Esports Arena qualifiers announced *

20-1-2017 21:42

Through the next three months, teams will compete for a place in Esports Arena’s $20,000 championship from May 5-7 in Santa Ana, California.

Showdown Championship Series starts in February 4th with Showdown III: a 16-team open tournament qualifier with a $3,200 prize pool. The format will be a round-robin group stage followed by a single elimination best-of-three playoff bracket. There are two more chances to qualify and compete for an equal prize pool: March 11th and April 1st. The first two teams from each tournament will join two invited teams and contest for the $20,000 prize pool in the main event.

Esports Arena hosted, among others, RNG Pro Series and iBP Cup

With the invited squads yet to be determined, any team interested in participating should register here. The first qualifier is set to start around 20:00 with matches being live streamed and commented from Esports Arena’s 15,000 square foot facility. For any more information about the ruleset make sure you visit the official announcement.

Below is the distribution of Showdown’s III prize pool:

1. $1,700
2. $1,000
3-4. $250

* Update: Groups are a round-robin stage followed by a single elimination best-of-three playoff bracket. The three mentioned qualifiers give access to the $20,000 main event.

FINALY

2017-01-20 23:42

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add me, if you want to play this tournament

2017-01-20 23:50

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Yeah go play a tournament where the 1st place prizepool are less than the travel costs xD

2017-01-20 23:46

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ahaaha true

2017-01-20 23:47

hahaha

2017-01-20 23:49

travel costs are usually always covered by the event organizer. at least a big part of it.

2017-01-21 00:16

Huge pricepool

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"Esports Arena hosted, among others, RNG Pro Series and iBP Cup" Can't remember the time when RNG held a competition?

2017-01-21 09:04

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November 2015, first lan of stewie I believe. And it also featured swag and steel

2017-01-22 06:02

nice

,,Showdown Championship Series starts in February 4th with Showdown III: a 16-team open tournament qualifier with a $3,200 prize pool.,, we are now in 2000 or 2017 ? 3200$ prize pool right now pros do it more money streming own pub games on twitch only from commercials

2017-01-20 23:45

This is a tournament for tier 4 teams, which is nice that they also get a chance to win something. Although I still have to agree with you, that this prizepool is a joke, compared to it somehow being worthy of a HLTV-article.

2017-01-20 23:48

but like mentioned before the prizepool won't even cover travel most likely you'll get tier 5+ local teams (west coast) attending only

2017-01-20 23:55

you do realize that's just for the open qualifier right?

2017-01-21 20:04

1700$ =DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD. HAHAHAHHAH. NA PRIZE POOL

2017-01-21 01:50

This is not for money this is to put more na talent into the spotlight like king of Nordic or all the smaller EU tournies these are good for the scene

2017-01-21 02:57

I hope to go to the LAN final xD

2017-01-21 03:40

gl dude

2017-01-21 04:45

nice to young and semi pro teams! good luck to all! We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! <3 Kreygasm

2017-01-21 05:26

LAN tournaments should at least carry a 50k prize pool. Online 20~k

2017-01-21 09:12

noice

2017-01-21 13:59

200$ Team Pass o_O Really ?!

2017-01-21 14:31

What a joke of a prize pool

2017-01-21 14:54

2017-01-21 15:14

Can't see any non-local team attending with such a prize pool on the qualifier. Even the main event is under-par with most of the current prize pools.

2017-01-21 15:25