{"id":95035,"date":"2016-06-14T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T07:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=95035"},"modified":"2016-06-14T09:34:59","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T07:34:59","slug":"esl-to-host-r1500000-overwatch-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/95035-esl-to-host-r1500000-overwatch-tournament","title":{"rendered":"ESL to host R1,500,000 Overwatch tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ESL has announced <\/a><\/strong>that it will be hosting a $100,000 (R1,519,800)<\/strong> Overwatch tournament at this year’s Gamescom conference.<\/p>\n

The Overwatch Atlantic Showdown will be the first international competition for\u00a0Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s new team shooter to offer a six-figure prize pool.<\/p>\n

The Main event will take place over the weekend of 20 and 21 at the ESL’s main stage in Hall 9.<\/p>\n

“The first of four open qualifiers for the tournament will begin on June 27<\/strong>, operated by ESL and hosted on ESL Play<\/a><\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

“These will be followed by regional qualifiers and a final online qualifier, all of which will be played out online and broadcast in conjunction with ESL\u2019s numerous streaming partners – further details will be announced at a later date.”<\/p>\n

“Once the qualifiers kick off, there will be four days of online Overwatch competition per week throughout July.”<\/p>\n

You can find more information on the event here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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