CPH Games Go Invite
Those little known teams out there hoping to make a name for themselves at the Copenhagen Games have this weekend been dealt a bit of a blow..
The Danish tournament has, in the past, attracted the worlds best teams on a regular basis, bringing them together to battle it out for what has been increasingly healthy prize purses. So good has the quality of teams been at the past few events that they have now decided to go down a different route. Instead of being open to anyone teams must now apply for an invitation, of which 24 will be available. The first group of invited teams will be unveiled by the organisers on the fourth of March and the rest at a later date. Of course teams who have past results or a talented roster are more likely to be invited than the average joe, which drastically lowers the chances of newcomers entering the main tournament at the event.
The saving grace for the little guy is the fact that the remaining eight spots in the invite tournament – remember just 24 teams are going to be directly invited – can be secured through a qualification tournament taking place on Thursday, similar to Dreamhack. This gives any and all teams the opportunity to try their luck at qualifying for the invite tournament and mixing it up with the big names over the course of the weekend. It also means that realistically there should be no weak teams taking part in the tournament, which is always excellent for spectators such as yourself.
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