Skyesports has revealed that they will be extending four additional invitations for their upcoming Championship event. The event is set to take place in Mumbai, India from July 23rd to July 28th.
The four additional teams will join the eight pre-invited teams, creating two groups of six for a round-robin tournament. The top three teams from each group will advance to the single-elimination playoffs. This brings the total number of teams to 12. Additionally, the prize pool has been raised by $100,000 to a total of $300,000 to accommodate the increased number of participants.
Skyesports has tried hosting big international LAN events, and the tournament organizer hopes for a smoother experience this time. Previous events, like Skyesports Masters 2024, had to be moved online at the last minute due to disruptions.
The South Asian tournament organizer indefinitely postponed the Skyesports Championship 5.0 in November 2023 due to “foreign political conditions and a little bit of bad luck”. Additionally, they moved the Skyesports Souvenir tournament online after initially announcing it as a LAN event in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Five of the top 30 teams have already confirmed their participation in the upcoming event. The list of confirmed teams includes The MongolZ, Eternal Fire, and FURIA. Additionally, the event will mark the debut of the new Nathan’ NBK-‘ Schmitt-led roster of the Indian organization Revenant.
3DMAX won the European qualifier, bringing their total to six victories. True Rippers defeated Gods Reign in the local Indian qualifier.
The current team list is as follows:
- Revenant
- Eternal Fire
- The MongolZ
- 3DMAX
- BetBoom
- FURIA
- Aurora
- True Rippers
Four other teams are yet to be invited.
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