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ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals
Twelve European and North American teams played the ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals in Odense from Dec 5–10, 2017. SK Gaming defeated FaZe Clan in a best-of-five final.
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ESL FACEIT GroupCommercial note
Tournament organizer through ESL · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[2]
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Co-organizer listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[1]
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OdenseCommercial note
Main sponsor and host city · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[3]
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IntelCommercial note
ESL Pro League Season 6 partner; finals contributed to Intel Grand Slam · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[2]
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NVIDIACommercial note
ESL Pro League Season 6 partner · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[2]
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LenovoCommercial note
Legion by Lenovo was an ESL Pro League Season 6 partner · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[6]
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Logitech GCommercial note
ESL Pro League Season 6 partner · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[2]
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paysafecardCommercial note
ESL Pro League Season 6 partner · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[2]
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XfinityCommercial note
ESL Pro League Season 6 partner · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[2]
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Mountain DewCommercial note
Mountain Dew League partner · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[2]
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YouTube GamingCommercial note
ESL Counter-Strike YouTube broadcast channel · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[6]
PTG Database Analysis
The finals were held in Odense from December 5–10, 2017. The group stage used round-robin best-of-one matches; playoffs were single elimination, with a best-of-five grand final. SK Gaming beat FaZe Clan 3–1 for the title.[1][2][4][5]
ESL described a USD 1 million season prize pool, while HLTV’s finals distribution totals USD 750,000. These figures use different scopes: ESL’s announcement refers to the season and finals program, and HLTV records the finals distribution.[2][4]
Odense Municipality became the main sponsor and promoted the host city through the Road to Odense campaign. ESL’s Season 6 materials list Intel, NVIDIA, Legion by Lenovo, Logitech, paysafecard, Xfinity, Mountain Dew League, ESEA and YouTube as partners. ESL reported that the arena sold out and welcomed more than 5,000 fans on each of the three main event days.[2][3][6][7]
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- [1]ESL Pro League Season 6 - Finals — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]ESL Pro League Season 6 finals are heading to Odense, Denmark! — ESL Pro League
- [3]Finalen i verdens største esportsturnering i Counter Strike afholdes i Odense — Odense Municipality
- [4]ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals overview — HLTV
- [5]The ESL Pro League Season 6 champions have been crowned! — ESL
- [6]Welcome to Season 6 of the ESL Pro League! — ESL
- [7]Record-breaking viewership and sold out arena for the CS:GO Pro League Finals in Odense — ESL Pro League
- [8]ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals official press gallery and cover audit — ESL FACEIT Group
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City host and main sponsor
Odense Municipality became the main sponsor and host city, with a Road to Odense promotion tied to the finals.[2][3]
Season partners
ESL's Season 6 announcement lists Intel, NVIDIA, Lenovo, Logitech G, paysafecard, Xfinity, Mountain Dew and ESEA among its partners.[2][6]
Broadcast
ESL announced YouTube as a season partner and said matches would stream on its YouTube channel.[2][6]
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