MLG X Games Aspen viewer's guide

As the first notable tournament of the 2015 season commences, eight teams will battle it out—not on the slopes but in the server—for a share of the $50,000 prize pool.

The exact prize breakdown is as follows: 

1. $25,000
2. $12,500
3. $7,500
4. $5,000

The teams are divided into two groups of four and the first two days will see teams playing every respective member of their group in a round robin format. The top two sides from both groups will advance to the single elimination playoffs with a best-of-three format in effect.

Here is the full schedule for the three days of CS:GO action:

Friday, January 23
19:00	fnatic	vs.	Liquid	Group B
20:00	CLG	vs.	LDLC	Group B
21:00	NiP	vs.	dignitas	Group A
22:00	KaBuM.TD	vs.	Cloud9	Group A
23:30	LDLC	vs.	fnatic	Group B
00:30	CLG	vs.	Liquid	Group B
01:30	Cloud9	vs.	NiP	Group A
02:30	dignitas	vs.	KaBuM.TD	Group A
Saturday, January 24
19:00	fnatic	vs.	CLG	Group B
20:00	Liquid	vs.	LDLC	Group B
21:00	NiP	vs.	KaBuM.TD	Group A
22:00	Cloud9	vs.	dignitas	Group A
23:30	Semifinal #1
00:30	Semifinal #2
Sunday, January 25
18:00	Bronze medal match
20:30	Gold medal match

For viewers accustomed to Twitch for tournaments, MLG X Games Aspen will instead be streamed on MLG's own broadcasting platform, mlg.tv. 

HLTV.org are already on site in Aspen, Colorado, at the base of Buttermilk Mountain at the X Games venue, in order to bring you up-to-date coverage and reporting from 2015's opening tournament.