ELEAGUE Major first round match-ups

5-1-2017 23:18

The match-ups for ELEAGUE Major's first round of the Swiss system have been drawn on ELEAGUE's stream.

ELEAGUE's Major will be the first Major to utilize the Swiss format, which was previously used at the last two Main Qualifiers and ESL One New York.

In that format, each round will see teams with the same win-loss record facing each other after a random draw, apart from the first round where the matches have been pre-determined.

Virtus.pro will lock horns with OpTic in the first round

Teams who reach three victories will advance to the quarter-finals, while teams with three losses will exit the tournament.

The sixteen teams were spread into four seeding pools according to their placing at the previous Major and the Main Qualifier, which partially determined the first-round match-ups (first pool versus the fourth, second versus third).

Gambit	vs. North
fnatic	vs. G2
SK	vs. HellRaisers
Virtus.pro	vs. OpTic
Natus Vincere	vs. MOUZ
Liquid	vs. Envy
Astralis	vs. GODSENT
FlipSid3	vs. FaZe

The entire first round will be played on day one of the ELEAGUE Major, which is set to take place in the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, from January 22-29.

nice one

2017-01-05 23:18

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Lul

2017-01-05 23:20

So much for the "live drawing". Rigged again and again.

2017-01-05 23:21

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Hows it rigged, it couldnt have drawed any better

2017-01-05 23:31

Ez for OpTic

2017-01-05 23:19

nice

nice astralis vs godsent

North fnatic SK Virtus.pro Natus Vincere EnVyUs GODSENT FaZe

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-VP +optic -godsent +astralis

2017-01-05 23:26

Optic instead of VP lul

2017-01-06 00:13

Unless VP bears are still asleep from holiday break there is no chance my friend.

2017-01-06 05:58

vp always disappoint me, but especially when i think they wont.

2017-01-06 09:53

Why do you think nv has any chance vs liquid?

2017-01-05 23:32

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i believe in them

2017-01-05 23:42

Liquid doesnt have s1mple this time, and elige alone wont be enough. nV will win it ez

2017-01-05 23:49

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IF kennys plays god like, then i favor envy, but if elige plays god like, then i think liquid take it. I think it will be very close tho.

2017-01-06 00:20

Well yeah thats true i guess, in teams like this it all comes down to which players actually show up i suppose.. But i think nV has more quality players anyway

2017-01-06 00:42

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I think of it this way, liquid came second at the last major, envy came 8th? Envy are about to roster change depending on the major, liquid are stuck with this lineup and can only get better.

2017-01-06 01:09

Yeah but there's no denying that s1mple played a huge part in that. Doesn't take away from Elige's performance though, he was godlike. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. But I'm still giving nV the edge here

2017-01-06 01:14

Liquid is crap

2017-01-06 00:18

flipsid3 are underdogs again))

2017-01-06 21:53

EZ ZNAJDER

expected

omg

ez astralis

ez SpaceS

Let's go, godsent! =)

ez north

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EZ Fnatic

2017-01-05 23:25

ez g2 ;)

2017-01-05 23:33

no . ez fnatic

2017-01-06 00:01

#GONORTH #GOHR

go godsent and optic!!

NIP? oh wait

EZ SK

C'mon Virtus.Plow!

nice one ! hf all team !

nip always with the ez group smh

Gambit G2 SK VP NaVi Liquid Astralis Faze

north (ex dignitas) fnatic sk vp navi envy chokestralis faze.

2017-01-06 00:02

I wonder how far sk will get without god fnx

Definitely to top 8 to keep legends.

2017-01-06 05:59

Well they're strong enough to get to top 8 but I don't think they'll win

2017-01-06 16:24

eZ aF for FaZe

FaZe for eZ aF

2017-01-17 03:56

EZ 4: North Fnatic SK VP Navi Liquid Astralis Faze

Liquid LUL

2017-01-05 23:23

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Envyus is shit tier team and we haven't seen liquid for months and they have a new coach is there one reason for liquid not to have a chance

And there's going to be a french shuffle. You really think Sixer and Happy are going into this tournament that motivated knowing they're being left out of the shuffle?

2017-01-05 23:34

ScreaM was also left out, we're not gonna see any one taps. S1mple > coldzera > niko.

2017-01-06 00:07

the only differnce between screaM and sixer/happy, is that scream can pretty much join any team.

2017-01-06 00:21

bro, do you really think that SIXER wouldn't try his hardest in his first ever major (especially with 1mil prize pool) and Happy wouldn't work his ass off knowing this might be his last major for a couple?

2017-01-06 00:43

Ya, I can see that. Makes sense. I guess it depends how strong they are at pushing through adversity.

2017-01-06 01:15

Ez FaZe willnwin Major

i´d say ez astralis but thoooorin predicted them to win the major so rip dream

LETS GO G2!

I'd like to take "Teams that won't be scrimming one another in preparation for the major" for 800 Alex. Pretty juicy matchups, much excite.

where's NiP? LUL

Vp have this again

SK S REVENGE PLS GOD HELP FFS

optic vs vp the best match in first round major :)))

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fnatic and G2 will be a good one too

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g2? with the french shuffle inbound? pretty sure itll be a shitshow for the french teams throughout.

2017-01-05 23:27

i'm sure both teams are going to be trying their asses off tho hypothetically if one of them won the tournament (yea i know, long shot) you never know what could happen

yeah its gonna be great for example for scream, who thinks he got absolutely ass fucked by his captain shox in the shuffle. bet the team chemistry is gonna be top notch.

2017-01-05 23:38

I think this is the best thing for scream.. he's very talented and i have no doubt that he can get on a better team

2017-01-05 23:39

i think the best thing for scream woulda been to be included in the french super team. now whats gonna happen is hes gonna play with the leftovers and make a tier2-3 team or even get left out completely. doesnt sound that promising tbh.

2017-01-05 23:46

I dunno.. scream has a very large fan base. I don't think he will settle for a tier 2-3 team and there's a strong possibility that other big organizations will see the opportunity to pick up an excellent player only time will tell i suppose, but i really don't think he's going to be a free agent for long

he doesnt have that much opportunity. his english isnt very good. he already tried the faze roster. it didnt work out that well for him. he could move to NA but even there, who would he join? fuckin TSM or some shit. = tier2-3. he could always get his stream back up to at least make a ton of money. he was pretty successful with that. but i dont think he'll make it on a top10 team.

2017-01-05 23:51

Who knows, if he does decide to join an NA team, liquid might want him instead of pimp. Or c9 could replace someone like shroud for Scream.

2017-01-06 00:23

yea OpTic vs vp is the only legit matchup with legit teams

2017-01-06 06:18

Ez SK

Not in 2k17

2017-01-06 09:16

ez for magisk, shox, FOX, mixwell, simple, hiko, device and aizy

true but ez for olof #13 and dennis #20

sry but no.

2017-01-05 23:28

lmao no ez for smithzz #unrankable

2017-01-06 16:33

Ez First round North Fnatic SK Optic (50-50 tbh) Navi Liquid Astralis Faze

heard it here first, 100% accurate predictions. North fnatic SK Virtus.pro Natus Vincere Liquid Astralis FaZe

but gambit will win the major

yeah I can see that messin up my preds :( that and fnatic fucking up too

2017-01-05 23:29

EZ 4 HR

North G2 SK VP mouz EnVy Astralis FaZe

fallen'll be rekt by deadfox 100%

2017-01-05 23:22

Lets go Danish boys #HearTheRoar #ToTheStars

sdasdasdaSDadsadadadada aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaksssssssssssssde

Ez HELLRAISERS

Light [*] for NiP in peace!

Deadfox vs Fox 4Head

rip sk also ez warmup match for NA'VI

2017-01-05 23:24

when is eleague?

Faze or Astralis Win

Faze ? i arent think that , cant even beat OpTic , astralis , SK

2017-01-06 06:20

ez for ENVYUS, guys!

where is nip?

ez og rip papa biceps

oh my vixen! battle of the foxes, @ the Fox Theatre

Hellraisers R.I.P

NIP ez group as always! oh wait...

North fnatic SK VP NaVi EnVyUs Astralis FaZe

fnatic in 2017 LUL

g2 in 2017 LUL

2017-01-06 00:04

g2 is ok but fnatic LUL

2017-01-06 00:08

It will be harder for upset teams (Gambit,F3 :D) to reach quater-finals.. nice format :)

2017-01-05 23:30

Yeah, thats why a lot of people prefer this format, it makes it harder for a team to upset and make it to the quarter-finals.

2017-01-06 00:24

Kudos to the organizers, they were working with some shit teams but these matchups are pretty good. tossup G2 SK tossup NaVi tossup astralis tossup

North fnatic SK OpTic mousesports EnVyUs Astralis FaZe will win that first game (i took a risk on fnatic, OpTic and maybe Mouz but i don't believe in NaVi after their late 2016.)

2017-01-05 23:35

If G2 is anything like envy were pre roster moves, they will throw their games to finish as quickly as possible.

IMO,screaM might prepare even more for the major, so that he can try to get on a good team after the french shuffle.

2017-01-06 00:26

It depends how bitter ScreaM and RPK are. I don't think anyone is going to judge them off their major performance so It shouldn't matter how they place.

2017-01-06 13:00

ez navi ez north sticker profit

Gambit Gaming G2 SK Gaming Virtus Pro Navi Astralis Liquid FlipSid3

2017-01-05 23:36

No cloud9 no fun

2017-01-05 23:37

this major gonna be amazing...

good match-up for ence

Major Player Demographic Cis 30% Danish 15% American 14% French/Belgian 13% Swedish 13% Polish 6% Finish 2% Spanish 2% Norwegian 2% Bosnia 1% Dutch 1% Fox 1%

2017-01-05 23:41

Canadian? NAF and Stan bro can't forget them

I actually included them in the American Statistic by accident and rounded up the Cis Region too much Cis 29% Danish 15% American 13% French/Belgian 13% Swedish 13% Polish 6% Canadian 2% Finish 2% Spanish 2% Norwegian 2% Bosnia 1% Dutch 1% Fox 1%

2017-01-06 19:48

"when you are to dumb and you dont know what is fox country "

2017-01-06 19:05

Fox is so shit I wouldn't want him to represent an entire country. So, I listed him as his own Statistic. I did it for your own Dignity. Your Welcome

2017-01-06 19:46

thats why In Europe everyone knows Americans as dumb and uneducated. This is really true, I'm not kidding.

2017-01-06 22:45

Hmmmmm. That must be why all the EU kids that did the foreign exchange program back in High school were in all of the slow track classes like Business Math. If you weren't from India or some other developed Asian Country, this was the fate of all nearly all of the exchange students. The fact that you think me including Fox as part of the Majors nationality demographic is anything other than a joke further reinforces the stereotype that 90% of European countries are poverty ridden 3rd world attention sponges. Generally, when confronted with hard truths, said sponges latch onto the developed countries surrounding them as if their country is cut from the same cloth.

2017-01-06 23:35

Europe literally made your country , we colonize you , you are the 3 world country compare to us you dumbass.

2017-01-06 23:55

The world was colonized by splinter groups from the middle east and Africa...... Your statement infers that splinter groups are doomed to forever be less developed than the group they are departing from. The thought you put into your responses must be dismal. Otherwise your just furthering my stance on the 3rd world EU education system. Probably the latter considering your so triggered by my fox joke. Whats the saying? "Less educated anger easier"

2017-01-07 00:20

rip NİP

Let's go my TEAM, my PROUD! We can do it! We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! Kreygasm

2017-01-05 23:43

Good matchups :) But I'll probably only watch the play-offs. I dislike BO1 matches in general and most teams doesn't interest me. VP/Godsent/Gambit games will probably be watched though :)

2017-01-05 23:50

gogo navi

Always the easy matchup for nip :( lel kek Astralis-Godsent, Navi-Mouz, VP-Optic, Gambit-North should be really good games the rest should be 1-sided affairs if everything goes according to theory.

2017-01-05 23:54

Liquid vs envy will probably be close.

2017-01-09 23:31

ez vp

2017-01-05 23:58

EZ for SK

North G2 HR VP Na'Vi EnVyUs Astralis FaZe

Gambit vs. North fnatic vs. G2 SK vs. HellRaisers Virtus.pro vs.OpTic Natus Vincere vs.mousesports Liquid vs. EnVyUs Astralis vs.GODSENT FlipSid3 vs. FaZe

would be nice i like the gambit guys but its gonna be hard, im exited how many they actually practiced

2017-01-06 00:06

thank mr jayss

It's gon be lit

2017-01-06 00:05

af my dude

ye boi

2017-01-06 00:52

Best matches g2 vs fanatic and optic vs vp...mouz vs navi 100 percent on mirage or d2

2017-01-06 00:12

finally good match ups! maybe the swiss system is really better the groups in last majors were terrible unbalanced

ofcourse SK gets HR ^^

Hello?! youtu.be/0G8yzPkP3Qw

2017-01-06 00:17

F3 will suprise sgain

2017-01-06 00:29

I hope so too

2017-01-06 11:03

LETS GO G2, WE CAN DO THIS!

2017-01-06 00:41

I think next teams follow to the quarter-finals: SK Astralis North Natus Vincere Virtus.pro GODSENT Fnatic and some of Gambit/FlipSid3/HellRaisers

2017-01-06 00:44

Only 1 out of my top 3 teams will win :( [*] Gambit and OpTic Let's go North

2017-01-06 00:58

North - they just have more experience G2 - they just look better than fnatic BUT If shuffle happen it Will be a shitshow of tier 2 teams SK - HR got no Oskar and SK will bootcamp, so SK should be more prepared Optic - good results lately, should take this NaVi - mouz is looking good lately but NaVi just have more experience and firepower Liquid - this is considering nV won't be the french shuffle. Also, Kenny can go god mode and rip NA Astralis - should be a close game tho FaZe - F3 tier 9000

2017-01-06 00:59

HR is much better without oskar lul wtf you talking aboutxDD hr have a great chance with deadfox And sk is week atm Cuz fox is playing

2017-01-06 09:07

sk is week atm

2017-01-06 13:57

így van :)

2017-01-06 21:51

2017-01-06 01:03

"Natus Vincere" EleGiggle haven't played any tier 1-3 games for months, let them fight with FlipSid3 for last place.

2017-01-06 01:26

Where is Nip???!!! ;D

2017-01-06 01:13

EZ for Peter North

I'm really wondering what liquid will do without s1mple in this major farewell to their legend status :D

2017-01-06 01:17

They still have a good chance to make a quarter final. I would consider them better than f3, gambit, fnatic(depends on how well the players are playing.) They are pretty evenly matched with envy. I think they could play close with faze, Maybe they could also play close with mousesports. So they have good odds to make atleast a quarterfinal. They could also upset one of the top teams because its a best of 1.

2017-01-09 23:34

nieeece instantkarma for overhyped Optic Gaming cant wait till VP drop them into deserved 0-1 losers pool

2017-01-06 01:20

Predictions: Gambit vs. North fnatic vs. G2 SK vs. HellRaisers Virtus.pro vs. OpTic Natus Vincere vs. mousesports Liquid vs. EnVyUs Astralis vs. GODSENT FlipSid3 vs. FaZe

2017-01-06 01:27

Gogo liquid

2017-01-06 01:44

Very easy for GOD ELIGE.

2017-01-06 02:09

North fnatic SK Virtus.pro Natus Vincere EnVyUs astralis F3

2017-01-06 02:14

ez for Gambit!

2017-01-06 02:19

No C9, no party :)

2017-01-06 02:29

ez 4 navi

2017-01-06 02:31

North fnatic SK OpTic Natus Vincere Liquid Astralis FaZe

2017-01-06 02:36

Lets Go G2 !

2017-01-06 02:38

Gonna be a great Major, I think mousesports is going to win Na'vi.

2017-01-06 02:46

vp optic is hard as fuck

2017-01-06 02:53

i arent think that VIRTUS PLOW

2017-01-06 08:33

First time Major champs incoming!

2017-01-06 05:55

omg.. ASTRALIS x GODSENT will be "the" match. Hope GODSENT can win

2017-01-06 05:57

2017-01-06 08:52

NiP vs Vega Finals Kappa

2017-01-06 09:08

I think that SK-HR matchup will be really great. SK with stand-in and current HR form is really decent rn (scalps of mouz,nip,c9 in qual.)

2017-01-06 09:12

nice analyst

2017-01-06 09:20

Ez for Astralis :D

2017-01-06 09:48

LUL ez for Astralis LUL HOMESENT LUL

2017-01-06 09:54

This will be too EZ 4 ENCE

2017-01-06 09:58

Lanbit, it's all what u need know guys!

2017-01-06 10:16

Ez mouz.

2017-01-06 10:43

Astralis win this event. G2 and nVus got decent matchups. Optic vs VP is the big one.

2017-01-06 11:00

NV really lucky, as usual...

2017-01-06 11:11

First Major i do not really care about, not even hyped a bit

2017-01-06 12:15

Liquid vs EnVyUs lul both teams in terrible form

2017-01-06 12:32

Let's look at the NA matchups Liquid vs ENVYUS: ripperoni in pepperoni Liquid unless Elige and Hiki go ham Optic vs. VP: this might get interesting

2017-01-06 12:54

I do not dare to give predictions because everything depends on the maps. Even the likely "easy games" can reserve surprises.

2017-01-06 13:45

North G2 SK OpTic mouz xD Liquid Astralis ffazee

2017-01-06 14:39

I just think fnatic wins, the rest I agree

2017-01-17 13:31

swiss format is great for entertainment :)

2017-01-06 16:07

POGCHAMP NORTH STICKER POGCHAMP

2017-01-06 16:10

any1 know if grand final is saturday to sunday night or sunday to monday night in EU?

2017-01-06 17:34

Gambit fn SK VP NaVi Liquid Astralis Faze

2017-01-06 17:39

gambit gonna be legends agen trust my! #rangambit

2017-01-06 17:47

envy is my favorite team but if they can't beat liqiud they don't have any chance in this major

Again Faze and Envy are fucking lucky...and again G2 is fucking unlucky.

2017-01-06 21:58

g2 and envy play with old lineups or new?

2017-01-06 23:08

gL Gambit,HellRaisers,Flipside and Na'Vi = CIS Power

2017-01-07 10:11

hellraisers is not even cis

2017-01-11 03:27

pohui zhe) ya za Karasya boleu)

2017-01-11 17:02

kupi sticker togda)

2017-01-11 17:15

:)) Ne, ya uzhe staryi dlya etoi detskoi erundy)

2017-01-11 17:32

Major in Fox Theater Fox will be playing for SK in Fox Theater Coincidence? I think not

2017-01-14 03:07

This going to be the hardest pick'em challenge ever.... damn.... I know that Swiss format is as much fair as possible but way to hard to predict.

2017-01-17 03:44

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