B8, Liquid, GamerLegion, and Ninjas in Pyjamas have been confirmed among a list of 10 teams at Logitech G Play Connect, a $100,000 LAN in Warsaw, Poland, scheduled to run from September 17-23.
The tier-two VRS-ranked event will have its team list rounded out through a closed qualifier, which is set to run from August 27 - September 5 and features 24 teams, with the eight highest-ranked teams invited directly to the playoffs. Two spots in the closed qualifier are up for grabs through the open qualifier on August 22.
Two teams will advance from the closed qualifier to the main event, which will feature two round-robin, best-of-one groups with six teams and see three teams from each advance to the arena playoffs in EXPO XXI (group winners advance directly to the semi-finals).
The invited teams are as follows:
- B8
- Liquid
- 3DMAX
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- GamerLegion
- Inner Circle
- Luminosity
- M80
- EYEBALLERS
- Echo