ESWC 2016

ESWC 2016 ran 27–30 October 2016 in Paris, France and was won by ALTERNATE aTTaX. A $75K prize pool and 32 teams were on the line. Full final standings and prize money below.

  • Dates: 27–30 October 2016
  • Location: Paris, France
  • Prize pool: $75K
  • Teams: 32
  • Tier: Tier 2
  • Type: Intl. LAN

Final standings

  1. 1st — ALTERNATE aTTaX — $20K
  2. 2nd — LDLC — $15K
  3. 3-4th — Platinium — $10K
  4. 3-4th — Space Soldiers — $10K
  5. 5-8th — Tricked — $5K
  6. 5-8th — Epsilon — $5K
  7. 5-8th — fnatic Academy — $5K
  8. 5-8th — Gambit — $5K
  9. 9-16th — Preparation
  10. 9-16th — PRIDE
  11. 9-16th — Norse
  12. 9-16th — Kinguin
  13. 9-16th — k1ck oldschool
  14. 9-16th — iGame.com
  15. 9-16th — paiN
  16. 9-16th — HEROIC
  17. 17-24th — PENTA
  18. 17-24th — Bpro
  19. 17-24th — FIVE
  20. 17-24th — Luminosity
  21. 17-24th — ENCE
  22. 17-24th — Red Instinct
  23. 17-24th — Sector One
  24. 17-24th — Bravado
  25. 25-32nd — Young Gods
  26. 25-32nd — Millenium
  27. 25-32nd — GEX
  28. 25-32nd — Wyvern
  29. 25-32nd — ArchAngels
  30. 25-32nd — Rogue
  31. 25-32nd — Overcome
  32. 25-32nd — FTW

Format

  • Group stage: GSL-style groups: · * Opening and winners' matches BO1 · * Elimination and decider matches BO3
  • Playoffs: Single-elimination BO3

Play with these teams

  • Guess the Player — A daily Counter-Strike 2 wordle: name the mystery pro from clues that light up green as you get closer.
  • Blur — A pixelated photo of a Counter-Strike 2 pro sharpens with every wrong guess. Name them before the picture gives it away.
  • Higher or Lower — Two Counter-Strike 2 pros, one hidden stat. Call higher or lower and build the longest streak you can.
  • Bingo — A grid of Counter-Strike categories — countries, teams, trophies, roles. Fill each cell with a real pro, and no player twice.
  • Team Path — Follow a Counter-Strike pro’s career through the teams they played for, and work out who it is.
  • Major Draft — Draft five Counter-Strike 2 pros by role, then coach them live through a full Major — Swiss stage, playoffs, round by round.
  • Pro Career — Create a Counter-Strike 2 pro at 16, sign with a real club, and play out a full career of seasons, transfers and choices.
  • CS2 Wordle — The Wordle you know, played on the Counter-Strike dictionary: guess the daily word letter by letter, six tries.
  • Ace — A ranked list of Counter-Strike pros for each difficulty, every day. Name everyone on it and it’s an ace.
  • Fan Favourites — Vote for the Counter-Strike 2 pros you actually like — no account, no sign-up. The ranking below is the crowd's, updated the moment you click.
  • CS2 Transfers — Every roster move HLTV has published, dated to the day, back to March 2023.
  • Pro Manager — Run a real Counter-Strike 2 club on the real circuit — sign pros and retired legends, call the veto and every round, and climb Valve's ranking season after season.
  • Multiplayer rooms — Press Find a match for a 1v1 against another player, or create a private room, send the code, and race your friends through the same rounds of Guess, Blur, Team Path, Higher-Lower, Wordle, Bingo, Ace or Major Draft — or pick Mixed and get a different game every round.
  • CS2 tier lists — Rank Counter-Strike players, coaches, clubs or maps the way you see them, send the board to whoever you want with one link, and compare it with where everyone else put them.

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