PLG Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi with $100,000 announced

13-10-2018 18:45

Power League Gaming has announced a 16-team tournament held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on December 12-16, which will have $100,000 on offer.

The PLG Grand Slam will take place on the Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with eight of the 16 teams receiving direct invites, while the other half will come from regional qualifiers held all around the world on FACEIT's platform.

The qualifiers will be held from October 26 to November 17, in South America, GCC & South Asia, East Asia, North America, South East Asia & India, Levant & Africa, Europe, and Oceania, with the winners of each securing a spot at the $100,000 tournament.

The PLG Grand Slam will feature teams from all over the world

Former Risky player, now the manager of operations at Power League Gaming, Abdullah "⁠t0ks⁠" Al-Ghafari, had the following to say about the tournament in the press release:

"The PLG Grand Slam focuses mainly on providing an opportunity for teams that are looking for a breakthrough. We are not aiming to create a world-class spectacle but rather a high-standard event that will have all necessary elements for a player, team, talent member, and spectators to enjoy being a part of.

"The hospitality offered will be something unique as the event is hosted in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi and players & talent will get to enjoy cool perks such as Ferrari World, Yas Waterpark, Yas marina F1 Marina Circuit and Yas Beach besides staying at the 5-star hotel of Yas Hotel (Viceroy). We will make sure all attendees are treated well and the tournament runs as smooth as possible. See you in Abu Dhabi!"

Here is a rundown of the qualifiers, for which teams can register on FACEIT:

South America (October 26-27)
GCC & South Asia (October 28-29)
East Asia (October 30-31)
North America (November 1-3)
South East Asia & India (November 4-6)
Levant & Africa (November 7-9)
Europe (November 12-15)
Oceania (November 16-17)

nice

2018-10-13 18:45

14 replies

abu dhabi

2018-10-13 18:46

5 replies

ence maybe?

4 replies

twoja koleżanka lubi abu dabi

2018-10-13 18:56

2 replies

2018-10-13 19:20

1 reply

Yaaas Island

2018-10-14 05:45

I like ur name ! Like even saying north is a shit team is a disgrace to shit.

2018-10-13 19:01

Expected

2018-10-13 18:51

CLG Red?

2018-10-13 18:53

I see what you did there

2018-10-13 20:09

For some moments I tough it was pgl uff

2018-10-13 19:14

3 replies

Realised it after your comment xD I read PGL till the end :D

2018-10-13 23:23

haha

2018-10-14 01:38

oh shit didn't realise till I saw this comment XD

2018-10-14 16:43

Nice, gl to all future participants

Sweet! ^_^

2018-10-13 19:04

Ez for budget Intel Grand Slam

Thanks motar

OOOOOO ez4astralis, but if In Abu Dhabi why not a bigger prize pool ffssss

2018-10-13 18:48

Ez for my boys

Poggers

2018-10-13 18:47

budget PGL

sk gaming new team xantares calyx paz woxic majer arev you ready

2018-10-14 02:43

damn,thats awesome,good to see CSGO events in no scene countries

2018-10-13 19:06

2018-10-13 20:17

abdulhabib

very nice

2018-10-13 18:49

HYPE! Can't wait for this!

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Oh hai h

2018-10-13 18:50

hai there :D

see u there :)

2018-10-16 23:44

Hello, Mr manager

2018-10-13 18:54

Hello, Mr. pioneer.

2018-10-13 18:58

is this event sponsored by Mircomax? or is there any relation between PLG and Micromax?

2018-10-13 19:22

No clue tbh, I had to google Micromax to know what's up.. someone has some explaining to do xD

2018-10-13 19:23

xD lets hope this gets sorted out before they find it out!

2018-10-13 19:37

I had a similar question as soon as i saw the logo,get it changed. At first i thought micromax was sponsoring the event.

2018-10-13 19:57

This better be good

2018-10-13 21:41

Can I sponsor this tournament? I can offer 5K kilos of apples to the MVP of the tournament

2018-10-13 21:58

Done. bring dem applez

2018-10-13 22:24

real t0ks?

2018-10-14 14:00

Ez 4 african cs h

Muslim cs PôğÇhãmp

2018-10-13 18:52

Anyone remember ESL Dubai aka the best CSGO event ever?

beautiful city nice

Why is there a MICROMAX LOGO On TOP OF THAT POSTER? THE FIST ?

Wtf, nice fake PGL

Invite HellRaisers ty

2018-10-13 18:57

LIDL PGL LMAO

Budget PGL

2018-10-13 19:00

Bootleg PGL

Thanks for the SA Qualifier <3

2018-10-13 19:02

2018-10-13 19:07

Bad Timing... Both Euro and NA Major Quals will be at the exact same tiem and will choose to stay over going to this event.

2018-10-13 19:03

The timings are made properly to avoid clashing with any MAJOR qualifiers. The CSGO LAN Finals for the Grand Slam will be happening on 14th to be exact and that's a day after the NA Closed Qualifier.. So hopefully teams will make it.. November is a very tricky month.

SA qualy, good shit bros

Colombia = NA Qualifier :(

2018-10-13 19:05

Chile = no lvl no qualy :(

2018-10-13 19:35

ikr, but its a chance for anybody in LAS (Isurus or any Brazilian team lul)

2018-10-13 19:43

Yep really good level here, it is a shame that VAULT have to play the NA Qualifier because of the Brazil servers.

2018-10-14 01:44

5 star hotel better than wesg

Rich rich

ez for allah in pyjamas

ANELE7

2018-10-13 19:08

PLG is literally the worst organization in the Middle East. They have developed a reputation over the past years for being the worst along with their owner, they have no idea how to manage tournaments and as a result have created embarrassing events over the years. Minus how shit they treat the players and their staff. Best to stay away from this one.

2018-10-13 19:13

dubai 100k

Not Dubai

2018-10-13 21:42

i know

2018-10-13 22:43

2018-10-14 13:13

i can punch you be careful

2018-10-14 13:15

2018-10-14 17:49

Budget PGL lmao

2018-10-13 19:16

just came to say this xD

2018-10-13 20:15

Haha, they mixed up the L and G

Budget PGL Budget Grand Slam Budget Dubai Budget is 100,000$

But finally someone won grand slam

2018-10-13 19:24

Lmao, true tho

2018-10-13 19:31

ALLU WILL WIN IN HOME COUNTRY AT LONG LAST

2018-10-13 19:29

Anyone else thought it said PGL not PLG

knowing history of such events means this event will not happen

2018-10-13 19:45

nice finally another dubai tournament

finally an event near me

2018-10-13 19:48

i thought it was pgl at first

2018-10-13 19:55

Bloody hell wouldn't wanna go there.

2018-10-13 19:59

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Why? Hopefully a good answer and not smth ignorant

2018-10-13 20:11

Lmao UAE isnt syria or iraq

2018-10-13 20:53

2018-10-13 21:43

azamaraclubcruises.co.uk/sites/default/f.. huehue middle east lol! wouldnt wanna go there!

2018-10-13 22:12

adwonline.ae/fabulous-yas-island/ :D

2018-10-13 22:47

FABULOUSSSS

2018-10-14 13:28

Another tier 5 event that MiBR can win LUL

2018-10-13 20:01

ez issa contry

2018-10-13 20:05

Only 100k? I thought this is pocket money down there, but nice either way.

2018-10-13 20:06

Levant & Africa (November 7-9) LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2018-10-13 20:07

sensational

Beautiful idea of creating opportunity for lower tier teams!

very nice!

2018-10-13 20:19

PLG EleGiggle PGL PogChamp

2018-10-13 20:36

gg visa

2018-10-13 20:46

PGL PLG

2018-10-13 21:17

SA, Africa, Asia, Oceania, this tourney looks like it's gonna be cool to see ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wanna buy the best apples in HLTV? call me NOW: 011-1337-APPLE and get an 80% discount on your first 5 kilos!

2018-10-13 22:00