CS:GO | FACEIT Major — London 2018
FACEIT Major: London 2018 is the 13th sponsored Valve Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and the second Major of 2018. The prize fund is again $ 1,000,000, and the format of the 24 teams presented in the previous Major will be used again. This is the first major conducted by FACEIT.
Broadcast Talent
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Desk Host:
- Machine (Alex Richardson)
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Stage Host:
- Freya (Freya Spiers)
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Interviewer:
- Pala (Pala Gilroy Sen)
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Commentators:
- ddk (Daniel Kapadia)
- James Bardolph (James Bardolph)
- Anders (Anders Blume)
- moses (Jason O'Toole)
- HenryG (Henry Greer)
- Sadokist (Matthew Trivett)
- Vince (Vince Hill)
Format
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The New Challengers Stage: September 5th - 9th, 2018
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- Round 1 to 4 matches are Bo1
- Round 5 matches are Bo3
- The Buchholz system is used to seed matches from Rounds 3 to 5
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The New Legends Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
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The New Legends Stage: September 12th - 16th, 2018
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- Round 1 to 4 matches are Bo1
- Round 5 matches are Bo3
- The Buchholz system is used to seed matches from Rounds 3 to 5
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The New Champions Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
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The New Champions Stage: September 20th - 23rd, 2018
- Single-Elimination Bracket
- The Buchholz system is used to seed the Quarterfinals' matches
- All matches (including the Grand Final) are Bo3
Prize pool
$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
| # | Team | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Astralis |
$ 500 000 |
| 2 |  Natus Vincere |
$ 150 000 |
| 3-4 |  Team Liquid |
$ 70 000 |
| 3-4 |  MIBR |
$ 70 000 |
| 5-8 |  FaZe Clan |
$ 35 000 |
| 5-8 |  HellRaisers |
$ 35 000 |
| 5-8 |  compLexity Gaming |
$ 35 000 |
| 5-8 |  BIG |
$ 35 000 |