Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Season is here!

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.

Uusi suomalainen CS-liiga alkaa!

Elisa Open Suomi alkaa lauantaina 22.1. ja 10 000 euron palkintopotin liigan finaali pelataan sunnuntaina 27.2. Molemmille finalisteille on luvassa paikka 100 000 dollarin Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Regional Swiss -kaudelle.

Turnaussivu: https://esportal.com/fi/tournament/2462/elisa-suomi-open-league/info

Sarjataulukko

Päivitetty: 20.2.2022

Tulokset

Lauantai 22.1.2022

HAVU – SAWO 2-0 (Nuke 19-17, Dust2 16-3)

Conquer – OMAPELI 2-0 (Inferno 16-10, Nuke 16-8)

KOVA – myllysuola 2-0 (Mirage 16-13, Nuke 16-8)

Sunnuntai 23.1.2022

HAVU – Conquer 2-0 (Mirage 16-2, Inferno 16-10)

TMVG – myllysuola 2-0 (Overpass 16-12, Mirage 16-12)

SAWO – HEDGEHOGZ 2-0 (Mirage 16-14, Nuke 16-9)

Lauantai 29.1.2022

KOVA – OMAPELI 2-0 (Inferno 16-5, Nuke 16-14)

SAWO – myllysuola 1-1 (Mirage 16-19, Nuke 16-13)

Conquer – TMVG 2-0 (Mirage 16-6, Nuke 16-5)

Sunnuntai 30.1.2022

HAVU – TMVG 2-0 (Mirage 16-8, Ancient 22-20)

HEDGEHOGZ – myllysuola 0-2 (Inferno 14-16, Mirage, 13-16)

KOVA – SAWO 2-0 (Mirage 16-4, Nuke 16-10)

Lauantai 5.2.2022

Conquer – myllysuola 2-0 (Mirage 16-7, Nuker 16-13)

HAVU – OMAPELI 1-1 (Inferno 17-19, Mirage 16-4)

HEDGEHOGZ – TMVG 2-0 (Inferno 22-20, Mirage 22-19)

Sunnuntai 6.2.2022

HAVU – KOVA 2-0 (Ancient 16-5, Mirage 16-7)

SAWO – TMVG 1-1 (Inferno 8-16, dust2 16-10)

OMAPELI – HEDGEHOGZ 2-0 (dust2 16-14, Inferno 16-10)

Perjantai 11.2.2022

HAVU – HEDGEHOGZ 2-0 (HEDGEHOGZ forfeit)

KOVA – Conquer 1-1 (Inferno 8-16, Nuke 16-12)

Lauantai 12.2.2022

OMAPELI – myllysuola 2-0 (Vertigo 16-11, Nuke 19-16)

KOVA – TMVG 2-0 (Mirage 16-14, Nuke 16-2)

Lauantai 19.2.2022

OMAPELI – TMVG 0-2 (Ancient 13-16, Inferno 9-16)

Conquer – SAWO 0-2 (Mirage 12-16, Inferno 9-16)

Sunnuntai 20.2.2022

OMAPELI – SAWO 1-1 (dust2 16-14, Inferno 12-16)

Pudotuspelit:

Perjantai 25.2.2022 (puolivälierät)

SAWO – OMAPELI 0-2 (dust2 12-16, Inferno 5-16)

Conquer – TMVG 2-0 (Nuke 16-8, Inferno 16-8)

Lauantai 26.2.2022 (välierät)

HAVU – OMAPELI 2-1

KOVA – Conquer 2-1

Sunnuntai 27.2.2022 (finaali)

HAVU – KOVA 0-2

Aikataulu

Aikataulu: https://esportal.com/fi/tournament/2462/elisa-suomi-open-league/matches

Palkintopotti

1. sija: KOVA 5 000€ (paikka Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Regionals -turnaukseen)
2. sija: HAVU 2 000€ (paikka Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Regionals -turnaukseen)
3-4. sijat: OMAPELI & Conquer 1 000€
5-6. sijat: SAWO & TMVG 500€

Formaatti

Kahdeksan joukkueen Best-of-2 Round Robin -runkosarja

Kuuden joukkueen Single Elimination -pudotuspelivaihe (BO3). Kaksi runkosarjan parasta joukkuetta etenevät suoraan välieriin.

Liigan finalistit jatkavat Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Regional Swiss -vaiheeseen.

Joukkueet

HAVU

  • Olli ”sLowi” Pitkänen 
  • Sami ”xseveN” Laasanen 
  • Jani ”Aerial” Jussila 
  • Otto ”ottoNd” Sihvo 
  • Joona ”Sm1llee” Holmström 

KOVA

  • Jussi ”airax” Airaksinen 
  • Samu ”uli” Leirilaakso 
  • Samuli ”Twixie” Herrala 
  • Jarkko ”spargo” Rahja 
  • Aleksi ”zks” Nissinen 

Conquer Gaming 

  • Jere ”Elfern” Nissi 
  • Niko ”choco” Munukka 
  • Ville ”myltsi” Vilkman 
  • Jere ”Jerppa” Määttä 
  • Jimi ”Jimpphat” Salo 

omapeli

  • Samu ”Samppa” Kylmälä 
  • Mikael ”Mikzuuu” Selander 
  • Eetu ”eDi” Astikainen 
  • Elmeri ”ykis” Lind 
  • Joel ”jelo” Lentonen 

HEDGEHOGZ 

  • Henri ”HENU” Ylilehto 
  • Jemi ”jemi” Mäkinen 
  • Juho ”Juho” Lampinen 
  • Topi ”LYNXi” Kauppi 
  • Ilkka “yaNgile” Nuotio

myllysuola 

  • Sebastian ”Sebu” Blomberg 
  • Miika ”MiikA” Taskinen 
  • Jyrki ”JyrG” Kankaanranta 
  • Henri ”Hung” Tomperi 
  • Niko ” Nksu” Luhaniemi 

SAWO

  • Jere ”KonZero” Toivola 
  • Kalle ”kazap” Lyytinen 
  • Paavo ”podi” Heiskanen 
  • Juho ”Tunkkis” Hänninen 
  • Toni ”STOVVE” Liukkonen 

TOOMUCHVIDEOGAMES 

  • Markus ”shaker” Pyysalo 
  • Juho ”N44M4” Alen 
  • Miika ”kaavio” Nurmi 
  • Valtteri ”lehtori” Pynnönen 
  • Pasi ”RAIMOVORMISTO” Koskinen 
  • Miikka ”MEZZOBIS” Harju 

Turnausta voi seurata suomeksi ElisaViihdeSportin Twitch-kanavalla: https://www.twitch.tv/elisaviihdesport

Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 moves to second phase on next Monday. Find schedules and teams here!

Main Swiss starts next Monday, on the 17th of January, as 7 teams have made their way through the Regional Swiss stage. Now they’ll meet 9 invited teams, and from the next 4 weeks, only the Top 8 teams will advance to the last phase of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 tournament – the Playoffs!

TEAMS

Here are the Main Swiss teams: 

  • HAVU
  • ECSTATIC
  • Entropiq
  • Eternal Fire
  • x-kom AGO
  • BLINK
  • Dignitas
  • LookingForOrg
  • Sprout
  • Finest
  • Enterprise
  • Savage
  • Lynn Vision
  • 777 Esports
  • FNATIC Rising
  • AGF Esport

16 teams battle in the Main Swiss (January 17th to February 10th)

SCHEDULE

Don’t miss the Main Swiss Schedule! The schedule will be updated weekly as the tournament proceeds forward.

Round 1 — 17.1. – 20.1.2022

Opening round
17.1.2022 15.00 CET
Sprout vs. Finest
Opening round
17.1.2022 18.00 CET
Entropiq vs. AGF Esport
Opening round
18.1.2022 15.00 CET
Dignitas vs. 777 Esports
Opening round
18.1.2022 18.00 CET
ECSTATIC vs. Enterprise
Opening round
19.1.2022 15.00 CET
Eternal Fire vs. Lynn Vision
Opening round
19.1.2022 18.00 CET
BLINK vs. FNATIC Rising
Opening round
20.1.2022 15.00 CET
x-kom AGO vs. Savage
Opening round
20.1.2022 18.00 CET
LookingForOrg vs. HAVU

Round 2 — 24.1. – 27.1.2022

Low match
24.1.2022 15.00 CET
777 Esports vs. Finest
Low match
24.1.2022 18.00 CET
Entropiq vs. Enterprise
Low match
25.1.2022 15.00 CET
x-kom Ago vs. FNATIC Rising
Low match
25.1.2022 18.00 CET
HAVU vs. Lynn Vision
High match
26.1.2022 15.00 CET
Eternal Fire vs. LookingForOrg
High match
26.1.2022 18.00 CET
Sprout vs. Dignitas
High match
27.1.2022 15.00 CET
BLINK vs. Savage
High match
27.1.2022 18.00 CET
ECSTATIC vs. AGF

Round 3 — 31.1. – 3.2.2022

Low match
31.1.2022 15.00 CET
777 Esports vs. Enterprise
Low match
31.1.2022 18.00 CET
Lynn Vision vs. FNATIC Rising
Mid match
1.2.2022 15.00 CET
BLINK vs. AGF
Mid match
1.2.2022 18.00 CET
Dignitas vs. HAVU
Mid match
2.2.2022 15.00 CET
Entropiq vs. Finest
Mid match
2.2.2022 18.00 CET
x-kom AGO vs. LookingForOrg
High match
3.2.2022 15.00 CET
Eternal Fire vs. Sprout
High match
3.2.2022 18.00 CET
ECSTATIC vs. Savage

Round 4 — 7.2. – 9.2.2022

Elimination match
7.2.2022 15.00 CET
BLINK vs. FNATIC Rising 0-2 (FFW)
Elimination match
7.2.2022 18.00 CET
x-kom AGO vs. Finest
Elimination match
8.2.2022 15.00 CET
HAVU vs. 777 Esports
High match
8.2.2022 18.00 CET
Entropiq vs. LookingForOrg
High match
9.2.2022 15.00 CET
ECSTATIC vs. Dignitas
High match
9.2.2022 18.00 CET
Sprout vs. AGF Esport

Round 5 — 10.2.2022

Elimination match
10.2.2022 12.00 CET
HAVU vs. Finest
Elimination match
10.2.2022 15.00 CET
ECSTATIC vs. FNATIC Rising
Elimination match
10.2.2022 18.00 CET
LookingForOrg vs. AGF Esport

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 Open on uusi Elisa Esportsin maakohtainen liigakonsepti, jossa paikalliset joukkueet kilpailevat yleisön suosiosta sekä paikoista kohti kansainvälisiä pelikenttiä. Liigan finalisteille on rahapalkinnon lisäksi luvassa paikka Elisa Esportsin kansainvälisessä turnaussarjassa.

Elisa Esports tekee paluun luomaan rakennetta suomalaisen e-urheilukentän tukemiseksi. Elisa Open Suomi tarjoaa suomalaisille CS:GO -joukkueille ja pelaajille rakenteellisen liigan, josta on suora tie kansainvälisiin turnauksiin. Elisa Esportsin ensi vuoden tavoite on uudelleenrakentaa Suomeen kilpailullisesti kovatasoinen sarja ja tarjota pelaajille kehityspolku kohti unelmia.

”Kotimainen kilpapelaamisen kenttä on aina ollut Elisalle tärkeä ja haluammekin rakentaa Suomeen sellaisen sarjan, joka tukee organisaatioita ja joukkueita pienistä suuriin. Tahdomme tarjota yhteisölle aidosti arvokasta urheilua, jonka parissa voi viihtyä hurraten omaa suosikkipelaajaa tai -joukkuetta kohti mestaruutta”, kommentoi Elisa Esportsin toiminnasta vastaava Teemu Koski.

Elisa Open Suomi tulee tarjoamaan vähintään kuusi ottelua viikossa suomalaisille CS:GO-faneille. Liigan aikana Elisa Esports tulee kertomaan entistä yksityiskohtaisemmin pelaajien tuntemuksia ja joukkueiden tarinoita. Elisa Esports pyrkii kehittämään lähetyksiään tuomalla niihin uudenlaisia teknisiä ratkaisuja parantaakseen katsojakokemusta. Kaikki Elisa Open Suomi -ottelut tullaan näkemään Elisa Viihde Sportin Twitch-kanavalla.

Liigassa pelaa kahdeksan suomalaista joukkuetta. Nämä joukkueet koostuvat neljästä kovatasoisimmasta ja kiinnostavimmasta kutsujoukkueesta, sekä neljästä karsintavoittajasta. Turnauksen avoimet karsinnat pelataan 15. – 16.1. Esportal-pelialustalla. (Linkit karsintoihin lisätietoa -osion alla)

Elisa Open Suomi tullaan pelaamaan kokonaisuudessaan 22.1. – 27.2. Pelipäivät ajoittuvat viikonlopuille, ja liigan pudotuspelivaihe pelataan 25. – 27.2. Elisa Openissa kaikki joukkueet kohtaavat toisensa kerran Best-of-2 -ottelusarjassa, jonka perusteella pudotuspeleihin pääsee kuusi eniten pisteitä kerännyttä joukkuetta.


Elisa Open Suomi pähkinänkuoressa

  • Päivämäärät
    • Avoimet karsinnat 15. – 16.1.2022
    • Runkosarja 22.1 – 24.2.2022
    • Pudotuspelit 25. – 27.2.2022
  • Formaatti
    • Kaksi avointa karsintaa Esportal-alustalla
    • Kahdeksan joukkueen Best-of-2 Round Robin -runkosarja
    • Kuuden joukkueen Single Elimination -pudotuspelivaihe
  • Palkintopotti
    • 1. sija: 5 000€
    • 2. sija: 2 000€
    • 3-4. sijat: 1 000€
    • 5-6. sijat: 500€
    • Kaksi paikkaa Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 -turnauksen Regional Swiss -vaiheeseen

Lisätietoa

Elisa Esports produces a world-class Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament and follows Finnish teams competing around the world. Elisa Esports aims to become the leading Esports operator in the Nordic countries, and it’s currently a part of the 3M dollar Elisa Champion of Champions tour – planned to end in Fall 2022. 
 
Elisa Esports is part of Elisa Corporation. 
 
Coinmotion is a platform for anyone who wants to invest in crypto safely and securely regardless of their expertise in digital currencies. The company aims to make cryptocurrencies easy to use for anyone, despite their background, location, or age. 

The company was established in Jyväskylä, Finland in 2012 by the founders who envisioned empowering regular people in controlling their money.  

The company entered the esports scene in August 2021, when Finland’s first crypto partnership kicked off with teams KOVA and ENCE. Following the global trend of crypto-esports collaborations, Coinmotion supports Finnish companies while bringing knowledge about cryptocurrency investing to broad audiences. 

Elisa Esports is proud to start a partnership with a Finland-based crypto partner.

Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Regional Swiss starts on next Monday November 15th. From 16 Regional Swiss teams only top 8 will continue to the Main Swiss stage. 

Prepare yourselves, winter is coming!
After Open and Closed Qualification matches, we’ve now all the Regional Swiss teams ready to roll on next Monday. 

From these 16 teams the top 8 will advance to the next phase of the tournament, Main Swiss, where the invite teams are already waiting. From Main Swiss the new top 8 will get into Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Playoffs which is played in Lantrek on March 3rd to 6th.

TEAMS

Here are the Regional Swiss Teams:

  • 777 Esports
  • AGF
  • Apeks Rebels
  • Enterprise
  • Finest
  • FNATIC Rising
  • GORILLAZ
  • hREDS
  • INDE IRAE
  • Kappa Bar
  • KOVA
  • Lynn Vision
  • Nexus
  • Savage 
  • X-Gamer
  • Young Ninjas

16 teams battle in the Regional Swiss (November 15th to December 9th).

SCHEDULE

Don’t miss the Regional Swiss Schedule! Schedule will be updated weekly as the tournament proceeds forward.

Round 1 — 15.11. – 18.11.2021

Opening Round
15.11.2021 17.00 CET
Savage vs. KOVA
Opening Round
15.11.2021 20.00 CET
Enterprise vs. Kappa Bar
Opening Round
16.11.2021 15.00 CET
777 Esports vs. Nexus
Opening Round
16.11.2021 18.00 CET
Finest vs. X-Gamer
Opening Round
17.11.2021 15.00 CET
INDE IRAE vs. Apeks Rebels
Opening Round
17.11.2021 18.00 CET
GORILLAZ vs. AGF
Opening Round
18.11.2021 15.00 CET
Young Ninjas vs. hREDS
Opening Round
18.11.2021 18.00 CET
Lynn Vision vs. FNATIC Rising
Week 46

Round 2 — 22.11. – 25.11.2021

Low match
22.11.2021 15.00 CET
Nexus vs. Kappa BAR
Low match
22.11.2021 18.00 CET
FNATIC Rising vs. KOVA
Low match
23.11.2021 15.00 CET
AGF vs. hREDS
High match
23.11.2021 18.00 CET
Savage vs. Lynn Vision
High match
24.11.2021 15.00 CET
Finest vs. Apeks Rebels
High match
24.11.2021 18.00 CET
Enterprise vs. 777 Esports
Low match
25.11.2021 15.00 CET
INDE IRAE vs. X-Gamer
High match
25.11.2021 18.00 CET
Young Ninjas vs. GORILLAZ
Week 47

Round 3 — 29.11. – 2.12.2021

Low match
29.11.2021 16.00 CET
hREDS vs. X-Gamer
Mid match
29.11.2021 19.00 CET
Young Ninjas vs. FNATIC Rising
Mid match
30.11.2021 15.00 CET
Lynn Vision vs. Nexus
Low match
30.11.2021 18.00 CET
KOVA vs. Kappa BAR
Mid match
1.12.2021 15.00 CET
INDE IRAE vs. AGF
Mid match
1.12.2021 18.00 CET
Enterprise vs. Apeks Rebels
High match
2.12.2021 15.00 CET
Finest vs. 777 Esports
High match
2.12.2021 18.00 CET
Savage vs. GORILLAZ
Week 48

Round 4 — 6.12. – 8.12.2021

Elimination match
6.12.2021 15.00 CET
Nexus vs. hREDS
Elimination match
6.12.2021 18.00 CET
Young Ninjas vs. Apeks Rebels
Elimination match
7.12.2021 15.00 CET
INDE IRAE vs. KOVA
High match
7.12.2021 18.00 CET
Finest vs. AGF
High match
8.12.2021 15.00 CET
GORILLAZ vs. Lynn Vision
High match
8.12.2021 18.00 CET
Enterprise vs. FNATIC RISING
Week 49

Round 5 — 9.12.2021

Elimination match
9.12.2021 12.00 CET
Nexus vs. AGF
Elimination match
9.12.2021 15.00 CET
Enterprise vs. KOVA
Elimination match
9.12.2021 18.00 CET
GORILLAZ vs. Apeks Rebels
Week 49

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 CS:GO tournament series will continue with the Winter edition! Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 will be played between qualified teams from the Nordic region and some of the most prestigious teams in the world. The tournament starts in November and the Champion will be crowned in March, when we host the playoffs at the LanTrek 2022 -event! Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 will be handing out a total Prize Pool of $100,000 and the last remaining spots to the Masters tournament hosted by Elisa Esports.

The next Elisa Invitational will be organized from the 15th of November to the 5th of March 2022. This event will follow the Regional and Main Swiss Stages played throughout November, December, January, and February. The Swiss Stages will qualify 8 teams to the Elisa Invitational Winter Playoffs, where 4 other teams will receive direct invites. Invited teams will be announced closer to the Playoffs.

Teams will be competing for a total Prize Pool of $100,000 and the last remaining spots to the Masters tournament hosted by Elisa Esports. The winner of Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 will take a lion’s share of $50,000!

  • The Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 format, used before in Elisa Invitational Fall 2021
    • Stage 1 – Nordic Qualifiers
    • Stage 2 – Regional Swiss
      • November 15th – December 9th
      • Every week from Monday to Thursday at 3 pm and 6 pm CET
      • Swiss Group (Best-of-3) with 11 Invite teams and 5 teams from the Nordic Regional Qualifiers.
      • The top 8 teams will advance to Stage 3, Main Swiss
    • Stage 3 – Main Swiss
      • January 17th – February 10th
      • Every week from Monday to Thursday at 3 pm and 6 pm CET
      • Swiss Group (Best-of-3) with 8 Invite teams and 8 teams from the Regional Swiss
      • Top 8 teams will secure spots in Stage 4, the Playoffs
    • Stage 4 – Playoffs (Online stage)
      • February 12th – 13th
      • 8 teams in the Opening Matches from Main Swiss
      • Winners qualify to Stage 5, the LAN stage of playoffs
    • Stage 5 – Playoffs (LAN stage)
      • March 3rd – 5th Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre in Tampere, Southern Finland
      • Playoffs will be played at the LanTrek event between 4 World-Class Invite teams and 4 Winner teams from the Online stage
      • 2 groups consisting of 4 teams (Double-Elimination Bracket)
        Both groups include:
      • 2 Opening Matches (BO1)
      • Winners Match (BO1)
      • Losers Match (BO3)
      • Decider Match (BO3)
      • 2 Semi-Finals (BO3) and the Grand Final (BO3)
  • You can find more information about the tournament, as well as current esports news at elisaesports.fi
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