ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
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Prize Pool | $1,000,000 |
Tickets | Not available |
Region | North America |
Location | Boston, USA |
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ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 is the first Major tournament in 2018
Match schedule
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ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 is the first Major tournament in 2018
The organizer of the tournament
The company ELEAGUE has become the organizer of the first Major championship in 2018 that is famous for their largest CS:GO tournaments. Its events include:
- ELEAGUE Season 1 — a league with a prize pool in the sum of $1,400,000
- ELEAGUE Season 2 — a league with a prize pool in the sum of $1,100,000
- ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017 — the first Major tournament in 2018 with a prize pool in the sum of $1,000,000
- Clash for Cash: The Rematch — the rematch, in which Virtus.pro and Astralis competed. At the moment, Clash for Cash is the biggest rematch/show match in the CS:GO history. A prize pool of a bo3 match amounted $250,000.
- ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017 — a big CS:GO tournament with a prize pool in the sum of $1,000,000. After the successful hosting of ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017, Valve has announced that ELEAGUE will become the organizer of the next Major tournament that will be run in 2018
The format
The playoffs will be carried out in a single elimination bracket. All matches will be played in a bo3 format in it. There is no information about the group stage at the moment. Organizers will reveal details of the group stage later.
It is known that the group stage will take place at ELEAGUE Arena in Atlanta, where ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017 has been hosted, on January 19-22. The LAN final will be carried out at Agganis Arena in Boston on January 26-28.
The distribution of a prize pool
Place | Prize | Seed | Team |
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1st | $500,000 | "Legend" status | TBD |
2nd | $150,000 | "Legend" status | TBD |
3rd-4th | $70,000 | "Legend" status | TBD |
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5th-8th | $35,000 | "Legend" status | TBD |
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9th-11th | $8,750 | - | TBD |
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12th-14th | $8,750 | - | TBD |
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15th-16th | $8,750 | - | TBD |
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