Faceit

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, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and DOTA 2.

Faceit
IndustryeSports
Founded2012
Founders
  • Niccolo Maisto

    Michele Attisani

    Alessandro Avallone
Websitefaceit.com

History

FACEIT was founded in August 2011 by Niccolo Maisto, Michele Attisani and Alessandro Avallone. In January 2016 FACEIT received $15M in funding from Anthos Capital, Index Ventures and United Ventures.

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 Runner-ups Prize pool Ref
1 June 2016 London G2 Esports Luminosity Gaming US$945,000 [9][10][11]
2 December 2016 Anaheim Astralis (1) OpTic Gaming US$750,000 [12][13][14]
3 June 2017 London SK Gaming FaZe Clan US$750,000 [15][16][17]
4 December 2017 Cancún FaZe Clan Mousesports US$750,000 [18][19][20]
5 June 2018 London Astralis (2) Team Liquid US$750,000 [21][22]
6 November 2018 Arlington Astralis (3) MIBR US$750,000 [23][24]
7 June 2019 London Team Vitality FURIA US$500,000 [25]
8 November 2019 Arlington Astralis (4) Team Liquid (2) US$500,000 [26]

FACEIT Major
Main article: FACEIT Major: London 2018

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
  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". 2017.
  7. 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.
  8. "FACEIT to shut down ECS and focus on B Site league - Report". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  9. "G2 Esports Release ECS Winners Video | Esports News & Videos | Dexerto". Dexerto. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  10. "Sources: G2 nearing deal to acquire Jankos". ESPN.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  11. "ECS Season 2: 'If you are not evolving every single show, then you are going to fail'". ESPN.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  12. Cooke, Sam (12 December 2016). "Astralis win ECS Season 2 Finals". Esports Insider. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  13. "Teams expected to look sharper at IEM Sydney". ESPN.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  14. "ECS Season 2 Finals". HLTV.org. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  15. "ECS launches Season 3". HLTV.org. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  16. "Who is the best eSports player of the month?". Red Bull. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  17. "ECS Season 3 - Group drawns and schedule announcement". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  18. "ECS Season 4 Finals — Faze win the Grand Final over Mousesports". Fragbite.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  19. "FaZe has built an unbelievable CS team". Red Bull. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  20. Cooke, Sam (18 December 2017). "FaZe Clan take home $250,000 after winning ECS Season 4". Esports Insider. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  21. "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.
  22. Fitch, Adam (20 March 2018). "ECS and YouTube to offer viewing incentives for Season 5". Esports Insider. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  23. "Astralis beat MIBR to win ECS Season 6". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  24. "ECS Season 6 Finals Schedule, Live Stream, How to Watch". DBLTAP. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  25. "Vitality outclass FURIA to win ECS S7 Finals". HLTV.org. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  26. "ASTRALIS BEAT LIQUID TO WIN ECS SEASON 8 FINALS". HLTV.org. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  27. Mira, Luis (22 February 2018). "FACEIT to host next Major in London". HLTV.org. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  28. Stubbs, Mike (22 February 2018). "FACEIT Brings $1 Million 'CS:GO' Major To Wembley In London". Forbes. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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