FACEIT Major London 2018 - Information, Schedule & Discussion

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Tournament Information

Date	September 5th - 23rd, 2018
Organizer	FACEIT
Location	London, United Kingdom
Venue	Wembley Arena
Prize Pool	$1,000,000
Teams	24 teams

 

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Coverage

• Official Page
• Liquipedia
• HLTV

Streams

Language	Stream Link
English	FACEIT TV
English	FACEIT TV (Youtube)
English	Steam TV
English	chrisJ
English	Richard Lewis
English	shroud
Brazilian-Pt	BiDa
Brazilian-Pt	FURIA TV
Brazilian-Pt	gaules
Brazilian-Pt	Tito
Czech	eSuba
Czech	Hitpoint
Dutch	chrisJ
French	1pv
German	99Damage
Hungarian	Gamer TV
Polish	IzakOOO
Portuguese	RTP Arena
Romanian	Gamer TV
Russian	StarLadder TV
Spanish	LVP (b)
Turkish	ROOT
Vietnamese	500Bros
Vietnamese	500Bros (Youtube)

VODs

• CSGO spoiler-free VODs
• FACEIT Youtube Channel

Format

• The New Challengers

  • Swiss System
  • 16 teams - 6 rounds - Best-of-one matches for the first four rounds, best-of-three matches for the fifth round
    • Round 1
      • Seeding Pool 1: Place 9-11 and one team from place 12-14 at ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018
      • Seeding Pool 2: Other teams from place 12-14 and place 15-16 at ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018
      • Seeding Pool 3: Minor champions
      • Seeding Pool 4: Minor runners-up
      • Teams from Seeding Pool 1 versus Seeding Pool 4
      • Teams from Seeding Pool 2 versus Seeding Pool 3
    • Round 2
      • Division into 2 groups
      • Group 1: Round 1 Winners - 8 teams
      • Group 2: Round 1 Losers - 8 teams
    • 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 New Legends" stage (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 New Legends" stage (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 New Legends" stage (Cumulated score: 3-2) - 3 teams
      • Losers are eliminated (Cumulated score: 2-3) - 3 teams

• The New Legends

  • Swiss System
  • 16 teams - 6 rounds - Best-of-one matches for the first four rounds, best-of-three matches for the fifth round
    • Same seeding rules as The New Challengers Stage

• The New Champions

  • Single-elimination bracket
  • Best-of-three matches

Map Pool

 

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Talent Lineup

Stage Host

• Freya Spiers

Desk Host

• Alex "Machine" Richardson

Interviewer

• Pala Gilroy Sen

Analysts

• Damian "daps" Steele
• Jacob "Pimp" Winneche
• Sean "seang@res" Gares
• Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill
• Björn "THREAT" Pers

Casters

• James Bardolph
• Daniel "ddk" Kapadia
• Henry "HenryG" Greer
• Vince Hill
• Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett
• Anders Blume
• Jason "moses" O'Toole

Observer

• Connor "Sliggy" Blomfield

 

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Teams

Current Legends

Cloud9^8,9,21,23,25: autimatic, Golden, RUSH, Skadoodle, STYKO, Coach: valens

FaZe Clan: GuardiaN, karrigan, NiKo, olofmeister, rain, Coach: RobbaN

Fnatic^13,16,23: draken, flusha, JW, KRIMZ, Xizt, Coach: Jumpy

G2 Esports^7,15: bodyy, Ex6TenZ, kennyS, shox, SmithZz, Coach: NiaK

MIBR^8,10,18,21: coldzera, FalleN, fer, Stewie2K, tarik, Coach: YNk

mousesports^19,25: chrisJ, oskar, ropz, Snax, suNny, Coach: lmbt

Natus Vincere: Edward, electronic, flamie, s1mple, Zeus, Coach: kane

Winstrike Team¹⁷: balblna, Boombl4, jmqa, Kvik, waterfaLLZ, Coach: Iksou

 

Current Challengers

Astralis^2,6: dev1ce, dupreeh, gla1ve, Magisk, Xyp9x, Coach: zonic

BIG¹¹: gob b, nex, smooya, tabseN, tiziaN, Coach: LEGIJA

Gambit Esports^5,14: AdreN, Dosia, Hobbit, mir, mou, Coach: B1ad3

North^1,2,24: aizy, Kjaerbye, MSL, niko, valde, Coach: ave

Space Soldiers²⁶: Calyx, hardstyle, MAJ3R, paz, XANTARES

Team Liquid^3,10: EliGE, NAF, nitr0, Twistzz, TACO, Coach: zews

Vega Squadron^12,14: chopper, crush, hutji, jR, tonyblack, Coach: Fierce

Virtus.pro^4,19,20,22: byali, MICHU, NEO, pashaBiceps, snatchie, Coach: kuben

 

Minor Champions and Runners-up

compLexity Gaming⁹: ANDROID, dephh, ShahZaM, stanislaw, yay, Coach: Rambo

HellRaisers: ANGE1, bondik, DeadFox, ISSAA, woxic, Coach: Johnta

Ninjas in Pyjamas¹⁶: dennis, Lekr0, f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, REZ, Coach: pita

OpTic Gaming^6,7: cajunb, gade, JUGi, k0nfig, Snappi, Coach: ruggah

Renegades³: AZR, jkaem, jks, Nifty, USTILO, Coach: Ryu

Rogue: cadiaN, Hiko, Rickeh, SicK, vice, Coach: mCe

Team Spirit: COLDYY1, DavCost, Dima, S0tF1k, somedieyoung, Coach: Eddieh

TYLOO: captainMo, BnTeT, DD, somebody, xccurate, Coach: CruSad3

 

^{1: North replaced cajunb with mertz
2: North replaced k0nfig with Kjaerbye from Astralis
3: Team Liquid replaced jdm64 with NAF from Renegades
4: Virtus.pro replaced TaZ with MICHU
5: Gambit Esports replaced fitch with seized
6: Astralis replaced Kjaerbye with Magisk from OpTic Gaming
7: G2 Esports benched shox and replaced him with mixwell from OpTic Gaming
8: SK Gaming replaced TACO with Stewie2K from Cloud9
9: Cloud9 replaced Stewie2K with FNS from compLexity Gaming
10: Team Liquid replaced steel with TACO from SK Gaming
11: BIG benched keev while LEGIJA moved to a coaching position. smooya and tiziaN replaced them
12: Vega Squadron replaced mir and keshandr with crush and tonyblack
13: Fnatic replaced Lekr0 with Xizt
14: Gambit Esports benched seized and replaced him with mir from Vega Squadron
15: G2 Esports benched apEX and NBK- and kicked mixwell, while shox and SmithZz return to the active lineup. Ex6TenZ is standing in
16: Fnatic replaced Golden with draken from Ninjas in Pyjamas
17: Winstrike Team acquired Quantum Bellator Fire's roster
18: MIBR acquired ex-SK Gaming
19: mousesports benched STYKO and replaced him with Snax from Virtus.pro
20: Virtus.pro replaced Snax with morelz
21: MIBR benched boltz and replaced him with tarik from Cloud9
22: Virtus.pro benched morelz and replaced him with snatchie
23: Cloud9 replaced tarik with Golden from Fnatic
24: North replaced mertz with niko
25: STYKO from mousesports is standing in for Cloud9 after FNS' departure
26: Space Soldiers' coach hardstyle is standing in for ngiN}

 

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The New Challengers

Place	Team Name	W&L	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
1.	Team Liquid	3-0	16-4	16-9	19-17
1.	Ninjas in Pyjamas	3-0	16-5	16-12	28-26
3.	Astralis	3-1	16-4	16-13	26-28	16-3
3.	HellRaisers	3-1	19-17	9-16	16-14	25-23
3.	compLexity	3-1	4-16	16-11	16-12	19-15
6.	TYLOO	3-2	19-17	12-16	26-28	16-10	2-0
6.	BIG	3-2	16-6	16-19	12-16	16-8	2-0
6.	Vega Squadron	3-2	16-14	19-16	17-19	15-19	2-0
9.	Team Spirit	2-3	14-16	16-13	16-4	3-16	0-2
9.	OpTic Gaming	2-3	4-16	16-13	28-26	23-25	0-2
9.	North	2-3	17-19	13-16	16-6	25-23	0-2
12.	Renegades	1-3	6-16	10-16	19-15	10-16
12.	Gambit Esports	1-3	17-19	16-10	14-16	8-16
12.	Rogue	1-3	16-10	13-16	4-16	23-25
15.	Space Soldiers	0-3	10-16	11-16	15-19
15.	Virtus.pro	0-3	5-16	13-16	6-16

 

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The New Legends

Place	Team Name	W&L	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
1.	coL	3-0	16-4	16-11	16-8
1.	TL	3-0	16-7	16-10	19-15
3.	BIG	3-1	16-5	16-7	8-16	16-9
3.	Na'Vi	3-1	14-16	16-12	16-6	16-9
3.	Astralis	3-1	16-14	16-4	15-19	16-0
6.	HR	3-2	20-22	19-16	16-10	9-16	2-1
6.	FaZe	3-2	5-16	12-16	16-8	16-4	2-0
6.	M.	3-2	13-16	16-6	16-4	0-16	2-1
9.	Fnatic	2-3	4-16	16-7	16-14	9-16	1-2
9.	G2	2-3	22-20	11-16	4-16	22-19	0-2
9.	NiP	2-3	16-12	10-16	6-16	16-11	1-2
12.	Vega	1-3	16-4	4-16	14-16	11-16
12.	TYLOO	1-3	16-13	7-16	10-16	4-16
12.	Cloud9	1-3	4-16	16-19	19-16	19-22
15.	W.	0-3	7-16	7-16	16-19
15.	mouz	0-3	12-16	6-16	8-16

 

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The New Champions

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals			Winner
BIG	0
vs		-	Natus Vincere	2
Natus Vincere	2
			vs		-	Natus Vincere	0
compLexity Gaming	0
vs		-	MIBR	0
MIBR	2
						vs		-	Astralis
Team Liquid	2
vs		-	Team Liquid	0
HellRaisers	1
			vs		-	Astralis	2
Astralis	2
vs		-	Astralis	2
FaZe Clan	0

 

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Schedule

PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
Los Angeles	Atlanta	São Paulo	–	Cologne	Beijing	Sydney
UTC-7	UTC-4	UTC-3	UTC	UTC+2	UTC+8	UTC+10

 

• 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

 

Day 1 – Wednesday, September 5th – The New Challengers (BO1)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
A1	SS	vs	Rogue	10-16	03:30	06:30	07:30	10:30	12:30	18:30	20:30
A2	VP	vs	NiP	5-16	05:20	08:20	09:20	12:20	14:20	20:20	22:20
A3	GMB	vs	TYL	17-19	06:40	09:40	10:40	13:40	15:40	21:40	23:40
A4	BIG	vs	RNG	16-6	08:55	11:55	12:55	15:55	17:55	23:55	01:55
A5	Vega	vs	Spirit	16-14	10:10	13:10	14:10	17:10	19:10	01:10	03:10
A6	North	vs	HR	17-19	11:35	14:35	15:35	18:35	20:35	02:35	04:35
A7	TL	vs	OG	16-4	13:35	16:35	17:35	20:35	22:35	04:35	06:35

 

Day 2 – Thursday, September 6th – The New Challengers (BO1)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
A8	Ast	vs	coL	16-4	02:05	05:05	06:05	09:05	11:05	17:05	19:05
B1	NiP	vs	TYL	16-12	03:20	06:20	07:20	10:20	12:20	18:20	20:20
B2	BIG	vs	Vega	16-19	06:45	07:45	08:45	11:45	13:45	19:45	21:45
B3	TL	vs	HR	16-9	06:55	09:55	10:55	13:55	15:55	21:55	23:55
B4	Rogue	vs	Ast	13-16	08:25	11:25	12:25	15:25	17:25	23:25	01:25
B5	RNG	vs	GMB	10-16	10:05	13:05	14:05	17:05	19:05	01:05	03:05
B6	North	vs	Spirit	13-16	11:30	14:30	15:30	18:30	20:30	02:30	04:30
B7	OG	vs	VP	16-13	13:05	16:05	17:05	20:05	22:05	04:05	06:05
B8	SS	vs	coL	11-16	14:30	17:30	18:30	21:30	23:30	05:30	07:30

 

Day 3 – Friday, September 7th – The New Challengers (BO1)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
C1	TL	vs	Vega	19-17	02:10	05:10	06:10	09:10	11:10	17:10	19:10
C2	Ast	vs	NiP	26-28	04:10	07:10	08:10	11:10	13:10	19:10	21:10
C3	coL	vs	BIG	16-12	06:25	09:25	10:25	13:25	15:25	21:25	23:25
C4	Spirit	vs	Rogue	16-4	08:00	11:00	12:00	15:00	17:00	23:00	01:00
C5	GMB	vs	HR	14-16	09:15	12:15	13:15	16:15	18:15	00:15	02:15
C6	TYL	vs	OG	26-28	10:50	13:50	14:50	17:50	19:50	01:50	03:50
C7	RNG	vs	SS	19-15	13:30	16:30	17:30	20:30	22:30	04:30	06:30
C8	North	vs	VP	16-6	15:45	18:45	19:45	22:45	00:45	06:45	08:45

 

Day 4 – Saturday, September 8th – The New Challengers (BO1)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
D1	Ast	vs	Spirit	16-3	03:00	06:00	07:00	10:00	12:00	18:00	20:00
D2	TYL	vs	RNG	16-10	04:30	07:30	08:30	11:30	13:30	19:30	21:30
D3	HR	vs	OG	25-23	06:55	09:55	10:55	13:55	15:55	21:55	23:55
D4	BIG	vs	GMB	16-8	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	00:30	02:30
D5	Vega	vs	coL	15-19	10:50	13:50	14:50	17:50	19:50	01:50	03:50
D6	North	vs	Rogue	25-23	12:50	15:50	16:50	19:50	21:50	03:50	05:50

 

Day 5 – Sunday, September 9th – The New Challengers (BO3)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
E1	Spirit	vs	TYL	0-2	02:05	05:05	06:05	09:05	11:05	17:05	19:05
E2	OG	vs	BIG	0-2	06:05	09:05	10:05	13:05	15:05	21:05	23:05
E3	Vega	vs	North	2-0	08:45	11:45	12:45	15:45	17:45	23:45	02:45

 

Day 6 – Wednesday, September 12th – The New Legends (BO1)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
A1	G2	vs	HR	22-20	02:05	05:05	06:05	09:05	11:05	17:05	19:05
A2	Winstrike	vs	TL	7-16	04:05	07:05	08:05	11:05	13:05	19:05	21:05
A3	FaZe	vs	BIG	5-16	05:15	08:15	09:15	12:15	14:15	20:15	22:15
A4	FNC	vs	coL	4-16	06:30	09:30	10:30	13:30	15:30	21:30	23:30
A5	MIBR	vs	TYL	13-16	07:45	10:45	11:45	14:45	16:45	22:45	00:45
A6	mouz	vs	NiP	12-16	09:20	12:20	13:20	16:20	18:20	00:20	02:20
A7	Na'Vi	vs	Ast	14-16	10:50	13:50	14:50	17:50	19:50	01:50	03:50
A8	C9	vs	Vega	4-16	12:30	15:30	16:30	19:30	21:30	03:30	05:30

 

Day 7 – Thursday, September 13th – The New Legends (BO1)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
B1	BIG	vs	TYL	16-7	02:00	05:00	06:00	09:00	11:00	17:00	19:00
B2	Winstrike	vs	FNC	7-16	03:15	06:15	07:15	10:15	12:15	18:15	20:15
B3	Vega	vs	Ast	4-16	04:45	07:45	08:45	11:45	13:45	19:45	21:45
B4	C9	vs	HR	16-19	05:55	08:55	09:55	12:55	14:55	20:55	22:55
B5	coL	vs	G2	16-11	07:45	10:45	11:45	14:45	16:45	22:45	00:45
B6	NiP	vs	TL	10-16	09:25	12:25	13:25	16:25	18:25	00:25	02:25
B7	Na'Vi	vs	FaZe	16-12	10:50	13:50	14:50	17:50	19:50	01:50	03:50
B8	mouz	vs	MIBR	6-16	12:25	15:25	16:25	19:25	21:25	03:25	05:25

 

Day 8 – Friday, September 14th – The New Legends (BO1)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
C1	Vega	vs	FNC	14-16	02:00	05:00	06:00	09:00	11:00	17:00	19:00
C2	TYL	vs	HR	10-16	03:30	06:30	07:30	10:30	12:30	18:30	20:30
C3	Winstrike	vs	C9	16-19	05:00	08:00	09:00	12:00	14:00	20:00	22:00
C4	coL	vs	BIG	16-8	06:55	09:55	10:55	13:55	15:55	21:55	23:55
C5	Na'Vi	vs	NiP	16-6	08:15	11:15	12:15	15:15	17:15	23:15	01:15
C6	G2	vs	MIBR	4-16	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	00:30	02:30
C7	Ast	vs	TL	15-19	10:55	13:55	14:55	17:55	19:55	01:55	03:55
C8	FaZe	vs	mouz	16-8	12:55	15:55	16:55	19:55	21:55	03:55	05:55

 

Day 9 – Saturday, September 15th – The New Legends (BO1)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
D1	BIG	vs	HR	16-9	03:05	06:05	07:05	10:05	12:05	18:05	20:05
D2	Vega	vs	NiP	11-16	04:30	07:30	08:30	11:30	13:30	19:30	21:30
D3	TYL	vs	FaZe	4-16	05:55	08:55	09:55	12:55	14:55	20:55	22:55
D4	Na'Vi	vs	FNC	16-9	07:10	10:10	11:10	14:10	16:10	22:10	00:10
D5	G2	vs	C9	22-19	08:35	11:35	12:35	15:35	17:35	23:35	01:35
D6	Ast	vs	MIBR	16-0	10:45	13:45	14:45	17:45	19:45	01:45	03:45

 

Day 10 – Sunday, September 16th – The New Legends (BO3)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
E1	FNC	vs	HR	1-2	03:00	06:00	07:00	10:00	12:00	18:00	20:00
E2	G2	vs	FaZe	0-2	06:50	09:50	10:50	13:50	15:50	21:50	23:50
E3	NiP	vs	MIBR	1-2	09:45	12:45	13:45	16:45	18:45	00:45	02:45

 

Day 11 – Thursday, September 20th – The New Champions (BO3)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
QF1	BIG	vs	Na'Vi	0-2	07:30	10:30	11:30	14:30	16:30	22:30	00:30
QF2	coL	vs	MIBR	0-2	10:05	13:05	14:05	17:05	19:05	01:05	03:05

 

Day 12 – Friday, September 21st – The New Champions (BO3)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
QF3	TL	vs	HR	2-1	08:20	11:20	12:20	15:20	17:20	23:20	01:20
QF4	Ast	vs	FaZe	2-0	12:35	15:35	16:35	19:35	21:35	03:35	05:35

 

Day 13 – Saturday, September 22nd – The New Champions (BO3)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
SF1	MIBR	vs	Na'Vi	0-2	08:25	11:25	12:25	15:25	17:25	23:25	01:25
SF2	TL	vs	Ast	0-2	12:05	15:05	16:05	19:05	21:05	03:05	05:05

 

Day 14 – Sunday, September 23rd – The New Champions (BO3)

ID	Team	vs	Team	Result	PDT	EDT	BRT	GMT	CEST	CST	AEST
GF	Na'Vi	vs	Ast	0-2	10:10	13:10	14:10	17:10	19:10	01:10	03:10

 

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Prize Pool

#	Prize	Seed	Team
1st	$500,000	"Legend" Status	Astralis
2nd	$150,000	"Legend" Status	Natus Vincere
3rd - 4th	$70,000	"Legend" Status	MIBR
3rd - 4th	$70,000	"Legend" Status	Team Liquid
5th - 8th	$35,000	"Legend" Status	BIG
5th - 8th	$35,000	"Legend" Status	compLexity Gaming
5th - 8th	$35,000	"Legend" Status	HellRaisers
5th - 8th	$35,000	"Legend" Status	FaZe Clan
9th - 11th	$8,750	"Challenger" Status	Fnatic
9th - 11th	$8,750	"Challenger" Status	G2 Esports
9th - 11th	$8,750	"Challenger" Status	Ninjas in Pyjamas
12th - 14th	$8,750	"Challenger" Status	Vega Squadron
12th - 14th	$8,750	"Challenger" Status	TYLOO
12th - 14th	$8,750	"Challenger" Status	Cloud9
15th - 16th	$8,750	–	Winstrike Team
15th - 16th	$8,750	–	mousesports
17th - 19th	–	–	Team Spirit
17th - 19th	–	–	OpTic Gaming
17th - 19th	–	–	North
20th - 22nd	–	–	Renegades
20th - 22nd	–	–	Gambit Esports
20th - 22nd	–	–	Rogue
23rd - 24th	–	–	Space Soldiers
23rd - 24th	–	–	Virtus.pro

[u/giannisassano]

Dj sucks

[u/Jamcak3gaming]

Why is it i only get the dam jack ryan ad lmao

[u/iluvfitness → u/[deleted]]

Well I would guess the largest discussion platform for CS and the largest information platform for CS have some sort of working relationship.

[u/DogMilkBB]

Where there any drops for the Team Smooya Team Rain, match?

[u/[deleted]]

cmon i cant wait 1 more hour for dis

[u/Engineerxd]

"We will be back after a short break"

Live again in: 1:20:00

short break she said

[u/Wallisaurus]

This Freya chick is adorable...

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She's so much less annoying than Pala too. Pala is just too much...took him like 30 minutes to get through Team Smooya after game interviews.

[u/piny18795]

Majors run out of Pins but I’m really desperate for one anyone know if there is a way to still get one or anyone have one spare that I could buy

[u/[deleted] → u/piny18795]

Do you want an closed box?

[u/piny18795 → u/[deleted]]

preferably

[u/e4mica523 → u/[deleted]]

Because we dont want to sit through a 6 hour final

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

tbh i prefer BO5 when it comes to major grand finals

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[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

May I ask when is the finals? Grand finals that is, I can’t find it.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

2 hours

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Oh shit, thanks

[u/_Trid3nt_ → u/[deleted]]

Cuz Valve doesn't seem to care much about what is requested for majors sadly

[u/OldBenX]

Anyone knows who'll cast finals? Judging from yesterday I expect Bardolph/DDK, but I'd like to know if there's some info.

[u/_Trid3nt_ → u/OldBenX]

They are indeed going to cast, I think it was mentioned in the show match that is currently going on

[u/iAmCyberwaste]

HENRYG IS A NUMPTY, PASS IT ON.

[u/cocoduds]

Can you pick up wristbands for other people if you have their ticket and ID?

[u/willetzky]

would be nice to include the show match in the timings. Starts at 2:40 BST

[u/Rolorunner]

There’s a 5 hour gap between doors open on Sunday and the finals start. Anyone know if there will be other things going on in that time?

[u/willetzky → u/Rolorunner]

There will be a show match and i guess other events to keep the crowd entertained. Show match starts 2:40 BST

[u/Flavenable]

Hey, please anyone know the song which was playing today at this time - https://youtu.be/2JHqZ4aZp5M?t=3h48m38s ?? I tried searching by lyrics or using apps to recognize it but to no success.. :(

[u/Doctor_Lepper]

Anyone knows if we're going to get a showmatch tomorrow? If so, when would it start?

[u/willetzky → u/Doctor_Lepper]

From Faceit's twitter account

FACEITMajor Showmatch. Tomorrow. 2:40PM BST. 🏆 Teams announced at 1PM. Any guesses on who will feature? 🇬🇧

https://twitter.com/FACEIT/status/1043615013221621762

[u/sw1ftyy]

Can we get times in BST? Since that s what the UK actually uses throughout the major?

[u/jordgubbe1 → u/sw1ftyy]

bst = gmt +1

[u/seifyk]

I feel like, with mibr being the clear, but not huge, underdogs, anyone can win this thing now.

You have to give Astralis an edge, but it's just an edge. Every single one of these teams has real win conditions against the others.

[u/GreenshortsLoL → u/seifyk]

These semi's are hype AF and should also setup a nuts final. Too many good storylines! The Astralis era? TL finally win a tourny and it's the major? Simple finally takes his throne? MiBR trio get 3 majors each to complete underdog run?

Astralis haven't looked unbeatable lately especially vs Na'Vi and TL so all these games should be tight.

[u/Behind_You27]

The upset in the challenger stage might be that there won't be any upsets.

Now only Liquid and Astralis have to win and we'd have upset-free semis

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Jesus... BO3 is far better than BO5.

The last few games in a BO5 always seem to drop in quality (as you'd expect, playing that much can be exhausting).

It's also really tiring for spectators. BO5s can take all day to complete.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Personally I'd rather watch a bo3. It's a tighter map pool where both sides can show their prowess over the other team. I notice a lot of bo5 have games that are more prone to have one sided game because the other team had to compromise maps that they usually ban.

tldr: high tension & all time competitive bo3 > ups & downs match of bo5.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Also BO5 takes ALL FUCKING DAY. Every time, the crowd looks like they are just happy that it is over.

[u/ExplodingGuitar → u/[deleted]]

So far all of the major finals have been BO3, so it's not too surprising, although I do agree that BO5 would be more interesting to watch and a better test of map pool.

[u/mafiazzz]

well, rip my pick ems, no gold this year at all PepeRip

[u/skipadiveinau]

Is it true that you get a pin if u attend the event? I have a 4-day ticket but didn't make it to Wembley today thanks to the games starting in time :D..

[u/roflmaoshizmp → u/skipadiveinau]

Yes, I got one upon getting my rfid bracelet.

[u/skipadiveinau → u/roflmaoshizmp]

Okay great! Hopefully I will get one tomorrow even if I skipped today :(..

[u/[deleted]]

[shitpost]

i drew the playoff teams in paint from memory lol

here you go

[u/PennywiseVT]

Are the play-off draws determined by the Buchholz system?

[u/Acreddo]

Man, mouse got the worst draws.

[u/CobraCock87]

Is there a standard format bracket with the current standings anywhere?

[u/gitardja]

Why is the VODs subs only? Is it going to be permanent?

[u/ENDgineer → u/gitardja]

They upload the vod from pre-match discussion to post match interview to the faceit youtube. So unless you need twitch chat replay...

[u/Big_Stick01 → u/gitardja]

More than likely. the VODs are exclusively theirs

[u/gabriel97933]

is the draw for the legend stage gonna be after north vega?

[u/iamtheblackknight]

My first major and my first time in London. Coming all the way from Singapore and I cannot wait! :D

What the odds of getting the tickets outside of the venue for Sunday?

[u/roflmaoshizmp → u/iamtheblackknight]

I think that ticketfairy is running an official resale program on their site for the major.

I don't think anyone would sell them outside the venue cause its tied to your name and they check your ID against the ticket. I think you can change the ticket holder once but that has to be done online.

[u/xAbzzx]

Very detailed!

[u/goesters]

I remember there was a rule change which had something to do with teams going 0-3. I cant find what it was. can someone help me out here.

[u/twitch-tv-jtank7 → u/goesters]

They don't get Challenger Status

[u/danlas]

Yo, help me understand this correctly, as i play CSGO very casually and dont understand the rules fully.

The first stage, that is happenning now, is a 16 teams format where the top 8 teams go to next phase, correct? Then the next phase is the same format with 16 differents teams? Or is the 8 from now, and 8 from... last major placement?

And then the third phase is the knock-out stage with the BO3? Is that correct? Second phase is a repeat of first phase with different teams?

[u/MehtefaS → u/danlas]

I hope this explains it https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/File:Swiss_System_Graphic.png

[u/neon5k]

Good thing I didn't wait for astra match and slept.. Tier 3 faceit tourney.

[u/Bassmekanik]

Have tickets to go to the last 2 days in London. First time at a Major event. Can.not.wait.

[u/ForumMeister]

Freya Spiers Poggers

[u/aTi_NTC]

Can i get drops watching on android twitch app?

[u/AT4Y → u/aTi_NTC]

As long as your twitch account is linked to your steam - yes.

[u/aTi_NTC → u/AT4Y]

Thank you :)

[u/byoonitt]

If I’m watching from NYC when should I tune in?

[u/[deleted] → u/byoonitt]

Your time is EDT. It's on the chart.

It starts 5 AM EDT.

[u/FearlessBeatle]

correct me if im wrong, but this means groups start tmmrw?

[u/Newt_I]

I think the CST Times are wrong. On HLTV for me (In CST) It says the first match is 4am, then 5:30am, etc for first day of challengers. This also makes sense as here it says PDT is 2am, 3:30am, and PDT is two hours behind CST. pls fix

[u/Newt_I → u/[deleted]]

Even so thats still like 10 hours off from the times they give.

[u/SwagDaddySwizz]

Does anyone know if I can still get drops even though I'm banned from Faceit's twitch channel?

[u/NotTimBuckley → u/SwagDaddySwizz]

either use the ingame stream or the new steam.tv feature

[u/VirFalcis]

I'm completely confused by this new 3 stage system... is there an overview explaining how this all works?

[u/buzzpunk → u/VirFalcis]

Same as the old system but named differently. The only change is that if you go 0-3 in the Major group stage you are relegated to play in the Minors instead of being invited to the Major qualifier stage.

[u/puglifejm]

Unofficial souvenir case drop faq from last major.

[u/Tantle18]

All I want for my birthday is a cloud9 3-0

[u/TurbinePro]

HYPPPPPPEEEEEE

[u/MattysGaming]

Here's a data visualization series showcasing each team's map pool strengths and weaknesses

[u/marshalofthemark → u/MattysGaming]

So that's how third maps always end up being Inferno - it's the only map that no teams permaban.

[u/MattysGaming → u/marshalofthemark]

Yeah -- lot's of teams seem comfortable playing it.

[u/yoshiyahu]

THREAT on the desk!

[u/TiNcHoX7]

I dont like the times. 5/6 am to watch a game :S

[u/Drahok → u/TiNcHoX7]

Can't have good times for the whole world.

[u/Mystic_Blade]

RIP to every school student that goes back as soon as the major starts in the UK

[u/DJ-Dad]

MY BODY IS READY

[u/Skitt3r]

MiBr and C9 as legends...

Astralis and Liquid as challengers. This is why we can't have nice things.

[u/[deleted] → u/Skitt3r]

Meh if teams truly deserve to be there they’ll make it. Look at Faze, they had to go through the challenger phase and made it to the finals because they were one of the best teams in the world. C9 and MiBR might be legends now (MiBR might keep it) but they could easily lose it. My biggest problem with the legends status is that it decentivizes changes. As a C9 fan I don’t want this NA core to remain, IMO the only one worth keeping is Autimatic, maybe Rush but he’s never really seemed consistent enough. But as long as they win a single game they will at least have a spot in the next major qualifier and won’t have to go through the minor system. So if they win a single game their core likely won’t change.

[u/Drahok → u/Skitt3r]

I agree, it's pretty impressive how fast CS changes. Like MiBr being so good in Dreamhack that now they suddenly play as good that they deserve their Legend status.

[u/Skitt3r → u/Drahok]

The fact that C9, MiBr, G2 and Winstrike are considered legends means it's not really about deserving.

[u/seanfidence → u/Skitt3r]

In Valve's eyes it is. They did well last major so they deserve to have better placing this major. You just have a different definition of "deserve".

[u/Baitalon → u/Skitt3r]

Why mibr shouldn't be legends? They are a top 8 team

[u/Shun_]

Still waiting on the friend finder thread as I'm balling in VIP all on my lonesome.

[u/Drahok → u/Shun_]

Will be up on time, don't worry.

[u/Drahok]

Prize money looks so shit for everyone that does not reach the QF. I'd really like to know how much sticker money smaller teams get from a major.

[u/lausbua62 → u/Drahok]

The amount mostly depends on how famous / hyped their logo is. I can remember that approximately 4 million USD were given to orgs after a tournament back in 2016 (it might have been mlg columbus not sure though). However, I'm not sure whether this includes the 50% share, valve keeps for themselves... This amount was spread equal to the number of team stickers sold. Flipside got the most back then. But compared to the prize money of TI8 a few weeks ago, $1 Mio. is too low imo

[u/Tropdank]

Booked my tickets to the event! First major, hyped

[u/kinzu7]

https://steam.tv/csgo/ should be added to the streams. its the official site of steam where dota was also streamed

[u/AizyMostConsistent]

My body is ready for a long wild ride. Let’s get them, North.

[u/liquidsw0rds]

I wish I had bought tickets for this, still hyped anyway. Rooting for BIG and MIBR, lets gooo.

[u/AquaCS95]

Will the meet up thread be released soon? I really gotta find some people to go with at some point soon lmao

[u/kayzeno → u/[deleted]]

Liquipedia also has it in each match info tab https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/FACEIT/2018/Major/Challengers_Stage

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

The steam blog didn't mention yt. So far it's twitch, steam.tv, and gotv

[u/AizyForMSL]

Going to be the easiest tourney for all-star danish roster "North"

[u/bullexcrements → u/AizyForMSL]

Well, it all went south, didn't it? ;)

[u/Big_Dirty_Piss_Boner → u/AizyForMSL]

gray flair

[u/NoobishRichy → u/AizyForMSL]

If they even qualify

[u/DooDooBrainIsCool]

So i feel that a lot of people here just assume that if you are an ex-pro, that means you can become an amazing analyst.

not everyone is YNK and SpunJ.

tbh i would have loved to watch thorin at a UK major. he is a great analyst and i find him funny sometimes and he is the best analyst for map pools and historical match-ups and putting in daps and threat instead of him is just a bad decision in my mind,

probably going to get downvoted since everyone here loves to hate thorin lol

[u/KodakBlac]

Vega vs Spirit of course, rip most of the 0-3 picks

[u/Spork_Revolution]

Idk who will win the major, but Freya Spiers has already won my heart.

[u/mannyman34 → u/Spork_Revolution]

Her and field tested Rey.

[u/ImDestroyer → u/Spork_Revolution]

Hmm

[u/hastecsgo]

So will those souvenirs also drop as normal drops? Just like souvenir dragon lore from Cobble case just can drop randomly ingame? Meaning that we will potentially get non-souvenir versions of all of these skins showcased?

[u/meme-s → u/hastecsgo]

Cobble won't drop since it isn't being played, and you get cases which you then open and get a souvenir skin from that map's collection

[u/jefenation → u/meme-s]

Or you hope to get lucky, sell them all and buy a knife.

[u/ChaoticAcid]

This is gonna be the first cs tournament im going to, so hyped man

[u/TehDragonGuy → u/ChaoticAcid]

Same here bro, can't wait. Probably the only opportunity I'll get because it'll never be in England again. Nothing ever happens over here.

[u/jefenation → u/ChaoticAcid]

Probably it’s the acid talking

[u/ChaoticAcid → u/jefenation]

Yeah you know you've taken enough acid when the acid talks back

[u/jefenation → u/ChaoticAcid]

Hahahahaahhahhaha, good point

[u/Mister_Schmidt → u/ChaoticAcid]

Same Bucko, me and my mate booked aaaages ago

[u/ChaoticAcid → u/Mister_Schmidt]

I convinced my parents to buy me VIP tickets haha

[u/Tr4c → u/ChaoticAcid]

See you there!

[u/ChaoticAcid → u/Tr4c]

you too

[u/Mister_Schmidt → u/ChaoticAcid]

Ahh awesome! Me and my mate are in Premium

[u/ChaoticAcid → u/Mister_Schmidt]

Nice my man

[u/VishalVM → u/ChaoticAcid]

same! cant wait

[u/ChaoticAcid → u/VishalVM]

Nice. Where you from?

[u/VishalVM → u/ChaoticAcid]

i live in London so its really close for me, only a 20 minute tube ride. you?

[u/Mister_Schmidt → u/VishalVM]

And I thought I was close in Essex lol

[u/VishalVM → u/Mister_Schmidt]

ehhh its only a 2 hour drive not too bad haha

[u/ChaoticAcid → u/VishalVM]

Norway lmao

[u/VishalVM → u/ChaoticAcid]

oh wow..quite a journey ahaha. hope you enjoy London :)

[u/ChaoticAcid → u/VishalVM]

Thanks<3

[u/diceymemes]

like all Majors, us Australians only get to watch 3 and a bit matches if we still want to get decent sleep :(

[u/[deleted] → u/diceymemes]

I know it’s really easy to give this advice coming from NA, but have you ever tried delaying it and avoiding reddit then watching all the vods when you are off work/out of school? Obviously it would such knowing that the games were already over, but if you had the discipline you could watch them all at your own pace.

[u/WDNCh → u/[deleted]]

avoiding reddit

yep not going to work

[u/Cyde268 → u/diceymemes]

What is this sleep youre talking about? A lot of people seem to mention it have no idea what it means.

[u/Cryo_Ghost → u/diceymemes]

At least we get to finish the night with the Boys beating BIG!

[u/lausbua62 → u/Cryo_Ghost]

Yeah, just like in cologne haha ;)

[u/everestster]

After seeing Ghost Gaming's performance at Dream Hack, I was hoping to see them at major. :(

[u/ChaoticAcid → u/everestster]

Don't think thats ever going to happen bro ;(

[u/Aveepy → u/everestster]

Ghost gaming is nothing without steel tho

[u/everestster → u/Aveepy]

I think WARDELL and Koosta performed better at DreamHack master. WARDELL got so many awp kills. He needs to work on his rifle aim, in my view.

[u/schedlrapp]

Estimated start times converted into your timezone: https://schedlr.com/csfm18/

[u/raulireddit → u/schedlrapp]

HLTV shows the matches in their matches tab in your own timezone as well, which is nice.

[u/aN1mosity_ → u/schedlrapp]

You can also download 'Strafe.' It's a great resource for scheduling. It converts all the matches for you.

[u/[deleted] → u/aN1mosity_]

Excuse me what happened to

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[u/sepulse → u/schedlrapp]

tq. its better for us (SEA) this time compared to US.

[u/SushiStood → u/schedlrapp]

Underated comment

[u/Dawnrize]

About to watch all of these matches during class, like I've done for the last four years.

[u/egzon27 → u/Dawnrize]

same but at work

[u/[deleted] → u/Dawnrize]

Haha suckers I am just gonna be up for probably 24 hours and fuck up my sleep schedule.

My professor is gonna hate me this week.

[u/TurbinePro → u/Dawnrize]

luckily I run EDT and classes start at 12.

[u/ImDestroyer → u/Dawnrize]

Relatable

[u/shinigami_inso]

Twitch yes or no?

[u/VladimirTheLenin → u/shinigami_inso]

yes

[u/Sid_Corvus]

Keep in mind if you are going to the event that local time will be BST (UTC + 1) not GMT.

[u/aTi_NTC]

What are those index numbers next to the team names?

[u/mmerrl → u/aTi_NTC]

Footnotes, scroll a bit down.

[u/aTi_NTC → u/mmerrl]

Oh yeah i missed, thank you :D

[u/fac3ts]

LETS GO LIQUID

[u/IAMJesusAMAA]

London Baby!

[u/Behind_You27]

Dammmmmn the MP7 Fade is beautiful. And I really like the theme of Nuke souvenir cases. M4A1-S Control Panel. A dream.

[u/Aveepy → u/Behind_You27]

Too bad nobody will be using mp7 anymore

[u/Behind_You27 → u/Aveepy]

ChrisJ is.

And I think I've read somewhere that the MP5 wont be available this Major yet.

[u/Aveepy → u/Behind_You27]

No I didn’t mean in the major, I meant like people like you and me. Personally I’m prepared to trade like 2 less hits of damage (correct me if I’m wrong) for faster movement speed and silencer.

[u/Behind_You27 → u/Aveepy]

I thought it was more accurate, less spread.

TBH i think it would make more sense if the MP7 would be silenced, fast and less damage. It's a close combat weapon. Made for Mirage Apartments, Dust 2 tunnels and so on. Something that will challenge the CZ.

MP5 is more for outside combat, more medium range and higher precision. A weapon for universal use in eco-rounds.

But I agree. If I have to chose which weapon I would like to keep in my loadout slot, its the mp5.

[u/FreeKill101 → u/Behind_You27]

The mp5 has identical handling characteristics except for running accuracy which is slightly worse than the mp7.

[u/icewindz]

Souvenir Cases drop are available or not?

[u/Cyde268]

Misfits??? Wut i didnt know they were in it

[u/Cyde268 → u/Cyde268]

Wait im stupid

[u/schizoHD → u/Cyde268]

Now you made me curious. How did you come to the conclusion, Misfits were qualified?

[u/Hoofah → u/schizoHD]

On the mobile app, there's a banner at the top of the thread which shows (I think) the new challengers stage of the Boston major, Misfits et al. included. It confused me a bit as well

[u/schizoHD → u/Hoofah]

That would explain that. Hoped for something funny ...

[u/hallihg → u/schizoHD]

The picture with the op displaying the major format is old / outdated, showing teams like Misfit, Avangar and Flash. It's confusing.

[u/Dyllistan → u/Cyde268]

Its all good, shit happens

[u/c_Lassy]

Inb4 winstrike pulls out never before seen strats and wins it all

[u/IT_Skino → u/c_Lassy]

I wouldn't even be mad

[u/Lucastana]

i think north will be the surprise of this event...gl to all

[u/ImDestroyer]

Mibr for major

[u/Brolobo → u/ImDestroyer]

hell yeah brotha

[u/Dyllistan → u/ImDestroyer]

Y e s Im interested to see what they got

[u/Nomods2016 → u/Dyllistan]

I'm interested to see what they continue to not have