EliGE

EliGE
Current team
Team	FaZe Clan
Role	Entry Fragger
Games	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike 2
Personal information
Name	Jonathan Jablonowski
Born	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 28)
Nationality	American
Career information
Playing career	2013–present
Role	Entry Fragger
Team history
2014	Justus Pro
2015	Elevate
2015–2023	Team Liquid
2023–2024	Complexity Gaming
2025–present	FaZe Clan
Career highlights and awards
IEM Grand Slam champion (Season 2) 6× HLTV Top 20 Player of the Year (2017–2021, 2024) 4× HLTV MVP 35x HLTV EVP

Jonathan Jablonowski, better known as EliGE is an American professional Counter-Strike 2 player. Currently playing for FaZe Clan(inactive), ^[1] he is considered to be one of the greatest North American Counter-Strike players of all time. ^{[2] [3]} On 7 July 2019, Jablonowski and his teammates in Team Liquid won an Intel Grand Slam in a record 63 days. ^[4]

Personal life

Jonathan was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania ^[5] in 1997 to Loretta Jablonowski. He has an older brother and sister and a twin sister. He is of Polish descent. ^[6] Moreover, he has enjoyed video games since the time he was four. During that period, his brother played games quite often. So, EliGE wanted to play the same games as his older brother and become better than him. He claims that this rivalry at a young age made him as competitive as he is today.

Jablonoski was the valedictorian at his High School and was named a scholar of the year. ^{[7] [8]}

Individual awards and accolades

Rankings

• HLTV Top 20 Players: 12th (2017), ^[9] 15th (2018), ^[10] 4th (2019), ^[11] 8th (2020), ^[12] 19th (2021), ^[13] 19th (2024) ^[14]

MVP

• DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019 ^[15]
• ESL Pro League Season 9 Finals ^[16]
• IEM Chicago 2019 ^[17]
• ESL Pro League Season 11 North America ^[18]

Other awards

• Intel Grand Slam Season 2 Winner ^{[19] [20]}

References

1. "FaZe confirm EliGE signing". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
2. "// WAVE // EliGE & Bjergsen: NA's Greatests". teamliquid.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
3. "EliGE: It will take a lot longer than I thought before NA CS:GO recovers and gets better - Pley". 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
4. "Liquid scoop $1 million Intel Grand Slam Season 2 prize".
5. "Carbondale Valedictorian Succeeds as Pro Video Gamer". wnep.com. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
6. "The history of Elige". bo3.gg. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
7. Madison (25 February 2021). "Story of EliGE, Team Liquid (ex Team Elevate)". eSportsBFF.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
8. Staff Writer. "Jablonowski named Scholar of the Year". Tri-County Independent. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
9. "Top 20 players of 2017: EliGE (12)". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
10. "Top 20 players of 2018: EliGE (15)". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
11. "Top 20 players of 2019: EliGE (4)". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
12. "Top 20 players of 2020: EliGE (8)". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
13. "Top 20 players of 2021: EliGE (19)". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
14. "Top 20 players of 2024: EliGE (19)". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
15. "EliGE claims DreamHack Masters Dallas MVP award". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
16. "EliGE wins EPL Season 9 Finals MVP award". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
17. "EliGE wins IEM Chicago MVP award". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
18. "EliGE wins ESL Pro League S11 NA MVP award". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
19. "Liquid scoop $1 million Intel Grand Slam Season 2 prize". HLTV.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
20. "Liquid complete the Intel Grand Slam in record 63 days - ESL". esl.com. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2025.