With just two weeks to go till the action kicks off on twitch.tv/pgl for the HTC 1v1 Invitational by PGL (April 23-24, PGL Studios), it’s time to add two more names to the 16-player list and also to find out who will be relaying all the fun and action from behind the casters desk.
Can “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş (Space Soldiers) and Vincent “Happy” Schopenhauer (EnVyUs) are the latest top CS:GO players that HTC and PGL are proud to announce to attending their LAN event in Bucharest on April 23-24th.
Also, Egor “flamie” Vasilyev (Natus Vincere) will be replacing his team mate, Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács, in the competition.
Watch the announcement video:
Talent line-up
Matthew “Sadokist” Trivett, Henry “HenryG” Greer and Joona “Natu” Leppanen will return to PGL’s studios for this event, after being a part of so many successful PGL adventures so far. Pala “Mantrousse” Gilroy Sen, the event reporter and interviewer, will also grace us with his presence.
A special guest will join the talent line-up with his name to be revealed closer to the event.
Eight players have been announced with another eight to go. Follow PGL’s and HTC’s social media pages for the latest updates, and don’t forget to watch the tournament live on twitch.tv/pgl starting with April 23rd.
When not trying to best each other on aim maps, players will have fun on the HTC Vive, as well as challenging one another in table football, board games or even arm wrestling! All for your viewing pleasure on twitch.tv/PGL
If you want to be the first to find out about the other superstars joining this CS:GO show, we suggest you follow PGL’s and HTC’s community pages!
Official website of the competition
About PGL
Since 2002, PGL has been running offline events and producing esports related content for national and international audiences. In the last five years alone, PGL has organized over 50 offline events and built a reputation for itself as one of the most innovative players on the esports market.
PGL hosts its own quality esports tournaments, for games such as: CS:GO, Dota 2, League of Legends, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm and Minecraft. For example, in 2015 alone, PGL ran two seasons of its international CS:GO competition, each with a $110.000 prize pool (PGL CS:GO Championship Series Kick-off Season and PGL Season 1).
Most of PGL’s content is backed by offline events, with attendances ranging from 1,000 people/event in cinemas, to over 25,000 people/event in big arenas around the globe (ex: Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Baku, Jönkoping)