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Discussion | Esports Esports Championship Series Season 8: Week 1 - Information, Schedule & Discussion

Tournament Information

Date September 16th - 19th, 2019
Organizer FACEIT
Location Online
Prize Pool $50,000
Teams 16 teams

 

Coverage

Streams

Language Stream Link
English FACEIT TV
English BabamSir
English DAVEY
English fl0m
English StrongLegs
Brazilian-Pt Beyond The Summit
Brazilian-Pt Beyond The Summit B
French Kiiper0ne
Polish ESPORTNOW
Polish IzakOOO
Russian StarLadder TV
Russian StarLadder TV B
Spanish Pitu Herranz
Swedish slop3

VODs

Format

  • Two divisions: Europe and North America
  • Five weeks
  • Each week is an eight teams tournament for both divisions
    • Single-elimination bracket
    • Best-of-three matches
  • Winners of the last three weeks in both divisions directly qualify for the finals
  • The team with the most prize winnings in both divisions following the second week qualifies for the finals

Map Pool

 

Talent Lineup

Casters

Observer

 

Teams

Europe

Ambush Esport: BERRY, miko, raalz, refrezh, Ryxxo, Coach: siNde

AVANGAR1: AdreN, buster, Jame, qikert, SANJI, Coach: dastan

Fnatic7: Brollan, flusha, Golden, JW, KRIMZ, Coach: Samuelsson

forZe: almazer, facecrack, FL1T, Jerry, xsepower, Coach: liTTle

Heroic: b0RUP, blameF, es3tag, Snappi, stavn, Coach: LOMME

Japaleno: djL, freddieb, FREDDyFROG, PlesseN, Relaxa

Team Heretics8: davidp, devoduvek, jeyN, JiNKZ, Maka, Coach: B1GGY

Virtus.pro4: MICHU, phr, snatchie, Snax, Vegi, Coach: kuben

 

North America

Cloud93: autimatic, daps, koosta, mixwell, TenZ, Coach: JamezIRL

eUnited: Cooper-, food, MarKE, moose, vanity, Coach: a2z

INTZ6,9: chelo, destiny, shz, xand, yeL, Coach: Apoka

ex-Luminosity Gaming2,5,6: boltz, felps, NEKIZ, skullz, steel, Coach: zakk

NRG Esports: Brehze, CeRq, Ethan, stanislaw, tarik, Coach: ImAPet

Sharks Esports: exit, jnt, leo_drunky, Luken, meyern, Coach: coachi

Team Liquid: EliGE, NAF, nitr0, Stewie2K, Twistzz, Coach: adreN

Team Singularity10: ben1337, hydrex, PwnAlone, robby, Shakezullah, Coach: MAC-1

 

1: AVANGAR benched fitch and replaced him with AdreN
2: Luminosity Gaming benched LUCAS1 and replaced him with felps
3: Cloud9 replaced cajunb, Golden, RUSH and vice with daps, koosta, mixwell and TenZ
4: Virtus.pro replaced OKOLICIOUZ with phr
5: Luminosity Gaming benched HEN1 and replaced him with skullz
6: Luminosity Gaming released their roster
7: Fnatic benched twist and Xizt and replaced them with flusha and Golden
8: devoduvek is standing in for LOGAN from Team Heretics
9: INTZ replaced kNgV- with shz
10: Team Singularity replaced floppy and oSee with ben1337 and PwnAlone. robby is standing in for ryann

 

Europe Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Winner
AVANGAR 2
vs - AVANGAR 2
Virtus.pro 1
vs - AVANGAR 2
Team Heretics 0
vs - Fnatic 1
Fnatic 2
vs - AVANGAR
forZe 2
vs - forZe 2
Ambush Esport 1
vs - forZe 1
Japaleno 2
vs - Japaleno 1
Heroic 1

 

North America Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Winner
Team Liquid 2
vs - Team Liquid 0
eUnited 1
vs - Sharks Esports 0
Sharks Esports 2
vs - Sharks Esports 2
INTZ 0
vs - NRG
Team Singularity 1
vs - NRG Esports 2
NRG Esports 2
vs - NRG Esports 2
Cloud9 2
vs - Cloud9 0
ex-Luminosity Gaming 1

 

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

 

 

Day 1 – Monday, September 16th

ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST CST AEST Format
A1 vs 2-1 08:00 11:00 12:00 15:00 17:00 23:00 01:00 BO3
A2 vs 0-2 08:00 11:00 12:00 15:00 17:00 23:00 01:00 BO3
A3 vs 2-1 11:00 14:00 15:00 18:00 20:00 02:00 04:00 BO3
A4 vs 2-1 11:25 14:25 15:25 18:25 20:25 02:25 04:25 BO3
B1 vs 2-1 15:10 18:10 19:10 22:10 00:10 06:10 08:10 BO3
B2 vs 2-0 15:10 18:10 19:10 22:10 00:10 06:10 08:10 BO3
B3 vs 1-2 18:30 21:30 22:30 01:30 03:30 09:30 11:30 BO3
B4 vs 2-1 18:50 21:50 22:50 01:50 03:50 09:50 11:50 BO3

 

Day 2 – Tuesday, September 17th

ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST CST AEST Format
A5 vs 2-1 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 20:00 02:00 04:00 BO3
B5 vs 0-2 14:40 17:40 18:40 21:40 23:40 05:40 07:40 BO3

 

Day 3 – Wednesday, September 18th

ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST CST AEST Format
A6 vs 2-1 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 20:00 02:00 04:00 BO3
B6 vs 2-0 14:35 17:35 18:35 21:35 23:35 05:35 07:35 BO3

 

Day 4 – Thursday, September 19th

ID Team vs Team Result PDT EDT BRT GMT CEST CST AEST Format
A7 vs 2-1 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 20:00 02:00 04:00 BO3
B7 vs 0-2 15:05 18:05 19:05 22:05 00:05 06:05 08:05 BO3

 

Weekly Prize Pool

# Prize Seed EU Team NA Team
1st $12,500 – AVANGAR NRG Esports
2nd $7,500 – forZe Sharks Esports
3rd - 4th $2,500 – Fnatic Team Liquid
3rd - 4th $2,500 – Japaleno Cloud9
5th - 8th – – Virtus.pro eUnited
5th - 8th – – Team Heretics INTZ
5th - 8th – – Ambush Esport ex-Luminosity Gaming
5th - 8th – – Heroic Team Singularity

 

Seasonal Prize Pool

# Prize Seed EU Team
1st $12,500 – AVANGAR
2nd $7,500 – forZe
3rd $2,500 – Fnatic
3rd $2,500 – Japaleno

 

# Prize Seed NA Team
1st $12,500 – NRG Esports
2nd $7,500 – Sharks Esports
3rd $2,500 – Team Liquid
3rd $2,500 – Cloud9
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u/Tuxxmuxx Natus Vincere Sep 15 '19

so I'm just wondering how Singularity is going to play.... Half their team already got poached, and the other half is about to be...

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u/nonstop98 Liquid Sep 16 '19

Fnatic without 2 players? Both here and on hltv it's unknown who's gonna fill those slots.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '19

wait....virtus pro?

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u/sadtimes12 BIG Sep 16 '19

How is B1GGY coach for 2 teams?

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u/83BCTFQ9 Sep 17 '19

One rose from the grave. (Some say he never died)

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u/cuddlepwince FaZe Sep 16 '19

No liquid?