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ELEAGUE Premier 2018
ELEAGUE Premier 2018 was an eight-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament held at ELEAGUE Arena in Atlanta from July 21 to 29. Astralis won the USD 1 million event.
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Updated October 23, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
ELEAGUE Arena, Atlanta, United States · Jul 21–29, 2018[1][3]
Champion
Combined prize pool
USD 1,000,000[1]
Games
Participant scale
8 teams[1]
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ELEAGUECommercial note
Organizer · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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AlienwareCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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HyperXCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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U.S. Air ForceCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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Boost MobileCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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Cheez-ItCommercial note
Cheez-It Grooves event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
ELEAGUE Premier 2018 ran from July 21 to 29 at ELEAGUE Arena in Atlanta. Eight teams competed for USD 1 million in a group stage followed by single-elimination playoffs. Astralis defeated Team Liquid in the final.[1]
Liquipedia lists Alienware, HyperX, the U.S. Air Force, Boost Mobile and Cheez-It Grooves as event sponsors. Those relationships are scoped to this edition and are not generalized to all ELEAGUE competitions.[1]
References3
- [1]ELEAGUE Premier 2018 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]ELEAGUE Major — Boston, 2018 — Valve
- [3]State of the art tournament facility — ELEAGUE
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Event sponsors
Liquipedia lists Alienware, HyperX, the U.S. Air Force, Boost Mobile and Cheez-It Grooves as sponsors.[1]
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