CMD368 CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCED WITH $20,000 PRIZE POOL
UCC has partnered with Chinese betting website CMD368 to host an online competition with $20,000 in prize money.
The CMD368 Championship will run from January 21-27 and ill feature eight teams, seven hailing from Europe plus Mongolian side AUGUST, who are trying out Bold “ncl” Batsuh and Yesuntumur “nin9” Gantulga in a bootcamp in Moscow. The tournament will also mark the debut of the new SMASH roster, more than a month after it was formally unveiled by the Belgian organization.
The eight sides have been split into two GSL groups, with the top two teams from both groups progressing to the playoffs, which will also feature a double-elimination bracket.
Below is the complete participants’ list for the CMD368 Championship:
The complete schedule for the tournament can be found below:
Group stage
Tuesday, January 21
18:55 –Tricked vs.
SKADE
21:55 –GamerLegion vs.
ALTERNATE aTTaX
00:55 –SMASH vs.
HAVU
Wednesday, January 22
18:55 – Group A lower bracket final
21:55 –Na`Vi Junior vs.
AUGUST
00:55 – Group A upper bracket final
Thursday, January 23
18:55 – Group B upper bracket final
21:55 – Group B lower bracket final
Friday, January 24
18:55 – Group B consolidation final
21:55 – Group A consolidation final
Playoffs
Saturday, January 25
18:55 – Match #1
21:55 – Match #2
Sunday, January 26
18:55 – Upper bracket final
21:55 – Lower bracket final
Monday, January 27
18:55 – Consolidation final
21:55 – Grand final
The tournament’s $20,000 prize pool will be distributed as follows:
1. $12,000
2. $5,000
3. $2,000
4. $1,000
Source : hltv.org