Caseking of the Hill is back this week with its fifth edition. iBUYPOWER won't be defending their crown so four new teams, including ESL One champions NiP, have been invited to the battle.
- Update - Caseking have just announced the Finns from Encore and the German squad Mousesports as the last two invites to the fifth episode. Match-ups have been updated accordingly and bets are now open.
The last edition of Caseking of the Hill saw iBUYPOWER claiming the title after defeating the three times winners, Natus Vincere with 2-1. The fifth edition of the cup was supposed to be held last week, but due to ESL One Cologne event it has been delayed till tomorrow.
After ESL One, many teams went for a vacation and iBUYPOWER is one of them and the Americans will not defending their title and therefore four other teams will be invited to contest for this week's title. Those which have already confirmed their participating are ESL One Cologne Champions, Ninjas in Pyjamas and ESL One participant, London Conspiracy. The full schedule is expected to be released today, so stay tuned to GosuGamers for the more information about the Caseking of the Hill.
Caseking of the Hill #5 Schedule
August 20th
18.00 CEST - Ninjas in Pyjamas vs ENCORE - BO3
20.30 CEST - Mousesports vs London Conspiracy - BO3 - Finals
Prize pool:
1st - €750
2nd - €250
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