iBUYPOWER Announce Spring 2017 NA CS:GO $16,000 Invitational (April 1-2)

CEVO

We’re proud to announce that CEVO will again be hosting the iBUYPOWER Spring 2017 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive $16,000 Invitational! The iBUYPOWER Spring 2017 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive $16,000 Invitational is an online CS:GO tournament taking place on Saturday, April 1st & Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 featuring the best Professional CS:GO teams from all across North America.

The tournament features an 8-team single elimination best-of-three (bo3) map bracket, where the top teams in North America will fight for their share of the $16,000 prize pool!

Tune in live (Below) and watch some of the top CS:GO North American teams compete for a $16,000 prize pool in a best of three, single elimination tournament.

About the Viewing Party:
iBUYPOWER will be hosting a live viewing party experience for the Invite on Saturday April 1st at the UC Irvine Esports Arena from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come out and join us for a fun-filled day of freeplay, giveaways, and more!

Location:
UC Irvine Esports Arena
UCI Student Center – ZOT ZONE
G319 C Student Center, Irvine, CA 92697
Parking structure located on the left upon arrival

Format & Schedule:
– 8-team best-of-three (bo3) single elimination bracket
– map & side selection (bo3): VETO process (maps 1 & 2) / knife for sides (map 3)
– the tournament will utilize Valve’s active duty map pool of de_mirage, de_cache, de_inferno, de_overpass, de_train, de_cbble, and de_nuke

Saturday, April 1st, 2017:
Round of 8 – Game #1: 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
Round of 8 – Game #2: 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT
Round of 8 – Game #3: 5:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM PT
Round of 8 – Game #4: 7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT

Sunday, April 2nd, 2017:
Semi Final #1: 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
Semi Final #2: 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT
Finals: 5:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM PT

Seeds & Tournament Bracket: Coming Soon

Invited Teams (in no particular order):
– Team Liquid
– compLexity
– OpTic Gaming
– NRG eSports
– Selfless Gaming
– Cloud9
– Misfits
– Luminosity Gaming

Prize Pool ($16,000.00 USD):
1st Place – $10,000.00
2nd Place – $4,000.00
3rd/4th Place – $1,000.00
3rd/4th Place – $1,000.00

For more information about the iBUYPOWER invitational, please visit: http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp-invite

Watch live video from iBUYPOWER on www.twitch.tv

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