Open qualifiers for Minor tournaments start today
Ihor MatusToday open quarters will start in Europe and North America. Starting tomorrow, open qualifications will begin in other regions.
Minor tournaments for which teams will begin to be selected will be held from April 26 to May 2. In each of them, two invitations to ESL One Rio Major 2020 will be played. Teams that take 3 places will go to the 3rd Place Play-In, where they will compete for two additional invitations for major. In addition, in each of the Minor Championships, the organizers will share $ 50,000 among the three best participants. The winner will receive $ 30,000, the vice champion $ 15,000, and the bronze medalist will receive a consolation prize of $ 5,000.
ESL One Rio 2020 will be held from May 11 to 24. In the Major tournament, $ 1,000,000 will be raffled off and 24 teams will be involved in its division. 12 of them are already known - they went through StarLadder Berlin Major 2019. The rest of the participants will make their way through Minor tournaments and 3rd Place Play-In.