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Esports Championship Series Season 1 Finals
Eight teams competed in the inaugural ECS finals in London from Jun 24–26, 2016. G2 Esports defeated Luminosity Gaming to win the USD 765,000 finals distribution.
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Updated October 23, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
SSE Arena Wembley, now OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom · public stage Jun 25–26, 2016; Jun 24 off-stage[2][3]
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FACEITCommercial note
League and finals organizer · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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TwitchCommercial note
Co-organizer and official broadcast platform · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[3]
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CORSAIRCommercial note
Finals sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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DXRACERCommercial note
Finals sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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Score Media and GamingCommercial note
Finals sponsor; theScore esports · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
The inaugural Esports Championship Series finals ran June 24–26, 2016. The first day was played off-stage without a live audience; the public stage opened at SSE Arena Wembley on June 25, with the playoffs on June 26. The eight-team field comprised four qualifiers from Europe and four from North America.[2][3][5]
G2 Esports defeated Luminosity Gaming 2–0 in the final. Liquipedia and HLTV list USD 765,000 in finals placements; the venue’s archived listing confirms the arena hosted the public event on June 25–26.[1][3][4][6]
Liquipedia lists Corsair Gaming, DXRacer and theScore esports as finals sponsors. The venue’s event listing names FACEIT’s Twitch channel as the broadcast destination.[1][3]
References6
- [1]Esports Championship Series Season 1 - Finals — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]ECS Season 1 Finals viewer's guide — HLTV
- [3]Esports Championship Series - Counter-Strike Season 1 Finals — OVO Arena Wembley
- [4]ECS Season 1 Finals overview — HLTV
- [5]ECS S1 finalists determined — HLTV
- [6]G2 beat Luminosity to win ECS S1 — HLTV
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Finals sponsors
Liquipedia lists Corsair Gaming, DXRacer and theScore esports as event sponsors.[1]
Distribution
The event's official venue listing says the finals were livestreamed on FACEIT's Twitch channel.[3]
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