SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Entering its fourth season, Red Bull Battle Grounds
is the professional eSports tournament series that gives pro gamers
a platform to compete at their peak, and delivers unparalleled
access, excitement and entertainment to the 89 million eSports
enthusiasts (Newzoo Market Research) worldwide. Today the
first details for the expanded 2015 Red Bull Battle Grounds program
were released. For the first time, the series will feature two
competitive circuits coast-to-coast. Heading to San Francisco for the grand finals on
May 10th, the inaugural
Red Bull Battle Grounds: Dota 2 will feature this competitive game
of action and strategy that has enthralled millions around the
globe. The second tournament circuit in 2015 brings the return of
Blizzard Entertainment's award-winning real-time strategy game,
StarCraft® II to Red Bull Battle Grounds later this year.
Giving wings to a new competitive gaming format, the first Red
Bull Battle Grounds: Dota 2 invitational tournament circuit will
culminate in a one-day grand final on May
10th at San
Francisco's legendary venue, The Warfield Theatre. The road
to this revered stage – and the $75K
base line prize purse - will pit 20 invited professional teams,
representing the best of the best from five regions around the
world, against each other for a competitive sprint to the grand
finals in this global tournament.
The selected pro teams will spar through a weekly series of
online group battles in each of the five regions – North America, China, South East
Asia, EU and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States).
The five teams emerging in this global showdown will advance
to the playoffs at the Red Bull eSports Studio kicking off
May 5th in Santa Monica, CA, to represent their region.
Bringing a new element of strategy to the circuit, in the Playoffs
round, each team enters the ring with three lives. Contenders will
have one opportunity to choose which opposing team they will
battle, fanning the flames of long standing rivalries – and perhaps
creating new ones, in this first for the professional Dota 2
arena.
The two triumphant teams remaining will meet again on
May 10th in San Francisco for the final battle of the
series, played out in front of a live audience of fans at the
Warfield Theatre and tuning in at home.
The live broadcast of these matches will feature the commentary
of Dota 2 experts, Beyond the Summit, as they analyze the
plays, personalities and outcomes of these competitive clashes.
Supporting eSports fans from the Bay Bridge to Silicon Valley,
the Red Bull Battle Grounds: Dota 2 weekend will kick off with the
one-of-a-kind Pro-Am event, the Red Bull LAN. Taking place on
May 9th at the AFK Lounge
in San Jose, this combination
pre-party and scrimmage invites Dota 2 fans to a day of combat and
camaraderie, for a 100 participant LAN.
As the winning team is crowned and the confetti clears on this
first Red Bull Battle Grounds: Dota 2, the series will return to
its roots with Red Bull Battle Grounds: StarCraft II, heading to
Washington D.C. this Fall. Details
of this event will be announced this summer.
Red Bull Battle Grounds: Dota 2 tickets are on sale now giving
spectators a front row seat to this elite exhibition of eSports
talent. Multiple ticket types and prices are available
and can be purchased by visiting
www.redbull.com/battlegrounds.
Visit www.redbull.com/battlegrounds for additional event details
and tune-in updates. Follow @RedBullESPORTS on Twitter,
#battlegrounds.
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