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FACEIT Major: London 2018
FACEIT Major: London 2018 was a 24-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major won by Astralis. Earlier stages took place at Twickenham Stadium, with the New Champions Stage at Wembley.
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Updated October 23, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Twickenham Stadium (Sep 5–16); SSE Arena, Wembley (Sep 20–23), London, United Kingdom · Sep 5–23, 2018[1][2]
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Combined prize pool
USD 1,000,000[1]
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FACEITCommercial note
Major organizer · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[2]
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HyperXCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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BetwayCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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DreamTeamCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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SteelSeriesCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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DXRACERCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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ZOWIECommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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Epics.GGCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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AlienwareCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
FACEIT Major: London ran from September 5 to 23, 2018, with 24 teams competing for a USD 1 million prize pool. FACEIT hosted the Major, which Valve identified as part of the Counter-Strike Major Championship series. The New Challengers and New Legends stages were held at Twickenham Stadium; the New Champions Stage was played at SSE Arena, Wembley.[1][2]
Astralis beat Natus Vincere in the final. Liquipedia lists HyperX, Betway, DreamTeam, SteelSeries, DXRacer, ZOWIE Global, Epics.GG and Alienware as sponsors of the event.[1][3]
References5
- [1]FACEIT Major: London 2018 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
- [2]FACEIT Major – London, 2018 — Valve
- [3]FACEIT 2018 – MAJOR CHAMPIONS — Valve
- [4]FACEIT Major London 2018 — FACEIT
- [5]Wembley Arena — Peter Stevens / Wikimedia Commons
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Event sponsors
Liquipedia lists HyperX, Betway, DreamTeam, SteelSeries, DXRacer, ZOWIE Global, Epics.GG and Alienware as event sponsors.[1]
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