FACEIT, the leading platform for online competitions in PvP multiplayer games, has partnered with Turner Sports and WME l IMG to host a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Championship to be held Thursday, January 7, from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Qualifying rounds and the selection process will be hosted through FACEIT’s competitive online gaming platform beginning December 12, 2015.
Turner Sports and WME l IMG will produce the CS:GO Championship event on January 7, streamed live via the FACEIT platform, marking its first foray into eSports and serving as a pre-curser to the launch of its recently announced professional eSports League — ELEAGUE — set to debut in Summer 2016.
Additional coverage plans will be announced in the weeks leading up to the event.
Teams can earn a spot in the CS:GO tournament through two qualifying phases: Phase 1 is the Open Qualifier, which are two online tournaments open to all players on the FACEIT platform starting Saturday, December 12 through Sunday, December 13. All levels of players are welcome to battle, with the top placing team of each open qualifier gaining access to the final round.
Phase 2 will be 2 closed online qualifiers for each region between six of the top pro gaming teams invited to participate, along with the leading teams from the Open Qualifier. This phase of qualifiers will run from Tuesday, December 15 through Friday, December 18, streamed live on Twitch.tv.
Please visit the following pages for information on entering the Open Qualifier round:
EU Dec. 12 – https://www.faceit.com/tournaments/924e3557-acfc-4976-9144-8ab899d49735
EU Dec. 13 – https://www.faceit.com/tournaments/49d9751e-cb46-42f8-ba4f-d0a1b3efbcb0
US Dec. 12 – https://www.faceit.com/tournaments/256b5625-f2de-4c8d-8816-962aa0756da4
US Dec. 13 – https://www.faceit.com/tournaments/ae7496b6-6436-4651-a228-ad3818247028