ECS Season 5 North America
Start date | |
Finish date | |
Prize Pool | $45,000 + 4 spots to finals |
Tickets | Not available |
Region | North America |
Location | Online |
Format | Round Robin, Bo2 |
Organizers | |
Series |
The fifth season of the CS:GO league that is organized by the company ECS.
Match schedule
Map pool
The fifth season of the CS:GO league that is organized by the company ECS.
About the organizers and the ECS league
Esports Championship Series represents the cooperative work of YouTube and FACEIT. The first season of the league was hosted in 2016 and is hosted regularly once in a half a year. The prize pool of the LAN final of the first season amounted $765,000 and the prize pool of the all others was in the sum of $660,000. In the fifth season, the organizers have returned to the roots and increased grabs to $750,000.
The championship is run in two divisions: in the European and the North American one. 10 teams have been invited from both regions that will divide the prize pool in the sum of $45,000 and 4 invitations to ECS Season 5 Finals. The top eight teams from the previous season and two teams that have shown a good performance at ECS Season 5 Challengers Cup take part in the championship.
The final stage will take place in London on June 8-10. The prize pool will amount $750,000 and Wembley Arena will be a venue.
The format
Teams will play in the regional league by the Round Robin system and matches will be played in a bo2 format.
The prize pool
The prize pool of the group stage
Place | Prize | Seed |
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1st | - | ECS Season 5 Finals |
2nd | - | ECS Season 5 Finals |
3rd | - | ECS Season 5 Finals |
4th | - | ECS Season 5 Finals |
5th | $15,000 | ECS Season 6 |
6th | $12,500 | ECS Season 6 |
7th | $10,000 | ECS Season 6 |
8th | $7,500 | ECS Season 6 |
9th | - | S6 Challenger Cup |
10th | - | S6 Challenger Cup |
The prize pool of the group stage
Place | Prize |
1st | $250,000 |
2nd | $120,000 |
3rd | $65,000 |
4th | $65,000 |
5th | $45,000 |
6th | $45,000 |
7th | $35,000 |
8th | $35,000 |