ELEAGUE Major 2017

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ELEAGUE Major 2017
2017
ELEAGUE Major 2017 logo.png
The ELEAGUE Major 2017 logo
Tournament information
Sport Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States
DatesJanuary 22, 2017–January 29, 2017
Administrator Valve
ELEAGUE
Tournament
format(s)
16 team swiss-system group stage
8 team single-elimination playoff
Venue Fox Theatre
Teams16 teams
Purse$1,000,000 USD
Final positions
Champions Astralis
1st runners-up Virtus.pro
2nd runners-up SK Gaming
Fnatic
MVP Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye

ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017, also known as ELEAGUE Major 2017 or Atlanta 2017, was the tenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. It was organized by ELEAGUE and held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from January 22 to 29, 2017. It featured sixteen professional teams from around the world. Eight teams directly qualified based on their top eight placement in the last major, ESL One Cologne 2016, while another eight teams qualified through the ELEAGUE Offline Major Qualifier. ELEAGUE Major was the third consecutive Major with a prize pool of $1,000,000. [1]

Contents

The playoff stage consisted of eight teams. Astralis, Fnatic, Gambit Gaming, Natus Vincere, SK Gaming, and Virtus.pro were returning Legends. FaZe Clan and North were new Legends, replacing FlipSid3 Tactics and Team Liquid, who failed to make it past the group stage. The grand finals pitted Astralis, in its first ever final after nine playoff appearances, and Virtus.pro, which was in its second finals and looking for its second major title. Astralis had defeated Natus Vincere and Fnatic in the playoff stage, while Virtus.pro had beaten North and defending champions SK Gaming. In the third map of the best-of-three final, Astralis edged out Virtus.pro in the final round of regulation for its first major title.

Background

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and Valve. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. In professional CS:GO, the Valve-sponsored Majors are the most prestigious tournaments. [2] [3]

Entering the 2017 ELEAGUE Major, the two-time defending champion was SK Gaming, which won both MLG Columbus 2016 (as Luminosity Gaming) and ESL One Cologne 2016. SK was also the first non-European team to win a Major. At the time, Fnatic was the most decorated team, with three Majors, and SK Gaming was in second, with two.

Format

The top eight teams from the ESL One Cologne 2016 ("Legends") were automatically invited to ESL One Cologne 2016. The remaining eight spots were filled by teams that advanced from the ELEAGUE Major Main Qualifier. The ELEAGUE Main Qualifier was a 16-team tournament consisting of the bottom eight teams from Cologne 2016, as well as eight teams promoted from four regional qualifiers. The top eight teams at the Main Qualifier then advanced to the Major as the "Challengers".

Unlike previous Majors, which used the GSL-format for group stages, this Major was the first to use the Swiss-system for group stages. [4] The top eight teams at the end of the group stage advanced to the playoff stage. All playoff matches were best-of-three, single elimination.

Map pool

The seven-map pool did not change from Cologne 2016. Before each best-of-one match in the group stage, teams alternated banning maps until five maps had been banned. One of the two remaining maps was randomly selected, and the team that that did not get a third ban then selected which side it wanted to start on. [5] In all best-of-three series, each team first banned a map, leaving a five-map pool. Each team then chose a map, with the opposing team selecting which side they wanted to start on for their opponent's map choice. The two map picks were the first two maps in the best-of-three. The teams then each banned one more map, leaving one map remaining for the best-of-three decider if necessary. [5]

Maps
  • Cache
  • Cobblestone
  • Dust II
  • Mirage
  • Nuke
  • Overpass
  • Train

Broadcast talent

ELEAGUE retained much of the broadcast team that had been featured in ELEAGUE Season 1 and Season 2. [6]

Hosts

Analysts

Commentators

Observers

Others

Broadcasts

All streams were broadcast on Twitch in various languages.

  • ELEAGUE TV
  • 99Damage
  • BiDa
  • HuomaoTV
  • Ogaming TV
  • SpilerTV
  • Starladder

Major Qualifier

Like the previous Majors, there was a single Main Qualifier after four Minors, or regional qualifiers. The bottom eight teams from ESL One Cologne 2016 received automatic bids to the Main Qualifier. Two teams each from the Asia, North America, Europe, and CIS Minors also competed in the Main Qualifier.

Regional Qualifiers

The final four teams from each qualifier are shown below: two from each moved on to the Main Qualifier.

Asia Minor

Teams
  • Renegades (Invited)
  • TyLoo (Invited)
  • VG.CyberZen (China)
  • MVP Project (East Asia)
  • BOT (India + Middle East)
  • Athletico (Oceanic)
  • Fire Dragoon E-Sport (SEA)
  • Tean nxl (SEA)
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
A1TyLoo0
B2VG.CyberZen2
B2VG.CyberZen0
B1Renegades2
B1Renegades2
A2MVP Project0
B1Renegades0
A1TyLoo2
Lower round 1Lower final
B2VG.CyberZen1
A1TyLoo2A1TyLoo2
A2MVP Project0

Europe Minor

Teams
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
A1Space Soldiers0
B2HellRaisers2
B2HellRaisers2
A2GODSENT0
B1Epsilon eSports1
A2 GODSENT 2
B2HellRaisers1
A2GODSENT2
Lower round 1Lower final
A2GODSENT2
A1Space Soldiers0B1Epsilon eSports1
B!Epsilon eSports2

CIS Minor

Teams
  • ALL-IN (High Seed)
  • RoX (High Seed)
  • Team Spirit (High Seed)
  • Tengri (High Seed)
  • EYESport (Low Seed)
  • Quantum Bellator Fire (Low Seed)
  • VwS Gaming (Low Seed)
  • zARLANS (Low Seed)
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
B1Team Spirit2
A2VwS Gaming0
B1Team Spirit2
A1ALL-IN1
A1ALL-IN2
B2Q.B. Fire0
B1Team Spirit0
A1ALL-IN2
Lower round 1Lower final
A1ALL-IN1
A2VwS Gaming1A2VwS Gaming0
B2Q.B. Fire0

Americas Minor

Teams
Upper round 1Upper finalQualified
1 Cloud9 1
4Muffin Lightning0
1Cloud90
2Immortals2
2Immortals1
3 Team SoloMid 0
2 Immortals
1 Cloud9
Lower round 1Lower final
1Cloud92
4Muffin Lightning03Team SoloMid0
3Team SoloMid2

Main Qualifier

The Main Qualifier was a sixteen-team Swiss-system tournament in which, after the first round, teams only played other teams with the same win–loss record. Each match was best-of-one, and no team played another team twice. All teams played until they had either won or lost three games: any team with three wins advanced to the Major, and any team with three losses was eliminated.

First round seeding was determined by the following:

GODSENT and FaZe Clan were the first teams to advance to the Major. The next three teams to move on were mousesports, OpTic Gaming, and Team Dignitas. In the fifth round of matches, the final teams to move on were Team EnVyUs, G2 Esports, and HellRaisers. [7]

Teams

Cologne 2016 Bottom 8
Regional Qualifiers
  1. ↑ The players of ALL-IN were signed by Vega Squadron after the CIS Minor. [8]
Main Qualifier Results
PlaceTeamRecordDifferentialRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
1–2 GODSENT 3–0+15G2 Esports
16–11
Overpass		High match
Team Dignitas
16–11
Mirage		High match
HellRaisers
16–11
Train		QualifiedQualified
FaZe Clan 3–0+12Cloud9
19–17
Mirage		High match
OpTic Gaming
16–11
Overpass		High match
Immortals
16–11
Mirage		QualifiedQualified
3–5 mousesports 3–1+27HellRaisers
6–16
Train		Low match
Team Spirit
16–5
Dust II		Mid match
Tyloo
16–3
Train		High match
Immortals
16–3
Cache		Qualified
OpTic Gaming 3–1+15TyLoo
16–9
Overpass		High match
FaZe Clan
11–16
Overpass		Mid match
Ninjas in Pyjamas
16–9
Overpass		High match
Hellraisers
16–10
Train		Qualified
Team Dignitas 3–1+14Team Spirit
16–11
Mirage		High match
GODSENT
11–16
Mirage		Mid match
Counter Logic Gaming
16–9
Mirage		High match
G2 Esports
16–9
Nuke		Qualified
6–8 Team EnVyUs 3–2+12Immortals
11–16
Cobblestone		Low match
G2 Esports
12–16
Dust II		Low match
Team Spirit
16–2
Dust II		Low match
TyLoo
16–9
Dust II		Vega Squadron
16–12
Dust II
G2 Esports 3–2+4GODSENT
11–16
Overpass		Low match
Team EnVyUs
16–12
Dust II		Mid match
Vega Squadron
16–6
Dust II		High match
Team Dignitas
9–16
Nuke		Immortals
19–17
Cache
HellRaisers3–2+3mousesports
16–6
Train		High match
Ninjas in Pyjamas
19–17
Overpass		High match
GODSENT
11–16
Train		High match
OpTic Gaming
10–16
Train		Cloud9
16–13
Overpass
9–11 Cloud9 2–3+6FaZe Clan
17–19
Mirage		Low match
TyLoo
11–16
Mirage		Low match
Renegades
16–9
Mirage		Low match
Counter Logic Gaming

Overpass		HellRaisers
13–16
Overpass
Vega Squadron2–3−6Counter Logic Gaming
16–14
Mirage		High match
Immortals
8–16
Cache		Mid match
G2 Esports
6–16
Dust II		Low match
Ninjas in Pyjamas
16–2
Cache		Team EnVyUs
12–16
Dust II
Immortals 2–3−7Team EnVyUs
16–11
Cobblestone		High match
Vega Squadron
16–8
Cache		High match
FaZe Clan
11–16
Mirage		High match
mousesports
3–16
Cache		G2 Esports
17–19
Cache
12–14 Counter Logic Gaming 1–3−13Vega Squadron
14–16
Mirage		Low match
Renegades
19–16
Dust II		Mid match
Team Dignitas
9–16
Mirage		Low match
Cloud9
8–16
Overpass		Eliminated
Ninjas in Pyjamas 1–3−16Renegades
16–9
Dust II		High match
HellRaisers
17–19
Overpass		Mid match
OpTic Gaming
9–16
Overpass		Low match
Vega Squadron
2–16
Cache		Eliminated
TyLoo1–3−22OpTic Gaming
9–16
Overpass		Low match
Cloud9
16–11
Mirage		Mid match
mousesports
3–16
Train		Low match
Team EnVyUs
9–16
Dust II		Eliminated
15–16 Renegades 0–3−17Ninjas in Pyjamas
9–16
Dust II		Low match
Counter Logic Gaming
16–19
Dust II		Low match
Cloud9
9–16
Mirage		EliminatedEliminated
Team Spirit0–3−30Team Dignitas
11–16
Mirage		Low match
mousesports
5–16
Dust II		Low match
Team EnVyUs
2–16
Dust II		EliminatedEliminated

Teams competing

The top eight teams from ESL One Cologne 2016, the Legends, were joined by the eight teams to advance from the main qualifier, the Challengers.

Legends
Challengers

1The five players and coach of Team Dignitas mutually part ways with the team shortly after the Major Qualifier. The roster is then signed by the Danish football (soccer) club F.C. Copenhagen and Nordisk Film was named North. [9]

Perhaps the biggest change was Team Dignitas and the Philadelphia 76ers and their players and coach mutually parting ways and the organizations announced plans to build a North American roster; in addition, it plans to invest into positions such as a sports psychologist and a nutritionist. [10] [11] [12] The coach, Casper "ruggah" Due, said, despite "competitive offers," the roster decided to leave the team. [13] Roughly a day later, the team is reported to sign with the Danish football (soccer) club F.C. Copenhagen and the Denmark-based Nordisk Film and officially signed on January 3, 2016. The team will be called North. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

GODSENT acquired Robin "flusha" Rönnquist, Jesper "JW" Wecksell, and Freddy "KRiMZ" Johansson from Fnatic, who acquired Jonas "Lekr0" Olofsson and Simon "twist" Eliasson, so GODSENT acquired the Legends spot from Fnatic. [22] However, KRiMZ rejoined Fnatic while Lekr0 rejoined GODSENT, giving the Legends spot back to Fnatic. [23]

Pre-major ranking

The HLTV.org January 16, 2017 ranking, the final one released before the ELEAGUE Major, is displayed below. [24]

HLTV.org Pre-major Ranking
World Ranking
PlaceTeamPointsMove†
1 Astralis 967Steady2.svg
2 OpTic Gaming 792Increase2.svg 1
3 SK Gaming 773Decrease2.svg 1
5 Virtus.pro 611Increase2.svg 1
6 North 560Decrease2.svg 1
7 FaZe Clan 519Steady2.svg
8 Team EnVyUs 457Increase2.svg 3
10 G2 Esports 368Steady2.svg
11 Natus Vincere 348Decrease2.svg 2
12 mousesports 319Steady2.svg
14 Gambit Gaming 209Increase2.svg 2
16 GODSENT 190Decrease2.svg 2
17 Team Liquid 175Decrease2.svg 2
18 FlipSid3 Tactics 166Increase2.svg 4
19HellRaisers153Decrease2.svg 2
20 Fnatic 135Decrease2.svg 1

†Change since January 9, 2017 ranking

Group stage

The group stage was a sixteen-team Swiss-system format in which, after the first round, teams only played other teams with the same win–loss record. Each match was best-of-one, and no team played another team twice. All teams played until they had either won or lost three games: any team with three wins advanced to the playoff stage, and any team with three losses was eliminated.

First round seeding was determined by the following:

In the first round, first seeds played a randomly drawn fourth seed, and second seeds played a randomly drawn third seed. After this round, teams were randomly drawn against other teams with the same record (e.g., 1–0 teams against 1–0 teams, 0–1 teams against 0–1 teams). The eight teams to win three (out of a possible five) games were granted "Legend" status and an automatic invitation to the next Major.

This was the first Major in which GODSENT players Robin "flusha" Rönnquist and Jesper "JW" Wecksell did not advance to the playoffs, after losing to North in the fifth round and placing 9th. They had maintained Legend status with Fnatic prior to transferring to GODSENT.

PlaceTeamRecordDifferentialRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
1–2 Natus Vincere 3–0+36mousesports
16–3
Cobblestone		High match
Team EnVyUs
16–6
Cobblestone		High match
SK Gaming
16–3
Dust II		PlayoffsPlayoffs
Virtus.pro 3–0+11OpTic Gaming
16–13
Cobblestone		High match
G2 Esports
16–14
Nuke		High match
Gambit Gaming
16–10
Train		PlayoffsPlayoffs
3–5 Gambit Gaming 3–1+11North
16–8
Cobblestone		High match
GODSENT
16–9
Overpass		High match
Virtus.pro
10–16
Train		High match
FaZe Clan
16–14
Overpass		Playoffs
Fnatic 3–1+7G2 Esports
10–16
Cache		Low match
North
16–13
Cobblestone		Mid match
mousesports
16–11
Dust II		High match
Team EnVyUs
16–11
Cobblestone		Playoffs
SK Gaming 3–10HellRaisers
16–7
Mirage		High match
FaZe Clan
19–17
Mirage		High match
Natus Vincere
3–16
Dust II		High match
Astralis
19–17
Dust II		Playoffs
6–8 Astralis 3–2+15GODSENT
6–16
Train		Low match
OpTic Gaming
16–12
Train		Mid match
G2 Esports
16–5
Train		High match
SK Gaming
17–19
Dust II		Team Liquid
16–3
Mirage
FaZe Clan 3–2+12FlipSid3 Tactics
16–9
Nuke		High match
SK Gaming
17–19
Mirage		Mid match
Team Liquid
22–18
Nuke		High match
Gambit Gaming
14–16
Overpass		Team EnVyUs
16–11
Nuke
North 3–2+2Gambit Gaming
8–16
Cobblestone		Low match
Fnatic
13–16
Cobblestone		Low match
HellRaisers
19–15
Mirage		Low match
G2 Esports
16–9
Overpass		GODSENT
19–17
Overpass
9–11 Team EnVyUs 2–3−3Team Liquid
25–21
Cache		High match
Natus Vincere
6–16
Cobblestone		Mid match
GODSENT
16–13
Cache		High match
Fnatic
11–16
Cobblestone		FaZe Clan
11–16
Nuke
GODSENT 2–3−4Astralis
16–6
Train		High match
Gambit Gaming
9–16
Overpass		Mid match
Team EnVyUs
3–16
Cache		Low match
OpTic Gaming
16–8
Cache		North
17–19
Overpass
Team Liquid 2–3−7Team EnVyUs
21–25
Cache		Low match
FlipSid3 Tactics
16–14
Overpass		Mid match
FaZe Clan
18–22
Nuke		Low match
mousesports
16–4
Nuke		Astralis
3–16
Mirage
12–14 G2 Esports 1–3−11Fnatic
16–10
Cache		High match
Virtus.pro
14–16
Nuke		Mid match
Astralis
11–16
Train		Low match
North
9–16
Overpass		Eliminated
OpTic Gaming 1–3−12Virtus.pro
13–16
Cobblestone		Low match
Astralis
12–16
Train		Low match
FlipSid3 Tactics
16–13
Train		Low match
GODSENT
8–16
Cache		Eliminated
mousesports 1–3−22Natus Vincere
3–16
Cobblestone		Low match
HellRaisers
16–7
Cache		Mid match
Fnatic
11–16
Dust II		Low match
Team Liquid
4–16
Nuke		Eliminated
15–16 FlipSid3 Tactics 0–3−12FaZe Clan
9–16
Nuke		Low match
Team Liquid
14–16
Overpass		Low match
OpTic Gaming
13–16
Train		EliminatedEliminated
HellRaisers0–3−22SK Gaming
7–16
Mirage		Low match
mousesports
7–16
Cache		Low match
North
15–19
Mirage		EliminatedEliminated

Playoffs

Bracket

Natus Vincere and Virtus.pro were the top seeds after the group stage, and would face a random opponent from the pool of Astralis, FaZe Clan, and North (the teams who finished 3–2). Natus Vincere was paired with Astralis and Virtus.pro drew North. From the pool of Gambit Gaming, Fnatic, and SK Gaming (the teams who finished 3–1), Gambit and Fnatic were randomly drawn to face each other. The remaining two teams, SK Gaming and FaZe Clan, were then paired to finalize the bracket.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Natus Vincere 1
Astralis 2
Astralis2
Fnatic 0
Gambit Gaming 1
Fnatic 2
Astralis2
Virtus.pro 1
Virtus.pro 2
North 1
Virtus.pro2
SK Gaming 0
SK Gaming 2
FaZe Clan 1

Quarterfinals

Natus Vincere vs. Astralis

Casters: James Bardolph & ddk

The first game of the playoffs in the Fox Theatre pitted Natus Vincere and Astralis against each other.

Natus Vincere vs. Astralis Scores
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
Natus Vincere7 Overpass 16Astralis
Natus Vincere16 Mirage 14Astralis
Natus Vincere10 Dust II 16Astralis

Gambit Gaming vs Fnatic

Casters: Anders Blume & Semmler

Gambit Gaming vs. Fnatic Scores
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
Gambit Gaming7 Cache 16Fnatic
Gambit Gaming16 Overpass 3Fnatic
Gambit Gaming7 Dust II 16Fnatic

Virtus.pro vs North

Casters: Sadokist & HenryG

Virtus.pro was the other team along with Na'Vi to go a perfect 3–0 in the group stage, defeating OpTic Gaming, G2 Esports, and Gambit Gaming.

Virtus.pro vs North Scores
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
Virtus.pro16 Overpass 4North
Virtus.pro12 Cache 16North
Virtus.pro16 Cobblestone 13North

SK Gaming vs FaZe Clan

Casters: Anders Blume & Semmler

SK Gaming was considered the world's best team of 2016 after winning the two majors of the year, MLG Columbus 2016 and ESL One Cologne 2016, and could be the first team ever to win three major titles in a row.

SK Gaming vs. FaZe Clan Scores
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
SK Gaming7 Mirage 16FaZe Clan
SK Gaming16 Train 3FaZe Clan
SK Gaming16 Overpass 5FaZe Clan

Semifinals

Astralis vs Fnatic

Casters: Sadokist & HenryG

Astralis vs. Fnatic Scores
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
Astralis19 Cache 16Fnatic
Astralis16 Nuke 5Fnatic
Astralis–Dust II–Fnatic

Virtus.pro vs SK Gaming

Casters: James Bardolph & ddk

The two-time defending champions in SK Gaming will faced off against Virtus.pro for the third Major in a row, with SK squeaking past Virtus.pro in both of those prior series.

Virtus.pro vs. SK Gaming Scores
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
Virtus.pro19 Train 17SK Gaming
Virtus.pro16 Cobblestone 14SK Gaming
Virtus.pro–Overpass–SK Gaming

Finals

Casters: Anders Blume & Semmler

After five quarterfinal and four semifinal eliminations, the roster of Astralis finally made the a grand finals at a Major. Virtus.pro, however, had been to and won a Major final at EMS One Katowice 2014, defeating the Ninjas in Pyjamas two games to zero. Since then, Virtus.pro had not been back to a grand finals.

The first map was Nuke, a map Virtus.pro was considered very strong on. Astralis would tie the game at 12 rounds apiece, but Virtus.pro won the next four rounds, taking the first map 16–12. Snax and byali lead the way for the Polish team with 24 kills while Kjaerbye lead Astralis with 22 kills and gla1ve and dev1ce had 20 kills.

The second map was Overpass. Virtus.pro took the lead for the first time since round one at 14–13 and were two rounds away from taking the Major. However, Astralis won the last three rounds, taking Overpass 16–14. Xyp9x was the most impactful with 28 kills. dev1ce had the least kills of either team with only 13 kills.

The final map, Train, was historically known as one of Virtus.pro's strongest. After a strong Virtus.pro start, Astralis made a late comeback, tying the score at 14 and taking their first lead at 15–14. After winning the final round of regulation, Astralis was crowned the champion of the ELEAGUE Atlanta Major. Kjaerbye had 29 kills in the final map, [25] [26] and was named the Major MVP; he became the youngest player to earn the title. [27]

Astralis vs. Virtus.pro Scores
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
Astralis12 Nuke 16Virtus.pro
Astralis16 Overpass 14Virtus.pro
Astralis16 Train 14Virtus.pro

Final standings

The final standings are shown below. The in-game leaders of each team are shown first.

PlacePrize moneyTeamInvitation to following MajorRosterCoach
1stUS$500,000 Astralis PGL Major 2017 gla1ve, dev1ce, dupreeh, Xyp9x, Kjaerbyezonic
2ndUS$150,000 Virtus.pro NEO, TaZ, pashaBiceps, Snax, byalikuben
3rd – 4thUS$70,000 Fnatic dennis, olofmeister, KRiMZ, disco doplan, twist,Jumpy
SK Gaming FalleN, coldzera, fer, TACO, foxdead
5th – 8thUS$35,000 Natus Vincere seized, s1mple, Edward, flamie, GuardiaN starix
Gambit Gaming Zeus, AdreN, mou, HObbit, Dosiakane
North MSL, k0nfig, cajunb, Magisk, RUBINOruggah
FaZe Clan karrigan, rain, aizy, allu, kioShiMa RobbaN
9th – 11thUS$8,750 GODSENT PGL Major 2017 Offline Qualifier pronax, flusha, JW, Lekr0, pronax, znajderrdl
Team EnVyUs Happy, kennyS, apEX, SIXER, NBK-enkay J
Team Liquid nitr0, Hiko, ELiGE, jdm64, Pimpzews
12th – 14thUS$8,750 G2 Esports shox, SmithZz, bodyy, Rpk, ScreaMNiaK
mousesports NiKo, Spiidi, denis, chrisJ, loWellmbt
OpTic Gaming stanislaw, NAF, RUSH, tarik, mixwell–
15th – 16thUS$8,750HellRaisersANGE1, bondik, Zero, STYKO, DeadFoxJohnta
FlipSid3 Tactics Blad3, markeloff, WorldEdit, electronic, wayLander–

Post-Major Ranking

The HLTV.org January 30, 2017 rankings of teams in the major is displayed below. The ranking was the first one released after the ELEAGUE Major. [28]

HLTV.org Post-major Ranking
World Ranking
PlaceTeamPointsMove†
1 Astralis 1000Steady2.svg
2 Virtus.pro 705Increase2.svg 2
3 SK Gaming 703Steady2.svg
4 OpTic Gaming 537Decrease2.svg 2
5 FaZe Clan 456Increase2.svg 2
6 North 410Steady2.svg
8 Fnatic 395Increase2.svg 12
9 Natus Vincere 371Steady2.svg
10 Team EnVyUs 355Decrease2.svg 2
12 Gambit Gaming 252Increase2.svg 4
13 G2 Esports 251Decrease2.svg 2
14 GODSENT 200Steady2.svg
15 mousesports 175Decrease2.svg 3
16 Team Liquid 162Increase2.svg 1
19 FlipSid3 Tactics 118Steady2.svg
20HellRaisers115Decrease2.svg 2

†Change since January 23, 2017 ranking

Clash for Cash

ELEAGUE announced a televised rematch, dubbed the "Clash for Cash", between the two finalists on June 16, 2017. [29] It featured a US$250,000 prize pool for the winner. [30] Despite losing the first map in the best-of-three, Astralis dominated the last two maps and took the match. [31]

Astralis vs. Virtus.pro Scores
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
Astralis 7 Nuke 16 Virtus.pro
Astralis 16 Overpass 4 Virtus.pro
Astralis 16 Mirage 3 Virtus.pro

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