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ELeague Street Fighter V Invitational

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ELEAGUE
2017
Tournament information
SportStreet Fighter V
LocationAtlanta, Georgia, United States
DatesMarch 27, 2017–May 26, 2017
AdministratorTurner Sports
William Morris Endeavor
Tournament
format(s)
Group Stage
Double-Elimination Bracket
VenueTurner Studios
Teams32 players
Purse$250,000 USD
Final positions
ChampionVictor "Punk" Woodley
1st runner-upArman "Phenom" Hanjani
2nd runner-upKeita "Fuudo" Ai

ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational, also known as ELEAGUE Season 3, was the third season of ELEAGUE. After two seasons with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the league announced that it would expand to fighting games with Street Fighter V. The season ran from March 27, 2017, to May 26, 2017, and was broadcast on cable television on TBS and online on Twitch. The season featured 32 players overall and 24 players in the main tournament from across the world to compete.[1]

The third season of ELEAGUE started with Victor "Punk" Woodley defeating Bryant "Smug" Huggin 2–0 in a best of three. The official season began with Smug defeating Julio Fuentes 3–0 in a best of five series. The season concluded with Punk defeating Arman "Phenom" Hanjani 4–2 in a best of seven series to take home US$150,000 of the US$250,000 prize pool.

Format

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ELEAGUE will invite thirty-two players from around the world to compete in the tournament. Sixteen of the players will be invited based on their 2016 Capcom Pro Tour results and the other sixteen will receive invites from Capcom. This stage will be the preliminaries. Players will be separated into four groups of eight. The top six players from each group will advance to the regular season. All matches will be best of three. This will run from March 27, 2017, to March 30, 2017.

Twenty-four players will play in the regular season. They will be divided into four groups of six. There will be two phases in the regular season. The top two players from the preliminaries will automatically advance to the second phase. The other four players will play in a group stage robin round. The third seed and the sixth seed will play each other and the fourth and fifth seeds will play each other in the initial matches. The two losers and the two winners will then play each other. The winner of the winner's map will move on to phase two and the loser of the loser's matches will be eliminated. The decider match between the two remaining players will determine which player moves to the second phase and which player gets eliminated. In phase two, the remaining four players will play in a single elimination, best of five bracket. The winners of the matches will move on to the playoffs.

Eight players remain as they head to the playoffs. The winners of the groups will be placed in the upper bracket and the runners-up of the groups will be placed in the lower bracket. Players will play in an eight-man double-elimination bracket, meaning a loss from a player in the upper bracket is still alive, but heads into the lower bracket. Once a player loses in the lower bracket, that player is eliminated from the tournament. The players will continue to play until a winner is decided. All matches will be best of five. The playoffs will all take place on May 26.[2][3][4]

Players competing

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The thirty-two players competing in the tournament are as follows:

Broadcast talent

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Host

  • Richard Lewis

Commentators/Analysts

  • Zhi Liang Chew
  • Stephen "Sajam" Lyon
  • Reepal "Rip" Parbhoo
  • Steve "Tasty Steve" Scott

Interviewer

  • Malik Fortè

Preliminaries (March 27–30, 2017)

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The preliminary groups were announced on March 2, 2017. There are four groups of eight players and six players from each group move on to the regular season.[5]

Group A (March 27th)

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Seed Player Record W-L
1 PG | Punk 6–1 12–4
2 FOX | Momochi 5–2 12–6
3 PIE | Smug 5–2 11–4
4 F3 | Brolynho 4–3 8–9
5 RZR | Infiltration 4–3 10–6
6 FOX | Julio Fuentes 2–5 6–12
7 RISE | Marn 2–5 5–11
8 EG | Ricki Ortiz 0–7 2–14
Group A Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
Smug Balrog 0 2 Karin Punk
Marn Ibuki 1 2 Ken Julio Fuentes
Infiltration Rashid 1 2 Necalli
Ibuki
Brolynho
Momochi Ken 2 0 Chun-Li Ricki Ortiz
Julio Fuentes Ken 0 2 Balrog Smug
Infiltration Juri 2 0 Karin Punk
Ricki Ortiz R.Mika 0 2 R. Mika Marn
Smug Balrog 2 0 Necalli Brolynho
Punk Karin 2 1 Ken Momochi
Julio Fuentes Ken 2 1 Chun-Li Ricki Ortiz
Infiltration Juri 0 2 Balrog Smug
Marn Ibuki 2 1 Ken Momochi
Ricki Ortiz Chun-Li 1 2 Necalli Brolynho
Punk Karin 2 1 Ken Julio Fuentes
Momochi Ken 2 1 Balrog Smug
Infiltration Juri 2 0 Chun-Li
Cammy
Ricki Ortiz
Punk Karin 2 0 Ibuki Marn
Brolynho Necalli 0 2 Ken Momochi
Infiltration Rashid 2 0 Ken Julio Fuentes
Marn Ibuki 0 2 Balrog Smug
Brolynho Necalli 1 2 Karin Punk
Momochi Ken 2 0 Ken Julio Fuentes
Smug Balrog 2 0 Chun-Li Ricki Ortiz
Infiltration Juri 2 0 Ibuki Marn
Ricki Ortiz Chun-Li 0 2 Nash Punk
Infiltration Rashid 1 2 Ken Momochi
Brolynho Necalli 2 0 Ibuki Marn

Group B (March 28th)

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Seed Player Record W-L
1 CYG | PR Balrog 6–1 13–4
2 CYG | Snake Eyez 5–2 12–6
3 GW | Eita 4–3 10–9
4 ZW | GamerBee 4–3 10–8
5 FOX | Justin Wong 3–4 9–9
6 CYG | Daigo Umehara 3–4 6–10
7 LU | Alex Valle 3–4 8–10
8 Gllty 0–7 2–16
Group B Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
Gllty Dhalsim 0 2 Akuma Snake Eyes
GamerBee Necalli 2 1 Rashid Alex Valle
Justin Wong Karin 1 2 Ken Eita
PR Balrog Balrog 2 0 Guile Daigo Umehara
Gllty Dhalsim 0 2 Necalli GamerBee
Justin Wong Karin 0 2 Akuma Snake Eyez
Alex Valle Rashid 0 2 Balrog PR Balrog
Gllty Dhalsim 1 2 Ken Eita
Daigo Umehara Guile 2 1 Akuma Snake Eyez
GamerBee Cammy 0 2 Balrog PR Balrog
Justin Wong Karin 2 0 Dhalsim Gllty
Alex Valle Rashid 0 2 Guile Daigo Umehara
PR Balrog Balrog 2 1 Ken Eita
Snake Eyez Zangief 2 1 Necalli GamerBee
Daigo Umehara Guile 2 1 Dhalsim Gllty
Justin Wong Karin 1 2 Balrog PR Balrog
Snake Eyez Zangief 1 2 Rashid Alex Valle
Daigo Umehara Guile 0 2 Ken Eita
Justin Wong Karin 1 2 Necalli GamerBee
Alex Valle Rashid 2 0 Dhalsim Gllty
Snake Eyez Zangief 2 0 Ken Eita
GamerBee Necalli 2 0 Guile Daigo Umehara
PR Balrog Balrog 2 0 Kolin
Dhalsim
Gllty
Justin Wong Karin 2 1 Rashid Alex Valle
Eita Ken 2 1 Necalli GamerBee
PR Balrog Balrog 1 2 Zangief Snake Eyez
Justin Wong Karin 2 0 Guile Daigo Umehara
Eita Ken 1 2 Rashid Alex Valle

Group C (March 29th)

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Seed Player Record W-L
1 Wolfkrone 6–1 13–5
2 GRPT | Fuudo 6–1 12–4
3 RZR | Xian 5–2 11–6
4 SPY | Fchamp 4–3 9–6
5 GRPT | MOV 3–4 7–10
6 FOX | Tokido 3–4 11–9
7 EG | K-Brad 1–5 5–13
8 Gootecks 0–7 1–15
Group C Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
K-Brad Cammy 2 1 Urien Gootecks
Wolfkrone Laura 2 1 R. Mika Fuudo
Tokido Akuma 1 2 Dhalsim Fchamp
Xian Ibuki 2 1 Chun-Li MOV
Gootecks Urien 0 2 R. Mika Fuudo
Tokido Akuma 2 1 Cammy K-Brad
Wolfkrone Laura 1 2 Ibuki Xian
Gootecks Urien 0 2 Dhalsim Fchamp
K-Brad Cammy 0 2 Chun-Li MOV
'Fuudo R. Mika 2 0 Ibuki Xian
Tokido Akuma 2 0 Urien Gootecks
MOV Chun-Li 1 2 Laura Wolfkrone
Fchamp Dhalsim 0 2 Ibuki Xian
Fuudo R. Mika 2 1 Cammy K-Brad
MOV Chun-Li 2 0 Urien Gootecks
Tokido Akuma 2 1 Ibuki Xian
K-Brad Cammy 1 2 Laura Wolfkrone
MOV Chun-Li 0 2 Dahlsim Fchamp
Fuudo R. Mika 2 0 Akuma Tokido
Gootecks Urien 0 2 Laura Wolfkrone
Fchamp Dhalsim 2 0 Cammy K-Brad
Fuudo R. Mika 2 0 Chun-Li MOV
Xian Ibuki 2 0 Urien Gootecks
Tokido Akuma 0 2 Laura Wolfkrone
Fchamp Dhalsim 1 2 R. Mika Fuudo
Xian Ibuki 2 0 Cammy K-Brad
Tokido Akuma 1 2 Chun-Li MOV
Fchamp Dhalsim 0 2 Laura Wolfkrone

Group D (March 30th)

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Seed Player Record W-L
1 Liquid'NuckleDu 6–1 13–4
2 BX3 | Phenom 5–2 12–7
3 RB | Luffy 5–2 11–5
4 Qanba | Xiao Hai 4–3 10–10
5 DNL | Chris Tatarian 3–4 7–9
6 Ryan Hart 3–4 8–10
7 Circa | LPN 2–5 6–10
8 LI Joe 0–7 2–14
Group D Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
Ryan Hart Urien
Ken
0 2 M. Bison LPN
Xiao Hai Cammy 2 0 Urien LI Joe
NuckleDu Guile 2 0 R. Mika Luffy
Phenom Necalli 2 0 Ken Chris Tatarian
Xiao Hai Cammy 2 1 Kolin
Urien
LPN
NuckleDu Guile 2 0 Ken Ryan Hart
Chris Tatarian Ken 2 0 Urien LI Joe
Luffy R. Mika 2 0 Urien LPN
Phenom Necalli 1 2 Urien Ryan Hart
Xiao Hai Cammy 2 1 Ken Chris Tatarian
NuckleDu Guile
R. Mika
2 1 M. Bison
Kolin
LPN
Phenom Necalli 2 1 Urien LI Joe
Luffy R. Mika 2 0 Ken Chris Tatarian
Xiao Hai Cammy 1 2 Urien Ryan Hart
Phenom Necalli 2 0 Urien LPN
NuckleDu Guile 2 0 Cammy Chris Tatarian
Ryan Hart Guile 2 0 Urien LI Joe
Luffy R. Mika 1 2 Necalli Phenom
NuckleDu Guile 2 0 Cammy Xiao Hai
LPN Urien 2 0 M. Bison LI Joe
Luffy R. Mika 2 1 Urien Ryan Hart
Xiao Hai Cammy 2 1 Necalli Phenom
Chris Tatarian Ken 2 0 Birdie LPN
NuckleDu Guile 2 0 Nash LI Joe
Xiao Hai Cammy 0 2 R. Mika Luffy
Chris Tatarian Ken 2 1 Urien Ryan Hart
NuckleDu Guile 1 2 Necalli Phenom
Luffy R. Mika 2 0 Urien LI Joe

Regular Season (April 7 – May 12, 2017)

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Group A (April 7th)

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Phase One

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Upper round 1Upper finalQualified for Phase 2
PIE | Smug3
FOX | Julio Fuentes0
PIE | Smug3
RZR | Infiltration0
F3 | Brolynho1
RZR | Infiltration3
PIE | Smug
F3 | Brolynho
Lower round 1Lower final
RZR | Infiltration0
FOX | Julio Fuentes1F3 | Brolynho3
F3 | Brolynho3
Group A Phase One Results
Group A Phase One Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
PIE | Smug Balrog 3 0 Ken FOX | Julio Fuentes
F3 | Brolynho Necalli 1 3 Juri RZR | Infiltration
PIE | Smug Balrog 3 0 Juri RZR | Infiltration
F3 | Brolynho Necalli 3 1 Ken FOX | Julio Fuentes
RZR | Infiltration Juri 0 3 Necalli F3 | Brolynho

Phase Two

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Upper round 1Upper finalQualified for Playoffs
PG | Punk3
F3 | Brolynho1
PG | Punk3
PIE | Smug2
FOX | Momochi0
PIE | Smug3
PG | Punk
FOX | Momochi
Lower round 1Lower final
PIE | Smug0
F3 | Brolynho0FOX | Momochi3
FOX | Momochi3
Group A Phase Two Results
Group A Phase Two Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
PG | Punk Karin 3 1 Necalli F3 | Brolynho
FOX | Momochi Ibuki 0 3 Balrog PIE | Smug
PG | Punk Karin 3 2 Balrog PIE | Smug
FOX | Momochi Ken 3 0 Necalli F3 | Brolynho
PIE | Smug Balrog 0 3 Ibuki FOX | Momochi

Group B (April 21st)

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Phase One

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Upper round 1Upper finalQualified for Phase 2
GW | Eita0
CYG | Daigo Umehara3
CYG | Daigo Umehara3
ZW | GamerBee1
ZW | GamerBee3
FOX | Justin Wong0
CYG | Daigo Umehara
GW | Eita
Lower round 1Lower final
ZW | GamerBee0
GW | Eita3GW | Eita3
FOX | Justin Wong0
Group B Phase One Results
Group B Phase One Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
GW | Eita Ken 0 3 Guile CYG | Daigo Umehara
ZW | GamerBee Necalli 3 0 Karin FOX | Justin Wong
CYG | Daigo Umehara Guile 3 1 Necalli ZW | GamerBee
GW | Eita Ken 3 0 Karin FOX | Justin Wong
ZW | GamerBee Necalli 0 3 Ken GW | Eita

Phase Two

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Upper round 1Upper finalQualified for Playoffs
CYG | Snake Eyez0
CYG | Daigo Umehara3
CYG | Daigo Umehara1
CYG | PR Balrog3
CYG | PR Balrog3
GW | Eita1
CYG | PR Balrog
CYG | Daigo Umehara
Lower round 1Lower final
CYG | Daigo Umehara3
CYG | Snake Eyez1GW | Eita2
GW | Eita3
Group B Phase Two Results
Group B Phase Two Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
CYG | PR Balrog Balrog 3 1 Ken GW | Eita
CYG | Snake Eyez Akuma 0 3 Guile CYG | Daigo Umehara
CYG | Daigo Umehara Guile 1 3 Balrog CYG | PR Balrog
CYG | Snake Eyez Zangief 1 3 Ken GW | Eita
CYG | Daigo Umehara Guile 3 2 Ken GW | Eita

Group C (May 5th)

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Phase One

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Upper round 1Upper finalQualified for Phase 2
RZR | Xian2
FOX | Tokido3
FOX | Tokido3
SPY | Fchamp1
SPY | Fchamp3
GRPT | MOV0
FOX | Tokido
RZR | Xian
Lower round 1Lower final
SPY | Fchamp2
RZR | Xian3RZR | Xian3
GRPT | MOV1
Group C Phase One Results
Group C Phase One Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
RZR | Xian Ibuki 2 3 Akuma FOX | Tokido
SPY | Fchamp Dhalsim 3 0 Chun-Li GRPT | MOV
FOX | Tokido Akuma 3 1 Dhalsim SPY | Fchamp
RZR | Xian Ibuki 3 1 Chun-Li GRPT | MOV
SPY | Fchamp Dhalsim 2 3 Ibuki RZR | Xian

Phase Two

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Upper round 1Upper finalQualified for Playoffs
GRPT | Fuudo3
FOX | Tokido1
GRPT | Fuudo3
RZR | Xian2
Wolfkrone2
RZR | Xian3
GRPT | Fuudo
Wolfkrone
Lower round 1Lower final
RZR | Xian2
FOX | Tokido0Wolfkrone3
Wolfkrone3
Group C Phase Two Results
Group C Phase Two Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
Wolfkrone Laura 2 3 Ibuki RZR | Xian
GRPT | Fuudo R. Mika 3 1 Akuma FOX | Tokido
GRPT | Fuudo R. Mika 3 2 Ibuki RZR | Xian
Wolfkrone Laura 3 0 Akuma FOX | Tokido
RZR | Xian Ibuki 2 3 Laura Wolfkrone

Group D (May 12th)

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Phase One

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Upper round 1Upper finalQualified for Phase 2
RB | Luffy3
Ryan Hart1
RB | Luffy2
DNL | Chris Tatarian3
DNL | Chris Tatarian3
Qanba | Xiao Hai2
DNL | Chris Tatarian
Qanba | Xiao Hai
Lower round 1Lower final
RB | Luffy1
Ryan Hart1Qanba | Xiao Hai3
Qanba | Xiao Hai3
Group D Phase One Results
Group D Phase One Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
RB | Luffy R. Mika 3 1 Guile Ryan Hart
DNL | Chris Tatarian Ken 3 2 Cammy Qanba | Xiao Hai
RB | Luffy R. Mika 2 3 Ken DNL | Chris Tatarian
Ryan Hart Urien, Guile 1 3 Cammy Qanba | Xiao Hai
RB | Luffy R. Mika 1 3 Cammy Qanba | Xiao Hai

Phase Two

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Upper round 1Upper finalQualified for Playoffs
BX3 | Phenom3
DNL | Chris Tatarian1
BX3 | Phenom3
Qanba | Xiao Hai0
Liquid'NuckleDu1
Qanba | Xiao Hai3
BX3 | Phenom
Qanba | Xiao Hai
Lower round 1Lower final
Qanba | Xiao Hai3
Liquid'NuckleDu3Liquid'NuckleDu1
DNL | Chris Tatarian1
Group D Phase Two Results
Group D Phase Two Results
Player Character(s) Score Score Character(s) Player
Liquid'KnuckleDu Guile, R. Mika 1 3 Cammy Qanba | Xiao Hai
BX3 | Phenom Necalli 3 1 Ken DNL | Chris Tatarian
BX3 | Phenom Necalli 3 0 Cammy Qanba | Xiao Hai
DNL | Chris Tatarian Ken 1 3 Guile Liquid'KnuckleDu
Qanba | Xiao Hai Cammy 3 1 Guile, R. Mika Liquid'KnuckleDu

Playoffs (May 26th, 2017)

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Winner's SemifinalsWinner's FinalsGrand Finals
PG | Punk3
CYG | PR Balrog0
PG | Punk1
BX3 | Phenom3
GRPT | Fuudo0
BX3 | Phenom3
BX3 | Phenom2
PG | Punk4
Loser's Round 1Loser's QuarterfinalsLoser's SemifinalsLoser's Finals
GRPT | Fuudo3
FOX | Momochi3FOX | Momochi0PG | Punk3
CYG | Daigo Umehara1GRPT | Fuudo3GRPT | Fuudo2
CYG | PR Balrog2
CYG | PR Balrog3
Wolfkrone2Qanba | Xiao Hai2
Qanba | Xiao Hai3

Final standings

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Final Standings
Place Prize Money Player
1st US$150,000 PG | Punk
2nd US$40,000 BX3 | Phenom
3rd US$20,000 GRPT | Fuudo
4th US$12,000 CYG | PR Balrog
5th – 6th US$5,000 Qanba | Xiao Hai
FOX | Momochi
7th – 8th US$3,000 Wolfkrone
CYG | Daigo Umehara
9th – 12th US$1,000 PIE | Smug
GW | Eita
RZR | Xian
Liquid'KnuckleDu
13th – 16th US$1,000 F3 | Brolynho
CYG | Snake Eyez
FOX | Tokido
DNL | Chris Tatarian
17th – 20th US$500 RZR | Infiltration
ZW | GamerBee
SPY | Fchamp
RB | Luffy
21st – 24th US$500 FOX | Julio Fuentes
FOX | Justin Wong
GRPT | MOV
Ryan Hart
25th – 28th US$0 RISE | Marn
LU | Alex Valle
EG | K-Brad
Circa | LPN
29th – 32nd US$0 EG | Ricki Ortiz
Gllty
Gootecks
LI Joe

References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Richard (February 23, 2017). "Street Fighter V is Coming to ELEAGUE". ELEAGUE. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Street Fighter V Format – ELEAGUE". ELEAGUE. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "ELeague Street Fighter V Invitational Set To Launch This Spring With $250,000 Prize". Forbes. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "ELeague to host Street Fighter invitational". ESPN. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Street Fighter V Invitational Groups". ELEAGUE. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.