2017 | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
Location | Dallas, Texas |
Dates | February 7, 2017–June 4, 2017 |
Administrator | Electronic Sports League (ESL) |
Teams | 28 teams |
Purse | US$1,000,000 |
Final positions | |
Champions | G2 Esports |
1st runners-up | North |
2nd runners-up | SK Gaming Team Liquid |
MVP | Kenny "kennyS" Schrub |
ESL Pro League Season 5 (shortened as EPL Season 5) was a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament run by ESL. It is the fifth season of the ESL Pro League, and has an overall prize pool of $1,000,000 . For the first time, the Finals will take place in Dallas, Texas, from May 30 to June 4, in the Verizon Theatre. Teams from two continents, North America and Europe competed in fourteen team leagues to attempt to qualify for the Finals over a ten-week regular season.[1] Europe's season began with Natus Vincere defeating Astralis and ended with Team EnVyUs defeating Astralis. North America's season started with Cloud9 defeating Rush and ended with Renegades defeating Rush. In the finals, G2 Esports was crowned Season 5's champion after winning a best of five series against North.