Esports match organiser StarLadder has shared particulars on the second version of its Stake Ranked Counter-Strike 2 match circuit.
Going down from Might twenty seventh to thirtieth, the Tier 2 match sees groups competing for a $100,000 (~£74,893) prize pool.
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Revealed on March sixth, Stake Ranked Episode 2 follows an analogous format to the primary match, the place groups can safe a spot on the primary occasion via open qualifiers, closed qualifiers, and direct invites via the Valve Regional Standings (VRS).
Direct invitations are determined primarily based on April and Might’s international standings, with groups ranked thirteenth and under eligible.
Open qualifiers happen from April twenty first to twenty second, with two groups advancing to the 16-team closed qualifier on April twenty ninth to Might third. A single-elimination, best-of-three bracket determines two groups that advance to the primary occasion.
Eight invited and certified groups will compete at a LAN within the Schengen Zone for a possibility to win the $25,000 (~£18,703) first prize and VRS factors that would decide whether or not groups earn a spot at Counter-Strike’s Majors.
Stake Ranked Episode 2 is the second of six Tier 2 tournaments by StarLadder and on-line on line casino and sports activities betting platform Stake as a part of the organiser’s efforts to develop its presence throughout the Tier 2 ecosystem.
Tier 2’s Elevated Significance
With Valve opting to position greater significance on the VRS, a number of high-profile esports organisations ceaselessly attend Tier 2 tournaments to spice up their place within the standings. In consequence, organisers have elevated investments in smaller tournaments to supply huge names and smaller groups an incentive to compete.
The closed qualifier for Stake Ranked Episode 1 is underway, with the likes of FOKUS, Fnatic, Workforce Nemesis, and Berlin Worldwide Gaming (BIG) in rivalry to earn a spot on the primary occasion going down in Barcelona from April 1st to 4th
Alongside the Stake Ranked collection, StarLadder has partnered with peripherals producer LORGAR to launch one other Tier 2 occasion going down from March twelfth to April twenty sixth.
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