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ESL One New York 2016
ESL One New York 2016 was an eight-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. Natus Vincere defeated Virtus.pro in the final.
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Updated October 23, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Playoffs: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, United States · Oct 1–2, 2016[2][5]
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Organizer
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ESL FACEIT GroupCommercial note
Tournament organizer through ESL · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[2]
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FuseCommercial note
Exclusive music sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[3]
PTG Database Analysis
ESL One New York 2016 ran September 30–October 2 as an eight-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament with a USD 250,000 prize pool. ESL and Barclays Center announced the arena’s public event dates as October 1–2; ESL reported that 8,500 fans attended each main-event day.[2][4]
Natus Vincere defeated Virtus.pro in the final. ESL also announced Fuse as the event’s exclusive music sponsor, with a live Krewella performance alongside the competition.[3][4]
References6
- [1]ESL One: New York 2016 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
- [2]Barclays Center and ESL team up for the biggest esports event on the East Coast, October 1–2 — ESL FACEIT Group
- [3]ESL One New York inks Fuse in an exclusive music sponsorship — ESL FACEIT Group
- [4]ESL One New York generates record-breaking digital engagement worldwide — ESL
- [5]ESL One New York 2016 overview — HLTV
- [6]ESL One Cologne 2017 press gallery — ESL FACEIT Group
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Event partner
Fuse was the exclusive music sponsor for ESL One New York 2016; the event also featured a live performance by Krewella.[3]
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