Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 – Contenders Stage
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.
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
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 | 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 ja Instagram
Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 -turnauksen loppuottelut pelataan tuhatpäiselle yleisölle LanTrek 2022 -tapahtumassa Tampereen Messu- ja Urheilukeskuksessa 3.–5. maaliskuuta 2022. Turnauksessa on jaossa huikeat 100 000 dollaria sekä viimeisiä paikkoja Elisa Esportsin järjestämään Masters-turnaukseen. Masters-turnauksesta joukkueilla on mahdollisuus jatkaa Champion Of Champions -turnaukseen, joka on huipentuma yhdelle maailman suurimmista kansainvälisistä miljoonakiertueista. Turnauksissa pelataan Counter-Strike: Global Offensive -peliä.
Kuluneen vuoden aikana Elisa Invitational -turnausten finaaleissa on nähty muun muassa suomalaisittain kiinnostavat ENCE ja HAVU, sekä kansainväliset huippujoukkueet Gambit, FURIA, fnatic ja Heroic. LanTrekeillä pelattavassa turnauksessa on siis odotettavissa ennennäkemätön show, sillä tähän mennessä Elisa Invitational -turnauksia on pelattu vain verkossa.
Myös Elisa Esportsin lähetyksissä nähty suomalainen ammattiselostaja Roope ”Robu” Leppänen kommentoi turnausta seuraavasti:
” Suomessa ei ole ennen nähty näin montaa kärkijoukkuetta, eli on tietenkin mahtavaa saada näin laadukas turnaus kotikamaralle. LAN-turnaukset ovat aivan oma maailmansa, jossa peli muuttuu moninkertaisesti viihdyttävämmäksi ja jopa eeppiseksi! “
Polku kotikoneen äärestä pelaamisen ammattilaiseksi
Elisa Invitational -turnaukset mahdollistavat pelaajien etenemisen ruohonjuuritasolta aina maailmanluokan turnauksiin asti. Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 -turnaus alkaa tänään maanantaina 8. marraskuuta suomalaisille joukkueille järjestettävällä karsintaturnauksella.
”Koemme äärimmäisen suurta ylpeyttä kotimaisesta e-urheiluosaamisesta sekä jo pitkään kestäneestä yhteistyöstä LanTrekkien kanssa. On mahtavaa että pystymme yhdessä tuomaan Suomeen kansainvälisen huipputurnauksen ja mahdollistamaan meidän faneille pääsyn nauttimaan maailmanluokan CS:GO sisällöstä livenä”, kommentoi Elisa Esportsin toiminnasta vastaava Teemu Koski
”Tämä on hieno osoitus pitkäjänteisestä ja rohkeasta yhteistyöstä mitä olemme yhdessä Elisa Esportsin kanssa viimeiset vuodet tehneet suomalaisten katsojien ja pelaajien eteen. Haastavan koronavuoden jälkeen pääsemme vihdoin tuomaan kansainvälisen huipputurnauksen live-yleisölle ja vieläpä ensimmäisenä LanTrek-pelitapahtumaan Tampereelle”, toteaa LanTrek ry:n puheenjohtaja Juha-Matti Haapala
Tule siis seuraamaan maailman kärkijoukkueiden mestaruusmittelöä paikanpäälle Tampereen Messu- ja Urheilukeskukselle 3.–5. maaliskuuta 2022; liput tulevat myyntiin joulukuussa!
Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 -turnauksen loppuottelut pähkinänkuoressa
- Loppuotteluiden ajankohta ja paikka
- 3.–5. maaliskuuta 2022, Tampereen Messu- ja Urheilukeskuksessa
- Formaatti
- 8 joukkuetta jatkaa Main Swiss -vaiheesta karsintaotteluihin (BO3) , joista 4 joukkuetta lunastaa paikat Playoffs-vaiheeseen, ottelut pelataan verkossa
- Playoff-vaihe, pelataan kokonaisuudessaan LanTrek-tapahtumassa
- Neljä maailmanluokan kutsujoukkuetta ja neljä karsintaotteluvoittajaa
- 2 neljän joukkueen lohkoa (Double-Elimination Bracket). Kummassakin lohkossa:
- 2 avausottelua (BO1)
- voittajien ottelu (BO1)
- häviäjien ottelu (BO3)
- ratkaiseva ottelu (BO3)
- 2 Semifinaalia (BO3) ja Finaali (BO3)
- Talven turnauskokonaisuuden palkintopottina on 100 000 dollaria sekä paikka Elisa Esportsin järjestämään Masters-turnaukseen, jonka päivämäärät ja muut lisätiedot ilmoitetaan myöhemmin.
Lisätietoa
- Liput tapahtumaan tulevat myyntiin joulukuussa 2021 osoitteessa lantrek.org
- Lisätietoa turnauksesta, sekä ajankohtaiset esports-uutiset löydät: elisaesports.fi sekä @ElisaEsports Twitteristä ja Instagramista!
Elisa Esports on Suomen suurin esports-toimija. Meidän kautta tavoitat parhaiten kotimaiset esports-fanit ja -seuraajat. Näytämme suomalaisittain kiinnostavimmat esports-ottelut ja järjestämme kansainvälisiä turnauksia, joihin suomalaiset suosikit osallistuvat.
Elisa Esports on järjestänyt muun muassa Arctic Invitational (Hartwall Arena 2019) ja Elisa Invitational –turnaukset. Elisa Esportsin toiminta jatkuu vuonna 2022, kun $2.7M Elisa Champion of Champions -kiertue huipentuu.
LanTrek on vuonna 2001 perustetun LanTrek ry:n vuosittain järjestämä pelitapahtuma, jossa on yli 1500 tietokonepaikkaa, peliturnauksia sekä paljon monipuolista ohjelmaa pelaamisen ympärillä. Tapahtumaviikonlopun aikana Tampereen Messu- ja urheilukeskuksessa käy 10 000 pelaamisesta kiinnostunutta päiväkävijää, harrastajaa ja ammattilaista.
Liput tulevat myyntiin joulukuussa. Tapahtuman lisätiedot, aikataulut ja liput löydät osoitteesta lantrek.org.
The Playoffs of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 tournament will be played at one of the largest gaming events in Southern Finland. The event, LanTrek 2022, will be organized at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre on 3rd – 6th of March 2022. The tournament will be handing out a total Prize Pool of $100,000 and the last remaining spots to the Masters tournament hosted by Elisa Esports. Teams have a chance to earn a spot from the Masters tournament to the Champion Of Champions tournament, which will culminate one of the largest international Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tours.
During the past year, the Playoffs of the Elisa Invitational tournaments have seen many world-class teams such as Gambit, FURIA, fnatic and Heroic. An unprecedented show is expected, as so far Elisa Invitational tournaments have only been played online.
Roope “Robu” Leppänen, a Finnish professional caster and analyst, commented on the tournament:
” Finnish audiences have never seen so many top teams before, so of course it’s great to have such a high-quality tournament in Finland. LAN tournaments are their very own world, where the game becomes many times more entertaining and EPIC! “
Path from the Home Computer to being a Professional Gamer
Elisa Invitational tournaments allow players to progress from the grassroots level to the world-class tournaments. 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 Nordic Qualifiers (Finland, Sweden, and Norway) will be played from 8th – 14th of November, from where the best teams qualify to the Regional Swiss stage.
“We are extremely proud of our domestic esports expertise and our long co-operation with LanTrek. It is great that together we can bring a top international tournament to Finland, and enable our fans to enjoy world-class CS:GO content live!”
– Teemu Koski, Head of Elisa Esports
”This is a great demonstration of the long-term and bold co-operation we have done for Finnish spectators and players with Elisa Esports in recent years. After a challenging COVID-19 year, we will finally be able to bring a top international tournament in front of live audiences to the LanTrek event in Tampere.”
– Juha-Matti Haapala, Chairman of LanTrek ry
So come over and enjoy the world’s top teams fighting for the throne at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre on 3rd – 5th of March 2022; ticket sales open in December 2021!
Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Playoffs in a nutshell
- Time and Date
- 3rd – 5th of March 2022, Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre in Tampere, Southern Finland
- Format
- 8 teams continue to the Qualifier Matches (BO3) from the Main Swiss stage, where 4 teams get spots to the Playoffs – Games will be played online
- Playoffs will be played at the LanTrek event
- 4 World-Class Invite teams and 4 Qualifier Winner teams
- 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)
- The tournament will be handing out a total Prize Pool of $100,000 and the last remaining spots to the Masters tournament hosted by Elisa Esports. Details about the Masters tournament will be announced later.
Additional info
- Ticket sales open in December 2021 at lantrek.org
- For the latest news regarding everything Elisa Esports, follow @elisaesports on Twitter ja Instagram!
Elisa Esports is the go-to Nordic esports operator with strong roots in the Finnish esports ecosystem. We aim to provide consumers with top-quality content, which drives together the local communities, leagues and sponsors.
Elisa Esports has organized large physical events such as Arctic Invitational at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, and online events such as the Elisa Invitational tournaments. Elisa Esports will continue bringing top tier tournaments in 2022 as the $2.7M Elisa Champion of Champions tournament series reaches its final stages.
LanTrek is an annual gaming event organized by LanTrek ry. The event, founded in 2001, has more than 1,500 computer seats, many different gaming tournaments and a wide range of programs around gaming. During the event weekend, 10,000 day visitors, enthusiasts and professionals interested in gaming will visit the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Center.
Tickets go on sale in December. You can find more information, schedules and tickets for the event at lantrek.org.
The Fall season kick-off
The regional Swiss Stage of the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 is starting on Monday, the 16th of August. The Fall edition is packed with quality teams consisting of the Nordic qualifiers teams and the invited teams. In the Fall season, the teams will be competing for the coveted $100,000 prize pool where the winner will take home $50 000!
The Regional Swiss stage will run through September 9th with 8 of the 16 teams making it through the Main Swiss Stage. The competition will run weekly Monday to Thursday in classic Best-of-3 fashion.
Let’s take a closer look at the teams and their chances of moving forward in this competitive environment where nothing can be taken for granted.
“The should-be-sure-to-be-top-8”
Lyngby Vikings
Lyngby Viking is one of the highest ranked teams of this stage. They had a disappointing end to Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 going 0-3 in the group stage. This being said, the Vikings’ floor of performance is so high that they definitely should be in the top eight.
Apeks
Apeks got an interesting addition in June when AcilioN joined the team as their new in-game-leader. The Dane won the million dollar Flashpoint 1 tournament just over a year ago and is expected to bring that winning touch to the team.
777 Esports
The surprise of the last season is coming back. The team had clearly put in a lot of time into the game in the Summer Invitational which we also heard from their winners’ interviews from Haris “H4RR3” Hadzic. He has also been the shining light in “Triple 7” posting an impressive 1.15 rating. Will lightning strike twice in the same place though?
Finest
Finest is building something great, at least that’s what they’re hoping for. Most of the team has just come together all over Europe, Israel, Poland, Estonia and Bulgaria. This roster is one of the most exciting in this stage of the tournament. To mention one, the Isreali player Guy “anarkez” Trachtman has been hyped up for some time. We’ve heard other Israeli players talk about him as the next big thing. If Finest can find synergy, they’ll bulldoze their way to the top eight.
Young Ninjas
The Young Ninjas have deservedly gotten a lot of exposure during the year with a couple of their players, Erik “ztr” Gustafsson and Linus “LNZ” Holtäng, getting the chance to showcase their skill in the main roster of NIP., LNZ still playing in the world-class roster. This academy team has already reached rank #45 in the world and they are one of the more dangerous teams at this stage.
“The Dark Horses”
Galaxy Racer
This Swedish roster has sported some decent results lately. They’ve managed to win a respectable 58% of their matches over the past 3 months. Galaxy Racer has been consistent but their playoff hopes aren’t written in the stars.
GORILLAZ
If there’s one thing you can say about GORILLAZ it’s that you can’t call them boring. This team that has yet to reveal their teased organization has showcased disappointing results in their first few months. In Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 they didn’t manage to qualify from the Regional stage onto the Main Swiss stage. They have experienced stars in the team but can they finally start to make it work?
AaB
AaB entered the summer break with a really strong performance in the Danish POWER Ligaen Season 17 where they topped the tournament beating Tricked and MASONIC. The trajectory is going upwards – maybe even to the top eight?
Tricked
Like their countrymen from Lyngby Vikings, Tricked had a disappointing ending to the Summer season going 0-3, losing to Young Ninjas, AGF and DBL Poney. They also lost their star awper Philip “Lucky” Ewald to Astralis. A top eight spot doesn’t seem self-evident anymore.
“The Underdogs”
Dusty
A rare sighting in the CS:GO scene can be found here, and Icelandinc team. DUSTY is a very young squad with an average age of 20.7.
KOVA
This Finnish squad has seemingly plateaued in the world rankings and they’re looking to make a change to that. Adding a new IGL in Jussi “Airax” Airaksinen hasn’t been a miracle cure but the team’s highs have always been impressive. It’s just a matter of finding a way to reach that high more consistently.
SAW Youngsters
The Portugese organization’s academy team is coming into the tournament as one of the team’s we know the least about. The Academy team was announced just August 6th – how much time will they have had to prepage is the biggest question.
hREDS
Making it through the closed qualifier looked at times easy for hREDS. Since adding the awper Topi “LYNXi” Kauppi, the team’s level of performance has risen. The roles make sense but still these Finns are in tough company. Making it to the playoffs would be a surprise.
X-Gamer
Coming in hot from the Swedish closed qualifiers is X-Gamer. The line-up has a wide distribution of ages ranging from 16 to 25. It will be hard to see them beating some of the bigger names in this stage.
Oilers Esports
Oilers Esports made it through the Norweigan qualifier narrowly beating Apeks Rebels 16-14 in the decider map of the Final. Everything will have to go perfectly for the Oilers to reach the next stage of the tournament.
MASONIC
Coming in as the fourth Danish team, MASONIC managed to push their way through the Danish qualifier. Jonas “Queenix” Dideriksen put on a great show in the final ensuring their team’s victory.
Where to follow:
- You can find more information about the tournament, as well as current esports news at elisaesports.fi
- Regional Swiss Schedules => https://elisaesports.com/2021/08/09/elisa-invitational-fall-2021-regional-swiss/
- For the latest news regarding everything Elisa Esports, follow @elisaesports in Twitter ja Instagram
