We still have a lot on our plate from ESL’s ESEA Pro League tournament. When an event has a $250,000 pay out, $100,000 of which went to first place fnatic, you know things are going to be shaken up. Good thing we have lurppis over at HLTV.org to show us what we can take away, things like:
There has been some talk about this on our forums and on social media, so it’s probably a good idea to clear it up. ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 Finals was not a major. It should be obvious from the event name – a finals event can never be a true major, at least in the sense of what’s been called a finals event in CS:GO so far – which clearly suggests it is a continuation of a previous phase, more than likely played online.
As such, there were only eight teams – or four teams from the world’s top ten, per Duncan “Thorin” Shields. In addition, there were teams from other regions – Renegades, the former Vox Eminor side come to mind – who never had a chance to even qualify for this tournament. A major event cannot be one with few teams having a chance to attend, and even fewer attending in the event. I don’t think a tournament with under twelve teams taking part could ever be considered a major.
It was a big event that’s for sure, but there are bigger events coming, so continue on to see what we can take onto the next event and major by reading the full article here.
