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You will be able to watch all of the action from the ELEAGUETV Twitch channel, B/R Live, or through the Game Command mosaic video player. TV coverage via TBS will begin on Friday, August 24.
During the Group Stage, held Saturday, July 21-Wednesday, July 25, the top eight-ranked teams in the world – according to their positions in the HLTV.org rankings from May 21, 2018 – will compete at ELEAGUE Arena for a one million dollar purse.
Teams will be split into two groups of four teams each, and will play best-of-three matches in a double elimination bracket. The top two performing teams from both groups will advance to the single elimination Playoffs, held Saturday and Sunday, July 28-29. The winning team will be crowned ELEAGUE Champion and receive the largest share of prize money.
ELEAGUE’s coverage of the CS:GO Premier 2018 will be delivered by an enthusiastic team of seasoned Counter-Strike experts, including former professional players Jason “Moses” O’Toole and Janko “YNk” Paunovic. Anders Blume – widely known as the “Voice of Counter-Strike” – will return to ELEAGUE as a commentator, joined by James Bardolph and Daniel “DDK” Kapadia, who most recently appeared during coverage of the historic ELEAGUE Major: Boston. Alex “Machine” Richardson will make his ELEAGUE debut as host of the CS:GO Premier 2018, and Sue “Smix” Lee will provide the latest from the ELEAGUE Arena stage during the Playoffs (July 28-29).
| Team | HLTV World Ranking (as of May 21) | Country |
| Astralis | No. 1 | Denmark |
| FaZe Clan | No. 2 | E.U. |
| Natus Vincere | No. 3 | Ukraine |
| mousesports | No. 4 | Germany |
| FNATIC | No. 5 | Sweden |
| Liquid | No. 6 | U.S.A. |
| Cloud9 | No. 7 | U.S.A. |
| SK Gaming | No. 8 | Brazil |
ELEAGUE’s coverage of the CS:GO Premier 2018 will be delivered by an enthusiastic team of seasoned Counter-Strike experts, including former professional players Jason “Moses” O’Toole and Janko “YNk” Paunovic. Anders Blume – widely known as the “Voice of Counter-Strike” – will return to ELEAGUE as a commentator, joined by James Bardolph and Daniel “DDK” Kapadia, who most recently appeared during coverage of the historic ELEAGUE Major: Boston. Alex “Machine” Richardson will make his ELEAGUE debut as host of the CS:GO Premier 2018, and Sue “Smix” Lee will provide the latest from the ELEAGUE Arena stage during the Playoffs (July 28-29).
It should also be noted that those who want to attend live CS:GO Premiere 2018 battles can pick up free studio audience tickets. Just, you know, make sure you can get to the ELEAGUE Arena in Atlanta on July 28-29 if you're picking up some tickets.