Elisa Champions Circuit Points System revealed!

7.5.2021 - 15:29

We are happy to announce the joined pointing system that connects all of the tournament operators to the #ElisaChampionsCircuit!

GRID Integrity Services, as the official data partner, will be coordinating the points across enrolled competitions. These partnering tournaments include Funspark Ulti, HSH Series, and Elisa Invitationals. A new addition to the crew will be Pinnacle, who has recently been enrolled in the circuit with their Pinnacle Cups across 2021.

Elisa expands esports operations globally and joins forces in order to form a $2,7m CS:GO tournament tour for 2021-2022, paving a way towards a new tier 1 event for the global esports fans.

The points will go towards qualification to the 2022’s Elisa Champion of Champions event. At the close of all the marked competitions, the top six teams will gain automatic qualification to Elisa Champion of Champions. Previous competitions by all enrolled partners, including Elisa Invitational Spring 2021, Snow Sweet Snow 1-3, Spring Sweet Spring Cup 1, The Pinnacle Cup 2021, and the Funspark Ulti 2021 Europe Regional Series, will be included in the rankings.

Points Categories

Win the Tournament (15 Points)
Finish 2nd Place (10 Points)
Player with Most MVPs (5 Points)
Top 3 Round Difference Teams (3 Points, 2 Points, 1 Point)
Player with Most Kills (3 Points)
Win Main Swiss, 2 teams (3 Points)
Team with Most Wins (2 Points)
Team with best GRID rating (2 Points)
Win Regional Swiss, 2 teams (2 Points)
Player with best GRID rating (1 Point)
Win GSL Group (1 Point)
Every match played (1 Point)
Every win (1 Point)
Participating in the event (1 Point)

The purpose of the points system is to increase competitiveness and reward the teams who put the most playing time into the competitions over 2021.

“Over the last 2 years, our Integrity Service team and technology has become paramount to protecting the competitive security and commercial interests of our partnered TOs and publishers. The opportunity to partner with Elisa across their landmark Tournament Circuit the Champion of Champions and combine both our data analysis with our integrity team’s work is the perfect fit.

We look forward to all the action that is set to unfold across the 2021/22 season, and have worked towards conceptualizing a points system with Elisa that rewards all of the participating teams for their hard work and grind through the lower stages of the competing cups, as well as those good enough to win each of the competitions!” Tom Warburton, COO of GRID Esports.

“We have been searching for a long time for the right kind of partner to provide our Elisa Esports tournaments with the best possible integrity services. With GRID we can trust that all of our tournament data is handled securely and professionally. By joining forces we can now create something new and exciting that has never been seen before in the modern CS:GO era.“ Teemu Koski, Head of Elisa Esports.

You can follow the points updates every couple of weeks at @ElisaEsports, @TheEsportsBible, @PinnacleEsports, @RelogMedia & @Funspark socials.

Check out the 7th of May Points standings below!

Top 10 Points Total as of the 7th May

Overall Standings as of the 7th May

● SnowSweetSnow #1: FunPlus Phoenix
● SnowSweetSnow #2: HAVU
● SnowSweetSnow #3: mousesports
● SpringSweetSpring #1: forZe
● Pinnacle Cup 2021: Gambit
● Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series #1: HAVU
● Elisa Invitational Spring 2021: SKADE

About Elisa Esports
The go-to Nordic esports operator with strong roots in the Finnish esports scene. Our mission is to provide a sustainable ecosystem for teams and players, by creating a path from grassroot activities to the world class esports events. We want to offer the best quality broadcasts and the best value in entertainment.

About GRID Esports
The leading provider of data solutions for the esports industry, leverages revolutionary technology to embrace data in the digital nature of competitive gaming and overcomes sports specific data challenges. Established in 2018 the company looks to tackle the data market and provide data services for monetization and fan engagement for tournament organisers & game publishers.

3.5.2021 - 11:58

The Regional Swiss of the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 starts this Thursday. From 16 teams only top 8 will advance to the next stage – The Main Swiss.

It’s Swiss action time!

As a part of Elisa Champion of Champions, the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 Regional Swiss is held on May 6th to 30th. 16 teams try to battle their way to the next stage, but only top 8 will advance to the Main Swiss.

In the Main Swiss are 8 invite teams waiting for the qualified Regional Swiss teams. Once again only top 8 will proceed to the last stage – The Elisa Invitational Playoffs.

TEAMS

Here are the Regional Swiss Teams:

777 Esports
AGF Esport
Apeks
Astralis Talent
CASE
CPH Flames
DBL Poney
EC Brugge
GORILLAZ
KOVA
Lilmix
Lyngby Vikings
NAVI Junior
Nordavind
Sangal
Young Ninjas

16 teams battle in the Regional Swiss (May 6th to 30th).

SCHEDULE

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

Round 1 — 6. – 9.5.2021

Opening round 6.5.2021 17.00 CEST	Navi Junior vs. Lilmix (BO3)
Opening round 6.5.2021 20.00 CEST	Nordavind vs. 777 Esports (BO3)
Opening round 7.5.2021 17.00 CEST	Apeks vs. EC Brugge (BO3)
Opening round 7.5.2021 20.00 CEST	DBL Poney vs. GORILLAZ (BO3)
Opening round 8.5.2021 17.00 CEST	Sangal vs. CASE (BO3)
Opening round 8.5.2021 20.00 CEST	CPH Flames vs. Astralis Talent (BO3)
Opening round 9.5.202117.00 CEST	Young Ninjas vs. KOVA (BO3)
Opening round 9.5.2021 20.00 CEST	Lyngby Vikings vs. AGF (BO3)

Week 18

Round 2 — 13. – 16.5.2021

Low match 13.5.2021 17.00 CEST	Lyngby Vikings vs. GORILLAZ
Low match 13.5.2021 20.00 CEST	Nordavind vs. Astralis Talent
High match 14.5.2021 17.00 CEST	Copenhagen Flames vs. 777 Esports
High match 14.5.2021 20.00 CEST	DBL Poney vs. AGF
Low match 15.5.2021 17.00 CEST	Lilmix vs. KOVA
Low match 15.5.2021 20.00 CEST	Case vs. EC Brugge
High match 16.5.2021 17.00 CEST	Apeks vs. Sangal
High match 16.5.2021 20.00 CEST	Young Ninjas vs. Navi Junior

Week 19

Round 3 — 20. – 23.5.2021

Low match 20.5.2021 17.00	Lyngby Vikings vs. Astralis Talent
High match 20.5.2021 20.00	Young Ninjas vs. 777 Esports
Mid match 21.5.2021 17.00	Apeks vs. NAVI Junior
Mid match 21.5.2021 20.00	Nordavind vs. KOVA
Mid match 22.5.2021 17.00	DBL Poney vs. Case
Mid match 22.5.2021 20.00	CPH Flames vs. GORILLAZ
Low match 23.5.2021 17.00	Lilmix vs. EC Brugge
High match 23.5.2021 20.00	Sangal vs. AGF

Week 20

Round 4 — 27. – 29.5. 2021

Low match 27.5.2021 17.00	NAVI Junior vs. GORILLAZ
Low match 27.5.2021 20.00	Lilmix vs. Case
High match 28.5.2021 16.00	DBL Poney vs. 777 Esports
Low match 28.5.2021 20.00	Lyngby Vikings vs. KOVA
High match 29.5.2021 17.00	Nordavind vs. Apeks
High match 29.5.2021 20.00	CPH Flames vs. AGF

Week 21

Round 5 — 30.5.2021

Elimination match 30.5.2021 14.00	Lyngby Vikings vs. NAVI Junior
Elimination match 30.5.2021 17.00	Apeks vs. 777 Esports
Elimination match 30.5.2021 20.00	CPH Flames vs. Case

Week 21

WHERE TO FOLLOW?

Well, I know the teams and the schedule, but where can I watch it?

You can find more information about the tournament, as well as current esports news at elisaesports.fi
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2.5.2021 - 19:30

Two rounds has been played and 64 teams remains in the battle for the spots in round 4. Next week we get the first group of invitational teams joining the best teams from round 3. Third round also welcomes back our official broadcast in English, Finnish and Russian language. More info about the tournament you find täältä.

In the third round, teams will play six maps (3x Miramar & 3x Erangel) and top-9 from the each group will advance to round 4. Come and join the official broadcasts to cheer your favorite team to the next round!

Round 3

Monday 3.5

Group 1

Broadcast: Elisa Esports (ENG)
Broadcast starts at 18.00 CEST
Results: Points

Group 2

Broadcast: PUBG Finland (FIN)
Community cast: odesskin (RU) – ImDivinE (CZE) – zuluXxman (GER)
Broadcast starts at 18.00 CEST
Results: Points

Tuesday 4.5

Group 3

Broadcast: PUBG Finland (FIN)
Community cast: Kowo (ENG) – odesskin (RU) – zuluXxman (GER) – omgezjonesy (HUN)
Broadcast starts at 18.00 CEST
Results: Points

Group 4

Broadcast: Elisa Esports (ENG)
Broadcast starts at 18.00 CEST
Results: Points

To be sure you get all the latest updates, results and news you should follow our twitter!

26.4.2021 - 15:00

Elisa Esports julkaisi tänään maanantaina 26. huhtikuuta 2021 Elisa Champion of Champions -kiertueen. Kiertueen julkaisun yhteydessä julkaistiin myös Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 -turnauskokonaisuus, joka alkaa tulevana viikonloppuna Suomen avoimilla karsinnoilla. 64 joukkueen avoimet karsinnat ovat nyt auki ilmoittautumisille!

Milloin pelataan?

Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 avoimet karsinnat pelataan lauantaina 1. toukokuuta kello 12 alkaen. Avoimiin karsintoihin mahtuu 64 suomalaista joukkuetta, joista yksi selviää Best-of-1 Single-Elimination -kaaviosta sunnuntain suljettuihin karsintoihin. Avointen karsintojen voittaja taistelee sunnuntaina 2. toukokuuta kello 12 alkaen kolmea kutsujoukkuetta vastaan. Sunnuntain suljettuihin karsintoihin on kutsuttu hREDS, KOVA ja SJ. Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 -turnauksen suljetut karsinnat pelataan Best-of-3 Single-Elimination -kaaviolla.

Suljetun karsinnan voittajajoukkue karsiutuu ensi viikolla alkavaan neljä viikkoa kestävään Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 Regional Swiss -vaiheeseen, taistelemaan 15 muuta Pohjoismaiden ja Euroopan tasolla nousevaa joukkuetta vastaan.

Avoimen karsinnan aikataulu (nopeutettu) – lauantai 1. toukokuuta:

12.00: Ensimmäinen kierros (64 joukkuetta – BO1)
13.00: Toinen kierros (32 joukkuetta – BO1 – pelataan heti aiemman kierroksen jälkeen)
14.00: Kolmas kierros (16 joukkuetta – BO1 – pelataan heti aiemman kierroksen jälkeen)
15.00: Neljäs kierros (8 joukkuetta – BO1 – pelataan heti aiemman kierroksen jälkeen)
16.00: Viides kierros (4 joukkuetta – BO1 – pelataan heti aiemman kierroksen jälkeen)
17.00: Kuudes kierros (2 joukkuetta – BO1 – pelataan heti aiemman kierroksen jälkeen)

Suljetun karsinnan aikataulu – sunnuntai 2. toukokuuta:

12.00: Semifinaali #1 (BO3)
15.00: Semifinaali #2 (BO3)
18.00: Finaali (BO3 – pelataan vähintään tunti edellisen semifinaalin jälkeen)

Miten ilmoittaudun?

Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 -turnauksen avoimiin karsintoihin pääsee ilmoittautumaan Esportal-turnausalustalla täältä. Avointen karsintojen voittaja kohtaa sunnuntaina hREDS:n, KOVA:n ja SJ:n suljetuissa karsinnoissa.

Avointen karsintojen voittajajoukkueeseen ollaan yhteydessä Esportal-alustalla heti avoimen karsinnan päätyttyä.

Mitä tulee ottaa huomioon?

Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 avoimissa ja suljetuissa karsinnoissa käytetään Suomen elektronisen urheilun liiton (SEUL ry) virallisia Counter-Strike: Global Offensiven turnaussääntöjä. Karsintaan saa osallistua kaikki suomalaiset joukkueet. Karsinnassa käytetään Esportalin Anti Cheat -ohjelmistoa, eli Esportal Clientiä. Mikäli sinulla herää karsintoihin liittyen kysymyksiä, olethan yhteydessä suoraan turnauksen tuomariin Discordissa valdemart#7403 tai sähköpostitse valtteri.palonkorpi@elisaesports.fi.

The new partnership will bring together the tournament operations of names such as Home Sweet Home, Funspark and Elisa Esports. The tournaments will operate under a shared pointing system for the teams and create a completely new international series with the locally most relevant teams for European esports fans across the continent.

Elisa Esports announces three new partnerships in order to strengthen its position in European esports field, namely with GRID, Relog Media and Funspark. The new Masters tournament tour will bring together the most interesting and fascinating esports teams across Europe, who go head-to-head and compete for a $2,7m total prize pool across 2021 and 2022 – all under the same and easy-to-follow tournament structure. Each tournament organizer (Elisa Esports, Relog Media and Funspark) will continue to provide their own individual prize pools, but now with participating in common tour and thus creating together a $2,7m CS:GO tournament tour.

The partnership with GRID will notably improve Elisa Esports’ capability in making use of the data in the played games, allowing for example a completely new way for spectators to get more insights about the played game in a live form. Furthermore, the tournament partnership with Relog Media and Funspark will significantly increase the amount of content to be available for European and Finnish esports fans and audience.

“With the extended tournament structure co-operated with Relog Media and Funspark, we wanted to provide a new way for European top teams to better their rankings and compete, even if they are not official partners with the largest commercial leagues. Our tour will attract an extraordinary combination of interesting teams in the world, which has been a long-awaited element by our viewers and fans across the Nordics and Europe. For our viewers we wanted to tell that we have listened, and acted accordingly”, says Teemu Koski, Head of Elisa Esports.

“Throughout 2020, we have put a significant effort in order to truly understand what our viewers and fans would love to see us deliver, both in terms of the content for the viewers and the professional opportunities for Finnish and Nordic esports teams. Partnering up with GRID, Relog Media and Funspark proves that we’re on the right track, and we will continue to work hard in order to serve the people who love esports”, adds Pasi Lindqvist, Senior Business Designer from Elisa.

By creating and joining a shared tournament structure through each organizers’ Masters-events, Elisa Esports plans to add a new layer to the existing Elisa Invitational tournament structure. First, Elisa Invitationals are expected to be organized quarterly with a total prize pool of $400k, which furthermore is planned to gather the winning teams of Elisa Invitationals to Elisa Masters events with a separate $250k prize pool. Similarly, the other two tournament organizers will host their Masters-events.

All of the tournaments (Elisa Invitational, Home Sweet Home & Funspark) will operate an overarching Points System which is based on GRID scoring data for the teams, which allows an easy way for teams and spectators to follow the journey throughout the annual seasons. All of the Masters events from each tournament organizer are planned to lead up to a new flagship CS:GO event called “Elisa Champion of Champions” tournament, which is currently expected to take place in the Fall 2022. Champion of Champions will attract a globally significant pool of teams, more information of which will be provided when final decisions about the event are made. More information about the point system and Elisa Champion of Champions event is to follow in coming weeks and months.

The content of Elisa Invitationals, Elisa Masters and Elisa Champion of Champions will be broadcasted on Elisa Esports’ Twitch channels in both Finnish and English. Other language broadcasters and local media partners will be shared before each event.

Next Elisa Invitational will be organized on 28th June to 3rd July 2021. This event will follow the regional and main swiss stages played throughout May and June. The Swiss stages will qualify 8 teams to Elisa Invitational Summer, whereas 4 other teams are receiving direct invites. The invited teams will be announced closer to the event. Elisa Invitational Fall and Elisa Invitational Winter will be organised later in 2021.

“We can expect nothing less than a year-long party for the fans, as the new structure brings together the most interesting teams and players across Europe, week after week”, comments Teemu Koski.

Elisa Invitational and Elisa Masters in a nutshell:

Four Elisa Invitational events with $100,000 each, Elisa Masters with $250,000
- Completed: Elisa Invitational Spring 2021 ($100,000 total prize money)
- Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 ($100,000 total prize money)
- Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 ($100,000 total prize money)
- Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 ($100,000 total prize money)
- Elisa Masters 2022 ($250,000 total prize money)
New Elisa Invitational format, applied to Elisa Invitational Summer 2021
- Stage 1 – Qualifiers
  - May 1st – May 2nd
  - 64 Finnish teams in a Single-Elimination Bracket in Saturday’s Open Qualifier
  - hREDS, KOVA, SJ and the winner of the Open Qualifier in Sunday’s Closed Qualifier
  - Winner secures a spot in Stage 2, Regional Swiss
- Stage 2 – Regional Swiss
  - May 6th – May 30th
  - Every week from Thursday to Sunday at 5pm and 8pm CEST
  - Swiss Group (Best-of-3) with 15 invite teams such as Nordavind and Young Ninjas, and 1 qualifier team
  - Top 8 teams will advance to Stage 3, Main Swiss
- Stage 3 – Main Swiss
  - June 3rd – June 27th
  - Every week from Thursday to Sunday at 5pm and 8pm CEST
  - Swiss Group (Best-of-3) with 8 invite teams such as HAVU and ENCE, and 8 teams from the Regional Swiss
  - Top 8 teams will secure spots in Stage 4, the Playoffs
- Stage 4 – Playoffs
  - June 28th – July 3rd
  - 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 to the Quarter Finals

Elisa Champion of Champions Tour in a nutshell:

Qualification Stages (2021-2022)
- Home Sweet Home tournaments ($1,200,000 total prize money)
- Elisa Invitational tournaments ($400,000 total prize money)
- Funspark tournaments ($330,000 total prize money)
LAN Stages (2022)
- LAN Sweet LAN Masters tournament ($250,000 total prize money)
- Elisa Masters tournament ($250,000 total prize money)
- Funspark ULTI Grand Finals ($300,000 total prize money)
Format
- Online Qualification Stages, where teams collect points
- Offline LAN Stages, where teams collect points
- Elisa Champion of Champions tournament in 2022, where teams with the most points will battle for the title of the Champion of Champions
2,7 million USD Prize Pool across a handful of tournaments in 2021-2022

25.4.2021 - 19:00

Over half of the teams are already out and fight for the spots in upcoming rounds is getting more serious! 128 teams remaining and these teams are playing with SUPER-rules on 8 groups. Second round is broadcasted by community casters and the links for these streams will be added during gamedays. More info about the tournament you find täältä.

In the second round, teams will play six maps (3x Miramar & 3x Erangel) and top-8 from the each group will advance to round 2. Come and join the community streams to cheer your favorite team to the next round!

Round 2