FACEIT, the leading competitive gaming platform, is bringing the FACEIT QuakeWorld Tournament to D.I.C.E. for the second year running. This year’s tournament will follow in the inaugural tournament’s format, pitting 16 of the gaming industry’s most influential developers and executives against each other in a 1v1 Quake tournament. FACEIT QuakeWorld will kickoff at D.I.C.E. 2017 on the mainstage with the opening rounds starting Wednesday, February 22, with the quarterfinals, semifinals and grand final the following day. The 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit conference takes place Feb. 21-23, 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
This year’s tournament will bring together familiar faces from last year’s tournament, including Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford, Insomniac Games’ Ted Price and Sparkypants’ Sean Dunn along with newcomers like Blizzard Entertainment’s Jeffrey Kaplan and id Software’s Tim Willits.
The full list of players includes:
Players:
Jeffrey Kaplan – Blizzard Entertainment
Randy Pitchford – Gearbox Software
Tim Willits – id Software
Ted Price – Insomniac Games
Sean Dunn – Sparkypants
Feargus Urquhart – Obsidian Entertainment
Min Kim – Bonfire Studios
Shekhar Dhupelia – Wargaming
Leo Olebe – Facebook
Matt Firor – Zenimax
David Wood – BANDAI NAMCO
Niccolo Maisto – FACEIT
Sheloman Byrd – Tencent
Kate Edwards – IGDA
Patrick Hudson – Robot Entertainment
Steve Ellmore – Disbelief
The full schedule for matches is as follows:
Schedule:
Wednesday, February 22
•10:50 – 11:15 AM – Opening Match
•1:20 – 2:20 PM – Round 1 (4 Matches)
•3:00 – 3:45 PM – Round 1 Continued (3 Matches)
Thursday, February 23
•(UPDATED) 10:20 – 10:45 AM – Quarter-Finals (2 Matches)
•1:15 – 2:15 PM – Quarter-Finals Continued (2 Matches)
•3:00 – 4:00 PM – Semi-Final and Final (3 Matches)
For more information on FACEIT QuakeWorld, visit the official website of this year’s tournament at: http://dice.faceit.com