Right now, 14 SMITE teams are battling it out in The SMITE Pro Spring Gauntlet for the chance to play in the SMITE Masters LAN at the end of this month. The teams are the bottom six from the Spring Pro League and the top Challenger teams from the NA and EU regions. The winners will qualify for the above mentioned Masters tournament, and also will win $10,000.
The fans win pretty big as well, as Hi-Rez Studios is offering skin and god codes during The Gauntlet broadcast. Viewers have to connect their Twitch accounts to their SMITE accounts and then watch the stream for drops. You can check out the SMITE Esports website for more information about specific skin drops.
Tournament Information:
Dates: April 14-16, 2017
Location: Hi-Rez Arena, Alpharetta, Georgia
Stream: Hi-RezTV on Twitch
Format: Ladder, Best of 3 matches
Teams:
- North America
- eUnited
- SoaR Gaming
- In Memory of Gabe
- Team Allegiance
- Noble Esports
- Flash Point
- Oxygen Supremacy (Challenger Circuit)
- Europe
- NRG Esports
- Eanix
- Team RivaL
- Elevate
- Lion Guard Esports
- Sanguine Esports
- Optimus Gang (Challenger Circuit)
Schedule:
- Friday, April 14 (Games start at 11 AM EST)
- Match 1: Oxygen Supremacy vs. Flash Point
- Match 2: Winner of Match 1 vs. Noble Esports
- Match 3: Winner of Match 2 vs. Team Allegiance
- Match 4: Winner of Match 3 vs. In Memory of Gabe
- Match 5: Winner of Match 4 vs. SoaR Gaming
- Saturday, April 15 (Games start at 11 AM EST)
- Match 1: Optimus Gang vs. Sanguine Esports
- Match 2: Winner of Match 1 vs. Lion Guard Esports
- Match 3: Winner of Match 2 vs. Elevate
- Match 4: Winner of Match 3 vs. Team Rival
- Match 5: Winner of Match 4 vs. Eanix
- Sunday, April 16 (Games start at 11 AM EST)
- EU Finals: Winner of EU Match 5 vs. NRG Esports
- NA Finals: Winner of NA Match 5 vs. eUnited
- NA/EU Wildcard (Best of 1): Loser of NA Finals vs. Loser of EU Finals
- Masters Lan Seeding: Winner of NA Finals vs. Winner of EU Finals
Prize Pool
1st – $10,000
2nd – $9,000
3rd – $8,000
4th – $7,000
5th – $6,000
6th – $5,000
7th – $0
Total: $45,000/Region
Grand Total: $90,000
