These teams play in the HND Invitational later this month
Europe is slowly but surely becoming a competitive scene again, both in terms of the team standings and the availability of tournaments.
The HND Invitational presented by Lioncast will be played on April 22nd & 23rd.This main event will feature twelve invited teams as well as four who managed to secure their spot in the HND Invitational Qualifier. The total of 16 teams will be spread out over four groups, playing the classic GSL double elimination format. After day 1's matches, the top two of each group will then proceed to the playoffs where the €1000 prize pool will be rewarded to the top 3, the following day.
Group A:
- Dignitas
- LDLC
- Laser Kittenz
- Owly Six (Qualifier)
Group B:
- ex-Cyclone
- Red Reserve
- Alfa Squad (Qualifier)
- Alternate AttaX
Group C:
- Movistar Riders
- Singularity Ninjas
- NerdRage
- böda socken (Qualifier)
Group D:
- Vivi's Adventure
- Hammers Esports
- Singularity Gorillaz (Qualifier)
- Seqta
All matches up to the Grand Finals will be Bo3, with the Grand Finals of course upgrading to Bo5. We are excited to see what the established teams will do against each other, and how the underdogs will fare in what must be the first larger tournament for most of them.
We will announce more information as it is available, including the broadcast time, place and casters.
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