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The FACEIT Major: London 2018, also known as FACEIT Major 2018, or London 2018, was the thirteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship, the second Major of 2018, and first organized by FACEIT. It featured twenty-four professional teams from around the world and took place in London, United Kingdom.
Counter-Strike Major Championships, commonly known as the Majors, are Counter-Strike (CS) esports tournaments sponsored by Valve, the game's developer.The first Valve-recognized Major took place in 2013 in Jönköping, Sweden and was hosted by DreamHack with a total prize pool of US$250,000 split among 16 teams.
The event began in mid-September and concluded on 23 September 2018. It was the first Major hosted by FACEIT and the first Major hosted in the United Kingdom. [29] It had a US$ 1,000,000 prize pool and the playoff stage was held in Wembley Arena. [30] In the finals, Astralis defeated Natus Vincere to win its second Major title.
Na'Vi would lose to Astralis at the second major of the year, FACEIT Major: London 2018. Na'Vi won their final event of the year, BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2018, and s1mple would once again claim the MVP award. [32] Due to s1mple's personal performance, [33] he would be nominated for the #1 spot at the HLTV top 20 players of 2018. [34]
Astralis would go on to win four Majors, ELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017 FACEIT Major London 2018, IEM Katowice 2019 Major, and StarLadder Major Berlin 2019. TSM announced a new North American roster on January 19, 2016. On March 8, 2016, TSM revealed the departure of Daniel "vice" Kim. [42]
Counter-Strike tournaments can be hosted by any entity, and do not have a single official event organizer (like FIFA in football association, for example).The Major Championships, sponsored by Valve and held by different organizers twice a year, are the most prestigious tournaments, although they may not necessarily have the highest prizes.
Dev1ce won four Major titles with Astralis and two MVP titles at the FACEIT Major: London 2018 and the StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019. [25] On 23 April 2021 he joined Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP). [26] On 27 October 2022, dev1ce rejoined Astralis on a multi-year deal. [27] Dev1ce was named listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe: Sports & Games in 2020. [28]
FACEIT Major: London 2018 [47] SSE Arena, Wembley – London, United Kingdom Astralis September 26–30: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: ESL One New York 2018 [48] Barclays Center – New York City, United States Mousesports October 7–14: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: StarSeries Season 6 [49] Kyiv Cybersport Arena − Kyiv, Ukraine Ence ...