HTC's 1v1 invitational is set to kick off tomorrow, with sixteen participants set to contest the $25,000 prize pool.
This weekend is going to be action-packed, and as of tomorrow we will see some top-level 1v1 action taking place in the heart of Romania, Bucharest, at the PGL Studios. Sixteen invited professional CS:GO players will be butting heads in an attempt to secure their share of the $25,000 prize pool up for grabs.
Below are the details for the two days of the event, all times are CEST (GMT+2):
Day 1, April 23rd
Format: Four double-elimination matches, best-of-three groups with the top two players from each group advancing to the playoffs.
Schedule:
12:00 - Preshow - Group Draw
12:30 - Group A - match 1
13:00 - Group A - match 2
13:30 - Group B - match 1
14:00 - Group B - match 2
14:30 - Group C - match 1
15:00 - Group C - match 2
15:30 - Group D - match 1
16:00 - Group D - match 2
16:30 - Group A - Loser's match
17:00 - Group B - Loser's match
17:30 - Group C - Loser's match
18:00 - Group D - Loser's match
18:30 - Group A - Winner's match -> winner advance in 2nd day
19:00 - Group B - Winner's match -> winner advance in 2nd day
19:30 - Group C - Winner's match -> winner advance in 2nd day
20:00 - Group D - Winner's match -> winner advance in 2nd day
20:30 - Group A - Decider match -> winner advance in 2nd day
21:00 - Group B - Decider match -> winner advance in 2nd day
21:30 - Group C - Decider match -> winner advance in 2nd day
22:00 - Group D - Decider match -> winner advance in 2nd day
Day 2, April 24th
Format: The top eight teams will play two double-elimination matches, best-of-three, whilst the top four will player single-elimination best-of-three matches.
Schedule:
12:00 - Pre-show
12:30 - Group A - match 1
13:00 - Group A - match 2
13:30 - Group B - match 1
14:00 - Group B - match 2
14.30 - HTC Vive Competition
15:00 - Group A - Loser’s match
15:30 - Group B - Loser’s match
16.00 - HTC Vive Competition
16:30 - Group A - Winner’s match -> winner advance in playoff
17:00 - Group B - Winner’s match -> winner advance in playoff
17:30 - HTC Vive Competition
18:00 - Group A - Decider match -> winner advance in playoff
18:30 - Group B - Decider match -> winner advance in playoff
19:00 - HTC Vive Competition
19:30 - Playoff - Semi-final #1
20:00 - Playoff - Semi-final #2
20:30 - Preshow - Grand Final
21:00 - Playoff - Grand Final
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