# ESL One New York 2016

ESL One New York 2016 was a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament run by ESL. Eight teams from around the globe competed in an offline (LAN) tournament that will feature a group stage and a playoffs. It featured a US$250,000 prize pool.

## Format

ESL invited six teams to compete in ESL One New York. One team from the European Qualifier and one team from the North American Qualifier will also have a ticket to the tournament. Both qualifiers are played online.
The group stage played in a best-of-one Swiss-system tournament format consisting of 5 rounds, much like the ESL One Cologne 2016 Qualifier. In the end, the top four teams will advance to the Playoffs.
The Playoffs were formatted in a four team, best-of-three, single elimination bracket.

## Broadcast Talent

Stage Hosts
* Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner
* Alex "Machine" Richardson
Analysts
* Janko "YNk" Paunović
* Duncan "Thorin" Shields
Commentators
* Anders Blume
* Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill
* Hugo Byron
* Henry "HenryG" Greer
* Mitch "Uber" Leslie
* Joona "natu" Leppänen
* John "BLU" Mullen
* Jason "moses" O'Toole
* Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett
Observers
* DJ "Prius" Kuntz
* Alex "Rushly" Rush
* Kevin "kVIN_S" Swift

## Qualifiers

In each qualifier, one team will move on to the main tournament.

### Europe Qualifier

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| GODSENT | GODSENT | 16 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| FaZe Clan | FaZe Clan | 4 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| FaZe Clan | FaZe Clan | 4 | 16 | 16 | FaZe Clan | FaZe Clan | 16 | 16 | – | | | | | |
| | | | | | mousesports | mousesports | 12 | 7 | – | | | | | |
| Gambit Gaming | Gambit Gaming | 9 | 12 | – | mousesports | mousesports | 12 | 7 | – | | | | | |
| mousesports | mousesports | 16 | 16 | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| mousesports | mousesports | 16 | 16 | – | | | | | | FaZe Clan | FaZe Clan | 10 | 5 | – |
| | | | | | | | | | | Astralis | Astralis | 16 | 16 | – |
| Team EnVyUs | Team EnVyUs | 19 | 16 | – | | | | | | | | | | | Astralis | Astralis | 16 | 16 | – |
| Flipsid3 Tactics | Flipsid3 Tactics | 17 | 7 | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| Flipsid3 Tactics | Flipsid3 Tactics | 17 | 7 | – | Team EnVyUs | Team EnVyUs | 5 | 16 | 12 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Astralis | Astralis | 16 | 8 | 16 | | | | | |
| Team Dignitas | Team Dignitas | 16 | 10 | 9 | Astralis | Astralis | 16 | 8 | 16 | | | | | |
| Astralis | Astralis | 11 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |

### North America Qualifier

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Counter Logic Gaming | Counter Logic Gaming | 13 | 14 | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cloud9 | Cloud9 | 16 | 16 | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cloud9 | Cloud9 | 16 | 16 | – | Cloud9 | Cloud9 | 16 | 16 | – | | | | | |
| | | | | | Team SoloMid | Team SoloMid | 6 | 9 | – | | | | | |
| Echo Fox | Echo Fox | 12 | 16 | 8 | Team SoloMid | Team SoloMid | 6 | 9 | – | | | | | |
| Team SoloMid | Team SoloMid | 16 | 14 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Team SoloMid | Team SoloMid | 16 | 14 | 16 | | | | | | Cloud9 | Cloud9 | 14 | 16 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | OpTic Gaming | OpTic Gaming | 16 | 13 | 16 |
| OpTic Gaming | OpTic Gaming | 16 | 19 | – | | | | | | | | | | | OpTic Gaming | OpTic Gaming | 16 | 13 | 16 |
| NRG Esports | NRG Esports | 14 | 19 | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| NRG Esports | NRG Esports | 14 | 19 | – | OpTic Gaming | OpTic Gaming | 16 | 17 | 16 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Immortals | Immortals | 10 | 19 | 14 | | | | | |
| compLexity Gaming | compLexity Gaming | 0 | 3 | – | Immortals | Immortals | 10 | 19 | 14 | | | | | |
| Immortals | Immortals | 16 | 16 | – | | | | | | | | | | |

## Teams Competing

* SK Gaming
* Natus Vincere
* Team Liquid
* G2 Esports
* Virtus.pro
* Fnatic
* Astralis
* OpTic Gaming

## Group stage

| Place | Team | Record | Differential | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
| 1 | Natus Vincere | 3–0 | +24 | Team Liquid 16–9 Mirage | Virtus.pro 16–9 Train | SK Gaming 16-6 Mirage | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| 2 | SK Gaming | 3–1 | +7 | OpTic Gaming 16–10 Train | Astralis 16–13 Overpass | Natus Vincere 6–16 Mirage | Virtus.pro 16-8 Train | Playoffs |
| 3–4 | Virtus.pro | 3–2 | +15 | Fnatic 16–6 Cobblestone | Natus Vincere 9–16 Train | Team Liquid 16–8 Mirage | SK Gaming 8–16 Train | OpTic Gaming 16–14 Cobblestone |
| 3–4 | Team Liquid | 3–2 | 0 | Natus Vincere 9–16 Mirage | G2 Esports 16–7 Train | Virtus.pro 8-16 Mirage | Fnatic 16–14 Dust II | Fnatic 16–12 Dust II |
| 5–6 | Fnatic | 2-3 | +4 | Virtus.pro 6–16 Cobblestone | OpTic Gaming 16-3 Train | Astralis 16–9 Dust II | Team Liquid 14–16 Dust II | Team Liquid 12–16 Dust II |
| 5–6 | OpTic Gaming | 2-3 | -8 | SK Gaming 10–16 Train | Fnatic 3–16 Train | G2 Esports 16–7 Cache | Astralis 16–12 Overpass | Virtus.pro 14–16 Train |
| 7 | Astralis | 1-3 | -11 | G2 Esports 16–13 Dust II | SK Gaming 13–16 Overpass | Fnatic 9-16 Dust II | OpTic Gaming 12–16 Overpass | Eliminated |
| 8 | G2 Esports | 0-3 | -21 | Astralis 13–16 Dust II | Team Liquid 7–16 Train | OpTic Gaming 7–16 Cache | Eliminated | Eliminated |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Natus Vincere | Natus Vincere | 2 | | | |
| Team Liquid | Team Liquid | 1 | | | |
| Team Liquid | Team Liquid | 1 | Natus Vincere | Natus Vincere | 2 |
| | | | Virtus.pro | Virtus.pro | 1 |
| SK Gaming | SK Gaming | 1 | Virtus.pro | Virtus.pro | 1 |
| Virtus.pro | Virtus.pro | 2 | | | |

### Semifinals Scores

Semifinals :
| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| Natus Vincere | 7 | Cobblestone | 16 | Team Liquid |
| Natus Vincere | 16 | Train | 13 | Team Liquid |
| Natus Vincere | 16 | Dust II | 10 | Team Liquid |
| SK Gaming | 19 | Mirage | 16 | Virtus.pro |
| SK Gaming | 21 | Overpass | 25 | Virtus.pro |
| SK Gaming | 7 | Nuke | 16 | Virtus.pro |

### Finals Scores

Finals :
| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| Natus Vincere | 3 | Cobblestone | 16 | Virtus.pro |
| Natus Vincere | 16 | Train | 8 | Virtus.pro |
| Natus Vincere | 19 | Mirage | 17 | Virtus.pro |

## Final standings

Final Standings :
| Place | Prize Money | Team | Roster | Coach |
| 1st | US$125,000 | Natus Vincere | s1mple, Edward, flamie, seized, GuardiaN | starix |
| 2nd | US$50,000 | Virtus.pro | TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, byali | kuben |
| 3rd – 4th | US$25,000 | SK Gaming | FalleN, coldzera, fnx, TACO, fer | dead |
| 3rd – 4th | US$25,000 | Team Liquid | Hiko, EliGE, jdm64, nitr0, Pimp | peacemaker |
| 5th – 6th | US$8,500 | Fnatic | twist, olofmeister, Lekr0, dennis, wenton | Jumpy |
| 5th – 6th | US$8,500 | OpTic Gaming | stanislaw, NAF, tarik, RUSH, mixwell | |
| 7th | US$5,000 | Astralis | karrigan, dev1ce, dupreeh, Xyp9x, Kjaerbye | zonic |
| 8th | US$3,000 | G2 Esports | shox, bodyy, Rpk, SmithZz, ScreaM | NiaK |