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ELEAGUE Season 1
ELEAGUE Season 1 was a 24-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league and finals tournament held in Atlanta from May 24 to July 30, 2016. Virtus.pro won the championship.
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Updated October 24, 2026Competition snapshot
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ELEAGUE Arena, Atlanta, United States · May 24–Jul 28; semifinals and final: Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre · Jul 29–30, 2016[1][4]
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ELEAGUECommercial note
Competition brand and organizer; created by Turner Sports and WME/IMG · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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iBUYPOWERCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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NEEDforSEATCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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ZOWIECommercial note
Event sponsor, listed as ZOWIE by BenQ · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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HyperXCommercial note
Official headset sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[6]
PTG Database Analysis
ELEAGUE Season 1 was a 24-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition held in Atlanta from May 24 to July 30, 2016. Group play and the last-chance qualifier ran at ELEAGUE Arena; the semifinals and Global Championship moved to Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on July 29–30. Virtus.pro beat fnatic in the final. The final distribution totaled USD 1.4 million.[1][2][4]
The competition was organized under the ELEAGUE brand, created by Turner Sports and WME/IMG. Liquipedia lists iBUYPOWER, NEEDforSEAT, ZOWIE by BenQ and HyperX as sponsors; HyperX separately announced its official headset-sponsor role. The Participants tab records the 24 event teams. The Brazilian lineup entered as Luminosity and later played as SK Gaming; the former Danish SK roster played as Team X. Both teams were disqualified after roster changes, with their prize eligibility reported separately from their tournament standing.[1][5][6]
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- [1]ELEAGUE Season 1 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]ELEAGUE Season 1 overview — HLTV
- [3]ELEAGUE team list completed — HLTV
- [4]Venue for ELEAGUE finals revealed — HLTV
- [5]SK, Team X disqualified from ELEAGUE — HLTV
- [6]HyperX Announced as Official Headset Sponsor of ELEAGUE — HyperX
- [7]ELEAGUE and HLTV — Relationship evidence
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