MSI announced that "HoN has been leveled with CS 1.6 in terms of prize money," with more than $90,000 in total prizes divided between the two games.
The complete prize distribution for both tournaments looks as follows:
1st place: 100,000 SEK (16,000 USD) + 5x MSI GT780 Laptops
2nd place: 50,000 SEK (8,000 USD) + 5x MSI Motherboards
3rd place: 30,000 SEK (4,500 USD) + 5x MSI Graphic cards
4th place: 20,000 SEK (3,000 USD)
1st place: 100,000 SEK (16,000 USD) + 5x MSI GT780 Laptops
2nd place: 50,000 SEK (8,000 USD) + 5x MSI Motherboards
3rd place: 30,000 SEK (4,500 USD) + 5x MSI Graphic cards
4th place: 20,000 SEK (3,000 USD)
A partnership with DreamHack means that the MSI BEAT IT finals will be held at DreamHack Winter 2011 in Jönköping, Sweden. This is a huge step up from the DreamHack Summer HoN tournament, expanding the number of ways to qualify, upping the prize money, and as a result, conceivably boosting the overall level of competition.
Qualification for MSI BEAT IT will involve five international qualifiers, held in consecutive weeks in August and September. Nine teams from these qualifiers will earn a small amount of prize money and a spot at the DreamHack finals. Two more teams will be determined at DreamHack in the BYOC qualifier. The twelfth and final spot is reserved for the DreamHack Summer champions, FnaticMSI.HoN.
Look to gaming.msi.com for more information, as well as details to come regarding the qualification tournaments.
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Having never dropped a game on LAN, [FnaticMSI] is sure to be the heavy favourite to take the event, which will be the biggest ever seen in the HoN-community.” - gaming.msi.comNo matter which eleven teams rise to the top and qualify for MSI BEAT IT, FnaticMSI will undoubtedly be the team to beat at the DreamHack Winter finals; they are determined to defend their DreamHack title. Will the LAN veterans secure their third DreamHack win in a row, or will the more global level of competition open up the field for new challengers?
Links
gaming.msi.com - Source
