2018-06-20

Amazon Mobile Masters Viewer's Guide

Critical Ops Esports history will be made on June 23rd and 24th as some of the best teams in the world battle for a prize pool of $ 40,000 in Seattle. This article includes everything you need to know in order to enjoy the event.

Tournament Format

The tournament consists of two stages: Group Stage and Semi-Finals Stage.

In Group Stage, the six teams will be divided into two groups of 3 teams. Each team will play Best of One matches against the other two teams in their group. After all the matches are played, two teams from each group with most wins will continue to Semi-Finals Stage.

In Semi-Finals Stage, the 1st place finisher of Group A will face off against 2nd place finisher of Group B and vice versa. Semi-Finals Stage will be played in Best of Three format. Semi-Finals winners will continue to the Grand Finals, also played in Best of Three format.

Prize Pool

The total prize pool of Critical Ops tournament in Amazon Mobile Masters is $ 40,000. This pool will be divided to teams as follows:

-1st Place: $ 15,000

-2nd Place: $ 10,000

-3rd & 4th Place each: $ 5,000

-5th & 6th Place each: $ 2,500

Where can I watch the games?

The tournament will be streamed in three languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish. The brand new Spectator Client will debut in this tournament, improving the viewer experience of the matches.

The Group Stage will be streamed and commentated on the following channels:

— English stream: Coolmark

— Portuguese stream: Canal do TTi

— Spanish stream: GrayFoxYT

The Semi-Finals Stage will be streamed and commentated at:

— English stream: Amazon GameOn on Twitch, Youtube and Facebook

— Portuguese stream: Canal do TTi

— Spanish stream: GrayFoxYT

Schedule

The tournament will be played on June 23rd and 24th.

Group Stage matches will start on Saturday 23rd at 12PM PDT:

Semi-Finals Stage matches will begin on Sunday 24th of June at 9AM PDT, exact match times will be provided after the Group Stage is finished and the teams playing in Semi-Finals Stage confirmed.

Where is the Tournament Played?

Group Stage will be played on a side venue in Seattle with the gameplay feed being streamed with the help of Critical Ops influencers (see above).

Semi-Finals stage will be hosted and commentated in Amazon’s state of the art Streaming Studio in Seattle. On Sunday, the games will be shoutcasted straight from the studio by the well-known Valiance duo, Luka “m4niac” M. and Petar “Cae5ar” Zec.

Be sure to tune in this weekend and follow Critical Ops on Twitter and Facebook for live coverage and additional content from Seattle.