MLG Columbus viewer's guide

27-3-2016 21:53

With the next major, first in North America and first to feature a staggering $1 million, starting in under two days, here is the viewer's guide for MLG Columbus.

MLG Columbus 2016 is set to start on Tuesday, March 29th, with the first two rounds of group stage matches. The groups will see a standard GSL format being played, with all matches barring the decider played in best-of-ones.

A peculiar veto format will be used in best-of-ones, where one team vetoes three maps, the other only two, and the map will be chosen randomly out of the remaining two in the pool.

Groups are following:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Ninjas in Pyjamas	FaZe	Envy	Natus Vincere
Luminosity	fnatic	Astralis	Virtus.pro
MOUZ	Splyce	Gambit	G2
FlipSid3	Liquid	CLG	Cloud9

The entire group stage on the first three days will be played without audience in the MLG Arena, for the three-day playoffs the competition will move on to the Nationwide Arena.

The full schedule looks as follows:

Tuesday, March 29th
16:00	Ninjas in Pyjamas	vs. FlipSid3	BO1
17:10	Luminosity	vs. MOUZ	BO1
18:20	FaZe	vs. Liquid	BO1
19:30	fnatic	vs. Splyce	BO1
20:40	Envy	vs. CLG	BO1
21:50	Astralis	vs. Gambit	BO1
23:00	Natus Vincere	vs. Cloud9	BO1
00:10	Virtus.pro	vs. G2	BO1

Wednesday, March 30th
16:00	Group A - elimination match		BO1
17:10	Group B - elimination match		BO1
18:20	Group C - elimination match		BO1
19:30	Group D - elimination match		BO1
20:40	Group A - winners' match		BO1
21:50	Group B - winners' match		BO1
23:00	Group C - winners' match		BO1
00:10	Group D - winners' match		BO1

Thursday, March 31st
16:00	Group A - decider		BO3
18:20	Group B - decider		BO3
20:40	Group C - decider		BO3
23:00	Group D - decider		BO3

Friday, April 1st
16:00	Quarter-final #1 (A1 vs. TBD)		BO3
18:30	Quarter-final #2 (B1 vs. TBD)		BO3
21:00	Quarter-final #3 (C1 vs. TBD)		BO3

Saturday, April 2nd
16:00	Quarter-final #4 (D1 vs. TBD)		BO3
18:30	Semi-final #1		BO3
21:00	Semi-final #2		BO3

Sunday, April 3rd
18:00	All-Star match		BO1
19:30	Grand final		BO3

The official English broadcast will be streamed via both Twitch and MLG.tv. The following 13-man lineup will take you through all the action in Columbus, Ohio:

Paul "Redeye" Chaloner - Stage Host

Chris Puckett - Interviewer

Scott "SirScoots" Smith - Desk Host

Duncan "Thorin" Shields - Analyst
Richard Lewis - Analyst
Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole - Analyst
Robin "⁠Fifflaren⁠" Johansson - Analyst

Anders Blume - Commentator
Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat - Commentator
Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett - Commentator
Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer - Commentator
Daniel "⁠ddk⁠" Kapadia - Commentator
James "⁠BARDOLPH⁠" Bardolph - Commentator

There will also be an official Russian stream produced by SLTV, who promised to bring a massive production for Russian-speaking audience, with the following on-air team:

Antonina "Tonya" Predko - Host

Stepan "DonStepan" Shulga - Analyst

Oleksij "⁠xaoc⁠" Kucherov - Analyst

Aleksandr "petr1k" Petrik - Analyst

Ivan "⁠Johnta⁠" Shevtsov - Analyst
Stepan "DonStepan" Shulga - Analyst
Oleksij "⁠xaoc⁠" Kucherov - Analyst
Aleksandr "petr1k" Petrik - Analyst
Ivan "⁠Johnta⁠" Shevtsov - Analyst
Taufiq "⁠Tafa⁠" Khidri - Commentator
Igor "⁠sL4M⁠" Sopov - Commentator
Juriy "⁠strike⁠" Tereshenko - Commentator
Konstantin "⁠leniniw⁠" Sivko - Commentator
Fiodor "KvaN" Zakharov - Commentator
Aleksandr "HomeR" Lysenko - Commentator

As mentioned above, the first North American major will also bring the biggest prize purse yet, a staggering $1,000,000, which will be distributed among the participants as such:

1. $500,000
2. $150,000
3-4. $70,000
5-8. $35,000
9-12. $8,750
13-16. $8,750

Make sure to give our previews a read, as we have prepared one for each group during this past week:

MLG Columbus Group A preview
MLG Columbus Group B preview
MLG Columbus Group C preview
MLG Columbus Group D preview

We have also released pre-interviews with some of the teams attending MLG Columbus. Check below if you missed any of them:

Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad: "Getting to semis is our goal"

Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski: "Want to break the NA streak"

Cloud9: "Not content with summer 2015"

Robin "⁠flusha⁠" Rönnquist: "LG & NiP our biggest threats"

Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas: "Slowly grinding back to form"

Andrey "⁠B1ad3⁠" Gorodenskiy: "Gambit is the underdog"

Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov: "We bootcamped for 10 days"

All of the information about MLG Columbus can be found on our brand new landing page for the event as well.

HLTV.org will be travelling to Columbus, Ohio with a four-man lineup to bring you a full coverage of the first $1 million major, including galleries, interviews, stats as well as live Tweets and more, so make sure to follow @HLTVorg for the latest updates about the event.

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2016-03-27 21:53

5 replies

So small prize pool Dota2 Internatinal got $18,429,613 prize pool Dota 2 winner team got: $6,634,661

2016-03-28 12:59

4 replies

after 5 years of International event existing

2016-03-28 13:50

1 reply

After international CS events existings 17 years (from 1999) biggest tournament just got ~1/10 what biggest dota2 (much newer game) tournament got ahhahahaha

2016-03-28 14:53

2016-03-28 21:17

Yeah but i rather have 3 onemillion $ events and some 500k events and maybe some smaller once, then 1 big one. As a fan of dota you only have one thing to look forward to al year. All the big teams only focus on the international an besides that they dont give a fuck about any other lan. So except for the international dota 2 is boring as fuck to watch. Rather then csgo who have way more events, every month with big teams attending everywhere.

2016-03-29 01:13

gonna be good

2016-03-27 21:54

4242

dasdsa

i arent think that

flowsicks dark side youtube.com/watch?v=J-G5ExtrGJk 2:00

what the fuck:DD link for the dildo vid? 4Head

2016-03-27 22:09

LOL thooorin <3

2016-03-27 22:29

2 replies

m8 i mis'd u

2016-03-27 22:30

dejavu

2016-03-27 22:34

what the actual fuck!? that BURN! :DDDD

2016-03-28 11:41

1st

adsa

nice

cool

first

cheering for LG :)

Hey hows everyone

lets goo

Me gusta

Nice

im gay

Let's GOOO!

noo I was supposed to be first

Splyce EZ

YES LET'S GO NAVI

All Star Match Hype!!!

Fnatic ez MLG win

I actually thought the time of the matches would be worse than that

Time is Europe or US?

2016-03-27 21:55

6 replies

europe

2016-03-27 21:56

It's your local time automatically ;)

2016-03-27 21:57

ok thx u guys

site shows it in your timezone

doesnt for me?

2016-03-27 22:28

set your timezone

2016-03-27 22:31

no YNk :/

Thanks god, i hate that guys and his accent so much p.s: no worries he is there -.-'

2016-03-29 21:15

#goninjas

thorin DansGame

Love Anders Blume :D Best commentator ever. Looking forward to loads of stream in the upcoming week!

2016-03-27 21:58

2016-03-27 21:59

Winners match should be bo3. But the first elimination matches should be kept as bo1. So I'm saying that anyone who has won a bo1 has to play a bo3 to go into the quarters

2016-03-27 22:03

SO EXCITED!!! thorin, lewis & ddk <3

2016-03-27 22:04

There should be a BO5 Finals :(

2016-03-27 22:05

Not necessary the BO5 final, but BO1 in groups again? What the fuck?

2016-03-27 22:13

LETS GO BRAZIL! #LGLOYAL! We can do it! IS OUR TIME NOW! we smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL!

2016-03-27 22:08

yea, guess what, we know you are from brazil. everyone can see your flag. no need to write that retarded shit all the time.

2016-03-28 11:45

2016-03-28 13:34

69th thanks dad

are these times CET or local?

its YOUR time zone

2016-03-27 22:15

so its cet, ty

2016-03-27 22:17

3 replies

depends. you have to set your own timezone, so all date/time things automatically shows in your local time on hltv.

2016-03-28 11:46

ty m8, good to know :D

2016-03-28 11:52

If you drag the mouse to the times and hold it for a second or so, the timezone will actually pop up. For example, mine says "Europe/Copenhagen". Pretty smart... You will always know, if you are the least in doubt :D

2016-03-28 21:48

Why fucking Tuesday holy shit

2016-03-27 22:14

its a 6 day turnament and big finals always on Sundays soooooo....

2016-03-27 22:16

Needs more Pansy... Who is observing for the event?

Great staff, moses is the best

2016-03-27 22:18

CANT WAIT!

2016-03-27 22:20

What the hell is that veto format

Late as fuck, I guess we have to deal with it. :(

Yeah, you Asians are so fucked at this event... 11 hours ahead, so most of the matches start and end at fucked times. Feel your pain, dude! Perfect for central Europeans though!

2016-03-28 22:15

Aim from Poland will be back! youtube.com/watch?v=pH7AIq3WQCg

2016-03-27 22:22

NIP LG FNATIC LIQUID ENVYUS ASTRALIS VP NAVI Winner = VP Ofc

2016-03-27 22:23

8 replies

POLISH FAN KID DUDUDUUDUDU Can anyone do remix with that shit? xd

2016-03-27 22:35

xD VP?? G2 going to quarter finals

2016-03-27 22:36

and where is kebab goin?

2016-03-27 22:49

+100

2016-03-28 11:14

we are so bad without xantares we dont have tier 2 players..

2016-03-28 16:38

what up now kebab? G2 going quarter? AHAHAHAH 1 round was even too much for them against VP u gay. turkish shit got REKT as always

2016-03-30 11:32

Yes VP shocked me like all the time.. When i bet vp they throwing when i bet other team they playing like top 1 team.. But why you hating Turks.. Haters gonna be hate not matter for us.

2016-03-30 16:10

-Liquid + FaZe -VP + G2 -nV +Gambit

2016-03-28 13:39

Omg hype Hype

g2 ez

-xaoc -petrik +someone

2016-03-27 22:37

-lenniw -kvan -Homer Sl4m, Strike, Tafa to cast all matches

2016-03-28 00:32

I want it too, but they aren't robots and we can't clone them :D

2016-03-28 13:58

NiP Dream is back??? GL NiP and both of teams!

when mlg will started? because i wonder in europan time

2016-03-27 22:42

Why no bo5 grand final ((

2016-03-27 22:44

where is PANSY? :///

2016-03-27 22:48

Busy getting fatter and uglier

2016-03-28 10:53

2016-03-28 11:13

this is going to be sick!

2016-03-27 22:54

Very nice times for EU. Ty NA.

2016-03-27 22:55

2016-03-28 09:47

I think its just a very little bad for us for the group stages phase (still awesome for western europe). But all the other days are fucking awesome.

2016-03-28 09:53

Well, they can't go earlier than 10 am so this is the best they can give. I'm okay with the schedule if no delays occur .

2016-03-28 10:52

Wasn't whining. I was just admiring the maturity of MLG as an org.

who is playing in the allstar match?

2016-03-27 23:05

games closing at around 1 am? luckily i got vacation xaxaxaxax

2016-03-27 23:42

2016-03-27 23:50

-petr1k ot some shit and +ceh9!!!!!!!!!!!

2016-03-27 23:53

Ceh9 doesn't work in Starladder, unfortunately.

2016-03-28 14:02

2016-03-27 23:57

Wy the f they've done 4th quater on the next day then oters?

2016-03-28 00:26

ez for Gambit you heard it here first

miss xaos as player

2016-03-28 02:33

6 days? foreal?

2016-03-28 02:35

fnatic group tho

BO3 final 4Head

2016-03-28 03:20

Is the time messed up on the match pages, feel like they are using copenhagen not central usa times, edit: didn't have my timezone submitted

2016-03-28 04:58

this time ex6 make it out of groups this time pls ...

2016-03-28 05:02

Nice times.

2016-03-28 05:31

rip LIQUID if they play against FNATIC

2016-03-28 05:33

love the timezone being set to our own locations automatically

2016-03-28 05:49

ahahhAHAAHHA NA TIME ZONE FOR MAJORS WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

2016-03-28 05:57

NA games normally have reasonable times for aussies. all these times suck 1am - 9am :(

2016-03-28 06:18

Can watch Grand Finals (11pm), but RIP those group matches, last match starts on 3:40 am Thank god NiP in group A, can watch all their matches

2016-03-28 07:44

bo3 grand final NICE!

2016-03-28 08:50

Ivan "Johnta" Shevcov - Analyst Can someone tell, how active has he been; and in what capacities ??

2016-03-28 09:56

ex-F3 coach.

2016-03-28 09:58

Nindzi v pijaaamaaah

Quarter-final(D1 - TBA) in the same day with semi-final So propably Na'Vi will play quarter-final then after 3 hour another bo3 in semi agaist some supreme team that will watch them play quarter and get prepared for them gj MLG! is it diffucult to play 4 quarter in 1 day?

2016-03-28 11:02

Great talent line up

"A peculiar veto format will be used in best-of-ones, where one team vetoes three maps, the other only two, and the map will be chosen randomly out of the remaining two in the pool." what

SL4M TOP

2016-03-28 11:54

Gonna be good

2016-03-28 12:31

what timezone is that?

2016-03-28 13:04

-Thorin +Pansy

2016-03-28 13:06

Redeye whooooohooo

2016-03-28 13:26

ez gambit

2016-03-28 14:01

rip timezone

2016-03-28 14:10

Btw, will there be souvenir drops from both russian and english streams or I should launch game if I want to watch starladder channel?

2016-03-28 14:19

Souvenirs drop will be on starladder channel :)

2016-03-28 14:26

Wow, thanks. You're the best commentator :D

2016-03-28 14:33

-Gambit + HellRaisers i mean like wtf

2016-03-28 14:39

will be good to see james and white james in action, been missing those guys. *waits for the awkward silences and baiting* I love these guys

2016-03-28 16:57

only bad thing is that the matches are played at like 3am where i live.. hopefully the final is played earlier than midnight

2016-03-28 17:34

time zone?

2016-03-28 17:49

set time zone in your profile, and there will be shown correct time for you

2016-03-28 21:22

stop, but where are Navi? :o

2016-03-28 18:36

Is this for Europe time?

2016-03-28 19:14

#189

2016-03-28 21:31

Spoiler alert, Retard Lewis gonna be ban from MLG.

2016-03-28 19:59

Pls no more tournaments in the US - noone likes them, the crowd sucks and any US team goes out instantly anyways - way too often players have VISA problems due to some patriot act shit - guaranteed jetlag for all top players - and please don't tell me US players have jetlag when they come to Europe, all of them are shit --

2016-03-28 22:08

lmao russian all russian speakers are ukrainians except one, ruskis cant act nice on television or in cs

2016-03-29 05:37

all teams on the left side will win their matches

2016-03-29 08:18

SLTV on major,thanks mr.friberg )

2016-03-29 09:43

The talent is amazing :D

2016-03-29 09:50

more like ukrainian stream lol

2016-03-29 11:50

I was so happy to see Fiffi back again, i thought we got rid of that retard slavastig guy, Mr. "juknov"(youknow) And now before fnatic match he is F***ING there.. Isis, it's vis here, pls some bomb to the analysis desk in Columbus, ohio thanks

2016-03-29 21:13

how does veto work for 2nd day? who bans 3, who bans 2?

2016-03-30 12:06