MLG Pro League Season 1 Playoffs takes place this weekend

Keshav Bhat

Major League Gaming’s Pro League Season 1 Playoffs will take place this weekend, starting February 20th and ending February 22nd. The event takes place at the MLGtv Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The playoffs features the top 8 teams from Season 1 of the Pro League.

8 teams competing; bracket seeding: 

  1. OpTic Gaming
  2. Denial eSports
  3. Prophecy
  4. FaZe
  5. Aware Gaming
  6. Team KaLiBeR
  7. Team EnVyUs
  8. Rise Nation

Prize Breakdown:

  • 1st = $30,000 / Pro Points: 25,000
  • 2nd = $15,000 / Pro Points: 15,000
  • 3rd = $10,000 / Pro Points: 11,000
  • 4th = $6,000 / Pro Points: 9,000
  • 5th = $4,000 / Pro Points: 8,000
  • 5th = $4,000 / Pro Points: 8,000
  • 7th = $3,000 / Pro Points: 7,000
  • 7th = $3,000 / Pro Points: 7,000

 Schedule:

Friday, Feb 20th: 

  • 5:30 PM Pregame Show
  • 6:00 PM Winners Round 1 – FaZe vs Aware
  • 7:00 PM Winners Round 1 – Prophecy vs TK
  • 8:30 PM Winners Round 1 – OpTic Gaming vs Rise Nation
  • 10:00 PM Winners Round 1 – Denial vs Envy

Saturday. Feb 21st: 

  • 12:00 PM Losers Round 1 – Match 1
  • 1:00 PM Losers Round 1 – Match 2
  • 2:30 PM Winners Round 2 – Match 1
  • 4:00 PM Winners Round 2 – Match 2
  • 6:30 PM Losers Round 2 – Match 1
  • 7:30 PM Losers Round 2 – Match 2

Sunday, Feb 22nd: 

  • 12:00 PM Losers Round 3
  • 1:00 PM Winners Final
  • 3:00 PM Lunch Break
  • 3:30 PM Losers Final
  • 5:00 PM Championship Match

 Trailer:

The entire event will be live streamed on MLG.tv, starting at 5:30PM ET on February 20th. Be sure to follow us on Twitter for the latest from the event!

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SOURCE: MLG