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ESEA Invite Season 13 Global Finals — Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
ESEA's first global Counter-Strike: Global Offensive finals brought eight teams to Dallas in April 2013. Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated Quantic in the final.
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Host and dates
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas Near the Galleria, Dallas, United States · Apr 19–21, 2013[3]
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Combined prize pool
USD 36,000[2]
HLTV's value is the CS:GO finals pool; Liquipedia's USD 39,500 is the ESEA season-level listing.
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Season organizer · Recorded in the 2013 edition.[4]
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American AirlinesCommercial note
Attendee travel discount partner · Recorded in the 2013 edition.[4]
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Air CanadaCommercial note
Attendee travel discount partner · Recorded in the 2013 edition.[4]
PTG Database Analysis
ESEA Invite Season 13 Global Finals brought eight teams to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas Near the Galleria in Dallas, Texas, from April 19–21, 2013. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive finals used a double-elimination, best-of-three bracket and awarded USD 36,000; the USD 39,500 figure on the ESEA season listing is a broader season-level value.[1][2][3]
E-Sports Entertainment Association organized the finals. ESEA arranged discounted travel with American Airlines and Air Canada for attendees. The eight teams were Ninjas in Pyjamas, Quantic Gaming, VeryGames, ESC Gaming, n!faculty, Curse, Team Dynamic and FLAMING. NiP defeated Quantic in the final.[2][4][5]
References6
- [1]ESEA Season 13 — Invite — Liquipedia
- [2]ESEA Invite Season 13 Global Finals overview — HLTV
- [3]ESEA Season 13 Finals viewer's guide — HLTV
- [4]ESEA announce Season 13 playoffs — HLTV
- [5]NiP see off Quantic to win ESEA Finals — HLTV
- [6]DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas Near the Galleria — Hilton
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Attendee travel discounts
ESEA arranged discounted travel with American Airlines and Air Canada for event travelers; this was a travel benefit, not a claim of title sponsorship.[4]
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