Hosted again by Pinnacle and Relog Media, the tournament promises a $100,000 prize pool for the top two winners.
Pinnacle has announced the new Pinnacle Cup III as part of their re-entry and continual commitment to the CS: GO Pro Circuit. This is on the back of the Pinnacle Cup II that was held in June/July 2021. The new tournament will be played from 14-30 March 2021.
As per the previous edition, Pinnacle Cup III will follow the same format as before, with a $100,000 prize pool split to $80,000 to the grand winner and $20,000 for the runner up. Teams such as Savage, KOVA, Tricked, and Endpoint have confirmed their participation, with more teams due to be announced over the coming days. They will be competing for their opportunity to be crowned the Pinnacle Cup III champion.
“The Pinnacle Cup has become a firmly established tournament in the esports calendar this year, and its ability to attract so many of the world's foremost teams is truly humbling to us. CS:GO has always been a focus for Pinnacle, and it's proven to produce mass viewership on a global scale so we are naturally excited to announce the third edition of our Pinnacle Cup CS:GO series. But this is just the start.” - Stuart Bridges, Pinnacle Global Esports Partnerships Manager.
GRID will be the exclusive data partner once again for the event with Relog Media the production partner for this tournament.
Pinnacle Cup III teams
For Group Stage
- Savage
- BIG Academy
- KOVA
- Sangal
- Young Ninjas
- Enterprise
- MAD Lions
- PACT
- 4glory
- Coalesce
- Into the Breach
- Ex-Coalesce ( fambit )
- 777
- Anonymo
- AGO
- TBC
Main Swiss Stage
- Endpoint
- SKADE
- Sinners
- CPH Flames
- Tricked Esports
- MOUZ NXT
- Gamerlegion
- 00Nation
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
For Playoffs
- TBA (invited directly to the Playoffs)
- TBA (invited directly to the Playoffs)
- TBA (invited directly to the Playoffs)
- TBA (invited directly to the Playoffs)
Pinnacle Cup III Format:
Group Stage:
- 16 invited teams
- Four groups of four
- The winner of each group will advance to Swiss Stage
- All games best-of-five
Swiss Stage:
- 4 qualified teams from the group stage
- 12 invited teams
- Standard Swiss Stage tournament
- All games best-of-five
- 8 will continue to playoffs
Playoffs
- 8 qualified teams from Swiss Stage battle in quarter-finals round 1
- 4 qualified teams will proceed to quarter-finals round 2 against 4 invited teams
- 4 teams battle it out for semi-finals and grand final
- All games best-of-five
GosuGamers is the Official Media Partner of the Pinnacle Cup III - so stay tuned for more news on the tournament.
Pinnacle Cup III will start on 14 March for the group stages, 17 March for the Swiss stage and 28 March for the playoffs, with the grand finals played on 30 March.
About Pinnacle
Pinnacle is the original pioneer of esports betting, having blazed a trail for over a decade. One of the first bookmakers to take an esports bet back in 2010, the online bookmaker has unrivalled experience in the esports space. Pinnacle has esports in its DNA and is built on a genuine and far-reaching connection with the community. In addition to offering the best esports betting value online, Pinnacle is committed to helping fans navigate the world of esports betting and enhancing the esports experience on a truly global scale.
About GRID Esports
The leading provider of data solutions for the esports industry, leverages revolutionary technology to embrace data in the digital nature of competitive gaming and overcomes sports specific data challenges. Established in 2018 the company looks to tackle the data market and provide data services for monetization and fan engagement for tournament organisers & game publishers.
