The pro gaming season has begun!

The tournaments are starting up, the best of the best are gathering their teams, and the streams are being prepped!

In 9 hours season 3 of GSL for Starcraft 2 goes live! There will be broadcasts leading up to the final showdown on September 15th. If you need something to watch, at this stage people are surely bringing their A game!

Prize Pool:

Overall: KRW 105,000,000.00 KRW or ~$95,000 usd.

1st: ₩30,000,000 - ~$27,000 USD.

2nd: ₩15,000,000 - ~$14,000 USD.

3rd - 4th: ₩8,000,000 ~$7,500 USD.

5th - 8th: ₩5,000,000 ~$5,000 USD.

9th - 16th: ₩3,000,000 ~ $2,500 USD.

Where is it being played?

Seoul, South Korea

Regions eligible for entering/qualifying.

Global - virtually anyone, (Haha.) There are some pretty serious competitions to get in and qualify, but anyone in the world can give it a shot!

Countdown to the next match is in here: https://wcs.starcraft2.com/en-us/tournament/3903/

Prize Pool:

Overall: USD ~$152,000 USD / KRW 170,000,000.00 KRW & 25,000 WCS Points

1st - ~$36,000 USD / ₩40,000,000 & 4,000 WCS Points

2nd - ~$14,000 USD / ₩15,000,000 & 2,800 WCS Points

3rd - 4th: ~$7,000 USD / ₩7,500,000 & 1,900 WCS Points

5th - 8th: ~$4,000 USD / ₩5,000,000 & 1,200 WCS Points

9th - 16th: ~$3,000 USD / ₩4,000,000

9th - 12th: 800 WCS Points

13th - 16th: 600 WCS Points

17th - 32nd: ~$2,500 USD / ₩3,000,000

17th - 24th: 300 WCS Points

25th - 32nd: 200 WCS Points

Located in Seoul, South Korea!

Dreamhack Open Montreal is also live RIGHT NOW and is the world's largest Esports festival!

Group stage is September 7-8th but it seems there is plenty to see on the stream until then!

Right now they are playing Counter Strike! Starcraft 2 starts on September 8th.

Prize pool - $100,000 USD

1. $50,000 USD

2. $20,000 USD

3-4. $10,000 USD

5-6. $3,000 USD

7-8. $2,000 USD

https://www.twitch.tv/dreamhackcs

Coming up November 16th is the Dreamhack for Atlanta, Georgia. So keep an eye for that one when the time is right!

The prizes are still to be announced but they are sure to be good ones.

https://www.gosugamers.net/counterstrike/events/797-dreamhack-open-atlanta-2018

If you're a Hearthstone fan, season three is happening now through November 30th!

The prize pools are still yet to be announced but the competition is in full swing!

https://www.twitch.tv/playhearthstone

They aren't live now but you can watch the most recent re-run of the latest competition!

This one is global!

Also, if you missed it, The International 2018 just finished up with the largest prize pool in Dota2 history! Over 24 million dollars were awarded to the top teams. Yes, you read that right! 24 MILLION! You can watch the 11 hours of the final days on youtube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEM6725JmM4

Stay tuned for more similar content and e-sports!!

Have a fantastic day,

@SammoSK