Arlington to host ECS Season 6 Finals

19-9-2018 19:24

Esports Championship Series (ECS) organiser FACEIT has announced that Arlington, Texas, will host the offline finals of the league's sixth season.

ECS Season 6 will culminate with an offline event from November 22-25 at Esports Stadium Arlington, a brand new 100,000 square feet arena that represents "the largest dedicated esports facility in North America".

This will be the third ECS tournament to be held in North America, after Anaheim hosted the Season 2 finals and Cancun the Season 4 event.

The event will feature the eight leading teams of the online league, which will run from October 3 through November 7 in both Europe and North America.

ECS returns to North America for the Season 6 finals

According to FACEIT, this season will feature a $750,000 prize pool, with $90,000 being distributed to the teams who do not qualify for the offline event.

Tickets for the final two days of the event are now available at esarlington.csgoleague.com, with the prices of the early bird options ranging from $17.50 to 35$ (plus booking fee).

[Update:] A previous version of this story, based on a tweet by ECS, mentioned that the prize fund for the season was $3 million. FACEIT has since clarified that the figure in question includes the total prizes and participation fees for ECS in 2018.

"$3 million prize fund" wtf All attending teams stay safe.

2018-09-19 19:26

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Noooooooooooo

2018-09-19 19:25

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what is arlington

2018-09-19 19:26

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$3 million is probably some hyper number again as FACEIT usually do and it will be split across like 4 seasons lmao

2018-09-19 19:27

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i.imgur.com/lmfiPHC.jpg

2018-09-19 19:39

I arent think that

2018-09-19 19:46

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twitter.com/ecs/status/10424708456445296.. Guess you are wrong

2018-09-19 19:55

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2018-09-19 20:21

liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Esports_Cha.. 660,000 like last time for main LAN event

2018-09-19 20:32

Arlington is where the Texas Rangers(baseball) and the Dallas cowboys(American Football/handegg) have their stadiums. I’m pretty sure the esports building is very close to both stadiums. The rangers just build Texas Live which is a bar and restaurant venue. Plus right across the highway is Six Flags amusement park.

2018-09-19 20:09

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I guess it's international lol

2018-09-19 20:03

Is it owned by complexity then lol

2018-09-20 04:26

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I think it’s owned by the company that owns optic.

2018-09-21 00:28

Six Flags over Texas, Rangers baseball stadium, Dallas Cowboys stadium, and now eSports stadium.

2018-09-19 21:12

It is between Ft Worth and Dallas

2018-09-19 21:39

It's a city in Texas and I live 15 minutes from there

2018-09-19 23:24

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_National..

2018-09-20 00:31

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Wrong Arlington, but nt.

2018-09-20 08:38

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Arlington is Arlington.

2018-09-20 15:09

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You can't say it's only half.

2018-09-20 18:15

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Arlington and Arling, and ton.

2018-09-20 21:13

texas dump

2018-09-20 07:08

cmon ence make it to ecs season 6

2018-09-19 19:26

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too late, isnt it?

2018-09-19 19:26

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it might be

2018-09-19 19:27

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nah like srsly, is there another chance to get into there? I mean, they lost against the Royal Bandits yesterday?

2018-09-19 19:28

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idk i mean i think you can compete twice in minor open quals so why couldnt you compete twice in the cup qual

2018-09-19 19:28

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ye I know now, thx :) Didnt quiet know that there are 2 qualifiers :)

2018-09-19 19:29

Still possible, 1 more chance at open qualifier and if they dont make gotta pray they get invited to challenger cup

2018-09-19 19:28

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aight, thx :)

2018-09-19 19:28

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My pleasure :D

2018-09-19 19:29

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lets pray then :D

2018-09-19 19:30

If doesn´t qualify TWO times in open quals, probably won´t get invite.

2018-09-19 19:45

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True, im still confident they will qualify

2018-09-19 19:45

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They have the chance in their hands, literally, haha. They are better than the teams in these open quals. They failed in the first, but upsets happens. We will see in a few days in the next open qual.

2018-09-19 19:47

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Yes, the two 14-1 halfs, are a bit worrying

2018-09-19 19:48

Edited

2018-09-19 19:25

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so?

2018-09-19 19:26

Lil

2018-09-19 19:26

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Dicky

2018-09-19 19:33

when they say arlington its basically near the dallas area fyi

2018-09-19 23:31

solid

2018-09-19 19:25

2018-09-19 19:27

3M$??? Lol gj volvo majors

2018-09-19 19:26

who

2018-09-19 19:26

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2018-09-19 19:37

3 MILLION IN CS POGU

2018-09-19 19:26

NiP gonna win.

2018-09-19 19:26

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You bet.

2018-09-19 19:44

3 milions dollars fund?????

2018-09-19 19:26

Why tho Arlington isn’t even a top 3 biggest city in Texas

2018-09-19 19:27

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Beacuse of the new esports arena in Arlington

2018-09-19 19:28

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2018-09-19 19:31

2018-09-19 20:23

Thanks didn’t know that

2018-09-19 21:50

Thanks for the info.

2018-09-20 07:10

It is right in the middle of DFW which is

2018-09-19 21:40

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Well DFW isn't a city but you are correct that it's huge because I'm from Arlington and the DFW area is booming

2018-09-19 23:25

3 MILLION DOLLARS OOOOOOH MAN

2018-09-19 19:27

major 1million / wesg 1.5million / ecs 3million WTF

2018-09-19 19:27

nice

2018-09-19 19:28

Wait What??? 3 million????

2018-09-19 19:29

Nvm...

2018-09-19 19:30

3 MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE POOL WHAAAAAT

2018-09-19 19:32

Dayyuuuum. Dem Texas oil munney be pumpin'.

2018-09-19 19:32

HOLY SHIT I LIVE IN ARLINGTON TUUUUUKKKK YESSSSSSSSS

2018-09-19 19:32

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You better rep HLTV with a neon sign :D

2018-09-19 19:35

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We'll talk more about that when the time comes, let's just think about IM GOING TO WATCH A PREMIER CS TOUIRNAMENT! WOOOHOOOO

2018-09-19 19:36

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Happy for you :DD Too bad there won't ever be a good cs tourney in Finland

2018-09-19 19:42

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aw, I hope there is a premier tournament in finland soon and hope ence gets invited, imagine what it would be like in the playoffs :D the thing is, I live in Connecticut, but I am studying a different language for a year before I go to college so I am down here in Texas attending an institute and it's in Arlington, same as my apartment so Im super excited.

2018-09-19 19:46

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Thanks man :D Good thing you went to study in Texas :D

2018-09-19 19:48

You study burrito language?

2018-09-19 20:39

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No, Arabic.

2018-09-19 21:08

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Isn't Farrukh an Arabic/Pakistani name though? why study a language you already know?

2018-09-19 22:22

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Farrukh is a Persian name which is similar to Arabic, but I am from Pakistan, and the primary language there is Urdu. I do not know how to understand or speak Arabic, I can read it and know a few words just because certain words are similar to urdu, but they are still completely different t languages

2018-09-20 07:43

Did u go to esl pro league this year? It was in garland if im not mistaken. I went and it was fun. Im also going to this event, so maybe we could link up lol

2018-09-19 20:22

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Esl pro league was in Dallas, but I was in Connecticut at the time. I just moved to Arlington 2 weeks ago and will be here for 9 months.

2018-09-20 07:44

I live in Arlington too! I’m so pumped! I was able to go to the Pro League finals last year but not this year so this definitely makes up for it.

2018-09-19 20:31

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Cool, hope to see you around!

2018-09-20 07:45

Dude I live in Kennedale

2018-09-19 23:26

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Ayy, so you'll be going too?

2018-09-20 07:45

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I'mma try depends on how expensive tickets are

2018-09-20 13:11

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Same, I'd they're crazy like over $100 I probably wont even go

2018-09-20 15:28

Ok so its $19.25 including all fees for a regular ticket and for a premium ticket it's like $38.50 and if you're a student you get a 30% discount

2018-09-20 15:34

where is hank hill to make sense to all of this

2018-09-19 19:36

NA tournaments ZzzZZzzzzzz

2018-09-19 19:38

Oh wow, next event in Murica where they can only shout "USA USA USA". Soooo hyped I nearly went to sleep.

2018-09-19 19:39

texas yeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaw

2018-09-19 19:38

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I'm from Texas and this made my day

2018-09-19 23:27

Stay safe y'all. Don't get shot

2018-09-19 19:39

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I'll send my thoughts and prayers from down under

2018-09-19 22:21

3millions dollars WTFFF PogChamp

2018-09-19 19:39

PogChamp

2018-09-19 19:39

calm down everyone. prize fund =/= prize pool. the 3mil probably include flights and hotel for the players and on-air talent, and maybe rent for the venue, catering, etc. let's just wait and see.

2018-09-19 19:41

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"More info and tickets for the $3M prize pool" It says prize pool though?

2018-09-19 19:44

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it's just 10iq wording

2018-09-19 19:55

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I see now, rip

2018-09-19 19:55

the article clearly states: "According to FACEIT, this season will feature a $3 million prize fund, though the exact prize breakdown remains unclear - with that figure also including financial support, aimed at ensuring team and player stability." so what's this 'financial support'? probably some sort of stipend payed to all teams seperately, not prizemoney. they can make sensational tweets all day long, i'll believe it when i see it.

2018-09-19 20:01

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I know what it says, but on the tweet ir says prize pool lol

2018-09-20 08:32

Faceit will give away faceit points instead of cash

2018-09-19 19:43

Arlington?? Out of all places in USA, Arlington???

2018-09-19 19:44

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Because of the new esport arena

2018-09-19 19:45

Well Arlington is pretty fucking big and it's right in the middle of dfw

2018-09-19 23:28

Arlington is a really nice and clean city. Better than nasty ass oakland or NYC

2018-09-20 04:42

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2018-09-20 05:34

Then I hope Arlington doesnt mind having more tourists than usual cause Im pretty sure they aren't exactly tourist friendly :D

2018-09-20 11:53

$3.000.000 PRIZE POOL WTF VOLVO NOW ITS UR TURN P.S. oh fuck, disinformed, its prize fund, not prize pool

2018-09-19 19:45

hopefully they will have insane security. so we dont end up with dead teams on twitch while they are in the united states of ar-15

2018-09-19 19:46

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"More info and tickets for the $3M prize pool "

2018-09-19 19:47

Idk what this means, could someone please explain?

2018-09-19 19:52

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someone shot up a handegg tournament recently

2018-09-19 21:44

WHAT

2018-09-19 19:47

gl with hot as fuck weather

2018-09-19 19:52

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Its not that hot at the end of november here.

2018-09-19 20:18

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Your obviously not from Texas, around here our summer doesn't end til December sometimes

2018-09-19 23:29

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uuh i do live in texas lol. at least in the dfw area, which is where i live, it starts getting colder at around late october/early november. idk what part of texas u live at, but it must be hell for u, since u're saying it doesnt get cold till december

2018-09-19 23:41

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I literally live in Arlington bro and what are you defining as cold because I'm saying 50 and under is cold because sometimes it doesn't get under 50 til December or January literally go outside right now and feel how hot it is

2018-09-20 01:44

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I consider 70 as getting colder, 50 as cold, and 30 as very cold. Its september right now, of course its gonna be hot, but late october/early november starts is when it starts getting colder.

2018-09-20 17:35

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Ok then I see but I'm 70 feels good

2018-09-20 18:12

Yeeeees arlington is just half an hour away from where i live!! Im definetly going!

2018-09-19 19:52

3 MILLION WTF

2018-09-19 20:15

Thought machine was gonna be replaced by some unknown dude named "Arlington".

2018-09-19 20:17

Texas, they want to hire mexicans and make the event cheaper... typical faceit.

2018-09-19 20:24

ECS it's not april fools. You missed the date?

2018-09-19 20:24

Major = 1 million Some shitty online league finals = 3 millions xD

2018-09-19 20:27

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2018-09-19 23:30

Interesting, Texas isn't a far flight for me from work in Arizona. I hope this turns out to be a good esports venue

2018-09-19 20:29

hopefully they will have insane security. so we dont end up with dead teams on twitch while they are in the united states of ar-15

2018-09-19 20:30

Arlington is basically in the middle of Dallas and Fort Worth. May as well say they host the event in Dallas.

2018-09-19 20:42

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There is a brand new esports arena in Arlington doe

2018-09-19 23:30

Let’s go liquid. Arlington got a lot shit to do in it. GG

2018-09-19 20:56

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six flags :)))

2018-09-19 23:42

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Will be a good spot.

2018-09-19 23:48

YEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAWWW

2018-09-19 21:14

I like Texas. One lone star alway ready to go. :D

2018-09-19 21:17

hello navi,wat doink? maybe u want to qualify at least for season 6?

2018-09-19 21:39

never heard of this arlignton. google it and it shows virginia county. wtf USA

2018-09-19 21:49

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literally thought they meant Arlington VA when I read the title lol

2018-09-19 23:30

Arlington is in Texas and it's next to dallas

2018-09-19 23:30

Yeah it's really weird that Arlington shows up as the one in Virginia even though Arlington TX has Six Flags over Texas, and two sports teams stadiums in it as well as it being sandwiched between the two major cities Dallas and fort worth and being a 20 min drive from the DFW airport

2018-09-20 07:49

Could not find tweet at that URL

2018-09-19 22:12

Could not find tweet at that URL

2018-09-19 22:26

Another NA tournament and boring online matches with upsets leading up to it.

2018-09-19 22:52

amazing

2018-09-19 22:53

> Arlington "Oh cool that's so close to me" > Arlington, Texas oh.

2018-09-19 23:29

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RIP

2018-09-20 07:49

YEHAW

2018-09-20 03:05

NICE Job ECS hosting LAN events in the fucking middle of nowhere

2018-09-20 03:56

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How is Arlington in the middle of nowhere

2018-09-20 13:12

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never heard

2018-09-20 16:20

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Arlington Is in the metropolitan area DFW which had 4.2 million people which have 2 million more people then Belo horizonte

2018-09-20 18:11

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kinda expected tbh that a metropolitan area has more inhabitants than a single city BH is pretty big still at 2,3 million ppl, 5th biggest city in Brazil.

2018-09-20 18:23

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Dallas is in the top 5 biggest cities in the USA and Arlington is literally right next to it and Arlington has the cowboys and rangers stadium to

2018-09-20 22:17