Over the past few days, eight teams from around the world competed for a chance at the ESL One New York title. The prize pool for the tournament consists of a whopping $250,000 USD for distribution amongst the teams.
By playing matches according to the Swiss Format, only Virtus.pro, Natus Vincere, SK Gaming, and Team Liquid managed to survive the numerous best-of-one matches. Unfortunately, OpTic Gaming, Fnatic, Astralis, and G2 Esports were unable to reach the championship bracket (which consisted of best-of-three matches). Here are the final placings for the event:
1st Place ($125,000 USD)
- Natus Vincere
Swiss Result: 3-0
2nd Place ($50,000 USD)
- Virtus.pro
Swiss Result: 3-2
3rd/4th Place ($25,000 USD)
- SK Gaming
Swiss Result: 3-1
- Team Liquid
Swiss Result: 3-2Â
5th/6th Place ($8,500 USD)
- OpTic Gaming
Swiss Result: 2-3
- Fnatic
Swiss Result: 2-3
7th Place ($5,000 USD)
- Astralis
Swiss Result: 1-3Â
8th Place ($3,000 USD)
- G2 Esports
Swiss Result: 0-3
Congratulations to Natus Vincere on winning ESL One New York 2016.
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