The third addition of the Hitbox Arena Championship will see an increase in prize money from $1,750 to $10,000 (£6,200) with 16 teams participating throughout four groups.
Here are the groups:
Group A | Group B |
CPH Wolves | fnatic |
myXMG | Epsilon |
Virtus.pro | ALTERNATE |
mousesports | TBA |
Group C | Group D |
Dignitas | LDLC |
London Conspiracy | NiP |
OverGaming | Na`Vi |
Epsilon Female | mTw |
The top two teams of each group progress in to the best of three playoffs after the best of one groups. As you can see in the groups above there will be one female team in attendance, Epsilon Female.The group stage will take place from September 10 to 23, while the quarter-finals will be played on September 28-29. The semi-finals and the grand final will run from October 11-12.
Here is how the prize pool will be distributed:
1. $5,000 (£3,100)
2. $3,000 (£1,860)
3-4. $1,000 (£620)
3-4. $1,000 (£620)