The schedule and groups for the Esports Championship Series \u2013 Counter-Strike (ECS-CS) Finals have now been set. Starting on Friday, 24 June at 12:15 BST, each of the top eight teams will face off in the first rounds of the group stage. The following two days, those teams will vie for the top position in the remaining bouts at the SSE Arena, Wembley for a series of intense matches leading up to the grand final on Sunday, 26 June.<\/p>\n
The Esports Championship Series (ECS) is the revolutionary new esports initiative launched by FACEIT and Twitch, with the final matches of the inaugural league, ECS \u2013 Counter-Strike, to be hosted at London\u2019s esteemed SSE Arena, Wembley on 25-26 June, 2016. Tickets for the finals are available at the official event page<\/a> or through the official AXS website<\/a>. The full three days of the final will be streamed live on FACEIT\u2019s official Twitch channel<\/a> on 24-26 June, 2016. <\/p>\n The full Finals groups and schedule, including the respective schedules for each of the final eight teams, are as follows:<\/p>\n Group A: Group B: Day 1 \u2013 Friday 24 June Day 2 \u2013 Saturday 25 June Day 3 \u2013 Sunday 26 June ECS \u2013 Counter-Strike is the flagship league of the Esports Championship Series and is the first professional esports league to offer teams co-ownership, like many traditional professional sports leagues. ECS \u2013 Counter-Strike consists of 20 teams (10 from North America and 10 from Europe) with US$3.5M in payout for prize money and financial support.<\/p>\n Esports fans can find all things ECS on the official website, www.csgoleague.com<\/a>. On the website, fans will have access to the league\u2019s schedule, more information on the teams, current standings and match scores, along with ECS match replays. <\/p>\n For more information on the Esports Championship Series and the debut season of the ECS \u2013 Counter-Strike, please visit the new league website, www.csgoleague.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The schedule and groups for the Esports Championship Series \u2013 Counter-Strike (ECS-CS) Finals have now been set. Starting on Friday, 24 June at 12:15 BST, each of the top eight teams will face off in the first rounds of the group stage. The following two days, those teams will vie for the top position in … <\/p>\n
\n\u2022Luminosity Gaming (Brazil)
\n\u2022G2 Esports (France)
\n\u2022NiP (Sweden)
\n\u2022Team Liquid (USA)<\/p>\n
\n\u2022astralis (Denmark)
\n\u2022Cloud9 (USA)
\n\u2022TSM (Canada)
\n\u2022Fnatic (Sweden)<\/p>\n
\n\u202212:15 \u2013 13:30: Luminosity Gaming vs. NiP (Group A.1 \u2013 Upper Bracket Semi #1)
\n\u202213:30 \u2013 14:45: Team Liquid vs. G2 Esports (Group A.2 \u2013 UB Semi #2)
\n\u202214:45 \u2013 16:00: Winner A.1 vs. Winner A.2 (Group A.3 \u2013 UB Final)
\n\u202216:00 \u2013 17:15: astralis vs. TSM (Group B.1 \u2013 UB Semi #1)
\n\u202217:15 \u2013 18:30: Fnatic vs. Cloud9 (Group B.2 \u2013 UB Semi #2)
\n\u202218:30 \u2013 19:45: Winner B.1 vs. Winner B.2 (Group B.3 \u2013 UB Final)<\/p>\n
\n\u202211:15 \u2013 14:15: Loser A.1 vs. Loser A.2 (Group A.4 \u2013 Lower Bracket #1)
\n\u202214:15 \u2013 17:15: Loser B.1 vs. Loser B.2 (Group B.4 \u2013 LB #1)
\n\u202217:15 \u2013 20:15: Winner A.4 vs. Loser A.3 (Group A.5 \u2013 LB Final)
\n\u202220:15 \u2013 23:15: Winner B.4 vs. Loser B.3 (Group B.5 \u2013 LB Final)<\/p>\n
\n\u202212:00 \u2013 15:00: #1 Group B vs. #2 Group A (Semifinal #1)
\n\u202215:30 \u2013 18:30: #1 Group A vs. #2 Group B (Semifinal #2)
\n\u202220:00 \u2013 23:00: Winner Semi #1 vs. Winner Semi #2 (Grand Final)<\/p>\n