ESL One Katowice 2015
| 2015 | |||
| Tournament information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | ||
| Location | Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland | ||
| Dates | March 12, 2015–March 15, 2015 | ||
| Administrator(s) | Electronic Sports League (ESL) | ||
| Tournament format(s) |
16 team round-robin group stage Eight team single-elimination playoff | ||
| Teams | 16 teams | ||
| Purse | $250,000 USD | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Fnatic | ||
| 1st Runners-up | Ninjas in Pyjamas | ||
| 2nd Runners-up | Team EnVyUs, Virtus.pro | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Kills | Get_Right (Ninjas in Pyjamas) (211) | ||
| KD Ratio | NEO (Virtus.pro) (1.42) | ||
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Electronic Sports League One Katowice 2015, known as ESL One Katowice 2015 for short, was a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Major tournament that was from March 12-15, 2015 at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was the first CS:GO Major of 2015. It was organized by Electronic Sports League with sponsorship from Valve Corporation. The tournament had a total prize pool of $250,000 USD.
A 16 team qualifier was held with the top 8 teams qualifying for ESL One Katowice.[1]
Fnatic was the winner of the event after beating Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-1 in the finals.[2]
The tournament was livestreamed on the official ESL twitch.tv channel and on the CS:GO in-game match viewing client. Over 1 million concurrent viewers watched the grand finals, breaking the record for a CS:GO event.[3]
Cloud9 was alleged to have been on Adderall during the duration of the tournament.[4]
The first, round-robin group stage consisted of 16 teams in four groups. For the next stage the top two teams in each group were then seeded into a single-elimination bracket.
Final standings
| Place | Team | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fnatic | $100,000 |
| 2nd | Ninjas in Pyjamas | $50,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Team EnVyUs | $22,000 |
| Virtus.pro | ||
| 5–8th | Team SoloMid | $10,000 |
| Keyd Stars | ||
| PENTA Sports | ||
| Natus Vincere | ||
| 9–12th | Vox Eminor | $2,000 |
| LGB eSports | ||
| Counter Logic Gaming | ||
| Cloud9 | ||
| 13–16th | FlipSid3 Tactics | $2,000 |
| Titan | ||
| HellRaisers | ||
| 3DMAX |
References
- ↑ Wynne, Jared (February 13, 2015). "Five teams with the most at stake at the ESL One qualifier". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "3 things we learned from ESL Katowice's Counter-Strike event". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ Oelschlägel, Hans (March 26, 2015). "Record-breaking numbers: the ESL One Katowice infographic".
- ↑ "Semphis: Cloud9 was on Adderall at ESL Katowice". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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