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Esports Championship Series Season 2 Finals

Eight teams reached the Esports Championship Series Season 2 Finals in Anaheim from December 9 to 11, 2016. Astralis won the USD 660,000 finals prize pool at Anaheim Arena.

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Updated October 23, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 660,000 in finals placements[1][3]

FACEIT and HLTV preview coverage reported USD 750,000 for the full season; Liquipedia and HLTV's final results list USD 660,000 paid at the finals.[2][4]

Participant scale

Eight teams, four each from Europe and North America[3][5]

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Partner

FACEIT

Commercial note

League and finals organizer · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[2]

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Organizer

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Twitch

Commercial note

Co-organizer and official broadcast platform · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Partner

CORSAIR

Commercial note

Finals sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Partner

DXRACER

Commercial note

Finals sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Commercial note

Finals sponsor; theScore esports · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]

PTG Database Analysis

The Esports Championship Series Season 2 Finals ran December 9–11, 2016, at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena in Anaheim, California. Eight teams qualified through the European and North American leagues and played two GSL groups followed by a best-of-three single-elimination playoff. Astralis defeated OpTic Gaming in the final.[1][3][5]

The finals payout records total USD 660,000. FACEIT and preview coverage described USD 750,000 for the full season, a broader scope than the finals distribution table. Liquipedia lists Corsair, DXRacer and theScore esports as finals sponsors; FACEIT named Twitch as co-organizer and the event’s broadcast channel.[1][2][3]

References5
  1. [1]Esports Championship Series Season 2 - Finals — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  2. [2]ECS Season 2 Finals, Yahoo Esports, 10/14/16 — FACEIT
  3. [3]ECS Season 2 Finals overview — HLTV.org
  4. [4]ECS S2 Finals preview — HLTV.org
  5. [5]ECS S2 Finals groups, schedule — HLTV.org

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