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ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals
ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals brought 16 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams to the Dallas area from May 15–20, 2018. Astralis defeated Team Liquid to win the USD 750,000 finals prize pool.
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Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, Texas, United States · May 15–20, 2018[1][2][3]
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ZOWIE by BenQ event sponsor · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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PTG Database Analysis
The ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals ran from May 15 to 20, 2018. The 16-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive finals used two eight-team double-elimination groups followed by single-elimination playoffs. Astralis beat Team Liquid in the best-of-five grand final to claim the USD 750,000 event prize pool.[1][2]
ESL’s announcement placed the live playoff stage at Verizon Theatre from May 18 to 20. The venue is now Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie. Liquipedia lists ESL and ESEA as organizers and names Intel, Betway, Mountain Dew League, Logitech G, paysafecard, MSI, ESEA, Gameflip, NEEDforSEAT, ZOWIE by BenQ and Facebook among the event partners.[1][3]
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- [1]ESL Pro League Season 7 - Finals — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals overview — HLTV.org
- [3]Counter-Strike’s homecoming: ESL Pro League returns to Dallas for its season 7 finals! — ESL Pro League
- [4]Texas Trust CU Theatre — Relationship evidence
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Liquipedia lists Intel, Betway, Mountain Dew League, Logitech G, paysafecard, MSI, ESEA, Gameflip, NEEDforSEAT, ZOWIE by BenQ and Facebook as event sponsors.[1]
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