MSI announced their next Masters Gaming Arena (or MGA) event back in early September. The tournament is to feature Overwatch as the main event and will have a $75,000 prizepool.
Qualification for the LAN begins next month in October. But team registration is still open; you can still sign up to play for the massive prizepool til September 27th. Register here
Additional information about the tournament can be found here.
To sum up what the tournament is like, 4 teams will compete at the LAN in the Masters Gaming Arena in London during the beginning of December. Those 4 teams will be: the top performing team from Asia, Europe & NA, and one unannounced special MSI invite.
REGIONAL ONLINE QUALIFIERS
- Americas – October, 4-5 (Tuesday & Wednesday), 18:00 - 23:00 (PDT)
- Europe – October, 7-8 (Friday & Saturday), 18:00 - 23:00 (BST)
- Asia – October, 10-11 (Monday & Tuesday), 18:00 - 23:00 (CST)
REGIONAL FINAL
- Americas – October, 14-15 (Friday & Saturday), 18:00 - 23:00 (PDT)
- Europe – October, 17-18 (Monday & Tuesday), 18:00 - 23:00 (BST)
- Asia – October, 20-21 (Thursday & Friday), 18:00 - 23:00 (CST)
Any team can register for the qualifiers. So there is no harm in signing up. Events like these provide optimal opportunities to get in event experience (and from a well-known organizer at that).
This event promises to be a stellar competition, and especially the qualifers. Every team will have to fight their way to the LAN finals, and the final promises to showcase which region currently hosts the best talent in the world.
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