Two other partners will accompany the event for its entire duration: Intel and PaySafeCard. Here’s how the championship is structured
Everything is ready for the ESL Vodafone Championship, the Italian eSport competition, in collaboration with the famous telephone operator, which will see players compete on 3 different video games to win a total prize money of 25 thousand euros. The titles in question are: League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Clash Royale. The championship will start on May 6, 2019 and will end in July 2019. There will be 10 teams competing for the first two titles and 10 individual gamers for the last.
A partnership between ESL and Vodafone that has been renewed:
“Today, esports is one of the phenomena with the highest growth rates at the international level and involves millions of fans around the world. The renewal of the partnership allows Vodafone and ESL to share their know-how to strengthen the video game market in Italy. Our goal is to guarantee gamers the best possible gaming experience, offering them all the quality of the Vodafone network with the most powerful connection at minimum latency, a fundamental requirement for every match” – commented Matteo Stroscio, Product Owner Mass Market of Vodafone Italia.
Two other partners will accompany the event for its entire duration: Intel and PaySafeCard. How is the championship structured? Each team (or individual participants, in the case of Clash Royale) will compete against all opponents, for a total of 9 games. The top four teams will advance to the playoffs. In the week of the playoffs, we will know the names of the two teams that will compete for the final. For the game Clash Royale, however, there are no playoffs.
To follow the event you can connect on twitch channel of ESL Italy, which will broadcast live from Monday to Thursday from 8 pm, offering also clips, highlights and teaser videos. The championship will also be broadcasted on Vodafone’s channels, which will offer its network connection to guarantee participants excellent performance.