Faceit
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| Industry | eSports |
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| Founded | 2012 |
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| Website | faceit.com |
Faceit is a production company and an independent platform for professional competitions within online multiplayer video games, which was founded in London in 2012.[1] They have been administrating e-sports leagues on games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Rocket League, and Dota 2.
Contents
1 Esports Championship Series
1.1 Winners
2 FACEIT Major
3 References
Esports Championship Series[edit]
In April 2016, Faceit announced the launch of their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, known as the Esports Championship Series (ECS).[2][3] In April 2017, the company partnered with the video sharing platform YouTube for the series.[4][5][6]
Winners[edit]
| Season | Date | Location | Champions | Prize pool (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | June 2016[7] | London, United Kingdom | G2 Esports[8] | $765,000[9] |
| Season 2 | December 2016[10] | Anaheim, United States | Astralis[11] | $660,000[12] |
| Season 3 | June 2017[13] | London, United Kingdom | SK Gaming[14] | $660,000[15] |
| Season 4 | December 2017[16] | Cancún, Mexico | FaZe Clan[17] | $660,000[18] |
| Season 5 | June 2018[19] | London, United Kingdom | Astralis[20] | $660,000[21] |
FACEIT Major[edit]
On February 22, 2018, Valve Corporation, the developers and owners of the Counter-Strike, announced that FACEIT would host the thirteenth Global Offensive major, the FACEIT Major: London 2018, that will start in mid-September and will end on September 23, 2018. It would be the first Major hosted by FACEIT and the first Major hosted in the United Kingdom.[22] It will have a US$1,000,000 prize pool and the New Champions stage will be held in Wembley Arena.[23]
References[edit]
^ Spangler, Todd (26 January 2016). "ESports Startup FaceIt Raises $15 Million, Opens L.A. Office". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ Wembley, The SSE Arena,. "Esports Championship Series | The SSE Arena, Wembley". www.ssearena.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ "FACEIT announces $3.5million league". HLTV.org. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "YouTube has made its biggest eSports investment yet". Business Insider. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ Tharakan, Anya George (17 March 2017). "YouTube makes its biggest esports bet with FACEIT streaming deal" – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ "How do you deal with CS:GO gambling? Legitimize it".
^ "G2 Esports Release ECS Winners Video | Esports News & Videos | Dexerto". Dexerto. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
^ "Sources: G2 nearing deal to acquire Jankos". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "ECS Season 2: 'If you are not evolving every single show, then you are going to fail'". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ Cooke, Sam (2016-12-12). "Astralis win ECS Season 2 Finals". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
^ "Teams expected to look sharper at IEM Sydney". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "ECS Season 2 Finals". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "ECS launches Season 3". HLTV.org. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "Who is the best eSports player of the month?". Red Bull. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "ECS Season 3 - Group drawns and schedule announcement". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "ECS Season 4 Finals — Faze win the Grand Final over Mousesports". Fragbite.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "FaZe has built an unbelievable CS team". Red Bull. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ Cooke, Sam (2017-12-18). "FaZe Clan take home $250,000 after winning ECS Season 4". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "The ECS Season 5 Finals will takeover London with esports billboards". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "Astralis Team and Fans Incredible Reactions to Winning the ECS Season 5 Finals". Dexerto. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
^ Fitch, Adam (2018-03-20). "ECS and YouTube to offer viewing incentives for Season 5". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ Mira, Luis (February 22, 2018). "FACEIT to host next Major in London". HLTV.org. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
^ Stubbs, Mike (February 22, 2018). "FACEIT Brings $1 Million 'CS:GO' Major To Wembley In London". Forbes. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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