ELEAGUE Major viewer's guide

22/1/2017 - 11:25

The tenth Major starts today in Atlanta and we've prepared a viewer's guide with all the details you need to follow the $1,000,000 event, including the initial matchups, schedule and talent.

Starting today at 16:00 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the ELEAGUE Major will run for eight days from January 22-29. Sixteen teams from around the world will gather to compete for their share of the $1 million prize pool.

The group stage, which will take place from January 22-25, will use a Swiss format which means that after the initial matches, teams with the same record will face off. Three losses will result in elimination while three wins will get the teams to the playoffs. All the matches will be played as best-of-ones.

The Major is upon us

Eight teams that manage to get three wins in the group stage will qualify for the playoffs which will start on January 27 after a one-day break. The 5,000-seater Fox Theatre in Atlanta will host the playoffs.

The quarter-finals will be played on January 27 while the semi-finals will be on January 28. The last day will feature the grand final which will start at 16:00 .

Here are all the teams in attendance:

Gambit	fnatic	SK	Virtus.pro
Natus Vincere	Liquid	Astralis	FlipSid3
North	G2	HellRaisers	OpTic
MOUZ	Envy	GODSENT	FaZe

The first day matchups are revealed but because of the Swiss format the matches for the rest of the group stage will be determined as the tournament moves on. Below is the schedule:

Sunday, January 22nd

16:00 Gambit vs. North BO1

17:15 fnatic vs. G2 BO1

18:30 SK vs. HellRaisers BO1

19:45 Virtus.pro vs. OpTic BO1

21:00 Natus Vincere vs. MOUZ BO1

22:15 Liquid vs. Envy BO1

23:30 Astralis vs. GODSENT BO1

00:45 FlipSid3 vs. FaZe BO1

Monday, January 23rd

16:00 Group Stage Round 2 begins BO1

Tuesday, January 24th

16:00 Group Stage Round 3 begins BO1

Wednesday, January 25th

16:00 Group Stage Rounds 4-5 begin BO1

Friday, January 27th

16:00 Quarter-final #1 BO3

18:30 Quarter-final #2 BO3

21:00 Quarter-final #3 BO3

23:30 Quarter-final #4 BO3

Saturday, January 28th

16:00 Semi-final #1 BO3

18:30 Semi-final #2 BO3

Sunday, January 29th

16:00 Grand final BO3

The $1 million prize will be distributed in the following manner:

1. $500,000 + Legends status
2. $150,000 + Legends status
3-4. $70,000 + Legends status
5-8. $35,000 + Legends status
9-11. $8,750
12-14. $8,750
15-16. $8,750

The Major will be streamed on ELEAGUE's Twitch channel and the grand final will be broadcasted on both TBS and Twitch. The following broadcast crew will be bringing you the action live from Atlanta.:

Richard Lewis – Host

Duncan "Thorin" Shields - Analyst
Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole – Analyst

Sue "Smix" Lee – Reporter
Chris Puckett - Reporter

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

While you're waiting for the matches to start, be sure to read our previews and articles which can all be found below:

The Underdogs preview by Milan "Striker" Švejda
The Mid-tier preview by Milan "Striker" Švejda
The Favourites preview by Milan "Striker" Švejda

ELEAGUE Major Rookies by Lucas Aznar Miles
ELEAGUE Major Veterans by Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin

Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth: "I love the Swiss format"

HLTV.org is in Atlanta to bring you galleries and interviews, so follow us on Twitter and keep your eyes on our website for extensive Major coverage.

Thank you for the info!

2017-01-22 11:26

nice

cant wait

kek

FlipSid3 will win this major KAPPA

2017-01-22 11:27

THE HYPE

Lets go

Doesn't it feel like they are a bit light in terms of talent? Like they have the best casters but.. They are very few. +yanko +fiffy maybe?

2017-01-22 11:29

there is GOTV ??

2017-01-22 11:31

3 replies

You can just open CS:GO and go to the Watch tab. The GOTVs will appear there when they start.

2017-01-22 11:32

1 reply

thank you guys

2017-01-22 11:33

of course

Fuck this timezone

4 replies

They would get more viewers in eu normal times. But NA viewers bring more money... sad I fucking hate NA tournaments... and eleague, with those retarded murifats inside studio yelling and shit, so I can't hear game sounds properly.... ffs, so retarded

2017-01-22 13:22

Nah,you're actually wrong. This shuffle is great for EU,if someone goes to work he wont be back before 15:30 16:00 for sure,tournament is from 16:00-1:30am which is fine,its actually the best time you can get for EU.

2017-01-22 13:33

Wtf, all the matches starts at 4 pm CET, which is awesome and convinient for us

2017-01-22 13:46

Yes before i thought the matches will start like 20:00 pm until 4:00 eu time but and the final would start at 3 pm like ESL New York but i think that the final at 16:00 EU time on sunday is just perfect.

2017-01-22 14:07

Nice one hltv, thanks.

ez4faze

2017-01-22 11:37

No nip no fun

2017-01-22 11:36

2 replies

Exactly man, if nip were there, they would probably lose to the shittiest team at the tournament in bo3..

2017-01-22 11:58

i don't care... no nip no fun

2017-01-22 21:14

Where is "Machine" ? :'(

2017-01-22 11:39

Richard lewis is working for eleague so its obvious they pick him as host just like when esl have majors they always pick their people first

2017-01-22 11:42

Oh, thank you bro ;>

2017-01-22 13:56

>Major win 500k >WESG win 800k Feels legit.

2017-01-22 11:45

Actually it was 850.000 xD

2017-01-22 12:41

50k who cares Dreamhack Leipzig 1st place - $50.000

2017-01-22 12:53

no YNK , NO fifflaren , no spunj pfft .. thorin doesnt know shit , moses was a pro like a decade ago...come on

2017-01-22 11:50

Ynk will be missed. spunj is mediocre and fifflaren is just subpar. thooorin is needed if not only for his humor, but his map analysis actually makes sense. tactical knowledge is lacking but that's why you've YNK but he's not there. Moses can fill the spot decently.

2017-01-22 11:59

lol thorin needed lol

2017-01-22 13:10

Thooorin's humor is 75% of the time just pure cringe, 20% of the time insulting and stupid, and 5% of the time actually funny. SPUNJ is much funnier and knows almost as much as wanko.

where's babam

2017-01-22 11:57

We want Babam on Major

2017-01-22 12:09

The best casting lineup ever. Although I'd add moses to the casting panel & have yNK to analyse, both are way better in their respective department.

2017-01-22 12:14

is it the first tournament where players are not allowed to wear caps, hats etc or this rule wasn't accepted?

2017-01-22 12:20

hope spamming drop gets you permabanned ffs

2017-01-22 12:27

1 - astralis 2 - north 3-4 - sk/vp 5-8 - mouse/navi/fnatic/faze 9-11 - envy/godsent/optic 12-14 - gambit/flipside/g2 15-16 - liquid/hellraisers ez prediction

2017-01-22 12:32

astralis ahhahah

2017-01-22 12:47

auschwitz hahahaha

2017-01-22 13:24

damn rekt the shit out of him

2017-01-22 14:48

:DDDD

2017-01-22 15:09

ddk and james are my favorite commentators and i don't know why.. glad to see them on the list!

+1 they're funny and DDK is knowledgeable, too

2017-01-22 16:42

poor commentator's desk :/

2017-01-22 12:42

Can u tell us better casters than these guys?

2017-01-22 14:09

"joke" dudeee ...

2017-01-22 15:02

oh baby, cant wait to see envy storming trough everyone with ease.

2017-01-22 12:43

5 replies

then you better learn to wait, because envy will go out in groups

2017-01-22 13:09

you are late for your appointment with the refugees.

2017-01-22 13:20

give up already, like your french idols

2017-01-22 13:38

like germany in ww2?

2017-01-22 13:55

more like france, giving up just when the party starts

2017-01-22 14:26

ez cobble case...

2017-01-22 12:50

Miss yanko and mashine

2017-01-22 13:00

lets gooo

2017-01-22 13:01

good job HLTV we all appreciate that! We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! <3 Kreygasm

2017-01-22 13:18

One of worst talents ever

2017-01-22 13:40

james so bad caster, he´s job is doing funny jokes but its just bad jokes terribole caster over all

2017-01-22 13:50

Perfect #RunSK

2017-01-22 14:01

When does the pre-show begin, anyone?

It's probably going to be the best major ever, since it's a one week event.

still a bo3 final eh

2017-01-22 14:41

When is the next Major ? (because in a week it's already over, so i'd rather wait until May than July) :) Thanks.

2017-01-22 15:10

Sadly my fav teams didn't get into this major

2017-01-22 18:28

Legends status! What does it mean?

2017-01-22 18:41

if they reach playoffs, they wont have to qualify for next major (cologne)

2017-01-22 19:08

there are always 8 teams making into quarter-finals (legends) and other 8 are coming from qualifiers (challengers)

2017-01-25 00:18

Sunday, January 22nd
16:00	Gambit	vs. North	BO1
17:15	fnatic	vs. G2	BO1
18:30	SK	vs. HellRaisers	BO1
19:45	Virtus.pro	vs. OpTic	BO1
21:00	Natus Vincere	vs. MOUZ	BO1
22:15	Liquid	vs. Envy	BO1
23:30	Astralis	vs. GODSENT	BO1
00:45	FlipSid3	vs. FaZe	BO1

Monday, January 23rd
16:00	Group Stage Round 2 begins		BO1

Tuesday, January 24th
16:00	Group Stage Round 3 begins		BO1

Wednesday, January 25th
16:00	Group Stage Rounds 4-5 begin		BO1

Friday, January 27th
16:00	Quarter-final #1		BO3
18:30	Quarter-final #2		BO3
21:00	Quarter-final #3		BO3
23:30	Quarter-final #4		BO3

Saturday, January 28th
16:00	Semi-final #1		BO3
18:30	Semi-final #2		BO3

Sunday, January 29th
16:00	Grand final		BO3