Eastide to host $225,000 premier CSGO tournament

Eastide, a South-Korea based company, is all set to host a prestigious Counter-Strike tournament in Shaoxing, China. The offline event will be held at Shaoxing Olympic Sports Center, Zhejiang, China from August 15-19.

The event will host eight teams, out of which five teams will be directly invited from North America and Europe. Out of the remaining three teams, two would qualify through European Qualifiers while the winner of Asian Qualifiers would secure the slot at the indoor arena inside Shaoxing Olympic Sports Center.

The event would feature best-of-three double-elimination brackets while the grand-final would be a best-of-five map and the team from upper-bracket will have one map advantage.

Map pool:

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Additional details regarding hosts, analysts, commentators, prize-pool distribution, and qualifiers would be revealed in the upcoming month.