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Esports Championship Series Season 4 Finals

Eight teams competed in the Esports Championship Series Season 4 Finals in Cancún from Dec 15–17, 2017. FaZe Clan defeated mousesports for the title and USD 250,000 in first-place prize money.

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Updated October 24, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 660,000[2]

Participant scale

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

Category

Organizer

Partner

FACEIT

Commercial note

Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[3]

Category

Sponsor

Partner

Alienware

Commercial note

Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[1]

Category

Media Partner

Commercial note

Official broadcast platform · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[3]

PTG Database Analysis

The closed-door finals brought together the top four sides from each region’s ECS league. FaZe Clan won the championship by beating mousesports in the final; its published first-place award was USD 250,000. The full prize distribution totaled USD 660,000.[1][2][3][5]

FACEIT hosted the event at Hard Rock Hotel Cancun and broadcast it through YouTube Gaming. The GSL groups used a mix of best-of-one and best-of-three matches, followed by a best-of-three single-elimination playoff bracket. Liquipedia lists Alienware and YouTube as sponsors for the edition.[1][3][4]

References7
  1. [1]Esports Championship Series Season 4 - Finals — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  2. [2]ECS Season 4 Finals overview — HLTV
  3. [3]ECS Season 4 Finals announced — HLTV
  4. [4]HLTV.org live from Cancun — HLTV
  5. [5]FaZe Clan Takes Home The $250,000 Grand Prize At The Esports Championship Series Season 4 Final — Invision Game Community
  6. [6]Contacto — Hard Rock Hotel Cancun — Hard Rock Hotel Cancun
  7. [7]ECS Season 4 Finals cover audit — FACEIT, Liquipedia Commons and Unsplash

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Broadcast and viewer promotion

FACEIT streamed the event on YouTube Gaming and introduced viewer Loot Drops with FACEIT points.[3][5]

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