ESL Pro League Season 8

ESL Pro League
2018
Tournament information
Sport Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Location Odense, Denmark
Dates September 26, 2018–December 9, 2018
Administrator(s) Electronic Sports League (ESL)
Venue Sparekassen Fyn Arena
Teams 54 teams
Purse US$750,000+

ESL Pro League Season 8 (shortened as EPL Season 8) is a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament run by ESL. It is the eighth season of the ESL Pro League. Teams from five continents, North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America, will compete in six leagues to attempt to qualify for the Finals. The EPL finals returned to Odense, Denmark.[1] The regular season started on September 26, 2018 and will end on November 14, 2018. China's season started with ViCi Gaming upsetting TyLoo in a best of three series. Southeast Asia's season started with B.O.O.T-dream[S]cape taking down Recca Esports, which included a 16-0 map. Europe's season started with Space Soldiers defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas. North America's season kicked off with Renegades dominating eUnited.

The finals will start on December 4, 2018 and will end on December 9, 2018.

This tournament is the ninth tournament of the first season of the Intel Grand Slam, which is a list of premier tournaments run by ESL and DreamHack. The first team to win four titles would earn an extra $1,000,000.

Format

The eighth season saw used the same format as the seventh season. ESL announced on February 20, 2018 that the EPL Finals would be expanded to 16 teams.[2] On March 5, 2018, EPL announced the creation of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) division, which would divide teams up into three regions and then feature eight teams in an APAC regional. The eighth season would split up this region into three leagues, whicn includes China (effectively East Asia), Southeast Asia, and Oceania.[3] EPL later announced on March 15, 2018 that a South American division, called the LA LEAGUE, would be created and would feature eight teams from a sixteen team closed qualifier.

North America and Europe featured the top 9 and 11 teams, respectively from last season's ESL Pro League Season 6, one team from the ESEA Season 27: Premier Finals and two teams from the Season 7 Relegation, which featured the bottom two teams from each league from Season 7 and the two runner-ups from the ESEA Season 27: Premier Finals. The China, Southeast Asia, and India regions were grouped into the Asia group; China and Southeast Asia had 8 teams each and India had twelve teams. The Oceania region featured eight teams. Seven teams from Europe, six teams from North America, one team from Asia, one team from Oceania, and one team from South America will make up the sixteen teams in the Finals.

During the regular season for North America and Europe, each team will play every team in its league in two best-of-ones. The winner of each game will receive three points and the loser of each game will receive zero points. If a game ends to overtime, the winner will receive two points and the loser will receive one point.[4] The top six teams in North America and the top seven teams in Europe by the end of the season from each region will head to the Finals. Teams that placed seventh through ninth in North America and eighth through eleventh in Europe will not head to the playoffs but will secure a spot in next season's EPL. Teams that came in last will automatically be demoted to the Premier Division. The next two bottom teams will go through a relegation phase, in which those teams will be placed in a four team double elimination bracket, along with teams that placed second and third in the ESEA Season 27: Premier Division of their region. The top two teams move on to EPL Season 8. The winner of ESEA Season 27: Premier Division will automatically be invited to EPL Season 8.

There were also periods in which no matches were played. After week 1, no matches were played for one week due to StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 6 in Ukraine featuring six EPL teams.

The Finals will feature sixteen teams. Teams will be split into two groups and placed in an eight team, double elimination bracket. The top three teams from each group will move on to the playoffs. The winners of the groups will earn a bye to the semifinals and the other four teams will play in the quarterfinals. Teams play until a winner is decided.

Qualifiers

Season 7 Relegation

Before each season, three spots need to be filled up in each league. The team that came in last place in each league is automatically relegated to the Premier division for the following season, season 27. Meanwhile, the winner of the Premier division's season 26 is automatically promoted to the professional division. For the last two spots, the two runner ups of season 27 of the Premier division will be placed in a four team, best of three, double elimination bracket against the teams that placed twelfth and thirteenth in EPL Season 6. The final two teams are promoted to EPL Season 8 and the other two teams are demoted to ESEA Premier Division Season 28.

North America Relegation

Season 7 Relegation
  • compLexity Gaming (Season 7 #10)
  • United States ex-Splyce (Season 7 #11)
  • United States Swole Patrol (ESEA Season 27 #2)
  • United States Torqued (ESEA Season 27 #3)
  First round Semifinals EPL Season 7
                             
1 compLexity G. 2  
4 United States Torqued 0  
  1 compLexity G. 2  
  2 United States ex-Splyce 0  
2 United States ex-Splyce 2
3 United States Swole Patrol 0  
  1 compLexity G. Q
  2 United States ex-Splyce Q
4 United States Torqued 0  
3 United States Swole Patrol 2  
  2 United States ex-Splyce 2
  3 United States Swole Patrol 1  

Europe Relegation

Season 7 Relegation
  • France Team EnVyUs (Season 7 #12)
  • Poland AGO Esports (Season 7 #13)
  • Bulgaria Windigo Gaming (ESEA Season 27 #2)
  • Russia Team Spirit (ESEA Season 27 #3)
  First round Semifinals EPL Season 7
                             
1 France Team EnVyUs 2  
4 Russia Team Spirit 1  
  1 France Team EnVyUs 0  
  2 Poland AGO Esports 2  
2 Poland AGO Esports 2
3 Bulgaria Windigo Gaming 1  
  2 Poland AGO Esports Q
  3 Bulgaria Windigo Gaming Q
4 Russia Team Spirit 0  
3 Bulgaria Windigo Gam. 2  
  1 France Team EnVyUs 1
  3 Bulgaria Windigo Gam. 2  

Teams

North America
Europe
Asia
  • India 2ez Gaming
  • Thailand Beyond Esports
  • Singapore B.O.O.T-dream[S]cape
  • China CyberZen
  • China EHOME
  • Indonesia EXECUTIONERS
  • China Flash Gaming
  • Malaysia FrostFire
  • South Korea GOSU[Note 4]
  • Thailand Lucid Dream
  • South Korea MVP PK
  • India OpTic India
  • Indonesia Recca Esports
  • Japan SCARZ Absolute
  • Thailand Signature Gaming
  • India Slaughter Rage Army
  • India Team Brutality
  • Philippines TNC Pro Team
  • China TyLoo
  • China ViCi Gaming
Oceania
  • Australia Chiefs eSports Club
  • Australia Grayhound Gaming
  • Australia Ground Zero Gaming
  • Australia Legacy Esports
  • Australia madlikewizards
  • Australia ORDER
  • Australia Paradox Gaming
  • New Zealand Tainted Minds
Latin America
  • Brazil Imperial e-Sports
  • Argentina Isurus Gaming
  • Brazil Santos e-Sports
  • Brazil Sharks Esports
  • Brazil Team Wild
  • Brazil W7M Gaming
  • United Nations TBD
  • United Nations TBD
Notes
  1. ↑ OpTic Gaming decide to move to Europe's league, putting OpTic Gaming into Europe's Premier Division. ESL decide to give OpTic's spot to MIBR.
  2. ↑ INTZ eSports acquires SK Gaming's spot as SK was unable to field a team in time for the season.
  3. ↑ Splyce's EPL slot is taken by Team EnVyUs after EnVyUs released its French team and signed the core of Splyce players who were released by Splyce.
  4. ↑ 5Power Gaming withdraw from the league. GOSU is brought in to replace 5Power.

North America

Broadcast talent

Host

  • United Kingdom James Banks

Commentators

  • Australia Tim "brainstorm" Dunne
  • Canada Conner "Scrawny" Girvan
  • Canada Mohan "launders" Govindasamy
  • Australia Jordan "Elfishguy" Mays
  • Australia Mitch "Pili" Pilipowski
  • Australia Iain "SnypeR" Turner
  • Australia Kevin "KaRath" Zhu

Analyst

  • Finland Joona "natu" Leppänen

Observers

  • United States Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo
  • United States DJ "Prius" Kuntz

Standings

The North American standings are shown below. Each team's in-game leader is shown first. Rosters reflect what they look like by the end of the regular season.

Standings
Place Prize Money Team W-L OT
W-L		 RD Pts Roster Coach
1st TBD Australia Renegades 5-0 1-0 +40 17 Australia AZR, Australia Gratisfaction, Australia jks, Australia liazz, Denmark jkaem
2nd TBD Brazil MIBR 5-2 1-0 +33 17 Brazil FalleN, Brazil coldzera, Brazil fer, United States Stewie2K, United States tarik Serbia YNk
3rd TBD Canada Ghost Gaming 5-1 0-0 +22 15 Canada steel, Canada Subroza, Canada Wardell, United States koosta, United States neptune United States ImaPet
4th TBD Team Liquid 3-1 0-0 +21 9 United States nitr0, United States EliGE, Canada NAF, Canada Twistzz, Brazil TACO Brazil zews
5th TBD United States Cloud9 3-3 0-0 -7 9 Sweden Golden, United States autimatic, United States RUSH, United States Skadoodle, Sweden flusha United States valens
6th TBD United States Rogue 2-4 0-0 0 6 Germany kRYSYAL, United States Hiko, United States SicK, United States vice, Australia Rickeh United States mCe
7th US$27,000 United States eUnited 2-4 0-0 -23 6 United States Relyks, United States -Ace, United States dapr, United States dazzLe, Canada moose United States osorandom
8th US$23,000 compLexity Gaming 1-3 0-1 -6 4 Canada stanislaw, Canada ANDROIDx23, United States ShahZaM, United States yay, United Kingdom dephh United States Rambo
9th US$19,000 United States NRG eSports 1-3 0-0 -7 3 Canada daps, United States Brehze, United States FugLy, United States nahtE, Bulgaria CeRq United States ImAPet
10th US$17,500 Brazil Luminosity Gaming 1-5 0-0 -38 3 Brazil steel, Brazil HEN1, Brazil LUCAS1, Brazil NEKIZ, Brazil yay Brazil zakk
11th US$15,000 Brazil INTZ eSports 0-1 0-1 -16 1 Brazil horvy, Brazil chelo, Brazil felps, Brazil kNgV-, Brazil xand Brazil Apoka
12th US$11,500 United States Team EnVyUs 0-2 0-0 -19 0 United States Nifty, United States Drone, United States jdm64, United States reltuC, Canada Semphis United States Eley
North America Results
Results
Liquid NRG C9 RNG Rogue LG Ghost MIBR INTZ eU coL nV
Liquid 16-8
10-16		 16-6
16-7
NRG 12-16
14-16		 16-13
12-16
C9 16-9
16-12		 9-16
8-16		 6-16
16-9
RNG 16-11
16-10		 16-3
16-7		 22-19
16-12
Rogue 9-16
12-16		 11-16
10-16		 16-5
16-5
LG 8-16
16-10		 5-16
5-16		 10-16
8-16
Ghost 16-12
16-14		 16-6
16-14		 14-16
16-10
MIBR 16-9
16-8		 16-10
16-8		 6-16
14-16		 19-15
16-4
INTZ 15-19
4-16
eU 16-6
9-16		 3-16
7-16		 16-14
10-16
coL 13-16
16-12		 19-22
12-16
nV 6-16
7-16

Europe

Broadcast talent

Host

  • United States Tres "stunna" Saranthus

Commentators

  • United Kingdom Alex "Snodz" Byfield
  • United Kingdom Hugo Byron
  • United Kingdom Benjamin "Esio" Doughty
  • United Kingdom Jack "Jacky" Peters
  • United Kingdom Harry "JustHarry" Russell

Analyst

  • Australia Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill
  • Denmark Jacob "Pimp" Winneche

Observers

  • United Kingdom Alex "Rushly" Rush

Standings

The European final standings are shown below. Each team's in-game leaders are shown first. Rosters reflect what they look like by the end of the regular season.

Final Standings
Place Prize Money Team W-L OT
W-L		 RD Pts Roster Coach
1st TBD Denmark Astralis 6-2 0-0 +3 18 Denmark gla1ve, Denmark dev1ce, Denmark dupreeh, Denmark Magisk, Denmark Xyp9x Denmark zonic
2nd TBD Denmark Heroic 5-6 1-0 -17 17 Denmark AcilioN, Denmark es3tag, Denmark mertz, Sweden friberg, Sweden MODDII Finland naSu
3rd TBD Denmark North 4-2 2-0 +33 16 Denmark cadiaN, Denmark aizy, Denmark gade, Denmark Kjaerbye, Denmark valde Denmark ave
4th TBD Turkey Space Soldiers 5-3 0-0 +33 15 Turkey MAJ3R, Turkey Calyx, Turkey ngiN, Turkey paz, Turkey XANTARES Turkey hardstyle
5th TBD European Union mousesports 5-3 0-0 +28 15 Denmark chrisJ, Czech Republic oskar, Estonia ropz, Poland Snax, Finland suNny Ukraine lmbt
6th TBD European Union FaZe Clan 5-3 0-0 +17 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina NiKo, Slovakia GuardiaN, Denmark karrigan, Sweden olofmeister, Norway rain Sweden RobbaN
7th TBD France G2 Esports 4-4 0-0 -7 12 Belgium Ex6TenZ, France bodyy, France kennyS, France shox, France SmithZz France NiaK
8th US$23,000 Germany BIG 3-2 0-1 +5 10 Germany gob b, Germany nex, Germany tabseN, Germany tiziaN, United Kingdom smooya Germany LEGIJA
9th US$19,000 Bulgaria Windigo Gaming 2-2 0-2 -9 8 Bulgaria bubble, Bulgaria blocker, Bulgaria pNshr, Bulgaria SHiPZ, Bulgaria v1c7oR Bulgaria ToH1o
10th US$17,500 European Union HellRaisers 2-3 0-1 -29 7 Ukraine ANGE1, Ukraine bondik, Hungary DeadFox, Jordan ISSAA, Turkey woxic Ukraine Johnta
11th US$15,000 Poland AGO Gaming 1-8 1-0 -60 4 Poland TOAO, Poland Furlan, Poland GruBy, Poland phr, Poland SZPERO Poland miNlr0x
12th US$11,500 Sweden Fnatic 1-1 0-0 +3 3 Sweden Xizt, Sweden JW, Sweden KRiMZ, Sweden twist, Belgium ScreaM Sweden Jumpy
13th US$8,000 Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas 1-5 0-0 -30 3 Sweden Lekr0, Sweden dennis, Sweden f0rest, Sweden GeT_RiGhT, Sweden REZ Bosnia and Herzegovina pita
14th US$4,000 Ukraine Natus Vincere 0-0 0-0 0 0 Ukraine Zeus, Ukraine Edward, Ukraine s1mple, Russia electronic, Russia flamie Ukraine kane
Europe Results
Results
mouz NiP Na'Vi FaZe SS Astralis HR Heroic North G2 Fnatic BIG AGO WG
mouz 7-16
16-9		 16-9
16-4		 13-16
11-16		 16-5
16-8
NiP 6-16
2-16		 13-16
11-16		 16-11
13-16
Na'Vi
FaZe 7-16
4-16		 9-16
16-14		 16-5
16-3		 16-5
16-8
SS 16-7
9-16		 16-6
16-2		 21-25
19-15		 16-7
14-16
Astralis 16-13
16-11		 16-7
16-4		 25-21
15-19		 16-9
13-16
HR 9-16
4-16		 15-19
16-14		 16-10
2-16
Heroic 16-13
16-11		 6-16
10-16		 12-16
6-16		 16-13
10-16		 16-7
16-14		 10-16
22-19
North 19-15
14-16		 16-6
16-10		 22-20
13-16		 16-6
16-10
G2 5-16
8-16		 16-9
14-16		 7-16
16-14		 16-12
16-6
Fnatic 13-16
16-10
BIG 9-16
16-13		 10-16
16-2		 20-22
16-13
AGO 11-16
16-13		 5-16
3-16		 7-16
14-16		 6-16
10-16		 7-16
19-17
WG 5-16
8-16		 16-10
19-22		 16-7
17-19

Asia

The Asia finals will feature two teams from China, one team from Southeast Asia, and one team from India. China and Southeast Asia played in a eight team, double elimination, best of three bracket, with the exception of the finals, which was a best of five with the team from the winner's side receiving an automatic 1-0 advantage. India's qualifier was part of the ESL India Premiership 2018 Fall. Teams played in a twelve team group stage, in which each team played each other once. The top four teams move on to the bracket stage in a best of three, four team bracket. The finals will feature a four team, single elimination, best of three bracket.

China

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1 China TyLoo 1  
  8 China ViCi Gaming 2    
      8 China ViCi Gaming 2  
      5 China CyberZen 0    
  4 Japan SZ Absolute 0          
  5 China CyberZen 2        
      8 China ViCi Gaming              
      3 South Korea MVP PK                
  2 China Flash Gaming 0              
  7 South Korea GOSU 2                
      7 South Korea GOSU 1          
      3 South Korea MVP PK 2        
  3 South Korea MVP PK 2          
  6 China EHOME 1            
         
  Loser's Bracket      
  1 China TyLoo 2        
  4 Japan SZ Absolute 0     7 South Korea GOSU          
    1 China TyLoo            
                   
  2 China Flash Gaming                              
  6 China EHOME       5 China CyberZen                  
      China    

Southeast Asia

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Singapore B.O.O.T-d[S] 2  
  8 Indonesia Recca Esports 0    
      1 Singapore B.O.O.T-d[S] 2  
      4 Thailand Lucid Dream 0    
  4 Thailand Lucid Dream 2          
  5 Indonesia EXECU. 0        
      1 Singapore B.O.O.T-d[S] 0            
      2 Thailand Signature G. 2              
  2 Thailand Signature G. 2              
  7 Thailand Beyond Esports 0                
      2 Thailand Signature G. 2          
      6 Malaysia FrostFire 0        
  3 Philippines TNC Pro Team 1          
  6 Malaysia FrostFire 2         2 Thailand Signature G. 2
      4 Thailand Lucid Dream 3
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 Indonesia Recca Esports 2        
  5 Indonesia EXECU. 0     6 Malaysia FrostFire 2        
    8 Indonesia Recca Esports 1          
      6 Malaysia FrostFire 1        
  7 Thailand Beyond Esports 2         4 Thailand Lucid Dream 2     1 Singapore B.O.O.T-d[S] 1    
  3 Philippines TNC Pro Team 0     4 Thailand Lucid Dream 2         4 Thailand Lucid Dream 2  
    7 Thailand Beyond Esports 1  

China and Southeast Asia final standings

Both Asian leagues' standings are shown below. Each team's in-game leaders are shown below.

Place Team Roster Coach
1st Thailand Lucid Dream Thailand Leaf, Thailand JUSTCAUSE, Thailand NIFFY, Thailand wannafly, Thailand Zendy Thailand 0bi
2nd
Thailand Signature Gaming Thailand Reality, Thailand husk!!e, Thailand j9, Thailand PPOverdose, Thailand RoLEX
3rd Singapore B.O.O.T-dream[S]cape Singapore ImpressioN, Singapore Bobosaur, Singapore moxie, Singapore splashske, Singapore Tommy Sweden dsn
4th Malaysia FrostFire Malaysia aimaNNN, Malaysia acAp, Malaysia CHAPMAN, Malaysia d4v41, Malaysia Subbey
5th – 6th Thailand Beyond Esports Thailand TOR, Thailand cbbk, Thailand Geniuss, Thailand Olivia, Thailand stk
Indonesia Recca Esports Indonesia asteriskk, Indonesia Eeyore, Indonesia FrostMisty, Indonesia roseau, Indonesia Sys
7th – 8th Indonesia EXECUTIONERS India Ace, Indonesia adrnkiNg, Indonesia blaZeK1ng, Indonesia kr0, Indonesia Wnd Indonesia bali
Japan SCARZ Absolute Japan Laz, Japan barce, Japan crow, Japan Reita, Japan takej
Philippines TNC Pro Team Philippines Papichulo, Philippines BORKUM, Philippines Kenzyy, Philippines Pro., Philippines witz

India

Group stage

The group stage standings are shown below. Rosters are shown in alphabetical order.

Place Team W-L RD Roster Pts
1 India OpTic India 11-0 +83 India Antitode, India forsaken, India haiVann, India Marzil, Germany yb 33
2 India Team Brutality 8-3 +71 India astaRR, India Fox, India Juventa, India RiX, India V3nom 24
3 India Slaughter Rage Army 8-3 +26 India Aflekx, India DreaM, India JaguaR, India MaChO, India The_Guru 24
4 India 2ez Gaming 8-3 +18 India BadmaN, India PoKI, India RecoilMaster, India ReX, India t1toSAVAGE 24
5 India Entity eSports 7-4 +44 India Amaterasu, India DEATHMAKER, India Excali, India HellrangeR, India HuntR 21
6 India Team iNvictus 7-4 +42 India BinaryBUG, India blackhawk, India Manan, India pashasahil, India ribbiz 21
7 India JHS 6-5 +10 India BADlove , India HArsH, India JuveN, India NEPU, India STARRRRR 18
8 India God Partivles 4-7 -20 India EmbeR, India KnightRider, India MagicieN, India sh1vy, India spyder 12
9 India ATE Gaming 4-7 -16 India Bogeymanh, India BusterrR, India Impale, India KappA, India spyderKav1sh 12
10 India Team Malhars 2-9 -45 India Anakil, India HellfightRR, India PokerF, India ProuD, India Shabby 6
11 India MaG PuneF1ve 1-10 -37 India karam1L, India Mav1s, India NeverGiv3uP, India RSN, India vel0city 6
12 Kuwait darks1d31 0-11 0 Kuwait karam1L, Kuwait Mav1s, Kuwait NeverGiv3uP, Kuwait RSN, Kuwait vel0city 0

1 darks1d3 drops out

India Finals

Semifinals Finals
      
 
 
 
 
 
 

Asia Finals

Semifinals Finals
      
 
 
 
 
 
 

Oceania

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
       
           
             
               
               
             
                       
                         
                   
                       
                     
                   
               
                   
           
  Loser's Bracket      
             
                     
                   
                   
                                 
                             
           

Latin America

Group A
Pos Team W L RF RA RD Pts
1 Argentina Isurus Gaming 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brazil Santos e-Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brazil Sharks Esports 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 United Nations TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group A Results

Group B

Pos Team W L RF RA RD Pts
1 Brazil Imperial e-Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brazil Team Wild 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brazil W7M Gaming 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 United Nations TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group B Results
Semifinals Finals
      
A1  
B2  
 
 
B1  
A2  

References

  1. ↑ "ESL Pro League Season 8 begins today". eSports Junkie. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Mira, Luis (February 20, 2018). "ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals expanded to 16 teams". HLTV.org. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Mira, Luis (March 5, 2018). "ESL Pro League Season 7 introduces Asia-Pacific division". HLTV.org. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Anzar Miles, Lucas (August 18, 2017). "ESL ANNOUNCES NEW PRO LEAGUE OVERTIME POINTS SYSTEM". HLTV.org. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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