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World Electronic Sports Games 2017 — Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The WESG 2017 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Grand Finals brought 27 qualified teams to Haikou, China, from March 13–18, 2018. Fnatic won the USD 1.5 million event after defeating Space Soldiers in the final.
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Joint host listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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Joint host listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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Listed under historical name ANT Financial · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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WanglaojiCommercial note
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Hyundai event sponsor · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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Republic of Gamers event sponsor · Recorded in the 2018 edition.[1]
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PTG Database Analysis
The WESG 2017 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Grand Finals ran from March 13 to 18, 2018, at Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center in Haikou. The event used national-team eligibility rules and three stages: an initial round-robin group phase, a second double round-robin phase, and single-elimination playoffs. The final participant list contained 27 teams. Fnatic defeated Space Soldiers in the final; Team Russia finished third and Team oNe fourth.[1][2][3][4]
Liquipedia lists Alisports and Haikou Municipal People’s Government as joint hosts. Its sponsor list includes ANT Financial, Wanglaoji, Hyundai, Cool Ten, Republic of Gamers, HyperX and DXRacer. The local organizer account identifies Hainan Sporting Events Co. and Haikou Tourism Culture Investment Holding Group as event organizers, while the cited event summary also names city bureaus in supporting roles.[1]
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- [1]World Electronic Sports Games 2017 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]WESG 2017 World Finals overview — HLTV.org
- [3]WESG announce venue and format — CSGO.com
- [4]Who we are — WESG 2019–2020 — World Electronic Sports Games
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Liquipedia lists ANT Financial, Wanglaoji, Hyundai, Cool Ten, Republic of Gamers, HyperX and DXRacer as event sponsors.[1]
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