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ELEAGUE Season 2
Sixteen teams competed in ELEAGUE Season 2 from October 21 to December 3, 2016, at ELEAGUE Arena in Atlanta. OpTic Gaming defeated Astralis in the final.
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Host and dates
ELEAGUE Arena, Atlanta, United States · Oct 21–Dec 3, 2016[1][2][3]
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ELEAGUECommercial note
Organizer; Liquipedia also lists Turner Sports · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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iBUYPOWERCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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NEEDforSEATCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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ZOWIECommercial note
ZOWIE by BenQ; event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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HyperXCommercial note
Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
ELEAGUE Season 2 ran in Atlanta from October 21 to December 3, 2016. The 16-team Counter-Strike season used four GSL groups followed by best-of-three single-elimination playoffs. OpTic Gaming defeated Astralis in the final and took the largest share of the USD 1.1 million pool.[1][2][3]
Liquipedia lists iBUYPOWER, NEEDforSEAT, ZOWIE by BenQ and HyperX as event sponsors. Its organizer list names Turner Sports, WME and IMG; the competition relationship links to ELEAGUE’s canonical PTG brand page.[1]
References5
- [1]ELEAGUE Season 2 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]ELEAGUE Season 2 overview — HLTV
- [3]OpTic win ELEAGUE Season 2 — HLTV
- [4]State of the art tournament facility — ELEAGUE
- [5]Turner signs Snickers as sponsor for second ELEAGUE season, brings back several brands — Sports Business Journal
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Liquipedia lists iBUYPOWER, NEEDforSEAT, ZOWIE by BenQ and HyperX.[1]
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