After Fierce and Team Endpoint booked their place in the live finals, four teams did battle in the premiership playoffs.
Things are starting to fall into place as week seven of the ESL Premiership comes to an end.
The sixth week of the ESL Premiership is done and dusted. While some teams are looking to secure their spot in the top four, some are still looking for their first win.
Fierce v Wind & Rain
Kicking off week six of competition, unbeaten Fierce Esports did battle with Wind & Rain on Vertigo.
Some crisp Desert Eagle shots in the early rounds kept the game close but it was Fierce who managed to hold a slender lead over their opponents. Towards the end of the second half, Wind & Rain began to claw back the deficit but thanks to their strong economy, Fierce managed to hold on to a 16-14 win, all but guaranteeing their place in the top four.
One Deags, one Deags everywhere 👈👉@WindandRaingg with a big round win! #ESLPrem
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— ESL UK (@ESLUK) June 17, 2019
ReflexEU v Royals
Next up were Reflex taking on Royals in a must-win Mirage for Reflex, who were still looking for their first win.
Reflex came out swinging and quickly gained a 5-1 lead on the T-side. Royals slowly clawed their way back into the game and at the end of the opening half, they were ahead 8-7.
After some back and forth rounds in the second half, it was Reflex who were able to take the initiative and close out the game 16-13 to take their first Premiership win of the Summer season.
MASSIVE round from @JayCMX_ 🙌 #ESLPrem
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— ESL UK (@ESLUK) June 17, 2019
Vexed v Endpoint
The third match of the day would see Team Endpoint against Vexed in what was set to be a highly competitive Mirage game.
Vexed looked the far superior team in the first half gun rounds and quickly solidified a 10-5 lead at the end of the opening half.
The momentum was fully in the favour of Vexed, who quickly closed out the game 16-5. A big win to help with their push for playoffs.
Week 5 #PREMVP @kingmezii coming up HUGE to send @Vexed_GG to Match Point! 💪💪💪 #ESLPrem
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— ESL UK (@ESLUK) June 17, 2019
Buzzkill v Pensioners
Ending proceedings would be an in-form Buzzkill taking on Pensioners on Dust 2.
Hot off the back of a second place finish at Epic27, Buzzkill were intent of moving off the bottom of the table.
The opening rounds traded back and forth between the two teams but it was Pensioners that managed to establish early control. After 24 rounds, it was still all to play for with just three rounds separating the two sides. Eventually it was Pensioners who held strong to take the win 16-11.
🤯 @shaneyCSGO absolutely destroying with the AWP! #ESLPrem
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— ESL UK (@ESLUK) June 17, 2019
After six weeks of competition, Fierce Esports have become the first team to guarantee their place in the playoffs. Wins for Endpoint, Vexed and Pensioners in the next weeks would all but seal the deal on their places but with Wind & Rain and Royals close behind, the final three places are still all to play for.
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The Summer season of the ESL Premiership started with a bang as the opening wave of matches have been completed.
Monday the 13th of May will see the return of the ESL Premiership for the 2019 Summer Season. The Spring season saw The Pensioners take down Fierce Esports to take home the lion’s share of the £10,600 prize pool.
MONDAY NIGHT ̵R̵A̵W̵ PREM RETURNS
Get ready for a whole new adventure in the CS:GO 2019 #ESLPrem Summer Season, every Monday night at 7PM from May 13th to July 1st! pic.twitter.com/2viaXKVzyM
— ESL UK (@ESLUK) May 11, 2019
The opening week kicks off with all eight teams in action, looking to get their campaign off to a winning start. London Esports face Fierce Esports, Buzzkill Esports do battle with Royals UK, reigning champions The Pensioners take on Reflex EU and Team Endpoint play Wind and Rain.
Week One of the Premiership is looking like a hotly contested affair. Can The Pensioners begin their championship defence with a victory or can ReflexEU cause the upset and begin their Summer campaign with an important win under their belts?
The opening week of action begins at 7PM BST and will be broadcast on Twitch. Keep up to date with all the action with updates via the UKCSGO.com Twitter
The first day of the ESL Premiership’s relegation tournament for the Spring 2019 season concluded last night, and there are four teams still in contention to head to the Summer season of the ESL Premiership.
ESL have announced today a new event for the top teams competing in their European National Championship tournaments. The National Championships are the top level national leagues in each European country, which include the UK and Ireland’s ESL Premiership, who’s Summer Season concluded last weekend with Endpoint lifting the trophy. The first iteration of the ESL Pro European Championship (EPEC) is set to be held between October 13th-14th in Poznan, Poland for the four strongest teams from the National Championships. As part of this, Endpoint and fish123 have been handed invites to the online qualifiers for the tournament.
After another exciting season of ESL Premiership, four teams emerged from group play to fight it out for their share of the £12000 prize pool. The finals saw two BO3 semi-finals followed by a BO5 final.
From Group A, Fish123 topped the group only losing one match to Team Endpoint. Endpoint finished second in the group after losing to Fish123 and taking a surprise 16-3 loss to London Lynx.
From Group B, Wind and Rain finished first in the group with an unbeaten regular season. The rest of the group was very tight with WEHAWT edging out the competition to finish second and qualifying for the finals.
The current champions of each regional ESL Premiership will head to the Madrid Gaming Experience from the 27th to 28th of October, for the ESL Clash of Nations. They will meet the 1st and 2nd ranked team in the current season of ESL Master España, for their chance to shine on the Madrid main stage during the Swiss style tournament.
ESL yesterday announced that they would be taking the ESL Premiership Summer Season Finals to the UK’s largest gaming exhibition EGX at the NEC in Birmingham.
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