BEAT esports has announced its fifth iteration of the BEAT Invitational. Eight North American teams will compete for a $6,600 USD prize pool between October 19 and October 21.
The Overwatch BEAT Invitational returns for its 5th season on October 19th - 21st! Some of the best teams on the @owpathtopro will be competing for the Season 5 title. Casting brought to you by @TempoZP. Full details : https://t.co/RPppV6FXRd pic.twitter.com/oDiea3Yin9
— BEAT esports (@BEATesports) October 10, 2018
Three teams with a guaranteed place in Contenders Season 3 will compete in the tournament:
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
Inactive
Smex
Eoghan O'Neill
off tank
Byrem
Seong Joo Lee
flex support
kevster
Kevin Persson
dps
MirroR
Chris Trịnh
dps
Stand1
Seo Ji-Won (서지원)
tank
Pookz
Mark Rendon
support
,
Toronto Esports
Toronto Esports
Inactive
crakinlakin
Hasan Alfardi
off tank
nero
Charlie Zwarg
dps
Asking
William Vetter
dps
Fusions
Cameron Bosworth
tank
Shu
Kim Jin-seo
support
Dino
Hunter Traupe
support
Swimmer
Gabriel Levy
support
and
Last Night's Leftovers
Last Night's Leftovers
Inactive
Sugarfree
Kamden Hijada
dps
Ajax
Alex Jackson
support
Dogman
Dusttin Bowerman
support
. They will be joined by three teams currently in Contenders Trials:
Skyfoxes
Skyfoxes
Contenders NA
Rank #22
Sargasm
dps
Atlas
dps
Faded
tank
Fallen
support
,
Second Wind
Second Wind
Inactive
Coluge
Colin Arai
off tank
UltraViolet
Benjamin David
flex support
Caden
William Loll
dps
iced
Zachary Hughes
dps
Speedily
Nicholas Zou
dps
and
Bye Week
Bye Week
Inactive
lefaa
Patrik Mike
dps
Jade
John Gambrel
dps
hobbs
Austin Hobbs
dps
ChroNoDotA
Niko Raisanen
tank
Pizzademon
Brent Lanoix
support
Calyoon
Liam Murray
support
. Two teams have yet to be announced.
The $6,600 dollar prize pool will be distributed between the tournament's top four teams. The champions will receive $3,000 USD, the runner-ups will earn $1,800 USD, the bronze medalists will take home $1,200 USD and the fourth place finishers will win $600 USD.
The BEAT Invitational will feature a mix of best-of-three, best-of-five and best-of-seven matches. The grand finals will be a best-of-seven. The tournament will be double elimination.
The tournament will be casted by ZP. There will be an additional caster announced at a later date.
None of the six currently announced teams have ever won a BEAT Invitational. NRG finished second in Season 4, losing in the grand finals to GOATs. Fusion University won Season 3, the first BEAT Invitational to be played in 2018.
All of the matches will be ticked on over.gg.