Areena #3 for CS:GO in August

Our writer Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen will host another Areena gather tournament on August 10th, this time in CS:GO and sponsored by SteelSeries and Jimm's PC Store with prizes worth over 3,200€.

Areena #3 CS:GO will take place on August 10th starting at 09:00 at Pelitalo in Helsinki, same setting as the two previous events in Counter-Strike 1.6 in late 2012 with a price of 20€ per participant.

The third event will feature product prizes worth up to 1,550€ from SteelSeries and an estimated 750€ from Jimm's PC Store. All the sign up fees of 800€ will also be given back as prizes, with ESEA Premium codes to top it all off.

Will allu continue his winning ways in the CS:GO Areena?

A total of fourty players will be able to enter the event, with the best eight chosen as captains to pick the teams they will compete with, ensuring everyone has a chance to win.

Eight teams will be divided into two groups of four, with no one being eliminated in the group stage. Playoffs will feature an eight team double elimination bracket to crown the champions.

Below is a preliminary schedule for the event:

09:00 Check-in and team selection
10:00 Group stage round one
11:00 Group stage round two
12:00 Group stage round three
14:00 Upper bracket round one
15:00 Upper bracket round two & lower bracket round one
16:00 Lower bracket round two
17:00 Upper bracket final & Lower bracket final
18:00 Consolidation final
19:00 Grand final 

Above it was mentioned Areena #3 CS:GO by SteelSeries and Jimm's would feature prizes worth over 3,200€. Information on how to sign up is on Areena's Facebook page.

Full prize distribution for Areena #3 CS:GO by SteelSeries:

1. 300€ + 5x SteelSeries SiberiaV2 CS:GO + 5x SteelSeries Kana CS:GO + 5x BitFenix Ronin + 5x ESEA Premium for 3 months
2. 200€ + 5x SteelSeries SiberiaV2 CS:GO + 5x BitFenix Shinobi + 5x ESEA Premium for 3 months
3. 200€ + 5x SteelSeries Kana CS:GO + 5x ESEA Premium for a month
4. 100€ + 5x ESEA Premium for a month
5-8. 5x ESEA Premium for one week

HLTV.org will be on-site in Helsinki to provide you with statistics, galleries, demos and news from the event. GOTVs will be available, and everyone is free to stream the event.

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