough

u/mr-gusse NiP Jan 27 '17

Not impressed with the arena at all....

It's so "small"
Nothing special regarding the stage

And.... ELEAGUE runs ads all the time, that the downside with a TV company running the major....ads ads ads all the time

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u/PunkHooligan victory Jan 26 '17

Nothing today I suppose ? Next stage tomorrow ?

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u/Dodosaur_ FaZe Jan 26 '17

yeah i just realised there is nothing today :( sad me

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u/BonkerSonker FaZe Jan 28 '17

Is the final only a bo3?

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u/JarrettR Jan 28 '17

Yes, bo5 is too much.

u/[deleted] Jan 24 '17

na'vi will win against SK today, and will win this major it's seems

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u/DiamondtearLeo Jan 24 '17

This game could potentially be the finals.

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u/_Rlax_ Jan 25 '17

Its navi major to lose from now on. They look unstoppable to me. But like with all tournaments you always have one bad day. Thats why teams like astralis or vp may have a chance. Slim imo but still a chance.

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u/Ejivis Virtus.pro Jan 29 '17

Have 70 points with Navi chosen to go all the way. I would already have Gold if I couldve changed Navi to Astalis for today...Currently have Navi winning the grandfinal and they arent even playing. RIP Gold. Real good pick-em quality this major Devs. Makes a lot of sense. /salt

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u/maddeningcrowds Jan 29 '17

At the same time silver now means a lot more than it did before. I have 52 points and I'm already in the top 20%.

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u/FinlandDude Natus Vincere Jan 20 '17

Faze will be in top 4

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u/mentalcaseinspace de_nuke Jan 20 '17

The match times are perfect for me as a CET man \o/

u/[deleted] Jan 20 '17

I dont know which team to cheer for ...

meh friend Pasha or handsome dupreeh

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u/zanisar Jan 21 '17

Do we know if grand final will be on twitch?

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u/blissymaster Imperial Jan 21 '17

It will be, with the full stream, not the reduced stream.

u/Hoeg97 Astralis Jan 21 '17

Can't believe that YNK is not there. I'm gonna miss his amazing analysis of the games.

u/Hess_Express Jan 21 '17

Such a dilemma. Falcons play the Packers at the same time as OpTic vs VP. What am I supposed to do?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '17

Two screens

u/zqn 1 Million Celebration Jan 21 '17

NiP ez win

u/csgosorrow Jan 22 '17

Looks really intresting

u/soundbars 10 years coin Jan 23 '17

Optic's first two matches are against the best two teams at the major... VP then Astralis. That is unfortunate.

u/7oel1 Jan 23 '17

6-2 on predictions not bad...

u/sk8er_boi22 Jan 23 '17

I had some sound problems with the casters voice but I compilate all the POV with 4k and 5k of day 1 in https://youtu.be/tzZWk46hmr4 and if u have any suggestion for improve the next one I'm open :D

u/CaptainSexyLlama Virtus.pro Jan 24 '17

Thank God. I love both VP and Na'Vi. THey can both be 3-0!!!!

u/officialRedditRektor NiP Jan 24 '17 edited Jan 24 '17

Is Fnatic serious? Why do they keep leaving D2 in the pool against teams that are worse on paper but D2 is one of their best maps (Liquid, once in last major group stage + ESL NY TWICE in, and now mouz) and keep losing???

Edit: Well, at least they barely won this one.

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u/thebigguysheamus Jan 25 '17

Nice comeback from OpTic. GGs

u/[deleted] Jan 25 '17

well now we all know who will win the major

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '17

I wanted a Faze vs Astralis and a NaVi vs Gambit in the quarter finals. Those would have been interesting.

u/[deleted] Jan 28 '17

Are all the picks locked now? I made my picks yesterday for the quarters but not for the semis so can't pick between Astralis/Fnatic and VP/SK, have I missed it?

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u/Aaron0535 Jan 29 '17

Are the finals in the morning or afternoon?

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u/luciu_az Virtus.pro Jan 29 '17

Morning in US. Same start time as the other days

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u/Tylr54 FaZe Jan 29 '17

Is the game AM or PM?

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u/iFeel Jan 29 '17

faking onlaners

u/tranixter Jan 29 '17

Dude. Lights are blinding

u/GarrettGSF MOUZ Jan 29 '17

Anyone having no casters in gotv?

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u/GopsieTV Virtus.pro Jan 29 '17

i thought it would be BO5.

u/billy_the_penguin Jan 29 '17

"This crowd is dead"

u/eSports_CsJournalist Jan 30 '17

Hey guys! I just wrote an Longread about this past major, I would greatly appreciate some feedback. Thorin wanted some new journalists stepping into the Esports scene, I'm giving it a try =) You can find the longread here! https://redd.it/5qzdsy

u/ptreecs Jan 20 '17

just me or is the difference between 1st and 2nd bigger than what it should be

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u/wReckLesss_ Jan 20 '17

Nope, it's designed that way on purpose. Promotes better quality CS, as people are really fighting for the top spot instead of just trying to place top eight.

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u/Venoox FaZe Jan 28 '17

Is nobody gonna complain how bad Pick Em is this Major? Cmon ok I understand how they did it with the group stage but cmon you can't have playoffs locked for quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. If you fail one match, your whole pick em is ruined.

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u/adesme Jan 28 '17

I'm really missing them having another proper analyst next to moses. Thorin fills a different position, he's not good enough at analysing the games imo.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '17

this is the first time i watch a cs.go major and i dont have any deeper understanding of the game, but the analysis feels extremely superficial to me. Like they just state things like "they are good on that map" or at least 20 times already "he is considered best in the world", but they not even once backed any of these statements up or even tried to explain why a team is good on a certain map or something.
For me as someone who does not know that much, this "analysis" brings literally nothing to the table.

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u/mrpurplehawk Natus Vincere Jan 20 '17

Am I the only person rooting for 3 teams to win?

GO NaVi, Astralis, and North! (In that order)

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u/Zedamdead Astralis Jan 20 '17

Yes holy shit this is my exact picks and favourite teams

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u/mrpurplehawk Natus Vincere Jan 20 '17

awesome, wanna fuck?

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u/VSENSES de_dust2 Jan 20 '17

I'm going Gambit, Sweden (don't care who) and VP.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '17

Nice to see them good music instead of those cheap wubwubs.

u/jahh9412 Natus Vincere Jan 23 '17

/reward

u/thebigguysheamus Jan 24 '17

First major I've ever watched and I'm nervous - don't want to see all the progress OG has made be erased by going out to FlipSid3 and being 0-3. The main thing looking forward is that we've got two of the most difficult matches we could've had out of the way, though.

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u/Requill Liquid Jan 24 '17

And they said the round robin system didn't really screw people. If someone draws the two best teams, they are on the edge of a knife the rest of the group stage. Kinda sucks.

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u/thebigguysheamus Jan 24 '17

For the most part I think it's okay, if you can't beat 3 teams out of a random 5 then you're not going to get far as it is, but yeah this has been a horribly unlucky draw for us, really the worst we could've got up to this point.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '17

Optic wont lose against flipside at least. Optic almost beat Astralis and tarik was nonexistent the entire game

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u/Neuroxian Natus Vincere Jan 29 '17

Anyone know if I can watch the finals on sky TV

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u/GateheaD Renegades Jan 20 '17

Will there be a discord for shit talking?

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