Faceit

Faceit
Industry eSports
Founded 2012
Founders
  • Niccolo Maisto

    Michele Attisani

    Alessandro Avallone
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.

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 is one of the two premier Counter-Strike leagues along with ESL Pro League.

Results

Season Date Location Champions Runner-ups Prize pool Ref
1 June 2016 United Kingdom London France G2 Esports Brazil Luminosity Gaming US$765,000 [7][8][9]
2 December 2016 United States Anaheim Denmark Astralis United States OpTic Gaming US$660,000 [10][11][12]
3 June 2017 United Kingdom London Brazil SK Gaming European Union FaZe Clan US$660,000 [13][14][15]
4 December 2017 Mexico Cancún European Union FaZe Clan European Union mousesports US$660,000 [16][17][18]
5 June 2018 United Kingdom London Denmark Astralis Team Liquid US$660,000 [19][20][21]

FACEIT Major

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] In the finals, Astralis defeated Natus Vincere for its second Major title.

References

  1. ↑ Spangler, Todd (26 January 2016). "ESports Startup FaceIt Raises $15 Million, Opens L.A. Office". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Wembley, The SSE Arena,. "Esports Championship Series | The SSE Arena, Wembley". www.ssearena.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "FACEIT announces $3.5million league". HLTV.org. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "YouTube has made its biggest eSports investment yet". Business Insider. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Tharakan, Anya George (17 March 2017). "YouTube makes its biggest esports bet with FACEIT streaming deal" – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ↑ "How do you deal with CS:GO gambling? Legitimize it".
  7. ↑ "G2 Esports Release ECS Winners Video | Esports News & Videos | Dexerto". Dexerto. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  8. ↑ "Sources: G2 nearing deal to acquire Jankos". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  9. ↑ "ECS Season 2: 'If you are not evolving every single show, then you are going to fail'". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  10. ↑ Cooke, Sam (2016-12-12). "Astralis win ECS Season 2 Finals". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  11. ↑ "Teams expected to look sharper at IEM Sydney". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  12. ↑ "ECS Season 2 Finals". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  13. ↑ "ECS launches Season 3". HLTV.org. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "Who is the best eSports player of the month?". Red Bull. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  15. ↑ "ECS Season 3 - Group drawns and schedule announcement". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  16. ↑ "ECS Season 4 Finals — Faze win the Grand Final over Mousesports". Fragbite.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  17. ↑ "FaZe has built an unbelievable CS team". Red Bull. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  18. ↑ Cooke, Sam (2017-12-18). "FaZe Clan take home $250,000 after winning ECS Season 4". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  19. ↑ "The ECS Season 5 Finals will takeover London with esports billboards". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  20. ↑ "Astralis Team and Fans Incredible Reactions to Winning the ECS Season 5 Finals". Dexerto. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  21. ↑ Fitch, Adam (2018-03-20). "ECS and YouTube to offer viewing incentives for Season 5". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  22. ↑ Mira, Luis (February 22, 2018). "FACEIT to host next Major in London". HLTV.org. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  23. ↑ 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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