Faceit
FACEIT is an esports platform with over 15 million registered users, which was founded in London in 2012.[1] The company has been administering leagues for games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Rocket League, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and Dota 2
Industry | Esports |
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Founded | 2012 |
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Website | faceit |
Esports Championship Series
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] ECS was one of the two premier Counter-Strike leagues along with ESL Pro League.
The series was discontinued in favor of producing the franchised-based league, known as Flashpoint.[7] It features 12 teams and a USD 2,000,000 buy in spot, and offers co-ownership and revenue sharing to competing teams.[8]
Results
Season | Date | Location | Champions | Prize pool | Ref |
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1 | June 2016 | London | G2 Esports | US$945,000 | [9][10][11] |
2 | December 2016 | Anaheim | Astralis (1) | US$750,000 | [12][13][14] |
3 | June 2017 | London | SK Gaming | [15][16][17] | |
4 | December 2017 | Cancún | FaZe Clan | [18][19][20] | |
5 | June 2018 | London | Astralis (2) | [21][22] | |
6 | November 2018 | Arlington | Astralis (3) | [23][24] | |
7 | June 2019 | London | Team Vitality | US$500,000 | [25] |
8 | November 2019 | Arlington | Astralis (4) | [26] |
FACEIT Major
On February 22, 2018, Valve, the developers and owners of the Counter-Strike, announced that FACEIT would host the thirteenth Global Offensive major, the FACEIT Major: London 2018, that began in mid-September and concluded on September 23, 2018. It was the first Major hosted by Faceit and the first Major hosted in the United Kingdom.[27] It had a US$1,000,000 prize pool and the New Champions stage was be held in Wembley Arena.[28] In the finals, Astralis defeated Natus Vincere for its second Major title.
References
- 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". 2017.
- Webster, Andrew (5 February 2020). "CS:GO's new team-owned league points to a different future for esports". The Verge. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- "FACEIT to shut down ECS and focus on B Site league - Report". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "G2 Esports Release ECS Winners Video | Esports News & Videos | Dexerto". Dexerto. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Sources: G2 nearing deal to acquire Jankos". ESPN.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "ECS Season 2: 'If you are not evolving every single show, then you are going to fail'". ESPN.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- Cooke, Sam (12 December 2016). "Astralis win ECS Season 2 Finals". Esports Insider. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Teams expected to look sharper at IEM Sydney". ESPN.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "ECS Season 2 Finals". HLTV.org. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "ECS launches Season 3". HLTV.org. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- "Who is the best eSports player of the month?". Red Bull. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "ECS Season 3 - Group drawns and schedule announcement". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "ECS Season 4 Finals — Faze win the Grand Final over Mousesports". Fragbite.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "FaZe has built an unbelievable CS team". Red Bull. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- Cooke, Sam (18 December 2017). "FaZe Clan take home $250,000 after winning ECS Season 4". Esports Insider. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Astralis Team and Fans Incredible Reactions to Winning the ECS Season 5 Finals". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- Fitch, Adam (20 March 2018). "ECS and YouTube to offer viewing incentives for Season 5". Esports Insider. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Astralis beat MIBR to win ECS Season 6". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "ECS Season 6 Finals Schedule, Live Stream, How to Watch". DBLTAP. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "Vitality outclass FURIA to win ECS S7 Finals". HLTV.org. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- "ASTRALIS BEAT LIQUID TO WIN ECS SEASON 8 FINALS". HLTV.org. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- Mira, Luis (22 February 2018). "FACEIT to host next Major in London". HLTV.org. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- Stubbs, Mike (22 February 2018). "FACEIT Brings $1 Million 'CS:GO' Major To Wembley In London". Forbes. Retrieved 27 April 2018.