International Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports tournament EPICENTER will be held in Moscow on December 17-22

 
The main Russian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports tournament will take place in Moscow once again with total prize fund of $500,000. Group stage is planned for December 17-19 with grand finals scheduled for December 21-22 in “Crocus Expo” event hall.
The tournament will include 8 teams competing against each other with 5 of them being invited directly into the group stage. The other 3 EPICENTER participants will be determined in regional qualifiers in Europe, China and the CIS.
The first invited team is Na’Vi — legendary club from the CIS that has claimed many trophies and has long been favorited by the esports fans. The second team receiving direct invitation is Evil Geniuses who recently signed NRG roster after successfully scoring the third place at the recent September Major and feeling confident throughout the season. The third invited team is another famous club from the CIS — AVANGAR from Kazakhstan, deservedly beloved by community for regular demonstrations of their high skill including recent performance during the Majo’s finals. One more team getting direct invitation is Team Vitality from France featuring MVP of the recent DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019 tournament — sniper Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut. The fifth team also receiving direct invitation will be announced later.
Open regional qualifiers will be held in Europe on October 28-29 and in the CIS on November 21-22. Closed qualifiers are scheduled in Europe on October 30-31 and in the CIS on November 23-24. Information regarding Chinese qualifiers will be posted later.
Tickets are already on sale on the official tournament website. There are three categories available with prices starting at 900 rubles: Global Elite, Global Nova, and Legendary Eagle.