Faceit


Faceit is an production company and an independent platform for esports, which was founded in London in 2012. They have been administrating leagues for games such as , League of Legends, Rocket League, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and Dota 2.

Esports Championship Series

In April 2016, Faceit announced the launch of their tournament, known as the Esports Championship Series. In April 2017, the company partnered with the video sharing platform YouTube for the series. ECS was one of the two premier Counter-Strike leagues along with ESL Pro League.
The series was discontinued in favor of producing the franchised-based league, known as Flashpoint. It features 12 teams and a USD 2,000,000 buy in spot, and offers co-ownership and revenue sharing to competing teams.

Results

FACEIT Major

On February 22, 2018, Valve, the developers and owners of the Counter-Strike, announced that FACEIT would host the thirteenth Global Offensive major, the, that began in mid-September and concluded on September 23, 2018. It was the first Major hosted by Faceit and the first Major hosted in the United Kingdom. It had a 1,000,000 prize pool and the New Champions stage was be held in Wembley Arena. In the finals, Astralis defeated Natus Vincere for its second Major title.