| 2016 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Dates | October 21, 2016–December 3, 2016 |
| Administrator | Turner Sports William Morris Endeavor |
Tournament format(s) | Group Stage (Bo1/Bo3) Single-Elimination Brackets (Bo3) |
| Venue | Turner Studios |
| Teams | 16 teams |
| Purse | $1,100,000 USD |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | OpTic Gaming |
| 1st runners-up | Astralis |
| 2nd runners-up | SK Gaming FaZe Clan |
| MVP | Will "RUSH" Wierzba |
ELEAGUE Season 2 was the second season of the ELEAGUE Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league that ran from October 21, 2016, to December 3, 2016, and was broadcast on cable television on TBS. The season featured 120 teams overall and 16 teams in the main tournament from across the world competing in a seven-week season, which included a regular season and a playoffs.[1] The broadcast was simultaneously available on the online streaming service Twitch.[2]
The season began with Season 1 semifinalist mousesports defeating Brazil's second best team Immortals and ended in the grand finals with OpTic Gaming pulling off an upset against Astralis to take home Season 2's ELEAGUE title.