ESL Pro League Season 2

ESL Pro League2016

Tournament information
Sport| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Location| London, United Kingdom
Dates| February 9, 2016–May 15, 2016.
Administrator| Electronic Sports League (ESL)
Teams| 24 teams
Purse| US$250,000 for Finals
US$125,000 for Preliminaries
Final positions
Champions| Fnatic
1st runners-up| Natus Vincere
2nd runners-up| ? (ex-TSM)
Team EnVyUs

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ESL Pro League Season 2 (officially known as ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2; shortened as EPL Season 2) was an Electronic Sports League (ESL) Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. It was the second season of the ESL Pro League. The Finals took place in Burbank, California, United States from December 10 to December 13, 2015. The regular season for Europe began on September 9, 2015, with Ninjas in Pyjamas beating Team EnVyUs and ended with Team EnVyUs defeating mousesports. North America's season began on the same date and kicked off with compLexity Gaming defeating Enemy and concluded with Team Liquid defeating Enemy. The season ended with Fnatic defeating Natus Vincere in a close best of five finals, 3–2. Teams from two continents, North America and Europe, competed in twelve team leagues and play against each other twice to determine the top four teams from each continent would play in the Finals.[1]

## Format

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Each continent featured the top nine teams from last season's ESL Pro League Season 1, the winning team from ESEA Season 19: Premier Division for North America and the winning team from ESEA Season 21: Premier Division for Europe, and two teams from the ESL Pro League Season 1 Relegation. North America had one more spot remaining after roster of eLevate disbanded, so ESL invited one more team to complete the twelve team league. Teams within each continent will play each other twice to determine the top four teams to the Finals in Burbank. The regular season spanned to eleven weeks of play and all these matches were played online.

The top four teams after the conclusion of the regular season moved on to Burbank to play in the Finals; in addition, those teams were invited to next season's ESL Pro League. Teams that placed fifth to ninth place did not make the Finals, but were invited to next season's ESL Pro League. The teams in ninth and tenth place were required to play in Season 2's Relegation match, in which two teams from each continent play to see which team moves on to next season's ESL Pro League. The teams in twelfth place would have no chance to redeem themselves and were automatically demoted to the premier division.

The Finals consisted of eight teams, four from Europe and four from North America. These teams will be separated into two groups – the first and third seeds from North America and the second and fourth seeds from Europe will be in one group and the other teams in the other group. The group stage will consist of the highest seed going against the lowest seed and the middle two seeds against each other, both games in a best of one format. The winners will play in a best of one to determine one team in the Playoffs; the losers will play in a best of three to determine which team gets eliminated from the tournament. The remaining two teams will play in a best of three to determine which team will be the second team in the group to move on to the Playoffs. In the Playoffs, the semifinals will be a best of three and the finals will be a best of five. The winner of the finals will win the tournament and the top prize. All games in the Finals will be played offline.

## Teams

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North America

* Cloud9 (Season 1 #1)
* Luminosity Gaming (Season 1 #2)
* Winterfox (Season 1 #3)
* Counter Logic Gaming (Season 1 #4)
* Team Liquid (Season 1 #5)
* compLexity Gaming (Season 1 #6)
* Conquest (Season 1 #8)
* 3sUP Enterprises (Season 1 #9)
* SapphireKelownaDotCom (Invited)
* Coastless (Premier Season 19)
* Enemy (Season 1 Relegation)
* Method (Season 1 Relegation)

Europe

* Fnatic (Season 1 #1)
* Virtus.pro (Season 1 #2)
* Team SoloMid (Season 1 #3)
* Team EnVyUs (Season 1 #4)
* Ninjas in Pyjamas (Season 1 #5)
* HellRaisers (Season 1 #6)
* Natus Vincere (Season 1 #7)
* Team Dignitas (Season 1 #8)
* Titan (Season 1 #9)
* SK Gaming (Premier Season 21)
* mousesports (Season 1 Relegation)
* PENTA Sports (Season 1 Relegation)

## North America

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### Broadcast Talent

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Commentators

* Cory "megaman" Gilbert
* John "BLU" Mullen
* Jason "moses" O'Toole

### Final standings

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Final Standings

Place  | Prize Money  | Team  | W-L  | RF-RA  | RD  | Pts  | Roster  | Coach
1st  | US$18,000  | Team Liquid | 18-4  | 340-212  | +128  | 54 | adreN, ELiGE, FugLy, Hiko, nitr0  | GBJame^s
2nd  | US$16,500  | Luminosity Gaming | 16-6  | 294-197  | +97  | 48 | boltz, coldzera, FalleN, fer, steel  | nak
3rd  | US$15,000  | Conquest  | 15-7  | 324-236  | +88  | 45 | daps, NAF, stanislaw, RUSH, ShahZaM | pauLy
4th  | US$13,500  | Counter Logic Gaming | 14-8  | 301-245  | +56  | 42 | hazed, jdm64, reltuC, tarik, FNS  |
5th  | US$13,000  | compLexity Gaming | 12-10  | 341-293  | +48  | 36 | autimatic, roca, sancz, valens, Semphis  | Warden
6th  | US$11,500  | Cloud9 | 12-10  | 295-246  | +49  | 36 | fREAKAZOiD, n0thing, sgares, Skadoodle, shroud |
7th  | US$10,000  | 3sUP Enterprises  | 11-11  | 284-280  | +4  | 33 | abE, arya, Professor_Chaos, jasonR, wabbit  |
8th  | US$8,500  | Enemy | 10-12  | 276-291  | -15  | 30 | Anomaly, koosta, MAiNLiNE, Relyks, Uber  | Ryu
9th  | US$7,000  | SapphireKelownaDotCom  | 8-14  | 250-291  | -41  | 24 | els, hades, OCEAN, FGB, inVert  |
10th  | US$5,500  | Method  | 8-14  | 246-276  | -30  | 24 | just9n, SileNt3m, streboR, Toy, DAVEY  |
11th  | US$4,000  | Winterfox | 8-14  | 270-302  | -32  | 24 | anger, desi, flowsicK, LeX, Xp3  |
12th  | –  | Coastless1 | –  | –  | –  | –  | draWsouL, lemz, ScrunK  |

1Coastless disbands before the season starts, forcing the team to forfeit all games.

## Europe

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### Broadcast Talent

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Commentators

* Anders Blume
* Mitch "Uber" Leslie
* Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat
* Alex "Machine" Richardson
* Lauren "Pansy" Scott
* Leigh "Deman" Smith

Final Standings

Place  | Prize Money  | Team  | W-L  | RF-RA  | RD  | Pts  | Roster  | Coach
1st  | US$18,000  | Team SoloMid | 18-4  | 342-215  | +127  | 54 | cajunb, dev1ce, dupreeh, karrigan, Xyp9x  | 3k2
2nd  | US$16,500  | Fnatic | 17-5  | 337-255  | +82  | 51 | dennis, flusha, KRiMZ, JW, olofmeister | vuggo
3rd  | US$15,000  | Natus Vincere | 14-8  | 325-267  | +58  | 42 | Edward, flamie, GuardiaN, seized, Zeus  | starix
4th  | US$13,500  | Team EnVyUs | 14-8  | 311-266  | +45  | 42 | apEX, Happy, kennyS, kioShiMa, NBK-  |
5th  | US$13,000  | Titan | 12-10  | 270-294  | -24  | 36 | Rpk, shox, SmithZz, Ex6TenZ, ScreaM  |
6th  | US$11,500  | Team Dignitas | 12-10  | 269-287  | -18  | 36 | Kjaerbye, k0nfig, MSL, tenzki, RUBINO  | zonic
7th  | US$10,000  | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 11-11  | 294-265  | +29  | 33 | f0rest, friberg, GeT RiGhT, Xizt, allu |
8th  | US$8,500  | mousesports | 9-13  | 278-298  | -20  | 27 | denis, gob b, nex, chrisJ, NiKo  |
9th  | US$7,000  | Virtus.pro | 8-14  | 257-322  | -65  | 24 | byali, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, TaZ | kuben
10th  | US$5,500  | SK Gaming | 6-16  | 256-304  | -48  | 18 | AcillioN, cadiaN, Friis, Magiskb0y, MODDII  |
11th  | US$4,000  | HellRaisers  | 6-16  | 256-304  | -61  | 18 | ANGE1, kUcheR, oskar, schenider, STYKO  |
12th  | US$2,500  | PENTA Sports  | 5-17  | 213-318  | -105  | 15 | kRYSTAL, Spiidi, strux1, tabseN, tahsiN  |

## Finals

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The finalized teams are shown below. Each team's world ranking for December 8, 2015 is also shown.

North America

* Team Liquid (9)
* Luminosity Gaming (7)
* Conquest (16)
* Counter Logic Gaming (13)

Europe

* ? (3)
* Fnatic (1)
* Natus Vincere (5)
* Team EnVyUs (2)

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### Broadcast Talent

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Host

* Alex "Machine" Richardson

Commentators

* Anders Blume
* Sean "sgares" Gares
* Corey "Megaman" Gilbert
* Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson
* Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat
* John "BLU" Mullen
* Jason "moses" O'Toole
* Lauren "Pansy" Scott
* Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett

Observers

* Heather "sapphiRe" Garrozo

### Group stage

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#### Group A

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Pos  | Team  | W  | L  | RF  | RA  | RD  | Pts

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1  | Team EnVyUs | 2  | 0  | 64  | 36  | +28  | 6
2  | Fnatic | 2  | 1  | 81  | 68  | +13  | 6
3  | Team Liquid | 1  | 2  | 85  | 93  | -8  | 3
4  | Conquest  | 0  | 2  | 43  | 76  | -33  | 0
Group A Matches

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Team Liquid | 0  | 2 | Team EnVyUs
Fnatic | 2 | 0  | Conquest
Fnatic  | 0  | 2 | Team EnVyUs
Team Liquid | 2 | 1  | Conquest
Fnatic | 2 | 0  | Team Liquid

Group A Scores

Group A Scores

Team  | Score  | Map  | Score  | Team
Team Liquid  | 14  | Cobblestone | 16 | Team EnVyUs
Team Liquid  | 5  | Cache | 16 | Team EnVyUs
Team Liquid  | –  | Mirage  | –  | Team EnVyUs
Fnatic | 16 | Mirage | 4  | Conquest
Fnatic | 16 | Inferno | 10  | Conquest
Fnatic  | –  | Cache  | –  | Conquest
Fnatic  | 11  | Cobblestone | 16 | Team EnVyUs
Fnatic  | 6  | Inferno | 16 | Team EnVyUs
Fnatic  | –  | Mirage  | –  | Team EnVyUs
Team Liquid  | 12  | Inferno | 16 | Conquest
Team Liquid | 16 | Cache | 7  | Conquest
Team Liquid | 16 | Overpass | 6  | Conquest
Fnatic | 16 | Cache | 14  | Tean Liquid
Fnatic | 16 | Mirage | 8  | Tean Liquid
Fnatic  | –  | Dust II  | –  | Team Liquid

#### Group B

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Pos  | Team  | W  | L  | RF  | RA  | RD  | Pts

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1  | ?  | 2  | 0  | 64  | 43  | +21  | 6
2  | Natus Vincere | 2  | 1  | 104  | 85  | +19  | 6
3  | Luminosity Gaming | 1  | 2  | 85  | 96  | -11  | 3
4  | Counter Logic Gaming | 0  | 2  | 38  | 64  | -26  | 0
Group B Matches

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? | 2 | 0  | Counter Logic Gaming
Luminosity Gaming | 0  | 2 | Natus Vincere
? | 2 | 0  | Natus Vincere
Luminosity Gaming | 2 | 0  | Counter Logic Gaming
Natus Vincere | 2 | 1  | Luminosity Gaming

Group B Scores

Group B Scores

Team  | Score  | Map  | Score  | Team
? | 16 | Mirage | 12  | Counter Logic Gaming
? | 16 | Infenro | 6  | Counter Logic Gaming
?  | –  | Train  | –  | Counter Logic Gaming
Luminosity Gaming  | 5  | Dust II | 16 | Natus Vincere
Luminosity Gaming  | 15  | Inferno | 19 | Natus Vincere
Luminosity Gaming  | –  | Overpass  | –  | Natus Vincere
? | 16 | Train | 12  | Natus Vincere
? | 16 | Inferno | 13  | Natus Vincere
?  | –  | Mirage  | –  | Natus Vincere
Luminosity Gaming | 16 | Mirage | 8  | Counter Logic Gaming
Luminosity Gaming | 16 | Overpass | 12  | Counter Logic Gaming
Luminosity Gaming  | –  | Cache  | –  | Counter Logic Gaming
Natus Vincere | 16 | Cobblestone | 11  | Luminosity Gaming
Natus Vincere  | 12  | Cobblestone | 16 | Luminosity Gaming
Natus Vincere | 16 | Mirage | 6  | Luminosity Gaming

### Playoffs

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#### Bracket

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| Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| Team EnVyUs | 0 | |
| Natus Vincere | 2 |
| | Natus Vincere | 2 |
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| ? | 0 |

| Fnatic | 2 |

#### Semifinals

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Semifinals

Team  | Score  | Map  | Score  | Team
Team EnVyUs  | 9  | Dust II | 16 | Natus Vincere
Team EnVyUs  | 18  | Cobblestone | 22 | Natus Vincere
Team EnVyUs  | –  | Mirage  | –  | Natus Vincere
?  | 12  | Inferno | 16 | Fnatic
?  | 14  | Mirage | 16 | Fnatic
?  | –  | Dust II  | –  | Fnatic

#### Finals

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Finals

Team  | Score  | Map  | Score  | Team
Natus Vincere  | 14  | Inferno | 16 | Fnatic
Natus Vincere  | 14  | Dust II | 16 | Fnatic
Natus Vincere | 16 | Mirage | 6  | Fnatic
Natus Vincere | 16 | Train | 14  | Fnatic
Natus Vincere  | 6  | Cobblestone | 16 | Fnatic

### Finals Standings

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Final Standings

Place  | Prize Money  | Team  | Roster  | Coach
1st  | US$100,000  | Fnatic | dennis, flusha, KRiMZ, JW, olofmeister | vuggo
2nd  | US$60,000  | Natus Vincere | Edward, flamie, GuardiaN, seized, Zeus  | starix
3rd – 4th  | US$25,000  | ?  | cajunb, dev1ce, dupreeh, karrigan, Xyp9x  |
Team EnVyUs | apEX, Happy, kennyS, kioShiMa, NBK-  | Next
5th – 6th  | US$12,500  | Luminosity Gaming | coldzera, FalleN, fer, fnx, TACO  | zews
Team Liquid | adreN, ELiGE, FugLy, Hiko, m0E, nitr0  | GBJame^s
7th – 8th  | US$7,500  | Conquest  | daps, NAF, stanislaw, RUSH, ShahZaM |
Counter Logic Gaming | hazed, jdm64, reltuC, tarik, FNS  |

Between the end of the online season and the start of the finals, an unexpected number of changes took place.

The players of Team SoloMid opted out of their contracts, leaving the players without a team. Before the players started their own organization, which would be called Astralis, the team played under the name "?", which is pronounced "Question Mark."[2]

Team EnVyUs pick up a new coach, Jordan "Next" Savelli.

Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski had final exams for his high school on the first day of finals, so Team Liquid brought in former Counter-Strike: Source professional turned streamer Mohamad "m0E" Assad as a replacement in Liquid's match against EnVyUs.

Luminosity Gaming replaced Ricardo "boltz" Prass, Lucas "steel" Lopes, and Renato "nak" Nakano and brought up Lincoln "fnx" Lau, Epitácio "TACO" de Melo, and Wilton "zews" Prado from Games Academy, an organization FalleN is the owner of.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 Finals".
2. ^ Mira, Luis (December 3, 2015). "TSM lose CS:GO team". HLTV.org. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
3. ^ "LG calls on fnx, TACO, zews". Luminosity.gg. November 24, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
4. ^ Mira, Luis (November 23, 2015). "Official: Luminosity add fnx, TACO". HLTV.org. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

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* Anders Blume
* Paul "Redeye" Chaloner
* Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere
* Sean "sgares" Gares
* Richard Lewis
* Joe Miller

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