Mettlestate LAN finals set to begin

The tournament which offers one million South African Rand (~$74,000) in cash prizes started with an online stage at the end of which eight teams earned a place at the LAN finals. The finals will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa from May 5-7.

The event will have a double-elimination format and the upper bracket matches will be played in a best-of-one setting. All lower bracket matches and the grand final will be best-of-threes.

The team list includes Bravado who have been the dominant force in the South African scene for the past few years. The full team list is below:

Bravado	Damage Control	Energy	Exdee
xTc	puLse	FlipSid3 Africa	Ventus

The first day will feature the first upper-bracket matches and will continue with the lower bracket games. Initial matchups and the full schedule can be found below:

Friday, May 5th
09:30	Bravado	vs. Ventus	BO1
11:00	Exdee	vs. xTc	BO1
12:30	Energy	vs. puLse	BO1
14:00	Damage Control	vs. FlipSid3 Africa	BO1
15:30	Lower bracket round #1, match #1		BO3
19:00	Lower bracket round #1, match #2		BO3
Saturday, May 6th
09:30	Upper bracket semi-final #1		BO1
11:00	Upper bracket semi-final #2		BO1
12:30	Lower bracket round #2, match #1		BO3
16:00	Lower bracket round #2, match #2		BO3
19:30	Lower bracket final		BO3
Sunday, May 7th
09:30	Upper bracket final		BO1
11:00	Consolidation final		BO3
14:30	Grand final		BO3

The prize distribution will be as follows:

1. ~$25,900
2. ~$11,840
3. ~$8,500
4. ~$7,000
5-6. ~$5,900
5-6. ~$5,900
7-8. ~$4,400
7-8. ~$4,400 

You can follow the tournament on Mettlestate's Twitch channel and learn more about it on our event page.