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Esports Championship Series Season 6 Finals
Eight teams competed in the Esports Championship Series Season 6 Finals in Arlington from Nov 22–25, 2018. Astralis defeated MIBR for the title and the largest share of the USD 660,000 prize pool.
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Updated October 23, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States · Nov 22–25, 2018[2]
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Combined prize pool
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Participant scale
Eight teams, four qualifiers each from Europe and North America[2]
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FACEITCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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IntelCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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HyperXCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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VertagearCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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YouTube GamingCommercial note
Exclusive broadcast partner · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[5]
PTG Database Analysis
The Esports Championship Series Season 6 Finals ran in Arlington from November 22 to 25, 2018. The eight-team LAN brought together four qualifiers from each of the European and North American divisions. Astralis beat MIBR 2–0 in the final.[2][3]
The published finals distribution totaled USD 660,000 across eight teams. Liquipedia lists Intel, HyperX, Vertagear and YouTube among the edition’s partners; FACEIT described YouTube as ECS’s exclusive streaming home from Season 4.[1][4][5]
References5
- [1]Esports Championship Series Season 6 - Finals — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]ECS S6 Finals viewer's guide — HLTV
- [3]ECS Season 6 Finals overview — HLTV
- [4]Astralis beat MIBR to win ECS Season 6 — HLTV
- [5]ECS Season 6 Finals the most watched live CS:GO event in YouTube history — Esports Insider
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Event sponsors and partners
Liquipedia lists Intel, HyperX and Vertagear as sponsors, and YouTube Gaming as a partner.[1]
Broadcast distribution
The Season 6 finals streamed on YouTube Gaming; FACEIT reported a peak of 233,950 concurrent English-language viewers and 3.2 million hours watched.[5]
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