ELeague puts up $300,000 prize pool for 'Overwatch' tournament, will air on TBS
 

ELeague puts up $300,000 prize pool for 'Overwatch' tournament, will air on TBS
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**t even finished with its first major esports tournament, ELeague is setting itself up to host a**ther international tournament: The Overwatch Open.

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The Overwatch Open is poised to have biggest prize pool yet, capping out at $300,000 in prize money for the two-month-old game. This triples the current biggest prize pool of ESL's $100,000 Atlantic Showdown tournament.

Similar to the ESL Atlantic Showdown, ELeague's Overwatch Open is starting off with online qualifiers for European and **rth American teams, culminating with regional finals and finally the grand finals at the ELeague Arena in Atlanta. Read more...

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