Scheduled to take place at the Gfinity Arena in London, England this upcoming weekend, the tournament boasts some of the scene's top talent on both the competition and the broadcast side.
Eight teams will be vying for their share of an impressive prize pool totaling $80,000. Currently, only seven of the eight teams have been announced, with Gfinity awaiting confirmation from the final squad on the list. A predominantly European list, Cloud9 will be the lone representative from across the pond.
List of attending teams:
Virtus.Pro
EnVyUs
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Titan
Cloud9
Dignitas
SK Gaming
TBA
Bringing coverage for the Gfinity Summer Masters is a collection of the United Kingdom's finest Counter-Strike personalities. They are all joined by the ageless SirScoots, who picks up hosting duties for yet another CS event.
Below is the list of broadcast talent:
Scott "SirScoots" Smith (Host)
Richard Lewis (Analyst)
Duncan "Thorin" Shields (Analyst)
James "JZFB" Bardolph (Caster)
Daniel "ddk" Kapadia (Caster)
Matt "Chewwy" Smith (Caster)
Karam "Kyan1te" Kabbara (Caster)
Henry "HenryG" Greer (Caster)
Despite the absence of the two best teams in the world, fnatic and TSM, the Summer Masters should feature high level play and tightly contested matches. Perhaps there will be a number of surprise upsets in store, as the attending teams look to knock on the door of the aforementioned #1 and #2 ranked teams.
Running from June 26-28, keep an eye on the ticker this Friday and stay tuned to GosuGamers for more Gfinity Summer Masters coverage.
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