ESL One Katowice 2015
2015 | |||
Tournament information | |||
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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.
Format
The top eight teams of the DreamHack Winter 2014 qualified as Legends. Eight teams from the offline Qualifier tournament also participated in the tournament
Teams will be split up into four groups. All group matches are best of 1. The highest seed will play the lowest seed in each group and the second and third seeds will play against each other. The winner of those two matches will play to determine which team moves on to the Playoffs; the loser of that match will play another match against the winner of the two losing teams. The loser of the lower match is eliminated from the tournament. The last two teams will play each other and the winner of that match moves on to the playoffs.
The playoffs bracket consists of eight teams, two from each group. All of these matches are a best of three, single elimination format. Teams advance in the bracket until a winner is decided.
Broadcast Talent
Hosts
Analysts
Commentators
- Leigh "Deman" Smith
- Anders Blume
- Lauren "Pansy" Scott
- Stuart "TosspoT" Saw
Observers
Teams
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Group Stage
Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
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1 | Fnatic | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 6 |
2 | Natus Vincere | 2 | 1 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 6 |
3 | Vox Eminor | 1 | 2 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 3 |
4 | Flipsid3 Tactics | 0 | 2 | 4 | 32 | -28 | 0 |
Group A matches | |||
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Fnatic | 16 | 3 | Vox Eminor |
Natus Vincere | 16 | 2 | Flipsid3 Tactics |
Fnatic | 16 | 7 | Natus Vincere |
Vox Eminor | 16 | 2 | Flipsid3 Tactics |
Natus Vincere | 16 | 3 | Vox Eminor |
Group B
Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
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1 | Team EnVyUs | 2 | 0 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 6 |
2 | PENTA Sports | 2 | 1 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 6 |
3 | LGB eSports | 1 | 2 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 3 |
4 | Titan | 0 | 2 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 0 |
Group B matches | |||
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Team EnVyUs | 16 | 14 | Titan |
PENTA Sports | 3 | 16 | LGB eSports |
Team EnVyUs | 16 | 8 | LGB eSports |
PENTA Sports | 16 | 4 | Titan |
LGB eSports | 12 | 16 | PENTA Sports |
Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
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1 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 6 |
2 | Keyd Stars | 2 | 1 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 6 |
3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | 2 | 31 | 46 | -15 | 3 |
4 | HellRaisers | 0 | 2 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 0 |
Group C matches | |||
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Ninjas in Pyjamas | 16 | 9 | Keyd Stars |
HellRaisers | 14 | 16 | Counter Logic Gaming |
Ninjas in Pyjamas | 16 | 7 | Counter Logic Gaming |
HellRaisers | 12 | 16 | Keyd Stars |
Counter Logic Gaming | 8 | 16 | Keyd Stars |
Group D
Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
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1 | Virtus.pro | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 6 |
2 | Team SoloMid | 2 | 1 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 6 |
3 | Cloud9 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 3 |
4 | 3DMAX | 0 | 2 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 0 |
Group D matches | |||
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Virtus.pro | 16 | 5 | 3DMAX |
Team SoloMid | 14 | 16 | Cloud9 |
Virtus.pro | 16 | 11 | Cloud9 |
Team SoloMid | 16 | 10 | 3DMAX |
Cloud9 | 8 | 16 | Team SoloMid |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
Fnatic | 16 | 16 | – | ||||||||||||||||
PENTA Sports | 8 | 7 | – | ||||||||||||||||
Fnatic | 19 | 16 | – | ||||||||||||||||
Virtus.pro | 17 | 8 | – | ||||||||||||||||
Virtus.pro | 16 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Keyd Stars | 4 | 19 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Fnatic | 16 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Ninjas in Pyjamas | 14 | 16 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
Team EnVyUs | 16 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Natus Vincere | 12 | 16 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Team EnVyUs | 9 | 10 | – | ||||||||||||||||
Ninjas in Pyjamas | 16 | 16 | – | ||||||||||||||||
Ninjas in Pyjamas | 16 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Team SoloMid | 6 | 16 | 12 |
Final Standings
Place | Team | Seed | Roster | Prize money |
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1st | Fnatic | ESL One Cologne 2015 | JW, flusha, pronax, olofmeister, KRiMZ | $100,000 |
2nd | Ninjas in Pyjamas | f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, Xizt, friberg, allu | $50,000 | |
3rd–4th | Team EnVyUs | kioShiMa, Happy, SmithZz, NBK, shox | $22,000 | |
Virtus.pro | TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, byali, Snax | |||
5–8th | Keyd Stars | FalleN, fer, steel, zqk, boltz | $10,000 | |
Natus Vincere | Edward, Zeus, starix, seized, GuardiaN | |||
Team SoloMid | karrigan, dev1ce, cajunb, dupreeh, Xyp9x | |||
PENTA Sports | nex, Spidii, denis, kRYSTAL, Troubley | |||
9–12th | Vox Eminor | – | SPUNJ, Havoc, jks, AZR, topguN | $2,000 |
LGB eSports | RUBINO, rain, jkaem, zEVES, Polly | |||
Cloud9 | ShahZam, sgares, n0thing, shroud, Semphis | |||
Counter Logic Gaming | hazed, reltuC, tarik, ptr, FNS | |||
13–16th | Titan | kennyS, Rpk, apEX, Maniac, Ex6TenZ | $2,000 | |
FlipSid3 Tactics | B1ad3, bondik, markeloff, WorldEdit, DavCost | |||
HellRaisers | ANGE1, kucher, flamie, Dosia, AdreN | |||
3DMAX | diSTURBED, natu, KHRN, stonde, xartE |
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.