EPICENTER 2019 announced with a prize pool of $500,000
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Epic Esports Events announced
EPICENTER 2019
yesterday offering a total prize pool of
$500,000
. The event is scheduled to take place from 17
th
- 22
nd
December at the Crocus Expo Hall in Moscow, Russia.
With the 2019 calendar coming to an end another big CS:GO tournament has been announced which joins the likes of
BLAST Pro Series: Global Final 2019
,
ESL Pro League Season 10 - Finals
,
Esports Championship Series Season 8 - Finals
, and
CS:GO Asia Championships 2019
, all tournaments offering a prize pool of
$500,000 or more
.
The EPICENTER 2019 will be witnessing a total of eight teams participating in the tournament, with the Group Stage taking place from 17
th
- 19
th
December, followed by the Playoffs from 21
st
- 22
nd
December.
Out of the eight competing teams, five teams will be directly invited for the event while the remaining three make their way through their respective regional qualifiers. The organizers have already announced four out of the five direct invites with AVANGAR, Evil Geniuses, Natus Vincere, and Team Vitality ready to attend the tournament.
Direct Invite | AVANGAR |
Direct Invite | Evil Geniuses |
Direct Invite | Natus Vincere |
Direct Invite | Team Vitality |
Direct Invite | TBD |
Chinese Qualifier | TBD |
CIS Qualifier | TBD |
Europe Qualifier | TBD |
The three regional qualifiers will be hosted for the
European
,
CIS
, and
Chinese
regions. The dates for these qualifiers are as follows,
Open Qualifier | |
Europe | 28th - 29th October |
CIS | 21st - 22nd November |
Closed Qualifier | |
Europe | 30th - 31st October |
CIS | 23rd - 24th November |
Information regarding the Chinese Qualifier will be announced soon.
The tickets for the event are already on sale and interested people can click HERE to purchase or know more about them.
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