E-Frag has announced a new portion of the Rising Stars series, this time expanding to three more continents.
E-Frag has just announced a new season of Rising Stars. The event which saw its premier during January of this year, will now span from December until April of the next year. Moreover, it will expand from two continents to five. Besides the Balkans and Asia, which we already saw in action, this time we will also see teams from Africa, South America and North America playing in the Rising Stars series.
The format of event is set to a double elimination bracket, with eight teams assigned for each region. The upper bracket will be played in a best-of-three format, while the lower bracket will use best-of-one matches. First to kick-off the circuit will be the Balkans version of Rising Stars, which is on schedule from December 18th until December 20th.
As it was already mentioned, all regions will have eight teams competing, where the six of them will get direct invites, while the remaining two will be the winners of the qualifier. The Balkans qualifier will be held on December 13th and all teams that are interested can sign up for it here.
The participating teams for the Rising Stars Balkans:
 E-Frag |  CSGO.one |
| HEADSHOTBG |  neXtPlease! |
| Revolte |  CSGO-Saloon |
 Qualifier | Qualifier |
The prize distribution for the Rising Stars Balkans:
1. $1,500
2. $500
A full schedule of Rising Stars series:
- Rising Stars Balkan - December 18-20 ($2,000)
- Rising Stars South-East Asia - January 8-10 ($3,000)
- Rising Stars Africa - February 12-14 ($2,000)
- Rising Stars North America - April 8-10 ($3,000)
- Rising Stars South America - April 29 - May 1 ($3,000)
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