Following its success hosting Counter Strike’s latest bi-annual Major in Boston last month, and setting many viewership records in the process, ELEAGUE aims to continue bringing CS:GO content into the mainstream. A new documentary set to premiere Friday on TBS is less about how the game works, or actually any part of gameplay. Instead, "Road to the Boston Major" focuses on six teams that were a part of the Major: FaZe Clan, SK Gaming, Mousesports, BIG, Renegades and eventual champion Cloud9.

The five-part documentary series follows the teams starting with their preparation for the tournament, including trips to team houses and boot camps, where the players train for major events, all the way through their exit from the tournament -- or, in the case of Cloud9, victory.





Whether the teams overachieved or flamed out earlier than expected, the documentary captures the ups and downs the players experience through previously unreleased behind-the-scenes access.

"Road to the Boston Major" replaces the typical gameplay that ELEAGUE has often shown during its Friday night time slot on TBS, opting instead to have the entire tournament streamed on Twitch with no TV spot for live coverage of the Major.





As Matt Mosteller, Vice President of Content at Turner Sports, said: “We found that the live games, which we started out by doing on TBS, work really well on a digital platform, so we will continue to do those there. But we wanted to do a bit more storytelling and narrative on the television side of things to speak to that casual audience and try to bring them in.”





While planning coverage of the Boston Major, he said, “We decided it would be really cool to tell the story of these teams’ journeys to the TV audience to give them a new perspective on the time and commitment that goes into competing on a big stage like this.”





“We want to bring Counter Strike to a wider, more casual audience.”

As most fans of Counter Strike can attest, the Major was one of the most exciting tournaments in the esport’s history, full of stellar gameplay all the way through the final. Turner Sports and IMG’s gamble might very well pay off.

Episode 1 of the ELEAGUE | Road To The Boston Major kicks off this Fri, Feb 9 at 10pm ET/PT on @TBSNetwork



Tune in to see @FaZeClan @Cloud9 @Renegades @BIGCLANgg @SKGaming and @mousesports begin their journey to the #ELEAGUEMajor pic.twitter.com/wpjPIriYMN — ELEAGUE (@ELEAGUETV) February 6, 2018

One of the highlights of the documentary is the strong mix of teams filmed. Of the six teams covered, four made it to Boston, the final stage of the tournament. That allows the film to show how each team dealt with both victory and defeat on the biggest stage.

C.H.O.K.E. K.I.N.G - GG WP @Cloud9 you deserve it. — FaZe karrigan (@karriganCSGO) January 28, 2018

Another strength of the documentary is its ability to give fans of Counter Strike the kind of well-produced footage they’ve always wanted — content that lets fans see behind the games. For North American fans of Cloud9, "Road to the Boston Major" should be especially sweet because it captures up close the region’s best team’s first major victory.

“We want to bring the excitement and passion of esports to a newer audience,” Mosteller said.





"Road to the Boston Major" premiers at 10 p.m. Friday

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