APAC Premier - Playoffs

APAC Premier - Playoffs

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By Banana Gaming & Media
Shanghai
Description
Group Stage : https://www.toornament.com/tournaments/57f3ab06140ba0742b8b45d1/information

Banana Plan, the media company that produced the League of Legends Pro League in China this year, has partnered with Blizzard to create a pan-Pacific Overwatch championship with nearly $250,000 on the line.

The event will pit China’s top six teams against six teams pulled from Japan, South Korea, and North America. The championship will open early in September with a 32 team qualifying phase for Chinese teams, the top four advancing to a second stage run from Sept. 15 to Oct. 2 where they’ll compete against 12 invited Chinese teams for 6 spots in the international event.

The championships stage running from Oct. 6 to Oct. 16 will pit those six teams against six pulled from around the Pacific, though details on how those international challengers will be selected were not revealed. The international stage will he hosted in Shanghai's Hong Qiao Performing Arts Center, where Banana Plan produces the LPL.
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
Prize
1st $75,000
2nd $30,000
3rd-4th $22,500