Schade Halt -team disqualified from Elisa Invitational tournament
As a tournament operator, we take integrity concerns very seriously as we continue to build and develop our tournament circuit in CS:GO. Elisa Esports has been informed about suspicious behavior in two of its matches Schade Halt vs 00 Prospects that was played on 23.8.2022 and Schade Halt vs Yodagus that was played on 29.8.2022. Both matches were shown at twitch.tv/elisaesports. The suspicion was reported by a trusted third-party integrity partner.
The suspicion indicates that two match outcomes were manipulated by one competing team, Schade Halt. This is against our competition policies and thereby the matching team has been disqualified for all Elisa Invitational matches.
The suspicion has been reported to the Finnish authorities who will be in charge of the further actions regarding the case.
We are also sharing the information provided to us with other tournament operators and ESIC.
Media questions:
Elisa Mediadesk, mediadesk@elisa.fi +35850 305 1605
Elisa Invitational Fall 2022 Contenders Stage starts next Monday, August 15th. From 16 Contender teams, only the top 8 will continue to the Main Stage.
After Open and Closed Qualifier Matches, we’ve now all the Contenders Stage teams ready to roll on next Monday.
From these 16 teams, the top 8 will advance to the next phase of the tournament, the Main Stage, where the Invite teams are already waiting. From the Main Stage, the top 8 teams will get into the Elisa Invitational Fall 2022 Playoffs.
TEAMS
Here are the Contenders Stage teams:
- KOVA
- JANO
- Into The Breach
- schadE halt
- B8
- 777 Esports
- hotspurs (Snowfall)
- PROSPECTS
- SKADE X
- SASHI Esport
- yodagus
- Tricked
- EYEBALLERS
- MASONIC
- EC Kyiv
- ECLOT
16 teams battle in the Contenders Stage (August 15th to September 8th).
SCHEDULE
Don’t miss the Contenders Stage schedule! The schedule will be updated weekly as the tournament proceeds forward.
Round 1 — 15.08. – 18.08.2022
| Opening Round 15.08.2022 11.00 CEST | JANO vs. KOVA |
| Opening Round 15.08.2022 14.00 CEST | EYEBALLERS vs. SASHI Esport |
| Opening Round 16.08.2022 11.00 CEST | EC Kyiv vs. yodagus |
| Opening Round 16.08.2022 14.00 CEST | B8 vs. 777 Esports |
| Opening Round 17.08.2022 11.00 CEST | MASONIC vs. PROSPECTS |
| Opening Round 17.08.2022 14.00 CEST | ECLOT vs. SKADE X |
| Opening Round 18.08.2022 11.00 CEST | Tricked vs. schadE halt |
| Opening Round 18.08.2022 14.00 CEST | Into The Breach vs. hotspurs |
Round 2 — 22.08. – 25.08.2022
| Low match 22.08.2022 11.00 CEST | SKADE X vs. yodagus |
| Low match 22.08.2022 14.00 CEST | hotspurs vs. 777 Esports |
| Low match 23.08.2022 11.00 CEST | KOVA vs. Sashi Esport |
| Low match 23.08.2022 14.00 CEST | PROSPECTS vs. schadE halt |
| High match 24.08.2022 11.00 CEST | EC Kyiv vs. ECLOT |
| High match 24.08.2022 14.00 CEST | Tricked vs. MASONIC |
| High match 25.08.2022 11.00 CEST | EYEBALLERS vs. JANO |
| High match 25.08.2022 14.00 CEST | B8 vs. Into The Breach |
Round 3 — 29.08. – 01.09.2022
| Elimination match 29.08.2022 11.00 CEST | KOVA vs. 777 Esports |
| Elimination match 29.08.2022 14.00 CEST | yodagus vs. schadE halt |
| Mid match 30.08.2022 11.00 CEST | Hotspurs vs. ECLOT |
| Mid match 30.08.2022 14.00 CEST | PROSPECTS vs. Sashi Esport |
| Mid match 31.08.2022 11.00 CEST | Tricked vs. B8 |
| Mid match 31.08.2022 14.00 CEST | SKADE X vs. JANO |
| High match 01.09.2022 11.00 CEST | EYEBALLERS vs. Into The Breach |
| High match 01.09.2022 14.00 CEST | EC Kyiv vs. MASONIC |
Round 4 — 05.09. – 07.09.2022
| Elimination match 05.09.2022 11.00 CEST | JANO vs. ECLOT |
| Elimination match 05.09.2022 14.00 CEST | PROSPECTS vs. yodagus |
| High match 06.09.2022 11.00 CEST | Tricked vs. 777 Esports |
| High match 06.09.2022 14.00 CEST | Hotspurs vs. Sashi Esport |
| High match 07.09.2022 11.00 CEST | SKADE X vs. MASONIC |
| High match 07.09.2022 14.00 CEST | EYEBALLERS vs. B8 |
Round 5 — 08.09.2022
| High match 08.09.2022 11.00 CEST | PROSPECTS vs. ECLOT |
| High match 08.09.2022 14.00 CEST | Tricked vs. SKADE X |
| High match 08.09.2022 17.00 CEST | Hotspurs vs. B8 |
Elisa Invitational CS:GO tournament series will continue with the Fall edition! Elisa Invitational Fall 2022 will be played between qualified teams and some of the most prestigious invite teams in the world. The tournament starts in the 15th of August.
The next Elisa Invitational season will be played from the 15th of August to the 19th of October 2022. Opening qualifiers will be played on the 9th of August, where 6 teams among 10 invites will get their spot in the Contenders stage. The invited teams will be announced closer to the event.
Teams will be competing for a total Prize Pool of $25,000 and 2 spots in the Elisa Masters Espoo ’22 event.
- Format
- Stage 1 – Qualifiers
- Stage 2 – Contenders
- August 15th – September 8th
- Every week from Monday to Thursday
- Swiss Group (Best-of-3) with 10 invite teams and 6 teams from the Open Qualifiers.
- The top 8 teams will advance to Stage 3, Main Swiss
- Stage 3 – Main Swiss
- September 12th – October 13th
- Every week from Monday to Thursday
- Swiss Group (Best-of-3) with 8 invite teams and 8 teams from the Contenders
- Top 8 teams will secure spots in Stage 4, the Playoffs
- Stage 4 – Playoffs
- October 17th – 19th
- Single-Elimination Bracket with 4 rounds of play: Opening Matches, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, and Grand Finals
- 12 teams in total; 8 teams in the Opening Matches from Main Swiss, 4 teams invited straight to the Quarter Finals
- Prize pool
- 1st: $12,500 + spot to the Elisa Masters Espoo ’22
- 2nd: $3,500 + spot to the Elisa Masters Espoo ’22
- 3-4th: $1,500
- 5-8th: $1,000
- 9-12th: $500
- You can find more information about the tournament, as well as current esports news at elisaesports.fi
- For the latest news regarding everything Elisa Esports, follow @elisaesports on Twitter and Instagram!
Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 – Playoffs Stage is set to begin next week, on the 28th of June! Here’s how you can catch up with all the content for the Elisa Invitational.
- Where: Online
- When: 28.6. – 2.7.2022
- Teams: 12
- Prize Pool: $50 000 + Winner will qualify to the Elisa Masters Espoo ’22
FORMAT
Playoffs Stage
- Single-Elimination Bracket with 4 rounds of play: Opening Matches, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Grand Final
- 12 teams total: 5 invited teams to the Quarter-Finals, 7 qualified from Main Swiss to Opening Round of Playoff Stage
TEAMS
- Bad News Eagles – Invited to Quarter-Finals
- Eternal Fire – Invited to Quarter-Finals
- HEET – Invited to Quarter-Finals
- Complexity – Invited to Quarter-Finals
- SKADE – Invited, replaces Sprout who qualified from Main Swiss
- ECSTATIC – Qualified from Main Swiss
- Apeks – Qualified from Main Swiss
- Finest – Qualified from Main Swiss
- Enterprise – Qualified from Main Swiss
- ex-MAD Lions – Qualified from Main Swiss
- MASONIC – Qualified from Main Swiss
- SINNERS – Qualified from Main Swiss
SCHEDULE
28.6. TUESDAY – Quarter-Finals
- Opening Round 14:00 CEST – ECSTATIC vs. SINNERS (BO3)
- Opening Round 17:00 CEST – SKADE vs. MASONIC (BO3)
29.6. WEDNESDAY – Quarter-Finals
- Opening Round 14:00 CEST – Finest vs. Enterprise (BO3)
- Opening Round 17:00 CEST – Apeks vs. ex-MAD Lions (BO3)
30.6. THURSDAY – Quarter-Finals
- Quarter-Final 14:00 CEST – Bad News Eagles vs. Finest / Enterprise (BO3)
- Quarter-Final 17:00 CEST – HEET vs. SKADE / MASONIC (BO3)
1.7. FRIDAY– Quarter-Finals
- Quarter-Final 14:00 CEST – Eternal Fire vs. Apeks / ex-MAD Lions (BO3)
- Quarter-Final 17:00 CEST – Complexity vs. ECSTATIC / SINNERS (BO3)
2.7. SATURDAY– Semi-Finals & Grand Final
- Semi-Final 13:00 CEST – Semi-Final #1 (BO3)
- Semi-Final 16:00 CEST – Semi-Final #2 (BO3)
- Grand Final 20:00 CEST – Grand Final (BO3)
Follow our Twitter for results and a real-time schedule.
See you on Twitch!
Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 moves to second phase on next Monday. Find schedules and teams here!
Main Swiss starts next Monday, on the 23rd of May, as 8 teams have made their way through the Regional Swiss stage. Now they’ll meet 8 invited teams, and from the next 4 weeks, only the Top 8 teams will advance to the last phase of the Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 tournament – the Playoffs!
TEAMS
Here are the Main Swiss teams:
- Apeks
- EC Kyiv
- ECSTATIC
- SAW
- SINNERS
- Sprout
- BLUEJAYS
- x-kom AGO
- 777 Esports
- BIG Academy
- Enterprise
- Into The Breach
- KOVA
- ex-MAD Lions
- MASONIC
- Tricked
16 teams battle in the Main Swiss (May 23rd to June 16th)
SCHEDULE
Don’t miss the Main Swiss Schedule! The schedule will be updated weekly as the tournament proceeds forward.
Round 1 — 23.5. – 26.5.2022
| Opening round 23.5.2022 15.00 CEST | Sprout vs. Tricked |
| Opening round 23.5.2022 18.00 CEST | ECSTATIC vs. MASONIC |
| Opening round 24.5.2022 15.00 CEST | Apeks vs. Into The Breach |
| Opening round 24.5.2022 18.00 CEST | EC Kyiv vs. 777 Esports |
| Opening round 25.5.2022 15.00 CEST | BLUEJAYS vs. BIG Academy |
| Opening round 25.5.2022 18.00 CEST | SINNERS vs. ex-MAD Lions |
| Opening round 26.5.2022 15.00 CEST | x-kom AGO vs. Enterprise |
| Opening round 26.5.2022 18.00 CEST | SAW vs. KOVA |
Round 2 — 30.5. – 2.6.2022
| Low match 30.5.2022 15.00 CEST | Tricked vs. Into The Breach |
| Low match 30.5.2022 18.00 CEST | MASONIC vs. x-kom AGO |
| Low match 31.5.2022 15.00 CEST | 777 Esports vs. SINNERS |
| Low match 31.5.2022 18.00 CEST | BIG Academy vs. KOVA |
| High match 1.6.2022 15.00 CEST | Enterprise vs. ECSTATIC |
| High match 1.6.2022 18.00 CEST | Finest vs. BLUEJAYS |
| High match 2.6.2022 15.00 CEST | ex-MAD Lions vs. EC Kyiv |
| High match 2.6.2022 18.00 CEST | Apeks vs. Sprout |
Round 3 — 6.6. – 9.6.2022
| Mid match 6.6.2022 18.00 CEST | Apeks vs. KOVA |
| Low match 7.6.2022 12.00 CEST | Into The Breach vs. x-kom AGO |
| Mid match 7.6.2022 15.00 CEST | SINNERS vs. Enterprise |
| High match 7.6.2022 18.00 CEST | Finest vs. Sprout |
| Mid match 8.6.2022 15.00 CEST | MASONIC vs. BLUEJAYS |
| Low match 9.6.2022 12.00 CEST | BIG Academy vs. 777 Esports |
| High match 8.6.2022 15.00 CEST | ex-MAD Lions vs. ECSTATIC |
| Mid match 8.6.2022 18.00 CEST | EC Kyiv vs. Tricked |
Round 4 — 13.6. – 15.6.2022
| Elimination match 13.6.2022 15.00 CEST | MASONIC vs. 777 Esports |
| Elimination match 13.6.2022 18.00 CEST | EC Kyiv vs. x-kom AGO |
| Elimination match 14.6.2022 18.00 CEST | SINNERS vs. KOVA |
| High match 14.6.2022 15.00 CEST | Apeks vs. BLUEJAYS |
| High match 15.6.2022 18.00 CEST | Enterprise vs. ex-MAD Lions |
| High match 15.6.2022 15.00 CEST | Finest vs. Tricked |
Round 5 — 16.6.2022
| Elimination match 16.6.2022 12.00 CEST | MASONIC vs. Tricked |
| Elimination match 16.6.2022 15.00 CEST | SINNERS vs. EC Kyiv |
| Elimination match 16.6.2022 18.00 CEST | ex-MAD Lions vs. BLUEJAYS |
WHERE TO FOLLOW?
- You can find more information about the tournament, as well as current esports news at elisaesports.fi.
- For the latest news regarding everything Elisa Esports, follow @elisaesports in Twitter and Instagram
Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Contenders Stage starts next Monday, March 21st. From 16 Contender teams, only the top 8 will continue to the Main Stage.
Prepare yourselves, Spring is coming! ?
After Open and Closed Qualifier Matches, we’ve now all the Contenders Stage teams ready to roll on next Monday.
From these 16 teams, the top 8 will advance to the next phase of the tournament, the Main Stage, where the Invite teams are already waiting. From the Main Stage, the top 8 teams will get into the Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Playoffs.
TEAMS
Here are the Contenders Stage teams:
- Anonymo
- Tricked
- Into The Breach
- BIG Omen Academy
- Young Ninjas
- 777 Esports
- Astralis Talent
- MAD Lions
- Enterprise
- Savage
- KOVA
- HELLSLAYERS
- Lilmix
- MASONIC
- DREAM
- 00prospects
16 teams battle in the Contenders Stage (March 21st to April 14th).
SCHEDULE
Don’t miss the Contenders Stage schedule! The schedule will be updated weekly as the tournament proceeds forward.
Round 1 — 21.03. – 24.03.2022
| Opening Round 21.03.2022 15.00 CET | Tricked vs. DREAM |
| Opening Round 21.03.2022 18.00 CET | Anonymo vs. Lilmix |
| Opening Round 22.03.2022 15.00 CET | Astralis Talent vs. MASONIC |
| Opening Round 22.03.2022 18.00 CET | MAD Lions vs. HELLSLAYERS |
| Opening Round 23.03.2022 15.00 CET | 777 Esports vs. KOVA |
| Opening Round 23.03.2022 18.00 CET | Enterprise vs. BIG Omen Academy |
| Opening Round 24.03.2022 15.00 CET | Into The Breach vs. Savage |
| Opening Round 24.03.2022 18.00 CET | Young Ninjas vs. 00prospects |
Round 2 — 28.03. – 31.03.2022
| Low match 28.03.2022 15.00 CEST | 00prospects vs. Savage |
| Low match 28.03.2022 18.00 CEST | DREAM vs. Enterprise |
| Low match 29.03.2022 15.00 CEST | Astralis Talent vs. KOVA |
| Low match 29.03.2022 18.00 CEST | MAD Lions vs. Lilmix |
| High match 30.03.2022 15.00 CEST | Anonymo vs. Tricked |
| High match 30.03.2022 18.00 CEST | BIG Omen Academy vs. HELLSLAYERS |
| High match 31.03.2022 15.00 CEST | 777 Esports vs. MASONIC |
| High match 31.03.2022 18.00 CEST | Into The Breach vs. Young Ninjas |
Round 3 — 04.04. – 07.04.2022
| Elimination match 04.04.2022 15.00 CEST | MAD Lions vs. Savage |
| Low match 07.04.2022 12.00 CEST | Astralis Talent vs. Enterprise |
| Low match 05.04.2022 15.00 CEST | BIG Omen Academy vs. 00prospects |
| Low match 05.04.2022 18.00 CEST | Young Ninjas vs. DREAM |
| High match 06.04.2022 15.00 CEST | Anonymo vs. KOVA |
| High match 06.04.2022 18.00 CEST | MASONIC vs. Lilmix |
| High match 07.04.2022 15.00 CEST | Into The Breach vs. Tricked |
| High match 07.04.2022 18.00 CEST | 777 Esports vs. HELLSLAYERS |
Round 4 — 11.04. – 13.04.2022
| Elimination match 11.04.2022 15.00 CEST | Anonymo vs. 00prospects |
| Elimination match 11.04.2022 18.00 CEST | Enterprise vs. Lilmix |
| Elimination match 12.04.2022 15.00 CEST | MAD Lions vs. DREAM |
| High match 12.04.2022 18.00 CEST | MASONIC vs. Young Ninjas |
| High match 13.04.2022 15.00 CEST | Into The Breach vs. HELLSLAYERS |
| High match 13.04.2022 18.00 CEST | BIG Omen Academy vs. KOVA |
Round 5 — 14.04.2022
| Elimination match 14.04.2022 12.00 CEST | MAD Lions vs. 00prospects |
| Elimination match 14.04.2022 15.00 CEST | HELLSLAYERS vs. KOVA |
| Elimination match 14.04.2022 18.00 CEST | Young Ninjas vs. Enterprise |
Spring season is here!
As the world moves towards post-covid time, we here at Elisa Esports are also looking towards new ways of bringing you exciting content and tournaments. We are all eager to see our beloved players competing in live tournaments and as the year progresses, we are starting to prepare our own LAN events in the near future.
Regionals is now Contenders
As we have developed our product, we have noticed that our previous name for the tournament, “Regionals”, isn’t as descriptive as we would want it to be. We feel that Contenders gives a better picture of our competing teams that are rising through the ranks of numerous CS:GO teams. We want to position ourselves as a tournament organizer that offers a clear path towards the top of the ranks.
Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Contenders
The upcoming season is just behind the corner! As our final teams are going through our qualifiers and invite process’, we hope to see you all on our broadcasts starting next week.
Contenders schedule
- 21.3 – 24.3 – Round 1
- 27.3. – 31.3. – Round 2
- 4.4. – 7.4. – Round 3
- 11.4 – 13.4 – Round 4
- 14.4. – Round 5
Specific matches will be announced in the upcoming days.
Restructuring the prize pool distribution
Another thing we want to address is our prize pool distribution. Currently our tournament circuit has revolved around online-events due to current pandemic. As we move closer towards more open world, we have started to prepare ourselves for bigger LAN events. We want our online tournaments to work as a road towards the end of the year, where we can gather together in person to celebrate high level Counter-Strike.
For this we have done the following changes to our prize pools:
- Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 – $50,000 + Invite to 2022 Finals
- Elisa Invitational Fall 2022 – $50,000 + Invite to 2022 Finals
Stay tuned for the announcement of our Contender Teams in the upcoming days.
Ps. 2022 Finals will be the biggest production by Elisa Esports so far. We are eager to tell you more as soon as possible!
Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 – Playoffs Stage is set to begin tomorrow, on the 3rd of March! Here’s how you can catch up with all the content for the Elisa Invitational.
- Where: Online
- When: 3. – 6.3.2022
- Teams: 8
- Prize Pool: $100 000
FORMAT
Playoffs Stage
- Single-Elimination Bracket with 4 rounds of play: Opening Matches (Played on 24th of February), Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Grand Final
- 8 teams total: 4 Opening Match Winners, 4 teams invited directly to the Quarter-Finals
TEAMS
- Copenhagen Flames – Invited to Quarter-Finals
- ENCE – Invited to Quarter-Finals
- HEET – Invited to Quarter-Finals
- SKADE – Invited to Quarter-Finals
- Dignitas –Playoffs Opening Match Winner
- Entropiq – Playoffs Opening Match Winner
- HAVU – Playoffs Opening Match Winner
- Eternal Fire – Playoffs Opening Match Winner
SCHEDULE
3.3. THURSDAY – Quarter-Finals
- Quarter-Final 12:00 CET – HEET vs. HAVU (BO3)
- Quarter-Final 15:00 CET – CPH Flames vs. Dignitas (BO3)
4.3. FRIDAY – Quarter-Finals
- Quarter-Final 12:00 CET – SKADE vs. Eternal Fire (BO3)
- Quarter-Final 15:00 CET – ENCE vs. Entropiq (BO3)
5.3. SATURDAY – Semi-Finals
- Semi-Final #1 12:00 CET – TBD (BO3)
- Semi-Final #2 15:00 CET- TBD (BO3)
6.3. SUNDAY– Grand Final
- Grand Final 12:00 CET – TBD (BO3)
Follow our Twitter for results and a real-time schedule.
See you on Twitch!
Elisa Esports ilmoitti aiemmin, että Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 -turnauksen loppuottelut pelataan LanTrek 2022 -tapahtumassa Tampereen Messu- ja Urheilukeskuksessa maaliskuun alussa. Valitettavasti jouduimme tekemään vaikean, mutta huolellisesti harkitun päätöksen; Loppuottelut siirretään verkkoon.
Toivoimme saavamme pelaajat liveyleisön eteen pitkän tauon jälkeen, mutta koronan uusien varianttien vuoksi ei ole vastuullista tuoda kansainvälisiä joukkueita yleisötäytteiseen tapahtumaan kesken kiireisen turnauskauden. Päätöstä tukee karanteeneihin ja matkustusrajoituksiin liittyvä epävarmuus.
Meille tärkeintä on Elisa Esports -tiimin, joukkueiden ja katsojien turvallisuuden takaaminen.
Tästä vaikeasta päätöksestä huolimatta tuomme verkkoon maailmanluokan turnauksen upeilla huippujoukkueilla! Aikaisemmissa Elisa Invitational -loppuotteluissa on nähty maailman kovimpia joukkueita, kuten ENCE, Fnatic, FURIA, Dignitas ja Heroic.
Mahdollisista turnausta koskevista muutoksista tiedotetaan tulevien viikkojen aikana.
Elisa Esports announced earlier that the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Playoffs would be played at the LanTrek 2022 event at Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre in early March. Unfortunately, we had to make a difficult but carefully considered decision; The Playoffs will be moved online.
We were hoping to get the players in front of the live audience after a long break, but due to the new variants of COVID-19, it is not responsible to bring international teams abroad during a busy tournament season. The decision is supported by the uncertainty surrounding quarantines and travel restrictions.
The most important thing for us is to guarantee the safety of the Elisa Esports crew, teams and spectators.
Despite this hard decision, we will bring a world-class tournament with amazing top teams online! Previous Elisa Invitational Playoffs have seen some of the world’s toughest teams, such as ENCE, Fnatic, FURIA, Dignitas and Heroic.
Any possible changes to the tournament will be announced in the coming weeks.
