ploguidic3
2015-05-30 04:42:41
Esports Heaven is pleased to announced the GamerBet Open, a $100 weekly tournament sponsored by GamerBet and brought to you by eSports Heaven. The tournament is open to players of all regions and will begin every on June 9th and will continue every Tuesday at 5:00PM CEST 11:00AM EDT. In addition to the $100 prize pool, GamerBet has provided us with a platform that allows fans to support by favorite players tipping during the tournament!
GamerBet is a company that allows eSports fans to bet play money on matches. Currently their site only supports League of Legends, but they plan on adding more games as well as real money betting options in the near future. GamerBet CEO had this to say on why they chose to make this weekly tournament series a reality.
“We're sponsoring this event because we're all gamers and eSports fans ourselves, and this is as much a passion as it is a job for us. I think its really important that companies that are making money off eSports give back to the scene. After all without the scene we are nothing!”
You can visit GamerBet's Alpha website or follow them on Twitter @Gamer_Bet
As always you can catch the stream at eSports Heaven TV where it will be casted by our dynamic casting duo Lucas "Tenshi" Collard and Alexander "Zeweig" Lind! If you want to do an alternate langauge stream feel free to contact me on Twitter @ploguidic3.
Bracket is open to all players and all levels Round of 128 to the semis is best of three. The finals will be best of five. Round of 256 and larger will be best of one. The tournament winner will receive $75 and the semi-finalist will receive $25. A full rule book will be published shortly.
We know that given StarCraft's checkered past, partnering with a betting site may raise some eyebrows. I want to ensure our readers and viewers that we take the integrity of competition incredibly seriously. We will be using a two minute delay, and although GamerBet is our title sponsor, we are internally handling the tournaments administration. There will be no opportunity for any illicit activity to take place. We also have also done our due diligence and all we can say is that we're incredibly excited to be working with GamerBet.
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