ESL proclaims first six-parent Overwatch tournament

ESL has announced that the first Overwatch event with a six-discern prize pool will take vicinity over August 20-21 at this year’s Gamescom.

The Overwatch Atlantic Showdown at ESL Gamescom will pit 8 groups, 4 from the us and four from Europe, against every other for a proportion of a $100,000 prize pool. Open qualifiers hosted on ESL Play will start on June 27, and preserve for 4 days in step with week at some point of July. The open qualifiers could be accompanied by using local qualifiers, and then a final online qualifier. match group stages will take region at the Saturday of Gamescom, at the same time as the finals will cross down on Sunday.

similarly statistics approximately the Overwatch Atlantic Showdown at ESL Gamescom will be introduced as the occasion grows nearer. For now, you could discover greater approximately what’s taking place at eslgaming.com, and about the Gamescom occasion itself at gamescom-cologne.com.

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