Today, December 7th and tomorrow, Thursday December 8th, the Gfinity Arena in Fulham hosts the LIVE FINALS in the $75,000 MGA Overwatch 2016 Championship. Four international teams will be competing for a share of the prize and the coveted trophy. You can watch all the action live at the arena or online (Below).
After nearly a month of heated competition, from the Online Qualifiers to the Regional Finals, the top three teams advancing to the Grand Finals are: Rise Nation from America, Ninjas in Pyjamas from Europe, and KongDoo Panthera from Asia. The MSI invited team – Fnatic will be joining in to compete for the championship. The Grand Finals will take place using the Competitive Mode and will be played out in a best of five, double-elimination series. The final playoff will feature a best of seven contest.
General Information:
Date: Wednesday December 7th – Thursday December 8th
Doors Open: Wednesday and Thursday: 2:30 PM GMT
Broadcast Start Times:
Wednesday: 3:00 PM GMT, 4:00 PM CET, 10:00 AM EST, 9:00 AM CST, 8:00 AM MST, 7:00 AM PST, 2:00 AM AEDT
Location: The Gfinity Arena, London
Organisers: Gfinity, MSI and MSI MGA
Broadcast Lineup:
Soe “Soembie” Gschwind-Penski
Mitch “UberShouts” Leslie
Andrew “ZP” Rush
Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson
Robert “Hexagrams” Kirkbride
Prize pool: $75,000
Place
Prize
1st
$40,000
2nd
$20,000
3rd
$10,000
4th
$5,000
Teams
Europe:
Ninjas in Pyjamas – Fragi | hymzi | kyynel | mafu | Zuppehw | zappis
America:
Rise Nation – Desro | Locke | Spirit | xRetzi | IVIidnight | Phaz
Asia:
KongDoo Panthera – EVERMORE | Rascal | Butcher | wakawaka | Bishop | r2der
Wildcard:
Fnatic – buds | coolmatt69 | Stoop | Custa | Vonethil | Hafficool