FACEIT is an esports platform founded in London in 2012.[1] The company has administered leagues for games such as Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Rocket League, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2.
In 2022, it was announced that FACEIT and esports company ESL were being acquired by Savvy Games Group (SGG), a holding company owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, for a combined $1.5bn. As part of the acquisition, the two companies are set to merge and form the ESL FACEIT Group.[2][3][4]
^Spangler, Todd (26 January 2016). "ESports Startup FACEIT Raises $15 Million, Opens L.A. Office". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^Wilde, Tyler (25 January 2022). "Major esports host ESL Gaming is now owned by Saudi Arabia". PC Gamer. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^Jeffrey, Rousseau (24 January 2022). "Savvy Gaming Group purchases ESL Gaming and FaceIt". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^"ESL and FACEIT merge to create the world's leading competitive gaming platform". ESL FACEIT Group. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
FACEIT is an esports platform founded in London in 2012. The company has administered leagues for games such as Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Rocket...
Astralis. 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:...
Champions at DreamLeague Season 22 powered by Intel®, winning $300,000". ESL FACEIT Group. March 10, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024. Taifalos, Nicholas (April...
Major 2019 based on their top fourteen placements from the last Major, the FACEIT Major: London 2018, while another ten teams would qualify from their respective...
The team proceeded to win all three remaining tournaments of the year: FACEIT DreamHack Winter 2015, Fragbite Masters Season 5, and ESL ESEA Pro League...
quarterfinals took place in the Arena. In September 2018, the playoffs for the FACEIT Major: London 2018 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship took...
2012.[permanent dead link] "FACEIT TV to provide live production for QuakeCon 2013". Retrieved August 6, 2013. "FaceIt announces Quake Live Sunday Cups"...
Finals and ELEAGUE Season Premier 2018. In the second major of 2018, The FACEIT London Major, his performances helped Liquid secure 1st place in the new...
between. Astralis then crowned their era with their second Major title at FACEIT Major: London 2018, quickly beating FaZe Clan, Team Liquid, and Natus Vincere...
police in Tampa, Florida, used Identix's facial recognition software, FaceIt, to scan the crowd for potential criminals and terrorists in attendance...
Gaming Group (SGG). SGG also acquired FACEIT, and will merge the two esports companies to form the ESL FaceIt Group. The acquisition is set to close...
Astralis. Astralis would go on to win four Majors, ELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017 FACEIT Major London 2018, IEM Katowice 2019 Major, and StarLadder Major Berlin...
Winner, But Not Without Drama". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-04. Stubbs, Mike. "FACEIT Brings $1 Million 'CS:GO' Major To Wembley In London". Forbes. Retrieved...
2017 Gambit Esports ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 winner 2018 Succeeded by FACEIT Major: London 2018 Astralis Preceded by – 2018 Overwatch League Grand Finals...
handled by Easy Anti-Cheat, but is planned to be replaced by a variant of FACEIT designed to be compatible with Linux and thus also the Steam Deck's SteamOS...
EspiranTo and The Imperial in the final. When the Faceit Minor came along, OpTic were favorites to make the FACEIT Major. After a quick 2–0 in groups knocking...
Motor Sport Event". March 2023. Nicholson, Jonno (23 January 2023). "ESL FACEIT Group launches €500,000 sim racing series". esportsinsider. Media related...
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