Natus Vincere invited to EPICENTER

The first team to be confirmed for EPICENTER 2018, which takes place in October, is Natus Vincere.

The Russian-Ukrainian side has been performing well since the addition of Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov at the end of 2017, securing nine consecutive top-four LAN finishes until DreamHack Masters Stockholm, where they finished 5-8th.

Natus Vincere and are the first team to join the EPICENTER 2018 team list, and are currently second in our world rankings and the highest ranked team from the CIS region, where the tournament will take place.

EPICENTER 2018 will feature a $300,000 prize pool, with eight participating in the tournament. The event will take place Moscow, Russia, on October 22-28, with a Wildcard LAN qualifier, which will decide the last participating team, preceding the main event.