For the third year in a row, Gfinity will be running a four-team invitational at EGX 2016 next weekend. The event, sponsored by Omen by HP and Intel, sees $100,000 up for grabs and four top EU teams invited to battle it out for their share.
EGX 2016 and this event takes place between 22th-25th September at the NEC in Birmingham. The four teams invited are GODSENT, mousesports, enVyUs and Epsilon. The semi-finals of the event will be split over Friday and Saturday, leaving the Sunday devoted to the grand final.
Taking us through the action are some of the finest the UK have to offer along with some American talent on the analyst’s desk.
Alan “Bricetacular” Brice – Host
Lauren “Pansy” Scott – Commentator
Vince “Metuz” Hill – Commentator
James Banks – Commentator & Interviewer
Duncan “Thorin” Shields – Analyst
Dustin “dusT” Mouret – Analyst
If you’re at EGX, or are in the area, make sure to swing by because with the calibre of teams attending, there’s bound to be some great action. Martin Wyatt, head of partner relations at Gfinity, released this statement when announcing the event:
We’re delighted to be taking world class CS:GO back to EGX and having it presented with Omen by HP. The combination of a tournament of this magnitude at the UK’s biggest and best games show, the world class teams involved and in partnership with an incredible brand like Omen signals another hugely significant step forward for eSports in the UK