MSI Gaming CS:GO Baltic PRO League Season #1

We are delighted to announce a whole new chapter in Baltic eSports – the start of MSI Gaming CS:GO Baltic PRO League Season #1! The first season will feature the biggest prize pool in the history of Baltic online events – a total of more than €1,500 with the majority of this amount being paid out as real money.And we are glad to announce that the major sponsor for this event is MSI – one of the leaders in eSports & gaming industry!

Official BPL Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/balticproleague

There will be a total of 2 phases within the first season:

 

• Regular season (FEB 1st  – APR 30th) – regular season round-robin (Bo1)
• Playoffs (MAY 1st – MAY 22nd) – playoffs. After phase #1 (Regular season) 12 teams will continue battling for the title in playoffs. Teams #1 – #4 will advance directly to quarter-finals, while teams #5 – #12 will continue their path to glory in ⅛ finals. Teams #13 – #16 will get relegated, however they will have a chance to get back in the league via online qualifier before the start of season #2.

 

The first season will feature the best 16 Baltic CS:GO teams. Nine teams will receive direct invites while 7 more will be determined within online qualifier which takes place on January 30th and 31st.

 

INVITED TEAMS

Latvia

HD4R – IndependentM, krii, warden, Flarich, hyskee

nGu – flexxch, Flushed, yalld, Gekons, Akward

thermalshock – ayrrix, blackfire, Captain Perfect, attomic, rAW

 

Estonia

OnlineBOTS – cheti, dodz, sperr, helix, synxie

Auctur – Gaborik, ViztA-, marpz, bitch, nyte

Boom eSports – l3nz, fRontz, supsti, SamVan, Foux

 

Lithuania

GameplayDNA – forGEt1, pounh, flipside, marten, dimkje

AllTheRage – N`vRu, EmSy, feikko, pr0chas, Delection

DolphinCS – Carcass, Undercover, ReSpawN, SpK, Efexas

 

REGISTRATION FEE & PRIZE POOL DISTRIBUTION

The registration for taking part in the MSI CS:GO Baltic PRO League is only €25 (€5 per person). Registration fee for teams winning their spots via online qualifier is €15. However the prize pool distribution looks as following:

• 1st place – €600 + prizes from MSI
• 2nd place – €300 + 4games.lv €100 gift card
• 3rd-4th place – €150 + 4games.lv €50 gift card

Tournament’s MVP will also receive a special prize from Capital.lv which will be announced before the start of playoffs stage.

 

PARTNERS & SPONSORS

• Platinum sponsor – MSI
• Bronze sponsor – 4games.lv
• Bronze sponsor – Capital.lv

Apart from the above-mentioned companies, there were some private gaming enthusiasts like TRG, Michael, Toms Birziņš and some other people who wanted to stay incognito who also contributed to our league with financial support. We would like to thank all of the tournament sponsors and partners for their support and commitment to Baltic eSports!

 

SERVERS AND TOURNAMENT RULES

We will provide the players with EAC gaming servers for their matches. Players participating in MSI CS:GO Baltic PRO League Season #1 are asked to check-out the official tournament rules HERE .

 

STREAMERS

As for the streaming, the top-notch matches will be streamed in English by

Toms “apovits” Namatēvs

Tomass “Laze_” Roze

Tom “Tombizz13” Bissmire

 

ONLINE QUALIFIER

• Date: January 30-31
• Registration: [LINK]
• Maximum number of teams: 32
• Entry fee: €10
• Lineup: at least 4 players from the Baltics
• Tournament format:
  1. January 30th (kicks off at 12:00) – Bo3 group stage
  2. January 31th (kicks off at 12:00) – playoffs

 

Teams willing to take part in the qualifier should register and pay the entry fee not later than on January 28th. However, bear in mind that only first 32 teams which have successfully paid the entry fee, will participate in the qualifier. So try to make the payment as soon as possible in order to secure your spot in the qualifier.

 

Baltic PRO League (BPL) STAFF

 

Artem ”dragua” Dragunov – advertisement & cooperation

Bruno ”Gekons” Gailitis – management & general requests

Jurijs ”EN” Guščins – technical support

Vadims “ANTYE” Guščins – technical support